The moment they saw the clearly unconscious Ji Ting, both Qin Mingzhong and Qin Zaiye's expressions changed.
Mother Qin still had not grasped the situation. She asked in confusion, "Why are you carrying him on your back? Can't he walk?"
"He was drugged. It's not time for him to wake up yet," Feng Lei replied expressionlessly.
Mother Qin froze in shock. "Wh-what..."
Before her words had faded, Qin Mingzhong suddenly strode toward Ling Xi and slapped him hard across the face. "Have you lost your mind-"
The slap sent Ling Xi staggering to the ground. His ears rang so violently that his head buzzed, and he lay sprawled there, unable even to get up.
Qin Mingzhong's face turned purple with rage. He reached out to drag Ling Xi back up, but Qin Zaiye stepped in his way. "Dad! Xiao Xi definitely didn't do this!"
"Get out of my way!"
Qin Zaiye kept Ling Xi firmly behind him, gritting his teeth and refusing to budge.
Qin Mingzhong was so furious that his whole body tingled. He raised his foot to kick Qin Zaiye in the chest, but Mother Qin threw her arms tightly around his waist. "What are you doing?! You're not allowed to hit Zaiye!"
"You get the hell away from me too!"
As the four of them descended into chaos, Feng Lei turned away indifferently and headed straight for the Qin Family's front door with Ji Ting on his back.
Once inside the living room, he laid Ji Ting on the sofa, then silently sat down beside it.
Qin Zaiye still took a kick. The taste of blood rose from his throat and filled his mouth, and every breath tugged at his chest, sending searing pain through it.
Even so, he kept his other hand behind him, stubbornly shielding