CHAPTER 63: CHAPTER 58: WAILING

As Liang Feng walked closer, she saw Xiao Lin beside Xun Xiangxiang smiling at her, a very familiar smile, very familiar indeed. Suddenly, Liang Feng felt her eyes welling up with tears. So many years have passed, from a thirteen-year-old girl to an eighteen-year-old young woman. Five years have gone by, living a life so different from other girls, and Liang Feng doesn’t know how she made it through these past five years.

"You... you are Brother Lin?" Liang Feng approached Xiao Lin, her voice trembling with eyes full of tears, looking at Xiao Lin with some disbelief. Although Liang Feng didn’t know that her brother had joined Huaxia’s most elite special forces unit — Dragon Soul, she knew that her brother’s unit was so confidential that even family members were unaware. Seeing Brother Lin, who had taken her brother away, appear before her, how could she not be excited?

Thinking about the hardships of these years, a thirteen-year-old girl had to face harassment and attacks from certain people in society, **, seeing Xiao Lin, Liang Feng felt she could finally relax. Her strong tears almost spilled out, but she held them back.

Xiao Lin felt as if his heart was overwhelmed with emotions, unsure of what to say. A mere eighteen-year-old girl had walked this path, Xiao Lin initially intended to sternly lecture Liang Feng after she appeared, but now seeing her, how could he bear to do that, especially when her eyes were already streaming with tears upon seeing him? He could not bring himself to do it.

Moreover, having just learned from Xun Xiangxiang that Liang Feng was only thirteen when she set out on this path, Xiao Lin felt a pang of sorrow for this unfortunate girl. Wasn’t everything already arranged for her back then? How did she end up on this path?

Xiao Lin hadn’t been moved in a long time; even when Hu Zi died, he didn’t shed a tear. Those who entered Dragon Soul had basically given their lives to the unit. So, when Hu Zi died, all Xiao Lin felt was anger, a burning desire for revenge, without a single tear.

Yet, seeing Liang Feng’s unshed tears, Xiao Lin felt the long-unfelt presence of tears subtly creeping into his eyes. Hearing Liang Feng’s slightly trembling voice and seeing her disbelief-filled eyes, Xiao Lin suppressed his inner emotions, smiled warmly, and nodded seriously: "Hmm, Er Ya, it’s Brother Lin!"

Upon hearing Xiao Lin’s confirmation, Liang Feng couldn’t hold back any longer; tears poured down uncontrollably as she rushed to Xiao Lin, embraced his waist, buried her head in his strong chest, and cried aloud.

Liang Feng’s action left everyone stunned. An eighteen-year-old girl, hugging a young man in his early twenties, and crying like a little girl.

Even the officers busy dealing with the Poison Dragon Gang passing through the hall couldn’t help but pause to see what was going on.

The most shocked, though, were the Si Feng who had always been at Liang Feng’s side — Lin Liwen, Lin Jiaqi, Lu Dan, and Lin Cheng — especially Lin Liwen and Lin Jiaqi, who had been with Liang Feng since the first year of high school when all three were thirteen. Liang Feng’s calmness, iron-will, and ruthlessness when facing figures from Jiangling Road deeply imprinted on their hearts.

Over the past five years, neither of them had ever seen Liang Feng frown, no matter how tough life got or what dangers lay ahead. They had never seen Liang Feng’s tears, nor her weakness.

And at this moment, when they should have been celebrating escaping a disaster, they saw their strong elder sister Liang Feng cry freely like a child, her tears almost soaking the man’s shoulders.

As for Xiao Lin, Si Feng was completely unaware of his relationship with Liang Feng. Even Lin Liwen, who prided herself on her intelligence, couldn’t fathom why Liang Feng cried so thoroughly when facing this man.

Xiao Lin felt quite helpless, but also very sympathetic. The earlier thought of lecturing Liang Feng was long gone, replaced by tenderness. He gently patted her shoulder, not urging her to stop. Just let her cry as much as she wants.

Liang Feng’s sobbing gradually weakened, and finally, after crying for two minutes, she felt a bit embarrassed, quietly wiped away her tears, released Xiao Lin, face stained with tears, and spoke, "Brother Lin, I...!"

"No worries, have you finished crying?" Xiao Lin lightly smiled, jokingly asked to avoid making the atmosphere too awkward.

With tears still on her face, Liang Feng smiled and said, "Brother Lin is still as good at making Er Ya laugh!" She recalled how Xiao Lin used to make her happy, often sticking to him like a little tail, calling him Brother Lin, until her actual brother felt some jealousy over her closeness with Xiao Lin.

"Alright, since everything is fine, let’s go. This place isn’t very auspicious!" Xiao Lin said with a laugh, not caring if the nearby officers heard. Indeed, ordinary people at the police station at this time were either victims or perpetrators; both would prefer not to find themselves here.

Everyone had no objections. Xiao Lin seemed to become the leader of this group, and once outside the doors, he looked toward Xiang Fei and Jimo, Moon and said, "We haven’t eaten much just now and I’m getting a bit hungry. Shall we go for some late-night snacks together?"

Xiang Fei seemed eager to interact further with Xiao Lin and nodded first, while Jimo and Moon followed suit, naturally not rejecting it, especially given the respectful attitude of the station chief towards Xiao Lin after chatting with him in the car. Xiao Lin’s identity might not only be a doctor at Yan University Hospital; both had been working for a year and had met diverse people and situations, so interacting more with someone like Xiao Lin seemed beneficial.

As for Liang Feng, there was no need to even mention it. Having just met, she had a lot to say to Brother Lin, and the other Si Feng with Xun Xiangxiang, who had always followed Liang Feng, naturally wouldn’t decline.

"Where in Yanjing has good snacks? Although I’ve been to Yanjing a few times, I haven’t really tasted the authentic snacks!" Xiao Lin asked Xiang Fei, given she was a local, she should know better about the snacks in Yanjing.

"Honestly? I have no idea. I’m pretty much a homebody, and usually only come out when Jimo and Moon invite me; otherwise, I don’t often go out for late-night snacks!" Xiang Fei shrugged helplessly.

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