"Come on, hit me!" Xia Yiran was desperate, pointing at him. "You get all the best food and drinks at home, and even the best schools for your education, while I have to work part-time and use my earnings to support you! Why? After I finally made a name for myself, you all acted like vampires, wanting to peel off a layer of skin from me! Now that I'm down and out, you still want to hit me? What right do you have to hit me? You're the only useless one in the family!"
"Who are you calling useless?!"
The siblings started fighting, both pulling no punches. Xia Yiran aimed a kick at his groin, while Liu Yaozong grabbed her hair and slapped her face back and forth.
Liu Wan Quan, enraged, threw away his cigarette and came to separate them. "Stop fighting! Both of you, stop!"
Bao Fang, however, was surprisingly calm, sitting opposite them and watching the siblings.
"What are you standing there for? Come help!"
Bao Fang ignored them, her calm demeanor a stark contrast to her usual cautious self.
Liu Wan Quan finally managed to separate them. Both were disheveled. Liu Yaozong clutched himself, cold sweat beading on his forehead from the pain. "Damn it, you really went for it!"
Xia Yiran's eyes were red, her long hair pulled messily, her cheeks swollen. She glared at him fiercely. "Yes! I want you to be unable to have descendants!!"
Liu Wan Quan panicked at her words and, without a word, pulled her over and slapped her. "Damn it! Who are you talking about being unable to have descendants?!"
"Hit her, Dad! Hit her hard!" Liu Yaozong was also furious.
"Hit me! Hahaha! Hit me!" Xia Yiran laughed with hatred and madness. "Everything I have is ruined now, and you're happy, right? Hit me, kill me, at least I'll make the headlines!"
Liu Wan Quan sighed heavily, slouched back down, and lit another cigarette.
Liu Yaozong sat indignantly beside his mother. "Are you still thinking about money? You're so stupid. You should be worried about going to jail! This is fraud! Even if Xia Wei Liang doesn't pursue it, do you think the Xia family is easy to mess with? After deceiving them for so long, they won't let you off the hook!"
His words jolted them awake. Liu Wan Quan's eyes suddenly widened. "They wouldn't actually sue, would they?"
Liu Yaozong couldn't stand their naivety. "These rich people care a lot about their reputation. You've caused the Xia family such a huge loss and so much embarrassment, of course they'll want to save face!"
Xia Yiran's expression was also grim. She picked up her phone and went to call her agent.
Liu Wan Quan was also starting to panic. "What should we do?"
Liu Yaozong suggested, "How about we run?"
"Where can we run to?" Bao Fang suddenly spoke, her gaze towards her husband and son more resolute than ever. "If we run now, Yaozong will never be able to hold his head high for the rest of his life! And his children, his children's children, will they all be branded as 'con artists' and 'fugitives'?"
Liu Wan Quan wanted to say, "What do you know?" But Bao Fang seemed to have anticipated this and looked at him. "Do you have a better solution?"
Liu Wan Quan faltered again, his face darkening as he remained silent.
Liu Yaozong initially didn't care, but hearing about his children, and his children's children, he too fell silent.
He knew what kind of person he was, but he couldn't implicate his descendants.
At that moment, Xia Yiran's voice could be heard from outside. "Demanding compensation from me? Why should I compensate? It's clearly Xia Wei Liang who defamed me. You should go after her. I'm also a victim!"
The call was quickly disconnected.
"Hello? Hello?!"
Xia Yiran kicked the door in anger, a loud bang echoing.
"Xia Wei Liang! Xia Wei Liang! It's all your fault! I'm not done with you!"
She burst into the room, a sinister smile on her face, making Liu Yaozong's neck prickle.
"If she won't let me have a good life, I won't let her have one either! Heh... heh..."
Liu Yaozong leaned closer to his mother. "What's wrong with her? Has she gone crazy?"
Bao Fang looked at her suspiciously, a vague sense of foreboding washing over her. "Yiran, what are you planning now?"
"It has nothing to do with you!" Xia Yiran snapped at her, her eyes filled with resentment. "You only want to ruin me. From now on, my business is none of your concern!"
Liu Wan Quan quickly asked, "Yiran, do you have an idea?"
Xia Yiran glanced at him. "Follow me."
She left the room with Liu Wan Quan.
Bao Fang's brows furrowed tightly, and she instantly became uneasy. "Can't she let go? Why is she still so stubborn?"
Although he didn't know what she was planning, her demeanor was terrifying. Liu Yaozong said slowly, "She climbed to her current position by posing as the Xia family's daughter, how could she give it up so easily? Sigh, as long as she doesn't drag us down."
Outside, Liu Wan Quan was also startled after listening to her. "Are you telling the truth?"
Xia Yiran sneered. "I arranged it myself, what do you think?"
Liu Wan Quan excitedly clapped his hands. "Wonderful! Now Xia Wei Liang won't be able to recover! Even if the Xia family wants to sue us, they'll have to consider the evidence we have!"
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Xia Wei Liang stood outside, answering her phone.
Xia Cheng Ye sat on the sofa with his head bowed, looking rather subdued.
Su Hui had been watching her from the beginning, occasionally shedding tears.
Xie Wan Fei looked at the couple. "Did you bring her back to read fortunes? You've brought the person, so speak quickly. If you have nothing else to say, I'll take her back!"
Xia Xiao Qiu knew her great aunt had a sharp tongue but a kind heart. She smiled and said, "Second Uncle, Second Aunt, don't worry too much. The fact that cousin agreed to come back today shows she doesn't resent you."
Xia Cheng Ye looked up, staring blankly. Su Hui was also overjoyed. "Really? My cousin doesn't hate us?"
Xie Wan Fei scoffed. "Heh, shouldn't you be hated? Asking such a childish question!"
Su Hui blushed and lowered her head, murmuring, "I know I'm too demanding, but I truly want to apologize to Wei Liang."
Outside, Xia Wei Liang stood on the steps, her face somewhat pale.
Jing Huan was opposite her. "The angle of the candid shot is still very clear, and the time is also consistent, it was after that charity gala... I'll ask you this one question: did this happen?"
Xia Wei Liang bit her lip, finally mustering the courage to reply, "Yes, it did, but I didn't get a clear look at the man. He left after I got up."
"Why didn't you tell me?" Su Dan Novel Net
"I'm sorry, Sister Huan... I originally wanted to pretend it never happened, so I could forget."
Ji Huan sighed. "It's clearly arranged by Xia Yiran. Now she wants to drag you down with her, which is why she's releasing the photos. And I heard that this isn't all. She has bigger moves up her sleeve."