"Master, the young lady has returned."

Upon hearing this, the head of the Ji family immediately sensed something was wrong.

His youngest daughter was born late in life and was pampered from a young age. She was the kind of person who would only visit him when she needed something.

He also knew about the relationship between the Ye family of Country Z and the Gong family of Country E, and his daughter's return at this critical juncture made her purpose self-evident.

Just as he was about to find an excuse to hide, Ji Lei arrived in front of him.

Although he had always doted on his youngest daughter since she was a child, he had become somewhat hostile towards her ever since his son-in-law became the top leader of Country E.

Ji Lei walked up to him, her gaze slightly cold, and said, "Dad, I heard that the Ji family has come forward to say that there's a problem with the Ye family's heart-specific medicine? Was that your idea or someone else's?"

She learned of this news by chance.

After all, she is pregnant now, and Gong Nanting has not told her many things, let alone others.

She also cherishes this hard-won child, so she avoids using things like cell phones and computers, even if experts say they cause minimal harm.

Therefore, the sources of her information were relatively closed off. She overheard her servants talking about it by chance, and then she immediately went online to check it out.

The head of the Ji family quickly stood up and said, "It's all a misunderstanding. I'm already handling it."

"Also, you're quite pregnant now, so don't worry about these things."

Ji Lei was already very dissatisfied with her father's sudden appearance of an illegitimate child, but at that time her father and mother were not yet married, and her father was unaware that he had an illegitimate child. However, this could not erase the harm her father had done to her mother.

She felt sorry for her mother.

My mother has given her all for this family over the years, only to end up like this.

Therefore, Ji Lei didn't give the Ji family patriarch a friendly look.

Ji Lei said coldly, "I don't want to get involved in this matter either, but it concerns my benefactor and my niece. I can't let you bully her and her family."

Let me tell you, even if you are my father and the Ji family is my maternal family, if you truly become her enemies, then I will no longer protect the Ji family!

Upon hearing this, the Ji family patriarch's expression changed drastically.

Others may not know, but he, as the person involved, naturally knows that Ji Lei's identity played a significant role in the Ji family's ability to remain standing in Mo City for so many years.

If they lose her, the Ji family's current prosperity will probably be gone forever.

This is not what he, as the head of the Ji family, wanted to see.

The Ji family head's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Silly girl, what you're saying is really irresponsible. If your family isn't good, do you think that even if you can have children now, you can gain a foothold in the Gong family? Let me tell you, the better your family becomes, the more benefits it will bring you."

Just as Ji Lei was about to retort upon hearing this, a voice rang out from the doorway first.

"There's no need for you to worry about that, Father-in-law. I will take good care of my wife."

As for her family background, it doesn't affect how important Lei'er is to me at all.

The sudden arrival of Gong Nanting broke the tense atmosphere in the room.

The head of the Ji family was momentarily stunned by Gong Nanting's sudden appearance. By the time he realized what was happening, Gong Nanting was already standing right in front of him.

The servant who had followed them in looked completely innocent.

The servant looked at the Ji family head and explained, "Master, Mr. Gong... I couldn't stop him."

After speaking, he dared not look into the eyes of the Ji family head, and kept his head down without saying a word.

How could the head of the Ji family not know what was going on? However, he certainly didn't intend to blame Gong Nanting.