Chapter 755
Thrilling Moment
If the three of them knew their father's true intentions at this moment, they certainly wouldn't be so nervous, much less would they blame Xu Bo'an.
The three siblings took turns blaming Xu Bo'an because they didn't understand their father's true intentions.
Xu Bo'an was well aware of this. Facing the accusations from the three siblings, he chuckled and said to the beautiful woman, "You are all worried about your father's safety, but your father is using your anxiety to make demands of you. Haven't you seen through his true intentions yet?"
Those in the crowd understood immediately upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, and then began to discuss it amongst themselves.
"Exactly! I think this young man has a sharp eye. How come we didn't understand it earlier!"
"That's right, that's a real eye-opener. I finally understand now. All this time, all I've heard is that old man yelling, but I haven't seen him move forward an inch. He never intended to actually jump!"
"Yes, look closely, see how tightly he's gripping the window with his hands, he doesn't look like he wants to jump at all!"
"That old man's behavior is so tasteless!"
At this moment, the very beautiful woman listened to Xu Bo'an's words and heard the discussions among the crowd. She looked up and carefully examined her father in the window. Sure enough, she found that her father was just as Xu Bo'an and the others had said. Only one of his lower legs was sticking out of the window, and his two hands were tightly gripping the window frame. The rest of his body was inside the window, and his overall posture was leaning towards the window. He really had no intention of committing suicide at all!
Judging from her clothes and the aura she exuded, the beautiful woman seemed like a successful businesswoman. Through the whispers of the crowd and her own calm reflection, she realized that her father did not actually intend to commit suicide.
After such careful analysis, the woman gradually calmed down from her previous tension. She realized that she had been too nervous when she saw her father doing such a dangerous thing, which led to her misjudgment.
It's true what they say, "Those involved are often confused, while bystanders see clearly." Now she finally understood. She knew her father better than anyone else what kind of person he was. He was usually greedy and stingy, valuing money and life above all else. He was always daydreaming about how to get the most profit with the least amount of money. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been constantly investing money. How could someone who cherished life and loved money do such a thing?
Indeed, no matter what happens, one needs to think calmly. Thinking of this, the woman quickly used reverse psychology and said to her father at the window, "Dad, you really have a lot of ideas. You even thought of using jumping off a building to force your daughter? You have a monthly retirement pension of at least five or six thousand, which is more than sixty thousand a year. You are only sixty-three years old now, and you can live for at least another twenty years. In those twenty years, you can accumulate at least 1.3 million yuan. If you jump off now, you will not only lose the money, but also your life. The ground here is very hard. But if you really want to jump, then jump! We won't stop you!"
The more composed-looking man, seeing his sister's sudden change in attitude, anxiously asked, "Sis, what's wrong with you all of a sudden? How can you talk like that?"
The seemingly nonchalant man appeared even more anxious as he said, "Sis, you've driven Dad to this point, how can you still talk about him like that?"
The old man upstairs, suddenly seeing his daughter's drastic change in attitude, was at a loss for words. He stammered anxiously, "You unfilial son! You've driven your father to the brink of suicide, and you're talking to me like this without any regard for his life or death. You're living such a pathetic life..."
The beautiful woman now knew that her father didn't really want to commit suicide, and she said angrily, "Heh, filial piety? Tell me what filial piety means. Does it mean I have to become your puppet? Or does it mean I have to cut off my own flesh and feed it to you?"
You said I give you 100,000 yuan a month for living expenses, plus your own pension of nearly 200,000 yuan. A retired old man with 200,000 yuan a month can eat whatever he wants and live however he wants, right? But you just keep causing trouble all day long, and then I have to clean up your messes every time. Why don't you just enjoy your retirement peacefully?
"Let me tell you, if you return the money to me now and promise not to make any more reckless investments, I'll still give you 100,000 yuan a month for living expenses. If you're determined to die, I won't stop you. You can think carefully about what's more important!"
The old man hadn't intended to die, but seeing his daughter's firm stance, he immediately gave in and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Alright, I promise you I'll go back!"
After saying that, he prepared to retract the leg that had stepped out of the window.
Seeing this, the seemingly composed man realized that his sister hadn't been talking nonsense, but was using reverse psychology to protect her father's safety.
Looking at his sister's face, a relieved smile appeared on her face, and only then did the two of them finally breathe a sigh of relief.
But at this moment, the seemingly carefree and unreliable man panicked when he saw his father stop threatening his sister. He quickly shouted at his father, who was about to retreat to the window, "Dad, how could you do this? We haven't even gotten the money yet!"
The father, standing at the window, heard his youngest son's voice, but simply shook his head and didn't respond.
The beautiful woman and the composed man were shocked when they heard the younger brother say this. What was going on? Did they conspire to stage this play to force him to ask them for money?
If that's really the case, then it's too much. For a moment, the beautiful woman looked at her youngest brother, who was acting like a good-for-nothing, in disbelief and said, "What did you just say? Say it again?"
Hearing his sister's question, the carefree young man lowered his head and said somewhat guiltily, "N-nothing... I didn't say anything!" The very composed man grabbed his brother's arm and said, "I heard everything you just said clearly. What exactly happened? Tell me honestly!"
The nonchalant young man looked aggrieved and said, "Brother... you're hurting me, let go of me!"
The composed man shoved his younger brother's hand away, looked at him with a serious expression, and said, "Stop talking nonsense and explain yourself!"
The carefree younger brother looked at his older brother and said somewhat nervously, "Well... I'll tell you the truth then, but I'm making this clear beforehand: if I tell you, you can't beat me up!"
Upon hearing his younger brother's words, the composed man knew he was up to no good. He suppressed his anger and said, "Brother, I lost money in business and owe a lot of money. If I can't pay it back on time, I'm finished. I was forced to do this. I hope you can help me!"
Hearing his younger brother's words, the older brother glared at his weakling and raised his hand to hit him. The younger brother, seeing his brother's action, shrank back in fear and said timidly, "Brother...brother, you just said you would never hit me!"
After hearing his younger brother's words, the older brother helplessly lowered his hand and said, "So, you're saying you made Dad do this?"
The younger brother said embarrassedly, "It's not entirely like that. I said I wanted to invest, and Dad wanted to follow suit, so I invested the money too. I didn't expect to lose it all and even incur a huge debt. Dad and I had no other choice, so we came up with this idea after discussing it!"
After hearing this, the older brother pointed at his younger brother and said helplessly, "You...you two are really a handful! Even if our sister is rich, you two can't cheat her like this. She's our family after all. Even if you cheat others, you can't cheat her!"
The nonchalant man muttered to himself after hearing his brother's words, "That's because I can't cheat anyone else, and I thought my own people would care about me. I didn't expect my sister to be so heartless. Even though Dad was planning to jump off a building, she still wouldn't give me her money! So cruel!"
The older brother was speechless with anger at his younger brother's bizarre logic. Their older sister, the beautiful woman, glared at her good-for-nothing brother and said coldly, "Ha, I can't be bothered with you. Haven't I cleaned up your messes enough? This terrible idea you and Dad came up with this time has disappointed me greatly. I'm telling you, no matter how much money you owe, you'll bear all the consequences yourself. Don't expect your brother and I to take care of you. You're such a grown man, always doing nothing productive. Since we can't control you, let someone else do it, so you can learn a lesson!"
After the beautiful woman finished speaking, she planned to take the composed younger brother upstairs. The carefree man, seeing that his older siblings were determined to abandon him, became very anxious. He stepped forward, grabbed his older siblings, and knelt on the ground, pleading with a sob in his voice, "My dear sister, my dear brother, I beg you both today, please help me! If you don't help me this time, I'll be completely ruined. You two loved me so much when I was little, how can you bear to watch your little brother suffer?"
The siblings ignored their brother's words and walked towards the entrance of their father's building.
Even if their younger brother is a complete scoundrel, how could his older brother and sister, who share the same mother, really abandon him? They just don't want to see him continue to be so degenerate. If they give him the money so easily now, he will do the same thing again or even worse next time.
They did this simply to teach him a small lesson, hoping that only after he experienced some pain could he change his bad habits.
If we continue to indulge them like this, who knows what even more outrageous things they might do in the future, making it even more difficult to turn back.
At this moment, the younger brother was furious to see that his older sister and brother were completely ignoring him. He then turned his anger towards Xu Bo'an, his eyes filled with disgust. He pointed at Xu Bo'an and said irritably, "This is all your fault. If you hadn't reminded her, my sister wouldn't have realized what was happening. If she hadn't, she would have obediently handed over the money. She would never have joked about my father's life!"
Xu Bo'an looked at the nonchalant and unreasonable man, first gently pressing down the hand that the man was pointing at him, and then said calmly, "Young man, how can you blame this on me? I advise you to be a good person!"
Seeing Xu Bo'an's arrogance in the face of his questioning, the cocky man became even angrier and shouted, "This whole thing is your fault! You have to pay for everything! If you don't, my fists don't have eyes!"
After speaking, he looked at Xu Bo'an with a fierce expression and waved his fist in front of Xu Bo'an to show his authority.
Just kidding, Xu Bo'an wouldn't take this kind of young people's provocation seriously. He was about to speak when he heard the two siblings, who were making a scene, turn back. He said to his brother, who was not up to any sense, "What are you doing? Stop being a mad dog and get out of here. Stop making a fool of yourself!"
After saying this, the siblings apologized to Xu Bo'an and then left with their brother.
As for the old man at the window, when the siblings heard their father promise not to make any more trouble and to go back, they thought their father was safe. Only then did they relax and start questioning their younger brother about the whole story, no longer paying much attention to their father upstairs.
At that moment, the elderly father, who was standing by the window, was trying to back up. However, due to his age, his legs were not very mobile, and he had been standing for a long time, so his legs were stiff. He struggled for a while but could not back up completely. Finally, he managed to lift his leg out of the window with great effort, but because he exerted too much force, his upper body lost its balance and he fell headfirst from the building.
Those watching gasped in shock at the terrifying scene. Hearing the cries, the siblings turned and looked up at the building, only to see their father falling headfirst to the ground. (End of Chapter)