Chapter 269 - The Min Family"s Banquet
The birthday party was held at the Min Family"s mansion.
No matter what, it was a birthday party that the Second Master of the Min Family had held after so many years. Be it because of the Min Family"s status in the capital, Min Xiangbei, or Min Xiangbei"s son, Min Ting, there were many people who came to support them.
Of course, there were also many people who were purely here to watch a good show.
The Min Family had caused quite a commotion recently. Even the head of the Min Family, Min Guili, had been requested to stay at home. Although he was still the hospital director of the Imperial Capital Hospital in name, anyone with a little judgment could tell that his power had been taken away.
While many onlookers were waiting for the aftermath of the Min Family"s internal conflict, the Min Family actually held a banquet and let them have a chance to watch nearby. Who would want to miss it?
Almost everyone who received the Min Family"s invitation was present.
On the second floor, Min Rufeng was wearing a white suit and holding a gla.s.s of red wine as he looked at the increasing number of guests in the banquet hall below.
He swirled the wine gla.s.s and took a sip.
At that moment, someone came from behind.
"Second Brother." It was Min Sisi.
Min Rufeng turned back but didn"t say anything. He swirled his wine gla.s.s and looked at her with a warm smile.
"Can we talk in private?"
"If you have anything to say, say it here. There"s no third person here."
"This…" Min Sisi glanced around and looked at the banquet hall filled with guests downstairs." Someone might come here at any time. There are always some things that are inconvenient to say in public."
"Then let"s talk about it in the future. I"m waiting for someone here." After saying that, Min Rufeng turned around and leaned against the railing to look at the situation in the banquet hall.
"Alright, we"ll talk here!" Min Sisi might look calm on the surface, but she was actually panicking inside.
Just an hour ago, someone came to look for her and told her that this banquet was a huge trap. Not only would Min Guili, Meng An and Min Nan suffer, but she would also suffer. He even gave her a doc.u.ment.
After reading it, she locked herself in her room to think of a solution.
After thinking about it, the only solution that she could think of seemed to be to look for Min Rufeng for a cooperation.
Min Sisi had removed her gla.s.ses when Min Rufeng turned back again.
There was a banquet in the Min Family today and there were numerous guests. She had woken up early in the morning to dress up.
She was wearing a light blue dress that went past her knees. Her hair, which was usually combed into a braid, was twisted up on top of her head. She was wearing a silver hair accessory with a crown, and there was an expensive silver necklace around her neck.
She looked simple, exquisite, and elegant.
She still looked very obedient when she was wearing gla.s.ses.
Now that she had taken off her gla.s.ses, she looked very different from before.
She used to look gentle, but now, she looked fiercer.
Seeing her like this, Min Rufeng"s expression actually didn"t change at all.
This made Min Sisi feel even more uneasy.
Even if Min Rufeng had long guessed that she didn"t look like she usually did, he should have had some reaction when he saw her like this now.
Min Rufeng was clearly controlling his emotions very well. He had completely concealed his emotions.
Such a person…
…was harder to deal with than she had expected.
"What do you want to say?"
Min Sisi was not stupid enough to ask him why he was not surprised when he saw that she was so different from usual.
"I"m not Mom and Dad"s biological daughter."
Min Sisi had been carefully observing Min Rufeng"s expression, but the smile on Min Rufeng"s face did not change at all when she said this. He was still as gentle as before, so she was even more uncertain about his thoughts.
"So?"
"You knew all along?"
Min Sisi was not very surprised. Min Rufeng really gave her an unfathomable feeling. Perhaps, he had already found something in the three years that he had been back in the Min Family.
After all, he had never taken precautions in this aspect. As long as someone suspected her and used one strand of her hair for a paternity test, they would be able to discover it.
She didn"t take precautions because she had never thought that anyone would suspect her in this aspect. Even Min Guili and Meng An didn"t know the truth. How could she have expected someone to suspect her in this area?
"Whether I know or not, it"s not important. What"s important is, what exactly are you trying to say?"
Min Rufeng"s nonchalant att.i.tude was really unfathomable.
Min Sisi stared at him for a moment before saying, "Second Brother, let"s cooperate."
"I know you want to take over the Min Family. I"ll help you take over the Min Family and you"ll protect my status as the eldest daughter of the Min Family. How about that?"
Min Rufeng leaned lazily against the railing and tapped his fingers lightly on the wine gla.s.s. "Oh?"
"Then, tell me how you"re going to help me take over the Min Family? You have to know that the current situation in the Min Family is completely beneficial to me. It"s only a matter of time before I take over the Min Family. What can you help me with by coming to discuss a collaboration with me now?"
"That"s right. To Second Brother, it"s indeed only a matter of time before you take over the Min Family. But what about the truth behind Grandfather"s sudden death back then?"
Min Sisi felt slightly relieved when she saw Min Rufeng jerk slightly.
It was good that he cared. Otherwise, she really didn"t know what to say to move Min Rufeng. Indeed, Min Rufeng had always been unmoved, making her completely unable to read his mind.
"Even if Second Brother already has suspicions, you haven"t found any evidence, right?"
Min Rufeng paused for a moment and quickly returned to normal.
It was that unfathomable expression again.
"So, you have evidence?"
"So Second Brother has agreed to cooperate with me?"
"Whether we cooperate or not depends on whether your so-called evidence is enough."
As he spoke, he sized her up. "Also, since you said that you"re not Min Guili and Meng An"s daughter, why did you call my grandfather as Grandfather?"
Min Sisi was slightly stunned.
He actually caught that form of address.
Indeed, she could not be careless.
"No matter what, I"ve grown up in the Min Family since I was young. I"m already used to calling him that. It"s hard to change it now."
"Is that so?" Min Rufeng smiled gently and didn"t ask further. He said, "Then tell me about your so-called evidence. If it"s really substantial, it might be possible for us to cooperate."
She was very capable. She actually knew that her ident.i.ty would be exposed later so she wanted the advantage of striking first.
He wondered how she knew that her ident.i.ty would be exposed.
Little Yu would not have given herself away.
Besides, Min Sisi had nothing unusual before today. Other than showing a friendly att.i.tude, there was nothing else whenever she met him.
At least, based on his observation, he did not think that Min Sisi already knew that the truth that she was not the eldest daughter of the Min Family was about to be exposed.
However, Min Sisi suddenly looked for him to discuss a collaboration when the banquet was about to begin and the Min Family had so many guests. She even looked so anxious.
It seemed like she had just found out that her ident.i.ty would be exposed.
In other words, someone came to tell her or she had found out not very long ago.
Either way, it meant that Min Sisi was not simple.
Perhaps, there was someone behind Min Sisi.
However, he simply did not know why she wanted to preserve her ident.i.ty as the eldest daughter of the Min Family.
"Are the recording and the will important enough?"
Seeing that Min Rufeng had calmly changed his lazy posture and was looking at her, Min Sisi smiled in satisfaction and continued, "The last recording before Grandfather"s death and the will Grandfather left behind."
"Although the voice in the recording is noisy, it"s not difficult to tell that there"s an argument. Other than Grandfather, there"s also Min Guili, Meng An, and Min Nan, who was still young then. If the recording is released, even if it can"t be used as evidence of crime, it"s enough to make them unable to make a comeback in the Min Family."
"As for the will left behind by Grandfather, it was to make you the heir of the Min Family."
"How is it, Second Brother? Is it enough?"
Min Sisi thought that Min Rufeng suddenly stopped being casual because he cared about the evidence in her hand. Unexpectedly, Min Rufeng said, "You have these things in your hands. So, you actually have a part in Grandfather"s death?"
Min Sisi froze.
This…
Shouldn"t Min Rufeng be paying the most attention to the two pieces of evidence in her hands now?
This was something that could give the enemy a fatal blow!
With these two items, Min Rufeng was completely in charge of the Min Family.
But why was that Min Rufeng"s focus?
"Second Brother, what are you talking about? I was only four years old when Grandfather pa.s.sed away. What can I do?"
"There are many things that can be done at four years old." Not to mention others, when Little Yu was four years old, no matter if it was her martial arts skills or other skills, many people could not compare to her on Ghost Slaughter Island.
Of course, Min Sisi"s four-year-old was naturally incomparable to Little Yu"s.
"However, I don"t think you"ll be very capable when you"re four years old. However, you, who aren"t very capable, have something so important in your hands."
"A recording? I don"t believe that Min Guili and Meng An would be stupid enough to record it themselves if they killed someone."
"As for Grandfather"s will, how did such an important item fall into your hands? In all these years, I"ve never heard anyone mention that Grandfather had left a will?"
"Just because you can"t do something at the age of four doesn"t mean that the person behind you can"t do it."
Min Sisi was shocked.
She tried her best to look calm.
Perhaps because she had been concealing her emotions all year round, even Min Rufeng could not tell anything.
Min Sisi said, "Grandfather had long sensed Min Guili and Meng An"s thoughts. He prepared a recording pen and reminded me beforehand. As for the will, Grandfather handed it to me personally."
"Although I was young back then, I was very smart. Grandfather sensed that Min Guili and Meng An were going to harm him, so he instructed me beforehand."
"Second Brother, are you very curious why Grandfather chose to hand such an important thing to a four-year-old child like me? To outsiders, I"m still Min Guili and Meng An"s daughter, so no matter what, I should be on their side."
Min Rufeng raised his eyebrows calmly and said nothing.
"Second Brother, don"t you find it strange that I"m not Min Guili and Meng An"s daughter, but I can live in the Min Family without being discovered by anyone? Even Min Guili and Meng An don"t know about it?"
"Naturally, it"s because this was Grandfather"s doing."
"Since I"ve already said so much, I"ll tell you one more thing in order to show Second Brother my sincerity."
"Min Guili and Meng An did have a daughter back then, but the daughter died early. Grandfather used me to replace the child who died early and I have lived in the Min Family since."
"As for why Grandfather did this…"
"That"s because my biological father is the son our grandfather raised outside. To put it simply, he"s an illegitimate son."
Suddenly, a ruthless glint flashed past her eyes. "And my parents were killed by Grandfather"s legitimate wife! If Grandfather hadn"t secretly saved me, I wouldn"t have survived until now!"
Did Min Rufeng believe Min Sisi"s words?
Of course, he did not believe her.
The Old Master was already dead, so Min Sisi could say anything she liked.
However, Min Sisi"s words did remind him.
For example, Min Sisi"s background.
"The request for cooperation is just to protect your status as the eldest daughter of the Min Family?"