Chapter 1823 - “He Doesn’t Deserve to Live (5)” (1/2)
“Grandpapa,” the pipsqueak’s smile was bright and joyous as she spoke, “this is my grandmother and mother. They are here to pick me up so I’ll be going home with them afterwards.”
The entire body of the man had gone stiff as a rock there. Slowly turning his head like a utter robot, he makes a cringy face like he’s eaten a lemon.
“Is this girl your daughter?”
Answering with a blank face, Bai Yan replies in a dismissive voice: “Yep.”
“Why didn’t you mention it to me at the time while we were inside the ruin? I remember mentioning the name to you at least three or five times! Why don’t you say she’s your daughter?” Due to the excitement of this grand news, Heavenly’s entire face was changing color now.
Still bland in her voice, Bai Yan doesn’t sound so motivated in her explanation: “That’s because I was afraid you might get over excited like you’re doing right now. I had intended to tell you after we leave the ruins. Not like you are getting any younger you know, it’s not good to get too much stimulation at your age.”
Gu Lao and Butterfly did not expect Bai Yan to use this sort of a tone to speak to Heavenly. As a result, they’re both staring at the demon queen in a weird way. Of course, the former being that of joy since if the woman offends the monarch, then it would be equivalent to a death sentence, thus removing Gu Ya’s love rival.
And the latter… well, it’s obviously full of worry.
Butterfly opened her mouth then and wanted to persuade Bai Yan to change her attitude. Unfortunately, it’s at this exact moment that her injury had a relapse like fate destined it. The female elder found her words stuck in the throat, forcing her to only use those eyes as a pleading sign to the pipsqueak to stop this demon queen.
Ling Yan naturally saw Butterfly’s expression, but she did not care too much in light of this. In her view, whatever her mother does was right, that’s why she had no reason to stop it.
“You…” Heavenly huffs a long breath to gather himself before shaking his own head helplessly at that childish behavior. “Only you would be so worrisome about me, thinking I will do something risky for Ling Yan’s sake. I may not have raised you during your childhood, but don’t think I don’t know your personality and character.”
If Bai Yan had really told him about it in the ruins, he probably would’ve done something stupid and hurt himself out of impulse. By then nothing good would’ve come of it.
So……
It’s the right choice to keep it a secret from himself.