13: Chapter 13 Like ants! You cowards! Lower your heads! You think you're worthy to look me in the eye?

You rat-like scum!

Bow your heads to me!

Do you even deserve to look me straight in the eye?

Meanwhile.

At the hospital, in a VIP ward.

The atmosphere among the four sisters of the Chen family, upon receiving news from home, was not so good.

The air was filled with a suppressed fury.

"Mom and Dad are going too far!"

"……"

The fourth sister, Chen Xingyue, broke the silence first, her voice carrying an irrepressible indignation.

She sported voluminous red waves.

Her vibrant and pretty face was filled with anger.

"Xiao Ci is in a coma in the hospital, and it's one thing that they didn't come to visit him."

"To think they actually took advantage of Xiao Ci's absence to arbitrarily clean out his room and give it to that guy who was just brought back home?!"

"Nanny Liu couldn't stand it and spoke a fair word for Xiao Ci! Now she's been directly dismissed under the excuse of retirement?"

"What on earth are Mom and Dad trying to do?! Aren't they being way too partial?"

"Xiao Ci is also their son, our family!"

"……"

The eldest sister, Chen Xuening, sat on the sofa, wearing a sharply tailored black suit with a cold and piercing Aura.

Although she remained silent.

Her tightly pressed lips betrayed her extreme displeasure at the moment.

She was clearly also dissatisfied with her parents' preferential treatment.

Beside her.

The second sister, Chen Yutong, wore a high ponytail and a white lab coat, her temperament gentle and graceful like an orchid in a secluded valley.

Her delicate brows furrowed slightly, and her voice was soft, yet it carried an unquestionable disappointment:

"I can understand Mom and Dad's desire to compensate their biological son!"

"But clearly there are so many ways to compensate, why did they have to choose this one?"

"Did they never think that this would deeply hurt Xiao Ci?"

"……"

The third sister, Chen Nianan, hugged her drawing board and sat in the corner.

Her head was lowered, her bangs covering most of her face, revealing only a small, fair chin.

She coldly spat out three words:

"Unfair."

Chen Xingyue grew more furious the more she thought about it, continuing her chatterbox-like rant:

"Could it be that now they have a biological son, they don't want their adopted son anymore?"

"Is a blood relationship really that important? Xiao Ci has spent eighteen years day and night with us, he is our family."

"How can mere blood ties erase these eighteen years of mutual reliance and affection?"

"……"

As her voice trailed off.

The four sisters' heartbroken gazes simultaneously turned toward that youth not far away.

On the hospital bed.

Chen Jingci half-leaned against the head of the bed, his skin a cold shade of white, his facial features refined and handsome.

A pair of thin-rimmed gold glasses rested on the bridge of his tall, straight nose.

The corners of his eyes behind the lenses drooped slightly, making him look gentle, refined, and full of scholarly Aura.

He coughed twice, squeezing out an understanding smile on his face as he said:

"Sisters, stop getting Life Qi."

"I'm fine, really."

"……"

He lowered his eyelashes, his voice soft and gentle, carrying a trace of just-right vulnerability and forbearance:

"Younger brother suffered outside for eighteen years, while I enjoyed eighteen years of blessings in the Chen family."

"These silks, satins, and boundless pampering naturally belong to him."

"Returning the room to its original owner now is only right. You guys... don't blame Mom and Dad."

"……"

As soon as these sensible words came out, the four sisters felt even more heartbroken.

Chen Xingyue's eyes even turned red as she indignantly rebuked his lack of self-assertion:

"What do you mean by returning it to its original owner? Xiao Ci, what nonsense are you talking about?!"

"That was originally your room! You lived in it for a full eighteen years! Why should you give it to someone else?"

"You're just too kind, which is why you get bullied! Don't you know that good people are taken advantage of!"

"……"

Chen Jingci shook his head, a trace of bitterness in his smile, and continued:

"Fourth Sister, say no more! I've already made up my mind!"

"If... I mean if, after younger brother comes back he really cannot tolerate me, I will voluntarily leave this family."

"Having lived such good days for so many years, I am already very content. It's just..."

"……"

He paused, his voice slightly choked up, his lenses seeming to be covered with a layer of moisture:

"It's just that I really can't bear to part with my sisters, nor can I bear to part with Mom and Dad."

"……"

As soon as these words were said, the hospital room fell silent for a full two and a half seconds.

Then, the four sisters of the Chen family exploded all at once.

Chen Xingyue jumped up first, getting so angry that she started cursing directly:

"Leave?!"

"Why should you be driven away? If anyone leaves, it should be him!"

"The mix-up back then wasn't your problem; you're a victim too!"

"……"

Chen Yutong sat down by the bed, taking Chen Jingci's hand, her voice uncharacteristically carrying anger:

"Jing Ci, Second Sister does not allow you to say such things."

"You are a child who grew up in this family, no one can drive you away. Mom and Dad are acting foolishly, but we aren't."

"……"

Eldest Sister Chen Xuening's gaze was as sharp as a knife, strongly declaring her attitude:

"Legally, adopted children and biological children enjoy equal family status."

"There is no law stating that once biological children return, adopted children must leave the household registry."

"Xiao Ci, there will always be a place for you in this family!"

"……"

Chen Nianan spoke last.

She raised her head, her lips moving, and concisely uttered six words:

"You are my younger brother!"

"……"

Facing the unwavering protection of the Chen family's four sisters.

Chen Jingci raised his head, a trace of imperceptible smugness flashing behind his lenses, vanishing in a flash.

"Sisters, don't be like this! Don't conflict with Mom and Dad or younger brother because of me!"

"I don't want to see you guys arguing because of me."

"Really, I'm fine. It's fine to let younger brother live in the room, I can move to the guest room."

"As long as younger brother is happy, you are happy, Mom and Dad are happy, and the family is harmonious! Anything is fine with me!"

"……"

"Anything is fine?" Chen Xingyue gritted her teeth, her gaze shifting from heartache to a nearly fierce determination.

"Anything might be fine for you, but not for Fourth Sister!"

"Rest assured in the hospital! We are going back right now to teach that fellow a good lesson, letting him know that some things cannot be obtained by playing petty tricks."

"……"

Second Sister Chen Yutong's face was sullen, and she said softly:

"We will communicate with Mom and Dad, you just focus on recovering."

"We will get the room back for you! That's the place you've lived in for so many years, no one can snatch it away!"

"……"

Eldest Sister Chen Xuening walked to the door, looked back at Chen Jingci, her voice icy and carrying an unquestionable, strong overbearingness:

"Xiao Ci! Remember this, you are the younger brother we watched grow up."

"In this family, no one can drive you away! I said so!"

"……"

Third Sister Chen Nianan did not say any parting words, silently following behind the eldest sister with firm steps.

She was going to demand justice for her younger brother!

"Sisters, really no need... Hurry back..."

"……"

Amid Chen Jingci's weak and futile dissuasions.

The four daughters of the Chen family left the ward aggressively, shrouded in an oppressive low Qi pressure.

Bang!

The ward door closed.

The footsteps in the corridor gradually drifted away.

The anxiety on Chen Jingci's face also slowly faded away.

Replaced by a look of confusion.

Regarding the matter of Wang Xiaoyun and her husband favoring their biological son and forcibly occupying his room for Chen Fan to live in.

From the bottom of his heart, he didn't quite believe it.

To figure out what on earth had happened, he felt under his pillow for his Huawei phone, swiped open the screen, and tapped into a hidden monitoring app.

This was something he had secretly installed behind the Chen family's backs, and no one knew about it.

Open the playback video!

He skillfully dragged the progress bar, searching for the critical time point.

The screen came to Nanny Liu stumbling out of the villa's gates according to his instructions, her acting skills nothing short of perfect!

"Master! Madam! This is bad!"

"Young Master Jing Ci has collapsed from a high fever and was rushed to the hospital by the four Young Misses!"

Seeing this.

Chen Jingci's lips curled slightly.

This was what he had planned from the very beginning.

He wanted to give that newly entered Fake Young Master a reality check!

So that the entire Chen family could see who the most pampered young master in this family really was?!

So what if he's biological?

He had an eighteen-year foundation of affection, the unconditional favoritism of four sisters, and the parents' habitual tension over him.

A mere delivery boy brought back from an urban village?

What could he use to fight him?

He continued dragging the progress bar!

In the video.

Wang Xiaoyun and Chen Jianguo were originally full of anxiety, and as he expected, they were about to abandon their newly welcomed biological son to come to the hospital to see him.

But the next second.

The couple's bodies stiffened, and suddenly they turned around simultaneously, returning to the Fake Young Master's side to firmly say they wouldn't go anywhere today and would only accompany him.

Huh? What was going on?

Seeing this scene, Chen Jingci's brows furrowed slightly.

This development completely exceeded his expectations.

With his understanding of Wang Xiaoyun and her husband.

Hearing that he had collapsed from a high fever, they should have hesitated not a second to abandon that newly brought-home biological son, right?

For eighteen years, a single cough from him could throw the whole family into chaos; why wasn't it working today???

Confusion filled Chen Jingci's heart as he dragged the progress bar and continued watching.

In the screen.

After Wang Xiaoyun and her husband brought the biological son to tour the entire villa, they actually said:

"That child Jing Ci feels very guilty about occupying your eighteen years of wealth and glory, and has taken the initiative to offer his room for you to live in."

"……"

The expression on Chen Jingci's face completely collapsed at this moment.

What active offer of the room?

When did he ever say such words?

Chen Jingci's fingers slammed onto the screen, repeating this segment three times.

That's right, Wang Xiaoyun said it herself!

In his name, she gave the room to Chen Fan.

Chen Jianguo was even playing along on the side, saying things like "Your older brother Jing Ci has a pure Heart-Nature and is always filled with a heart of gratitude".

The couple chimed in, acting even more convincingly than reality.

Anyone who didn't know...

Would actually think they were deliberately buttering him up in front of the other person just to close the gap between him and Chen Fan!

However, an even more piercing reality came.

"Biological is always more important than adopted."

"Blood relations are the most important."

"Where is the logic in a biological son living worse than an adopted son?"

"……"

Chen Jingci glared at the screen, his eyes blazing with fury.

Adopted can never compare to biological???

Very, very good!

So this was your true thought all along!

He had thought that with an eighteen-year foundation of affection.

Even without a blood tie.

His status in Wang Xiaoyun and her husband's hearts could at least be comparable to their biological son.

To think otherwise!

The couple usually put on such a good act that they completely deceived him.

He had previously thought they treated him sincerely.

Gritting his teeth, Chen Jingci directly closed the surveillance playback.

The facts were right before his eyes; there was no need to keep watching.

However, he quickly calmed down again, revealing a cold sneer.

Although he had misjudged Wang Xiaoyun and her husband on this side.

But as for the Chen family's four sisters, he was full of confidence.

After eighteen years of living together day and night, the four sisters obeyed his every word and pampered him in every possible way.

As long as he had a hold on them.

The return of the Fake Young Master would not pose a substantive threat to his status in the Chen family.

Besides, he had seen the Fake Young Master's performance in the playback video crystal clear.

He actually took the initiative to persuade Wang Xiaoyun and her husband to come to the hospital to visit him?

And stubbornly refused to move into his room, saying something about being afraid that he would be sad after coming home?

Chen Jingci's lips curled into a meaningful arc.

He loved such do-gooders the most.

One pitfall and they'd fall right in; dealing with them couldn't be simpler.

Once he returned to the Chen family, he had plenty of methods to slowly play the other person to death...

Then, he reopened the monitoring software and switched to the hidden camera in the dining room.

In the real-time surveillance footage.

Wang Xiaoyun was picking food for her son, and Chen Jianguo stood nearby, full of parental affection.

And that Fake Young Master, his cheeks bulging like a hamster, was shoveling rice while vaguely praising how delicious it was.

The family of three was full of joy, and the picture looked incredibly heartwarming.

Chen Jingci stared at the screen, expressionless.

He wasn't angry or jealous; he simply gazed at the wolfish youth on the screen with a nearly scrutinizing look.

Like observing a new toy, evaluating its weaknesses, and calculating where to start taking it apart most smoothly.

But what he didn't know was...

At this very moment.

Inside Chen Fan's mind within the screen, a voice suddenly rang out.

Low, icy, carrying the indifference of looking down upon all living beings.

[Heh.]

[This Venerable suddenly recalled something.]

[In the previous life, that Fake Young Master installed quite a few hidden monitors in the house to find a chance to frame This Venerable.]

[Humph! Mere mortal electronic equipment, how dare it spy on This Venerable's immortal appearance?!]

[Hmm? No! He is peeping at This Venerable right now!!!]

[Very well! You rat-like scum! Things like ants! Utterly devoid of self-awareness! Bow your head to me immediately!!!]

[Just based on you, do you even deserve to look me straight in the eye?]

[For This Venerable—break!!!]

Chen Fan subconsciously raised his head, looking around his surroundings, searching for the hidden cameras mentioned by the voice pack.

But he quickly reacted and shook his head with a bitter smile.

He was truly foolish!

To actually take the voice pack's words seriously again?!

The Fake Young Master had even proactively yielded the room to him and shown goodwill, so how could he possibly frame him?

He had already decided that once the Fake Young Master returned, he would bow and swear brotherhood with him, henceforth becoming biological brothers of different parents!

You pretentious voice pack!

Don't you dare try to sow discord in the middle and affect the sincere brotherhood between us true and Fake Young Masters!!!

I will never doubt my family's Jing Ci giegie ~ ~ ~

Little did he know.

The moment Chen Fan raised his head, a golden light flashed deep within his eyes.

An invisible force radiated outward from his body, covering the entire villa.

In just a single instant.

All the hidden pinhole cameras inside the villa silently turned into dust...