Yu Lin's eyes flickered.
He suddenly remembered something... something from when he was young. Maybe 21 or 22 years old.
He had taken Ruo Lan to meet his father, Old Master Yu.
And Old Master Yu had been furious.
He had said, "If you keep seeing this woman, I'll throw you out. I'll take away your position as heir."
At the time, Yu Lin had thought it was just a threat. So he left with Ruo Lan, thinking things would calm down later.
But they didn't.
Old Master Yu didn't take him back. Not even once. He was completely serious.
Yu Lin panicked. He had no choice. He asked Ruo Lan to hide somewhere far, while he married a woman his father picked.
From then on, he lived a double life.
He secretly met Ruo Lan every few years. They would meet in different cities, always quietly. Ruo Lan always came when he called, no matter where or when.
Then, one year, during one of their secret meetups… Ruo Lan got into a terrible accident.
She almost lost the ability to have children.
