Chapter: 5660

Lin Wan'er smiled slightly: "That old man was named Old Zhang. He was the last child I took in when I left Beijing to go to America before the 7/7 incident."

After a pause, Lin Wan'er continued: "Actually, most of these children grew up and became independent with my help after they were over twenty years old. Some assets were transferred to them to manage, but actually, it was like I gave them a gift, and over two hundred years, I've lost track of how much wealth I've given away;"

"Only a small minority, like Old Zhang, who had a very deep emotional bond with me and willingly stayed by my side. I would only keep them with me because I'm just a woman on my own, without any means of self-defense. When I was fleeing for my life, I needed someone to take care of me from the side;"

"Besides Old Zhang, there was also an American girl born in 1942 who followed me everywhere until she passed away a few years ago due to cancer."

"The owner of this estate is one of the children I took in before the 7/7 incident. At that time, he was still a baby, and later on, I brought him to America with me. He went to Yale University and graduated, after which I let him take over some businesses in Southeast Asia. Over the years, he ran them well and became the local wealthiest person;"

"The old Mr. Sun who helped me gather information about you is also one of the children I took in before the 7/7 incident. He was studying abroad in America until he returned to China in 1963 to develop his homeland. After that, everything went smoothly."

As Lin Wan'er finished her story, she paused slightly and then continued: "After I came to America, I also adopted a few more children. However, after World War II ended, technology developed rapidly, and the power of our organization also grew stronger. So, I became cautious and didn't take in any more children for many years. Then, I went to some islands in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean, and only recently returned to Northern Europe, where I met you..."

Leaf remained silent after listening to Lin Wan'er's story, his mind already filled with astonishment.

Three hundred years of experiences were lightly described by Lin Wan'er, but this light description contained countless miles of journey and hardships, as well as numerous global upheavals.

She must have experienced countless difficulties and hardships over these three hundred years. After Lin Wan'er finished telling these stories, she saw Leaf remain silent for a long time without speaking, so she laughed and asked: "Young master knows that I've lived this long, isn't it very enviable?"

Leaf looked at her and lightly shook his head, saying from the bottom of his heart: "I'm not envious, but even a little pitiful..."

"Pitiful?" Lin Wan'er was taken aback and subconsciously asked: "Young master is pitying me?"

"Yes..." Leaf looked at her and slightly nodded.

Lin Wan'er's eyes became hot, quickly turned away, and intentionally forced a laugh, saying: "What's there to be pitied about my story? If I were to tell my story to outsiders, I don't know how many people would envy the dead and alive..."

Although she said this, even if she looked up at the ceiling, her tears could not be controlled and flowed down her face.

Lin Wan'er hastily wiped away her tears, with a flash of tearlight in her eyes, but asked Leaf: "Ah, young master, why do you pity me?"

Leaf sighed: "Although I may not have gained eternal life, just thinking about the possibility that I could live to be two hundred years old, and now hearing you say that as a little girl, you've lived almost four hundred years in this world of turmoil, with unknown hardships and sorrows... thinking about it is indeed pitiful..."

At this moment, Lin Wan'er looked at Leaf and just wanted to cry her eyes out before him.

Over three hundred years, she had never been grateful for her own longevity and happiness, on the contrary, she was already tired of this kind of dodging and running in daily life.

In the past three hundred years, she had thought about ending her life countless times, but whenever she thought about her father's sacrifice to gain his own longevity, she could only abandon the idea of suicide.

After all, she knew clearly in her heart that her father's greatest wish before he passed away was for her to live on and on.

He hoped his precious daughter would live to be a hundred years old or even two hundred years old, but what was best was five hundred years old.

As for himself, however, his life had been forever fixed at forty-one years old.

That's why Lin Wan'er had countless times clung to the edge of collapse and persevered through gritted teeth.

However, her heart had long since suffered from the torment and ravages of immortality. JrNovels.com