When Lin Wenbo returned home with Gong Lixin, Lin Mao was just about to enter the Gong family's residence. Gong father, Gong Xiangyi and Song Haoran had long been waiting in the living room.

"Old Lin, have you been well recently?" Gong father went to the door, greeting the other respectfully. Gong Xiangyi and Song Haoran quickly followed behind him and greeted the other as well, not daring to be disrespectful. 2mKxVy

If Gong Yuanhang was a general on the battlefield, then Lin Mao was a general in the business world and his means were superb. In politics, in the military, in the business world and even in the underworld, they were all interconnected and each circle influenced by each other.

"Very well, I missed you." Lin Mao laughed. His strong spirit could be seen even when his hair had turned gray.

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

"Grandfather, please come in." Gong Xiangyi smiled, quickly adopting the image of a virtuous Mary Sue offering her help.

"Alright." Lin Mao nodded and smiled; his mood improved at the sight of his grandson. He extended his hand so he could lean on his grandson for support. Originally he was dissatisfied with Gong Xiangyi's decision to cancel the wedding and he was slightly disappointed with his own grandson because of this matter. Thus, Lin Mao pretended not to see her ladylike behavior. Gong Xiangyi knew the importance of Lin Mao's connections and decided to let her prejudice slide. gy7md3

"Is that Lixin? I haven't seen you in a long time and look how you have grown." Lin Mao asked with a smile after seeing a boy with a unique temperament and steady eyebrows standing next to his grandson.

"Lin grandfather is well!" Gong Lixin snuck a peek at Lin Mao as he bowed. [1]

Elderly people always took special care of children, especially children like Gong Lixin who were well-rounded. Just by seeing the pair of crystal-clear eyes, Lin Mao had seen through the child's pure nature and nodded, his love and praise given without much effort. [2]

Gong Xiangyi saw Lin Mao's att.i.tude towards Gong Lixin's amiable greeting. Gong Xiangyi who had been his granddaughter-in-law for a year knew very well how difficult it was to please the man. In the past, she had spent a lot of energy to forge a good relations.h.i.+p with Lin Mao, and she had barely been able to make him like her a little. Gong Xiangyi found it unfair how Gong Lixin was able to gain Lin Mao's appreciation so easily. 5vQcD4

Gong Xiangyi gritted her teeth as she secretly cursed Gong Lixin. She knew how the boy used his soft, pretty face hidden behind a facade of obedience to get others to throw themselves into danger for him. In her past life, others had died for the boy. She couldn't let the boy do the same thing again.

Gong Xiangyi could not wait for her father to speak any longer. “Grandfather, shall we go to the study room to talk?" With the full support of the Lin family, the Gong family's strength would increase dramatically.