Yuna whispered into her son’s ear, “I’m sorry… Youyou…”Youyou opened his little mouth to speak but hesitated. He really wanted to ask: Did his daddy really not like him – not want him – so he threw him away and did not bother with him anymore?Was he really what those adults said? ‘Born to a father but acknowledged by none’?These questions sprang to his lips, but he forcefully swallowed them back.Youyou flipped his hand and held his mom’s tender, delicate fingers. He lifted his small face and gazed up at the night sky, speaking softly, “Mommy, even if my daddy doesn’t want us, I still have mommy! I love mommy the most, so don’t be sad! It’s all because of daddy that mommy is sad! When I grow up, I will definitely protect mommy!”Yuna raised her eyes, followed his line of sight, and gazed outside as well. She eventually gave a long sigh and hugged him even tighter.“Youyou is such a good child….”*The Azhe residence*In the living room, Yuki Azhe, who was sitting on the sofa, sudden
When Yuna returned from her meeting with the department head, she was shocked by what she saw, but she quickly regained her composure.Once the few bossy youngsters saw her, they immediately recognized her. They approached her and forcibly dragged her by the arm outside the office.One of them, who seemed to be the leader, ruthlessly slapped her on the face. He was evidently vexed. In a threatening manner, he asked, “You’re that b*tch’s sister?!”Yuna was stunned. She cradled her stinging cheek and studied them. She then realized who the ‘b*tch’ that they were talking about was! Nasi!“Y’know how much that sister of yours owes me?” He chewed on gum, his eyes looking her up and down a few times.Yuna docilely pursed her lips and kept her silence. Very quickly, she sorted everything out and understood the entirety of the situation.Calling Nasi to mind, she probably incurred this huge debt while she was out having fun. Her family’s financial situation was still unstable, so she had no m
Unsure whether it was the pain or something else, Yuna’s eyes suddenly filled with moisture. Tears soon streamed unabatedly down her cheeks and steadily dripped onto the ground. She was so upset that she wept. From a young age, she had led a wandering life. Although she later had a place to call home, other than Chang, no one welcomed her. She was, all alone, reliant on no one. With her job gone, she really did not know what to do. Her deeply suppressed indignation finally burst out. The unforeseen events over the past few days had mentally and physically taken a heavy toll on her, and she was already at her limit of what she could endure. On top of shouldering Nasi’s debt, she also lost her job. At this very moment, she was without a penny to her name. What should she do now? She was very resilient to the point of unyielding even when she was in a difficult situation, she fended for herself. No matter how tough or how tiring it was, with Y
She did not even look at his expression. Messily wiping off the tears from her eyes with the back of her hand, she indignantly said, “Mister, I know it’s my fault for not looking at where I’m going, but you don’t have to act so condescending as to ‘pity’ me! I don’t need it!”After saying these words, she was no longer bothered with him and treated him as if he were non-existent. She bent down to pick up the documents on the ground, and turned to leave quickly, not bothering to look at him again.Weston fixed his gaze upon on her swiftly departing back. He was somewhat in a daze, unable to retract his sight from her for a long time.Her words caused his unwavering gaze and stance fly far out from his mind all of a sudden!Just by rewinding his memories, he could vividly recall the night he shared with the blindfolded, young girl – the girl who was forced to withstand all of him.He still remembered how he had delved into her delicate body and suffocated in her tightness.He willfully
Aaron was Weston’s right-hand man. Therefore, he was expected to be reliable in whatever he did, and investigating a regular citizen was truly a simple task. He conducted a thorough investigation within a day and brought everything over to Mr. Azhe’s office. However, he did not expect to run into Manrou. In front of her, he was a mere subordinate, naturally having no say in things, so he did not stop her from looking through the documents.The information collected was indeed very thorough. The thick stack of documents contained pictures and texts.Manrou flipped through them all. From the person’s family background and the institute the subject had graduated from down to the subject’s résumé, everything was listed out explicitly.At first, she was puzzled. This was clearly just a normal girl, and she could not fathom why he would order an investigation into her identity. However, the more information she read, the more uncertain she felt.“Yuna Shire?!” She had a vague impression of
The elderly man took out a similar keepsake to the jade she was holding. When the two were put together, they fit perfectly.She was unaware of the jade’s importance and simply lied that it was something her mother had left for her. The elderly man believed her words and brought her back to the family residence, naming her Manrou Azhe and just as quickly setting her as Weston’s fiancée when he was fourteen…*****Back to the present, in the CEO’s office, Manrou weakly dropped down on the sofa. She supported her forehead with a palm as cold sweat drenched her back.She tightly gripped the documents in her hand, her fingertips shuddering out of her control. She was very flustered.She could not guess why he had someone investigate all this. Could he have noticed something unusual about her origin, and he started to cast doubt on her real identity despite her being brought back by Grandpa Azhe personally back then?Her heart jumped once she considered this possibility.In actuality, she
These past few years, she thought that she had not given herself away even once. Moreover, with the DNA results as a piece of ‘evidence’, she had nothing that would cause suspicion.Manrou quickly cast her doubt away, but the weight did not lift off her shoulders.Could it be because of that child? Perhaps, Weston had known all along that the child was alive and was only hidden away by that woman, so he had someone investigate her identity when he suspected her of harboring malicious intentions toward the his family.It was surely because of that!Manrou suddenly raised her head. She looked at Aaron while feigning her calmness, and coldly ordered, “Don’t tell anyone that I saw these documents, get it? Just treat it as if you didn’t see anything!”Aaron slightly stiffened. He obviously did not know of the reason behind her warning. He only knew that she had removed the information about Yuna’s life at the welfare center ten years ago and her son Yun, from the pile. Not lifting her head
Her friend nodded in agreement. She brought the mother-son pair to a western restaurant that she used to patronize, and booked a private room.After ordering, Zula hurriedly pulled her into the washroom to probe. Yuna did not want to hide anything from her, so she just laid everything bare to her without going into much detail.Her friend listened until her heart ached terribly.“To actually treat you like that, your stepmom is simply too cruel and unscrupulous! Six years ago, when my dad told me about how the Shire family was able to pay off all their bulging debts within a year, I thought it was strange. Never did I expect that you sacrificed so much… What is the point of doing that?”Yuna laughed self-deprecatingly and unaffectedly. “Just showing my gratitude. Moreover, these are all in the past. Since I did it for the family, it counted as me repaying my dad for bringing me up.”The hellish period in the welfare center, where she suffered from all kinds of bullying, was a shadow in
Qin Zhou left after bringing Yuna into the head producer’s office. “Have a seat. We are waiting for one more person.”He picked up the case file and started reading it after he had said that. There’s someone else, too?Who can it be?Am I not the only one signing a contract today?She sat in the chair and examined her surroundings. With everything neatly lined up along the shelf, the office interior appeared minimalist in design. There were a few photo frames hanging on the wall, which displayed the latest first-tier stars of Huanyu. Guy’s portrait was among this lineup. Many books and record albums were on the bookshelf. In front of the sofa was a low-square table with a high-class teapot set on it. A knock was heard on the door.She looked over quizzically and saw June walked in. Seeing her, Yuna smiled in acknowledgement and June nodded in return. She closed the door and took a seat beside her. “Producer Lane.” Lane lifted his wristwatch and took a look before he coolly com
Alexis, who was troubled, noticed that the door to Qin Zhou’s office was ajar. She roamed her eyes and hit upon an idea. Immediately, she put on a saccharine smile and entered the room.“Mr. Qin!”She decided to butter him up sweetly upon stepping inside.Qin Zhou held Huanyu shares; therefore, those artistes and staff with lower ranks had to address him as ‘Mr. Qin’.He felt a headache coming on once he saw her and rolled his eyes lazily. “What?”She was about to speak when she spotted Yuna signing a contract with her head down. She was stunned and momentarily speechless.“… Huh? Yuna?! Why are you here, too?”“It’s none of your business! Care for yourself first!” He reminded her coldly.At his reminder, she remembered her purpose for being in his office and cooed, “Mr. Qin, you have to help me~”Her velvety voice triggered goosebumps on his skin instead.Don’t act coy if you don’t know how to.As soon as she opened her mouth, he only felt disgust and his flesh creep all over.“What
Having very few friends, she treasured this seldom-received kindness. She lowered her gaze to look at the time. She was still early for the interview. As she exited the elevator, Agent Qin seemed to have just reached the company as well. He was quite surprised to see her. “Ah, Shishi! You’re so early!” “Mhm! I couldn’t hail a cab at my doorstep. Luckily, someone let me hitch a ride, so I was able to arrive here on time.” “Someone drove you here? Who?” He was puzzled by the coincidence. “She seems to be called… June Moore.” She learned her name from Youyou. June Moore? He furrowed his brows. “Where are you staying right now?” “Precious Gardens.” He was flabbergasted. That district was well-known for being a luxury residence in the capital, and she lived there? “That’s a very luxurious place! How did you manage to buy a property there?” “I struck the lottery,” she answered sheepishly without going into details. “… What good luck.” He let out a sigh from the bottom of his hea
“Do you have any last words?” The man looked at her sympathetically. After all, she had followed them since she was in junior high and inevitably gave raise to having some ‘playmate attachments’ toward her.This was a rare moment of kindness from him.She shook her wan face; she did not want to die!However, he mistook that for not having any parting words and signaled the men beside him with his eyes.“Remember to do a clean job!”“Understood, Bro!”He sniggered, stooped in front of her, and stroked her head in farewell. “Er, poor girl, tell me; why are you so stupid? It’s not that I don’t want to help you. I know we used to be close in some ways, but you tricked me first, so don’t blame me for being unkind now.”With that, he stood up and watched his henchmen drag the two away.She desperately kicked her legs in an attempt to escape as she broke down into tears.A freighter was moored quietly in the harbor.Qiang was not a typical ruffian. He had powerful connections to the mafia an
She shyly and gently undid the buttons on her dress and slowly shifted closer to him.The long dress slipped off her body, falling to the ground in a heap as she inched her way to him. She was totally nude; her fair skin and smooth body became totally exposed in the cold, crisp air.A veil of anger flashed across his face as the pupils in his eyes contracted.“Zhe, I want to give myself to you tonight. Will you please take me?” Manrou walked up to him; her arms slowly circled around the man’s sturdy waist, and she gently placed her soft lips on his chest.She tried to melt his hardened heart with her sweet tenderness. As she was hoping for Weston to make the next move, his frosty voice was heard over her head. “Put them on.”“… What?” She looked up and stared into his penetrating orbs in surprise.“Put on your clothes and get lost!” He said coldly. Before she could react, he roughly grabbed her chin and told her with a look of disgust, “Even if you want this, you have to see if I’m
@ The Azhe residence.Weston parked the car in the garage, and walked into the main hall. There, he saw Manrou and his grandpa waiting for him.Grandmaster Azhe was sitting on the master seat with a grim face. Manrou was kneeled beside him, carefully massaging and kneading his legs from time to time.The moment he saw his grandson enter, he snorted angrily and confronted, “You are finally back!”Weston greeted, “Grandpa.”Manrou wanted to speak when she saw him but kept quiet in the end. Grandpa Azhe slammed the table with evident fury.“Where have you been the past two days?! Do you remember that you still have a home to return to here?!”“I’m busy.” Weston replied coolly.“Busy?! What were you busy with?! Were you busy with a woman in bed?!” his grandfather furiously lambasted.Manrou hastily tried to soothe his fury. Gently caressing his rapidly heaving chest, she meekly commented, “Grandpa, don’t be mad. You have to take care of your health! He must have been busy with work in the
With an eerie laughter, he threw the stack of photos he was holding into the air and said, “Chop her into pieces and feed her to the sharks instead. She will not be missed!”His voice was dark and sullen. The words that came pouring out of his mouth were cold and chilling, sending shivers down their backs!Receiving the shock of her life, Nasi scampered behind Qiang.Her mother, who was standing at the door, also held her breath in fear.The eyes he used to look at Nasi were filled with hatred and cruelty. It was as if she were an utterly filthy thing.“Little boy… Are you kidding me?” Dumbstruck, the gangster could only laugh dryly.How can someone be so ruthless at such a young age? This is really scary.“Am I kidding you?” He threw the question back in a low tone. “Why would I tell you a meaningless joke when my time is precious?”“Then…” The man cleared his throat. He was starting to be awestruck at this six- or seven-year-old lad. Licking his upper lip flap, he continued, “You me
“What did you say? Why should I explain anything to you?”As Qiang asked these questions, he looked up to survey the crowd outside the room and rudely demanded, “Whose kid came running in here? Take him back right away!”The crowd immediately scattered from shock.Youyou said sternly, “You’re here to get your money back, aren’t you?! Explain yourself clearly; I’ll pay you the money!”“Where would a kid like you get the dough from?”“I have the money.” Mr.Hanlin stepped forward from behind the boy with a smile.The gangster was even more confused.Nasi seemed to have detected a ray of hope from this. She pointed to the little boy at once and blurted out, “He… He is my sister’s son!”“Oh? Yuna is your mommy?”“You don’t need to be too concerned with me. I’m asking you; how much does she owe you?” the boy questioned seriously. He spared no attention to Nasi; it was as if looking at her once would pollute his eyes.“500,000$.”The boy turned to the side and lowered his voice, “Mr. Hanlin.
What kind of kinship? Was it the kind where his mother had to suffer their bullying for the past two decades and more? Or was it the mocking and sarcasm he had to hear from them? He could not forget the dark and heavy memories of his childhood. If that was what she was referring to as kinship… He smiled lazily and said, “Alright, then, for the sake of kinship.” “You…” “Which room is it?” It might be due to Youyou’s exceptional charisma, or she must be under a spell, for she woodenly replied to him, “502…” “Let’s go.” He faced his agent and gave this instruction. Mr. Hanlin immediately followed behind. He was actually keen to find out what kind of a tragic ending the mother-daughter pair would have. The agent turned around and glanced pathetically at Lisa, offering a few seconds of silent condolences in his heart. It was not good to offend Youyou, this little demon king. One would not know how death come about. Lisa could not be blamed for creeping her way here for help. Sh