Chapter 54: Overestimate Oneself
“I, I won’t give you another chance to upset Grandfather and Grandmother.” Xia Chenge’s act became increasingly flustered, “In any case, you’re not getting in.”
“Fine, Xia Chenge, if you don’t care about the kindness of me raising you all these years, that’s one thing, but you’re so heartless, driving me out of the Xia family and then tormenting my parents! They are your grandfather and grandmother after all, how can you be worse than a beast.” Xia Minglan pressed aggressively.
“I, I didn’t, you, you’re slandering me.”
“If you didn’t, why are you so guilty that you dare not let me in?”
Xia Minglan stared at her, the pent-up frustration of this period finally able to be released fiercely!
Xia Chenge, you’re dead! Xia Minglan’s eyes were filled with malicious light.
“That’s right, if it’s something that can be clarified with just one meeting, why are you so unwilling?”
“Could there really be some unspeakable secret? An ambulance really did come to the Xia family this morning.”
“I always feel Xia Chenge is acting strangely, could she have really gone mad and killed her own grandparents?”
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The argument between the two had long attracted onlookers. The people Xia Minglan had arranged were also in the crowd, smearing Xia Chenge’s name. The onlookers were deceived and began to doubt Xia Chenge.
Some people had even started secretly recording videos, preparing to post them online to gain some popularity from Xia Chenge.
After all, Xia Chenge had been heavily criticized online recently, and the public was always particularly interested in noble family feuds that were distant from them.
Xia Minglan was smug. She sneered, “Xia Chenge, if you don’t move, I’ll call the police.”
“Whatever you want!” Xia Chenge saw that the act was almost over and couldn’t be bothered to waste more time with Xia Minglan, “In short, without my permission, you will never step foot into the Xia family.”
“You dare?” Xia Minglan was enraged.
However, Xia Chenge had already sidestepped and entered, closing the door at the same time.
Only then did Xia Minglan realize that the Xia family’s main gate had been open all along and was not locked.
Tricked by Xia Chenge once again, Xia Minglan’s face turned ashen. Gritting her teeth, she wished she could tear Xia Chenge apart.
Xia Chenge looked at Xia Minglan through the iron gate with a half-smile, her face full of provocation, “What does the life and death of Grandfather and Grandmother have to do with you? Even if they pass away, it’s the Xia family’s business, it’s not for you to say!”
“Xia Chenge, stop right there!” Xia Minglan rushed forward and pushed the iron gate forcefully. The iron gate was already locked and couldn’t be pushed open at all.
“If anything happens to them, I will naturally handle it. You stay out of it and don’t think about getting a share!” Xia Chenge said, then turned and hurried inside.
Xia Minglan pushed the iron gate hard twice, her stomach full of anger.
Recalling Xia Chenge’s words, her gaze turned sinister, a malicious glint flashing in her eyes: Since the old undying is dead, let that waste Xia Chenge be buried with him!
“How is the little miss?” Wei En had been watching the events outside from the courtyard. As soon as Xia Chenge entered the house, he quickly stepped forward to inquire.
“Call everyone in the house over.” Xia Chenge’s eyes were red, completely lacking the arrogance she had shown when provoking Xia Minglan, appearing to be overcome with grief.
Wei En quickly gathered all the servants.
Xia Chenge scanned them, her mouth opening several times without making a sound. Finally, she choked out, “Everyone has seen what’s happening at home. It will be a bit busy recently. Everything is as usual with the old master. No one is allowed to say anything, understand?”
“Yes!” everyone replied nervously.
“The butler will arrange the rest for you. You can all go.” Xia Chenge covered her mouth, her eyes reddening again.
Seeing this, the servants lowered their heads, not daring to make a sound, and each returned to their duties.
Wei En was confused and full of questions.
Yan Yue suddenly knelt before Xia Chenge, wailing, “Little Miss, it’s all my fault, I caused the old madam to be in this state. Punish me, I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
Xia Chenge turned her eyes away and said coldly, “Butler, take her away. I don’t want to see her.”
Wei En tried to intercede several times but didn’t have the courage to speak. Finally, he pulled Yan Yue away.
All the servants of the Xia family saw this scene.
They did not notice that Xia Chenge was subtly observing all their reactions.
Then Xia Chenge went upstairs.
Twenty minutes later, Xia Chenge appeared in the courtyard, looking down at the man squatting by the flower bed making a phone call, her expression icy.
Seeing the shoes in front of him, the man was so startled that he fell to the ground, his eyes wide with terror.
Xia Chenge snatched his mobile phone, glanced at the screen with amusement, hung up the call, and said with icy words, “How much is this call worth?”
“L-little Miss.” Tian Zhiguo was shivering all over, “I, I was just calling my family.”
“Why were you hiding to make the call?”
“B-because now, it, it’s work time, I, I was worried, I’d be caught, caught by the butler.”
“Actually, you weren’t afraid of being caught by the butler, but afraid of someone discovering what unspeakable things you were doing, weren’t you?” Xia Chenge’s eyes turned cold, releasing an oppressive aura.
Xia Chenge’s words struck Tian Zhiguo’s heart with terror. He couldn’t understand how he had been discovered when he had been so secretive.
Thinking of Xia Chenge’s ruthlessness, Tian Zhiguo shivered. The strong desire to survive and the huge sum of money he was about to receive made him turn to wickedness. Since he had been discovered, he might as well go all the way. He didn’t believe he couldn’t handle Xia Chenge!
Tian Zhiguo, with a bad premonition, stood up and lunged at Xia Chenge, intending to kill her first.
Seeing this, Xia Chenge didn’t even bat an eyelid. She threw a punch directly, and before Tian Zhiguo could touch her, he took her powerful punch and rolled on the ground, clutching his abdomen in pain.
Xia Chenge’s face was ashen, “Before you make a move, don’t you even look at who you’re standing in front of? Overestimating yourself.”
As soon as she finished speaking, hurried footsteps approached.
In a short while, Wei En and the bodyguards arrived.
“Take him away,” Xia Chenge said, then strode away.
Wei En glared at Tian Zhiguo, his voice filled with rage, “The old madam took you in out of pity years ago to help out at the Xia family. I never expected you to be such a white-eyed wolf, repaying kindness with enmity.”
“S-save me.” Tian Zhiguo looked at Wei En in pain.
Wei En snorted coldly, completely ignoring Tian Zhiguo’s fate, “Take him away!”
Xia Chenge was playing with Tian Zhiguo’s mobile phone in the study when Wei En soon arrived.
“Little Miss, how did you suspect him?” Wei En was puzzled. Tian Zhiguo was the Xia family’s gardener. He was kindly taken in by Old Madam Xia over ten years ago because he was disabled. No one would have expected it was him.
Xia Chenge smiled, “Tian Zhiguo is usually honest and dull, and he owes Grandmother a debt of kindness, so no one would suspect him. And Tian Zhiguo is a heavy gambler; he owes a lot of money. Xu Jingyi used this to force Tian Zhiguo, thinking it was foolproof.”
“But Xu Jingyi forgot that the Xia family is no longer the Xia family he controls! I know more than he thinks.”
