Chapter 874 She is thinking about divorce
Bang!
Zhong Lingxiao knelt on the ground without thinking.
Kneeling in front of the old man, he said, "You must have misunderstood. I never meant that. Everything I did was for the good of the Zhong family."
The old man sneered and said, "Can you swear that you don't have the slightest thought of wishing me dead?"
"I swear, it's impossible!"
For Zhong Lingxiao, swearing such an illusory thing is just a trick to deceive people.
The atmosphere in the ward was tense.
Zhong Lingxiao's knees ached slightly, and he stood straight, not daring to betray a single ounce of discontent. He was awaiting the old man's next instructions. His hasty arrival today and his forced entry into the ward must have irritated him.
He had many ideas in his mind, wanting to make amends and apologize.
Calm the old man first.
"Old Master, since you..."
"Return all the seals I gave you."
Zhong Lingxiao was stunned for a moment: "Wha...what?"
"Give me back all the seals I handed you on the day the ancestral hall was opened. I need to reconsider my choice of successor. What you've done has disappointed me greatly. I don't think you're capable of that position."
Zhong Lingxiao's back suddenly tensed up.
He didn't know whether the old man's words were a test or a real one. Was he really going to give him the seal?
"Old Master, I don't have the seal with me."
"Then send someone to get it now. I can wait in the hospital." The old man was calm and composed, and he was not willing to wait even for one night.
Zhong Lingxiao's heart was in turmoil. "Are you kidding me? On the day the ancestral hall was opened, many people knew that you were going to hand over the position of heir to me. Why are you suddenly..."
"I can give my things to whoever I want."
Old Master Zhong also figured it out. Neither Zhong Yi nor Zhong Lingxiao was worry-free. But comparing the two, Zhong Yi was still the more conscientious.
If the Zhong family fell into Zhong Yi's hands, their fate would be much better.
He had previously thought the country girl was an obstacle, but now he thought Qiao Xi might be a helpful helper at some point. After the life-or-death experience, the old man had become indifferent to this.
"Are you going to give it to Zhong Yi?"
Zhong Lingxiao raised his head, his eyes filled with unconcealable anger and doubt.
Old Master Zhong seemed to have seen through his wolfish ambitions long ago and asked, "Can't I give it to you?"
Zhong Yi laid out all the evidence of Zhong Lingxiao's actions before him, including evidence of an attempt to harm him. The old man's heart sank, feeling that he had been too partial to Zhong Lingxiao. He only thought that if he could have a child, he could give him the Zhong family.
Just so disappointed.
Zhong Lingxiao slowly stood up, looked at the old man and said, "I said I can't give it to you."
"Why should I give it to you?"
"Old Master, don't forget that those seals are in my hands. I am already the head of the Zhong family, and I even have the power to expel Zhong Yi from the family. He's just an illegitimate child. How many tricks have you given him? You want to give him the Zhong family's centuries-old foundation? I am the legitimate heir!"
Zhong Lingxiao had spent most of his life resenting his fate, hating why an illegitimate child would come to snatch things from him.
His mother is the real Mrs. Zhong!
Is fate too unfair to him?
When the old man learned that his illegitimate son was seriously ill, he brought his illegitimate son back to the imperial capital without hesitation.
This was a blow to him!
Old Master Zhong looked at him and said slowly, "You should know that from the beginning I never intended to let Zhong Yi take over the family business. I took him back only to serve as a tool to continue the family line. But you made things difficult for him at every turn, which aroused his fighting spirit. He has grown step by step to a point that is difficult for you and me to control, and he has become an excellent candidate. In the final analysis, Zhong Lingxiao, you are useless!"
He received elite education from the Zhong family, but lost to an illegitimate child.
Who is to blame?
Zhong Lingxiao didn't expect the old man to think this way.
He smiled sarcastically, "You're old now, so stay in the hospital and recuperate. As for the Zhong family, I will develop and expand it. You don't have many years left to live, so it's time to enjoy your life! Starting tomorrow, I will send more people to protect your safety."
Old Master Zhong didn't say anything. Is he going to send more people to help him go to heaven as soon as possible?
Zhong Lingxiao knocked over the water cup and turned to leave.
Old Master Zhong leaned against the hospital bed, his emotions seemingly unaffected. His voice was slightly hoarse and vicissitudes of life: "I originally wanted to give him a chance. After all, he is really pitiful. He didn't want it himself, so let it be."
While cleaning up the broken glass on the ground, the butler said, "Old Master, Master Zhongyi has always been the best candidate."
"Do you also think I was wrong to let them fight over who was better at the beginning?"
The housekeeper didn't dare to say anything more, only saying: "A harmonious family brings prosperity."
No one in a normal family would deliberately stir up disputes among their descendants, leading to a life-and-death struggle. Family members should not become belligerent catfish.
If one party had given up on this idea at the beginning, this wouldn't have happened.
After all, the old man did something wrong.
…
The night is dark.
The moonlight is clear and bright.
A luxury car stopped at the gate of Xie Mansion, and Huo Sijiao sat in the car hesitantly.
"Aren't we going back to our villa?"
Xie Xubai put his coat on her and whispered, "Mother knows about the engagement party tonight and is worried you'll be frightened. She specifically asked us to stay here where there are more people and it's more lively. Maybe you won't be scared in the middle of the night."
The Xie family was very considerate and attentive, and Huo Sijiao felt her mother-in-law was impeccable. She had never seen such a gentle and soft woman, as soothing as water.
Huo Sijiao pulled his sleeve, looked at him seriously with her beautiful eyes and said, "Actually, I'm not afraid."
"Yeah?"
Xie Xubai opened the car door and a gust of cold wind blew in. Huo Sijiao couldn't help but shrink her neck, so he tied a scarf around her neck.
"Let's go. We've prepared some midnight snacks at home. You didn't eat anything at the party, so it would be nice to have some hot soup when you get home."
Xie Xubai stretched out his hand and looked at her.
Huo Sijiao felt helpless and could only hold his fingers tightly.
But when I got off the car, I felt a pain in the scratched area on my right leg.
Without a second thought, Xie Xubai bent down and picked her up. Huo Sijiao instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck, her ears burning.
She lowered her head, feeling a little conflicted. According to the current trend, the Huo family and Zhong Yi would be able to quickly settle the situation in the imperial capital by joining forces.
The agreement between her and Xie Xubai will also be fulfilled.
But this man seemed to really respect and pamper her as if she were his wife.
Huo Sijiao felt indescribably depressed.
Xie Xubai's voice came from above: "What are you thinking about?"
"divorce."
Huo Sijiao said this in a daze. It wasn't until the man stopped that she realized what she had said.
Suddenly she bit her red lips.
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