Song Wan was equally shocked.

Her palms were ice-cold, and her whole body was covered in cold sweat. She stared blankly at Zhu Jingwei, her lips moved, but she couldn't utter a single sound.

She had many questions she wanted to ask, but when the words came to her lips, she didn't know what to ask.

“Child…” Zhu Jingwei’s tears welled up, “You’ve suffered so much all these years… It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t been so heartless back then, if I had helped your mother sooner, Yan Qing wouldn’t have…”

"Auntie, don't say that." Lin Zhaojiang stepped forward and gently patted Zhu Jingwei's shoulder.

Everyone remained silent, except for He Cangwu, who let out a low, mournful roar.

"How could this be... how could this happen!"

He suddenly rushed up to Zhu Jingwei, his eyes fixed on her: "Explain yourself, what exactly happened?"

He grabbed Zhu Jingwei's shoulders and shook her violently, completely hysterical, "What on earth is going on?!"

Lin Zhaojiang forcefully grabbed his wrist and pushed him aside. Huo Junyu and Huo Jingnan also stepped forward. In front of the two strong young men, He Cangwu was no match at all.

He looked at Song Wan, tears streaming down his face uncontrollably, his body trembling uncontrollably.

"I just want to know the truth... I beg you, tell me the truth!"

"You shouldn't be asking us what the truth is," Zhu Jingwei said calmly and clearly. "You should go back and ask your Mrs. He how many secrets she's been hiding for the past twenty-odd years!"

"Shut up!" Suddenly, someone forced their way into the conference room.

Duan Jinrong was panting heavily, her hair disheveled. Furious, she glared at Zhu Jingwei and rushed to He Cangwu's side, crying, "Husband, you can't believe her!"

He Cangwu remained unresponsive, like a statue.

"Husband!" Duan Jinrong grabbed her arm, his voice choked with sobs, "Xiao Hui is dead... He was killed along with that second young master of the Huo family! Even if he wasn't your biological son, he called you 'Dad' for so many years. You have to seek justice for him!"

"Duan Jinrong!" Zhu Jingwei glared at her. "Don't try to change the subject! Haven't you thought about why He Nianhui died?"

"It's all because of the sins you committed back then!" Huo Junyu and Huo Jingnan stepped forward at the same time, looking at her coldly. "You switched someone else's child, and it was this switched child who caused He Nianhui to lose all her life! This is karma, and the cycle of reincarnation is inescapable!"

"you……"

Duan Jinrong opened his eyes wide, held his breath, and retreated awkwardly until he reached the corner of the wall.

At this moment, He Cangwu slowly raised his eyes.

Duan Jinrong's heart skipped a beat. He Cangwu usually looked at her with coldness, but today his cold eyes were filled with hatred as thick as a cloud.

With a ruthless desire to tear her to pieces!

Duan Jinrong felt a chill run down his spine and shivered several times. His voice trembled as he tried to deny it, saying, "No...it wasn't me. I don't know what happened!"

"Zhu Jingwei, you're spreading rumors!" Duan Jinrong stammered, "Husband, you have to believe me! She...she has no evidence, how can you believe her nonsense? Xu Yanqing is her apprentice, of course she'll side with Xu Yanqing! Over the years, this old lady has developed delusions, she's beyond saving!"

"Duan Jinrong." As she was shouting, He Cangwu interrupted her with a cold sentence, "I only have one question for you now: What exactly happened to Yan Qing's death?"

"I……"

"Speak!" He Cangwu roared hoarsely.

He seemed to shout out all the grief of losing his beloved over the past twenty-odd years in those three words.

"You knew all along... that Song Wan is my daughter, didn't you?"

"You've always known that all these years I've been loving the wrong person and spoiling the wrong person! You've always known that as a father, I've let my own daughter suffer, while giving all my love to someone who has no blood relation to me! Isn't that right?"

"Duan Jinrong!" He Cangwu suddenly raised his hand and delivered a resounding slap to Duan Jinrong's face!

Blood immediately seeped from the corner of the woman's mouth. She was stunned by the blow and it took her a long time to turn her face and look at him incredulously.

"Duan Jinrong, even now you're still denying it!" Zhu Jingwei said firmly, "Since you want evidence, then I'll give you the evidence!"

At Zhu Jingwei's command, a hidden door behind the bookshelves in the conference room gently opened to both sides. When Chen Li slowly walked out, Duan Jinrong froze on the spot as if he had seen a ghost.

"The evidence...is all here with me!"

Chen Li held up what she was holding—a small voice recorder. She pressed the switch, and the recording of a conversation from years ago began to play.

"As long as you help me get rid of Xu Yanqing, I promise I won't mistreat your family."

"Madam, I can't..."

"You absolutely must! Ha, I know your wife just gave birth to a daughter. As long as you do this for me, I'll raise your daughter as my own... Then, she'll be the most esteemed young lady of the He family!"

"All you need to do is cause a car accident and kill that woman on the spot! Afterwards, I'll find a lawyer to plead with the judge on your behalf, saying that you didn't do it on purpose, and you'll only get a few years in prison at most."

"Old Song, think it through! Is it really worth trading a few years of your life for your youngest daughter's lifetime of wealth and luxury?"

Then, there was a moment of silence from the recorder.

Not long after, the man answered through gritted teeth, "I agree!"

"But Madam, how can I bring my daughter into the He family? I don't want her to be an adopted daughter..."

"Don't worry, she's not an adopted daughter! She's He Cangwu's biological daughter. Heh, after you get rid of Xu Yanqing, take that little bastard she gave birth to home! Let your wife raise her. As long as she doesn't die, it doesn't matter!"

...

After listening to the recording, Duan Jinrong's body went limp, and he knelt on the ground with a thud, trembling all over.

Song Wan's face turned deathly pale.

If it weren't for Lin Zhaojiang by her side, she probably wouldn't have looked much better than Duan Jinrong.

He Cangwu clenched his fists, his face expressionless.

"That's how it is!" Chen Li wiped away her tears, trying her best to keep her voice steady. "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm just a housewife with little education, and my husband is just an ordinary driver for the He family... We are both at the mercy of the He family!"

“We were so poor back then, all we wanted was a bright future for our daughter,” Chen Li cried uncontrollably. “But I never imagined that Duan Jinrong had lied to me! My husband wasn’t released after just a few years; he was sentenced to death! Now… now she’s ruined my daughter too; she’s turned Ningning into a murderer!”

"Duan Jinrong!" Chen Li suddenly pulled a dagger from her body. "My daughter is in trouble, you won't get away with this either—"