Back To The 90s: The Resilient Daughter-In-Law-Chapter 1445 - 1464: No Beating Around the Bush

Leng Ran was in a daze for a long time until Nan Fei gently pushed her, finally snapping her back to reality. Leng Tianqi had left at some point, and now only the two of them were in the corridor, the banquet hall bustling and lively again.

Leng Ran quickly regained her composure. No matter what had just happened, she had already made her decision; there was nothing to regret or feel guilty about.

She wouldn’t blame herself.

"Come with me." Leng Ran led the way, taking Nan Fei to her study.

The study was warmly decorated, as if deep down she was still that little girl from the past. Nan Fei casually looked around, then took the initiative to sit in the guest chair, saying, "Alright! You went through all this trouble to find me, so just say what you want to talk about! Considering that we are old classmates, I’ll consider it."

That push earlier had allowed Nan Fei to fully grasp the reality, also helping her quickly calm down. She was no longer entangled with Zhuanzhuan’s betrayal, her father’s scolding, nor her own health condition.

She felt as if she was regaining her original state when she had first been reborn.

Since everyone regarded her as the most important pawn, she had to leverage her significance and actively break this chess game.

Nan Fei adjusted her sitting position, leaning back comfortably in the chair, one hand casually resting on the armrest, her eyes full of strong confidence as she looked at Leng Ran. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"Then I’ll get straight to the point." Leng Ran cut to the chase, "Do you know about my Aunt Leng Peixi’s relationship with Huo Beijiang?"

"Yes," Nan Fei nodded.

"Then let me tell you about Leng Peixi’s goals!" Leng Ran’s lips curled in self-mockery, "Actually, to Leng Peixi, we children of the Leng Family don’t matter much. She ran away overseas back then and had someone there. Her main purpose in returning this time was to find the son she left behind. And that son is Huo Beijiang, something no one expected at the time."

"By the time Leng Peixi realized it, the mistakes were already made, starting with killing Yuan Xueshan; she was doomed never to recognize Huo Beijiang again." Leng Ran said somewhat schadenfreude, "Moreover, Huo Beijiang has been wanting to avenge Yuan Xueshan; this mother and son even want to kill each other."

"But that’s not Leng Peixi’s intention," Nan Fei pointed out calmly, "otherwise, she wouldn’t keep hiding in the shadows, making subtle moves."

"Right! Leng Peixi seems cold and volatile, but she’s actually very calm and knows restraint. She values Huo Beijiang’s capabilities and the power behind him. Thus, she wants to acknowledge this son, perhaps with a slight softening of a mother’s heart in it!"

Thinking of Bei Jiang’s character, Nan Fei directly said, "Impossible!" Bei Jiang might seem easy-going, but he’s actually very cold-hearted. With Yuan Xueshan dead, Leng Peixi could never acknowledge him in her lifetime.

"Yes! Voluntarily impossible, but forced is possible." Leng Ran hinted meaningfully with a glance at Nan Fei, "She has been waiting for a chance and has been strategizing all along."

"She wants to use me to threaten Bei Jiang?" Nan Fei quickly realized, finally understanding where her persistent sense of crisis came from.

But she was not someone to be easily used as a hostage.

"All your planning for so long, just for this?"