How could I possibly be confined in a cage?

Upon seeing Qingru dressed in a masculine style, Guo Zixing was surprised and felt guilty. "I'm sorry, I didn't know Yue'e would do that. Are you and your sister alright?"

"Yue'e, Yue'e, it really sounds so natural," Qingru said, suppressing her sourness. "Do you... want to know your own name? Do you want to go home?"

Guo Zixing nodded, and said with a hint of urgency, "Please, I only found out that my surname is Guo after you came last time. Although Yue'e kept saying that it wasn't Guo, I could tell that you weren't lying."

Qingru tentatively asked, "If you remember and find out that Yuan Yue'e was lying to you, what will you do?"

Guo Zixing thought for a moment and said, "She did save me after all, so she is my benefactor. Besides, we have already consummated our marriage. Even if I think about what happened before, I will not let her down."

Qingru opened her eyes wide, then her eyes reddened, and a single tear fell down her cheek.

Quickly composing herself, Qingru knew time was running out and said hastily, "If you want to know your identity, it's not difficult. After all, even if you don't want to know, we won't let you stay here."

Guo Zixing said, "You speak."

Qingru took a deep breath and revealed that Guo Zixing was the eldest son of Marshal Guo. She just didn't know what had happened at the banquet in Nanjing; in any case, when she found him again, he was already at the Yuan family's house.

Guo Zixing found it hard to accept, "You're saying I'm Marshal Guo's son?"

Qingru nodded. "Yes, my brother and I are your subordinates. We were ordered to bring you home, but you don't remember anything. We've been out for three or four months now. If you still can't remember, I'm afraid something big is going to happen over there."

Guo Zixing asked curiously, "What's the big deal? Commander Guo has more than one son."

Qingru said, "You also keep a private army. You used to go back to resupply every now and then, but you haven't gone for a long time now. If you don't go back to take charge soon, I'm afraid those people will become chaotic."

Guo Zixing then realized the seriousness of the situation. "So how do you plan to get me back?"

Qingru said, "Originally, it would have been enough to just state our identities, but we lost our identification documents, so we're essentially unregistered. And you're... staying at the Yuan family's house, which is really difficult. Fortunately, you now know your identity. What do you plan to do?"

Guo Zixing pondered for a moment, "If it were up to me, I would of course go to Sifang City to verify it. I will discuss it with Yue'e later, and perhaps she will be willing to go back to Sifang City with me."

"What if she doesn't want to?" Qingru asked, her gaze deep as she faced the somewhat unfamiliar Guo Zixing.

Guo Zixing felt a little uncomfortable under her gaze, so he turned his face away. "I think she's willing."

Qingru said sadly, "We are your subordinates, of course we would not harm you, but you disappeared in Nanjing, then inexplicably appeared at the Yuan family, and then you were put under guard while suffering from amnesia. Forgive my bluntness, but this is not normal. I suggest you do not say anything, lest Miss Yuan become angry and kill us."

Guo Zixing was displeased. The first person he saw when he opened his eyes was Yuan Yue'e. Although she was indeed a bit domineering, she had never harmed him and always obeyed him.

"Bang, bang, bang!" Yuan Yue'e pounded on the door from the outside.

"Are you done yet? Has it been that long?"

Neither of them was pleased with the interruption, so they agreed to continue the conversation another time.

Just as Qingru retreated behind the screen, Yuan Yue'e pushed open the door and entered. Seeing Guo Zixing buttoning his clothes, she couldn't help but blush.

"Is the check-up complete? Are you alright?"

Xu Wensheng rolled his eyes. "Something's wrong. If he takes sleeping pills again, he'll become a complete idiot, understand? Also, come back for another check-up the day after tomorrow. We missed one item today."

Yuan Yue'e angrily said, "Has the examination not been finished yet after so long?"

Xu Wensheng retorted angrily, "What, you have a problem with that? You can be the doctor then."

Yuan Yue'e suppressed her anger and glared fiercely at Xu Wensheng before pulling Guo Zixing away.

Guo Zixing gave Xu Wensheng a look, set a time, and left.

After everyone left, Qingru emerged from behind the screen. Her brows remained furrowed.

"Dr. Xu, how well do you know the Yuan family?"

Xu Wensheng thought for a moment and said, "Their family follows the political line, but the Yuan siblings are not included. They were born to a concubine. Although they are nominally members of the Yuan family, they actually live separately. Otherwise, how could they have connections with the Green Gang?"

Qingru asked in surprise, "There's such a hidden story? In your opinion, what is their relationship with the Yuan family's main branch?"

Xu Wensheng said, "They are from the second branch of the family. The current head of the family is the eldest son of the first branch, who is considered their uncle. On the surface, they are considered family, but in reality, they are not close. However, even distant relatives cannot be separated from close relatives. No matter what, they are all from the same family. If you want to deal with him, you'd better avoid the eldest son of the Yuan family."

Qingru became increasingly worried, "It was already difficult enough, but who knew they had such a background."

Xu Wensheng scoffed, "What do you think? In today's environment, it's impossible to live so freely without some kind of family power."

Qingru sighed, "Dr. Xu, do you think it's possible for the two of us to rescue Guo Zixing?"

Xu Wensheng said seriously, "You might as well go back to Sifang City and invite Commander Guo. One word from him is more effective than any amount of work you do."

Qingru's eyes lit up. "Yes, how come I didn't think of that?"

Xu Wensheng shook his head. "Many times, it's easier to solve things by changing your perspective. First, you're too caught up in the situation to see clearly, and second, you're afraid of the Yuan family, so you subconsciously think that the Yuan family can control everything. In reality, if you take a higher stance and solve the problem from the top, many things will be easily resolved."

Qingru praised, "As expected of Dr. Xu who returned from studying abroad, his mind is definitely better than others."

Xu Wensheng curled his lip in disdain, "You and your brother are too rigid. You can't be so inflexible, you know?"

Qingru knew this, of course, but there were too many things involved, and it was all shrouded in mystery, so she couldn't figure out who was the instigator. She was afraid of alerting the person behind it all, which would cause all her previous efforts to be in vain, so she was acting cautiously.

At this point, Qingru couldn't help but ponder, "Perhaps even Sifang City isn't peaceful."

Xu Wensheng asked in surprise, "What do you mean?"

Qingru said, "I sent a message and photos back a month ago. Logically, I should have received the letter by now, since Sifang City is not far away. But I haven't received a reply yet."

Xu Wensheng guessed, "Perhaps there was a delay?"

Qingru shook her head. "I don't know. My child has been missing for so long. Logically, I should have rushed here immediately after finding out where he is. How come there's no news at all?"

Xu Wensheng couldn't figure it out either, and unwilling to voice any worse guesses, he said, "Just wait and see. He has his own warlord father and Miss Yuan's favor, so his life is always safe."

Qingru nodded, "That's fine then."