When Mr. Xu heard what Xu Qingran said, his face turned red with anger.
He ignored the many relatives, friends and outsiders around him and pointed at Xu Qingran and said angrily: "You little bastard, did you do this on purpose?!"
Almost everyone present knew that Xu Qingran, the beautiful stepmother, had fallen down from the upstairs of her home some time ago. Although she was sent to the hospital, the baby in her belly was not saved in the end.
What caused her to fall from the building was Voltman's small model.
No one knew how the little toy ended up in such a place. Everyone speculated that they were not paying attention when they were carrying the box of toys they bought for the baby upstairs, and it fell out, leading to such a tragedy.
It was the arm of the little model that was stepped on and broken, and it has not been found yet.
The Xu family was already very sad about losing their child, but Xu Qingran had to bring it up at this time. It was not known whether the gift he gave was intentional or unintentional, but it was exactly what his stepmother didn't want to see the most.
After Xu Qingran learned the truth, he said innocently: "This is not my fault."
"Everything was fine when I left home. You guys never contacted me for any major or minor matters, and no one ever mentioned this to me. How would I know?"
He looked regretful, then stared into his stepmother's eyes and said, "Auntie, I remember reminding you a long time ago to do good deeds for the baby in your belly. Otherwise, the sins you have committed in the past will backfire on you."
The stepmother met Xu Qingran's eyes, and was frightened and guilty by the dark gaze in his dark brown eyes. She subconsciously thought of what she had done many years ago, but Xu Qingran was still young at that time, and even before that, he had not been born yet, so it was impossible for him to know those old things!
Father Xu couldn't stand Xu Qingran's sarcastic words, and angrily scolded: "You little bastard, what nonsense are you talking about! On such a good day, you have to make everyone unhappy, right?"
"Dad," Xu Qingran changed the target, addressing him respectfully with a tone as cold as a stranger, "I am also your child, why are you only holding a graduation banquet for Qing'an?"
"Not only did they not host it for me, they didn't even give me an invitation."
"What? You have a new wife and step-child, so the one with your original wife is just grass?"
Although Xu Qingran was smiling, his eyes made people feel cold to the heart.
He curled the corners of his lips and said sarcastically, "If you don't know, you would think that Xu Qing'an, your stepson, is your biological son."
The guests who came to the banquet were whispering and looking at Xu Qingran with surprise. Hearing these words from his mouth, they thought about it carefully and found that they did make some sense.
Even if Xu Qingran was rebellious, she was still his own child. Moreover, Xu's father had repeatedly promoted how much he loved his first wife. If it was true, he would love her too.
Now it seems that his relationship with Xu Qingran is very bad. Looking back at the details of his attitude towards Xu Qingran's son and Xu Qing'an over the years, one can find that there is a difference, which makes people think in a weird direction.
Hearing this, Lu Cheng turned around and asked Xu Qing'an beside him: "Didn't you tell me that it was your brother who rejected your invitation?"
Xu Qing'an looked at a loss, and finally bit his lower lip and lowered his head and said: "My parents are worried that my brother will make a scene again like before, so... You can blame me, it's my fault that I didn't insist on convincing them to change their minds."
Father Xu was hit on the heartstrings and could hardly hold back his expression. He could only suppress his anger and change the subject: "You have been rejected by the school, so how can you be promoted to a higher school?!"
Xu Qingran chuckled: "Why not? The school has already registered my information."
The military academy has done such an excellent job of keeping secrets that not a single piece of information has been leaked so far.
Father Xu thought he was giving up on himself and just randomly enrolled in a fake university. He said unhappily, "Qing'an is going to the medical school of Grantis University. How can it be the same?!"
When I went to the military academy with Shen Tingyu that day, the academy reminded us that admission details could not be disclosed to the outside world before school started.
So he didn't reveal the news, and only said: "Qing'an's admission to higher education is indeed worth celebrating."
"So, in order to wish my step-brother a smooth academic advancement, I took the time to prepare a surprise gift for him."
As soon as I finished speaking, I received a notification on my phone.
Xu Qingran raised his eyebrows: "What a coincidence, I just mentioned it and it's here."
When the Xu family heard the word "surprise", they felt a sudden jolt in their hearts, and had a strong sense of foreboding. As expected, when Xu Qingran came to the banquet hall with a bunch of people, gifts and flowers, the Xu family and Xu Qingan himself turned pale.
Batch after batch of mournful white bouquets were brought out of the elevator, quickly filling up the space outside the hall. A bunch of professional opera singers wearing bright red festive robes walked in with various gongs and drums in their hands, smiling and banging the gongs loudly.
The day of the engagement party.
Xu Qing'an asked someone to send a wreath for the funeral in his name. Xu Qingran simply ordered a truckload of white flowers today, and placed a black-and-white photo of Xu Qing'an in the middle of the flowers, which was even more extravagant than the previous scene.
He said, "I think the white lotus color suits you very well."
Xu Qing'an hired people in his name to cry at the engagement party, so today he invited professional opera singers.
The expression and atmosphere must be joyful, the singing must be cheerful, and the theme should be "Failure in the Examination".
He also invited a calligrapher to write a couplet for Xu Qingan as a gift. The gift delivery person, wearing an exquisite Tang suit, held a scroll and walked to Xu Qingran with a very well-managed expression.
Then they threw the scrolls in their hands towards Xu Qing'an.
The Union,
—How can one with bad conduct cure kindness
The lower link,
—How can you heal the world without virtue and courtesy
Horizontal batch,
—I wish you fail in graduation and your dream will never come true.
The whole audience was silent.
Xu's relatives were also dumbfounded.
Only the singing and the beating of drums and gongs were left, and it was still as noisy as during the Chinese New Year.
The protagonist of today in the center of the field was so angry that his eyes turned red, his fists were clenched, and his breathing became gradually rapid.
Xu Qingran curled his eyes at him.
Didn't he like to say that he was a trouble maker? Then today he would let this stepbrother see what a real trouble maker was.
"Last time you said that I would send a suicide note to Lu Cheng, hang myself, and disrupt your engagement party, right?"
As Xu Qingran spoke, he walked to one of the men he hired and took the brand new iron rod from his hands. He looked down, patted it to confirm its sturdiness, then dragged it and walked slowly to Xu Qingan.
When she looked up at him again, there was no smile in her eyes: "You like to direct and act by yourself, and find someone to make trouble? You want to experience it, I will let you experience it to your heart's content today."
After saying this, without warning, he hit Xu Qing'an in the abdomen with a stick. The heavy collision sound made the scalp of the people around him numb.
The guests on the scene didn't expect him to really do it, and they all covered their mouths and screamed. Some frightened guests subconsciously wanted to escape from this place, but they were frightened by the sound of Xu Qingran turning around and smashing the table.
The table covered with pink and white silk cloth shattered into pieces in an instant.
While the tableware was smashed to the ground, it successfully prevented the guests from fleeing in panic.
Xu Qingran habitually placed his hands on the top of the stick and lazily unloaded half of his body weight: "Today, no one can leave before I say we can end this."
His tone was cold, and there was a sense of madness that didn't care about anyone's life or death, as if if they dared to leave, he would tie a bomb to his body and die with them and everyone in the building.
Anyway, everyone obeyed and didn't move - even though they should have known very well that in their impression the other party was just an F-class psychic who was powerless.
Seeing Xu Qing'an holding his waist and coughing violently with a painful expression, Lu Cheng hurried over to support him.
Then he glared at the arrogant and domineering man holding a weapon: "Xu Qingran!"
"I know you've always been willful, but I didn't expect you to be so scary now! Qing'an is your brother after all, how could you really do that to him?!"
Xu Qingran sneered: "Indeed, it's too late for me to take action now."
"I should have broken all three of your legs when I found out that you two carried me to bed on my birthday."
The voice was cold and indifferent, but it landed powerfully.
The crowd, who were originally worried, gradually began to have a desire to watch the show.
Lu Cheng didn't expect Xu Qingran to talk about this matter in front of so many people. No matter how calm and composed he was, he couldn't help but blush with shame. Especially with so many junior students and familiar teachers around him, he felt his face was very hot.
Without waiting for his reply, Xu Qingran looked at Xu Qingan again, and did not miss the hatred that flashed across his eyes.
He smiled: "You sent me a photo of you and Lu Cheng in bed on the day of our engagement, and when I was out you found someone to take me to South District 13, sent a letter to Lu Cheng in my name, and staged such a big drama. Isn't it what you want to have a lively scene like today?"
"How is it? What I arranged today is much higher in quality than your previous tricks, isn't it?"
Lu Cheng was shocked and frowned: "What are you talking about?"
Xu Qingran shifted his eyes slightly to the side and squinted at him: "Do you really think you, Lu Cheng, are someone special?"
"You are just a used piece of dirt. Do I need to cry, make a scene, and even hang myself on your engagement day?"
"You are the first colonel of the Silver Dragon Battalion, but you don't even have basic judgment ability." He raised the corners of his lips silently, staring straight into Lu Cheng's eyes, deliberately stabbing him where it hurts, "You are not as good as Shen Tingyu of the Golden Wing Battalion."
Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, Lu Cheng's lips turned pale.
But what made him most uncomfortable was the look of disgust that Xu Qingran gave him, quietly piercing his heart. At this moment, he truly realized that the friendship between him and Xu Qingran had finally been broken, and it was difficult to repair.
Xu Qingran: "I'm going to say this today. Everything that happened at the engagement party has nothing to do with me."
"However, from now on, I will participate in any banquet you, Xu Qingan, host."
As he said this, he looked at Xu Qing'an who had stood up again, pinched his jaw and forced him to look at him: "I have to bear all the infamy you have given me, so that I can bear it with peace of mind, don't you think?"
The force was so strong that it seemed to remove his jaw.
Although he was extremely angry, Xu Qing'an's body subconsciously trembled when he was stared at by those abyss-like eyes. Before he could struggle, he was thrown away by him.
This time, Lu Cheng did not support him immediately, but asked in a low voice: "... Qing'an, what's going on?"
Xu Qing'an dug his nails into the flesh, but soon released them, his expression weak and innocent: "I don't know either, I didn't do what he said..."
Hearing this, Xu Qingran took out a stack of developed photos from his pocket and threw them into the air like scattering banknotes, and they fell to the ground like flowers from heaven. The onlookers who were closer could clearly see that the photos were Xu Qingan and Lu Cheng snuggling in bed.
He didn't even have a piece of clothing on him.
The last photo held in Xu Qingran's hand just happened to capture the time on the bedside cabinet, which had the date of that night on it.
It was indeed Xu Qingran’s birthday at the beginning of the year!
"Oh? You mean there was a third person in the room when you were having sex, acting as your cameraman? Otherwise, where did these photos come from?"
The photos he had anonymously sent to Xu Qingran were clearly set to be destroyed after being viewed. Where did he print them out?!
The system indicates that it will do this question.
Cracking any non-intelligent system is a piece of cake for it!
"You're full of lies." Xu Qingran said word by word, his eyes were annoyed, and he wanted to continue beating people.
But he was stopped by Lu Cheng.
There was pain in his eyes that came from nowhere: "... Stop fighting. If someone dies, you will be sent to the evil tower again."
It sounds more like he is considering Xu Qingran.
Xu Qingran sneered and didn't intend to appreciate it: "Don't mention him. If he really makes me angry, I will beat you too."
Lu Cheng pursed his lips: "You can't beat me."
Although he said this, the surprise in his heart had not yet subsided.
When he blocked the attack for Xu Qing'an just now, he felt the resonance of the spiritual power coming from Xu Qingran through his weapon. Based on his experience in training and fighting with others, such power can only be possessed by people with a spiritual pool between BA level at least.
But this person is Xu Qingran.
He knew his weakness better than anyone else, so he was always worried about him.
Lu Cheng was stunned.
He suddenly realized that in just a few months, Xu Qingran, who used to follow him and need his protection, had grown up quietly. She no longer looked at him with admiration and love, and in those beautiful eyes, there was only ruthless hatred.
"What I care about is whether I can win or not?" Xu Qingran suddenly smiled at him.
Suddenly, I seemed to be back in the past.
But the next words she said pushed him hard into the ice pond: "As long as I can bite off a piece of meat, I don't care if I die."
In his previous life, Xu Qingran had encountered all kinds of ruthless opponents.
No matter whether it is a one-on-one fight or a group fight, no matter whether the opponent is weaker or stronger than him, the word "retreat" has never appeared in his dictionary.
Either march toward victory in blood, or fight until the last moment of your life.
During the stiff confrontation, the stepmother, who had given her a mental shock when Xu Qingran came in, suddenly rushed to them.
She stood in front of Xu Qing'an, tears streaming down her face: "Stop arguing and fighting!"
"Don't blame Qingran for this, blame me, it's all my fault!"
The stepmother, who was forty years old but looked like a pretty girl in her twenties or thirties, cried with tears in her eyes, and attracted the sympathy of everyone when she raised her eyes.
She held her chest with both hands, looking sad: "It was me who brought An An to marry into the Xu family and destroyed this family. Qing Ran had just lost his mother at that time, and I shouldn't have agreed to his father's request and come here rashly."
"Don't blame this kid. He didn't do anything wrong to have everything taken away from him. I'm the one who's wrong!" He knelt down tremblingly, causing the crowd to exclaim again. Some of the older people looked at Xu Qingran with a little more criticism.
Seeing this, Father Xu hurried over and bent over to support his stepmother: "Hey, Ailian, how can you say that! It's my responsibility. I didn't consider Qingran's feelings and forced you to come to the Xu family earlier to help me take care of this child!"
The couple sang the same tune, obviously trying to take the opportunity to restore their own image and that of the Xu family and divert attention.
Xu Qingran lowered his eyes and looked at the two people who were almost kneeling on the ground. Not only did he not show any guilt or panic, but he was justified in his endurance. His eyes were so cold that he seemed like a god looking down on criminals.
After a while, he chuckled and said, "Auntie, are you sure this is what you want to apologize to me for?"
"Instead of you climbing into my father's bed when my mother was pregnant with me, and entering the Xu family with my half-child a few years later. And you also found someone to drug my mother while she was pregnant, causing my mental pool to be congenitally damaged, causing her health to deteriorate and eventually she lost her job."
"Or, you took advantage of the time when my dad was out with you to get someone to break into the house and kill my mom?"
The stepmother looked up suddenly, and the fear that was not hidden on her face at that moment betrayed her true feelings.
Xu Qingran smiled slightly and lowered his head as if looking at an ant: "Let me think about it, there are many things you need to apologize for, but none of them are what you just said?"
At this moment, even Xu's father showed a trace of guilt, and the faces of the other Xu family members who were watching changed drastically when they heard it.
I don't know whether he was surprised by the scandal of Xu's father and others, or worried about the reputation of the Xu family.
Lu Cheng was equally surprised when he heard this. He glanced at Xu Qingan again and saw that he was staring blankly at Xu Qingran and his parents, but he didn't look too surprised.
It was like the truth had been known a long time ago.
Lu Cheng stared at the unspeakable photos at his feet. He was glad that his parents were too busy with work to attend the banquet, but he also felt lost. He suddenly began to doubt his feelings, doubt his decision to break up with Xu Qingran, and doubt whether his fiancée Xu Qingan was really as perfect as he thought.
On the other side, there was a tremor in the stepmother's delicate voice: "Qing, Qingran, Auntie knows that you are very angry that Qingan and I broke into your world, but you can't wrongly accuse us like this..."
"Do we need to do a DNA test on the spot?" Xu Qingran sneered. A girl carrying a toolbox, who had followed the hiring crowd to the venue, walked up silently behind him.
It was the nurse named Lin Xiao whom Xu Qingran had met at Yinlong United Hospital before.
Lin Xiao withstood countless stares and said, "The tools are all here, and the results will be available immediately on site."
She was a little socially anxious, and she regretted that she happened to be on duty in Xu Qingran's consultation room that day, and she regretted even more that it was she who handed him the gloves that day, which made him remember her. So much so that when he made a request, he specifically asked her to come over.
The only benefit is probably that you can participate in the live broadcast and watch the show.
Only then did Xu's father and the others realize that Xu Qingran came prepared.
He was determined to destroy this place thoroughly today and put an end to any possibility for them to tamper with the situation or find excuses.
Xu Qingran asked them with a smile: "How about it? Do you dare?"
Neither Xu's father nor his stepmother said anything.
The silence at this moment was more like a tacit agreement, which shocked the people around and made them gasp again.
He added: "And you drugged my mother and instigated others to kill her. Someone has evidence in their hands."
"Auntie, it will only take a few minutes to send you to court."
Upon hearing this, his Bai Lian stepmother rolled her eyes and fainted.
It could be that they can't bear the pressure, or they could be trying to escape.
The guests who were originally happy to attend the graduation banquet have gone crazy eating melons.
What a huge feud between wealthy families!
The Xu family's branch relatives were so angry that their faces turned as black as the bottom of a pot. They wanted to teach Xu's father and wife a lesson on the spot, and they also blamed Xu Qingran for being so ruthless and bringing up all these ugly things in front of so many outsiders.
Xu Qingran's goal has been achieved, so he definitely doesn't care what they think.
He only reminded Father Xu: "By the way, Dad, in two years I will reach the age specified in my mom's will. In order to facilitate the division of the property at that time, I suggest that you start sorting it out now."
"I think I should be able to live well in these few years until I am old enough to receive the inheritance, right?" He deliberately emphasized the word "well" to leave an impression on others.
The Xu family will have to keep a close eye on him during this period. Once something happens to him, all kinds of conspiracy theories and blame will fall on them.
After doing all this, Xu Qingran threw away the stick in his hand and said to everyone calmly, "Okay, this is where my blessings end. I won't participate in the eating session. I feel sick eating at the same table with these people."
After saying this, he turned and left the banquet hall.
The noise behind him was getting louder and louder. The gray-haired old patriarch of the Xu family was so angry that his heart ached. Everyone was clamoring and concerned about his situation. The guests looked at each other helplessly. While discussing the melon, they were also hesitant about whether the dinner should continue today.
Xu Qingran walked out of the hotel building. The crescent moon was already high outside. Many hotel guests were wandering in the front yard. In the lighted Western-style retro pavilion, several elegant ladies were chatting and laughing. The atmosphere was very different from the banquet hall on the top floor.
He walked straight to his aircraft, and after getting in, he did not start it immediately. Instead, he sat in the driver's seat and lost himself in thought.
The scene seemed to overlap with the day when I just traveled through time.
Finally, these messes were exposed.
Xu Qingran thought to himself.
After so many days of preparation, the expressions of the Xu family tonight successfully pleased him.
It was their fault for wanting to save face, and they invited as many guests as possible. Now it was really good, and more people knew about the farce tonight.
After all, the Xu family is a well-known wealthy family in Yinlong, and the construction group under it has a lot of cooperation with the official Yinlong. He believes that those old guys who have seen a lot of things will have a way to suppress public opinion in time.
But he hadn't thought of annihilating them all with a small move like tonight. He mainly wanted to disgust Xu's father, stepmother, and his stepbrother Xu Qing'an. Even if he could escape this time, it would plant the seeds of doubt in the hearts of the public and Lu Cheng, whom he cared about.
Once you panic, you will start to reveal more clues.
The more you reveal, the easier it will be for him to retaliate against you in the same way you have done to him.
Xu Qingran rested for a while in the car.
Only when people in gorgeous attire began to come out of the gate, filled with sorrow and resentment for not having had any food, did he start the flying car and disappear into a corner of the night sky.
To return to Shen Tingyu's home from the Andromeda Galaxy, one has to cross several galaxies and pass many checkpoints.
It took Xu Qingran about two days to finally return to the Sirius territory. When he passed a checkpoint on a planet and was about to find a place to rest and eat something, a gun-like attack suddenly came from below.
The missile hit the engine of his aircraft accurately and shot down his car like shooting a bird.
Fortunately, in order to save his mental energy, he did not fly too high. Plus, the car provided automatic protection, so although the car was damaged when it landed, no one was seriously injured.
The landing point was a relatively remote area outside the city. There were not many houses around, and there were still a lot of undeveloped forests and lands.
The car crashed into a hill in the area.
As soon as he walked out of the car with a dark face, a cold sharp blade suddenly touched his neck. Through the moonlight, he could clearly see the spiritual power flowing on the blade from the corner of his eye.
The familiar murderous aura and smell of blood seemed to bring him back to that afternoon some time ago.
Xu Qingran paused, and a slightly clearer voice came from behind him.
With a joking smile, I asked him, "Did you find out that day?"
"The smell of blood left on me."
(End of this chapter)