“How could Big Brother and his family do this? They’ve lost all conscience!”

Mother Qi could hardly believe it. She had always believed that their second branch of the family had shown nothing but respect to the eldest branch. Whenever something good happened, they made sure to include them, and in daily life, they were always considerate and polite.  

Even when conflicts arose between their children, she would always tell her own kids to be more accommodating.  

She truly couldn’t think of a single way their family had wronged the eldest branch. So why would the eldest branch be so cruel to them?  

Both husband and wife were so absorbed in the shock of the eldest branch’s betrayal that they hadn’t even realized the key question—  

How did their son know about this?

Qi Han’s lips curled coldly. “It’s all driven by greed.”

His hatred for the eldest branch ran so deep that he wished he could tear them apart limb by limb. But more than that, he wanted his parents to see their true nature.  

The real reason—he wasn’t unwilling to tell them, but he was afraid they wouldn’t be able to bear it right now.  

Just exposing the eldest branch’s deceit was enough to devastate his parents. Even though the eldest branch had been heartless and never treated the second branch as true family, his parents had always regarded them with genuine affection.  

If he were to reveal the full extent of the eldest branch’s schemes now, he didn’t know how much more pain it would cause them. His parents were good people—loving, devoted, and deeply protective of their three children.  

Learning that the eldest branch had done something even worse would be a crushing blow.  

So, for now, he decided to keep it hidden. Once they dealt with the immediate crisis and left this place, he would find the right moment to tell them.  

Besides, he still had no concrete evidence, and he didn’t want to alert anyone prematurely.  

Right now, the most urgent matter was resolving this fraud case. It concerned their family’s immediate well-being and was the critical turning point in changing the tragic fate that awaited them.  

“All for money?” Father Qi still struggled to accept the truth.  

Qi Han replied indifferently, “What else? Grandfather always favored our branch, and Uncle’s family has resented us for it. They’ve always believed Grandfather left us additional inheritance in secret.”

“Now that the truth is right in front of you, do you still refuse to believe it? This is all their scheme—they want to ruin our reputation and drive us out of the provincial capital.”

“…” His parents were stunned.  

Was that the reason? It was almost laughable.  

It was true that the old man had favored their second branch slightly more, but that was only because he had a soft spot for his talented younger son. When it came to matters between the two branches, the old man had always been fair.  

They had never received any secret inheritance. The accusation was completely baseless.  

Though shocked, they couldn’t deny that their son’s explanation made sense.  

Their family had always been on good terms with others and had never made any enemies, let alone had dealings with local thugs or troublemakers.  

Besides, while their family was comfortably well-off, the provincial capital had plenty of families far wealthier than theirs. They only owned a modest woodcarving shop and lived a low-key life. Why would anyone target them of all people?  

Qi Han continued, “Soon, they’ll bring people to our doorstep, demanding compensation—maybe even using threats or manipulation to force us into submission. They might even resort to underhanded tactics, like trying to take over our woodcarving shop… or driving us out of this house.”