CHAPTER 82: 079 RIDICULOUS KINSHIP

It wasn’t long before Yun Shen emerged from Yun Shu’s bedroom and caught sight of Ji Yunya sitting with Bai Ran, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"Daddy," Yun Ya stood up and called out sweetly with a smile on her face.

Yun Shen had always been somewhat fearful of approaching this daughter, harboring a complex mix of emotions because these two children constantly reminded him of the absurd things he had done. Although Yun Shu always comforted him with seemingly noble reasons, deep down, he never had a single day of peace.

Now, as he looked at this sweet and obedient little girl and recalled what Yun Shu had said, her current facade of calm and obedience was indeed terrifying.

A chill shot up from the soles of his feet, and he squinted his eyes.

"Why are you not asleep at this late hour?"

Before Yun Ya could respond, Bai Ran stood up with a smile, "Yun Ya is worried about you and that’s why she ran down from upstairs. If you ask me, it’s rare to see such a sweet and filial character at Yun Ya’s age. Don’t speak so harshly, you might scare the child."

Yun Ya stood beside Bai Ran, obediently bowing her head.

Yun Shen scoffed coldly, his icy gaze slicing across Bai Ran’s face before it settled on Yun Ya, a sudden chill passing through him.

Yun Ya was absolutely certain that she had seen a hidden murderous intent in the depths of Yun Shen’s eyes.

It seemed he and Yun Shu had reached a consensus; they could no longer tolerate her and Miaomiao.

At that moment, her heart clenched in pain, her brows furrowed as she tried her best to appear normal.

"Yun Ya, you look so pale. Are you feeling unwell?" Bai Ran’s gentle and caring voice rang in her ears.

"It’s nothing, Aunt Bai. You should rest early, too." She took slow, deliberate steps towards the staircase, her slender and fragile figure looking as if a breeze could blow her away.

Bai Ran furrowed her brows and sighed softly. She had seen it clearly these days; in this household, Yun Ya was the most isolated and unsupported. She was still so young and yet bore a burden too heavy for her to imagine at her age.

Although she had been mentally prepared, Yun Ya’s heart still ached uncontrollably.

Her biological father and grandmother were intent on her death because the existence of her and Miaomiao was an indelible stain in their lives...

The coldness of human nature, the mockery of kinship, ha...

If it was a mistake, then let it be a mistake to the end; if it was a stain, then never dream of washing it clean.

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"Ye Feng, you son of a bitch..."

In the dead of night, on a quiet street, a woman took off her high heels and hurled them at the speeding sports car. The car disappeared into the night with a trail of smoke, and the woman, infuriated, kicked a roadside flowerbed, only to clutch her foot and collapse onto the ground in the next instant.

Whether it was the pain or something else, the woman suddenly burst into tears and began to cry loudly, her hysterical sobs seeming so tragic.

A motorcycle slowly came to a stop, and the young man took off his helmet, revealing a handsome face with a smirk, "If people knew that Eldest Miss Ning, who commands both the underworld and the law, was crying over a man like this, your lifelong reputation would probably be ruined."

The woman roared viciously, "Ning Ziqi, get the fuck away from me."

Ning Ziqi scoffed, "Do you think I want to deal with you? I told you that Ye Feng was unreliable and yet you insisted on throwing yourself at him. Now look, dumped, right? Serves you right, I say."

"Ning Ziqi, say one more word and see if I won’t chop you into pieces," the woman’s beautiful features crossed with a cold look, appearing somewhat intimidating.

Ning Ziqi rolled his eyes, "It’s always been this same line, aren’t you tired of it? All right, all right, it’s not like you’ve never been heartbroken before. With the old gone, the new will come. There are plenty of good men out there waiting for you to pick. How can you hang yourself on one crooked tree? Come on, I’ll take you out for some fun."

Ning Zijin got up and walked away, not caring that she was barefoot, "No, I’m going home to sleep. I’m not in the mood right now; nobody fucking bother me."

"The Qinglong Gang bastards are causing trouble at Huang Ye again."

At those words, Ning Zijin suddenly turned her head.

Ning Ziqi hooked his lips, knowing this tactic would work on her.

"Goddamn it, those bastards must be itching for another beating, seems like the last lesson wasn’t enough," he said as he strode over and slumped into the back seat, a look of ’keep away from me’ on his face.

"Hey, warrior woman, are you fully resurrected, not heartbroken over your Ye Feng anymore?" Ning Ziqi couldn’t help but ask when he saw her demeanor.

Ning Zijin slapped the back of his head, "Kid, don’t ask what you shouldn’t. Besides, this is called playing hard to get, understand? Leave him hanging for a couple of days and he’ll definitely come running back to me. Give him an inch and he’ll open a dye shop. I’ll make him understand that being my man means he must know absolute obedience."

Ning Ziqi mourned silently for the pitiful Ye Feng for two seconds. Hooking up with a woman like her, your life is doomed to be a tragedy.

Thinking of something, Ning Zijin suddenly asked, "What has uncle been up to lately?"

Ning Ziqi knew she would definitely ask, having his response prepared, "You’re so caught up with your Ye Feng you barely visit home, yet you still remember to care about uncle? Heh, looks like uncle’s affections for you weren’t wasted."

Ning Zijin urged, "Cut the crap and tell me."

"Uncle is entering the company."

"What?" Ning Zijin’s high-pitched voice suddenly rang out, nearly deafening Ning Ziqi.

"Wasn’t uncle the one who looked down on our Ning family’s little patch, even making grandpa so angry he had a stroke? What’s gotten into him now?"

Ning Ziqi sighed, "Even heroes have a tough time passing the beauty test."

Ning Zijin slightly narrowed her eyes, "For a woman?"

"Bingo, and this woman is someone you’d never expect."

Ning Zijin immediately said excitedly, "Is it a great beauty? Otherwise, how could my modest and self-disciplined uncle be moved? Spill it, quick."

"The woman is beautiful, yes, but sad to say, she’s already married."

"What? Uncle’s become the other man?" Ning Zijin said incredulously, "My noble, refined uncle, why would you do this..."

"To catch uncle’s eye, she must be no ordinary person. Who is she? Have you checked?"

"Heh, very familiar. You’ll definitely be shocked when I tell you."

"Stop teasing, just tell me."

"That person who got married amid a huge uproar recently; you even called them trashy men and women, a match made in heaven."

Ning Zijin’s lips curved coldly, "Bai Ran?"

"Yeah, I also didn’t expect uncle to fall for Bai Ran. They’re totally from different worlds..."

Slightly narrowing her eyes, Ning Zijin’s eyes flashed with a sharp light that vanished as quickly as it appeared, her murmurs dissipated in the night wind.

"Things are getting more interesting..."

"What did you say? I didn’t catch that."

Ning Zijin slapped the back of his head, "Drive faster, I’m not in a good mood tonight, and those sons of bitches just had to run into the muzzle..."