The Xiang family's old house was quiet. Xiang Nanzhi drove to the parking lot, and Ma Xiaorong led him upstairs.
"How is my dad?"
"Master has been unwell lately and hasn't been to the company. He's been resting at home. The eldest and second young masters have already gone upstairs."
Why didn't you wait for me?
"The master is in a hurry."
Xiang Nanzhi stepped into the old house. There was no sound inside. She gave her coat to Ma Xiaorong and was about to go upstairs.
A loud "thump" came from upstairs. Xiang Ciyuan had been hit on the head with a teacup by the old man and scrambled out of the room.
Xiang Jingyi stood aside and advised, "It's legal over there, and the secondary source doesn't count..."
"Shut up! Good riddance! You opened a casino without my knowledge. I was saying you've become more sensible lately and haven't asked me for money. So it turns out the Second Young Master has found a way to make money. From now on, the entire Xiang family will depend on you!"
Xiang Ciyuan's head was smashed open. "My business is legal! Why can't I do it? I've been doing this for a while now, and I have a steady profit..."
"It's off."
"That's impossible."
"Then don't use the surname Xiang anymore. You'll have to figure out the project you're working on with Zhang Yandong yourself."
Xiang Ciyuan laughed, "You think I'm only cooperating with Zhang Yandong because I'm genuinely interested in real estate? You're wrong..."
He used to be a carefree and irresponsible person, and Xiang Zhengyi never gave him a second glance. Everyone compared him to his older brother, but he just couldn't compare. He had his own way of doing things.
“You’re not interested in real estate; you’re the one who wants me to be interested in these physical industries, and that’s why I’m interested.”
“Our whole family, the three siblings, aren’t we all following your arrangements? Do you think that if the group cuts off my funding, my project with Zhang Yandong will collapse?”
Old Ma stood to the side, not daring to say a word, his eyes also showing some shock.
This second young master is usually a coward when he gets beaten, what's wrong with him today?
"So what if Zhizhi has a crush on Song Ze? So what if he's a scumbag? Don't you want to give her freedom? Don't you want to give her the right to choose? Go ahead and try..."
"Get out! Get out of here!"
"If you're so capable, let her hit a brick wall. Why use Shen Shixun as a target? You kicked the child after it was born. Aren't you just bullying him because he has no background? Arranging for him to go to the mine and to work on the Xiang family's project, isn't it just to make people think you care about him so that you can kick him out later and leave a good reputation? You are Xiang Zhengyi, a great philanthropist, a famous person in the ancient city. Is it appropriate for you to do something like this?"
"If you can do it, why can't I? My brother and I have had enough, and Zhizhi has had enough of you too. She moved out of the house because she wants to get away from you!"
"You unfilial son, how dare you..."
"I'm going to do it today. What's wrong with running a casino? Don't you only care about the results and not the process? I made money. The funds from my casino can not only balance the projects between me and Zhang Yandong, but also allow me to spend money lavishly. In X country, I'm considered..."
"Since you're so promising..."
Supported by Lao Ma, Xiang Zhengyi walked step by step to the door, his cane making a dull thud on the ground. "Then don't be surnamed Xiang anymore, and don't come back to this house. If the casino can support you, then live with the casino. Don't bring up your sister!"
Xiang Zhengyi fell ill this time, mostly because he couldn't bear to see his daughter getting thinner and thinner, but he really couldn't find anyone to help him.
That was his grandson, and he was worried. He would close his eyes and think about where his grandson was suffering, and his head would ache.
Xiang Ciyuan pressed his cheek against his forehead; the blood had stopped flowing and had dried and congealed a little. "You said the men of the Xiang family can't be cowards. You let your mother down and let Zhizhi down when she had a difficult childbirth. You want Zhizhi to be the happiest little princess in the Xiang family... Is she happy?"
Caught off guard, the stick struck Xiang Ciyuan in the back. Xiang Ciyuan felt as if his spine had almost broken, and his internal organs were shaken.
My father was actually an extreme person. He seemed to have no temper, and was peaceful and kind, but that was just an appearance.
When someone is good to another, he can say anything and arrange all sorts of good things for them, leaving no room for criticism.
However, if he wants to get rid of someone, he will show absolutely no mercy.
Including the incident involving Xiang Zhenggang not long ago, it seems like he brought trouble upon himself and had nothing to do with the Xiang family, but only the Xiang family knows that from the moment Xiang Zhenggang returned to the ancient city to start his business and acquired that piece of land, Xiang Zhengyi had already begun planning.
On the surface, they were very polite, as if they were considering brotherhood, but behind the scenes, they did a lot of dirty tricks.
Who would be so polite to their love rival? You can fool everyone else, but you can't fool him.
"The reason you acted in the matter with Uncle wasn't because Zhizhi was kidnapped. You just used it as an excuse to do what you wanted. Dad, you're so hypocritical. I even start to doubt whether Uncle and Mom's relationship back then, and whether Mom's feelings for you were accidental or deliberate..."
"Secondary Source!"
"I'll beat you to death, you unfilial son!"
Xiang Zhengyi was trembling with anger. He struck Xiang Ciyuan on the back with a stick. Xiang Ciyuan's mind went blank, and he lost his footing and fell to the ground.
He wanted to fight again, but Xiang Jingyi blocked the attack. Xiang Ciyuan let out a muffled groan, almost unable to catch his breath.
"Dad, stop hitting him!"
In this family, only Xiang Ciyuan dared to say such things, ruthlessly tearing away Xiang Zhengyi's disguise. Xiang Zhengyi was trembling with anger at this moment, and even the hand holding his cane was shaking.
"Jingyi, move aside."
"Dad, stop hitting him!"
He knew how powerful his cane was.
"I'm going to teach him a lesson today."
"Teach me a lesson? What makes you think you can teach me a lesson? Aren't you just like me, only caring about the outcome? You invited me to protect the Xiang family's reputation because you were afraid I would do something that would disgrace the Xiang family. What about you? You're just better at putting on a show than I am. Do you dare let Zhizhi know about those things?"
"Jiang Yao's deception led to what happened next. You could have acted decisively, but you turned a blind eye. You used Shen Shixun as a target to get rid of Zhizhi from Song Ze, all for the sake of having a legitimate child..."
"You manipulated Shen Shixun to make him believe that you were truly sincere towards him. From the first time he entered the Xiang family, you planned everything that followed. You didn't want Zhizhi to be too upset, but you also didn't want her to take Shen Shixun too seriously. You looked down on Shen Shixun from the bottom of your heart and didn't approve of him, yet you still acquiesced to him entering the Xiang family and kicked him out without any mercy."
"You asked my elder brother to use special methods to get Shen Shixun to divorce, and thankfully he didn't listen to you."
"What special methods?"
Xiang Ciyuan immediately fell silent, as if he had gone mute. Xiang Nanzhi then looked at Xiang Jingyi and Xiang Zhengyi, "Big brother, Dad, what special method is it?"
Xiang Jingyi lowered her head, while Xiang Nanzhi smiled. "I didn't know you had special methods against Shen Shixun. Dad, this matter concerns me, so I have the right to know, right?"
When she asked this question, she probably already had the answer in her mind: "Could it be that she's planning to go after Shen Shixun's family in order to force him to divorce me?"
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