The Dagger is Revealed When the Map is Unrolled

Mo Xuan didn’t know what the Mo family was like now, but based on his understanding of them, the Mo family didn’t need anyone else to push them into the abyss—they were perfectly capable of doing it themselves.

There was the cold-hearted Mo Changshan, the indifferent Qin Ni, the cunning and scheming Mo Qingqing, the pretentious and self-righteous Mo Yingying, the vain Mo Tingting, and the senile old man, Grandpa Mo.

At this moment, Mo Xuan suddenly felt the urge to call his biological parents and ask them how they were feeling.

But even if he tried, he probably wouldn’t get through. The couple had recently engaged in a violent fight, and Qin Ni had been hospitalized. Her left ear was bleeding from being struck by Mo Changshan, and her face was bruised and swollen, a far cry from her usual elegant demeanor.

As for Mo Changshan, he was also in the hospital, his face covered in deep scratches. Even the doctors were shocked—they had never seen someone so severely injured by their own wife.

Throughout the chaos, Grandpa Mo had only appeared once. He looked down at the mess below, then turned and left, his thoughts unknown.

“Dad…”

Mo Yingying’s voice was hoarse, her eyes swollen from crying. After all the turmoil, she was at a complete loss. Mo Qingqing seemed annoyed with her, and after her second call was hung up, she couldn’t get through again.

Her older sister had blocked her.

When Mo Changshan heard his second daughter’s call, he merely glanced up before lowering his head again, lost in thought.

“Dad, is what Mom said true?” Mo Yingying asked despairingly. “Is Jinpeng really your child with someone else? Did you… did you kill that younger brother back then?”

“Are you questioning me?”

Mo Changshan’s voice suddenly rose several decibels, drawing the attention of the nearby doctors and nurses.

No wonder his wife had scratched him so badly—if it were someone else, they might have stabbed him with a knife!

Mo Changshan, clearly embarrassed, stood up and pulled Mo Yingying outside, lowering his voice. “It’s a misunderstanding. Jinpeng is your brother. Stop overthinking it!”

Could he say otherwise? Half-siblings were still siblings…

Mo Yingying felt as if the Mo family had been cursed recently. The company was in trouble, Mo Jinpeng and Mo Tingting were in trouble, and now this had happened.

Mo Tingting was indecisive, and Mo Yingying wasn’t much better. The one who could make decisions, Mo Qingqing, had suddenly washed her hands of everything, and Grandpa Mo hadn’t even shown his face.

She suddenly thought of her grandmother, but she had no idea that Grandma Su had already passed away. Only two people in the Mo family knew: Mo Changshan and Mo Qingqing.

One had no intention of revealing it, and the other was so angry that she had even forgotten about her own mother’s death.

How ironic that even Grandma Su and Su Yanran knew about it, while the Mo family remained in the dark.

Mo Changshan clearly didn’t want to discuss his shameful affairs. He simply told Mo Yingying to hire a nurse to take care of her mother and left after his wounds were treated. As he walked away, he tried calling Li Yuzhen, but she didn’t answer either.

Watching her father leave, Mo Yingying suddenly felt that the family was finished. Perhaps it had been doomed for a long time, just waiting for a spark to ignite the collapse.

“Mo Xuan… there’s still Mo Xuan…”

Suddenly remembering her brother, who had long severed ties with the family, Mo Yingying felt a rare pang of shame.

Should she go to him? To the brother who had long since lost all affection for this family, who they had pushed away with their own hands?

She didn’t have the nerve.

While she was still lost in her thoughts, Mo Tingting called. The sisters had split up to take care of their parents.

Mo Tingting’s career was utterly ruined. The penalty fees had drained her savings, and even with the family’s support, she had barely managed to cover it.

But the family’s attitude toward her had taken a sharp turn for the worse. Mo Changshan had even forbidden her from leaving the house to avoid further embarrassment. Who would have thought she’d leave home for something like this?

“Second Sister, Mom’s surgery is over…” Mo Tingting’s voice trembled, whether from grief or fear. “Her left eardrum is ruptured. There’s nothing they can do…”

Mo Yingying sighed, tears falling to the ground. After a long pause, she asked, “What about now?”

“She’s in her room now, sedated and asleep. Second Sister, where’s Big Sister? Without her, there’s no one to take charge.”

Mo Yingying didn’t answer. Big Sister? Who knew where she was?

After hanging up, Mo Yingying hurried to the hospital room. Since they had paid for a VIP room, there were no other patients, and Mo Tingting had even taken off her mask.

In the past, she had been eager for people to recognize her; now, she was desperate to avoid being recognized.

Qin Ni lay in the hospital bed, her face pale and bruised, her hair disheveled. The once-glamorous CEO now looked utterly wretched.

“You go back. Dad’s gone who knows where, Big Sister’s unreachable, and you’re not in a position to stay…” Mo Yingying sat by the bed, looking at her mother. “I’ll stay here tonight. Tomorrow, have Auntie Wang come relieve me. I need to go to the company.”

With Qin Ni out of commission, someone had to manage Qin's Jewelry. Besides, Mo Yingying had her own agenda. With her mother temporarily unable to oversee things, she could finally find a way to get rid of Jiang Sifeng.

Unaware of Mo Yingying’s thoughts, Mo Tingting, considering her own tarnished reputation, decided it was better to go home than stay. She nodded and was about to leave when she suddenly turned back and asked, “Second Sister, aren’t we going to tell Mo Xuan?”

Mo Yingying was stunned, then smiled bitterly. “What’s the point? Do you think he cares?”

“But he’s still family…”

Mo Tingting trailed off. Family? When had they ever treated him like family? At least during those years, they hadn’t considered him one of them…

Mo Changshan drove away from the hospital, repeatedly calling Li Yuzhen. Just as he was growing frustrated, Mo Jinpeng called.

“Dad, Mom’s in the hospital!” Mo Jinpeng’s anxious voice came through. “It’s Big Sister—she’s known about you and Mom all along!”

Mo Changshan slammed on the brakes, his face darkening. “What else did your Big Sister do after she found out?”

“She brought people to threaten me, forcing me to sign over my shares to her!”

Mo Changshan pounded the steering wheel, feeling dizzy. Mo Qingqing had known all along. Had she told Mo Xuan? Were they working together?

Panicked, he hung up and called Mo Qingqing, who answered surprisingly quickly.

“What is it, Dad?”

Mo Qingqing’s tone was light, almost cheerful. Mo Changshan suppressed his anger and frustration, trying to speak calmly. “Qingqing, what exactly are you trying to do?”

“Take control, of course,” Mo Qingqing said with a cold laugh. “But now, things are different. I’ve already sold my shares, Jinpeng’s, Mo Xuan’s, and even my stake in Qin's Jewelry. The buyer was arranged long ago.”

“Mo Xuan’s? The ten percent from your grandmother?”

“If you had been more generous back then, Dad, we could have avoided so much trouble,” Mo Qingqing said mockingly. “Oh, and don’t expect any help from me anymore. The Ye Family won’t be involved with you from now on.”

“Mo Qingqing!”

Mo Changshan roared, his body trembling with rage. “Well done! I’ve raised a fine daughter!”

“Of course. I owe it all to you, Dad,” Mo Qingqing’s voice turned icy. “You know how much I’ve done for the company, but in the end, you were going to hand everything to Jinpeng—not just the Mo family, but even Mom’s jewelry company.”

“You doted on him, but who was it that boosted the company’s profits? Who kept your position as chairman so secure?”

“Dad, since you made the first move, don’t blame me for making the last. What’s in my hands is real power. Everything else is just an illusion.”

With that, Mo Qingqing hung up without waiting for a response.

“Ungrateful wench! Mo Qingqing, how dare you betray me!”

Mo Changshan, too furious to think straight, started the car and headed for the company, frantically calling his subordinates to gather there.

Mo Changshan was in such a rush and so distracted that he failed to notice he had run a red light. While he was still giving instructions to his subordinate, a truck couldn’t brake in time and collided directly with Mo Changshan’s car…