Yu Qiu, who had most likely fallen from grace due to the decline of his family, must have been harboring a deep - seated grudge.
So, he simply couldn't tolerate the slightest possibility of failure.
After being influenced by Xu Nuannuan, not only did his fondness for her skyrocket, but the ambition hidden deep within him also swelled ceaselessly.
He neither wanted to admit defeat, give in, and let go of Xu Nuannuan, nor did he want anyone to hinder his career.
The best way, then, was to eliminate all those who stood in his way.
Wu Siqi had been so affected by Xu Nuannuan that she could spout a whole lot of foolish nonsense. The three of them together would only intensify their conflicts.
When they left just now, the three were still confronting each other.
It was very likely that with just a few words and in a fit of emotion, Yu Qiu might commit an unforgivable blunder.
Shen Weixun quickly rushed back with Niannian. At the same time, he made a call, instructing the people at the venue to keep a close eye on Yu Qiu and report his location to him at any time.
He returned to the venue at top speed. The informant reported that Yu Qiu had already driven away with Xu Nuannuan.
Following the direction they left in, Shen Weixun told the driver to chase after them.
On a deserted stretch of road, they spotted Yu Qiu's car.
In front of it, Wu Siqi's car had its hazard lights on and was parked by the roadside. She stood with her back to Yu Qiu's car.
"Ram it!"
Seeing that Yu Qiu's car showed no sign of slowing down and even accelerated while veering the steering wheel, Shen Weixun knew something bad was about to happen.
He ordered the driver with a cold face.
The driver hesitated. He always thought ramming other people's cars out of the blue was not a good thing. He asked doubtfully, "Young master, is this...?"
"Stop talking nonsense! Do as I say! Ram the car in front and force it to stop!"
Shen Weixun's tone grew urgent.
Hearing his attitude, the driver didn't dare to ask any more questions. He sharply turned the steering wheel and stomped on the accelerator, ramming into Yu Qiu's car.
Bam!
There was a deafening crash.
The front of Yu Qiu's car was knocked off - course, and the rear was smashed to pieces. Fortunately, it came to a halt.
Wu Siqi was attracted by the loud screeching of brakes and the impact behind her. She turned around in confusion.
Shen Weixun got out of the car with Niannian in his arms.
He completely ignored Yu Qiu's car and walked straight up to Wu Siqi. "Sorry, did we scare you? The driver wasn't paying much attention. May I ask about this car of yours...?"
"Ah? It's okay. It just broke down."
Wu Siqi was a bit dazed.
Under normal circumstances, shouldn't one apologize to the person whose car was rammed in a car accident? Why was this young man coming to apologize to her?
"This stretch of road has few people, and there are usually no cars passing by. If your car breaks down here, it'll be very difficult for you to find another ride back. To show my apology, I'll call a car to take you back."
Regardless of how far - fetched his excuse was, Shen Weixun quickly called the people still at the venue and asked them to drive over to pick her up.
The following things were not suitable for this woman, who should have been the victim, to hear.
Attempted murder was still murder.
If he didn't want Yu Qiu to go to jail, he had to get rid of Wu Siqi first.
Even if Wu Siqi didn't care after knowing the truth, there would surely be a deep - seated feud between the Wu and Yu families in the future.
Shen Weixun didn't want Niannian's family to have too many enemies.
He didn't want to drag his precious little darling into trouble.
Wu Siqi was sent away by the car arranged by Shen Weixun in a daze.
After seeing her off with a smile, Shen Weixun's expression instantly changed.
An intimidating aura emanated from his whole body.
Niannian was a bit scared of this Third Senior Brother. She tugged at his sleeve and said softly, "Third Senior Brother, don't be angry..."
Realizing that his expression was a bit off, Shen Weixun quickly came to his senses. He adjusted his mood and patted Niannian's head.
"I'm not angry with you. Don't be scared."
"Okay."
Knowing that Third Senior Brother wasn't angry because of her, the little girl didn't care anymore.
She simply slumped back and nestled in Shen Weixun's arms, ignoring everything around her.
Shen Weixun strode towards Yu Qiu's car. He opened the driver's door, grabbed Yu Qiu by the collar, and yanked him out.
At over 1.8 meters tall, Yu Qiu was like a chick in the hands of Shen Weixun, who was over 1.7 meters tall.
When he was yanked out, Yu Qiu looked completely dazed.
It wasn't until Shen Weixun's fist landed heavily on his face that he came to his senses.
"Are you awake now? Do you know what you were just about to do? You're really something. You even dared to attempt murder."
"Who are you?"
Due to his guilt, Yu Qiu's eyes flickered for a moment. He didn't get angry but calmly questioned Shen Weixun's identity.
"The one who saved your life. You should be grateful that you're Niannian's elder brother. If you had nothing to do with her, no one would have cared about what you were about to do today."
"Old Wu, take Miss Xu away."
Shen Weixun turned to instruct the driver.
He had called three cars in total. After sending Wu Siqi away and now having Xu Nuannuan leave, it would be easier to talk about the rest.
Xu Nuannuan was reluctant, but after meeting Shen Weixun's cold gaze, she said nothing.
She quietly followed the driver away.
"You, come with me."
The two wrecked cars would surely be taken care of. Shen Weixun got into the back seat with Niannian, still leaving the front - passenger seat for someone else.
Liu Chuchen and Yusheng were still at the restaurant.
When Yusheng saw Shen Weixun bring Yu Qiu back, he heaved a sigh of relief.
After Shen Weixun left with Niannian, Liu Chuchen had analyzed the situation for him and guessed that the elder brother might very well attempt murder. It had almost scared him to death.
Now seeing the elder brother return unscathed, he assumed that nothing too bad had happened.
"Elder brother, you..."
Yusheng wanted to ask if the elder brother really had the intention to kill.
But the words got stuck in his throat.
What if the elder brother had never had such a thought?
Wouldn't he be thinking too badly of the elder brother and hurting his feelings?
"Wu Siqi's car breaking down was probably your doing, right? Don't even try to lie to me. If I want to know the truth, it won't take me half an hour to find out."
Shen Weixun had no intention of sparing Yu Qiu any face. He directly exposed his scheme.
Since he dared to do such a thing, it didn't matter whether he had any face left or not.
Yu Qiu remained silent for a long time. He didn't even dare to look at Yusheng. It took him a long while to nod reluctantly.
"Why? Just because she threatened you and you thought she would be an obstacle on your road to success, so you wanted to kill her?
"What if I told you that I'm Shen, the current head of the Shen family in the imperial capital, and I don't like you, so I'm going to bankrupt your family's company tomorrow. Would you also want to kill me?
"Yu Qiu, have you always been this bold, or is it that evil has overcome your better judgment?"