Chapter 1 Sky Darkens

As dusk deepened, night descended.

The trio rode the Yitian Sword, flying back to Jiangcheng under the starlight and moon.

When Chen Xiao landed at the Ocean View One Mansion, Gongsun Yi and Lin Zicong rushed over.

They weren't specifically there to welcome Chen Xiao; they had merely sensed the approach of dangerous figures.

Only as they were about to land did they realize it was Chen Xiao, so they came over to greet him.

"Miss Chu, hello! You've come too!"

"Hello, Miss Chu!"

Gongsun Yi and Lin Zicong greeted Chu Qingluan one after another. Chu Qingluan smiled and nodded to them.

Although she didn't know their names, she had seen them at the Zhushen Hall and remembered them.

At this moment, Gongsun Yi and Lin Zicong's admiration for Chen Xiao was like a river bursting its banks, completely uncontrollable!

As expected of Chen Xiao, he managed to abduct the daughter of the Zhushen Hall's Master!

If only Chen Xiao could read minds; if he knew the dirty thoughts these two had, he would give each of them a slap in the face.

"You two came at the right time. Help find rooms for Miss Chu and Xiao Hongchan. It's late, Qingluan, you and Xiao Hongchan should rest early."

Chen Xiao instructed.

"Okay, you too!"

It was Chu Qingluan’s first time visiting Chen Xiao's home, and she seemed a little restrained.

"Miss Chu, this way, please!"

Lin Zicong was very respectful to Chu Qingluan.

This was not only because of Chu Qingluan's status, but also because of her strength.

Great Achievement Martial Saint, if not for Chen Xiao, this Bug-level character, she could have roamed freely outside.

Gongsun Yi lagged slightly behind, lowered his voice, and quietly said to Chen Xiao, "Chen Xiao, I heard Miss Li is on a business trip and won't be back for a few days."

"I know, Ziqing told me. What's up?"

Chen Xiao didn't react at first, until he saw the mischievous smile on Gongsun Yi's face, and realized what this guy was thinking.

"Don't think nonsense. There's nothing going on between Miss Chu and me."

"Okay, okay, you're the boss, what you say goes. If you say there's nothing, then there's nothing!"

Gongsun Yi had a wicked smile on his face, obviously not meaning what he said.

Chen Xiao was too lazy to explain and let them think what they wanted.

There was no other way; a popular man always had to face such scandals and rumors.

After joking around, Gongsun Yi suddenly became serious and said, "By the way, Chen Xiao, some strangers have come to the house."

"What strangers? What are you doing? How could you let strangers in?"

Chen Xiao frowned slightly, taking the opportunity to scold Gongsun Yi.

Gongsun Yi shrugged. "Your aunt brought them in. We couldn't stop her, could we? According to your aunt, it seems to be your uncle's family."

"My uncle?"

Chen Xiao frowned even more. "What are they doing here? It can't be anything good! Brother Gongsun, I'll leave Miss Chu to you. My mom is easily persuaded, I have to go and see!"

"Alright, go on!"

Chen Xiao had almost forgotten that he had an uncle, since they hadn't been in contact for a long time.

He was his mother Liu Zhen's older brother, named Liu Quan, also from Jiangcheng, and his family was considered relatively well-off among ordinary people.

But ever since Chen Xiao could remember, the relationship between the two families had never been harmonious, and there was almost no contact.

His uncle's family looked down on his mother, who sold pancakes at the market.

And what truly made Chen Xiao completely disappointed in this family was one incident.

Before, when his mother was seriously ill, she needed two hundred thousand for surgery.

Chen Xiao was desperate and went to their house to borrow money.

In fact, two hundred thousand was not a large sum for Liu Quan's family.

And it was to save a life. Chen Xiao thought that Liu Quan would lend him the money out of brotherly love... even if he didn't lend the whole amount, he would at least lend him one hundred thousand or eighty thousand.

But what happened? When Liu Quan heard that Chen Xiao had come to borrow money, he didn't even offer Chen Xiao a glass of water and kicked Chen Xiao out.

From that day on, Chen Xiao no longer regarded this person as a relative.

Otherwise, with his current strength, he could easily make Liu Quan's family billionaires.

He wondered how thick-skinned Liu Quan must be to actually have the nerve to come to his house.

In order not to disturb them, Chen Xiao quietly arrived outside the villa.

He planned to eavesdrop first to find out what Liu Quan's family's purpose was in coming to his mother.

Inside the villa, the lights were bright. Liu Quan's family of three was sitting casually on the leather sofa in the living room, with various drinks and fruits in front of them.

Although the two families didn't visit each other often, Liu Zhen still treated Liu Quan as her own brother, warmly and diligently.

In addition to his uncle Liu Quan and his aunt Hu Lan, their son Liu Xiaopan had also come.

Liu Xiaopan was two years older than Chen Xiao, with a fat head and big ears. He worked in the road maintenance section, so he was part of the system.

However, he was uneducated and had high aspirations. This job was arranged by his family through connections and money.

Chen Xiao remembered that when he joined the job, he made a special trip to show off at home, and in the end, his mother gave him a red envelope of one thousand yuan.

You should know that at that time, one thousand yuan was enough for Chen Xiao and his mother to live on for two months.

At this moment, Liu Xiaopan, while holding a piece of Musang King durian and eating it, asked condescendingly, "Aunt, can you just give me a straight answer? Our family of three has come to see you in person today. You can't let us make a wasted trip, can you?"

Liu Zhen said with a troubled expression, "Nephew, it's not that Aunt doesn't want to agree to you, but it's just that Aunt can't make the decision on this matter. And you said that the entire Ocean View One Mansion houses have been bought by Chen Xiao. How can you make Aunt believe this?"

"Liu Zhen, I think that Chen Xiao doesn't even respect you. He doesn't even tell you about such a big thing. It's really outrageous!"

Liu Quan said with an angry face, "To tell you the truth, I've already checked with the real estate bureau. All the houses in Ocean View One Mansion are now under your son's name."

"Ah...this..."

A look of confusion appeared on Liu Zhen's face.

She knew that Chen Xiao was doing well now, but she didn't expect Chen Xiao to be rich to this extent.

She even thought that the villa she lived in was borrowed from others for Chen Xiao to live in!

"I say, Liu Zhen, don't be like that. Xiaopan's new girlfriend has taken a liking to a house in Ocean View One Mansion. She said that if there is no house here, this marriage will be off!"

"We don't want all of them, we just want you to take out one for the child to use for his wedding. You, as his aunt, can't even fulfill this small wish for him, right?"

As soon as Hu Lan opened her mouth, there was a strange and sarcastic tone.

Liu Zhen hadn't recovered from the shock, and her mind was a little dizzy.

But she wasn't a fool, and she wouldn't just give away a villa worth tens of millions just because of a few words from this family of three.

What's more, the house was Chen Xiao's, how could she make the decision for Chen Xiao?

"Brother and sister-in-law, it's not that I don't want to agree to you, but at least I have to discuss this matter with Chen Xiao first. How about we wait for him to come back? What do you think?"