Zhao Mei said anxiously, “Fang Jing, if you remind them like this, they’ll kill all of us!”

Fang Jing raised her eyebrows. “They wouldn’t dare! We have the Fang family, Zhao family, Yang family, Wang family, and Shi family. There are so many people here. Everyone has regular contact with their families. We can still be considered sisters if we live together peacefully. They can’t silence all of us!”

I couldn’t help but admire this wild rose with thorns all over her body.

Lin Nan said coldly, “Miss Fang Jing, don’t forget that the Peony Garden also has its own rules. I only need to say that you violated the young master’s rules and committed suicide. So what? Do you expect to find me for revenge after you become a ghost?”

Her gaze swept across the crowd coldly. “You are the hostages that the various large families have placed here. Hostages are naturally prepared for the worst. So, between your death and offending the young master, if you let them choose, what do you think your families will choose? I advise all of you not to think too highly of yourselves!”

Lin Nan’s words lowered everyone’s arrogance.

Lin Nan turned to me. “Nanxing, we’ve talked about this before. You’re different from them. You should stay. We’re truly working together. Our purpose of working together is to use the phoenix blood to save more people. It’s for charity and for the welfare of the common people. The Phoenix Blood doesn’t belong to you alone. You should bless everyone with the blessings of the heavens. You wouldn’t be so selfish as to not do anything at all, would you?”

Lin Nan paused. Then, she raised her voice. “I don’t care what you think. I must persist in this matter to the end. If you are willing, then naturally, everyone will be happy. If you are not willing, then I’m sorry. I can only use force. Moreover, I will make all the people present to accompany you in death! There’s no need to care about the small details. I believe that you know I’d do that, and I also believe that you won’t hurt the innocent!”

Damn it! This woman is really detestable. Anger rose from the bottom of my heart. At the same time, I felt that my lower abdomen was a little warm. It was completely different from the cold and sharp pain I usually felt.

I couldn’t help but place my hand on my lower abdomen.

Lin Nan lowered her voice. “Nanxing, even if you’re not thinking about yourself or everyone here, you should at least think about the child in your stomach, right?”

“Jing Tian doesn’t know that you’re pregnant. You’ve been here for so long. When you get out and say that you’re pregnant, do you know whose child it is? The whole world already knows that you’ve fallen in love with someone else!”

The corners of her lips curled up into a proud smile.

It turned out that was their plan.

I was furious. “Lin Nan, you’ve really spared no effort to explain to me what a despicable and shameless person you are!”