After Mr. Qin left, the living room fell silent.
Seeing that there was no hope with Old Master Qin, Qin Feng turned to Qin Man and spoke to her in a kind and gentle manner.
"Xiaoman, you and Fu Hanzheng were classmates in college, and the elders of the Fu family like you. Can you help her out?"
Qin Man said coldly, "Our two families had a friendship that lasted for decades, but you ruined it yourselves. You can't blame anyone else now."
Qin Feng suppressed his emotions, knowing that besides the old man, she was the only one who could still speak to the Fu family.
“Xiaoman, we know we were wrong about what happened before. This land will cause the Qin family a great loss. Please help your older brother.”
“Over the years, you and Qin Lang have been focused on your careers, and I have been taking care of everything at home. Please understand my situation.”
...
However, Qin Man remained unmoved, though her tone was no longer as cold as before.
"Brother, the fact that they're willing to make up the difference in your auction price is already a big favor to Dad."
"So, you just won't help me after all this talk?" Qin Feng said, somewhat annoyed.
When Qin Man saw that he was about to turn hostile, she immediately lost her friendly expression.
"Yes, we can't help, and we can't help anyway."
The terms the old man negotiated were already concessions made by the Fu family; it's impossible for them to actually return the land deed.
If their family had just pleaded with them a couple of times, they would have returned the land deed. Why would they have bothered with all that trouble in the first place?
"Fine, if you won't help, then don't. From now on, I'll just pretend I don't have a sister like you." Qin Feng stormed out of the house.
Mrs. Qin wiped away her tears and silently returned to her room.
Qin Lu remained alone in the living room, facing Qin Man.
"Auntie, about that matter... you're still blaming me and Dad."
In the past, his aunt doted on him the most, and would help him without hesitation whenever he was in trouble.
But after that incident, his aunt no longer cared about him as much as before.
"No, you're all grown up and have your own ideas. What can I do?" Qin Man smiled coldly. She was simply disappointed in her nephew, on whom she had placed so much hope.
Qin Lu sat down on the sofa, lowering his eyes to conceal the complex expression in them.
“At that time, I was so unwilling to accept it. I thought I could use the Gu family to bring down Fu Hanzheng, so that… I would have a chance to get back together with her.”
However, when the affair was exposed and she didn't hesitate to inject him with a neurotoxin, he realized that there was absolutely no possibility between them.
In her heart, there was no place for him at all.
“Now, it’s time to wake up,” Qin Man said.
Although Mu Weiwei wrote him a few love letters when they were in junior high school, people eventually have to grow up.
When she met Fu Hanzheng, who was even more outstanding than Xiao Lu, how could she possibly have eyes for anyone else, especially since Fu Hanzheng spoiled her so much that she was completely out of control?
"I'm awake now." Qin Lu laughed self-deprecatingly.
He always thought that even though she was with Fu Hanzheng, she would still have some feelings for him in her heart.
But now he understands that it was just wishful thinking on his part.
"It's good that you're awake now." Qin Man glanced at him and earnestly warned, "The relationship between the Qin family and the Fu family can never be eased again. Don't go against Fu Hanzheng anymore; you can't outmaneuver him."
If the Fu family truly reaches a point where it can no longer tolerate the Qin family, then the Qin family will have no place to stand in China.
Although the two families can't go back to what they were before, at least they are still living in peace. But if anyone in their family does something foolish to provoke the Fu family, they will only suffer a more tragic end.
Qin Lu remained silent for a long time before finally responding with a resounding "yes".
"I've written it down."
In his youthful arrogance, he thought he would one day surpass him.
But now he understands that it will never be possible.
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