He watched He Su muttering in her sleep and couldn’t help but sigh deeply, "Had I known it would come to this, why did I ever start?" Tie Hailan carried a jug of wine, slowly sipping the alcohol, "I’m saying, Luo Yang, what exactly is the deal with He Su and that actor?" She felt that Luo Yang seemed to be someone in the know, and He Su’s feelings for ’Phoenix Blood’ seemed quite complex, bordering on obsession. Luo Yang gave a bitter smile, "It’s nothing but the cycle of karma, the seeds that were planted in the past are now bearing bitter fruit." He vaguely remembered that day, the rain pouring down. A handsomely enchanting man, kneeling outside the mansion, refusing to rise. If only He Su hadn’t been so heartless then, would there have been all these issues now? Alas, regrets always come too late, far too late indeed. Tie Hailan was very intrigued by the relationship between He Su and ’Phoenix Blood,’ and after that day, He Su fell seriously ill. She spent her days detached, with a world-weary demeanor. Seeing her in such torment, Tie Hailan couldn’t bear it, so she had someone look into the matter. She learned that Phoenix Blood’s real name was Liang Shujun, from Kaoshan Village at the foot of the Taihang Mountain Range. He started working in town when he was fifteen, initially carrying sandbags and moving stones for others, and later, it seemed, he had a brief encounter with He Su, but the specifics of what happened between them were unclear. But a year ago, on a night of heavy rain, Phoenix Blood knelt outside the He Mansion and wouldn’t get up. The next day, he stripped off his clothes in public, laughed at as a madman by onlookers. Before long, Phoenix Blood sold himself to the Sky Blue Building and began his career singing for money. Some time after that, the Liang Family Brothers settled a marriage contract. Tie Hailan rubbed her chin, clicking her tongue in amazement. "I, Tie Hailan, have seen quite a few rascals, but rarely one as vile as Dong Dabao." After entering the Liang family, this Dong Dabao did a lot of despicable things, but one detail caught Tie Hailan’s attention. Dong Dabao, yet recently for some reason changed her name to Dong Huiying. She was only eighteen this year, originally the daughter of a female hunter from Daliu Village, naturally strong, and said to have a tender appearance as a child, resembling a delicate little beauty, but she was mute at the time. Later, at the age of six, the girl suddenly disappeared without a trace, and this absence lasted a full ten years. And after ten years, she returned. Her muteness, cured by someone unknown, but she had grown up misshapen. Not only was her personality fierce, but she was also dark-skinned with a face full of pockmarks, committing many inhumane acts, making her despised by all, feared by both humans and ghosts alike. Later on, over a minor incident, Dong Dabao injured her own father. Unable to tolerate her any longer, her family thought of a despicable scheme to rid themselves of her, luring the Liang family with ten taels of silver into a marriage, thus making her the marriage contractor to the six Liang Family Brothers. Tie Hailan was temporarily staying at the He Mansion, Luo Yang arrived as she had just finished her lunch. Luo Yang wore a look of distress. Tie Hailan knew he wouldn’t come without a reason. "What’s happened with He Su now?" "Susu, she... ah! She refuses to eat." Tie Hailan was taken aback, then her expression darkened. "I think she doesn’t want to live anymore. She got sick from drinking, and she hasn’t even fully recovered—now she’s throwing a hunger strike?" "Lady Tie, Susu lost her father at a young age, and you’ve sworn a sisterhood with her; you’ve always had a good relationship. I earnestly beg you to help persuade her, just to get her back on her feet for now." Tie Hailan’s face stiffened as she nodded, then headed straight for the courtyard where He Su resided.