The next morning, the newspaper boy shouted in the street, "Come and see! Come and see! The illegitimate child of textile tycoon Mr. Guo is beginning to show."

The front page of the Morning Post prominently featured a blurry photo of Mr. Guo holding the hand of a seven- or eight-year-old boy.

Below is a photo of Mr. Guo, who looks short and stout, and next to it is a photo of Ms. Guo, dressed in men's clothing, walking out of her apartment.

This news caused a huge stir. For ordinary people who lead monotonous and boring lives, the opportunity to see the rich make fools of themselves is more interesting than the gossip of their neighbors.

After all, who wouldn't want to see rich people suffer?

The very existence of Boss Guo already greatly satisfied the psychological needs of the people.

In their minds, being rich but unable to have a son is the ideal situation for wealthy people.

After all, they have one advantage over these wealthy bosses: they have sons.

Just like a woman who marries a rich man, she must live a miserable life, and her husband often indulges in debauchery, which is considered reasonable.

To further pique the public's interest, the afternoon newspapers were prepared in greater detail than those in the morning.

This time, it was to prove that the photo was indeed of Mr. Guo's illegitimate son.

The newspaper staff came up with a clever trick: they exposed everything about Miss Guo. All the evidence showed that Mr. Guo didn't really care about his daughter.

The car she was driving was a cheap, reputable vehicle, which suggests that Mr. Guo didn't give her much money.

He never brought her to any banquets alone, which meant he had no intention of introducing her to his business partners.

Most importantly, she only manages a factory within the Guo family. According to insiders, she doesn't have any real power.

Some busybodies even came forward to say that Mr. Guo once said that all beautiful women are suitable for the bedroom, and a capable woman who is not beautiful is not as valuable as a cook.

This further proves that Mr. Guo looks down on women and will not leave his business to his only daughter.

For the first two days, Miss Guo went to the club with a calm expression.

This time, Chen Ming took the initiative to come to her. He didn't laugh at her; instead, he kindly comforted her.

Of course, Chen Ming did not mention the cooperation again.

Later, there were too many reporters and onlookers. They stared at her like she was a monkey. Even with Ms. Guo's strong mentality, she couldn't withstand such scrutiny.

She stopped showing her face and stayed home every day. As a result, the speculation about her became even more outlandish.

The most absurd thing is that the maid who was just fired by the Guo family came out and claimed that she saw the eldest daughter of the Guo family hiding in the room and crying alone.

The reason it's considered absurd is that Miss Guo never cries.

She listened to Chen Ming's advice and felt that the father and daughter should talk things out and stop being suspicious of each other.

She took the initiative to talk to her father. Unexpectedly, this led to mutual suspicion; her father, Mr. Guo, seemed completely unconcerned about the matter.

"These newspapers always publish all sorts of trivial things every few days. If you just ignore them, they'll be over in a couple of days."

"Is the child they photographed really my younger brother?" Miss Guo asked tentatively.

"Go away!" Boss Guo frowned and waved his hand impatiently. Recently, his concubines had been asking him this question in turn, and even his servants had come to test his opinion.

He has no recollection of what happened. If he could remember, he would have come out to clarify things long ago.

Normally, Miss Guo wouldn't have given Mr. Guo's perfunctory attitude much thought. But after reading so many detailed analyses, it would be impossible for her not to have taken them to heart at all.

But she wouldn't cry.

She had to find a way so that the Guo family would ultimately belong to her alone. She was the legitimate child of the Guo family.

The others are all illegitimate children, just like Chen Ming said that day, illegitimate children cannot inherit the family property.

Neither Mr. Guo nor his eldest daughter expected that the man holding the child was actually Mr. Guo, but a man with a similar build that Xu Keke and her group had found.

However, newspapers are black and white, and the photo was blurry, so even Mr. Guo himself couldn't make out the details.

To Mr. Guo's surprise, the reports, which he thought would pass in a few days, escalated rapidly, lasting for a whole week. Some people even followed him day and night, openly taking pictures of him.

This has seriously affected Mr. Guo's personal life.

Just as Mr. Guo was finally getting restless and preparing to find someone, the newspapers suddenly changed their tune and began to report extensively that the textile factory owned by the Guo family was abusing child laborers and maliciously detaining female workers.

While the reporters were digging into Guo's private affairs, they were led to focus on the textile factories owned by the Guo family.

Then they discovered a story that was even more newsworthy than the fact that Mr. Guo had an illegitimate child.

The newspapers published one horrific photograph after another. Each one was so gruesome that it was almost unbearable to look at. This completely ignited public outrage.

First, many progressive people published statements in newspapers, publicly denouncing and condemning this behavior, saying it was a crime that was inhumane and devoid of humanitarian spirit.

Some relatives of those who had died in the textile factory or were injured there also came forward with the encouragement of the reporter.

He accepted an interview with the newspaper, revealing the more authentic truth to the public.

Representatives from the Bar Association came forward and offered to represent them in their lawsuit against the Guo family free of charge.

These matters greatly annoyed Mr. Guo. Upon seeing the court notice, Mr. Guo, in his office and in front of his lawyer, erupted in fury.

“I didn’t ask them to do these things. They’re all blaming me, and now they want me to pay them back. That’s impossible.”

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