Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting-Chapter 699 - 537: Retreat to Advance

Yin Shiqing took a deep breath and walked into Zheng Garden with Shi Haiyan. The Yin Mansion seemed empty, but it only seemed that way.

In the main hall of Zheng Garden, Su Xiaomeng was sitting on the sofa, while Shan Mingxu was pacing around the hall.

Yin Shiqing and Shi Haiyan hurriedly entered through the main door.

Besides Su Xiaomeng, who was sitting upright on the sofa, and Shan Mingxu, who was wandering idly in the hall, there was not another person.

This scene did not surprise Yin Shiqing...

But this was not what he wanted.

Seeing them arrive, Su Xiaomeng remained seated firmly on the sofa, only extending her slender hand,

"Sit."

Shi Haiyan glared with wide eyes at the thin, petite young woman before her, as if the composed Su Xiaomeng was filled with unknown danger.

Yin Shiqing walked expressionlessly to the edge of the large leather sofa, sitting opposite Su Xiaomeng.

Shi Haiyan followed suit.

On the glossy porcelain coffee table, which could reflect shadows, lay several items.

"Ivory rod, Yin Family Tree, foundation of the old mansion..."

Yin Shiqing’s gaze swept over the items on the coffee table one by one.

"The ivory rod symbolizes the rules and guidelines of the Yin Family. The Yin Family Tree carries the names and bloodlines of generations. This is the foundation of the old mansion, and this is the transfer contract for the foundation of the old mansion."

"What do you mean by this?"

Yin Shiqing looked at Su Xiaomeng coldly, with a flicker of concealed anger in his eyes.

Su Xiaomeng smiled slightly,

"Can’t see? Brother Yin Shiqing, congratulations, you finally got what you wished for. After enduring for so many years, wasn’t it just to one day become the Family Head of the Yin Family?"

"Su Xiaomeng! Who do you think you are!"

Yin Shiqing slammed the table as he stood up!

Su Xiaomeng remained composed, her gaze calmly resting on the items on the coffee table, with the enraged Yin Shiqing towering above.

A middle-aged man more than twice her age.

"The old master wore his military uniform for half his life, protecting the home and building the country amidst bullets and barrages, earning honor and fame through merits... and gains. This Yin Mansion was awarded to him by the nation."

Su Xiaomeng spoke slowly and deliberately,

"The old lady was the country’s first female diplomat. The couple did so much for the nation and the people, and even more for the Yin Family, which bears a history of hundreds of years..."

"Yet they ultimately raised a tiger that became a problem, playing out a living farmer and snake story."

Su Xiaomeng raised her eyes, her gaze clear, her dark pupils sparkled like obsidian,

"In the story, the farmer who warmed the snake ended up being bitten to death by it. No one sympathized with the foolish farmer."

She stood up, her body length, emphasized by her high heels, was not much shorter than Yin Shiqing.

Their gazes aligned at eye level,

"Those greedy and vicious poisonous snakes began to mimic that snake from the story, acting ungrateful and unfaithful. After all... people would ultimately scorn the foolish farmer, not condemn the snake’s greed and malice."

"But the one who wrote the story was too cunning..."

"They ended the story with the farmer’s death, not mentioning the fate of the poisonous snake. People lament the poor farmer who misused kindness, yet they forget that snake..."

Su Xiaomeng blinked, staring intently at Yin Shiqing,

"When the next winter arrives... the snake did not anticipate that this winter would be colder than the last, no matter how much it curled up in its hole to stay warm. The river froze, and it swam ashore, only to discover the ground and soil were frozen. The greedy snake once again turned numb from the cold."

"Passersby saw it and gave it a wide berth. As soon as they saw the snake, they immediately remembered the poor farmer bitten to death by it, and no one wished to meet the same fate as the poor farmer..."

"The snake waited and waited... finally, it saw someone approaching; it eagerly awaited another foolhardy farmer. It even thought disdainfully, "These people never learn!"

"But instead of a trembling, feeble farmer’s embrace, it met the cold blade of a hoe, which sliced off its head."

"..."

Shi Haiyan shivered at the chilling story she heard.

"People scorn the farmer’s misfortune, as did the cold-blooded snake, yet the snake forgets that the world might not face challenges needing the farmer’s help again, but it might. And in this world, fools like the farmer are too few..."

Su Xiaomeng narrated the story in the echoing emptiness of the Yin Mansion in a calm, gentle voice.

After finishing, her clear and vibrant gaze remained fixed on Yin Shiqing.

"You think I’m like that snake? You think I climbed to where I am today, only to eventually face downfall and helplessness again?"