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At the breakfast table, Shang Song buried himself in his food, imagining the food in his mouth as Xie Jing's flesh, chewing with extra effort.

Xie Jing remained quiet as always, occasionally placing a piece of his favorite dish on Shang Song's plate, only to silently put it away after being killed by Shang Song's glare.

After finishing his meal, Shang Song pushed his bowl away and announced, "I'm going out for a bit!"

Xie Jing looked up: "Where to?"

"Mind your own business!" Shang Song retorted, but ultimately didn't dare to be too arrogant, mumbling, "Go play with Xu Zhao and Shen Yan!"

Xie Jing looked at him for two seconds and nodded: "Okay, I'll have the driver take you. Come back early tonight."

Shang Song gave a dry "oh".

Put on a bear hat and a chubby down jacket.

Xie Jing was worried that his ears would get cold, so he had a drawer full of hats prepared for him, all of them with little bear ears and in various colors.

Get into the elevator.

As the elevator descended, he took out his phone and sent a message to Xu Zhao.

Shang Song: Xu Lao Er! Are you up yet? I'm coming to play with you and Shen Yan!

Xu Zhao: Get lost! It's the weekend! Don't bother me and Yan Yan while we're enjoying our time together! Go somewhere cool and stay somewhere else!

Shang Song: ??? You've gone too far! I'm coming anyway! I'll be there in half an hour, get ready to receive me! [arrogant][arrogant]

After sending the message, he put away his phone, looked at his reflection in the elevator mirror, and cheered himself up.

Just you wait, Xie Jing!

Once he returns from his escapades with the succubus Shen Yan, let's see who can outmaneuver whom!

Before the car entered Xu Zhao's residential area, Shang Song called it to stop.

It's inappropriate to visit someone empty-handed during the first month of the lunar calendar.

He looked around and found a fresh fruit store.

He strode into the store with his head held high, and after being warmly greeted by the staff, he finally pointed to the most eye-catching, and also the most overpriced, super-deluxe fruit basket, and waved his hand:

"I want this one!"

Price? I won't look!

Anyway, with Xie the big spender backing us up, we'll be safe.

He now eats at Master Xie's house, lives at Master Xie's house, and Master Xie takes care of all his needs!

You can have whatever you want.

Those things seemed to grow on their own; even his slightly pilling socks were silently replaced with new ones.

As for his own salary, he couldn't spend a single penny of it.

Buying a fruit basket to become an apprentice is just right.

In this fruit basket, there are also oranges, which he likes to eat.

He'll have Xu Lao Er cut it for him later, hehe.

then.

Shang Song, carrying the giant, luxurious fruit basket that was half his height, wobbled into Xu Zhao's residential area like a fat penguin.

He had just stepped into the stairwell and hadn't even gone upstairs when he heard a loud knocking on the door, accompanied by a shrill female voice.

"Please, please help me find Xie Jing! You're friends with that young man, right? Have him talk to Xie Jing... He can't be so ruthless! He's trying to drive my child and me to our deaths!"

Shang Song stopped in his tracks, almost dropping the fruit basket in his hand.

Zhou Xu'an's mother?

Xu Zhao's low growl echoed in the hallway again: "If you don't leave, I'm calling the police! You're harassing the victim like this; you'll be in big trouble when the police come!"

"Call the police? Go ahead and call them!" Zhou Yun seemed provoked, her voice becoming even more shrill. "Let the police arrest me! Arrest me and put me in jail! It'll keep my son company! Anyway, Xie Jing has absolute power; my son and I are doomed no matter what!"

As she spoke, another series of dull thuds echoed, as if Zhou Yun were banging her head against a wall. "My Xu'an... my son... I can't save you... Xie Jing, you'll die a horrible death! Your entire Xie family will die a horrible death!"

Shang Song felt a chill run down his spine, and his palms, which were holding the fruit basket, were covered in cold sweat.

He never expected to run into this kind of scene.

What should he do?

Go up?

But Zhou Xu'an's mother was clearly after him and Xie Jing, so his appearance at this time was like adding fuel to the fire.

Not going up?

Xu Zhao and Shen Yan were clearly entangled, and Zhou Xu'an's mother seemed convinced that she could find him through them and thus contact Xie Jing.

As he hesitated, Xu Zhao's voice grew louder, filled with an explosive rage: "Get out! Get out now! Your son broke the law, drugged people, kidnapped an elderly person, it's only right that the police arrest him and put him in jail! What does this have to do with Professor Xie?! You've failed as a parent, and you still have the nerve to curse someone to a terrible death?! You and your son are the ones who deserve to go to hell!"

"No! No!" Zhou Yun's voice shrill and cracked. "It's Xie Jing! Without his interference, things wouldn't have turned out this way! He's trying to force us to our deaths! The Xie family was like this twenty years ago! And they're still like this twenty years later! Xie Jing is just like his father and his grandfather! Cold-blooded! Heartless! My husband... my son..."

"Shut up!" Xu Zhao interrupted sharply, "How dare you falsely accuse Professor Xie? I'm telling you, if you don't leave, I'm calling the police right now! I mean it!"

Twenty years ago? Xie Jing's father? Grandfather?

Shang Song was so dizzy from the explosion, what does that mean?

Without further hesitation, he hugged the fruit basket tightly and hurried upstairs.

His appearance instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Zhou Yun whirled around, her crimson eyes widening in shock for a moment before blazing with light: "It's you! You've come! Go tell Xie Jing to stop!"

Xu Zhao shouted anxiously, "Shang Xiaosong, what are you doing up here! Go back! Go back now!"

Shen Yan, also pale-faced, shook his head anxiously at him.

Ignoring his friend's advice, Shang Song forced himself to calm down and stared directly at the seemingly deranged Zhou Yun: "What did you mean by what you just said? What about twenty years ago? What about Xie Jing's father and grandfather? Explain yourself."

Zhou Yun seemed surprised by his question, paused for a moment, then laughed even more maniacally:

"What do you mean? Hahaha..."

"Go ask Xie Jing! Go ask him! How did his parents die! Ask him how his second uncle died! Ask him how much filth is buried under the foundation of the Xie family's old house! The Xie family, from the old to the young, inside and out, is filthy! They all deserve..."

"Shut up!" Shang Song interrupted her as she spoke increasingly vulgarly and maliciously.

"I won't allow you to talk about him like that! And I won't allow you to insult his family! Your son broke the law himself; it has nothing to do with Xie Jing! And it has even less to do with what you're saying!"

Zhou Yun was speechless, taken aback by his fierce defense. She stared intently at Shang Song, her chest heaving violently. Suddenly, she forced a twisted, bitter smile, as if trying to appease him, and her voice lowered:

"Okay...okay...I won't talk about him, I won't talk about the Xie family." She walked towards Shang Song, her hands unconsciously rising and falling. "Then please help me, okay? Go talk to Xie Jing and ask him to be lenient and let my son go! As long as he agrees, I'll tell you everything! I'll tell you everything I know about the Xie family, about what happened back then, okay?"

Shang Song, holding the fruit basket, shook his head: "Your son's matter is a legal matter. The judge will make a judgment according to the law. It has nothing to do with Xie Jing. He helped Shen Yan out of morality, which is allowed by law. I can't help you. You've come to the wrong person."

Zhou Yun felt as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world. Her feigned humility shattered instantly. "What law! It's all up to Xie Jing! With a single word from him, we can never recover!"

She became increasingly agitated as she spoke, her withered hand suddenly rising to grip Shang Song's forearm, which was holding the fruit basket, with astonishing strength. "Help me! Call him now! Go beg him! Go! I'll kneel down for you! I'll kowtow to you!"

As she spoke, she actually pulled Shang Song, making a gesture as if to kneel down.

"Let go! Let go!" Shang Song was in pain from her grip and frightened by her crazy behavior, so he awkwardly hid behind her while holding the fruit basket.

"Zhou Yun, what are you doing! Let him go!" Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Xu Zhao inside the door could no longer hold back and burst out of the room.

Shen Yan followed closely behind, anxiously trying to separate Zhou Yun: "Calm down! Don't do this!"

Four people were instantly squeezed into the narrow stairwell.

Zhou Yun, who had gone mad, possessed astonishing strength and was completely unresponsive to Xu Zhao's pulling. She only had Shang Song as her lifeline.

She gripped Shang Song tightly, leaning forward almost to press her face against him: "Go and tell him! Go!"

In the midst of the chaos, whether Zhou Yun lost her balance in the shoving or Shang Song was already standing on the edge of the steps, his foot suddenly slipped—

The luxurious fruit basket in his arms could no longer be held and flew out, scattering the fruit everywhere.

Shang Song completely lost his balance and fell backward.

"Ode to Shang!"

"Shang Song!!!"

The world spun around.

The whole world was churning and crashing, finally followed by excruciating pain that swept over the entire body, and a muffled shattering sound.

Just before his consciousness faded, he seemed to feel some fruit roll into his hand.

Is it his favorite orange...?