Jinwan City, Lin Residence.
Lu Feng used the need for quiet recuperation as an excuse and, after much coaxing and persuasion, finally sent Ji Zhi back. With that noisy fellow gone, the surroundings instantly seemed to fall silent.
Yet Lu Feng's heart found little peace. Instead, it was filled with unease and apprehension.
Aside from the fact that Lin Xiaojin's cause of death remained unclear and her true murderer was still unknown, there was another reason...
Not long after Ji Zhi left, Lin Wanxia suddenly summoned Lin Bairu to the rear courtyard.
Lu Feng knew that his attempt to push Lin Bairu forward in hopes of changing Lin Wanxia's stance on threatening him had clearly not escaped her notice.
As evening drew near.
Lin Bairu came to find Lu Feng, looking burdened with worries, his expression carrying traces of difficulty and reluctance.
"Li Yun, do you have any feelings for that girl from the Chu Family?"
Lin Bairu ultimately did not directly reveal Lin Wanxia's intention to force him into marrying into the wife's family, instead asking Lu Feng in a roundabout manner.
Lu Feng sighed bitterly. How could he fail to understand Lin Bairu's predicament? Clearly, he had not managed to make Lin Wanxia change her mind.
All his efforts to persuade Lin Bairu that he was fit to become family head had been utterly useless.
Or perhaps, whether the Lin Family had a family head or not, Lin Wanxia had already resolved to bring this Heaven and Earth Secret Treasure into the world.
Lin Bairu recalled Lin Wanxia's lengthy lecture. Considering the family's future survival and development, though his heart could not bear it, he still spoke to the silent Lu Feng. "The Lin Family is presently at a critical juncture and needs the Chu Family's outside assistance,