Chapter 0433

Lin Ran was indeed seriously injured now.

The impact from Xiao Hei's statue had damaged his internal organs, and coupled with the injury to his sternum, he would likely need to recuperate at the estate for a whole month.

Meanwhile, Xiao Hei was hiding in the estate's bushes, trembling uncontrollably.

"Luo Yao is too ruthless, meow meow meow... I don’t want to know her, meow meow meow... How do I reject Lin Ran’s proposal, meow meow meow... I’ve already guarded their love, meow meow meow... Why is she still chasing me down to kill me, meow meow meow..."

The next morning, Luo Yao was helping Lin Ran eat.

In the past, it was Lin Ran feeding the little demon, but now, the little demon was feeding her husband.

Just then, something unexpected happened—Uncle Fu walked into the bedroom holding Granny Wang’s hand.

"Young Miss, is Young Master Lin feeling better?"

Lin Ran’s gaze lingered on their intertwined hands, feeling like he’d been force-fed a mouthful of dog food.

Granny Wang tried to pull her hand away, but Uncle Fu held on too tightly.

Uncle Fu felt a pang of sorrow as he noticed the roughness of her hands—proof of the hardships she had endured over the years.

Lin Ran smiled faintly. "Uncle Fu, is there something you wanted to say?"

Luo Yao had already noticed their hands but remained expressionless, saying nothing.

"Young Master Lin, the moment you woke up, I proposed to her."

Lin Ran was puzzled. "What does me waking up have to do with your proposal?"

Uncle Fu looked awkward. "If you hadn’t woken up, I’d have had to pretend to be grieving. If I dared propose then, I was afraid Young Miss would straight-up murder me."

Lin Ran was speechless, realizing Uncle Fu had a bit of a dramatic streak.

Luo Yao’s sharp gaze swept over. "Pretend to grieve? So you weren’t actually sad for A’Ran?"

Uncle Fu broke into a cold sweat instantly. "No, no! This old servant misspoke. I was truly heartbroken."

Lin Ran wanted to laugh but held back, knowing he could tease Uncle Fu freely—but not Granny Wang.

At the thought of her, he fell silent for a moment.

Suddenly, he understood something.

Granny Wang had gone out of her way to be kind to him—sneaking him food at night, gifting him the only set of clothes he had when he went to university.

Those clothes hadn’t been cheap.

Back then, Lin Ran had assumed she pitied him. But now, he realized—

Granny Wang had incredible restraint. All these years, she’d never mentioned how he’d saved her grandson, only silently repaid his kindness from the shadows.

Had Wang Anjian never told her? Or was Granny Wang just that tight-lipped?

"Granny Wang... How has Anjian been these years?"

Granny Wang knew exactly what he meant and lowered her head. "He’s been well. He just misses you terribly. He keeps saying he can only reunite with you once some ‘seal’ is lifted. Young Master Lin, all these years, I’ve wanted to thank you properly—for saving my only family that day."

Uncle Fu listened in confusion, utterly lost.

Lin Ran finally understood—whoever said Granny Wang couldn’t keep a secret was wrong. She was airtight.

She never spoke of it, but she remembered his kindness and repaid it quietly.

Lin Ran recalled how, every time Lin Tianba beat him, it was Granny Wang who secretly brought him medicine. Without her, he would have believed the Lin Family had never shown him a shred of warmth.

It was Granny Wang who made him feel cared for. She wasn’t blood-related, but at this point, it hardly mattered.

"No need for thanks. Anjian already thanked me back then. It’s a pity I couldn’t... Well, never mind. Maybe everything happened for the best."

"Yes, everything happens for a reason. Anjian’s surgery was successful, and that’s enough for me." Granny Wang glanced at Uncle Fu beside her as she spoke.

Uncle Fu was still baffled. "What are you two talking about? What are you hiding from me?"

At that moment, Luo Yao, who had been diligently feeding Lin Ran, finally looked up.

"A’Ran, was the child you saved back then Wang Anjian?"

It wasn’t surprising Luo Yao knew. She had been secretly following Lin Ran back then, and he had briefly mentioned a child injured in a car accident over the phone. But she hadn’t cared enough to ask about the child’s fate.

Later, when Lin Ran "lost his memory" and began rejecting her, Luo Yao started systematically monitoring him.

Lin Ran nodded. "That was the first day I met Anjian. I never expected to save him by sheer coincidence. Oh, and the words on the back of that photo I gave you—Anjian wrote them, but they were what I wanted to say to you too."

Luo Yao glanced at Granny Wang, then at Uncle Fu, as if witnessing something called "fate" unfold before her.

And besides A’Ran, there were still kind people in this world.

People like Granny Wang—or a child who had blessed her and A’Ran’s love.

Luo Yao stood and walked over to Uncle Fu, studying him deeply.

"All these years... you’ve worked hard."

Hearing this, Uncle Fu burst into tears. "Not at all! It’s my duty—"

Luo Yao cut him off. "I wasn’t talking to you. I meant Granny Wang."

Uncle Fu: "..."

Later, after Granny Wang explained everything, Uncle Fu fell silent.

He bowed deeply to Lin Ran. "Young Master Lin, thank you. If not for you, Dahua might not have lived to see this day."

Lin Ran was flustered and tried to stop him, but his injuries made movement difficult. "Uncle Fu, don’t—this is too much! I’m getting nervous, afraid you’ll pull out a Gatling gun next."

"Sure, I tease you a lot, but I still respect you as an elder. This kind of gesture is unnecessary. If it were Lin Tianba kowtowing on the ground, I’d watch with a smile—but not you."

Uncle Fu was deeply moved. Both the Young Miss and Young Master Lin recognized his worth—not just his work, but him as a person.

And he could tell Lin Ran genuinely respected him as an elder.

"Then I won’t stand on ceremony. From now on, if you need anything, just say the word. If I refuse, I’ll... I’ll... I’ll never retire!"

For someone like Uncle Fu, swearing on his dream retirement was a serious threat.

Luo Yao fed Lin Ran the last bite of food, and Granny Wang gathered the dishes to leave, with Uncle Fu following.

The moment they stepped out, Granny Wang glared at him.

"Young Miss and Young Master Lin were both watching! Aren’t you ashamed, acting like that at your age?" She was referring to the hand-holding.

Uncle Fu immediately channeled Lin Ran—how would he respond?

"Dahua, we’ve already wasted so many years. I don’t want to miss another chance to love you."

Granny Wang: "..." "So gross." (But deeply moved.)

Uncle Fu: "..." Why does it sound romantic when Lin Ran says it, but creepy when I do?