Yinshuang Manor was brightly lit.
In the first-floor living room, Qi Huaiyu knelt on the carpet with reddened eyes as he looked at the completely indifferent Ni Yang seated on the sofa.
Coldness filled the girl’s shimmering eyes. She did not even want to spare him a glance.
The Qi Family couple apologized obsequiously to the Ni Family couple.
“Future in-law—”
Ni Hao let out a cold laugh.
“Stop right there. Who’s your future in-law? Don’t randomly claim relatives.”
Qi Zhufeng’s ingratiating smile froze instantly on his face.
“President Ni, Madam Ling, Huaiyu was influenced by those friends of his. He didn’t mean it. His feelings for Yangyang are sincere. He wishes he could give her every good thing in the world. How could he possibly dislike her work? Those were insincere words. If you’re truly angry, then hit him or scold him if you want, but this engagement absolutely cannot be canceled.”
Madam Ling swept a cold gaze over the bent backs of the Qi Family couple. Their carefully maintained faces were piled high with hypocritical smiles.
“This engagement must be canceled. Adults should take responsibility for their words. Just because your family says he didn’t mean it means he didn’t mean it?”
“President Qi, Madam Qi, after watching the video, where exactly did your son sound insincere? At an entire table full of people, he allowed those useless friends of his to insult our Yangyang like that. Not only did he fail to defend her, he even added fuel to the fire.”
“Are the things hanging on your shoulders decorative marbles instead of brains?”
Hearing Ling Xi’s words and realizing there was no room for reversal, Qi Huaiyu choked back sobs as he crawled toward Ni Yang miserably.
“Yangyang, I’m sorry. You can hit me or scold me, just don’t abandon me. I was only trying to save face. I was wrong. I shouldn’t have failed to defend you in front of outsiders.”
“Yangyang, please look at me. We’re only one day away from our engagement. You can’t leave me. As long as it helps you calm down, you can treat me however you want, as long as we stay together.”
His trembling hand reached toward her leg.
Ni Yang quickly shifted away and looked coldly at the kneeling Qi Huaiyu.
“You only said the thoughts buried deep in your heart. What’s wrong with that?”
“The real problem is that you wanted everything at once. You coveted my family’s investment while looking down on my career.”
“Qi Huaiyu, have I truly known you these past two years?”
“No, Yangyang, no. I love you. There’s absolutely no doubt about that. I only said the wrong thing. I never did anything to betray you. You can’t sentence me to death over this.”
The man shook his head in despair as tears streamed from his eyes.
He could not accept Ni Yang looking at him with such disgust.
“Yangyang… don’t you love me anymore?”
Ni Yang let out a mocking laugh.
“You’re the one who pushed me away, and now you’re questioning whether I love you?”
“Qi Huaiyu, don’t you think you’re ridiculous?”
“When you spoke about me like that in front of so many people, did you ever think about me?”
“Have you never watched my videos? Tell me which one crossed the line, and I’ll delete it immediately.”
“I never stole, never robbed anyone, and never became someone’s mistress. I only have the most ordinary job, yet in your mouths and your friends’ mouths, I became someone shameful, embarrassing, and ridiculous.”
“What exactly did I do wrong to deserve being slandered by all of you like this?!”
“Qi Huaiyu, you have no right to discriminate against professions. Don’t forget that without my Ni Family, your Qi Family would’ve collapsed long ago.”
“Do you really love me? Or do you only love my family background and my identity?”
“You’ve tarnished the meaning of love.”
Each accusation from Ni Yang cut into Qi Huaiyu’s heart like blades slowly carving flesh away piece by piece.
He stared blankly and fearfully into Ni Yang’s tear-filled eyes as a voice deep within him told him the truth.
Yangyang would never forgive him.
She was deeply disappointed in him.
Listening to Ni Yang’s tearful questioning, both Ni Hao and Ling Xi felt their hearts ache unbearably.
“Get out. Your whole family, get out of here.”
“I’ll withdraw the investment immediately. Qi Corporation will never cooperate with us again.”
“You’d better pray for yourselves.”
Ni Hao directly ordered security to throw the Qi Family out of the manor.
How could merely withdrawing investment possibly satisfy his anger?
Every single person who insulted Yangyang would pay for it.
Ling Xi held Ni Yang in her arms, her own eyes red as well.
Her precious girl had been bullied so badly, yet those people still had the nerve to come begging for forgiveness.
Did they truly think the Ni Family existed solely to be angel investors for them?
That night, after watching Ni Yang finally fall asleep, the couple carefully left her room and entered the study.
Revenge was not something that should wait overnight.
Within a single night, Qi Corporation’s stock price plummeted dramatically.
Ni Corporation’s Yinhe directly posted an official statement on Weibo announcing that the marriage alliance between the Qi Family and Ni Family had been canceled permanently, and the two corporations would never cooperate again.
The family businesses of those who had insulted Ni Yang also suffered severe blows. More than half of their business partners withdrew cooperation.
Yinhe Group’s reputation within the country ranked among the best.
They had purchased countless lost cultural relics overseas and donated them back to the national museum. Whenever natural disasters struck, Yinhe was always the first to donate money and supplies.
Offending Yinhe was equivalent to seeking death.
Ling Xi was one of the country’s top traditional Chinese painting masters. She directly posted a Weibo statement from her own account opposing professional discrimination.
This was not the first time she publicly supported Ni Yang’s work online.
Every word she wrote was filled with pride for her daughter.
In the hearts of the couple, Ni Yang was their biological daughter.
No one was allowed to bully her.
Ling Xi was actually Ni Yang’s biggest fan account online.
Ni Hao had once been depressed for a long time because he failed to snatch the position of number one fan. Whenever it came to sending online gifts and donations, he constantly competed with Ling Xi, determined to outdo her.
Ni Yang could truly be described as a child raised in love.
Even her younger brother had been born because she asked her uncle and aunt to have another child.
Little Ye had clung to Ni Yang ever since he was small, and the very first thing he ever said was “Older Sister.”
Fresh from the shower, He Siyu lazily leaned against the headboard while scrolling through the trending topics on Weibo.
#NiCorporationYinheWithdrawsInvestmentFromQiCorporation#
#QiCorporationStockPricePlummets#
#TraditionalChinesePaintingMasterLingXiOpposesProfessionalDiscrimination#
#NiFamilyAndQiFamilyMarriageAllianceCanceled#
The top trending searches were all related to the Ni Family and Qi Family.
He Siyu’s expression remained calm as he read them.
Since the Ni Family had already acted so ruthlessly, he might as well add fuel to the fire himself.
Unconsciously, he wondered whether Ni Yang had cried herself to sleep.
Tea-colored eyes brimming with tears.
A porcelain-white face covered in tear stains.
The image flashed through his mind, and inexplicable irritation slowly rose within him.
Suddenly, he wanted very badly to contact Ni Yang.
But after glancing at the time, he figured she was probably already asleep.
Forget it.
He would see her tomorrow.
Qi Corporation had fallen into complete chaos.
Qi Huaiyu himself seemed trapped within a storm, muddle-headedly handling company affairs.
Being thrown out of the Ni residence by Ni Hao had already been humiliating enough. Qi Zhufeng had no time left to be angry. Throughout the entire night, he remained at the company making phone calls, humbly begging partners not to terminate their cooperation.
In just one night, Qi Corporation had been driven to the brink of bankruptcy.
Lin Yulang reluctantly gathered her jewelry and luxury handbags to exchange them for emergency funds.
Unfortunately, the financial gap was far too enormous.
The money from selling her jewelry vanished without even making a ripple once invested into the company.
Yet Qi Zhufeng still refused to let her seek help from her own family.
At a time like this, she truly did not understand what pointless pride he was still clinging to.
Early the next morning, Ni Yang was awakened by Little Ye poking her.
The moment she opened her eyes, she saw a childish little face smiling brightly at her with wide eager eyes.
“Older Sister, good morning.”
Still sleepy and dazed, Ni Yang smiled and responded in a hoarse voice.
“Little Ye, good morning.”
The boy climbed onto her bed, snuggled beside her, and carefully tucked himself beneath the blanket.
Suddenly, the phone on the bedside table rang, startling all the remaining drowsiness out of Ni Yang.
Little Ye thoughtfully picked up the phone and handed it to his older sister.
On the screen flashed the name of her best friend.
The moment she answered, Min Yan’s voice exploded through the speaker.
“Ni Xiaoyang, what huge thing happened? You and Qi Huaiyu canceled the engagement? Qi Corporation is practically bankrupt already! If I hadn’t seen Weibo, I wouldn’t know anything at all!”
“Were you wronged? I just got off the plane and I’m heading to your house right now. You’d better honestly explain what happened.”
“Did that bastard Qi Huaiyu cheat on you? I knew that man wasn’t a good person.”
Ni Yang sat up against the headboard.
Originally, she planned to wait until He Siyu officially visited her parents today and everything was finalized before telling Min Yan, so she would not worry overseas.
Looks like after she fell asleep last night, her uncle and aunt had already made their move against the Qi Family.
She briefly explained everything from the past two days to Min Yan.
The girl became so furious it sounded like she might leap straight out of the phone.
“Damn him! Did he eat his father’s dick or something? Why’s his mouth so filthy? And he still had the nerve to kneel and beg for your forgiveness? The skin on his knees is thinner than the skin on his face.”
“Just wait. Once I get back, I’m definitely finding someone to beat him up.”
“Are you seriously planning to get engaged to He Siyu? He’s famously a workaholic who stays away from women. Rumor says he’s impotent.”
“Sure, he’s ridiculously handsome, but you still have to consider your future sex life!”
Ni Yang allowed Little Ye to play with her fingers as she frowned thoughtfully.
“But he doesn’t seem impotent.”
“He even told me yesterday that married life couldn’t be absent after marriage. There’s no way he’s impotent, right?”
Min Yan immediately replied,
“Maybe he got cured.”