Chapter 73: Daring to be Angry but Not Daring to Speak

Wang Yingzhi's voice grew quieter and quieter; she had originally felt that this was a perfectly normal and reasonable matter.

But now, under the simultaneous angry glares of the Old Master and Sheng Hanyu, she ultimately lacked the confidence to continue speaking.

The Old Master's face was so gloomy it could wring out ink, and he asked his eldest son: "Sheng Jiang, you knew about this too?"

Sheng Jiang did not dare to meet the Old Master's gaze, yet he dared not lie: "Mm," he answered in a very small voice.

"Bang!"

The Old Master grabbed a teacup and threw it at his son; Sheng Jiang tilted his head, and the cup flew past his ear, then smashed into pieces on the floor.

He could not hit his daughter-in-law, but he could still hit his own son.

Sheng Jiang took the blame for Wang Yingzhi; everyone could see what was going on, but Wang Yingzhi could not.

"Dad, what are you doing? Why are you hitting A-Jiang for no reason? He didn't provoke you."

Wang Yingzhi took out a tissue to wipe the tea off her husband's face; her husband frowned at her, signaling with his eyes for her to stop talking and lower her presence.

But Wang Yingzhi did not notice, continuing to nag and accuse the Old Master of not giving Sheng Jiang face in public, even hinting that the two of them had no say at home and could be bullied by anyone who wanted to!

These words were meant for her son to hear; this was the Sheng Hanyu Villa, and she hoped her son would stand up for her, allowing the two of them to be more assertive and confident at home in the future.

Wang Yingzhi would never know in this life that confidence is never given by others, but earned by oneself.

The Old Master usually valued keeping family scandals private, but Wang Yingzhi specifically chose to say things he disliked, making the Old Master's face turn livid with anger as he clutched his chest in pain!

"Shut up."

Seeing his grandfather's complexion was wrong, Sheng Hanyu immediately barked at his mother.

His movements were as agile as a nimble leopard; he took a medicine bottle from his grandfather's inner pocket and poured a dozen pills into his mouth.

Fearing that Sheng Hanyu would take the lead in everything, Bai Xue was quick-witted and poured half a cup of warm water for Sheng Yukai, who handed it over: "Grandfather, please drink some water."

"Get out—"

The water cup was knocked to the floor, and Sheng Yukai was so angry he almost left immediately!

In fact, he was going to leave, but he was pulled back by his mother.

Bai Xue used her eyes to stop her son from losing his temper, signaling him to hide behind her and try not to appear before the Old Master and court disaster at this moment.

The Old Master recovered; he did not want to lecture his family in front of outsiders, but some things that needed to be said had to be made clear now.

He pointed at Sheng Hanyu and said to Shi Yucheng: "Yu Cheng, now in front of everyone, I declare that Shi Youxuan is the Sheng Family's legally wedded granddaughter-in-law, recognized by law."

"Although she has not been found yet, Hanyu is not a person who abandons the old for the new or is fickle in his affections, and the Sheng Family will not be so muddled as to marry another woman just because Shi Youxuan is missing."

"Our Sheng Family cannot do such fickle things. Saying this in front of everyone today is also to let you all know where you stand, so don't think your own unspeakable little schemes can come to fruition."

After these words were finished, the people in the living room had varied expressions!

Shi Yucheng looked at the Old Master with gratitude, thanking him repeatedly, almost kneeling down again to express his appreciation.

He was truly worried about Shi Youxuan, and he was also truly concerned about Shi Yuke.

Shi Yucheng knew that even if his eldest daughter used schemes to marry Sheng Hanyu, Sheng Hanyu would never look at her twice in this life, let alone give her happiness!

And this was only under the premise of success; if she failed, his eldest daughter's good reputation of so many years would be completely ruined.

Yet, his deep fatherly love was met with Shi Yuke's full resentment; Shi Yuke felt very humiliated being rejected by the Sheng Family Old Master in front of so many people, and this humiliation was something her father had eagerly sought out.

Wang Yingzhi was not reconciled and wanted to speak, but she was met with her son's sharp gaze, which was like cold ice, making her shiver uncontrollably, and she dared not open her mouth.

Sheng Yukai felt both secret joy and disappointment.

The secret joy was that if Shi Yuke had no hope of marrying Sheng Hanyu, she would be his woman.

The disappointment was that he could not cuckold Sheng Hanyu; he had originally prepared a "green grassland" for his elder brother, and now he didn't know who to give it to!

"Alright, I have finished what I have to say. If you have any opinions, add them; if not, you may all go back." The Old Master waved his hand, ending the conversation.

He then stood up from the sofa, preparing to be the first to leave.

"Father, I have something to say."

Sheng Hai spoke up; the Old Master sat back down, frowned, and looked at his second son with some displeasure: "Can't you say what you have to say when you get back?"

"Father, it's better to say it here, it's good to clear things up in front of everyone," Sheng Hai said sarcastically: "The Eldest Young Mistress has been missing for so long without any news; even if we deceive ourselves into thinking she is just lost, no one can say for sure if she is still alive."

"Enough. Hanyu's people have been searching the whole time and have never slacked off. It is inappropriate for you, as an uncle, to speak like this." The Old Master's heart began to ache faintly again.

Sheng Hai never spoke nonsense, and of course, he basically never said anything good!

Don't look at his lack of ability in business; he was always accurate when it came to undermining and tripping up his own family, stabbing every strike at their fatal weaknesses.

Shi Yucheng's happy face drooped, and he also said to the Old Master: "Chairman, although the Second Master's words are unpleasant, they make sense. The Eldest Young Master has sent people to search for so long, why is there no news at all?"

Shi Yucheng was not a bad person, just soft-hearted; he was easily convinced when others provoked him slightly, otherwise he wouldn't have been used again and again.

The Old Master said: "It is not just one group that has been sent out to search. Even if you don't believe Hanyu's people, do you not believe the police? You go to the police station every day to ask about the situation; do you have no idea what the real situation is?"

Only then did Shi Yucheng's gaze become firm again: "You are right, I will listen to you."

Seeing his provocation fail, Sheng Hai immediately gave up.

He knew what it meant to quit while ahead.

The Old Master stood up again, this time asking Sheng Hai first: "Do you have anything else you want to ask? Say it all at once. If I find out you are playing tricks behind my back after not saying it to my face, don't blame me for not considering our father-son relationship."

These words were quite heavy, serving as both a warning and a threat.

Today was clearly about the Eldest Branch's affairs, yet he had repeatedly humiliated the Second Branch; the family of three from the Second Branch all had ugly expressions, but they controlled themselves and dared not retort.

"No," said Sheng Hai.

The Old Master scanned the room, his presence naturally imposing: "What about you all? If you have anything else you want to ask, ask it now. If you don't ask now and say things behind my back, I will never show mercy."

No one else stood up to say anything else, and everyone tacitly agreed there were no problems.

"Fine, since there are no problems, you may all go back."

The Old Master walked out the door first, and everyone followed one after another; the two police officers who had been drinking coffee in the small conference room had long been impatient and now followed them out as well.

Tonight's moon was big and round, hanging in the sky, exceptionally bright.

The drainage around the villa was still quite good; a day ago there was water everywhere, but now it had mostly drained away, and at this rate, it would return to the level before the heavy rain by dawn.

Shi Youxuan's teddy bear doll had not been thrown into the artificial lake!

Instead, it had happened to land by the edge of the lake and got stuck on a large rock; now that the water had receded, the dirty-looking doll was exposed!