Another year passed in the blink of an eye.
Alan also gave birth to a child, a daughter.
Mother Chen was still dissatisfied and wanted Chen Lin to keep having children, but Chen Lin no longer wanted to be a breeding tool.
He had let himself be pushed around for so long only to test Xiaolian and Alan, to see whether they were connected to the woman from the Netherworld and find a way to leave the Soul Hive.
But two children had been born, and he had discovered nothing. There was no point in continuing.
"Mother, I don't want to stay home having children anymore. I'm going out to make my way in the world. Please take care of yourself while I'm gone!"
After being forced to take medicine yet again, Chen Lin laid his cards on the table.
Mother Chen glanced at him.
"Spreading the branches and leaves of the family tree and producing offspring is the great way of human relations," she said calmly. "What is there to object to?"
"Let's leave it at that. My mind is made up."
Chen Lin spoke firmly.
He continued, "Whether you agree or not, Mother, I'm leaving. It's hard to say whether I'll ever return. Please don't blame me for being an unfilial son."
He did not know why she was so desperate for him to have children, but it certainly went beyond a normal mother's desire for descendants.
This was not normal. He needed to get away before deciding what to do next.
"Hehe, there's no need to go to all that trouble."
Mother Chen smiled.
Then she took out the box containing the lantern.
Handing it to Chen Lin, she said, "It seems you aren't the person I'm looking for, either. There's no point in keeping you here