Jian Yufei couldn’t stand steadily anymore.

"Doctor, how long will it take to cure this?" she asked hopefully.

"At least half a year, I suppose," the doctor said conservatively.

Ruan Tianling dismissed the doctor, and Jian Yufei grabbed his arm, angrily asking, "Why would they do this to my dad? Beating him was bad enough, why did they have to inject him with a hallucinogen, why?!"

Ruan Tianling frowned, he couldn’t figure it out either.

Logically, their target was Nangong Ruyue.

Kidnapping Xiao Zexin was just to threaten Nangong Ruyue.

But they went out of their way to injure him and intentionally injected him with a large amount of hallucinogen.

What exactly is their motive?

Jian Yufei couldn’t understand either: "Ruan Tianling, I always feel they have some kind of conspiracy..."

"I also think something’s fishy."

"But what for?" Jian Yufei couldn’t figure it out.

"If it was Nangong Xu, I could understand him hurting my dad like this. But it’s not Nangong Xu, my dad doesn’t have a deep grudge with them, so what’s the point of doing this?"

Ruan Tianling’s frown deepened.

Jian Yufei looked at Xiao Zexin: "Could it be they’re just perverts, so they hurt my dad like this?"

"No, they must have some kind of conspiracy!" Ruan Tianling said firmly.

"Why?"

"Look, they endured for so long, and only acted after Nangong Xu’s incident, it shows they have deep intentions. In my opinion, everything they do has a purpose."

After hearing his analysis, Jian Yufei deeply agreed.

She shivered uncontrollably.

"I find them even scarier than Nangong Xu... The people in this family are truly terrifying."

Ruan Tianling comforted her: "Now that your father is fine, once we rescue your mother, no matter what their conspiracy is, we don’t have to worry anymore."

"You’re right, no matter what their conspiracy is, as long as we keep away from them, none of it will concern us!"

"Yufei..." Ruan Tianling suddenly hugged her, kissing her forehead.

"I’m so grateful you didn’t grow up in that family, otherwise you’d be consumed by them with nothing left. Even if you could adapt to such an environment, you wouldn’t be the Jian Yufei you are now, and I much prefer you as you are."

So strong, brave, and kind...

Jian Yufei was equally grateful she didn’t grow up in the Nangong Family.

Otherwise, her fate would have been dire—

Just look at her uncle.

Just because he was the heir, before he even grew up, he was easily eliminated by Nangong Xu.

She thought of her mother, what good is a noble status?

Unable to be with the man she loves, and forced to be separated from her child.

And her grandfather, inexplicably stroked into paralysis, who can say who struck the blow?

Even Ansel and Junqi couldn’t escape being exploited.

...

Jian Yufei shivered once more.

That seemingly beautiful and grand castle was actually a gloomy hell.

All dirty deeds would unfold within.

Jian Yufei suddenly hugged Ruan Tianling tightly, burying her face in his chest, and spoke muffledly.

"Ruan Tianling, what would we do without you?"

"Hmm?" Ruan Tianling didn’t hear clearly.

Jian Yufei looked up, meeting his dark eyes: "If I hadn’t met you, I think I’d be dead by now. No, not just me, but my child, dad, and mom, they would all have faced doom."