"Is Second Master Xia crippled, really?"
"Of course it's true, I heard it from the driver, it's absolutely true. His hands and feet were crippled, and he looked incredibly miserable!"
"With Second Master crippled, are we next?"
"This... we can't stay in the Xia family anymore, we have to escape quickly!"
"Yes!"
The Xia family members were in a panic, in utter chaos.
This was because Yang Qing had previously issued a stern warning that destroying the Xia family would be as easy as flipping a palm.
Consequently, many Xia family members began to choose to leave the Xia family, to escape this place of trouble.
With Xia Wentao crippled, they believed their backbone had collapsed, and the tree had fallen, scattering its branches…
One by one, they fled the Xia family!
Xia Taishan, who witnessed everything from his study, did not intervene!
He sighed, wondering if the Xia family's doom had arrived.
As for Xu Li and her two family members, upon learning of Xia Wentao's crippling, instead of going to the hospital to visit him, they rushed home to pack their gold and silver…
Xia Minghao, carrying large bags and packages, said, "Mom, isn't this a bit wrong?"
Xu Li spat back angrily, "What's wrong? Do you know who the Xia family offended this time? It's Young Master Yang from the Yang family in the provincial capital. It's as easy for them to kill us as it is to crush an ant!"
"This..." Xia Minghao froze in place, his expression grim.
Xia Bingxue raised her voice and said, "Minghao, Mom is absolutely right. Staying here is a dead end. The entire Xia family has collapsed, and the Xia Group will go bankrupt soon. If we leave now, we can still grab some money. If we delay, only the butcher's knife will await us!"
Xia Minghao felt her words had merit and gasped, "You're absolutely right, we should run!"
"Mhm, mhm!"
"Leave Linzhou, leave Jiangnan Province..."
In the eyes of the Xia family, Yang Qing intended to exterminate them, and crippling Xia Wentao was merely a signal, so they all fled!
The Xia family, neither large nor small, was now in utter disarray.
At the same time, Xia Wenping and Li Shujuan returned to their own home, dejected. Without the mighty tree of the Xia family, their future days would likely be incredibly difficult.
Li Shujuan, recovering from her anxiety and apprehension, dialed Xia Bingqing's number and roared, "Xia Bingqing, you unfilial child, where are you? Do you know we've been expelled from the Xia family? You dead girl, get back here!"
"See how I deal with you!"
Upon hearing that her family had been expelled, Xia Bingqing showed no surprise. Instead, she calmly said, "I expected this day to come. Xia Wentao's objective has been achieved!"
"You..."
Xia Bingqing didn't want to waste time arguing with Li Shujuan and directly said, "We can talk about it when I get back tonight. I still have company matters to attend to!"
"That's all!"
She hung up the phone and rubbed her temples with a pained expression.
What kind of day was this?
A moment later, Xia Taishan's call came through again. Xia Bingqing didn't refuse and answered, "Grandfather..."
Xia Taishan sighed heavily, his voice filled with exhaustion, "Bingqing, come back for a visit!"
"Grandfather has something to tell you!"
"Also, your second uncle was crippled by the young master of the Yang family from the provincial capital!"
Xia Wentao was crippled?
Hearing this, Xia Bingqing also froze in place, never expecting this!
Although Xia Bingqing felt a sense of schadenfreude, she did not reveal it and responded with a solemn tone.
After hanging up, she opened the family group chat. Usually, the group was flooded with all sorts of messages, but now it was eerily quiet.
She thought to herself, it seemed the Xia family was truly about to experience a great upheaval!
She called Chen Fan to come with her back to the Xia family...