After the Ji Family banquet, Chen Anbang returned home with a very unpleasant expression. He did not confront Chen Rui directly. He knew his sister's personality; she was spoiled by his mother and was willful and capricious. Even if you had evidence, she would still make trouble, let alone if you didn't have any evidence at all.
He went straight to the study to find his grandfather.
Chen Anbang: "Grandpa, I'm back."
Chen Shiqing had just put away his calligraphy practice tools on his desk when he saw his outstanding grandson. His usually serious face broke into a rare smile, " Anbang, you're back from the banquet? How was it?"
Chen Anbang: "Grandpa, do you remember the Innate Realm Master I told you about before?"
"I remember. You said she was very young."
"This Daoist master is the youngest son the Ji Family found."
Chen Shiqing was somewhat surprised. "The Ji Family has really struck gold. But you specifically mentioned it, did that person say something?"
Chen Anbang took a deep breath. "That person said that Xiao Rui has blood on her hands."
"A blood debt?!" Chen Shiqing frowned upon hearing this. "You can tell just from one meeting? Xiao Rui is so well-behaved, she couldn't possibly have done such a thing!"
Chen Anbang had a headache. Chen Rui always acted cute and obedient in front of her grandfather, and was the good girl in his eyes. But as her brother, who spent every day with her, how could he not know Chen Rui's personality?
"Good girl? That's a huge joke." If he hadn't confirmed with his parents repeatedly, he would have really thought his sister was some kind of genetic mutation.
"Grandpa, regardless of whether it's true or not, I will investigate thoroughly first," Chen Anbang said. "She has already offended Mr. Ji, and the current head of the Chu Family is in a relationship with this Mr. Ji. Grandpa, you must know how much Xiao Rui likes him. If she does something irrational, it will drag down the entire Chen Family!"
Offending a Celestial Master is troublesome enough, let alone a Celestial Master at the Innate Realm! Grandpa and the others don't understand how terrifying an Innate Realm Master is, but he knows that it's enough to overturn the entire Chen Family. If Mr. Ji is ruthless, the Chen Family could become rats in the street overnight.
Chen Shiqing sighed, "Let's ask Xiao Rui first... If we investigate directly, Xiao Rui will be hurt."
"Okay, Grandpa."
Where there's a policy, there's a countermeasure. Chen Anbang decided to hire someone to investigate directly and then see how to handle it!
As siblings who grew up together, he still hoped that Ji Nanshu had misjudged the situation.
The banquet that day made the entire Imperial Capital know that the child of the Ji Family who was abducted and abandoned nineteen years ago had been found. Major media outlets rushed to report on it, but because the Ji Family had not invited the media to the banquet, many people only knew the name Ji Nanshu, but did not know what he looked like.
[Wait, Ji Nanshu? Could it be the Ji Nanshu I know?!]
[Hilarious! Stop trying to glorify Ji Nanshu. An orphan dreaming of becoming a member of the Ji Family in the Imperial Capital? He should get his delusions treated.]
[Hey, why can't it be! It's the same in my dreams! Hahahaha!]
[If Ji Nanshu is true, I'll do a live stream of myself doing a handstand and having diarrhea, okay?!]
[Upstairs, I took a screenshot! -- Dedicated to capturing every flag and making them come true]
The online discussion was very heated, while Bai Nanzheng and Ming Anya were in a very sorry state.
Ming Anya, still grumbling and cursing, was taken to the hotel by Bai Nanzheng. After calming Ming Anya down, he took off his glasses, feigning sorrow, and looked at Ming Anya with tender affection. " Anya, I'm sorry, it's all my fault that you suffered so much. I'll send you back tomorrow. You shouldn't have suffered so much because of me. You... don't blame Nanshu either, in the end it's also because of us..."
Ming Anya pouted and burst into tears. "What does this have to do with you! Auntie... who knows if Auntie was wronged? You've fed and cared for A-Zheng for nineteen years, and this is how he treats you... it's just too much!!"
"It's alright, no matter what, he's still my third brother..."
"No!! I can't just watch Auntie be wronged like this!!" Ming Anya suddenly stood up. "I'll go find someone right now, we can definitely get Auntie out of this!"
Seeing Ming Anya's excited expression, Bai Nanzheng subtly curled his lips. This Ming Anya was really easy to fool... If she could really get his mother out, that would be great; if she couldn't, it didn't matter. The feud was already established, and debts are debts, so he would teach Ji Nanshu a lesson sooner or later. Besides, that person really disliked the Ji Family... It was still uncertain who would win or lose!
Bai Nanzheng continued his manipulative tactics, "Goodbye, Anya. Nanshu already said it in front of so many people. If you help me... Nanshu will definitely be unhappy. Don't ruin your family's harmony for my sake. It's not worth it."
Upon hearing this, Ming Anya became even angrier and said resolutely, "You just wait, I'm going to get Auntie out of here!!"
No sooner said than done, Ming Anya went straight back to the Ming Family the next morning, throwing a tantrum and demanding Ming De's help.
Ming De disliked his daughter, who was born with a lot of scheming, but Ming Anya didn't understand at all and thought that her father, Ming De, loved her very much.
Ming De glanced at the project proposal in his hand and said calmly, " Butler Lin, lock her up. Don't let her step out of the room."
Ming Anya was dumbfounded. "Dad? Why are you locking me up?! What did I do wrong?"
Ming De then put down the project proposal and said coldly, "What did you do wrong? You scolded An'an in front of your aunt, all for some random man outside. Is this how the Ming Family raised you?"
"I..." Ming Anya stammered, not daring to speak.
"It seems you haven't realized your mistake. She'll only be released when you break up with that Bai woman. Butler Lin, keep a close eye on her."
Butler Lin: "Yes, young master."
"I won't break up with A-Zheng!! You've never even met A-Zheng, and you're just listening to that Ji Nanshu's nonsense. Am I your daughter or is he?" Ming Anya immediately protested upon hearing that she wanted to break up with Bai Nanzheng. "Get out of the way, I want to get out!"
Ming De: "I'd rather Nanshu were my son. Ming Anya, if you walk out of this house today, don't ever come back. The Ming Family has no place for a traitor like you."
Ming Anya exclaimed in disbelief, "Dad?! You're abandoning me for this?!"
Ming De: " The Bai Family and Bai Nanzheng are not a good match. As your father, I've said everything I needed to say. If you insist on not listening to my advice... Butler Lin."
Butler Lin smiled and said, "Miss Ya."
Ming Anya hesitated for a moment, but the thought of Bai Nanzheng's heartbroken appearance made her heart ache. She gritted her teeth and ran out.
Ming De's gaze grew even colder. He ordered, " Butler Lin, move Ming Anya's household registration out of the Ming Family."
"Yes."