Upon hearing that Qin Yao was injured, my expression changed. Without asking any further questions, I hurriedly prepared to leave, saying, "I have urgent business to attend to."

My dad's face darkened when he heard this. He slammed his hand on the table, raised his voice, and yelled, "What could be more important than what we two need to discuss? Don't you respect me as your father at all!"

"You're not going anywhere today. You need to explain this matter clearly, or you'd better go and get the money right now and give it to me!"

A surge of anger welled up inside me. In his eyes, there was only profit and money; he didn't treat me like his daughter at all.

“That’s my mother’s dowry. I won’t give it up unless you transfer all the shares under your name to me.” I knew he wouldn’t agree, after all, he valued the company and his profits above all else.

But to my surprise, as soon as I finished speaking, he angrily stood up and threw the bowls and chopsticks on the table at me.

Thankfully it didn't hit me, otherwise I'd probably be bleeding from a head wound by now.

Li Yaqin exclaimed in surprise and grabbed his arm, trying to persuade him, "We're all family, let's talk things out."

She walked quickly to my side, grabbed my arm, and said with a smile, "I think your father is right. The company doesn't have enough funds. If it can't turn around and goes bankrupt, your life in the future will definitely not be easy."

“Your father did all this for the sake of the family, and we were just borrowing your mother’s dowry.”

Hearing this, I couldn't help but scoff and shook off her arm. "You two? My dad and you, his mistress? You even want to use my mom's dowry? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at if word gets out?"

After saying that, I shook off her hand, stormed out of the house, and ignored all the shouts behind me.

When I arrived at the hospital, I learned how dangerous Qin Yao's condition had been that day. She had been hit by a flowerpot that fell from upstairs while she was out eating.

Fortunately, she was lucky; the flowerpot hit the balcony extending from the next floor first before landing on her head, thus escaping any danger to her life.

Even so, she still needed several stitches in her head, and also suffered from mild encephalopathy.

Seeing that she was alright, I was finally relieved. I quickly asked her a few questions and told her that I would help her get leave from school.

"Which family's house was the one that fell? Have they been found?" I couldn't help but ask.

Qin Yao shook her head, gave a wry smile, and said, "I've already called the police, but the neighborhood there is an old one with no security cameras, and I haven't found any clues after searching for a long time."

She sighed and said she could only accept her bad luck.

I completed her hospital admission procedures and had just returned to the ward when I heard a familiar voice coming from inside. It was Bian Jiahui. What was she doing here?

I looked into the room through the glass window. Her face was full of confusion and anger. "How did you get this hat?"

She was being held by Qin Yao's hat, the one I had given her before.

Qin Yao seemed to have been woken up, her brows furrowed in confusion as she said, "This was a gift from Wanwan, why can't I have one?"

Upon hearing this, she swallowed the rest of her words after saying "you," and just stared at the hat in her hand, her eyes filled with disgust.

My face darkened. Bian Jiahui's reaction was too strange. Why would she care about a hat out of the blue?

This made me start to have some guesses, but I had no evidence. I pushed open the door and went in, questioning her, "What are you doing here?"

"I was going that way anyway, and I came to see Qin Yao because I heard she was injured."

She looked awkward and spoke without much confidence.

I stared intently at her. She seemed a little guilty that I had overheard her, and raised her voice in dissatisfaction, asking, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Without saying much, I simply pulled her arm and left the ward, not wanting to disturb Qin Yao's rest. Once outside, I asked her irritably, "How come I didn't know you and Qin Yao were so close? You even managed to come to the hospital on the same route. You heard she was injured, but who told you that?"

Qin Yao is injured, and even the teacher doesn't know. How did she find out?

Unless, she orchestrated the throwing of the flowerpots, and her target wasn't Qin Yao, but me!

It's just that Qin Yao was wearing my hat, so she was mistaken for someone else!

The thought of this possibility filled me with anger. I grabbed her arm and pulled her closer, warning her in a harsh tone, "It seems the trial has scared you, so you're eager to make a move against me. I advise you not to resort to such underhanded tactics; you won't always be so lucky."

"What nonsense are you talking about!" She pulled her hand away from mine, angrily saying, "I was just trying to be helpful. What evidence do you have for saying this? Be careful, or I'll sue you for false accusation."

After saying that, she turned and left, looking guilty.

I finished Qin Yao's paperwork before I went back.

When I got home, the front door was already closed. Someone heard me knocking and hesitantly spoke from inside, "Miss, the master said that you can only come in after you've thought things through, otherwise he'll pretend you're not his daughter!"

I looked at the tightly closed door, took a breath, and turned to leave.

I went back to my mother's place without telling her what had happened to my father; I just said I missed her.

After hearing my explanation, my mother felt much more at ease. She rested for one night, and the next day I received some unexpected news: my father had actually decided to make Bian Jiahui the company's project manager.

Not only that, he also publicly stated that if anything happened, he could leave the company.

I knew all along that my dad was always after profit, and I can't believe he can be so shameless.

Ge Zeyu told me this news. He asked me on the phone what my plans were. I suppressed my anger and told him, "The most important thing now is the public trial. If Bian Jiahui instructed Zhang Liang, I believe my dad wouldn't dare to let a murderer be the project manager."

Ge Zeyu chuckled and told me the court date: this afternoon.

As soon as the time came, I rushed to the court. Because it was a public trial, there were many people at the courthouse entrance. As soon as Ge Zeyu got out of the car, a lot of people surrounded him.

They pointed long guns and short cannons at him, asking if he already had a suspect in mind when he helped Xiang Shang appeal.

Without saying a word, Ge Zeyu turned around and opened the car door for me on the other side.

As soon as I got out of the car, I heard a lot of people talking, "Isn't she Fu Xinyi's fiancée? How come she's suddenly with this young master from the Ge family?"

"You don't know this, the Jiang family and the Ge family had a childhood betrothal, but it was never made public. Later, it was said to be a misunderstanding, and the Jiang family and the Fu family suddenly got engaged. It's all very messy in the wealthy families!"

I ignored the gossip and was about to go inside with Ge Zeyu when suddenly the people around me exclaimed and a black car sped towards me!

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