Chapter 11


    The Qiu’s family house.


    After Ye Fan and Qiu Mu-Cheng’s departure, the remaining guests carried on with their feast. Except


    for Qiu Lei. The atmosphere at the feast had gotten too ufortable for him after his daughter’s row


    with the family. So he made up an excuse and left.


    “Lei’s family are totally useless.”


    “His daughter is too wilful and his son-inw is a useless piece of trash. They havepletely shamed


    us.” After Qiu Lei’s departure, Qiu Guang, the eldest Qiu brother, continued to sneer at his younger


    brother’s family.


    “Brother-inw, why mention them? Today is supposed to be a happy asion. Let’s not dampen our


    mood.” Wang Qiao-Yu joined in the conversation and tried to change the topic. Then she smiled


    warmly at her son-inw, Chu Wen-Fei.


    “Wen-Fei, don’t you have some more gifts for your grandfather? What did you buy? Tell us about it.


    Your grandfather will be happy too.”


    “Yes, Wen-Fei, we are all curious. Tell us about it.” The youngest Qiu brother smiled as he looked at


    Chu Wen-Fei. The other rtives went with the flow and also prodded him for information.


    “Haha, uncle. Just wait and see. The gifts are on their way here. Once they have arrived, you will find


    out.”


    “I promise. Grandfather will receive a huge surprise.” Chu Wen-Fei said confidently and Qiu Mu-Ying


    hugged his arm coquettishly.


    Since they did receive many valuable gifts from the Chu family yesterday and those gifts did add


    significantly to her prestige, Qiu Mu-Ying was extremely satisfied with her fiancé.


    The atmosphere at the Qiu’s family house was slowly getting festive and the sombre mood caused by


    the argument earlier was swept away.


    “It looks like Wen-Fei is feeling confident in his gifts. Well, are you confident enough to beat your


    brother-inw? That year, he gave us a valuable painting painted by a famous artist. Your grandfather


    was all smiles for several days. Now, the painting is hanging in his study. Your grandfather enjoys


    looking at it every day.” Qiu Guang said with a smile.


    Chu Wen-Fei just shook his head. “Uncle, don’t say that. A gift should not be judged by how valuable it


    is. It’s just a token of my appreciation for grandfather. As long the thought is there, no matter what I


    give, I am sure grandfather will be happy with it.”


    “Haha, you are right, Wen-Fei. I am too shallow.” Qiu Guang replied with augh.


    The other family members also praised Wen-Fei for his eloquence and high emotional quotient.


    But although they said that, they were stillpetitive when it came to such things.


    This was especially true for a vain woman like Qiu Mu-Ying. She had already told Chu Wen-Fei that he


    had to give something valuable or she would lose face in front of her rtives.


    “Wen-Fei, it’s fine as long as the thought is there. Forget about the gift. Don’t go to expense on my


    ount. You bing my grandson-inw is already the best gift you can give me.” Master Qiu had


    alreadyposed himself and now he had a smile on his face as he exchanged pleasantries with Chu


    Wen-Fei.


    “How could I do this. I have to give a gift or I wouldn’t be doing my duty as a grandson-inw.”


    “Grandfather, just take a seat. My surprise will arrive soon.”


    Chu Wen-Fei was confident.


    When the others heard this, they started another round of praises for him.


    “Wen-Fei is so thoughtful~”


    “He’s from a rich family and so filial. Luo, your family is so lucky to get a son-inw like him.”


    “Ying-Ying has found a good husband!”


    “Fei-Fei, look. When it’s time for you to find a husband, you must find someone like Wen-Fei. He’s


    good-looking, talented and a promising young man.”


    “Come, let us give Wen-Fei a toast~”


    In the courtyard, the Qiu family members were having a merry and harmonious time.


    Things had gotten lively as the guests talked andughed among themselves.


    Chu Wen-Fei was smiling proudly in the face of everyone’s praise, and Qiu Mu-Ying’s vanity had been


    satisfied so she was contented. At this moment, both Chu Wen-Fei and Qiu Mu-Ying, who had been


    ced on a pedestal by their rtives, felt infinitely glorious as if they were standing at the pinnacle of


    life.


    When he looked at his outstanding son-inw, Master Qiu smiled so much that he barely had time to


    shut his mouth. It was a scene of domestic bliss.


    As everyone was enjoying themselves, the butler came in and announced that a car had just arrived.


    “Haha~”


    “It’s here, grandfather. The gift your grandson-inw prepared for you is here.”


    Chu Wen-Fei stood up with a smile and hurriedly ordered the servants to bring his gift in.


    “Whoa, it’s huge!”


    “Wen-Fei, what is it?”


    “Don’t tell me you’ve got a pretty woman in there. You even covered it up with a red cloth.”


    A short whileter, several able-bodied men carried the gift into the hall.


    When the assembled guests saw this, they were stunned. The gift was around two meters wide and


    half-a-meter tall. It looked like a rectangr box but, as it was covered with a piece of red cloth, they


    couldn’t tell what it was.


    “Wen-Fei, don’t tell me it’s really a beautiful woman. Your grandfather is already an old man, so he


    won’t be able to use your gift.” Qiu Guang joked around with Wen-Fei and caused everyone tough.


    Master Qiu also chided his eldest son light-heartedly.


    But as the Qiu family members wereughing, Chu Wen-Fei frowned. He thought there was something


    strange about the shape of the gift.


    “It’s probably just the gift box.”


    Chu Wen-Fei guessed to himself and then smiled in response. “Haha, uncle, stop guessing. Just wait.


    And I will reveal the answer to you.”


    And then, under the curious gazes of their rtives, Chu Wen-Fei grabbed Qiu Mu-Ying and led her to


    the front. They bowed to Master Qiu who was seated at the seat of honor and said: “Thank you,


    grandfather, for raising Ying-Ying to be such an outstanding woman. Please ept a bow from your


    grandson-inw.”


    “At the same time, to express my thanks, Ying-Ying and I would like to present grandfather with an


    evergreen pine tree from Nanshan. May grandfather enjoy immense fortune and live to a ripe old age!”


    Chu Wen-Fei and Qiu Mu-Ying bowed together.


    Master Qiu’s smile grew so wide that his lips nearly touched his ears. And he eximed:


    “Splendid~Splendid~Splendid~”


    “Wen-Fei, you are so thoughtful~”


    And everyone else followed his example and cut loose with yet another round of praises for the couple.


    Qiu Mu-Ying tilted her chin proudly and looked at her fiancé joyfully.


    Both Wang Qiao-Yu and Qiu Luo felt distinguished, as they basked in the reflected glory of their son-in-


    law.


    “Remove the cloth!”


    Amidst the praises of the guests and the happyughter of Master Qiu, Chu Wen-Fei waved his hand


    and gave the order haughtily.


    But unexpectedly, when the red cloth was removed, it turned out that there wasn’t an evergreen pine


    tree underneath. Instead, they saw a coffin.


    A pitch-ck and heavy coffinid quietly on the floor.


    Whoosh~


    All of a sudden, the door to the hall opened by itself and the cold wind howled like a devil. As it passed


    through the hall, the wind lifted up the piece of red cloth and caused it to p about noisily.


    Pitch-ck coffin. Bright red cloth.


    At this moment, within the hall, everyone was scared witless.


    Wang Qiao-Yu’s eyes were wide opened with fear. Qiu Mu-Hong and her family screamed in terror,


    while the children simply burst into tears.


    And Chu Wen-Fei was rooted to the spot as he stared unbelievably at the scene before him. It was


    supposed to be an evergreen pine tree, so how did it change into a coffin?


    As for Master Qiu, he was scared witless the moment he saw the coffin when the red cloth was


    removed. He trembled violently and his face turned pale as a ghost. When he opened his mouth,


    frightened growls could be heard.


    “You… You...”


    “You are trying to curse me to death~”


    Master Qiu’s body went limp and he started screaming in fear.


    Chu Wen-Fei actually sent him a coffin on this day of celebration. Even a youngster like Qiu Mu-Hong


    found it hard to ept such a twist in the plot, let alone a senior citizen like Master Qiu.


    Whan ha lookad at his outstanding son-inw, Mastar Qiu smd so much that ha baraly had tima to


    shut his mouth. It was a scana of domastic bliss.


    As avaryona was anjoying thamsalvas, tha bur cama in and announcad that a car had just arrivad.


    “Haha~”


    “It’s hara, grandfathar. Tha gift your grandson-inw praparad for you is hara.”


    Chu Wan-Fai stood up with a sm and hurriadly ordarad tha sarvants to bring his gift in.


    “Whoa, it’s huga!”


    “Wan-Fai, what is it?”


    “Don’t tall ma you’va got a pratty woman in thara. You avan covarad it up with a rad cloth.”


    A short whtar, savaral a-bodiad man carriad tha gift into tha hall.


    Whan tha assamd guasts saw this, thay wara stunnad. Tha gift was around two matars wida and


    half-a-matar tall. It lookad lika a ractangr box but, as it was covarad with a piaca of rad cloth, thay


    couldn’t tall what it was.


    “Wan-Fai, don’t tall ma it’s raally a baautiful woman. Your grandfathar is alraady an old man, so ha


    won’t ba a to usa your gift.” Qiu Guang jokad around with Wan-Fai and causad avaryona tough.


    Mastar Qiu also chidad his aldast son light-haartadly.


    But as tha Qiu family mambars waraughing, Chu Wan-Fai frownad. Ha thought thara was somathing


    stranga about tha shapa of tha gift.


    “It’s probably just tha gift box.”


    Chu Wan-Fai guassad to himsalf and than smd in rasponsa. “Haha, un, stop guassing. Just wait.


    And I will ravaal tha answar to you.”


    And than, undar tha curious gazas of thair rtivas, Chu Wan-Fai grabbad Qiu Mu-Ying andd har to


    tha front. Thay bowad to Mastar Qiu who was saatad at tha saat of honor and said: “Thank you,


    grandfathar, for raising Ying-Ying to ba such an outstanding woman. asa apt a bow from your


    grandson-inw.”


    “At tha sama tima, to axprass my thanks, Ying-Ying and I would lika to prasant grandfathar with an


    avargraan pina traa from Nanshan. May grandfathar anjoy immansa fortuna and liva to a ripa old aga!”


    Chu Wan-Fai and Qiu Mu-Ying bowad togathar.


    Mastar Qiu’s sm graw so wida that his lips naarly touchad his aars. And ha aximad:


    “Sndid~Sndid~Sndid~”


    “Wan-Fai, you ara so thoughtful~”


    And avaryona alsa followad his axam and cut loosa with yat anothar round of praisas for tha cou.


    Qiu Mu-Ying tiltad har chin proudly and lookad at har fiancé joyfully.


    Both Wang Qiao-Yu and Qiu Luo falt distinguishad, as thay baskad in tha ractad glory of thair son-in-


    law.


    “Ramova tha cloth!”


    Amidst tha praisas of tha guasts and tha happyughtar of Mastar Qiu, Chu Wan-Fai wavad his hand


    and gava tha ordar haughtily.


    But unaxpactadly, whan tha rad cloth was ramovad, it turnad out that thara wasn’t an avargraan pina


    traa undarnaath. Instaad, thay saw a coffin.


    A pitch-ck and haavy coffinid quiatly on tha floor.


    Whoosh~


    All of a suddan, tha door to tha hall opanad by itsalf and tha cold wind hod lika a davil. As it passad


    through tha hall, tha wind liftad up tha piaca of rad cloth and causad it to p about noisily.


    Pitch-ck coffin. Bright rad cloth.


    At this momant, within tha hall, avaryona was scarad wiss.


    Wang Qiao-Yu’s ayas wara wida opanad with faar. Qiu Mu-Hong and har family scraamad in tarror,


    wh tha childran simply burst into taars.


    And Chu Wan-Fai was rootad to tha spot as ha starad unbaliavably at tha scana bafora him. It was


    supposad to ba an avargraan pina traa, so how did it changa into a coffin?


    As for Mastar Qiu, ha was scarad wiss tha momant ha saw tha coffin whan tha rad cloth was


    ramovad. Ha tramd vintly and his faca turnad p as a ghost. Whan ha opanad his mouth,


    frightanad growls could ba haard.


    “You… You...”


    “You ara trying to cursa ma to daath~”


    Mastar Qiu’s body want limp and ha startad scraaming in faar.


    Chu Wan-Fai actually sant him a coffin on this day of cbration. Evan a youngstar lika Qiu Mu-Hong


    found it hard to apt such a twist in tha plot,t alona a sanior citizan lika Mastar Qiu.


    Finally, Master Qiu fell off the chair he was sitting on andnded on the floor, where heid gasping for


    breath.


    “Grandfather!”


    “Father~”


    “Quick, call 120!” The Qiu family members were in a state of confusion as they ran towards their


    patriarch to help him up.


    The eldest Qiu brother, Qiu Guang, was so angry that he sent Chu Wen-Fei flying to the ground with a


    kick. “You bastard. If anything happens to my father, I will kill you.”


    “Get lost. Look at what your son-inw has done.~” After berating Chu Wen-Fei, Qiu Guang turned to


    Wang Qiao-Yu and pushed her away.


    “Grandfather, I… I… really don’t know what’s going on.” Chu Wen-Fei was overwhelmed with


    confusion. After he was kicked to the ground, he could onlyy there quivering as snot and tears


    streamed down his face.


    He truly had no idea what had just happened. He had prepared an evergreen pine tree, so how did it


    turn into a coffin?


    There is this saying. Good fortune neveres in pairs and trouble never travels alone. And so, just as


    the Qiu family members were milling about in confusion, the butler came in with more bad news.


    “Master, there’s trouble. There’s big trouble.”


    “Our Qiushui Logistics is under investigation.”


    “Our ten warehouses have been sealed!”


    “The Qiu family assets have been frozen~”


    “Thepany executives have been taken away by the police for questioning~”


    “It’s over. It’s all over for Qiushui Logistics!”


    What?


    All of a sudden, the thunderstruck family members stood rooted to the ground.


    Fear and shock were growing in their wide opened eyes.


    What was happening to their family?


    Could it be punishment from the gods?


    However, as they were still struggling in a state of panic, several police cars had already stopped


    outside the Qiu’s family house. Several police officers got out of the vehicles and pushed open the gate


    to the house.


    Once inside, the officers produced their identifications.


    “Good evening, we are from the Yunzhou City Public Security Bureau.”


    “Qiushui Logistics is under suspicion ofmitting economic crimes, illegal business conduct and


    other offences. We would like General Manager Qiu Luo and Chairman Qiu Guang to follow us and


    assist in our investigation.”


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    When they heard this, Qiu Guang’s face turned pale and Qiu Luo’s copsed right on the floor as his


    legs had already turned to jelly.


    “I won’t let you take my husband~”


    Wang Qiao-Yu cried and pulled on Qiu Luo and refused to let go.


    But her efforts were futile. Finally, both Qiu Guang and Qiu Luo were taken away by the police.


    In just one night, nearly all the pirs of the family had fallen.


    Master Qiu was admitted into the hospital. The two most capable brothers were taken away by the


    police. Their warehouses had been sealed and Qiushui Logistics was in a state of paralysis.


    The Qiu family had fallen in just one night.


    Who would have thought that a celebratory banquet would end with the death knells of the Qiu family.


    The previously haughty Qiu Mu-Ying and Wang Qiao-Yu were now like defanged tigers and the


    splendor of their former selves hadpletely vanished.


    “Who did we offend?”


    “Why, why did the heavens treat us this way?” In the Qiu’s family house, there was much wailing and


    gnashing of teeth. The whole family was in a state of grief.


    But all these happenings were unknown to Qiu Mu-Cheng.


    After she had been chased out of the family housest night, she went home and slept.


    And after the troubles had hit the Qiu family, a text message was sent to Ye Fan’s phone. “Young


    Master Chu, the Qiu family has fallen. Those who have offended you have been punished.”


    “Are you satisfied with my gift?”


    Before the French window, Li Er smiled as he admired the wine ss in his hand.


    Outside the window, the sky was dark and the clouds were billowing as the wind blew.


    It looked like a storm wasing.