This was the last important scene to be shot by the crew in the Lin Mansion, and it was also the last scene of Lin Haiying.

… …

N City had completely fallen.

Lin An’nan’s secret of raising funds and transporting supplies to the front line was leaked. In order to get the donation list, the imperial army broke the agreement with Country Y and forcibly broke into the Lin Mansion to capture the Lin family.

In order to protect the list and their two children, Lin An’nan and his wife decided to leave Lin Haihua and Lin Haiying in the mansion, using themselves as bait to lure away most of the enemy troops.

The couple separated the donation list and donation account books into two and gave one to each child.

Lin An’nan’s wife took her son to the cellar in the east wing and hid him along with the donation account book.

Lin An’nan hid his daughter in the attic of the west wing, inside a wooden cabinet hidden in the corner.

The space in the cabinet was very small, and there was a gap between the false bottom and the attic floor. Even if the cabinet was discovered and opened, there would be no clue from the outside.

This was a place specially built by the Lin family to help some patriots hide. Hiding here, Lin Haiying would not be discovered by the enemy soldiers.

At this time, it was already chaos outside. Lin An’nan had no time to explain and hurriedly stuffed his daughter into the cabinet.

Lin Haiying suddenly called out, “Dad”.

Although Lin Haiying didn’t know exactly what has happened outside, she already noticed some things.

“I want to be with you, my mother, and my brother. Don’t leave me here.”

Lin Momo recited her first line of this scene.

Although she knew that she was only filming, perhaps the surrounding scene was too real. Being placed in a narrow and dark cabinet made Lin Momo feel uncomfortable and uneasy.

At this point, when saying this line, the fear on Lin Momo’s face and the trembling in her voice were particularly real.

Lin Momo’s appearance hit Lin Cheng’s heart directly, and at this point, Lin Cheng was stunned for a few seconds.

Director Liu on the sidelines did not shout “Cut!”, and so, after coming to his senses, Lin Cheng let his consciousness return to the role of ‘Lin An’nan.

“Be good, now the bad guys want to break into our house, we will be too obvious if we stay together. You hide here for safety first, wait for the bad guys to leave, then mother and I will come to pick you up.”

Hearing his father’s words, ‘Lin Haiying’ nodded blankly.

At this time, ‘Lin An’nan’ took out an envelope and stuffed it into ‘Lin Haiying’s’ hand.

“There are very important things in this. Take it and don’t lose it.”

“If…” At this point, Lin An’nan’s expression suddenly dimmed a little, then he looked at his daughter with a firm gaze. He said, “If you are discovered, destroy it as soon as possible, understand?

“If…”

“You will be back soon, right?” Lin Haiying asked.

“Yes, I will be back soon after getting rid of those bad guys, soon…” Lin An’nan’s voice was muffled, because he and his wife knew: the enemy’s purpose this time was to find out who had been secretly supporting the motherland through him, so even if they couldn’t find the list, the enemy army would definitely catch him and use all means to force him to tell them the contents of the list.

They were really in danger this time, and they might never come back at all.

“Hide inside and don’t make any sound. Don’t be afraid. No matter what happens outside, don’t come out,” Lin Annan said.

They had arranged in advance for a trustworthy helper in the family to leave the Lin Mansion ahead. Once the enemy left, they would come to pick up the two children and move them to a safe place, and the information would be collected secretly.

After taking another deep look at his daughter, Lin An’nan closed the cover of the floor cabinet.

Just as the cover was about to be closed, Lin Haiying, curled up in the cabinet looking very small, stared at her father outside through the last little gap, and suddenly said in a quiet voice, “You don’t want me anymore, right?”

At this moment, Lin Haiying seemed to understand everything.

This sentence was said by Lin Haiying to her father, and also to herself.

However, in Lin Cheng’s opinion, it was more like Lin Momo was talking to him.

Lin Cheng stopped closing the cover, looked at Lin Momo in the cabinet seriously, and said word by word, “I won’t abandon you, never.”

The last scene between the two of them caused a murmur among the people around the shoot.

“Director, this line doesn’t seem to be in the script,” an assistant director standing beside Director Liu reminded him in a low voice.

However, Director Liu just waved his hand, indicating that others should not interrupt the performance.

… …

Although it was not written in the script, Lin Momo could not help but give a relieved smile after hearing Lin Cheng’s promise, then the cover was closed and everything around her fell into darkness.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

“Click!” Director Liu’s voice was heard on the set at this time.

“Okay, let’s go to the second segment.”

With Director Liu’s ‘Action!’, the filming entered the next segment.

After Lin An’nan and his wife settled their two children, they took the family helpers and some luggage into the car and left the Lin Mansion through the side door.

The Lin family’s ‘escape’ from the Lin Mansion was soon discovered by the enemy army, and a large number of soldiers launched a hunt for the Lin family’s convoy.

A small number of soldiers left behind broke into the Lin Mansion, which was now already empty.

The enemy soldiers launched a frantic search inside the Lin Mansion.

However, their target was not the Lin family, but the gold and silver treasures that the Lin family had no time to take away. They did not let go of any valuable things. They took away all  that could be taken away and destroyed what they couldn’t.

The terrible noises outside were getting louder and louder, and the noisy footsteps were getting closer and closer.

The enemy soldiers found the attic in the west wing.

The sounds of smashing and rummaging scared Lin Haiying who was hiding in the closet and made her tremble.

Remembering her father’s words before he left, Lin Haiying covered her mouth with her hands, letting the tears fill her eyes, but she didn’t dare to make a sound.

Serve as Contrast Team in a ‘Dad with Baby’ Show translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

---

If you’re enjoying my translations, do consider buying me ko-fi and get access to advance chapters as reward. Thank you for your support! ☺️
Chapter 96.2 — Not That Simple
Chapter 96.3 — Not That Simple
Chapter 97.1 — ‘Unexpected Harvest’
Chapter 97.2 — ‘Unexpected Harvest’
Chapter 97.3 — ‘Unexpected Harvest’
Chapter 98.1 — Recording the Show
Chapter 98.2 — Recording the Show
Chapter 98.3 — Recording the Show