"How is Miss doing?" the slight man handed over his briefcase to the servant beside him and asked with concern.
"Miss has been locking herself in her room these past few days, refusing to eat and refusing to see anyone. Aunt Xu has tried many methods, all to no avail. Family Head, what should we do?" The servant shook his head, speaking helplessly.
This slender man is the head of the Huang Family, Huang Xing.
Huang Xing, fifty-one years old this year, had no sons, only a daughter named Huang Yiyi. Back in the day, Huang Xing was just an ordinary worker, struggling every day to provide for his family, but somehow he encountered an incredible stroke of luck. The once mediocre Huang Xing suddenly became rapidly prosperous, as if he had activated a cheat. From a mere worker, he turned into Nan City’s seafood tycoon in ten years’ time.
During that time, he took a wife as beautiful as flowers, and life was very comfortable. However, Huang Xing and his wife had a nagging concern.
The source of their worry was the viability of Huang Xing’s sperm—only two percent.
This meant that for Huang Xing to continue his lineage was as difficult as ascending to heaven.
But fortunately, though medical standards were not advanced at the time, Huang Xing already had some money. Moreover, he encountered yet another stroke of luck, as his wife’s belly grew larger day by day, delighting Huang Xing to no end.
After ten months of pregnancy came the day of labor. Huang Yiyi was born, but at the cost of her mother’s life due to complications during childbirth. Huang Xing could no longer have children, and so for the rest of his life, he only had his daughter, Huang Yiyi, whom he cherished as a priceless treasure.
This time, while he was away on business, he received a phone call from his housekeeper saying that Huang Yiyi had been poisoned and brought back home. He immediately postponed all his business and rushed back.
"Yiyi, Open Gate, it’s Daddy." Huang Xing extended his gaunt palm and knocked at Huang Yiyi’s room door, speaking softly.
Footsteps were heard from inside the room, and after a while, the door opened. There stood Huang Yiyi, with red and swollen eyes, looking aggrieved in front of Huang Xing.
"Dad, you’re finally back! Yiyi has suffered a great grievance!" Huang Yiyi’s lips quivered as she threw herself into Huang Xing’s arms and began to sob uncontrollably.
Huang Xing was heartbroken and flustered as he comforted her, "Oh, my precious girl, what’s happened? What’s the matter, tell Daddy!"
Huang Yiyi cried for a while, and with sobs intermittently interrupting her, she lifted her head under Huang Xing’s coaxing.
"Daddy, a few days ago I went to Xuandu City..."
Over the next twenty minutes, Huang Yiyi, through tears and wails and with plenty of exaggerations, described to Huang Xing what had happened at the Benz 4S Store. In her recount, An Yiqing became a domineering and savage young mistress who took what belonged to others, while she portrayed herself as the aggrieved white lotus who suffered in silence.
"This is outrageous! Whose child is this, with such a lack of manners!" The more Huang Xing heard, the angrier he became, slamming his hand on the desk with a loud thump and bellowing.
Huang Yiyi was startled by Huang Xing’s roar, tearing up and chokingly said, "Daddy, as outsiders in Xuandu City, we have no power or influence; it’s no wonder that kind of wealthy young mistress looks down on us. But it’s not important if Yiyi is wronged, what I cannot bear to see, Daddy, is your honor being insulted. Later, I couldn’t take it anymore and used a bit of prankish poison to punish her, never expecting that woman to know how to use poison too, and what she used was a hundred times more malevolent than mine. Boo hoo, Daddy, Yiyi has lost all her dignity, both inside and out."
The more Huang Xing listened, the angrier he grew, his chest heaving violently and his breathing growing heavier. He took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the anger in his heart.