Over the years, Qiao Xia has heard many strange stories of families fighting tooth and nail over property.

To go to such lengths truly deserves the description of being wicked.

Four years ago, Li Yu's child was handed over to human traffickers by her ex-husband. He specifically chose to steal the child when she was taking care of him alone, in order to make her feel guilty and remorseful so that he could take over her company smoothly.

If Li Yu hadn't been determined to find her child, her ex-husband's original plan would have been to send her to a mental hospital and then take control of all the shares.

Li Yu couldn't believe that her former husband would even harm a child, and coupled with Yao Zong's incessant crying, she suffered a mental breakdown.

Qiao Xia was utterly amazed. "Dad, it's getting cold. Let's bankrupt that company."

Qiao Zhaoxing was equally indignant. "I never thought there would be such heartless people in this world. It's really unfair of God that he got rich. I'll find a way to bankrupt his company right now."

"Mmm." Qiao Xia looked at Qiao Zhaoxing expectantly.

After all that, Qiao Zhaoxing was embarrassed.

Qiao Xia looked at him with a puzzled expression. "Is there some kind of difficulty?"

Qiao Zhaoxing propped up the tablet. "This company is now under my name."

"ah?"

Qiao Zhaoxing explained, "This company is the listed company that Mu San recommended to me. The three stocks he recommended before doubled the 200 million I invested. Without much thought, I acquired this company."

Qiao Xia felt something was off. "How much did you spend to acquire this company?"

"Six hundred million, holding 51% of the shares."

Qiao Xia didn't understand the stock market, but judging from Qiao Zhaoxing's smug expression, the price seemed reasonable. "How's business? Have any factories suddenly run out of stock or have problems buying raw materials?"

Qiao Zhaoxing shook his head. "No, the company has been making a normal profit."

Qiao Xia wanted to ask more questions, but the rehearsal was about to begin, and both Qiao Xia and Qiao Zhaoxing had been drafted by Boss Wang, so she could only put the question aside for the time being.

As soon as they entered the backstage area, they heard Zhu Lao Er cursing loudly in his familiar local accent, "I worked so hard to support your education, and you good-for-nothing son of a bitch do nothing but become a prostitute."

"Dad, I already told you this is an idol, an idol, not a rabbit god. Don't embarrass yourself here."

Seeing this, Zhu Lao Er raised his voice even louder, "Idol? Do I look like an idol to you? Look at your greasy hair and powdered face! I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed! With a son like you, I can't hold my head up for miles around. Come back with me!"

Mr. Wang pushed Qiao Xia forward, saying, "Go and try to persuade him. This guy is even more arrogant than I was back then. If he keeps cursing, the show won't be able to start."

Feeling the strange looks from the staff around him, Zhu Wenjing's face burned with embarrassment; his father had insulted most of the people present.

He wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground right then and there. Perhaps going back to his father would be the best option at this moment, but he had come all this way and really didn't want to give up.

Seeing Qiao Xia being pushed over by Boss Wang, Zhu Wenjing felt as if he had seen a savior. He quickly hid behind Qiao Xia and said, "This is my boss. If I go with you now, I will lose money. You can talk to her."

Upon seeing Qiao Xia, Zhu Lao Er's face turned pale and then red.

He pulled Qiao Xia aside, his face flushed, and clasped his hands together, saying, "Just consider it a loss, I admit defeat, okay?"

Qiao Xia was not happy to hear this. "What do you mean, 'Isn't admitting defeat enough?' You were going to lose anyway."

Zhu Lao Er retorted, "Don't think I don't know. All that money came from those workers. Now that they've all left, and there are only a few days left until the end of the month, we're still 20 million short of 100 million. Do you expect the remaining workers to spend 20 million?"

Qiao Xia said confidently, "I can."

Zhu Lao Er waved his hand, "I'm not going to argue with you about this. To put it bluntly, all you want is money, right? I'll pay double the school scholarship, just let him come back with me!"

Qiao Xia shook her head. "No, one thing at a time. Your son is an adult, and I have no right to interfere in his affairs."

"You're ruthless!" Zhu Lao Er pointed at her. "If you have any problems, come at me. What kind of nonsense is it to drag my son into this? Look at the state he's in now, neither human nor ghost."

Qiao Xia frowned at him, "What kind of misunderstanding do you have about idols?"

"Misunderstanding? Misunderstanding!" Zhu Lao Er said angrily, "I've been out there for so many years, what don't I know about this? It's just a 'rabbit master', right? Let me tell you, my son is different from those little brats in there."

Seeing that the attention of those inside had been drawn back, Qiao Xia quickly pulled Zhu Lao Er away from the scene.

Qiao Xia and Qiao Zhaoxing flanked Zhu Lao Er, sitting in the audience seats.

"What...what do you want to do?" Zhu Lao Er hugged his chubby self in fear.

Qiao Xia said calmly, "It's no use explaining it to you. See for yourself."

With the lights, cameras, and lift all in place, the trainees took the stage one after another, and Zhu Lao Er couldn't help but stare wide-eyed.

As the performances ended, Zhu Lao Er's expression shifted as he muttered to himself, "Was that my son just now?"

Qiao Xia nodded affirmatively, "It's your son."

This sound brought Zhu Lao Er back to his senses. "That won't do either. What kind of image would it be for a grown man to dye his hair white and pose like that on stage?"

Following his words, Qiao Xia asked, "What do you think a real man should be like?"

After a moment of silence, Zhu Lao Er said, "When my son was a child, I thought that when he grew up, he would inherit this mine like me, and lead the people under him to continue mining so that he could live a good life."

“But business has become increasingly difficult in the past two years. I feel more and more that I am falling behind the times, so I want him to go to big companies, go abroad, and go out into the world to see how other people do business.”

Zhu Lao Er's eyes held a glimmer of hope. "I'm uneducated, but my son is a college student, a student from a prestigious university. If I hand over the coal mine to him, it might be better than it was under my control."

Qiao Xia said knowingly, "To put it bluntly, you're just afraid that he won't be able to support himself."

Zhu Lao Er instinctively wanted to refute, but after careful consideration, he felt that she was right.

Qiao Xia asked, "Do you know how much money your son earns now?"

"How much can he earn? Isn't this a competition? He didn't even win, how can he possibly make money?" Zhu Lao Er's eyes were full of doubt.

Qiao Xia patted him on the shoulder, "Do you know where coal mine owners used to go after they made their fortunes? The entertainment industry."

Seeing Zhu Wenjing walking towards them with several glances back, Qiao Xia said, "Look on the bright side, your son is a big star now."