"Lan Mutai, I'm coming in~ Make sure you're covered, I'm afraid I'll get pinpricked."
A voice as clear as a lark's song drifted from outside the door.
Lan Xiaoqi's body trembled uncontrollably. "Second Brother, hurry up and tell her I'm not here."
Lan Musi glanced at the small head peeking through the doorway and waved at her with a smile.
"You tell her yourself. Xi'er and I are going home."
Nainai giggled and ran in. "Second Brother, are you going home?"
"Yes, I'm heading back now." Lan Musi glanced at Lan Xiaoqi, who was wrapped up like a zongzi on the bed, and walked out with a smile.
The siblings soon returned to the manor.
Lan Yu Xi used a golden needle to wake Ling Yun, who was still asleep, and gave her the medicine.
Lan Hao Lin was worried about his daughter and wanted her to rest, but Lan Yu Xi insisted until Ling Yun's symptoms gradually lessened and disappeared completely. Only then did she finally relax.
Lan Yu Xi handed the other two bottles of medicine to Lan Zi Xin. "The red bottle is for scars, apply it three times a day. The brown bottle is for expelling toxins, once in the morning and once at night."
"Xi'er, you've worked hard."
Lan Yu Xi gave her a playful glare. "She's my mother, you're thanking me for working hard?"
Lan Zi Xin hugged her. "Go get some rest, Mom will take care of things here."
"Okay, I'll sleep for a bit." Lan Yu Xi smiled at Ling Yun. "Mom, I saw Dad last night. He's recovering well, so don't worry. You need to have diarrhea today, and once the toxins are gone, we'll send you to see him."
Tang Wan waved her hand. "Don't worry about me, just go get some sleep. You have bloodshot eyes."
Lan Yu Xi curved her lips and turned to leave.
Nan Zhenting quickly followed. "Yu Xi, call Nan Xiao before you sleep. He's been calling home every day, asking if you're out."
Lan Yu Xi smiled. "Okay, I'll call him as soon as I get to my room. Oh, where are Zhao Zhao and Mu Mu?"
"They've been taken to the palace. Don't worry, your parents are with them."
"Oh." Lan Yu Xi nodded and quickly returned to her bedroom.
Lan Yu Xi was exhausted. The moment she got to her room, she collapsed onto the bed. But thinking of Nan Xiao's worry, she took out her phone and dialed.
"Beep, beep..." The call rang for a long time before being answered, but it wasn't Nan Xiao's voice that came through, but a sweet, girlish one.
"Who is it~ Ugh, you're so annoying. Don't you know my Ah Xiao is having a good time right now... Mmm! Go lighter..."
"You little vixen, for not paying attention!"
Lan Yu Xi's mind exploded upon hearing that familiar male voice.
But the other party didn't seem willing to let her go. Before the flirtatious laughter had even faded, a video call came in.
Lan Yu Xi, her eyes bloodshot, stared at the man and woman on the screen.
Nan Xiao!
Fu Rui Xi!
Seeing their entwined bodies, Lan Yu Xi spat out a mouthful of blood...
In the afternoon, Lan Hao Lin and Tang Wan returned from the palace with the two children.
When Lan Hao Lin heard that his daughter had been sleeping since she returned and hadn't even eaten lunch, he was heartbroken.
" Hurry up and prepare the food. I'll go wake her up."
Tang Wan saw him heading upstairs and quickly pulled him back. "Why don't we let her sleep until she wakes up naturally?"
"It's almost three o'clock. If she sleeps any longer, she'll become dull-witted."
Lan Hao Lin ignored Tang Wan's persuasion and quickly walked to Lan Yu Xi's bedroom door.
Before he could knock, Mu Mu impatiently pushed the door open.
Lan Yu Xi heard the sound and abruptly opened her eyes. The murderous intent in her eyes gradually softened into warmth the moment she saw Zhao Zhao and Mu Mu.
Zhao Zhao pursed his lips and stared at her intently.
Mu Mu blinked in surprise, then lifted her small foot as if to run over.
"Don't go over yet!" Zhao Zhao pulled his sister behind him and then asked, "Are you Mei Xi or Lan Yu Xi?"
Lan Yu Xi slowly sat up, a strange smile curving her lips. "Does it matter who I am? No matter who I am, you'll still call me Mom, won't you?"
Zhao Zhao sighed. "Why have you come out again?"
"I was able to come out thanks to your good father!" Lan Yu Xi tore away the blood-stained blanket and walked over barefoot.
Zhao Zhao warily retreated to the door, and before Lan Yu Xi could make a move, he quickly pushed his sister out.
Lan Yu Xi frowned slightly. "Nan Yin Zhe, remember this: no matter who I am, you and Lan Si Rui are my children. I would never harm you."
Lan Hao Lin had been confused at first, but now he finally understood. She was facing his daughter's alter ego.
"Xi'er, don't be like this. You'll scare the children." Lan Hao Lin stepped forward, shielding the two children behind him.
Lan Yu Xi coldly glanced at Lan Hao Lin. "Keep an eye on the children for me. I have some business to attend to."
Zhao Zhao looked at her bare feet and furrowed his small brow. "Mom, please put on your shoes before you go out."
Mu Mu took a moment to react, then ran into the bedroom with her short legs. "Mom, wait a minute. I'll go get your shoes for you."
Lan Yu Xi turned to look at her, a struggle appearing in her eyes.
Mu Mu quickly brought the shoes and bent down to place them at Lan Yu Xi's feet. "Mom, put on your shoes."
Lan Yu Xi slowly reached out, but before her hand could touch Mu Mu's head, she pulled it back. She indifferently put on the shoes and coldly said to Lan Hao Lin,
"Old man, you must keep a close watch on the children. No matter who it is, even Nan Xiao, you cannot take them away."
Lan Hao Lin frowned displeasedly. "How are you talking to me!"
"If you don't like it, then don't listen!" Lan Yu Xi looked at Zhao Zhao and Mu Mu. "Come with me, Mom will take you back to M Country."
Zhao Zhao looked up at her. "Are you planning to make me and my sister live a life on the edge of a knife again?"
"I am Mei Xi, the ruler of this world. Anyone who dares to touch me and my children will die without a whole corpse!"
"I'll go with you, but my sister must stay with Grandpa."
Lan Hao Lin walked between them and looked down at Lan Yu Xi. "You won't take either of them! And you, give me back my daughter."
Lan Yu Xi sneered. "Leave me? You're not capable of that. The reason I can still speak to you politely now is because you are Lan Yu Xi's father."
Lan Hao Lin's lowered hand shot up, and dozens of golden needles flew out.
Lan Yu Xi narrowed her eyes and dodged the needles with lightning speed. Just as Lan Hao Lin was about to make another move, she sprang to the window and leaped out.
"Lan Hao Lin, if it weren't for the fact that you're Lan Yu Xi's father, I would have returned all these golden needles to you!"
Lan Yu Xi's arrogant voice echoed from outside the window.
By the time Lan Hao Lin rushed to the window, Lan Yu Xi had already driven out of the manor in her car.