I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

"There's no need for you to be in such a hurry. With so many people in the Yang family, surely they can't subdue one woman?"

Qin Ge really couldn't understand Yang Xin'er's reaction. Judging from this, Yang Jianjun's wife, Xu Manlin, had been in this state for a long time, and it wasn't like she had suddenly gone mad.

"You don't know this," Yang Xin'er said, her foot still pressing the accelerator. "The master loves his wife very much, and the family doesn't dare to use too forceful methods to control her."

Even when the lady was in a state of mental confusion, the gentleman still trusted her unconditionally.

"The stalemate continues. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem, but now the lady has a knife!"

Qin Ge then understood, "Your main concern isn't Xu Manlin, but rather that she might hurt Yang Jianjun, right?"

"It's not surprising that Yang Jianjun got poisoned because he has a daughter like you. You have to keep up with your luck."

"Are you even speaking human language?" Yang Xin'er glanced at him sideways. "Why don't I see any luck conservatism?"

"You managed to drag us down with you even when you were surrounded by assassins, and you uncovered so many secrets from just a random familiar face. Your luck is simply unreasonable!"

"Can you even compare these?" Qin Ge raised an eyebrow. "I'm the chosen one, I don't abide by any laws!"

......

When Yang Xin'er and Qin Ge returned to the Yang family home, Xu Manlin had already been subdued and given a sedative injection to fall asleep.

At Yang Jianjun's invitation, Qin Ge went to give Xu Manlin a diagnosis.

"How is it? Can it be cured?" Yang Jianjun, who had been with Qin Ge the whole time, asked as soon as he came out of the room.

"It can be cured, but it can't be cured either," Qin Ge said, uttering a seemingly pointless statement. "Her condition is caused by psychological issues. You've heard the saying, 'Psychological problems require psychological remedies,' right?"

"Come, this way please!" Yang Jianjun invited Qin Ge into the study. "Please sit down."

"Brother Qin, please speak freely. I'm open to your questions."

"If you truly have a way to cure Manlin, please do it. I'll agree to any condition!"

"Mr. Yang, you don't need to be so polite. If I can cure you, I will. There's no need to discuss any conditions." Qin Ge was truly touched by Yang Jianjun's deep affection.

Even with Xu Manlin in this situation, Yang Jianjun has still stayed by her side for so many years, his original intention unchanged.

"Mr. Yang, if you want me to treat your illness, you must first let me know the cause!"

"This..." Yang Jianjun was stunned for a moment, his expression becoming troubled.

He hesitated for a long time, then finally sighed, "Fine, I didn't want to bring this up again, but for Manlin's sake, I'll talk to you about it, Brother Qin!"

"I don't really know the specific cause of the illness, but it should be related to something that happened back then, and it's related to Xin'er."

"Is it related to her?" Qin Ge pricked up her ears.

Yang Jianjun nodded slightly, collected his thoughts, and said, "After Manlin and I got married, she couldn't get pregnant, but the test results from various hospitals showed that there was nothing wrong with our bodies."

"This matter dragged on for a long time without being resolved, so we adopted a child, and that child is Xin'er."

"Xin'er is very well-behaved and sensible. Manlin and I both like her very much and have always treated her like our own daughter."

He smiled and gestured to indicate a height, "She was so young, yet so sensible it was heartbreaking!"

"It's strange, but not long after we brought Xin'er home, Manlin got pregnant!"

"This is a good thing for us, but I didn't expect Manlin to think so much about it."

"Our jobs are unusual, especially mine, as I'm often away from home."

"Manlin was worried that she wouldn't be able to take care of the two children and give them a good education, so by chance, she arranged for a wealthy couple to adopt Xin'er."

Yang Jianjun's voice began to tremble slightly, and his face was filled with deep remorse. "When I returned from my mission and learned of this, it was already a fait accompli, so there was nothing more I could say about Manlin."

"But I still asked someone to inquire about Xin'er's situation. I need to confirm her situation before I can feel at ease. If she can go to a better family, it wouldn't be a bad thing."

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.

He sighed again, "After making inquiries, I found out that the wealthy couple were imposters; they were actually human traffickers!"

"I was frantic at the time and used every resource at my disposal to search for Xin'er's whereabouts."

"Manlin was even more anxious than I was. From that moment on, she kept blaming herself, blaming herself for handing Xin'er over to human traffickers."

"Later, we found one of the human traffickers' hideouts. I personally led a task force to raid the hideout and rescued Xin'er."

"When Xin'er saw me, she hugged me and cried and cried until she was exhausted and fainted. My heart was breaking."

"When I brought Xin'er home, Manlin had already gone to the hospital and miscarried because of her deep self-blame and worry about Xin'er."

"When she woke up, she was like this. I have consulted countless famous doctors and visited countless hospitals at home and abroad, but I have not been able to cure her."

Yang Jianjun gave a wry smile. "Since then, Xin'er has changed her way of addressing me and has always called me 'sir'."

"I've told her off many times over the years, but she just can't change, so I've just let her be."

"Mr. Yang," Qin Ge said with an unprecedentedly serious expression, "there's something you might not like to hear."

"You and Xu Manlin were destined to have no children, but Xin'er is very fortunate; she was destined to have siblings!"

Yang Jianjun's body trembled, and he seemed to mutter to himself, "So Manlin was able to get pregnant because of Xin'er?"

"Clang—"

Hearing the noise, Yang Jianjun got up and opened the door. Yang Xin'er stood at the door, tears streaming down her face.

At her feet was a tray and two broken teacups, tea spilled all over the floor.

Yang Jianjun paused for a moment, then forced a smile. "You little rascal, when did you learn to eavesdrop?"

"Dad—" Yang Xin'er choked out.

Yang Jianjun was stunned again, thinking he had misheard. But when Yang Xin'er called out a second time, he instantly broke down.

Tears welled up in their eyes, and their reason and composure crumbled. The father and daughter embraced and wept uncontrollably.

Yang Jianjun had waited nearly twenty years for this title!

He always thought it was just a name, with little difference, and he didn't care much about it.

When he actually heard Yang Xin'er call out, he realized how much he cared, and his heart melted.

"Are you two planning to drown me in your tears here?"

Qin Ge tactlessly interrupted Yang Jianjun and his daughter's emotional moment.

He had no choice; he had been waiting for a long time, but the two of them showed no sign of stopping.

Upon hearing Qin Ge's voice, Yang Jianjun and Yang Xin'er loosened their grip on each other, looking slightly embarrassed, before exchanging smiles.

After chatting for a while, Yang Xin'er went to Xu Manlin's room.

She sat on the edge of the bed, holding Xu Manlin's hand, "Mom..."

Yang Xin'er spoke for a very long time, as if she wanted to make up for all the things she had kept hidden in her heart over the years.

She didn't notice that her mother's eyes, which were tightly closed, were beginning to moisten.