Chapter 2474: Chapter 2474: Xiao Zexin Can’t Bring Himself to Say It

At this moment, Ruan Tianling arrived.

Seeing him walk into the living room, both were surprised.

"Tianling, what brings you here?" Nangong Ruyue asked with delight.

Ruan Tianling smiled politely, showing great respect to the two elders.

"I happened to be handling some matters here and heard from Yufei that my in-laws were in an accident, so I came to check on you."

Xiao Zexin laughed and said, "Have a seat and let’s talk."

So the three of them sat down on the sofa.

Nangong Ruyue and Xiao Zexin sat very close, and Ruan Tianling raised his eyebrow slightly at the distance between them.

In the past, Nangong Ruyue used to stand at the door talking to Xiao Zexin, and he was quite averse to it.

But now, they sat so closely.

Could it be that his suspicions were wrong?

Nangong Ruyue laughed and said, "Actually, your father and I are fine. We accidentally fell down, but we’re okay. It probably scared Yufei."

"Yes, she was very worried about you, and I was too, so I just came by." Ruan Tianling smiled softly.

"Go back and tell her we’re fine, so she won’t worry about us."

Ruan Tianling nodded: "Okay."

Then he looked at Xiao Zexin again: "Father-in-law, your illness seems to have recovered?"

Xiao Zexin smiled faintly: "It’s almost better."

"In that case, I’ll arrange for someone to take you back."

"Your mother-in-law and I plan to stay a little longer."

Nangong Ruyue concurred: "His illness isn’t fully healed, but now there’s a lot of progress, and he’s recovering every day. So we plan to go back after some time." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Ruan Tianling agreed to their request, then he spoke to Xiao Zexin: "Father-in-law, there’s something I need to discuss with you alone."

Xiao Zexin hesitated for a moment, but nodded: "Okay, there’s a study downstairs, let’s talk there."

Ruan Tianling nodded slightly.

Nangong Ruyue didn’t ask much, just instructed a servant to bring them tea.

...

The study door closed—

The two sat on the sofa, and Xiao Zexin asked with a smile, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Ruan Tianling didn’t like beating around the bush, especially with men, he was direct.

"Father-in-law, I want to ask you something. What are the hallucinations that appeared in your mind after you fell ill?"

Xiao Zexin’s face suddenly froze.

Ruan Tianling’s gaze was sharp: "Please tell me honestly, Father-in-law."

"..."

Xiao Zexin couldn’t speak out; he feared that if he did, his relationship with Ruyue would develop cracks.

He knew he had been hypnotized.

But surely they would assume that he harbored such dark thoughts too, otherwise, why would he be hypnotized?

If Ruyue suspected he really wanted to kill that child, how would she view him then?

Would she see him as a hypocrite?

Saying one thing to his face, and another behind his back?

He didn’t want her to misunderstand, so he didn’t want to say anything.

"Why are you asking this?" Xiao Zexin asked in return.

Ruan Tianling smirked: "Surely Father-in-law knows Nangong Yi’s scheme..."

Ruan Tianling didn’t hold back and shared all his suspicions.

The more Xiao Zexin listened, the worse his expression became.

He was furious, his fists clenched tightly, wishing he could kill Nangong Yi!

Initially, he only knew Nangong Yi used him to get rid of Nangong Wenchang, to drive away Ruyue, and to deal with Yufei.

At that time, he was already very angry, how could he use him to deal with his children?

But now he realized, Nangong Yi’s scheme was not just that.

He even wanted to use him to target Ruyue!