Chapter 222 - Lin Zhou: Do You Have Another Aim? (1/2)

Yao Ling hugged Xiao Fang. ”Please listen to me! Right now, you can cry and let all your emotions out... It will help you think more clearly later, okay? I will support you no matter what you do. Afterwards, when you've calm down we can talk about what you want to do, how does that sound?”

Xiao Fang nodded weakly in agreement and then, she bawled like a little girl in Yao Ling's embrace. It took a long time until she could finally calm herself down and she fell asleep right after that. Yao Ling let her sleep and asked Xiao Yu and Han Yi to take care of Xiao Fang because she needed to tend to other matters. She didn't forget to give them an order to give Xiao Fang a space and not to ask questions at all cost. Xiao Fang needed to rest both of her body and mind.

Yao Ling didn't forget to check on General Hu and Qing Hui's condition. Both were getting better and she sighed in relief. From Han Er's report, Han Xiang was still sleeping soundly, and she didn't bother to pay a visit to her. Sooner or later, they would find out the reason why Han Xiang is trying to frame Xiao Fang's family and it wasn't too late to deal with her at that time.

She could only contain them today with her medical knowledge. Any more than that, they would feel that something was fishy.

After she finished her business, she came back to her room and asked for the servants to brew some tea and anxiously waiting for Xiao Fang to wake up. The second time Xiao Fang woke up, she was much calmer than before. She moved to tidy up the veil on her face and wiped her own tears. Sitting down at the table across from Yao Ling, she asked Yao Ling in despair, ”If you were me, what would you do?”

Yao Ling sighed. ”I am not you and I can't make a decision for you, because it's your life --- not mine. You are the one who lives all your life in the Left Prime Minister's manor, and you are the only one who knows how they treat you all this time... I'm sure that whatever your decision is... they will understand...” Yao Ling gave her a piece of advice and she hoped that Xiao Fang wouldn't distance herself with her current family. After all, they showered her with love despite not related by blood.

Xiao Fang massaged her aching head from crying so much, and at the same time, she made a decision and told Yao Ling about it, ”For now, I want to handle Han Xiang first. I want to know why she's targeting my family.”

”En...” Yao Ling agreed with her. It was about time for Xiao Fang to wake up and protect her own family.

Pouring a cup of tea for herself, Xiao Fang hesitantly asked, ”Yao Ling ah~ tell me the truth... Do you have another aim when you came to Lin Zhou?”

Xiao Fang decided to toughen up herself from this moment on. After knowing her real identity, Xiao Fang started to feel suspicious of Han Xiang's sudden change. Did something happen? Did Han Xiang know something about this matter before her? She needed to get the bottom of it, and she knew she needed Yao Ling's help.

Yao Ling was surprised by Xiao Fang's question. ”What do you mean?”

Xiao Fang smiled. ”I know that you sincerely want to help me... But I also know... that you seem to have another goal. If you treat me as a real friend, would you mind telling me everything? I will definitely help you to achieve your goal... But in return, can you help me too?”

Yao Ling was quite surprised by Xiao Fang's sudden change, it seemed like she had become more mȧturėd overnight. It seemed like she wasn't that stupid, and her rashness was probably because she was too sheltered by her family before.

Yao Ling didn't say anything at first. She knew that Xiao Fang spoke bluntly because she trusted her, and she needed to reciprocate her trust too. Yao Ling contemplated for a little while. She decided to tell Xiao Fang the truth, on the other hand, cover up everything that shouldn't be said. After all, they also needed Xiao Fang's help in this matter.

She explained that her main goal was to save Han Xiang from this marriage because Lin Jian heard the news that Han Xiang was the daughter of the Shu woman --- his mother. They had a guess that she was probably his sister. Yao Ying and Yao Ling came along to help him because they were on their honeymoon getaway and had nothing else to do, thus... why not help Lin Jian?

Yao Ling also told her that as the trio traveled together, they also got lucky by accidentally meeting Xiao Fang back at Long'An and everything after that, Xiao Fang should know better because they were already traveling together and they also spent most of their time with each other.

Xiao Fang started to understand. Despite not knowing 'Han Xiang' from the start, they all cared about 'Han Xiang' because she was the Ce Fei's daughter. It indirectly meant that they cared about her --- the real daughter. Somehow, it made her heart feel warm.

Yao Ling softly asked, ”What do you want to do?”