CHAPTER 690: CHAPTER 692: THE YOUNG MASTER HAS RETURNED

Chu Mansion

Chu Lao, Madam Chu, and Chu Huan, the three of them, sat quietly in the main hall. The jovial atmosphere that used to fill the room was gone, replaced by a heavy air of oppression that had been lingering in the Chu Mansion for almost a month now.

They were all anxiously waiting for the return of the eldest young master of the Chu Family, Chu Lian.

"Father, Mother, why isn’t my brother coming back? It’s already been almost a month since the incident," Chu Huan asked impatiently.

With a grave expression, Chu Lao replied, "Don’t panic. Your brother has gone to handle it, and over there he has Grandfather and Uncle to meet him; nothing will go wrong. We just need to wait quietly."

"Master, our Lingling won’t be in danger, right?" Madam Chu asked with tearful eyes full of worry.

"No, that person still can’t touch our family. Lingling won’t lose her life," Chu Lao said, comforting his wife and daughter.

"Even if she doesn’t lose her life, I fear her future won’t be easy," Madam Chu said as she started to cry again. "Why does my Lingling have such a hard fate?"

Just then, a house servant rushed in to report, "Master, Madam, the young master is back, the young master is back!"

"What?" The three people inside the room stood up excitedly and moved toward the door to greet him. Chu Lian strode in with great steps.

"Father, Mother."

"How did it go?" the three of them asked, looking at Chu Lian with hopeful eyes.

Chu Lian’s face was extremely ugly as he shook his head, "I didn’t succeed in the mission. My sister has been placed under house arrest, and our family’s influence is being secretly eroded by that person."

"What?" Upon hearing this news, Madam Chu couldn’t withstand the shock; she collapsed.

"Mother!" Chu Lian and Chu Huan shouted anxiously.

"Madam." Chu Lao, with quick reflexes, caught Madam Chu before she hit the ground, and immediately started to pinch her Renzhong acupoint, continuously calling out, "Madam, wake up, wake up."

After being pinched on her Renzhong, Madam Chu slowly regained consciousness. Grabbing Chu Lao’s arm, she spoke excitedly, "Master, my Lingling, what shall we do about Lingling?"

"Madam, don’t worry, we will think of another way, Lingling will be alright," Chu Lao said, still trying to comfort her, then ordered his daughter, "Xiaohuan, take your mother back to rest."

"No, Master, I want to listen," Madam Chu shouted, pleading. She didn’t want to leave, didn’t want to miss out on any news about her daughter.

Seeing the state Madam Chu was in, Chu Lao’s heart softened, "Then Madam, no matter what, you must not become agitated. We need to take a long-term view on this matter."

"Yes," Madam Chu nodded fervently.

Chu Huan helped her mother to a chair, and once the family was seated, Chu Lian recounted the entire event for everyone, "This is the current situation."

After listening, Chu Lao said, "The situation right now is not the worst it could be for us. There is hope for Lingling, but we will have to put her through some discomfort for a while."

The family plotted together in the room for a long time until Chu Lian finally returned to his own quarters.

He hastily took a bath, washed up, and changed his clothes. These past days his mind had been constantly strained by the situation, and he had found no chance for respite.

Now that he had finally managed to find time to come back, he needed to see her immediately.

The whole family had been in a constant state of turmoil because of this incident; it probably wasn’t a good time to propose marriage. He wanted to seek her forgiveness, hoping she could wait a little longer.

He wondered how she had been doing recently. He also needed to find Acheng to inquire about the situation. He quickly got himself together and hurried towards Wang Mansion in the county town.