Why did you provoke me?

Niannian tugged at Yu Meng's arm, "I know it's not a good thing, but on the other hand, does being on that list mean you're a genius?"

"You care about this?" Yu Meng always felt that Niannian's thoughts were dangerous.

"Fourth Sister, tell me, I learn things quickly, and my number isn't low either, so how come you've fallen behind me?"

The regretful tone made Yu Meng both laugh and cry. "Is it possible that, given your family background, your talent has been hidden by your family?"

"Huh? Is that possible? They don't really care about me." Niannian clearly didn't expect this outcome.

"If it weren't for them, who else would care about your affairs?"

"Really, they did me a good thing without my knowledge?" The tone was still one of disbelief.

"No family would push its own genius out of the family. Neither would your Zhao family."

Niannian didn't say anything more, but just held Yu Meng's arm tightly.

Yu Meng knew some of her thoughts, but didn't say anything. Sometimes, it wasn't that she didn't know, she just pretended not to understand.

Life seemed to have returned to normal.

With those ores in hand, Yu Meng and Niannian calmed down and quietly improved their strength.

Niannian also learned about the danger Yu Meng was about to face. She wanted to help her, so she worked very hard, as if she had returned to the days when she first went to the Yu family.

In Qingyuan, Teacher Sun and Huang Yan also went to Secretary Wu's place to collect a lot of ore. They didn't say they would help Yu Meng, but they did say they would definitely protect the family and ensure Yu Meng had no worries.

Yu Meng was a little touched. She had actually been worried that her situation might implicate them.

Qingyuan was the most direct: "You saved our lives, so how can you say we're implicated?"

Two weeks later, Secretary Wu came to find Yu Meng, "Um, Zhou Jingyan is here, with Nangong Tianshou."

Yu Meng did not refuse and followed Secretary Wu directly to a luxurious private room.

Xiao Hao clearly recognized Yu Meng; he called out softly, "Auntie."

"It's Xiaohao! You've grown so tall." Yu Meng patted his little head.

"Auntie, I've been eating properly." Xiao Hao puffed out his little chest.

"Good girl, keep it up, okay?" Yu Meng's tone was gentle.

"I know! I will listen to my aunt."

"Teacher Yu, Nangong is inside," Secretary Wu said softly.

"Auntie, Third Grandpa woke up once and said he wanted to see you." Xiao Hao held Yu Meng's hand. "That time, it was just me. He told me himself, and then I told Dad."

Yu Meng suddenly felt that cause and effect were truly mysterious. Back then, Xiao Hao's fate was due to Nangong Tianshou's words, which led to the discovery of that charlatan, and in the end, it fell on her.

Now, Xiao Hao overheard Nangong Tianshou's words again, and they've landed on her once more. Her connection with these two people is truly deep.

Entering the inner room, Zhou Jingyan stood there with a frown, watching a group of people busy at work.

Yu Meng looked at the person on the bed; he was already skin and bones, with prominent, grayish-white eyes that gave him a somewhat frightening appearance.

The medical staff surrounded the bed, nervously testing something.

"Dad, Auntie's here," Xiao Hao called out softly.

Zhou Jingyan turned around and saw Yu Meng, then bowed politely, "Thank you for your help, Teacher Yu."

"Hmm, let me see. Let them all leave." Yu Meng walked around him to the bedside.

Secretary Wu stepped aside, and Xiao Hao followed Yu Meng to stand by the bed. Zhou Jingyan followed behind, saying nothing, only waving his hand.

The people who had been surrounding the bed filed out.

Yu Meng carefully examined the situation with her special eyes; the little black cat had already jumped onto Nangong Tianshou's head. But no one by the bed reacted, not even Xiao Hao.

The little black cat walked around on it once, then looked at Yu Meng.

Yu Meng activated the communication bell in her hand, "Aunt Qing, you and Qian Chuan, come here for a moment and prepare the container."

"Teacher Yu, Uncle San..." Zhou Jingyan's voice was very soft, "...is there an alien inside his body?"

Yu Meng nodded, "There are many. Didn't you ask the family's bone-drawing master to take a look?"

"I've looked for it." Zhou Jingyan's voice was very soft, he only said these two words, and then there was no further sound.

Yu Meng sighed inwardly, "I can't guarantee anything, I can only do my best."

"Thank you, Teacher Yu, for lending a helping hand to my third uncle at this time," Zhou Jingyan said slowly.

Secretary Wu glanced at Zhou Jingyan furtively. The once high and mighty head of the Zhou family, someone who was unreachable even if you climbed to the roof, now stood there forlornly, his eyes vacant, like an emotionless machine.

Hearing Yu Meng say that there was an alien inside Nangong's body, he didn't show much emotion. It was as if he had known about it all along and was now numb to it.

It didn't take long before Qingyuan and Qianchuan came in.

Looking at the person on the bed, Qingyuan's face turned pale. "How did it get so serious?"

Yu Meng did not answer, but pointed to Qian Chuan and introduced him, "Patriarch Zhou, this is Qian Chuan. He has his own insights into some difficult and complicated diseases. Would you like to let your third uncle stay?"

Zhou Jingyan carefully examined Qian Chuan, then glanced back at Yu Meng with a complex look, but finally nodded.

He couldn't refuse Yu Meng's kindness; this was his third uncle's only chance.

Qingyuan didn't say anything, found a chair and sat down, then released her lines, circling around Nangong Tianshou's head.

In a moment, she pulled out an alien creature, and without even looking at it closely, she stuffed it directly into the container.

Only Xiao Hao covered his mouth tightly with his hand, while everyone else watched quietly.

Qian Chuan clenched his fists, still somewhat nervous facing the alien directly. He slightly shifted away from the bed, saw Secretary Wu over there, and slowly retreated to his side.

Secretary Wu simply raised her hand and patted him on the shoulder.

Qingyuan was very fast, but even though the containers she brought were full, the alien inside Nangong Tianshou's body was still not completely removed.

Qingyuan looked up at Yumeng, "I can't watch him die."

Yu Meng nodded, "Anything we have, we can give him."

Qingyuan had tears in her eyes. "I won't say thank you. I'll let him say it himself when he wakes up."

As Zhou Jingyan listened to their conversation, his anxiety finally subsided.

It took him a great deal of effort to bring Nangong Tianshou out; the Nangong family kept a close watch on him. He couldn't understand how someone so concerned could have fallen to this state. But he had no right to interfere in the Nangong family's affairs.

I never expected anything to happen. I came here just to fulfill my third uncle's wish. He had already resigned himself to his fate, and I never expected such a pleasant surprise.

He glanced at Xiao Hao standing next to Yu Meng and suddenly made a decision.

When Qingyuan retrieved the alien, the little black cat didn't leave either. It lay on Nangong Tianshou's head, its tail swaying leisurely.

Yu Meng didn't seem nervous at all.

As Zhou Jingyan watched all this, his tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and sleepiness swept over him in an instant.

Yu Meng seemed to have eyes in the back of her head. "Go and rest for a bit. Don't worry about things here."

Secretary Wu stepped forward appropriately and gestured for him to follow. "Please come with me."

Zhou Jingyan did not insist. He bowed deeply in the direction of Yu Meng and then left with Secretary Wu.