Renxin Hospital, Lingjin City.

Several middle-aged men with cold, gloomy expressions stood guard outside Qin Gang's hospital room. They stood at the doorway, their serpent-like eyes vigilantly scrutinizing everyone who passed by. Even a nurse coming to deliver medicine was unable to enter.

Twenty minutes later, Qin Qiu, Qin Mo, and Luo Sulan approached the room.

Seeing people guarding the door, Qin Qiu frowned. She glanced at the room number beside the door. Did I come to the wrong room?

After confirming the room number was correct, Qin Qiu was about to ask what was happening, but one of the men spoke first. He extended a hand to block their path. "Leave. Immediately."

"Who are you?" Qin Qiu asked, her brow furrowed. "This is my grandfather's room. What right do you have to stop me from entering?"

"I said, leave immediately!" the middle-aged man repeated, his face darkening and his tone several degrees colder than before.

A sense of unease surged through Qin Qiu, and she tried to push past them. "I told you, this is my grandfather's room! Who are you people?"

The man said nothing more and prepared to use force.

However!

"Let her in!" A dull voice, like the tolling of a bronze bell, sounded from within the room.

The middle-aged man immediately stood down, stepping aside and opening the door for them.

Qin Qiu didn't hesitate, rushing directly into the room. Qin Mo followed close behind. Luo Sulan wavered for a moment before finally entering.

Inside the hospital room, Qin Gang had already packed his belongings while Qin Zhuo waited intently by his side. Seeing them enter, Qin Zhuo said indifferently, "You've arrived just in time. This way, I won't have to make two trips."

"Who are you?" Qin Qiu stared at him, her voice filled with wariness.

"My name is Qin Zhuo," he said lightly. "If this were the past, you would have called me granduncle, but you've lost that right."

Qin Qiu was speechless.

Qin Mo was speechless.

"You... you're from the Qin Royal Family of Qiyun Road?" Luo Sulan, the last to enter, covered her mouth in astonishment, her face a mask of disbelief. She had heard about the family's affairs from Qin Donglai long ago, but she never imagined she would meet one of them here today.

Hmm?

Confused, Qin Qiu and Qin Mo glanced at their mother before turning their gaze back to Qin Gang.

Qin Gang casually gave them a brief summary of the situation, concluding, "Now, he wants to take us back to the Qin Clan of Qiyun Road. His purpose… is to make us willingly hand over the recipe."

Qin Qiu was stunned for a long moment as she processed the information. She then rushed to Qin Gang's side and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "Grandfather, are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Qin Gang wiped his mouth, taking the chance to whisper to her, "Xiaoqiu, don't confront him head-on. You'll only be the one to lose out! As long as Chen Yang is here, we'll be fine!"

"Acquiring the recipe is only part of it. There are other matters waiting for you," Qin Zhuo said, glancing at Qin Qiu and Qin Mo with a flicker of satisfaction in his eyes.

For a large family, arranged marriages were often the simplest and most effective way to expand their power. To the Qin Royal Family, Qin Qiu and Qin Mo—one as lovely as a water lotus, the other slender and graceful—were the best possible bargaining chips.

"You want the recipe? Who the hell do you think you are!" Luo Sulan suddenly interjected, sneering as she tilted her head back arrogantly. "I'll have you know, my son-in-law is a Sixth-Grade Martial General with outstanding military achievements! You dare act so recklessly?"

"Hehe…" Qin Zhuo laughed, looking at Luo Sulan as if she were a clown. "The lower the level, the shorter the sight. In your eyes, a Sixth-Grade Martial General might be impressive, but in the eyes of our Qin Royal Family, he's not even worth a fart."

"Do you know why he was kicked out of the Qin Royal Family?" Qin Zhuo pointed at Qin Gang. "It's because he was stuck at the sixth grade for years without any progress! I swept trash like that out the door myself. Do you really think he can threaten me?"

"You're full of it!" Luo Sulan roared.

SLAP!

The blow sent Luo Sulan crashing into the wall. Blood streamed down her face as she collapsed to the ground.

"Mom!" Qin Mo rushed to her side, her face pale as she cried out in alarm.

"As the saying goes, a dragon begets a dragon, a phoenix begets a phoenix, and a rat's child knows how to dig a hole! The offspring of trash is also trash!" Qin Zhuo sneered, then waved his hand dismissively. "Take them all away!"

"Yes!"

The middle-aged men waiting outside entered, violently seizing Qin Gang, Qin Qiu, Qin Mo, and Luo Sulan. They brazenly escorted them out of the hospital, forced them into a van, and sped away.

...

A van was making its way toward the Lingjin City district. Yang Hu was driving while Chen Yang rested with his eyes closed.

"Boss, after what happened today, I bet sister-in-law is completely devoted to you now, right?" Yang Hu said with a smile.

A faint smile touched Chen Yang's lips. "Actually, my wife accepted me even before today. Qin Qiu is kind, reasonable, and rational. She wouldn't change her feelings for me because of some external factors. If she had no feelings for me, it wouldn't matter even if I told her I was the Nine Gates Admiral."

After spending so much time with Qin Qiu, of course Chen Yang understood her.

Yang Hu nodded, only half understanding. "Hearing you say that, I'm suddenly starting to long for love myself."

"Should I give you some time off?" Chen Yang chuckled.

Yang Hu quickly waved his hands. "No, no, no! Besides, love is something that will come when it's meant to."

Upon entering the district, Yang Hu changed out of his military attire. Grabbing a pre-packed bag, he got back into the car. They had to reach Tianque City by nightfall.

As they drove toward Book Mountain Court, Chen Yang called Qin Qiu. However, the call went unanswered. He tried calling Qin Mo, but with the same result.

Hm?

Chen Yang's brow furrowed.

"Go to Renxin Hospital in Lingjin City," Chen Yang instructed Yang Hu. "And have someone check the hospital's surveillance footage."

"Understood!" Realizing the gravity of the situation, Yang Hu immediately complied.

Along the way, Chen Yang tried calling several more times, but still, no one answered.

In less than fifteen minutes, Yang Hu received a reply. After glancing at his phone, he slammed on the brakes, stopping the car abruptly. He handed the phone over. "Boss, I don't think we need to go to the hospital anymore."

The phone displayed a video showing the entire process of Qin Zhuo forcing the Qin family into a van. The brutal way they were handled made Chen Yang's eyes flash with an icy rage.

"Track that van," Chen Yang said in a low voice.

"Qiyun Road, Qin Royal Family, Qin Zhuo," Yang Hu listed, starting the car again and speeding in the direction of Lingjin City.

Chen Yang had promised Ren Tong that he would bring his wife home for the festival.

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