"I begged Zhen too…" she sobbed hard. "But he refused to help...How could he be so cruel? Ruomei is his daughter b-but he doesn't care at all what happens to her...But I am her mother. How can I give up on her?"

The Old Madam snorted. "Enough with your drama! Get out already!" ​​

Her shivers and trembles increased until she couldn't even stand properly on her feet.

"Please…"

Shi Cuifen stumbled and was going to collapse. Lihua immediately rushed to her side and held her.

"Aunt!"

Everybody was shocked by how she suddenly fainted. Lihua patted her cheek and checked her forehead. "She has a fever! Let's call a doctor quickly!"

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Shi Cuifen was put to bed in one of the guestrooms. She looked almost lifeless with the pale face that was drained from all colors.

Outside, everybody was assembled. Hearing the news of Shi Cuifen, Wei, Jiang Li, Jiang Weizhe and Jiang Weiyuan too returned home earlier. The Old Madam was annoyed by all the drama going on.

Lihua worriedly asked, "Will she be alright?"

Jiang Fai said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. Yang Mingshen is treating her. He is the best doctor after all!"

Her mouth twitched.

I don't know if this should make me assured or not. We forced him out of his lab much to his displeasure. What if he kills her instead of treating her to take revenge?

Of course, Mingshen had no interest in coming here to check on Shi Cuifen but Wei 'insisted' him to come.

Wei patted her shoulders. "She will be fine."

Lihua pursed her lips. "She was acting very strangely. First, she was accusing me but then she was apologetic. I thought it would be hard to make her understand. And what about Uncle Shi Zhen? Why hasn't he arrived yet? His wife has fainted, but he still isn't here."

Jiang Ruiling shrugged. "I don't think he will come either. He doesn't have much affection for her."

"She is his wife. How could he not care about her?"

"It was a business marriage. Also, in many parties, I have seen him admonishing her without a care for his image. That alone tells just how little value she holds for him."

Mingshen stepped out of the room with an ugly and dark expression in his eyes.

Lihua asked, "Why do you look so serious? Is Aunt okay?"

Mingshen glared at her. "Why would I be in a good mood when you fucking dragged me out of my lab?"

"..."

"Did you check on Aunt Shi Cuifen with...that expression?" She dryly asked.

He sneered. "Will it change my diagnosis if I keep a happy face?"

"..."

"Well, then it would be such happy news for all the patients in this world. The doctors should just plaster a smile on their God damn faces and hurray! The patients will turn out just fine."

"..."

I shouldn't have asked that question…

"Okay, okay. Will you please tell us if Aunt Shi is alright."

"She is alright."

She sighed in relief.

"For now," he added.

Her mouth twitched. "What do you mean?"

"Her mental condition is not in a good state. She is suffering from anxiety and depression. Her pulse is uneven. Her heart is beating way faster than normal," Mingshen recited like a mechanical robot, "She collapsed because of a panic attack."

Everybody was a little shocked by this. Lihua asked, "R-really? She is in that bad state?"

"Are you questioning me?" He sharply asked.

"I-I mean she always seemed so…"

"Normal," he sneered. "That's only on the outside. I am not that surprised. Shi Zhen only cares about business. That is enough to tell how her marriage must have been. And now she has lost that idiot daughter too. The stress is too much for her to handle. The cortisol spiked up and she collapsed."

Jiang Xiurang said, "Shi Zhen has never treated her nicely."

"So this is because…"

Mingshen said, "In short, her life is shit right now. Bad husband, bad marriage and bad daughter. Everything bad, bad, bad for her. She will wake up in an hour. Now, if you will excuse me, I have to get back to complete the work that I had to leave halfway," he smiled. "Thanks to your husband. Don't call me unless you want me to cut your throat with my scalpel. I have just sharpened it today."

Lihua gulped and timidly hid behind Wei. Wei softly smiled. "He won't do anything. Don't worry."

Mingshen stormed out of the villa, cursing the couple in his mind.

The Old Madam said, "Escort her out of this house once she wakes up," she muttered in annoyance and left..

Lihua thought for a moment and faced Jiang Weiyuan. "Uncle, have you captured Shi Ruomei?"

He raised his brow. "Yes. She is in our base."

"What are you going to do to her?"

"She will get appropriate punishment for harming Ruiling," he coldly said. "She has to die."

Lihua froze. All this time, she knew that this was an Underworld family, but hearing something as killing and torture sent a shiver down her spine.

Wei noticed her hesitation and quickly asked, "Are you uncomfortable?"

"Ah? I-I mean…"

Jiang Weizhe tilted his head. "It's understandable. You are not from the dark world, so it scares you. Yubi was also like that. But killing is not something strange here," he said without much emotion.

Lihua pursed her lips. She didn't know why, but a strange uneasiness filled her chest.

"Uncle. Aunt Shi is really suffering. I know she is a nice woman. She is just stuck in a bad family. We cannot change Uncle Shi's nature at this point and repair their marriage. But at least, we can give her Shi Ruomei back."

Jiang Ninghong asked, "You want us to let her go? What if she harms us again?"

Lihua shook her head. "I thought about it and I feel that we can send Shi Ruomei to live abroad for the rest of her life. She will not be allowed to step into China. She would have the bare minimum necessities to live that will give her a hard life. After what she did to Jiang Ruiling, she doesn't deserve a comfortable life and living abroad will be a punishment enough for someone like her who is used to luxury. She will suffer like that. Aunt Shi will agree. At this point, she just wants her daughter alive. She won't disagree on what treatment we give her because she also understands that Shi Ruomei has gone far."