The Ning Mansion, which had been a picture of harmony,
was suddenly disrupted by noisy voices.
Leading the pack was none other than Ning Bingcai, the second son of the Ning Family,
and the father of Ning Changfeng.
"What’s all the noise about in the middle of the night?"
Seeing Ning Bingcai burst in with a whole group of people,
Ning Zhenyue said with a stern face.
Having been thrown out of the family, he hadn’t co to see him for several years.
This sudden visit was indeed a rare occurrence.
"Dad, look, look who it is!"
Ning Bingcai glared angrily at Lin Fan and Ning ngyao in front of the dining table,
then turned around.
Only then did everyone see a person behind him, wrapped up like a zongzi, being wheeled in.
He looked like a mummy that had been run over by a car and then reassembled.
Both hands and feet were in casts.
Only a pair of eyes was exposed.
"This is..."
Ning Zhenyue hesitated as he looked at those eyes.
Wrapped up like that, it was impossible to recognize anyone.
"Grandpa... I am... Chang Feng... I’ve co back to see you."
The mummy struggled to speak, and it was actually Ning Changfeng’s voice.
"You..."
Upon learning it was Ning Changfeng, Ning Zhenyue’s face instantly turned ashen.
But after pointing at him, he didn’t speak in the end.
After all, in his current state, he hardly had half a life left.
"What on earth is going on here?"
"You should ask your precious granddaughter that!"
Ning Bingcai angrily glared at Ning ngyao.
"ng Yao... what’s this all about?"
Ning Zhenyue turned his head, puzzled.
He hadn’t expected this matter to be related to Ning ngyao.
Moreover, she hadn’t said anything when she’d just co back.
"Rather than asking , you should ask what he’s been up to? He went to the company, called a eting with all the executives, and after I got back, he even threatened with words, and gathered his n to disrupt the company’s order. It serves him right to end up like this."
Ning ngyao said with a cold face.
She hadn’t wanted to worry her grandfather.
But since the other party had taken the initiative to accuse her first, she could only play along.
"I... I was just catching up with... old friends... not holding a eting... I know I’ve done many wrongs in recent years... Now I’m back... just to make ands... But my sister insulted over and over... I lost my temper in anger... Who knew she’d instigate people to beat up like this... I almost didn’t make it back alive."
Ning Changfeng imdiately looked tearful and sobbed as he spoke.
"Isn’t it normal to get a beating for ssing around?"
Lin Fan sat with one leg crossed over the other, a smirk on his face.
This guy was trying another self-harm trick.
"Bullshit, who are you to speak here? You think you’re tough, don’t you? Co on, if you dare, beat to death too!"
Ning Bingcai glared at Lin Fan with eyes spitting fire.
He was the mastermind behind injuring his son.
"It’s not that it can’t be done if you’re really looking for death."
Lin Fan stood his ground, locking eyes with Ning Bingcai.
"Dad... do you see... this is the grandson-in-law you chose... Chang Feng made a mistake, but that’s no reason to beat him to death. Putting aside the facts for now, Chang Feng still has the Ning Family’s blood flowing through his veins. He’s only just arrived at the Ning Family and you want to beat us to death? He’s clearly trying to swallow our property whole... Dad, you can’t just stand by and do nothing!"
Imdiately, Ning Bingcai turned his head to look at Ning Zhenyue.
"This..."
Ning Zhenyue’s face was grave as he slowly sat down in his chair.
Knowing Ning Changfeng had been beaten to such a state, he was aware this matter would not be easy to settle.
After all, one was his second son, and the other was his eldest grandson.
Blood is thicker than water, and even he found it hard to sever such familial ties.
"Grandfather, don’t listen to their nonsense. What he did wasn’t a foolish mistake—it was an attempt on my life. I didn’t want to bring it up, but since he had the gall to co here, let’s lay it all on the table. Your so-called underground brokers are nothing but his devious sches—that’s a trap he and Tian Qi set up. They even tried to kidnap for photographs. If it weren’t for Lin Fan risking his life to protect , I would have been thrown to the wolves!"
Ning ngyao seized the mont as she saw her grandfather waver, standing up as she spoke.
At tis like this, she had to shield Lin Fan.
"What?"
Ning Zhenyue was taken aback as he looked at his granddaughter.
He had never imagined that he, too, had been tricked by Ning Changfeng.
"Don’t spout nonsense... what evidence do you have... I don’t even know any Tian Qi or goji berries, you’re making baseless accusations... I had no idea about any of this!"
Naturally, Ning Changfeng staunchly denied everything.
Considering Tian Qi was still in the hospital, unconscious.
Even without physical evidence and only eyewitness accounts, he wouldn’t admit to any wrongdoing.
"Dad, did you hear that? She’s seizing this opportunity to fra . I know Chang Feng caused disaster years ago, indirectly leading to the death of my elder brother, but it was not intentional. Moreover, he’s been exiled from our ho for so many years. Hasn’t he suffered enough? Hasn’t he paid for his sins? He ca back intending to visit you, yet this vicious woman is trying to take his life. Her heart is truly malevolent. If she isn’t severely punished today, I... I will lay down my life right here..."
Ning Bingcai glared at Ning ngyao, his face purpling with rage.
Today, he was determined to force Ning Zhenyue to severely punish her.
"Yes, my son is now in such a state... Dad, if you don’t take care of this, I will smash my head open right here!"
Ning Bingcai’s wife was also crying pitifully.
The other granddaughters and grandsons were quietly sobbing.
"You really know how to twist the truth. You’re even dismissing the facts. Have you no sha? If you disregard the facts, why even bother talking nonsense here? And you speak of enduring hardships and atoning for sins; perhaps you should ask him about the misdeeds he’s committed over the years?"
Lin Fan’s face was icy as he slowly stood up.
The shalessness of this family had truly set a new low.
"You’re being completely unreasonable!"
Ning Bingcai, his eyes bloodshot with anger, bellowed.
He then turned his head to look at Ning Zhenyue, who was at a loss.
"Dad, he’s crippled Chang Feng. The doctor said he might have to sit in a wheelchair for life. He’s ruined my son. My grudge against him is irreconcilable. Today, it’s either him or . Make your choice!"
"This..."
Ning Zhenyue, unable to make a decision, looked heavily upon everything around him.
Feeling caught between a rock and a hard place, he went through an agonizing dilemma.
"Grandfather, you don’t need to struggle with this. It was I who told Lin Fan to do it. This is my responsibility. Whatever they want to do, let them co at ."
Ning ngyao looked at her grandfather with eyes full of distressed empathy.
She understood the pain her grandfather felt.
"Fine...since you’re taking responsibility, then the solution is simple. Relinquish your CEO position and return it to Chang Feng. We’ll consider this matter settled, or else, even if I have to take it to the Elder Council of the Ning Family, I won’t let this go!"
Ning Bingcai snorted coldly.
The Ning Family was a large clan, under which there was an Elder Council.
Even the revocation of Ning Changfeng’s family status had been done through a formal ceremony by Ning Zhenyue.
"I have an even better idea!"
Lin Fan pulled Ning ngyao, who was about to speak, behind him.
A cold gleam flickered in his eyes.
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