Chapter 9: Shameless
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A sharp sound echoed through the air.
Xu Qintian's smile abruptly vanished.
"You... you actually dared to hit me?"
He stared at Lin Xuan in disbelief.
This weak and ineffectual man had the audacity to strike him?
"That blow was merely a gentle warning. Since your mother failed to teach you what decorum is, allow me to impart that lesson."
Lin Xuan regarded Xu Qintian coldly.
In the past, he had tolerated the insolence of this mother and son solely because they were Xu Ting's family.
Now, he would no longer indulge them.
"You? Teach me manners? What gives you the right?"
Regaining his composure, Xu Qintian bellowed in anger, seizing a vase from the entrance and hurling it toward Lin Xuan's head.
He had never endured such humiliation; no one had ever slapped him!
He was determined to annihilate Lin Xuan!
Lin Xuan's gaze sharpened as he swiftly seized Xu Qintian's arm and twisted it violently.
Crack!
A crisp snap resonated in the air.
Xu Qintian's forearm broke with a sickening sound!
"Aah!"
The excruciating pain elicited a harrowing scream from Xu Qintian, causing the vase he had raised to crash to the ground and shatter into countless pieces.
"My hand! Ah..."
He clutched his broken arm, wailing in agony, beads of cold sweat streaming down his forehead.
"You... you dare strike my son? I’ll make you pay!"
Seeing her son attacked, Xu Ping's eyes turned red with fury as she charged toward Lin Xuan.
Yet, when her gaze met Lin Xuan's icy, indifferent eyes, her bravado faltered. In that moment, she felt a chilling dread!
Lin Xuan's expression remained unyielding as he ascended the staircase to the second floor.
Throughout the encounter, Xu Ping dared not impede him.
Two minutes later,
Lin Xuan returned to the living room, holding an ancient wooden box.
Inside the box lay hairpins and love letters.
"Ouch... ouch..."
Xu Qintian sat on the ground, nursing his arm in misery.
Xu Ping, eyeing the box in Lin Xuan's hands, shouted, "What have you taken from my daughter?"
"I have stated before, I am only here to retrieve what is rightfully mine."
Lin Xuan replied coolly, as he brushed past Xu Ping and snatched the jade bracelet from her wrist. "And this, my mother's bracelet."
With that, he strode out the door of the villa.
"This is my bracelet!"
Realizing what had happened, Xu Ping screamed and lunged to seize it back.
"Excuse me?"
Lin Xuan turned, casting a piercing glare at Xu Ping.
Xu Ping found herself paralyzed by the force of his gaze.
Was this truly the spineless son-in-law she remembered?
Since their divorce, it was as if he had transformed entirely!
Seeing Xu Ping silenced, Lin Xuan turned and entered the sleek black Maybach parked at the entrance.
"Is that... a Maybach?"
Xu Ping's eyes widened in shock.
Only then did she notice the luxurious vehicle idling at the villa’s entrance!
"Mom, how could that guy possibly get into a Maybach?"
Xu Qintian also looked astounded, momentarily forgetting the pain of his injury.
What was going on here?
"I’m not sure, but I’ll take you to the hospital first, and then I’ll call your sister to see what she knows!"
...
Half an hour later,
At Su City First People's Hospital.
Room 306.
Dressed in a smart black OL outfit, Xu Ting rushed through the door. "Mom, is Xiaotian alright?"
She had learned of the events over the phone.
Accompanying her was Zhang Wen.
"Finally, you’re here! Your brother was almost killed by Lin Xuan!"
Xu Ping immediately began to weep upon seeing her daughter.
"Brother, my hand!"
Xu Qintian wept, his face awash with pain upon seeing Xu Ting.
Xu Ting looked at her brother's haggard face and the plaster cast on his right arm, her heart aching. "Xiaotian, is it true that Lin Xuan struck you?"
"Yes, sister! He not only broke my arm but also stole the bracelet from Mom!"
Xu Qintian lamented.
Hearing this, Xu Ping chimed in with exaggerated fervor, "Daughter, you should have seen it! That brute barged into the villa, claiming he was retrieving what was his, and demanded Mom's bracelet too. Xiaotian tried to stop him, and he slapped him, breaking his arm and asserting he wanted to teach our family a lesson!"
"Look at how pitiful Xiaotian is! He’s only twenty-one, hasn’t even married yet. If I hadn’t pleaded with Lin Xuan to go easy, you might not even see your brother again!"
"That scoundrel Lin Xuan, how dare he!"
Xu Ting trembled with rage.
Xiaotian was her dear brother!
"Mom, I’m calling Lin Xuan to get to the bottom of this!"
Xu Ting was seething with anger.
She stepped outside the room and dialed Lin Xuan’s number.
At that moment,
Lin Xuan sat in the Maybach, en route to the luxurious Qingyun Mountain Villa in Su City.
Noticing the incoming call, he frowned slightly.
Nevertheless, he pressed the answer button.
"Lin Xuan, I expect an explanation."
As soon as the call connected, Xu Ting's accusatory voice filled his ear.
"Explanation? What do you want me to explain?"
Lin Xuan responded, confused.
"Lin Xuan, do you have the audacity to act yet lack the courage to admit it?"
Xu Ting shot back angrily.
"What am I supposed to admit?"
Lin Xuan's tone was dispassionate.
"Did you just hit my brother?"
"Didn’t think they would report me to you so quickly. Yes, I did hit him, but..."
"So it was you!"
Xu Ting interrupted furiously, "Lin Xuan, you shameless coward! What gives you the right to hit my brother?"
"Am I shameless? Why don’t you ask what provoked me?"
"Is there any need to ask? You were wrong to strike my brother!"
"Ah, yes, because over the years, no matter what has happened, it has always been my fault."
"You know it’s true!"
"Indeed."
Lin Xuan scoffed again, too weary to engage further, and hung up the call.
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