When Bian Jiahui heard that I had called the mental hospital, the smile on her face instantly froze. Before the reporters present could ask any further questions, she spoke up.

“I know you don’t want to acknowledge my identity, and you’re afraid that I’ll inherit your family fortune after I go back, but I just want to have two more relatives.”

After she finished speaking, she paused slightly, and then told me, "My mental illness was misdiagnosed. I have already found an expert in this field to issue me a certificate. As for the previous kidnapping allegations, they were all misunderstandings."

She told me that the evidence had been submitted and that she would soon be exonerated.

Hearing this, I narrowed my eyes slightly. What was clearly a matter with solid evidence was now being presented as a misunderstanding in her words.

Bian Jiahui turned to the reporters present and said, "What happened just now was irrelevant. The purpose of holding this press conference today is to explain to everyone the core concept of our company's intelligent robot production."

Then, she recounted the core concepts she had stolen from our company without missing a single detail, stating that their new robot would be on the market soon.

Su Jiayi and I turned and left the press conference. We were both at a loss in the face of this situation, and the news would soon be known to everyone.

We won't be able to explain this to the Fu family, since we've already formed a partnership with them. We'll not only have to pay a large amount of liquidated damages, but also compensate the Fu family for their losses.

When I got home, I was still a bit disoriented. As soon as I walked in, I heard my dad and mom arguing. They both already knew what had happened at the press conference.

I rushed in and saw that my mother's wounds had not fully healed. She was sitting on the sofa with a cast on, her eyes red as she questioned my father.

My father had a gloomy face. After a long while, he turned his head and said, "That's right, Bian Jiahui is indeed my daughter, but it was all an accident. Mengru, I have always thought that you are a well-mannered person. Jiahui has grown up in front of you. You should be tolerant of others."

Hearing this, my mother was clearly stunned for a moment, seemingly not expecting that my father, who always doted on him, would say such a thing.

In a fit of emotion, she immediately demanded a divorce.

My dad immediately retorted, "It's understandable that you're angry, but don't even think about divorce. I've been managing the company for so many years, and you're used to the life of a rich wife. If you leave me, how can you live such a good life?"

He then added that there are many men like him outside, with countless illegitimate daughters and children. He only had an illegitimate daughter before marriage because of an accident, and told my mother not to worry about it and not to hold on to her.

Every word of those words felt like a stab to my mother's heart. She gasped for breath, clearly unable to accept it.

I quickly found a maid to take my mother upstairs. After comforting her for a few moments, I turned back and looked at the familiar face in front of me. I felt a little unfamiliar with her. I couldn't help but ask my father, "Bian Jiahui said in front of so many people today that she is your illegitimate daughter. How do you plan to respond to this?"

"Now that things have come to this, I plan to find an opportunity to hold a banquet and bring your sister home." He said "now that things have come to this," but a relaxed expression appeared on his face, and there was a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

His reaction made my heart sink. I never expected that he would disregard the company's reputation and actually take the initiative to acknowledge this daughter.

"Aren't you afraid that if you do this now, outside shareholders will find out about this and cause our company's stock market to fluctuate?" Wasn't this the same excuse he used when he asked me to keep it from my mother before?

I'm also curious to know which is more important to him: Bian Jiahui or the company.

My dad sat on the sofa without saying anything, seemingly pondering the matter. After a while, he told me that there was no rush to reunite with my family, and we should wait until the company was more stable before discussing it. He also told me to try to persuade my mom.

I gritted my teeth, suppressing my anger, when suddenly my dad received a phone call. I don't know what the person on the other end said, but his face suddenly turned ugly.

After hanging up the phone, he turned to me and glared at me with a serious expression. "I told you a long time ago to stop running that lousy company and just stay home and study. But your mother protected you and caused such a big mess."

"If the Fu family loses a lot of money because of you, they are very likely to terminate their cooperation with us!"

Hearing him say that, I realized that my affair with Su Jiayi's company had been exposed, and it probably wouldn't be long before everyone in the industry knew.

The Fu family are businessmen. The reason they were willing to cooperate with our Jiang family in the first place was because they were interested in the land that our Jiang family had acquired, especially since it was a government-cooperative project.

Even if my collaboration with Fu Xinyi causes Fu Xinyi to lose some money, they will not give up on cooperating with my father.

After all, they know very well which project is more important.

"As long as the land remains in your hands, the Fu family will not terminate the cooperation."

As soon as I finished speaking, my dad suddenly stood up from the sofa, glaring at me with an imposing air. "You still dare to say such things? The Fu family won't give up on cooperating with us, but they are very likely to renegotiate the profit sharing, hoping to gain more profit in the process."

“Our family has always been committed to integrity in business. If my daughter were to breach the contract and have to pay the penalty for breach of contract in this matter, what would outsiders think of me?”

I took a deep breath; it all came down to saving face for him.

Before I could even speak, my dad yelled at me, "Then get upstairs right now! Don't step out of the house without my permission!"

After saying that, he even wanted the maid to confiscate my phone.

The company's affairs haven't been dealt with yet. If I'm locked up now, Su Jiayi definitely won't be able to handle the company's affairs on her own.

"Dad, I'm afraid I can't listen to you on this matter." I slightly raised my chin and looked at him coldly. Ever since I learned that he had an illegitimate daughter, my affection for him had been fading away little by little.

I used to think he was just strict, but he still loved me, his daughter. But now I realize that his fatherly love has long been given to someone else.

"You rebellious daughter, are you trying to defy the heavens?" He could no longer restrain himself, stepped forward, grabbed my arm, and snatched my phone.

"You're the one who calls the shots in this house!"

After saying that, he forcefully dragged me upstairs and locked me in the room.

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