Am I really my dad's daughter?

Chu Wanning knew that Lu Siyan was a germaphobe, and she felt somewhat embarrassed by the environment. However, since she was already being carried on his back, she cast a grateful glance at him before holding the flashlight and walking toward the door.

It was a long flight of stairs, looking very much like the one in her own room.

She wanted to take out her phone to call for help, but she discovered that the signal was completely blocked.

Very well!
Truly thorough!

"Ayan, there is probably another door at the top. It will be hard to open without a key. We might as well turn back the way we came," Chu Wanning analyzed calmly.

"Alright!" Lu Siyan had the same thought.

Chu Wanning hurried over to Chu Xi and tightly grasped her withered hands.

"Mom, we are leaving this place right now. From now on, no one will ever hurt you again!" As she spoke, Chu Wanning could not stop her tears from flowing.

"Okay! Okay! My little Ning, don't cry!"

The journey back was clearly much smoother. Walking alone up the long stairs was already strenuous, let alone with someone on his back, but Lu Siyan showed no change whatsoever, not even panting for breath.

Finally, they reached the room.

Lu Siyan placed Chu Xi gently on the bed. Chu Wanning hurriedly checked her pulse and had her swallow one of the pills she had brought up from the basement.

"Ayan, Mom is poisoned, but her life is not in immediate danger for now. Go outside and ask Aunt Fang to come in. I need to give Mom a bath, and have them buy some clothes back. You should go to the guest room and clean up as well." Chu Xi's clothes had long been stored away in the warehouse, and finding them now meant they could not be worn immediately.

"Alright!"

When Lu Siyan opened the door, his men were standing right outside.

"The person has been found! Keep it strictly confidential."

"Uncle Chu, call Aunt Fang in to help Mom take a bath."

"Ah, right away, right away!" Uncle Chu shuffled off in a hurry to fetch her.

"Chuyang, take the men back. The acquisition of the Chu Corporation must be completed within three days!"

"Yes, Lord Lu!" The figures vanished instantly.

Lu Siyan took out his phone and dialed Lu Bei. "Bring some of my clothes, and have the maids pack a set for Madam. Deliver them to the Chu residence!"

"Yes, sir!"

Meanwhile, Fang Hongyu was dumped at the entrance of the Qiu family residence like a discarded rag.

Her clothes were so tattered they barely covered her body.

Qiu Yuanyuan happened to be heading out and witnessed the scene.

She hurriedly stripped off her own coat and draped it over Fang Hongyu.

"Quick, come here! I need maids, maids! Everyone else, step back!"

Several maids who had been dismissed by the Chu family stepped forward and carried the woman into the house. Among them was the very maid who had previously clung stubbornly to her position, refusing to leave.

However, as she looked at Fang Hongyu, her eyes were filled with undisguised delight, and she quickly lowered her head even further.

Anyone with the slightest experience could tell what Fang Hongyu had been through just by looking at her state.

How could a woman who had been gang-raped possibly remain by the master's side any longer?

This time, the master would definitely kick this cheap woman out!

Fang Hongyu had no idea that she had all along been feeding a dog right by her side—one that had long harbored designs on her man.

In short, none of them were good people!

Qiu Dian had been driven dizzy by company affairs over the past few days. The moment he returned, he heard the maids' report, and only when he unlocked his phone did he see the video sent by Chu Wanning.

Instantly, his anger flared to the breaking point, and pinching the bridge of his nose, he nearly passed out from rage.

He grabbed a feather duster and stormed furiously upstairs.

Upstairs, Qiu Yuanyuan had just called the doctor uncle whom her mother frequently contacted, consulting him and being told there was no major physical danger. She had just given Fang Hongyu a painkiller and settled her to sleep when she heard a loud bang as the door was kicked open.

Qiu Yuanyuan screamed in terror, and Fang Hongyu woke up as well!

The moment she saw Qiu Dian's expression, she knew he found out! It was over!

"Qiu Ge, listen to me, listen to me, they forced me! I dare to call the police to prove my innocence, you have to believe me!"

"Qiu Ge, you must avenge me, my purity is gone!"

"Believe me, our daughter is already so grown up, how could I possibly do this willingly and get reduced to such a state!"

Looking at Fang Hongyu's face, swollen like a pig's head, and every inch of exposed skin covered in bruises, Qiu Dian felt his blood boil with hatred, wishing he could beat her to death on the spot.

"Fine, this time you were forced, then how do you explain these young men?"

Qiu Dian slammed his phone directly onto Fang Hongyu.

Qiu Yuanyuan was completely bewildered from start to finish. What on earth was going on?

She snatched the phone from Fang Hongyu's hand, intent on seeing for herself.

"No, Yuanyuan, don't look, don't look!"

But it was clearly too late; Qiu Yuanyuan's eyes widened to the point of popping out of their sockets!

The woman intertwining naked with a man—no, with several men—was actually her own mother, who always held her head high and prided herself on being a refined upper-class lady?

She was so furious she wanted to slap her mother across the face several times!

"Mom, am I even my dad's daughter?" Qiu Yuanyuan now deeply doubted whether she was actually born to her mother and some wild man.

Neither Qiu Dian nor Fang Hongyu had expected her to ask such a question.

"Yuanyuan, what are you saying? You are naturally your dad's daughter!" Fang Hongyu hastily explained.

Qiu Yuanyuan didn't even spare her a glance, her eyes locked straight onto Qiu Dian.

Taken aback by the question, Qiu Dian replied with a trace of lingering anger, "You are indeed your father's daughter!"

Back then, Fang Hongyu had indeed been a virgin when she came to him, and he had even done a paternity test.

With just that pair of eyes, no one could ever claim they weren't father and daughter.

Having received a definitive confirmation, Qiu Yuanyuan's next sentence made Fang Hongyu spit out a mouthful of blood in pure rage.

"Dad, I don't want such a shameless mother. Divorce her!" Qiu Yuanyuan's tone was calm, tinged with mockery, as she felt that even uttering the word "mother" was an insult to her mouth.

With that, she turned and walked out.

"Yuanyuan, Yuanyuan, what are you saying? How can you ask your dad to divorce me? I am your biological mother!"

"Don't leave, don't leave!"

Unable to stay in bed any longer, Fang Hongyu scrambled up to grab Qiu Yuanyuan.

There was no way Qiu Yuanyuan would let her touch her; she dodged aside instantly.

Swiftly pulling open the door, she found the aforementioned maid tumbling headfirst into the room.

"Hoh, what? Eavesdropping and hoping to climb up to become my mother? You think you're worthy? You're fired, get the hell out of my house!" Qiu Yuanyuan had long seen through this person's ill intentions toward her father.

"Eldest Miss, you've misunderstood, I didn't—"

"If not, resigning proves your determination! Get lost!" Qiu Yuanyuan gave her a swift kick. She would leave her biological mother for her father to deal with, but she still needed to vent her own anger. "Where are the bodyguards? Throw her out!"

After Qiu Yuanyuan left, the door was pulled shut behind her.

A moment later, sounds of beating, scolding, and pleading for help echoed from inside the room. Qiu Yuanyuan felt utterly sick to her stomach!

Why? Why?

Ever since she was little, she knew her mother was a mistress, and even after finally clawing her way to the top position, she still couldn't compare to Chu Wanning!

Chu Wanning, what gave her the right to marry Lu Siyan!

At the thought of these two, a sudden sense of foreboding washed over her—the Chu Corporation!

Right! The Chu Corporation was not yet completely in her father's hands, and with Lu Siyan backing her, he would definitely reclaim it for Chu Wanning.

How could she have forgotten to mention this to her father again!