After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 444 Moving out of the Old House

Chapter 444: Chapter 444 Moving out of the Old House

The butler finished relaying the situation to Quan Jinbei, still looking worried.

"The things they’re saying about Madame on the internet, they’re really nasty, even though all these scandals have already been debunked. Still, there are those who are not afraid of death, insisting on stirring up trouble."

After hearing the butler out, an icy chill seemed to radiate from Quan Jinbei, as if it could freeze someone solid.

He looked at the butler and asked, "Has no one suppressed these scandals?"

The butler’s face showed difficulty when he brought up this subject.

Quan Jinbei urged him to continue, and the butler then said with a tone of self-reproach, "It’s my fault for not protecting Madame’s reputation."

After the release date for "Crimson Tears" was set, a large-scale smear campaign against Shi Yaoguang surfaced on the internet.

The butler wanted to quash these baseless rumors immediately.

But before he could act, the old master stopped him.

The old master ruthlessly stripped the butler of his authority, and though the butler tried to contact Jinbei, he simply couldn’t reach him.

After the butler finished speaking, the chill surrounding Quan Jinbei seemed almost tangible.

Seeing him like this, the butler couldn’t help but feel apprehensive.

He hadn’t seen the Third Master look this terrifying in a long time.

When did it start?

It seemed that ever since the Third Master married Madame, the butler had not seen him this way.

This clearly shows how important Madame is in the Third Master’s heart.

The old master’s actions were undoubtedly going against the Third Master.

Thinking about this, the butler couldn’t help but feel a premonition of doom for the old master.

Hopefully...

The old master could withstand the Third Master’s fury.

...

Quan Jinbei had originally planned to find Shi Yaoguang, but now, due to the butler’s words, he had to stay and deal with the online scandals and—

The old master.

He had not acted against him before, because there had been no need.

In Jinbei’s view, his destiny had been set from birth.

Arguing over these matters was pointless.

Therefore, even though he was aware of the old master’s intentions, he did not resist much.

He even cooperated to a great extent.

But that did not mean he could tolerate the old master targeting his people!

With Shi Yaoguang facing grave dangers ahead, he couldn’t even let a smear campaign prove him incompetent!

He couldn’t appear incapable!

...

The Quan Family’s ancestral home.

The old master, Quan Sicheng, and Shi Yiqing were sitting at the dining table, a family of three enjoying their meal harmoniously.

When they heard the old butler say Quan Jinbei had arrived, they couldn’t help but be surprised.

They had not expected him to come suddenly.

"Why has the third son come?"

When the old master saw Quan Jinbei approaching in a wheelchair, a flash of displeasure quickly crossed the depths of his eyes.

Quan Jinbei met his gaze, his eyes marked with steely coldness as he said disagreeably, "This is my house, can’t I come?"

When the old master heard these words, he felt a surge of frustration inside.

Before, would Jinbei ever speak to him like this?

In theory, the ancestral home does indeed belong to Jinbei now.

After all, he is the head of the Quan Family.

But the old master had also been head of the family once.

If he had never touched power, that would be one thing, but asking someone like him, who had tasted authority, to let go so easily, wasn’t that even more agonizing than killing him?

He had thought that by enduring for just twenty or thirty years, he would be able to seize great power once more, but then Jinbei’s health had suddenly improved.

After being with Shi Yaoguang, his attitude also became shaky, which the old master simply could not accept.

This time, having finally learned that Quan Jinbei’s health was failing and he was refusing visitors, the old master began to contemplate suppressing Shi Yaoguang.

In the beginning, he felt somewhat uneasy, worrying that Quan Jinbei would disregard the father-son relationship and retaliate.

But as the days passed without any response from Quan Jinbei, he knew that Quan Jinbei was truly unwell.

Indeed.

If Quan Jinbei hadn’t been so sick he couldn’t open his eyes, he never would have allowed the butler to usurp his authority.

Just as the old master thought he could rest easy, Quan Jinbei returned.

How could he accept this?

Therefore, upon seeing Quan Jinbei, his first reaction was dissatisfaction.

Dissatisfaction that Quan Jinbei had disrupted his wonderful dream.

This rejection was clearly written on his face.

The old master’s attitude was adamant, but Quan Jinbei was even more resolute.

He swept a cold glance over the three people at the dining table, the chill in his eyes unmistakable.

He withdrew his gaze and demanded of the old master, "Wasn’t Quan Sicheng kicked out of the house? Why is he here?"

This question didn’t really need to be asked.

If Quan Sicheng was present, it was naturally the old master’s doing.

But Quan Jinbei was not planning to let it slide easily.

He said he would make Quan Sicheng pay the price, and he intended to see it through.

Otherwise, wouldn’t he lose face?

Quan Jinbei’s intentions were very clear.

It was up to the old master to take a stand.

The old master looked at him and even felt somewhat anguished.

More than that, he felt blame.

Blame that Quan Jinbei was not understanding.

Facing his displeased gaze, the old master felt even more that his authority was being challenged and immediately expressed his dissatisfaction.

"Quan Jinbei!" he called out his third son’s name directly, to emphasize his anger.

"You are my son, and so is Sicheng!"

Quan Jinbei sneered, "Your words are quite amusing, who doesn’t know that Quan Sicheng is just an unwanted foster son of the Quan Family?"

"He is your son, don’t you feel embarrassed saying that?"

The old master’s face stiffened, as he was also a man who cared about his reputation.

If that were not the case, he would not have gone to such lengths to replace Quan Sicheng with Quan Jinbei’s son.

Now being called out so bluntly by Quan Jinbei, he still found it hard to accept.

But Quan Jinbei had no intention of wasting words with him and calmly spoke up to finalize a resolution.

"Since you, old man, can’t let go of your illegitimate child, I, as your son, cannot push you too hard."

Upon hearing this, a hint of triumph appeared on the old master’s face.

He knew that his third son was still the same, and would surely not put him in a difficult position.

Just as he was thinking this, he heard Quan Jinbei say, "To let you enjoy family bliss even more, and to better experience father-son affection, I’ve decided today to arrange for you to live together."

The old master showed relief, "Third son, it’s great that you can think this way."

"No matter what, you are my good son!"

Meeting his excited and relieved gaze, which held a hint of eager anticipation, Quan Jinbei smiled and completed his statement.

"The old residence is now my private property, and I don’t wish to see irrelevant people at home."

The old master sensed something was amiss, his expression changed, but deep down there was still some hope, thinking that Quan Jinbei would not go to extremes.

However, Quan Jinbei was that extreme.

He gave no chance for refusal and simply said, "Since you, dad, find the old residence uncomfortable to live in, then you should move out."

The old master was stunned.

He looked at Quan Jinbei with disbelief, his finger pointing at him, his chest heaving violently.

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