Contract Marriage: Billionaire and His Deaf Wife-Chapter 1152: The Whole Truth (Part 8)

"Why?"

"I wasn’t the first to notice the problem." Xiao Yebai’s words were loaded with meaning, "Like you, Sixth Brother, I only discovered the issue recently. I never really suspected anyone before; we’ve all been through thick and thin together as brothers."

Wei Changqing was starting to breathe heavily, "You mean—"

"You’ve met Fifth Brother, haven’t you? You suspect I’ve seen him too, right? Since we’ve both met him, we know Fifth Brother’s attitude. He doesn’t trust us anymore; he doesn’t see us as brothers."

The room fell silent.

Zhang Sanfeng lowered his face.

Zhan Dapeng turned his head and punched the wall, shouting, "Damn it!"

"That day, Fifth Brother didn’t save me because of me; it was because he wanted to save my wife, and I was brought out incidentally," Xiao Yebai revealed the truth of that day, effectively crushing the last straw of hope in Wei Changqing’s heart regarding Fifth Brother because Xiaobian was rescued.

Wei Changqing’s face turned pale, and his legs nearly gave out.

"Fifth Brother was willing to risk his life for us, so why did his attitude do a complete 180 upon seeing us again? It must be related to what he’s been through. He hasn’t said, but at least he hasn’t become one of them. There’s only one reason left: we’re a disappointment to him. Among us, someone stopped being a brother long ago and became a spy."

Wei Changqing couldn’t utter a single word; his lips trembled slightly.

Xiao Yebai continued, "Let’s talk about my wife. Actually, the play wasn’t my idea; it was after my wife had a near-death experience one night and sensed something was wrong when she woke up. She noticed that Xiaojiu was hiding and looking at her suspiciously, unlike before. So after discussing it with me, we decided to put on this show. For a pregnant woman to do such a thing, do you think she wouldn’t fret? But she said she had a good relationship with Xiaojiu, always thought he was a good brother looking out for me, and didn’t want Xiaojiu and me to become enemies. Seeing there’s still hope in his eyes."

Zang Xiaolian, hearing this, suddenly wiped his eyes, and everyone could see his deep regret.

Just as things seemed to have reached a conclusion, Wei Changqing’s phone rang. He saw the incoming number but wasn’t sure whether to answer it. His mind was in chaos, as if his world had been completely overturned.

But Xiao Yebai told him, "Answer it, then say you trust him."

"What do you plan to do?" Wei Changqing stared at Xiao Yebai, wondering if he still intended to set a trap. Wei Changqing couldn’t bring himself to set up a brother, even if he harbored suspicions.

Xiao Yebai sighed, "Sixth Brother, do you know where Xiaoqi is?"

"Xiaoqi?" Why suddenly mention Seventh Brother? Wei Changqing was puzzled.

The others were just as confused.

"Xiaoqi, like you, Sixth Brother, is very capable and prefers to go it alone. Usually, trying to contact both of you is like trying to climb a mountain. If Zhang contacts you, Sixth Brother, it’s bound to annoy you, and he would tighten his control over Xiaoqi because Xiaoqi doesn’t listen to me."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Let me put it this way. Before, there was someone named Qia Ran, who came to my wife, claiming to discuss business. My wife found him strange at the time. Even though she knew he had been brought by someone to draw her into a commercial scam, my wife quickly noticed that this person, while seemingly helping the other side, seemed to deliberately expose some loopholes for her to see. His gaze was as shifty as Old Nine’s."