Nangong Jue took the phone: "Mom, I'm sorry for making you worry."

"It's good that you're alright." Liu Sujuan breathed a sigh of relief. "When will you be back?"

"We've arrived at Beijing Airport. We'll be transferring soon and heading back. We should arrive around 5 PM, but we'll go straight to the hospital..."

"Make sure you go to the hospital for a thorough check-up, just in case there are any aftereffects... I'll prepare some food and bring it to you later. Is there anything you'd like to eat?"

"Everything Mom cooks tastes delicious."

"Hehe." Liu Sujuan laughed immediately. "However, you're injured and have had surgery. There are no dietary restrictions, are there? I guess seafood and the like are all off-limits. Never mind, I'll just figure it out myself. I'll go to the market to buy some fresh ingredients..." She then hung up the phone.

Nangong Jue was slightly taken aback, clearly not expecting his mother-in-law to hang up the phone so easily.

Le Yao took the phone with a smile, then glanced at the man sideways: "I didn't expect that you, Lord Jue, could also coax people."

"Of course I have to coax my own mother-in-law." Nangong Jue raised an eyebrow slightly, looking arrogant, but his expression quickly changed. "Alan, do you really think I'm a crooked tree?"

Le Yao frowned: "What do you think?"

"I don't think I am," Nangong Jue shook his head. "Where can you find a crooked tree as good-looking and profitable as me?"

"Then why are you asking?"

"I just feel uneasy... Alan, if I really don't wake up, will you really find someone else?" Nangong Jue seemed a little uneasy. "Of course, if I really... I would definitely want you to find someone who is good to you, but, you..."

"Nangong Jue," Le Yao rolled her eyes speechlessly, "Where did your confidence go?"

“I…” Nangong Jue lowered his head and fiddled with his fingers. After experiencing a divorce, he had lost his confidence.

"You know..." Yue Yao sighed, "Although you're a domineering CEO on the surface, you're probably actually a member of the military, right?"

Nangong Jue nodded: "It should count."

“I have a dual identity.” Nangong Jue played with Le Yao’s hand. “When we first registered our marriage, I didn’t use that identity at all. So, I’m just an illegitimate child of the Nangong family.”

Le Yao scratched her head. "Is this even possible?"

"This is very unfair to their families, but there's nothing we can do. Even in peacetime, there are still many factors that contribute to unrest..."

Le Yao nodded: "I understand." In her previous life, she had read many reports about this. Those were all nameless heroes who couldn't even have a real tombstone after they sacrificed their lives.

“But now, I’ve officially come to your aid, and you’re on my record. So, Alan, unless we die, we can’t be separated.”

“Okay.” Le Yao nodded. “Then let’s not separate. So, live well.”