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Chapter 40: The blood-drip test failed, and the protagonist lost his father’s love.

What’s there to be afraid of?

Ning Bei almost laughed aloud but forced himself to smile as he said, “A gentleman’s promise is worth four galloping horses.”

Whoosh…

Everyone froze in shock.

No one had expected Ning Bei to accept such a blatant provocation.

Ning Bei also smiled.

He had thought he would need several more maneuvers to reveal the truth, but he never expected Qin Yu to perform as predictably as ever.

It handed him a divine assist!

Completely unaware of what was about to happen, Qin Yu also burst out laughing and immediately told the crowd, “You all heard it; Ning Bei said it himself.”

“Next we will conduct a blood-drip test: if we truly are father and son, he must sever all ties with Jiujiu… Elders and fellow disciples, please act as our witnesses.”

Afraid Ning Bei might renege, Qin Yu hurried to drag everyone present into the wager.

Now Ning Bei could not back out even if he wanted to.

The crowd looked at one another, their expressions complicated.

“Senior Brother Ning is being foolish!”

“This was clearly a goading tactic, so how could Senior Brother Ning agree to it?”

“Although father and son did not look much alike, Qin Yu did resemble his mother, so they still seemed like a family at a glance.”

…

Because Ning Bei was well liked, everyone began to worry.

Since Ning Bei had accepted the wager outright, they would not even be able to speak up for him when the time came.

Qin Jiujiu’s heart also raced; she tried to tell Ning Bei the truth, but he squeezed her hand, and a magnetic voice whispered beside her ear:

“Believe me, Jiujiu.”

“Ning Bei?”

Qin Jiujiu froze.

Her large blinking eyes looked at Ning Bei in puzzlement and confusion.

“No, you mustn’t!”

Just then, Yuan Yuan rushed forward to stop them.

“Mother, what are you doing? Don’t ruin this!”

Qin Yu hurriedly stopped her.

“No, we can’t!” Yuan Yuan grew flustered and tried to argue, “We are already a family, so why fall into the trap of proving ourselves; if this spreads, we’ll become laughingstocks.”

“Father, hurry and pull Mother away.”

Qin Yu could not worry about anything else and hurriedly sought his father’s help.

He had finally obtained a chance to suppress Ning Bei and stop his sister from being with the man he hated most, so he would never give it up.

Qin Hao also grabbed Yuan Yuan and persuaded, “Madam, that brat obviously won’t cry until he sees the coffin; since he dared accept the bet, let’s leave him speechless.”

But…

Yuan Yuan wanted to speak but stopped, her heart thumping wildly.

Yet when she recalled they had done the test once before, she thought it could not be such a coincidence.

Thinking of this and fearing others might see her guilt, she abruptly changed her stance and said, “Then let the blood-drip test proceed and leave him nothing to say!”

Thus the procedure continued smoothly.

Very soon, Wang Teng brought over a bowl of “clear water” and had Qin Hao and Qin Yu each cut a finger and drip blood into it before everyone.

Neither of them hesitated.

At that moment, Lin Yueyao walked over and said, “Ning Bei, they really are Qin Yu’s parents… no matter what happens, you still have me.”

I’ve got your damn nonsense.

Ning Bei had tolerated her long enough and spoke bluntly, “Get lost and stay where it’s cool; stop hovering in front of me, you annoy me just by being here!”

You…?

Lin Yueyao was stunned by the scolding and stomped her foot in grievance, “Fine, you said it yourself, so don’t blame me later for not giving you a chance.”

After speaking, she turned and left in a huff.

She had not expected Ning Bei to be so muddled and childish at a moment like this.

Forget it; once the result came out, Ning Bei would know how kind she had been and how hard she had worked for their relationship.

Thinking of this made Lin Yueyao feel even more wronged, “Hmph, if you don’t apologize properly this time, I really won’t forgive you.”

She indeed had that confidence now, since Ning Bei had agreed to break up with Qin Jiujiu.

Once Qin Jiujiu no longer hovered around Ning Bei, she believed his focus would return to her thanks to her own charm.

When that time came, she would not be so easy to placate.

Before the blood could merge, Qin Yu also seized the chance to gloat, “Ning Bei, a man must keep his word; everyone is watching, so I hope you won’t be a faithless clown.”

Ning Bei let out a cold laugh, “Some things are better left unsaid so soon.”

Heh, still putting on a tough front.

Qin Yu crossed his arms and said nothing more.

In his view, Ning Bei was simply being stubborn; surely he knew inside whether he was the biological son.

After a short while.

Wang Teng exclaimed, “Whoa, damn, the blood has clotted!”

Whoosh!

“What? The blood didn’t merge?”

“What’s going on; by now it should have merged unless there is no blood relation.”

“Could they really be fake father and son?”

In an instant, everyone was stunned and began to discuss animatedly.

“How is that possible?”

Qin Yu was also dumbfounded.

He quickly pushed through the crowd and went forward to check.

He saw the two drops of blood in the bowl now coalesced into separate beads with no sign of merging.

Swish, swish, swish…

Dozens of fiery gazes instantly fell on Qin Hao and his son.

Move aside…

Under the scorching stares, Qin Hao lost his composure and hurried forward to look.

Yet with one glance he almost lost his breath…

They truly hadn’t merged!

So Qin Hao could not help turning to Yuan Yuan, his eyes full of questions.

I… Yuan Yuan’s face turned pale.

At this moment she was so nervous she could not speak.

Seeing this, Qin Hao became furious, strode over, and demanded, “What’s going on? I’m asking you what is going on!”

Husband… Yuan Yuan feigned calm, reached out and shook Qin Hao’s arm, “Let’s talk outside, let’s talk outside…”

Slap…

A crisp slap rang out.

You… you hit me?

Yuan Yuan covered her stinging cheek and looked at Qin Hao with misty eyes.

But Qin Hao felt no pity now and questioned again in a harsh voice, “You damn well explain what is going on!”

Father, calm down.

Don’t you f***ing touch me!

Qin Yu reached out to pull his father but was flung aside by Qin Hao.

Qin Yu went numb.

He could only look at Yuan Yuan and ask, “Mother, what is going on?”

I… sob…

Seeing that the truth had been exposed, Yuan Yuan was no longer fierce and cried to Qin Hao, “Only once… I only slept with him once… I never meant to make you raise someone else’s son… I always thought Yu’er was yours.”

Whoa…

The moment these words left her mouth, the entire hall erupted in shock.

Damn, this scoop is huge!

Good grief, he raised someone else’s son for over 10 years… even the daughter was adopted… so he really is childless?

Haha, the Crap King is actually a bastard.

In an instant, deafening laughter exploded around them.

Thinking of how confidently Qin Hao and Qin Yu had spoken moments ago compared with their current bewildered fury, the crowd simply couldn’t hold it in.

Hearing the surrounding jeers, Qin Yu’s face burned, and he jumped in rage, shouting, “Shut up, all of you shut the hell up!”

Haha, look, he’s panicking.

At this, the crowd laughed even louder.

You…

Qin Yu was so angry that he could not speak and could only try to persuade his father to leave.

Yet Qin Hao no longer cared about being mocked and barked at Yuan Yuan, “Tell me, who exactly is that man?”

Husband… it’s all in the past…

Speak!

Qin Hao roared hysterically.

No one could have tolerated this, let alone him.

It was… it was Xiao Yun! Yuan Yuan no longer dared hide it and admitted, “He used to be a servant in our household… I don’t know where he is now… we only slept together once… really, you have to believe me!”

You…

Xiao Yun… Qin Hao almost coughed up blood from rage.

The crowd drew an even sharper breath, “Good grief, Qin Yu’s biological father is actually a servant; while alive he has demoted his own father’s rank.”

Shut up, all of you!

At that moment, Qin Yu nearly went crazy.

He had never expected that a scene meant to suppress Ning Bei would suddenly become a trial of his own bloodline.

And now, besides “Crap King”, he had gained an even uglier nickname… “bastard”!

Heaven, why are you treating me like this!

Catching Qin Yu’s glare, Ning Bei frowned slightly and said, “You still dare bear a grudge against me? Fine, today I will destroy your family utterly.”

Receiving Ning Bei’s signal, Wang Teng immediately brought the bowl forward and cried out, “Oops, my mistake… this bowl contains lamp oil, so no one’s blood can merge.”

???

The previously noisy scene fell silent in an instant.

Lamp oil?

Ancient texts recorded that if lamp oil were placed in water, the blood of a true father and son would not merge.

You f***er… you did this on purpose, didn’t you?

The next moment Qin Yu broke down and cursed while jumping.

Everyone looked at one another and could not help bursting into laughter.

Haha, so it was all a misunderstanding!

Who would have thought that one misunderstanding would expose the truth of Qin Yu’s mother sleeping with a servant.

Qin Hao, you really ought to thank Ning Bei!

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Amid the surrounding ridicule, Qin Yu hurriedly looked at Qin Hao and said, “Father, let’s get real clear water again; I’m definitely your son!”

Yes, yes. Yuan Yuan nodded repeatedly, knelt before Qin Hao, and said, “Believe me, husband, he only slept with me once… it’s impossible to produce Yu’er after just once; Yu’er must be your child… there can’t be such an absurd coincidence in this world.”

You still dare to speak?

Qin Hao pushed Yuan Yuan away and scolded her angrily.

Yet regardless, he still had to confirm his relationship with Qin Yu; otherwise it would prove he truly had no heirs.

To be safe, he personally fetched a bowl of water this time to avoid any mishap.

While dripping his blood, Qin Yu further declared, “Father, just forgive Mother this once… If I’m not your son, I’ll kill myself right here!”

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