Chapter 206 Xu Ruoshui fulfills his promise! The King of Trash
Xu Ruoshui had originally thought that her true biological younger brother, Xu He, had already fallen off a cliff and died years ago.
Even her parents—Xu He's father and mother—had given up hope long ago, believing that Xu He's bones had been eaten by wild beasts or washed away by the river, leaving no remains to bury. It was a wound that never healed.
However, Shen Anyu had previously comforted her, saying that Xu He might still be alive, and had sent people to search for him.
Xu Ruoshui was touched by his gesture, but deep down, she didn't hold much hope.
In such a deep mountain forest, and after falling off a cliff... how could Xu He still be alive after so many years? It defied logic.
However, Xu Ruoshui hadn't expected that Shen Anyu would actually create a miracle. He truly found Xu He! This filled her heart with immense surprise, emotion, and a profound sense of debt.
"An'yu... thank you..."
"What's our relationship? There's no need for thanks. I'm taking Xu He to the Shanghai Xu Family now. You should come along immediately and meet your true biological younger brother, Xu He. The reunion shouldn't wait."
"Mm-hmm, okay! I'm coming right now!"
Listening to Shen Anyu's words over the phone, Xu Ruoshui quickly agreed, wiping tears from her eyes. She gave hurried instructions to her secretary and assistant, grabbed her keys, and drove to the Shanghai Xu Family's Villa as if her life depended on it.
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[Location: Outside the Xu Family Villa - The Trash Can]
At the entrance of the majestic Shanghai Xu Family's Villa, a figure was curled up inside a large, industrial-sized plastic trash can.
It smelled of rotting vegetables, stale coffee, and despair.
"I'm not a murderer... I really didn't kill Zheng Qingqing... I'm not the killer..."
Xu Ping'an was curled up in the fetal position among the garbage bags, mumbling to himself. His face was smeared with dirt, his clothes torn from running through the woods. He looked full of pitiful helplessness.
Since the incident at the university, several hours had passed. Relying on his [Damage Reflection Aura], he had knocked down the surrounding students and several arresting police officers who tried to grab him, then fled into the urban jungle.
Unknowingly, or perhaps guided by instinct, Xu Ping'an arrived at the Shanghai Xu Family's Villa—the home where he had lived for twenty years in luxury.
But at this moment, Xu Ping'an was paranoid. He felt like the whole world was watching him. Every pedestrian looked like a plainclothes police officer. Every car looked like a squad car.
He didn't dare to enter the Xu Family openly. He was a fugitive. So, he could only hide like a rat, peeking from the trash can outside the golden gates.
He wanted to see his parents (Xu He's parents), his eldest sister Xu Ruoshui, and his second sister Xu Ruoxue one last time. He wanted to imprint their faces in his mind before he left forever.
"Just one more look at them... just one glimpse of Sister Ruoshui... then I'll escape abroad. I'll smuggle myself out."
"Abroad, my [Damage Reflection Aura] will finally have a use! I will become a mercenary king! Or a warlord!"
Xu Ping'an gritted his teeth, ignoring the banana peel sticking to his arm.
He felt that he had fallen into a huge conspiracy orchestrated by invisible hands. He couldn't explain Zheng Qingqing's death at all; the evidence was stacked against him. He was utterly defenseless in the court of law.
He didn't want to rot in prison for a crime he didn't commit. So his only option was to escape.
Relying on his Cheat, Xu Ping'an was confident that he could rise against all odds in a chaotic environment like the Golden Triangle or Africa, and then return!
A king's return! Like in the novels!
"Also... before I go... I must make it clear to Sister Ruoshui!"
"I must tell her that Shen Anyu is a massive scumbag! A player who dates multiple people! A wolf in sheep's clothing!"
"He's definitely not a good man to entrust her life to. She absolutely must not be deceived by him!"
Xu Ping'an said through gritted teeth, his eyes burning with a mix of jealousy and protective instinct.
This was the biggest reason he came to the Shanghai Xu Family; he wanted to warn Xu Ruoshui. He wanted to save her from the villain.
He absolutely didn't want to see his sister, Xu Ruoshui, pregnant with Shen Anyu's child, with a big belly, greeting him after he had successfully counterattacked and made his king's return five years later.
As soon as he thought of that scene—Shen Anyu holding his sister, their child calling him uncle—Xu Ping'an clenched his fists so hard his nails cut into his palms.
Absolutely forbidden!
"Should I just kill Shen Anyu right now? Ambush him?"
"Then escape abroad? More trouble won't bother me! I'm already a murderer in their eyes!"
A ruthless, dark glint flashed in Xu Ping'an's eyes. Since he was already burdened with Zheng Qingqing's murder case and was being hunted by the entire city, he might as well just end it all by killing that bastard Shen Anyu.
If he killed Shen Anyu, no one would harm his Sister Ruoshui. She would be safe. She would mourn him, maybe, but she would be pure.
Vroom...
"Sister Ruoshui is here!"
Just then, Xu Ping'an's eyes filled with intense excitement. Through the gap in the trash can lid, he saw a familiar white Porsche Panamera pulling up to the gate.
It was her.
Watching his elegant, gentle, and sweet sister, Xu Ruoshui, get out of the car hurriedly, looking anxious but beautiful... Xu Ping'an's eyes welled up.
He almost shed tears. She looked so worried. Was she worried about him?
However, just as Xu Ping'an was about to rush out of the trash can regardless of the consequences, to hug her legs and tell Xu Ruoshui everything before escaping...
A long, black shadow glided silently up the driveway.
A stretched Rolls-Royce Phantom slowly drove up and stopped right next to the Porsche.
Xu Ruoshui's expression changed instantly. She looked excited, expectant. She went to greet the car door.
The door opened.
From the stretched Rolls-Royce, a handsome young man with a gentle, perfect smile on his face stepped out. His suit was immaculate, his shoes polished to a mirror shine.
Shen Anyu.
Xu Ping'an, watching from his filth, wanted to punch him hard in that perfect face.
Because that was Shen Anyu, whom he hated the most! The source of all his misery!
"That bastard Shen Anyu... what is he doing at the Shanghai Xu Family now? Is he meeting the parents?"
"Is he... proposing?"
Thinking of this possibility, Xu Ping'an's heart sank into the abyss. His expression changed to one of horror.
Shen Anyu stood by the car. His peripheral vision swept over the surroundings.
His [God-Level Perception] picked up a familiar, erratic heartbeat and a foul smell coming from the large plastic bin nearby.
He saw the lid being pushed up slightly, a pair of bloodshot eyes darting around mischievously.
Shen Anyu almost burst out laughing.
'The protagonist... hiding in the trash? How fitting.'
Suppressing his laughter, Shen Anyu maintained a gentle expression. He turned to Xu Ruoshui, who was looking at the car interior with bated breath.
"Ruoshui," he said softly.
"Come. Meet your biological younger brother... Xu He."
Saying that, Shen Anyu reached into the car and pulled a young man out.
"Hey! Wait! Don't pull!"
A voice complained from inside.
"Brother-in-law! I'm about to clear the new abyss dungeon! Don't rush, don't rush! My team needs me!"
A young man stumbled out, phone in hand, fingers tapping furiously on the screen.
Unlike Xu Ping'an's delicate, somewhat feminine appearance, Xu He, Xu Ruoshui's true biological younger brother, was exceptionally handsome in a sharp, masculine way. He had the eyebrows of the Xu father and the nose of the Xu mother.
However, at this moment, Xu He was slouching, wearing a limited edition gaming hoodie, his eyes glued to his phone screen. He looked like a complete otaku.
Xu Ruoshui's pretty face flushed instantly at Xu He's casual address of "Brother-in-law."
But seeing her biological younger brother's internet-addicted appearance, standing there alive and well... she couldn't help but feel both amused and exasperated. And overwhelmingly relieved.
He was alive. He was really alive.
She stepped forward, tears streaming down her face. She wanted to hug him.
Seeing that Shen Anyu seemed about to pat Xu He's head (or smack it), Xu Ruoshui, blushing, pulled Shen Anyu's hand gently.
"Forget it, An'yu. Let him finish his game. He... he must have suffered a lot. Let him be happy."
Shen Anyu looked at Xu Ruoshui with a half-smile. He leaned in close, his lips brushing her ear, his voice dropping to a whisper that only she (and the super-hearing protagonist in the trash) could hear.
"I fulfilled my promise, Ruoshui."
"Don't forget your promise from last time."
"Eh?"
Xu Ruoshui was startled. She looked at him, her eyes widening.
And then, her exquisite and beautiful face turned crimson, all the way to her neck.
Last time, in the restaurant... she had promised that as long as Shen Anyu found her biological younger brother, Xu He, she would agree to any of Shen Anyu's requests.
And he had whispered a specific, intimate, and taboo "condition" in her ear.
And now... he had delivered.
[Ding! Child of Destiny Xu Ping'an is envious and jealous! Plundering +9999 destiny value!]
[Ding! Child of Destiny Xu Ping'an's mindset has exploded! Plundering +9999 destiny value!]
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"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"
Xu Ping'an gritted his teeth until they almost shattered. He was shaking with rage inside the bin.
Seeing the intimate scene between Shen Anyu and his dearest Sister Ruoshui... seeing her blush for him... seeing her accept the "Brother-in-law" title... his eyes were practically spitting fire.
"Wait... biological younger brother Xu He?"
Xu Ping'an's expression changed as he reacted to the other person.
He looked with complex emotions at the handsome young man, Xu He, who resembled Xu Ruoshui so much.
"Is he... the true young master of the Shanghai Xu Family? Sister Ruoshui's true biological younger brother?"
"He's still alive? I thought he died!"
Xu Ping'an's emotions were extremely complicated. It was a mix of shock, inferiority, and hatred.
For all these days, he had often had such dark thoughts: if Xu He didn't exist, then I would still be the young master. I wouldn't be suffering.
He even felt a sense of schadenfreude, thinking that Xu He's death from falling off the cliff was a good thing! A permanent removal of the rival.
However, now...
Seeing Xu He alive. Seeing him return to the Shanghai Xu Family in a Rolls-Royce. Seeing him about to enter the villa to enjoy a life of luxury and wealth...
Everything Xu Ping'an had enjoyed in the past—his parents' love, his sisters' care, a life of comfort and abundance—it was all Xu He's turn to enjoy now.
And Xu Ping'an? He was in the trash. Literally.
Xu Ping'an was utterly unwilling!
Envy!
Jealousy!!
Hatred!!!
[Ding! Child of Destiny Xu Ping'an has suffered a major blow! Plundering +99,999 destiny value!]
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Shen Anyu's lips curved into a cruel smile. He knew exactly who was listening.
He pulled Xu Ruoshui's small hand, interlacing his fingers with hers.
He walked towards the Xu Family Villa gate, deliberately passing close to the trash can.
He stopped for a second, just inches from the plastic lid.
He whispered, his voice carrying perfectly:
"Ruoshui... don't forget to fulfill your promise tonight."
"I want everything we discussed."
Xu Ruoshui's pretty face was crimson, burning hot. She shyly lowered her head, her voice trembling with submission and anticipation:
"I know, An'yu..."
"I will fulfill my promise. I will agree to all your requests... no matter what they are."
Xu Ping'an, lurking inside the trash can, heard this clearly.
He felt as if he had been struck by lightning!
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