Qiao Chuxu stared at the jade pendant on the table with the character "Qiao" on it, lost in thought.

The background story he told Qiao Suinian before wasn't exactly a lie.

Back then, he and Ji Jinlan were indeed being hunted down by the Qiao family's rival forces. Ji Jinlan was indeed pregnant, but she miscarried during the long journey and gave birth to a stillborn baby.

Qiao Suinian was an infant they found on the road, wrapped in swaddling clothes, with the jade pendant on the table placed on his body.

When Qiao Chuxu saw the character "Qiao" written on the jade pendant, he was very curious. Besides the Qiao family in Kyoto, was there a second Qiao family?

Before he could think any further, the pursuers arrived with knives, guns, and clubs. Realizing he was in grave danger, Qiao Chuxu made a ruthless decision.

He threw the baby in his arms directly at those people, trying to buy himself some time to escape.

But those people were all after Qiao Chuxu's life, so how could they possibly be merciful?

Faced with the oncoming baby, their reaction was very simple: they immediately slashed out with their swords, intending to cut the baby in two.

But just as the watermelon knife approached the baby, a terrifying and eerie power surged from the jade pendant, instantly melting everyone present.

Whenever he recalls this scene, Qiao Chuxu still has a look of fear in his eyes.

Because those people simply melted away, just like ice and snow exposed to the scorching sun, turning directly into ashes without leaving a trace, as if they had evaporated from the face of the earth.

At that time, there was no apocalypse yet, and the world order was still the same. The shock of this scene to Qiao Chuxu was no less than seeing Homelander Crescent Slash.

Qiao Chuxu stood there stunned for a while before mustering the courage to bring the baby back. Strangely, the baby showed no fear on its face; instead, it opened its dark eyes and stared straight at him.

Qiao Chuxu felt a little uneasy under their gaze, but he knew very well that the real strange thing was not the baby, but the jade pendant on the baby's body.

He took the jade pendant off the baby and held it in his hand. The jade pendant felt warm and smooth. Qiao Chuxu was quite knowledgeable and knew at a glance that this jade was definitely not an ordinary item. Even if it were auctioned, it would definitely fetch a sky-high price!

He discussed with Ji Jinlan what to do with the child. Ji Jinlan had just experienced the pain of losing her son, and the baby had just saved their lives. Ji Jinlan originally wanted to keep the baby and raise it herself, but Qiao Chuxu refused.

"The Qiao family...cannot have any other bloodline!"

Qiao Chuxu shook his head with a cold face. He knew very well that once the Qiao family found out that he had adopted a child of a different bloodline as his own son, he would inevitably be ostracized by the rest of the Qiao family.

After discussing it, the two took the jade pendant and abandoned the baby at the entrance of a nearby orphanage.

This baby is now Qiao Suinian, and the jade was given by Qiao Chuxu to his own son, Qiao Yueyue. Unfortunately, over the years, the jade has not shown any strange reaction, as if what happened that day was just a dream of Qiao Chuxu.

The rest is history. Qiao Chuxu discovered that Qiao Suinian, who had made a name for himself in Kyoto, was actually the baby from back then. He had a plan to have Qiao Suinian make a wedding dress for Qiao Yueyue, but he never expected that what Qiao Suinian made for Qiao Yueyue was not a wedding dress, but a coffin.

This incident still bothers Qiao Chuxu now. He was too soft-hearted when he was young. Because the baby had saved his and his wife's lives, he didn't strangle it, which led to so many troublesome things today!

"So what do you plan to do now?" Ji Jinlan asked Qiao Chuxu.

“I’m so glad that we never gave Qiao Suinian a clue at any time. Right now, he just thinks we’re biased parents. After my older brother Qiao Chuyang died, no one in the family knows that Qiao Suinian isn’t actually our biological son.”

"This is our best chance. Don't worry, our son won't have died in vain!"

Recalling the plan Qiao Chuting had told him, a ruthless glint flashed in Qiao Chuxu's eyes.

The next morning, a person was kneeling in front of the Dingtianque Gate.

Many early risers who passed by witnessed this strange scene.

"Huh? This person looks so familiar! I feel like I've seen him somewhere before!"

"Shut up, are you out of your mind? That's Master Qiao from Kyoto! You don't even recognize him?"

"Fourth Master Qiao? The Fourth Master Qiao from the Qiao family? Impossible! Who is Fourth Master Qiao? How could he possibly kneel here? Apart from the head of the Qiao family, even the heads of the other three major families wouldn't be worthy of making him kneel, would they?"

"I don't know! Let's wait here and maybe we'll find the answer!"

More and more people gathered around, all curious about why the renowned Fourth Master Qiao of the Qiao family was kneeling here.

This is the effect of fame. If an ordinary person kneels down somewhere, others will only think that you might be a beggar.

But for prominent figures, even a small cut on their finger, let alone kneeling, can become a trending topic and cause a sensation.

The situation outside was quickly learned by the people of Dingtianque. In fact, as soon as Qiao Chuxu knelt down at the door, Rat Master's rat had already run to Qiao Suinian's bedside with a note hanging from it.

"Rat Lord! If you let your rats into my room again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Qiao Suinian sat up from Mu Qing's bed with some displeasure. The rats of the Rat Master were no ordinary rats; these things would really run out and talk nonsense if they saw something.

Wouldn't that leak the news that he's acting like an animal? What if some rich women in Kyoto set their sights on him and come knocking on his door with steel wool?

When Qiao Suinian opened the note and saw the message, her face immediately darkened.

He had considered that Qiao Shan's death would lead to the Qiao family's revenge against him, but he never expected that the Qiao family's revenge would be so disgusting.

Mu Qing noticed Qiao Suinian's emotions and stood up naked, hugging him from behind.

"What's wrong? You suddenly look so sullen. Who is this Qiao Chuxu mentioned on the note?"

“Him? My biology dad.” Qiao Suinian raised her hand and crushed the note.

"Biological father?"

Mu Qing was stunned for a moment, seemingly never having imagined that there could be such an outrageous adjective.

“Yes.” Qiao Suinian nodded. Ever since the time when the Abyss Demons besieged Kyoto, and Qiao Chuxu decided to send him to his death, he had lost all his illusions and illusions about his so-called father.

All that remained between him and Qiao Chuxu was that pitiful blood relation.

Making his father kneel at the door—the Qiao family's revenge was truly disgusting.

At that moment, Qiao Chuxu's mournful and sorrowful voice came from outside.

"Sui Nian! My Nian! Please come out and see your father! I'm begging you!"