QTMWSFC Chapter 14

About ten minutes passed.

A sleek, pitch-black business car stopped in front of the old residential building.

In an orderly fashion, a group of people in suits got out of the car one by one and headed upstairs. Following the business car was a group of tall, sturdy men whose footsteps were perfectly synchronized. Their imposing presence was undeniable.

“Hello, we are Miss Xia Qingmeng’s legal team. You may coordinate with us regarding any issues related to the estate of Ms. Xia Hong.”

How could this group of people have ever seen such a spectacle? One lawyer against a whole team of lawyers?

Was this a joke?

They stood there stupidly.

The middle-aged woman known as Xia Qingmeng’s second aunt had enough discernment to realize that there was no way Xia Qingmeng could afford such a team. Either she was putting on a false front, or her boyfriend hired them.

They had shown up unannounced. Xia Qingmeng couldn’t possibly have prepared in advance, so the first scenario was out. That meant the young man inside was no ordinary person. Shouldn’t they try to curry favor with him instead? It would be terrible if things really escalated!

So she immediately put on a fawning smile. “Of course, we’ll cooperate fully. But standing at the doorstep like this, with so many of us, it’s getting quite cramped. Why don’t we all go inside to talk?”

Indeed, the doorway was originally very crowded, and now with the addition of the legal team, people were practically spilling over to the neighbor’s door on the floor below.

After some negotiation, Xia Qingmeng reluctantly opened the door and let the group of people inside, though the grip on the knife in her hand never loosened for a moment.

A helpful neighbor raised his phone and called out, “Xiao Meng, go ahead and talk with them. I’m recording everything here on my phone. If they dare step out of line, we’ll call the police right away!”

“That’s right! Me too!”

“Count me in!”

…

Inside the living room, the large group of uninvited guests who originally came aggressively were now cowering in the corner, not daring to move.

Xia Jisheng was so furious that he looked ready to blow smoke out of his nose. He took just one step forward, and a bodyguard immediately restrained his legs.

Xu Xinghe sat on the sofa, legs crossed, chin propped on one hand, and cast a sidelong glance. “Did I say you could move?”

Weren’t they calling him a shady character? Well, today was the perfect opportunity to act like one.

With bodyguards keeping them in check, this group of people finally understood the situation. They all became as docile as lambs.

The lawyer they had brought, facing an entire legal team, broke out in a cold sweat. Under immense pressure, he reviewed the documents and negotiated, though the result was a one-sided crushing.

Back when Grandma Xia was discharged from the hospital, she had already made up her mind to leave her property to her granddaughter. Combined with Xu Xinghe’s help over the past year, every detail had been meticulously planned. How could there possibly be any loopholes to exploit?

When Xia Jisheng learned that as the biological son, he wouldn’t get a single cent, his face twisted in fury. “You dead old woman! I’m your son! I’m your son!”

Everyone around him frowned in disgust. There were plenty of terrible people in the world these days, but reaching this level of depravity was truly rare.

“Xiao Meng, daughter, Mom knows you’re successful now. Please help Mom, I’m begging you!” Suddenly, the thin and haggard middle-aged woman who had barely spoken a few words fell to her knees and cried heartbreakingly.

Seeing his useless wife kneeling and begging their daughter, Xia Jisheng felt that he had completely lost face. He flew into a rage. Acting on instinct, he raised his hand to hit her.

The bodyguard moved to intervene, but Xu Xinghe raised his hand slightly to stop him.

The security camera in the corner and the various phones held by the neighbors recorded everything.

Xia Qingmeng gritted her teeth and clenched her fists as she watched this absurd scene happen before her eyes.

Xia Jisheng landed four or five satisfying blows before realizing that everyone around was staring at him. Only then did it dawn on him. He tried to drag his useless wife and flee.

“Xia Jisheng, do you think this is some kind of place you can come and go as you please?”

The distant sound of police sirens grew closer and closer.

It was over. Everything was over!

Xia Jisheng was truly terrified this time. He wanted to run, but every pair of eyes around him was fixed on him as if they were about to pierce him.

“Xia Jisheng! You bastard! I want a divorce!”

“Damn it! You lousy woman! Shut your mouth! Shut up!”

“We received a report from the neighbors. Everyone here is now required to cooperate with the investigation!” an officer in uniform said, flashing his police ID.

Xia Jisheng could no longer care about anything else. He turned and tried to run away.

But the crowd around him was layered thick. A layer of a legal team, a layer of bodyguards, a layer of unfamiliar relatives, and several more layers of melon-eating people. Even the police had to squeeze in while also trying to disperse the crowd. Xia Jisheng had no chance of escaping. He was caught like a turtle in a jar.

Xia Jisheng continued to thrash and roll around. He had always been heavy-handed without realizing it. With one claw-like swipe, he scratched an officer’s arm, drawing blood.

Now it was good. He directly attacked a police officer. He was immediately handcuffed and taken away.

In the end, after a thorough investigation, Xia Jisheng was sentenced to life imprisonment for multiple crimes including domestic violence, attacking a police officer, house robbery, and rape—each charge supported by extremely damning evidence.

Of course, behind the scenes, System 0250 had played no small part in gathering that information.

Liang Chunru had spent most of her life under her husband’s shadow. Finally, she was free from that suffering. She didn’t dare nor did she have the face to reach out to her daughter Xia Qingmeng again. She simply returned secretly to her mother-in-law’s house, kowtowed a few times at the door, and then left Haicheng with her only son.

Sitting on the train leaving her hometown, Liang Chunru received a substantial remittance. The sender was Xia Qingmeng. Liang Chunru wept tears like rain but did not get off the train or look back. She was not worthy of being Qingmeng’s mother. She had never taken care of her in the slightest, yet Qingmeng repaid her wrongs with kindness. She knew that leaving was the best help she could give Qingmeng.

As for those relatives who had jumped on the bandwagon hoping to scrape off a piece of the inheritance, they had scattered without a trace after being taken to the police station together and given a verbal reprimand.

In the end, Xia Qingmeng couldn’t even remember what those few relatives looked like. They were unimportant people anyway. She had never met them before, and there was no need to remember them in the future.

…

Xu Xinghe was afraid that all these events might weigh too heavily on her mood, so he took advantage of the long summer vacation after graduation to travel with Xia Qingmeng.

The two traveled from place to place and eventually made their way to the capital. There, Xu Xinghe used a mix of coaxing and sweet-talking to arrange for Xia Qingmeng to meet his parents. By the time Xia Qingmeng realized what was happening, she had already been given the title of “future daughter-in-law.”

When Xia Qingmeng first learned just how extraordinary the Xu family background really was, she was depressed for several days and couldn’t stop herself from falling into self-doubt every day.

Xia Qingmeng was too insecure and deeply lacked a sense of safety. Knowing Xu Xinghe’s family background made her feel even more unworthy of him.

Xu Xinghe could only pour his heart out to her every day, trying to talk her through it, but it had little effect. In the end, he had to ask his mother for help.

As the only woman in the Xu household, Xu Xinghe’s mother understood a daughter’s heart better. Xu Xinghe didn’t know exactly what they talked about, but Xia Qingmeng came back like a different person. Her spirit and energy were fully restored.

The only downside was that she became even more diligent. She was so focused on her studies and career that Xu Xinghe actually began to feel neglected.

When it came time to fill out their college applications, they both wanted to stay in the capital but not be too far apart. So Xu Xinghe applied to the same school and same major as Xia Qingmeng. However, Wen Li and Su Yan chose a different school. Fortunately, the two schools weren’t far from each other, and the four of them often got together for meals.

The four years of university life while being showered by love helped Xia Qingmeng shed her excessive people-pleasing personality. She learned to say no and to consider her own needs more. She had always been pretty, but now with new confidence, she truly shone.

Xu Xinghe graduated two years early. Compared to studying, he threw himself wholeheartedly into the research and development of a holographic game. This was something he had been working on before his transmigration, but unfortunately he had died in a car accident before he could see the game launched. In this world, he was determined to fulfill this dream.

Both his parents and his older brother Xu Nian gave him their full support. As an outstanding male lead, Su Yan was naturally full of ideas and didn’t hesitate to join Xu Xinghe in the development.

After graduation, Xia Qingmeng stayed by Xu Xinghe’s side, voluntarily becoming his assistant and handling all the business-related work for him.

Xu Xinghe often asked her, “Don’t you feel like you’re settling for less?”

Working alongside him all the time when she could clearly choose better options at other companies, doing easier and more lucrative work, or even just staying home and doing nothing.

But Xia Qingmeng didn’t see it that way. She felt that being by Xu Xinghe’s side and witnessing the birth of a groundbreaking technology and product was very meaningful, no matter how exhausting it was!