Chapter 636 Stinging Retaliation

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In the face of his grandfather's pressure, Chu Xiaoxi showed no resistance whatsoever; not even a frown. This naturally made Chu Xunan extremely unsatisfied. He didn't like his new sister-in-law as she seemed cold and aloof, lacking warmth. Compared to her, Sun Ruoxue was much better.

The latter had followed his brother, Chu Xiaoxi, for so many years and even terminated a pregnancy for him. However, on the day of Chu Xiaoxi's wedding, Ruoxue committed suicide. She had believed that she would be the one in the婚紗, but instead received this outcome.

Sleeping pills.

While Chu Xiaoxi was spending his newlywed night, Sun Ruoxue lay on her deathbed under the moonlight, as if bidding farewell to this young life. She chose a way that appeared most dignified to depart from this world, unaware that it was actually the least wise choice.

A vibrant life came to an end like this.

Of course, for a woman whose heart had turned to ashes, one cannot criticize her with any words.

Chu Xiaoxi acted as if nothing happened. Not even attending Ruoxue's funeral, after learning about his long-time girlfriend's suicide, he merely responded with a bland "Oh."

However, what Chu Xunan didn't know was that the moment his elder brother turned around, tears were streaming down his face.

"Brother, don't expect me to walk your old path!" Chu Xunan gritted his teeth and said resolutely. "Such a thing absolutely can't happen to me! One tragedy is enough!"

Slap!

Chu Zhaoxi waved his hand and slapped Chu Zhaonan, sending his black-framed glasses flying! Five clear finger marks were left on his face!

"I said not to mention that incident or her name again."

Picking up the glasses with a cold smile, Chu Zhaonan said, "Are you planning to evade responsibility your whole life But I am different from you! I won't let the tragedy happen to me again!"

This was the first time in his entire life that Chu Zhaoxi had hit his younger brother.

"If you don’t want to, then go talk to Grandpa yourself. If you follow his wishes, there's no way you can avoid it." After calming himself down, Chu Zhaoxi said.

Despite being slapped, Chu Zhaonan didn't seem too angry; perhaps he was so infuriated that he had lost all sense of reason and said, "Fine, I’ll go talk to Grandpa right now. I have to make it clear to him that I would rather die than marry Xie Tiantian!"

"Talk to him calmly without any arguments," Chu Zhaoxi sighed.

"Alright, as long as you don’t hold me back." With those words, Chu Zhaonan left.

Looking at his younger brother's departing figure, a rather complicated expression flashed across Chu Zhaoxi’s face.

At this moment, his phone rang. Upon seeing the caller ID, a strange gleam flashed across his eyes.

"Brother Zhaoxi, I want to kill him! I have to kill him!" A woman's scream and sobs came through the other end of the line.

"Don't act rashly. I've already sent someone to pick you up. Wait for me by the seaside," Chu Zhaoxi said before hanging up, a faint smile curling at his lips.

The "seaside" he mentioned was not an actual beach since Beijing had no sea; rather, it was the name of one of his secret hideouts.

Hearing the loud arguments coming from his grandfather's study, Chu Zhaoxi shook his head and whispered softly, "He’s still too young after all. But being young is wonderful."

Sighing again lightly, he stepped out and walked down the main road of the Chu family estate. This time, his back was straighter than ever before.

After hiding away for so many years, this would finally be the moment for him to begin rising to prominence.

Despite all his efforts, Chu Zhaoxi had always been overshadowed by his younger brother. While Chu Zhaoxi himself was already excellent, his brother Chu Zhaonan shone even brighter. When people thought of the Chu family, they didn’t first think of Chu Zhaoxi or the old patriarch; instead, it was Chu Zhaonan who came to mind.

As the eldest grandson of the Chu family, for these many years no one knew how bitter Chu Zhaoxi’s heart truly was. This man with an extremely strong sense of self-respect had managed to hide his emotions well. Rather than battling it out on the surface with his younger brother or competing over supremacy, he chose to quietly build up his own forces and carefully plan for his future. Over these years, Chu Zhaoxi's power base had grown to a level that was frightening.

Unbeknownst to anyone, he had already quietly surrounded Chu Zhaonan. As soon as the signal was given for counterattack, he could instantly transform himself into someone else—an unstoppable force capable of sweeping away Chu Zhaonan.

"After waiting for so long, today has finally arrived. I can't afford to miss this opportunity," Chu Zhaoxi sat in the car with a profound and distant gaze.

Over all these years, although Chu Zhaoxi had been suppressed, it wasn't entirely bad; at least he had observed Chu Zhaonan thoroughly. Even though his brother might not have seen him as an opponent, he himself regarded Chu Zhaonan as an enemy. Although they appeared to be very close on the surface, history was full of brothers who were merely united in appearance but estranged in reality.

After Sun Ruoxue's death, so did his heart. He knew that a large part of his life had turned tragic; he had already lost one thing between power and beauty, and he couldn't afford to lose the other.

With the help of that person, Chu Zhaoxi’s own strength soared dramatically; even many fields he previously could not access were completely reversed and under his control this time. However, Chu Zhaoxi knew that someday, he would inevitably break free from his control and soar to new heights.

He had already thoroughly concealed his heart, but for someone whose heart was dead, perhaps there wasn't much left to hide anyway. Chu Zhaoxi was an absolute ruthless person; he buried all his thoughts of Sun Ruoxue deep within himself, locking away the image of the girl who had accompanied him through thousands of nights without ever revealing a trace of it.

On the surface, Chu Zhaoxi and his wife were lovingly affectionate and respectful to each other, with no discord. Even his wife thought she married an exceptionally caring and devoted husband, a model husband who was successful in both career and family life—such men were rare nowadays. The only slight drawback was that their intimate encounters happened infrequently, at most once or twice a month, which left Chu Zhaoxi's wife with some resentment.

Because of this, Chu Zhaoxi had a very good relationship with his in-laws and fully utilized the family's influence. Losing something inevitably meant gaining something else.

Chu Zhaoxi’s car traveled north for over an hour before reaching a small villa halfway up the mountain.

This was his secret residence; only trusted confidants knew about it, not even his current wife.

Hanging at the entrance of the estate was a large sign with two characters on it—Seaside.s to speak of no actual achievements. If not for the government's suppression, public resentment would likely be widespread.""That’s true, everyone sees it but can do nothing about it because his back...