Seriously injured in a car accident, his wife confessed her love for his "white moonlight"

"Dad, you..."

Zhao Lei pointed at his mother, furious, "She cheated on you! You've raised someone else's daughter for so many years for nothing, you..."

Zhao Pengfei seemed to have been hit where it hurt, and glared at him fiercely.

Seeing this, Zhao Lei had no choice but to temporarily back down and leave the place with gritted teeth.

"Are you OK?"

Zhao Pengfei instinctively tried to help his mother, but Zhao Jing brushed his hand away with a look of disgust.

"Isn't all of this your fault? What are you pretending to be a good person for?"

Zhao Jing spoke very rudely.

Zhao Pengfei remained silent, only staring at his mother.

"Mom, go back to your room first. I'll handle whatever it is."

Zhao Jing felt really sorry for her. Although Zhao's mother wanted to stay and face it with her, she was persuaded to go back home.

At this moment, only Zhao Pengfei and Zhao Jing were in the living room.

"Now that the appraisal results are out, my mother and I will not cling to the Zhao family, but we will not give up a single penny of the property that belongs to my mother and me!"

Zhao Pengfei looked pained. "Do you have to talk to me like that?"

"Whether you are my biological daughter or not, I have raised you all these years!"

Zhao Jing sneered dismissively, "I know, it's just about money."

“You…” A look of surprise flashed across Zhao Pengfei’s eyes.

Zhao Jing continued, "When you get home, you can calculate how much money I've spent from the Zhao family over the years. I'll give it all to you after the property division is complete!"

Zhao Pengfei's expression was complicated, and his lips twitched as he finally revealed the truth.

“Jing’er, I knew from the beginning that you were not my biological child, but I have never neglected you in the slightest.”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jing looked at him in disbelief.

"You...you've always known I'm not your biological daughter?"

"How can this be!"

Based on her understanding of Zhao Pengfei, she would never tolerate the slightest imperfection.

If he really knew the truth, how could he have been so caring towards himself and even his mother for so many years?

Zhao Pengfei wore an embarrassed expression.

Back then, although he genuinely liked Zhao's mother, he valued her family background even more, and how much he could benefit the Zhao family by marrying her.

But deep down, he had already regarded Zhao Lei, who was born first, as the sole heir of the Zhao family, so he did not want to have children with other women.

When he learned that Zhao's mother had a childhood sweetheart who loved her deeply, he came up with a flawless plan.

He got Zhao's mother drunk and then arranged for the two of them to go to bed together. It was at that time that Zhao's mother became pregnant.

Although as a man, I cannot bear to see my woman sleep with another man and get pregnant.

But that's what he did. This way, if Zhao's mother gave birth to a son, it would be a fatal blow in the future struggle for the Zhao family inheritance. If it was a daughter, he would raise her with all his heart.

He treated this daughter as his own.

However, plans can't keep up with changes. He never expected that even his daughter, Zhao Jing, would be so persistent about the Zhao family's business. In addition, some subsequent events forced him to reveal this secret to the public.

Thinking of this, Zhao Pengfei's eyes showed a few complex emotions.

He didn't know whether he felt guilty towards Zhao's mother or regretted the wrong decision he made back then.

"If you knew, why didn't you say so sooner? Why didn't my mom tell me sooner?"

Upon learning that Zhao Pengfei had known all along that she wasn't his biological daughter, Zhao Jing was devastated.

Zhao Pengfei sighed deeply.

"I'm not here to interrogate you, but to advise you to stop interfering in the affairs of the Xu Group and the Mei Yi Group."

Zhao Jing looked at him stubbornly, "All I want to know now is, why didn't you tell me sooner?"

After all, Zhao's mother had sworn to her that she had never done anything to wrong Zhao Pengfei.

“If things hadn’t gotten out of control, I would never have let anyone know about this. That’s a way of protecting you all.”

Zhao Pengfei looked at Zhao Jing with a pained expression.

Zhao Jing looked at him blankly, "You say you're protecting us? Hah..."

As she spoke, Zhao Jing looked at him with resolute eyes, "It's too late for you to say anything now. Since I'm not your biological daughter, you don't need to show me any mercy!"

"As for the live stream, since I have no connection with the Zhao family, it's none of your business!"

Zhao Pengfei shook his head with a wry smile, "Don't be angry with me now. As long as you promise not to get involved in the affairs of the two companies and not to shake the Zhao family group, I will give you and your daughter as much compensation as possible!"

"compensate?"

Zhao Jing smiled bitterly, "Is this some kind of charity?"

"Half of the Zhao family's property originally belonged to my mother!"

"Back then, my mother defied all opposition to marry you and gave you all her resources. Was that all she was entitled to?"

Zhao Pengfei was taken aback, and the last bit of reluctance in his heart began to turn into indifference.

"Are you trying to say that the Zhao family's success today is all thanks to your mother?"

"Or are you trying to say that I married your mother just to be a gigolo?"

Zhao Jing sneered, "Isn't that right?"

"Without my mother, there would be no Zhao Group today! And there would be no you, President Zhao!"

Zhao Pengfei's face turned ashen. He stood up angrily, his finger almost poking Zhao Jing's nose.

"You think your cleverness can ruin me? Don't forget, once your true parentage is exposed, you and your mother will lose everything and be branded as unfaithful!"

His eyes were sinister, like a beast driven to desperation. "It's not too late to back down now. Don't force me to take action, or I'll ruin your reputation!"

Zhao Jing was forced to retreat repeatedly, her back pressed against the cold wall, but she still stubbornly looked up.

"Then let's give it a try!"

Enraged, Zhao Pengfei retorted, "I will not tolerate anyone who dares to harm the Zhao family, including you!"

"I'll give you a day to think it over carefully, otherwise, you'll bear the consequences!"

After saying that, Zhao Pengfei slammed the door and left.

It took Zhao Jing a while to come back to her senses.

As for Zhao Pengfei, he had known for a long time that she was not his biological daughter, but he had kept it a secret for so long. She just couldn't understand why.

After calming herself down, Zhao Jing returned to her room to see her mother.

Unexpectedly, Zhao's mother held the doorknob, preventing her from entering, and suppressed sobs filled the air, making Zhao Jing panic.

"Mom, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Open the door quickly, I want to go in and take a look."

Zhao's mother covered her mouth in pain, "Jing'er, let me be alone for a while..."

Zhao Jing's heart skipped a beat; she probably overheard Zhao Pengfei's words.

At that moment, she didn't care about anything else and asked directly.

"Mom, you know I'm not his biological daughter, right? Then who is my biological father?"

Unexpectedly, this question was met with a sharp scream from the room, followed by the sound of wailing.