"Surveillance?"

Luo Sulan leaped to her feet, pointing a finger at Chen Yang. "You secretly installed a camera in my house? Who gave you that right? Why didn't I know about it?"

"Hehe! To think he has a peeping habit. How disgusting!" Luo Sujuan said sardonically. "Sister, if it weren't for this burglary, you'd still be completely in the dark!"

"You! You'd better confess. Where exactly did you install them?" Luo Sulan demanded harshly.

Had these people gone mad just to find reasons to insult him? The house was burglarized, yet instead of caring about what was stolen, they were blaming him for installing the camera?

"I think you're focused on the wrong thing," Chen Yang retorted. "Xiaoqiu lost an important document!"

"You must have been the one who stole it! Hand it over, now!" Luo Sulan said with absolute certainty, staring coldly at Chen Yang.

Chen Yang was speechless.

What, was the word 'thief' written on my face?

"I'm the one who asked Chen Yang to install it," Qin Qiu said coolly, unable to listen anymore. "It's in my room, pointed directly at the safe."

"A classic case of the fox guarding the henhouse!" Luo Sujuan sneered. "Since he's the one who installed the camera, he can delete whatever he wants! I'm sure there's nothing on the footage!"

"Xiaoqiu, it's not that I'm trying to be harsh, but you really should spend more time with outstanding people like Xiang Yang! Don't blame me for being blunt. Now that your father is gone, as your uncle, I have to take on this responsibility!" Luo Gang admonished, once again adopting his superior tone.

"Uncle, I appreciate the thought, but my affairs are none of your concern," Qin Qiu said as she walked down the stairs. She then instructed Chen Yang, "Pull up the surveillance footage. Let's have a look."

"On it!" Chen Yang took out his phone, turned on the television, and prepared to cast the video to the screen.

Xiang Yang held his wineglass, taking a light sip. His expression remained largely unchanged.

Soon, an image appeared on the television. Although it was clear the lights were off and the surroundings were pitch-black, the picture from the camera was exceptionally clear.

A moment later, a sneaky figure walked into the frame, heading straight for the safe. The person's objective was crystal clear; they obviously knew the layout of the room like the back of their hand. In a situation like this, an inside job was indeed the most likely explanation.

After fiddling with the safe for less than half a minute, the figure took out a document, tucked it into their coat, and turned to leave.

However, that very turn brought the thief's entire face into sharp focus.

It was a handsome face, the corners of its mouth curled high into a smug smile.

Suddenly, the room fell deathly silent, everyone's face filled with disbelief.

Xiang Yang, standing off to the side, was completely dumbfounded.

How… how could this be possible? After days of observation and even testing with electronic detectors, he was a hundred percent certain there were no cameras in this villa! So when Chen Yang mentioned surveillance, he had scoffed. Was Chen Yang really trying to scare him with such a childish bluff?

But now…

Facing the stares of everyone in the room, he flushed red with shame and lowered his head. At this moment, he was like the emperor in his new clothes, exposed by a child's frank words, left standing without a stitch on for all to see, with nowhere to hide.

Who else could the person in the video be but him? The expression on his face in the footage, however, was worlds apart from his usual demeanor. There wasn't a trace of a gentleman about him; instead, he looked like a smug, petty little man.

"Eh? This thief looks familiar. Have we seen him somewhere before?" Chen Yang hit the pause button, freezing the image like a close-up shot as he feigned confusion.

Xiang Yang was speechless.

The others exchanged bewildered glances. This was an outcome they never could have imagined. The thief was Xiang Yang?!

This…

"It really was you." Qin Qiu was in no mood for banter. She stared coldly at Xiang Yang. "You came to my house just for this document, didn't you?"

"I… I…" Xiang Yang's face turned beet-red, and he stammered, completely flustered, "Xiaoqiu, let me explain!"

"What is there to explain?" Qin Qiu sneered, her gaze darkening. You could say this document was her bottom line. Other than herself, no one was permitted to touch it.

"That's right, that's right, I see it now!" Chen Yang slapped his thigh and exclaimed. "It's Brother Xiang Yang!"

Xiang Yang was speechless. If a crack had opened in the floor at that moment, he would have dived into it without a second thought.

"Shut your mouth! Do you have any right to speak here?" Luo Sulan slammed her hand on the table and stood up. After shooting a fierce glare at Chen Yang, she turned to Qin Qiu. "Xiaoqiu, Xiang Yang must have a good reason!"

Qin Qiu looked at her mother in disbelief, then shook her head with a scornful laugh. "Mom, are you still defending him at a time like this?"

"I…" Luo Sulan was at a loss for words. After all, Xiang Yang was a relative. That, coupled with her dislike for Chen Yang, naturally led to this moment.

"Hand over the document," Qin Qiu demanded.

Xiang Yang's expression shifted drastically. He suddenly jumped up, grabbed Qin Qiu, and brandished a dagger. "I'm never giving up the document! Let me leave!"

With a ferocious look, Xiang Yang swept his gaze across the room, the dagger held tightly in his hand.

This… Everyone was suddenly petrified.

The man who had seemed so gentlemanly and refined… how could he suddenly turn into this?

"Xiang Yang, you… what are you doing?" Luo Sulan stammered in disbelief.

"Old hag, shut your mouth!" Xiang Yang's eyes were crimson as he sneered. "If it weren't for this prescription, the Qin Family would be nothing in my eyes. And what does that make you?"

Luo Sulan's eyes went wide, and her entire body trembled.

"Everyone on your knees, and don't move, or I'll kill her!" Xiang Yang threatened.

Chen Yang laughed. "Who was it just now that called him 'a brilliant and talented young man in his prime, practically perfect'?"

Luo Gang was speechless.

Luo Sujuan was speechless.

"And who said that if she had a daughter, she would definitely marry her to him?"

Xiao Shuo'e was speechless.

Luo Gang was speechless.

"And wanted to break me and Xiaoqiu up so she could be with him?"

The rest of them were speechless.

In an instant, Luo Gang, Luo Sujuan, and even Xiao Shuo'e flushed bright red. They lowered their heads, utterly flustered. Their faces burned with shame, as if they had just been slapped.

Luo Sulan roared, "You shut up! Is this the time to be making snide remarks?"

"Mother-in-law, weren't you just defending him a moment ago?" Chen Yang said with a smile.

Luo Sulan was speechless.

"You piece of trash, get on your knees, now! Or I'll stab her!" Xiang Yang bellowed, a ferocious grin spreading across his face. "I know you set this trap, so what?"

"So what?" Chen Yang bared his teeth in a grin. "You'll die."

BOOM!

Chen Yang moved, vanishing from his spot like a flash of lightning. A gust of wind howled, but Xiang Yang had no time to react. A single punch sent him flying backward through the air before he crashed heavily to the ground.

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