In a year of natural disasters, the young woman had billions of resources to build a paradise.

Jiang Ranran quickly considered countermeasures in her mind.

Her foolish older brother disappeared and never returned, and the house where the group lived was also placed under strict guard.

If she hadn't flattered the cook with a few recipes, she certainly wouldn't have gotten out. Now that she'd finally escaped, she was about to be dragged back—she was unwilling to accept it!

Before she could figure it out, Madam Ye had already started cursing.

"You little slut, you dare to eat what's in your bowl while eyeing what's in the pot, you have such a big mouth!"

Her eyes flashed sharply. "Go and investigate! It was clearly stated that the Jiang family members should be kept under strict surveillance. Who has the audacity to let her out? What, isn't she a member of the Jiang family?"

Jiang Ranran panicked immediately, "I didn't, I really didn't, I just came to deliver something to the second young master..."

"Gag her and kidnap her!"

As soon as Madam Ye finished speaking, two old women came over and restrained Jiang Ranran.

She tried to struggle, "You—"

The moment he opened his mouth, a rag was stuffed right under his nose.

The Ye family is particular about cleanliness; even the rags must be spotless, otherwise they'll vomit on the spot.

Madam Ye looked at her coldly. She had tolerated her antics before only because it didn't affect her interests.

What does it have to do with her climbing up to Ye Xiuyuan and slandering Jiang Mianmian?

She absolutely cannot allow Ze'er to seduce her!

So without giving Jiang Ranran a chance to speak, they tied her up like a pig and threw her into the woodshed.

Ye Xiuzhe had no intention of pleading for her, and instead asked Ye Xiujue, "How is Big Brother now?"

"It's okay!"

Madam Ye sat down and picked up the Luban lock on the table to examine it. "Is it really that powerful?"

Could her son be incompetent? I'll have to think of a way to pick a few pretty and obedient girls to serve him.

Ye Xiuzhe sat down as well and took the Luban lock from him.

"Mom, I'll teach you, it's so much fun!"

As he worked on the board, he asked, "Brother, was the surgery successful? Are there any risks later on? What should we pay attention to in our diet?"

"You should care about your mother instead of him!"

"Yes, yes, yes, I just asked casually."

The two chatted for a while, and Ye Xiuzhe saw his mother off. He stared blankly at the rain curtain outside the window for a moment.

Picking up a Luban lock that he couldn't put together no matter what he did, he got up and slowly went to Ye Xiujue's courtyard.

"Dong dong dong."

A gentle knocking sounded at the window, startling Jiang Mianmian awake. She glanced at her watch.

It's not lunchtime yet, who is it?

She got up and opened the window a crack, and saw the handsome young man standing outside.

He's like a combination of the eldest and third young masters, except he's not as sickly as the eldest young master, nor as aggressive as the third young master; he looks much more normal.

"Second Young Master?"

Ye Xiuzhe smiled, his eyes crinkling. "Miss Mianmian, have I disturbed you?"

"Is there something you need, Second Young Master?"

Jiang Mianmian didn't have a deep impression of him, so she politely asked, "Are you asking about the young master's illness?"

"Ah, yes."

Ye Xiuzhe paused for a moment, then quietly hid the Luban lock he was holding behind his back.

He asked somewhat sheepishly, "Are you feeling better, brother?"

"Well, much better."

For some reason, Jiang Mianmian felt something was off, but she still briefly explained Ye Xiujue's condition.

Ye Xiuzhe didn't ask any more questions, exchanged a few polite words, and left.

As soon as she stepped out of the courtyard, a head slowly rose up from under the window. "Miss Mianmian, would you like some jujube and yam cake?"

Jiang Mianmian was startled and raised her hand to hit him on the head.

"Young magistrate, could you please not be so frightening?"

Ye Hansheng exclaimed exaggeratedly twice, then stuffed the plate of pastries into it, "Hehe, they're fresh out of the oven, eat up!"

"Thank you, young magistrate! Did you understand what I showed you?"

Previously, Madam Ye had requested a surveillance system. Jiang Mianmian thought it would be troublesome, but not impossible to solve.

After discussing the difficulties with the old lady, it was finally decided that Ye Hansheng would be responsible for the later connection and management. So before the operation, he was given a few instruction manuals to see if he could understand them.

Mentioning this, Ye Hansheng's eyes lit up, "I understand, I understand, but when can I try it?"

"Let's wait for the pathology results. By then, the young master's condition will be stable."

"Okay, what do you want to eat tonight? I'll ask them to make it. Don't let your older brother get better and then you fall ill again."

"Don't bother, I'll just grab something to eat."

Actually, she had her own paradise where she could eat whatever she wanted, and taking a shower and using the toilet were very convenient. She didn't suffer much and wasn't tired at all.

However, this matter cannot be mentioned, not only because Taoyuan needs to keep it a secret, but also because she did indeed contribute, so why should she be hypocritical and humble?

Given the old lady's personality, she should be able to receive a very generous 'reward'; I'm secretly looking forward to it.

After shooing Ye Hansheng away, she closed the window tightly and went into the testing room.

Cheng Nian was holding a slide and examining it under a microscope. "Mianmian, look, something seems off here."

"what happened?"

Jiang Mianmian's heart tightened, and she leaned closer to take a closer look.

"It doesn't have those characteristics you mentioned."

Cheng Nian picked up a book. "There are no depressions, lobulations, or abnormal enlargements, no infiltrative growth, and no mitotic figures. This means..."

"This means that most tumors are benign!"

Jiang Mianmian only dared to breathe a sigh of relief, "Observe for another day."

"it is good!"

Cheng Nian was also very excited and buried herself in books.

On the other side, Madam Ye had already ruthlessly ordered her men to beat Jiang Ranran.

They then packed up the few remaining members of the Jiang family and threw them out.

She went to report back to Madam Ye, "That Uncle Jiang is very stubborn. He used a lot of tricks to say that his younger sister cares about the young master and wants him to see for himself whether those magical objects are real or fake. But he was frightened by the girl Mianmian in the room and forgot to close the window, so he was misunderstood as trying to do something bad."

They directly covered up the fact that Jiang Ranran had seduced the second young master, and even changed the reason for her being driven out of the Jiang family to the fact that she was thinking about the eldest young master, which was why Uncle Jiang broke into the operating room at night.

"Oh, really? Now that you've found out, let's do it your way."

The old lady lifted her eyelids, too lazy to pay her any attention.

Seeing that she didn't ask any more questions, Madam Ye was relieved. This matter couldn't be investigated any further.

In the entire estate, the eldest son only has Ye Xiujue as the master, and the rest are all from her second son's family. No matter who is investigated, it will inevitably implicate her. It's better to drag the eldest son into it as well.

Outside Ye Family Village, the Jiang family members huddled pitifully under the trees.

Jiang Ranran was beaten black and blue, her hair was all messed up, and the others were in no better shape.

In the past, the Jiang family would only feel sorry for Jiang Ranran, but now, everyone is looking at her with eyes that are spitting fire.

"Who told you to take it upon yourself to seduce the second young master?"

Jiang Chuan tried to hold back, but he couldn't help it and slapped her hard across the face.