Quenching

"She is my daughter, my precious daughter, and she was... she was..."

"It wasn't Xing Songfeng who did it alone, so why are you only coming to me?"

Tears streamed down Liu Songtao's face as he trembled all over, stammering out a sentence.

"Child, she's pregnant with Xing Songfeng's...beast's child..."

Wanli Fuguang took a deep breath, his face dark, and said slowly.

"what do you want?"

"Hand over Xing Songfeng, and I won't let him go to jail, I..."

"No."

Wanli Fuguang's attitude was harsh, and his tone showed no sign of backing down.

Liu Songtao's thick, irregular eyebrows relaxed a bit, he wiped away a tear, and the wrinkles on his face faded slightly. He spoke without any politeness.

"Alright, then you pay up. You are the heir of the Wanli family and the one with the most say. My son wants half of the Wanli family's shares."

"Liu Songtao, does your wife know you have a daughter? Is she perhaps an illegitimate child?"

"My wife...my wife...almost had a heart attack from anger."

The wrinkles on Liu Songtao's face twisted together again, his drooping eyelids were almost squeezed into triangles, and his dry hair made him look like a skeleton that had been drained of its oil, drifting aimlessly through the world.

Wanli Fuguang downed his cappuccino in one gulp, tossed aside the glass, strode off, and uttered a single sentence.

"Wait."

In the room, Wu Haofeng looked down at the photos on his phone one by one, while Xing Songfeng lay on the bed, staring at the sparrows flying freely outside the window with envy.

"Why haven't you gone out to play lately?"

A deep, resonant voice came from inside, and both of them perked up. Wu Haofeng quickly ran to the door, while Xing Songfeng propped himself up and moved towards the bedside with his elbow.

“Cousin, I didn’t know she was Liu Songtao’s daughter, let alone that she was a minor. We always disliked her and thought she was a prickly little delinquent.”

"Have you slept with too many women and become spoiled? You knew the girl didn't want to, but you still did it?"

"It's all Kong Yanfei's fault. I wanted to sleep with Kong Yanfei, but she wasn't willing. Who knew that I would run into Liu Songtao's daughter, that reckless little girl, who walked right into my line of fire and even hit me on the head?"

"Was it wrong to hit you on the head? You don't strive to be number one in your studies, you don't strive to be number one in your work, you don't strive to be number one in competitions, what's the point of striving to be number one in this kind of thing?"

"I was wrong."

"If you're wrong, go to jail!"

Wanli Fuguang's cold words made Wu Haofeng's face turn pale. His whole body went limp, and he leaned against the wall, sliding down unsteadily like a deflated balloon.

Xing Songfeng clenched his fists and pounded the bed with all his might.

"Cousin, I was wrong. Wu Haofeng shouldn't go to jail, right?"

"It's happened, and there's eyewitness testimony and physical evidence. What do you tell me to do?"

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect her to be a..."

"There are many unexpected things. Do you think you can get away with it by saying you didn't expect it? Your actions are criminal."

"Cousin, I'll never do it again, cousin, cousin..."

The door slammed shut with a bang.

Wu Haofeng stared at Xing Songfeng, who was wailing loudly, his eyes bloodshot and his chest heaving. He strode over and slapped Xing Songfeng's buttocks hard.

"Hey! Why did you hit me? All you do is correct my lousy homework all day? If you'd told me sooner, I wouldn't have..."

"Snapped."

"Oh no, you hit me again! You're going to jail, what am I going to do?"

"Snapped."

"Ouch! Wu Haofeng, it hurts! Wu Haofeng."

Wu Haofeng gritted his teeth, panting heavily, looking down at Xing Songfeng, who was in tears. He gripped his thighs tightly with both hands, tears streaming down his face, but he couldn't bear to slap them anymore and slowly lowered his arms.

"Thump, thump."

Wanli Fuguang politely knocked on the door of Wanli Ruoyu's study and then pushed the door open to enter the room.

"Liu Songtao came to see me?"

Wanli Ruoyu shook the newspaper and crossed her legs.

"Did I threaten you?"

"I have a way to control Liu Songtao's wife, daughter, and son, and use them to threaten Liu Songtao."

However, two of the boys who bullied people with Xing Songfeng at the club that day were internet celebrities.

The two boys promoted their business online and also connected with their family members, which attracted a considerable number of fans.

If they are pushed too far and expose this matter, inciting public outrage and prompting a thorough investigation, Xing Songfeng will definitely go to jail, and may not even be able to implicate Wu Haofeng.

"What do you want?"

Wanli Ruoyu lowered the newspaper slightly and glanced at her son from above.

"Liu Songtao wants half of the group's shares, so I made him sign the contract."

"Half a share?"

"Yes."

"You gave it?"

“I agreed to sign the contract. I had someone make the loan agreement look good, as well as the gift agreement, and I also bribed the lawyer and professional contract consultant hired by Liu Songtao.”

“You dump all the debts of the overseas company on him.”

"A large portion of the debt. By the time Liu Songtao finds out, there will be no money to cover the hole, and he will definitely continue to extort money from the families of the boys."

"The overseas debts are simply beyond the financial capacity of the boys' families. Once their families realize the hole can't be plugged, they will definitely expose the truth. What have you been doing during this time of delay?"

“I found a reason to test Liu Songtao’s daughter’s DNA and found a boy with a similar build to Xing Songfeng to take the sample.”

"What's the purpose?"

“The families of these boys have really stirred up public opinion. We’ll release the video and say that Xing Songfeng and Liu Songtao’s daughter dated, which will shut the public up!”

"Even the best-laid plans can have flaws. What if someone manages to find even the slightest clue?"

"Even if we do find evidence, the public's focus will be on the relationship between Xing Songfeng and the girl. As for those who are truly concerned about the truth, I will give them a heads-up beforehand to avoid inciting public outrage and make things easier to handle."

Wanli Ruoyu put her legs down, flipped through the newspaper, and coldly questioned him.

"Why only let people get rid of a large portion of the debt? What about the remaining small portion?"

"I……"

A hint of apology flashed across Wanli Fuguang's eyes as he lowered his head slightly.

"Don't assume that just because the bank or region where the debt is owed is different, it will be clear and understandable. Don't leave any loose ends when you do things."

"Dad, this company has absolutely no external debt, and..."

"Foreign debt is easy to borrow from anywhere."

Wanli Ruoyu's tone was cold and stern, showing no mercy.

"I……"

"You always procrastinate and leave things unresolved, which makes it easy for others to find fault with you and strike. If you want to get rid of debts, just get rid of them all at once. What's the point of leaving them behind?"

"Dad, I've investigated the person behind Liu Songtao... I..."