Chapter 868: So That's How It Is, Now It Makes Sense

Elder Qi sighed heavily: "Though I am not a good man, nor have I used despicable means to harm others, I truly do not know how the Qi family produced such a calamity."

Qi's mother, hearing this, grew anxious: "Father, it is all my fault; I failed to teach her well. I beg you, for Tongda's sake, do not give up on her."

She knew that once the elder abandoned her, her daughter was finished.

Even if the Fu family did not take her life, there were likely a thousand ways to make her life miserable: "Father, if you truly abandon her, when Yao Qidong is released in the future, what will you say to him? I beg you, Father."

Elder Qi glanced at her coldly: "I have no face to beg the Fu family for leniency again. Since we have reached this point, I cannot worry about such things. Not every time a mistake is made can the family cover for her; this is what she brought upon herself."

Having spoken, he rose and headed toward the bedroom.

She was not the only grandchild in the family; it was not that he was cold-blooded, but that child was too self-centered. If she had used true skill to compete with someone, even if she lost, it would have been a glorious defeat, but time and again using such despicable means made him truly ashamed.

Elder Fu was decisive and swift; after obtaining his granddaughter's consent, he quickly erased all traces, so even if the Ren family sought trouble, they could find no evidence.

Moreover, while investigating the Ren family, some interesting matters were uncovered: Ren Jiangfeng was not actually a child of the Ren family, though he was not entirely unrelated.

The Ren family had been transferred here from elsewhere, and Ren Jiangfeng was the child of a distant clan relative within five degrees of mourning. His parents had died in the line of duty when he was just over one year old, and Ren Jiangfeng's only surviving aunt had married far away. The Ren family, citing the closest clan kinship and the fact that they and Ren Jiangfeng's parents lived in the same city, temporarily took control of Ren Jiangfeng and his family's assets.

But just at this time, Ren Jiangfeng's adoptive father received an opportunity for an external transfer, and harbored thoughts he should not have. He quickly sold off the family assets left by Ren Jiangfeng's parents, brought his entire family along with Ren Jiangfeng to Jing City to settle down, and never returned to their hometown again.

Ren Jiangfeng's aunt arrived more than a month after they had left, originally intending to take her nephew away, but by then relatives in the hometown countryside discovered the Ren family had vanished, and the house left by Ren Jiangfeng's parents was occupied by others.

Most baffling of all, even Ren Jiangfeng's aunt did not know that the house her brother and sister-in-law had previously lived in was private property; this was only discovered when people from the Fu family conducted a deep investigation.

After receiving the news, Elder Fu called Fu Yanwan over: "Xiao Wan, do you truly love Ren Jiangfeng?"

Fu Yanwan knew her grandfather had already used connections to cancel their marriage registration. Hearing the question, she could not help but frown: "Grandfather, why do you ask this?"

Elder Fu gently patted his granddaughter's shoulder: "Do not be nervous; Grandfather will not make things difficult for him. Just answer according to your true heart."

Fu Yanwan's eyes immediately turned red, and she nodded gently: "To say it is etched into my bones is certainly not true, but he is a good person, steady, considerate, and very caring toward me. We were indeed heading toward marriage, so after his family mentioned words like 'to comfort Grandpa An's heart,' I agreed to register with him. I simply did not expect such a result."

Elder Fu did not hide anything from his granddaughter and directly told her Ren Jiangfeng's background.

Fu Yanwan looked utterly incredulous: "He is not actually a child of the Ren family? Does he know this now?"

She stood up immediately, saying angrily: "The Ren family is truly shameless; this matter absolutely cannot be let go like this. No wonder Ren Jiangfeng's grades were so good, yet the Ren family made him drop out of school so early. There were older brothers above him, yet they sent Ren Jiangfeng, who was younger than them, to the countryside. So that is how it is; this makes perfect sense."

Dear readers, Chapter 860 was pointed out by reader 'Ji Ben' to contain an error, specifically the segment about carrying someone to the hospital for treatment. The author has already made revisions; those interested may scroll back to check. Thank you all for your continued support; the author will continue to work hard!