The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 386 Your Parents Are Still Alive
Dusk has deepened.

Gao Zhengqiu was lying in bed, fast asleep, when the sound of light footsteps suddenly startled him awake, and he abruptly opened his eyes.

The footsteps stopped on the balcony, at the doorway leading to it.

"Boom boom boom!"

A soft knock sounded on the door, not loud, but it seemed to strike Gao Zhengqiu's heart, making his heart tighten.

After hesitating for two seconds, Gao Zhengqiu got out of bed, walked to the door, and opened it.

Lin Chen stood at the door, staring calmly at Gao Zhengqiu.

Gao Zhengqiu sighed: "Come in and talk."

Lin Chen was silent for two seconds, then followed Gao Zhengqiu inside and casually closed the door: "You knew I was coming?"

Gao Zhengqiu sat down on the edge of the bed, looking at Lin Chen's face with a subtle look in his eyes: "The Chu family was wiped out of the cultivation world overnight, all three of the Chu family's grandmasters died, and even Chu Songhan, who had fled abroad, did not escape. I was wondering why, but the moment I saw you in the martial arts arena, I knew the reason."

Lin Chen casually pulled up a chair and sat down: "Since you knew I would come looking for you, why didn't you run away?"

Gao Zhengqiu smiled bitterly: "I can escape, but there are still so many people in the Moon Rain Sect. How can I escape? Since you have already tracked me down, you obviously won't let go easily."

Lin Chen's eyes were subtle: "That's right. If you escape, I will naturally target the other members of the Moon Rain Sect. After all, you were not the only one from the Moon Rain Sect who participated in this matter back then."

Gao Zhengqiu stared at Lin Chen: "Did Chu Xuankong tell you?"

Lin Chen nodded: "Yes."

Gao Zhengqiu smiled bitterly: "He must have told you that the most likely scenario back then was that I killed your father, right?"

Lin Chen narrowed his eyes slightly: "What's the truth?"

"Your father and mother are not dead."

Lin Chen's heart suddenly pounded violently, and an overwhelming sense of joy swept over him.

They're all still alive?

Lin Chen had been mentally prepared since he decided to investigate his own origins, assuming that they were all dead. But to receive news that they were still alive was truly unexpected. It was like a traveler trudging along a narrow mountain path, the road ahead growing ever narrower, seemingly a dead end. But just around the corner at the end of the road, a wide, smooth cement road suddenly appeared before him.

When you think there is no way out, you will find another village beyond the bends.

Lin Chen took several seconds to process this information before asking, "You ran away as soon as you saw me today, but why did you stop running later?"

Gao Zhengqiu answered frankly, "My first reaction upon seeing you was that you had come seeking revenge. You possess the strength of a Grandmaster, and I am no match for you, so naturally I wanted to run away. But then I thought, I didn't kill your parents, so why should I run away? And so I came back."

Lin Chen nodded: "Since you've been waiting for me, you've obviously been prepared for this. So tell me the truth, what really happened back then."

Gao Zhengqiu stared calmly at Lin Chen: "Since you've already asked Chu Xuankong, you know what happened before, right?"

Lin Chen's gaze was calm: "Why don't you start from the beginning and say it again? It's still early before dawn, we have plenty of time."

Gao Zhengqiu did not refute, but nodded and began to recount what happened back then.

The first half was the same as what Chu Xuankong had told us, until Gao Zhengqiu and Chu Xuankong chased Lin Yuan to the lakeside and parted ways, at which point the story began to change.

“I followed the lake and soon found traces of Lin Yuan coming ashore. I followed the traces for several miles and then I saw your father. He was no longer alone; there was a woman holding a child with him. She was your mother, Feng Lan.”

“Before I could figure out what to do, they found me. Then I fought with your mother. I couldn’t win, and I was worried that your father would gang up on me, so I fled for the time being.”

"I was unwilling to give up the Heavenly Revelation Jade, so I followed behind them, looking for an opportunity to make a move."

“They knew I was still trailing behind, and followed me into the night. Your mother suddenly turned around and we fought again. I retreated again, and when I came back, I found that the child your mother was holding was gone.”

“Your father took the initiative to call me out from the shadows and told me that Tianqi Yu and the child had already been sent away, and that it would be no use for me to follow them.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen had a general idea in his mind.

His parents were worried that he would be in danger if he stayed with them, so they entrusted him and the Heavenly Jade to their master, Xue Kuangren.

In other words, he was not a child picked up by Xue Kuangren; it was very likely that his own parents handed him and the Heavenly Jade over to him.
Gao Zhengqiu sighed: "I chased after your father because of the Tianqi Jade. The Tianqi Jade is gone, and your mother is still with him. Even if the Tianqi Jade were still here, it would be difficult for me to get it again. So I was preparing to leave. But then, three uninvited guests suddenly arrived..."

(End of this chapter)