Chapter 1283 - 1283: Did I Scare You?

"This bastard!"

In the Du Family estate, Du Qingyun, who had been leisurely basking in the sun, sipping tea and reading a book in the back garden, suddenly smashed his teacup onto the ground. The precious celadon cup shattered into pieces.

Du Feixiang, who stood before him, quickly advised, "Dad, please calm down. It's not worth getting this angry over such a trivial matter!"

"Is this a small matter?" Du Qingyun raged, "This is plainly a slap to my old face. Even if I have to risk my life, I'm going to go against Bai Huanyu this time!"

As he spoke, he stood up using a cane, but his whole body was trembling uncontrollably, showing he was extremely furious.

"Dad, you must remain calm. Bai Huanyu, that old fox, wouldn't dare to announce it so openly if he wasn't prepared.

If you confront him now, I'm afraid not only will you fail to persuade Zhixiang, but you'll also be subjected to Bai Huanyu's ridicule.

You really need to think this through!" Du Feixiang supported his arm, his tone carrying a trace of grief.

After a long while, Du Qingyun sat back down on his armchair, took a deep breath, and said, "Does Qingyue know about this?"

"She should know," Du Feixiang replied. "When it comes to being well-informed, Qingyue and Xiao Feng are much better than us."

Du Qingyun slapped the armrest, still seething with anger, "That bastard, not helping at all usually is one thing, but now he's turning against us.

Feixiang, announce it to the public immediately.

From today onwards, Du Zhixiang has no relation to the Du Family, I, Du Qingyun, do not have this son!"

"Dad, with all due respect, this isn't the right way," Du Feixiang said with a bitter smile. "Blood ties can't be severed with just a declaration.

Moreover, whether Zhixiang went willingly is still uncertain.

Perhaps Bai Huanyu is hoping you'll do just that, leaving Zhixiang with no retreat and no room for reconciliation in this matter."

Du Qingyun clenched his jaw, unable to utter a word for a long time.

At that moment, a gentle voice chimed in.

"Grandfather, Dad, are you upset about Second Uncle's situation?"

Du Qingyun and Du Feixiang turned their heads to see Du Linlang approaching gracefully in a black coat, a scarf around her neck.

"Why are you here?" Du Feixiang frowned slightly.

Du Linlang smiled, "I'm worried about Grandfather's health, and I'm here to remind you, it's best not to rashly respond to this incident outwardly."

"Share your thoughts," Du Qingyun said sullenly.

"Yes," Du Linlang replied, picking up the overturned teacup on the table, pouring a cup of tea, and placing it beside Du Qingyun before speaking:

"Actually, we shouldn't be too worried. Xiao Feng, such a prideful person, won't stand by and let such a disgrace happen.

This might sound irresponsible, after all, Second Uncle is part of the Du Family, but I believe Xiao Feng will certainly take action."

Upon hearing this, both Du Qingyun and Du Feixiang nodded in agreement with this perspective.

"Is there anything else?" Du Feixiang asked.

Du Linlang shook her head, "No, I just came to see Grandfather today."

"In that case, go back to the company so as not to delay your work."

"Alright."

After Du Linlang left, Du Qingyun couldn't help but sigh, "These days, I've often thought, if it weren't for Xiao Feng, would the Du Family have already collapsed in Jiangcheng's current situation?"

"This..." Du Feixiang was rendered speechless, unsure how to respond.

Objectively speaking, Lanyue Group's survival until now is largely due to Wang Lubo's channels and funds.

But Wang Lubo's selfless investment and provision of channels are entirely for Xiao Feng's sake, right?

"Feixiang, one must have self-awareness, and more importantly, never forget one's roots," Du Qingyun said with a shake of his head, sighing.

Du Feixiang solemnly replied, "I'll also pass your words to Linlang. Once we get through this ordeal, we won't shortchange Wang Lubo financially.

As for Xiao Feng, I'll personally thank him."

"That's good," Du Qingyun nodded lightly. "Call Qingyue and ask her what plans she has, and what help our Du Family can offer."

"Yes, I'll call her right away."

...

At Jinyue Garden, in Xue Nuofu and other's villa.

Zhao Guo'an was bound tightly, his brow furrowed, unclear whether it was due to the "aftereffects" or something else.

"Old Zhao, you really have a death wish, daring to mess with the tiger! You must be tired of living!"

The little girl gnashed her teeth, cracking the whip in her hand with a loud "crack" in the air.

Zhao Guo'an swallowed nervously, trying to remain calm, "Let's just calm down. You must have misunderstood something about me."

"Misunderstood or not, I'm giving you a beating today. What, you got a problem with that?" The little girl raised an eyebrow, put a foot on the coffee table, looking like a bandit kingpin.

Behind her, Lu Yao and Jiang Yixin stood on either side, appearing to play the roles of left and right guardians.

Normally, with Lu Yao's character, she would have intervened, but recalling the young girl's recent tears and Xiao Feng's uncontrollable laughter, she remained expressionless, opting not to intervene.

Jiang Yixin, however, spoke up, "Go easy on him, if you seriously hurt him, it'll be hard to explain to Zhen Jinghan, and besides, he's our only cook. We need to think about meals."

"Hmph!" The little girl scorned, "Do we really need pig's feet just because the butcher's dead?

I'll beat him till he's helpless, and if needed, I'll cook myself for a while.

If that doesn't work, I'll hire a top chef from a five-star hotel with a hefty sum to cook for us!"

Zhao Guo'an's body jolted, and he quickly pleaded, "Hey, even if you're going to beat me, at least give me a reason. Why hit me?"

"No reason, just find you unpleasant. What're you gonna do about it?"

"I!"

"Stop with the 'I's already, watch the whip!"

The little girl raised her delicate arm, the whip snapping towards Zhao Guo'an's face.

Zhao Guo'an flinched in fear, instinctively shutting his eyes, letting out a scream, "Ah ah ah... huh?"

Realizing there was no pain, he cautiously opened his eyes to see the little girl standing with her arms crossed, blinking with a mischievous smile, "Did I scare you?"

Zhao Guo'an's face turned black, feeling powerless to retort.

The little girl handed her phone to Lu Yao, "Lu Yao, record a video for me. I'm going to scare him till he wets himself today!"

"What if he doesn't wet himself though?" Jiang Yixin followed up.

The little girl shouted sternly, "Then I'll beat him till he does!"

Zhao Guo'an felt a sense of despair, thinking, don't you ladies have any decorum, repeatedly mentioning 'wetting oneself,' is it really appropriate?

Still holding the whip, the little girl asked, "Guess, am I just scaring you with this whip or am I really going to hit you?

Guess carefully, if you get it right, I'll give you another free whip."

"Then, what if I guess wrong?"

"Don't worry, you definitely won't guess wrong."

"..." Zhao Guo'an.

Understood, seems this whip is unavoidable.