Zhou Hong returned to the classroom as if nothing had happened.
However, at that moment, Zhou Hong's phone rang. He took it out and saw it was Qiao Wanli.
"Hello, Grandpa," Zhou Hong answered immediately.
"Zhou Hong, are you in trouble at school?" Qiao Wanli asked on the phone.
"It's fine, Grandpa, I can handle it myself."
"Zhou Hong, I've already contacted Master Duan. Master Duan guaranteed me that you would be fine, so I assume, Master Duan's implication is that he will help you resolve the trouble secretly. That Qian family wouldn't dare to touch you."
"Uh, Master Duan?" Zhou Hong just remembered that Qiao Wanli knew a Master Duan, and it was because of this Master Duan that he had approached Zhou Hong to be his live-in son-in-law. However, Zhou Hong had never met this Master Duan.
"Don't worry, Zhou Hong, I believe that since Master Duan said you'll be fine, he will definitely resolve it for you."
"Mhm! Thank you, Grandpa." Zhou Hong expressed his gratitude, taking it as Qiao Wanli's good intentions. After all, Zhou Hong had offended the Qian family, and Qiao Wanli was worried about him, using his connections to seek help from Master Duan. Regardless of whether it was helpful, it was worth thanking.
At this moment, at the Qin family, the Qin family elder also received the news.
"Elder, sensational news! That Zhou Hong was just putting on an act. Qian Jie was no match for him at all. This noon, he kicked Qian Jie so hard that he's said to have had his lower parts severed, truly becoming a eunuch."
"What?" The Qin family elder's expression changed.
"Elder, what do you think we should do? Qian Jie had a marriage contract with Qin Mengxue! Now that he's become a eunuch, should we break off the engagement?" the subordinate asked with a dejected look.
"Why break off the engagement? I should thank Zhou Hong for kicking Qian Jie into a eunuch, hahaha." The Qin family elder burst into laughter.
The servant looked at the elder in confusion.
"Before, Qian Jie never intended to marry Qin Mengxue sincerely. He probably just wanted to play around. For short-term benefits, I even signed the engagement, even if it was just for his amusement. But now it's different. Qian Jie has become a eunuch. To be honest, I'm quite happy to hear this news. Becoming a eunuch is good."
"But Elder, won't this mean Mengxue has to live as a widow?" the servant asked again.
"For the sake of the family's interests, what is living as a widow? Although Qian Jie is not as strong as Zhou Hong, it doesn't matter. Moreover, the Qian Jie's family is so powerful. If he hadn't become a eunuch, with our third-rate family, how could we be worthy of marrying him? Hahaha, this time, our family is truly destined for greatness." The Qin family elder roared with laughter.
The servant felt a flush of embarrassment. He had initially thought the elder would immediately consider breaking off the engagement upon hearing about Qian Jie becoming a eunuch, but instead, the elder was even happier.
In fact, the elder, being as shrewd as he was, understood that Qian Jie's willingness to marry Qin Mengxue before was merely for his amusement. Once he got bored, he would surely end the engagement. How could their Qin family be worthy of the Qian family? But now it was different. Qian Jie had become a eunuch, and the previous fake engagement was about to become a real one.
Therefore, the Qin family elder was very happy. It was just that Qin Mengxue would have to live as a widow for the rest of her life, but for the sake of the entire family, sacrificing Qin Mengxue's happiness was of no consequence.
At school.
The afternoon classes quickly ended.
"Mengxue, bye-bye, see you tomorrow."
"Mhm, bye-bye!"
After school in the evening, Qiao Xiaoyu and Zhou Hong went home together, waving goodbye to Qin Mengxue.
Zhou Hong got into Qiao Xiaoyu's car, and they drove back to the Qiao family together.
"Zhou Hong, you're back! Did the Qian family give you any trouble?" Qiao Wanli rushed forward to ask when Zhou Hong returned to the Qiao family.
"No."
"That's good. It seems Master Duan really handled it for you secretly. Otherwise, with you crippling Qian Jie, his family wouldn't have let it go," Qiao Wanli said with relief.
Zhou Hong was speechless. He had clearly resolved it himself, but Qiao Wanli was attributing the credit to some Master Duan.
However, Zhou Hong didn't care.
"Grandpa, please thank Master Duan for me!" Zhou Hong said with a smile.
"Of course. Tonight, I'll take you to meet Master Duan. Go take a bath and put on some nice clothes," Qiao Wanli said hurriedly.
"Uh!" Zhou Hong seemed a little surprised. Was this mysterious Master Duan finally going to reveal himself?
"Hurry up! Master Duan is a very busy man. It's our honor that he agreed to let us visit. We have an appointment for eight o'clock tonight, and we can't keep him waiting."
"Oh, oh!" Zhou Hong immediately went to take a bath.
"Grandpa, can I come too?" Qiao Xiaoyu quickly asked. She had always heard her grandfather talk about Master Duan but had never met him.
"Of course, you can. You should also hurry and take a bath and change your clothes. Otherwise, you'll be smelly and impolite."
"Oh, oh."
After Zhou Hong and Qiao Xiaoyu finished bathing, they came to the living room.
"Let's go, get in the car," Qiao Wanli drove out the Rolls-Royce and had Zhou Hong and Qiao Xiaoyu get in.
Zhou Hong got into the Rolls-Royce and accompanied Qiao Wanli to meet Master Duan.
At this moment, in a hospital room.
Qian Liang, the strongest in the Qian family, and Qian Feng, Qian Jie's grandfather, were alone in the ward.
"Supreme Elder, it seems you have already met Zhou Hong at the school," Qian Feng suddenly said. He had remained silent since leaving the operating room.
"Yes, with such a major incident, how could I not show up? I never expected that Zhou Hong, who appears to be a university student on the surface, has an unknown true identity," Qian Liang said with a bitter smile.
"Qian Feng, you are the patriarch of our family, and you should prioritize the family's interests. You and your grandson Qian Jie becoming eunuchs must be borne in silence. Zhou Hong's strength is even beyond mine. When I went to confront him, if he hadn't shown mercy, I would probably have become a eunuch too."
Qian Feng clenched his fists tightly, clearly feeling extremely aggrieved.
"Then what should I do now?"
"Say nothing. Even if Qian Jie asks, don't mention it. Just say that Zhou Hong has a powerful expert behind him. We haven't figured out Zhou Hong's background yet. He's hiding in a university, and he must have an important purpose. If we expose him, our family might be in trouble."
"It's fine if I become a eunuch, but my grandson, he's still so young, how can he become a eunuch like this?" Qian Feng said unwillingly.