There are still a few hours until lunch, and the two are leisurely sitting at the bar and having a few drinks.
Yuan Chengmo picked up a fried squid tentacle, dipped it in sauce, and just as he was about to put it in his mouth, he suddenly turned his gaze towards Qin Muni beside him, who had raised her chin slightly to sip some soju, "By the way, have you met Xia Yuge?"
Qin Muni put down her glass and nodded lightly, "I did. I went to see her the day after you called me last time."
"How was it?" Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by noveⅼfire.net
"Didn’t ask her about the anonymous person thing, just bantered with her like usual. Wow, gotta say, I really don’t like that woman Xia Yuge!"
Her face showed unabashed dislike for Xia Yuge, making Yuan Chengmo laugh silently.
He stuffed the squid tentacle pinched by chopsticks into Qin Muni’s mouth, "Since you don’t like her, let’s not mention her."
Qin Muni nodded heavily while chewing the squid tentacle.
"By the way, Xia Yuge seems to have a brother who’s not related by blood."
Qin Muni finished her soju in one gulp and placed her glass on the bar with a snap.
She raised an eyebrow and expressed a hint of vague curiosity in her dark eyes upon hearing Yuan Chengmo’s words, "Really? Never heard of it."
Yuan Chengmo took out his phone from his pocket, found an email in his inbox, opened it, and handed it to Qin Muni.
Qin Muni lowered her gaze to the phone screen displaying a photo. The man in the photo appeared expressionless, with an intense and unyielding hostility in his eyes that made one instinctively feel intimidated.
"Her stepfather passed away from liver cancer five years ago, and after that, Xia Yuge and her mother moved out of the Xia Family. Two years later, Xia Yuge started gaining fame.
Her brother is named Xia Weifu, he has a considerable criminal record and is currently missing."
Qin Muni thoughtfully stared at the photo of Xia Weifu. Having known Xia Yuge for so many years, she had never heard of Xia Yuge having a brother, but it seems likely that having a brother with a criminal history isn’t something to boast about, so perhaps she never mentioned him.
She withdrew her gaze and smirked, "Is he with a gang or something? Why does he look like someone owes him millions?"
"You guessed right, he was once arrested for smuggling drugs and firearms for a gang."
"No wonder Xia Yuge is so cunning; must be related to her upbringing."
"I don’t know Xia Yuge well, but her growing-up environment certainly warrants sympathy. After her biological father passed away, her mother remarried, and her stepfather was a drunk who often abused her and her mother when drunk."
"Thinking about it more, I feel pretty bad for targeting her."
Yuan Chengmo shook his head, denying Qin Muni’s statement, "Even though a person’s upbringing certainly influences their future life to some extent, it can’t be an excuse for doing bad things.
Therefore, if she indeed did something bad that makes you think she’s a bad person, it’s understandable why others might want to target her."
Qin Muni nodded in agreement, although she felt sorry about Xia Yuge’s upbringing and experiences, her true self still deeply repelled her.
Choosing not to dwell on Xia Yuge’s affairs any longer, Qin Muni turned and playfully teased Yuan Chengmo: "Senior, you suddenly lecturing me so seriously, I’m a bit not used to it."
Yuan Chengmo nodded smugly, "Do you find this version of me particularly charming?"
Disdainful of his self-satisfaction, Qin Muni remarked, "You’re certainly bright with just a bit of sunshine."