Qin Chengyao took a long time to calm his breathing. Then, slowly, in a tone as if he were telling a story completely unrelated to himself, he began to speak.
"My father had an affair. He betrayed my mother and forced her to divorce and give up my custody. My sister was driven to death by him. He even wanted to control my mind. After my sister died, I got sick. But my father thought it was nothing. He was so happy because he thought I had become more mature and steady than before..."
At this point, Qin Chengyao finally couldn't hold back. His breathing became rapid.
Ji Siyue silently reached out her arm and patted his leg to comfort him. Qin Chengyao took a few deep breaths, patted her back, and continued.
"Later, my mother was too sad and went abroad for treatment. As soon as her condition got a little better, my father warned her not to come back and not to see me. It's been several years. This is the first time I've seen him. She had only been back for two days, and my father warned her to leave quickly... Tell me, is it wrong for me to go and confront him now?"
Ji Siyue fell silent.
Even an upright official can hardly settle a family dispute, let alone she was an outsider.
Although the situation sounded quite abominable, Ji Siyue had a principle of not passing judgment without knowing the whole story, so she didn't answer directly.
"I won't pass judgment, but you should know that I will always support you if you want to do something."
"Heh... Good. As long as you're with me, that's enough."
Qin Chengyao drove all the way until he reached the downstairs of the Qin Group.
Ji Siyue looked at the company building in surprise. "Does your father work here? This is the biggest group in our area!"
Qin Chengyao paused for a moment and nodded. "Yes, he works here. You wait for me here. I can go alone."
"Are you sure you don't need me to go with you?"
"No. With you here, I'll feel at ease. Wait for me to come back."
"Okay."
Qin Chengyao closed the car door and left. Ji Siyue looked at his back with some worry. She couldn't help thinking - would Qin Chengyao quarrel with his father?
He probably would. It seemed that Qin Chengyao hated his father very much.
No! Strictly speaking, it should be hatred...
Qin Chengyao walked all the way and approached the company building.
The receptionist at the company saw him and quickly greeted him. "Young master!"
"Where's my father?" Qin Chengyao asked.
"The chairman is in a meeting. Do you want to wait..."
Before she could finish, Qin Chengyao walked upstairs on his own. The receptionist knew that the relationship between the father and son had never been good before. Worried that something might go wrong, she quickly followed him.
When they reached the top floor, a woman walking towards them made Qin Chengyao stop in his tracks.
He clenched his fists tightly and stood there with his body tense, quietly watching the woman walking towards them with a smile on her face.
"Yaoyao, why did you come here suddenly? You didn't even say a word. Aunt Han would have gone to pick you up!"
This woman was Han Xiaoxiao, Qin Chengyao's stepmother.
"I came to find my father, so I didn't tell Aunt Han. When will my father be out?"
"He's in a meeting. It'll probably take two or three hours. Do you want to come and sit in my office?"
Qin Chengyao looked at Han Xiaoxiao and a strange smile appeared on his face.
"Sure, that's fine, Aunt Han."
In Han Xiaoxiao's office, just as Han Xiaoxiao had poured a glass of water for Qin Chengyao, he asked, "Aunt Han, did you find out that my mother came back from abroad?"
Han Xiaoxiao's hand holding the water glass paused slightly. Then she smiled and said, "Yes, your father told me."
"My father warned my mother again. Do you know that?"
"Yes, I know. I tried to persuade him, but it was no use."
Han Xiaoxiao sat down on the sofa on the other side and said, "You know your father's character. He was like this a few years ago, and he won't change after a few years."
"Aunt Han, Xiaoqian is already eight years old. In another ten-odd years, he can start to try to get in touch with the company. But there's still me. I'll graduate soon. After graduation, my father will definitely want me to come to the company. Aren't you worried that your son won't get anything in the future?"
"Yaoyao, you don't need to talk to me like this."
"I think I do!" Qin Chengyao suddenly raised his voice and said, "Aunt Han, if your son can't get the company because of me, if you feel sorry for your son, you should do everything you can to make me get out of the Qin family! Anyway, I don't want to be his son either. Does he think it's okay as long as he firmly holds my custody in his hands?"
Han Xiaoxiao quickly stood up, ran to the door, and locked it. When she turned around, there was already a thin layer of tears in her eyes.
"Yaoyao, do you know why I've made Xiaoqian learn the violin and the piano since he was four years old? I want him to be a musician so that he'll have nothing to do with the company in the future. This company will always be yours! This is what I owe you! Yaoyao..."
"Enough! I don't want to hear it! If he dares to warn my mother, I'll dare to make him lose this son!" Qin Chengyao also couldn't help but want to cry, but he managed to hold it back.
To be honest, since Han Xiaoxiao married into the Qin family, she had never treated Qin Chengyao badly. He knew it in his heart, but he just couldn't get over that hurdle.
At this moment, there suddenly came a banging sound on the door from outside.
"Is that Chengyao? Open the door!"
Han Xiaoxiao quickly wiped the tears from her face. "Don't cry. Your father is here! Talk nicely!"
She opened the door. Qin Guo walked over. Just as he was about to say something, Qin Chengyao directly asked, "Did you warn my mother to go back to the United States?"
Qin Guo rarely smiled. He would only smile a few times when he saw his son. The smile that had just appeared on his face suddenly disappeared because of Qin Chengyao's words.
"Yes, she shouldn't have come back."
"Her son is here. Why can't she come back?" Even though Qin Chengyao had already known it, he still couldn't help trembling with anger when he heard this sentence again.
"You're my son, not hers." Qin Guo just said calmly.
Maybe when a person is extremely angry, they will really calm down.
"Really? Let me have my own household register. I'll come to you again. Ask your lawyer to get ready. I voluntarily give up my right of inheritance. From now on, I'm not your son."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
"If you walk out of this door today, I'll disown you. Don't forget where the money you've spent all these years came from!"
"Heh... I haven't used a single cent of your money. If you want to take it back, feel free to do so!"
Qin Chengyao said and left without mercy.
Qin Guo stared at Qin Chengyao for a while. He was so angry that he couldn't catch his breath and almost fainted on the spot.