?Lin Fan immediately stopped and turned to look at her with narrowed eyes as he said, “Lin? Are you a part of the Lin Family?”
Lin Li Zi was surprised by this sudden change with Lin Fan, but she slowly gave a nod as she said, “Un, I’m a part of the Lin Family.”
When he heard this, he immediately knitted his brows and fell silent, as if he was thinking about something.
Lin Li Zi could see that something was wrong with Lin Fan, so she added, “I might be from the Lin Family, but I’m just an illegitimate child from a branch family. I have no status at all.”
She had misunderstood that he was doubting why she even needed his help.
After all, if she was someone from the Lin Family, why wouldn’t she just use the power of the Lin Family to get what she wanted?
Seeing that he was still looking at her with that same look, Lin Li Zi said, “My mother and I don’t even live in the main house, so I have to work as a mercenary to earn money. My mother also used to work, but…she fell ill.”
Lin Fan narrowed his eyes to look at her closely and it seemed that she…wasn’t lying.
Hearing that she was also an illegitimate child of the Lin Family, he couldn’t help sympathizing with her a bit because of the previous host.
But he wouldn’t let his guard down just yet.
After all, he was here to take down the Lin Family and even if she had no status in the Lin Family, she was still a part of the Lin Family.
If she was to accidentally reveal him to her family, they might start checking him and that would ruin his plans.
There was also a part of him that wanted to keep her around since she was useful.
Since she was part of the Lin Family, she would be a valuable source of information.
She wouldn’t know anything too important about the Lin Family since as she stated, she had no status in the Lin Family.
But at the very least, she could give him information about the Lin Family that he could use against them.
Any information about them was useful information at this point.
In the end, it was one small thing that made him decide to go with Lin Li Zi.
It was the fact that she was an illegitimate child of the Lin Family just like the previous host.
There was a small part of him that strongly sympathized with her, which Lin Fan assumed were the feelings of the previous host.
Since the previous host felt this strongly…he would go with it and see how this turned out.
It was a risk, but he felt that it was a risk that was worth taking.
So with a sigh, Lin Fan said, “Alright, you don’t have to keep explaining. I understand your situation.”
Lin Li Zi couldn’t help letting out a sigh of relief when she heard this.
For a moment, she had been worried that Lin Fan would go back on his word and she would lose her hope once again. But it seemed that for whatever reason, he decided that he would still help her.
She didn’t know what the reason was, but she couldn’t help feeling very lucky because of it.
Lin Fan started heading toward the gate again and Lin Li Zi followed him.
But as they were moving forward, she realized that she had forgotten about something.
“Um, I still don’t know your name yet.”
Lin Li Zi suddenly said from behind Lin Fan.
Lin Fan turned around again to look at her, but seeing the awkward look that was on her face, he didn’t think she had any other intentions in asking his name.
“Wu Qing.” Lin Fan said in a simple and cool voice.
Lin Li Zi couldn’t help being surprised, but she couldn’t help giving a nod as if she agreed to this name.
After all, he had been emotionless when they had first met.
No matter how she tried to convince him, he didn’t seem to care at all.
Even now, she still didn’t understand what it was that had convinced him to go with her.
The two of them just walked in silence as they went through the gate.
Since they had their mercenary license and a registered job, there was no reason for the guards to keep them there. They were able to smoothly make their way through the gates and soon they were heading off.
Lin Fan just walked without summoning his pets.
He knew that there was nothing to gain from showing them off to Lin Li Zi, so they quickly walked along the road.
Once they were far enough from the city, Lin Fan suddenly said, “Tell me about your family.”
Lin Li Zi was surprised by this sudden question and she revealed a look like she was completely caught off guard, but she still started speaking with a sigh.
“What is there to say? My family is just me and my mother.”
Lin Fan asked, “What about the Lin Family? Even if you are an illegitimate child, it isn’t as if they would just throw you out since that would be bad for their reputation.”
Lin Li Zi gave a cold laugh before saying, “Even if they don’t throw me out, that doesn’t mean that they will care about an illegitimate child like me. They just gave us a house and some money before tossing us away like it was nothing.”
Lin Fan would be surprised, but he really couldn’t be since that was the same thing that had happened to the original owner of this body and his mother.
If it wasn’t for the fact that he was a bit talented and had received some attention, then he might have ended up in the same situation as Lin Li Zi.
So that part of him that sympathized with her became stronger.
Lin Fan couldn’t help asking, “Is it just you or…”
His voice trailed off, but the meaning behind it was clear.
Lin Li Zi gave another cold laugh as she said, “It’s such a big family, how could it just be me? If the young masters and masters of the Lin Family want something, then who can say no to them? There are plenty of illegitimate kids in the Lin Family, so my situation is quite the common one.”
Lin Fan couldn’t help revealing a bitter smile when he heard this.
He had thought that the previous owner of this body had a rough life, but it seemed that this was just common for the Lin Family.
It seemed that there really wasn’t anyone good in the Lin Family…
No, he couldn’t say that.
From what he could tell Lin Li Zi seemed different, though he wasn’t sure if this was just an act or not.
Still at the very least, she seemed better than what he had heard about the Lin Family.
It seemed that there were all kinds of people in a family.
Lin Fan started to debate whether he should take care of the entire Lin Family or just the part that deserved it.
After all, in situations like this, destroying the entire family wasn’t the best idea. ᴡ ᴏᴠʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛʀs ᴀʀ ᴘᴜʙʟsʜᴅ ᴏ NovlFir.nt
If he took the Lin Family out and removed them from the throne, there would just be someone that would replace the Lin Family. He might not care if it was before where he didn’t have any responsibilities, but he couldn’t just do this to Mu Bao Bao.
At the same time, if Lin Li Zi’s story was true, then he would need to worry about the illegitimate children of the Lin Family.
Just like how she hated the Lin Family, there would be some that would want to join the Lin Family.
They were scattered all over, so it was unknown who would be an illegitimate child of the Lin Family. If they were left behind, there was no doubt that they would try to get revenge on the one that destroyed the Lin Family.
If he was to take care of the Lin Family, he needed to find someone to fill the power gap that was formed.
This Lin Li Zi seemed like a good choice if her story was true.
She was part of the Lin Family, so that was her legitimacy even if she was an illegitimate child.
At the same time, she knew the other illegitimate children and concubines.
If she gathered them together, it wouldn’t be a problem for her to take over the gap after the Lin Family was destroyed.
Of course, she would also have a bit of help from him since he knew that he would need to back her up or else it would be impossible for her to take over the remnants of the Lin Family.
After these thoughts passed through his mind, Lin Fan looked at Lin Li Zi and asked, “If you could leave the Lin Family, would you?”
Lin Li Zi revealed a confused and surprised look when she heard this, but then she shook her head with a bitter smile.
She didn’t say anything, but the bitter smile that was on her face was more than enough of an answer.
That was all that Lin Fan needed, so he didn’t ask anything else.
The two of them just continued walking in silence.
However, Lin Li Zi couldn’t help looking at Lin Fan with a strange look.