He never imagined that Song Xizhi, such a notorious woman, could be so reasonable and clear-headed. He also never imagined that Song Xizhi would have such audacity!

Even the Marquis of Anding had to speak well of him and treat him with great courtesy because of the flower-viewing banquet. Even when the Su family lost their official positions, they couldn't do anything to him.

But Song Xizhi rejected him so directly and decisively?

Few people in the world would dare to trample on his dignity like this, but even he, who was known for his silver tongue in official circles, was speechless at this moment!

Prime Minister Lin raised his head and carefully examined Song Xizhi's face. Only now did he truly look at her.

Lin Miaoxin watched her father remain silent, staring intently at Song Xizhi's face for a long time, while Song Xizhi's resolute words echoed in her mind.

Always so confident, a hint of fear finally crept into her heart, and Lin Miaoxin directly grabbed Prime Minister Lin's hand:

"Father, she really won't treat me anymore, what should I do? What should I do?"

"I never want to become like that again, Dad. I know how good it is to be a normal person. I no longer have to worry about not living long like I used to!"

Lin Miaoxin spoke hastily, hoping that her all-powerful father would once again use his power to coerce and entice Song Xizhi into treating her, just as he had done countless times before.

At worst, she'll just stop making things difficult for Song Xizhi!

But when Prime Minister Lin felt the dampness in his hands, it was all from Lin Miaoxin's sweat due to nervousness, and his expression was no longer as distressed as before.

All anyone could hear was him suddenly say, "Apologize."

Lin Miaoxin was taken aback, then muttered, "Never mind, I don't want Song Xizhi's apology..."

But Prime Minister Lin turned his head, staring intently at her with a hint of ferocity in his eyes: "Miaoxin, I'm telling you to apologize to Doctor Song!"

Lin Miaoxin was stunned. She raised her head in disbelief, staring at Prime Minister Lin's stern face, wondering if she had misheard: "Father, what are you saying?"

Seeing her so stubborn, Prime Minister Lin shook off Lin Miaoxin's hand, turned his head, and stared at her intently: "You really humiliated Song Xizhi in front of everyone?"

"You also said that you would never let her receive treatment, no matter what."

Upon hearing this, Lin Miaoxin turned pale and stammered without saying a word.

Prime Minister Lin's sudden change in attitude surprised everyone present. After all, Lin Miaoxin was his lifeblood. In all his years of life, he had never heard Prime Minister Lin say a harsh word to her.

Only Song Xizhi, arms crossed, leaned lazily against the door and spoke to Prime Minister Lin in a nonchalant tone: "It is said that a son resembles his father. Prime Minister, you don't need to be too harsh on Miss Lin. After all, you are also ruthless in your actions."

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Lin took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and spoke sharply and urgently to Lin Miaoxin.

"Lin Miaoxin, kneel down and apologize to Song Xizhi, beg for her forgiveness."

His words shocked everyone. Lin Miaoxin's eyes reddened instantly, and tears streamed down her face.

She bit her lip stubbornly, her mind blank at that moment: "Father... I don't want to."

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Lin finally realized that he had been too indulgent towards Lin Miaoxin and that he himself had been too arrogant.

If his daughter were merely malicious, that would be one thing, but she wasn't just malicious, she was stupid!

That's outrageously stupid!

Thinking it over, Prime Minister Lin looked away from Lin Miaoxin's swaying body and hardened his heart to continue:

"If you don't kneel, you don't need to go back to the Lin family after today. I'll pretend I don't have a daughter like you."

Hearing this, Lin Miaoxin didn't know why her father, who always doted on her, would suddenly say such a thing, but she was terrified, extremely terrified.

She gritted her teeth, her whole body trembling as she knelt before Song Xizhi, the sound of her knees hitting the ground with a thud.

She was in so much pain that her face turned pale.

“I used to deliberately make things difficult for you… because Song Ruoan always said you were a bad woman, that you were vicious, stupid, promiscuous, and of low status, so I always looked down on you.”

Lin Miaoxin blurted out everything Song Ruoan had told her: "It's all because of her. She said she treated me, and I have to fight her against Song Xizhi, otherwise she won't treat me anymore, waaaaah..."

As she spoke, she cautiously looked up again. Seeing that Song Xizhi's expression remained unchanged, and even the faint smile still lingered on his lips, she felt terrified. She gritted her teeth and reluctantly apologized:

"I'm sorry... I was wrong about what happened before, please heal me!"

When Lin Miaoxin mentioned Song Ruoan's name, the expressions on the faces of those present varied, and Madam He's face showed obvious disgust.

Prime Minister Lin's face also showed a hint of anger.

He Yunze couldn't listen to more than half of it. He felt that Lin Miaoxin was deliberately shifting all the blame onto the pitiful Ruo'an.

Although Song Xizhi was as vicious, stupid, and promiscuous as she described, Ruo'an, a gentle and kind person, would never instigate Lin Miaoxin to deal with Song Xizhi.

Even when Song Xizhi bullied her in her past life, she never talked back or fought back, because she always felt guilty about their relationship.

Upon hearing Lin Miaoxin's words, Song Xizhi merely smiled meaningfully: "So you're saying that everything you did was instigated by Song Ruoan? That she secretly ruined my reputation behind my back?"

Her reiteration only reinforced the negative impression people had of Song Ruoan.

Lin Miaoxin nodded hurriedly: "That's right, I didn't lie, and I apologized to you, so when can you start treating me?"

Hearing the reluctance in her words, Song Xizhi raised an eyebrow slightly: "I have received your apology, but I do not accept it."

"I would like to ask Prime Minister Lin to return home. Actually, I want to tell you something: more important than physical illness is mental illness. If Lin Miaoxin remains in this state, even if I cure her body, I will ultimately harm her."

After saying this with a deep look in his eyes, Song Xizhi reached out and closed the wooden door in front of him without any hesitation, leaving Lin Miaoxin outside and giving her a cold shoulder.

Everyone watched Lin Chengxiang's reaction with tension, thinking he would fly into a rage and try to deal with the Su family.

But he just stood there silently, as if he was thinking about something.