Chapter 124: You Have A Choice

Half an hour later, the game ended with his grandfather, Long Yuan winning.

Long Fei watched as his father tidied up the chess set and finally noticed the strange way that his grandfather was looking at him. He let out a cough and spoke, "Grandfather, why are you looking at me that way?"

Long Yuan merely smiled. He waited for his son to tidy up the chess set and the two of them sat together side by side.

A strange feeling arose in his heart when Long Fei saw this scene.

"Ah Fei, your complexion has turned better after staying in this town for a long time," Long Yuan said. "These days, I heard that you have been soaking in the lake water a lot."

His heart skipped a beat upon hearing his grandfather mentioning the lake. He was starting to worry that perhaps, his grandfather had found out something about Su Ruan.

Until now, the only person who knew about Su Ruan is his cousin, Long Yu Heng.

Taking a deep breath to calm down, Long Fei then nodded. "Staying away from this town and trying to recover by drinking a lot of water is no longer working that much. I feel more comfortable staying around." His lips stretched up into a smile. "But, I don't think that you called me to talk about the lake and my recovery."

His father, Long Chen shot him a look while his grandfather only laughed.

"You are right," Long Yuan said. "There is another reason why we called you over. Ah Fei, that woman, have you heard any news about her?"

His hand subconsciously tightened into a fist when his grandfather mentioned Su Ruan.

"Now that you are staying longer in D Town, are you planning to give up on your search?" Long Yuan asked.

"Grandfather, I still haven't given up on my search. With the technology these days, I don't necessarily have to go out to continue my search."

Long Chen who had always stayed quiet, suddenly looked up at his son and frowned. "Ah Fei, you are not getting any younger."

Long Yuan coughed and shot a look at his son.

Knowing that the father and son's relationship had not been very good, Long Yuan had agreed to be the speaker while Long Chen should stay around and listen.

Why was his son this impatient?

Didn't he know Long Fei's temperament well?

If he continued to provoke this boy, he would only retaliate? How were they going to continue this discussion?

Just as Long Yuan had thought, his grandson's expression turned darker upon hearing Long Chen's words.

"Father, what are you trying to say?"

"Ah Fei, don't be anxious," Long Yuan spoke to ease the tension that was starting to build up between the father and son. "We called you over to discuss the family matters. But your father is right. You are not getting younger. We only wanted to know what are you planning to do."

"I will find that girl. I am not giving up." Long Fei narrowed his eyes as he looked at his father.

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"How much longer do you need? Are you planning to search for her forever?" Long Chen asked.

"Even if it will take me forever, I will continue. After all, isn't she's my fated person?" Long Fei spoke. "Wasn't it you who told me that I would not be able to be with anyone else other than her?"

Long Chen exchanged a look with his father.

"You might not be with anyone else, but Ah Fei, the family could not go on without an heir," Long Chen spoke.

"What are you planning to do?" Long Fei asked.

"I have already discussed it with your grandfather," Long Chen spoke. "If you still cannot find that person, we will arrange for you to marry someone else. Your child might not be able to inherit our power but at least it will help to stabilize the family. However, we might have to prepare that our future generation would not be as blessed as we are now." His voice was monotone. It was as if he was telling his son about his boring daily life.

The longer Long Fei heard his father's words, the angrier he got. The air around them darkened and his pupils turned into a vertical slit.

"Is that what you always think about? Is the family and the elders are very important?" Long Fei's voice shook as he spoke. He had tried his best to suppress his anger but it looked like he was having difficulties holding it down.

When he was still a little boy, the family had told him that he would not be able to be with anyone else other than the little girl he met.

However, his father was telling him that he can be with anyone as long as he will give the family an heir.

In the past, Long Fei might have agreed to this. He always disliked this power and how it could turn him into a monster. He had hoped that the curse will end with him and that his descendant would not have to suffer as he did.

However, now that he had met Su Ruan and spent a lot of time being around her, he could not accept the idea of being with anyone other than her.

Just the thought of being with anyone other than his fated one would make him nauseous.

"Everyone kept on telling me to do this and that," Long Fei continued. "Then what about me? Is my happiness not important?"

"Ah Fei, calm down." Long Yuan spoke with a gentle voice. His gaze shifted to his grandson's arms which were now covered by blue and purplish scales.

Long Yuan was aware that if his grandson did not control his emotion well, he might shift into his other form.

This is his courtyard. Shifting into that large dragon is not something appropriate at this place and time.

Long Fei finally looked away from his father and took a deep breath. Slowly, the scales around his arms disappeared.

"This is not what we meant," Long Yuan said. "Of course, we took consideration of your feelings and happiness. This is why we have thought of this. We just wanted to let you know that you have a choice."

"I don't need this choice."

"Then, you need to find this girl faster," Long Chen spoke. "I will give you time. Ah Fei, if you still could not find her until your birthday, we will make another arrangement for you."

Long Fei gritted his teeth. With the way that his father had spoken to him, even if he had found Su Ruan, Long Fei did not want to tell him about her.

"I will find her.. Before my next birthday, I will bring her to you and the elders."

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