Ou Beichen's expression was extremely grim.
"Alright, life is full of uncertainties. Little Jin'er has always been blessed with good fortune; nothing will happen. You can leave now."
He dismissed him but stayed in the study alone the entire night.
He... perhaps he was getting old, prone to melancholy. Just the mere possibility was enough to make him lose his composure.
At his age, his body was slowly starting to show signs of wear. In theory, he should have taken life and death lightly by now. However, he seemed to only be indifferent toward his own life and death.
If something happened to Little Jin'er...
Just the thought of it made him restless and uneasy.
The situation might be worse than he initially imagined.
Little Jin'er, the one who brought so much warmth to his twilight years—if something really happened...
That kind of pain couldn't be described as anything less than gut-wrenching.
