See? They looked down on him before, but now his chance has come. Those who fawn over the powerful and bully the weak, and who are arrogant and disdainful of others, won't even get a sip of leftovers.
Du Zhishan instructed him not to tell anyone about this.
He was struggling to hold it in, but he knew that only in this way could he achieve the best effect when his true identity was finally revealed.
Just thinking about it made Wu Yingxun feel elated.
Therefore, even Wu Li, his mother, and Rong Anshuang, his girlfriend, were unaware of this matter.
He even imagined he would return home in glory and bring honor to his ancestors.
But at this moment, the reactions of those around him made his dream seem somewhat shaky.
What happened?
Was Rong Anshuang's appearance here an accident?
Wu Yingxun subconsciously looked at Du Zhishan, believing that his half-sister would arrange everything for him.
Du Zhishan did intend to speak up, but not to help Wu Yingxun.
Du Zhishan frowned and said, " Wu Yingxun, what nonsense are you spouting? This is your stepmother!"
With a loud crash, Wu Yingxun's nails almost dug into his flesh, but he told himself there was still a chance, as long as he cowardly gave up his girlfriend—
With so much money, what's a girlfriend compared to that?
He said, his face pale, "I admit my mistake."
Du Zhishan questioned, "Do girlfriends ever admit their mistakes?"
Wu Yingxun, her neck stiff, "I just admitted I was wrong, so what?"
"But..."
Du Xiangshan angrily retorted, "Do you all think I'm dead?"
Du Zhishan smiled with her head down; she had achieved her goal.
Du Xiangshan was a womanizer by nature, but that didn't mean he could tolerate his son cheating on him.
She rushed forward to help Du Xiangshan, "Dad, what are you saying? How could I do this? I just..."
Du Zhishan glanced at Rong Anshuang, "I'm just too worried. What if some people have ulterior motives?"
Du Yingnan also said, "Yes."
Du Xiangshan gritted his teeth and said, "Come in with me."
But the one he was looking at was Rong Anshuang.
Why is that old man so suspicious? But what angered Rong Anshuang the most was Wu Yingxun. She wasn't stupid enough to think that these things were just coincidences.
It must be Du Yingnan and Du Zhishan who did this. They Wu Yingxun here, wanting her to be finished, right? She'll see who's going to be the one to suffer.
Rong Anshuang followed Du Xiangshan to the lounge.
A short while later, the two men came out. Du Xiangshan's face was pale. He walked shakily to Wu Yingxun and slapped Wu Yingxun across the face first.
At the same time, Rong Anshuang gave Du Zhishan a provocative look. She probably didn't expect that Wu Yingxun could possibly be Du Xiangshan's child.
Du Zhishan brought this person over and falsely accused her again... She stopped there, and sure enough, Du Xiangshan was furious.
"Dad, why did you hit me...?"
"Don't call me Dad. Am I your dad?"
"And you," Du Xiangshan pointed at Du Zhishan, "How did you do the paternity test? He's not my child at all!"
"Dad," Du Zhishan said, sounding a little aggrieved, "Isn't it you who misses Auntie Wu?"
This is practically a stage play!
Lin Tingyue found a handful of sunflower seeds from somewhere and started cracking them open.
[ Wu Li was already married, but Du Xiangshan insisted on taking her by force. He got tired of her after a few years and personally kicked Wu Li out. Now he's starting to miss her.]
[And it's not just Wu Yingxun; out of this bunch of illegitimate children, only two are his blood relatives.]
Lin Jiasi and Bai Yaxin glanced at the group of people; there were at least ten, but only two of them were their biological children?
What are the rest...?
[The rest are all people affiliated with Du Zhishan and Du Yingnan.]
Holy crap, this is some kind of undercover operation within a wealthy family!
After the birthday party ended, Lin Jiasi deliberately went up to Lin Hong and casually said, "It seems that marriage isn't necessarily a good thing, right, Dad?"
Seeing Lin Jiasi's face ignited his anger. Lin Hong slammed his cane to the ground. " Lin Jiasi, are you...?"
Lin Jiasi smoothed her hair. "You're getting a divorce from my mom, who knows if I'll still be called Xu Jiasi in the future?"
"You..."
A gasp came from the other side; it was Old Master Du who had fainted from anger. Lin Hong also swayed and collapsed, finally passing out and ending up in the hospital.
Upon receiving the news, Lin Rusong rushed over. After learning that Lin Hong would need to stay in the hospital for a few days, the siblings discussed it and hired a professional caregiver to look after Lin Hong.
Lin Hong was not happy about it, "Aren't you guys just sitting around doing nothing?"
Lin Ruzhi advised, "Dad, stop making a fuss, we've all been busy lately."
Looking at Lin Ruzhi, Lin Hong, unusually, fell silent.
Bai Yaxin saw it all; it turned out the old man's favorite person was here.
Soon, only Lin Hong and the caregiver he had hired remained in the hospital.
After leaving the hospital, Lin Jiasi picked up Xu Yinan on the way. In the car, Xu Yinan told her that she had found a dance partner.
Lin Jiasi smiled and said, "Isn't this great? Can't we live without my dad?"
Xu Yinan used to think about arguing with her daughter, but this time she remained silent.
If Lin Hong were here, he would definitely nitpick her dance partner and then make things difficult for her.
But now, Lin Hong has no say in her affairs.
Lin Jiasi asked, "When are we going to the competition?"
"In the next day or two," Xu Yinan said, then hesitated, "Do you think I should tell your dad?"
After all, they're not divorced yet.
"Why would I say anything to him, Mom? You are..."
"He's a person, not his possession..."
Her daughter started nagging again, Xu Yinan said, "Okay, okay."
"Mom, are you finding me annoying?"
"How could I find you annoying? You've always been running around, never staying by my side like this, chattering away," Xu Yinan said with a smile.
Lin Jiasi glanced at Xu Yinan. In order to avoid the blind dates arranged by Lin Hong, she was always running around outside, and sometimes she wouldn't go home for three to five years.
She called Xu Yinan, Xu Yinan always told her to go do what she wanted and not to worry about things at home.
Lin Jiasi never imagined that Xu Yinan also needed companionship.
In this family, Xu Yinan was closest to her. Overwhelmed with guilt, Lin Jiasi said, "Mom, let's go shopping."
Xu Yinan was a little surprised, "Why are we going shopping? Didn't you say Yaxin is waiting for us to go back?"
"I'll just tell my sister-in-law. Let's go, I'll buy you two outfits. How about a cheongsam? You'll be the star of the show when you dance!"
Xu Yinan awkwardly smoothed her hair to the side. "I... I'm already so old, why would I want to dominate the battlefield?"
"Who says you can't dominate at your age? That's the decision."
Lin Jiasi turned at the next intersection and drove Xu Yinan to the mall.
The caregiver was meticulous, but Lin Hong used to always have Xu Yinan by his side. Looking at the empty ward, he felt increasingly uneasy.
But this wasn't the first time he'd argued with Xu Yinan; in every previous instance, wasn't it Xu Yinan had apologized first?
Now that Lin Jiasi is back, she's all high and mighty? She's deliberately going against him; there's no way he'll apologize first.
As a result, Xu Yinan didn't come during the few days he was hospitalized, and Xu Yinan didn't come on the day he was discharged either.
Lin Jiasi did arrive, standing behind Lin Rusong and Lin Jiaxin.
Seeing Lin Hong Hongdong looking around, she peeked out and asked, "Dad, are you looking for Mom?"
Lin Hong retorted firmly, "What would I want with her?"
"That was a misunderstanding on my part. My mom is probably doing really well in dance competitions now."
"What???"
Lin Hong suffered a sudden heart attack, Lin Family hurriedly helped him up. Once he calmed down, they helped him into the car.
Upon arriving at the old house, Lin Rusong and Lin Jiaxin accompanied him, while Lin Jiasi and Bai Yaxin went back first.
Bai Yaxin asked, "When will Auntie be back?"
"Tomorrow, I'll pick her up then, so you don't need to worry about her, sister-in-law."
"Good."
Lin Jiasi suddenly stopped the car. Bai Yaxin, sitting in the passenger seat, looked up and saw that the intersection was completely blocked. She murmured, "What happened?"
Lin Jiasi suggested, "Sister-in-law, why don't we go down and take a look?"
Bai Yaxin nodded. After the two got out of the car, they learned that a woman had just jumped from the 18th floor with her child in her arms and died instantly. The woman's husband and mother were wailing and crying over their bodies.
The mournful cries saddened passersby, making them unable to bear watching the scene any longer.
"Well."
Lin Jiasi and Bai Yaxin both sighed. Bai Yaxin herself was a parent, and she would definitely go crazy if something happened to her child.
Bai Yaxin said softly, "I hope they can get through this soon."
"Well, such a big matter can only be left to time. Sister-in-law, let's go."
"Good."
Back home, the two found that Lin Tingyue was also reading the news about what had just happened.
She was so focused that she didn't even notice when they returned.
Bai Yaxin walked over and patted her head. Lin Tingyue exclaimed in surprise, "Mom, Auntie, you're back?"
"Yeah, why are you suddenly watching the news?"
"It's time to change the channel."
Bai Yaxin sat down next to Lin Tingyue. "Oh, it's so pitiful. Your aunt and I just passed by this place. The father, who had lost his wife and child, was crying so hard he almost fainted."
[He's the one who pushed his wife and children off the cliff with his own hands, why is he crying???]