"Can you - can you speak properly? Are you hurt?" he asked.

"No, I'm fine. Are you disappointed?" Ruan Qiao sneered.

Ling Beichen's face darkened instantly.

He snorted coldly: "Humph, you worried for nothing."

At this moment, Ling Beixuan sniffed the air and looked at Ruan Qiao in surprise: "Miss, I don't know why you were locked up in the zoo, but I smell a pleasant medicinal scent in the air. I wonder what happened before?"

Ruan Qiao looked at Ling Beixuan.

This man seemed much calmer than Ling Beichen, and he also had a bit more patience. "These beasts were fed drugs and went crazy. I have no choice but to give them the antidote."

hiss!

Hearing the words "crazy", the faces of the Ling family and others instantly turned ugly.

The head of the Ling family glared at Ling Beichen, "Beichen, what's going on?"

He knew his son well. Although his actions were a little off, he was definitely not a bad person and would not take someone's life just because of a quarrel.

Ling Beichen's face was not looking good either. He said, "Dad, I don't know either. These beasts are all tamed and there's no way they'll go crazy.

I swear, I just wanted to scare her, I didn't really want her to die."

"What the hell is going on? Investigate!" The veins on the Ling family's forehead throbbed. "How could something like feeding drugs to animals possibly happen within our Ling family?"

Butler Lu, who was standing by, was sweating profusely and didn't dare to say a word.

Ruan Qiao chuckled at this moment: "Is there any need to investigate? Master Ling, do you really have no one to suspect?

You all know who I have offended.”

The head of the Ling family's expression changed. He looked at Ruan Qiao and said, "Miss Ruan, we in the Ling family are sorry for you in this matter, but please don't slander others at will.

I will investigate the truth of the matter.

Don't worry, Miss Ruan, the Ling family will definitely give you an explanation."

Ruan Qiao nodded. "Well, since Patriarch Ling said that, I'll say whatever I want. So, are you going to keep us locked up?"

Or does the Ling family just like to lock people up and torture them?"

"What do you mean? I just wanted to lock you up in here to scare you. You destroyed so many of my precious bugs, and I haven't settled the score with you yet!"

Ling Beichen said dissatisfiedly.

Ruan Qiao glanced at Liu Zhuzhu beside her and said, "Really? The Lingbei family locked this girl up for a whole year, forcing her to eat every day, turning her into what she is now. Is that to scare her?"

The Ling family, including their father and son, were stunned.

Housekeeper Lu's face changed drastically, and he couldn't help but roar: "What nonsense are you talking about? Master, Eldest Young Master, Second Young Master, don't listen to her nonsense!"

He glared at Liu Zhuzhu with horror in his eyes.

Ruan Qiao glanced at Butler Lu thoughtfully, "Why are you so anxious? Could it be that you and Ling Beizhu are in cahoots?"

The Ling family father and son had no time to pay attention to Butler Lu. The head of the Ling family had a serious expression on his face. He looked at Ruan Qiao and said, "Miss Ruan, you can't make such a joke."

He looked at Liu Zhuzhu again.

Liu Zhuzhu hid behind Ruan Qiao in fear.

Ruan Qiao glanced at her and said, "What are you afraid of? Tell them what you said to me before."

Liu Zhuzhu's eyes were timid.

But under Ruan Qiao's urging, he still stood up.