Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Several days passed in a flash, and everything remained calm. As if they knew the Xiu family members were staying home, the people keeping watch also disappeared without a trace, and Xiu Lingfei’s men couldn’t find anyone.
Xiu Lingfei grew increasingly agitated. He felt as if he was being manipulated, as if these hidden eyes knew him inside and out.
Seemingly deliberately keeping Xiu Lingfei tense and anxious for a whole week, on the eighth day, the butler knocked on his door.
“Sir, we received a letter without the sender’s information.” The butler paused before continuing, “I was worried about potential danger, so I just checked it. The envelope has been opened. I suspect it was written by someone who’s been watching us.”
Xiu Lingfei took the envelope and pulled out the letter inside.
Once he unfolded it, he saw a few words written in simple calligraphy.
Boss Xiu:
Greetings.
Do you remember what happened on October 12th of xx year, June 9th of xx year, and February of xx year? If you do remember and don’t want others to know, we’d better meet.
See you tomorrow night at 8 PM at [address].
A thunderous roar filled Xiu Lingfei’s mind. He stared intently at the letter, his fingers clenched into fists until his knuckles turned white, and even his arm trembled.
The butler saw that Xiu Lingfei’s eyes were red and exuded a terrifying aura— born in the modern world, he didn’t know that this was real killing intent.
The one who wrote this letter was none other than Chu Jingyuan, his fourth son from his previous life! Xiu Lingfei knew it was him as soon as he saw the handwriting, or rather, Chu Jingyuan deliberately wrote the calligraphy so that he could recognize him.
Although Xiu Lingfei’s meeting with Jing Xuan was not pleasant, they could still have a conversation. However, the conflict between him and Chu Jingyuan was irreconcilable! Not to mention that Jing Yuan had been born with Xiu Lingfei’s dislike for him, and later, as he grew up, he gradually undermined Xiu Lingfei’s authority. Those scenes replayed in Xiu Lingfei’s mind, making his blood boil.
Whether as Xiu Lingfei or Chu Haoli, the person he hated most in this world was his fourth son, Chu Jingyuan.
“…Master?” the butler asked cautiously, “Should we call the police or send someone to arrest him?”
With his thoughts of hatred shattered, Xiu Lingfei closed his eyes and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.
“…No need,” he said coldly. “I’ll go myself. Don’t tell anyone else about this.”
“What?!” the butler exclaimed in shock. “But what if there are many of them—”
Xiu Lingfei silenced him with a look.
He knew that if he went, only Chu Jingyuan would be there.
Chu Jingxuan came to find him alone, as did Chu Jingyuan. So Xiu Lingfei would also go alone.
Modern people wouldn’t understand the tacit understanding between them, especially between this royal father and son, who were also involved in the past. Those who brought people along lacked integrity and lost as soon as they met.
Whether it was about life or death, or revenge, it was all a matter between two people.
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That evening, Xiu Lingfei lifted the carpet and opened the door to his secret room. The secret room on the basement floor was unfurnished, with only the walls painted white; the room was extremely bright when the lights were turned on.
Xiu Lingfei opened the safe on the table, inside which were several guns and some important documents.
The gun was naturally bought on the black market, which was why it was hidden here. In the modern world, he didn’t want to cause trouble for himself, so he hadn’t touched the gun since buying it, it was kept just as a precaution. But now, Xiu Lingfei couldn’t care less about anything else.
He was confident that Chu Jingxuan wouldn’t kill him, but Jing Yuan was someone he truly couldn’t predict.
At this moment, Xiu Lingfei’s killing intent surged. Chu Jingyuan was a major hidden danger. Since they were going to meet alone, he would rather kill him first and eliminate this bomb once and for all. If he didn’t kill Chu Jingyuan, Xiu Lingfei probably wouldn’t be able to sleep peacefully again. He would rather be entangled with modern people than keep his former fourth son alive.
At 7:30 p.m. the next day, Xiu Lingfei drove away from the Xiu family mansion alone.
He arrived at the address written by Chu Jingyuan. This place was already considered the suburbs of the city, and it was a bunch of unfinished, abandoned houses. Apart from the streetlights on the main road, the area around the abandoned houses was completely dark.
Xiu Lingfei got out of the car, the headlights illuminating the darkness. His fingers were on the gun handle as he walked inside.
As they drove further and further away, the car headlights gradually disappeared from sight. And only a crescent moon cast a faint glow in the sky.
It was a dark and windy night.
Xiu Lingfei looked up and saw light shining from the windows on the first floor in front of him; it was the only light in the area.
He slowly walked into the dark building and into the doorless house. The dark cement-walled living room was illuminated by light emanating from the inner room.
Xiu Lingfei went inside and turned the corner— a young man was sitting in the center of the room, holding a half-empty beer bottle, and their eyes met.
This person looked three-tenths like Jing Xuan. They were equally handsome, but he exuded a sharp and stern aura, and his eyes were as unfathomable as a deep pool.
The young man smiled slightly. Unlike the prince’s younger brother’s gentle smile, his smile sent chills down one’s spine.
“It’s been a long time.” Jing Yuan smiled, but his eyes were icy cold. “Father, how have you been?”
Xiu Lingfei suddenly raised his hand, but Jing Yuan was faster. He smashed the beer bottle in his hand at the muzzle of Xiu Lingfei’s gun. Xiu Lingfei was only momentarily stunned by the interference, but Jing Yuan had already flashed close like a shadow and punched him to the ground, and the gun was thrown far away.
The two began to fight. Xiu Lingfei had the foundation from his previous life, and his training in this life made him stronger and more powerful than men his age. However, he was ultimately older, his stamina was somewhat lacking, and he had been pampered for too many years, so he was far from having the skills he had in his previous life. Chu Jingyuan, on the other hand, was in his prime, and what was most astonishing was that his skills were almost identical to those in his previous life.
After a few minutes, Xiu Lingfei was no match for Chu Jingyuan.
When Chu Jingyuan subdued him on the ground, Xiu Lingfei was already panting heavily due to exhaustion, while Jing Yuan’s breathing remained steady.
Jing Yuan sensed something was wrong with Xiu Lingfei’s actions. So he reached out and touched Xiu Lingfei’s front and immediately burst into laughter in anger.
“Not bad, Father.” He said sarcastically, “You even came wearing a bulletproof vest? You think too highly of your son.”
“Shut up!” Xiu Lingfei nearly vomited blood when he heard Jing Yuan deliberately call him father and refer to himself as his son. “The victor is king, the loser is villain; there’s nothing more to say. Just kill me!”
Jing Yuan stared at him coldly.
“Chu Haoli, you’re overthinking it. This time, I really didn’t intend to kill you.” Jing Yuan sneered. “If I wanted to kill you, with your family’s security, you wouldn’t even know how you died. I just wanted to have a chat with you this time.”
Xiu Lingfei struggled incessantly, but Chu Jingyuan used the leverage to grab his wrists behind his back and pinned him to the ground.
Xiu Lingfei’s face touched the ground, and he calmed down a bit. He closed his eyes briefly, then said coldly, “I have nothing to talk to you about. Just attack me.”
“Really, Boss Xiu?”
Then, Xiu Lingfei saw Chu Jingyuan pick up his gun, and the next second, the cold muzzle was pressed against his temple.
“If I could seize your throne and kill you in my past life, I can still dare to do the same in this one,” Jing Yuan said slowly. “Or perhaps you could reconsider?”
The author has something to say:
Boss Xiu drove away from home with a gun. When he arrived, he discovered that the female lead had called the police.
Boss Xiu died because he was carrying a dangerous and prohibited firearm.
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