“F-F-Fifth Great-Uncle? Y-You… how are you awake?!”
The moment Lu Weiguo saw Fifth Great-Uncle, his pupils contracted sharply. His legs nearly gave out from fright, and he instantly forgot all about dealing with Song Jinyue.
Beside him, every trace of color drained from Shen Yurou’s face as she stared at Fifth Great-Uncle standing at the entrance to the living room in disbelief.
How did this old geezer suddenly wake up?!
Before either of them could recover from their shock, Fifth Great-Uncle’s furious roar rang out.
“If I hadn’t woken up, wouldn’t a bastard like you have joined forces with those three ungrateful wolves and bullied my Yue girl to death?!”
Fifth Great-Uncle’s face darkened. The excitement and joy he had shown upon seeing Song Jinyue earlier had completely transformed into fury.
“Fifth Great-Uncle, you’ve misunderstood! Jinyue is my own flesh and blood. I can’t cherish her enough, so how could I possibly bully her or let her suffer?”
“Don’t listen to the nonsense outsiders are spreading. Those people believe every rumor they hear. They can’t stand seeing others doing well, so they’re deliberately trying to drive a wedge between us.”
Lu Weiguo stood trembling at the doorway.
Just moments ago, he had arrogantly shouted about teaching Song Jinyue a lesson.
Now, he had turned into a coward who barely dared to breathe too loudly!
“Is that so?”
Fifth Great-Uncle raised his eyelids and stared at him expressionlessly.
“You two. Come here.”
Lu Weiguo swallowed hard. Together with the pale-faced Shen Yurou, he walked over with heavy steps.
They had barely reached Fifth Great-Uncle when—
A powerful kick came flying straight at Lu Weiguo!
He didn’t even have time to react before he was sent flying backward.
“Ugh!”
He crashed heavily onto the ground with a muffled groan, his face turning green from the pain.
“Excellent! Fifth Great-Uncle is just as mighty as ever!”
Song Jinyue immediately clapped and cheered.
The little old man, whose expression had been terrifyingly gloomy just moments ago, instantly raised his eyebrows smugly at her after hearing the compliment.
But now wasn’t the time to show off.
Today, he was going to teach these two bastards a proper lesson and thoroughly vent his precious Yue girl’s anger!
After kicking Lu Weiguo away, Fifth Great-Uncle turned his razor-sharp gaze toward Shen Yurou.
The moment those beast-like eyes locked onto her, Shen Yurou’s breathing stopped.
Cold sweat instantly soaked her back.
Trembling, she waved her hands frantically.
“Y-You already hit him! You can’t hit me too!”
Fifth Great-Uncle snorted.
“You should be grateful I don’t hit women. Otherwise, I’d beat the crap out of you—literally!”
Shen Yurou was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when Fifth Great-Uncle continued.
“Yue girl, you still remember the martial arts I taught you, don’t you? It’s been a long time since I supervised your training. Show Fifth Great-Uncle what you’ve got. Let me see whether you’ve slacked off these past few years.”
“You got it!”
Song Jinyue readily copied the move Fifth Great-Uncle had just used.
With one swift kick, she sent Shen Yurou flying straight over to Lu Weiguo, allowing the pair to reunite on the ground.
The grandfather-and-granddaughter pair exchanged a glance before marching forward in perfect unison.
“That’s for bullying my Yue girl! That’s for bullying my Yue girl!”
“That’s for making Fifth Great-Uncle angry! That’s for making Fifth Great-Uncle angry!”
Each of them took one target and began beating them mercilessly.
The louder they shouted, the harder they hit.
“Ahhh!”
“Stop hitting us! Please, stop!”
Lu Weiguo and Shen Yurou curled up on the ground like two beaten dogs, screaming and begging for mercy.
Their cries were so loud that they quickly alarmed the surrounding neighbors.
Thinking something terrible had happened, everyone hurried over.
But the moment they saw what was happening in the Song family courtyard, they all breathed sighs of relief.
Oh.
They were just beating up those two heartless bastards.
Nothing to worry about, then.
The neighbors promptly leaned against the doorway and settled in to enjoy the show.
Fifth Great-Uncle and Song Jinyue continued punching and kicking Lu Weiguo and Shen Yurou, finally venting all their pent-up anger.
Fifth Great-Aunt picked up a walking cane nearby and walked over to her husband.
“Old man, use the cane. Don’t hurt your back.”
“Thanks, dear.”
Fifth Great-Uncle accepted the cane.
And thus began another round of beating.
Only when both Fifth Great-Uncle and Song Jinyue were genuinely exhausted did they finally stop.
Leaning both hands on the cane, Fifth Great-Uncle barked sternly, “You bastard! If I ever find out you’ve made my Yue girl suffer again, I’ll beat you all over again!”
“This is the Song family’s home. A shameless pair like you isn’t welcome here. Get lost!”
Song Jinyue planted her hands on her hips and directly threw Lu Weiguo and Shen Yurou out of the Song residence.
Terrified that the two might regain their strength and beat them again, Lu Weiguo and Shen Yurou fled the Song residence in utter humiliation.
“Song Jinyue, y-you unfilial daughter! You dared to beat your own father! You’ll suffer retribution for this!”
Once he reached the entrance, Lu Weiguo covered his swollen face and cursed at Song Jinyue.
Song Jinyue sneered.
“Save the victim act. Remember to buy a newspaper when you leave. Open those dog eyes of yours and take a good look at what’s written in it.”
“You little bastard! You still dare curse my Yue girl? Looks like I didn’t beat you hard enough!”
Fifth Great-Uncle spat into his palm and prepared to rush forward and give Lu Weiguo another beating.
Seeing that things were going badly, Lu Weiguo hurriedly dragged his aching body away from the Song residence.
“Fifth Great-Uncle, don’t chase him. The beating they got today is more than enough to keep them hurting for days.”
Song Jinyue stopped Fifth Great-Uncle.
The little old man was still so furious that his beard practically bristled.
“That bastard is just begging for a beating! From now on, I’ll beat him every single time I see him!”
“Fifth Great-Uncle, calm down. He won’t be showing his face in front of you anymore. I already published a notice in the newspaper severing our father-daughter relationship. From now on, he has absolutely nothing to do with our family.”
Lu Weiguo and Shen Yurou cursed the entire way as they limped toward another house they owned in Shanghai.
The moment they saw the broken lock on the door, both of their hearts sank.
A terrible premonition immediately swept over them.
As if desperate to prove themselves wrong, the two rushed frantically into the house.
But when they saw the completely empty rooms and bare walls, they nearly coughed up blood from rage!
“Ahhh! It’s gone! Everything in our house is gone too!”
Shen Yurou broke down crying.
The next second—
Slap!
A vicious slap landed across her face.
Lu Weiguo glared at her darkly.
“This is all because of that wonderful son you raised! Rotten bamboo really does produce rotten shoots! He actually joined forces with his accomplices and emptied our entire house! If I’d known he would turn out like this, I should’ve strangled him to death when he was born!”
Even Song Jinyue hadn’t expected that the story she had casually fabricated at the police station would actually be taken seriously by Lu Weiguo.
At this point, he genuinely believed that Lu Guangzong had joined forces with Zhang Biao’s gang to steal everything from their home.
He was practically going insane with rage.
“You hit me?! Isn’t Guangzong your son too?!”
Shen Yurou refused to take the insult lying down and immediately reached for Lu Weiguo’s face with her nails.
The two instantly began fighting each other.
Just then, a group of stern-looking officials entered the house.
“Are you Lu Weiguo and Shen Yurou? We received a report accusing you of maintaining an illicit relationship. You’re coming with us!”
Given the seriousness of the accusations against Lu Weiguo and Shen Yurou at the time, the officials who had come to arrest them showed no mercy.
Within moments, both had their arms twisted behind their backs and were restrained.
“Comrades, this is a misunderstanding! It’s all a misunderstanding! We’re law-abiding citizens. How could we possibly do something like that?!”
With his arms pinned behind him, Lu Weiguo twisted his neck and desperately pleaded for mercy, his face turning red from the struggle.
The moment he finished speaking, one of the officials searched the stove and pulled out several large gold bars.
Lu Weiguo and Shen Yurou were dumbfounded.
Where the hell had those gold bars come from?!
“We’ve been framed! This is a setup! Comrades, those things aren’t ours! Someone deliberately planted them here to frame us!”
Lu Weiguo had already moved away all the gold bars he had previously hidden in the house.
Those definitely weren’t his!
“The evidence is right here. Take them away!”
At the leader’s command, no one bothered listening to Lu Weiguo’s desperate excuses.
“Comrades, those things really aren’t ours! Please, let us go!”
Fear completely overwhelmed Lu Weiguo, making his legs tremble uncontrollably.
“Shut up!”
One of the officials barked sharply before escorting them away.
News that Lu Weiguo and Shen Yurou had been taken away spread quickly, soon becoming the hottest topic of conversation among the neighbors.
Everyone joked that birds of a feather truly flocked together.
All four members of the family had somehow ended up in police custody on the very same day.
Now that was impressive.
When Song Jinyue heard the news, the corners of her lips curled upward.
Hehe.
When I handle things, you’re the ones who get to worry~