Even if she brought Ji Mu along, it wouldn't work. They assumed Xie Ming had gone to tattle again, so they went to find Ji Shijie. But they couldn't even get through to him on the phone.

They never thought it was the Ji family's fault; they both believed that Xie Ming had used underhanded methods to put them in this predicament.

After learning that Xie Ming was staying in a hotel villa, Ji Mu also went to see him.

However, the security system in the hotel's private residence area wouldn't let him in, and he panicked for a moment.

Ji Mu was completely baffled by all of this. Why was he, the young master of the Ji family, not as prestigious as a butler?

He even began to suspect that Xie Ming was Ji Shijie's mistress, otherwise why would his father have valued Xie Ming so much over the years?

That night, the two returned to the Ji family home in Haishi from the hotel, still completely clueless and unable to grasp the key point.

Assistant Xu, looking dejected and with dry lips, asked Ji Mu, "Young Master, what should we do next?"

Although she had already completed the resignation procedures, Ji Shijie hadn't sent a new assistant, so she could legitimately stay by Ji Mu's side and continue occupying her position.

"Why should I invite you to do anything if you always ask me for everything? Are you just here to freeload?"

Ji Mu was extremely annoyed. When Xie Ming was around, he would do whatever he liked every day except go to school.

He doesn't need to worry about these things at all.

He can't get in touch with his parents now, and the people at the old house are very indifferent. He has to handle everything himself when something happens!

How come he's all alone? And why does an adult have so many things to deal with!

Assistant Xu was also furious after being yelled at like that. She hadn't even revealed Cui Ruxue's mother's identity yet, so she couldn't call herself a mother-in-law at all.

Thinking about the days ahead filled with gold and silver and delicacies, she was able to calm herself down and reply, "It was my fault for not handling things well. I'll go find Xie Ming later!"

"Go now and find that shameless man! I want to see what other bewitching tricks he has up his sleeve!"

Ji Mu's words were cold and harsh, reflecting his displeasure. He had forgotten that he hadn't paid attention to Cui Ruxue for several days.

Just then, the door opened, and Ji Shijie walked in with several bodyguards in black.

"Dad, Dad, you're finally back."

Ji Mu saw Ji Shijie come in from outside and ran over to him happily.

He knew that his parents valued him the most, and with Xie Ming causing so much trouble, they couldn't possibly ignore him.

His dad hasn't answered the phone these past two days, he must be busy finishing up his experiments and then rushing to Haishi to support him.

Ji Mu had completely forgotten that the bodyguards his own father brought shouldn't be too commercialized.

"Smack!"

When Ji Mu ran up to his father, he was met not with a friendly face, but with a slap across the face.

"Dad, why did you hit me!"

"Smack!"

Another slap, and then one after another.

Ji Mu took a step back, and Ji Shijie took a step forward, until his face was red and swollen from being slapped.

Seeing that the boss had stopped, the bodyguard next to him handed him a clean handkerchief.

Ji Shijie took it, wiped his hands, and said, "I never thought that in all my years of being smart, I'd encounter such an idiot as you!"

"Dad! You hit me for that bitch!"

"A scoundrel? Haha!" Ji Shijie laughed, glancing at the bodyguard before adding, "He called the second young master of the Xie family's third branch a scoundrel!"

"Wh...what?"

Ji Shijie, who had been living in Shanghai for many years, had no idea about the situation in J City.

“I told you Xie Ming is the second son of the third branch of the Xie family in J City, and Diudiu, whom you look down on, is the eldest granddaughter of the third branch. The property you're standing on right now belongs to his family, the hotel you frequent belongs to Xie Ming, and the library at your school was also donated by him…”

Ji Shijie rattled off a long list of Xie Ming's businesses, making Ji Mu's face grow paler and paler. He seemed oblivious to his son's terrified expression and continued ruthlessly, "You really are my good son! You squandered such a good opportunity. Do you think you're good enough for Diudiu with what you have? If you hadn't grown up with her, you could forget about her for the rest of your life! Understand?"

Ji Shijie slapped his head hard a few times.

"It's not true! That's not true! You're lying to me!"

Ji Mu couldn't accept this reality, and shook his head, spitting out tears as he retorted.

His pathetic appearance made Ji Shijie laugh in anger. He looked up and noticed Assistant Chen in the corner.

He turned to his bodyguard and said, "Throw that woman out!"

The bodyguards, with cold expressions, surrounded Assistant Xu as he received the order, while the woman standing there dumbfounded was also stunned by Ji Shijie's words.

"No! You can't do this! Don't come any closer!"

Assistant Chen struggled desperately, hoping her efforts would elicit an answer, but the big boss didn't even glance at her.

After the bodyguards threw everyone out, Ji Shijie sat on the sofa, patted his pants, and said, "Ji Mu! If you had just behaved yourself as the young master of the Ji family, I wouldn't have been a heartless person, but you've disappointed me too much."

"Dad, I am your son!"

"Sons? I have plenty, the kind that love to have! I have children born to mistresses and even mistresses. Your mother has plenty too! Over the years, Xie Ming has treated you like his own son, which has made me look at you with more respect. He and your mother have been acting with you for so many years."

"How could you do this? I'm your own child!"

"Biological child?"

Ji Shijie reached out, and his bodyguard immediately handed him a folder.

He pulled out a photo from inside; it was of a Southeast Asian woman.

Holding up the photo, Ji Shijie pointed at the person in it and said with a smile, "You crawled out of her belly!"

"How could it be that I look so much like my mother..."

He stopped abruptly, as if thinking of something.

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