novelraw Chapter 361 - 189. The secret buried by time for 30 years has surfaced.
Chapter 361 - 189. The secret buried by time for 30 years has surfaced.
"Oh my God, I feel like I’ve seen a field full of green hats rolling around.""It’s been almost thirty years before it was exposed. Could there be any suspicion of falsification? This move by Nan Ze is ruthless! I said there’s no way he’d sit still while his mother’s family business falls into the hands of outsiders. Turns out he was waiting for this day!"
"What’s real can’t be fake, and what’s fake can’t be real!"
Voices of discussion rose and fell around him. Nan Chengzhi’s face was ashen, glaring at the test report on the big screen. His arm holding onto the dragon-head cane trembled, and the clattering sound of his teeth was almost deafening.
He, what has he done all these years...
"I’m sorry, Mr. Nan, we were being watched by people in the industry and couldn’t get away, so..."
The anxious voice echoed in his ear, and Nan Huaiyu’s face was dark and cold, exuding an intimidating aura. He slowly said two words, "Useless!"
He hung up the phone, his delicate face tense. His fingers gripped the phone so tightly they turned white, betraying his emotions.
Jiang Xiaoman’s makeup-covered face was deathly pale, her nails dug deep into her palms, and it took her several attempts to pull out a flattering smile.
The pain barely allowed her to find her voice, "Husband, listen to me, this must be fake. Those two siblings never accepted me and are deliberately embarrassing me here! Huai Yu is my child after ten months of pregnancy. How could he not be your son, right?"
Urgent yet weak.
Nan Chengzhi resisted the urge to push her away in front of everyone, shifted his gaze, and looked at the colorful faces below the stage.
Taking a deep breath, he slightly nodded with proper etiquette, his voice thick and powerful, "Thank you all for coming. I am deeply honored. I apologize for the unexpected events. Tonight’s birthday banquet is concluded here. If you didn’t bring a driver, there are special cars at the door to take you back."
After saying this, a dozen black-clad bodyguards suddenly appeared from nowhere. Huo Yihan lazily snapped his fingers, and everyone was half-forced out of the hall.
Outside the hotel, while waiting for drivers to get the cars, small groups gathered to discuss.
"Tsk tsk, something big is happening at the Nan Family."
"That’s not news. With two wolves fighting, if they have different mothers, who knows who Chairman Nan would favor? The strong live and the weak fade, but now it’s different. Carrying the green hat for so long, if it were me, I’d probably die of anger."
"I’m just wondering why Nan Ze didn’t play his good cards earlier, letting his father raise the neighbor’s son for so many years. It’s quite malicious."
"You only returned to the country in recent years, so you might not know about the old Nan Family matters. It’s more dramatic than a Qiong Yao soap opera. Truly, Nan Ze is skilled at patience, leisurely playing with his wife and kids for over a month before making a move."
"Preparing to wipe it all out in one fell swoop!"
...
Huo Yihan toyed with his phone lazily in his palm, "You’re dealing with family matters, I’ll just leave then?"
Keep the necessary people. Recently, he’s found everything dull, only alcohol and sleep could help him forget that dream.
Mu Jin Huan remained expressionless, responding faintly, "Mm."
"Wait a moment," Nan Wan called out to Huo Yihan, taking a pink invitation out of her bag and handing it to him, "Mo Yi said she’s busy and doesn’t have time to deliver it to you, so she asked me to bring it to you."
The timing was inappropriate, or rather, very appropriate. She could have waited until two days before Xu Mo and Xiao Ran’s engagement to give it to him.
But... every extra day would give him twenty-four more hours to think.
Huo Yihan paused for a moment before reaching out to take it, casually placing it in the pocket of his suit pants.
His handsome face showed no abnormality, except that the casual smile in those peach blossom eyes faded away, leaving two faint words, "Thanks."
Ten minutes ago, the whole hall was still bustling with laughter and clinking glasses. Now, it still maintained its splendid appearance, yet there was a faint sense of lonely desolation.
Nan Chengzhi shook off Jiang Xiaoman’s hand and looked at Nan Ze with unfathomable intent.
"Upstairs."
...
In the VIP lounge on the second floor.
The air was oppressive and heavy, as if it was the calm before the storm.
Nan Chengzhi spoke first, "Ze, you exposed the Nan Family’s internal affairs to the whole city, causing the company’s stock to fall. Is this what you wanted?"
Paternity tests, although common in wealthy families, when Jiang Xiaoman was being derogatorily called a mistress and almost died giving birth to his son, he never doubted it.