Third Brother Shujun paused for a moment, then his face twisted in anger: "You’re quite the schemer, Liang Xiaowu, daring to deceive us!"

Fourth Brother Haoming chimed in, "Yeah, deceived us, let’s get him!"

"Oh, come on, you’re not really my brothers, don’t hit me, don’t hit me, okay, I admit my mistake!"

Yue Ning grabbed his toothpick meat and bolted in panic, the scene was quite spectacular as the brothers took turns kicking Liang Xiaowu, while Dong Huiying was dumbfounded over the whole situation.

The nerve!

Not long ago, she had marveled at how Little Wu, though he had gained some intelligence, never used it against his own family.

But who would have thought that it wouldn’t be long before she was smacked in the face by the supposedly honest and sincere Liang Xiaowu!

"Mistress, please help me, ouch who’s kicking my butt!"

Yue Ning took several punches and more than a few kicks, howling for Dong Huiying’s assistance.

But Dong Huiying’s expression changed slightly; she turned her head away, feigning ignorance with an air of ’I saw nothing, I heard nothing’.

Truth be told, if it weren’t for the fact that he genuinely looked pitiful, even she would have been tempted to join in.

Liang Xiaowu rarely ever played tricks on his brothers, and now the outcome—ouch, how pitiful!

...

Yue Ning was having a ’fun’ time with his brothers.

As the youngest brother of the family, Liang Yixuan stood aside.

Though he looked gentle, a hint of coldness showed on his face.

The crowd was boisterous.

Suddenly, Dong Huiying noticed something unusual about Yixuan.

"What’s wrong?"

Seeing Yixuan’s strange demeanor, she approached him.

Yixuan pressed on his brow, looking at Dong Huiying with a hint of helplessness.

"I was just thinking, Fifth Brother is taking the fall for me."

He is Qin Xuan, the adopted son of the old lady, the future heir of the Qin family, the "Young Master" of the Qin family.

Yet today, Fifth Brother took his place and was accepted by the Qin family.

Which means the treatment Fifth Brother receives now should have been his, what he should have gone through, while Fifth Brother is enduring it instead.

...

Back when Dong Huiying and the men of the Liang family stealthily entered the Qin family at night, just as they were climbing over the wall, they heard Yue Ning shouting.

They even hid aside watching for a long time.

At that time, it seemed amusing, but now Yixuan was clearly thinking much deeper about it, leading to mixed feelings.

Dong Huiying patted his shoulder: "Yue Ning doesn’t feel it’s tough."

Yixuan sighed, "I know."

The Qin family, no matter how harshly they treat the so-called "Young Master," it’s still a far cry from the struggles his family used to face.

All of them have been through hard times, but he feels guilty toward Fifth Brother.

Even more.

As the crowd continued to frolic, if it were the usual, a playful scuffle among brothers would undoubtedly see Yixuan secretly sabotage.

But tonight he remained surprisingly quiet.

"The Qin family."

He frowned slightly.

Then he gave a bitter smile.

"No wonder Grandma Qin doesn’t want me to return."

The old lady clearly fears him enduring hardships, fearing him facing the Qin family’s harshness.

Even though the old lady is the Qin family’s ruling matriarch, and the Qin family is almost wealthier than nations, dominating Dongdi.

But the waters of Dongdi are truly deep.

The hidden intricacies within are vast and significant.

Even Old Lady Qin herself might be wary of them.