After the divorce, I wanted to give up, but the Prime Minister took me into his arms in the street

Ling Mo sneered and stared back at him without showing any weakness: "Last time I personally made soup to thank you, but you refused to drink it. Do you blame me?"

There was provocation and sarcasm in her tone, as if she was trying to hide the panic deep in her heart.

After all, she did hide something about Zheng Jiaxuan, and once this secret was exposed, it would probably trigger a series of unexpected disturbances.

Fu Yansheng's eyes were as sharp as a blade as he stared at Ling Mohui.

His voice was deep and powerful, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from his chest. "Ling Mohui, are you hiding something from me?"

Ling Mohui did not show any panic in the face of this sudden question.

She raised her eyes to meet Fu Yansheng's gaze, a glimmer of surprise flashed across her eyes, but was quickly replaced by calmness.

She gently gathered her hair that fell on her shoulders and said, "If I have something to hide from you, there is one thing. I plan to let Zheng Jiaxuan be my personal bodyguard. Although this matter has not been made public, since you asked, I will tell you directly."

When Fu Yansheng heard this, the anger on his face instantly swept over him like a violent storm.

His clenched fists trembled slightly at his side, and his voice was filled with uncontrollable anger: "Stop it! Zheng Jiaxuan, that guy, has had a few feuds with me. If it weren't for his friends who were as stubborn as cast iron and insisted that they didn't give him up no matter how I interrogated him, I would have thrown him in jail long ago! You actually want to let a person with a criminal record step into the door of our Fu Mansion openly, are you really crazy or just pretending to be stupid?"

Ling Mo heard this and raised her eyebrows slightly. Her fingers tapped the table lightly, making a crisp sound. "I was just about to ask you, on what basis do you want to take revenge on someone else and put all their friends in jail? What crime did they commit? What evidence do you have?"

Fu Yansheng's eyes widened, and he refused to give in: "I have already warned that kid that if he brings a group of people to solve the problem by means of threats and intimidation again, no matter what his motives are, he will be severely punished according to the law and will not be tolerated!"

After hearing this, Ling Mohui's cheeks turned red with anger. She slammed the table so hard that the teacup on the table made a buzzing sound due to the vibration.

Her eyes widened and her voice was excited: "He was using his own way to protect those weak people who were unable to resist. You should punish those villains who took advantage of their power to bully others, not him!"

"I can't argue with you, Ling Mohui." Fu Yansheng took a deep breath, trying to suppress the anger in his heart, "I'm telling you, if you dare to get involved with that guy again, you will be punished by the family rules. Don't blame me for being rude!"

Facing Fu Yansheng's stern warning, Ling Mohui did not back down, but straightened her back: "Come on, as long as you can help him, even if I have to suffer family punishment, I will do it with pleasure and without any complaints!"

Fu Yansheng was shocked by Ling Mo's reply and was speechless for a moment.

He stared at the woman in front of him. Her gentle and docile image in the past had now been replaced by determination and tenacity. This was the Ling Mohui he had never seen before.

The corners of his eyes twitched slightly, and a nameless fire in his heart grew like wild weeds, burning his reason and making it difficult for him to calm down.

"For him? You are willing to bear even this kind of punishment?" The corners of Fu Yansheng's eyes twitched slightly in anger, and a nameless rage rose in his heart.

She responded in a deep voice, her tone calm but firm: "Didn't you just say you would use the family rules? Are you going back on your word now? A man should stick to his word. What do you mean by this?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Yansheng's face became even gloomier, with a cold light flashing in his eyes. It was obvious that Ling Mohui's stubbornness aroused even deeper anger.

He spoke coldly, every word as cold as ice: "I think you are completely confused, and you have lost your mind! Someone, send the young lady back to Bailingxuan. No one is allowed to let her out without my order!"

Ling Mohui's eyes widened, full of disbelief and anger: "Are you sick, Fu Yansheng? You just said that if I accept the family rules, you can let Zheng Jiaxuan stay with me. Why do you go back on your word? Are you still a man if you go back on your word like this?"

Her voice trembled slightly with excitement, and her eyes were as sharp as torches, staring straight at Fu Yansheng, as if she wanted to see through his hypocrisy and indifference.

Fu Yansheng said nothing and had no expression on his face. He allowed the loyal Mo Yi to come forward and prepare to take Ling Mo away.

Seeing this, Ling Mohui glared at Mo Yi fiercely, her eyes full of protest against Fu Yansheng's unreasonable behavior and maintenance of her self-esteem.

Mo Yi felt Ling Mohui's resistance, but he just nodded slightly and made a "please" gesture, indicating that she should leave on her own.

Ling Mohui bit her lips tightly, her eyes burning with stubbornness and determination. She straightened her back, turned around and left.

……

Ever since Ling Mohui was confined to Bailingxuan, this originally quiet and elegant courtyard has been shrouded in an extremely depressing atmosphere.

The maids were unable to go out, and the usually bustling little kitchen was forced to close completely.

Although the mansion's large kitchen was still busy, the taste of the dishes was not to Ling Mohui's liking.

In just a few days, she became even thinner, her cheeks became thinner, her eye sockets became sunken, and her once lively eyes now looked a little dull.

Mo Hua was so anxious that she was spinning around. Seeing Ling Mohui's increasingly haggard appearance, she felt heartbroken: "Son-in-law, you can quarrel, but how can you not even let our daughter eat properly? She was already skinny, and now I'm afraid she will become nothing but skin and bones."

As she muttered, she hurriedly brought Ling Mohui the few light dishes she had, hoping that they could make up for the inadequacy of her diet.

Mo Qi also came over to persuade her, with a tone of helplessness and heartache: "Miss, why don't you apologize to your son-in-law first? It doesn't mean that Zheng Jiaxuan has to come to our house, right? Isn't it the same if he helps in Jihetang? Why do you have to suffer for him?"

She hoped she could weigh the pros and cons and end this endless dispute as soon as possible.

However, Ling Mohui's eyes were firm, "No!"

She spoke each word with an unquestionable tone, "He is different from others. His kindness should not be let down by anyone."

No matter what the cost, she must protect Zheng Jiaxuan and not let him repeat the mistakes of the original work. She must protect that precious kindness in troubled times.

Fu Yansheng stood at the other end of the carved partition, staring at Ling Mohui.

Just as Fu Yansheng was about to turn around and leave, a voice suddenly came from above.

Zheng Jiaxuan, who had come quietly from somewhere, was looking at Ling Mohui with surprise.

"Miss Ling!" Zheng Jiaxuan's voice, with a hint of teasing and intimacy, broke the silence.

Ling Mohui was obviously also disturbed by the sudden intruder, and a hint of barely perceptible surprise flashed in her eyes.

"You...how did you get in?"

Her voice echoed in the empty courtyard, interweaving with the sound of wind chimes on the carved partitions.