Chapter 47 Guess Who I Am

Early the next morning, Lin Yi and his mother went to the hospital to pick up his father for discharge.

After more than a month of treatment, his father's condition had been very well controlled.

In the days ahead, he only needed to return to the hospital for routine check-ups at designated times.

However, the doctor had also advised that his father should not engage in high-intensity work for a while.

Lin Yi had no intention of doing that anyway; he was planning to open a small shop so his parents could enjoy a comfortable life.

"Son, you've made something of yourself, and your dad is deeply gratified." In the taxi, Lin Chen looked at his son sitting in the front passenger seat, a gratified smile blooming on his face.

"Dad, thank you for the praise. By the way, I'm planning to buy an apartment in the provincial capital so you two can move over there." Lin Yi shared his thoughts with his father.

"Buy a house in the provincial capital?" Lin Chen looked utterly shocked. After a long period of contemplation, he slowly said, "Son, your mother and I are used to living in Haiyuan, and we have deep attachments to this place. Besides, if our family moves to the provincial capital, what will happen to your maternal grandparents? It would be so difficult to go back and visit them in the future."

Maternal grandparents?

Hearing his father bring up his maternal grandparents, a wave of annoyance washed over Lin Yi. When his father and mother got married, those two had strongly opposed it, and the old lady had even threatened his mother with hanging.

When his father was in the car accident, they didn't even show up to visit, not sending a single word of inquiry.

Whenever they went to pay their respects during the Lunar New Year and festivals, the old couple never gave them a pleasant look, treating them with cold indifference.

"Mom and Dad, Grandpa and Grandma have always given us that look. There's no need for us to curry favor and subject ourselves to their cold shoulders."

"Hey, what kind of way is that to talk? They are your mother's parents." Lin Chen glared angrily at Lin Yi.

"But... we go to visit them every year, and every single time they treat us with cold detachment," Lin Yi said helplessly.

...

The atmosphere suddenly fell silent.

Lin Chen's face flushed red, and he had no idea how to refute his son.

More than a decade had passed since the wedding, and the child had grown from crawling on the ground into an adult, yet the old couple's attitude remained completely unchanged.

"Son, no matter what they do or say, they are still your maternal grandparents." Wang Xin rubbed her temples in resignation and gently persuaded him.

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...

The plan to buy a house in the provincial capital was temporarily shelved.

Upon returning home, Lin Yi hopped on his father's motorcycle and headed to the vegetable market, where he bought an old rooster, some pork, radishes, and green vegetables.

Since his father was still in the recovery stage, his body needed nourishment.

Lin Yi also knew his parents' personalities; if he simply gave them money to buy things themselves, they certainly wouldn't spend it.

Besides, Lin Yi wasn't short on money right now.

His father's health was the most important thing.

"Sigh, why did you buy so many things?" Wang Xin asked, rushing forward to take the large bag from Lin Yi's hands while muttering in dissatisfaction.

"To celebrate Dad's discharge from the hospital, and to celebrate my being the top scorer in the college entrance examination this year," Lin Yi said with a smile.

"That definitely calls for a celebration." Sitting on the sofa watching television, his father burst into a hearty laugh.

"Oh right, son, should we hold a banquet to celebrate your admission to university?" Lin Chen asked with a hint of nervous apprehension.

Every parent hopes their child will succeed, and with his son scoring as the top scorer in the college entrance examination, it brought a lot of honor to his face.

Holding a banquet for entering university was mainly meant to let his wife's family see: Didn't you always say that our father and son would never amount to anything? Now, my son is the top scorer in the college entrance examination—surely you can't say he hasn't made something of himself this time?

Naturally, he wouldn't tell his wife about these little thoughts of his.

"A celebration banquet?"

Seeing the anticipation in his father's eyes, Lin Yi smiled and said, "Whatever you think is best."

"Good! Good! I'll start preparing it right away."

"Don't tire yourself out too much, remember to rest," Lin Yi advised.

"Ah, what's there to be tired of? Not tired at all! I'm too happy about this to be tired."

Seeing his father in such high spirits, Lin Yi decided not to dampen his mood further.

He sat down on the sofa, casually picked up an apple from the table to take a bite, and pulled out his phone from his pants pocket.

Tong Liya's Little Cutie: Are you done filming yet?

The Wind Rises (Lin Yi): Just finished yesterday, what about you? (Resting chin in both hands)

Tong Liya's Little Cutie: I'm not done yet, probably will take another half a month or so to wrap up.

The Wind Rises: Then keep it up and do your best ^0^~

Tong Liya: Mhm. I won't talk to you anymore, I need to rest. I've been acting all morning, this little baby is exhausted to death.

Lin Yi didn't reply to her message. Looking back, chatting with Tong Liya was quite funny; while they were talking, "she" would suddenly vanish, and a few days later, the two of them would seamlessly pick up right where the previous conversation left off.

"Heeheehee, guess who I am?"

Lin Yi looked at the newly added friend request, clicked into the person's Moments, and seeing that mischievous, cheeky smile in the profile photo, he couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Who are you?" Lin Yi pretended to be clueless and asked.

"Guess!"

"Guess whether I'll guess!"

"Guess whether I guessed that you'd guess! (Smug little face)"

"Guess whether I guessed that you guessed whether I'll guess!"

"..."

"Lin Yi, you're being boring now, you know."

"If you don't say anything, how would I know I'm being boring?"

"Well, aren't you something, Lin Yi. You're going too far in bullying people."

Lin Yi didn't reply in words; instead, he sent the photo from that person's Moments right back to them.

Your Handsome Grandpa (Chen He): Awkward, so awkward. Turns out you knew all along.

The Wind Rises: Well, obviously (proud and aloof).

Chen He sent an ellipsis emoji, left the two words "goodbye," and vanished.

A faint smile surfaced on Lin Yi's face. Bantering with Chen He was endlessly entertaining!

"Lin Yi, who are you chatting with? Looking so happy, is it a girl?" Lin Chen asked casually when he caught the smile on Lin Yi's face.

"You're not that young anymore; it's about time you found a girlfriend."

Lin Yi: ......

How... how did the conversation suddenly shift to getting a girlfriend?

"Mhm."

He silently stood up and walked back to his bedroom.

On QQ, there were over 99 unread messages.

Half of them were from Niu Junjie, and the other half were comments and messages from his web novel editor.

Lin Yi went straight to the last messages.

Niu Junjie: Lin Yi, are you back home yet?

Editor's message: Why wasn't there an update yesterday? Liar!

Update?

Lin Yi was instantly struck by a wave of awkwardness. He had spent all day yesterday traveling, and by the time he got home it was already evening, leaving him exhausted to death. How could he possibly remember to update his novel?

Besides, he didn't write novels to make a living.

Writing stories was simply a hobby of his.

"Right away, I'll write it right now," Lin Yi replied.

"Deception is akin to murder." The editor rubbed his bruised and swollen face and silently tapped out those words on his keyboard.

Lin Yi: ......

Was it really that serious?

With nothing better to do while idling around, Lin Yi simply opened his laptop to write.

Over three thousand words, completed in a little over half an hour. Done and dusted!

"Lin Yi! Lin Yi! I've come to see you!"

As soon as Lin Yi stepped out of his bedroom, he saw Niu Junjie enthusiastically waving at him.

"Why are you here?" Lin Yi asked in surprise.

"I saw the message you sent me saying you were back, so of course I came right over!"

"Oh right, Lin Yi, how was acting? Was it awesome? Where are the autographs from Eddie Peng, Zheng Kai, and Ni Ni?" Niu Junjie wiggled his eyebrows at Lin Yi.

"They're in my bedroom." Lin Yi had previously mentioned to him in private that he was acting on a film crew.

Naturally, he had also explained that he hadn't managed to get Hu Ge's autograph.

At the time, he and Hu Ge had run into each other at a banquet, which wasn't an appropriate occasion to ask for an autograph.

He had originally planned to ask for it after the banquet concluded, but who could have known that those guys would relentlessly force him to drink.

When Niu Junjie found out, he expressed that he didn't mind, though he immediately set his sights on getting autographs from Eddie Peng and the others instead.