With the cannon fodder script in hand, it is easy for the king to change his fate

Chapter 974 The Frail Heiress 19
Meng Xuan returned to Qing City with Azhen and her group. It's only halfway through the semester, and no matter how shocked he was, he still had to go back to school.

But my feelings are completely different now.

If Yun Xiuzi really has some connection with the Ling family, then Lian Yang's good relationship with her might not be for pure purposes.

If he hadn't known beforehand, and had actually come to regard Lian Yang as a good brother, it might have brought trouble to the Ling and Meng families.

Isn't this just taking advantage of him?

It's a rare occurrence for him to show kindness like this.

He rarely does this kind of thing, and he never expected to almost be outmaneuvered this time.

That being said, it's not surprising that he suddenly showed kindness. Since we met, Lian Yang has been quite remarkable, with nothing wrong with him, and he's not annoying to be around.

No matter how much he thought about it, Meng Xuan didn't show it on the surface. He remained the same as before.

However, in his spare time, he couldn't help but observe the daughter of Qing City's richest man and felt that she was truly remarkable.

Lian Yang's condition is not suitable for staying at school; given his physical condition, he is simply unable to move around on his own.

A-Zhu arranged for him to be admitted to a hospital in Qing City and booked him a VIP ward.

Anyway, his final fate is just death, so staying in a VIP ward won't make a difference.

Yun Xiuzi naturally did not refuse. Recently, she has been busy cultivating the Life and Death Gu and has not been able to take care of Lian Yang. She is hoping that someone can take better care of him.

Just like the client who was too sick to go to school, Ah-Zhu was running back and forth between the school and the hospital.

Everyone at the school knows that Lian Yang's trip to Beijing has yielded no results and there's no sign of recovery. They can only wait and see, and everyone is filled with regret.

But Azhen wouldn't let Lian Yang die innocently like that.

Even if he dies, he will be utterly disgraced.

As a neighbor, Qin Yin still found an opportunity to visit Lian Yang despite his serious illness; she simply couldn't ignore it. Seeing Lian Yang's frail appearance, her heart ached.

"You should rest well. I'm going back to school now. You'll get better," Qin Yin comforted him. As someone who had been in poor health since childhood, she could especially understand what it felt like to be physically uncomfortable and knew that Lian Yang must be feeling terrible right now.

Lian Yang wasn't worried at all, and instead comforted Qin Yin: "Thank you for coming to see me. Don't worry, I'll be fine, I'll get better."

There were only the two of them in the ward, and Lian Yang's gaze was not as restrained as usual.

Qin Yin felt a little flustered by such a gaze and quickly looked away, constantly reminding herself that Lian Yang and Xia Zhen were already in a relationship, and since he cared so much about Xia Zhen, he would definitely not have any feelings for her.

That look in her eyes just now was just her imagination; she was deluding herself and that's why she had that thought. It's because she can't forget the time they spent together since childhood.

Lian Yang noticed Qin Yin's sadness, but for the sake of the plan, he couldn't do anything out of line. He knew Qin Yin; she would never agree to do such a thing.

Even if he succeeds in planting the Gu now, as long as Xia Zhen has even the slightest suspicion of him, he will not achieve his goal.

He wanted Qin Yin to recover her health and live a long life, and he also wanted the entire Xia family to live.

"I'm leaving." Qin Yin hurriedly left the ward and walked out of the hospital. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief. When she reached the bus stop, her mood gradually calmed down.

Back in the dormitory, when she saw Azhen, she felt inexplicably guilty and didn't dare to look directly at her.

Azhen noticed something, but didn't pay much attention.

Although she didn't arrange for someone to keep a close eye on Lian Yang, she could guess that Qin Yin couldn't possibly not visit him given his serious illness.

Qin Yin seems to be doing well now, but once Lian Yang realizes that Yun Xiuzi can't solve his problem, he'll know what it means to break down. At that point, when the mother and son notice the red mark on her face hasn't spread, even if they can't pinpoint the exact cause, they'll understand that something went wrong with her, and thus they'll think of Lian Yang's health issues.

At that time, could the mother Gu in Qin Yin's body still exist?

In a life-or-death situation, would Lian Yang really be willing to risk his life? If he really could, she would admire him to some extent.

In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed since A-Zhu returned to Qing City.

With Lian Yang's condition unchanged, Yun Xiuzi felt much more at ease and focused on cultivating the Gu worms.

Qin Yin would secretly visit Lian Yang two or three times a week; she simply couldn't control herself. Therefore, she always felt guilty and couldn't lift her head when facing Xia Zhen. Fortunately, Xia Zhen didn't notice.

She wanted to ignore everything, but she just couldn't.

A-Zhen didn't delve into it, but Qiao Jiajia accidentally bumped into Qin Yin going to see Lian Yang. She became interested and, after observing her, realized that Qin Yin might like Lian Yang. She didn't know how to react.

That day, Qin Yin came out of Lian Yang's ward and saw Qiao Jiajia standing outside. The way Qiao Jiajia looked at her was very strange, which startled Qin Yin and made her heart sink.

"Let's find a coffee shop," Qiao Jiajia said, turning around and walking ahead, not at all worried that Qin Yin wouldn't follow.

Qin Yin had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow.

Qiao Jiajia knew that Qin Yin had been going out frequently lately, but she didn't know what she was doing there.

The reason they ran into each other was because a relative of hers was sick and happened to be in this hospital. Given her family background, the relative was naturally in a VIP ward, so it was inevitable that she would see Qin Yin sneaking around to see Lian Yang.

They had visited Lian Yang together when she was first admitted to this hospital, so they were quite familiar with each other.

After a week of observation, Qiao Jiajia finally understood the reason behind Qin Yin's furtive behavior.

"What's going on between you and Lian Yang?" Qiao Jiajia asked directly in the coffee shop. "Qin Yin, you're in the same dorm. It's immoral to flirt with someone else's boyfriend. I can't stand this kind of thing."

Qin Yin held her coffee cup and remained silent for a while before finally saying, "Lian Yang and I are nothing. If he weren't so sick right now, I would never get too close to him."

“We’re neighbors, we grew up together, and I’ve had feelings for him for a long time, but he didn’t have any feelings for me, and nothing ever happened between us. Now that he’s sick, I can’t ignore it, so I can’t help but visit him more often. Don’t worry, I don’t mean anything by it.”

Qiao Jiajia frowned. Of course, she believed that Qin Yin was not the kind of person who would casually flirt with other people's boyfriends.

Feelings run wild, and if Xia Zhen were to see this, misunderstandings would be inevitable.

“Lian Yang is fine for the time being, and you don’t need to come over so often. If you do, you’re bound to bump into him, which would be awkward and cause unnecessary misunderstandings. Since Lian Yang doesn’t have feelings for you and it’s just wishful thinking on your part, you should forget about it as soon as possible, otherwise it won’t be good for anyone.” Qiao Jiajia’s words were still direct.

Liking something is something that can't be controlled just like that; as long as Qin Yin doesn't have bad intentions, that's fine.

Qin Yin finally nodded: "Okay."

Lian Yang felt a little disappointed when he realized Qin Yin wasn't coming, but he didn't dare to contact her, afraid of leaving any trace.

Azhen was unaware of the conversation between the two. Qin Yin stopped looking into Lian Yang's affairs, but Azhen, though aware of the situation, still didn't pay much attention.

She heard a vibration, opened her phone, and saw a text message from Ling Huan.

Ling Huan: I've found some information. Twenty years ago, Yun Xiuzi's husband had an accident at sea and never returned. After that, Yun Xiuzi moved to a small inland town and never contacted her relatives back home again. I heard that a young woman stayed at her house before that, but her whereabouts are unknown.

A-Zhuang replied: Is there a problem here?

She had some guesses.