Qiao Suinian paused for a moment after hearing this, then raised her finger and pointed to herself.

Are you going to kill me, friend?

"Oh, sorry, I forgot about you. That means I want everyone except you to die!" Rat Lord quickly corrected himself.

Qiao Suinian had considered that the rat was petty, but he never expected that the rat was petty to this extent.

However, this suited him perfectly. He had effortlessly brought Rat Lord onto his chariot. With such a know-it-all, his chances of dealing with the Qiao family would increase by at least 30%. After all, it's easy to guard against people, but not so easy to guard against rats.

At that moment, a sharp explosion was heard coming from inside the Qiao family's house.

"ah!!!"

"They've rebelled! They've all rebelled! Who did this?!"

Qiao Luan stood up from his wheelchair and, in a fit of anger, smashed the valuable antique vase on the ground, shattering it into pieces.

Before him lay Qiao Shan's corpse, which Guan Yan had just brought over; Qiao Shan had now become Qiao Ershan.

After the deaths of Qiao Chuyang and Qiao Suiyue, the person he favored most was the third-generation Qiao Shan. That's why Qiao Luan kept sending Qiao Shan on missions to train him.

In the past, Qiao Shan was usually able to complete his missions quickly, but this time he went out and returned as a corpse.

"dad..."

The tall and imposing Qiao Chuyun stepped forward. He glanced at Qiao Chuxu beside him before speaking.

"According to the news from several survivors who escaped from Yuntian Pavilion, Qiao Shan was about to complete his mission and was about to successfully surround and kill that Rat Lord when... Qiao Suinian appeared at the crucial moment! He fought a difficult battle with Qiao Shan for hundreds of rounds, and in the end, Qiao Shan died from his sneak attack."

"Qiao Suinian? Good, good, good! That's really good! I didn't bother with him, but instead of being grateful, he dared to attack someone from my Qiao family!"

Upon hearing this name, Qiao Luan's face flushed with a sickly redness, and she glared resentfully at Qiao Chuxu.

"You gave birth to such a fine son! This is the bastard you gave birth to!"

After Qiao Suinian betrayed the Qiao family and Qiao Yue died at Qiao Suinian's hands, Qiao Chuxu's status in the Qiao family plummeted.

If he weren't Qiao Luan's biological son, he probably wouldn't even have the right to enter here for discussions.

Qiao Chuxu's expression was somewhat awkward. He hesitated for a moment before stammering out his words.

"I didn't know it would turn out like this... If I had known, I wouldn't have brought him back in the first place..."

"If I had known, I should have put you on the paper back then, and we wouldn't be in this mess today," Qiao Luan retorted angrily.

No one could see the deep fear hidden beneath his aged face.

Yes, all the things that happened in Jinling City had reached his ears, which made Qiao Luan uneasy.

Qiao Suinian's existence is like a sword hanging over your head; you never know when it will suddenly fall.

"Dad, calm down, don't get sick from getting angry." Qiao Chuting stepped forward and gently patted Qiao Luan's back.

With Qiao Shan dead, she is actually the biggest beneficiary. Qiao Chuyun is brainless, and Qiao Chuxu is not favored by the old man. Although she is a woman, she now has the greatest possibility of becoming the head of the Qiao family.

"According to the information I received from Yuntian Pavilion, Qiao Suinian seems to have suffered an incurable injury in the battle in Jinling. He almost died at the hands of Qiao Shan!"

“Since we’re already complete enemies, let’s go all the way…” A ruthless glint flashed across Qiao Chuting’s face. “He still definitely has feelings for his fourth brother, his father… We can do this…”

Qiao Chuting lowered her voice and whispered something in Qiao Luan's ear.

As Qiao Luan listened, his two white eyebrows slowly furrowed together, then slowly relaxed. He stretched out a finger and tapped the table rhythmically with his fingertip.

"Okay! We'll do it your way!" Qiao Luan nodded and said.

"Don't worry, Dad!"

A look of surprise flashed across Qiao Chuting's face. If this matter was handled well, then she would almost certainly be the next head of the Qiao family, and she would become the first female head of the Qiao family.

In a way, she should thank Qiao Suinian for leaving the entire Qiao family in a state of decline; otherwise, she would never have been able to take this position.

"Fourth brother, come out with me for a second!"

Qiao Chuting called Qiao Chuxu out alone, and after saying something to him, Qiao Chuxu's expression turned noticeably ugly when they returned.

"Little sister, what did you and Lao Si talk about?" Qiao Chuyun couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

"It's nothing, his son is his own business to handle." Qiao Chuting's red lips curved into a beautiful smile, like a beautiful snake.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, let's call it a day." Qiao Luan waved his hand, sat back in his wheelchair, and gestured for the butler behind him to push him away.

After Qiao Luan left, Qiao Chuting stepped forward and patted Qiao Chuxu on the shoulder.

"Fourth brother, don't worry. As long as you handle things well, your impression in Dad's eyes will definitely change."

Qiao Chuxu ignored her and turned away sullenly.

Qiao Chuting wasn't angry; she just watched Qiao Chuxu's departing figure with a half-smile.

After returning to his room, Qiao Chuxu slammed the door shut.

In the very center of the room, there was a black and white photograph of Qiao Suiyue and an incense burner. Next to the incense burner was a piece of jade with the character "Qiao" engraved on it in a flamboyant style. Qiao Chuxu walked forward with a gloomy face and lit three sticks of incense for Qiao Suiyue.

"Time... I'm so sorry, Dad. They say growing up means accepting your parents' mediocrity, accepting your own mediocrity, and accepting your children's mediocrity... It's all my fault. I wanted you to become a genius that everyone admired, and that's what cost you your life..."

"But don't worry, Dad will definitely avenge you! You won't have to wait much longer..."

Qiao Chuxu gently stroked the photo frame, his tiger-like eyes already filled with tears, and his hands gently wrapped around him from behind.

"Chu Xu, don't be sad. Things didn't turn out this way because you wanted it to." Ji Jinlan's eyes were blurry with tears, a hint of resentment flashing in them. "Blame that bastard child for having no humanity! Thank goodness it wasn't our child..."

"shut up!"

Qiao Chuxu spoke in a deep voice, his face grim.

"That guy thought he could kill us even if he thought Time was his own brother. If he knew we lied to him and that we were his biological parents, do you think we'd still have a chance of survival?"

Ji Jinlan's face turned pale, then a look of resentment appeared on her face.

"If only we had killed him back then, instead of sending him to the orphanage. If he had died, time would never have died!"