The people who know you best are not only your enemies, but also the people around you.
Although Liu Shu's status in the family was greatly reduced due to his disfigurement, it was still easy for him to arrange a confidant around Liu Qingming. It was also because of Liu Shu's cooperation that they were able to find clues of Liu Qingming's contact with the people in the arsenal. It was also because of Liu Shu's selfless help that Fang Yan was able to find the hiding place of the assassin in the arsenal. If Liu Shu hadn't helped, Liu Qingming would never have come to this place at this time.
Therefore, the people who can hurt you the most are not only your enemies, but also your loved ones.
The latter is hard to guard against.
Liu Qingming didn't expect to meet Liu Shu here, and his emotions have not completely calmed down until now.
He stared at Willow with a gloomy face and said, "Childish? Yes, in your heart, I am always so childish. You always look down on me and always treat me as an idiot. Am I an idiot? Of course I am not."
"How am I worse than you? How am I not as good as you? If you didn't have a good father, how could you always stand in front of me in any situation? You act crazy all day and think you are hiding your sinister side? You play with a few more women and you are insulting yourself? You are the public lover, do you know that every time I hear someone call you that, I sneer in my heart. Who is really childish?"
"Yes, I have always wanted to replace you and become one of the new Four Beauties of Huacheng. I have never hidden this thought of mine. You were stabbed by Lu Chaoge and your face was cut by Fang Yan. I was very happy to hear these things. I knew my chance had come. The Liu family would never let a loser and a disfigured person stand out. If they were to choose again, I would be the most suitable candidate."
Liu Qingming looked at the willow tree and said, "If you were me, wouldn't you think differently than I do? Wouldn't you reach out and grab the opportunity when it comes?"
"Same." Willow said frankly. "Maybe I think more extreme than you do. I even pray before going to bed at night, praying that you will never stand up again and lie in a wheelchair like a waste for the rest of your life -"
"I didn't cut your face, and I have nothing to do with you being cheated." Liu Qingming said unwillingly: "Why do you hate me so much?"
"I don't hate you." Willow said. "I don't hate you at all. I still think of you as my brother."
"Brother? The brother you betrayed?" Liu Qingming sneered. He had waited for so long, and he deliberately spoke loudly, but until now no member of the arsenal had rushed over to help.
He knew they were all dead.
When he saw Fang Yan and Liu Shu sitting on the sofa in the living room, he knew they were all dead. If they were not dead, how could Fang Yan and Liu Shu dare to sit on the sofa in the armory
The Arsenal is a killer company that researches gunpowder and various genetic weapons. Aren’t they afraid of being blown to ashes
It was just a suspicion before, but now I can finally confirm it.
Willow stood up.
He walked towards Liu Qingming step by step. His walking posture was ugly, swaying from side to side, like a male duck with an injured left leg.
The middle-aged bodyguard took a step forward and stood in front of Liu Qingming. That was his only protective force.
Willow waved his hand, signaling the middle-aged bodyguard to go away.
"Uncle Ming, get out of the way." Liu Qingming said. "If he wants to kill me, you can't stop him."
The middle-aged bodyguard looked unwilling, but he could only step aside and let Liu Shu pass.
Liu Shu stood in front of Liu Qingming, looking at his handsome features controlled by anger, and said with a smile: "From childhood to adulthood, among so many brothers in the family, our relationship is the best. To be honest, I don't like you, and you just said that you hate me very much. But we are the two best people in the Liu family - at least we both think so. Therefore, we must live together closely, so that those elders can have enough confidence in us. How can a person who can't even unite his brothers and family members become the heir of the family?"
"I have always felt that I am the heir of the Liu family, at least everyone else thinks so. Therefore, I must maintain the demeanor of an heir and unite all the forces around me that can be united. However, when I found out that you were doing the same thing as me, I began to dislike you from the bottom of my heart. Now you know why I say you are stupid? Because you exposed your ambition too early."
"In your position, what should you do? You should be hostile to me, you should be my enemy in every way, and you should trip me up and stab me when the time is right. This is what you should do. This is the attitude of an unwilling competitor. I know there are broad-minded people in this world, but I also know that person will definitely not be you."
"I don't hate you." Willow looked at Liu Qingming and said, "I have no reason to hate you. Because you and I are both poor climbers. I accidentally fell down when I climbed halfway up the mountain. Although I didn't die, I was covered in scars. You are my successor. You climbed up along the path I walked, but I was pulled down by my unwillingness. You are also a poor person. Why should I hate you?"
"If you don't hate me, why would you team up with Fang Yan to deal with me? If you don't hate me, why would you betray me like this?" Liu Qingming pointed at Fang Yan who was sitting on the sofa and said, "Have you forgotten how he hurt you? Have you forgotten how he humiliated you? He scratched your face, broke your legs, and threw you down from the building - if it wasn't hatred, what on earth would have made you team up with him to deal with me?"
"Have you forgotten what I just said? We are both climbers, but the top of the mountain can only accommodate one person. Therefore, we must do everything we can to kick and beat our opponents down - just like you secretly instructed the people in the arsenal to assassinate Fang Yan, but deliberately directed the clue to me. Don't you also hope that Fang Yan will regard me as his mortal enemy, and then the two of us will have a fierce fight and I will be completely solved by him - in that case, no one will stand in front of you, right?"
"Yes, you did a great job, and Fang Yan did focus on me as a suspect. But have you ever thought that there is a fatal flaw in your plan - that flaw is me. You want to tell everyone that I did it, and Fang Yan also suspects that I did it, but I know I didn't do it. I have nothing to do with the arsenal."
"In this way, you will be easily exposed. Besides, you think that even if I guess the truth, I can do nothing about it, because Fang Yan and I are mortal enemies. No matter what, I will not run over to tell Fang Yan that I didn't do this-----"
Liu Qingming sneered and said, "In the end, I underestimated your shamelessness and cowardice. I really didn't expect you to cooperate with Fang Yan. Anyone who has suffered such humiliation and harm would never do such a thing when facing his enemy, right?"
"So, this is where you are inferior to me," said the willow tree. "A real man can bend and stretch. Yesterday's enemy becomes today's friend. This happens every day in the business world. Why do you find it hard to understand?"
"I find it hard to understand why you would cooperate with someone like Fang Yan." Liu Qingming said. "Fang Yan is as cunning as a wolfdog. Aren't you afraid that he will dig a hole to bury you? You worked so hard, but all your efforts were in vain. Doesn't it sound sad?"
"Why can't I cooperate with someone like Fang Yan?" Liu Shu asked with a smile. "If I cooperate with Fang Yan, I can get what I want. We are mortal enemies, but we can also advance and retreat together. If I cooperate with him, he will help me regain the position of heir to the Liu family. If I cooperate with you, will you give me this position? Obviously, this is impossible. Because only the two of us are in the most direct competition."
"So, it will be hard for me to leave the winery today?" Liu Qingming asked, but his eyes were looking at Fang Yan who was sitting on the sofa and listening to their conversation with a smile. He knew that the decision maker here today was that man. His brother Liu Shu was just a flatterer.
Fang Yan took a cotton swab from the table and used it to clean his ears. He said, "Don't ask me about this kind of thing. I'm not interested in asking about other people's family affairs. But I'm a petty person. No matter who hurts me, don't think I can just laugh it off."
Liu Shu reached out his hand, gently patted Liu Qingming's shoulder, and said, "You led the Liu family down a wrong path, and even naively thought that you had formed an alliance with the Jiang and Gu families. Do you know that you have to listen to their words in reverse? They called you brothers at the table, but turned around and stepped on you to the ground. You can't believe their words, they are not good people."
"I need a chance, and the Liu family also needs to make a new choice. All sacrifices are worthwhile." Liu Shu stretched out his arms and hugged Liu Qingming in his arms. He patted his shoulder gently and said, "Thank you, my good brother."
Willow's movements were kind and her voice was gentle. It was like an elder brother comforting his injured younger brother. Their feelings were so sincere and their embrace was so touching.
Anyone who sees them will think that they are a pair of brothers with a very good relationship.
Liu Qingming's head rested softly on Liu Shu's shoulder, his eyes were wide open and blood was flowing from the corners of his mouth.
He had a lot of reluctance, but even more of it was heartache.
There was a sharp knife stuck in his heart.
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