Listening to Xiao's mother's rambling, Qingyun couldn't help but smile slightly. Xiao's mother truly loved Xiao Chengnuo; in the original course of the world, she was the only one who would never abandon Xiao Chengnuo.
But precisely because of her attitude, after Xiao Chengzhe drove away Xiao Chengnuo and took over the Xiao family business, he did not let Xiao's mother off the hook.
Even Xiao Chengzhe's father, who had always treated him like his own son, was tricked out of his shares by him. In the end, the two penniless old men were driven out of the Xiao family and lived a miserable old age.
But now, none of Xiao Chengzhe's plans will come to fruition.
As the protagonist of this world, Xiao Chengzhe naturally had his own informants in the Xiao family. He received the news almost the instant Xiao's mother left home.
He was currently in a private room at the club, his expression inscrutable as he turned his phone. His father's fiftieth birthday was in a few days, and he had long anticipated that his mother would take the opportunity to bring Xiao Chengnuo back.
A dark glint flashed in his eyes as he thought of this.
The previous rape attempt failed, and not only did he fail to implicate Xiao Chengnuo, he also left incriminating evidence in the hands of that foolish Secretary Miao, causing him considerable trouble. This frustrated Xiao Chengzhe greatly. He had a vague feeling that something was amiss. Xiao Chengnuo had always obediently followed his schemes, so why had things gone wrong this time?
A greeting came from the doorway, and a young man whose arrogance was practically radiating from his body walked in.
When Xiao Chengzhe saw the person who had arrived, his eyes lit up and a plan came to mind.
The visitor was the second young master of the Zou Group, the most beloved younger brother of Zou Minchen, the head of the Zou family.
"Could it be that I injured myself?"
Qingyun's questioning words, her eyes red, suddenly appeared in Nie Chenyuan's mind. This made him give Lin Yuhao a deep look.
Lin Yuhao realized he had spoken out of turn. He was shrewd and knew that the more he tried to explain, the worse it would get, so he chose not to.
He let out a sigh of relief and continued to concentrate on the phone call: "The last time I saw Xiaoyun, he was still heartbroken because of the death of the Qing family head. It's good that he's moved on now."
"Keep an eye on him at school."
Seemingly extremely concerned about Qingyun, Lin Yuhao gave her several instructions over the phone, but Nie Chenyuan's dark eyes remained unmoved.
"Brother Lin, Aunt Lin is coming to visit you at school today..."
Upon hearing this, a hint of malice flashed in Lin Yuhao's eyes. He hung up the phone with a smile, but anger surged within him. How could Qingyun still be alive? And she even chose this time to go to school, and Nie Chenyuan had just asked her about it today…
Lin Yuhao had a vague sense of unease. He wasn't afraid that his mother would find out he had tried to kill Qingyun; he was afraid that Qingyun would become emotional and talk nonsense at school after seeing his mother.
After all, Lin Yuhao is also studying at that school, and Qingyun's words will inevitably damage the image he can cultivate.
"Brother Nie," Lin Yuhao smiled sheepishly, "My mom is going to visit me at school, so I need to get back before she finds out."
Lin Yuhao was well past the age for high school, so he dropped out. When his mother found out, she wanted to make it up to him and forced him to get into high school.
"Xuancheng Middle School, right? I graduated from that school too, so I'll go back and visit."
Nie Chenyuan lied without batting an eye. He had long forgotten where he went to high school, and he only went along because he was worried about Qingyun.
Although Qingyun's cultivation level was unexpectedly high, she had inexplicably shown fear of Lin Yuhao at the banquet. Nie Chenyuan now believed about 80% of Qingyun's words, but Lin Yuhao's cultivation was clearly inferior to Qingyun's, so how did he manage to injure her?
Nie Chenyuan thought of Qingyun, then looked at Lin Yuhao, and inexplicably began to doubt his ability to judge people.
What I thought was weak and cowardly turned out to be powerful and arrogant; what I thought was an open and generous person may have been a venomous snake spitting poison.
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