"You've always been a master of rhetoric, but today you've been repeating the same things over and over again. Have you run out of ideas?" Rong Zhaonan glanced at He Su coldly.
Rong Zhaonan finally acknowledged her, and He Su seemed to feel much better. She forced a cold laugh and said, "What, are you scared? I'm just stating a fact!"
She had never been so miserable or in so much pain in her life. If she wasn't having a good time, he shouldn't be either!
Xiang Ziye suddenly pointed a gun at them, his eyes bloodshot and ferocious: "Enough! You're all surnamed Rong, and you're the ones who caused all this! Why is it that we brothers are the ones who suffer the consequences in the end? I'm asking you, why did Rong Xiangdong lay a hand on my Xiao Si!"
He Su immediately spoke up first: "Because it was Rong Zhaonan who instructed him..."
"Because my second brother also liked Sister Ye Qiu back then! He wanted to avenge Sister Ye Qiu." Rong Chaobei suddenly spoke up, interrupting He Su.
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned. They had all thought there might be some hidden plot to frame them, but they never expected this answer.
He Su was stunned, then trembled with anger. She glared at him and shouted, "Rong Chaobei... Rong Chaobei!"
The skinny girl bit her lip and instinctively shrank back.
But then, remembering that this wasn't a time when no one was home to be beaten, she looked up timidly at He Su—
“Mom, I heard everything that day. You’ve always said that lying is wrong… Confess and you’ll be treated leniently. Even if you go to jail, I’ll wait for you.”
After saying that, she looked at Xiang Ziye with reddened eyes and said apologetically, "My second brother really didn't mean it. He was only a teenager at the time. He only dared to throw a stone at Xiao Si because my eldest brother was there!"
She trembled slightly and bowed deeply again: "He would never have imagined... that he would fall off the bridge while dodging the stones... I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!!"
Looking at Rong Chaobei's innocent yet stubborn demeanor, He Su recalled Rong Wenwu's equally stubborn indifference when he looked at her.
Her heart tightened, and she laughed self-deprecatingly: "The biggest failure of my life is giving birth to a good-for-nothing like you who eats your own flesh and blood. Do you think you're so noble? You idiot!"
Can a simple apology resolve a blood feud?
She's clearly her daughter, but she's completely brainless, incredibly naive and stupid, and actually thinks this is for her own good?
This stubborn, naive adherence to principles is just like Rong Wenwu's! He's nothing like her; he's definitely the kind of child she couldn't like from a young age!!
He Su's disgusted look stunned Rong Chaobei, and his heart trembled: "Mom..."
At this moment, Xiang Ziye, who had been silent until now, suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahahaha..."
He laughed so hard his whole body trembled, tears streaming down his face, as if he could barely hold the gun steady.
"Pfft... Hahahaha... Such a stupid answer! It was because of something like this that Xiao Si got into trouble and we brothers ended up like this..."
Ning Yuan fell silent.
Yes, what an absurd answer. It turns out that... the one who truly liked Ye Qiu was the young Rong Xiangdong.
Absurd and unrestrained, yet seemingly—this absurd and ethereal unexpected answer seems to be the only one that fits the truth.
Back then, Ye Qiu was the eldest sister in the compound. She was good-looking, had a good job, and a good personality. It was only natural that some of the young boys in their adolescence would like an older sister like her.
Most of life's tragedies are not the result of any profound conspiracy; they are more like cruel jokes played by fate.
“Xiang Ziye, you’ve made enough mistakes, long enough. Put down your gun. Sister Qiu won’t want to see you like this.” Rong Zhaonan looked at him and suddenly spoke in a deep voice.
Xiang Ziye stared at him for a while, then his eye twitched. He grinned, pointing the gun at Ning Yuan's chin with a menacing air.
"Stop bringing up that brainless woman. Let's settle our scores one by one. Rong Xiangdong is your brother. You want me to release Ning Yuan? Fine! Now, make Rong Xiangdong pay for my fourth brother's life!"
He Su tensed up and suddenly looked up at Xiang Ziye.
Rong Zhaonan continued to point the gun at Xiang San's head, coldly staring at Xiang Ziye—
“He’s in another province, but you’re so capable of making a scene in the Southwest and Shanghai. What, you’re not capable of taking revenge yourself? Go ahead, I won’t stop you.”
He Su finally couldn't hold back and said sternly, "Rong Zhaonan, I have offended you, but Xiang Dong is your brother, how could you..."
The next moment, she suddenly sensed danger and quickly shrank behind Rong Zhaonan.
With a "bang!", a bullet struck the spot where she had just been standing, creating a hole.
"Ahhhh—!" Rong Chaobei, watching from the bridgehead, couldn't help but cover his ears and scream.
The eighteen-year-old girl was already malnourished, and at this moment she was already under great shock, her mind was in turmoil and tension.
Xiang Ziye suddenly fired the gun, causing her mind to go blank, and she collapsed.
Wei Heng reacted quickly, catching Rong Chaobei and carrying the unconscious girl a few steps back before handing her over to the others behind him.
At the same time, he quietly clicked the trigger, quickly cocked the gun in the instant he turned around, and hid it in his sleeve.
Meanwhile, on the bridge—
Xiang Ziye fired another shot with one hand, his eyes contorted with rage as he exclaimed, "Aunt He, you've learned your lesson, haven't you? You dodged pretty fast... Otherwise, this hole would be right on your forehead."
He Su covered the wound on her leg in a disheveled state, a hint of resentment flashing in her eyes.
Xiang Ziye watched as He Su hid behind Rong Zhaonan and Xiang San, his eyes narrowing violently—
"Alright, Rong Zhaonan, He Su is right. Rong Xiangdong and you are family, and He Su is your stepmother. In the end, it is your family that owes us brothers. You are 'family,' so don't be so formal!"
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