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  "I'm not hiding it from you, Grandfather thinks she's not Hailan," Ye Lao said in a low voice, his sharp eyes gleaming with shrewdness, his tone cold. "No matter how much a person changes, they can't completely change their appearance. Look at her, what happened to the way she used to be? Her temperament has changed completely, from being weak and easy to bully, to now being overbearing and domineering. In the past, it was impossible to detect any fighting spirit in her, but this time, she actually detected a Lotus Flower Fighting Spirit? And her aura is almost at the level of a top-notch fighter after such a short period of time, do you think that's possible?"

  "Grandpa, you're being overly anxious." Ye Haifan said, he had also doubted this matter before, but no matter how he looked at it, she was still his sister. He liked her current personality more, in the past she would provoke people's sympathy, and now it was the same, moreover, he felt that spoiling her a bit was fine.

  "Do you think Grandpa is wrong?"

  "I couldn't agree with Grandfather's words, because the person standing in front of me is indeed my sister," said Ye Haifan. "If you say she isn't Hai Lan, then who is she? How could there be someone so similar in this world?"

  "Perhaps with a mask."

  "Grandfather, this statement is even more ridiculous. From what you're saying, it's clear that she wasn't wearing a mask, and you couldn't tell, so how could she possibly be wearing one? You're really overthinking this. Just because she's become stronger now doesn't mean you can say she's not Hai Lan." Ye Haifan said with a smile, his voice calm and gentle, his eyebrows slightly raised in a distant manner, his tone like the warm springs of a mountain valley, making people feel very comfortable listening to him.

  "If she isn't Hai Lan, then who is she?"

  "I don't know either, I'm just puzzled, have you asked her about what happened in the past?" Ye Lao asked in a low voice.

  Ye Haifan nodded, "Something so strange has happened, I also had doubts and tested Hai Lan. Only we know the private matters that she knows and responds to smoothly. Many things from her childhood are remembered, so, Grandfather, please be at ease, she is indeed Hai Lan."

  "This is strange, how did she suddenly become so strong? There's even a powerful force in her body that she doesn't know about." Ye Lao thought deeply, still having some doubts about Hai Lan.

  But Ye Haifan was right, if she wasn't Hailan, then who was she?

  "Grandfather, it's possible that after she fell off the cliff, something unexpected happened," Ye Haifan said with a smile. "Yu'er is not inherently bad, and on that day when she was being mischievous and caused Hai Lan to fall off the cliff, I went to look for her and found that she wasn't at the bottom of the cliff, but rather at the edge of the forest, without any injuries on her body. It's clear that someone moved her there, and from such a high place, she fell down without a single hair out of place - it's certain that someone saved her. The Western River Continent is full of strange people and events, so it's possible that she received guidance from a wise person at the bottom of the cliff. This is Hai Lan's good fortune, and we should be happy for her instead. Yu'er was a bit excessive this time, and after going through a life-or-death experience, Hai Lan's personality will inevitably change. Besides, in the past when she was bullied and couldn't fight back, it was because she didn't have the strength to do so - if she had the strength, who would dare to bully her?"

  Ye Haifan's words were logical and clear, every point was reasonable, Ye Lao felt that the facts should be like this, but he always felt that something was strange, couldn't quite put his finger on it.

  "What happened at her place, do you know?"

  Ye Haifan shook his head and smiled, saying, "Hai Lan didn't say it, this matter isn't important."

  Ye Lao's eyebrows were deeply furrowed, and he let out a sigh. "This child... truly... the fighting spirits of our family have always been swords, never a lotus flower spirit like this Hai Lan... it can't help but make me suspicious."

  "It's possible that it was like her mother, but who knows, and also, Grandfather, Hai Lan has liked lotus flowers since she was a child. Speaking of which, when she was seven years old, something happened... At the time, I saw a small white lotus appear on her hand, and her whole body was enveloped in the light of the lotus flower, and it disappeared instantly. I asked her, but she herself didn't know why this would happen. I think that because her Dou Soul is unstable, it couldn't be measured for these few years, but that doesn't mean it's not there." Ye Hai Fan recounted past events, and this scene was only remembered after he knew that her Dou Soul was a lotus flower; otherwise, it would have been forgotten long ago.

  "How could you not mention something so important?" Ye Lao asked sternly, his white beard quivering with rage.

  Ye Haifan's expression was warm and gentle, but a hint of bitter smile flashed in his eyes as he said, "Grandfather, if it weren't for Hai Lan becoming powerful now, you probably wouldn't even remember her name. How would you care about her affairs? Even if I told you, you'd just think it's an ordinary matter and wouldn't pay attention."

  "Are you blaming me again?"

  "No, Grandfather, you are right. I just want to say that Hai Lan is indeed Hai Lan, and you shouldn't have doubted her identity." Ye Haifan said softly, the young man's posture having absolute determination and certainty.

  "Hai Fan, why do you dote on Hai Lan so much? In the past, she was good for nothing and not likable at all, even annoying. Among so many sisters, why do you particularly favor her?"

  "Grandpa, once I was injured on a mission and didn't dare to let you know, afraid of disappointing you. Luckily, I ended up in Haizhen's small courtyard, where she took good care of me, so I recovered. That's why I'm especially fond of her." Ye Haifan said with a smile, his eyebrows showing a hint of doting affection, the usual brotherly love for his sister.

  Maybe he and Hailan were indeed compatible, past compatibility, she changed her personality later, still compatible, that feeling of being relied on by her, has always been there, without losing it.

  And at the auction scene, she risked her life to save him. Such a deep bond between siblings is hard to find in others.

  "Grandfather, are you very dissatisfied with Hai Lan?" Ye Haifan asked softly.

  Ye Haifan's thoughts were meticulous, and from Ye Lao's words, he sensed Ye Lao's dissatisfaction with Hailan, perhaps because of Hailan's somewhat rebellious nature.

  But everyone is different, she was very well-behaved in front of him, and what she just said made a lot of sense.

  Ye thought for a moment and said lightly, "There's nothing to be dissatisfied with, it's just that this child... is too unruly, difficult to tame. I like children who listen."

  Ye Haifan smiled lightly in his heart, obedient child...

  Grandpa, you're really old now. Hei Lan and Hai Yan, which one of them is obedient? They hide many things from you.

  Thinking so in her heart, her face remained calm and she said slowly, "Grandfather, Hai Lan is indeed a bit arrogant, but she values relationships and is intelligent and clever, a rare good child."

  "You don't have to speak for her, I know what's going on with you kids."

  "Yes!"

  "It's all right, you can go and rest too!"

  "Yes!"

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