After all, it was a terrifying background that far exceeded her expectations.
「On the other side.」
In the Tang family’s courtyard, Zhang ilan’s expression was grim as she looked at Tang Xuewu. Beside her, Tang De was so fraught with worry while brewing tea that he didn’t even notice it overflowing from his cup.
Qin Long sat on a nearby chair, his face calm and composed. Tang Xuewu was sitting beside him.
"Your so-called ’good man’ raised his fists to right here in the Tang ho," Zhang ilan spat, her gaze icy. "Tang Xuewu, I truly wasted my ti raising you!"
This ti, it was Qin Long who had struck her. Since she was the victim, she was naturally brimming with confidence. As her words fell, a dead silence descended upon the courtyard.
"Not even my own parents have ever laid a hand on , Zhang ilan, in my entire life!" she shrieked, her voice rising. "And now so cripple on crutches dares to strike ! So, what are you all going to do about it?"
Seeing that no one was speaking, she grew even louder.
"Ah Long, she’s my mother. How could you get rough with her...?" Tang Xuewu gritted her teeth and sighed helplessly.
Qin Long didn’t argue.
According to my original temperant, Zhang ilan would have been executed long ago. I have only taught her a small lesson in response to her attack, which is already an act of imnse grace on my part. Besides, I am Qin Long—who would dare insult ? If Xiao Lingyue had been here, Zhang ilan would have been pierced through the chest by a flying dagger, deader than dead. Furthermore, if Xiao Lingyue were to find out about this, the entire Tang Family would likely be wiped from existence. No one would dare stop her from enforcing the law. After all, the Heavenly Dragon War Venerable is the protecting War God of the Grand Xia Nation. Zhang ilan is just an ordinary woman; she would undoubtedly die if she tried to harm the Heavenly Dragon. This is a cri of the highest order.
"If I let her harm , it would seal her doom," Qin Long explained earnestly to Tang Xuewu. "Even the whole Tang Family would be implicated."
"See? The cripple is still spouting nonsense," Zhang ilan sneered. "Qin Long, you no longer have a place in the Tang residence. Pack up your things now and settle your affairs. If you mortgaged the Tang family’s ancestral ho, then figure out a way to pay the money back imdiately. After that, get out of the Tang Family!"
Tang De’s face was also grim, and Tang Xuewu sighed again in despair.
Qin Long clenched his fists, resolving to leave. Since no one in the Tang Family wants here, why should I insist on staying?
Just as he was about to speak, he saw Tang Xuewu walk over with a guilty look on her face.
"Mom, it’s all my fault," she pleaded, her pretty face wet with tears as she shielded Qin Long with her body. "I failed to keep an eye on Qin Long. If you’re angry, you can hit instead. Please don’t drive him away. He’s handicapped; he’ll starve to death out there."
"I won’t listen!" Zhang ilan said, shoving Tang Xuewu aside, her voice full of impatience. "He dared to raise his hand at even with crutches! When we get old, he’ll probably kick us all out! I don’t care. Do you want , your mother, or do you want that cripple?"
Seeing Tang Xuewu defend him so fiercely, Qin Long’s cold heart quivered, and he couldn’t bring himself to say the harsh words of departure.
"Why did I strike you? In front of the Tang family, have you ever once treated like a human being? I’ve said it before: whatever Xuewu wants, whether it’s power or money, I can give it to her. But for so-called glory and riches, you let yourself be swayed by others and tried to use Xuewu as a tool to marry into a wealthy family.
"Do you have any idea what Xuewu ans to ? She is not a gift; she is my angel! She is the woman that I, Qin Long, will protect for the rest of my life!
"If anyone dares to harm Xuewu, even if it’s her own mother, I will not hesitate to strike!" Qin Long finished, his gaze turning just as cold as Zhang ilan’s.
Hearing this, Zhang ilan flew into a rage. "If you were young and rich like Young Master Wang, you could do whatever you want! Let alone hit , I’d even kneel and kowtow to you, no problem! But are you?" she retorted, pointing at Qin Long’s nose.
"Wang Ming? He’s nothing special," Qin Long said with contempt.
"Young Master Wang is nothing special?" Zhang ilan screeched. "He’s the young master of the Wang Family of Jiangzhong, rich and powerful. He even took the initiative to hold the fiftieth-anniversary celebration for the Tang Family! And to tell you the truth, he has already booked the Sky Garden at Longquan Hotel to propose to Xuewu! Tell , what can you do?" she demanded, gritting her teeth.
"Mom, why are you bringing this up again?" Tang Xuewu asked hastily, waving her hand.
"You silly girl, if not for these things, then what else is there? You don’t need to worry about it. As long as he, Qin Long, can book the Sky Garden for you, I’ll agree to your marriage registration and never interfere with you two again."
"It’s a deal!" Qin Long declared, his voice firm as he looked at Zhang ilan.
Zhang ilan was montarily stunned by his supre confidence. "It’s a deal!" she shouted, slapping the table.
"Fine. On the day of the fiftieth anniversary, if I can’t propose to Xuewu in the Sky Garden, I, Qin Long, will leave the Tang Family imdiately and never set foot in this house again." Leaning on his crutches, Qin Long solemnly raised his palm toward Zhang ilan.
"Good, good, good! Qin Long, as long as you can do this, I will let Xuewu marry you! I will never stand in your way again!" Zhang ilan looked coldly at Qin Long before slapping his palm, sealing their vow.
Qin Long’s face was brimming with confidence.
"Qin Long, I’ll let you stay for forty-eight hours. Don’t you dare call heartless!" Zhang ilan slamd the door and stord off.
Tang Xuewu wore a worried expression. She was upset with Qin Long for being so reckless.
「The forty-eight hours passed in a flash.」
Tang Yuxiang and Tang Chuchu, having heard that Qin Long was about to be driven out of the Tang family’s courtyard, ca deliberately to witness the mont he would be thrown out like a stray dog.
"Haha, just the thought of that cripple being thrown out by that virago Zhang ilan makes want to shout with joy!" Tang Yuxiang exclaid, practically vibrating with excitent.
"So many rich young masters ignore now, and it’s all because of this Qin Long," Tang Chuchu said with a cold, dissatisfied look on her pretty face. "And that Tang Xuewu is so shaless, fancying a cripple. Qin Long must be kicked out of the Tang Family today!"
"That idiot is finally getting the boot today! Just you wait and see how he’s humiliated on his way out! Sister Chuchu, do you think he’ll grovel like a dog?" Tang Yuxiang burst into maniacal laughter, acting as if he were the true young master of the family.
Nearby, Zhang ilan stood with her arms crossed, her face gloomy. Her usual tactics of crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide had all failed to drive Qin Long away. But this ti, he had raised a hand to her. She had to seize this opportunity to kick him out, no matter what. Even Tang Xuewu couldn’t protect him now. Today was the day Qin Long would be thrown out of the Tang Family for good.
This ti, Qin Long actually did a favor by hitting ! The three-year-old cancer is finally being removed today! She could not have been happier.
"Ah Long, how about this? I’ll go beg Mom... you just need to yield a little," Tang Xuewu said, her heart heavy.
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