Chapter 98

Even now, the person Lu Linshen is most reluctant to think about is Ye Xuchen. He was not just Ye Ran’s father, nor just the driver who had served his grandfather for many years. When news of Ye Xuchen’s passing reached the country, Lu Linshen hadn’t reacted with much emotion. He had simply gone through the motions: bringing his grandfather back, handling the remains, comforting and looking after Zhuang Keyan and Ye Ran, and carving out time to accompany Ye Ran abroad for the funeral. Everything had been orderly and methodical. He had even personally organized the funeral for Ye Xuchen, standing by Ye Ran’s side to help carry the casket. He had assumed that was that—a matter of repaying a debt of gratitude to the man who saved his grandfather, a task completed to the best of his ability. For a long time afterward, Lu Linshen’s life remained undisturbed, proceeding as it always had.