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In the late autumn and winter, she wore a black fur coat with some animal stripes, and carried an imposing aura with her as she walked into the main door. A pair of sharp indifferent eyes swept over the people in the living room, and the corner of her lips curled up.

Since the old man's death, Pei Luoyi had not seen her again. Now that she had suddenly come to visit, apart from being filled with shock, a sense of unease gradually seeped out from the bottom of her heart.

She didn't know why she felt so flustered, but she subconsciously looked in the direction of the man.

Obviously, Gong Yan hadn't expected this either. There wasn't any abrupt change on his handsome yet indifferent face, only his handsome eyebrows slightly knitted together.

After a moment of silence, he reacted and went up to greet them.

His tall and slender figure arrived in front of the slightly hunched old man due to his age, although no one noticed that this old man was nearing seventy years old in front of that sharp aura.

"Grandmother."

"Pah!"

The sudden appearance of this scene completely stunned the few people present.

The air pressure seemed to have reached its peak as the entire hall fell into a deathly silence.

Pei Luoyi saw the old man raise his hand and then swing it down, and her pupils abruptly constricted. She took a step forward, and was about to walk over to him.

He had only taken a single step when his wrist was firmly gripped by a force from the side.

She turned her head, shaking her head at Xin Xin. "If you go over now, it will only make the situation worse."

Her voice was low, but the words came clearly to her ears.

"But …" Pei Luoyi wanted to give her some reason to release the restraint on her, but when she opened her mouth, she found that she was unable to refute.

It was obvious that the Old Mistress of the Palace didn't like her. Even she could tell what she was thinking, so how could she not understand?

As the two of them were in a stalemate, the old man's calm expression was once again heard from the other side.

"You also know that you have a granny like me?"

A bright red mark quickly appeared on the side of Gong Yan's face, which showed how much force the fan had exerted.

His expression was still as indifferent as before, and even his eyes were unperturbed. It was so faint that it seemed transparent, without any of the emotions that should have appeared in his eyes at this moment.

He only calmly looked at the old man in front of him.

Then, she calmly said, "If you have any grievances, you can come at me, but you can't touch Luoyi."

"Resentment?" Old Mistress Gonggong sneered coldly as she stared dazedly at her grandson who had been raised for more than ten years. The emotions in her eyes were greatly affected, as was evident from her trembling lips.

She turned her head to the side and looked at where Pei Luoyi was standing. She then raised a finger and pointed to the direction of the source of the voice, "Even now, you're still protecting her?" Are you befuddled? Ah? "You even hid it from me, and even married this criminal who ran away from an accident. What exactly do you want to do?!"

The stern questioning resounded through the entire hall, causing the hearts of the few people present to jolt yet again.

Although Chi Yufeng and Xin Yi knew much more about this than the other two, they knew a thing or two about it. As for what the old mistress said, other than a grave expression, there was no other sign of surprise.

But Luo Xin was different. At this moment, other than being shocked, she also had a huge suspicion that she was about to come into contact with the truth, but couldn't get past it.

a hit-and-run criminal... What do you mean?

She suddenly recalled what Gong Yan had said before he was interrupted at the dining table.

Accident... hit-and-run...

Car accident?

Countless fragmented thoughts rushed into her mind. The truth was about to come out, but she could not grasp the crucial part.

Pei Luoyi held her breath as her pupils abruptly dilated and constricted. Her heart, which she had expected for a long time, sank into the depths of the abyss.

Criminals...

What does saying this word from the old lady's mouth mean … It goes without saying.

Apparently, she already knew about the accident.

And, just like how Gong Yan had dragged her to the Thousand Islands to interrogate her … She was thought to be the cause of the accident.

Xin Xin watched as the woman's delicate face was gradually covered with a layer of white. Her eyes became worried as she placed a hand on her shoulder. "Yiyi …"

When she came back to her senses, she looked at Ye Ci with a blush. She shook her head and said in a low voice, "I'm fine."

Xin Yi placed a hand on her shoulder. He could clearly feel her body slightly trembling, and her eyes became increasingly worried.

Gong Yan's dark eyes finally changed after the old lady spoke. Especially when the word 'criminal' came out of her mouth, his brows instantly creased into deep wrinkles.

Despite her strong mental fortitude, the old lady still found it hard to endure the pressure of being agitated even after she asked the question in such a hysterical manner.

Her chest heaved violently, and her eyes were bloodshot. She continued to speak while shaking her lips, "Yes! I deserve to die, I have sinned! If I hadn't brought you back to the palace with me, I wouldn't be the only one left in this world now! If it weren't for your insistence on marrying this woman and causing all these problems, your grandfather wouldn't have died! "There's also Little Yu …"

The old lady's eyes gradually reddened as she mentioned the name, her hoarse voice tinged with tears. "She's been unconscious in the hospital for two years …" Gong Yan, I ask myself from the bottom of my heart that my Gong family has been good to you, what about you? What's the difference between you and an ingrate now? You caused your sister to turn into a vegetable, caused your grandfather's death, and even married a murderer who poisoned your sister. Ah? What exactly did my Gong Family do to you that you should do this to me!

If one minute Luo Xin was on the verge of the truth, then at this moment, she already knew the truth.

Her gentle and quiet face had already lost its composure, and her lips were slightly parted as her eyes became perfectly round.

How could this be possible … How could this be …

How could he possibly marry a woman who had nearly caused him to lose both his legs?

This is impossible...

The large living room fell into silence once the old mistress finished her sentence.

It was as if her entire body was nailed to a chopping block filled with her crimes. No matter how she tried to put it into words, it was to no avail.

She could only watch as the two of them stood a few meters away from her as if a bucket of cold water was being poured on her head. Her entire body was ice-cold, and even the blood flowing in her body seemed to have lost all its warmth.

At this moment, the word 'blood loss' could not be used to describe her face.

She looked at the man's familiar handsome face that was as cold as frost, but didn't say a single word.

He suddenly thought, could it be … He was as powerless as she was, and from the beginning he had wanted to torture her slowly until she told him the whole truth.

But... During this process, an unexpected variable appeared.

They were in love with each other.