Rebirth from the Ashes

Chapter 745 A Lofty Figure

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Chen Qiang.”

A robust voice was heard.

Turning their heads to the source, everyone on-site saw a grizzled old man standing at the door. Although his frail body was supported by a cane, his straightened back showed he had a spine.

The person was the head of the Shen family, Shen Jiugui. He was also Chen Qiang’s father-in-law.

Chen Qiang was sort of a live-in son-in-law. His business was able to take off because of the Shen family. Since then, he was labeled as someone who feared his wife and was sustained by his father-in-law. Chen Qiang

was silently resentful, only running his mouth about the family in his mind. He feared and hated Shen Jiugui.

The old man’s voice was enough to make him shake in his boots. He instinctively looked over and tried to get his act together. “Dad.”

“I’m not your father.” Shen Jiugui slammed the cane on the ground and gazed at Chen Qiang with eyes unlike the murkiness of the old. His windows to the soul were clear as his voice resounded in the room. “Your wife,

my daughter, Shen Furong, is still in the ICU, fighting for her life. Yet, here you are, having a great time with a confidante of your daughter’s age.”

The old man remained respectful in his talk, addressing the girl as a confidante even though she was the mistress. However, anyone could feel his rage.

“Dad, I...” Chen Qiang smiled obsequiously at the old man. “Mengmeng and I don’t have that kind of relationship. She’s my secretary. She came with me to buy Furong the thousand-year ginseng.”

“I’m not blind, Chen Qiang. Don’t take me for a fool.” With an imposing mien to match, Shen Jiugui looked at everyone in the room. “I’d like to have everyone here as my witness as I, Shen Jlugui, announce here today

that Chen Qiang is banished from the Shen family. The Shen family is cutting all ties with him.”

Color drained from Chen Qiang’s complexion. He had many assets, but most were in the Shen family’s name. Many of his business partners only agreed to a partnership in respect of the Shen family.

Although he had been trying to escape the Shen family’s shadows and crack down on the Shen family’s alliances over the years, little progress was made with the old geezer in control.

On the other hand, Lu Meng was filled with glee as she contemplated her next move to rightfully marry Chen Qiang and become a rich man’s wife.

Chen Qiang’s personal assets would still make him among the richest 20 in the nation. Even if he was disassociated from the Shen family, he was still worth hundreds of millions.

“Dad, is this because of her?” Driven to the edge, Chen Qiang went full force as he pointed at Lu Li. “You’re throwing me out of the Shen family to make way for her and her children? Are you scared I’ll take your

illegitimate children’s inheritance?”

The old geezer had always claimed to love his daughter the most and see Chen Qiang as his own. Yet, the old fart wanted to have a son to bequeath his inheritance to. All that talk about leaving the Shen family in Chen

Qiang’s hands so long as Chen Qiang treated his daughter well was only a cover for him to work his *ss off for the Shen family.

“Shut up!” Shen Jiugui turned ashen with rage as he angrily pointed at Chen Qiang. “Shut your filthy mouth. I entrusted Ms. Lu with the task to bid for the snow lotus. The millennial snow lotus was for Furong’s illness.”

Shen Jiugui was not an old fool who knew nothing. He had caught wind of the stuff Chen Qiang had been up to. Nevertheless, Shen Jiugui had no time to deal with him because his daughter’s illness was a priority.

“Bid for the snow lotus? Why can’t you leave the task to me? I’m here to buy the snow lotus for Furong.” Chen Qiang lied through his teeth.

“I don’t want to expose you in front of so many people. Well, I got to spare my millionaire son-in-law’s feelings, right?” Shen Jiugui could not believe that Chen Qiang was still trying to give him a bad name.

Despite his old age, Shen Jiuqui saw reputation as a necessity. He would not dare take advantage of a young lady; unlike Chen Qiang who had no guts to act on his wandering eyes when his daughter was healthy but

had an affair now that his daughter was sick.

“Are you afraid to expose me or destroy your legacy?” Chen Qiang had a good grip on the old man’s temper. There was no going back now that the word was out that he was cutting ties.

Still, Chen Qiang did not want to give in so easily. There was no way the old geezer could have his way with women and get a girl who could pass as his granddaughter to bear his children while Chen Qiang was driven

out of the family when he only found a woman. As if Chen Qiang would believe that the old geezer was not paving a way for his love children.

“Nonsense.” Shen Jiugui’s face fell. “I know you’ve been bitter throughout the years. I’m kicking you out for Furong. You don’t deserve her. You can insult me, but don’t insult Ms. Lu.”

Chen Qiang scoffed coldly. He grew more convinced of his theories the more the old man tried to explain. Lu Li’s children were the old geezer’s. “Did you ask Shen Furong about kicking me out? Did she agree to it? I’m

her husband.”

Shen Jiugui and Chen Qiang got into a stand-off in the face of the public.

The onlookers were caught at the edge of their seats by the sudden twist and turn much like a telenovela. They whispered in each other’s ear about the father of Lu Li’s children.

The Shen family’s old master threw his integrity out the window if the children really belonged to him. However, it would only be deemed as inappropriate even if the old master had children with another woman since

everyone knew his wife had been dead for thirty years.

It was a different story with Chen Qiang as he was a man with a family. He was cheating on his wife by having an affair. It was wrong on all levels.

Nevertheless, Chen Qiang had a point about Old Master Shen kicking out of the family to make way for his illegitimate children.

The attention now centered on whether Old Master Shen was the father of Lu Li’s children.

Everyone’s gaze fell on Lu Li as they waited for an explanation from her. She had to speak up at some point, right? Chen Qiang had put it all there. If her children were not Old Master Shen’s, Chen Qiang would be

blatantly insulting her just to get under her skin.

Could the people take her silence as acknowledgment?

Shen Xi looked at Lu Li, at a loss of Lu Li’s plans. Chen Qiang was full of sh*t and should pay for it. Shen Xi wondered if she should step forth.

It never occurred to Situ Zhangyou that he would come across such a drama at an auction. By the looks of the situation, it did not seem like Lu Li was going to come out and clarify the father of her children’s identity.

She probably had no interest in Fu Qingli in that way and refused to be associated with him.

“Mommy.” A little girl’s voice echoed at the auction place.

Everyone turned their heads to the door. Against the light, a lofty figure approached while carrying a child..