Chapter 65: The Cold God of Slaughter Learns to Comfort

Upon hearing Zhao Dongqiang's words and observing Li Yuxue's expression, Li Yiyan couldn't help but feel a wave of surprise. The Qi family was offering congratulations on her newly registered company... and had even announced their intention to attend the charity banquet the day after tomorrow...

The charity banquet was somewhat understandable, considering Guan Sheng had left that message with the Li family.

However, the moment she finished registering her business license, the Qi family found out right away... and the announcement of their press conference coincided perfectly with the timing of her paperwork...

Could this be a coincidence?

Or perhaps...

Could it be because Qi Xiaohu had mentioned her search for an office building to the Qi family?

Never mind!

That was not the main point!

The main point was that the Qi family's attitude was completely unexpected!

As for Li Yuxue, she felt as though she had swallowed bitter herbs, her complexion turning ghastly pale to the extreme!

"The president of the top jewelry group in Jiangnan Province..."

"A heavyweight titan in the e-commerce industry..."

"How on earth are even the top directors of the entertainment world..."

"Is... is this true?"

"..."

Staring at the updates regarding all these major figures on her phone screen, Li Yuxue felt the world spinning around her, and she was on the verge of fainting.

"This is impossible!" She couldn't wrap her head around it.

Li Yiyan had defied the Qi family's orders and married someone of unknown background behind their backs!

She had gone against the will of Qi Xiaolong.

Furthermore, wasn't that scoundrel Guan Sheng an impostor who had masqueraded as that very pride of the Qi family?

Once this news spread across Jiang City, everyone assumed the Qi family had completely lost face.

Logically speaking, shouldn't the Qi family be coming down hard on Li Yiyan? Why on earth were they showing this kind of attitude?

Could the Qi family possibly be that magnanimous?

Could Qi Xiaolong possibly be that magnanimous?

This didn't match up with what the young master of the Qi family, Qi Xiaohu, had described the other day.

How come it felt like exposing Li Yiyan and Guan Sheng's collusion hadn't brought her any benefits at all, but had instead ended up helping Li Yiyan out?

One had to know that these influential figures who spoke out far outranked the Li family in status; many of them were titans whom even Grandfather Li Jianjun couldn't hope to meet, no matter how much he lowered his dignity.

Yet now, they were taking the initiative to attend Li Yiyan's charity banquet. Wasn't this delivering a fierce, resounding slap to the Grandfather's face?

Realizing that Li Yiyan was likely on the verge of rising to prominence, Li Yuxue was instantly consumed by regret.

Meanwhile, Li Yiyan had also pulled out her phone and learned of all the news.

After reading through it, there was not a trace of a smile on her face.

Just as Li Yuxue looked up and locked eyes with Li Yiyan's expressionless face, a surge of fiery rage instantly boiled up within her.

What kind of expression was that?

Looking so calm and full of confidence?

Why did that gaze carry a hint of pity and disdain?

Mistaking Li Yiyan's look for mockery, Li Yuxue pointed right at her head and snapped, "What are you acting so arrogant for?"

Li Yiyan retorted, "Are you out of your mind?"

Li Yuxue sneered coldly, "Consider yourself lucky. The Qi family isn't dealing with you for now, but don't think you can soar into the heavens and achieve greatness from this day forward!"

"Don't forget, even though you've been driven out of the Li family, you still have the blood of the Li family flowing in your veins. Whatever the old master tells you to do, you must obey!"

"Even if your new company takes off, won't it still belong to the Li family in the end? What on earth are you feeling smug about?"

Hearing these words, Li Yiyan felt utterly sickened. It was the Li family that had chased her out of the house... and it was also Li Yuxue who claimed she was no longer part of the family... yet now that she saw her new company was about to take off... she was saying things like this?

Did she have any shame left?

With a solemn and resolute gaze, Li Yiyan spoke in a ringing, decisive tone, "Li Yuxue, I don't want to waste any more breath on you."

"I will repeat myself once more: I am no longer a member of the Li family."

"The new company is mine, belonging to Li Yiyan and me alone!"

"From the very day I was driven out of the Li family, I stopped answering to anyone's orders. My life is mine to command!"

Li Yuxue shrugged her shoulders and pulled out a file with a look of vindictive retaliation. "Your own life to command, is it?"

"Fine! Then don't blame the Li family for being merciless!"

"I'm going right in to cancel the charity foundation belonging to your Second Branch. As for those lowly people your family has been struggling so hard to help, they can just wait to starve to death with nothing to eat!"

"You asked for this!"

With those words, Li Yuxue brushed past her with the document in hand.

"Oh, right!" She suddenly halted her steps. "There is one thing I forgot to tell you."

"Weren't you wondering how my legs healed?"

"Listen well: the old master lowered his proud face and begged the divine physician Master Zhang on his knees to cure me."

"I remember when you were kidnapped and returned covered in injuries, left with only one breath!"

"Back then, the Grandfather didn't even spare you a glance, let alone care whether you lived or died. He didn't beg a single soul to save you."

"And now, all the affection you could never obtain has been given to me by the Grandfather."

"Li Yiyan, I am the Grandfather's most beloved granddaughter, and I am the true young lady of the Li family. You—are unworthy of the Grandfather's love!"

With that, Li Yuxue let out a wild, triumphant laugh and stepped into the government office.

And her words, like sharp swords showing no mercy, severed the very strings of Li Yiyan's heart at that moment...

It hurt!

It hurt so much...

Li Yiyan clutched her chest. She couldn't deny that she had truly been deeply wounded, and tears welled up uncontrollably at the corners of her eyes.

She recalled the days of her childhood spent by her grandfather's side—inspecting the military camp where he was stationed, gazing at the stars and the moon together, and learning self-defense techniques from him...

Ever since she was rescued from that kidnapping, however, her grandfather's love had changed... He no longer seemed to cherish her...

And now, he had issued the personal decree to drive her out of the Li family!

Everything that had transpired turned Li Yiyan's heart cold to the bone.

Right at that moment, her phone rang again with a persistent chime.

She answered it, held it to her ear, and forced herself to calm down. "Hello?"

On the other end, a voice came through immediately—it was her parents, Li Feng and Xu Hong.

"You rebellious wretch! How dare you secretly start a new company behind our backs? Do you have any idea how furious your grandfather is?"

"Don't you know that the core focus of your grandfather's retirement is the charity foundation? You've already left the Li family, yet you go and start another one. Are you trying to go head-to-head against your grandfather?"

"Look at the mess now! The old master is furious, and he has cut off our family's only source of income while having the corporation canceled. How do you expect your father and me to survive?!"

"You ungrateful wretch, why on earth did I ever give birth to a heartless wolf like you..."

"Forget it, wife, don't waste your breath on her. From now on, let's just pretend we never gave birth to this daughter. She's going to drive me to an early grave!"

"..."

Clack!

Li Yiyan forcefully hung up the phone, and a single crystal teardrop finally slipped uncontrollably from the corner of her eye.

Why was it that when other people's parents saw their daughters pursuing their careers, they offered silent encouragement...

While she...

Had to endure this kind of vitriol and criticism!

Why?

Why?

At that moment, her mind involuntarily drifted to Guan Sheng, and she immediately dialed his number again.

"Beep, beep, beep!" The call was connected instantly.

"Hello? Wife, is the business license all sorted out?" Guan Sheng asked.

With a hoarse voice, Li Yiyan asked, "Guan Sheng..."

"Did I... did I do something wrong?"

"Should I really not have opened this company?"

Hearing her tone, Guan Sheng acutely sensed that his wife had suffered some kind of blow.

Though he had never been good at comforting people in the past, this time the words flowed from him as naturally as breathing. He said, "You did nothing wrong!"

"What is wrong with pursuing what you love?"

"Never mind what other people think or say!"

"You are the absolute best!"

Li Yiyan asked, "Will we succeed?"

Guan Sheng affirmed with absolute certainty, "We will!"

"I've already arranged the time and venue for the banquet, and I'm having people make the arrangements for you right now."

"The night after tomorrow, the world will shine because of you!"

"I will make you the most dazzling woman in the entire Jiangnan Province."

And of course, if you are not afraid of danger, the world will also tremble because of you!