Wen family
He could only delay for a while, not forever. No matter how unwilling he was, he could not escape the fate of returning "home".
The moment Wen Xubai stepped into the manor, his heart sank. The meticulously trimmed trees, lacking their daytime grandeur, now resembled menacing demons under the moonlight, inspiring fear...
Frustrated, Wen Xubai loosened his tie, took a deep breath, and continued walking forward.
When he finally stood before the enormous gates of the Wen family villa, he closed his eyes tightly, then slowly opened them after a long while. He surveyed the magnificent, palatial villa from top to bottom, and finally, as if resigned to his fate, pushed open the door…
This is not a palace, this is hell.
The laughter and chatter in the large living room came to an abrupt halt as several pairs of eyes were drawn to the man standing at the door.
Wen Xubai subconsciously scanned everyone's expressions, then averted his gaze, suppressed his slightly trembling hands, and lowered his head without making a sound.
"Father." He took a few steps forward, and as the door closed behind him, he bowed respectfully to the imposing man sitting in the center of the leather sofa.
Surprise, disdain, contempt, and... anger.
"Ahhhhhhh—" A sharp female voice suddenly rang out.
Qin Yalin pointed at him with trembling hands, her pupils suddenly contracted, and her scream distorted her originally beautiful face, making it look extremely ferocious!
"You! How dare you come back?! How dare you even show your face here?!"
The woman who had been holding her son so tenderly just moments before was now a completely different person. She roared as she jumped off the sofa, baring her teeth and claws as she charged at Wen Xubai!
"You bastard! You bitch! Wasn't it enough that you harmed Yaoyao? Now you want to harm me too?! Get out! Get out of here!!!"
Wen Xubai instinctively took a step back, but ultimately failed to dodge and was grabbed by the collar by the woman who suddenly pounced on him!
The next second, a heavy slap landed on his face!
"Smack!"
The force of the blow was so great that Wen Xubai's head was turned to the side, his face burning with pain, and his head instantly buzzing...
The woman's eyes were red with excitement, her mouth was wide open, and she was shouting frantically in his ear, but he could no longer hear what she was saying.
But the woman still seemed unsatisfied, and went on a rampage, hitting and scratching the man, shoving him towards the door!
Wen Xubai, however, simply pursed his lips, silently enduring the woman's insane and unreasonable behavior without uttering a word. Only when her fingernails nearly poked his eye would he furrow his brow and slightly flinch.
It wasn't that he didn't want to hide, but that he... couldn't hide.
Qin Yalin's meticulously styled hair was now completely disheveled due to her crazy behavior, hanging messily on her head. Her recently done manicure was also broken... She looked like a shrew, with no trace of a wealthy lady.
Wen Xubai felt a sharp pain on his face. He didn't know when the woman's long nails had scratched his face, and his hair was also grabbed and shaken wildly, as if she wanted to tear his scalp off!
"Enough!" A dignified voice suddenly rang out, interrupting the woman's frantic screams and awakening the consciousness of those around her.
"Madam, Madam, please calm down!"
"Madam, please don't do this, let go, Madam!"
The servants standing by felt sorry for her but were too proud to step forward because of their status. Now, finally receiving the order from their master, they rushed forward in a flash!
Yu Ma and several servants frantically tried to grab their mistress's constantly raised hand, but dared not use too much force, for fear of hurting her.
But how can an ordinary person stop a woman who has lost her mind?
"Get out of here, all of you get out of here!!!" Qin Yalin ruthlessly flung away Yu Ma's hand and roared as she pushed everyone away!
Just as her slap was about to land on Wen Xubai's face, she was suddenly restrained.
Wen Xuyuan frowned, glanced at the woman who had completely gone mad, and tightened his grip on her wrist.
"You! Let me go! Mind your own business! Let me go!" Qin Yalin didn't expect anyone to actually dare to stop her. When she saw who it was, she panicked a little, but she was in a fit of anger, so she gritted her teeth and struggled.
Unfortunately, despite her struggles, all she managed to do was leave her wrist red and raw; the hand holding her showed no sign of loosening its grip.
Worried that his mother would be hurt, and seeing his father's increasingly grim expression, Wen Xuyi, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, finally couldn't sit still any longer and quickly ran forward to grab Qin Yalin.
He called out, "Mom, Mom, stop hitting her! It's too late, you should go back to your room and rest!"
Qin Yalin was about to make a move, but upon hearing her son's voice, she subconsciously paused, seemingly finally calming down a bit. However, she was still unconvinced and glared fiercely at Wen Xubai and Wen Xuyuan, who was holding her hand beside her.
Seeing that she had calmed down, Wen Xuyuan frowned and let go of her, took out a handkerchief to wipe his face, and then walked back to the sofa. Before sitting down, he threw the handkerchief to the maid standing to the side as if he was disgusted.
"You!" Qin Yalin said angrily.
Wen Xuyi quickly tried to stop him, "Hey! Mom, Mom, let it go, let's not stoop to his level!"
Nonsense, he wouldn't dare offend his elder brother.
Seeing that Qin Yalin was still glaring at the person with gritted teeth, Wen Xuyi was afraid that she would have another outburst, so he quickly gave a wink to Aunt Yu next to him, signaling the others to help Qin Yalin back to her room.
Once he saw the other person enter the room, Wen Xuyi turned his gaze back to Wen Xubai, put his hands in his pockets, and resumed his carefree demeanor.
Wen Xuyi glanced at Wen Xubai with disdain, then took a few steps closer with a cold smile and said viciously in his ear, "Don't think this is over. I'll get my revenge for what happened today!"
Upon hearing this, Wen Xubai tilted his head slightly, looked into his eyes which were gleaming with ruthlessness, his gaze sharpened, and he replied in a low voice, "We'll see."
"You!" Wen Xuyi was speechless at those four words. What he hated most was Wen Xubai's stubborn and aloof demeanor!
He was clearly the dust in the mud, so how come now he seems to be the nobler one?
Wen Xuyi was so angry that he wanted to raise his hand and punch Wen Xubai right now!
Wen Xubai, however, stared intently into his eyes, without the slightest fear or hesitation. Those light-colored eyes were so clear that they seemed to see right through him, causing Wen Xuyi to pause in surprise.
"Xiao Yi!"
As soon as a pair of hands appeared on his shoulder, Wen Xuyi looked up along the arm and saw that the owner of the arm was wearing glasses and a white suit, looking very refined.
This is a suitable narrative.
"Get out! Don't touch me!" Wen Xuyi disgustedly shook off Wen Xushi's hand, glanced at the man with disdain, and scratched his head in frustration.
However, with his father and elder brother sitting beside him, he couldn't bring himself to lash out, so he could only turn around angrily and go upstairs.
Before leaving, he didn't forget to glare fiercely at the two of them.
As she walked, she angrily muttered, "Pah! A wild child, a bastard! Disgusting!"
His voice wasn't loud, but it fell precisely into the ears of the two people standing at the door.
Wen Xubai clearly felt Wen Xushi's body stiffen. But after a while, Wen Xushi turned to look at him, gave a wry smile, and took the lead in comforting him: "Xiaobai, don't be angry. Xiaoyi has always been like this. He doesn't watch his words, but they are just casual remarks made in anger. There is no malice in them. Please don't take them to heart."
"Um."
Wen Xubai had heard these words countless times since childhood, and he was no longer moved by them, let alone saddened by them. But since they were kindly trying to comfort him, he nodded nonetheless.
"He made a complete mess of the house as soon as he came back."
Both of them were taken aback upon hearing this, and turned to look at the person who had spoken.
Wen Xuyuan pinched the bridge of his nose, his face showing obvious impatience.
He sat next to Wen Tingyi, their eyebrows and eyes similar, their gloomy expressions identical—they were truly father and son…
"Big brother..." Wen Xushi hesitated, wanting to explain.
"I'm sleepy, I'm going back to my room to sleep." Wen Xuyuan interrupted him directly and went upstairs, seemingly ignoring Wen Xushi calling him from below.
“This…” Wen Xushi stood there awkwardly.
Wen Xubai patted his shoulder and said softly, "I'm fine."
But then a heavy sigh was heard.
This time, it was Wen Tingyi who issued the message.
In just a few years, Wen Tingyi seemed to have aged considerably, with even more white hair than when he last saw him.
The old man struggled to his feet, using his cane for support. Seeing the two men approaching to help him, he waved them off. His sharp eyes, honed by years of experience in the business world, swept between the two men before finally settling on Wen Xubai.
An aged yet authoritative voice slowly came: "After you have treated your wounds, come to my study."
"Yes." Wen Xubai was taken aback upon hearing this, then lowered his head slightly, bowed, and watched the old man walk into the study.
At this moment, only Wen Xubai and Wen Xushi remained in the large living room. Wen Xubai finally breathed a sigh of relief. His nerves, which had been tense all day, suddenly relaxed, and he couldn't help but feel a little dizzy.
Having already endured a long day of travel and then suffered that ordeal, Wen Xubai felt utterly exhausted, and his body swayed slightly involuntarily.
"Are you alright?" Wen Xushi noticed something was wrong with him and came forward to support him.
"It's nothing," Wen Xubai said through gritted teeth, using the other person's strength to slowly move to the sofa next to him.
As soon as I sat down, I felt much better, and the dizziness finally stopped.
"Second Young Master, do you need me to apply medicine for the Third Young Master?" Aunt Yu came over carrying a medicine box.
"No need, I can handle it. Aunt Yu, it's getting late, you should go back and rest too," Wen Xushi said, taking the medicine box.
"Okay..." Aunt Yu looked at Wen Xubai with some lingering concern, but since he had already spoken, she couldn't say anything more and had no choice but to turn and leave.
When applying the medicine, Wen Xushi's movements were very gentle. She kept a close eye on his condition. Whenever she noticed anything amiss, she would carefully blow on it and softly ask, "Does it hurt? Tell me if it hurts."
Wen Xubai simply shook his head.
He had suffered injuries of this magnitude far too many times, so many that... he himself had lost count.
"Sigh..." Wen Xushi sighed softly, "Mother was too ruthless. But Xiaobai... you have to understand her. Yaoyao died, she's heartbroken, and she wants to vent her emotions to someone... it's understandable..."
His words were far-fetched, and he himself lacked confidence, but Wen Xubai still responded:
"I know."
Whether it was genuine disgust or just emotional manipulation, he wasn't stupid; he could tell the difference. But he was too exhausted to argue anymore. All he wanted now was to escape this place as quickly as possible…
"Has things been a bit unsettled at home lately?" Wen Xubai asked.
From the moment he stepped into the house, he sensed that the atmosphere in the Wen family home had been very strange lately…
Although the atmosphere at the Wen family home wasn't relaxed before, it has become increasingly oppressive in recent years...
“Hmm…” Wen Xu said, getting used to it. “Yaoyao is dead, and Xiaoyi is becoming more and more addicted to debauchery… The main problem is my older brother. In the past few years, his temper has become more and more irritable, his relationship with our father has deteriorated, and he comes home less and less often. Even this time when he came home, I don’t know what method our father used to coax and trick him into coming back.”
Upon hearing this, Wen Xubai lowered his head and pondered for a moment before slowly raising his head to look at the tightly closed door on the second floor.
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