Li Ziqing's words shocked everyone once again.
Zhou Zhishan had actually killed his own daughter and son-in-law? What was going on?
However, thinking back to the scene in the video, it was indeed plausible that Zhou Zhishan would do such a thing.
"Nonsense, utter nonsense!"
Zhou Zhishan roared, "If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have let you live back then!"
"What? Are you guilty?"
Li Ziqing sneered, "Sixteen years ago, although I was only eight, there isn't a single thing I should remember that I've forgotten!"
"Back then, my mother and father were driven into a corner by their enemies. They committed suicide in front of me. This lock of hair was what I cut from my mother's body. For sixteen years, I've carried this lock of hair with me every day, just so I wouldn't forget how they died, to constantly remind me to avenge them!"
As she spoke these words, Li Ziqing's tone was very calm.
But Chen Xiao felt as if he had heard thunder in silence, his heart shaken to its core.
He never imagined that Li Ziqing had endured so much at such a young age... she was only eight years old then!
Witnessing her parents die before her eyes, that kind of pain would likely follow her for a lifetime. No wonder she never wanted to mention it.
In contrast, his own eight-year-old self was still playing in the mud and throwing marbles, while Li Ziqing had already shouldered a deep-seated hatred.
Chen Xiao couldn't even imagine how she had survived all these years!
He stared blankly at Li Ziqing, his eyes filled with heartache.
Upon hearing these words, Zhou Zhishan snorted angrily, "Every debt has its debtor, every head has its owner. Your parents' deaths were caused by their enemies. What does it have to do with me? Even a tiger doesn't eat its cubs. While I'm not a good person, I will never admit to killing your parents!"
"Well said, 'Even a tiger doesn't eat its cubs'!"
Li Ziqing let out a sinister laugh, "You old scoundrel, how dare you say such a thing? You say you didn't kill them, fine. Then tell me, how did the secret hiding place of my parents become known?"
Zhou Zhishan's eyes flickered. He stammered, "You should ask the people who forced your parents to their deaths... How would I know?"
"Hmm, you're right, I should indeed ask them. However, in reality, I already have."
Li Ziqing said softly, "They said you leaked the information to them to prevent the Zhou family from being implicated!"
"You!"
Zhou Zhishan was stunned. He clearly hadn't expected Li Ziqing to have investigated this far.
"Hmph, so what if I leaked the information? I never agreed to your mother and father's marriage in the first place. Your father was too ostentatious. Otherwise, your family wouldn't have suffered such a disaster!"
"Moreover, I had already made terms with those people. As long as I revealed your hiding place, they would spare your mother. Who knew I had such a foolish daughter who, despite having a chance to live, insisted on dying with your dead father!"
"Hmph, these trivial matters from the past, if anyone is to blame, it's them themselves. What does it have to do with me?"
Zhou Zhishan argued righteously.
It could be said that he had embodied the phrase 'a shameless person is invincible' to the extreme.
"You truly show no remorse, you old scoundrel!"
Chen Xiao roared.
Li Ziqing was his woman, and Li Ziqing's affairs were his affairs!
However, his roar confused everyone. Who was this kid? Where did he come from?
At this moment, Zhou Weiguo shot Chen Xiao a cold glance and reprimanded, "You scoundrel, who are you? What right do you have to speak here?"
He knew very well that Chen Xiao was Li Ziqing's man, but in his opinion, a brat of this caliber had no right to speak in such a setting.
"I am Li Ziqing's man!"
Chen Xiao declared sonorously, then looked at Zhou Weiguo with a playful expression, "Speaking of which, I should call you Uncle, right? What's up, Uncle? You're unhappy about being cuckolded and want to take it out on me?"
Seeing Chen Xiao bring up the old matter, Zhou Weiguo's face instantly flushed red, filled with shame and indignation.
"You brat, if you dare to spout nonsense again, I won't be polite to you!"
Zhou Wen glared at Chen Xiao angrily, seeing his father humiliated.
Chen Xiao smiled faintly, "You're quite a good son, but I wonder whose seed you are..."
"You're seeking death!"
Zhou Wen was so enraged that veins bulged on his forehead. He suddenly lunged forward, throwing a punch at Chen Xiao.
Although he was a rich young master, he held himself to high standards. Besides his achievements in the business world, he also knew that a healthy body was the greatest asset.
Therefore, he had been practicing martial arts under a renowned master since childhood. Although it was just some superficial moves, after decades of practice, his skills were much stronger than ordinary people.
Of course, this was only relative to ordinary people...
In front of Chen Xiao, he was no different from a three-year-old child.
Chen Xiao didn't even bother to look at him. With a casual wave of his hand, he flicked Zhou Wen away as if swatting a fly.
Zhou Wen flew out eight or nine meters, crashing onto a table and smashing it to pieces!
Seeing this, everyone was stunned.
This kid had such power with just a casual wave. If he had seriously dealt with Zhou Wen, wouldn't he have been able to kill him with a single punch?
"Kid, who exactly are you? What do you do?"
Zhou Zhishan, seeing Chen Xiao's extraordinary skills, became vigilant.
Chen Xiao smiled slightly and said solemnly, "It's simple, I am Chen Xiao, the director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine department at Jiangcheng Hospital!"
Upon hearing him introduce his unit and position so earnestly, many people present couldn't help but chuckle, their eyes revealing contempt.
After all, everyone attending the banquet that evening was of distinguished status and had considerable backgrounds.
And Chen Xiao, merely a small department director, was acting so solemnly. It was simply laughable!
Let alone a department director, even the dean of a top-tier hospital would have to tread carefully in such a setting!
"So, he's just a mere commoner!"
Zhou Zhishan snorted disdainfully, his eyes filled with contempt. "Then let me tell you, you don't even have the qualifications to attend my birthday banquet!"
"But I'm already here. What can you do about it?"
Chen Xiao said provocatively.
Zhou Zhishan laughed in anger, "Well said, kid. I heard you say earlier that even if Li Ziqing caused trouble, you would support her, right?"
"That's right, those were my words."
Chen Xiao picked at his ear, saying dismissively.
"Very good, then I'll deal with you first! Let's see how you'll support her!"
Zhou Zhishan let out a cold shout, his killing intent surging in his eyes...