The Hidden Heiress Is a Secret Big Shot

Chapter 405: Chapter 405: Shen Jishi Imagines Qingwu Suffering

Shen Jishi was stunned, utterly speechless!

He almost wanted to kneel down right then and there before Qingwu!

Xu Xiaoru glanced around the group. “Get back to your rooms. If anyone tries to sneak out, I might just get a little itchy-handed.”

Seeing the faint smile on her face, everyone felt a chill down their spines!

At that moment, the younger generation of the Xu Family finally realized that the true head of the Xu Family now was none other than Xu Xiaoru!

The old master’s authority had already been quietly and completely undermined by her!

The second wife of the family held her breath. “Xiaoxiao, don’t worry. Your second aunt will obey you!”

Just knowing how Xu Huairan had said earlier that if it weren’t for Xu Xiaoru protecting and aiding him all along, he wouldn’t have survived to return to the Xu Family, or even grown up at all, was enough for the second branch to pledge their eternal support to Xu Xiaoru!

“I failed Ranran, and I didn’t raise Qinqin properly, or Yangyang either… I never realized that Ranran had always cared so much about Yangyang. It’s my fault I couldn’t protect Yangyang…”

The second wife knelt on the ground, wailing bitterly.

The children of the Xu Family, under the tyrannical methods of the old master, had long since splintered apart and were no longer normal children.

The cruel “raising venomous insects” scheme had cost the lives of many children, and even after the death of the second branch’s child, the old master merely turned a blind eye.

The second wife broke down completely, clutching her unconscious child and crying uncontrollably.

Xu Xiaoru let out a sigh.

The others exchanged glances and silently returned to their rooms.

Xu Xiaoru’s mother approached Qingwu, her eyes brimming with tears. She seemed to want to say thank you but swallowed the words back down.

She cast a meaningful look at Xu Xiaoru, dried her tears, and went upstairs.

Xu Xiaoru sat down at the dining table and took a large sip of red wine.

She smiled bitterly. “Master, do I seem pathetic? But I grew up in an environment like this. I was so scared every day, not daring to sleep, afraid someone might release venomous snakes into my room.”

“When we were kids, Ranran was the only one in the Xu Family who was kind to me. He was so naive, couldn’t even feed himself, yet he gave me his food… Our parents didn’t help at all in those times.”

Xu Xiaoru wiped her tears away messily.

“My dad is utterly ridiculous, but I can’t beat him up myself, so I could only trouble you, Master. I’m sorry, it’s because I’m so useless…”

Qingwu patted her back gently and embraced her softly.

“You’ve done very well.”

Xu Xiaoru’s father could only be described as indulgent in every vice. Over the past few years, he hadn’t just squandered money but had also physically abused her mother, sending her to the ICU multiple times, while the old master remained deaf and blind to it all.

It was only after she met Qingwu that Xu Xiaoru began to feel her life might hold other possibilities!

“Honestly, I don’t want to inherit the family business. This family is too filthy; I want no part of it. But if I don’t fight for it, I won’t have a chance to survive at all. I might even end up trapped on that island for the rest of my life, and I don’t want that.”

“Mm, I understand. Whatever you want to do, I’ll help you.”

Xu Xiaoru nodded, took a deep breath while holding Qingwu’s waist, and steadied herself.

She lightly slapped her face, replacing her forlorn expression with a bright and dignified smile. There was no trace of her earlier despair.

“Attorney Shen, can you do me a favor?”

“Go ahead.”

“There are a few Xu Family cases I want to…”

“Sure, I’ll help.”

Xu Xiaoru raised an eyebrow in surprise. “Huh? I haven’t even finished speaking yet. What if I wanted to do something illegal? You’d help with that too?”

“I don’t trust your character, but I trust your professional ethics.”

Xu Xiaoru gave him a confused look, raised her fist the size of a sandbag at Shen Jishi, and said, “You’d better speak like a proper human being! Or else I might punch you!”

Pulling Shen Jishi by the arm, she glanced back at Qingwu with a sweet smile. “Master, I just texted my master’s ‘husband’ to come pick up you. I’m borrowing your fourth apprentice for now!”

‘Master’s husband’—only Xu Xiaoru could come up with such an absurd nickname and say it so comfortably.

“Fine, suit yourself.”

Once upstairs, Xu Xiaoru finally spoke seriously. “There are some Xu Family assets I plan to donate. I’ll handle the ones in my possession, but for those I don’t control, could you help me file lawsuits against them?”

“Sure, no problem. I also have something I want to ask you—how is Qingwu so skilled?”

Xu Xiaoru casually started fabricating nonsense.

“Oh, about that, you know how Master and Grandma Lin had tough lives in the past, right? So they often had to climb mountains to gather mushrooms and herbs, fight bears, meet tigers, and compete with wild dogs…”

Before she could finish saying “territory,” Shen Jishi stared in shock and exclaimed, “What?! Compete with stray dogs for food?!”

He froze, clutching his head and silently weeping in a corner, his mind filled with imagined images of a pitiful Qingwu in her childhood. He was utterly distraught.

Xu Xiaoru looked at him, her face dark.

What’s wrong with him?

But she didn’t bother explaining. After all, there were indeed people who honed their survival skills by competing with stray dogs for food, such as… herself.

The Xu Family was nothing more than a golden cage rotting from the inside out.

Xu Xiaoru’s sole wish from beginning to end was to see that cage completely obliterated!

Glancing at the Valkyrie tattoo on her body, Xu Xiaoru’s determination solidified.

“Let’s go, Attorney Shen.”

Shen Jishi wiped his tears, followed her upstairs, and at the same time picked up his phone to transfer money to Qingwu.

“Sob, sob, sob, I’m coming.”

“What are you doing?”

“Sending some money to my sister. Boohoohoo, I don’t have much, but if she’d had money growing up, maybe she wouldn’t have had to suffer so much!”

Xu Xiaoru irritably patted Shen Jishi’s shoulder.

The heir of the Shen Family, ridiculous as he was… did look quite handsome when he cried!

…

Outside the Xu Family villa, Qingwu had just stepped out when Zuo Wanjun, who was sitting at a nearby pavilion, pulled her over.

“Mom? Didn’t you guys go to the hospital?”

“Oh, we’ll head there later. We have a house here too, so your dad suggested we wait for you here.”

After sitting at home for a few minutes, Shen Dongli began to worry about the safety of his son and daughter. In the end, he simply waited with his wife at the pavilion in the neighborhood.

Waiting might not be the right word—Shen Dongli put down the binoculars in his hand.

“Sweetheart, what just happened in there? I only saw a kid get drunk and try to strangle Old Xu. Is everyone okay?”

Qingwu couldn’t help feeling a bit exasperated.

Only Shen Dongli would take binoculars to spy on the Xu Family during all that commotion…

Ridiculous as it was, it made sense coming from Shen Dongli.

After she briefly recounted the events, both Shen Dongli and Zuo Wanjun were stunned!

Zuo Wanjun clicked her tongue regretfully.

“Ah, if only I’d known there’d be drama to watch, we wouldn’t have left… The Xu Family really brings it upon themselves. What did those poor kids do to deserve this? Sigh!”

“Xiaoxiao’s mom has always been so consumed by guilt, feeling like she’s let Xiaoxiao down. But when it comes to other people’s families, we can’t interfere. That Xiaoxiao, though, has truly had a tough time.”

Shen Dongli raised his binoculars again, his eyes wide open.

“Honey, sweetheart, look over there—what’s that?”

Following Shen Dongli’s gaze, they spotted a figure swaying unsteadily on the rooftop of the Xu Family’s building!

“Could it be… someone trying to leap off?!”

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