Xiao Chen clutched the Hongmeng painting as he left the auction hall, a calm expression on his face.
To him, the Chen family was basically the equivalent of a stray dog.
The strong survive and feed on the weak. This was the only thing he'd learned in the last five years!
Just as he left the auction hall, a Rolls-Royce pulled up in front of Xiao Chen.
The chauffeur was a burly man. He opened the door, invited Xiao Chen in, then continued to drive.
"Emperor, I've got news of the madam. That year, after Lu Qiran eliminated the Xiao family, he didn't kill the madam and let her leave. He probably wanted the madam to live a life full of guilt! Later, the Liu family had sent someone to bring the madam back!"
"Yunxuan...!"
Pain flashed in Xiao Chen's eyes.
That beautiful and naive girl had abandoned the Liu family name for him!
But he had been powerless and was unable to protect her!
Xiao Chen couldn't pay off the guilt he felt in even ten lifetimes!
"Let's return to the Xiao family mansion. When the time is right, I will get her back."
"Yes, sir!"
Yunxuan and the Hongmeng painting were different. The Hongmeng painting was an inanimate object, but Yunxuan was a real, live person!
Xiao Chen felt infinite guilt towards Yunxuan.
He didn't know how to face his wife now, nor know if she hated him or not!
The car quickly arrived at a mansion in Jiangbei.
Here, there used to live a family of four full of laughter and life. If it wasn't for the incident that year, would they have been a family of five or maybe six?
After he departed the car, Xiao Chen stood at the front door. He stared at the long abandoned mansion, and he felt a wave of bittersweet nostalgia overcome him.
He could feel the wonderful times he'd spent in this house with his parents and his wife!
He also endured the most painful moments of his life in this house as well.
Life is impermanent, and an ant's life is up to fate!
As Xiao Chen was preparing to enter the house, a fiery red Ferrari quickly pulled up into the neighboring driveway.
Soon, a pair of long legs appeared from the vehicle. A beautiful woman then came out not long after.
She was wearing a turquoise Chanel OL suit with her hair in a bun and wearing light makeup. She was very well dressed!
She glanced at Xiao Chen and couldn't help but be surprised. She didn't think anyone actually came to the broken down house next door!
"Hello!"
The beautiful woman gestured to Xiao Chen, who responded with a curt nod.
This also shocked the woman.
Her appearance could be considered as top rank in all of Jiangbei. She basically attracted men of all ages!
Not a single man had reacted to her like Xiao Chen did. He had taken one look at her and maintained his composure, not a sliver of desire present in his eyes.
She suddenly became interested in Xiao Chen.
"You… Are you here to buy this house?"
Xiao Chen creased his brows.
"You… talk a lot."
The extremely cold words did not anger the beautiful woman, but it made her even more interested in Xiao Chen!
"Oh, you're a cold one! But as your neighbor, I must warn you! This house is haunted!"
Seeing that Xiao Chen never opened his mouth to speak, the beautiful woman proceeded to chat.
"This house used to belong to a rich family, but they offended a great power. In the end, both the male owner and his parents were killed! And his wife, although spared, also went crazy! She gave birth to a child in the end, but her family ended up coming over and took the child away. That poor child probably got dumped in the trash!"
Her words caused the temperature to suddenly drop.
Xiao Chen's eyes turned bloodshot.
The year Lu Qiran had come, Yunxuan was indeed pregnant! But Xiao Chen didn't think Lu Qiran would allow the child to live. He didn't think Yunxuan actually gave birth to the child!
However, he didn't expect that the child—who did not die at Lu Qiran's hand—would be thrown away by the Liu family!
The beautiful woman couldn't help but sneeze as she rubbed her arms.
"What's going on? The weather today is creepy. One could freeze to death at night, but why is it freezingly cold already?"
Xiao Chen contained the rage inside him and responded calmly:
"You seem to understand this family very well. Do you know how that child is doing?"
The corners of her lips lifted slightly.
"You finally asked the right question. It seems like you're not that cold after all! But I don't actually know this family that well; I've only been here for a year and a half! I heard it from other people. Besides, I only know of the child, but I don't know how it's doing. Maybe it died, or maybe it was adopted!"
"Thank you!"
"That's all? You didn't even tell me your name!"
"Xiao Chen!"
Xiao Chen dashed into the mansion.
The woman shouted behind him:
"Hey, hey! I'm Su Ruoxue! You..."
She didn't get to finish her sentence before Xiao Chen slammed the door shut behind him.
She couldn't help but pout her mouth.
"This guy is burning his bridges! If I had only known sooner, then I wouldn't have told him all that! Hmmph!"
Angrily, she stomped back indoors to her own house.
Next door, Xiao Chen gasped for breath as his heart beat violently.
Five years!
He had thought his heart was dead.
He'd encountered countless corpses and seas of blood! But he'd never felt his heart beat like this before.
But now, he could feel his heartbeat, and it was fervent!
"Yunxuan actually gave birth to my child! Yunxuan gave birth to her! I have to find her! I must! Qi Sha!"
The air around him began to stir as the burly figure appeared once again. Xiao Chen's gaze was ablaze with determination and a hint of wildness.
"I don't care what methods you use—even if you have to kill everyone in Jiangbei—but you have to find my child."
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"If she's alive, I want to see the body; if she's dead, I want to see the corpse!"
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"Yes, sir!"
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Among the top families in Jiangbei, the Chen family ranked first.
When grandfather Chen was young, he had created a new empire for the Chen family with his iron fists.
In the last few decades, the Chen family had established their roots and spread their leaves, their influential power increasing day by day.
In the face of adversity, they could stomp their feet and it would make the whole behemoth of Jiangbei tremble. Few people dared to oppose the Chen family, let alone kill one of their heirs!
"The wretch deserves to die! Who is it? Who dare kill my grandson?"
Under the starry sky, a roar was heard from the Chen family manor. The maids and servants inside the manor trembled in fear.
Someone actually dared to touch the first heir in line out of all three Chen generations!
God, is this guy insane?
An order was passed down shortly after.
"Investigate! You must find out that guy's background and his rank! I want to find him myself and turn his bones to dust, one by one! I want him to regret this decision for the rest of his life!"
When the order was passed, countless disciples of the family stepped out of the manor like wolves searching for prey, disrupting a quiet night in Jiangbei.