“And the one you’re referring too would be…”


  “Jing Yun, of course.” Mama Xu answered with a smile to the old man. “He’s Xu Yifeng, our long-lost son and the youngest child of the Xu family.”


  The Sheng family were stunned at those words, with everyone’s eyes bulging!

  How was that possible?

  No… No way!

  “We’re really thankful for you grooming him over the years, Old Mister Sheng.” Papa Xu said as he offered a gift. “I’m not sure what you would like, which is why I brought this collector’s item to show our sincerity.”


  The butler received the gift and passed it to the old man, who was stunned after just a look…


  It was an artifact on par with national treasures—and the Xu family was giving it to him just like that.

  Still, he was even more surprised that Jing Yun was the third son of the Xu couple, a powerful family in their own right.

  How ironic that he had just humiliated Jing Yun in this very spot just a moment ago, and then had his parents come knocking on their door.

  The entire Sheng family was astonished as well, aside from those few who were aware of the truth.

  The old man felt both shame and grief all over his body, because he never could have imagined that Jing Yun had such roots.

  Not to mention what he did…


  “Thank you… the truth is… Jing Yun is such a likeable child. He’s understanding and capable…”


  The loud slaps could be heard resoundingly in the wide living room just then. The old man had been talking big without a sense of shame, even calling Jing Yun a mongrel and delusional.

  And now, his words had changed dramatically in no time at all.

  It was utterly laughable.

  “Yes, we’ve only found our son after a long time. We wanted to give him the best this world has to offer… which is why Huang Yao might have to groom a new assistant, what with Feng’er having to come home to us to inherit our wealth.” Mama Xu deliberately said right in front of the old man’s face.

  “Well, that’s a great loss to us at Huang Yao…”


  Mama Xu beamed, but noticed Sheng Minglan’s red eyes just then and waved at her to come. “What’s wrong, Minglan? Why are your eyes red?”


  “Children always cause trouble. I’ve just had a few harsh words with her.” The old man quickly explained.

  “I see… But our Feng’er loves her so much! Of course, we really like her too… I wonder if you would give them your approval, Old Mister Sheng?”


  It’s the Xu family after all.

  An important family in the medical field.

  The old man would have to be brain dead to decline, but what happened just now was another matter entirely.

  And Sheng Minglan quickly seized the chance to enlighten Mama Xu right then.

  “Madam, I’m sorry to say that Jing Yun was bullied to the bone right here just a moment ago. My grandfather despised Jing Yun for having no roots and penniless, humiliating him so much and protesting strongly against us being together.”


  Mama Xu’s face dropped immediately and she turned to the old man. “What was that about, sir?”


  “I… didn’t know about Jing Yun, I thought…”


  “As the saying goes, ‘never hold contempt against a penniless youth’. Shouldn’t seniors set their sights further when measuring a younger person?” Papa Xu promptly cut him short. “And here I assumed that Feng’er would tell you that he is the young master of the Xu family… to think that he didn’t even mention it.”


  “We certainly wouldn’t nitpick since our family owes you, but from now on Feng’er will be the third young master of the Xu family, and definitely wouldn’t return here.”


  “That is only natural.”


  “As for Minglan… I really like her, but I could also tell that you’re really reluctant for her to be with our Feng’er, and in that case we certainly wouldn’t force your hand.”


  Mama Xu said with purpose. “Apologies for bothering you today.”


  Meanwhile, Grandpa Sheng had awkwardness and fluster written all over his face.

  He had been humiliating someone’s son one second, only to have his parents come calling in the next.

  And Jing Yun is not some mongrel, but the third young master of the Xu family!

  “Butler, please see them out.” Of course, the old man didn’t try to keep the Xu couple either.

  After all, how could he?

  “Oh, right. We would soon announce Feng’er’s homecoming. We hope that old mister would honor our reception as a guest.”


  “Of course.” The old man smiled awkwardly.

  It was only when the couple had gotten far when the old man turned to Sheng Xiao. “You did that on purpose. You knew about it all along, didn’t you?”


  “So what?” Sheng Xiao shot back. “You’ve always loved the rich and scorned the poor, sucking up to any power. Would you have understood why you should never hold contempt against a penniless youth if you weren’t taught a lesson?”


  “You could humiliate Jing Yun as much as you like. When he inherits the Xu family’s business, he has all he needs to make trouble for you and get payback.”


  “Unless you don’t get sick, of course.”


  The old man was left clutching his chest in fury, stumbling several steps backward.

  “Anyway, the Xu family is moving here to Jianchuan. It’s really not a problem if you still forbid Fourth Sister and Jing Yun from being together. They would reunite eventually, and the question only is whether you want to be thanked or targeted.”


  The old man closed his eyes then, clearly feeling Sheng Xiao’s threat.

  If he still wouldn’t release Sheng Minglan, the only one taking the short end of the stick was the Sheng family when Jing Yun retaliated.

  “Sleep on it.”


  Sheng Xiao said, eyeing him before sharing a look with Mama Sheng, both of them sharing mutual understanding in that instant.

  After half a beat, the old man closed his eyes again and told Sheng Minglan, “Go, Fourth Sister.”


  Because what else could he do?

  He wouldn’t hear a word when Jing Yun was reasoning with him and even humiliated him. Now that he knew who Jing Yun really was, however, he could only admit defeat, stammering as he tried to make amends.

  What could that be aside from being a b*tch?

  At the same time, Sheng Minglan eyed the old man once before promptly darting out of the house. The old man ought to know how much she hated him by now.

  He could only consider that he had lost his daughter.

  Be that as it may, he didn’t lose anything since he could connect to the Xu family by matrimony—in name, at least.

  But he just couldn’t tell whether Jing Yun would hold a grudge over what happened today.

  “Leave. That’s enough drama for the day.” The old man was absolutely exhausted in spirit. “You really want me to die, Sheng Xiao.”


  “Anyone would have hope that you live long—if you kept your act together as a grandfather.”


  The old man turned and left the living room at that.

  As for Sheng Xiao, he definitely has new plans in mind now.

  It was time to bid farewell to the Sheng family, or there’s no telling when this exact situation would happen to him and Qi’er.

  He also knows very well what the old man was scheming.

  “Toying with your grandfather like that is treacherous.” Mama Sheng rebuked him after the fact. “But I have to say that Jing Yun is really something to endure all that. He didn’t even use his own roots as a betting chip despite it all.”


  “He’s just stupid to believe that the old man would have any shred of kindness, that he could move him with a sincere heart.”


  “Your grandfather is quite miserable too,” Mama Sheng couldn’t help exclaiming at that. “It’s so funny, here he was humiliating Jing Yun one moment, and at the next…


  “Everyone feels the irony with that high and mighty behavior.”


  Sheng Xiao laughed. “When Jing Yun returns to the Xu family, he has everything he needs to retaliate against the Sheng family.

  “Just watch… I won’t let him hold back!”