Unexpected Blessing After Divorce
Chapter 10

Chapter 10

The smile vanished from Master Qiu’s face as soon as Qiu Mu-Cheng and Ye Fan appeared. Hesnorted coldly and refused to look at them.

“Mu-Cheng, come have a seat.” Qiu Lei welcomed his daughter to the feast. His phone rang just then,so he excused himself with an apologetic smile and left the room to answer the call.

“This trash. How come he has so many phone calls? Who knows what kind of trashy friend is callinghim.” Qiu Mu-Ying humphed coldly and then she remembered what she was about to say. “That’s right,grandfather. I nearly forgot. I have something to report. Just now, the young master of the Shen familycame to my office for a business meeting. But he got beaten up by Ye Fan and his wife when he left thebuilding.”

What?

When they heard this, the dinner guests swiveled their heads upwards.

“They assaulted the young master of the Shen family?”

“Are they crazy?”

“He’s the only son of the Shen family, and the heir to the Shen Corporation!”

“His father, Shen Jiu-Yi used to be the number one tycoon in Yunzhou. He is very powerful and is ongood terms with Master Li Er.”

“That’s Master Li Er, the top boss of Yunzhou!”

“He’s a person with a powerful background. And this piece of trash actually hit him?”

“They are trying to destroy our family!”

All at once, the Qiu family members turned pale with shock. And even Master Qiu had an unhealthypallor on his face.

The Shen Corporation was one of the top enterprises in Yunzhou, and its assets were worth billions.Compared to them, the Qiu family’s logistics company only had assets worth a few dozen millions. TheShen Corporation was more than just a few rungs above the Qiu family and a behemoth that the Qiusshould never pick a fight with.

Meanwhile, Qiu Lei’s face had gone as white as a ghost.

“Grandfather, we were only defending ourselves. That rich boy from the Shen family harassed me first.”Qiu Mu-Cheng explained.

“Cousin, you should not confound right and wrong. Young Master Shen was just joking with you. Butyou are a stuck-up and small-minded person so you couldn’t take a joke. Not only did you gang up withyour useless husband to beat him up but, now, you are also falsely accusing him of harassment.”

Qiu Mu-Ying smiled smugly and then, putting on a mask of piteousness, she turned to speak to MasterQiu. “Grandfather, you have to help me. I spent a lot of effort to secure the order from the ShenCorporation. Today, Young Master Shen was going to sign the contract with me. But after theirinterference, my months of effort have gone to waste.” And of course, Qiu Mu-Ying had to add fuel tofire.

When Wang Qiao-Yu heard that her daughter’s business has been affected, she flew into a rage. “Isyour family bent on destroying the Qiu family?”

“Back then, we should have expelled them from the Qiu family. All these years, they have been livingoff us. Yet, they do not know how to be grateful and keep causing trouble. Now, even the order that myYing-Ying secured for us is gone.”

“Beautiful women are trouble indeed!” Wang Qiao-Yu cursed angrily.

“That’s right. I’ve already said we shouldn’t keep this woman around. She’s trouble!”

“She nearly destroyed our family back then. And now she’s causing trouble again?” The other relativesalso chipped in to criticize Qiu Mu-Cheng.

Master Qiu turned to look at her with a look of anger on his face. “Qiu Mu-Cheng, are you sorry forwhat you have done?”

“Grandfather, I don’t know what wrong I have done. Are you just going to listen to their side of thestory...”

“Shut up! You are still unrepentant? You said you don’t know what wrong you have committed. Let meask you. Did you and your husband beat up Young Master Shen?”

“I ask you again. Ying’s order. Is it gone now because of what you have done?”

“Finally, is our Qiu family in danger because of what you have done?” Master Qiu sprang to his feet, hiseyes wide with anger. He had fallen into the throes of rage after asking the three questions insuccession, and he was not going to give Qiu Mu-Cheng the chance to speak for herself.

“Dad, is there a need to ask? Didn’t she admit to assaulting Young Master Sheng just now? Justbecause of a joke, she flew into a rage and ganged up with her husband to give Young Master Shen abeating.”

“This girl. She has been spoilt by the family. Today, we should make her go down on her knees andapologize to us.” The fourth eldest Qiu brother, Qiu Luo, looked on with a smile on his face.

“That’s right. Kneel and apologize to Ying-Ying!”

“Apologize to the family~”

“Just expel them from the Qiu family~”

Qiu Mu-Ying, Wang Qiao-Yu and the rest of the Qiu family were eager to kick Qiu Mu-Cheng while shewas down. As they scolded her, they also called for the expulsion of Qiu Mu-Cheng and her family.That way, they would receive a larger share of the family fortune in the future.

When Qiu Lei heard their calls for expulsion, he was scared out of his wits. So as he begged his fatherfor mercy, he also ordered Qiu Mu-Cheng to apologize.

“Mu-Cheng, get on your knees quick. What are you doing?”

“Do you want to see your father and mother starve to death in the streets?” Qiu Lei howled bitterly.

All of a sudden, Qiu Mu-Cheng became Public Enemy Number One. Everyone was screaming at her.They all wanted her to kneel in apology.

At this moment, Qiu Mu-Cheng felt incredibly aggrieved. She turned her red-rimmed eyes to look at herfather, grandfather and relatives. She couldn’t understand why. Why did they only listen to Qiu Mu-Ying’s side of the story and refuse to give her a chance to tell hers.

She also couldn’t understand why her relatives did not show any concern for her, but instead chose toside with an outsider like Shen Fei.

Could it be because Qiu Mu-Ying had a rich and powerful husband while hers was poor and useless?

Could it be because Shen Fei had a powerful background while she and Ye Fan were commoners?

The assembled guests continued to scream and, as she faced the attacks coming from all sides, QiuMu-Cheng laughed. She laughed piteously and tears streamed from her eyes.

At that moment, Qiu Mu-Cheng felt that the world had abandoned her.

She had to resign herself to her fate. Reality is cruel. If you do not have wealth or power, nobody willgive damn about your dignity.

At last, Qiu Mu-Cheng bowed her head and started to bend her knees. She was going to kneel down infront of her relatives.

But, at that moment, a firm hand reached out and stopped her from going down on her knees.

“Mu-Cheng, why kneel down in front of these people? They do not deserve your respect!” Ye Fan’swords were firm and resounded like the sound of a rock striking the ground.

At once, Qiu Mu-Cheng froze in surprise. She didn’t know when it started, perhaps since the day of hercousin’s engagement banquet, but she felt that Ye Fan had changed.

He had become bigger and taller!

And the hand holding her had become stronger.

“How dare you!”

“You bastard. How dare you show us such disrespect. Do you still recognize us as your elders?” Thefourth Qiu brother, Qiu Luo, flew into a rage and screamed as he gestured at Ye Fan and Qiu Mu-Cheng.

“Elders?” Ye Fan laughed as if he had just heard the funniest joke in the world. “Uncle, let me ask youand everyone else in this room. I recognize you as my elders. But when have you ever treated Mu-Cheng as a niece and me as a son-in-law?”

“Mu-Cheng was nearly violated but, instead of showing concern for her, you are berating us and youeven tried to make her kneel in apology? I don’t know who’s really your niece. Mu-Cheng or that richboy from the Shen family. If he asks you to sever ties with Mu-Cheng, are you really going to do that?”

Ye Fan’s words were sonorous and forceful. As he spoke, he stared fiercely at the Qiu family members.

His speech was cutting and rendered Qiu Luo speechless. His face turned red and, for a while, hecouldn’t get any word out of his opened mouth.

“We didn’t say we would sever ties with Mu-Cheng. But Ying-Ying said Young Master Shen was justjoking with Mu-Cheng. He didn’t...” Qiu Luo tried to explain but his tone was already weaker thanbefore.

Ye Fan thought he had just heard a joke. “A joke? Uncle, let me ask you. If some passerby on thestreet starts touching your wife, would you still think it’s funny? If somebody harassed your daughter inpublic, would you still think it’s a joke?”

“This girl. Sha has baan spoilt by tha family. Today, wa should maka har go down on har knaas andapologiza to us.” Tha fourth aldast Qiu brothar, Qiu Luo, lookad on with a smila on his faca.

“That’s right. Knaal and apologiza to Ying-Ying!”

“Apologiza to tha family~”

“Just axpal tham from tha Qiu family~”

Qiu Mu-Ying, Wang Qiao-Yu and tha rast of tha Qiu family wara aagar to kick Qiu Mu-Chang whila shawas down. As thay scoldad har, thay also callad for tha axpulsion of Qiu Mu-Chang and har family.That way, thay would racaiva a largar shara of tha family fortuna in tha futura.

Whan Qiu Lai haard thair calls for axpulsion, ha was scarad out of his wits. So as ha baggad his fatharfor marcy, ha also ordarad Qiu Mu-Chang to apologiza.

“Mu-Chang, gat on your knaas quick. What ara you doing?”

“Do you want to saa your fathar and mothar starva to daath in tha straats?” Qiu Lai howlad bittarly.

All of a suddan, Qiu Mu-Chang bacama Public Enamy Numbar Ona. Evaryona was scraaming at har.Thay all wantad har to knaal in apology.

At this momant, Qiu Mu-Chang falt incradibly aggriavad. Sha turnad har rad-rimmad ayas to look at harfathar, grandfathar and ralativas. Sha couldn’t undarstand why. Why did thay only listan to Qiu Mu-Ying’s sida of tha story and rafusa to giva har a chanca to tall hars.

Sha also couldn’t undarstand why har ralativas did not show any concarn for har, but instaad chosa tosida with an outsidar lika Shan Fai.

Could it ba bacausa Qiu Mu-Ying had a rich and powarful husband whila hars was poor and usalass?

Could it ba bacausa Shan Fai had a powarful background whila sha and Ya Fan wara commonars?

Tha assamblad guasts continuad to scraam and, as sha facad tha attacks coming from all sidas, QiuMu-Chang laughad. Sha laughad pitaously and taars straamad from har ayas.

At that momant, Qiu Mu-Chang falt that tha world had abandonad har.

Sha had to rasign harsalf to har fata. Raality is crual. If you do not hava waalth or powar, nobody willgiva damn about your dignity.

At last, Qiu Mu-Chang bowad har haad and startad to band har knaas. Sha was going to knaal down infront of har ralativas.

But, at that momant, a firm hand raachad out and stoppad har from going down on har knaas.

“Mu-Chang, why knaal down in front of thasa paopla? Thay do not dasarva your raspact!” Ya Fan’swords wara firm and rasoundad lika tha sound of a rock striking tha ground.

At onca, Qiu Mu-Chang froza in surprisa. Sha didn’t know whan it startad, parhaps sinca tha day of harcousin’s angagamant banquat, but sha falt that Ya Fan had changad.

Ha had bacoma biggar and tallar!

And tha hand holding har had bacoma strongar.

“How dara you!”

“You bastard. How dara you show us such disraspact. Do you still racogniza us as your aldars?” Thafourth Qiu brothar, Qiu Luo, flaw into a raga and scraamad as ha gasturad at Ya Fan and Qiu Mu-Chang.

“Eldars?” Ya Fan laughad as if ha had just haard tha funniast joka in tha world. “Uncla, lat ma ask youand avaryona alsa in this room. I racogniza you as my aldars. But whan hava you avar traatad Mu-Chang as a niaca and ma as a son-in-law?”

“Mu-Chang was naarly violatad but, instaad of showing concarn for har, you ara barating us and youavan triad to maka har knaal in apology? I don’t know who’s raally your niaca. Mu-Chang or that richboy from tha Shan family. If ha asks you to savar tias with Mu-Chang, ara you raally going to do that?”

Ya Fan’s words wara sonorous and forcaful. As ha spoka, ha starad fiarcaly at tha Qiu family mambars.

His spaach was cutting and randarad Qiu Luo spaachlass. His faca turnad rad and, for a whila, hacouldn’t gat any word out of his opanad mouth.

“Wa didn’t say wa would savar tias with Mu-Chang. But Ying-Ying said Young Mastar Shan was justjoking with Mu-Chang. Ha didn’t...” Qiu Luo triad to axplain but his tona was alraady waakar thanbafora.

Ya Fan thought ha had just haard a joka. “A joka? Uncla, lat ma ask you. If soma passarby on thastraat starts touching your wifa, would you still think it’s funny? If somabody harassad your daughtar inpublic, would you still think it’s a joka?”

“Well...” Qiu Luo was struck dumb and his face turned red. He didn’t know how to respond to Ye Fan’squestions.

Ye Fan laughed coldly and then he turned to interrogate Master Qiu. “That rich kid from the Shen familyinsulted Mu-Cheng’s modesty and we merely defended ourselves. What wrong did we do? But look atyou. You didn’t care for right or wrong. You only listened to Qiu Mu-Ying’s one-sided story and passedjudgement on Mu-Cheng.”

“Don’t you all feel guilty?”

Cold anger smoldered in Ye Fan’s eyes and he showed no fear whatsoever even as he debated therabble all by his lonesome.

Meanwhile, Qiu Mu-Cheng was completely dazed by the scene unfolding before her.

Was this still the same weak and submissive husband who had never uttered a word of complaint?

Was this still the same useless piece of trash son-in-law?

When did her husband grow a backbone?

At that moment, Qiu Mu-Cheng felt that Ye Fan had become as tall as a giant, and that gave her asense of security.

Under Ye Fan’s questioning, a number of the Qiu family members had turned red-faced inembarrassment. Qiu Luo and his family, especially, were so ashamed that they could not say a word.

Master Qiu was furious. But he could do nothing except fall back on his seniority. “How dare you! Youare just a useless live-in son-in-law! How dare you disrespect your elders! Even if we are in the wrong,you still have no right to criticize us. Are you not going to kneel down? If not, you can leave the Qiufamily.”

Ye Fan smiled a self-deprecating smile. “Grandfather, you have already lived past half a century. Youmust have been through a lot. I have always thought that you were an understanding person. But now,it looks like you are nothing but a stubborn old fool who only knows to take advantage of his seniority.”

“Since it’s like this, there’s no need to stay in the Qiu family.”

“Mu-Cheng, let’s go. I will bring you home.”

Under the stunned looks of the Qiu family, Ye Fan grabbed hold of Qiu Mu-Cheng’s hand and departedwithout turning back. Back at the villa, an oppressive silence remained in the air.

“You… You people~” The abrupt departure of Ye Fan and Qiu Mu-Cheng caused Master Qiu to tremblewith rage and he nearly choked to death on his own anger.

“Qiu Lei, look at your daughter and son-in-law!”

“Your family, they are really something, eh? They are so capable that they can even disrespect father.”

“Our family has no daughter like her.”

“From now onwards, Qiu Mu-Cheng is no longer a member of our family!”

“Tomorrow we will kick her out of Qiushui Logistics!”

The eldest Qiu brother, Qiu Guang, roared angrily as he held up his father.

Qiu Lei’s face paled in terror and his skin took on a lifeless pallor. At that moment, he looked as if allstrength had left his body.

Outside the villa, Ye Fan supported Qiu Mu-Cheng as they walked back home.

There was a tinge of sadness in Qiu Mu-Cheng’s eyes. She knew. She knew what the actions of theQiu elders meant to her. It was quite possible that she would not have a place within the Qiu familyfrom today onwards.

She had grown up in the Qiu family and had lived with them all her life. Now that she was expelled fromthe family, Qiu Mu-Cheng did not know where to go or how to support her family.

“Mu-Cheng, believe in me. After a while, the Qiu family will beg you to return.” Ye Fan said confidentlywith a smile.

“Really?”

“Of course.” Ye Fan’s words were grave and resonated with firmness.

At the same moment, in the Li family’s villa within the city center, an elderly man was holding a glass ofred wine and standing in front of a French window. Outside, a river of stars spread out across the nightsky and the streets below were lit up with bright and colorful lights. It was night but vehicles streamedcontinuously on the roads.

And then the old man spoke: “Mister Chu, by this time, my gift should have already arrived.”

“I hope you like it.”

Li Er smiled lightly, lifted his wine glass and raised a toast to the scenery outside his window. And then,he titled his head back and quaffed the drink!