Lan Qianqian returned home and began to mope. She couldn't eat, and her complexion was visibly pale, which worried those who were constantly watching her.
A tall figure paced back and forth in the kitchen. After a while, he emerged, carrying plates of exquisite dishes.
“Mo Han, thank you for your hard work. Please try to get Duoduo to eat something. We're really worried about her like this…”
Xuan Mo Han paused his steps, nodded slightly, and then headed upstairs.
Entering the master bedroom, he saw the little woman standing by the floor-to-ceiling window, lost in thought. Her profile was even more delicate in the sunlight.
He didn't rush over. Instead, he placed the meal tray on the table and ambled towards her.
He gently embraced her from behind, his chiseled face nuzzling her soft cheek as he spoke slowly, “Qianqian… Aunt Tong won’t blame you. And you were helpless at the time, so… don’t torture yourself…”
Xuan Mo Han’s mind worked quickly, and he knew exactly what was troubling the young woman.
Lan Qianqian stiffened, her eyes distant. After a long moment, she finally spoke, “Give me some time…”
As Xuan Mo Han, who loved her deeply, he would find anything for her, let alone such a small request.
“Alright, but… you have to eat first.”
Seeing that the young woman didn’t refuse, Xuan Mo Han led her by the hand to the table, pulled out a chair for her, and helped her sit down.
“See if there’s anything you want to eat. It’s all your favorites.”
Lan Qianqian took one look and knew Xuan Mo Han had cooked it himself. “Your injury isn’t healed yet. You didn’t have to do all this…”
As soon as she finished speaking, Xuan Mo Han leaned in, his voice low and pleasant, “Then, as a reward, you’ll have to feed me later… My Qianqian has never fed me before.”
Uh…
Lan Qianqian hadn’t been in the mood, but thinking of his injury, she paused and then nodded.
Having achieved his goal, Xuan Mo Han secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He picked up a bowl of soup, blew on it, and then brought it to Lan Qianqian’s lips.
“Good girl, open up.”
“Aren’t you supposed to be fed by me?”
“No rush, you eat first…” Xuan Mo Han said, already placing the spoon between the young woman’s lips.
Lan Qianqian reluctantly opened her mouth.
Just as she took it in and was about to swallow…
“Gag~”
Lan Qianqian turned to the side, left her seat, and ran to the bathroom…
Xuan Mo Han’s eyes narrowed at the sight, and the next moment he was right behind her.
“What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”
Lan Qianqian didn’t have time to speak to him. The wave of nausea she had just experienced instantly brought up her stomach acid, making her feel extremely uncomfortable.
Xuan Mo Han anxiously patted her back, “Are you feeling better? Shall we go see a doctor?”
Lan Qianqian just shook her head. After a while, she looked up and saw her pale, bloodless reflection in the mirror. The man beside her was frowning deeply.
She smiled slightly and patted his arm twice.
“Don’t worry, I’m fine. Maybe I just have a poor appetite lately and can’t eat greasy food.”
At her words, Xuan Mo Han’s frown was so deep it could catch a fly. “I was careless… I’ll take away the dishes you can’t eat…”
Just as he was about to move, Lan Qianqian suddenly grabbed his large hand and led him out. “I’m not that delicate. If you keep pampering me like this, I’ll become useless…”
Everyone who loved her was worried about her, and she should pull herself together. She wouldn’t let anyone who harmed her loved ones get away with it…
“It’ll be good if you become useless. Then you’ll never be able to leave me…”
When the two were seated again, Xuan Mo Han stared intently at the young woman.
Perhaps it was her determination, but Lan Qianqian didn’t feel as uncomfortable this time and ate quite a bit. Of course, Xuan Mo Han fed her. As for getting the young woman to feed him, Xuan Mo Han decided to postpone that plan for later.
After the meal, Xuan Mo Han wanted the young woman to rest for a while, but she insisted on going to the study.
There were the materials that he had asked Shui Yuan to deliver.
Lan Qianqian, who had always struggled with words, was now calmly and quickly flipping through the documents.
“So… Yun Jianzhong is the murderer of my mother, and he also had dealings with Ke Qian in secret?”
“That’s right. Yun Jianzhong is also a man who can’t tolerate any impurities. He harbored resentment as soon as we made our move.” That was why he couldn’t wait to strike at them.
“Hmph! They’re birds of a feather, colluding together!”
Just then, the study door opened, and Normanis, along with Qi Jiayou, Mu Jingxuan, and Lu Haoran, walked in.
Normanis held a thick file in his hand. The first thing he did upon entering was to look at his precious daughter. Seeing that she appeared normal, he breathed a sigh of relief. However…
“Duoduo, we have something to discuss with Mo Han. You should go and rest for a while first…”
He wouldn’t let anyone who made his precious daughter sad go unpunished, let alone someone who killed her beloved foster mother. But he didn’t want his daughter to get too involved.
“You don’t need to hide anything from me. Say whatever you need to say. I want to know everything about them!”
“Let her stay here. What have you found?” He knew that since it concerned his daughter’s mother, she wouldn’t stand idly by.
Normanis glanced at everyone, then finally at his daughter. He could only sigh and hand the file to Xuan Mo Han.
“Yun Jianzhong’s ‘righteous extermination of his own kin’ involved obtaining banned drugs from Ke Qian. Here is some information I’ve recently gathered about Ke Qian. They’ve collaborated secretly several times. It can be said… Yun Jianzhong is nothing more than a pawn of Ke Qian.”
Qi Jiayou’s expression was stern. “Ke Qian’s son, Ke Ye, was a primary target when we were in the military. However, no one knew where he came from. He was injured by us multiple times. The last time, Mo’s bullet grazed his skull. He’s held a deep grudge, and the recent events were instigated by him. However… his father is clearly the mastermind.”
This was also a major breakthrough for Ke Ye’s pharmaceutical research. He had never been interested in this before. That was why his father was always displeased with him; he needed a compliant research machine.
Later, due to frequent injuries on the battlefield, he often suffered from neurological paralysis and pain. This torment kept him from sleeping well day and night, which led him to want to settle down and research this field.
Perhaps it was his son, but he found the learning process wasn’t too difficult. Coupled with his inner hatred, his nearly ten years of pharmaceutical research allowed him to achieve inhuman breakthroughs in this area. However, he was still not satisfied because he remained a caged pet.
No, he wasn't even considered a pet!