The Revenge of the Reborn Supreme Sovereign-Chapter 181 - 178: Ridiculous and Pitiful!
"Do you think your grandfather was wrong, too? Perhaps I really was, hahaβ!" he laughed helplessly, his voice tinged with bitterness.
Leaning on a cane, Old Master Qin slowly made his way toward the Audi A6 the butler was driving up. πππππ¨π²πππ¨π―ππ.ππΌπΊ
"Grandpa, take it slow! Let me help you!" Surprised by the Old Masterβs words, Qin Moran snapped out of her daze and hastened to support him.
The understated Audi A6 drove slowly out of the military hospital. Seated alone in the back, Old Master Qin hadnβt said a word since getting into the car. He gazed out the window at the swiftly passing streetscape, his old brows tightly furrowed.
His mind was filled with what Qin Jun had said. Qin Fan had instantly defeated a Dark Energy master in a solo fight. He possessed enough clout to make the city and provincial bureaus risk offending the Qin family. The name Qin Fan suddenly felt overwhelmingly unfamiliar to him. What exactly have you experienced? What kind of opportunity did you come across? His lips silently shaped these words.
At this moment, Old Master Qin uncontrollably recalled the scene when he had driven Qin Chuβs family out of the house.
It was a day of drizzling rain. With his cane, he had struck Qin Chu, bellowing at them to get out of the Qin residence and never set foot in it again. That day, standing in the rain, Qin Chu had left the Qin household without a single look back. Tears streamed down his face, his teeth clenched so hard they bled, while a frightened, pale-faced Qin Fan and an enraged Wei Shuying followed behind him.
The catalyst for all this was Qin Fan finally fighting back after being relentlessly bullied at school. That time, he had merely scratched the other boyβs face, while the bully had nearly broken his bones in return. In the end, Qin Chu went to the school to angrily confront the other partyβs parents. For such a trivial matter, the Qin family not only failed to stand up for Qin Fan but instead branded him and his father with the shame of dishonoring the family, driving them out and publicly announcing the severing of all ties.
Ridiculous? Absolutely.
Tragic? Incredibly so.
From that incident onward, Qin Fan became a complete coward, a total weakling, a good-for-nothing. It wasnβt that he lacked the courage to fight back; it was that every time he thought about retaliating, he would remember that day. This gradually conditioned him into a spineless wimp.
Truthfully, the Qin family played the most crucial role in turning Qin Fan into the notoriously useless coward he was known to be.
Reflecting on the past, Old Master Qin raised a hand to rub his reddened old eyes. He said to the butler driving the car, "Ah Fu, have someone investigate Qin Fanβs background for the past two years! And do it quickly!"
"Yes, Master! Iβll call someone to look into it right now!" the butler, Ah Fu, replied. He slowed the Audi A6 slightly, took out his phone, and began dialing a number.
"Grandfather, are you going to stand up for Qin Shuai?" From the front passenger seat, Qin Moran suddenly turned around, her brow furrowed as she looked at the old master with a serious expression.
"If you have something to say, then say it," Old Master Qin said slowly, his gaze returning to the streetscape outside the window.
"Grandfather, you of all people know what kind of character Qin Shuai and his mother have! Did you really think their current predicament happened for no reason? Unlikely! As the saying goes, even a cornered dog will leap over a wall, let alone a person. In my opinion, they should feel lucky they only lost their legs and not their lives! Grandfather, do you truly not know how much humiliation Fourth Uncle, Fourth Aunt, and Qin Fan suffered in the Qin family all those years? I understand there are many things I shouldnβt say, but I canβt keep them in any longer! The Qin family owes Fourth Uncleβs family far, far too much! If it was because Second Uncle couldnβt tolerate his half-brotherβs family, then you should have driven them out decades ago, not let Fourth Uncleβs family suffer so many years of humiliation only to be cast out!"
Staring at the old masterβs weathered and wrinkled profile, Qin Moranβs willow-like eyebrows drew together. A hint of reluctance flashed through her eyes as she quickly voiced the words she had suppressed for so long.
There was no immediate response. The old master seemed frozen in time as he stared out the window at the passing street. After a moment of silence, he twisted his lips into an extremely bitter smile. "Yes, youβre right. Itβs been three years. A full three years since Iβve seen them."
After this self-deprecating remark, the old master shook his head and turned to give an order. "Ah Fu, go to Tangxia Village!"
"Yes, Master!" Changing lanes, Ah Fu made a U-turn, steering the Audi A6 onto the opposite road.
"Grandfather, donβt you think you were too cruel? Fourth Uncle, Fourth Aunt, Qin Fan... have they ever done anything to deserve that? Was it really just because Qin Fan got into a fight at school? If it had been Qin Shuai in his place, Iβm afraid the other party would have been the one facing a nightmare! Heh, but of course, such a hypothetical could never happen. By then, word of Fourth Uncle and Qin Fanβs status in the family had already spread throughout Jiangzhou. The other party clearly dared to act that way because they knew the Qin family also looked down on Fourth Uncle and Qin Fan! Grandfather, honestly, Iβve always admired and worshipped you, but when it comes to what happened to Fourth Uncle, Fourth Aunt, and Qin Fan, I am disappointed in you! No matter what, Fourth Uncle is your son, and Qin Fan is your grandson. They both have the blood of the Qin family in their veins. Donβt you think what you did was far too heartless?"
Now that she had started speaking her mind, Qin Moran simply poured out all the words she had kept hidden in her heart for so long. Indeed, she couldnβt understand. She truly couldnβt comprehend how the old master could have been so merciless.
"Have you seen them in these past few years?" Old Master Qin asked, pausing before posing a question of his own instead of answering hers directly.
"No. I often wanted to visit them, but I was too scared. I didnβt know how to face them! Even though I never did anything to wrong them, I couldnβt muster the courage to face them while bearing the halo of the Qin family," Qin Moran admitted.
"Miss Moran, you donβt understand!" the butler, Ah Fu, couldnβt help but interject from the driverβs seat.
"Ahem, Ah Fu!" Old Master Qin cut him off with a dry cough before he could say more.
"A few years ago, I might not have understood, but I can certainly distinguish right from wrong in these matters now," Qin Moran said, shaking her head with a resigned, self-mocking sigh. "Uncle Fu, thereβs no need for you to make excuses on Grandfatherβs behalf. Whatβs wrong is wrong!"
"Enough. Thereβs no need to say any more. Come with me to see them." As he uttered these words, Old Master Qin seemed to relax slightly, but at the same time, he appeared to age a little more.
"All these years, theyβve been despised and scorned, living in a constant state of humiliation, and you never once showed any intention of visiting. Now, Qin Fan has single-handedly defeated several Dark Energy Martial Artists and has a backer powerful enough to make the city and provincial bureaus risk offending our family. Choosing to go at this specific moment... Grandfather, donβt you think itβs inappropriate? Donβt you feel it will be awkward?" Qin Moran didnβt ask the butler to stop the car, but she still pointed out the sensitive and awkward nature of the situation.
"It has come to this. We have to face them again sooner or later, and itβs always better to face things sooner rather than later. Moran, say no more. I know what Iβm doing. Iβm not that senile yet."
With that, Old Master Qin leaned back against his seat and closed his eyes. Only the faint tremor in his expression, a mask of self-mockery and sarcasm, revealed the immense psychological torment he was enduring.
