Chapter 880: Zhang Bainian is back (Part 2)
On the same night, on the other side of the imperial capital, a conversation was taking place in the Cheng family's old house.
In the study, a solemn atmosphere lingered. Cheng Qi, the head of the Cheng family, and his wife Xu Qingya sat facing each other in silence.
On the coffee table in front of them lay a stack of documents. On the first page, Ruan Fengmian's photo was prominently displayed.
Xu Qingya sat on the sofa with her eyes lowered, her gaze sweeping across the photo, a cold light surging in her eyes.
Cheng Qi, who was sitting across from her, slammed the coffee table hard, his voice filled with anger: "Such a big thing, why didn't you tell me?"
Xu Qingya didn't move, a look of deep mockery flashed across her eyes.
"Tell you what?" She curled her lips and sneered, "Tell you that the bastard born to your first wife is back?"
Cheng Qi was furious and asked, "What bastard? Bai Nian is Qiu Yu and I's biological son!"
Xu Qingya's sneer widened. "My own son? Who allowed me to hunt down my own son back then? It's only been twenty years, you haven't forgotten, have you?"
The fig leaf was removed, and Cheng Qi choked and said angrily: "Why are you talking like that now?"
"What else? How do you want me to talk to you? Gentle and considerate? Dignified and virtuous?"
Xu Qingya had been pretending to be a naive woman for over twenty years, and she was already tired of it. Previously, her position was precarious, forcing her to be humble before Cheng Qi. But now, her children were grown, the Cheng family's position as Madam was unshakable, and she had gained a core voice in Organization X.
Now that the power is in his hands, who would be willing to flatter Cheng Qi?
Xu Qingya looked at him coldly and said sarcastically, "You may have forgotten. The truly gentle and considerate one is Liu Qiuyu, and the truly sensible lady is also Liu Qiuyu. What did you say when you broke up with me because of Liu Qiuyu? You said that I came from a humble background and that my words always revealed a petty attitude. So you thought I was not suitable to be your wife. Cheng Qi, you haven't forgotten what you said back then, have you?"
Perhaps Ruan Fengmian's return stimulated Xu Qingya, and she spoke without mercy today.
Cheng Qi was embarrassed by what she said, but he was unwilling to admit his rubbish behavior back then. He flattered himself and argued, "It's been so many years, why do you keep bringing up the past? I was also forced to do so back then. The competition in the Cheng family was so fierce. If I didn't marry Liu Qiuyu, how could I get the support of the Liu family? I did wrong you back then, but didn't I make you my wife later? Now you are the wife of the Cheng family, what else are you dissatisfied with?"
The more Cheng Qi spoke, the more he felt he was right, and his voice became louder.
Xu Qingya looked at his expression and sneered.
Yes, she is now the wife of the head of the family, what else is there to be dissatisfied with?
There are so many things she is dissatisfied with!
She was not satisfied with others being respectful to her in front but calling her mistress behind her back; she was not satisfied with people from wealthy families always comparing her with Liu Qiuyu; she was not satisfied with Cheng Qi calling out Liu Qiuyu's name from time to time in his sleep; and she was even more dissatisfied with the fact that her own children were useless, while Liu Qiuyu's descendants were outstanding people, looked up to by countless people!
Why? Why?!
It was obvious that Liu Qiuyu was the loser, but everyone only remembered her good points.
And what about Xu Qingya?
He spent his whole life scheming and scheming in the Cheng family mansion, but in the end, he gained nothing. Even his closest companion would only impatiently ask, "What else are you dissatisfied with?"
Why is all this happening?!
Xu Qingya was extremely unwilling to accept this. She looked at Cheng Qi coldly, her eyes filled with jealous hatred and anger.
Cheng Qi had never seen Xu Qingya like this before. He was startled, and a hint of fear rose in his heart.
Xu Qingya caught the fear in Cheng Qi's eyes and felt both ironic and amused.
This is the head of the Cheng family who is feared by outsiders. He is selfish, cruel and ruthless, but also weak and extremely cowardly.
He possessed great ambition, but lacked the ability to match it. He relied on women to ascend to the position of head of the family, but he could never possess the indomitable character of Old Master Xi.
He was like a rat in the gutter, treacherous and cunning, only able to resort to all sorts of shameful and underhanded tactics. Even if he donned the dragon robe, he would never look like an emperor, but rather a rat in human skin.
Xu Qingya looked down on Cheng Qi from the bottom of her heart.
She looked at him mockingly, the coldness in her eyes growing stronger.
Cheng Qi felt uneasy when she looked at him, and he couldn't help but slow down his tone. "Xiaoya, I know you were wronged by what happened back then, and I've tried my best to make amends over the years. Liu Qiuyu is dead, and although Bai Nian is not dead, he has left the Cheng family. Now you are the wife of the Cheng family, so why don't you just forget about those past events and live a good life, okay?"
"Live a good life?"
Xu Qingya slowly raised her eyebrows. "Do you think Cheng Boyan will let us live a good life?"
Cheng Qi's expression froze.
Xu Qingya glanced at him, took out a lady's cigarette, lit it, put it to her lips and took a puff.
After a moment, she exhaled smoke and said in a cold voice, "We killed his mother and almost killed him and Lin Yan. Cheng Boyan has been dormant for twenty years and now he has returned to the imperial capital. You don't think he came back to recognize his relatives, do you?"
Cheng Qi's expression became increasingly rigid, and he weakly retorted, "He...I am his father after all."
Xu Qingya seemed to have heard a joke and laughed out loud.
"Father? Is there such a thing as family affection in your Cheng family? Cheng Qi, I don't need to remind you how your father and brother died back then, right?"
When the old patriarch of the Cheng family was still alive, Cheng Qi was not favored, and the old patriarch's preferred heir was not him, but the eldest son of that time.
However, a car accident happened like a nightmare, taking away the old master and his eldest son. The old master's other two sons also died or became disabled, and finally only Cheng Qi was left.
After this incident happened, many people lamented the fate of the old patriarch of the Cheng family and several young masters. Many people also lamented that Cheng Qi was lucky enough to have picked up the position of patriarch for free.
But only Xu Qingya knew that the deaths of the old patriarch and his sons were all caused by Cheng Qi.
In order to become the head of the family, he schemed to marry Liu Qiuyu. After gaining some power through the Liu family, he killed his father and brother, committing all kinds of evil deeds.
When the past event that he least wanted to recall was mentioned, Cheng Qi's face suddenly became ugly.
He said in a very bad tone: "Why are you still bringing up those things?!"
"I don't want to mention it either," Xu Qingya lazily held her cigarette between her legs, looking at him coldly. "I just want to remind you that there's no such thing as family affection in the Cheng family. Back then, you killed your father and brother, and then your wife and son. Cheng Boyan has your blood flowing in his body. Do you think... will he follow in your footsteps?"
Three more in writing
(End of this chapter)
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