Chapter 54: Not Cherishing When Possessed, Devaluing After Losing

Qiao Ran had been drinking for two consecutive days without rest, and he had knelt in the snow for half an hour, further being hit a few times by the Wolf-tipped Stick through thin clothing.

His body, exhausted, cold, and injured, developed a high fever which led to Qiao Ran falling into a coma.

The doctor said that if they had arrived twenty minutes later, Qiao Ran could have died due to the prolonged unconsciousness caused by the high fever.

When Song Zhiyuan heard this, a shiver went through him, and he resolved never to let his mother implement their "family discipline" again.

The Qing dynasty had been gone for over a hundred years, and yet executing private punishments in the name of family law would make the Song Family a laughingstock.

If Qiao Ran had really died, not only would the Song Family lose the HOT project, but they would also become complicit in his death.

He certainly didn't want to end up in jail.