They Can Even Dig Up Eighteen Generations of Ancestors?

As soon as Zhang Meilan finished speaking, she realized she'd said the wrong thing. Brother Lin was a man; how could he produce milk?

Her face reddened, and she said sheepishly, "Brother Lin, I'm sorry. I'm just used to making it."

Lin Yi understood. After all, Zhang Meilan didn't know his situation. He waved a hand and said, "It's all right."

"The baby's mother isn't here, so there's no need to make those things."

"Mm." Zhang Meilan nodded. She could see that Lin Yi was very sad.

Looking at the exquisite little baby in his arms, Zhang Meilan felt her heart ache. The baby's mother had died so young. What a pity.

Simple-hearted as she was, she comforted Lin Yi. "Brother Lin, you have to stay strong. You still have your daughter."

"Don't be sad. Look ahead."

"Huh?" Lin Yi was puzzled. Zhang Meilan must have misunderstood. He hurried to explain, "Actually, that's not..."

Before he could finish, Zhang Meilan interrupted him. "Brother Lin, I understand. Don't worry, I'll help you take good care of the baby."

Well, that made the misunderstanding even worse.

Seeing this, Lin Yi decided not to explain. Heaven knew what other strange ideas Zhang Meilan might have.

"Wah~"

"Mm~"

"Mm~"

After having her diaper changed, the baby lay on the bed, her little hands flailing nonstop.

She seemed to be reaching for Lin Yi's bowl. The little one had her eyes wide open, as though she wouldn't give up until she got what she wanted.

"Sweet girl, do you want some of this?"

"Wah~"

The baby seemed to be answering Lin Yi, and she even began to drool.

"Mm~" Seeing that Lin Yi still wouldn't give her any, the baby furrowed her brow.

Although reason told Lin Yi that the baby was too young to eat food, he couldn't bear to see how aggrieved she looked.

"Meilan, can we feed the baby some food?"

"Absolutely not."

"The baby's organs haven't finished developing, so she can't digest that food properly."

"Besides, babies can only start eating complementary foods at six months."

"Oh."

Lin Yi nodded gently. It was just as he'd guessed. He said apologetically to the baby, "Sweet girl, did you hear what Auntie said? It's not that Daddy doesn't want to feed you!"

The little one seemed to realize her request had failed and haughtily turned her head away.

Taking advantage of the moment, Lin Yi hurriedly wolfed down a few mouthfuls.

He looked at the clock on the wall. It was time for another feeding, so Lin Yi got out of bed to prepare some formula for the baby.

The first time was unfamiliar, but the second came easily. Lin Yi could handle it skillfully now.

Finally, he dripped a drop of formula onto the back of his hand. Only when he felt that the temperature was just right did he bring it over for the baby to drink.

Lin Yi called gently to the baby, "Sweet girl, it's time for milk."

The little one seemed to smell the milk and squirmed around, searching for the source of the scent.

"Mmm~"

"Hoo~"

Lin Yi first set the formula on the bed, then gathered the little one into his arms. When he brought the nipple to her mouth, she latched onto it with precision.

"Slurp, slurp, slurp~" The little one sucked quickly.

Watching her suck so eagerly, Lin Yi murmured, "Baby, you should like Mommy's better..."

"Mm~"

"Mm~"

The baby seemed to respond without words, but Lin Yi took it to heart.

"Sweet girl, do you know where Mommy is?"

"Has she suffered a lot?"

Although he knew the little one couldn't speak, Lin Yi couldn't help asking.

Zhang Meilan finished clearing away the dishes and returned to the bedroom, only to see this sorrowful scene. She felt a little upset too. "Sigh! What a pity."

When Lin Yi saw Zhang Meilan standing blankly in the doorway, he knew her thoughts were running wild again.

"Ding-dong, ding-dong." The doorbell rang. Lin Yi handed the little one to her and ran to answer it.

Only this way could he interrupt Zhang Meilan's wild thoughts.

Through the peephole, Lin Yi recognized the visitor as the property manager of their residential complex.

He opened the door, and the property manager said respectfully, "Good evening, Mr. Lin."

"Today, while reviewing the surveillance footage, we noticed a suspicious figure around your house this morning. I came to ask whether you've had any valuables stolen."

Lin Yi thought for a moment. There were no signs that the house had been ransacked, so he answered with certainty, "No."

The property manager's visit reminded Lin Yi that the complex had surveillance cameras. They must have captured his sweet daughter's mother.

And the manager had mentioned a suspicious figure that morning. Could it have been the baby's mother?

The more Lin Yi thought about it, the more excited he became. "Did you copy the footage?"

"Yes, I'll send it to you right away."

The video transferred quickly, arriving on Lin Yi's phone in less than a minute. He hurriedly opened it.

In the footage, a woman wrapped up from head to toe watched the door of Lin Yi's house from behind a large tree.

Her face couldn't be seen, but she had a nice figure. Only after Lin Yi returned home did she reluctantly leave.

Although he couldn't be sure she was the baby's mother, his intuition told him she was.

To avoid a mix-up, he still needed to check carefully. Lin Yi asked the property manager beside him, "Is there footage of this woman entering the complex?"

"Yes, I'll send it to you right away."

The property manager had come thoroughly prepared. This was one reason Lin Yi had chosen to buy a house here; another was that it was close to school, only a ten-minute walk away.

The video transferred quickly. When he opened it, he saw the woman carrying half a suitcase. That settled it: she was the baby's mother.

With the footage, finding her would be much easier. Lin Yi was overjoyed. His family had the most advanced intelligence network.

After seeing the manager off, Lin Yi took out his phone and made a call.

A moment later, the call connected, and a respectful voice came from the other end. "Young Master, what can I do for you?"

"Find this woman. I want to know everything about her."

"Remember, don't disturb her."

"Yes, Young Master."

After hanging up, Lin Yi felt much more at ease. There was no one in this world his Lin family couldn't find. If they wanted to, they could even dig up eighteen generations of that person's ancestors.

"Beep, beep~"

Lin Yi's phone sounded again. Thinking it was a message from his roommates, he opened it and saw that it was a class message.

He scrolled to the top and saw a message from his class counselor, Zhang Jianlin: "There's a class meeting at nine sharp tomorrow morning. Don't be late."

It looked like he could take care of both the class meeting and the company tomorrow.

Returning to the bedroom, Lin Yi saw Zhang Meilan stroking the little one's soft, plump palm.

When she saw Lin Yi, Zhang Meilan called out, "Brother Lin."

Lin Yi felt that whatever Zhang Meilan did had a purpose. "Meilan, what are you doing?"

"Stroking a baby's palm can exercise her sensory perception and promote brain development."

"Brother Lin, when you have time, you can massage the baby's hands too. Just be careful not to press too hard."

"Oh, I see."

Lin Yi had learned something new.