Finally, Qin Shi'an stepped forward.
"Sheng Sheng returned to the Qin family about half a month ago, on the 30th of last month."
"That very evening, after the family dinner, Sheng Sheng went out, and her uncle and aunt hired someone to try and kill her."
Qin Wei was startled: "What?!"
Qin Shi'an continued, "The reason why Grandpa suffered a sudden cerebral hemorrhage and was hospitalized this time was because someone anonymously posted evidence of Uncle and Aunt's plot to harm Sheng Sheng on Grandpa's computer. Grandpa was so angry that his blood pressure spiked and he fainted."
Qin Wei was startled again and glared fiercely at Qin Hao.
"Among the pieces of evidence is a surveillance video from the traffic bureau. In the video, a teenager suddenly rushed out and blocked Sheng Sheng's way."
Qin Shi'an paused here, glanced in Qin Hao's direction, and smiled slightly, "I don't know if the driver had a change of heart and didn't want to implicate innocent people, or if it was for some other special reason, but he suddenly turned the steering wheel and ended up not hitting Sheng Sheng, but crashing into the guardrail himself."
“What a coincidence, that boy who was blocking Sheng Sheng’s way.” He pointed at Qin Zhao, “That’s him.”
Qin Wei and Xie Fang, upon learning the whole story for the first time: "..."
That's quite a coincidence.
Regardless of the circumstances, it is a fact that Qin Zhao saved Qin Sheng. As a result, the gazes of Qin Zheng, Gu Yueming, Qin Shi'an, and Qin Yu and his wife towards Qin Zhao softened somewhat.
Even though Hu Mengling was seething with hatred inside, she managed to force a smile: "So it was you who saved Sheng Sheng. It's really thanks to you that we didn't cause a disaster because of a momentary lapse in judgment."
He immediately looked at Qin Zheng after speaking.
“Second brother, look, although your elder brother and I did do something wrong, Sheng Sheng is fine, and even…” Hu Mengling pointed at Qin Zhao, her eyes filled with venom, but she still gritted her teeth and continued, “It was your elder brother’s illegitimate son who saved Sheng Sheng, so it can be considered that the good and bad deeds cancel each other out.”
"What you said before... is it... forget about it?"
On this matter, Zeng Man and Hu Mengling were absolutely of one mind. She immediately showed a look of surprise and delight: "So Zhao'er saved Miss Qin! What a coincidence!"
He knelt down again, this time on Qin Sheng's knees: "Miss Qin, please, for the sake of my Zhao'er saving you, say a few words for him. I don't ask him to return to the Qin family, I only ask that you find a doctor to cure his illness!"
"Don't worry, as soon as he recovers, I'll take him away immediately and I definitely won't bother you!"
Qin Sheng stepped aside to avoid her kneeling, his expression indifferent: "Begging me is useless."
Zeng Man gritted her teeth, wanting to continue kowtowing, but Qin Hao, who already had a certain understanding of Qin Sheng's personality, knew that this trick might work on others, but it would definitely not work on Qin Sheng. He was afraid that even if she kowtowed until her head was broken, his niece would not even give her a second glance.
He immediately gave her a wink.
Qin Hao thought for a moment, then turned to look at Qin Yu and said, "Dad, this happened so suddenly that everyone is still confused. I think we should all go back and think about it first, and then discuss how to handle this matter later."
After a pause, he added, "You just got back from the hospital. You must be tired after all this. You should go upstairs and rest for a while."
Qin Zheng had the same idea, so he nodded in agreement: "Dad, you and Mom go upstairs to rest. I will handle this matter."
Qin Yu glanced at them, lingering for a moment on Qin Sheng and Qin Zhao, before finally nodding: "Okay."
Qin Shi'an stepped forward at the opportune moment: "I have some questions I'd like to ask..."
Realizing he didn't know the other person's name, he looked at Qin Zhao and asked, "What's your name?"
Qin Zhao kept his eyes lowered and didn't speak. Finally, Zeng Man answered, "Qin Zhao, his name is Qin Zhao."
Qin Shi'an nodded and continued, "I have some questions for you, Qin Zhao. Can we talk about it?"
Of course not!
Qin Hao was about to speak, but before he could open his mouth, Qin Zhao had already walked over.
Qin Hao's expression changed slightly.
But no one paid him any attention at this point, and he could only watch helplessly as Qin Zheng's family took his son back to their main villa.
He gritted his teeth and took his wife, daughter, and Zeng Man back to their residence.
*
The second villa of the Qin Family Manor.
Snap!
With a sharp crack, Qin Hao's face was slapped hard to the side, but he didn't retaliate like he had done in the hospital. After letting Hu Mengling vent her anger, he calmly asked, "Have you made up your mind?"
Hu Mengling asked the question knowingly, and sneered, "What do I need to decide?!"
Qin Hao said helplessly, "Meng Ling, you know what I'm talking about."
Hu Mengling's anger flared up again: "I know! I know my ass! Did I know when you were messing around outside? Did I know when you even had a son behind my back?!"
"I know nothing!"
"I am the daughter of the prestigious Hu family, a second-class family in Tiandu. Marrying you is already a step down for me. If you hadn't promised to treat me well, and if my parents hadn't valued your honesty, would I have married you?!"
"Qin Hao, let me tell you, if you don't give me a satisfactory explanation for this, we're done! We'll just get a divorce! I'll take Yan Yan back to my parents' house, okay?"
Qin Hao's expression changed.
He clenched his fists to suppress his agitation and tried to soften his voice as he said, "Don't say such angry things. It was indeed my fault in this matter, but the most urgent thing now is the evidence in Qin Zheng's hands. We need to find a way to get rid of that matter."
"We've worked so hard for so many years, given so much, and now Qin Zheng is threatening us like this, wanting to split up the family without giving us anything. Are you willing to accept that?"
Hu Mengling was certainly not willing to accept this!
She was the daughter of the Hu family and was always the center of attention since childhood. But ever since she married into the Qin family, she has been overshadowed by Gu Yueming. Now, even her daughter is being overshadowed by Gu Yueming's daughter. How could she possibly accept being given two run-down companies and a small villa and leaving the Qin family?
Hu Mengling knew that this was not the time to be stubborn, but she just couldn't swallow her anger!
She thought for a moment, glanced sideways at Zeng Man who was cowering to the side, and asked Qin Hao, "Is it really just that time more than ten years ago? You really haven't had any contact with this woman since then?"
Qin Hao practically swore to the heavens: "It's true! Before today, I had no idea she had secretly given birth!"
Hu Mengling looked him over; it was the same face, the same sincere attitude. She finally felt a little better.
While there is absolutely no tolerance for marital infidelity, it's not uncommon for wealthy families like the Qin family or her maternal family, the patriarch and young master to keep three, four, five, or even six women outside the marriage.
Take her dad, for example. Didn't he bring both his mistresses home back then?
Having seen it so many times, she became numb to it, so she wasn't actually as upset as she appeared; she was more concerned about saving face.
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