Chapter 505

Chapter 505

Just Doing My Job

"What are you doing back?" Zhou Cuiwei, eagle-eyed, spotted her eldest son walking at the front and immediately asked.

Lin Kangnian didn't answer but stepped aside to reveal the people behind him—Lin Kangsheng and Lin Shuang. All the laughter in the room suddenly stopped at that moment, as if someone had pressed the pause button, and the atmosphere grew somewhat strange.

Lin Nannan hadn't expected Lin Shuang to return so suddenly. Taken aback by the sudden sight, she met Lin Shuang's eyes.

Those calm eyes were completely different from the first time they had met.

The first time she saw Lin Shuang, protected by Zhang Ling, she had been lively and innocent, clearly well-protected. But now, there was no trace of that innocence in her eyes—only the weariness and resignation that came after enduring various hardships.

"Shuangshuang," the old lady exclaimed emotionally, rising to her feet and walking toward her. "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. Your brother-in-law said you were injured. Where were you hurt? How is your recovery? What did the doctor say?"

Lin Shuang looked at the old lady fretting over her, and her eyes instantly reddened.

"Grandma," she cried out, completely breaking down.

She had thought she would return to scoldings—after all, everything that had happened in the family was because of her mother. She had expected to be implicated by her own mother and blamed by everyone upon her return.

But Grandma hadn't scolded her. Instead, she had shown concern for what she had been through. And although her aunt hadn't said much, she hadn't tried to drive her away or reprimand her either. For that, Lin Shuang was already so grateful.

Her grandfather and uncle had been seriously injured before, nearly losing their lives. The fact that they hadn't blamed her was more than she could ask for.

"Don't cry, tell Grandma where you're uncomfortable. Grandma will take you to the hospital to get you checked out!" the old lady said urgently, but Lin Shuang held onto her, crying uncontrollably.

"The doctor said she's fine now and just needs rest and recovery," Lin Kangsheng explained, his tone somewhat complicated.

"It's good that you're fine, it's good that you're fine..." the old lady murmured before asking, "Who brought you here?"

Lin Kangnian stepped forward to explain, "A-Sheng went to pick her up. We received a call saying she was fine. Second uncle was busy and no one to take care of her, so she was sent here."

"I also came of my own accord," Lin Shuang said, dabbing at her tears. "I want to ask her why she wanted to hurt me!"

Everyone knew who "she" referred to.

This was a conflict between the mother and daughter, and no one felt it appropriate to interfere, leaving it to Lin Shuang to handle as she saw fit.

The old lady was still concerned about Lin Shuang's injuries. Though she seemed fine on the surface, when she lifted her bangs, everyone gasped in shock...

There was a horrifying, unhealed scar on her once smooth forehead, a sight that was distressing to behold. The injuries on her arms were even more terrifying, not to mention those hidden beneath her clothes.

"You..." the old lady's heart ached at the sight, and her hatred for Zhang Ling grew even stronger. "Why must you suffer so much, ending up with a mother like this? People say even a vicious tiger doesn't eat its own cubs—how could she be so cruel!"

Seeing Lin Shuang's injuries, Lin Nannan completely agreed with her grandmother's words.

Even a vicious tiger doesn't eat its own cubs, yet what Zhang Ling had done was nothing short of trying to kill her own daughter.

If not for Lin Shuang's luck in encountering Lu Hang and his team on a mission, the outcome would have been unimaginable.

She might have died without anyone ever finding her body.

As Lin Nannan was thinking, she must have missed something in between, because Lin Shuang suddenly stood up and walked over. Looking at her and Lu Hang with a solemn expression, Lin Shuang said, "Thank you, brother-in-law, for saving me despite our past conflicts!"

"Saving you is because I am a soldier. Just doing my job!" Lu Hang replied earnestly.

Regardless of who that person had conflicts with, he could not betray the uniform he wore.