No wonder she always felt that her second uncle was trying to please her father when she was a child. Although he spoke very respectfully, it made people feel uncomfortable and that he was being obsequious.

At that time, she disliked Yue Dewen's second uncle. Her mother even advised her that her second uncle was like that because he was tormented by his past hardships, which made him so self-conscious. She said he would get better in time.

“Now I can suddenly understand what that beast Yue Dewen was thinking. When he attacked my family, he kept yelling one sentence, and I still can’t forget that extremely ferocious face. He always thought that the Yue family’s act of adopting him was just for face, a charity. He also said that our Yue family gained a good reputation with just one meal, and that it wasn’t really for his own good.”

"But as far as I know, if it weren't for my grandfather, he would have starved to death in that dilapidated temple long ago. Doesn't he realize that everything he eats, wears, uses, and learns martial arts was carefully chosen for him by my grandfather? Except for the fact that he wasn't born to my grandfather, he received the same treatment as my father. If this is considered charity, then what about Zhenqing?"

Hearing Han Shuang's resentful voice, Mo Lan remained silent for a while, then sighed softly, "This is a classic case of gratitude for a small favor being repaid with excessive kindness. If your grandfather had taken him home and treated him as a servant instead of giving him a surname and raising him as a son, perhaps things would have been fine."

Being a servant meant having a meal to eat, so there was nothing to compare him to. He had no other thoughts besides gratitude.

However, his grandfather raised him as a son, so he received different treatment, learned different things, and had a different perspective.

When a person stands tall, they can see far and have more desires. If a person has endless desires, they have to find ways to gain a foothold.

His in-laws provided him with a platform; as the saying goes, "being near the water tower, one gets the moon first." Only after the eldest son of his in-laws passed away could he rightfully take over all of the in-laws' businesses.

Fortunately, his mother-in-law adopted him. If he had been adopted by the current emperor, he might have even wanted to become the ruler.

After listening to her boss's explanation, Han Shuang remained silent for a moment, still unable to accept it.

"...Ultimately, it all comes down to nature. A treacherous wretch can never be a loyal dog, no matter what." Even a servant can betray their master for personal gain.

“You’re right, but even if a servant betrays us, the losses are limited; it won’t lead to the extermination of our entire clan.”

While it's easy to change one's nature, it's difficult to change it in the long run, but there are degrees of change. Therefore, doing good deeds doesn't always guarantee a good reward.

Some people get used to asking for things, and over time, it becomes taken for granted.

Hearing her eldest brother's words, Han Shuang had no way to refute them this time. Perhaps it was really the way her grandfather and father handled things that was wrong. As a result, the Yue family paid a heavy price. Apart from herself, they were almost wiped out. The ending was too tragic.

Therefore, she had to take back everything belonging to the Yue family, even if it meant destroying it, she couldn't leave it to those ungrateful wretches.

While they were thinking about Yue Dewen, the Yue family was also keeping an eye on the two of them.

At this moment, Yue Dewen sat in his study, listening to his subordinate's report, and couldn't help but frown, "Are you sure it's true?"

"Replying to the host, the whole incident did indeed begin when the young master and those other young masters visited Huatuo Temple together. The girl they were harassing was the eldest daughter of the second branch of the Zhao family. However, the four young masters did nothing, and Mo Lan intervened and rescued her, even escorting the Zhao family girl back to the Zhao family..."