That thing, absolutely can be used for self-defense. This girl must have forgotten to take it out, otherwise, how could she possibly have gotten injured?
"I gave the self-defense item you sent to Sister Xiaofeng," Xiaonian grinned, "Grandpa, you said it yourself, she’s also your granddaughter, so I gave her the greeting gift in advance. You don’t need to thank me too much,"
"You child," Mr. Chu twitched the corner of his mouth upon hearing Xiaonian’s words, what else could he say?
That was for her self-defense, but she ended up giving it away to someone else.
Well, the thing was given to Xiaonian, who she wished to give it to was her business, "This sister of yours, and your grandma when she was young, they look so alike, if she weren’t too young, I would have thought I was seeing your grandma in her youth."
So much alike, indeed. If she changed into another set of clothes, she would absolutely look exactly the same.
"That’s why my mom recognizes her as a goddaughter, fate is just this magical," Xiaonian made a face at Mr. Chu, "But she grew up in Xijiang County all along, she can’t possibly be your daughter, grandpa."
"Talking nonsense at such a young age. She’s of the age to be my granddaughter, not my daughter," Mr. Chu patted Xiaonian on the head; this child loved to spout nonsense.
Xu Xuezi looked at Men Chao with a seductive smile, "Men Chao, why do you look at me with that expression? Don’t forget, we’ll be married in a few days, and after we marry, we’ll be husband and wife. I’m telling you, if you want, the whole Xu Family can be yours, aren’t you tempted?"
Family background, it’s only truly yours when it’s in your hands. She is the eldest granddaughter of the Xu Family, but has her grandfather ever stood up for her?
After all, her grandfather never really treated her as a member of the Xu Family, which makes sense. She’s a daughter, and to the Xu Family, she’s only good if she can bring benefits to the Xu Family. If she can’t bring benefits, she’s just a useless piece.
What is this? She too is human, not a chess piece.
Therefore, she had to take control of the Xu Family, to show her grandfather that even though she was a woman, she was absolutely no less than anyone else.
Only by taking control of the Xu Family could she do what she wanted, fulfill her wishes, instead of waiting to be used as a pawn.
To take over the Xu Family, Men Chao’s role was crucial. Only by winning over Men Chao could she strip away half of her grandfather’s power. That was why she would marry only Men Chao.
Men Chao was tall and rarely showed any expression on his face. He blandly looked at her, his gaze not even warm, "Young Lady, you overestimate yourself. Even if I married you, the Xu Family would have nothing to do with me."
"I’ve followed my grandfather for years, I know your abilities. As long as you’re willing, the Xu Family can be ours," Xu Xuezi’s hands were placed on Men Chao’s chest, "You say you’re always so cold, I wonder whether your body is warm or cold. I bet it’s warm, listen to this heartbeat, so strong."
Men are all the same. No matter how cold they seem in reality, they’ll heat up when it’s time.
Her hands roamed restlessly over Men Chao’s chest as she leaned her soft body against him, "Why be so loyal to my grandpa? When he has no use for you, he won’t keep you either, especially because you know too many of his secrets, don’t you think?"
A person should always leave a way out for themselves, otherwise, you won’t even know how you died.
Men Chao didn’t move, unmoved, "Young Lady, Quan Nianfeng was stabbed by someone this morning, did you order it to be done?"
Xu Xuezi frowned, "Nonsense, I haven’t even made a move yet..."
She stopped mid-sentence, "You mean, someone is waiting for us Xu Family to start chaos with the other families first, and then just wait to reap the benefits."
"This wasn’t done by Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu thought it was you, Young Lady. If it wasn’t you, Young Lady, then this matter is indeed quite strange."
"With Quan Xiaonian in trouble, the Quan Family will certainly think it was me, but I haven’t even made a move yet," Xu Xuezi’s brows were deeply furrowed, "What’s next, how will the Quan Family react."
"Of course, they will seek revenge on you, Young Lady. After all, the Quan Family has not acted against you, yet their daughter has been injured by you."
"It wasn’t me, but... this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, Quan Xiaonian indeed needed to be dealt with for being such a troublemaker at a young age, daring to intercept the letters I wrote to Yecheng. If it weren’t for her meddling, would I have foolishly waited for Yecheng for three years, only to become the laughingstock of the entire Imperial Capital."
"Since things have come to this, I can’t be bothered to explain," Xu Xuezi planned to persist in her error, "Men Chao, you always have a lot of ideas, tell me, what should I do next to play this game better?"