Chapter 296: The Relationship of Fiancés

Although the atmosphere was oppressive, Du Jinsong still had to question Kong Nian.

For instance, how exactly had they broken through Feng Zong's formation? Besides Feng Zong, were there any other people involved? And what had they experienced during the days they were imprisoned?

Kong Nian's emotions were already difficult to calm; even with her best efforts to control herself, her answers were extremely perfunctory.

Du Jinsong frowned as he listened.

"After that, I fell unconscious, so I have no idea what happened afterward." As she spoke, Kong Nian couldn't help but look toward Su Yan once again. "At that time, she was probably the only one who remained conscious. So, whether Feng Zong is dead or has escaped, you should go ask her."

This final sentence was absolutely loaded with subtext, dripping with skepticism.

Du Jinsong's eyes flickered; he also understood that the key to the matter actually lay with Su Yan.

Kong Xiang's dark gaze never left Su Yan.

Especially after hearing what Kong Nian had said, he became even more attentive to her.

For some reason, he always felt an indescribable sense of familiarity from Su Yan, a familiarity that simply shouldn't exist.

Outside the ward, Ma Chulan, Tian Wei, Gu Yang, and Zhang Ximing stood calmly in the hallway waiting.

The lines of Gu Yang's face were pulled tight. In truth, he could have followed them in earlier, but the thought of his complicated feelings for Kong Nian made him immediately abandon the idea.

He had even made a plan to stay as far away from Kong Nian as possible in the future, never letting himself fall into such chaos again.

The figures of Ruan Tao, Gan Hua, Kong Yueqing, and Kong Yueling appeared at the entrance of the hallway.

The complexions of the four of them did not look good; clearly, they had also just woken up and come to visit Kong Nian.

After everyone exchanged greetings, Gan Hua politely knocked on the ward door.

"Martial Uncle Kong, we have come to visit Junior Sister Kong Nian."

The door opened quickly, and everyone looked inside.

Du Jinsong had finished all the questions he needed to ask, so Kong Xiang directly allowed Gan Hua and the others to enter the ward.

When Gan Hua walked in, the first person he looked at was not Kong Nian on the sickbed, but Su Yan, who was standing beside Ma Chulong.

His gaze lingered on Su Yan for a full three seconds before he was forced to withdraw it.

"Junior Sister, are you alright?"

Kong Nian, who had been in a terrible emotional state, seemed to become a different person at this moment; not only did she sit up straight, but she even regained her composure.

"I am fine."

Her cold voice carried no hint of weakness whatsoever.

Yet even so, Kong Yueqing's eyes continued to dart around her incessantly.

"Junior Sister suffered such serious injuries back then, and even had so much energy drained by that Feng Zong. You must be feeling very terrible right now, right?"

She feigned a look of concern, attempting to test the reality of Kong Nian's condition.

How could Kong Nian not know her little schemes? The more such a moment was, the less she would allow her to see any clues.

"It was just some energy; I can afford to lose it."

"Hehe, as expected of Junior Sister. Actually, we are all quite curious about what exactly happened. Was it Junior Sister who saved us?" Kong Yueqing made no effort to hide her sarcasm. Although they couldn't see it clearly at the time, they could sense that Kong Nian's situation had been even worse than theirs.

Kong Nian's expression instantly froze. After all, she had just answered Du Jinsong's question, and since they were all still in the ward, she couldn't even lie.

However, her embarrassment did not last more than a few seconds, as Kong Xiang provided an answer on her behalf.

"Of course the Young Lady saved you. We also happened to arrive just in time."

This time, it was Kong Yueqing's turn to be incredulous. "That's impossible, isn't it?"

Kong Xiang gave a low scold, possessing an innate authority. "Do not forget your own status. Do I have any reason to deceive you?"

Kong Yueqing's breath hitched, and her expression turned even more unsightly.

Kong Xiang held a very high seniority within the family; she naturally did not dare to defy him.

In fact, Kong Yueqing's attitude while speaking to Kong Nian in front of Du Jinsong, Ma Chulong, and the others was already a lapse in decorum.

Kong Xiang suppressed his anger toward her and instead turned an appreciative gaze toward Gan Hua, who was standing nearby.

"You did very well this time. If it weren't for your tip-off, the Young Lady and the others would not have been rescued successfully. After I return, I will report truthfully to the family and record a merit for you."

These words were actually intended more for Du Jinsong and Ma Chulong.

The purpose was to tell them that the success of this case was due to their Kong family.

Gan Hua lowered his eyes, his face burning with heat.

He felt he did not deserve this credit, but back in the dungeon, Su Yan had explicitly stated she would keep his secret, so he did not refute it.

Regardless of his psychological state, the fact that Su Yan saw him and did not tell everyone that the Invisibility Talisman was hers was already good enough.

"We won't delay Miss Kong's rest any longer. We shall take our leave." After Du Jinsong finished speaking, he signaled Ma Chulong and Su Yan to leave together.

Kong Nian's suppressed gaze followed Su Yan's figure.

The ward door was open. When Gu Yang saw Su Yan walking out, he immediately stepped forward, and this scene was seen clearly by Kong Nian.

Her first thought was actually one of joy, thinking that Gu Yang had come to visit her. But she quickly realized something was wrong, because at this moment, that man was gazing at Su Yan with a gentle look she had never seen before.

Until the two figures completely disappeared from her sight, he did not spare a single glance toward the ward.

Kong Nian felt as if the blood in her entire body had frozen; she simply could not accept Gu Yang's attitude.

Did he not know she was in the ward?

Not only Kong Xiang, who understood her thoughts, but even Kong Yueqing noticed her abnormality.

"Junior Sister, what are you looking at? Do you know that Mr. Gu?"

Her inquiry carried a hint of testing, as she clearly wasn't entirely certain.

Kong Nian's chest heaved violently. "You know him too?"

Kong Yueqing's eyes instantly lit up with a sharp glint, as if she had finally found Kong Nian's weakness.

"Isn't that Mr. Gu simply Su Yan's fiancé?"

She deliberately increased her volume to observe Kong Nian's reaction, and upon seeing Kong Nian's clearly uncontrolled emotions, she didn't forget to add a follow-up sentence.

"It's something everyone knows."

In truth, it wasn't something "everyone" knew; she had only found out by chance while overhearing the Ma siblings chatting.

So Gu Yang and Su Yan actually had this kind of relationship? At the Zhou family banquet, the two of them had even lied and said they were just friends. Back then, she had only treated it as gossip, never expecting it would actually come in handy now.

Kong Nian's face changed drastically, and her entire body began to tremble violently.

"Say that again?!!"

Kong Yueqing sneered inwardly and, as expected, obediently repeated it once more.

"Gu Yang is Su Yan's fiancé. You should have seen how good their relationship is just now!"

(End of Chapter)