[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-lady-of-the-prestigious-family-is-a-big-boss":3,"chapter-the-lady-of-the-prestigious-family-is-a-big-boss-the-lady-of-the-prestigious-family-is-a-big-boss-chapter-523":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Lady of the Prestigious Family is a Big Boss",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},368043,628,"Chapter 523, what kind of play is being sung? (Third watch of the night)","the-lady-of-the-prestigious-family-is-a-big-boss-chapter-523",523,"\u003Cp>The fog enshrouded the heavens, and trees along the road shuddered in the cold wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sapphire blue sports car drove into a private hospital, rolling across the lustrous green grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The engine was turned off, the car parked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing open the car door, Chu Chen and two others got out one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of habit, the three of them simultaneously surveyed the surrounding environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of play does Mo Lingling think she’s putting on?\" Ji Mingqian toyed with his car keys, a mocking smile surfacing on his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been hiding and out of sight before, but now she had taken the initiative to come forward?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now she’s playing the injured party, could she be trying to win their sympathy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter what play she’s putting on, the fact is she’s appeared, and it’s time to settle some accounts.\" Gu Xino scoffed lightly, it wouldn’t have been for Mo Lingling’s betrayal that the location of the island had been leaked, nor would the master’s tombstone have been destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the conversation, the three arrived at the doorway of Mo Lingling’s ward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door was ajar, and Chu Chen pushed it open and walked straight in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stepping into the ward, a strong scent of disinfectant assaulted their noses; Gu Xinuo frowned in distaste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Achen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A weak voice came from the bed, stuttered and intermittent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the source of the voice, they saw the person lying on the bed covered in scars; even Gu Xinuo was taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman’s pale face was drained of color, one leg was in a cast, her arms covered in whip marks, her neck showing purplish strangulation marks. The pitiful state made it easy to imagine the cruelty of her prior ordeal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, Chu Chen and his companions remained expressionless, their cold gaze devoid of any sympathy or pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Lingling, battered all over and unable to move easily, saw the frosty expression on Chu Chen’s face, and her eyes couldn’t help but show a bit of grievance, \"Achen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was already hurt like this, how could he remain so indifferent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was it you who leaked the location of the island?\" Chu Chen’s intimidating gaze bore into her, as he asked coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Lingling’s face instantly paled, as if her soul had flown away, she shrank back, her neck retracting, not daring to make a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Chen’s voice rose sharply, \"Was it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trembling lips, after a long struggle, Mo Lingling eked out a word, her voice very, \"...Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surroundings were as still as deathly waters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Chen clenched his fists; his gaze suddenly became dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Achen.\" Fearing he would kill Mo Lingling in a rage, Gu Xinuo reached out to grab his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Achen, you must listen to my explanation, I had no other choice.\" Mo Lingling looked at him feebly, explaining in a meek and breathy voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They threatened me. If I didn’t tell, they said they would kill me and would not spare you, so I had to...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Mingqian took a step forward, his gaze sharply fixed on her, \"Who are ’they’?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I... I don’t know who they are. They wore masks; I couldn’t see their faces,\" Mo Lingling murmured, looking down, her words faltering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh.\" Ji Mingqian let out a scornful laugh, \"Mo Lingling, do you know what those people did on the island because you leaked its location?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A steel-like wrath enveloped her, leaving Mo Lingling too scared to utter a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those people set fire to the island, destroyed master’s ceremonial tomb, smashed his gravestone.\" Mentioning it again, Ji Mingqian was still consumed by a gnawing rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A buzzing sounded in Mo Lingling’s ears, her mouth half-open as she struggled to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice trembling, she murmured, \"How did this happen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did this happen is the question for you,\" Gu Xinuo scoffed coldly, \"Mo Lingling, that was your own grandfather, how could you do such a thing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it weren’t for the master, do you think you could’ve lived such a good life? You should know with that dumb head of yours we shouldn’t have let you off again and again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",690,"2026-05-30T05:19:05.472Z","2026-06-01T04:30:24.264Z",1,"novelbin.me","5ddaea379eeec4f850abf3313d216b8d883951b54c9029dabe25c154b2ff8655","the-lady-of-the-prestigious-family-is-a-big-boss-chapter-524","the-lady-of-the-prestigious-family-is-a-big-boss-chapter-522",877,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-lady-of-the-prestigious-family-is-a-big-boss-cover.jpg"]