In the end, Xu Xinghe got on the motorcycle.

With a loud bang!

The car sped away!

Xu Xinghe was so frightened that she immediately grabbed the other person's waist.

The muscles beneath the leather jacket were hard and tensed instantly the moment the small hand touched them.

Lian Xiao's hand trembled, and the front of the car almost tilted.

"Where are you putting your hands! Let go!"

Xu Xinghe had never ridden a motorcycle in her previous life. She was so frightened that she was completely disoriented. She couldn't hear what he was saying at all. She just kept her eyes tightly closed and didn't dare to look too much, for fear that she might accidentally turn into a ditch.

Seeing no response, Lian Xiao pursed his lips tightly, clearly annoyed, and sped up to reach the Xu family's old residence in the shortest possible time.

He stood on one leg, the feeling of a small hand still lingering around his waist. "Get down!"

Xu Xinghe got out of the car with a blank mind, her legs went weak, and she almost collapsed to the ground.

Lian Xiao clicked his tongue, completely ignoring him, and prepared to leave.

Two voices came one after the other.

"Xinghe!"

"Xinghe, what's wrong?"

Xu Xinghe then came to her senses and realized that she was home.

Her face was pale, and she walked unsteadily toward Xu Mingli and the other person, her two black ponytails hanging limply.

Lian Xiao felt disgusted when he saw her pitiful appearance.

She's good-looking, but unfortunately not very bright; she actually thinks her adopted brothers are good people.

Such an idiot deserves to be taken advantage of!

Grandpa shouldn't have meddled in other people's business; he only made himself angry!

The motorcycle roared away.

Xu Xinghe pushed away the two men who were trying to help her and walked in by herself. "Big brother, third brother, have you collected all the grain?"

"I've kept it safe. I've visited almost all the nearby villages." Xu Mingli felt that now was the perfect time to curry favor, and Lian Xiao's appearance earlier had given him a sense of crisis. That old man from the Lian family was no ordinary person. "Xinghe, are you alright? I told you the Lian family are no good. Look at that person, dressed so shabbily, and yet he treated you so badly."

Xu Xinghe gave him a cold look and quickened her pace toward the room.

If it weren't for the fact that there were follow-up plans, she would have slapped him already!

How dare you speak ill of the Lian family, you dog!

"I'm going to rest. You guys start organizing the food, and we'll settle things together when Second Brother comes back."

Xu Mingyi returned that evening, but not alone; he was followed by a group of men, women, and children.

"Xu Mingyi, don't even think about running away!"

"Yes, you've already bullied the little girl, and you still want to shirk responsibility? Dream on!"

In just one day and one night, Xu Mingyi seemed to have lost his soul; his face was deathly pale and his steps were unsteady.

God knows, he was actually tied up by a group of people last night and thrown into Wang Jiao's room.

And then...and then he was defiled!

He was the one who touched women before, how could he let women ride on his head!

Thinking of last night, he couldn't help himself again and leaned against the wall to vomit.

I haven't eaten for a day and a night, and all I'm vomiting is bile.

Wang Jiao, dressed in military green, showed no anger whatsoever. Instead, she took out a handkerchief to help, saying, "Second Brother, stop vomiting. Your stomach will be upset if you keep vomiting."

Xu Mingyi shoved her away roughly, "Get out!"

Wang Jiao's face suddenly turned cold, and she threw down the handkerchief. "Ha, you still look down on me? Anyway, now everyone knows that you can only marry me. If you don't marry me, I'll have you arrested and shot!"

She arrived at the Xu family's door first and pounded on it loudly, "Is anyone home? We're from the Wang family, we've come to discuss the marriage!"

The door opened.

A large group of people squeezed in, looking around.

"Wow, this is the home of Shanghai's richest man! It's wonderful!"

"Look, there's a pond and a rockery over there. These must be the houses where officials used to live."

"It looks like a detached villa over there. I heard that the Xu family used to have a lot of servants living there."

Greed grew even stronger in Wang Jiao's eyes; the thought of living in such a place in the future made her fingers tremble with excitement.

Xu Xinghe, dressed in a white dress, entered the living room, feigning ignorance. "Who are you?"

Everyone chimed in, vying to speak.

“We are Wang Jiao’s family. Xu Mingyi bullied Wang Jiao yesterday. If he doesn’t want to go to jail, he should get married quickly.”

"Yes, he stayed in Wang Jiao's room last night. They did everything they were supposed to do. Your Xu family can't just deny everything because you're rich. My brother-in-law is at the police station."

"It would be best to get married a little earlier, what if Wang Jiao is pregnant?"

"Shut up, all of you!" Xu Mingyi finally felt emboldened once he arrived at the Xu family home.

Last night, he couldn't even shout because his mouth was gagged.

He would never marry someone like Wang Jiao!

With his handsome looks and status as an adopted son of the Xu family, he could easily marry a daughter from a scholarly family if he wanted to.

Xu Mingyi trembled all over, looking at Xu Xinghe as if she were a lifeline. His once tender eyes were now filled with fear and hatred, devoid of any affection. "Xinghe, don't listen to their nonsense! I didn't! They forced me!"

"Xinghe, I know you know a lot of people, please help me, save me! I can't possibly marry such a vicious woman! They even tied me up last night, afraid I'd run away!"

Wang Jiao remained calm and sneered disdainfully. This fool actually thought Xu Xinghe could save him.

Xu Xinghe looked at Xu Mingyi with disgust in her eyes, then suddenly stood up and took a step back, hiding behind Xu Mingli. "Second brother, then...then aren't you unclean? Dad only has Mom as his woman, I don't want to be with unclean people. Big brother, second brother, you're so scary, I'm so afraid."

Xu Mingyi: "..."

What the hell is that woman saying?!

How dare he say he's unclean!

Besides, is that even the point?

Xu Mingyi's voice was hoarse, his breathing heavy, and he was almost going crazy. "Xu Xinghe, is this some kind of cleanliness issue? Your second brother is being bullied, so why don't you help him? By the way, I got harassed by them because I was looking for you, so you have to take care of me! If you hadn't told me to go to the small courtyard on the east side to find you, none of this would have happened!"

Xu Xinghe tugged at Xu Mingli's sleeve, her voice trembling with tears, "Big brother, I didn't. After we finished talking about the grain harvest yesterday, I went back to my room. You and third brother both heard it; I didn't speak to second brother alone."

Xu Mingli naturally believed her. He already knew about Xu Mingyi's womanizing ways, and from the moment Xu Mingyi started competing with him, they were no longer brothers.

What's more, he's eager for someone to get out of the game!

Xu Mingli, with an air of righteous indignation, sternly rebuked, "Xu Mingyi, you went out to play around with women, and now that something's happened, you're blaming Xinghe. That's going too far! You're a man; if you did something like this, you have to take responsibility."

After saying that, he looked at the Wang family and smiled slightly. “You don’t need to worry. As the saying goes, the eldest brother is like a father. Even if he doesn’t want to marry Miss Wang Jiao, I will force him to marry her. Our Xu family can never produce such a heartless and ungrateful beast.”

Xu Xinghe lowered her eyelids.

She had expected this, because the three brothers were no longer united and all wanted the others to leave.

So even if Xu Mingyi told them he was going to see them, they wouldn't believe him.

The truth is never important.

The result is what matters.

They are so selfish!

"You...you guys!" Xu Mingyi exclaimed in disbelief, grabbing a vase beside him like a madman and smashing it to the ground. "Xu Mingli, Xu Xinghe, I know now, you two conspired to frame me, didn't you? I'll kill you!"

He pounced on him!

Xu Mingli raised his leg and kicked Xu Mingyi hard in the chest.

Xu Xinghe pretended to be terrified, her body trembling. "Big brother, I'm so scared. Second brother seems to have gone mad. Please have someone take him out quickly, or what if he attacks us in the middle of the night?"

Xu Mingli wholeheartedly agreed. This second son was arrogant and always thought he was good-looking. Now that he was being asked to marry such a rustic and poor woman, he would definitely be unwilling and might actually do something.

"Uncle Wang, please take her away first. We'll send someone to propose marriage in a couple of days."

"Okay." The Wang family was overjoyed.

I didn't expect that the person could be taken away. Now I don't have to worry about the Xu family defaulting on their debt.

Wang Jiao looked at everything in the old house's living room with delight.

Yes, she'll move this pretty vase into her room later.

The Wang family has left.

The old house has returned to quiet.

Xu Xinghe used the excuse of being scared to go back to her room.

Xu Mingli looked worried and wanted to follow, but the door closed quickly.

He could only turn around and see Xu Mingxin staring straight at him.

"Third brother, why are you looking at me like that?"

"I'm wondering if it really was you who did it, otherwise why would Second Brother lay a hand on that kind of woman?"

Xu Mingli's face instantly darkened. "Third brother, we grew up together, don't you know what kind of person I am? Second brother is in this situation because he doesn't respect himself! Don't forget, he's slept with several women before, it's just that they didn't catch him in the act, otherwise he would have been married long ago!"

After saying that, he quickly left.

Xu Mingxin stared at his retreating figure with a sinister look in his eyes.

No, he had to speed things up and get Xu Xinghe as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if his elder brother were to frame him as well, he might be caught off guard!