Reborn: The Lion To Hunt The Wolf - Chapter 245

In the receiving hall of the Yue family’s villa, the atmosphere was very tense.

Hot tea was placed before each of the four people sitting on the couches, the coldness that was coming off each person permeated the air.

Uncle Wang: “Master, is there anything else you need?”

Yue Yeager waved his hand and looked at the two people before him with annoyance.

Right then, a voice came from the corner as Yue Wan walked towards them elegantly: “First Elder! Cousin Xue! You guys rarely come to the Yue Villa. What is the occasion?” There’s no smoke without fire.

The First Elder’s expression didn’t change as he stared at her sudden arrival: “I was passing by, so I decided to come and see you all.”

“I insist grandfather come here. How are you, Cousin Wan?” Yue Xue lifted his brows and waved at Yue Wan.

The corners of Yue Wan’s lips were slightly curved, showing a hint of sarcasm: “How I am? After everything happened you still have the nerve to ask me that question?”

Yue Xue: “…”

Displeased, First Elder let Yue Wan know what he thought with a grumpy voice, “Are you dissatisfied with something Young Miss?”

If it had been a few years ago, it would have been fine for First Elder to take on the role of an elder to harshly reprimand the Yue family members a little. However, right now, he could only grumble with an unhappy expression.

Yue Yeager replied, sounding indifferent and cold: “I’m sure First Elder can understand what my daughter is saying without me going into details.”

First Elder’s gaze turned heavy as he saw the accusation under Yue Yeager’s eyes: “If it is about that thing that happened at the club, I swear that my granddaughter was a victim too. I never thought that Xiao Shen would find trouble for our kids using her own child. She plotted against us. She’s really vicious and calculative!”

Yue Xue nodded in agreement. “Since Jing Zhe was part of the Xiao family, I didn’t doubt her intention. Who thought there would be a vicious snake under the great Xiao family?”

First Elder stabbed his walking stick twice: “That night the Su Young Miss was also with them, but never once had her name implied until now. The whole city knew that past relationship rumor between the Xiao and the Su family. No wonder her name was not mentioned even once in the media.”

“What you’re saying is completely unclear to me.” Yue Xiang’s tone was frosty and mild. The cold smile in his eyes was clearly displayed. “The Xiao family has no enmity with us in the first place, so stop using such a baseless accusation.”

Yue Yeager narrowed his gaze toward them. “Also, after the scandal broke out, Xiao Shen got expelled from the family. So you shouldn’t blame them without proof.”

The First Elder’s old face stiffened. He smiled with embarrassment and said, “I think the Xiao family must have discarded her to protect themselves. Since Young Miss Yue had caused chaos at the Elder Xiao’s party, Miss Jing came to get even by implicating the two Yue daughters. This is all about getting revenge. I couldn’t believe it at first too, but it’s the truth.”

“Oh really? Then please clarify my simple doubt, Cousin Xue,” Yue Wan’s chilly golden eyes turned to calmly look at Yue Xue. “You are getting married to the Li family who schemed against me too. Tell me, how should I take this matter? The Jing family or The Li Family, one came and the other is coming close to my Yue family under your shadow! Is that a pure coincidence?”

Yue Xue’s smile stiffened. Faced with Yue Yeager’ and Yue Xiang’s gaze, she gradually felt sweat running down her back. “This…” She averted her eyes from them and caught a figure standing under the staircase with an anonymous aura. She blinked and opened again to find nothing.

‘Am I seeing things?’ She couldn’t see the face as it was hidden in the dark, but that man had a terrifying aura that made her feel fear. He had unwittingly opened a crack in the thick shell of her masked expression.

After a minute, she pushed that thought back and showed a gratified expression: “This… The relationship between us is a little hard to explain. Due to our unique personality compatibility, we found that we are suited for each other. On that day, Young Master Li went open with our relationship to the public in order to protect me. I knew that you still have lingering feelings for him, but I’m sorry cousin.”

When Yue Wan heard this, her mouth twitched with the hint of a smug smile. ‘I think you can go fight for an Oscar, Yue Xue! No one could doubt you by the way you act…. Simply marvelous!’

Yue Xiang with a hidden coldness on his face mocked: “To clear your name and to frame others… clever tactics.” He slowly turned to face them with a more unperturbed look, “Death ends a life but not the ugly truth.”

Yue Xue’s back stiffened, and immediately, a spirit of ferocity radiated off her. She knitted her brows and thought Yue sibling’s attitude was fishy.

The First Elder had a ghastly expression upon hearing that. “What do you mean by that? Even after our explanation, you’re still supporting the Xiao family. Dont forget, under whose blood you survived till no—”

“Elder Yue!” Yue Yeager cut his words short impudently.

First Elder’s face stiffened in fright.

Yue Xiang’s stern face had a rarely seen slight smile in it.

Yue Yeager coldly commanded with cold eyes: “You are not qualified to discipline my son!”

First Elder paled. He never expected Yue Yeager would speak like this. In the past, Yue Yeager never raised his voice, but today his temperament got sharper.

Yue Wan stared at them exasperatedly, as if she were mocking them.

“Forgive my impudence.” First Elder clenched his stick until his skin turned blue. ‘If only I had that position.’

Yue Yeager impatiently waved his hand: “Why are you here?”

Yue Xue bit her lip and hesitantly looked at Yue Wan. She apologetically handed the invitation card to her.

“Cousin Wan, I’m getting engaged to Rong this weekend. I hope you can give us your blessing.” Saying this she studied Yue Wan expression but found nothing.

She then turned to look at Yue Yeager: “As my elder and Master of the Yue Family, your blessing is the most important thing to us.”

Yue Yeared didn’t hate Yue Xue so he gave a nod reluctantly.

Yue Wan looked strangely at the huge, blaring word “Xue & Rong” that was imprinted in the gold foil of the red designed card. This is the same as the past one with a slight change in the name, “Wei & Rong”. It looks like destiny will follow the same pattern even if the path had been changed.

After their motive was achieved, the grandfather and granddaughter left the villa as they had to invite others too.

Yue Yeager frowned as he looked at the invitation card in Yue Wan’s hand. He wanted to shred it into pieces.

As for Yue Xiang, he already took the lighter from his pocket and held it tightly in his hand: ‘Burn it!’ Was written on his face.

However, someone hiding in the dark was more than ready to stuff that invitation into a certain person’s mouth. His purple eyes were burning under the rage of fire.

Dong Yi kept a fire extinguisher close by in case of an accident.

‘My profession is changing day by day!’

—The-Next-day—-

“Knock…Knock” The door was knocked on twice. After a second a voice gave permission for the person to enter.

“Daddy? Big Brother? I cooked some roasted sweet potato and smoked paprika soup. Please try some of it for me,” Yue Wan entered carrying a bowl of hot soup into the study room where Yue Yeager was busy negotiating with Yue Xiang, both of them sitting opposite to each other.

Yue Yeager looked at his daughter and smiled at her: “Little Wan! Why trouble yourself by doing all of that? Where is Uncle Wang?”

“It’s okay daddy, I insisted on doing this,” Yue Wan said as she severed them each a bowl and stood there with a cheeky grin.