"Have you finished talking?" When Qianchen returned to the inn, he saw Lengyue and Jiuwei staring at him.

Qianchen asked in confusion, "What's wrong? What kind of looks are you giving me?"

"What did Father go out to do?" Nine-Tailed Fox pouted, looking at Qian Chen with dissatisfaction, seemingly full of resentment towards him.

"What's wrong? I went out to listen to a storyteller for a while, I just didn't want to disturb you." Qian Chen was getting flustered by their stares. Why did these two have such a big problem with him? It was just listening to a storyteller, how could he have offended them?

"Oh dear, look at me, I was so angry at that scumbag that I ended up being dragged inside." Leng Yue blinked and explained to Qian Chen, "Nine-Tail and I were talking about scumbags, and we were getting really indignant when you walked in. You just walked right into the line of fire!"

"I knew it, I was so scared my forehead was covered in sweat." Qian Chen said, wiping his forehead exaggeratedly, but in fact, there wasn't a single drop of sweat on his forehead.

Sure enough, Leng Yue and Jiuwei were amused. Jiuwei covered her mouth and looked at Qian Chen, "Daddy, you're really exaggerating!"

"Wasn't I just scared by you guys? I thought I'd done something horrible!" Qian Chen chuckled when she saw Leng Yue and the others laugh. She asked, "What did you say that made you so angry?"

"It's nothing, just a private matter between my daughter and me. You're a grown man, so it's best if you don't interfere." Leng Yue looked at what Qian Chen was holding. "What is this?"

"Look, you've all been so scared you forgot." Qianchen said, walking a few steps to the bedside and handing the yellow paper package in his hand to Lengyue. "I saw some peach shortbread on the street, tried it and thought it was pretty good, so I bought some for you."

Leng Yue opened the package, and a fragrant aroma wafted out. "So fragrant!" Leng Yue's eyes crinkled with delight. She then picked up a piece and put it in her mouth, praising it repeatedly, "Mmm, delicious! Sweet but not cloying, it melts in your mouth. It's really good!"

"Right? I knew you'd like it." Qianchen smiled too. "If you like it, I'll go buy it for you again."

"Thank you, my lord." Leng Yue smiled sweetly at Qian Chen, and Qian Chen looked at Leng Yue with a doting smile.

"Oh my heart!" At this moment, Nine-Tailed Fox, not wanting to be left out, reached out and took the peach shortbread. "Mommy, can I have some too?"

Leng Yue knew what Jiuwei was thinking, but didn't expose it. She smiled and handed out the peach shortbread, saying, "Eat up, it's delicious."

"I'll try it," Nine-Tails actually doesn't like sweets, but since she asked for one herself, she had to have a piece. After picking up a piece, Nine-Tails didn't show the same surprise as Leng Yue. Instead, she said, "It's not very good. The texture is just so-so."

"Mother, are you praising Father on purpose?" Jiuwei looked at Leng Yue, who then blinked at Qian Chen. "It's not on purpose. I like anything your father buys for me."

"...Mother?" Nine-Tailed Fox's face darkened as she reached out and placed the remaining peach shortbread on the bedside.

"Hmm?" Leng Yue picked up a peach shortbread and continued eating, turning to look at Jiuwei with a puzzled expression. "What's wrong?"

"Actually, if you hadn't met my father, you would definitely be a naive and innocent girl who has been deceived!" Nine-Tailed Fox looked at Leng Yue with eyes full of doubt.

Leng Yue smiled happily, looking at Jiuwei and shaking her head in denial, "No, it's your father who spoiled me into being a naive and innocent girl."

"..." Nine-Tails suddenly ran out of words, and after a long pause, replied, "I'll be stuffed to death by you guys sooner or later, I've been eating too much dog food lately..."

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it, we didn't want to either!" Qianchen grinned from ear to ear. "Your resistance is too weak, you need to get some more experience."

"Mother, no matter whether I can go back or not, I will find someone like Father and never touch someone like Gu Chen again." Jiuwei suddenly smiled. For some reason, she felt that she would definitely meet the person she was looking for and would definitely find happiness again.

“Very good, we support you.” Leng Yue put down the peach cake and looked at Jiuwei seriously. “There are thousands of good men in this world. There is no need to keep chasing after a man, especially one who does not love you.”

"I understand," Nine-Tails nodded, she truly understood now. Before, she just didn't understand why Gu Chen treated her that way, but now she knew that some people are mindless. These kinds of people have no feelings, so the best way to deal with them is not to treat them like normal people.

Nine-Tails' name wasn't Nine-Tails in her past life, but it was her favorite name. Because Nine-Tails represents new life, represents infinite possibilities. She lacked love from a young age. Although her parents held high positions of power, they were always busy, only able to compensate for their own desires with what she wanted. Like her sister, they didn't know how to love.

That's why Nine-Tailed Fox had always had a smooth life until she met Gu Chen, when she experienced rejection. Perhaps she herself was the bigger problem; the more Gu Chen rejected her, the more she tried to get closer to him.

To attract Gu Chen's attention, she begged her father to give Gu Chen's voice the green light and secretly sought benefits for him. It wasn't until her father's underhanded dealings were exposed to the public, until her parents were ousted from office, and until her family was destroyed, that Jiuwei vaguely realized that she had done something unforgivable.

Later, Gu Chen tied her to the operating table, and she watched helplessly as her heart was removed. She actually felt a sense of vindication. At that moment, Jiuwei felt it was all over. Although there was still resentment in her heart, she felt mostly relieved.

Kurama knew she had done wrong, and she knew she couldn't change anything. So, perhaps dying like this was a blessing in disguise for her?

However, she was later reborn and met her current parents, who raised her. Nine-Tails suddenly realized that she could still turn things around, that she still had a chance to change everything.

Seeing that Nine-Tailed Fox was deep in thought, Leng Yue and Qian Chen did not disturb her. The two chatted quietly, and Qian Chen told Leng Yue the news he had obtained from the storyteller.

"What? You mean there's something different about this?" Leng Yue couldn't help but exclaim in surprise after hearing this. Qian Chen's words seemed to have completely overturned her understanding.

“That’s right, and the storyteller must know more, but for some reason, he only told half of it.” Qianchen pondered, “We still need to go and find out more about the storyteller.”

"Together?" Leng Yue was also curious. They say seeing is not necessarily believing. Is that really true?

"You should stay here with Nine-Tailed Fox. Besides, I'm a smaller target by myself." Qianchen thought for a moment, "I'll go check again tonight."

"Okay." Seeing that Nine-Tailed Fox was deep in thought, Leng Yue told Qian Chen about Nine-Tailed Fox's situation, and Qian Chen shook his head as he listened.

“Nine-Tails doesn’t need to blame himself too much. That man was clearly scheming against the innocent. He investigated everything before he approached Nine-Tails. And the things that were revealed at the end must also be his doing, including Nine-Tails’ heart, because he wanted a heart that loved him more.” Qianchen shook his head. “From beginning to end, Nine-Tails was manipulated at will!”

The Nine-Tails, who was deep in thought, happened to overhear this and was shocked. Is that so?