When the queen ntioned her son-in-law, she smiled, "Aery is such a good child! Just yesterday, he called Randy and , saying he’s been busy lately and would visit in a few days."
Long Che lightly squeezed his fingers, "Once we return, he can co over."
Tong Yao glanced at him, thinking to herself, "This guy—he’s talking about leaving already when we’ve just arrived."
Long Che slightly raised an eyebrow. Seeing his grandson climb onto the bed, he chuckled and looked at his wife, "What do you think? If one day I were sick, do you think the two of them would stay with like this?"
Tong Yao glared at him, annoyed, "Can you even let the children live properly?"
The "children" Tong Yao ntioned referred to their daughter-in-law. She had only been here a short ti, but event after event kept happening. Problems in her maternal family and trouble in her husband’s family—it was overwhelming, leaving her no ti to breathe.
Yi Luowa smiled. She understood her mother-in-law was protective of her, but she also knew that if she didn’t handle these problems, no one else would.
"Buzz, buzz..."
Yi Luowa’s phone rang just as the two little ones on the bed beca instantly alert, staring at their mom. Before she could even take out her phone, Ziyan and Sangyu had already scrambled down from the bed.
"Mama, don’t go!"
"Mommy—"
The two little ones each grabbed a leg tightly.
Yi Luowa felt a pang in her heart. She bent down and said to them, "Mommy’s not leaving, just answering a phone call. Then I’ll co play with you, alright?"
"Together!" Sangyu clung to his mother’s leg, refusing to let go.
"Alright, together it is." Yi Luowa led them out the door and found a bench farther away from the hospital room to take the call.
The call was from Marcus. While Yi Luowa answered, the two little ones stared at her. After hearing the call, her brows furrowed deeply, "I..."
She wanted to say she’d go over right away, but looking at her children, she simply couldn’t bring herself to utter those words.
"Make sure to investigate thoroughly and deal with this severely! No matter who’s behind these defective dical supplies, find them and hold them accountable without leniency!"
"Understood!"
"Allow reporters in fifteen minutes later. I’ll first address the public. After you’ve clarified the situation, we’ll hold another press conference."
"Understood!"
Yi Luowa hung up the phone and looked at the two children lying against her legs with a loving smile. "Doesn’t Mommy always keep her word? I said I wouldn’t leave, and I won’t."
Sangyu and Ziyan nodded eagerly, like little chicks pecking at grains.
Yi Luowa sighed, "Why did you two have to be born into a family like this? You’ll face things no child your age should have to endure..."
"It’s fate. You’re no different—no matter how much you try to avoid it, you’re stuck with this toiling destiny."
Yi Luowa raised her gaze toward her father-in-law and smiled helplessly.
Long Che sat down and laughed, "Dad knows you’ve been under so much pressure lately, nearly reaching your breaking point. While your mother, the family, and I all feel for you, at the sa ti, we’re truly proud. In the face of calamities, you haven’t retreated—instead, you’ve tackled them head-on, and you’ve handled matters with admirable resolution. Everyone on Fang Yao Continent knows about the great Princess Luowa by now. But, Luowa, no matter how far you progress, you must rember you bear two labels—Hei Tian’s eldest princess and the eldest daughter-in-law of the Aodrich family."
"Dad, you’ve got the order wrong. I’m first Aodrich’s eldest daughter-in-law, and only secondly Hei Tian’s princess. In the past, when people didn’t recognize , if I made mistakes, you and Mom would forgive and it wouldn’t matter. But now, I must constantly remind myself not to bring sha to the Aodrich family."
Long Che smiled in approval, "Dad believes in you because you’re a child who knows how to conduct herself. Earlier, I heard you complaining a bit to the kids—is sothing up?"
"There’s been an issue with dical gauze. Many wounded people who used this gauze developed severely infected wounds. The matter has stirred imnse public outrage. Marcus told if he hadn’t suppressed the protestors using my na, there would’ve already been marches and demonstrations."
"You must handle this quickly. How wicked for soone to exploit a national crisis to profit."
"I’ll hold a press conference soon to calm the public and track down whoever is behind this. Severe punishnt is necessary to provide closure to the people."
"What ti’s the conference? I’ll take the kids; you go quickly."
"No!"
"Mommy promised not to leave!"
"Mommy isn’t leaving—I’m just staying in this building. I’ll only go down to the first-floor lobby for half an hour then co back."
Sangyu and Ziyan both pouted.
Long Che laughed and patted their heads, "Let Mommy go downstairs. Grandpa has a way to let you see her."
Long Che picked up Sangyu and said to Yi Luowa, "You carry Ziyan—we’ll go to the second-floor corridor. From there, you can see the entire lobby."
Kou’er quickly ran over, "Let hold Ziyan instead."
Ziyan instinctively clung to his mother’s arm.
Yi Luowa chuckled, "I’ll carry my Ziyan."
Kou’er looked at her worriedly. Her body had been severely overexerted these days, and with Ziyan weighing twenty to thirty pounds, Kou’er doubted she’d manage. Long Che also worried she might overextend herself, so he opted for the elevator despite the short distance of just one floor.
Yi Luowa picked up her son, steadied herself, and followed her father-in-law into the elevator.
Yuan Hang, Dapeng, Kou’er, and others saw them take the elevator and hurried down the stairs.
The group reunited on the second floor. Long Che pointed to the lobby below and said to Sangyu, "Mommy will speak there soon. We’ll wait here for her, okay?"
"Okay!" Although reluctant, the two children obediently nodded.
Yi Luowa saw they weren’t fussing anymore, so she headed downstairs with her team.
Long Che remained on the second floor with the children and his guards, observing the scene below.
Finally, the last journalist passed through security into the lobby.
Yi Luowa reached the podium under Yuan Hang and the team’s protection, "First, let start by apologizing for today’s incident..."
While Long Che listened to his daughter-in-law speak, his eyes were busy scanning every person below. His protective instinct was in full force—his daughter-in-law needed to be safeguarded. Remarkably, this instinct led him to notice sothing suspicious.
"Gun!" Long Che reached for his subordinate.
The guard swiftly handed him the gun.
Holding the weapon, Long Che grinned at the two children, "See that man at the front with the cara?"
Ziyan nodded.
Sangyu scrunched his nose, "I see him."
"Grandpa’s going to play a ga with him. When the gunshot goes off, he’ll cooperate and fall over—do you believe it?"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"Sangyu doesn’t believe . If you lose, no dessert later, okay?" Long Che said, aiming the gun at the man with the cara.
Sangyu hesitated, pouting, "I believe you!"
"Cover your ears!" Long Che cheerfully instructed the kids.
Ziyan and Sangyu obediently covered their ears.
"Bang—"
"Bang—"
Two gunshots rang out from different directions. Afterward, the man fell heavily to the ground, prompting screams in the lobby.
"Silence!" Yuan Hang holstered his gun and shouted to the crowd.
Startled, people scrambled for an exit, hoping to leave as fast as possible.
So bold reporters docunted everything unfolding.
Yi Luowa looked at the man who had collapsed near her and froze for three seconds before calmly addressing the microphone, "Please, everyone, keep calm! Return to your positions."
The princess’s composure gradually settled the crowd.
Dapeng and his team swiftly dragged the man away, while Kou’er brought over a small rug to cover the bloodstain temporarily.
It was as if nothing had happened.
Yi Luowa glanced at the reporters below, her lips curving into a faint smile, "It seems soone doesn’t want to uncover the truth—but I will. No matter who it is, I’ll investigate thoroughly and provide justice for the victims."
The crowd spontaneously erupted into applause.
On the second floor, the two children clapped eagerly—not for their mom, but for their grandpa. Grandpa’s ga was amazing!
Dapeng handed Yi Luowa a sealed plastic bag containing three silver needles glowing faintly green.
Yi Luowa looked at them briefly and handed them back, "Let the police handle this matter."
"Understood."
"They’ve gone to great lengths to kill . Since firearms couldn’t enter, they resorted to poison needles. My life is truly resilient—two assassination attempts, yet I’m still here. To the mastermind watching on TV, I have this to say: Give it up. Eighteen staged car accidents couldn’t take my life, and these three needles? You’re overestimating your people."
After speaking to the cara, Yi Luowa coughed lightly, "Today’s press conference ends here. Go ho and calm your nerves. I’m sure we’ll et again soon."
With the necessary words said, Yi Luowa went upstairs with her people.
The two children saw their mom and ran toward her.
"Bang—thud—" Ziyan imitated the scene enthusiastically.
"Grandpa’s amazing!"
"Dad, thank you for handling that," Yi Luowa said.
"Even without , Yuan Hang could’ve taken care of it. I just had an itch—I couldn’t resist firing a shot." Long Che then frowned and addressed Yuan Hang, "The security asures need to be tightened."
Yuan Hang imdiately straightened his posture and responded, "Understood!"
"Understood!"
"Understood!"
The two kids mimicked Yuan Hang’s response perfectly.
Long Che chuckled and led the kids toward the elevator.
When the elevator reached the third floor, Yi Luowa stepped out and saw her father waiting.
The Hei Tian Emperor, upon seeing everyone return safely, visibly relaxed a little.
"I think I heard gunshots earlier—everything alright?"
Their hospital rooms were soundproofed; even if the gunshots reached them, they would be faint. Yet he’d still heard them.
Long Che inwardly sighed: The emperor’s ability to detect details stemd from his years of experience as a seasoned warrior.
"I fired the shots to amuse your grandkids," Long Che explained.
The Hei Tian Emperor laughed, "You sure dote on them!"
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