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However, just a little over a month had passed since their last meeting, and the sight before Wang Jiefang was shocking. His master’s wife, once vibrant, now had hair as white as snow, her face gaunt and weary. Her eyes reflected profound exhaustion and sorrow, as if she had endured countless hardships in such a short time, aging more than twenty years in the process.
When he turned his gaze to his master, Wang Jiefang could hardly believe his eyes. It had only been a month, yet his master appeared to have gone through immense suffering. His figure was alarmingly thin; his already narrow shoulders seemed even more fragile, as if a gust of wind could knock him over.
Upon closer inspection, Wang Jiefang noticed that the skin on his master was tightly stretched over his bones, with hardly any excess flesh. He looked like a walking skeleton.
What was even more distressing was his master’s mental state. The once bright and spirited eyes were now dull and sunken, surrounded by dark circles that spoke of fatigue. His complexion was pale as paper, devoid of any color; even his lips were cracked and peeling. The slight hunch in his posture and sluggish movements made it clear that his spirit was on the verge of collapse.
Seeing his master in such a pitiful state filled Wang Jiefang with an indescribable sorrow. Memories of the care and concern his master and mistress had shown him flooded back like scenes from a movie.
The thought that his mistress might be enduring immense pain while he felt powerless made Wang Jiefang tremble uncontrollably. Finally, he could no longer suppress his emotions and cried out in a voice choked with tears, “Master! Mistress!”
Wang Jiefang stayed with them for two hours before leaving. Although he appeared calm on the outside, inside he was seething with anger!
Through their conversation, he learned that his master's current condition was all due to his seventh senior brother!
This seventh senior brother was the son of his master's junior brother—essentially Wang Jiefang's uncle. When this seventh senior brother was eight years old, Wang Jiefang's uncle had been killed while cooking for invaders during an outing. Upon hearing of her husband’s death, the boy's mother fainted from shock; although she eventually recovered, she never fully regained her health and soon followed her husband in death. This left the seventh senior brother as the only child in the family.
Feeling pity for him, his master took him in and taught him with great care. Little did they know that this seventh senior brother harbored deep resentment; he had somehow come to believe that his father had died serving Wang Jiefang's master.
From that moment on, he began to harbor hatred towards both his master and mistress who had cared for him like a son for over twenty years without ever warming his heart.
Recently, taking advantage of a situation, he met a small director from the Wind Committee who had no moral boundaries and was extremely greedy. Seizing this opportunity, he reported his master!
As a chef capable of preparing dishes for national banquets, Wang Jiefang's master had accumulated wealth that ordinary people could hardly imagine. Having been with him for so long, the seventh senior brother knew nearly everything about his master's resources.
When the small director heard about the report from the seventh senior brother, his eyes lit up with excitement. That very day, they arrested Wang Jiefang's master. As for the reason behind the arrest? Ha! Did they really need one?
If it hadn’t been for timely news from other senior brothers who came to rescue him—and thanks to some connections Wang Jiefang's master still had among fellow chefs—he might have been tortured to death!
Even so, both Wang Jiefang's master and mistress were deeply hurt by the betrayal of their seventh senior brother.
The emotional damage inflicted by this betrayal far outweighed any physical harm done to him!
Wang Jiefang returned home without saying a word. To avoid worrying his grandmother and wife, he concealed all of his feelings within himself!
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