This was his first time killing someone, yet he felt no fear whatsoever, and the police came several times but still couldn't find the old bachelor's body.

When Ma Caiyu was lucid, she would look at him with a strange look in her eyes; when she was not lucid, she was still stripped naked and made to run around the village.

However, after the old bachelor disappeared without a trace, the men in the village no longer dared to take advantage of Ma Caiyu.

Although he did the killing of the old bachelor without leaving a trace, the villagers could still vaguely guess that it was related to him.

No one wanted to lose their life for harassing a crazy woman, so Ma Caiyu never bothered any man again until she fell into the pond at the village entrance and drowned.

On the day Ma Caiyu was buried, Xiao Qinghan didn't shed a single tear.

Looking at the mound of earth without even a tombstone, he kept thinking about what Ma Caiyu had told him the night before.

That night, no one knows what happened to Ma Caiyu. It was as if she knew she would die the next day. Did she talk to Xiao Qinghan a lot?

She started by recounting her background, the boy she liked in school, and how her cousin, the then-living Old Mrs. Xiao, tricked her into coming to the Xiao family, where she drank drugged tea, was raped by Old Mr. Xiao, became pregnant, and gave birth to twins. To take revenge on the Xiao family, especially her cousin and cousin-in-law, she concealed the fact that she had given birth to twins and took the younger twin away.

Xiao Qinghan listened silently and then raised a few questions of his own. He had seen the big house where the real Xiao Qinghan lived. It was beyond magnificent. In particular, he would never forget the melodious zither music coming from the house.

Such a wealthy family would surely have a private doctor to deliver their babies, so how could they let Ma Caiyu hide him and take him away?

Ma Caiyu seemed to have guessed that Xiao Qinghan would ask this question, and smiled with satisfaction, "He truly is my own son, so clever."

“Actually, I was quite smart back then, otherwise how could I have gotten into university?” Ma Caiyu continued with a smile. “The reason I fell for that slut’s trick was because I thought she was my cousin. I never expected her to scheme against me. In fact, after I found out I was pregnant, I started thinking of ways to get help.”

Ma Caiyu looked out the window, her gaze gradually becoming hazy, as she once again fell into memories of the past. "First, I bribed the doctor who came to examine me. I knew this doctor was the Xiao family's private doctor and was very loyal to the Xiao family. However, I always believed that money can make the devil turn the millstone. Soon, I bribed him, and things became much easier afterward. The Xiao family had no idea that I was carrying twins. During the delivery, they even hid you. To be honest, son, I was lucky that you cooperated at the time. I tucked you under the bed, and you didn't cry at all. Otherwise, the tape I prepared would have come in handy."

Xiao Qinghan let out a long sigh. "You took me away from the Xiao family, not because you also want a child, right?"

Ma Caiyu withdrew her gaze from the window and landed on Xiao Qinghan's face. After staring at him for a while, she suddenly burst into loud laughter. "My good son, you truly are worthy of being my son. You know me too well. I took you away, of course, not because I wanted a child. I took you away entirely to get revenge on the Xiao family. The Xiao family destroyed everything I had. I wish I could eat their flesh and drink their blood. I'm asking you, son, do you see the difference between yourself and Xiao Qinghan? Are you at peace with that? Knowing you as I do, you definitely aren't. Since you're not at peace, you should hurry up and take back what rightfully belongs to you!"

Xiao Qinghan stood in front of Ma Caiyu's window, looking down at her toes, silent.

He was really looking at his toes, not the tips of his shoes, not because he was wearing slippers, but because he had no shoes at all; he was barefoot all year round, no matter the weather.

"Wang Gousheng!" Ma Caiyu suddenly shouted his name. "You must remember what I said today. Don't think that just because you have the blood of the Xiao family in your veins, the Xiao family will acknowledge you. That bitch Cheng Yanye can't have children of her own, and she claims that Xiao Qinghan is her only son. She won't acknowledge you because once she does, the fact that Xiao Qinghan isn't her son will be exposed. The other branches of the Xiao family have long coveted the Xiao family's assets and will definitely take the opportunity to rebel. At that time, that bitch Cheng Yanye will definitely hunt you down to the ends of the earth. With you now, you're just a little kid, not even fully grown yet. How can you fight against the Xiao family!"

Xiao Qinghan remained silent for a while before looking up at Ma Caiyu. "Mom, in your plan, when should I appear at the Xiao family?"

Ma Caiyu smiled, "Son, this is the first time you've called me 'Mom' in all these years we've been mother and son. It's a pity... there won't be another chance. I don't have any plans. If I had to say I did, it would be that I only had one son back then."

The words were actually quite cryptic. If Wang Gousheng weren't so clever, he certainly wouldn't have been able to figure out what they meant. However, Wang Gousheng was very clever; the words only went through his mind once before he knew what Ma Caiyu was trying to say.

The Xiao family had only one legitimate son, named Xiao Qinghan.

Xiao Qinghan is just a code name. She could be the person who lives in the Xiao family mansion, drives luxury cars, and plays the piano now, or she could be the person who lives in a dilapidated house, eats leftovers, and doesn't even have shoes.

He was waiting for the right opportunity.

He's still young; he has plenty of time to wait.

After Ma Caiyu's death, his life in the village became worse than before. He barely grew up to be eighteen years old when he finally decided to go to B city. He easily found a job carrying bricks on a construction site, which happened to be one of Xiao's projects.

This chapter is not finished, please click the next page to continue reading!