Chapter 863: Shen Qing and Huo Chen Side Story

Qiao Yushu's demands have already been met; saying more would be unreasonable.

"Since that's the case, there's no need to bring up past grudges; if Jin Chen bullies Qiao Xu, I will still stand against you to the end."

Jin Chen quickly responded, "Don't worry, uncle."

Jin Tingxiao probed, "Why don't we stay and have a meal together?"

Otherwise, he would never feel completely at ease.

He was worried that Jin Chen would truly refuse to take the position of family head, and also worried that Qiao Yushu would truly have Jin Chen marry into her family.

Seeing no reaction from everyone, he hastily added a universal persuasion: "Anyway, we're already here."

Qiao Yushu had just wanted to refuse when she turned her head and saw Qiao Xu's pitiful, pleading gaze.

The words of refusal swallowed down, he sighed, "Fine, fine, fine, whatever you want."

"Then let's go eat together."

Qiao Xu carefully put away the medal, holding Jin Chen's left hand and Qiao Yushu's right arm, her smile radiant.

【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value +2, total 100!】

【Detected Villain Blackening Value -20, total 10!】

As for this final Blackening Value, Jin Chen didn't need to think to know it was probably because of Shen Ling.

After all, those who deserved to die are dead, leaving only him.

I also don't know how Shen Qing's progress is going.

【Host……a very amazing piece of news.】

0731 secretly sighed, Shen Qing really is an amazing person.

【The boss number three of Heaven's Character Gate who gave you the Antitoxin Serum is none other than Shen Qing himself.】

Jin Chen really hadn't expected that.

He ate while thinking about what Shen Qing had done after returning to the country.

Having discovered Shen Ling's plan, he didn't stop it, but had already prepared the Antitoxin Serum.

As soon as Shen Ling is exposed by them, the serum will be sent immediately.

In the whole plan, Shen Qing himself doesn't even need to do anything; he only needs to step in when things go bad, either to fan the flames or to salvage an uncontrollable situation.

How could Shen Ling possibly contend with Shen Qing, who walked through the Fire Scene Ghost Gate Pass, spent five years abroad not only curing his heart condition but also gaining a foothold in the black market?

"What are you thinking about?"

Qiao Xu poked Jin Chen's shoulder, fed him a spoonful of shrimp meat, and with her gloveless hand lightly touched his furrowed brow, "You're still thinking while eating."

"I'm thinking that perhaps Shen Ling will soon be expelled from the Shen Family."

Jin Chen answered truthfully, then added with a smile, "From now on he won't be able to anger you anymore."

Qiao Xu's eyeballs rolled for two seconds, extracting the key information: "You're thinking about Shen Ling."

He gave a soft hum, "No more peeled shrimp for you."

Jin Chen:??

"All right, then I'll peel it for you."

Who could fail to see that this ancestor just doesn't want to peel shrimp and is looking for an excuse?

Third Uncle Jin sitting beside them: "……"

Just saying they can't easily return home, they both end up eating dog food.

——

As it turned out, just as Jin Chen said, not long after the meal, a rumor began circulating in the circle.

Shen Ling forced a marriage with Jin Chen but failed; he didn't thereby gain the Shen Family Head's complete trust, and subsequently he carried out many nasty schemes.

He even wanted to hire professional assassins to completely make Shen Qing disappear, in order to secure his own position.

But all of them failed without exception.

Shen Qing gathered all the evidence and laid it out completely before the Shen Family Head.

Shen Ling could not defend himself; together with his parents he was expelled from the Shen Family, and even all the resources poured into him over the years were taken back, leaving him with nothing.

Meanwhile, the news of Shen Qing's heart condition being cured spread; whether willingly or having no other choice, the Shen Family Head publicly declared that Shen Qing would henceforth be the sole heir of the conglomerate.

On the day everything ended, Qiao Xu's final Blackening Value finally reached zero.

He learned from Jin Chen about Huo Chen and Shen Qing's past; when the four of them dined together, they hugged Shen Qing and cried uncontrollably, saying he truly suffered.

Shen Qing half-helplessly, half-movedly comforted them; the two people's relationship progressed rapidly, becoming friends even closer than Jin Chen and Huo Chen.

Jin Chen gave a deadpan look at his wife clinging to Shen Qing, kicked Huo Chen's foot, and said, "You done eating? If you're done, take Shen Qing back."

"... Why don't you take Qiao Xu with you?"

Huo Chen held his bowl and muttered, "I found a psychologist to intervene in the segment of memory I had forgotten, and I've already recalled a lot."

The more he recalled, the guiltier he felt.

How could he let Shen Qing alone endure those most difficult days abroad?

The first thing Huo Chen remembered was when he first met Shen Qing……

During that period, the Shen Family had already let Shen Ling become the nominal heir; Shen Qing had a weak heart, and even in overly noisy environments he would have a slight stress reaction, becoming short of breath when emotionally agitated.

Most of the time, he could only stay alone in the upstairs room, unable to go anywhere.

His father also didn't allow him to run around everywhere.

Over time, even the Shen Family's new servants didn't know that, besides being forbidden to enter the upper floor, there was also a young master.

Until that banquet, Huo Chen, unwilling to be nagged by the elders, left on his own and by chance ended up in the upper floor.

As soon as he stepped in, Huo Chen still thought the Shen Family's upper floor was a small hospital.

It had all kinds of medical equipment; when the incandescent lights were switched on, it looked freezing cold and indeed very empty.

At that time, Huo Chen was also bold, fearing neither heaven nor earth; upon seeing such a scene, excitement outweighed fear, and he had even prepared to launch a solitary adventure upstairs.

He pulled out his phone, turned on the flashlight, and just as he turned the corner, he was startled.

"Who are you?"

Shen Qing, wearing white pajamas, stood at the doorway, his complexion also white; even the neck exposed as he tilted his head in doubt was snow‑white.

His voice was ice‑cold.

Huo Chen thought he had seen a ghost, quickly scrambled up and shouted, "I'm not afraid of ghosts—don't even try to scare me!"

Shen Qing: "……"

"I'm human, and you don't know—you're not allowed to go to the top floor, right?"

What youths lack least is sometimes an overly vigorous curiosity; moreover, the top floor holds so many secrets, there must be some story.

"Why can't I come, and who are you?" Huo Chen sized up the boy before him, "Eh…… you look a bit like the young master of the Shen family."

"The Shen family young master…… Shen Ling?"

Shen Qing's tone dropped instantly, yet he said nothing; his thin, pale fingers pressed against his aching heart, and his tone grew colder.

"If you don't go down, I'll call security."

"Eh?"

Huo Chen poked his head out to look at him, "You're not feeling well—that won't do; don't die in front of me."

"Like this, I'll go get someone, you wait……… uh‑uh‑uh!"

Huo Chen caught the falling boy in one swoop, his face showing astonishment, "What's wrong?!"

"Medicine..."

Shen Qing parted his pale lips, clutching Huo Chen's hand with a survival instinct, his voice a faint whisper, "Room…… cabinet…"

"Medicine! Medicine!" Huo Chen shouted.

He could only hold the boy and rush to the only open room door; when he finally found the so‑called medicine placed on the cabinet, the boy in his arms was already on the verge of passing out, his complexion ashen as paper.

"Hurry and take it!"