Rebirth: He refused to Divorce Again

Chapter 2039: Chapter 2037: Looking Down on Others

Just now he had already seen that there were quite a few coins scattered all over the floor. As for the jade ornament, he actually hadn’t seen it.

But now that he knew that jade ornament definitely came from Yubao Square, these blind fools hadn’t even bothered to look at it properly before daring to frame someone.

Once everyone left, he was going to deal with these two people.

Only at this moment did Qi Fangxiu seem to come back to his senses—one of them was in his hand, and the other should have rolled onto the floor. Right now Qi Fangxiu felt an especially sharp pain in his head, and his mood was more violent and repressed than it had ever been.

With eyes devoid of warmth, he glanced at the three people standing there: Su Wan, who was an outsider; Menghan, his own younger sister; but the one who disappointed him most was his own mother.

Even if she didn’t like Qin Xiaoyu, no matter what status she had, as the primary madam of the Qi Family, there should at least be a basic level of dignity.

Yet she’d behaved worse than those shrews she was always mocking.

Old Master Qi’s voice was very mild. "What happened today is my failure as the head of this family and a disgrace to our household. Don’t worry, I will definitely give you an explanation. But, the weather is freezing—why not come inside, have a cup of hot tea before you leave?"

At this moment, the way Old Master Qi looked at Qin Yize didn’t carry the gaze of an elder toward a junior, but rather a trace of admiration. So young and already at this level—family background was one factor, but ninety-nine percent of it was still his personal ability.

Then he glanced at Qin Xiaoyu, and a faint strand of hope and longing suddenly rose in his heart. If these two could make up, if his grandson became Qin Yize’s brother-in-law... Of course, he didn’t expect Qin Yize to provide Xiuxiu with any financial support; the Qi Family didn’t need that.

What he wanted was for Xiuxiu to be able to follow at Qin Yize’s side. If that happened, just think how much the child could learn.

It was said that Qin Yize’s cousin, a relative from his clan, and the deputy he’d brought out of the headquarters base were now all his right-hand men, each one capable of holding up a side on their own.

It was a pity that what should have been such a joyous event had actually turned into a situation like today’s.

The old man couldn’t even be bothered to cast a look of disgust at Lady Qi.

Qin Yize smiled. "Another day, Old Master."

Old Master Qi awkwardly tugged at the corner of his mouth but couldn’t very well say anything more.

What had happened today was going to be hard to wrap up.

If they had treated Qin Xiaoyu like this even after knowing her identity, it actually wouldn’t have been as serious. But they’d done all this only after finding out she was a girl from a small, ordinary family.

So that big hat would definitely be firmly clamped onto the heads of the Qi Family.

And that was: a pair of dog eyes that look down on people.

Those few words were truly harsh, and for someone like him, who prided himself on running the Qi Family with deep cultural roots and proper etiquette, it was an even greater humiliation.

Right then a gust of wind blew across the open space, carrying a chill. Yun City would soon enter the Spring Festival period, but this was also the coldest time of the year. Qiaoqiao reached out, took Qin Xiaoyu by the hand, and with a smile broke the silence here. "Since Old Master has already said so, let’s just leave it at that. Xiao Yu is young—if she’s offended in any way, I hope you can all be more forgiving."

Then, not waiting for the Qi family to speak, she went on with a squinting smile, "As for those coins and the jade ornament, I gave them to Xiao Yu just for fun. Let’s count them as compensation for Xiao Yu troubling you all for a night."

After she finished speaking, she shot a look at Qin Yize. Qin Yize, of course, understood at once, and besides, in this situation he had no desire to stay here any longer.

He knew Old Master Qi and Qi Jin were decent people, but he had an issue with Qi Fangxiu.

Because he hadn’t protected Qin Xiaoyu.

He had already strongly disapproved of Qi Fangxiu bringing Xiao Yu to Yun City. Right now, his own parents and grandmother all thought Xiao Yu was at a classmate’s home; who would have imagined she was already a thousand miles away in Yun City?

So for Xiao Yu this was a lesson, but Qi Fangxiu had acted without thinking things through. Someone like that was, for the time being, not suitable to be Xiao Yu’s boyfriend, because he was not satisfied.

Xiao Yu herself was immature by nature; if you added another immature one, how could the two of them possibly be together for the long haul?

So he swept a glance over at his younger sister, his brows twitching slightly, and said softly, "Let’s go."

Once those two words were out, Qin Xiaoyu didn’t dare say another thing. She obediently followed her sister-in-law and her big brother toward the spot where the helicopter was parked.

At this point it was impossible to try to stop them. Old Master Qi and the others could only watch with their eyes wide open as Qin Yize took Xiao Yu onto the helicopter. Then the helicopter started up, lifted off in a spiral, flew higher and higher, and gradually seemed to disappear into the clouds.

Qi Fangxiu hadn’t said a single word from beginning to end.

In a situation like this, what could he possibly say or do?

Anything he said or did would be completely useless.

It would only add to the joke. Wrong was wrong, there was nothing to explain, and in any case Xiao Yu could not possibly stay here.

Even their own Great Grandfather understood that, so he hadn’t tried to keep her. They just watched with their own eyes as the helicopter flew farther and farther away until it disappeared from their sight.

After that, only the members of the Qi Family were left on that stretch of open ground. The smile on Old Master Qi’s face faded bit by bit; his sharp, gloomy gaze finally fell once more on those three women. This time he didn’t flare up, his voice very calm. "Don’t make a spectacle of yourselves out here. We’ll talk back in the courtyard."

Lady Qi’s expression was extremely ugly. The few sisters-in-law beside her all looked at her as though watching a joke. Usually she stood high above them, overriding them in everything. After all, she was the lady of the house, and what she said went at home; sometimes these women even had to watch her face. But now they had finally found their chance for revenge.

They didn’t need to say a word; their eyes alone were enough to make Lady Qi both ashamed and furious.

How on earth had things ended up like this?

She might have looked down on that girl from a small family, but that didn’t mean it had to come to blows. She shot a fierce glare at her daughter. Normally when she saw her being arrogant and overbearing she felt it was a display of their own status and even took a hidden pride in it—after all, a daughter like that would never be taken advantage of anywhere, and could压 others by a head. But now it was clear she was the root of the trouble.

Qi Menghan stomped her foot in anger and blurted out, "Mom, why are you looking at me like that? Wasn’t it you who told me to go give her a hard time? To make her back off and get out of the Qi Family on her own?"

Everyone had been about to head home, but when they heard Qi Menghan’s words they all stopped in their tracks again, very interested as they watched the lot of them.

This kind of drama was quite the show.

It wasn’t surprising, really. Without Lady Qi’s instigation, how would Qi Menghan have dared to go and make trouble for Qi Fangxiu’s girlfriend? So this woman was the worst of them, hiding in the back, scheming, using her own daughter as a gun, all for the sake of bringing Su Wan into the house as her daughter-in-law.