Whispers to the Soul: Surrendering to Love Snare
Chapter 117: A Woman Older by 3 Years is Like Holding a Gold Brick (1)

Chapter 117: Chapter 117: A Woman Older by 3 Years is Like Holding a Gold Brick (1)

When he found An Nan, he investigated her past a bit. Upon discovering that her dad, mom, brother, and sister-in-law died in a plane crash, he didn’t dig further because it hurt him. He told himself that regardless of her past, he wants only her future.

Many people saw Lin Mubai’s expression, and while everyone remained silent, they felt more heartache.

The Lin Family and Lan Family both cherish familial ties deeply, so they naturally understand the pain of losing loved ones. Everyone silently felt compassion for this girl.

This might be the rare instance of An Nan showing such vulnerability in front of others. When her emotions calmed, she suddenly felt embarrassed, with a faint blush on her cheeks and behind her ears, instantly drawing all the attention of the man beside her.

That focused and heated gaze was a far cry from the Lin Mubai everyone was familiar with.

Some of the elders sitting on the sofa couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Noticing his own loss of composure, Lin Mubai cleared his throat to mask his unease and introduced the woman beside him to those present: "Nannan, this is my mom."

Both An Nan and Lin Mubai were already standing. Lan Yiqing was considered a petite woman, and standing alongside her tall, handsome son and future daughter-in-law made her even more prominent. Of course, none of this affected her good mood. At this moment, all she could see was the incredibly matched pair before her.

The smile in her eyes showed how satisfied she was with her future daughter-in-law, while inwardly she was relieved for not listening to the Huo Family mother and daughter earlier.

Someone couldn’t resist teasing her: "Sis, you don’t have to stare so intently; your daughter-in-law isn’t going to run away."

An Nan followed the voice and saw a somewhat familiar handsome face.

The man looked to be in his forties and bore quite a resemblance to Lin Mubai’s mom, indicating they were siblings. When teasing his sister, his eyes showed an undisguised doting affection, clearly a brother who deeply loves his sister even though she has been married for many years.

Being teased by her brother, Lan Yiqing wasn’t angry but instead retaliated playfully: "Third Brother, look, Little White has already brought his girlfriend home. Luo Luo is older than Little White, I wonder when he’ll bring a wife home? You’re just jealous, jealous."

Lan Luo, who had been trying to minimize his presence all along, felt wronged despite not doing anything, unable to cry but wanting to. However, he knew if he didn’t speak up for his mom now, his future wouldn’t look promising upon returning home. To avoid spending every day being forced into blind dates, he hastily pleaded with his young aunt: "Beautiful young aunt, I wish you an early embrace of your golden grandchild."

The mention of a "golden grandchild" pleased Lan Yiqing, immediately diverting her from continuing her banter with her brother. Her pretty eyes sparkled, greedily fixated on An Nan’s belly as if it would produce a golden grandchild by tomorrow.

Following Lan Yiqing’s gaze, everyone uniformly stared at An Nan’s belly, causing her to furiously retreat behind Lin Mubai, both embarrassed and frightened as she fiercely pinched his arm.