When Xia Wan and Cui Ziqi rushed over.

All I could see was the bodyguards pushing the small house down in a cart.

Cui Ying moved a chair and sat not far away, watching this scene with delight.

"Well done! Now shovel this pile of garbage out! From today onwards, that mad dog Cui Ziqi will have to live with the wolves in the back mountains!"

Cui Ying laughed loudly, her voice sharp and shrill.

Xia Wan felt that Cui Ying's villainous character was portrayed very well.

She glanced at Cui Ziqi, who stood beside her with a blank expression; he showed no sign of anger whatsoever.

"Your room was demolished, aren't you angry?"

Cui Ziqi said coldly, "It's just a dilapidated house, who cares?"

As he spoke, he looked at Xia Wan.

"Going back to the apartment tonight?"

Xia Wan teased him on purpose, "Didn't you not want to go back to the apartment? I think you shouldn't go back tonight either. The room in the back hill is good, you can stay there."

Cui Ziqi choked.

Why does she keep bringing this up to criticize him?

Seeing Cui Ziqi's tense and unhappy expression, Xia Wan laughed out loud.

Just as I was about to say something, a furious roar came from afar.

"Who gave you permission to move things in this room?"

Cui Jiyang had just returned, looking travel-worn. Despite his advanced age and the use of a cane, he was walking briskly.

The bulldozer was shut down at the signal of the bodyguards below.

When Cui Ying saw Cui Jiyang approaching, she slowly got up and walked towards him.

"Dad, I'm the one who made them move this room, it's all my fault..."

*Smack!*

Before Cui Ying could finish speaking, Cui Jiyang slapped her across the face with a livid expression.

"I told you long ago, you're not allowed to touch this room! Now you think you're all grown up and don't even listen to me anymore?"

Cui Jiyang was furious, and the slap he gave Cui Ying was quite forceful.

Cui Ying's left cheek quickly became red and swollen.

She cried, looking incredulously at her father who had always loved her dearly.

"Dad, you hit me?"

Cui Jiyang's eyes were cold, devoid of any trace of kindness.

Cui Ying felt wronged and indignant. "This is just the dilapidated room where Cui Ziqi lives. He made me angry today, so can't I just demolish his room?"

Cui Jiyang glared fiercely at Cui Ying.

"No matter what, Cui Ziqi is still my son, your brother! What right do you have to destroy his room?"

“He’s not my brother! He’s just that bastard’s son, no one in this family acknowledges him as a member of the Cui family!”

"you!"

Cui Jiyang raised his hand to slap Cui Ying again.

Cui Ying instinctively closed her eyes and shrank back, her face full of grievance and fear.

Just then, Jiang Xiaolan and the others heard the commotion and came out.

Seeing that Cui Jiyang was about to hit Cui Ying, Jiang Xiaolan screamed and rushed over to protect Cui Ying.

"A-Yang, what are you doing? Even if Ying'er made a big mistake, you've never hit her. What's wrong with her now?"

Jiang Xiaolan looked at her daughter nestled in her arms, her beautiful face red and swollen, and felt a pang of heartache.

Cui Xuze and Cui Nan also rushed over.

Cui Nan frowned when she saw the collapsed building not far away.

"Cui Ying, did you do this?"

Cui Nan always advocated for family harmony, and whenever she was home, she wouldn't allow anyone to bully Cui Ziqi.

Now that Cui Ying has pushed open Cui Ziqi's room right in front of her, Cui Nan is definitely going to get angry.

Cui Ying shrank closer to her mother's arms.

I dared not speak again.

Cui Xuze spoke up for his sister.

"It's just Cui Ziqi's shabby room. Dad, Aunt, please don't hold a grudge against your sister."

Cui Jiyang glared at Cui Xuzhe, then turned to look at the bodyguard not far away.

"Not a single brick or tile that you knocked down today is to be thrown away! Put everything back in its original state. If you can't do that, none of you can stay in Lincheng!"

As he spoke, Cui Jiyang waved to his assistant to oversee the project.

He then turned to look at Cui Ying.

"Get your ass over here!"

It looked like they were going to settle scores later, and Cui Ying's body began to tremble involuntarily.

Xia Wan, who was not far away, looked at Cui Jiyang's attitude with great confusion.

It's just a dilapidated bungalow, even Cui Ziqi doesn't care, why is he angry?

She didn't think Cui Jiyang was speaking up for Cui Ziqi.

She saw Jiang Xiaolan holding Cui Ying, comforting her while her resentful gaze fell on the ruins not far away.

Xia Wan looked at the pile of ruins.

A terrible thought popped into my head.

Before leaving, Cui Nan saw Cui Ziqi and Xia Wan standing not far away, so she paused and walked over.

"Are you done shopping? Dinner is almost ready. Come in with me."

A series of muffled thunderclaps echoed from the horizon.

Cui Ziqi didn't even glance at Cui Nan; he pulled Xia Wan toward the pile of rubble.

"I'm looking for something."

His eyes remained fixed on the ruins, only taking a few moments to explain to Xia Wan.

Xia Wan saw him rummaging through the rubble and quickly squatted down beside him to help him move the bricks.

"What are you looking for? I'll help you."

Cui Ziqi still had an injury on her hand, and it had already started to bleed.

Xia Wan felt a pang of sympathy.

Just as they were about to stop him, he grabbed a set of car keys in the next second.

Xia Wan was puzzled. Was it all just to find this car key?

Cui Ziqi held the car keys and looked at Xia Wan.

"Shall we go back to the apartment?"

His voice was soft, unlike his usual cold tone; it sounded more like he was pleading with her.

Xia Wan choked up.

He then nodded.

Cui Ziqi gave her a slight smile, took her hand with his injured hand, and led her toward the manor gate.

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