Behind her, Ye Xiao, who had been about to haul his little sister back, paused, smoothly withdrew his hand, stood at attention, and silently pricked up his ears.
[Come to think of it, this Dr. Ji really had a miserable childhood.]
[He got stuck with such an irresponsible father. Back in those days, Ganso's family was apparently part of the landlord class, and he even studied abroad when he was young.]
[His wife-that is, Ji Woyu's biological mother-was a child bride bought by his family. Later, when the family went bankrupt, he took the money, abandoned his wife and children, and fled overseas.]
Contempt appeared in Ye Xiao's eyes.
What an absolute scumbag.
[Seeing that, his mother immediately started resenting the two burdens at her side, too. She thought she was still young and beautiful, with a bright future ahead of her, so she kicked both sons aside.]
[To scrape together some money, she sold the brothers outright. She didn't care who bought them, just took the money and ran.]
Ye Xiao: "..."
The mother was hardly any better, selling her sons for her own gain.
[As it turned out, the buyers were no good. What they ultimately wanted was the two children's organs, so the brothers ran away.]
[Then they supported each other as they scraped by. Ji Woyu apparently wanted to drop out and work to pay for his younger brother's schooling, but his brother refused. Later, they both worked their way through school.]
[After they grew up, one became a scientist, and the other became a tycoon.]
*[That wealthy younger brother even hired a woman to cook for his household. I wonder whether they've recognized each other yet-that woman is the mother who abandoned them back then. And the man asking Ji Woyu to collaborate with him