hip sliced through the air, its crack against flesh echoing repeatedly. With each lash, Guan Xinyue's heart lurched.Another twenty lashes fell, and Guan Xin Yue's forehead was covered in fine beads of...Boom! Blood seemed to flow backward.

Something seemed to explode in my head, and everything around me plunged into darkness instantly.

Intense pain spread from my chest throughout my body, making each breath feel like a stab.

Shen Ningran suddenly pounced forward, staring with wide eyes, unable to blink. Her hands trembled violently as she reached out towards the motionless little figure on the ground.

She gasped, taking a desperate breath, before her fingers finally landed on the child's carotid artery.

One second, two seconds……

Shen Ningran desperately begged herself to stay calm. Feeling the child's faint pulse, she quickly checked the child's wounds and scanned her surroundings. Shen Ningran found a piece of cloth and pressed it against the bleeding wound.

"Yu Chen... don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Mommy is here..."

A pair of big hands took the child from her, without hesitation, striding out.

Zhou Zhiruo watched as the sullen Bo Jin Yu walked out, cradling a blood-soaked child in her arms. The angry words she had just uttered suddenly got stuck in her throat.

" Shen Ningran's words, paused for a moment, and then laughed out loud. "As expected of my personally chosen granddaughter-in-law, you are very smart.""No, I'm not smart. If I were smart, I shouldn't h...