Chapter 2649 - 2648: Reunion

Ling Feng knew Li Chaoyang wouldn’t arrive immediately, so he chatted with everyone for a bit, which counted as a greeting.

Then he and Li Xiaonian went to the reception room of the branch office.

The closer she got to seeing family, the more nervous she became, so Ling Feng tightly held Li Xiaonian’s hand and comforted her a few times.

After a while, someone from the branch knocked on the door and told the two that a family of three had arrived outside, the man being Li Chaoyang!

Upon hearing "family of three," Ling Feng immediately understood something!

Li Xiaonian’s face also turned pale, and she was in a daze.

But Ling Feng still had the branch people bring in Li Chaoyang and his wife.

When the three entered, at the sight of them, Ling Feng felt a pang of mixed emotions in his heart.

Li Chaoyang and his wife were both around fifty years old, but they looked over sixty, dark and thin.

However, the little girl between them, about seven or eight years old, was quite adorable, with rosy cheeks and big, lively eyes, appearing very clever.

At this moment, Li Chaoyang and his wife couldn’t care about anything else, they stared in a daze at Li Xiaonian who stood up, unable to look away.

The reception room fell into silence.

But tears slowly welled up in the eyes of all three.

After ten years, seeing their daughter standing there alive and well, with barely any change from when she disappeared, Li Chaoyang and his wife almost couldn’t believe it was real.

So they were stunned, not daring to recognize Li Xiaonian.

After a moment of silence, Ling Feng smiled and said, "Uncle, Auntie, the young lady before you is indeed your daughter. She went missing because by accident, she teleported to another world."

"...."

The Li Chaoyang couple still seemed a bit dazed.

However, the person before them was Ling Feng, and they knew how capable Ling Feng was, so after a moment of silence, Li Xiaonian’s mother spoke up: "Xiaonian, is it really you?"

"It’s me, mom!"

Upon hearing her mother’s voice, Li Xiaonian’s emotions instantly collapsed, and she directly threw herself into her mother’s arms!

Just like that, the family of three came together, crying in a group.

Seeing the little girl confused and very puzzled, Ling Feng squatted down and said, "Little sister, come over to brother here, and I’ll give you some candy."

"I know you."

The little girl wasn’t unfamiliar and walked over to look at Ling Feng: "You’re a big hero."

"Don’t say that, I’m not really a hero."

Ling Feng smiled and then asked, "Do you know you have an older sister?"

"Mom said so, but she also said my sister was already dead. Has she come back to life now?" The little girl turned to look at Li Xiaonian, who was crying with her mother, and asked with confusion.

In a child’s simple world, Ling Feng found it amusing and thought such an explanation works, so he nodded and said, "Yes, your sister has come back."

"Then I don’t want your candy, my sister will buy it for me in the future!" The little girl said proudly, with her hands on her hips.

"That’s right, your sister will treat you very well in the future!" Ling Feng said.

He was very aware of why Li Chaoyang and his wife had this little girl.

In Huaxia, this is a complex social issue. Many families that have lost a child choose to have another to fill the pain and void of losing a child.

Ling Feng knew Li Xiaonian and her parents needed to release their emotions, so he didn’t say anything, just distracted the little girl for a while, giving them time.

This little girl was quite well-behaved and didn’t cause any trouble, just feeling curious, not understanding why the adults were crying like that.

In her small world, she didn’t yet comprehend how complex adult emotions could be.

After about half an hour, the crying finally stopped, and all three were tear-stained, their eyes a bit swollen.

At this point, Li Chaoyang remembered his younger daughter, hurriedly picking her up and saying to Li Xiaonian: "Xiaonian, this is your little sister, Nian Nian. We had her in the third year after you disappeared."

"Okay."

Li Xiaonian tried hard to control her emotions, wiped away her tears, and showed a faint smile to the little girl, saying: "Nian Nian, do you know who I am?"

"Ling Feng said, you’re my sister."

Nian Nian looked at her and said in her soft, childish voice.

Li Xiaonian nodded, reached out to hug her, and tears fell again.

"Alright, this isn’t a place for a chat; how about finding somewhere else to sit down and talk?" Ling Feng suggested with a smile.

"Indeed, Mr. Ling, you see, when emotions run high, everything else slips my mind."

Li Chaoyang chuckled awkwardly and then said, "Then let’s go to my place; there are many things we want to ask Mr. Ling."

"I won’t be joining."

Ling Feng smiled and said, "It’s a family reunion for you all, you probably won’t sleep tonight with all the conversation you’ll want to have, and I’m just an outsider, it wouldn’t be appropriate."

His words were quite straightforward but also very reasonable, after all, being an outsider at a family reunion isn’t quite suitable.

Li Chaoyang wanted to invite Ling Feng further, but by then Li Xiaonian had regained her composure, so she said: "It’s alright if you don’t come, will you wait here for me, or should I contact you later?"

"I’ll wait for a while. After tonight, I think tomorrow we should head to the Xuanxu Realm, don’t you think?" Ling Feng said with a smile.

"Yes, alright!"

Li Xiaonian knew he was still concerned with matters on that side, so she nodded: "Then I’ll trouble you!"

"No need for thanks!"

Ling Feng smiled and then said, "I’ll have the security bureau arrange for a car to take you back?"

"No need, I drove here." Li Chaoyang replied.

"That’s good too."

Ling Feng nodded: "Then I’ll see you tomorrow."

The group left the reception room, and then he watched Li Xiaonian and her family get into a car outside.

After the car left, Ling Feng planned on leaving as well, so he said his goodbyes to the people at the branch office.

Although everyone wanted him to stay and chat more, they knew Ling Feng’s status and hesitated without speaking up.

After leaving the branch office, Ling Feng strolled through the streets of Wu Cheng, appreciating the city’s scenery and observing the lives of the people around.

During this time, some people recognized him but only watched from afar, with no one approaching.

This was mainly because Ling Feng’s aura was too strong, combined with his status and influence, people respected him too much to disturb him.

After wandering through the streets for a while, noticing the time was nearing evening, Ling Feng pondered a bit and decided to teleport back to Lingyun Island to bring Huo Huo over.

Li Xiaonian’s home shouldn’t have any problems, but being too far away is inconvenient, so Ling Feng decided to stay over here tonight.

But without someone accompanying him, it felt a bit dull, so bringing Huo Huo over seemed better, plus he could take the opportunity to chat with her.