The yard was spotless, covered in moss like a hospital from a horror movie set, as if the scene had been changed in a game. The whole place was painted white, and the interior was undergoing a major renovation.

Large trucks kept arriving outside the yard, unloading loads of medical equipment.

Wearing a white coat, Dean Zhang San, with an ordinary appearance but impeccable grooming, was directing people to carefully arrange things, showing no sign of the murderous intent he had toward taking down Kongsang that day.

Xu Lin was also busy signing and acknowledging receipts, his handwriting flying as if afraid of keeping someone waiting too long.

Kong Sang sat in the courtyard, swaying slowly on the swing under the cleanly trimmed ancient tree.

Wearing a graceful pale yellow dress, she traced arcs in the air as the swing swayed, looking like a fairy who had accidentally fallen to earth, completely out of place with everything in this world...

Lin Changli's eyes crinkled with emotion as he strode over and pulled the person into his arms: "Don't isolate yourself, or I'll panic."

Kong Sang's peach blossom eyes flickered for a moment, then she broke free from the embrace and stepped to the ground: "President Lin, you're going too far. We're not in a relationship where we can hug anytime, anywhere."

"Exactly, they start touching each other as soon as they meet. Don't they have any shame?" Si Yu said sarcastically.

Lin Changli sneered, about to retort sarcastically.

A stretched Cadillac pulled into the hospital. This car model... only one person in the Nie family liked it. Kong Sang narrowed his eyes.

The car stopped, and a waiter in black clothes and white gloves opened the car door with a European-style retro aristocratic parasol. A noblewoman in a dark blue court dress, with her hair piled high, gracefully stepped out of the car.

Despite being nearly forty, she maintains an excellent figure, with her skirt remaining perfectly still as she walks.

The car door beside him opened, and the blond, blue-eyed Lucky William got out, greeting him with a smile: "Sang."

An elegant woman approached, said nothing, and slapped him across the face.

The crisp "snap" sound stunned everyone.

Lin Changli's eyes darkened, and his slight movement was blocked by Kong Sang.

He touched his reddened face with his other hand, smiled, and said, "Dear Aunt, this gift is really impolite, but what did I do to upset you?"

Nie Xi said coldly, "What are you doing? Did you take action against the William family?"

He glanced at Lucky William, who was leaning against the car door watching the show.

Kong Sang smiled and said, "So that's what it was about. Even if I explain, Aunt won't listen. Let's just assume it was me who did it. How does Aunt want me to resolve this?"

"Come back to R country with me and apologize to the William family."

"Damn it, I can't listen to this anymore. Even if you leave the Nie family and marry the head of state of R country, becoming the first lady of R country, you are still a citizen of C country."

"The William family attacked the eldest daughter of the Nie family first, so it's normal for them to retaliate. How dare you ask them to go to R country to apologize? People who know you are a traitor, and those who don't might think that the First Lady has lost her mind!"

Si Yu glanced at the slap mark on Kong Sang's face, his tone becoming even more sarcastic.

"How dare you, Si family brat! Even your grandfather wouldn't speak to me like that here. It's truly because your parents lack discipline that you are so ill-mannered."

This was striking at Si Yu's Achilles' heel. Si Yu's face was cold, and the color of magma in his eyes was about to erupt...

"Smack!"

The magma receded.

Yu Wei stared wide-eyed as Kong Sang slew his swords back with a flourish.

Lucky Williams was startled; his dark green eyes flickered slightly. It seemed that today's plan had backfired...

Nie Xi covered her right cheek in disbelief: "You dare..."

"Smack!" Another sound hit the left side, making it perfectly symmetrical.

Kong Sang smiled gently: "Aunt, I'm not the little girl who could only rely on my older brother to survive anymore, and what you're standing on isn't R Country."

“Here, you are far less useful than a single expression from me, Nie Kongsang. I will return your gift double, but as an elder, I still have to listen to you; it’s a matter of courtesy.”

Kong Sang took out his phone and dialed in front of everyone: "Jinghe William, this is me, Nie Kong Sang."

“I had a bit of a disagreement with my younger brother. If you have time, I hope to meet you in Country C. I believe... you won’t regret making this trip.”

"Okay, I'll be waiting for you in Kyoto. I'll make sure you leave with a full load of goodies. Bye!"

Lucky William couldn't be relied on anymore. He straightened up, walked over, and frowned, saying, "Nie Kongsang, call my elder brother here. What do you want? What do you mean by 'returning with a full load'?"

Kong Sang said seriously, "I don't usually like to fuss over small things, like that glass of wine... If you don't keep bothering me about it, I'll consider this a closed chapter."

“But you’re really annoying… I just want to show you how stupid it is to bring an old woman back to fight me.”

"Oh, by the way, you might not know this, but the so-called First Lady of R Country is just an outsider who can't even get into the Nie family's base. Don't be fooled!"

With a silvery laugh, Kong Sang greeted everyone and said goodbye to Zhang San before boarding the car back to Kyoto.

Only Lucky William, with a grim expression, remained, coldly staring at Nie Xi whose eyes darted away.

There were 5 people in the car; Xu Lin was driving, and Yu Wei was in the passenger seat.

Lin Changli and Si Yu occupied the two positions on either side of Kongsang.

Feeling sorry for Kong Sang, Si Yu applied an ice pack to her cheek. He said angrily, "That crazy woman is insane. How dare she hit my Sang!"

Even through the empty mulberry tree, Lin Changli kicked Si Yu's thigh and said, "Get lost, Sangsang is mine."

Si Yu couldn't tolerate this, so he started playing a foot-stomping game with Lin Changli across Kongsang, making the car shake violently. Xu Lin, who was driving, was speechless...

"Okay, don't try to cheer me up. I'm fine. I got beaten a lot when I was a kid, so I'm used to it."

After Kong Sang finished speaking, the car fell silent. Yu Wei turned around and asked, puzzled, "That woman always hits you?"

"Well, she doesn't have much status in the Nie family. She can only find a sense of existence by talking to me. When my older brother wasn't around when I was little, she would find all sorts of reasons to beat me up and then threaten me not to tell him."

"Pshaw, I was so stupid back then. If I had just told my older brother, that woman would have been in trouble, but I was too scared and ended up suffering a lot."

Yu Wei frowned and said, "Kong Sang, although I didn't grow up in a wealthy family, I know the Nie family is abnormal. Why is everyone so twisted? I'm not talking about you, I'm..."

Kong Sang shook his head: "No need to explain, I know what you mean. You're not wrong. Including me, we are all twisted, because if we weren't twisted... we couldn't survive in the Nie family."

“When I was young, all I could do was cry. I would swallow my pride and blood when I was hurt. I once regarded my older brother as my last straw and my only salvation.”

"Later... I realized how wrong I was. Everyone in the Nie family was a monster in human skin. Weakness meant being bullied, kindness meant being trampled on, and relying on others meant only bringing shame upon oneself."

"You're going to become bad, you're going to become vicious. Only by stepping on others can you avoid being drowned in filth. Going back to the Nie family was a mistake. Be careful."

"Once she realizes I'm not easy to bully, she'll switch targets. Who in the Nie family is easier to bully than you?"