Chapter 001 Sweeping Out The Door

  "Get out! Scram! I'm Xu Chong, and I don't have a son like you!"

  Accompanied by a loud slap, a roar like a wild beast came from a simply decorated building in Ning City. From the moment the angry shout sounded, half of the lights in the building and its neighboring houses went out instantly.

  "Old Xǔ, he is your son!" On the second floor, in front of a wooden door, a woman in her 40s with a face still bearing gentle charm, now filled with intense fear, stretched out her arms and wrapped them around a young man in his early 20s behind her. Although the woman's entire body was trembling at this moment, she seemed like a lioness protecting her cub, staring fixedly at a tall and burly middle-aged man inside the door.

  "This son of mine is not like this! Get out! If you don't get out, I'll skin you alive!!" Along with the middle-aged woman's scolding, the man in the room suddenly widened his eyes, and a pair of round eyeballs were filled with bloodshot, staring viciously at the young man outside. With one stride, he came to the woman's side, raised his hand and pushed outward.

  "Xiao Yu, hurry up!" Along with the middle-aged man's actions, the woman was suddenly frightened and let out a scream without looking back. She mustered her strength, grasped the door tightly, and didn't retreat a single step no matter how hard the man inside pulled.

  The young man outside the door seemed to have been frightened stiff just now, and it wasn't until the woman's scream rang out that he suddenly came back to his senses. Then, seeing the fierce gaze in the eyes of the man inside the house, he was startled again, and stood there stupidly, seemingly unable to believe that the man would look at him with such a gaze.

  "Hurry up! Your dad will really beat you to death!" Just as the young man was stunned, the woman let out another shrill cry, startling him again. She then looked around the room and saw a man pushing her trying to get out, and the young man finally woke up completely.

  He, he actually treats himself like this?

  Before he knew it, his eyes were already filled with tears. The young man suddenly shouted at the man inside the house, "Don't you believe me either?! Don't you believe me! I, Xu Yu, have never done that thing!!"

  After the roar, Xǔ Yú's body seemed to weaken suddenly, as if that one cry had shouted out all his strength. Then, with a gaze of extreme anger, he looked deeply at the two people in the room. Only then did Xǔ Yú turn around, striding forward, and rush downstairs.

  Even he doesn't believe it?

  Xu Yu's heart was truly broken at this moment. A man has tears but does not easily shed them, yet at this moment, scalding hot tears were streaming down from Xu Yu's eyes as he ran.

  Like the wind, he sprinted downstairs and then ran wildly forward, dashing out of the building for over a hundred meters before Xǔ Yú suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of weakness wash over him. Struggling to suppress the urge to faint, Xǔ Yú hastily stopped in his tracks, propping himself up against a large tree by the side of the road as he began to pant heavily.

  Gradually, as the fresh air was rapidly absorbed into his body, the world around him began to revive in Xun Yu's eyes and ears.

  This is a quiet and elegant courtyard, where the dim yellow light pours down from within, illuminating the already hot air of late autumn, making it even more stifling.

  "Isn't this Secretary Xu's house? Has it been released?"

  "Shut up and get out!"

  ……

  Just as Xu Yu was filled with anger and grievance, struggling to lean against the tree trunk to catch his breath, a faint whisper suddenly sounded from one side, several meters away. Then, another low shout with fear rose again, followed by a series of footsteps, hastily moving away.

  Two soft voices made Xǔ Yú startle again, then turned his head to look, but only saw two familiar backs disappearing quickly into the night.

  Before, the master of that figure would have been a warm and terrifying encounter in the big yard, but now it's like avoiding a plague god. This scene directly made Xu Yu, who was already at a loss, feel a surge of sorrow again.

  At this moment, he really wanted to throw his head back and let out a loud roar - that thing, it wasn't him who did it.

  But the only rational thought left in his mind clearly told Xu Yu that even if he really shouted, he was afraid that no one would believe him. Indeed, not even his own father, Xu Chong, believed him, so who else would?

  Taking a deep breath once again, Xǔ Yú's heart sank, and suddenly a hint of ruthlessness flashed across his face. Since no one in the world believed him, what was the point of staying here?

  Propping up his frail body, Xǔ Yú took a step forward towards the gate of the mansion. Although his footsteps were still unsteady, he didn't hesitate anymore.

  In just a moment, Xu Yu arrived at the gate of the mansion. On both sides, two guards with neat clothes and solemn expressions looked at Xu Yu, and their eyes flashed with a hint of abnormality, but afterwards, they completely lost their voices, as if they hadn't seen this person at all.

  Xu Yu was the same as when the two were like air, and they walked out of the courtyard with a step.

  Then, standing at the entrance of the courtyard, he looked back deeply at the inside of the courtyard. Only then did Xǔ Yú turn around and leave again. This time, his eyes no longer had any of their previous hesitation or uncertainty, only firm determination remained.

  After crossing a street, Xu Yu suddenly took out his mobile phone from the pocket of his jeans and dialed the number.

  "Yu Ge? You've come out?" The phone connected quickly, and a gentle male voice with a hint of surprise rang out from the other end.

  "Li Duo, why are you harming me?" Hearing the familiar words, Xu Yu's heart surged with boundless anger. He had never thought that one day his own brother would treat him like this, even though Li Duo was not his biological brother but an orphan adopted by Xu Chong from a deceased close friend. From start to finish, Xu Yu had always treated him as family.

  But never thought that one day, this younger brother would push him into the abyss with his own hands.

  Even now that he has escaped safely, he has lost the trust of his loved ones around him, including his father. Perhaps in this world today, the only one who will believe him is his mother alone.

  "Ah, Yu Ge, how can you say that?" Listening to Xu Yu's furious words, Li Dang on the opposite side was extremely surprised and even had a hint of fear in his questioning tone.

  "Hah, until now, you're still pretending? Lin Xiaoqing was brought by you, and that night, I only had a cup of wine, but I got drunk directly and woke up at the Public Security Bureau?! Do you really think I'm an idiot?!!" Xu Yu became furious again, and started scolding in a low voice over the phone.

  At this moment, he was really in agony, and if possible, he would have liked to skin the guy opposite him alive.

  But unexpectedly, after his low growl, Li Dang on the opposite side directly said with infinite emotion, "Yu Ge, you are still in a fit of anger now. If you insist on thinking it was me who did it, I have no way to convince you otherwise. Forget it, let's just leave it at that."

  The sigh fell, and the phone on the other side was directly turned into a blind tone.

  As the sudden ringing sound was heard, Xu Yu was stunned at first, and then he was furious. With a slap, he violently smashed his phone to the ground, and then walked forward without looking back.

  But in his walk, he almost bit all his teeth off.

  This time, he really had nothing left, family, career, loved ones, everything! And the reason for all this was that he actually trusted his brother too much, or rather, he never guarded against his brother. Thinking of these things, Xu Yu really wanted to cry out loud.

  Just as Xu Yu was walking towards the darkness with a heart full of pain, in a luxurious hotel on the top floor of a province, a handsome man with a hint of gloominess on his face suddenly put down his phone on the table.

  "What's wrong? Not happy? Didn't you already kick that trash away?" Just as the man put down his phone, a pair of snowy white jade arms wrapped around him from behind, and then a face as lovely as a flower pressed against the man's cheek.

  "No, I'm too happy! Haha, with the old man's temper, even if Xǔ Yú is released, from now on, he'll probably find it harder than climbing to heaven to set foot in the Xǔ family again. This way, everything of the old man's in Huáijīang Province will be mine! Haha, darling, thanks to you this time..." Along with the woman's questioning, the man suddenly burst out laughing.

  "Hehe, yeah, that's the city committee secretary's son, a standard prince and party member. I'm really taking a huge risk this time, if things get out, it'll be disastrous." Along with the man's laughter, the woman also giggled, but afterwards, she looked puzzled and said, "Li Dang, since he's already been caught, why didn't you let me keep accusing him? If we kept at it, he would definitely end up in jail. Attempted rape can get him several years, that way he'll be finished for good, no chance of turning things around."

  "You don't understand." Facing the woman's questioning, Li Dang smiled again and said in a low voice, "The eldest son of the municipal party committee secretary, when his younger brother brought his girlfriend to congratulate him on his career achievements, took advantage of his drunkenness and his younger brother's temporary departure due to an urgent matter, attempted to rape his future sister-in-law. Tsk... The old man can't even show his face because of this person. As long as he doesn't get into trouble in Ning City, no one dares to investigate him. But if he really goes to jail, the old man will definitely not let him go in, no matter how bad-tempered he is. He'll definitely investigate thoroughly! If something goes wrong at that time, we'll be finished."

  "Hehe, if you don't understand then so be it. But you're really cruel, even harming your own brother!" Upon hearing Li Dang's words, the woman smiled again, her voice soft and delicate as she spoke.

  "No way, if I don't get rid of him, everything will still be his, and in other people's eyes, I'll always be just a Li. You know, the old man is only over 40 years old and is already the secretary of the municipal party committee of a prefecture-level city, and he will definitely become even more powerful in the future..." He shook his head again, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes before Li Du burst out laughing, "Now it's my turn to thank you."

  After laughing, Li Dang directly stood up with a strange face and pulled off the bath towel around his waist.

  "Ah~" As soon as she saw Li Dang's appearance, the woman immediately became terrified, shrinking her body and retreating backward in a hurry, covering her hands over her chest. That weak and timid demeanor only made it easier for people to become violent.

  "Hey, you little devil, still teasing me? Just wait and see how I'll deal with you!!"

  As the other party moved, Li Dang's eyes indeed had a strong desire for fire, and he smiled evilly as he pounced onto the bed.

  ………

  "Bang!"

  Ning City, a dimly lit street corner, with discarded waste piled up on both sides, emitting a foul odor under the faint starlight.

  Xu Yu's body was like a wounded beast, curled up tightly in one corner, clutching his right hand and smashing the can on the ground.

  "I didn't do it!!"

  Almost hoarse, he let out a low growl and grabbed another perfectly packaged beer from the right side, popped open the tab with a "pop", tilted his head back, and poured it down his throat.

  He really didn't do it!

  Perhaps, in other people's eyes, having a municipal party secretary as a father, Xu Yu, should be happy, because that is the prince, the party, and the first prince of Ning City, naturally being glorious without limits. However, that stubborn, straightforward old man, from childhood on, had never given him much happiness.

  He got the most, just reprimanded.

  Poor grades, scold. Good grades, still criticized. It seems that as long as you don't get full marks, don't even think about getting a word of praise from that person. In comparison, Li Dang only gets praise and encouragement from that person.

  He was just a kid, who also needed encouragement and praise, but never got any. So Xu Yu's grades had been declining all along during his school days. And on that person's face, he hadn't seen a smile directed at him for many years.

  "Bang!"

  He chugged down a can of beer, and all he could taste was bitterness, but his heart felt even more bitter. He slammed the empty can onto the hard cement floor again, and then suddenly grabbed another one, popping open the tab.

  Memories of the past surged into his mind like a tide.

  "Useless thing! From now on, when you go out, don't mention that I'm Xu Chong's son!"

  That's the man, every time he got his report card, at his words, Xu Yu really cried, he had no idea how many times his young heart was hurt under such words from an early age.

  To the extent that he really didn't dare mention in front of others that he had such a father.

  Even when Li Du graduated from high school with excellent grades and was admitted to the country's most prestigious university, he could only enter a second-rate undergraduate college in his province, and what he got was still the same words.

  From young to old, he was really self-abased and self-pitying. Every time, it was only in the dead of night that he could be like a wounded beast, licking his own wounds alone.

  Father, this is his father, a man who has never given him warmth but only poured salt on his wounds.

  Although it was a long and difficult process, Xu Yu finally stood up again. During this time, he spent countless hours trying to regain the confidence he had lost over the years, and missed out on many precious things. But this year, he slowly got back on his feet.

  But just as he achieved some success, in the face of praise and admiration from others nearby, that person still gave him a cold reception, as if what he had accomplished was simply what was expected of him and not worthy of praise.

  Xu Yu was used to it, anyway he had long given up on him and didn't plan to get anything from him again. But unexpectedly, just as he had barely gotten back on his feet, he suffered another fatal blow at the hands of his own brother.

  "Bang!"

  He smashed down another empty can, and a foul-smelling belch burst out of Xǔ Yú's mouth. But the next moment, he was still red-eyed, grabbing another full beer bottle again.

  "Do you all want me to fall? No! I, Xu Yu, must prove it to myself! I can stand up!! Hahaha..."

  With a maniacal laugh, Xǔ Yú once again faced the roar and fiercely poured out his bitter resentment.

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