The room remained quiet for a long time after Rong Ye finished speaking.
Hu Yan stood there, completely stunned. He had always known that Rong Ye had a past. Anyone could tell that much just from the way he sometimes acted… carefree on the surface, but hiding something deeper underneath.
But he had never imagined it would be like this.
To poison one's own father… and then slaughter almost the entire bloodline just for the throne…
Hu Yan's brows tightened sharply.
That kind of cruelty…
Even ferocious beasts would not go that far.
For a moment, he felt a chill run down his spine. Rong Ye, who usually laughed and joked so easily, had actually walked out from such a hell.
Hu Yan looked at him again, and his expression slowly grew more serious.
On the other side, Su Qinglan did not show much reaction on her face. She remained calm. But her silence did not mean she was unaffected. She already knew part of the truth.
