After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 445: Truly Undutiful

Chapter 445: Chapter 445: Truly Undutiful

Quan Jinbei met the old patriarch’s gaze, the corner of his lips tugging slightly.

"Dad, I heard that as people age, their health tends to decline..."

He purposely elongated his tone, "You might be no exception."

"How about I send you to a nursing home?"

At these words, the old patriarch shook even more violently.

"You, you, you unfilial son!"

The old patriarch, furious, swept the tablecloth aside in a single motion.

The plates and bowls on the dining table shattered all over the floor with a clatter.

The food smeared together, looking particularly filthy and disordered.

Quan Jinbei, however, did not spare it a glance, his demeanor unchanged.

The words he uttered were exceptionally infuriating.

"These items, they are also my personal property."

"However... given that your sperm had its little contribution in creating me, I won’t hold it against you. After all, without your brief contribution back then, there wouldn’t be a me today."

The old patriarch’s face turned red with rage, seething, "What... What nonsense are you spouting?"

"You don’t have to feel embarrassed. Kidney deficiency when one was young and vigorous may have been a laughing stock, but at your current age, it’s a very normal physiological response, you don’t have to be ashamed."

As if he had no reason to be embarrassed, my ass!

Does he have no sense of shame?

The old patriarch stared at Quan Jinbei with eyes that seemed to wish they could devour him alive.

Quan Jinbei still had that same tranquil façade, "There’s one more thing."

He gestured to the butler with a wave of his hand.

The butler who had accompanied him reported everything that the old patriarch had done during Jinbei’s absence in full detail.

As the old patriarch listened to the butler report, he felt as though he was being publicly executed.

His complexion grew even worse.

Yet, he didn’t feel much shame.

His face cycled through several expressions, but as he saw the butler continuing to diligently report, he grew impatient.

He immediately lashed out, "Shut your mouth!"

The butler shot him a glance but did not obey the order to be quiet; instead, he sped up his speech.

Not until he had finished reciting the old patriarch’s "ten cardinal sins," did he say to Quan Jinbei, "Third Master, that’s all for the old patriarch’s confused actions for now."

Quan Jinbei corrected him on the wording, "This is already more than ’a few’; I think he’s gotten senile."

The butler cooperated fully, "The elderly do have this problem as they age."

Quan Jinbei nodded slightly, seemingly earnest, "Indeed, we can’t let the elder worry about these matters any longer."

As he spoke, he looked toward the old patriarch, "Dad, you’ve reached the age where you should be enjoying a peaceful and quiet life. It’s not right for you to toil over public or private affairs."

"Given that, I’ll take over these matters again."

Hearing his casual remark about taking away his power, the old patriarch’s expression was worse than if he’d swallowed a fly.

"Quan Jinbei, don’t go too far!"

He could only put on a stern face and lecture him, trying to intimidate his fully-fledged son.

But this was merely futile.

Quan Jinbei had not acted earlier, indeed, because the other party was his father.

Out of respect for their father-son relationship, he was willing to leave some power in the old man’s hands.

To allow the old man to indulge himself.

But now...

The old man was getting more and more out of line.

Since he didn’t treasure this opportunity, then...

Jinbei would take it back without the slightest bit of guilt on his conscience.

Seeing him resolute in taking everything back, the old patriarch’s face twisted grotesquely.

"Younger brother, do you know what you are doing?"

Hearing his questioning, Quan Jinbei responded with equanimity, "Of course, I know what I’m doing."

"Not only do I know what I’m doing, but I also know what you have done," he said, revealing a mild smile.

It was precisely such a smile that made it even more creepy.

"Don’t you think that without me, you could control all the people under me?"

Quan Jinbei said, laughing softly, "I never thought about these things before, but... you, dear elder, have given me this inspiration."

"I find such a method extremely interesting."

"So, I also want to try, if you, dear elder, were to lose your power, what else you could do."

His tone was casual, but the intent to mock was clearly visible in his words.

The old master thought he could stir up trouble while I was too busy to care?

He had tampered with my people, so... I would tamper with him.

It was only fair.

Observing his ruthless about-face, the Quan patriarch couldn’t help but scold him for being heartless.

"You are utterly unfilial!"

Quan Jinbei was indifferent, "With such a bad example of old age before me, my unfilial act really doesn’t seem so wrong."

As he spoke, his face showed regret, "It’s just a pity that I couldn’t learn the essence of it."

Seeing him lament, the butler reminded him very attentively, "Third Master, isn’t there still the Fourth Young Master... no, isn’t there still the old master’s illegitimate child?"

"They must’ve known you were coming, that’s why they were specifically waiting here."

"Didn’t they prepare the meal? It’s just a shame that the old master knocked it over."

The butler said, rubbing his hands, and took out a mobile phone from his pocket.

Before coming, the butler had not mentioned what he was going to do, and Quan Jinbei was somewhat curious.

Quan Sicheng, on the other hand, was livid. When he had still been the Fourth Young Master, the butler at the Quan Mansion was always politely distant and lacked respect.

Now, a mere servant dared to mock him directly?

Deep down, he resented the butler’s disdain, but he had no choice but to hold back his anger.

After all, everything he had was given to him by the Quan Family.

Having a fallout with Quan Jinbei would benefit him in no way.

However...

He swore that one day, he would trample Quan Jinbei under his feet.

And when that day came, he would certainly start by cutting down the butler first!

Quan Sicheng dreamt his sweet dreams, unaware that he would never reach that day.

The day of turning his fate around he envisioned was far off; instead, he was faced with a ruthless dismissal.

Quan Jinbei wasn’t just talking when he said he wanted the Quan patriarch and his family of three to reunite.

Within an hour, the movers had packed up the old master’s belongings.

And the daily necessities that Quan Sicheng and Shi Yiqing had recently bought were all boxed up and left at the doorstep without a single item missing.

Quan Jinbei oversaw the entire process expressionlessly at the door.

No matter how the Quan patriarch begged or raged, he couldn’t shake Jinbei’s resolve.

The moving company made quite a commotion, attracting many curious onlookers to sneak a peek at the excitement.

Whenever such people appeared, the butler would approach them very enthusiastically and strike up a conversation.

He "casually" spread the news about the old mansion.

In less than half an hour, the entire circle of the wealthy knew about the incident.

The Quan Family had completely fallen out.

Quan Jinbei personally expelled the Quan patriarch from the house, along with his illegitimate child.

Speaking of the Quan patriarch’s illegitimate child, that was another juicy topic for people to relish.

Those who enjoyed watching a spectacle never thought the fuss was too much, and after watching, they inevitably gossiped some more.

Criticizing Quan Jinbei for being too cold-blooded by driving out his own biological father from home, which was truly unfilial.