spring bite mark

Chapter 98 Guidance
No. 1 Mansion.

Villa No. 2. In the courtyard, Yan Yu slowly withdrew his finger from the tipping screen on a comfortable double lounge chair. Beside him, Xie Jian, a little baby, was practically glued to the phone screen.

Yan Yu gently reached out and pushed away his chubby little face, which was pressed against the phone: "Don't get so close, it'll hurt your eyes."

"Bro, what are you looking at?!" Xie Jian, with a lollipop still in his mouth, stared blankly at the live stream. "I just saw you click on a lot of things that look like golden castles..."

“Carnival,” Yan Yu explained casually.

Xie Jian said "oh" and watched the live stream for a while, but he really wasn't interested and shifted his attention away.

Yan Yu's gaze fell on the live stream. After a while, there was no more talk about that person in the live stream. He casually tossed his phone aside and began to play with the building block toys he had bought from the department store the night before.

"Brother, did you get to hug Manman last night?" Xie Jian leaned close to Yan Yu, his face seeking approval. "Wasn't she soft and fragrant?"

Yan Yu remained silent for a while before giving a very casual "hmm".

Xie Jian lay back on the recliner, crossed his legs, and looked at the sky outside the villa: "Brother, Manman isn't home during the day, shall we go out for a walk?"

"No, I'm not going. The traffic during the day is terrible."

"But I want to visit where Manman works," Xie Jian blinked. "Or I could visit Daddy's company in Beijing!"

"Yanjing Group, nothing interesting." Yan Yu put down the toy in his hand, pulled up the city map on his phone, and said, "There's an amusement park near Muchen, we can go and have some fun."

Five minutes later, a large convoy of bodyguards escorted two supercars worth hundreds of millions of yuan out of the villa and headed towards the Mu Chan Studio.

The Ning family in the capital.

The family doctor is applying medicine to Ning Xinyue's bruised arm.

Looking at her daughter's bruised and battered state, Madam Ning felt heartbroken and burst into tears: "That bastard Liu Zhi! He was caught fooling around outside, and not only did he not admit his mistake, he even beat you up! Yan Changye is no better, actually pushing you to such a piece of trash!"

Ning Musheng glanced coldly at the weeping Madam Ning: "What's the use of just crying? Which young master from a wealthy family, like the Li or Zhu families, hasn't kept a few playthings outside? You should have known this before you got married, why make such a scene?"

Madam Ning glared at her husband: "Stop spouting those disgusting platitudes! We only have one daughter. If it were any other family, the father would have already stormed the door. But you, all you do is make sarcastic remarks at home! Look at the state Xinyue has been in!"

Ning Musheng closed his eyes: "It's not that I don't want to, but the Liu family is fearless because Yan Changye personally arranged the marriage. Liu Zhi is also a ruthless person who can risk his life. As long as the Ning family makes a move, even if it's just for Yan Changye's sake, a bunch of wealthy families will swarm over. The Ning family can't afford that kind of price."

He glanced at his daughter, a faint sense of powerlessness rising in his heart: "However, I have already arranged a meeting with the Liu family. Punishing Liu Zhi is impossible. I can only try my best to get you more compensation."

After saying that, Ning Musheng shook his head wearily and left.

As soon as Ning Musheng's car drove out of the villa, Madam Ning picked up a vase and smashed it against the door: "Coward!"

She wiped away her tears and looked at her daughter, whose face was cold and indifferent. At this moment, Ning Xinyue's beautiful face was disheveled and haggard, and there was a strange sense of gloom.

"Xinyue, don't worry. Your father doesn't care. I won't let you suffer this injustice for nothing." Madam Ning said fiercely. "I'll go back to my parents' home this afternoon. That scumbag Liu Zhi, I'll have your uncle find some thugs to make him pay a hundredfold!"

"Liu Zhi is a pit of fire. But the one who truly pushed me into that pit of fire is Yan Changye." Ning Xinyue smiled nervously. "Mom, what about Yan Changye? Do you dare?"

Madam Ning choked. As the sole heir of the most prestigious family in Beijing, she wouldn't dare harbor even the slightest thought of opposing them, even if she had a hundred lives. Otherwise, not only would the Ning family be dragged down with them, but her own family would also be destroyed.

“Xinyue, the entire Ning family has poured money into Yan Changye’s case, but it hasn’t made a ripple.” Madam Ning felt both guilty and embarrassed. “The most important thing right now is to get yourself well. We can deal with the rest later.”

Ning Xinyue chuckled mockingly, lifting her skirt to reveal legs covered in bruises and several gruesome scars, some of which were slightly bleeding.

Madam Ning's eyes widened in fury.

"Old wounds haven't healed, and new ones have been added. Mom, Liu Zhi is a pervert. How can you expect me to take things slowly?" Ning Xinyue's eyes were filled with malice. "Right now, I just want that scumbag Liu Zhi to go to hell, the sooner the better."

Mrs. Ning wiped away the remaining tears from the corners of her eyes and gestured to the family doctor, "Dr. Zhang, you can go out now."

The family doctor nodded and left without looking at him.

Once everyone else was out of the living room, Madam Ning looked at her daughter again, her tone becoming more serious: "Xin Yue, you're my only daughter, don't do anything foolish."

"Then what do you want me to do? Put up with him going out to play around with other women every day, and then coming home and abusing me?" Ning Xinyue lowered her voice, "Mom, go and get me a bottle of strong sleeping pills..."

Madam Ning took a deep breath: "Nonsense! Do you think the police are just for show? If you really want revenge, you should at least find their Achilles' heel and strike decisively, ensuring you can escape unscathed!"

Ning Xinyue looked at her mother: "Mom, what do you mean?"

Madam Ning was silent for a moment: "So many wealthy families have affairs, why do you think their marriages are so solid on the surface?"

Ning Xinyue seemed to realize something: "Intertwined interests?"

“You could say that,” Madam Ning nodded. “Take your father and me for example. As for our feelings, decades have passed and there’s hardly any left. But he never dares to let any other woman into our home because he can’t afford the cost of a divorce.”

"cost?"

"After decades of living together, I've accumulated some shady dealings within the Ning Group," Mrs. Ning sighed. "When you're married for a long time, there are conflicts of interest, but also checks and balances on each other by using each other's weaknesses."

Ning Xinyue asked in surprise and doubt, "Mom, what do you mean?"

"The Liu family was able to join the ranks of the elite in the capital mainly because of the eight Universal Hotels, three Blue Ocean Clubs, a construction company, and two hospitals in the capital." Madam Ning looked deeply at her daughter. "But with such a small amount of wealth, it shouldn't be able to enter the elite circle. Even if it's at the bottom, it's not enough. So, there must be some unknown transfer of benefits involved."

Ning Xinyue's eyes lit up: "Mom, are you asking me to find those illegal deals and send the Liu family to hell?"

"No, your mother would rather you do nothing and just obediently endure it." Madam Ning's tone was complicated. "If you really take that step, it's either your death or the Liu family's destruction. But even if the Liu family is destroyed, everyone suffers, so what good will you gain?"

Ning Xinyue was no longer listening to what Madam Ning was saying.

She racked her brains for a long time before suddenly asking, "I remember that the dowry list sent by the Liu family included three percent of the shares of Shenghe Maternal and Child Health Hospital?"

Madam Ning's heart sank, and she couldn't quite describe the feeling: "Xinyue, I still hope you can be more patient. I'll have your uncle send someone to give him a good beating, that will be enough."

Ning Xinyue ignored her and suddenly stood up. Without even glancing at Madam Ning, her eyes were full of coldness: "It's not too much for me to go and inspect the hospital in which I have shares, is it?"

(End of this chapter)