Reborn as his Shadow

Two days later, Xiao Yixiu was sent abroad, and the next day Xiao Ying and Mo Jingxuan took Xiao Yao and Qin Yong to the Ancient Tribe to relax.

Coming back to the Ancient Tribe after it had gained popularity and was more well-known, Mo Jingxuan finally witnessed the popularity of his resort with his own eyes. Of course, he had seen the paper report submitted to him monthly, but knowing the numbers was nothing in comparison to seeing the bustling place in person.

He grinned with satisfaction as he imagined his purse gradually filling up. It seemed that he would be able to start looking at houses soon, along with the rest of the land he had been eyeing.

“This place is really good!” Xiao Yao looked at the scenery in front of him as he sighed, “I’ve really been tired of looking at the same concrete and steel bars all day. Coming to relax here is wonderful, no wonder those old guys are so full of praise for this place!”

Mo Jingxuan was happy, “If you like it, you can come and stay in the future.”

“Permanent stay is not allowed!” A white-haired old man who was standing behind them suddenly interjected, “At most, you can stay for a week, and even that is only for VIPs.”

The four looked back at the source of the voice.

Mo Jingxuan and Xiao Ying didn’t correct the man’s words; they had no plans to disclose their identities for now.

“Old Feng!” Xiao Yao stepped forward to hold the old man’s hand in surprise, “Long time no see, you’re looking very energetic today!”

The old man called Feng Lao was cheerful, “Aren’t you too? These are your two sons? The eldest and the newly adopted one from the Mo family?” The news of the Mo family’s spn entering the Xiao house had spread quite far, so seeing the two handsome young men with his friend, Feng Lao couldn’t help but confirm it.

“Yes!” Xiao Yao smiled and nodded.

“Mr. Feng!” Mo Jingxuan and Xiao Ying also stepped up to say hello, a natural temperament in their gestures.

Pleased, Feng Lao nodded again and again, “Very good, you both are very good.” Saying so, he turned his head and shouted into the distance, “Yuan boy! Come over here, grandpa is going to introduce you to some people!”

Hearing his words, Feng Yuan quickly ran over with a fishing rod still in one hand, “Coming grandpa!”

“Come, come!” Feng Lao took the young man by his arm and pulled him in front of the group, “Let me introduce you, this is my grandson Feng Yuan. He is twenty this year, about the same age as the two of you!” He looked at Mo Jingxuan and Xiao Ying directly, “These are your Uncle Xiao’s sons!”

“Hello Feng Yuan!” Xiao Ying stretched out his hand.

Feng Yuan stepped up and held his hand tightly; his eyes flickered slightly, “Hello senior!”

Xiao Ying raised an eyebrow, “Junior?”

Feng Yuan nodded, “Well, one year younger than senior! You might not remember, but in fact we were in the same club and even did some activities together!”

“Sorry.” Xiao Ying really didn’t have any impression of him in his memory.

“It’s okay, it’s okay, senior has been busy at school , it’s understandable if you don’t remember!”

Mo Jingxuan stretched out his hand and said, “Mo Jingxuan.”

Feng Yuan paused and let go of Xiao Ying’s hand after realising to shake Mo Jingxuan’s lightly, “Sorry, I was a bit excited to meet senior again! It’s nice to meet you!”

Letting go of his hand calmly, Mo Jingxuan smiled, “Me too.”

“Hahaha! Young people should indeed stay with young people!” Feng Lao patted Xiao Yao’s shoulder, “This grandson of mine is always pestering to stay with me all day long, I can’t drive him away usually, but look at his enthusiasm now!”

Xiao Yao smiled quietly; the two brats from his family were probably wishing they could be alone right now.

Thinking about it, though, Xiao Yao agreed instead, “That’s right, mine are as well. They are usually too busy to go out and have fun with others, but today is just right! Let’s let them have a good time with their own age groups!”

Elder Feng nodded in agreement, “We plan on staying for a week, how about you?” Before Xiao Yao could answer, Elder Feng voiced his regrets, “I actually really want to live here forever, I’m old and sick and this place is really very suitable for people to recuperate away from the bustle of the city.” In the end, he shook his head, though, “It’s a pity that the rules here prohibit it.”

Xiao Yao wondered, “Rules are made by people, why don’t you meet the boss and talk to him in person?”

Feng Lao shook his head, “You’re not the only one who has had such an idea, but the boss here is mysterious and won’t show his face to anyone. There really is no way to see him, but if you are shameless enough I suppose you could pester the employees here to stay longer. I doubt that they could do anything about it though, and you’d still have to leave when the time is up. Even the workers here have never seen the boss either, so we can’t even get any information out of them.”

“Oh?” Xiao Yao became interested, “This boss has character!”

“Doesn’t he?” Feng Lao was in full agreement.

“Master Xiao, the young masters have left us behind….” Qin Yong, who had been standing beside Xiao Yao, reminded in a timely manner.

Looking at the backs of those three people, Xiao Ying twitched the corners of his mouth and helplessly followed behind them, accompanied by Feng Lao.

The group of friends was in a good mood and enjoyed a rare leisurely vacation.

However, the Zhao family’s house had a completely different atmosphere at the moment————————

“Crash!” Another vase was smashed to pieces.

“Jun’er!! Stop it! Calm down!” Zhao Qingyun was pressed from the sidelines.

Zhao Lingjun refused, screaming as she continued to throw the objects around her, “Why are you so calm?! My son was sent away! Xiao Yao has made up his mind this time, I have nothing left! Nothing!!” She grabbed another ornament smashing it wildly as she yelled, “It’s all that bastard’s fault! That damned bastard! Why didn’t he die! Why didn’t he die?! He…” Her screams gradually quieted down as she began to sob and vent her emotions out.

Gaining control of herself, she looked at Zhao Qingyun again and said, “Yes–he just needs to die! As long as that bastard is dead, everything in the Xiao family will belong to my son again!”

Zhao Qingyun frowned as he looked at his hysterical daughter, “No, you need to calm down!”

Zhao Lingjun retorted uncontrollably, “Why?! That bastard’s mother—”

“Shut up.” Zhao Qingyun interrupted her, he couldn’t even spare the effort to raise his voice as he said, “Sober up. You know in your heart what the truth is. As long as you do anything to Xiao Ying, Xiao Yao will notice it immediately. Even if you were in the right, we can’t take the risk of his revenge.”

“Dad.” Zhao Lingjun straightened her messy hair and kicked away the broken porcelain and glass surrounding her as she walked over to sit down next to him, “It’s already come to this point, if we don’t take a few risks, then what have we been working so hard for all these years? Do you really want to admit defeat without even putting in any effort? Are you willing to see our Zhao family continue on as a third rate?”

“But—” Zhao Qingyun was shaken by her words and hesitated in his firmness.

“Dad, your daughter has spent her whole life trying to get the Xiao family. We have been planning for so many years. We can’t just give up because of one setback! One last try, this time we will win!” Zhao Lingjun was on the verge of begging as she pleaded, “Didn’t we do the same thing in the past anyway? We can just ask him to work for us again, he has a good technique, no one will doubt it was an accident.” After a pause, she continued, “Even if they do doubt it, we just have to be careful about leaving evidence. And on the off chance they do find evidence, so long as we blame it on the murderer, we won’t be implicated.”

Seeing that Zhao Qingyun was thinking about it, Zhao Lingjun continued to insist, “Dad, let’s take this one last risk and Xiao Yixiu can become the sole heir to the Xiao family. We’ll finally have the Xiao family we’ve always wanted!”

Zhao Qingyun was silent for a long time before nodding, “Just one more time.”

Relieved to get the answer she wanted, Zhao Lingjun began to act immediately, “Dad, give me the contact information of that person and I will go talk to him. We have to be sure not to let a fourth person know about it.”

Zhao Qingyun gave her the information, reminding her, “You need to meet in a remote place with no surveillance and not many people. Drive yourself there and make sure to rent the car under a fake name. Cover yourself tightly and be careful.”

“I know,” Zhao Lingjun got up, “I’ll go set up an identity to meet him with.”

Zhao Qingyun waved his hand wearily, “Go.”

Two days later——

It was one in the morning, and Zhao Lingjun was all ready. Dressed in a men’s sportswear set, she put on a pair of dark sunglasses and drove her rented car to the agreed-upon place.

Not long after she left, an inconspicuous van followed behind, trailing her from a distance until she reached her destination.

A conspiracy was in the midst of unfolding, but the group of people enjoying themselves in the Ancient Tribe was completely unaware of it.

“Huh-huh-” In the tree house, Mo Jingxuan lay limp on Xiao Ying’s body after an intense session of exercise, panting heavily from his exertion.

With one hand resting on the man lying on top of him, Xiao Ying used the other to throw a used condom into the wooden trash bin beside him. Checking the time while his arm was still in the air, he kissed the person in his arms, “It’s half past three Xuan, go to sleep and I’ll wipe your body.”

Mo Jingxuan squeezed him tighter and shook his head, “No, let’s go to the hotspring instead. I don’t want to sleep just yet.”

“Whatever you want!” Xiao Ying’s voice was pampering as he smiled softly, carrying him out of the tree house.

In the middle of the night, no one was near the hot springs, and the two of them quickly were in the mood to continue their acts from before as the heat flushed their bodies.

Before they could take action, however, the sound of Xiao Ying’s phone dutifully extinguished their fire once again.

Picking up the phone, Xiao Ying was incredibly impatient, “Hello.” His voice was hoarse and low as he spoke curtly.

On the other end, Xiong Wu grimaced, this familiar feeling of embarrassment…

Habitually rubbing his nose to relieve the awkward feelings in his heart, Xiong Wu said directly, “There’s been a new situation. The woman you asked me to watch is planning to pay for the murder of a person named Xiao Ying.”

“…”

“Hello?” There was a long silence, and Xiong Wu hesitantly confirmed that his employers were still listening.

“What is she planning exactly?” Xiao Ying’s voice cut through the night like ice.

Shaking in surprise, Xiong Wu widened his eyes in shock, “You can’t be Xiao Ying, right?!”

“Yes.” Xiao Ying didn’t deny it.