"...Who are you?" Bai Jingyuan almost couldn't find his own voice.

"Hehehe..." The man chuckled dryly a few times, "You've really grown up, haven't you? You can't even recognize your own father's voice anymore?"

Bai Jingyuan looked around and lowered his voice, saying, "We have nothing to do with each other anymore. Please don't call me again and disrupt my life."

The man clicked his tongue in disapproval. "Do you think you can sever blood ties so easily? I'm still your biological father, after all. Don't you have an obligation to support me? I raised you to eighteen, so in return, shouldn't you take care of me in my old age?"

Bai Jingyuan felt nauseous and wanted to vomit. "We've already severed ties, haven't we?"

"How did you break it off? Did I sign a contract? Do you have any proof?" The man's laughter grew even more arrogant. "I heard you won the championship and made a lot of money. I didn't expect that kids these days could make money just by playing games. Since you have money, why don't you transfer a few million to your old man? When you left home, your old man gave you ten thousand yuan as a starting point."

"Keep dreaming! Don't even think about it!" Bai Jingyuan trembled with anger. He never expected that someone could be so shameless and so capable of distorting the truth.

"Hey, it's alright." The man had already anticipated Bai Jingyuan's reaction. He continued in a sinister tone, "The internet is so developed now. I've recently contacted a lot of newspapers and media friends. We can publish news about your unfilial and unjust behavior. Oh, by the way, I heard your female boss treats you very well. My son is so flexible, serving a woman who's almost thirty. You must have had a tough time."

"You dare? I'm warning you, show some respect! Try saying another word!" Bai Jingyuan roared, unable to control his voice.

Several staff members passing by were startled and hesitated whether to come over and ask about the situation.

"You'll know if you dare to try," the man suddenly said unhurriedly. "My good son, if I don't have five million transferred to my bank account in three days, you can expect to be on the news!"

Beep beep beep...

The phone call ended, and Bai Jingyuan's heart sank.

He didn't care about his own reputation, but if that man dared to hurt Gu Qingqiu... his eyes narrowed, and he would send him to hell!

Composing himself, Bai Jingyuan tried to act as usual as he returned home, a smile spreading across his face the moment he opened the door. "Sister, I'm back."

"Hmm." Gu Qingqiu's gaze seemed to linger on Bai Jingyuan for a couple more seconds. "Are you hungry? Want some late-night snacks?"

"No, please." Bai Jingyuan hugged Gu Qingqiu, nuzzled his soft head against her body, and sniffed the scent of Gu Qingqiu's shower gel. "Sister, you smell so good."

"I understand." Gu Qingqiu lazily stated the truth: "You don't want a midnight snack, you want to eat me."

Bai Jingyuan seemed to have his secret exposed, and he stopped talking, only burying his head even deeper, looking shy.

Gu Qingqiu wouldn't be fooled by Bai Jingyuan's appearance. Some people are shy and obedient outside of bed, but domineering and forceful in bed. No matter how much he begs for mercy, he acts as if he doesn't hear it. Recently, he seems to have been trying to coax Gu Qingqiu into calling him "husband." Gu Qingqiu naturally wouldn't let him succeed so easily. What a disrespectful brat! So Gu Qingqiu has been "punished" quite a bit.

Thinking of this, Gu Qingqiu patted Bai Jingyuan's arm helplessly, "Go take a shower, I'll go back to bed and wait for you."

Bai Jingyuan planted a kiss on Gu Qingqiu's cheek and then happily skipped into the bathroom.

The doting smile on Gu Qingqiu's face disappeared the moment the bathroom door closed. She took out her phone and sent a message to Zhang Yuantang: "There's something I need you to help me with."

After a vigorous workout, Bai Jingyuan lay prostrate above Gu Qingqiu, occasionally sucking on her earlobe.

Gu Qingqiu awkwardly shrank her neck and joked, "Jingzai, you haven't finished your oral sex stage yet, have you?"

These words must have touched a nerve with Bai Jingyuan. He stopped moving, and the ambiguous and romantic atmosphere suddenly disappeared. He rolled off Gu Qingqiu, lay down, and covered himself with the blanket. "Goodnight, sister."

Gu Qingqiu leaned closer and took Bai Jingyuan's arm. "Tell me about your family."

Bai Jingyuan's back trembled. He turned around and grasped Gu Qingqiu's shoulders, his voice shaking slightly, "Did my dad say something to you? Did he threaten you? I..."

"Alright, alright," Gu Qingqiu reassured her, "There's nothing wrong, don't be nervous."

"Really?" Bai Jingyuan whispered.

"Really, I swear, are you willing to tell me?" Gu Qingqiu pressed against Bai Jingyuan's bare chest, their hot skin touching, their hearts pounding.

This warmth restored Bai Jingyuan's sense of security, and his heartbeat gradually calmed down. After considering for a while, he carefully spoke, his voice a little hoarse, "But my family isn't happy. I didn't want to tell you this... Compared to you, my family is really... terrible..."

"It's okay, even an ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her in-laws eventually." Gu Qingqiu casually made a somewhat inappropriate joke to ease the atmosphere, then said seriously, "When we get married in the future, are you still planning to keep it from me?"

These words touched Bai Jingyuan somewhat, and he said with difficulty, "My mother... passed away, but I wasn't particularly sad. Do you think I'm a heartless and terrible person?"

Although she had already learned about Bai Jingyuan's past from the system, Gu Qingqiu still felt sorry for him. She gently continued to ask, "What happened? Did your mother do something terrible to you?"

Bai Jingyuan could no longer hold back his tears. He sobbed as he revealed his shameful past to Gu Qingqiu. Gu Qingqiu listened attentively and occasionally patted Bai Jingyuan's head to comfort him.

Bai Jingyuan covered his face with his hands, tears streaming down his face through his fingers. "Actually, I regret it a little when I think back. If only I had been more sensible sooner... Actually, Mom didn't want to treat me like this. She couldn't control herself anymore... If only I had found out sooner that Mom was sick... Mom might not have..."

“How can you blame yourself?” Gu Qingqiu quickly interrupted. “Every child who comes into this world is an angel at the beginning. They can’t choose their birth. You were just unlucky at the time.”

Bai Jingyuan gave a bitter smile: "Then I'm really unlucky to have such an irresponsible and terrible father. If it weren't for him, my mother wouldn't have turned out like this..."

Gu Qingqiu tentatively asked, "Do you still have contact with your father?"