Chapter 543

Chapter 543

Sisters-in-Law in Solidarity

"But," she pivoted, giving her older brother a resentful look and accusing, "Not telling earlier was because we were afraid of scaring Mom and Dad. Since you're fine, we ought to properly explain to them how you had me crying for days!"

This attitude of settling scores after the fact made Lu Hang pause for a moment, which amused Lin Nannan.

She fully supported her sister-in-law’s behavior. "Of course we should. You have no idea—when he spat out that mouthful of blood, it nearly scared my soul out of me. Plus, the blood spreading across his chest looked unstoppable. I almost couldn’t catch my breath. He deserves a good lesson on what happens when he frightens us like that. Let’s have Mom and Dad give him a solid beating when we get back."

Lu Hang rubbed his forehead in exasperation.

His wife’s wicked sense of humor lay in seeing him criticized and beaten. Seizing this opportunity, she was eager to add fuel to the fire, constantly stirring things up.

Lu Yuan grew angrier the more she listened. "Big Brother, keeping it from me is one thing, but you hid it from Sister-in-Law too? You’ve gone too far!"

Lin Nannan nodded silently from the side, showing where she stood.

Lu Hang had acted on a sudden impulse at the time—his mind hadn’t fully processed it, but he’d already moved.

By the time he saw his wife’s face pale with fright, it was too late to backtrack.

Fortunately, the fact that he spat blood gave him away, and his wife figured it out. With his subtle hints, they managed to fool Jiang Xiaomeng.

Aside from the initial difficulty, the rest went smoothly, and the outcome was successful. It was just the current situation that was putting him on the spot.

"I didn’t think too much about it at the time. I just remembered Lin Shuang mentioning someone who looked familiar. Having been in Beijing for so many years, she knows and understands most people there. The only ones she wouldn’t know well but still recognize would likely be those involved in her kidnapping. So, our mission back then didn’t capture everyone—there were still some who slipped through the net..." Lu Hang explained his reasoning, emphasizing that it was a spur-of-the-moment decision, not intentional concealment.

"Those people have been watching the Lin family, watching all of you, and watching Du Du. We can’t stay on guard forever—when would it ever end? So, I started thinking about how to round them all up at once. Then it occurred to me that their target was Nan Nan. If I were there, it’d be harder for them to make a move. So, I pretended to be seriously injured to make them think I was incapacitated, giving them an opportunity. But I never expected their real focus was on the medicine Nan Nan had. In the end, I was the one who ended up having my blood drawn."

This outcome was something Lu Hang hadn’t anticipated, but it also made him grateful. If he hadn’t come up with this plan, someone like Mr. Jin—desperate to survive—might have risked everything, and Lu Hang wouldn’t have been able to stop him.

Now, with just a bit of his blood, everything was resolved without anyone getting hurt. It was the best possible outcome.

He explained earnestly, but it only made Lin Nannan and Lu Yuan couldn't help laughing.

Neither of them was truly angry. Especially with people like the Jiang siblings—they were genuinely dangerous and hard to guard against.

With their innocent faces, who would ever suspect them?

Now, it was all settled. Although there were still some follow-up issues to address, at least there were people to interrogate—a world of difference from the complete darkness they faced before. This was a major problem solved, so neither of them was actually upset. They were just looking for an excuse to pick on him.

Seeing them laugh, Lu Hang knew they weren’t really mad. He breathed a sigh of relief but wore a helpless expression.

No hitting, no criticizing, no objections allowed—all he could do was laugh it off.

"A Yuan, we should still report him. Even though this time the threat was resolved, we can’t condone his behavior. Let Mom and Dad give him a good beating to make sure there isn’t a next time," Lin Nannan said, refusing to let him off the hook.