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The moment Qian Renxue felt that gaze fall upon her, all the blood in her body seemed to freeze.
Her heart pounded wildly, almost bursting out of her chest.
The confusion stirred up by Bibi Dong's departure was instantly swallowed by an even greater fear.
A pure, bone-deep fear.
She opened her lips, wanting to speak—
to argue,
to defend herself,
to imitate her mother's panic-filled explanation.
Yet under those abyss-cold eyes, she found she couldn't utter a single syllable.
"Senior!"
An anxious voice suddenly broke through the suffocating silence.
Qian Daoliu's towering figure stepped forward—firm and steady, like a mountain—shielding Qian Renxue behind him.
He bowed deeply, almost burying his head into his chest.
His voice trembled with worry, self-blame, and pleading.
"Senior, Xue'er is still young and ignorant. She spoke recklessly and caused this disaster."
"This is my fault for failing to discipline her properly."
"If there must be punishment—let this old man bear it in her place. I beg you… show mercy."
A super-rank Douluo.
A man who stood at the pinnacle of the continent.
Yet before Lin Feng, he lowered himself to the dust.
He didn't even dare lift his head to meet Lin Feng's eyes.
But Lin Feng said nothing.
Not a sound.
Not a change in expression.
Not even a twitch of the eyelid.
He simply watched Qian Daoliu with that cold, emotionless gaze.
There was no aura.
No killing intent.
No pressure.
And yet—this quiet stare terrified Qian Daoliu more than a divine-rank attack.
Cold sweat poured down his back.
Every second felt like being roasted over sacred fire.
One second.
Two seconds.
Five.
Ten…
At last, Qian Daoliu broke.
He straightened slowly, bitterness and helplessness spreading across his ancient face.
He understood completely.
Before the Senior's rules,
there was no taking responsibility for others.
No bargaining.
No exceptions.
He let out a long sigh, as though all his strength drained away.
Turning around, he glanced at his granddaughter—eyes filled with sorrow and helplessness—before silently stepping aside.
He walked out the door and returned to his security post, shoulders heavy with defeat.
With the obstacle removed, Lin Feng's gaze once again landed on Qian Renxue.
Her heart plummeted.
Judgment had come.
Lin Feng looked at her pretty face—a mix of Bibi Dong's beauty and her own stubborn youthfulness—and inwardly sighed.
This farce could finally end.
One used force.
One used words.
The one who acted had already been punished.
So the one who provoked with words would not escape.
"Bibi Dong has already received her punishment."
His tone remained calm, untouched by the chaos.
"As for you—you maliciously provoked a VIP customer and disrupted this establishment's order."
"Thus, your punishment is…"
He paused.
For Qian Renxue, that single heartbeat felt like an eternity.
At last, Lin Feng announced her sentence.
"Until you sincerely apologize to her and obtain her forgiveness—"
"You are forbidden from dining here."
Boom.
The shock of those words struck harder than Bibi Dong's killing strike earlier.
Qian Renxue's golden eyes widened in disbelief.
Forbidden… to dine?
That meant—
She was cut off from this paradise.
From this sacred ground of opportunity.
And she had to apologize?
To that woman?
Even worse—she needed her forgiveness?
This wasn't punishment.
This was humiliation.
A complete shattering of her pride.
A wave of indignation crashed over her fear.
She couldn't stop herself from shouting—
"Why?!"
Her voice trembled with outrage.
"I only spoke the truth! She was the one who tried to kill me! How is this fair?!"
Yes—
she was the one almost killed.
She was the victim.
So why was she being punished?
Lin Feng's expression finally shifted.
The corner of his mouth lifted—not in amusement—but in chilling mockery.
"Fairness?"
He repeated softly, as though hearing a joke.
"Here, my words are fairness."
"My rules are the only fairness."
He stepped forward.
The faintest movement—yet Qian Renxue instinctively stepped back until her spine hit the table.
"I don't care about your personal grudges," Lin Feng said, voice turning cold.
"In my shop, you follow my rules."
"Whoever disrupts order first pays the price."
"Her actions were wrong, so she was punished."
"Your words were malicious provocation, so you will be punished."
Every sentence struck Qian Renxue like a hammer.
Then came the final blow:
"And the 'truth' you speak of is far too narrow."
"If you were in her place… your fate would likely be far worse."
Without another glance, he waved a hand casually.
An invisible force swept her off her feet and pulled her straight out of the restaurant.
Qian Renxue staggered outside, completely dazed.
Lin Feng's final words echoed endlessly:
"Your truth is too narrow."
"If you were in her shoes, your end would be worse."
What… did he mean?
What was this "truth" she thought she understood?
Suddenly, Bibi Dong's tear-filled, devastated eyes flashed through her mind.
"Why do you Qian family people always want to destroy me?"
"Always blocking me from reaching happiness…"
Until now, Qian Renxue had only viewed Bibi Dong as a cold, selfish woman.
A traitor to her father.
A mother who despised her own daughter.
But now—
Lin Feng's words, and Bibi Dong's sorrow, made her doubt everything.
What was the truth?
Why did Bibi Dong reject this "family"?
Why did she hate her own child so much?
Only now did Qian Renxue realize—
She knew nothing about her mother.
Nothing but coldness and disgust.
She had never tried to understand her.
Never questioned the version of "truth" she was taught.
A terrifying possibility crept into her heart.
Could it be… she had been wrong all along?
She turned sharply toward the restaurant entrance.
Qian Daoliu stood there, looking as though he had aged ten years in a single moment.
She took a deep breath, suppressing the storm inside her, and walked toward him.
Her golden eyes—once filled with pride—now held confusion… and determination.
"Grandpa," she asked hoarsely, word by word,
"What exactly… is the truth?"
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