Paper Lover At Old Town Bookstore Chapter 52

your eldest brother’s son

Song Zhili covered his bleeding back and stumbled open the door of the study room of his old house. Mr. Song was sitting on a rosewood chair, playing with Buddhist beads in his hand, and his face was so gloomy that it could drip water.

“Dad.” His voice was hoarse, and the dull pain in his back made him frown. Just as he was about to stand still, an ebony crutch hit him with a sound of wind, and landed hard on his shoulder.

There was a crisp “pop” sound, and Song Zhili staggered back a step. The wound was in severe pain from the shock, and cold sweat instantly soaked the clothes on his back.”Dad, please listen to my explanation…”

“Explain what?” Mr. Song stood up and pointed his crutch at him, trembling with anger. “Explain that you ignored the marriage next month and secretly went to the neighboring city to find Qiu Sheng? Explain that you wanted to bend him? Ruined the Song family’s future?”

Another crutch hit his arm. Song Zhili gritted his teeth and did not hide, letting the pain spread.”I don’t want to give up the marriage, I just…”

“Just what?” Mr. Song interrupted him, his eyes as sharp as knives, “You just can’t let him go? Song Zhili, you are confused! It was you who chose to be the heir of the family back then, and it was you who agreed to marry the Xing family! Now Qiu Sheng is doing well in the neighboring city and running the branch with great success, but you went to mess with his affairs and made yourself look like this!”

The crutch fell for the third time, this time hitting the wound on his back directly.Song Zhili groaned, and a mouthful of blood almost rushed to his throat. He clenched his fists and swallowed it hard.”Dad, Qiu Sheng saved He Pingan. He is from the Xing family. He is going against the Xing family. I am going to persuade him…”

“Persuade him?” Mr. Song sneered, “Are you going to fight him? Otherwise, why would you come back with injuries all over your body? Let me tell you, Song Zhili, Qiu Sheng’s status is different now. He is the face of the Song family in the neighboring city and the default partner of the Xing family! If you dare to ruin all this and give up your marriage with the Xing family, I will not have a son like you!”

“Dad!” Song Zhili raised his head suddenly, his eyes full of pain and unwillingness, “Qiu Sheng and I are not what you think…”

“Have you forgotten? Qiu Sheng is your eldest brother’s child. No matter what it is, I’ll cut it off!” Mr. Song said in a tone that could not be ignored. “You will get married to Qingru next month. This is a sure thing! From today on, you must be more at ease with me. You are not allowed to go to the neighboring city or look for Qiu Sheng again! Get ready for the wedding and don’t let me down again!”

The crutch hit the ground hard, making a muffled sound.Song Zhili looked at his father’s determined eyes. The pain in his back and the suffocation in his heart were intertwined, making him almost unable to stand.He knew that his father had always been selfless and would never change his decision easily.

“I know, Dad.” He lowered his head, his voice full of exhaustion and despair.

Mr. Song looked at his lost look, his eyes softened a little, but he was still serious: “Go down and treat the wounds. Remember, the interests of the Song family always come first, and personal affairs are worthless in front of the glory of the family.”

Song Zhili said no more, holding his back, and walked out of the study step by step with difficulty.The lights in the corridor were dim, stretching his shadow very long, like an inescapable chain.He knew that what his father said was right, but the obsession with Song Qiusheng in his heart was growing like a vine. It had become deeply rooted and could not be pulled out no matter what.

The wedding next month was more like an inescapable shackles, pushing him and Song Qiusheng into complete opposition.In the confined villa, Song Zhili sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, his fingertips swiping across Xing Qingru’s number on the screen of his mobile phone, with sinister calculations surging in his eyes.He dialed the phone, his voice deliberately kept low, with a hint of mockery: “Qingru, there is something that you probably don’t know yet, right?”

Xing Qingru’s voice came through the receiver, calm and calm: “What’s the matter?”

“Your former little assistant, He Ping’an.” Song Zhili chuckled, his tone full of twisted malice, “Now he is really prosperous – he has met my nephew Qiu Sheng. Not only has his 100 million gambling debt been paid off in full, but Qiu Sheng has also stayed by his side as a confidant. We eat and live together. The future is limitless.”

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment, and Xing Qingru’s voice was slightly tense: “Song Zhili, what do you want to say?”

“It’s nothing, I just find it interesting.” Song Zhili played with the pen on the table and deliberately emphasized his tone, “I think back then, he was completely devoted to you. Your shady underground affair was well known in the overseas study circle. In the end, wasn’t it because of your grandfather’s pressure that he was abandoned by you?”

He accurately poked Xing Qingru’s pain point, and the incitement in his voice was undisguised: “It’s good now that he has turned around and climbed onto the high branches of the Song family. He is still my nephew who holds the power of the neighboring city. Do you think he has planned it for a long time? Taking advantage of his affection for you back then, he has been working hard every step of the way, waiting for the day when he can step on you and rely on the Song family to climb up?”

“Song Zhili!” Xing Qingru’s voice suddenly rose, with a hint of anger, “What nonsense are you talking about! Ping An is not that kind of person!”

“Oh? Really?” Song Zhili raised his eyebrows and his tone became more mocking, “Then why was he rescued by Qiu Sheng when your grandfather forced him to have no other choice? What is Qiu Sheng’s identity? Why should my nephew, the heir to the Song family, spend so much money on an abandoned son? After all, it was not him who pretended to be pitiful and won Qiu Sheng’s sympathy – or in other words, he caught Qiu Sheng’s weakness.”

He paused and deliberately added jealousy: “Don’t forget, Qiu Sheng holds great power now, and He Ping’an follows him. There will be many opportunities to retaliate against the Xing family in the future. After all, how can your grandfather not hold grudges in his heart when he treated him like that? Maybe he just wants to use Qiu Sheng’s power to come back to you and settle accounts with the Xing family.”

The breathing on the other end of the phone became rapid, and Xing Qingru’s voice was a little wavering: “It’s impossible… Ping An is not this kind of person…”

“Really, you know it in your heart.” Song Zhili sneered, “I’m just reminding you that we are getting married next month, and the Song and Xing families are about to form an alliance. He Ping’an is caught in the middle, which is not a good thing for you or the Xing family. You’d better think clearly early, don’t be bitten by him then, and our marriage will also be affected.”

He hung up the phone and looked at the phone with a black screen, a sinister smile on his lips.He just wanted to sow discord between Xing Qingru and He Pingan, making Xing Qingru suspicious and hostile to He Pingan.As long as Xing Qingru takes action, whether it is to deal with He Pingan or to put pressure on Song Qiusheng, he can achieve his goal – he will not get Song Qiusheng, and he will never let He Pingan stay with Song Qiusheng safely.

And Song Qiusheng, his good nephew, will eventually understand how terrible it is to be entangled with someone with evil intentions.