"Shentu Chu! What the hell are you doing? Butler Zhang is one of grandpa’s oldest servants! How could you treat him like that?" Shentu Mingye ca storming out towards Shentu Chu.
The butler’s face was red and cheeks rosy. On top of that, there was blood tickling from the side of his mouth.
Shentu Dong approached Shentu Chu, pointing a finger at him, trembling with rage.
"How could you!? You rebellious son!"
"Butler Zhang dirtied my clothes. Look at how clumsy he was," Shentu Chu calmly pointed to the splatters of wine on his white shirt that was underneath his black coat.
Those wine splatters were actually caused by himself.
"You liar! You just want to take over the Shentu family, is it?! That’s why you treat Butler Zhang like this!" Shentu Mingye could no longer contain the rage in his body.
"He’s old," Shentu Chu had a faint smile on his lips. "He needs so rest. We can find a new butler,"
"Why are you doing this?! So you can replace even the servants in this family with your own people?! And put all of us, and under house arrest like last ti?! Is that your fucking plan?!" Shentu Mingye roared, eyes sparkling with fire.
Shentu Chu ignored him and headed to the door, brushing pass Shentu Dong.
"Back then, I shouldn’t have called you Elder brother! I shouldn’t have trusted you! Played together with you! I....I s.. shouldn’t have stole ice cream for you when we were kids!" Shentu Mingye scread at him, voice quivering.
"I regretted calling you my son. You forcefully locked your brother in his house, harm Butler Zhang, treat Jing’er like trash even when he has passed away, disrespect your elders. Shentu Chu, I’m disappointed in you! From now on, don’t call your father! I don’t have a son like you!" Shentu Dong thundered.
They stood there, back to back, not looking at one another’s face.
"Fine," Shentu Chu spoke up. "So be it. You will regret it one day,"
Old master Shentu didn’t say anything when Shentu Dong and Mingye confronted him.
Now he finally spoke up, "Why?"
Shentu Chu had stepped outside by now. The door was still opened so they could still hear each other’s voice.
"Because I’m selfish. Back then, you shouldn’t have brought back," With that, Shentu Chu left.
Upon hearing those last words, Old Master Shentu collapsed on the couch. Shentu Mingye and Shentu Dong quickly rushed to support him.
"Grandpa!"
"Father! Are you okay?" Shentu Dong picked up the cane and handed it to him with a worried look.
Old master Shentu only sighed with a dejected expression.
Back then, you shouldn’t have brought back.
How did he know? Who told him? Since when? Old master Shentu gripped his cane tightly, knuckles turning white.
In Peixuan Ruxi’s nightclub.
Shentu Chu pressed his head against the wall, breathing deeply. The loud sound of music vibrated throughout the place.
"Shentu Chu!"
There was a loud sound and the door was flung opened. Shentu Jing strode in and when Shentu Chu turned around to face him, Shentu Jing pushed him against the wall, hard.
"What the fuck are you doing?!" He growled at him, pulling his collar as if to strangle him.
"What, second brother?" Shentu Chu’s voice sounded tired.
"Why did you say that to father? Did you know he almost got a heart attack?!" Shentu Jing’s eyes were cold as glaciers.
"Only in this way will they believe that you are really dead. Only in this way can we succeed," Shentu Chu’s eyes were dangerously dark. Shentu Jing couldn’t recognize his elder brother anymore.
"Shentu Chu, you’re more cruel than I imagined," Shentu Jing scoffed with a slight hint of hurt in his tone. He released him with a shove.
"It’s for your own good. Aren’t you cruel too? To trick and lie to everyone that you are dead? To plan and sche so ticulously like this?" Shentu Chu’s eyes flickered with so strange emotions. He smoothed his suit and straightened his tie.
"Fine. Shentu Chu, if our deal still counts, I won’t touch you for the ti being. But, if you touch anyone I cared about, heh," Shentu Jing’s lips lifted into a sinister smirk. "Forgive for being cruel to you,"
Without saying another word, Shentu Jing walked off.
"I wish that this can end. After this, you can hate all you want," Shentu Chu said, watching his brother walk away.
Back there, he was scared that Shentu Jing might actually do sothing to him. Who could really know what Shentu Jing was up to? He could never read his mind. Just like this deal between them, it was Shentu Jing who approached him first. However, there were things that he, Shentu Chu must do even if it ans losing his life.
Shentu Jing threw himself on the seat of the car. He removed the mask, his gloved fingertips caressing a ring on one hand that wasn’t wearing a glove.
He had finished shopping with Little Pearl and now was waiting for her to co out of the toilet, when he received news of what Shentu Chu did. So imdiately he rushed to et Shentu Chu and now he rushed back to Qin Zhuzhu’s side. Rushing back and forth was tiring.
She was still in the toilet. Who takes such a long ti in the toilet? Worried, Shentu Jing ssaged Han Juexian.
Within seconds, Han Juexian found her location.
"Boss! I got so visuals! Lady boss is being attacked by so people in black!" Han Juexian cried through the mouthpiece.
The mont he heard that, his heart jumped wildly in his chest.
Shentu Jing stepped on the oil Soon he arrived to see Qin Zhuzhu on a fire escape, swinging her purse at a few n in black.
Within seconds, Shentu Jing sprang out of the car and climbed the fire escape. He knocked out the n in black within a few moves.
In the next second, Shentu Jing felt his little Pearl’s presence behind him. He quickly held her waist as he dodged the fists and kicks that ca rolling their way.
All this while, Qin Zhuzhu was srized by the strict and cold features of the man despite wearing a mask. It really was him.
Shentu Jing set her down on the far end of the fire escape, blocking the attackers from her. Within a few moves, he successfully knocked them out while a few of them Tom the opportunity to run for their lives.
Suddenly there was a loud pang sound!
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