The waste is going to strike back

Chapter 197 See what he is up to

"It's just a small matter. There's nothing to say."

Xiahou Shuo's tone suddenly turned cold. Mu Xin felt that there must be some hidden secrets unknown to outsiders, but this matter was most likely Xiahou Shuo's wound, so he refused to let others see and touch it.

"I'll take you to my garage first."

Mu Xin frowned, "But isn't Ming Xiche here?" This would make it easier to be exposed, right?

Xiahou Shuo naturally knew what Mu Xin was going to say. He interrupted Mu Xin and replied, "The most dangerous place is the safest place. Do you understand?"

Mu Xin naturally understood this principle, but he always felt that this was sending him and Yan Shaohui into the wolf's den.

Yan Shaohui squeezed Mu Xin's palm, then said to Xia Houshuo: "I don't know what your purpose is, but if you are teaming up with Ming Xiche to set a trap for Xiao Xin and me, then I will never let you go."

Xiahou Shuo sneered, "A life worse than death? Or throw me into a pile of zombies? To be honest, if it weren't for my family, for..." Xiahou Shuo's eyes flashed with complexity and tenderness, "I can't stay in this place that makes me feel suffocated."

His heart had long been dead. If it weren't for the obsession in his heart that supported him, he would have died to apologize and kowtowed to the ancestors of the Xiahou family.

Yan Shaohui narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly, holding Mu Xin's hand without saying anything else.

He always maintained a certain degree of suspicion towards Xiahou Shuo's actions, but at the moment it seemed that Xiahou Shuo had no hostility towards them, so all he and Mu Xin could do was sit back and wait and see what Xiahou Shuo was up to.

Then make plans for the next step.

Xiahou Shuo drove to where he lived now. This was a semi-old small villa area. Xiahou Shuo took out the key to the garage door and pressed the remote control on the key, but found that no matter how hard he pressed, the garage door did not respond.

There was no expression on the face in the cloak, only the hand with burn scars tightly grasped the key, making a 'click' sound.

He took several deep breaths, then opened the car door forcefully, turned the key to open the garage door, and then lifted the garage door up with some difficulty.

Xiahou Shuo used to be so high-spirited and ambitious, but now he can only live in a semi-old villa and even has to open the garage door by himself.

It is true that a tiger in dire straits is bullied by a dog. Xiahou Shuo is no longer the same Xiahou Shuo as before.

As for why he became what he is now in just a few years, outsiders have no idea.

There was a loud noise from the garage door, which led the people in the villa out.

The man was about sixty years old, wearing the most ordinary old man's shirt and black pants. He looked old but seemed very energetic.

Mu Xin remembered him. This man was a steward of the Xiahou family and had a good relationship with Xiahou Shuo.

"Young Master, you're back." The butler followed the most standard butler etiquette, standing upright at the garage door and bowing slightly to Xiahou Shuo.

Xiahou Shuo took a deep breath, then he sighed helplessly, "Butler, I've told you to just call me by my name from now on. The Xiahou family is already in name only, why are you still putting up these empty things? I don't need your help, how can your old bones bear it?"

"Master, I'm fine. I have served the Xiahou family all my life. Even though the master is gone, the young master is still here. As long as there is still one person in the Xiahou family, I will always be the steward of the Xiahou family." The old steward smiled in the most standard way, looking at the now disfigured Xiahou Shuo with kind eyes.

The old butler noticed that there were two people in Xiahou Shuo's car, and he asked, "Did the young master bring any friends back?"

Xiahou Shuo paused while taking off his cloak, then said calmly with a normal expression: "Well, I guess so."

"Do you want me to clean up the room for them?"

"No need, just let them live in the garage." Xiahou Shuo snorted coldly, then handed the cloak to the old butler and walked in alone.

As soon as he got off the car, he heard that Xiahou Shuo was going to treat their firewood in this way, and he couldn't help but twitch his lips.

It is true that it is never too late to take revenge. He had never given Xiahou Shuo any face before, and now he has to make it up to him!

But now they need help from others, so they can only make the best of it.

"Please." Mu Xin smiled at the old butler.

The old butler replied apologetically: "The young master has been through some things and suffered a lot of setbacks, so sometimes he is moody. Please don't be surprised."

The old housekeeper looked at the garage and then said, "I will clean the garage for you two and bring in bedding and other things. You two will just make do with it today. Tomorrow I will persuade the young master to let you move into your rooms."

As soon as the old butler finished speaking, Xia Houshuo popped out of the door of the villa, "Butler! I'm hungry!"

The housekeeper quickly replied: "Yes, I will prepare dinner right away."

Then the old butler hurriedly nodded to Mu Xin and Yan Shaohui, and walked away quickly.

"Xiao Xin, I find that compared with Xiahou Shuo, your tsundere is nothing." Yan Shaohui suddenly sighed.

Mu Xin rolled his eyes, "You are the only one who has too many problems!"

Although Xiahou Shuo let Mu Xin and Yan Shaohui live in the garage, he still let them eat dinner back in the house.

Xiahou Shuo sat in the host's seat, picked up his bowl and started eating.

There were three dishes on the fairly large table, two vegetarian and one meat. Even an ordinary family of four would not have so little food to eat, let alone Xiahou Shuo who always liked extravagance.

It is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. I don’t know how Xiahou Shuo managed to get through the current simple and desolate situation.

Although Mu Xin and Xiahou Shuo had a deep hatred for each other, seeing that Xiahou Shuo's appearance was ruined and his family had fallen into poverty, Mu Xin couldn't help but feel a little sorry for him.

Maybe this is what is meant by, there must be something pitiful about a hateful person.

The four of them had a very tasteless dinner. Xiahou Shuo finished first, put his bowl on the table, and said to Mu Xin and Yan Shaohui, "Come to the study after you finish eating."

Then Xiahou Shuo turned around and left with a blank face.

When Yan Shaohui saw Xiahou Shuo's figure disappear from their sight, he turned around and asked the old butler what had happened to Xiahou Shuo.

The old butler sighed and placed two cups of tea in front of them. His wrinkled face was full of worry and sadness.

"Two years ago, the young master begged the old master who was still alive to pass on the position of the head of the family to him. The old master loved his son and agreed. After all, most of the power is still in the hands of the old master, and it would not be possible to transfer all of it in a short time, so the old master thought of giving a part first to let the young master get familiar with it, and then take the rest slowly."

Yan Shaohui naturally knew that the head of the Xiahou family had always loved his illegitimate son. Perhaps it was because he was the only heir. No matter what Xiahou Shuo said, as long as the head of the family could do it, he would do it.

So even if Xiahou Shuo asked his father to abdicate, he would still agree. Yan Shaohui was not surprised at all.

"And then?" Mu Xin said.

"Who would have thought that a month later, the master would suddenly die of a heart attack. The sudden death of one of the people in charge of the base naturally caused chaos. Even though the young master had experienced a lot of things, he couldn't help but panic at a time like this. At this time, Ming Xiche stood up and said that he would help the young master manage the Xiahou family." The hoarse voice suddenly trembled a little, as if he thought of something annoying.

Mu Xin raised an eyebrow, "Ming Xiche?"

The old butler nodded heavily, "It was him. I'm sure you two have heard about the relationship between the young master and him. The young master trusted Ming Xiche very much. In addition, the young master became ill due to excessive worry, so he handed most of the affairs of the Xiahou family to him. About three months later, the young master recovered, and then he found out that Ming Xiche had actually annexed the Xiahou family into his hands."

"The Xiahou family is a powerful force, how could it be conquered by Ming Xiche, who has no background, within three months?" Yan Shaohui raised his eyebrows. Even if he had been the commander of a base for a long time, with the Xiahou family around, Ming Xiche would most likely be a commander without any real power. How could such a person cannibalize a family that could be considered as a large family? Yan Shaohui couldn't figure it out.

The old butler shook his head. "In fact, it's the master's fault for raising a tiger to cause trouble. He actually raised a traitor."