novelraw Chapter 802 - 318: The Phoenix Man’s Rebirth (Part 2)
Chapter 802 - 318: The Phoenix Man’s Rebirth (Part 2)
Unlike some men, who marry women from higher social strata, only to submit and endure humiliation at their in-laws’ homes.
He Jingtian felt increasingly proud upon hearing these praises.
If life continued like this, He Jingtian would always be the envy of his fellow villagers—a winner in life.
Yet, he was not content.
Perhaps it was his inner insecurity acting up.
Though the villagers praised his abilities, colleagues at the school or certain relatives of the Su Family secretly called him a "Phoenix Man."
Phoenix Man, a freeloader—He Jingtian hated these labels profoundly but was powerless to refute them.
Thus, whenever an opportunity to earn extra income arose, He Jingtian never declined it.
Later, as his "side business" thrived, he gritted his teeth and resigned to plunge into the business world.
Borrowing the Su Family’s connections and leveraging his father-in-law’s influence in academia, He Jingtian made waves in the business domain.
Soon, he amassed a fortune of tens of millions.
It was the millennium, and becoming a multimillionaire was impressive.
With money in hand, He Jingtian became conceited, and he began to secretly maintain a mistress and raise an illegitimate child.
At this time, Professor Su fell ill and passed away, while Mrs. Su was gravely ill and was sent to a nursing home.
The great mountain pressing on He Jingtian’s heart seemed to have been completely removed.
He Jingtian was entirely unrestrained, and in front of Su Anqi, he stood up boldly.
He Jingtian’s mistress was clever; noticing his attitude change, she even dared to confront Su Anqi head-on.
Su Anqi was like a flower sheltered in a greenhouse, relying on her parents, then on her husband after her parents were gone.
In the end, she thought her deeply affectionate husband turned out to be a betrayer.
He used the Su Family to rise to prominence, only to later indulge in affairs, revealing lovers and illegitimate children.
Su Anqi was greatly shocked, and while driving, she became distracted, resulting in an accident, leaving behind only a daughter in junior high school.
Although He Jingtian’s mind was twisted, he felt genuine emotions for Su Anqi.
With his wife’s tragic death, he also shed tears, deeply saddened.
But the deceased were gone; the living must live on, and the daughter at home needed someone to care for her, right?
Therefore, less than a month after Su Anqi’s funeral finished, He Jingtian married his mistress.
He felt guilty toward his daughter and compensated her doubly.
Yet, the child was immature and constantly rebelled against him.
Life at home became chaotic, and she learned to be rebellious like some street punks.
Dyeing her hair in various colors, wearing messy makeup, smoking, drinking, drag racing...
A typical problematic girl, yet He Jingtian was rather reputable, and due to having an unruly daughter, he became a laughingstock in his circle.
In his anger, He Jingtian sent his daughter abroad.
His intention was for her to change environments, stay away from social influences, focus on her studies, earn credentials at a lesser-known university, then find a good family to marry.
However, He Jingtian never anticipated that his daughter would act so irresponsibly, becoming even more unruly abroad.
She ultimately fell into drug addiction, ruining herself to death!
With his daughter dead, He Jingtian was both angry and heartbroken, and upon hearing the bad news, Mrs. Su finally couldn’t hold on and passed away at the sanatorium.
Outside, unpleasant rumors spread, claiming he was ungrateful, driving his wife and daughter to death, with suspicions that he might have deliberately harmed his mother-in-law!
He Jingtian felt utterly wronged; he indeed made mistakes, but they were mistakes that all men in the world would make.
He merely lost control momentarily, and thus—
He Jingtian started from scratch, building a vast enterprise, longing for a son to inherit it—was he wrong?
He had once kindly negotiated with Su Anqi, hoping she would bear a son for him.
Su Anqi disagreed, claiming she would only have one child—a daughter, vowing to give the daughter all her love, just like her parents did.
How could that work?
The extensive business he painstakingly built—how could he let outsiders benefit from it?!
He Jingtian felt he merely wanted a son, never planning to abandon Su Anqi and their daughter—could this not be done?
Su Anqi’s death was an accident, and he was deeply grieved.
The daughter was his flesh and blood—how could he not care for her?
But the child was disobedient and rebellious, and to maintain family harmony, he sent her abroad.
He didn’t send her to some remote place but to the bustling, modern USA.
Arranging for her school, buying her a house, spending a fortune.