Chapter 699: Ye Lan is frightened
Seeing Ningguang immersed in the fantasy of being a mother, Ye Lan swallowed hard and said with a trembling voice:
"You... you can even sacrifice yourself, Ningguang, you are really scary!"
Ningguang sneered when she heard Ye Lan's words. She slowly raised her hand, gently stroked her cheek, which was as white as mutton fat jade, and said slowly:
"What's so scary about this? Everything can be traded. As long as I can completely consolidate my own power, even my own body, is there anything I can't give away?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Lan frowned tightly, pursed her lips, as if she wanted to say something, but after hesitating for a moment, she didn't say anything.
But after half a minute, she finally couldn't help but speak up to comfort him: "But, Ningguang, using your own child as a bargaining chip is too... too conscienceless."
At this moment, in Ye Lan's eyes, Ningguang was simply a person who would do anything to achieve her goal, a cruel mother who was ready to use her own child to threaten her father.
This kind of behavior is really unacceptable and inhumane! Ye Lan now has deep doubts and dissatisfaction with Ningguang's behavior.
Ningguang saw that Ye Lan regarded her as a woman with a heart as vicious as a scorpion, so she asked back:
"Ye Lan, why do you think that if my first plan succeeded, I would threaten Shao Yun with the child? Am I that kind of woman with a vicious heart?"
Ye Lan was somewhat embarrassed by Ning Guang's question, and she quickly explained: "That's not what I meant, I just think you're scary..."
Ningguang interrupted Ye Lan and continued, "If I succeed in getting pregnant with Shao Yun's bloodline, but he really doesn't care about me or the child I have with him, then I will just consider it a failed investment and consider myself unlucky, and raise the child myself."
"My flesh and blood are my flesh and blood. Blood is thicker than water..."
Ye Lan breathed a sigh of relief as she saw the maternal side of Ningguang's face revealed.
However, Ye Lan was still a little worried, this was a gamble with her life!
"But, what if Shao Yun discovers your plan..."
Ningguang smiled slightly, having anticipated Ye Lan's question.
She summarized the plan she had just thought of, and then described it in detail:
"That's why I'm preparing for both scenarios. The plan I mentioned earlier is to donate a sum of Mora to Fontaine, as well as a large amount of disaster relief supplies."
"When the time comes, you can tell the Fontaine officials that these are all donated generously because Ying, Shao Yun and Paimon came to me for help."
"Even if my bold plan fails and is exposed, in order to end the matter, I will tell Shao Yun what I asked you to do. Everything I did can be regarded as a pretense of self-pity in order to win credit from Shao Yun."
"In his eyes, the offense I committed was just something I did on purpose to avoid owing him a favor. No matter how angry he was, he would only scold me. That way, I could get away with it."
"Although this is not very effective, it is also a way out!"
"But if it succeeds, Yelan, you know, I can guarantee that Liyue Port will completely control the economic lifeline of Teyvat in the next twenty years!"
Ye Lan looked at the grand business landscape outlined by Ningguang and asked a more serious question:
"But even if you succeed, what about Ying?"
"If Ying knew, she might kill you and raise the child you and Shao Yunsheng had as her own, or kill both of you?"
Ningguang smiled slightly and answered with a prepared response: "If I really succeed, why should I let Ying know?"
"If I don't tell you, Shao Yun doesn't tell you, and you don't tell me, who else in the world would know about the relationship between Shao Yun and me?"
Ye Lan's lips trembled slightly. She wanted to say something, but found that her throat seemed to be blocked by something and she couldn't make a sound.
Ye Lan no longer knew whether Ningguang had gone crazy because of her obsession with power!
Things that cannot be seen in the light will eventually be seen in the light! - Cui
Why did you, Ningguang, suddenly become confused about this simple and easy-to-understand truth?
Ningguang saw Ye Lan's hesitation, and her smile became more meaningful. She said softly, "When the time comes, I will give birth to the child and raise it in secret. This child will become a secret between Shao Yun and me."
"And Ye Lan, you also have to take more care and help hide the identity of this child. I believe that with your ability, you should be able to handle this task."
When Ye Lan heard this, her face turned pale instantly. What the hell? It turned out that Ningguang was waiting for her here!
She looked at Ningguang in horror and stammered, "Me? Ningguang, you..."
Ningguang still had a smile on her face, but that smile made people feel a little eerie.
"Oh, what's wrong? Ye Lan, you don't want to? Aren't we always on the same front?"
Ningguang's words, "we are on the same front", are meant to remind Ye Lan that now only you know my plan!
If the truth is revealed in advance, I, Ningguang, will definitely make you, Ye Lan, pay the consequences!
However, if this thing succeeds, it will also bring you unexpected benefits! You can decide for yourself.
Ye Lan was of course not a fool. She knew exactly what Ningguang meant, so she quickly shook her head and denied that she had any reluctance just now.
“No, Ningguang, I definitely didn’t mean that. It’s just that I really didn’t expect you to be so bold!”
However, Ningguang did not explain further, but simply instructed: "Okay, Ye Lan, go and do your work first, and remember to collect the necessary supplies as soon as possible."
Ye Lan felt as if she had been pardoned when she saw Ningguang let her go so easily.
She stood up hastily, saluted Ningguang, and then hurriedly said goodbye: "Okay, Master Tianquanxing, I will take my leave first."
After Ye Lan walked out of Ningguang's office area and made sure that Ningguang was not paying attention to her, she suddenly felt as if the bones in her legs had been pulled out. They were soft and could not support the weight of her body.
With a "thump", Ye Lan fell to the ground without any warning. Her knees and palms came into close contact with the hard ground, causing a sharp pain.
Only then did Ye Lan realize that the fear in her heart had reached an unprecedented level.
This Ningguang is truly worthy of being a woman who was able to rise to the pinnacle of power in Liyue step by step from a barefoot commoner selling goods!
She was so bold that she plotted against Shao Yun, the "devil" in human skin!
"Ningguang, you are so scary..."
……
At this moment, Shao Yun, who was standing outside the Qun Yu Pavilion, overcame the urge to smoke a cigar, took out his diary and started writing today's diary.
As he was writing, suddenly, out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of a figure passing by him.
It was Ye Lan. Her steps seemed a little flustered and her face was confused, completely losing her usual calmness.
Seeing this, Shao Yun became puzzled and quickly called out to her.
"Wow, Yelan, what's wrong with you?"
Ye Lan, who was originally in a daze, was suddenly brought back to reality by Shao Yun's call.
Her body trembled slightly and a look of fear appeared on her face, as if she was frightened by something terrible.
However, when she realized that it was Shao Yun who was calling her, she quickly adjusted her expression and replied calmly, "Nothing... nothing."
Shao Yun noticed Ye Lan's awkwardness and teased her, "What's wrong? Did Ningguang scold you? Or did she find out that you were slacking off with pay and want to fine you? You look so sad..."
When Ye Lan heard Shao Yun's words, she couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart.
She muttered in her heart: "If what happened just now was really just a salary deduction because of my laziness, how great it would be!"
Ye Lan didn't want Shao Yun to know the real reason, so she waved her hands and said casually, "No way, don't make blind guesses."
"Ningguang asked me to be in charge of collecting supplies. But I'm in charge of intelligence, and they asked me to be in charge of disaster relief. Oh, it's such a headache..."
Upon hearing what happened, Shao Yun deliberately made a joke to help Ye Lan relax her tense spirit.
"Oh, disaster relief? I can't help you there. After all, what I'm good at is creating disasters!"
When Ye Lan heard that Shao Yun was going to help, she muttered to herself, "I don't even dare to think about how you can help me..."
Ye Lan coughed softly and said casually: "Okay, I'll leave first. I'll treat you to dinner when I have the chance."
Shao Yun naturally understood that Ye Lan was just being polite and didn't really want to treat him to a meal.
"I understand, please leave immediately."
……
The time came to noon.
Ying, lying on Ningguang's bed, slowly opened her eyes and looked sleepily at Shen He, Paimeng and Shao Yun who were guarding her by the bed.
Ying stretched, rubbed her eyes with her hands, and asked lazily, "How long have I slept?"
Seeing this, Shao Yun quickly pulled out his pocket watch, took a look at it and replied, "It's 12:57 noon, and it's almost : p.m."
When Ying heard this, her eyes widened.
"No way, why did I sleep for so long?"
Shao Yun put the pocket watch in his arms and comforted him with a smile: "Sleeping is not a big problem. Getting more rest is good for your health."
Ying stroked her slightly bulging belly with some dissatisfaction, pouted, and complained like a little kid (Paimon):
"I sleep when I'm full, and eat when I'm full. I'm almost turning into a forest pig! No, even if I'm a forest pig, I'll still run around."
When Shen He heard Ying's words that she wanted to go out for a walk, he immediately stood up from his chair and said quickly, "Okay, then I'll go call Master and ask her to take us there..."
Ying waved her hand, interrupting Shen He's words, and said with a smile: "No need, Shen He, we can just stroll around Liyue Harbor."
"You haven't been to Liyue Harbor for a while, right? We can go for a walk together."
……
So, Shao Yun, Ying, Paimeng and Shen He started strolling around Liyue Harbor just like they did when they first met.
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