Volume 1, Chapter 155: An Illegitimate Daughter Raised as an Adopted One

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Baiyu Chi signaled Yeyao Chi to step outside the hospital room to talk. Yeyao followed him out and, pretending not to know, asked, “Baiyu, do you have something to tell me?”

Baiyu Chi stared at her intently. “Why did you come here with my dad?”

Yeyao Chi remained calm, her face betraying no emotion. “I came on my own. I happened to run into Uncle downstairs, so we went up together.”

Baiyu’s expression darkened. “Yeyao Chi, I’m warning you, don’t play tricks behind my back, or I won’t let you off.”

Yeyao put on a pitiful look. “Baiyu, I know you’re upset about Uncle’s passing, but I haven’t done anything. You can’t blame me without reason. After all, we’ve lived together for twenty years. I thought you would at least consider me family.”

“Do you consider us family?” Baiyu shot back.

Yeyao was momentarily stunned; she hadn’t expected that question.

Baiyu no longer wished to speak with her, casting a disdainful glance before walking back into the ward area.

Yeyao clenched her fists, struggling to suppress her anger. Gazing toward the hospital rooms, she thought to herself: In two days, once the love charm takes full effect, whether it’s Jing Yang, Baiyu Chi, or Qianyu Chi, she would drive them all out of the house!

Since discovering that Zhenghua Chi had been cursed with a love charm, Xingwan Chi had quietly kept a close eye on the Chi family. She was the first to learn of Yang Hui’s death.

At that moment, she was dining near the hospital with Yue Xiao.

“By my calculations, the love charm on Zhenghua Chi is about to take effect,” Xingwan remarked.

Yue Xiao was curious. “Once the love charm takes effect, can it still be removed?”

Xingwan suddenly smiled. “Why? Are you worried you might be cursed?”

“Aren’t you worried about me?” Yue Xiao countered.

Xingwan didn’t let him lead the conversation. “I have absolute confidence in my own abilities. No one close to me will be harmed. And even if you were cursed, I could help you remove it.”

A faint smile tugged at Yue Xiao’s lips; he appreciated Xingwan’s brazen confidence.

“So, you can still help Zhenghua Chi remove the charm?”

“Yes,” Xingwan admitted candidly. “But the charm has been in his body for five days already. In two more days, it will fully mature. Removing it after that would harm his health.”

Yue Xiao looked out the glass window, seeing Yeyao Chi emerge from the hospital with a sullen expression.

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“Yeyao Chi is quite ambitious. Once the love charm fully matures, Zhenghua Chi will become a puppet of her mother, Shuyun Pan. I’m really looking forward to the battle between Yeyao Chi and Baiyu Chi,” Xingwan said.

Previously, Yeyao had no choice but to focus on marrying a wealthy husband and entering a prestigious family. Of course, she never gave up on that idea.

But now, with Zhenghua Chi soon under her control, she wouldn’t settle for being merely a wealthy wife.

She wanted to be like Shaodan Zhang— a woman who holds all the power.

“Who do you think will win?” Yue Xiao asked.

Without hesitation, Xingwan answered, “As long as the love charm isn’t removed, the three Yang family members won’t stand a chance against Yeyao Chi.”

Yue Xiao nodded. “Looks like I need to start preparing.”

“For what?” Xingwan inquired.

“To acquire the Chi Corporation,” Yue Xiao smiled slightly, his gaze sharpening. “There’s no room for sentiment in business, only profit. The Xiao family won’t miss any chance to expand.”

Only then did Xingwan realize. “You plan to leave Yipinge Pavilion to me?”

“No problem,” Yue Xiao replied promptly. “I know you and Uncle Qiao have been wanting to reclaim Yipinge Pavilion. If you need help, just ask.”

Xingwan raised an eyebrow. “You underestimate us. We don’t need your help for something this small.”

They exchanged smiles, completely dismissing the Chi family from their minds.

After Yang Hui’s funeral, Jing Yang felt as though she had lost half her life. Baiyu Chi and Qianyu Chi were also deeply distressed.

“Qianyu, where’s your dad?” Jing Yang, having suffered sleepless nights, staggered out of the living room.

Qianyu Chi shook her head blankly. “I don’t know. I haven’t seen Dad for a long time.”

Turning to Baiyu Chi, she asked, “Brother, when was the last time you saw Dad?”

Baiyu Chi stared at his phone, his expression grim and cold.

On his phone were several photos taken by a private detective he had hired.

In several pictures, Zhenghua Chi was seen holding a woman’s hand with a happy smile. There were also photos of Zhenghua Chi, Yeyao Chi, and the woman dining happily together.

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Looking at these photos, what else could Baiyu Chi not understand?

He showed one photo to Jing Yang. “Mom, do you know this woman?”

Jing Yang glanced briefly and immediately paled. “Why this woman? Isn’t she Dad’s first love? Why would it be her?”

“Mom, you know? Tell me, who is she?”

Under Baiyu Chi’s pressing, Jing Yang finally explained, “She was your dad’s ex. When your dad and I were preparing to marry, she appeared with a child trying to blackmail him. But your dad said it was a scheme; the child wasn’t his.”

“Mom, do you believe that?”

Jing Yang forced calmness. “I don’t know the truth. Even if the child was his, what of it? Your dad didn’t acknowledge her, so they posed no threat to me. I just never expected that after so many years, she still wouldn’t give up.”

Baiyu Chi swiped to the next photo, where Yeyao Chi’s smiling face was clear. “Mom, if Dad truly didn’t care, why disguise his illegitimate daughter as an adopted one and raise her in our family?”

“What?” Jing Yang saw the photo clearly and felt dizzy. “Impossible! Yeyao is that woman’s child? She’s Dad’s illegitimate daughter?”

Qianyu Chi was shocked and immediately came closer. After seeing the photos, she couldn’t accept it either, but the facts were undeniable.

She angrily smashed all the vases in the living room. “Why? Why did this happen?”

Jing Yang recovered somewhat and grabbed Baiyu Chi’s arm. “Baiyu, did you know all along?”

Baiyu Chi couldn’t tell the truth. “I had my suspicions before but wasn’t sure. I was afraid I was wrong, so I didn’t speak out and instead hired a private detective to investigate.”

Tears streamed down Jing Yang’s face. “Baiyu, thank goodness for you, or the three of us would have remained in the dark. How could your dad do this? Bringing his illegitimate daughter home and raising her—I treated her like my own!”

Qianyu Chi trembled with fury, grinding her teeth. “I won’t let them get away with this!”

At that moment, the door opened. Zhenghua Chi entered, holding Shuyun Pan’s hand, with Yeyao Chi following behind. The family of three walked in peacefully, radiating harmony.