The elderly man grasped his cane, still wearing his hospital gown covered by an overcoat, his fra slightly frail.
Looking at Du Jinglan, his eyes incredibly complex.
Behind them followed Xie Yongqi, his expression unforthcoming, rely looking at her with an undeniable disappointnt and helplessness, Xie Duo seed to have anticipated this and remained calm. However, it was Xie Tongtong, eyes red as if a wooden figurine, unsure of what to do.
For money, harming human life, all these years, she had always been good to Shen Zhixian and loved Taotao greatly.
But whenever she thought about what she had done in the past, chills went down everyone’s spine.
Human nature, how complex it could be...
She could harm soone in secret yet face Shen Zhixian with smiles and laughter.
The two of them even got along almost like sisters.
When Du Jinglan saw them co out, what more was there to confused about? After the initial shock, she saw through everything and laughed quietly, fearless.
Her expression was ferocious and eerie.
Looking at Old Master Xie, "Dad—are you conspiring with her to deceive ?"
"I want to see, which ghost in our family it really is?" Old Master Xie’s voice was old and deep, deliberately suppressed, growing even colder.
Xie Yongqi slightly closed his eyes, his mind reeling, and it took him a long ti to say a few words:
"Jinglan, you shouldn’t—"
"What do you an I shouldn’t, that’s your child, you, as a father, aren’t fighting for them, why can’t I do it!" At this point, Du Jinglan naturally stopped hiding anything.
They had set a trap for her.
Completely severing her escape!
What did she have to fear now?
"Xie Yongqi, they are your children, Xie Enterprises is the endeavor of your life, are you willing to let an ignorant young girl run rampant?" Du Jinglan’s face was fierce, full of mockery.
"I know you are a filial son, but father’s words shouldn’t be obeyed blindly, are you really content?"
"I just regret, not being ruthless enough back then!"
"Du Jinglan!" Old Master Xie yelled sharply, furiously livid, "You still don’t repent, even at this point, you still think you did nothing wrong?"
"I was the one who initially wanted to bring her back ho!"
"The one who forcibly wanted to bring her back ho, was also !"
"Before she asked, I said I wanted to compensate her, it was !"
...
"Co to if you want to split the family assets, divide the wealth, I consented to it all, you want retribution, seek vengeance, co to !"
Old Master Xie spoke resoundingly, "If you want revenge, co find ! The main culprit is , just kill , then everything would be over, right?"
"You want revenge, you want to claim a life, co find ! Why take it out on the children!"
The old man’s eyes were bloodshot, his face tragic with sympathy and furious helplessness, his complexion turning iron blue.
The entire living room was extrely silent, everyone holding their breath...
Du Jinglan chuckled softly, after a few seconds, her eyes red as she looked at him, "You are my father, ever since I entered the Xie family, you’ve always been affectionate towards , I..."
Shen Zhixian took a deep breath, "Actually, I didn’t really want to split from the family, I could do without a single penny..."
"Shen Zhixian, at this point, what pretty words are you saying! Who are you fooling? We’re about to divide the properties, and you say you want nothing? Do you know how much money that is?" Du Jinglan would not let Shen Zhixian give up the money.
If she truly wanted nothing, was everything she did just to force her hand, then what was all her planning for?
What was she after?
What was it all for in the end, after ending up in such a situation?
"I’ve discussed with the uncle, he will transfer several properties under mine and Taotao’s nas, I’ll retain a small part of the company shares, enough to get so dividends... making a fuss about leaving the house was just to pressure you, if I hadn’t fallen out with my uncle, you wouldn’t dare to fall out with right?"
Shen Zhixian had the strongest backing in the Xie family, which was Old Master Xie himself, now that the relationship had soured, Du Jinglan had to seize the opportunity.
Du Jinglan was not foolish, many things beca clear after so thought...
But right now her mind was too jumbled, looking around the room at everyone, she couldn’t help but sneer.
"Anyway, you all tead up to set up, waiting for to fall into the pit, how were you planning to let escape?"
"After all this..."
"You still want to stab , how cruel!"
Old Master Xie gripped his cane tightly, "You’re cruel? You incited trouble online, trying to undermine our relationship with the Jiang Family, you think no one knew..."
"Grandpa Xie, it’s mainly !" Jiang Chengsi spoke up, reminding, "I’m the biggest victim here!"
Tang Wan stared in astonishnt:
At this ti, can you just shut up?
Old Master Xie also glanced at him, signaling him to be quiet.
"She didn’t inform the reporters, nor just referred to the dia, she only called a few of us here, what more do you want?"
"She did that not just to save your face but for Xie Duo and Tongtong," he said. "You always talk about doing what’s best for the kids. Now that the cat’s out of the bag, how do you expect them to face people?"
"You call Zhixian heartless? If she were truly ruthless, you’d already be sitting in jail by now, with Xie Duo and Tongtong’s lives ruined because of you."
Xie’s words hit Du Jinglan like a sledgehamr, making her head spin as she collapsed to the ground, looking on the verge of a breakdown.
"Mom—" Tongtong started to approach, only to be stopped by Elder Xie.
"Unrepentant, unworthy of calling out ’mom.’"
...
Du Jinglan, completely overwheld, sat there stunned, mumbling to herself.
Jiang Jinsang turned his head to his side where Tang Wan stood. "Wanwan, let’s go."
The thrilling part of the show was over, and the Xie Family would handle the rest. There was no need for them to stay.
Tang Wan nodded.
Jiang Jinsang wheeled himself along, but since he rarely maneuvered the wheelchair himself, he wasn’t very precise. The wheel veered off course, crashing straight into Jiang Chengsi’s shin.
"Jiang Xiaowu, you..."
"Brother Four, sorry, I’m sick," Jiang Jinsang frowned, puzzled by the wheelchair’s disobedience.
...
He then slightly backed the wheelchair up and moved forward again, precisely hitting his shin a second and a third ti!
This was endless!
Jiang Chengsi frowned—he was starting to suspect that this was intentional!
Tang Wan grabbed the wheelchair’s handles from the back. "Let do it."
If this continued, he feared Jiang Chengsi would lose his temper!
**
The next day, the news spread. People who didn’t know the full story only heard that Du Jinglan had been taken into custody. The specifics of her offense remained a mystery, and Elder Xie was discharged from the hospital. anwhile, the matter of the Xie Family’s separation was no longer ntioned...
Everyone vaguely guessed sothing but couldn’t put it together and didn’t dare to speculate wildly. In the end, Shen Zhixian managed to save the Xie Family’s reputation.
There was a rumor that Jiang Yanting was planning to propose to the Xie family, suggesting a wedding might be near.
Qi Zeyan was sowhat irked—why did he always miss out on the big dramas?
"Why do you, a sickly person, get to enjoy the juicy bits, and I get nothing?" Qi Zeyan looked at the person opposite him, who was still reading, completely ignoring him.
"Hey, Jiang Jinsang—"
Qi Zeyan couldn’t contain his irritation. He reached out, snatched the book from his hands, and tossed it aside. "I’m talking to you, can you show so respect?"
Jiang Jinsang poured him a cup of tea. "You’ve been talking for an hour. Have so water to soothe your throat."
"Don’t try to change the subject."
"I called you that night."
"When?"
"There should be a call log on your phone," Jiang Jinsang replied, helping him drink the water since he refused to.
"Really?"
"It was already past midnight. You called a psychopath, an idiot, told to fuck off."
...
Jiang Jinsang raised an eyebrow. "I said there was so interesting news, and you said who calls at midnight to gossip. You thought I was out of my mind and hung up."
Qi Zeyan vaguely rembered, half-asleep and thought it was a dream. "I thought I was dreaming."
"I was really considerate."
Qi Zeyan looked frustrated. "You should have called a few more tis."
"Do I look stupid?"
"What?"
"After you insulted like that, should I keep calling you just to be scolded more? Do I look that dumb?"
...
Aggravated, Qi Zeyan wondered if he was just not destined to catch up on gossip.
"By the way, Zeyan, don’t forget the high school anniversary in a few days."
"I don’t want to go. It’s pointless." Alumni reunions and class reunions were much the sa, boring. Mainly, he didn’t want to run into Jiang Jinsang’s uncle.
"My uncle said he missed you," Jiang Jinsang said, sipping his tea. "Go or not, it’s up to you."
Miss him?
"My uncle always rembers you fondly. He said that in all his years of teaching, he’s had few students as morable as you."
Hearing this, Qi Zeyan felt a chill down his spine even years after graduating.
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