The Mysterious Photo Album

"Grandpa, hurry up! We're almost too late!"

Hearing Meng Hongchen's voice, Jing Hongchen could not help glancing at the sky, which was still bathed in twilight. There were clearly nearly two hours left before the event began...

Before he could speak, however, Xiao Hongchen rolled his eyes and let out a disdainful snort.

"Shallow!"

Meng Hongchen's willow-leaf brows shot up as she mercilessly fired back.

"Still better than someone who's been a third wheel for a whole year and still hasn't had enough. Today, he even specifically came to a matchmaking event to make himself miserable. I've truly never seen anyone like you."

As though that was not satisfying enough, Meng Hongchen turned to Jing Hongchen again.

"Grandpa, after tonight, your grandson might turn into some little widow, moping around all day, crying himself silly, and eventually dying alone, leaving our Hongchen family without an heir."

"Meng Hongchen! Don't go too far!"

Looking at Meng Hongchen's smug expression and the strange look his grandfather was giving him, Xiao Hongchen's face flushed red with indignation.

"At worst, we'll go down together! Just wait until I tell Grandpa that you used the money for buying materials to buy—"

A sharp smack rang out.

Meng Hongchen struck with her hand like a blade. Before Xiao Hongchen could even react, the back of his neck took a heavy blow. His eyes rolled back, and he collapsed.

"...?"

Jing Hongchen stood there in a daze for a long moment before turning to Meng Hongchen, who looked utterly unfazed, and speaking hesitantly.

"Did he just say you used the money for buying materials to purchase something?"

"No, Grandpa."

Meng Hongchen glanced at Xiao Hongchen on the ground and even gave him a kick, her expression incomparably serious.

"He just found out that Senior Lexuan already has