Compared to Cui Jin's nervousness, Shen Ningyuan seemed very calm.
She held Cui Jin's hand and soothed her softly, "Mom, this is not your fault."
"Look at me now, I'm fine. As the saying goes, those who survive a great disaster will have good fortune in the future. No one can guarantee whether what happened today will be a blessing or a disaster, right?"
At least what happened today made her realize one thing: nothing can be accomplished without bloodshed.
"Yuan'er..." Seeing Shen Ningyuan so calm, Cui Jin felt so uncomfortable.
Holding Shen Ningyuan's hand, Cui Jin felt a pang of pain in his heart when he saw a small amount of dark red blood remaining between the nails.
To what extent had the Ji family wasted her daughter's life?
The hands that had played the piano and held a pen since childhood were now stained with blood, but he remained calm.
"Mom, it's really okay." Shen Ningyuan continued to comfort Cui Jin.
At this moment, there was another burst of rapid horse hooves approaching.
When Shen Ningyuan heard the sound, she looked and saw her father and her eldest and second brothers riding horses galloping towards them.
What’s strange is that even though the three grown men were riding at full speed, they were still one step slower than my mother.
This shows how anxious her mother must have been when she found out something was wrong with her.
"Yuan'er!"
"younger sister!"
The three men dismounted, shouting anxiously.
When they came up to them, Shen Ningyuan saw that the faces of the three people were flushed red due to extreme nervousness.
Seeing that Shen Ningyuan was safe and sound, the three of them immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and their stiff expressions obviously relaxed a little.
"Yuan'er, I'm so glad you're okay!" Shen Haobai said with relief, "We were almost scared to death when we received the news from your sister-in-law!"
Shen Haoyue did not speak, his eyes fixed on the bloodstains between Shen Ningyuan's fingernails.
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