Chapter 733
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Chapter 733 Ominous Wind Strikes
They had considered many possibilities before hearing the will, but they never imagined that the position of family head would fall to Qin Yimo.
Soon, Lawyer Chen finished reading the contents of the will.
“If you have no other questions, the contents of this will shall officially take effect three hours from now, after midnight today,” Lawyer Chen said.
“You may leave this room now, but don’t leave the Qin residence yet. We may need to find you at any time,” Qin Changlong said with a gloomy face.
Lawyer Chen was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, “Certainly, Mr. Qin. I’ll wait in the Qin family’s rest room. If you have any questions, you can find me anytime.”
After speaking, Lawyer Chen took his briefcase and left the room.
“Please step outside as well. What follows will be a discussion among Qin family members only,” Qin Changlong said, looking at Fang Yu.
“Mr. Fang doesn’t need to leave!”
Before Fang Yu could react, Qin Lang’s expression changed as he spoke loudly.
Qin Changlong glanced at Qin Lang, then looked at Qin Lang’s parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Qin Jianjun’s expressions changed as they turned to glare at Qin Lang, saying, “When your uncle speaks, who are you to interrupt!?”
Qin Lang bit his lip and said, “Mr. Fang, he…”
“You dare to speak again!?” Qin Jianjun said coldly.
Qin Lang had no choice but to close his mouth.
“What Fang Yu meant to Grandfather is something you should understand better than we do,” Qin Yimo spoke up at this point.
Qin Changlong narrowed his eyes at Qin Yimo and said, “We really don’t know. In fact… we don’t know him at all.”
“Then let me tell you, Fang Yu is Grandfather’s friend, and Grandfather trusted him completely. Therefore, he doesn’t need to leave the room!” Qin Yimo said, fearlessly meeting Qin Changlong’s gaze.
“Yimo, don’t get too excited. Even if that will is genuine, it won’t take effect for another three hours. In other words, you’re not the family head yet, so don’t be so quick to step into the role,” Qin Changlong’s wife, Qin Yimo’s aunt, Liang Huarong said with a sarcastic tone.
“That’s right, even if you do become the family head, you’re still a junior! You need to respect your elders, understand?” Qin Jianjun’s wife, He Hong, also chimed in.
“Yimo absolutely didn’t mean it that way. She’s just emotional right now. Sister-in-law, please don’t take offense,” Qin Yimo’s mother, Cao Xue, said with an apologetic smile.
“Regardless, Fang Yu does not need to leave the room!” Qin Yimo said firmly.
Qin Changlong looked at Qin Yimo, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
“Cousin, what exactly do you mean? Is this Fang Yu your man? Is that why you’re protecting him so fiercely? Even if he wants to join the Qin family, shouldn’t he first consider the feelings of all the elders here?” Qin Xiaolu said.
Qin Yimo’s face darkened, and she was about to retort.
“Fine, since you insist on keeping Fang Yu here, let him stay. Now let’s discuss the important matters,” Qin Changlong spoke up at this point.
Qin Yimo breathed heavily but remained silent.
“First, I want to ask what I believe all the elders present also want to know,” Qin Changlong said slowly. “Yimo, do you believe you have the ability to manage the Qin family right now?”
Hearing these words, the faces of Qin Yimo’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Qin Weichao, changed.
The meaning behind Qin Changlong’s question was very clear.
He wanted Qin Yimo to give up the position of family head!
“Grandfather chose me, so he naturally believed I have this ability. And I myself believe I possess the necessary capabilities,” Qin Yimo said.
Seeing Qin Yimo’s calm demeanor and how she immediately invoked Qin Wudao’s name, Qin Changlong’s face twitched, nearly losing his composure.
He was furious!
The position of family head that he had coveted for so long was snatched away, and it fell to a junior female at that!
If there weren’t so many people present, Qin Changlong would have been stomping with rage!
“Yimo, you’re being overconfident. The Qin family’s current businesses span various sectors, most of which have been managed by my brother and me. You have no prior experience, so taking over as family head would make it difficult to form a good working relationship with us…” Qin Jianjun spoke up.
His words were actually a naked threat.
The implication was that even if Qin Yimo became the family head, he and Qin Changlong could sideline her and ignore her orders, since they had been managing those businesses and the people within them followed their commands.
“Yes, Yimo, think about it. You’re a junior, and a girl at that. If you really take the position of family head, forget about within the family, but what about outsiders? How will they view our Qin family? The Qin family has so many people, yet a girl becomes the family head—how incompetent must the men be… That’s what people will say, and then our family’s reputation…” Liang Huarong said.
“Yimo, if you really want to be the family head, we can pass the position to you in ten or twenty years. By then, the situation will be different, and you’ll have enough experience and ability,” He Hong added.
Faced with this collective attack, Qin Lang looked at Qin Yimo with concern in his eyes.
Qin Yimo’s beautiful face turned cold as she said, “I don’t care what you think. This is Grandfather’s wish. I will respect Grandfather’s arrangements, and no matter how difficult it may be, I will still be the family head!”
“Grandfather clearly wasn’t thinking straight when he made the will. It shouldn’t take effect!” Qin Xiaolu said loudly.
Hearing this, Qin Yimo’s face grew even colder as she looked at Qin Xiaolu and said, “Shut your mouth!”
Qin Xiaolu was startled and trembled.
“Cousin, what do you mean? Don’t think you’re so great just because you were chosen as the family head!” Qin Zhen stepped forward with a frown.
“It was clearly Xiaolu who spoke inappropriately!” Qin Lang couldn’t hold back anymore and stepped forward to say.
“What was inappropriate? Isn’t her point perfectly reasonable? If Grandfather were clear-headed, how could he possibly pass the family head position to her? Think about it, Qin Lang,” Qin Wei also stepped forward, glaring angrily at Qin Lang.
Qin Lang’s face turned pale with anger, his fists clenched.
“It seems not all of the Qin family’s younger generation has been well-educated. Especially the three children of the eldest son, Qin Changlong… I wasn’t wrong about him after all,” Fang Yu thought to himself, shaking his head.
The atmosphere in the room became increasingly tense.
“Weichao, you need to control your daughter. She’s really out of line,” Qin Changlong looked at Qin Weichao with a grave expression.
Qin Weichao’s face changed, and he nodded repeatedly, saying, “Yes, yes, I will discipline her properly.”
Qin Yimo saw her father’s submissive demeanor and felt disappointed.
“Bang!”
While everyone was lost in their own thoughts, Qin Bin, who had been silent in the back, suddenly kicked a nearby table, making a loud noise.
“You all… continue your discussion,” Qin Bin swept his gaze across everyone, his eyes cold.
Especially when looking at Qin Yimo, his gaze was even more piercing.
Then, he walked through the crowd and left the room.
“In that case, let’s discuss this later. We have other matters to attend to,” Qin Changlong said, turning to look at Qin Jianjun.
Their gazes met, and something unusual flashed in their eyes.
This moment was captured by Fang Yu.
…
Fang Yu and Qin Yimo left the Qin family mansion, walking slowly along a small path in the suburbs.
It was now 9:20 PM, and the sky was dark.
But there were streetlights on both sides of the path, casting a yellow glow.
“I need to know about the Qin family’s situation over the past six months,” Fang Yu said.
Qin Yimo was in an unusually low mood, but hearing Fang Yu’s question, she turned her head and began to explain seriously.
In the past six months, the Qin family had suffered major setbacks in various areas.
Many previously agreed-upon collaborations had been disrupted for inexplicable reasons.
During project bidding, competitors always managed to win over the Qin family by the narrowest of margins, securing the projects.
It was from this point that Qin Wudao concluded there were problems within the family.
Besides these business issues, the personal safety of family members could not be guaranteed.
Qin Yimo had been the target of multiple assassination attempts over the past year. Only after she returned to stay at the Qin residence and reduced her outings did the situation improve.
In short, the past six months had been extremely difficult for the Qin family, and their previously rapid development momentum had been suppressed.
“It was because of these issues that Grandfather became exhausted and then…” At this point, Qin Yimo felt the urge to cry again.
She still couldn’t accept that the person who had loved her the most since childhood was now gone forever.
“What about your Fourth Uncle Qin Bin? What’s his situation?” Fang Yu asked.
“What situation?” Qin Yimo was puzzled, looking at Fang Yu with confusion.
“He kept his head down the whole time, and his emotions seemed off,” Fang Yu raised an eyebrow and said.
“I didn’t notice him… but with Grandfather’s passing, Fourth Uncle must be very upset too, which is probably why he acted so strangely,” Qin Yimo answered.
“Do you think he’s interested in the position of family head?” Fang Yu asked.
Qin Yimo shook her head and said, “Fourth Uncle… is probably the person in the entire family least interested in the position. He’s devoted to martial arts, a martial arts fanatic.”
“He practices martial arts?” Fang Yu was surprised and asked.
“Yes, he’s always practiced martial arts,” Qin Yimo answered.
“But why didn’t I sense any martial artist aura from him…” At this thought, Fang Yu’s expression changed slightly.
Qin Bin practiced martial arts, but Fang Yu hadn’t sensed any cultivator’s aura from him.
There were only two possibilities for this situation:
The first possibility was that Qin Bin deliberately concealed his aura.
But with Fang Yu’s sensing ability, the vast majority of cultivators couldn’t escape his notice. Of course, there was still a chance he missed it, as there were always those more skilled.
The second possibility was that the person just now wasn’t the real Qin Bin.
But if the person had disguised himself, Fang Yu should have been able to see through it easily…
“Perhaps I was too confident? That Qin Bin just now…” Fang Yu tapped his forehead, thinking.
“Whoosh!”
As Fang Yu was pondering, a cold wind blew from behind.
Fang Yu’s eyes turned cold, and he immediately turned around.
In that instant, a mass of black mist came sweeping toward them like a tidal wave.
Fang Yu and Qin Yimo beside him were instantly engulfed by the black mist!
