The Lady of the Prestigious Family is a Big Boss-Chapter 773, you finally came back (3)

Upon receiving Ye Jiuliang’s call, Chu Chen and Gu Xinuo hurried to the capital.

Stepping into the living room, they saw Ji Mingqian had already arrived ahead of them; Chu Chen smiled, his face showing full understanding.

Only Gu Xinuo was still in a state of confusion.

"Aqian, when did you come here, sneaking off without a word—I thought you had run off to hide in some corner again."

"He was passing by and stopped to get some sleep," Ye Jiuliang teased.

Gu Xinuo was puzzled and did not understand for a moment.

Not wanting them all to tease him, Ji Mingqian tactfully changed the subject, "Aren’t we supposed to depart? Let’s hurry."

"What about Wang Shuo? Aren’t we bringing him along?" Gu Xinuo asked.

"He’s in..." Ji Mingqian had just opened his mouth when Li Mochan came in hurriedly from outside.

He looked at Ye Jiuliang and said succinctly, "He’s gone mad."

Knowing he was referring to Wang Shuo, Ye Jiuliang stood up with a swish and quickened his pace toward the door.

Seeing the situation, Chu Chen and the others promptly followed.

The group rushed to the basement, where they could hear roars coming from inside the room, even through the door.

Li Mochan led the way, pushing open the door and entering first, with Ye Jiuliang right behind him.

"Ah——" 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

The sound of agonized howling echoed in the room, making one’s eardrums hurt.

Ye Jiuliang looked at the man not far away, banging his head against the wall, and his brow furrowed slightly.

"This..."

Gu Xinuo was shocked to see the man’s frenzied state and found it hard to believe.

How had Wang Shuo become like this?

"Jiuliang, how did he get like this?" Ji Mingqian asked, astonished.

Ye Jiuliang remained silent; she suspected it had something to do with her hypnotizing him earlier that morning.

Chu Chen took a step forward, and he and Ji Mingqian each grabbed one of Wang Shuo’s arms.

Turning his head, Wang Shuo’s forehead was bleeding, his eyes bloodshot, as he looked up and screamed, "My head hurts so much... Ah..."

"Wang Shuo, calm down, calm down," Ji Mingqian shouted sternly, grabbing his shoulder with one hand.

Wang Shuo wasn’t listening, his headache splitting, "Let go, get away..."

Ye Jiuliang walked over, saw his flushed face, and pinched a silver needle between her fingers, inserting it into his shoulder.

Wang Shuo’s eyes widened as the ferocity on his face gradually faded away.

Ji Mingqian and Chu Chen exchanged looks and slowly let go of their hands.

Wang Shuo staggered and then fell to the ground, sitting.

The bone-chilling headache slowly dissipated, and the blocked memories gradually returned, filling the void in his mind.

He blinked, and his scattered gaze gradually became resolute.

"Wang Shuo, are you alright?" Ji Mingqian crouched down and patted his shoulder.

Under everyone’s concerned gazes, Wang Shuo slowly lifted his head.

Meeting Ye Jiuliang’s gaze, he tried to smile, his voice hoarse, "Master Jiu."

It was that familiar look in his eyes, carrying a hint of warmth.

She knew their familiar Wang Shuo had returned.

Ye Jiuliang’s lips curved into a light smile, "Good to have you back."

The others showed relieved smiles, and Ji Mingqian patted her on the shoulder, jokingly saying, "Uncle Wang, you’ve finally come back."

Wang Shuo smiled, unable to hide his joy despite his weary face.

He joked in response, "Don’t call me Uncle; it makes me sound too old."

"You’re already forty; do you still think you’re young?" Ji Mingqian teased.

Chu Chen hooked up the corner of his lips and said, "First get up, wash up, and then we can catch up later."

Ji Mingqian and Chu Chen pulled Wang Shuo up together, finally feeling as if a great weight had been lifted from their hearts.

Wang Shuo went to the guest room to freshen up, while Ye Jiuliang and his group sat in the living room.

Sitting around idly, Ye Jiuliang and Gu Xinuo ordered takeout; the group formed a circle, drinking beer and chatting.

Ye Jiuliang alone drank juice.

"Ajiu, I never thought I’d see the day you’d watch us drink." Ji Mingqian joked.

Such a thought would have been unimaginable to him in the past.

Ye Jiuliang gave him a glare and picked up a fried chicken leg, biting into it viciously.

Soon, Wang Shuo came downstairs, having washed up and changed out of his gloomy black clothes into a blue short-sleeved shirt, which made him seem much more cheerful and gentle.

"Wang Shuo, come sit here." Despite the significant age difference, they had always addressed each other by name. Ji Mingqian moved over a bit to make space for him.

Wang Shuo walked over, but did not sit down. Instead, his rigid spine suddenly bent forward as he bowed deeply to them.

"I’m sorry."

He had assisted Old Master Mo in wrongdoing, and had almost harmed them; all these faults were his.

Even though he had done these things while his memory was lost, he still couldn’t forgive himself.

Chu Chen reached out and pulled him to sit down, "We are all family here; there’s no need for apologies."

After all, he had been used too; it wasn’t his fault.

Wang Shuo hung his head low, his eyes full of remorse, "If I hadn’t failed to retrieve the medicine in time..."

Mid-sentence, his voice choked with emotion.

Ye Jiuliang wiped his mouth with a napkin and said kindly, "Wang Shuo, none of that was your fault. Master, nor any of us ever blamed you. It’s enough that you are safe and sound."

"Exactly, Wang Shuo, none of those things are related to you; it was all Mo Ce’s doing. You have no reason to feel guilty," Gu Xinuo echoed.

Ji Mingqian grabbed a fried chicken leg and stuffed it into his hand, his tone cheerful in an attempt to dispel the sad mood, "Here, have a chicken leg to fill your stomach."

Wang Shuo looked up at them, feeling warmth in his heart.

He was so fortunate to know them, who had never given up on him no matter the circumstances.

Chu Chen asked, "Wang Shuo, what exactly happened back then?"

Taking a sip of water from his cup, Wang Shuo began slowly, "I had obtained the medicine and was on my way back when I ran into a person named Qian Mian, who had disguised himself as Chu Chen to approach me. I didn’t realize their trickery at the time."

Recalling the events of that year, there was still a sense of frustration in Wang Shuo’s heart.

"When I woke up, my memory had already been tampered with. All I remembered was that Mo Ce had saved me, and that I had a grudge against all of you."

"Did you know you were poisoned?" Ye Jiuliang asked.

Wang Shuo gave a bitter smile and continued, "Mo Ce told me that I was poisoned because you all tried to assassinate me. For years, Qian Mian has been giving me medicine on time to suppress the poison, claiming that they hadn’t found an antidote to completely eliminate it."

To deceive him, Mo Ce really would concoct all sorts of absurd lies.

"That old guy Mo Ce is just too despicable; no wonder he raised a mother and daughter like Mo Yu." Gu Xinuo said indignantly upon hearing this.

"Did Mo Ce set a deadline for your task this time?" Ji Mingqian asked.

Wang Shuo replied, "He gave me a week, but he’s likely to have Mo’s butler call to hurry me up in these next two days."

Curious, Gu Xinuo asked, "What kind of person is this butler Mo?"

"He’s the person Mo Ce trusts the most. Mo Ce entrusts him with all sorts of tasks." Wang Shuo said, then remembered something else.

"Right, there’s one more thing you guys don’t know. I overheard a conversation between Mo Ce and Butler Mo; Mo Lingling is not your master’s biological granddaughter."

"What?" Ye Jiuliang and the others exclaimed in unison.