Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

In the evening, You Mingyue returned home and saw an old piano with chipped paint in the living room. Feeling puzzled, she called out upstairs, ”Mom!”

You Jingqiu was upstairs applying a face mask. Hearing You Mingyue’s call, she quickly came down from the second floor.

”Mom, is this piano for me?” You Mingyue thought it might be an antique piano that You Jingqiu had found at the antique market and intended to give her as a birthday gift.

Because tomorrow was her 23rd birthday.

”Why would I buy you such a broken piano?” You Mingyue kicked the piano leg with chipped paint, saying with disdain, ”This is Xu Xingguang’s piano. I don’t know why it was delivered to the wrong address and ended up at our house.”

Upon hearing that this was Xu Xingguang’s piano, You Mingyue’s expression also turned disdainful.

You Mingyue opened the piano cover and found that the keys were well-maintained and instinctively wanted to play a tune.

But when she pressed the keys, she found that the piano didn’t make any sound.

”It’s a broken, useless piano. It can’t even make a sound. Why would Xu Xingguang buy such a lousy piano?”

After learning that it was a broken piano, You Jingqiu said, ”Maybe she couldn’t afford a good one, so she bought a broken piano to repair and make do with.”

Years ago, the small royalties Xu Xingguang earned from writing novels had long been used up.

Now she had to study, where would she have money to squander?

”Maybe.”

”I’ll call your Uncle Xu and let him contact Xu Xingguang to move the piano out as soon as possible. Tomorrow you two have a birthday, and we’re hosting a party at home. Having a broken piano in the hall is an eyesore!”

After saying this, You Jingqiu called Xu Zeqing.

She briefly explained the piano situation and then asked Xu Zeqing, ”Tomorrow is Mingyue and Jiaoyang’s birthday, you’ll come back to celebrate with them, right?”

The party is held in the evening, and Xu Zeqing who is on a business trip to West Continent City, should be able to make it back in time.

Xu Zeqing has only one son, You Jiaoyang, and naturally wouldn’t miss his only son’s annual birthday. Hearing this, he said, ”I’ll try my best to come back in the afternoon.”

”That’s good then.”

After You Jingqiu hung up the phone, You Mingyue casually asked, ”Uncle Xu isn’t in Yujiang City?”

”He’s on a business trip to West Continent City.”

”What is he doing in West Continent City? Isn’t that Jiang Heng’s territory?” You Mingyue didn’t know that Xu Zeqing and Jiang Heng had already reached a new agreement and thought they were still mortal enemies.

Only then did You Jingqiu say, ”I forgot to tell you, your Uncle Xu agreed with Jiang Heng that as long as he could keep an eye on Xu Xingguang and prevent her from causing trouble for Jiang Heng and Bai Xuan in West Continent City, Jiang Heng would return Qinglang Daily Chemical Company to your Uncle Xu and additionally give him a piece of land.”

”Xu Xingguang accepted Bai Xuan’s compensation and has been staying in Cangshan Town during this time, seemingly behaving herself. Jiang Heng should be returning the company to your Uncle Xu soon.”

”Your Uncle Xu’s business trip this time is to inspect the piece of land in advance.”

Upon hearing this, You Mingyue couldn’t help but pity Xu Xingguang.

After being drained by Jiang Heng for two or three years, even if Xu Xingguang wanted to take revenge, she would be obstructed by her own father.

”However, I don’t think Xu Xingguang is an honest person. Have you ever seen an honest person as arrogant as she is? She even hit me.”

”And, I forgot to tell you, a few days ago, during the Xiahou Family’s ancestor worship event, Xu Xingguang also went.” Feeling it was inauspicious, You Mingyue hadn’t mentioned this to You Jingqiu and the others before.

Hearing this, You Jingqiu was indifferent, saying, ”Zhang Zhiyi is her senior sister, and they have a pretty good relationship. It’s not surprising that she could go to the Xiahou Family.”

”It’s not just that!” You Mingyue furrowed her delicate brows, saying a bit uneasily, ”I saw her getting really close with the Young Master Xiahou that day. I suspect she’s after him.”

”I heard from someone that Young Master Xiahou’s strange illness had been treated, and he’s not going to die.”

”Young Master Xiahou is the lateborn child of Mr. Xiahou and the old madam, deeply loved by the elderly couple. Brother Chu also told me that day, Young Master Xiahou is most likely to become the new head of the Xiahou Family. If Xu Xingguang really becomes Young Master Xiahou’s wife, she would be the little aunt of Lord City Lord, and the head mistress of the Xiahou Family.”

”Mom, do you think if Xu Xingguang really got together with Young Master Xiahou, would she spare Jiang Heng? And would she spare us?”

These past few days, You Mingyue kept thinking about this matter.

In her heart, she despised Xu Xingguang for being unscrupulous in climbing the social ladder, even going as far as to target someone as despicable as Xiahou Huai Gui. But on the other hand, she was a bit apprehensive of Xu Xingguang.