Shanhai Pavilion.
After listening to Chu Fan's account, Qin Xue frowned and asked hesitantly, "Xiao Fan, you're not joking with me, are you?"
"This kind of thing can't be said lightly."
Not long ago, Chu Fan suddenly called her and asked her to come to Shanhai Pavilion, saying he had something to tell her.
He also mentioned that Nan Zi'an and Nan Zi'yun would soon go to Tianfan Pharmaceuticals to find her and had left a message on the table in advance.
"Heaven's wrath is not to be avoided, but self-inflicted doom is inescapable!"
The purpose was to let Nan Zi'an understand that this was Qin Xue's stance.
Nothing else mattered, so he shouldn't waste his energy.
Qin Xue, filled with doubt, rushed to Shanhai Pavilion and soon learned about the Nan family's alliance with Tianshan Hall to scheme against Tianfan Pharmaceuticals.
The reality was hard for her to believe.
It was understandable that Longhu Hall, as a competitor, would secretly cause trouble.
But for the Nan family, her husband's family, to do the same, Qin Xue truly found it hard to accept.
Chu Fan smiled, "Aunt, do you think I would joke with you about something like this?"
"If you don't believe me, call back and see if Nan Ziyun isn't with your husband looking for you!"
"Nan Ziyun's expression must be very unpleasant."
While speaking, Qin Xue did not want any misunderstanding, so she immediately took out her phone and called her secretary.
"Sister Qin, Mr. Nan did indeed leave with his elder brother just now," the secretary replied.
Qin Xue asked, "That… how is my husband's elder brother's condition?"
"His condition is very bad, he looks lost, his eyes are red."
"By the way, he kept telling Mr. Nan that they must find a way to help."
Hearing this, Qin Xue, despite not wanting to believe it, had to.
Recalling the events of the recent past, her expression gradually turned cold.
In the Nan family over the years, whether it was enduring oppression and exclusion or having her company snatched away, she had always chosen to step back. It wasn't out of timidity or fear.
It was because her husband, during her most difficult times, had stood up to public opinion and protected her, silently supporting her no matter what she did.
Therefore, she was willing to suffer losses herself rather than make her husband difficult.
But she never expected the Nan family to be so wicked.
Even after she had left with nothing, they still wouldn't let her go.
Seeing her developing well, they actually colluded with outsiders to cause trouble and tried to ruin her?
Now that their scheme had been exposed and they were suffering setbacks, they still came to her for help and to plead?
The more she thought about it, the more Qin Xue found it ridiculous.
Ultimately, it was her yielding that made the Nan family think she was easy to bully.
When they needed her, they treated her like a treasure.
When they didn't, they kicked her aside and told her to get lost.
Hearts grow cold.
With a breath, Qin Xue had completely severed ties with the Nan family in her heart.
Thinking that Nan Zi'an would not succeed in convincing her and would surely call Chu Fan to plead for the Nan family, she said, "Xiao Fan, your uncle will probably call you about this matter. This time, you don't need to consider your aunt's feelings."
"It's time to draw a clear line with the Nan family!"
Lingering connections would only make things more difficult.
Qin Xue, with a heart as cold as an iceberg, would no longer back down, understanding that continued tolerance was digging her own grave.
After all, Chu Fan wouldn't stay in Shanhai City forever.
If he suddenly left one day, and the Nan family tried the same tricks again, all that she had painstakingly achieved would be lost.
Chu Fan let out a cold laugh, "Aunt, don't worry. As long as you don't speak up, it won't matter if the Nan family kowt themselves to death in front of me."
After a brief chat, Qin Xue left Shanhai Pavilion.
The moment she left, Nan Zi'an's call came through to Chu Fan.
"Xiao Fan, where are you? Uncle wants to talk to you about something."
Chu Fan replied calmly, "Uncle, I know what you want to say. To avoid affecting our relationship, it's best not to say it!"
"As the saying goes, heaven's wrath is not to be avoided, but self-inflicted doom is inescapable."
"You were given more than one chance, but that doesn't mean chances will always be there."
Hearing this, Nan Zi'an felt extremely helpless and troubled, but he still forced a smile and said, "Xiao Fan, I know, but…"
Beep, beep, beep…
Before Nan Zi'an could continue his rambling, Chu Fan directly hung up the phone.
It wasn't for his aunt's sake that he cared; otherwise, his uncle was nothing.
"What did he say?"
Nan Ziyun asked with anticipation.
Nan Zi'an shook his head, "My words have no effect. To resolve this, you still need to talk to Xiao Xue."
The two immediately returned to Tianfan Pharmaceuticals.
At the same time.
At the headquarters of Longhu Hall in Xuzhou, Dragon God Country, Mo Shiqian, who was wrapped entirely in bandages, was carried inside.
Ten people were seated inside, all over fifty years old.
Nine of these people, along with Mo Shiqian, were the ten hall masters of Longhu Hall.
The Grand Hall Master was Mo Shiqian's uncle, Mo Hai.
This was the first time since the establishment of Longhu Hall that a hall master had been severely injured and crippled during the hall's outward expansion.
The hall masters, dispersed in different locations, all rushed back for the meeting upon learning of the incident.
Harming anyone from Longhu Hall was equivalent to provoking all of them.
After the irrelevant personnel were dismissed, Mo Hai asked, "Shiqian, tell us what happened!"
Mo Shiqian slowly began, recounting the events.
"Hmph, they've gone too far. Just one Grandmaster dares to disregard our Longhu Hall."
"Big Brother, I'll go to Shanhai City right now. See if I don't slap him to death!"
The speaker was Wang Yangyan, the sworn brother of Mo Shiqian's father.
Mo Shiqian's father had died blocking a blow for Wang Yangyan, and since then, Wang Yangyan had treated Mo Shiqian as his own son.
He was very angry that Mo Shiqian had been reduced to this state.
The eldest brother, Mo Hai, rolled his eyes and retorted, "Have you reached the Half-step Grandmaster realm? How dare you be so arrogant, not even putting Grandmasters in your eyes?"
"And 'slap him to death.' If you can slap him to death, I'll give you my position as Grand Hall Master."
Wang Yangyan chuckled sheepishly under the reprimand, "Big Brother, I was just momentarily angered."
"It pains me to see the kid injure Shiqian like this!"
Mo Hai stood up, saying angrily, "What is Shiqian to me?"
"Even if he wasn't my nephew, as a Hall Master of Longhu Hall, shouldn't I be angry if someone injured him like this?"
"That kid, knowing that the branch hall has the main hall behind it, still heavily injured Shiqian like this. It's obvious he doesn't fear us."
"Going there rashly, what's the difference between that and seeking death?"
The other hall masters nodded in agreement.
"We must deliberate on this matter carefully. First, investigate the background of that kid."
"At only twenty-something years old, he's already at the Grandmaster realm. He couldn't have come from an ordinary small family."
The group began to discuss.
Half an hour later, three people, including Wang Yangyan, left the main hall and headed for Shanhai City.
All three were Grandmasters.
Longhu Hall had only five Grandmasters in total.
Shanhai City.
In the top-floor office of Tianfan Pharmaceuticals, Nan Zi'an stared with bloodshot eyes at his wife, Qin Xue, looking very angry.
He was angry because his throat was almost dry from talking, yet Qin Xue remained unmoved, refusing to ask Chu Fan for leniency.
As the second son of the Nan family, although he had already left the family with nothing, Nan Zi'an found it hard to stand idly by when the Nan family encountered such a crisis.
"Xiao Xue, I'm asking you one last time, you really won't help with this matter?"
Nan Zi'an's voice was hoarse and trembled slightly.
His inquiry sounded like a final notice.