Chapter 253 - 249: Exhaustion
Several slaps later, Jiang Han’s cheeks were swollen to an extreme, resembling a pig’s head, and even his voice had changed.
"Wanqing!" Jiang Ying glanced at Nanrong Wanqing and pinned his last hopes on her. However, Nanrong Wanqing appeared indifferent, seemingly with no intention to speak. Noticing this, Jiang Ying sighed in resignation, unwilling to waste more words, and said to Jiang Han, who bore a look of resentment, "Let’s go back."
Jiang Han opened his mouth, wanting to throw out a harsh statement. But upon meeting Ling Chen’s icy gaze, he swallowed his words, bit his teeth in fury, and followed Jiang Ying out of the living room. Qiu Wen, carrying the unconscious Qiu Wu, quickly followed suit, disappearing from the Nanrong Family’s doorstep.
"Chen, it’s still you who’s the formidable one." Nanrong Hao walked over to Ling Chen with a beaming smile, excitedly patted his shoulder hard.
"Ouch!"
Ling Chen inhaled sharply, his face turning pale from pain, and couldn’t help but curse, "Can’t you be a little gentler?"
Nanrong Hao paused, looked at his hand, and said with slight surprise, "Chen, I didn’t use much strength."
"Nonsense, who’d believe you."
Ling Chen rubbed his shoulder, feeling as if his entire body was falling apart, with not a single place without pain. Especially his legs, which hurt beyond description—every step felt like a muscle cramp, an excruciating pain, as if two willow branches were constantly swaying.
Seeing his painful expression, Nanrong Wanqing couldn’t hide the worry in her beautiful eyes and quickly wheeled the wheelchair in front of him, asking with concern, "Are you alright?"