Jiang Lingxi’s brunch was a quick meal.
A full two-thirds day’s sleep was an experience she’d never had before, and she had a faint guess.
The influence of Wu Hua’s blood on her might be greater than she initially thought, and yesterday’s underground cave visit probably made all the efforts from two days of sunbathing all for nothing.
But when she looks back at her own choices, she doesn’t regret or wonder "what if." She firmly believes that every choice she made was the optimal solution at the time; better solutions will only appear in the present or future.
She never wastes energy on internal conflict!
Nor does she deny herself!
She only thinks about how to take the most appropriate next step.
After eating, she didn’t dwell on how she managed to sleep for such a long time. Since it’s already a fact, she might as well take advantage of the energy and alertness she has now to complete her tasks.
While Shen Yunqing was busy handling the mess Wu Jue left, Jiang Lingxi cheerfully went to see Wu Jue, who remained in a cross-legged meditative state even after almost a day had passed.
"Keeping this posture for so long, when you break through the confinement, won’t your legs be crippled?"
"Your Majesty is certain that I can break through this confinement?"
"Everything should be looked at optimistically, shouldn’t it? I believe I can, so I must be able to."
"Since Your Majesty thinks so, I am relieved."
Jiang Lingxi and Shen Yunqing had been gone for three days.
Fortunately, Wu Jue had made thorough arrangements before leaving, and before Jiang Lingxi and Shen Yunqing left, they specially left behind Changning.
With Changning continuing Wu Jue’s arrangements, Guan Yuan and Hemier woke up one after another on the same day.
Only the methods of control used on them were different.
Guan Yuan was pre-implanted with a trigger, controlled instantly at the critical moment, leaving no memory of what he did.
After he woke, Changning asked a few questions and sensed something, then recounted in detail what had happened back then.
After listening, Guan Yuan’s face turned pale.
He was actually controlled and harmed Mr. Shen.
Luckily, no major harm was done.
He was about to get out of bed to apologize immediately.
Changning quickly stopped him, "Sister Xi and Mr. Shen meant before they left that it’s all in the past. Your daughter, Xiaotao, provided them with some information before; now the merits and faults are balanced. Since you are awake now, I’ll arrange for you to reunite with your family back home."
Guan Yuan could only suppress his gratitude in his heart, impulsively waiting to embrace his wife and daughter when he returns home.
But Hemier, who woke up afterward, didn’t have as optimistic a situation as Guan Yuan.
Wu Hua’s control over him was much deeper, using a method akin to subtly cultivating a follower. During the control period, he retained his rationality and thoughts, but they’d increasingly align with the owner’s commands.
Now that Wu Hua was dead, and the follower seed planted in his mind uprooted, recalling what he did under Wu Hua’s control, Hemier nearly had a mental breakdown.
Aibosi Koli received the news and rushed over. Seeing his condition, she knew there would be trouble.
This heir was probably ruined!
The more rational a person is, the more painful the realization after encountering such an incident.
Unable to accept the irrational, even foolish actions of the past, leading to self-destructive tendencies.
Aibosi Koli quickly hired a top-notch psychiatrist, but with little effect.
Both waking up naturally was reported by phone to Shen Yunqing by Changning.
He also casually mentioned Hemier’s self-destructive tendency.
Jiang Lingxi, who was nearby, asked upon hearing, "Did he commit suicide?"
"No, but he can’t eat; he survived on a nutrition drip while unconscious and still relies on it. He vomits food and water, appearing extremely self-loathing."
In Changning’s view, this was little different from a slow suicide.
Jiang Lingxi and Shen Yunqing exchanged a glance.
"I suddenly thought of someone."
Receiving Changning’s conveyed message was Aibosi Koli: "..."
This nephew, already turned into a mess by that woman Wu Hua, now finally regaining clarity, is avoiding everything related to Wu Hua. Is Jiang girl’s proposed method truly feasible?
She pondered over it all night, and the next day, upon learning that psychological counseling had little to no effect, finally made up her mind.
So, Aibosi Hemier, who felt his life turned upside down by Wu Hua and just wanted to die now, saw his grandaunt visiting again and was about to call someone when she waved her hand and directly ordered, "Take him away!"
Who would come and tell him what on earth happened?
Until he was stuffed into the car, he noticed the driver was his personal security team leader and instinctively asked, "Where are we going?"
"The Family Head said, ’Young Master, this time your destination is Wu Hua’s old lair; there will be someone to receive you upon arrival.’"
Hemier felt darkness before his eyes.
Is grandaunt giving up on him completely? That’s understandable; he felt he couldn’t bear the responsibility of the Aibosi family heir anymore.
Yet it felt like something wasn’t right.
If she truly gave up on him, she’d just let him be in that room, causing his own demise. Why go to such lengths to send him to the place he least wanted to face?
Was this a punishment for his weakness?
Such thoughts lingered aimlessly until after the car stopped, he was helped out and saw a familiar face, and his pupils involuntarily shrank.
He remembered how he cooperated with Wu Hua to scheme against Jiang Lingxi, now fully conscious, feeling too ashamed to meet her gaze.
Unaware, as he avoided eye contact due to guilt, Jiang Lingxi looked at him as if he was a good worker bee to be thoroughly utilized.
In terms of hating Wu Hua, seeing Hemier’s behavior after waking up, he possibly rivaled her.
But avenging Wu Hua personally was something she already did, so he could only find other ways to retaliate.
In her view, constant self-loathing and self-destruction were acts of evasion, but it’s fine. She’d offer Hemier a chance to both avenge Wu Hua and be too occupied to concern himself with self-destruction.
Plus, she wouldn’t be soft-hearted like Aibosi Koli. She believed more in: people are forged through hardships!
Hemier soon realized why he was brought in front of Jiang Lingxi.
Though Wu Hua was dead, a lot of mess was left behind.
Moreover, many subordinates were left fervently obsessed with eternal life—if they were released, nobody knew if another catastrophe like Wu Hua would arise, or worse, potentially again impact the Aibosi family’s heirs, considering how the prominent Aibosi family stood out!
Additionally, the leftover tangled social ties from the Changcang Sect—it was unavoidable that an organization of such scale would develop a network, providing convenience for its members’ travels, some even served as its financial resource. Understanding any bit of this was terrifying.
Bitten once by Wu Hua, he’d always dread another similar existence emerging in this lifetime.
At that point, possibly, there wouldn’t be anyone left to help Aibosi family eliminate another ’Wu Hua.’
Even knowing Jiang Lingxi was exploiting him, utilizing his status as Aibosi’s heir, Hemier couldn’t spare time for self-loathing; now, 24 hours of a day seemed insufficient.
The Changcang Sect had to be swiftly eradicated; during that period, he was willing to be used.
Jiang Lingxi had Shen Yunqing take a picture of Hemier, eating while managing work, and sent it to Aibosi Koli: "Congratulations, he’s fine, he now eats four meals a day, even gained a little weight compared to when he arrived."
Aibosi Koli, having learned through her deployed security team leader with Jiang Lingxi which methods she used to get Hemier back on track, was rendered speechless: "..."
Working 18 out of 24 hours in a day, who wouldn’t need four meals to sustain their energy?
For the first time in her life, she felt utterly at a loss for words.