CHAPTER 314: CHAPTER 287: THE QIN FAMILY’S PAST

Jingyu Garden basement corridor.

A few people quietly listened to the conversation between Qin Xia and Qin Rui. Then Chu Zhengran suddenly looked at Qiao Yuxian.

Qiao Yuxian felt his gaze on her and lifted her eyes to look at him.

For two seconds, she moved slightly, shifting behind Gu Yanjing, using him as a shield.

Liu Zhou looked at her.

Gu Yanjing looked at Chu Zhengran, his gaze sharp as a knife.

Chu Zhengran: "......"

He just wanted to see if Qiao Yuxian knew anything, but it seemed as if he had committed some unforgivable sin.

Speechless, he glanced at Gu Yanjing, then shifted his gaze to the iron door.

Inside the room, Qin Xia looked at Qin Rui and listened to his words. She suddenly asked, "What do you mean by saying you’re the only male heir of the Qin Family?"

Qin Rui laughed softly looking at her.

"What did you do to Qin Mo?" Qin Xia looked at him.

Out of inner fear, her hand hanging by her side trembled continuously.

"What did you do to him?" Qin Xia asked softly again.

"The incident happened suddenly, so you weren’t notified of Qin Mo’s funeral," Qin Rui said casually. "Before Qin Mo passed, he called for his sister. I told him, I would send you to see him soon."

Qin Xia’s face turned ghastly pale instantly, as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, her entire body felt cold.

She looked at the person in front of her, the younger brother she had lived with for over a decade. After a while, she asked, "Was it you?"

"Yes," Qin Rui admitted. "I put hallucinogens in the water he drank and he was in a daze for several months. Then I pushed him off the roof."

Qin Xia’s legs suddenly went weak, and she hurriedly supported herself against the wall.

Qin Rui said lightly, "Everyone thought he was hallucinating from drug use and jumped off himself."

Qin Xia couldn’t speak.

Qin Rui looked at her trembling all over, her ghostly face, and bloodshot eyes. After a moment, he said, "Sister, how could our family produce someone as soft-hearted as you?"

"Qin Rui, he was your own brother," Qin Xia’s voice trembled as she spoke, each word filled with hatred, "Mom gave her life to have him. How could you be so heartless?"

"Sister, do you know why Mother had a difficult birth?" Qin Rui looked at her and said, "They never liked me. With another one, would there still be a place for me in this house? I couldn’t let him be born. But I didn’t expect him to be so lucky or Mother to be so unlucky."

Qin Xia looked at him. She was only ten at the time, and Qin Rui was only eight.

He was so young.

So young...

Qin Rui said, "Actually, I made several attempts later on as well. But you watched us both too closely. There was a period when I quite enjoyed the days when you took care of us and played with us."

Qin Xia stared, trying to hold back her tears, but ultimately they fell.

They hit the ground straight away.

"Later, when you went to study on M Continent," Qin Rui said, "When you first left, I missed you a bit. But after not seeing you for a long time, I didn’t anymore, and I felt it was the same with or without you. After that, you know the rest. Father was seriously ill and wanted to give the Qin Family to you. That’s when I had the urge to kill again. But I hadn’t expected Qin Mo to have the same intent."

"Sister, tell me, how can the three of us share the same blood, with the same parents, yet you’re the only one so simple, so kind," Qin Rui said. "I could spare Qin Mo, but he threatened my position, my life. If I didn’t kill him, he would kill me."

"And you," Qin Rui added, "How can I be sure you will never threaten me? With that pretty girl by your side, who managed to get you out of the Qin Family on her own when everyone attacked, how can I feel safe with her around you?"

Outside the room, Gu Yanjing’s hands were behind his back.

Qiao Yuxian stood behind him, clutching his fingers.

She suddenly recalled something her grandmother told her.

Some people are born as demons.

Chu Zhengran stood by the door, his hand in his trouser pocket clenching tightly.

He recalled when Qin Xia said she had to go home for some family matters. After that, Qin Xia was out of contact for a long time.

When they met again, Qin Xia said they were breaking up.

After that, Qin Xia disappeared again for a while.

She seemed to have vanished from the world altogether.

Only later did he see her when her movie was released and suddenly became a hit.

Inside the room, Qin Rui was still speaking.

"What kind of bullshit family affection is there? In the end, only having power matters," Qin Rui said. "Qin Xia, I didn’t expect you to hook up with the Gu Family and the Chu Family. Is that pretty little girl Gu Yanjing’s woman?"

Qin Xia said nothing, just looked at him.

"You two are pretty resourceful, one got with Gu Yanjing, the other with Chu Zhengran," Qin Rui laughed. "But it doesn’t matter. They wouldn’t dare do anything to me. Your plans will probably fall through. Do you really think the Gu Family and the Chu Family will go against the Qin Family for two women?"

Qin Xia swallowed her saliva, slowly straightened her body, and softly said, "Qin Rui, you’re thinking too naively. Mr. Huo protects the Qin Family because the Qin Family’s location is special. For Yao Mountain Island, it’s a natural barrier. If the Qin Family is attacked, Yao Mountain Island will be threatened. Do you really think people are giving you free bodyguard services, helping you with everything for no reason?"

"My life is at risk, the Qin Family makes a move, how could Yao Mountain Island turn a blind eye?" Qin Rui said.

Qin Xia walked to him, squatted before him, and reached to tidy his messy hair away from his forehead. Like a dreadful calm after emotional upheaval, she spoke very softly, seeming afraid of others hearing, "Do you even know the identity of that pretty girl? She’s the amulet Father bought for me with the mines on F Continent from Yao Mountain Island. Otherwise, why do you think someone would risk their life to rescue me?"

Qin Rui’s indifferent expression slowly turned to fear.

"There’s no need for the Gu Family or the Chu Family," Qin Xia said in a voice only audible to them, "Just one word from her, and your life is over."

Qin Rui stared at her blankly, unable to speak.

Qin Xia helped tidy his hair and wiped the dried blood off his face with her hand. "Qin Rui, you are my brother, the brother I grew up with. I would give you anything you want. I never intended to take over the Qin Family. Actually, if you had just said one word, I really would have given it to you."

Qin Rui looked at her moist eyes.

"Even when you sent people to kill me in the country, I never once thought of competing with you," Qin Xia caressed his face, "But you shouldn’t have harmed Mother. Even if she wasn’t your target, you gambled with her life. She gave birth to you. How could you? How dare you!"

The hand Qin Xia placed on his face suddenly clasped around his neck, abruptly tightening.

Qin Rui suddenly couldn’t breathe.

His hand gripped her wrist, trying to forcefully pull her hand down.

But Qin Xia used too much force, and he gradually couldn’t muster the strength due to the suffocation.

In the end, he wanted to shout "sister," but found he couldn’t voice it.

Outside the door, Chu Zhengran couldn’t hear the sounds inside. After waiting for a while, worried that Qin Xia might be in danger, he glanced into the room.

He saw Qin Xia choking Qin Rui, and Qin Rui’s legs were flailing helplessly.

He rushed into the room, holding her hand and said, "Qin Xia, let go."

Qin Xia seemed not to hear him, her eyes fixated on Qin Rui, who was near collapse.

Her eyes were very red, but no more tears fell.

Qiao Yuxian also entered the room, startled by what she saw.

Qin Rui could be dealt with, but if Qin Xia did it, she would remember forever that it was her hand that killed her brother.

"Qin Xia," Qiao Yuxian also grasped her hand, but couldn’t pry it open.

Seeing Qin Rui about to lose consciousness.

Chu Zhengran wrapped his arm around Qin Xia’s waist and directly dragged her away from the spot.

Yet Qin Xia still didn’t let go, clutching Qin Rui’s neck and pulling him forward a bit, before Qiao Yuxian finally pried her hand open.