Chapter 717: To Do or Not to Do

The day after the wedding.

In a hospital in the Northwest.

“Dad, Dad, you must help me get revenge! I’m ruined, I’ve become a cripple!”

Lying on the hospital bed, Zhao Fei looked at Zhao Lianghe and said through gritted teeth, tears in his eyes.

When the doctor told him his hands could never recover, he felt as if the sky had fallen.

How could he accept becoming disabled at such a young age with a bright future ahead of him?

Zhao Lianghe’s face turned black as coal, his fists clenched tightly, veins bulging on his arms.

“Second brother, don’t worry. We’ll definitely help you get revenge,” Zhao Chen said through clenched teeth.

“Slap!”

Zhao Lianghe backhanded Zhao Chen across the face, shouting angrily, “Why didn’t you tell me? Who told you to lend him people! This is all your fault!”

Feeling the stinging pain on his face, Zhao Chen covered his cheek, not daring to speak as he indeed bore inescapable responsibility.

“Slap!”

Zhao Lianghe slapped him again, “Revenge? Tell me, what does our Zhao Family have to seek revenge with!”

Zhao Chen’s face alternated between pale and flushed, his lips quivering, “Dad, I’m sorry.”

“It’s not me you should apologize to! It’s your brother!” Zhao Lianghe seemed to be grinding his teeth to dust.

“Ring ring ring…”

Suddenly, his Phone rang. He took it out, his expression changing drastically, and quickly answered the call in a hushed tone.

“Young Master Xiao… Yes, yes, I understand.”

Even separated by mountains and rivers, he maintained an extremely respectful attitude.

After hanging up the Phone a moment later, Zhao Lianghe took a deep breath, “That person said this matter ends here. He doesn’t want there to be a next time.”

“Dad! Little sister and second brother were bullied like this! Are we just going to do nothing?!”

Zhao Chen said reluctantly.

“Then what do you want to do?” Zhao Lianghe coldly asked in return.

“I…” Zhao Chen was at a loss for words, unable to come up with anything.

What did he want to do?

Of course he wanted revenge, but that was simply unrealistic.

“That person said he will give us an explanation for this matter, and told us to let it rest,”

Zhao Lianghe said, taking a deep breath.

“Really!”

Zhao Chen’s face immediately lit up with joy. Since that person was willing to intervene, the final result would surely satisfy their Zhao Family.

Zhao Lianghe smiled faintly without speaking, though his smile carried traces of bitterness and helplessness.

That person knowing about this matter so quickly and specifically calling meant he was dissatisfied with the Zhao Family’s actions.

They relied entirely on that person’s support. If that person truly became dissatisfied with them, the Zhao Family would be in danger.

…

Chen Dongqiu knew nothing about what was happening in the hospital room in the Northwest.

Because by the time Zhao Fei returned to the Northwest, he had already gone back to Jiangzhou.

“Is there anything you want to say?”

Xu Shaochen sat on the sofa, looking at Chen Dongqiu standing before him.

“Thud!”

Chen Dongqiu immediately knelt on the ground, saying to Xu Shaochen, “Mr. Xu, whether you want to kill me or flay me, I accept it.”

He had just learned about what happened at the wedding yesterday, and felt he bore some responsibility.

At this moment, he was very nervous, wondering if Xu Shaochen would refuse to help him retrieve that shipment in a fit of anger.

“No, quite the contrary. I admire you. A real man knows what to do and what not to do. If you had stood by or even kicked someone when they were down that day, my opinion of you would have plummeted.”

Xu Shaochen shook his head, looking at Chen Dongqiu with a calm expression, but didn’t ask him to stand up.

This both expressed his admiration for Chen Dongqiu and his dissatisfaction.

After all, Zhao Ling did like Chen Dongqiu.

If Chen Dongqiu had remained indifferent that day, it would have revealed his true nature. He protected Zhao Ling in the most rational way possible, otherwise Zhao Ling would have suffered far worse than just losing a finger.

Chen Dongqiu was stunned after hearing Xu Shaochen’s words, then said, “Thank you for your high regard, Mr. Xu. I am truly fortunate beyond measure.”

“Alright, stand up.”

Xu Shaochen called Chen Dongqiu to his feet, then pushed a cup of tea towards him, saying:

“I’m going to Jingcheng soon, then to Mg Country. I’ll call you in advance to meet me in Jingcheng when the time comes.”

“Yes, thank you, Mr. Xu.”

Chen Dongqiu nodded, indicating he understood.

“How much do you know about the people backing the Zhao Family?” Xu Shaochen suddenly remembered what Deng Tianwen had told him and casually asked Chen Dongqiu.

Chen Dongqiu thought for a moment and said, “I’ve only heard Zhao Ling mention it a few times, but she doesn’t know much either. Apparently it’s someone from Jingcheng, but I’m not sure about anything else.”

“Jingcheng again?” Xu Shaochen chuckled lightly. He really did seem to have a connection with that place.

Chen Dongqiu was a bit confused but didn’t ask anything. After all, curiosity killed the cat.

A few minutes later, Chen Dongqiu left the Xu residence, carrying the gifts Zhao Lianghe had prepared for Xu Shaochen.

After learning about what happened at Mei Liangxin’s wedding yesterday, he hadn’t planned on giving the gifts to Xu Shaochen.

Because it was meaningless.

If the Zhao Family settled down, then this matter would naturally end here.

If the Zhao Family didn’t settle down, then not just one gift, but even a hundred or a thousand gifts wouldn’t help.

He felt that Zhao Fei was a complete fool. Things had already been settled, but his reckless actions had dragged their entire Zhao Family into the mess.

Did he really think he could do whatever he wanted just because they had someone backing them?

“Hmph! That Zhao Family got off way too easy. How dare they cause trouble at my brother’s wedding. It’s absolutely outrageous!”

After Chen Dongqiu left, Mei Liangying looked at Xu Shaochen, gritting her teeth as she spoke.

“Slap!”

“Are you indirectly saying that I’ve implicated your brother?” Xu Shaochen slapped her lightly, asking with a dark expression.

“Mm~” Mei Liangying purred with seductive eyes, wrapping her arms around Xu Shaochen’s neck. “How could I? Your slave wouldn’t dare. I’m just still upset with that Zhao Family.”

“Then what do you want to do?” Xu Shaochen asked.

Mei Liangying leaned close to his ear, her breath like an orchid as she whispered, “I want… I want to give you a child.”

“You little minx, don’t try to use your feminine wiles on me. We’ll put the Zhao Family matter aside for now.”

Xu Shaochen said with a half-smile, carrying Mei Liangying upstairs.

“Let me go, what are you doing? Didn’t you say you wouldn’t fall for my feminine wiles?”

Mei Liangxin struggled half-heartedly in Xu Shaochen’s arms.

“I’ll take the beauty, but not the scheme.”

Xu Shaochen said with a laugh, his hands wandering over Mei Liangying.

“Woof woof woof…”

Puppy barked incessantly at Xu Shaochen, as he had just kicked over its food bowl.