"This is because... because..."
Feng Jin stammered her reply, talking for a long time but still failing to explain herself clearly. In the end, she simply stopped talking altogether.
"Why aren't you speaking?"
Ling Mohan asked in a low voice. He was very eager to hear how Feng Jin would try to twist the truth.
He even more wanted to know when Feng Jin had started interacting with the Sheng family behind his back. He had heard that the third young master of the Sheng family was very unusual towards Feng Jin, and that little girl Ling Wan had gone out today specifically to find people from the Sheng family. When had these people become so close to the Sheng family behind their backs? All of this truly made him very curious.
"What do you want me to say? What is there to say? You can't expect me to explain everything to you. Must I tell you how many bites of food I ate today, or how many steps I walked? Then what privacy would I have left? You, as a person... you can't always be so selfish. You need to learn to let go..."
To defend herself, Feng Jin racked her brain, trying to brainwash Ling Mohan. It could be said that Ling Mohan interfered too much, wishing to meddle in even the most trivial matters.
Who could endure a life where every step was restrained? She, at least, was quite tired and had been trying to find a way to make Ling Mohan change his ways, but the effect was minimal.
"Privacy... What privacy do you still want? The privacy you speak of is you secretly interacting with people from the Sheng family behind my back!"
Feng Jin's evasiveness only confirmed his suspicions. Instantly, even the tone of his voice carried a hint of anger.
"What nonsense are you spouting? What do you mean secretly interacting behind your back? I have always been open and honest!"
Anger flared, and Feng Jin immediately exploded. She stood up abruptly and confronted the man.
Ling Mohan snorted, a cold smile curling the corner of his lips. "Do you really think I don't know? You secretly treated Sheng Xu Bai not long ago, and Ling Wan also went to the Sheng manor at your instruction. Come on... tell me what exactly is going on."
Feng Jin's heart skipped a beat, and her expression turned slightly stiff. After a moment of stunned silence, she slowly said, "I... I was also... saving a life, which is better than building a seven-story pagoda. It's accumulating merit..."
After finishing her words, Feng Jin added righteously, "Unlike you, who kills without blinking on the battlefield, I was... I was helping you eliminate karma. I did all this for you!"
This explanation was indeed a bit shameless, and even she herself felt embarrassed to say it. But to get Ling Mohan to stop questioning her, she could only do so. It was a helpless move.
"Is it all my fault? If what you say is true, then shouldn't I be thanking you properly!"
"That's not necessary. I'm not someone who holds grudges when I'm right. As long as you understand my devotion to you, I'll be grateful if you're good to me from now on!"
She dared not take credit for this. As long as Ling Mohan didn't continue to press her, she would already be thankful. She wished this matter would pass as quickly as possible.
The man snorted, his voice full of dissatisfaction. How could he believe Feng Jin's flimsy excuses? Wasn't she saying this precisely to stop him from investigating further?
But if he didn't get to the bottom of it today, he wouldn't be able to sleep soundly: "Stop making excuses. Tell me clearly, what exactly happened between you and that... that young man from the Sheng family!"
After thinking for a long time, he couldn't recall the other person's name, so he could only refer to him as "that young man." After all, it was just a name; why bother with so much detail?
Feng Jin pouted. This man was truly difficult to fool, not ordinary trouble at all.
"His name is Sheng Xu Bai. He has a name, you should at least show basic respect!"
He was unwilling to even utter the name, directly calling him "this young man"... "that young man." He was quite shameless.
"Respect? If he dares to appear before me now, I'll punch him away directly!"
With a heart full of anger with nowhere to vent, if Sheng Xu Bai dared to appear before him, he wouldn't be polite. He would have to throw a punch to appease his anger.
"Don't you dare! With Sheng Xu Bai's physique, he wouldn't be able to withstand your punch. One punch from you would take his life!"
Having been sick for so long, Sheng Xu Bai's body was already weak. Even an ordinary person would be severely injured and bedridden after taking a punch from Ling Mohan, let alone someone like Sheng Xu Bai who had been ill for a long time. It would directly cost him his life.
"You're concerned about whether he lives or dies!" The man's voice was laced with deep anger, as if if Feng Jin admitted it, he would immediately go forward and choke her to death.
The man's gaze made Feng Jin's entire body tingle. The hairs on her back instantly stood on end, and a thought flashed through her mind. She quickly said, "No... how could I worry about him? What nonsense are you talking about? I'm just worried that if you accidentally beat him to death, you'd have to take responsibility. I'm worried you'd get into trouble again."
Feng Jin had thoroughly grasped Ling Mohan's little intentions. With a few words, she managed to appease him greatly.
The man's anger subsided by a third, but he still wasn't entirely satisfied. He reached out and pinched Feng Jin's perky little nose: "At least you have some conscience!"
Just as Feng Jin breathed a sigh of relief, Ling Mohan continued, "However..."
Those simple two words made Feng Jin gasp. Her nerves immediately tensed up, and she quietly waited for the man's next words.
"However, you are not allowed to interact with anyone from the Sheng family from now on. If there's a next time, you won't be able to step out of this room even half a step!"
This was also his final warning to Feng Jin. If there was a next time, he couldn't guarantee what he would do.
Feng Jin nodded like a pecking chicken, agreeing, "I promise there will absolutely be no next time. Don't worry..."
For now, she had to go along with Ling Mohan's words and appease him first. Otherwise, if he got the wrong idea again, it would be difficult to salvage the situation.
Ling Mohan's expression finally softened, and he no longer troubled Feng Jin. "Let's put this matter to rest for now. Turn off the lights and go to sleep."
As soon as he finished speaking, the room, which had been brightly lit moments before, was instantly plunged into darkness. Before Feng Jin could react, her entire body was lifted into the air.
"Ah! What are you doing..."