Chapter 123
Chapter 123
Xia Yanzhi’s expression changed slightly. “What do you mean by that? Are you trying to drive a wedge between us by saying Zhiruo isn’t my biological daughter?
“I watched Yu He carry her for ten months and give birth to her with my own eyes. I’ve been the only man in Yu He’s life. How could the daughter she bore me possibly belong to someone else?”
Xia Sheng said unhurriedly, “You have a friend named Liu Xiaolong, right? He was your classmate in middle school, and he’s also your closest friend.
“After graduation, you inherited the family business, while he became a local kingpin in the Capital City, as well as your most capable right-hand man. All those things you’ve done over the years-murder and arson-were handled by him.
“You treated him like your right arm, trusted him completely, and even gave him 5% of your shares, grateful for everything this good brother had done for you over the years.
“What a pity you never knew that, behind your back, he’d already been carrying on with Yu He and sleeping with your wife.
“And the Xia Zhiruo you’ve cherished and lovingly raised all these years is their daughter.”
“Impossible!” Xia Yanzhi cut Xia Sheng off furiously. “Yu He would never betray me. Don’t think you can drive a wedge between us!”
Xia Sheng said lightly, “If you don’t believe me, investigate it yourself. A simple paternity test will prove whether you and Xia Zhiruo are actually related by blood.”
With that, she had no desire to say another word to Xia Yanzhi. Taking Shen Yanchen’s hand, she said, “Uncle Nine, let’s go.”
Evil people would deal with evil people. There was no need for her to waste any extra effort.
Xia Zhiruo only had a few days left to live, and once Xia Yanzhi confirmed that Yu He had cheated on him, both Yu He and Liu Xiaolong would be tortured to death by him.
As for Xia Yanzhi, the Shi Family would be waiting to deal with him afterward.
Once this pack of dogs was done tearing each other apart, she could step in at the end and take care of the villains in the Shi Family.
That way, she would not only avoid burdening herself with karmic debts that would damage her virtue, but would also accumulate a certain amount of Merit by eliminating evil and defending the righteous path.
Shen Yanchen nodded and led the young girl outside.
Xia Yanzhi stood where he was, his hands clenched tightly at his sides, his eyes full of fury.
In truth, he knew Xia Sheng probably hadn’t lied to him. Because of Liu Xiaolong’s special status, he had never told outsiders over the years that the two of them knew each other.
Liu Xiaolong had too much blood on his hands. If people found out he was connected to a thug like that, it would hurt the image of the entire Xia Corporation.
For Xia Sheng, someone who had only been in the Capital City for a short time, to know about this, she had probably really divined it.
More importantly, years ago he had already felt that Xia Zhiruo looked somewhat like Liu Xiaolong.
At the time, he had even joked that if he didn’t know his daughter was his own, he might have thought Xia Zhiruo and Liu Xiaolong were the real family.
Who could have guessed that the girl really was someone else’s daughter?
Thinking about how Yu He had cuckolded him for so many years-and how that bitch wouldn’t even let him fool around with other women-Xia Yanzhi’s anger instantly surged. He wanted nothing more than to kill that adulterous pair, Liu Xiaolong and Yu He.
Burning with rage, Xia Yanzhi was just about to leave when he saw Fang Rong coming out of the house carrying a basin of water.
Even though he had already seen her once before, the moment Xia Yanzhi saw Fang Rong’s beautiful, nearly flawless face again, a flash of amazement still crossed his eyes.
Who would have thought that this crippled woman of low birth, whom he had always despised, was actually the woman who had truly borne him a child?
Xia Yanzhi suddenly felt a trace of regret for how cruel he had been to Fang Rong all these years. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something to her, only to see Fang Rong throw the entire basin of water straight onto him.
The basin was filled with the brine used to soak pickled cabbage. It was thick and viscous, and when it dripped down his face, it clung to him in sticky strands. It was utterly disgusting.
Xia Yanzhi froze all over, his eyes going wide in disbelief. “Fang Rong, are you insane?! What the hell are you doing!? I’m your daughter’s father!”
Fang Rong let out a cold laugh. “Sheng’er doesn’t need a father like you. Having me as her mother is enough. Get lost and go back to wherever you came from!”
After saying that, she hurled the iron basin in her hand at Xia Yanzhi too.
Soaked and miserable, Xia Yanzhi suddenly remembered how Fang Rong had nearly beaten him to death a few nights ago. The last trace of tenderness in his heart vanished without a trace, leaving behind nothing but fury.
“You crippled bitch, do you really think that just because you’ve changed your appearance, you can rise to the top and become a phoenix? You dare lay a hand on me? Let’s see if I don’t beat you to death today!”
As Xia Yanzhi moved to hit her, Fang Rong had already braced herself.
But before Xia Yanzhi could even touch her, someone grabbed his arm.
The newcomer exerted a slight force and easily snapped his wrist, then kicked him in the leg.
Pain shot through Xia Yanzhi’s knee, and he dropped straight to the ground on his knees.
His knees slammed heavily against the ground, and cold sweat poured down his face from the pain. But even greater than the pain was the humiliation.
He had actually knelt before the ugly woman he used to despise the most. If word got out, how was he supposed to face anyone ever again?
Only after seeing that Xia Yanzhi couldn’t get up from where he was kneeling did Jiang Zhongqing turn to look at Fang Rong. “Are you alright?”
“I’m fine.” Fang Rong looked at him. “Why are you here?”
“I was passing by to pick you up for work.” As he spoke, he cast a disdainful glance at the filthy Xia Yanzhi on the ground. “Who would’ve thought I’d run into a piece of trash like this?”
Jiang Zhongqing and Fang Rong had been together for some time now. Jiang Zhongqing had told Fang Rong that he had once lost a wife, and Fang Rong naturally hadn’t hidden her own past from him either.
At first, she had been worried that Jiang Zhongqing would look down on her, but thankfully, he didn’t seem to mind. He had even told her that the one in the wrong was Xia Yanzhi, and that she shouldn’t stay trapped in that nightmare from the past forever.
Jiang Zhongqing knew all about the monstrous things Xia Yanzhi had done in the past, and he had long wanted to get his hands on him.
Now that he had the chance to beat him openly and righteously, there was no way he was going to hold back.
Kneeling in front of Fang Rong, Xia Yanzhi was overwhelmed with humiliation. He had originally wanted to save face, but the moment he looked up and saw it was Jiang Zhongqing, he instantly lost his nerve.
The Jiang Family might not compare to the Shen Family, but in terms of sheer family power, it still wasn’t something the Xia Family could afford to provoke.
How was it that after this mother and daughter left him, every person around them had become someone he couldn’t afford to offend?
Xia Yanzhi gritted his teeth. No matter how unwilling he was, he still slowly got to his feet and limped away.
Fang Rong glanced at the leg he had injured from the kick and said expressionlessly, “Cripple.”
Hearing Fang Rong throw back the same insult he used to use on her, Xia Yanzhi was so furious he nearly coughed up blood. But he still forced down the humiliation in his heart and left just like that.
After Xia Yanzhi was gone, Jiang Zhongqing looked at Fang Rong. “Does Xia Yanzhi come here to harass you often?”
He was already considering whether he should place a few bodyguards around the residential complex.
Fang Rong shook her head and said, “He came to see Sheng’er today. I was so mad I dumped a basin of pickling brine all over him.
“With Sheng’er here, he can’t hurt me. Sheng’er probably also predicted that you would come, which is why she didn’t drive Xia Yanzhi off right away.”
Jiang Zhongqing felt that Fang Rong made sense, so he stopped dwelling on it. He took her downstairs, got her into the car, and drove her to the office.