Chapter 28: Prelude to an Old Man's Regret

  Sitting in the car, Xing Mu Xiang still felt puzzled, wondering why Qing Xue and the others were acting strangely. But after thinking about it, she decided to just go with the flow. "Dad, where are we going?"

  "You'll know when you get there......" Hu Mu Duan still mysteriously blinked his eyes.

  Tanaka Tsuru was driving while teasing Tanaka Akane, who couldn't help but laugh. This father was humorous when facing his daughter, and before they reached their destination, he had already made Tanaka Akane's calm personality collapse, with a smile all over her face.

  When Akane Kaito and Akira Kaito got off the car, looking at the house in front of her, she was a little surprised. This wasn't the European-style villa or Japanese-style bungalow that she often saw in Japan, but a Chinese-style building. However, it was obvious that this was someone else's residence, so who did he bring himself to see?

  "Let's go, baby..." Qiong Mu Duan hugged Qiong Mu Xiang Fu's shoulder and pushed open the wooden door to enter. Although it wasn't small inside, there were no servants or anything, a glance around showed that it was decorated in Chinese style, could it be that a Chinese person lived here?

  Qingmu Duan walked in with Qingmu Xiang accompanied by him, just like he was at his own home, feeling relaxed and natural, until they arrived at the living room door...

  Huh?

  Akane gazed at him with sparkling eyes, and the boy looked back at her with a hint of surprise in his eyes. For about two seconds, they exchanged a smile.

  "Tanzi, has arrived?" An obviously elderly voice sounded, and Akane Mochizuki didn't need to look up to see the old man sitting next to Kōji Tanaka.

  "Hmm, in front of my dear, don't call him such an unpleasant name!" Katsuragi Tan looked at Takafumi Hiroto with some annoyance.

  "Haha, it's always been like this, why bother changing it now? Besides, I'm sure you've already lost face in front of your own daughter...” Gao Fuheng said with a smile as he looked at Lin Feng. This man is basically a slave to his daughter, does he really not know that?

  Gaofu Hengyuan finished speaking and ignored the increasingly gloomy gaze of Lingmu Duan, his kind eyes turned to Lingmu Xiangfu, "Child, come sit with Grandpa for a while..."

  This was the first time he had met this autistic girl, although he had heard about her many times from the Akagi couple. But when he saw her in person, his first impression of her was quite good. Her small face was fair and beautiful, her eyes were clear and pure, her temperament was elegant and refined, and her expression was calm and composed... She didn't seem like an autistic girl at all.

  Akane Mito looked at the kindly old man, who was probably Kōshi Mitou's grandfather. She returned a faint smile and tried to walk away, but Akane Tendou dragged her over to Kōshi Mitou's side, making them sit together, while Akane Tendou glared provocatively at Kōshi Honten.

  You dare to lose face in front of his beloved, and still want to sit next to her?

  Gao Fu Heng Yuan: "..." Such a big man is so petty...

  "..." That's a must!

  Gao Fu Heng Zhi: "...", a faint smile, and unexpectedly saw Grandpa getting angry.

  Akane Kaito: "...". Both of you are so childish. However, she figured it out that although this is a Chinese-style residence, the owner isn't Chinese.

  "Yun Feng, I'll take you around my house," Gao Fu Hongzhi suddenly spoke up, but it surprised both of them.

  Tanaka Tatsu and Kōfuku Tsuneyoshi looked at Kōfuku Sōji, then at Tanaka Ayako. Did these two children know each other? After all, Kōfuku Tsuneyoshi had never mentioned Tanaka Ayako to Kōfuku Sōji before.

  Qingmu Xiang heard the voice and looked towards Gao Fuzi, nodded, and followed him without waiting for the two elders to respond.

  Qing Mu Duan: “…” Looking at his precious daughter following a boy with such trust, he felt like he had aged. Was it when girls grew up that men grew old? However, he didn't have much to worry about, as he knew Gao Fu Xiang's character was straightforward and clean.

  Gao Fu Hengyuan stroked his white beard, smiling benevolently as he watched his own grandson take away the precious treasure of the Lin family. But then, with a straight face, he let out a sigh of relief. Hmm? Could it be that he was also a narrow-minded person? The old man suddenly felt a bit conflicted.

  "Hehe, I forgot to remind you, be prepared to cut your losses at any time!" Hua Mu Du withdrew his gaze from Hua Mu Yan's body and said with a smile.

  Gao Fu Heng was also smiling, his old face not as handsome as Mu Tong's, but his smile was just as wide. "What's the big deal? I like that girl, so I'll give her some collectibles. It's not like it's going to hurt me like cutting my own flesh!"

  Because Katsuragi Tantan knew that Katsuragi Ayame loved Chinese things, the Gao family had all sorts of Chinese artifacts everywhere. He agreed to Gao Fu Heng's request to meet his treasure only if he brought Katsuragi Ayame along. If she liked something, even if she wouldn't ask for it herself, humph, as her father, he would definitely get it for her!

  In fact, it's extremely easy for the Ye family to collect Chinese artifacts with their power, but he just wants to see others who have collected for half their lives and had their treasured collections taken away.

  "Okay, will he admit that he's very tasteless? Hmm?"

  Gao Fu Heng was an old man after all, with rich life experiences. Although Ji Mu Duan was a superior being, he could still see through the unhidden petty-mindedness of... But he self-hypnotized himself: I'm not as narrow-minded as this man in front of me, it's just collecting, isn't it?

  If Gao Fuhe knew what his grandfather thought, he would definitely be speechless. After all, from childhood to adulthood, although he cultivated his interest in China, he never allowed this grandson to touch even a little bit of his collection! Of course, the Chinese things that Gao Fuhe came into contact with since childhood were not within the old man's collection...

  Gao Fu Heng actually didn't have the intention to bring Ling Yu to Lao Ye Zi's collection room, but thinking that she also loved China so much, he originally wanted to take her around the house, yet couldn't help but make a detour and brought her there instead.

  The collection room of Gao Fu Heng is not in the main house, but after crossing the backyard and then passing over a small bridge with flowing water, entering a bamboo forest...

  She looked at the place in front of her, which seemed to be a library, with some surprise. It was nestled deep in the quiet bamboo forest, and somehow, even though the door wasn't open, she could smell that unique Chinese flavor.

  "This is my grandfather's most treasured collection room, I'll take you in to see it." Gaofeng Huanzhi said with a smile as he looked at the girl beside him. The book pavilion was not locked, just slightly ajar. Because this place only had them, and Gaofeng Huanzhi knew that his own grandson wouldn't enter without his consent.

  Is today an exception...…