Fāng Qíruì remained his usual honest self, stammering and unable to explain clearly, but Jí Yìsī was different—she was stubborn as a mule, refusing to admit anything.
Flushed with anger and shame, she stood up, claiming it was all fake, fabricated by the Yu father and daughter. They were just afraid that once Fāng Xīnrán was recognized, she would snatch the Yu family’s assets.
[Isn’t that exactly what you were planning?]
[You looked down on Fāng Qíruì’s small security company, thinking there wasn’t much money to share. You figured that if Yu Xing gave your daughter just a little bit of dividends, you and your daughter would be set for life.]
Yu Xiang Qiao instantly gained confidence and snorted coldly, “Ha! Isn’t that exactly what you were scheming? No matter how much my dad favors sons over daughters and gives the company to my older brother, he’d definitely give dividends to me, my third sister, and my fourth sister. Just those dividends alone would be enough for you and Fāng Xīnxiu to live comfortably for half your lives—you’re not stupid!
Thankfully, you gave birth to a daughter. If you’d had a son, wouldn’t you have tried to push him into the company to compete with my brother for a position?”
[It’s just that your dad guarded against it too tightly, and Jí Yìsī never succeeded.]
[If she had, who knows—you might have a few more younger siblings by now.]
[Jí Yìsī is truly ruthless. She got pregnant several times and aborted every time, yet she still played the role of the devoted lover in front of your dad, claiming he was the only man in her life. Tsk, tsk, tsk…]
[Luckily, your dad learned his lesson after that one mistake. Not just with her, but he also guarded tightly against any other women outside, never letting anyone succeed.]
…
Upon hearing this, Yu Xing straightened his back considerably.
Of course! After being fooled once, how could he let it happen again?
From then on, he had been on guard. Aside from his wife and children, no woman could ever be alone with him or get close to him.
He looked at Zhòng Wènméi, seeking praise.
But was she angry about that? No, she was angry because Yu Xing had kept it from her. Zhòng Wènméi glared at Yu Xing: You better behave yourself!
Yu Xing’s previously straightened back slumped again.
Sigh… his wife was still angry. How difficult!
As for the rest of the gossip, Ruǎn Yáo Yáo couldn’t stick around to hear it. The family of three had already left, and if she stayed any longer, it would look like she was just there to watch the drama. Although she really wanted to, these were in-laws—she had to know her place.
So, after Yu Xiang Qiao finished feeding the baby, they headed back.
On the way home, Xǔ Liáng Hàn remembered he had something to attend to at the company. He had the driver drop Ruǎn Yáo Yáo and the baby off at home while he took Yu Xiang Qiao with him to make a stop.
Ruǎn Yáo Yáo didn’t ask why Yu Xiang Qiao was going to the company with Xǔ Liáng Hàn. It was the young couple’s business, and she didn’t want to interfere. She only reminded Yu Xiang Qiao not to miss the baby’s feeding time, or else she’d just give her formula.
“Mom, don’t worry, I’ll definitely come back to breastfeed!” Yu Xiang Qiao said firmly, as if she were carrying out some sacred mission.
And rightly so. Her daughter was her mother-in-law’s soft spot. If she didn’t hold onto that advantage, how could she ever win her mother-in-law’s favor in the future?
Once formula feeding started, would she, as the mother, even matter anymore? So, she had to insist on breastfeeding, to maintain that “intimate bond” between her and her daughter.
They claimed it was about company business, but in reality, the young couple had made up an excuse to part ways with Ruǎn Yáo Yáo and return to the Yu family.
That mess still needed to be cleaned up.
Like, for example, that younger brother who was tied up and gagged.
Yu Heng glared at Xu Liang Han and Yu Xiang Qiao, who had turned back halfway, his eyes red with anger. He immediately complained to Yu Xing and Zhong Wenmei, recounting how the two had treated him—it was just too outrageous!
And also, how could they target Fang Xīnrán? In this whole matter, she was innocent.
“How is she innocent? She’s the one who benefited from this whole situation. What are you even thinking? I feel like cracking your head open to see what’s going on inside,” Yu Xiang Qiao found it utterly unbelievable.
She had thought that after listening for so long, her younger brother would have grasped something, but this was all he got out of it?
Did he even realize that it was their father and mother who had been schemed against?
“Back then, she was just a child. How can you blame her for that? Besides, wasn’t it Uncle Fang and Aunt Fang who kept lying to her, telling her she was Dad’s biological daughter…” Yu Heng felt somewhat relieved that she wasn’t actually related by blood. If she were, it would have been an inappropriate attraction.
He couldn’t wait to rush out and tell Fang Xīnxiu, “Don’t worry, even if you can’t be Dad’s biological daughter, you can still become his daughter-in-law. Then you can call him Dad all the same.”
Fortunately, Ruan Yao Yao wasn’t here. Otherwise, if everyone heard Ruan Yao Yao’s Inner Voice, they’d probably be furious.
Well, Yu Xiang Qiao was already furious now.
She realized that no matter how she tried to explain it to Yu Heng, she just couldn’t get through to him.
There was no other way. They had to set this aside for now. The fact that their family had been schemed against by Fang Xīnxiu and her parents for so many years couldn’t just be brushed aside.
Even though the paternity test she had produced was fake, they absolutely had to get a real one done. Whether it held legal weight or not, it would at least prove that Fang Xīnxiu truly had no biological connection to their family.
Moreover, the Fang family had “swindled” so much money and resources from them over the years, and they needed to reclaim it all.
Midway through, before Yu Heng could say much more, Yu Xiang Qiao manually silenced him again. She really didn’t want to hear any more of his nonsensical, thoughtless remarks.
Of course, they couldn’t just talk about it among themselves. They also needed to inform their eldest brother, Yu Yan, who was at the hospital, so he would understand what was going on.
After all, the Yu family’s company was currently under his management.
Additionally, their younger sister, Yu Tingrong, wasn’t home and knew nothing about this yet. They had to explain everything clearly to her as well.
…
“What?! That paternity test was fake?!”
When Fang Xīnxiu heard this from Yu Heng, she completely exploded.
“Your sister has gone too far! How could she do something like that?! Is she really that afraid I’ll enter the Yu family and take what’s hers?”
“No, you’ve misunderstood…” Yu Heng hurriedly explained. “That paternity test was fake, but your relationship with your dad is real, truly real. I’m not lying to you. What my sister meant was that they want to replace the fake one with a real one…”
Before Yu Heng could finish, Fang Xīnxiu no longer wanted to listen. All she knew was that the paternity test Yu Xiang Qiao had produced was fake, which meant that she and Yu Xing were indeed father and daughter. She had been deceived by Yu Xiang Qiao.
“I have something to attend to. I’m leaving!”
With those words, she grabbed her bag and walked away.
Yu Heng panicked, “Hey, you just got here! You haven’t even touched the coffee you ordered!”
But unfortunately, Fang Xīnxiu was already far away, not even looking back.
Dejectedly, Yu Heng pulled out a red rose from under his jacket on the sofa. He had originally planned to confess his feelings to her today.
On the other side, the Yu Group announced on the company’s official social media account that they would cancel all cooperation with Fang Security Company.
Upon receiving the news, the employees of Fang Security Company were taken aback. After all, a significant portion of their company’s revenue came from the Yu Group. If this cooperation were canceled, their company would suffer a severe blow.
The secretary quickly contacted Fang Qirui, urging him to think of a solution.
After hanging up the phone, Fang Qirui was in a terrible mood. Although he had anticipated that the Yu family would cut off funding once they found out, he hadn’t expected Yu Xing to act so ruthlessly and swiftly.
Even if Fang Xinxiu wasn’t Yu Xing’s biological child, he and Jí Yìsī had followed Yu Xing for so many years and even sent their own daughter over to please them. If nothing else, they had at least put in hard work.
Just then, the doorbell rang at home.
Seeing his mood, his mistress didn’t disturb him and went to answer the door.
As soon as she opened it, she was startled: “Sis… sister?!”