Shen Bing reached the stairs just in time to see Yuan Wei raise her slender arm and slap the man across the face. If looks could kill, Liu Zhenggang would probably already be dead.
Liu Zhenggang apparently hadn't expected such a fierce reaction from Yuan Wei, either. He stood frozen for a moment.
Shen Bing studied Liu Zhenggang.
Hmm, how should I put it? Chief looked presentable enough... Uh, that was stating the obvious. If he were hideously ugly, he probably wouldn't have such a beautiful daughter as Yuan Wei.
But a closer look revealed something shifty in his eyes.
That sounded a little like something a fortune-teller on a pedestrian overpass might say, but the longer Shen Bing spent using the Gate to the Immortal Realm, the better he became at judging someone's character from their expressions and bearing.
The moment Shen Bing appeared, Li Xiao, who stood by the door, spotted him.
"Boss!" Li Xiao looked rather ashamed. "This man knocked on the door and said he was Yuan Wei's father, so I let him in. Who knew..."
"It's fine!" Shen Bing waved a hand and looked at Liu Zhenggang. "You're Yuan Wei's father?"
"That's right!" No longer concerned about the slap his daughter had just given him, Liu Zhenggang grinned. "You must be the owner of this house, right? I hear you're a big-time businessman!"
Tears glistened in Yuan Wei's eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall. She said urgently, "Shen Bing, have Brother Li throw him out! He's scum. I don't have a father. I never had one."
Shen Bing gave her a reassuring smile. "Don't worry!"
Then he turned back to Liu Zhenggang. "I wouldn't call myself a big-time businessman. I run a small business and have made a little money."
"Probably more