Chapter 246 An Unrealistic Dream

Xie Qingran smiled upon hearing this and waved her hand, saying, "You may all leave."

"You!" Zhou Shi collapsed to the ground, glaring at Xie Qingran through gritted teeth, and said viciously, "You vicious woman!"

"Compared to you, I'm nothing." Xie Qingran looked at her with a cold smile: "Cherish your two children. Without them, you would have died long ago!"

After saying that, Xie Qingran turned around and strode outside.

Immediately afterwards, Sequoia returned, grabbed Zhou, and headed straight outside.

Xiao Ting had long known this day would come, but when he actually saw his mother being taken away, he still felt his heart break.

He held onto the struggling Xiao Huo tightly, gritting his teeth as he said, "This is all Mother's fault. She did the wrong thing and she should pay the price!"

"What did Mother do wrong!" Xiao Huo looked at Xiao Ting with tears streaming down his face and asked, "Brother, I don't understand, what exactly did Mother do wrong?"

Seeing his younger brother like this, Xiao Ting was at a loss for words. He sighed helplessly and gently hugged his brother.

"From now on, we'll have to rely on ourselves!"

"Ah Huo, we must live up to expectations, otherwise, Mother will truly never come back!"

Xiao Ting's eyebrows furrowed tightly as he secretly resolved that one day he would rely on his own abilities to bring his mother back.

The Xie family ancestral hall.

Xie Qingran walked in and saw Xie Hanyue curled up in the corner, her eyes filled with resentment.

"You're here? You really came?"

Xie Hanyue's eyebrows were tightly furrowed as she stared at Xie Qingran.

"I thought you were too scared to come see me!"

Xie Hanyue clenched her back teeth, looking just like a demon from hell.

Seeing her like this, Xie Qingran felt only disdain. She silently sat down on a chair to the side and looked at her coldly: "Xie Hanyue, you are the one who did something wrong, and you are the one who should feel guilty. So it shouldn't be me who feels guilty and dares not come to see you, right?"

"Xie Qingran, what have I done to wrong you that you're targeting me like this?"

"My parents and brother love me, but that's all spontaneous. What does it have to do with me? Why are you blaming me?"

"If you have to blame someone, blame yourself for not being likable enough!"

Xie Hanyue stared intently at Xie Qingran with a hoarse voice and clenched her teeth.

To this day, Xie Hanyue doesn't think there's anything wrong with what she did to Xie Qingran.

She wasn't even aware of how awful she was.

Seeing Xie Hanyue's self-righteous attitude, Xie Qingran finally understood that her evil was unconscious evil, an evil that was completely uncontrollable!

This kind of evil emanates from within; even if someone stabs you to death one second, they'll complain the next that their hands got dirty.

"I am indeed not likable enough."

"I don't need their affection, but you know perfectly well what you've done to me."

"Xie Hanyue, now, all of this is what you deserve."

Xie Qingran looked coldly at Xie Hanyue.

"Even though you're locked up here, someone is still doing things for you. It seems he really likes you."

"Xie Hanyue, tell me, do you think he can really marry you?"

Xie Qingran stood up and looked at Xie Hanyue with a face full of curiosity.

Without waiting for Xie Hanyue's reply, Xie Qingran walked out of the ancestral hall.

Xie Zhaoye stood guard outside the door, and when he saw Xie Qingran come out unharmed, he breathed a sigh of relief without making it obvious. Then he asked, "Are you alright? You're heavily pregnant and you still came here. Aren't you afraid she'll hurt you?"

"Are you afraid she'll hurt me?" Xie Qingran raised an eyebrow, looking at Xie Zhaoye with some curiosity.

Xie Zhaoye was taken aback for a moment, then frowned and said irritably, "What nonsense! You're my sister, how could I not worry about you? You're pregnant!"

"Thank you for your concern, I'm fine." Xie Qingran remained indifferent, looking coldly at Xie Zhaoye: "I want to see my father."

Xie Zhaoye glanced at Xie Qingran, hesitated for a moment, and then said in a low voice, "Father has been in a bad mood lately, and I'm afraid he won't give you a kind look."

"I didn't come back to see a pleasant face." Xie Qingran just smiled faintly, turned around and strode towards Xie Yankang's courtyard.

Upon entering, she was greeted by a strong smell of alcohol. She walked in quietly and saw Xie Yankang slumped in a chair, drinking sip by sip.

Seeing him like this, Xie Qingran felt a pang of sadness. She knew that Xie Yankang wasn't upset because of Xie Hanyue, but because of himself and his worthless feelings.

However, Xie Qingran never imagined that Xie Yankang could be so deeply in love; it was truly hilarious.

She stepped over the wine jars, went inside, and walked step by step to Xie Yankang.

"Father."

Xie Qingran called out softly.

Xie Yankang opened his eyes and looked at Xie Qingran: "You're back?"

"Yes, I'm back."

"Father, why did you drink so much?"

Xie Qingran stood in front of Xie Yankang, silently watching him.

Xie Yankang barely managed to raise his head, meeting Xie Qingran's cold and distant eyes, and his heart trembled violently!

"Qingran, how did our family end up like this?"

Xie Yankang took a deep breath and looked at Xie Qingran with a face full of curiosity.

Xie Qingran truly did not expect that Xie Yankang would still be able to say such a thing after things had come to this.

She gave a faint smirk, her eyes filled with mockery: "What is there for Father to complain about? Everything is good at home now. Father is about to take control of the Ministry of War, and my brother has a bright future ahead of him. Even my newborn brother is a legitimate son. Isn't the Xie family on the path to prosperity? It's just that your wife died with resentment, Father. That's all."

"You hate me too, don't you?"

Now, Xie Yankang has finally realized, albeit belatedly, the surging hatred hidden beneath Xie Qingran's calm exterior.

However, Xie Qingran neither denied nor admitted it, but simply said, "Father, cheer up! Xie Hanyue's marriage must be arranged immediately. Keeping this person at home is a disaster!"

"You hate her that much?" Xie Yankang smirked. "You were the one who went to the palace and begged His Majesty to arrange this marriage, weren't you?"

"Father, have you really thought about why this marriage is arranged? You should know His Majesty better than I do. If I hadn't guessed his thoughts, how could he have gone along with it?" Xie Qingran was really losing patience.

Now that the situation is so clear, why is he still having those unrealistic dreams?

It's ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous.

"You mean to say that His Majesty he..."

Xie Yankang sobered up halfway and looked at Xie Qingran in disbelief.

"Yes, that's exactly what you think."