"Of course I know! Old Niu said it right there when he came back, and lots of people saw it!"
"Old Niu said they went together as a family, so why haven't we seen Wei Jinlian and Xu Di come back?"
"Look at Xu Qiang and Xu Qingyan, and Wei Jinlian and the others haven't come back either. Something must have happened again..."
"Sigh! My cousin's brother-in-law's nephew's uncle works at the hospital. I'll go to the hospital tomorrow to ask around!"
"That's great! I'll go with you tomorrow..."
...
That's how it is in the countryside; any little thing can become a hot topic, and everyone, eager to see what would happen, began to pay close attention to the Xu family...
As soon as Xu Qingyan arrived home, he couldn't help but start smashing things, even breaking some farm tools at the door, and still not satisfied.
He stormed into the main room, angrily lifted the central table, and tried to overturn it...
"Stop! What's wrong with you?" Xu Qiang scolded Xu Qingyan sternly, looking at his appearance.
Xu Qingyan was then jolted awake by the scolding coming from Xu Qiang's shop. He was panting heavily, his eyes red as he glared at Xu Qiang, "Dad..."
Seeing his appearance, Xu Qiang knew something must have happened. "What happened? You've only been gone a short while and you're already like this!"
Xu Qingyan, still not satisfied, slammed his fist on the table. "Ye Ran! Ye Ran and Lu Yi are dating!"
"What?" Xu Qiang stared wide-eyed in astonishment.
How could this be? They had planned this all along; Ye Ran was supposed to marry their son!
How did Ye Ran suddenly get involved with Lu Yi? How did things develop like this...?
Where exactly did things go wrong? Could it be because of the last time I fell into the water...?
The thought that all his years of scheming might have been for someone else's benefit made Xu Qiang's face darken, and he glared fiercely at Xu Qingyan.
"What's the point of you getting angry now? It's all your fault!"
Xu Qingyan stared wide-eyed in disbelief. "My fault? What did I do wrong?"
Xu Qiang pointed his index finger at his head with a look of exasperation, "Last time, with such a good opportunity, I finally prepared everything."
"But you messed up! If you hadn't been late and hadn't pulled her out, she wouldn't be hooking up with Lu Yi now!"
Xu Qingyan retorted defiantly, "What does this have to do with me? It's just that you're too impatient, Dad. We can take things a little slower with these things."
Now that Ye Ran has hooked up with Lu Yi, Dad, all your plans are off the table!
As if something unbelievable had happened, Xu Qiang coughed in anger, "You! You... how dare you talk to me like that?"
“I’m telling the truth, why can’t I say it? Also, just like you said, you framed the Bai family, so why didn’t you do it more carefully and discreetly?”
Why did everyone find out so easily? Do you know how others viewed me since I was little?
"If you hadn't done those things back then and others hadn't found out, I wouldn't have had to live such a hard life all these years, pretending to be someone I'm not!"
"You! You've suddenly become rebellious! How dare you talk to me like that? You deserve to be struck by lightning!"
“If that’s the case, then you can’t escape either, Dad!” Xu Qingyan said calmly in the face of the furious Xu Qiang.
At this moment, the relationship between Xu and his son began to crack...
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