Chapter 1848: Chapter 434: Cruel Reality, How Naive

He suddenly clutched his head with both hands, "Who is Ji Yunya? Why is this name so familiar? Who exactly is she?"

"Ji Yunya is your daughter. You’ve owed so much to your daughter; how can you forget her? Yun Shen, your sins are grave. Don’t think that pretending to be insane can let you escape all this. The sins you’ve committed can’t be repaid in this life, the next life, or the life after that..."

"No..." Yun Shen suddenly stepped back, shaking his head frantically: "My daughter hasn’t been born yet. Don’t deceive me, you liar, get out..."

He quickly ran to the bed, crawled under the covers, and pulled the blanket over his head. The quilt was restless, and the figure hiding beneath it was trembling violently.

"You’re not my daughter... not..." He continued to murmur.

You can never wake someone who is pretending to sleep, and naturally, you can never wake someone feigning madness.

Self-deception.

Yun Ya lowered her eyes and smiled, her gaze filled with sarcastic melancholy.

Kang Jinse’s wailing cries continued to sound intermittently.

The electronic monitor beside Kang Jinxian emitted a beeping sound.

In the screen, the crude curses of a big man came in waves.

Yun Shen’s incoherent speech mingled with deep terror.

All the sounds converged, causing Yun Ya’s head to ache terribly.

She once thought she was exceedingly ruthless, but brutal reality taught her how naive she was!

Ji Lanyi, you’re ruthless, venomous, and cruel.

Stumbling out, Yun Ya’s face was frighteningly pale.

Xiao Nan quickly walked over with concern.

Yun Ya’s body swayed, nearly falling to the ground, but Xiao Nan, with keen eyes and quick hands, supported her, preventing her from an intimate encounter with the floor.

Yun Ya fell into a coma, remaining dazed and muttering nonsense.

Her fever persisted, and after sending the doctor away, Butler Ziyu furrowed his brow, looking at the unconscious girl on the large bed and sighed.

Why is the master so relentless? Must she push the young lady to this extent?

Thinking of the doctor’s words, Butler Ziyu’s brow furrowed even more tightly. The young lady’s body has so many hidden ailments; merely being alive is a miracle. Master, can’t you show a little more compassion to the young lady?

A deep pity for the girl welled up in his heart.

"Take good care of the young lady. If anything goes wrong with her, ten lives wouldn’t be enough to compensate." Butler Ziyu said sternly to Xiao Nan and Ah Hua, who stood on either side.

The two immediately lowered their heads respectfully.

Butler Ziyu turned and walked out of the room.

Outside the door, facing away from the entrance, a slender figure stood silently. Her red dress like fire; just her silhouette was breathtakingly beautiful.

"Master, the young lady’s situation is not good."

"Hmm." The woman’s emotionless voice sounded faint.

"In a week, if she doesn’t wake up, consider the consequences and act accordingly." With that, she flicked her sleeve and left, her red skirt swaying like a vivid begonia flower that drifted away.

Butler Ziyu sighed helplessly.

He had never seen such a cold-hearted woman before. Of course, if not for her iron-like heart, how could she achieve today’s empire?

He admired the master’s perseverance and wisdom but feared her more for her ruthlessness and cruelty.

No matter what, the young lady was her biological daughter. He once thought the master harbored a trace of motherly affection for her, which is why she went to great lengths to bring her back, but he later realized he was utterly wrong.

From beginning to end, the young lady was nothing more than a commodity to be used.

She didn’t care whether the young lady lived or died, only how much her death would cost her.

In a week, it would be the annual homage ceremony, the first held since the founding of Country Bauhinia, where the Queen will conduct the Princess’s coronation ceremony on the grand hall.

Country Bauhinia’s only Princess, the Queen’s only daughter—this title alone would cause a worldwide upheaval. You could tell just by thinking about it.

For Country Bauhinia, a newly emerged power, to thoroughly stabilize its position, the only way was through marriage alliances.

Marriage alliances have always been the most secure method to consolidate power, yet little did they know, doing so was akin to pushing the young lady into the fire pit; how could such a marriage hold any happiness?

However, no one dared to defy the master’s will.

The gentle sea breeze brushed against the man’s temple. Looking at the sunshine overhead, his eyes were filled with worry.

If only they had known about her poor health before her illness struck so fiercely, she was hailed as a living miracle healer, a master surgeon who could mend bones and revive the dead, yet unable to save herself.