The word "get out" has not yet been uttered.

A figure stood in front of Shen Muxue and slapped Ling Luoning hard.

"Luoning, shut up! Apologize to Xue'er right now!"

The person who came was Ling Fan.

Shen Muxue subconsciously put down her hand that was about to attack and stood behind him watching the fight between the brother and sister.

"Brother, how could you hit me like this!"

Ling Luoning covered her face and stared at her brother in shock.

She screamed hysterically, "Brother! You've never touched a hair on my head, and now you're hitting me for a woman like this? Why on earth is this happening?"

Although his palm was numb from the excessive force, thinking of Ling Luoning's insulting behavior and words to Shen Muxue, Ling Fan said with a gloomy face, "If it weren't for Xue'er, I might still be trapped in prison now. She saved my life, and you treat her like this? Apologize immediately."

"You want me to apologize?"

Ling Luoning glanced between the two of them a few times before she sneered, "Why? Didn't you dislike and hate her before? What's the point of this? Isn't marrying Sister Le Yao enough? Are you looking for your old love again?"

Faced with the questioning, Ling Fan seemed a little embarrassed and annoyed, "Luoning, stop talking!"

"The more you keep me from speaking, the more I'll speak."

Ling Luoning pointed at Shen Muxue's face. "This woman once caused a scene at your wedding banquet and almost caused you to lose your offspring. How could you be so forgiving towards her? Big brother, what kind of drug did she give you?"

Then there was a loud slap.

The slap landed on Ling Luoning's cheek, her hair instantly fell apart, and she staggered back a few steps.

"Someone, take her back to her room and lock her up in there to reflect on her actions."

Covering her hurt face, Ling Luoning turned her head away.

Standing in front of me was my brother with a frosty face and full of anger.

Ling Fan, who is usually as gentle as spring water, is always gentle and elegant in the eyes of others.

This was the first time I saw him lose his composure in public.

He looked like a man-eating devil.

Ling Luo Ning was so frightened that she stopped crying and had to be carried away in this miserable state.

However, the moment her eyes swept over Shen Muxue, they were filled with unresolved hatred.

As Ling Luoning's figure disappeared, the air suddenly became quiet.

The atmosphere became awkward and strange.

Zheng noticed that there seemed to be something else that needed to be discussed, so she suggested that everyone continue eating.

Shen Muxue was about to leave when Ling Fan hurriedly called her: "Xue'er, I want to talk to you alone."

Shen Muxue showed her profile to him.

Ling Fan said with a hint of guilt: "I'm so sorry, I failed to teach Luo Ning proper etiquette. Her words and actions have hurt you..."

"The responsibility does lie with you. If it weren't for your repeated indulgence, Luo Ning wouldn't have become like this."

As a member of a large family, not all children receive the same attention from their elders.

This is especially true for a daughter.

Since Luo was in poor health, the task of educating his younger siblings naturally fell on the eldest brother.

However, for a long time, he had been too pampering to his younger sister.

No matter what trouble she got into, she always had her brother's support and was never blamed or punished.

Eventually, he developed the unruly personality he has today.

If no severe measures are taken, it will only lead to greater trouble in the future.

"If you're trying to apologize on Luo Ning's behalf, I won't accept it. Since you just punished her, I won't mention the past for now. But if something like this happens again, please don't blame me for being heartless and ungrateful."

As soon as she finished speaking, she turned around and was about to leave, but the anxious Ling Fan grabbed her arm.

"Let go!"

Feeling the restraint on her arm, Shen Muxue immediately broke free from the other person's hand and took a few steps back vigilantly.

He looked at me and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Seeing the woman in front of him being distant from him, Ling Fan felt a sharp pain in his heart.

How could the girl who used to depend on him become so cold now?

During those days and nights behind bars, he felt that he was almost in despair.

Looking back on the past years, I found that many of them were spent with Cher.

Although he had deep feelings for her, he did not cherish them. Instead, he was deceived by another woman and made a series of irreparable mistakes.

How I wish I could regard all this as just a short nightmare!

Once they wake up from the nightmare, can they return to the good old days?

Unfortunately, reality is so cruel that there is no way to go back to the past.

At this moment, the pain made this strong man burst into tears.

Only then did he realize who he truly loved in his heart.

The past cannot be changed.

But as long as Cher isn't married, there's still hope for him, right?

At worst, he and Shen Leyao will separate.

"Xue'er, I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to do that. If you have time tomorrow, I'd like to treat you to a meal as a token of my gratitude."

Ling Fan asked carefully.

Shen Muxue decisively refused: "It was Lord Jiang, the Dali Temple Minister, who investigated the truth of this case. I just told him my speculation. If he hadn't carefully examined the case, you wouldn't be in this situation now."

Shen Muxue didn't want to say anything more and turned around and left.

Ling Fan hurriedly followed: "What you said makes a lot of sense. If you are worried about the inconvenience of meeting alone, I can also invite Lord Jiang to come along..."

The two eventually disappeared into the depths of the garden.

Shen Leyao emerged from the shadows, forcefully breaking the branch beside her. She angrily declared, "You vixen! How dare you do such a thing in my house? Don't you always boast of your chastity? I'm just waiting to see if you can still maintain your reserve when Ling Fan is with another woman!"

The Anping Marquis Mansion is really dull.

Since she had no plans to attend the banquet, Shen Muxue naturally did not go to the front yard. Instead, she found a teahouse to sit down and ordered someone to invite Marquis Anping to come and meet her.

Just as she had made herself a pot of tea, she heard the door open from the next room.

At first, the sound did not attract Shen Muxue's attention.

Until I heard the conversation coming from inside.

"Miss San, please change out of these wet clothes first and rest for a while. I will bring you clean clothes later."

Then there was the sound of a door closing.

Through the window that was not completely closed, Shen Muxue clearly saw a maid whispering mysteriously to another.

"The incense has been lit. Hurry and bring the young master here. I will go and inform the young lady now."

The two of them then went their separate ways, leaving Shen Muxue sipping tea alone with a faint smile.

It was indeed a well-planned show.

Jin brought Shen Miao'er here, probably to make her Ling Fan's concubine.

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