Okay, I'll Stay

"Okay, I'll stay with you." Lin Xuan hesitated for a moment before nodding.

Given what had happened, it really wasn't a good idea to leave Chen Ling here all alone tonight.

He should probably stay and keep her company for the night.

However, Hua already knew that Chen Ling had feelings for him.

Hua had always been a jealous little thing.

If he stayed alone with Chen Ling, even if nothing happened, Hua would definitely be jealous.

The consequence would be his kidneys paying a heavy price.

Moreover, he had finally managed to build up Hua's trust in him, and he couldn't ruin it with his own hands.

He decided he would ask Hua to come over to the orphanage later.

If Hua was also present, she definitely wouldn't overthink things.

"Thank you, Brother Lin Xuan. Thank you for being willing to stay and keep me company," Chen Ling sniffled.

Where Lin Xuan couldn't see, the corners of her lips curled up.

Before this, she had begged Brother Lin Xuan several times.

But he had never been willing to stay.

As expected, bringing her father into it was much more effective.

She really made the right move today.

The delivery food arrived.

Chen Ling started eating, but she didn't have an appetite. She only ate a little before stopping.

In truth, she could still eat quite a bit, but a person in extreme agony wouldn't be able to stomach much.

Since she was putting on an act, she had to play it through to the end.

She absolutely could not let Brother Lin Xuan notice even the slightest flaw!

After eating.

Chen Ling sat on the sofa looking miserable and heartbroken, her arms tightly hugging her knees.

Her eyes were red.

"Brother Lin Xuan, did you know? My dad really, really loved me. Ever since my mom passed away, he felt like he owed me. No matter what I did, he always spoiled me."

"The two of us always relied on each other. Even though our lives were hard, we were very happy. My dad worked so hard to provide a good life for me."

"I thought I would be able to live with my dad for many, many more years."

"But in the end..."

Chen Ling's tears began to fall uncontrollably again.

"I just graduated from college and haven't even started grad school, and he died."

"He didn't even get to see me get married or have children."

"Brother Lin Xuan, tell me, why is heaven so unfair? My dad was the best person. He lived frugally and adopted so many orphans. Why did God have to take his life so early?"

"And now, someone won't even let him rest in peace after death. They actually destroyed his ashes, his portrait, and his memorial tablet."

Lin Xuan's heart felt heavy.

They say good people are rewarded and bad people are punished.

That was all bullshit!

Dean Chen had died so early.

And in his past life, if Hua hadn't taken revenge for him against Lin Li and Qin Ruoyao, they probably would have gotten away with it and lived happily ever after.

Choking back sobs, Chen Ling told Lin Xuan about her and her father, sentence by sentence.

By the end, her pain was indeed genuine and heartfelt.

She really did love her dad.

But she loved Lin Xuan even more, which was also true.

In her eyes, her dad was already dead anyway, and the living were more important than the dead.

Lin Xuan glanced at the time.

Hua should be almost back at the Night Garden by now.

It was time for him to call Hua over.

"Chen Ling," Lin Xuan said, "Wait here for a moment. I'm going to use the restroom."

"Okay, Brother Lin Xuan," Chen Ling said sweetly.

Lin Xuan went into the bathroom.

Chen Ling stood up and quickly changed into a piece of white sexy lingerie.

Standing in front of the mirror, looking at her great figure, Chen Ling's eyes were filled with confidence.

She could guarantee it.

Once Brother Lin Xuan got a taste of her body, he definitely wouldn't be able to leave her.

Chen Ling's heart pounded wildly with nervousness.

Very soon, she was going to sleep with Brother Lin Xuan.

At the thought of this, Chen Ling couldn't help but feel excited.

She put on a long coat to cover her body.

After doing all this, Chen Ling sat down and waited for Lin Xuan to come out of the bathroom and keep her company.

Lin Xuan used the toilet.

Then he took out his phone, preparing to contact Su Hua.

Then, he remembered something.

He frowned.

He remembered that just in case, he had secretly installed a tiny hidden camera.

He couldn't believe he had forgotten something so important!

Lin Xuan strode over to Dean Chen's room and began to inspect it.

Fortunately, the camera wasn't broken.

It was very small and well-hidden; the culprit shouldn't have known about its existence.

As long as he had this camera, he could quickly find out who had destroyed the dean's ashes.

Once he found out who it was...

A ruthless glint flashed through Lin Xuan's eyes.

He would definitely make them suffer a death by a thousand cuts!

Because he had set up the camera to be viewed via a computer, and that computer was back at the Night Garden.

Lin Xuan logged in using his phone. Since it was his first time connecting to this camera via mobile, it took quite a while to establish the connection.

Finally.

He logged in.

Lin Xuan began to review the footage from the entire day.

In the morning, Dean Chen's room was completely quiet.

There was no movement.

Until noon.

The door to Dean Chen's room was pushed open.

Lin Xuan's gaze sharpened.

It seemed this was the person who had destroyed the dean's ashes.

Sitting on the sofa, Chen Ling inexplicably felt a chill rise around her.

She frowned deeply.

It had been so long, why wasn't Brother Lin Xuan back yet?

He had just said he would be right back to stay with her.

Unable to wait any longer, Chen Ling called Lin Xuan.

"Brother Lin Xuan."

Chen Ling's tearful voice sounded, "Where are you? I'm so scared."

Lin Xuan replied, "I have something to take care of right now. I'll be over in a bit."

"Okay, Brother Lin Xuan, I'll wait for you," Chen Ling nodded.

Lin Xuan hung up the phone and continued watching the footage.

The person at the door seemed to have waited for a long time.

Before finally coming in.

Lin Xuan stared intently at the screen.

Finally.

She walked in.

It was a woman.

Lin Xuan hadn't seen the person's face in the footage yet, but he was already frowning deeply.

Why did this person's silhouette look a bit like Chen Ling?

The person walked up to the memorial, and her face was completely exposed to Lin Xuan's eyes.

Lin Xuan froze.

It really was Chen Ling.

Lin Xuan's brow furrowed tightly again.

Didn't Chen Ling say that she hadn't been back to the orphanage for a week?

She had also said that as soon as she returned, she found Dean Chen's memorial tablet destroyed.

But this footage completely contradicted what Chen Ling had told him.

Chen Ling had clearly returned at noon today.

Why would Chen Ling lie?

An absurd thought surfaced in Lin Xuan's mind.

Could it be...