Kuang Ye’s emotions were complicated, and he found himself both frustrated and amused by her. Wang Lan, seeing that only Kuang Xingran was present, asked, “Xingran, where are your parents?”

After such a big incident, it was strange that they hadn’t shown up. Kuang Xingran seemed momentarily speechless, before finally replying, “Dad is in a meeting, and I can’t reach him on the phone. Mom went abroad for a trip and probably won’t be back for a few days.”

Mu family: “…”

Wang Lan frowned, slightly dissatisfied. However, it wasn’t really her place to interfere with the Kuang family’s matters. She turned to Kuang Ye and said, “Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. It’s Kuang Daqiang’s fault, not yours. I know right from wrong.”

“Recently, stay with us at the Mu family villa. Your hand is injured, and there are servants there, so it will be more convenient for you.”

Kuang Ye felt warmth in his heart. “Thank you, Auntie. I won’t let Wan wan find herself in a situation like this again.”

Wang Lan nodded and then asked about his hand.

Kuang Ye shook his head, saying it was fine.

Kuang Xingran observed the interaction between the two. They didn’t seem like a son-in-law and mother-in-law, but more like a mother and her son. She sighed inwardly. She had accepted being the younger sister, but in the Kuang family, neither her father nor mother cared about Kuang Ye.

Thinking about the suffering Kuang Ye had endured before, and how her parents treated him and Kuang Shuyu so differently, Kuang Xingran felt uncomfortable. As she walked, she stumbled slightly, but someone reached out to steady her from behind.

She turned around. It was Mu Yan Ci.

She raised an eyebrow and smiled. The hand had been extended at just the right moment, clearly, he had been watching her.

—

About two days later, there was progress in the case involving Kuang Daqiang. It turned out he had escaped from prison. The prison where he had been held was an old, small facility that had been replaced by a new one. The authorities were in the process of transferring prisoners to the new prison, but during the transport, the police car was hit by a drunk driver, and after the accident, Kuang Daqiang took the opportunity to escape.

Kuang Ye thought back to the words Kuang Daqiang had suddenly started saying that day in the abandoned building. He asked Mu Jianhua, “Uncle, did the police mention if Kuang Shuyu was notified about his escape?”

Mu Jianhua glanced at him, his expression somewhat complicated. “They did. After Kuang Daqiang escaped, he even contacted Kuang Shuyu, but Kuang Shuyu despises him.”

“He said it was because of Kuang Daqiang that he lost everything, even his fiancée, who ran away with you.”

Kuang Ye closed his eyes, his suspicions confirmed. Kuang Daqiang had said those things deliberately to stir up trouble between him and Mu Wan. The purpose was to give Kuang Shuyu another chance to get back together with Mu Wan. How ironic.

Kuang Daqiang. This gambler who sold his son and wife. He still had a fatherly heart. Yet, Kuang Shuyu, knowing Kuang Daqiang had escaped, and with the common sense to know that Kuang Ye might be in danger, didn’t bother to even give him a word of warning.

In fact, if Kuang Shuyu hadn’t reminded Kuang Daqiang of Mu Wan’s existence, Kuang Daqiang would never have thought to use Mu Wan to threaten Kuang Ye.

A coldness filled Kuang Ye’s eyes.

It didn’t matter how Kuang Shuyu treated him, but if Wan Wan were to be hurt, he would never forgive him.

He didn’t care about his reputation. Wasn’t it all about power and family for the Kuang family? He would make sure Kuang Shuyu had nothing left.

Many times, it wasn’t that he didn’t fight for things—it’s just that those things weren’t what he wanted, so he couldn’t be bothered to fight.

【Fu Zeyuan, help me spread a message in the circle.】

【Kuang Shuyu and Kuang Ye were not swapped at the hospital by mistake; it was Kuang Shuyu’s father who maliciously switched them.】

Soon, a series of astonished messages came through on his phone from his friends.
[What the hell?]
[Really?]
[Did the Kuang family adopt him as a foster son, acting as the fool?]

Kuang Ye’s eyes darkened. Of course, it was true. This was what his foster mother had told him the day before he was sold to the gambling den.

“Ah Ye.”
Suddenly, Mu Wan walked in from outside, her expression serious.
Kuang Ye raised his head and looked at her, his face instantly panicking when he saw the X-ray film she was holding.
“Wan wan…”
Mu Wan looked at him sharply.
“The doctor told me that your hand was injured before, and you can’t perform high-precision tasks in the future. What happened?”

Kuang Ye tried to make up an excuse to brush it off, a smile tugging at the corner of his lips, pretending to be relaxed.
“Wan wan, it must have been a misdiagnosis.”
“The team’s doctor never mentioned this to me…”

But Mu Wan noticed his hand, which was subconsciously tightening.
“Kuang Ye, I remember our second meeting.”
Kuang Ye was slightly stunned, raising his eyes to look at Mu Wan, a little surprised.
“You…?” How could she remember? They didn’t meet that day. She didn’t even know he was the one inside.
“You promised me two conditions.”
“My first condition…”
“Tell me the truth.”