What happened at the Lan family, she gave her life, and even everything she possessed, to Xuanyuan Heng. This was also her promise to Xuanyuan Heng. In fact, when she said those words, she never thought Xuanyuan Heng would agree.
She even thought that Xuanyuan Heng would not believe her, but she still wanted to try. She never expected that heaven would pity her, and Xuanyuan Heng actually agreed.
Even though she knew what she would face next, it was all her willing sacrifice.
If she had to choose again, she would still make the same choice.
The things she asked Xuanyuan Heng to do at the Lan family were the most important decisions she had ever made.
"Regent..." After a long pause, Feng Ran's voice trembled: "There is still one day left. I hope the Regent will keep his word by then."
The Regent never broke his word.
But this last sentence, she could not utter no matter what.
"Regent, if this is still not enough to satisfy you, then I can also do things to please you."
"Over the years, in Chun Manyuan, I still have those methods to please." Feng Ran said calmly.
Xuanyuan Heng glared at the person before him. How could Feng Ran be so base? So cheap? How could she say such words so casually?
The person who was so noble before, when did she become so base?
Feng Ran, kneeling in the snow, received Xuanyuan Heng's disgusted gaze.
A fawning smile appeared on her face. She looked at Xuanyuan Heng with a smile, as if expecting something.
The man standing not far away clenched his hands behind his back so tightly that he almost drew blood. His gaze fell on Feng Ran, and at that moment, he wanted to devour her alive.
His gloomy eyes, watching her kneel on the ground and speak fawningly, emanated a terrifying aura. Everyone around was extremely afraid.
They even thought that Feng Ran was simply courting death, stepping on Xuanyuan Heng's rawest wound.
Feng Ran naturally felt the man's bloodthirsty gaze, as if he wanted to destroy her. His eyes instantly filled with rage, and he said coldly and bloodthirstily, "Feng Ran, are you really so cheap?"
"Regent, over the years, this has been the most useful and life-saving method I have learned."
"Regent, if you feel that such humiliation is not enough to make you happy, you can humiliate me in another way."
At this moment, Xuanyuan Heng stepped forward, grabbed her chin, and said coldly, "Feng Ran, do you really want to serve people like this? Then I will grant your wish today."
"Guards..."
The guards arrived and stood before Feng Ran.
Feng Ran subconsciously retreated. Her hands clenched tightly. She was truly afraid.
But she knew even more clearly that there was no chance to retreat now.
She thought, if she closed her eyes, everything would be over. And she would have protected her life. What's not to like?
"Regent, as long as I please these people, you will spare me this time, right?" Feng Ran said with difficulty, because Xuanyuan Heng was still pinching her chin, making it very hard to speak.
Xuanyuan Heng directly threw Feng Ran away. At this moment, his eyes were full of disgust and disdain for Feng Ran.
Feng Ran knew this clearly, but she was not sad. Instead, she was relieved that Xuanyuan Heng had let her go, and speaking was no longer so difficult.
"Regent, please rest assured, I will definitely serve them well, and I will not disgrace the Regent. I will even make them leave satisfied."
Feng Ran said these words calmly, as if she had long been accustomed to doing such things.
However, no one could see that when Feng Ran spoke those words, her hands were clenched tightly, and she even gritted her teeth, not daring to let out the fear in her heart.
"Leave satisfied?" the man asked coldly, but there was no anger on his face.
The man let out a light scoff: "Then it seems you have indeed learned a lot over the years."
"Feng Ran, you truly haven't disappointed me. You are truly obedient, doing as I say."
Before Feng Ran could react, Xuanyuan Heng's foot directly stepped on her palm, her fingers bleeding.
Feng Ran was in so much pain that she couldn't breathe, and she writhed in agony.
But she did not utter a single cry.
He crouched down, and through his handkerchief, placed his hand on her neck, tightening his grip.
At this moment, Feng Ran was filled with regret.
She was suffocating from the pain, but she did not beg for mercy. Instead, she closed her eyes in resignation.
The next moment, Xuanyuan Heng pulled her into his embrace, pinched her chin, and made her look forward.
The guards who had just appeared were bullying the maids.
"Feng Ran, do you know? All of this started because of you."
"If you had obediently listened, none of this would have happened."
"But Feng Ran, you chose to defy me. How could I let you go?"
Feng Ran wanted to close her eyes. She regretted it. She felt that the man before her was a demon, a devil.
"Open your eyes, or I will kill them."
Feng Ran trembled all over, but she obediently opened her eyes.
Feng Ran's voice changed. She said cautiously, "Xuanyuan Heng, I beg you, spare... spare them..."
But her voice was trembling, her face was pale with fright, and she could not even speak clearly.
"Feng Ran, smile."
"Feng Ran, I want to see a smile on your face."
"If you don't do as I say, then their lives..."
Feng Ran looked up and suddenly understood.
"Regent, I'll be good, I'll be obedient, I beg you, don't, don't."
Such punishment was too unfair to the servants.
They had done nothing wrong, but because of her, they were implicated.
Feng Ran's face broke into a smile at this moment.
"Regent, I'm good, I'm obedient. Please spare them, can you?"
Hearing this, Xuanyuan Heng smiled, but his smile was somewhat eerie.
"Come here, stand by my side obediently."
Feng Ran didn't know what Xuanyuan Heng wanted to do, but she could only accept her fate. She stood obediently by his side.
Xuanyuan Heng tightly held her hand, rubbing her hand. His handkerchief was gently wiping it, as if he were cherishing a rare treasure, unlike the Xuanyuan Heng who had just acted so ruthlessly.
Xuanyuan Heng took the medicine handed over by Bei Chen Ye and slowly applied it until the wound was no longer visible. Only when the medicine was completely applied did he nod with satisfaction, gesturing for Bei Chen Ye to put the things away, and said calmly, "If I had known this would happen, I would have just been obedient from the start."
"You wouldn't have had to suffer like this," Xuanyuan Heng said gently. But strangely, this did not reassure Feng Ran. Instead, Feng Ran trembled all over at this moment.