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Chapter 957: 232: True Colors! Extremely Disgusting! _4
Liu Qinian’s face subtly changed, and a sudden ominous feeling rose in his heart, his mouth twitching into a stiff smile, "Shuyue, what kind of joke is this? Why bring out a knife all of a sudden?"
Jiu Wentang quickly caught on, smiling as he tried to smooth things over, "Exactly, big sister, what kind of joke is this?"
"Liu Qinian, do you really think I, Zhao Shuyue, am a fool?" Zhao Shuyue looked at Liu Qinian. "You and your family can get out! Get out right now!"
Since Liu Qinian spoke of the treasure map yesterday, Zhao Shuyue knew he hadn’t come to Beijing out of any remorse.
From beginning to end, it was all for that gold mine.
If it wasn’t for that gold mine, Liu Qinian probably wouldn’t even remember her name.
Zhao Shuyue was no fool; to see this family’s true colors, she had played along with them, only to find they indeed came for the treasure map!
What utter shamelessness!
Her sixty years of waiting, watching over mere ingrates.
It was almost laughable!
"Shuyue, you...you must be misunderstanding something?" Liu Qinian tried to calm himself, "I...I can explain!"
What actually is going on with this Zhao Shuyue?
How could her demeanor change so suddenly?
She was nothing like the understanding Zhao Family’s Fourth Miss from back then.
"No need for explanations! Just leave!" Zhao Shuyue picked up the kitchen knife, pointing it towards the door.
Liu Ru swallowed hard, "Mom, please calm down..."
Zhao Shuyue turned to look at Liu Ru, "You should look at yourself in the mirror! With what weight do you claim to be my daughter, Zhao Shuyue?"
At a time like this, Liu Ru dared to shamelessly call her mother—it was truly the craftsmanship of Liu Qinian’s nurturing!
How had she failed to see their true nature earlier?
"Big sister..." Jiu Wentang spoke up.
Zhao Shuyue looked at Jiu Wentang, "I have three older brothers and one younger brother; since when did I get a younger sister? Jiu Wentang, what right do you have to call me ’big sister’?"
Jiu Wentang turned pale.
"Zhao Shuyue! What exactly do you want? Wentang genuinely cares for you; don’t be so ungrateful!" Liu Qinian erupted with anger. If it were another woman, who else could compare to Jiu Wentang’s magnanimity in voluntarily addressing Zhao Shuyue as a big sister?
Zhao Shuyue was truly pushing her luck!
She truly knew nothing of gratitude!
Enduring the insults hurled at Jiu Wentang by Zhao Shuyue was something Liu Qinian couldn’t tolerate, nor did he wish to see Jiu Wentang humiliated in front of Zhao Shuyue any longer.
Ungrateful, was she?
Hearing this, Zhao Shuyue wore a self-mocking expression, pointing towards the door:
"Get out! Get out of my sight this instant! Liu Qinian, let me be honest with you! Our family ancestors indeed hid a stash of gold, not just gold but also many precious silks and exotic treasures! The treasure map is here with me, but you will never lay your hands on this map! I’d rather burn it, throw it away, or feed it to stray dogs than let a villain like you have it!"
Liu Qinian wanted that treasure map, didn’t he? She would let him taste the torment of desire unfulfilled!
Hearing this, Liu Qinian felt terrible.
He had known that Zhao Shuyue definitely possessed the treasure map.
That damned old hag!
She was doing this on purpose.
She had purposely set a trap for him.
She had purposely made him suffer!
And to think she didn’t care at all about their past affection as husband and wife!
Liu Qinian wanted to rage, but faced with the treasure map, he had no choice but to suppress his anger.
"Shuyue, I’m sorry! I was wrong just now; my words were reckless, unintended. Wentang is a good woman; please don’t speak like this about her..."
Jiu Wentang immediately cried out, "Big sister, I’ve already told you, if you’re bothered by me, I can divorce Haoshan. I don’t want anything; I just want you two to be happy."
The couple played their roles well, almost convincingly.
If it had been before, Zhao Shuyue might have believed them.
But now...not anymore.
Liu Qinian continued, "There’s a saying, ’A day of marriage endures a hundred days of grace.’ Shuyue, we were a loving couple for two years, after all. I genuinely want to make it up to you, to adopt Xiaoru as your daughter. Don’t you hold any affection for our past at all?" 𝚗ov𝚙𝚞𝚋.c𝚘m
Liu Qinian was two years older than Zhao Shuyue. She was sixteen when they married, and they separated when Zhao Shuyue was eighteen.
Zhao Shuyue and Liu Qinian had grown up together, childhood sweethearts, innocent and carefree.
