After the martial arts technique of Spring after Withered Wood entered Zhou Ran's mind, she stared at Lin Chen in disbelief and said, "Master? How did you pass on the martial arts technique to me?"

"You also call me master. Isn't it natural for the master to teach the people in the family?" Lin Chen looked at her surprised expression and found it somewhat cute.

Although he said that, when Zhou Ran was in the Zhou family, she had seen the master before. The people who lived in the family were only close relatives, and she was not one of them.

It seemed like Lin Chen could sense what she was thinking. He smiled and said softly, "You are my person, so naturally you are a close relative. Since you have talent, you should practice diligently and not waste it. Your sister Xiang'er is in a special situation now, so you should take care of her more and manage this family well. If anyone bullies you because you are young, just come to me directly, understand?"

Lin Chen didn't have any improper thoughts about Zhou Ran. Instead, he felt an indescribable affection for her. When he looked at her, his eyes were clear, as if he was looking at his own younger sister.

Since coming to the Lin family, this was only the second time Zhou Ran had seen him alone.

The last time she saw him, it was just a quick glance. At that time, he looked at her with furrowed brows, as if he was somewhat disgusted. He didn't even say a word before turning and leaving.

Since then, Zhou Ran had never seen him alone again, and she had always been afraid of the master.

Even if Zhou Lianxiang said how good the master was, she couldn't remember it. She only remembered fear and dread.

Now, actually interacting with him and hearing his gentle words, seeing his gentle gaze, Zhou Ran finally stopped being afraid. Not only was she no longer afraid, but she even had some other thoughts.

"Master, rest assured, I will not let you down. I will take good care of the family and not let you worry." Zhou Ran blushed and agreed.

She didn't like calling herself a concubine, as it made her feel inferior.

Fortunately, Lin Chen was a modern person and didn't care about these conventional titles.

He patted her shoulder and said, "Then, I'll wait and see, okay?"

"Yes, thank you, master." Zhou Ran curtsied and turned to leave.

Watching the slender figure of the child, Lin Chen sighed. She was also a pitiful person.

After seeing Zhou Ran off, Lin Chen began to cultivate.

Their cultivation method was not complicated. They only needed to sit quietly and meditate. The spiritual roots in their bodies would produce spiritual energy, which would then be transformed into True Qi through the meridians and stored in the dantian.

It was because of this special cultivation method that spiritual roots became the most important thing. Without spiritual roots, there would be no spiritual energy, and without spiritual energy, cultivation would be impossible. The spiritual energy absorbed from the outside world was limited, only the spiritual roots could continuously emit spiritual energy.

Outside the door, there was a commotion that interrupted Lin Chen's meditation.

He opened his eyes and saw Zhou Yun'er walking in with a weak and exhausted body.

As soon as she entered, she knelt directly on the ground and said, "Master, I'm sorry, I'm guilty!"

Lin Chen quickly stepped forward, lifted her up, and placed her on a nearby chair. He calmly said, "You have just given birth. No matter what it is, we can talk about it later."

"No, no!" Zhou Yun'er shook her head. "Master promised me that I could leave as long as I safely gave birth to the child."

"I've already said it, you can still leave now, but since you're unwell, you can go after you've recovered." Lin Chen held her arm and looked at her coldly.

To harm her own child so casually for the sake of a man, this kind of woman is truly terrifying.

Since she couldn't keep him by her side no matter what, then she should just leave.

However, she had to leave her home lively and spirited, otherwise it would become his fault, and if the news got out, it would be seen as him mistreating his subordinates.

Zhou Yun'er looked up at him pitifully and said, "Master, I beg you, let me leave immediately."

"The child has been born for over ten days now, have you seen the child?" Lin Chen raised an eyebrow and looked at her with a smile that wasn't really a smile.

Zhou Yun'er naturally understood what he meant.

She also knew that Lin Chen was clever and observant, and he would eventually discover the little tricks she had played. But she never expected that he had known early on.

"You knew? You actually knew? Then why didn't you come and ask me? Not a single word?" Zhou Yun'er looked at him in confusion.

Seeing her like this, Lin Chen couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Love really is terrifying.

He sat down, sighed, and said helplessly, "You were sent here by the Zhou family, I know you don't have any feelings for me in your heart, and you don't care about our child. So for your own sake, you were willing to sacrifice this child. But when you took the medicine, did you ever think that it's also your child, your flesh and blood, carrying your bloodline? She is naturally born with a rare water attribute spiritual root. Do you know how precious that is?"

As people from prestigious families, how could they not know how precious that was?

Zhou Yun'er lowered her head and said softly, "Yes, fortunately, fortunately, the child is fine."

"The child is fine not because you showed mercy, but because Medicine Master Liang did everything he could to save her, and the nanny took good care of her. As the birth mother, all you wanted was to harm her!" Lin Chen coldly shouted, "Do you think that just because she's fine now, you can lessen your guilt?"

"If you want to leave, then leave, I won't stop you. But remember, once you leave my home, you can never come back. The child will have no relationship with you anymore. I will find another mother for her, and she will live well here." Lin Chen took out a silver ticket from his pocket and threw it at her. "Go."

Since he couldn't keep her, then let her leave. Whether she lives or dies, it has nothing to do with him.

Zhou Yun'er didn't reach out to take the silver ticket.

Instead, she knelt down and kowtowed heavily three times, saying, "I have wronged the child, I have wronged the master. But I have already made up my mind. In the next life, I will be a cow or a horse to repay the master."

"Outrageous!" Zhou Zhuqing suddenly burst in from outside.

She kicked Zhou Yun'er to the ground and gritted her teeth, saying, "You are of the Zhou family bloodline, yet you are so useless. You have gone mad for a man who has fallen into the demonic path. You even abandoned your own daughter. How can our Zhou family have such a disgraceful woman?"

Lin Chen coughed.

He frowned at Zhou Zhuqing and said helplessly, "Why did you suddenly barge in?"

"If I didn't come in, how would I know that you are so spineless? She is your woman, and if she's unfaithful, you can kill her without hesitation. Why did you let her go? Moreover, she almost harmed the child in her belly!" Zhou Zhuqing looked at Lin Chen with a hint of resentment.

In this world where the weak are prey to the strong, the lives of the weak are the least valuable.

As the eldest daughter of the family, if she didn't have this decisive and ruthless heart, she probably wouldn't have survived until now.

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