If that happened, he would be truly finished!
...
Afterward, Jiang Che accompanied his parents to the inn where Jiang Ling was staying.
Jiang Ling had been waiting for a long time in a private room on the second floor. Hearing the familiar footsteps from downstairs, she immediately ran out.
"Brother, is there any news of Fa—"
But as her gaze passed through the railing to the two familiar, yet much older, figures downstairs, she froze as if struck by lightning.
"Dad!"
"Mom!!!"
She let out a choked scream, hiking up her skirts and flying down the stairs like a madwoman. She threw herself into her parents' arms and began to sob uncontrollably.
"Dad! Mom! I thought... I thought I'd never see you again!"
"My dear Ling'er..." Jiang Dawu looked at the graceful young woman his daughter had become, and tears instantly welled in his eyes.
Mrs. Zhou was crying so hard she couldn't speak. She held her daughter tightly, terrified of losing her again.
