My carefree life in space

Chapter 85 The An Family's Past

Sure enough, Lin Zihao apologized to the person in the video, "Grandma, it's my fault. I didn't protect Coco well, and she suffered such a terrible ordeal."

The old woman opposite him softened her expression slightly. "Zihao, Grandma doesn't blame you. She just hates the person who attacked our family. You must find this person quickly and absolutely cannot let him off easily." Her tone was full of resentment as she spoke.

"Grandma, don't worry, they're already investigating, and I believe we'll have results soon. As for Coco, please rest assured, Mom and Dad have hired the best therapists on the planet, and they're on their way to J56. Coco will definitely get better."

Lin Shushu stared intently at the old woman in the image, her hands clenched into fists. If she could, she would rush in and kill her right now, but unfortunately it was just a phantom. The old woman was far away on the Imperial Star at the moment.

"Ning Ya," Lin Shushu murmured the name, forcibly suppressing the anger in her heart. This was the person who was the source of her family's tragedy.

If her anger towards the other members of the Lin family was merely a matter of taking it out on them, then no amount of revenge against Ning Ya, the culprit, would be considered excessive by Lin Shushu.

Lin Shushu had already identified herself with the original owner's identity; her family was her own family, and by the same token, her enemies were naturally her own enemies.

Thinking about what Lin Zihao had just said—his parents were coming too—that would be perfect. Ning Ya wondered how she would feel after her son's family had suffered such misfortunes; she was actually quite looking forward to it!

Having gained something from the trip, Lin Shushu didn't listen any further. Just like when she arrived, she left without disturbing anyone.

Back at the hotel, Lin Shushu's good mood, which was about to see Mo Ze, was dampened by the sight of her enemy's phantom.

Feeling somewhat heavy-hearted, Lin Shushu entered her spatial realm to refine pills. She needed to keep herself busy in order to temporarily suppress the hatred in her heart.

After a night of reflection, Lin Shushu composed herself and got up on time the next morning. Mo Ze was coming tonight, and she couldn't let her enemy control her emotions; that would be too much of a loss.

"Sister Shushu!" came An Xiaojie's anxious voice from outside the door.

Lin Shushu was puzzled. Had something happened?

As soon as she opened the door, An Xiaojie grabbed her hand and pulled her outside. "Sister Shushu, please help me persuade my brother. He's going to deal with the monsters."

Lin Shushu was taken aback. Before she could ask, An Xiaojie spilled the beans and told her the whole story.

"This morning, the mining area issued a notice recruiting people to form small teams to work with the army stationed in the mining area to clear out the nearby monsters. My brother wanted to sign up, and I couldn't stop him."

As they spoke, they arrived at An Yuanheng's door, where he was standing, clearly waiting for them.

"Brother, Sister Shushu also disagrees with you going to clear out the alien beasts." An Xiaojie preemptively said.

Lin Shushu was speechless. When did she disagree? Besides, she had no right to disagree!

Before she could say anything, An Yuanheng apologized first, "Sister Shushu, I'm sorry, Xiaojie was just worried about me, I hope you don't mind."

He then looked at An Xiaojie, "Xiaojie, don't worry, I went with a team of others, and besides, there's the army with us, so nothing will happen."

"But I've heard that the beasts here are extremely ferocious." An Xiaojie was still worried. Her brother was her only remaining family member, and she couldn't bear to watch him go into danger.

"Xiao Jie, weren't you proud of your brother before? Aren't you confident in your brother's abilities?" An Yuanheng coaxed patiently.

An Xiaojie was speechless. In her heart, her brother was naturally the most powerful, but she could see reality clearly. High-level alien beasts were not something her brother could handle.

She looked at Lin Shushu, hoping she could speak up for her.

Receiving her pleading look, Lin Shushu could no longer remain silent. She carefully spoke, "I think you should trust your brother. Besides, this is a great opportunity for experience. If you don't go now, you'll have plenty of similar experiences after you enroll in school."

An Yuanheng nodded in agreement and looked at his younger sister.

An Xiaojie carefully considered Lin Shushu's words. She knew that these words made a lot of sense, and she also realized that she really shouldn't have stopped her brother's decision.

"Then brother, you must come back safely." An Xiaojie tried hard to suppress her worry.

"Yes, I will. With you here, how could your brother bear to get hurt?" An Yuanheng patted his sister's head and assured her.

After An Yuanheng left, seeing that An Xiaojie seemed absent-minded, Lin Shushu decided to distract her by asking about her family situation.

Perhaps needing an outlet, An Xiaojie didn't hide anything and told Lin Shushu about her family situation.

“My parents died in an accident when I was eight years old. Because the family business was not doing well, they had to travel frequently, and each trip would last for more than half a year.”

Seeing her immersed in sorrow, Lin Shushu felt a little sorry for her and was about to interrupt her when she heard her continue, "Although our family is on a remote planet, we used to have some businesses. However, in order to find my great-aunt, we sold off our businesses one after another, and in the end, we even had difficulty making a living."

At this point, An Xiaojie sorted out her thoughts and continued, "My dad told me that my grandfather originally had a younger sister. After she married into a large family in the capital, there was no news of her. Later, after making inquiries from various sources, we learned that she had passed away long ago."

Hearing this, Lin Shushu was shocked. She tried to remain calm and tentatively asked, "You haven't gone to see her?"

"Because her great-aunt never allowed her family to visit her, and her parents did not approve of her marriage."

Lin Shushu understood. Her parents disagreed, but she insisted on marrying him. Her parents were angry, and she felt guilty towards her family. That's why the two sides never saw each other again until her death.

"When the news of my great-aunt's death came, my great-grandfather and great-grandmother were filled with remorse. They regretted not stopping her from going to the end, and they also regretted not going to see her later. Overwhelmed with remorse, they fell seriously ill and passed away one after the other."

What happened next is not hard to imagine. On their deathbeds, the parents asked their son to visit their daughter's grandson, but fate played a cruel trick on them, and the son was ultimately unable to fulfill his wish.

"After my great-grandfather and great-grandmother passed away, my grandfather sold most of the family's property to go find my great-aunt's husband's family, but he never returned because of a spaceship crash. My father was only two years old at the time, and only my grandmother and father were left in the family."

At this point, An Xiaojie's eyes welled up with tears, and Lin Shushu hugged her tenderly. Perhaps because it was rare for her to confide in someone, she didn't stop.

“After my father grew up, he never gave up searching for his great-aunt’s descendants. Until the day they died, he was still thinking about when he would save up enough star coins to take my brother and me to the Imperial Star to find them.”

Lin Shushu held back her tears, "Do you know what kind of family your great-aunt married into in the imperial capital?" Although she asked this question, Lin Shushu already knew the answer in her heart.

An Xiaojie thought back carefully, but she was too young when her parents had the accident, so she didn't remember some things very clearly.

"It seems the surname is... Lin." An Xiaojie belatedly realized, "It's the same surname as yours, Sister Shushu!"