Chapter 165: But Why Did Master Hide It from Her?

Lin Qingyou snorted coldly, “Didn’t he refuse to see me? Does being pregnant suddenly make me a different person? Why is he willing to see me now just because I’m pregnant?”

“Yuyou, you’ve misunderstood your grandfather. It’s not that he doesn’t want to see you—he feels too ashamed to face you.”

“Ashamed to face me?” Lin Qingyou frowned.

Her arrogant, domineering grandfather would actually feel that way?

She had never even considered such a possibility.

“He knows he was wrong about your mother. But he’s been proud all his life and refuses to lower his head to admit his mistakes.”

“Besides, your mother was also at fault…” Xiao Yan hesitated before continuing, “She was stubborn. She held onto her resentment and deliberately went against your grandfather.”

“When two equally stubborn people clash, there’s only one possible outcome—mutual destruction.”

“Mutual destruction?” Lin Qingyou said indignantly, “It was worse than that! My mother has been gone for years.”

And when her mother passed away, she never saw her grandfather show up.

She had been too young to think much of it at the time.

But now that she reflected on it—no matter what, wasn’t her mother still Xiao Yutian’s biological daughter? And yet, even when she died, he refused to see her one last time.

What kind of heartless father was that?!

But Xiao Yan said, “Your mother was his daughter. But no one told him she had passed. Losing a child is already one of life’s greatest pains, but he didn’t even get the chance to say goodbye.”

“No one told him?” Lin Qingyou frowned.

Did her father not inform her grandfather?

“Your grandfather is obsessed with medicine. He never cares about anything outside his research.”

“But after your mother passed, his spirit was broken. In recent years, his health has only worsened.”

“He was already old, and once he fell ill, it was like a mountain collapsing.”

“And…” Xiao Yan patted Lin Qingyou’s shoulder, “It’s not that he refuses to see just you—he doesn’t want to see anyone.”

Xiao Yan looked at Yin Hanyu. “In the past, he would at least meet with your grandfather, chat, play chess, and drink tea. But now, he locks himself away with his medical books and herbs. He truly doesn’t want to see anyone.”

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Back in her room, Lin Qingyou felt even more frustrated.

Yin Hanyu brewed her a cup of herbal tea, specially prepared by Xiao Yan. “Yuyou, didn’t your uncle tell you to keep a happy mood?”

“The matter between your grandfather and mother happened decades ago…” Yin Hanyu knelt in front of her. “Right now, what’s most important is your health and the baby.”

Lin Qingyou pouted. “It’s not just that. I also just found out from my uncle that my master was once my mother’s arranged marriage partner.”

“What?!”

Yin Hanyu was actually shocked.

“You’re surprised too, right?” Lin Qingyou frowned deeply. “But why has my master never told me this?”

Why did he hide it from her?

Could it be that Ji Mosheng didn’t become her master out of pure intentions?

Lin Qingyou’s heart skipped a beat…

She hated thinking like this because she genuinely liked Ji Mosheng—purely and sincerely.

But given the current situation, she couldn’t ignore the possibility.

“Has he ever met your father?” Yin Hanyu asked.

“Of course.” Lin Qingyou got up irritably. “My grandfather specifically invited him to humiliate my father.”

“If that’s the case…” Yin Hanyu hesitated. “Then it’s even more likely that your father is the second-in-command of the base.”

“Yes.”

Lin Qingyou felt completely defeated. After all, Ming Yu had said that the first time that second-in-command appeared, he had ordered Yin Hanyu and Ming Yu to assassinate Ji Mosheng.

The second time, it was because Ji Mosheng had discovered the base near the border.

“But…” Lin Qingyou considered another possibility. “My master always appears at such coincidental moments. What if he is the second-in-command?”

Though ordering someone to kill himself sounded absurd,

Perhaps it was so absurd that it was actually the perfect way to conceal his identity.

Lin Qingyou pulled out her phone. “I want to call him and ask directly. Is that okay?”

“Are you sure he’ll tell you the truth?”

Lin Qingyou shook her head. “No.”

Her master had already lied to her twice—once about his identity.

And now, he turned out to be the man her grandfather had used to humiliate her father.

If her father found out that Ji Mosheng was her master…

He definitely wouldn’t be able to accept it.

“Sigh…” Lin Qingyou sighed heavily, feeling unbearably conflicted.

But in the end, she still chose to call Ji Mosheng.

Otherwise, she’d never be able to stop overthinking it.

The moment the call connected, Ji Mosheng’s voice came through.

“My good disciple, calling me so late at night—what’s the matter?”

“Master, you knew my mother, didn’t you?”

On the other end of the line, Ji Mosheng instantly fell silent.

As the silence stretched, Lin Qingyou’s heart tightened.

After a long pause—

Ji Mosheng asked, “Yuyou, are you at the Xiao family home right now?”

“Yes.” Lin Qingyou didn’t lie.

“Did they tell you?” Ji Mosheng probed. “What exactly did they say?”

“What else?” Lin Qingyou replied. “They said you were my mother’s arranged marriage partner. That my grandfather specifically invited you to humiliate my father and force him to leave.”

Hearing this, Ji Mosheng let out a relieved sigh.

“Master, did you do something bad to my father?” Lin Qingyou asked directly.

Ji Mosheng chuckled. “Yuyou, I’m glad you called me directly. That means you still trust me, right?”

Lin Qingyou was stunned.

She hadn’t even realized this herself.

Yes.

She suspected her master, yet she could still bring herself to ask him directly.

But why couldn’t she do the same for her father?

“Yuyou, I did know your mother. And I was indeed the marriage candidate your grandfather chose for her. But…” Ji Mosheng said, “That was all.”

“Your mother and father were deeply in love. I’m not the type to break up a couple, nor do I like to use power to oppress others.”

“To put it bluntly, at that time, I didn’t even remember your father’s name.”

He had never taken Lin Zhiwei seriously.

When they met, he realized he had been set up by Old Master Xiao.

But he also understood Xiao Yutian’s feelings—after all, his daughter had chosen a man who wasn’t even worthy of the stage. If he were in the same position, he wouldn’t have accepted it either.

“At that dinner, your father was nervous the whole time. The atmosphere was unbearably awkward… I didn’t want to be used as a tool, so I left early.”

“Then why, Master, have you never told me that you knew my mother?”

“I…”

Ji Mosheng fell silent again.