Xie Meiling watched indifferently as three people - Xie Hai, Xie Hui, and an old maidservant who was once her confidant - entered the room. Her eyes were filled with anger and a desire to kill. The only thing that restrained her was that Xie Qing wanted to demonstrate his power to everyone and intimidate those members of the Xie family who, although innocent, still deserved punishment.
Completely wiping out the entire family was not an option. Even Xie Meiling understood this. There were innocent people, and there were those who simply did nothing on that fateful night.
Even if Xu Mei agreed to help them provide a few talented people, it was still not enough.
At some point, without realizing it, Xie Meiling looked at her son, and her eyes filled with tenderness. His straight posture, his beautiful and carefree smile, his hair fluttering in the wind, tied back in a ponytail. And the calm voice of a man with a soothing bass.
"Reward..."
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