Fated to My Billionaire Husband
Chapter 1378 Covered in Bloodstains

Chapter 1378: Chapter 1378 Covered in Bloodstains

Nangong Xu smiled and asked, "Are you not free right now?"

"No, I’m quite free, and I was actually planning to visit my mother," Jian Yufei replied with a smile.

"Then come with me."

"Okay."

...

Jian Yufei followed him toward the castle where they lived. Along the way, Nangong Xu kept asking about her life, showing great concern for her.

Much like a father, he seemed very caring.

Jian Yufei didn’t know his false facade, or perhaps she would have been moved by his actions.

But since she knew everything, she naturally took all his actions as having ulterior motives.

He was acting, and she was too; yet, they managed to get along harmoniously.

...

In the garden, Nangong Ruyue sat on a swing, her expression vacant as she gently swayed.

Seeing her like this, Jian Yufei felt a sudden surge of heartache.

Had her mother always been in this dazed state for over twenty years?

Nangong Xu walked forward, held Nangong Ruyue’s shoulders from behind, and whispered tenderly in her ear, "Ruyue, I brought Yufei to see you."

Nangong Ruyue looked up and warmly gazed at Jian Yufei.

It was only when facing Jian Yufei that she regained some semblance of liveliness.

"Mom, I’m here to see you," Jian Yufei said as she knelt down and took her mother’s hands.

Nangong Ruyue clasped her hands back, her lips curving into a slight smile.

Nangong Xu smiled and said, "I’ll head to the study room; I won’t disturb you two."

After he left, Jian Yufei, seeing that no one was around, quietly asked her mother, "Mom, can you really not speak?"

Nangong Ruyue shook her head and gently stroked her face with her hand.

"Why can’t you speak? I’ve heard from Mi Sha that there’s nothing wrong with your throat."

Nangong Ruyue smiled and shook her head, her gaze fixated only on her.

Jian Yufei, seeing she couldn’t get more answers, felt disappointed.

"Mom, do you know that I originally had twins?"

Nangong Ruyue slightly startled, then nodded her head.

Jian Yufei, agitated, gripped her hand, "Besides Ansel, where is the other child?"

Nangong Ruyue shook her head, indicating she did not know.

Even her mother didn’t know—did only the elder Nangong know?

Jian Yufei planned to find the elder Nangong soon...

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Qi Family Castle.

After venting, Qi Ruigang left.

Once he was gone, the air in the entire house felt much clearer.

Mo Lan hugged herself and curled up in a corner, her complexion pale and her eyes nearly closed.

Her body was covered in bloodstains, hardly a spot left untouched.

If not for the occasional fluttering of her eyelashes, one might think she had stopped breathing.

Two maids came in and carefully lifted her body.

One of them accidentally touched her wound, causing her to groan in pain.

"How could the young master be so harsh? Just last month, the young mistress was all bruised, and her body hadn’t fully recovered yet, and now this..."

"Shh, keep your voice down—if the young master hears us, we’re dead."

The other maid reluctantly shut her mouth.

"Woof woof—" Lele couldn’t keep quiet, watching its owner injured like that, it was very sad.

"Woof woof, woof woof—"

Mo Lan’s headache was splitting, and hearing Lele’s barks, she furrowed her brows, feeling even worse.

"Lele, stop barking, the young mistress needs to rest," a maid made a shushing gesture, and Lele whimpered, laying down by the bed, behaving quietly.