Chapter 156 Expelled from the Family

At this moment, Qi Chenyan's statement that he would soon no longer bear the surname Qi meant that he completely denied Qi Jianyue's legitimate status as a member of the Qi family.

Qi Jianyue has gone to great lengths; how could she be stripped of her Qi family identity because of this accident?

So in her panic, she first looked at Qi Siyue.

But Qi Siyue is too busy taking care of himself right now. It's no wonder that Qi Chenyan and Yu Li are a couple; their understanding is just different.

Yu Li slapped his right cheek, while Qi Chenyan slapped his left cheek. How can this not be considered symmetrical?

So at this moment, Qi Siyue didn't dare to utter a single word. Not to mention speaking, he didn't even dare to breathe. He could only cover his swollen face and retreat silently.

All they wanted was to get out of Qi Chenyan's sight and out of his attack range.

Therefore, when Qi Jianyue looked at him for help, Qi Siyue simply covered his face and quickly turned his face to the other side.

What a joke! It's one thing normally, but can't you see he's already struggling to take care of himself?

Qi Siyue was quite certain that once his uncle had settled accounts with Qi Jianyue, he would settle accounts with him.

From childhood to adulthood, Qi Siyue rarely saw his uncle truly angry.

Normally, even a slight anger would have consequences he couldn't bear, and his current outburst was something he couldn't believe at all.

He now only wished that everyone's attention would be focused on Qi Jianyue, so that he could slip away quietly.

As long as he runs fast, his uncle's fire won't reach him, right?

As for Qi Jianyue's life or death, that depends on her own fate.

Ignored by Qi Siyue, Qi Jianyue could only grit her teeth and look to Li Rujun for help.

"Mom, I really didn't do it. I'm truly innocent. I... I really didn't know she was my aunt. I know I was wrong, Mom. Please help me explain to my uncle..."

After all, it was Qi Siyue who was slapped just now, not Li Rujun.

Although Li Rujun was actually afraid of her brother-in-law, there were still a group of guests present.

If she, as the eldest sister-in-law, is completely overshadowed by her younger brother-in-law and dares not speak, wouldn't that be a lack of authority for a sister-in-law?

Moreover, Qi Chenyan's words were far too harsh. Li Rujun pleaded, "Chenyan, Yue'er didn't mean it. She was just worried that something might happen at the banquet."

"Besides, we had never met my sister-in-law before. She didn't introduce herself when she came to visit, which led to the misunderstanding. But since we're all family, we can clear things up."

"Besides, today is a wonderful day to welcome Xi'er. With so many guests here, let's focus on the banquet. We can discuss other matters behind closed doors, shall we?"

Li Rujun smiled broadly: "Just consider it as me being your sister-in-law, okay?"

Unexpectedly, Qi Chenyan completely ignored Li Rujun's words and instead fixed his cold and oppressive gaze on Qi Kunshan.

"Brother, I'll only ask you one question: do you want your wife or your daughter? Choose one."

The meaning of these words is quite clear: Li Rujun and the others made a mistake, and Qi Kunshan, as the head of the main branch of the family, naturally cannot escape punishment either.

Qi Chenyan is now holding Qi Kunshan accountable, forcing him to choose between protecting Li Rujun and protecting Qi Jianyue.

Faced with his younger brother, Qi Kunshan was weak and incompetent. With a fawning smile, he tried to smooth things over: "Chen Yan, there's been a misunderstanding. We're all family, and there's no need to escalate such a small matter to this point..."

Even after things had been said to this extent, Qi Kunshan still tried to smooth things over.

It seems that polite words are unnecessary when dealing with someone who is impossible to wake up no matter what.

Qi Chenyan also lost his patience: "Spending money and using connections to deceive the police constitutes being an accomplice and should be punished as an associate."

"It seems that the eldest brother is going to take on the responsibility of being the head of the family and intends to shoulder the blame for the cyberbullying all by himself?"

Qi Chenyan showed no respect for Qi Kunshan, the elder brother, and was determined to uphold justice even at the cost of family ties.

Given Qi Chenyan's current position, if he reports this situation to the police, even with the Qi family's status as the richest family, it will be difficult for them to escape punishment.

The saying goes, "Better to die for your friend than for yourself." At most, Qi Kunshan would only dare to plead for mercy, but if he had to shoulder the burden alone, he would run away faster than anyone else.

“From the very beginning, I disagreed with their approach. No matter what, it’s all Jian Yue’s fault. She was jealous and didn’t have the ability to compete, which led to this whole series of events.”

“She not only harmed herself, but also implicated the entire Qi family. When you do something wrong, you have to pay the price. From today onwards, you are no longer a daughter of the Qi family. Go back to your biological parents.”

Although Qi Kunshan did indeed dote on his daughter Qi Jianyue, she was not his biological daughter after all.

Between his wife and his fake daughter, Qi Kunshan would naturally choose to protect the wife he had lived with day and night for decades.

Qi Jianyue was completely panicked, not expecting that Qi Kunshan would abandon her so quickly to save the king.

She cried, cried so hysterically, and knelt down in front of Qi Kunshan with a thud.

"Dad, Dad, you can't do this! I'm your daughter! I've been raised by you for over twenty years! You said you'd never abandon me no matter what happened. You promised me, have you forgotten all that...?"

Qi Kunshan hardened his heart and pulled away Qi Jianyue's hand that was gripping his trouser leg.

“Jianyue, you’ve made one mistake after another. You even took advantage of your mother’s doting on you to incite her to cover up your mistakes. You weren’t like this before. I really don’t know when you started to become so insidious and vicious.”

"You really are a huge disappointment to me. This father-daughter relationship of over twenty years has come to an end. Out of consideration for our years of father-daughter bond, I'll give you one last way out."

"If you leave the Qi family now, I can let bygones be bygones for what you did before. But if you are still stubborn and do not repent, then I will have no choice but to send you to prison myself."

After all, a scapegoat has already been found. If Qi Jianyue were to turn herself in now, it would undoubtedly expose that the Qi family found a scapegoat and deceived the police.

At that point, the reputation of the entire Qi family will be dragged down because of this incident.

In particular, Qi Siyue, who orchestrated this whole affair, was the one who found the scapegoat. It was secondary that Qi Jianyue was arrested; what was more concerning was that Qi Siyue, his eldest son whom he was most satisfied with, would also be implicated and go to jail.

The Qi family's reputation has been completely ruined, and their goodwill has plummeted.

Therefore, the only solution now is to expel Qi Jianyue from the Qi family, remove her from the family genealogy, and completely abandon her, thus bringing this incident to a close.

Qi Jianyue never expected things to turn out this way, and she collapsed to the ground.

She was unwilling to accept it, and refused to accept it.

"No, I am a daughter of the Qi family, and I will always be a daughter of the Qi family. I will never leave the Qi family, even if it means death. Dad, Dad, you can't do this to me!"