Chapter 464: Chapter 465: Genetic Inheritance is Powerful
Senior Master Xiang looked at the pleading face of Xiang Jiechao, his heart writhing in pain.
Xiang Jiechao was right, the father-son bond of over forty years couldn’t be severed easily, or ignored trivially.
Personally sending Xiang Jiechao to prison felt akin to tearing a layer of flesh off his own body.
But, Gu Junzhu was right too.
Indecision could lead to chaos.
He was reluctant to harm Xiang Jiechao, but Xiang Jiechao had shown no such hesitation towards Xiao Yue.
If he let Xiang Jiechao go unpunished this time, who could guarantee that Xiang Jiechao wouldn’t harm Xiao Yue again in the future?
Xiao Yue was his only grandson, he couldn’t risk it, he wouldn’t dare to.
It wasn’t because he was biased, or that he had forgotten about their over forty years of father-son bond, it was because Xiang Jiechao had brought this upon himself.
He closed his eyes briefly before opening them again, the last traces of reluctance in his eyes had vanished, “Xu Jiechao, once a crime is committed, you must face the legal consequences. There’s no point begging me, nobody can be above the law. What you sow is what you reap; your current predicament is all on you.”
“Xu Jiechao? Xu Jiechao?” Xiang Jiechao, who had been kneeling, fell back onto the floor, his legs giving way beneath him.
He was Xu Jiechao now?
Not Xiang Jiechao?
How could this be?
Why?
His pain had become unbearable, his eyes bloodshot. He yelled at Eldest Xiang, “How could you be so cruel? I have called you ‘father’ for over forty years! Just because I don’t have your blood in my veins, you’re treating me like this! How can you be so cold-hearted?”
“Did you think I wanted this? If I had known about this, I would have preferred to remain Gao Yulan’s son, rather than being your, Xiang Xiongyi’s son. Did you give me a choice?”
“What’s so great about that Lingyue? You haven’t taken care of him or his mother for even a day. Besides the fact that he has your blood, what relation does he have with you? Why are you choosing him over me?”
“If you hadn’t adopted Lingyue as your god-grandson, if Gu Junzhu hadn’t interfered and investigated his relationship with you, I wouldn’t have had him targeted! It’s all your fault, both of you!”
His hysterical yelling, his contorted face, his wild rage; his bloodshot eyes were filled with resentment, anger, hatred, and not a spark of remorse.
Senior Master Xiang gazed at him, his heart, once like being slashed with a knife, gradually calmed down.
Gu Junzhu was right.
Xiang Jiechao bore no resemblance to him.
The power of inherited genes was strong.
Although Xiang Jiechao was his adoptive son, deep down, he was very much like the selfish Xu family.
Even now, he didn’t consider his actions wrong.
He blamed him, blamed Gao Yulan, even blamed Lingyue, but never once thought there was anything wrong with his own actions.
“That’s enough,” Senior Master Xiang said with an air of despair, “From now on, we have no relationship. You should strive for reform while in prison. If you mend your ways, you might still have a chance to get out.”
If he remained stubborn and believed he was the victim, then he would have to spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Xiang Jiechao snapped back to reality and screamed, “Dad, no, don’t…”
But Senior Master Xiang didn’t want to hear anymore. He cut off the video call and handed the phone to his subordinate.
He leaned back in his chair, taking in deep breaths.
His subordinate asked worriedly, “Master Xiang, should I call Dr. Lo?”
He waved his hand dismissively, “No need, let’s go. Drive back to base.”