The scene froze in an instant. It seemed everything was about to settle into place.
Chu Youning suddenly fell quiet as well.
She raised her head and stared for a long time at Chu Haoze, who was being pinned down. The scenes she had never dared to recall willingly were now surfacing in her mind, bit by bit, with unbearable clarity.
Seeing his little sister standing there without a word, and hearing none of her inner thoughts either, Jiang He could not help walking over to her. He blocked her view and reached out to stroke her head.
"Ningning, how about leaving this man to your Second Brother? Go shopping with your sister and buy something you like."
Jiang Wanrong also took Chu Youning's hand.
"Whatever Ningning wants to do, your Second Brother and I will support you."
Their gentle voices beside her slowly drew Chu Youning back from her thoughts.
She shook her head lightly.
"No, Second Brother. I have to deal with him myself. You... can't kill him."
As she spoke, she walked forward step by step, looking at Chu Haoze, who was being held on his knees. Her mood seemed to have returned to normal.
"Looks like you lost, my... unfilial son?"
"You can't kill me. Besides... I have the Grand Princess backing me. You've already killed her people. If you lay a hand on me too, she won't let you get away with it."
Chu Haoze raised his head, his eyes gleaming with venom and confidence.
From birth until now, he had brushed shoulders with death countless times, yet he had survived by sheer luck every single time.
This time, too, an instinct told him he would not die.
"Really? I don't quite believe that. I'll have to try."
Chu Youning thought Chu Haoze was not