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Li Feng's situation really isn't worthy of sympathy; it might even be said that he got what he deserved.

Even when Qin Fang heard about it, he just smiled indifferently and had no intention of further troubling Li Feng, the ruined man.

Perhaps once their enmity was profound, but now Qin Fang had taken his revenge. Li Feng's descendants were ruined and the grand Li Family had been brought down by him...

Even Li Rui, who Li Feng relied on heavily and who was once the most powerful in Ninghai, is now hiding somewhere, silently licking his wounds...

Though they say a snake that isn't killed might bring endless calamities,

this depends on the kind of snake. Someone like Li Rui is definitely a ferocious and highly venomous viper, whereas a good-for-nothing like Li Feng is at most a harmless grass snake, and a toothless one at that...

Having lost the Li Family, all his money and power, Li Feng had nothing, knew nothing, and quickly became a homeless vagabond. Even when trying to beg, he was severely bullied by his peers and was soon beaten black and blue...

The once Second Young Master Li met such a miserable fate, maybe this was also a form of retribution. After all, when he was arrogant and unruly, barely considering others, the things he did were utterly unscrupulous. Even this ending was letting him off easy...

The matter of Li Feng had thoroughly concluded; nobody would pay attention to such a person anymore, Qin Fang included, as he had other matters to attend to.

What matters?

After the turmoil of this half-month, the time had come for the New Year, and school was already on break. Qin Fang was now busying himself with New Year's preparations.

If it were a normal year, this New Year would just be a simple one for the Qin mother and son – eating meals, having fun, and that would be it.

The house was usually quite desolate, especially during the New Year because there were hardly any relatives the Qin Family could visit, nor did they have many relatives coming over...

It was mainly because there didn't seem to be anyone left on Qin's side, and his mother, Qin Qing, never mentioned her family. In nearly twenty years, Qin Fang hadn't seen anyone from his mother's maternal family come by, so he had always thought that there was no one left on his mother's side...

This year's situation was much better. Several women around Qin Fang expressed their desires to go home with him for the New Year, like his fiancée Tang Feifei, and Wen Yan, who had already received her parents' approval...

Of course, there was also Tao Xiaojuan, who had always maintained contact and was close to his family...

Xiao Muxue originally wanted to stay as well. Although her parents had passed away, she still had her grandma and grandpa. She hadn't visited them in half a year, and during the New Year, she didn't want the two old ones to be too lonely, so she decided to go back.

There were other women like Su Xiaoxiao, Chu Yunxuan and others who had their own families but were indeed intending to follow Qin Fang back, it's just that they were not yet very familiar with Tang Feifei and the others, so that had to be put on hold for now…

"What? Go to Hong Kong…"

Only when Qin Fang told his mother, Qin Qing, about the New Year plans, he heard a piece of news that left him completely astonished.

"Mom, why go to Hong Kong? Are you planning to take a trip for the holiday?"

Facing his unpredictable mother, Qin Fang couldn't help but make a light joke in his surprise.

"Don't give me that smooth talk! I'm taking you to meet your grandparents and your uncle..."

But then Qin Qing said something that made Qin Fang even more stunned, his jaw dropping open for a long time unable to close it.

"That… Mom, you're not joking with me, right?"

Qin Fang was obviously still in disbelief, considering he had never heard his mother, Qin Qing, mention her family in nearly twenty years, and her family had never visited. How could they suddenly come up now?

And moreover—in Hong Kong!

"If I tell you to go, just go. So much nonsense… Hanging up!"

It seems that Qin Qing didn't want to elaborate, simply notifying Qin Fang, evidently the decision was unchangeable.

However, this kind of response from Qin Qing was clearly not satisfactory to Qin Fang.

Despite not having any contact for almost twenty years, to the extent that Qin Fang didn't even know such a family existed, now suddenly being told to spend the Spring Festival there, how could Qin Fang not seek a clear explanation?

In order to understand the full details, Qin Fang almost immediately drove home and started questioning his mother, Qin Qing, about the matter.

"Oh, you child... alright, alright, I'll explain it to you slowly!"

Qin Qing seemed to have finally decided to reveal the truth to Qin Fang, and therefore began explaining everything in detail to him.

Qin Qing originally didn't have the surname Qin but Qu; her real name was Qu Qing, the fourth daughter of the wealthy Qu Family on Hong Kong Island, previously idolized and fervently pursued by many wealthy young men from Hong Kong Island.

However, more than twenty years ago, Qu Qing suddenly vanished from Hong Kong Island as if she had evaporated, and no one knew where she went, not even the Qu Family People, which became a mystery.

In reality, the eighteen-year-old Qu Qing, through a serendipitous encounter, met Qin Fang's father, Qin Tiannan. They fell in love at first sight and soon pledged to spend their lives together...

However, at that time, Qin Tiannan was just a young spirited but penniless newcomer to Hong Kong Island, whereas the Qu Family was among the top ten wealthiest families on the island, and Qu Qing was a goddess pursued by many local elite young men—how could they easily forgive passing her to such a poor guy from the Mainland?

So, the Qu Family People, including Qu Qing's parents—who were the heads of the Qu Family—and Qu Qing's two brothers, all sternly opposed to this relationship, even using some "special means" to interfere with Qin Tiannan...their goal was to break up the couple.

But Qu Qing and Qin Tiannan both had very stubborn personalities; the more intensely their relationship was opposed, the stronger their rebellious spirits became... and their relationship with the Qu Family consequently became increasingly tense.

Qin Tiannan's stubbornness was evident as he preferred to struggle on his own rather than under the watchful care of the Tang Family, where he could have easily prospered.

The pressure from the Qu Family only fueled his fighting spirit; in not wanting to be looked down upon by the Qu Family, he worked even harder to earn more money to prove his capabilities...

But one night, Qin Tiannan went out for work and never returned... Qu Qing waited for him the whole night in their rented room but he did not show up, and when she called the place where Qin Tiannan was supposed to work, she was told that he never came in that day...

Qin Tiannan had disappeared, without any trace, and after waiting over ten days with no news, as if he had entirely evaporated from the human world, and coincidentally with the Qu Family urging her to return home, someone carelessly mentioned that "Qin Tiannan won't be coming back", which infuriated Qu Qing...

At that time, they had already broken ties with the Qu Family, and relationships were utterly strained. Hearing such a thing at that moment, Qu Qing naturally believed it was the Qu Family who harmed Qin Tiannan, so she stormed into the Qu Family house and caused a scene...

Although the Qu Family People all claimed they were not responsible, Qu Qing, overwhelmed by anger, didn't listen and immediately declared her severance from the Qu Family. By then, she had discovered she was pregnant and fled by boat to the Mainland that very night...

With Qin Tiannan missing and no news ahead, Qu Qing despised the family that raised her, even detesting the surname so much that she changed her name from Qu Qing to the current Qin Qing.

She, a pregnant woman, persevered in the Mainland during an era when living conditions were far inferior to those on Hong Kong Island.

Despite times of hardship and danger, she kept enduring because she thought of the unborn child as the fruit of her love with Qin Tiannan.

Back then, people weren't as realistic as they are now, although living conditions were much tougher, but people were still very simple-minded; thus Qin Qing survived alone in the Mainland and finally settled in Ninghai, depending solely on each other with Qin Fang until now.

In reality, her life didn't need to be this difficult; initially, Qin Tiannan gave her a betrothal gift—a set of jade jewelry that Qin Qing later gave to Tang Feifei, Xiao Muxue, and Wen Yan. If she had sold these, although the prices at the time wouldn't have been great, they could have comfortably supported herself and Qin Fang.

But she didn't do that; she preferred to live in hardship and keep the jewelry set, believing Qin Tiannan would eventually come back.

Qin Tiannan had also mentioned to Qin Qing about the Tang Family, saying that in case of any hardships, simply return to the Mainland and seek help from the Tang Family. Although it was said in passing and he even gave her a bullet, she never intended to bother the Tang Family People.

Her union with Qin Tiannan was, in fact, entirely unofficial; whether on Hong Kong Island or in the Mainland, they had no legal standing...

Despite carrying Qin Tiannan's child, it was inappropriate for her to approach the Tang Family under such unofficial and irregular circumstances... she couldn't bring herself to do such a thing...

Thus, Qin Qing cut off her connections with the Qu Family, lived in Ninghai under an assumed name for so long, and never contacted the Tang Family People—Qin Tiannan was the only direct descendant of the Qin Family, hence there were no relatives left on the Qin side.

This is also why, for nearly twenty years, Qin Fang and his mother lived on their own in such isolation during festive seasons...(To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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