City Second Hospital, inside the ward.
“Look at what you’ve done!”
Yu Youwei’s father, Yu Zhenqiang, stormed in, his face full of rage as he shouted at her. “What happened yesterday has spread all over the social circle. I only found out because Old Liang mentioned it indirectly. You’ve humiliated me! Flirting with some pretty boy in front of so many acquaintances—and in Yunjin Pavilion of all places! Do you know how much face you’ve cost me?”
Her mother, An Suxia, rushed in right after him. While trying to calm her husband down, she turned to the bedridden Yu Youwei and complained, “Youwei, you’ve really gone too far this time. You’ve completely disgraced the Yu family! Ah, don’t even say you’re my daughter anymore—I can’t bear the shame!”
Yu Zhenqiang added, “And you even dared to offend the Mu family! Do you have any idea who you’re dealing with? How much are you worth that you think you can talk back to Mu Wanzhou like that? Two years without discipline, and you’ve grown bold! Do you still have me, your father, in your eyes?”
Lying on the bed with an IV drip in her arm, Yu Youwei looked at the two of them coldly as they scolded in unison. “Didn’t you two already stop wanting me as your daughter? Who are you performing for now?”
Yu Zhenqiang was instantly enraged. “What did you just say! Say it again if you dare!”
Yu Youwei sneered faintly. “Am I wrong? If my useless cousin Yu Kai wasn’t such trash and could actually handle the family business, wouldn’t you and Second Uncle have already given him the inheritance? You favor him and target me at every turn. Tell me, who’s really your child?”
Her calm words only made her father’s anger explode further. He raised his hand, ready to slap her.
An Suxia quickly stopped him and pulled his arm down, saying bitterly to Yu Youwei, “Youwei, look at the way you talk to your parents. Listen to yourself. How are we targeting you? Parents disciplining their children is natural! You’ve been disobedient since you were little, full of bad thoughts. We’re only trying to set you straight—it’s for your own good!”
As she spoke, An Suxia started crying dramatically. “There’s no parent in this world who doesn’t love their child. You heartless girl, you know what you’ve done! Oh, my poor daughter…”
Yu Youwei stared coldly at her mother’s pitiful act, feeling no trace of sympathy. “It’s been twenty years, and you’re still mourning Yu Qingya. You’ve never given me a shred of comfort.”
People in Tianhai City all knew that the Yu family’s eldest had one daughter. But they didn’t know that the Yu family had actually given birth to twin girls.
That’s right—Yu Youwei had a twin sister named Yu Qingya.
When they were around three or four years old, Yu Qingya went missing and was never found.
At that time, Yu Zhenqiang and An Suxia had taken both girls to the countryside for a trip. But due to their carelessness, they forgot the sisters there. When they returned the next day to search, they only found Yu Youwei—Yu Qingya had vanished without a trace. This chapter was copied from novelping.com without permission.
From that day on, her parents’ attitude toward her completely changed.
They called her malicious, accused her of losing her sister on purpose, and claimed she was jealous of their affection for Yu Qingya.
How ridiculous.
She had been only three or four years old then—she didn’t even understand what jealousy was. If she could go back, she would’ve rather been the one who went missing than live her whole life under such cruel blame.
But her parents’ resentment still hadn’t faded, even after all these years.
Just then, her cousin Yu Kai walked in.
As soon as he entered, he mocked, “Cousin, why are you in the hospital again? You’re too weak to run Huanyu Media. Maybe it’s time to hand it over to me!”
Yu Youwei gave a cold laugh.
She knew exactly what kind of person Yu Kai was—there was no way she’d ever hand Huanyu Media to him. That useless cousin had no sense for business, spent his time drinking and gambling, and surrounded himself with thugs. If she gave him the company, he’d destroy it in days.
Yu Youwei said calmly, “Yu Kai, if you had any brains or ability, they would’ve already given Huanyu to you. But do you? You can’t even count money properly, you worthless fool.”
“You!”
Yu Kai’s face turned red with fury. He wanted to hit her but held back because Yu Zhenqiang was present.
Her father, however, sided with his nephew. Pointing at Yu Youwei, he scolded, “How can you talk to your cousin like that? Have you no manners left? Has he provoked you? You’re just as cruel and malicious as you were as a child—spiteful and petty. Your mother and I have tried to teach you for years, but you never change.”
“Yu Kai’s right. If you can’t handle it, you should hand Huanyu over to someone else.”
Yu Youwei had long since stopped expecting kind words from them, but hearing those cold, cutting remarks from her father still made her heart grow colder. Find the original chapter at novelping . com.
She said icily, “I won’t hand Huanyu Media to anyone. It’s my company.”
An Suxia, who had been silent for a while, finally spoke up. “Youwei, no one’s trying to take it from you. Huanyu belongs to the Yu family, not just to you. We know you’re capable, but what you said to your cousin was too harsh. Apologize to him, and let this matter pass.”
Yu Youwei chuckled bitterly. “Haha, you still owe me an apology, yet you expect me to apologize to him? Why should I, when I’ve done nothing wrong?”
Yu Zhenqiang’s face darkened. He wanted to raise his hand again to teach his disobedient daughter a lesson, but An Suxia quickly patted his shoulder to calm him down. “Alright, Zhenqiang, don’t get too worked up. It’s not worth hurting your health.”
Her words soothed him slightly. He glared at Yu Youwei and said coldly, “I won’t lecture you anymore today. Since you’re managing Huanyu, you’d better do it well. If anything goes wrong, the shareholders will be the first to vote you out as chairwoman!”
“And another thing—you’d better cut ties with that pretty boy of yours. That effeminate nobody, with no family or background—just saying his name disgraces me, Yu Zhenqiang! He’s not even as good as Jiang Yan was. At least Jiang Yan had integrity, built his business from scratch, and earned people’s respect. But your taste? It’s gone from bad to worse!”
Hearing her father insult Bai Luo, a flash of anger flickered in Yu Youwei’s eyes.
Lying on the bed, she curled her lips into a faint smile. Her gaze was calm, emotionless. “My private life doesn’t need your concern.”
“Fine! Fine! Fine!” Yu Zhenqiang spat out three words in fury before storming out of the ward.
An Suxia glared at Yu Youwei with disappointment before hurrying after her husband.
Only Yu Kai remained. He smirked and said, “Cousin, you really upset Uncle. No wonder he and Aunt dislike you. If you just spoke a little nicer, they’d like you more.”
Yu Youwei’s expression turned cold. “Whatever I say doesn’t change the fact that I control the company’s shares.”
“Hmph, we’ll see about that!” Yu Kai growled, unable to find another retort, and left angrily.
The room fell silent again.
Only Yu Youwei was left, lying quietly on the hospital bed.