Outside seemed to have fallen quiet, yet a sudden surge of panic gripped Ruan Jiaojiao.
The scarred man had taken a gun and gone outside a moment ago; that gunshot—could it possibly have been...
Just as Ruan Jiaojiao was spiraling into anxious thoughts, the bedroom door creaked open.
She turned toward the entrance and saw a familiar figure step inside. Her eyes turned red.
Fu Zhinian, radiating a chill, walked to the bedside. He untied her bonds and carefully checked her body.
"Are you alright?"
Ruan Jiaojiao bit her lip and shook her head, her eyes brimming with tears.
Fu Zhinian’s eyes held worry, but they were also clouded with reproach and anger.
"Why didn’t you answer your phone? Do you have any idea how worried I was?"
The accusatory tone made Ruan Jiaojiao feel even more aggrieved, and the tears began to fall.
However, she offered no explanation.
She was so worried about her mother, so desperate to get the antidote, so eager to be of use.
Yet, she had bungled everything, leaving Zhang Ji injured and putting herself in harm’s way.
If Second Uncle hadn’t come to save her, what would have become of her?
Fu Zhinian watched her cry, his suppressed anger evident. He wiped the tears from her face with his thumb, but offered no words of comfort.
He picked her up and walked out of the room.
Once outside, Ruan Jiaojiao wanted to see what was happening, but Fu Zhinian pressed her head into his chest, refusing to let her look up.
"Clean this up. Find out if there are any clues…
Chapter 249