Cheng Xingwang's statement immediately caused an uproar online. No one had expected that they had merely wanted to learn about Cheng Lang's background, only to uncover old gossip about a mistress wrecking someone else's family and trying to force her way into the position of wife. Then came fresh gossip: a wealthy father publicly acknowledging his son online, and Chengyi Restaurant possibly falling into an inheritance dispute. No one knew what Cheng Xingwang's wife and the Cheng Family's only son thought about this.
For a time, the public's appetite for gossip grew even stronger.
Just as the entire internet was in an uproar, the relevant authorities quickly stepped in. Before long, news that Cheng Lang was cooperating with the authorities on a paternity test spread across the internet once again. Along with it came the words Cheng Lang had said during an interview with First Business Opportunity: "Even if they need treatment, they still have to go to prison."
Everyone was stunned by Cheng Lang's firm and resolute attitude. But considering his abilities, methods, and shrewdness, he had never been some magnanimous gentleman who could be easily bullied. He had shorted First Milk Tea over just a few provocative remarks from Xin Bosong. There had certainly been business considerations behind it, but it also revealed Cheng Lang's vindictive nature.
An irresponsible mother who had only chosen to give birth to him so she could use him as leverage to force her way into the family; a cold-blooded, cowardly father who had likewise refused to take responsibility. One had terminal cancer and kept claiming she wanted to make amends, while the other had voluntarily offered half his shares to avoid prison. Clearly, this belated and fragile parental bond could not erase the resentment of being abandoned by his biological parents for