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  “Not only was he hopeless, but he was arrested. Once he was locked up, he was trapped for 35 years.”


  35 years. It was easy to say as it was only a number.

  However, the person in question had the thought of committing suicide a few times. 35 years was not something that could be summarized in just three words.

  “During those 35 years, the man lived a life worse than death. His dignity was trampled on completely! His humanity was destroyed! His soul was torn apart! But he was still alive! He lived for only one purpose. He wanted to see the woman he loved and ask her personally, ‘Why do you want to hurt me so much!’”


  Chi Baoguang could not help but take a deep breath.

  But soon, he regained his composure and was that calm and gentle man again.

  Chi Baoguang gently pinched Fang Pingjue’s shoulder with his long and thick fingers.

  Beads of sweat appeared on Fang Pingjue’s forehead.

  The story was not finished, and he continued.

  “Fortunately, the heavens opened their eyes and the man really escaped. He found the person he loved but found out that his brother, whom he treated as his biological brother, actually married the woman he loved. Do you know how that third brother married the woman Second Brother loved?”


  No one answered his question.

  In the huge lawn courtyard, only Chi Baoguang’s harsh laughter echoed.

  The short laughter soon stopped.

  Chi Baoguang’s expression turned serious as he said calmly, “In order to marry the woman he loved, he actually got her drunk and then…” Lisa and Chi Baoguang both thought that Fang Pingjue had really done that to Lisa, but only Fang Pingjue knew the truth.

  At the thought of this, Chi Baoguang’s heart ached.

  “After that, Third Brother kept apologizing and begging the woman to forgive him. He started to coax that woman with sweet words again. That woman gradually became friends with him, but she never fell in love with him. Later on, the two of them agreed to get married because of some other matters. Third Brother’s plans were very good. He must have planned for their relationship to develop over time. Fortunately, Second Brother misjudged his brother but didn’t misjudge the woman.”


  At this point, Chi Baoguang felt both regret and relief.

  “Of course. Their marriage didn’t last long. When Third Brother found out that his wife was actually pregnant with someone else’s child, he almost went crazy. In a fit of anger, he found a female celebrity to indulge in and even had a child with her… Later on, they divorced. However, Third Brother didn’t want anyone to know that he was cheated on, so he kept raising that child…”


  “God treated Second Brother quite well. Although he was locked up for the rest of his life, he has a wife, a daughter-in-law, and a grandson. On the other hand, Third Brother’s leg was bitten by a venomous snake due to his good son and his leg was amputated.” There was more gloating in Chi Baoguang’s tone.

  He sighed and said, “Fortunately, Third Brother lived a miserable life in his later years. Second Brother is relieved.”


  After saying that, Chi Baoguang took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the sweat off Fang Pingjue’s forehead.

  As he wiped it, he said, “Pingjue, why are you still sweating on such a cold day? Is it hot?” Chi Baoguang looked like he was blaming Liu Yu and said, “Sister-in-law, it’s better to get someone to remove the bonfire. Look at how hot your third brother is.”


  Liu Yu, who was suddenly called, was stunned.

  “Oh… Oh!” Liu Yu quickly got someone to remove the nearest bonfire.

  Chi Baoguang picked up Fang Pingjue’s cup, poured a glass of red wine in it, and took a sip from his cup.

  After drinking, he suddenly smashed his wine glass.

  Everyone trembled in fear.

  When a few pieces jumped up, they pierced the back of Fang Pingjue’s hand that was hanging under the table.

  Blood quickly oozed out. He grunted in pain.

  Everyone was shocked. The scene was so quiet that they could hear the carefree breathing of Chi Baoguang.

  As the eldest, Fang Qingyun was still more composed and quickly regained her senses. She stammered, “Bao… Baoguang, why did you suddenly smash the wine glass?”


  Chi Baoguang apologized with a smile, “Sorry, my hand slipped.”


  No one would believe that his hand was slippery.

  Chi Baoguang finally moved away from Fang Pingjue and returned to his seat.

  The moment he left, Fang Pingjue heaved a sigh of relief.

  Seeing that everyone was silent, Chi Baoguang chuckled and said, “What’s going on? It’s just a story. Why isn’t everyone saying anything? Or do you all think that this is real?”


  Everyone heaved a sigh of relief.

  Fang Pingjun quickly said, “No, no. A story is a story. We can still tell the difference.”


  Upon hearing this, the smile on Chi Baoguang’s face disappeared.

  His face darkened in an instant, and flashed with ruthlessness. Chi Baoguang looked annoyed and said, “Alright, I’m tired of acting like brothers.” The smile in his voice completely disappeared, and he sounded heartless.

  Fang Pingjun shut his mouth in shock.

  Fang Pingjun’s eyebrows twitched.

  Everyone was silent.

  Fang Ping had a hunch that the following words were not what they wanted to hear. He braced himself and called out to Brother Baoguang, wanting to persuade him to pay attention to the occasion. Before he could say anything, everyone heard Fang Pingjue’s name being called.

  “Fang Pingjue.”


  Fang Pingjue heard his voice and closed his eyes calmly.

  This moment had finally arrived.

  After a short sniffle, Fang Pingjue opened his eyes. He looked straight at Chi Baoguang silently.

  Chi Baoguang had a devilish smile on his face. He asked him, “Tell me, is my story good?”


  The truth of what happened back then was finally revealed. Fang Pingjue decided to go all out and stop pretending.

  He nodded and applauded Chi Baoguang.

  “Well said!” He clapped as he said, “Very well said!”


  Chi Baoguang nodded implicitly and accepted his praise.

  “However, you only told us the cause and events of the story, but you forgot to guess the outcome.” A hint of a smile appeared on Fang Pingjue’s face. His smile was a little strange.

  Fang Pingjun slowly filled in the ending of the story and said, “The end of the story is like this… Third Brother made a report on the first day Brother returned.”


  “Why did you make a report?”


  “Because Brother escaped from prison.”


  “How did he escape?” Fang Pingjue grinned cruelly. “It’s because they killed the prison guards.”


  Other than the thin light, everyone else was shocked.

  Lisa’s heart ached for Chi Baoguang. She had been guessing where Chi Baoguang had been locked up for the past 35 years. If he was in prison, that would explain everything.

  Fang Yusheng was also extremely shocked. He had guessed this before. Fang Pingjue’s words completely confirmed that his guess was right.

  All these years, Chi Baoguang had really been imprisoned in the cliff prison.

  That was a man-eating prison!