Published: March 2, 2025
“Doo doo doo…” A series of busy tones sounded from the communicator. The sunset's afterglow spilled into the large office through the floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating the faces of the few people inside.
Lin Haifeng put down the communicator, squinting his eyes without showing any expression.
Lin Tianxue’s expression mirrored that of her dad.
Fran glanced at Lin Haifeng, then at Lin Tianxue, ultimately picking up a teacup and taking a small sip, indicating that she did not wish to get involved in these family matters.
Behind Lin Haifeng, a tall figure wearing a mask hid in the shadow of the wall.
“What’s this called?”
It was Lin Tianxue who spoke first, without any anger, just plain and cold.
“This is called a warning; Wen Yu is warning you!”
“You know, Wen Yu is someone we can't afford to offend, I can't, you can't, the entirety of Beijing can't, he's someone who can't be provoked right now.”
Lin Haifeng emphasized the seriousness of the situation once again.
“No, I’m not talking about Wen Yu. I’m asking you, my dad, what’s this called?”
“Warning? Or intimidation? Intentionally not telling me that Wen Yu needs that foundation level skill upgrade scroll, intentionally not telling me that Sun Xuewei is the person Wen Yu wants to protect, and deliberately leaking the information about the foundation level skill upgrade scroll to me. Oh, you even resorted to these tactics against your own daughter. Dad, you really think highly of me…”
Lin Tianxue's words were filled with resentment. The intelligent ones naturally understood the cause and effect of this matter. In fact, all four people in the command center were intelligent, but the more clever ones clearly wouldn’t lay this matter out so plainly.
Thus, Lin Tianxue was still not smart enough.
Perhaps it was her personality, or perhaps being the daughter of someone in a high position like her father. In any case… Lin Tianxue said it boldly and openly…
“Bang!”
The office desk was smashed into pieces with a slap. At this moment, Lin Haifeng had veins popping on his head. It was not too late for him to smash the desk, and he suddenly stood up, pointing at Lin Tianxue’s nose and cursing loudly!
“Yes! I am warning you!!! Look at you, what have you turned into? Huh? Stirring up trouble in the army, which is the nation’s vital tool, how can a woman like you meddle in it!”
“Forming cliques and seeking personal gain, do you think I don’t know about these things? I know everything! If it wasn’t for the fact that you are my daughter, I would have shot you dead a long time ago!”
Lin Haifeng’s anger was evident, while Lin Tianxue only wore a cold smile. It was not until Lin Haifeng finished cursing and sat back in his chair, panting heavily, that Lin Tianxue spoke slowly.
“Dad, what do you mean by stirring up trouble? What do you mean by a woman? You just look down on me because I’m a woman. I know, your generation has this preference for sons over daughters. It’s okay, I don’t blame you, but you need to understand!”
“Lin Kuangliu is dead! Dead! He’s dead!!! You have no son! You only have me as your daughter! Me and Yuqiong are your family; if you don’t nurture me, who will you nurture? Those two bastards born from clones?”
“Slap!”
A crisp slap echoed, and Lin Tianxue’s cheek visibly swelled. At this moment, Lin Haifeng instead calmed down, his expression blank, with emotions completely repressed, just his body slightly trembling…
“Get out! I’ll say it only once, get out…”
The soft words hinted that Lin Haifeng had already reached the peak of his anger. Lin Tianxue gently rubbed her cheek, accompanied by the small soul beast on her shoulder gently jumping, energy waves slowly transmitted, and in no time, the swelling on her face disappeared.
Lin Tianxue returned to her previous aloof demeanor, not even glancing at Fran or the celestial god in the shadows, and walked straight out of the office.
“Bang.”