Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

He is the type of person who, when given a sip of water, will repay it with a well.

”What’s gotten into you to ask such a thing out of the blue?” Huo Wen’an, having grown accustomed to Huo Canghai’s sharp tongue, found it difficult to accept his current sentimental demeanor.

Upon hearing Huo Wen’an’s response, a chink appeared in Huo Canghai’s iron-willed heart.

”Wen An!” Suddenly, Huo Canghai burst into tears.

Huo Canghai’s sudden crying startled Huo Wen’an, making him shiver.

Despite trying to remain calm, his eyes betrayed his panic.

Why is he crying?

Summoning his courage, Huo Canghai finally revealed the truth to Huo Wen’an: ”Wen An, you are not Yunsheng’s child; you are the son of Lili and me. You are the real Lan Yue!”

Hearing this, Huo Wen’an’s first reaction was disbelief.

But upon seeing the tears in the eyes of Huo Canghai and Andariel, Huo Wen’an realized it was true.

”Ridiculous.” Huo Wen’an instinctively shook his head to deny this melodramatic truth. He said, ”I took a paternity test with Huo Yunsheng. I am clearly his child.”

Andariel quickly explained excitedly: ”Wen An, Huo Wei initially stole the child of Old Huo and me, not Huo Yunsheng’s child! Doctor Ye has already released the test results confirming that you are our Lan Yue!”

Andariel looked at the frail and pale man in front of her. Thinking about how he had been by her side all these years, yet they almost missed each other as mother and son, her heart broke.

This melodramatic truth hit Huo Wen’an like lightning, leaving him dazed.

Expressionless, he leaned against the back of the sofa, scrutinizing Huo Canghai and his wife with suspicion.

He wanted to laugh, laugh at how absurd this drama was scripted.

But he didn’t laugh.

He couldn’t laugh, nor could he cry.

He pressed his hands against the armrest of the sofa, slowly rising to his feet.

With hands clasped behind his back, Huo Wen’an dragged his long, heavy legs, pacing back and forth in the eerie, ghastly hall.

Suddenly, Huo Wen’an kicked the coffee table with all his might, sending it hurtling towards the wall.

Huo Wen’an roared with a voice hoarse from anger: ”For 18 years, I suffered the torment of that woman Huo Qinyou, and was locked up like an animal in a forest prison, forced to fight for survival.”

”To stay alive, I had to stain my hands with blood. Now, I have become the monster Yama in the eyes of many. On Divine Concealment Island, no one doesn’t scorn me, fear me, curse me!”

”I was born to be a scapegoat, and yet you are telling me I am not Huo Yunsheng and Xie Jinyun’s child after all.”

”Then tell me, what am I supposed to be?”

Bloodshot, Huo Wen’an glared at Huo Canghai, his heart crying, but no one could see it.

Huo Canghai covered his face with both hands, unable to hold back his tears anymore. ”Child, it is our fault for not protecting you. You did nothing wrong; you were never wrong. It’s our incompetence that made you suffer all this for nothing.”

Andariel cried her heart out, the once noble and graceful Princess now resembling a child who had made a mistake.

She cautiously approached Huo Wen’an, extending her hand in an attempt to grasp his. But as if stung by a needle, Huo Wen’an abruptly shook off her hand!

The force with which Huo Wen’an pushed was terrifying, sending Andariel flying to the ground on the spot.

Seeing Andariel fall, Huo Wen’an panicked, instinctively explaining, ”I didn’t mean to push you...” He was simply too shocked to control his strength.

How could Andariel be angry with Huo Wen’an?

Looking at Huo Wen’an, as vigilant as a hedgehog, she felt even more heartbroken.

They were mother and son, meant to share the closest bond in the world, yet he feared her touch.

Damn Huo Wei!

”Wen An. I know you’ve suffered a lot, endured bitterness in your heart, and I understand that nothing I do can make up for the pain you’ve endured.” Andariel gazed foolishly at her child, her smile unbearably desolate.

”I don’t even hope for you to acknowledge us. All I want is to know you are still alive; that alone satisfies me.”

Andariel had no right to demand Huo Wen’an to acknowledge her.

As parents, they failed to protect their child, allowing him to be tortured and beaten by that woman Huo Qinyou. How could they possibly have the face or the courage to ask Huo Wen’an to recognize them?

The proud Princess, at this moment, put herself in a very humble position.

Huo Wen’an looked at the weeping Andariel, then at the tear-stricken Huo Canghai, and for a moment, he didn’t know how to face them, so he stumbled out of the hall.