"I'm sorry, boss, I didn't expect this either..."

"Forget it, there's no point in saying anything now. Take Chen Qingqing to Qin'ao Island at 9 pm."

Liang Jiayao came to his senses, his brows furrowed. He applied for assistance from the Macau police while simultaneously gathering officers to head to Qin'ao Island.

Splash!

Chen Qingqing suddenly opened her eyes. Her face was covered with layers of gauze, leaving only her eyes visible.

He glanced at Zhuang Changyou, who was smoking not far away, and a strange man.

"Big brother, are you really going to have Chen Qingqing undergo plastic surgery to look like Fu Yu?"

"It's all my fault for being so impulsive. I sent them Fu Yu's photo a month ago. If I bring a woman who doesn't look like Fu Yu now and say she's the Li family's daughter, they'll just think I'm going back on my word. Do you think they'll believe me?"

"If this happened to me, I'd be ecstatic. To become the child of a Macau casino tycoon would mean a life of comfort and security."

"More than that!"

Zhuang Changyou took a deep drag on his cigarette. "Chen Qingqing had better be sensible and cooperate obediently. Otherwise, just like we did with Fu Yu back then, we'll alter her memories, drive her crazy, and make her easier to control."

"Tsk tsk tsk, no wonder you succeeded!"

"Of course, no man is a hero without poison."

"But brother, don't you think it's a pity to lose such a beautiful woman?"

"What a pity? After becoming the crown prince, there are countless women who are prettier and have better figures than her. Do you think I'm really stupid to abandon a whole forest for a cheap piece of trash?"

Upon hearing the truth, Chen Qingqing was on the verge of collapse.

My childhood friend, whom I remembered as loyal, courageous, and willing to go to great lengths for his friends, has turned out to be an absolute scumbag!

She wanted to rush over and loudly question Zhuang Changyou about what he considered their relationship.

But reality told her that this man had no heart at all.

She must leave here as soon as possible.

Go find Liang Jiayao.

Yes, go find him.

He will definitely help her.

Chen Qingqing slowly freed herself from the ropes binding her wrists, quietly got off the makeshift operating table, and ran towards the back door.

Click.

She accidentally stepped on a stone slab that was scattered on the side.

Zhuang Changyou looked in the direction of the sound and grabbed Chen Qingqing's hair.

"Where are you going, Ah Qing?"

"Please, please let me go. I promise I won't tell anyone. Please let me go."

"Ah Qing." Zhuang Changyou tossed Chen Qingqing back onto the operating table and said earnestly, "I only chose you because you're my childhood sweetheart, hoping to help you achieve great things and share the good fortune with you. Why don't you understand my good intentions and insist on going against me?"

As he spoke, Zhuang Changyou casually picked up a scalpel from the operating table and held it against Chen Qingqing's neck.

Chen Qingqing dared not move, her face covered in tears.

“Ayou, I don’t want plastic surgery, I don’t want to have surgery. You know I’m afraid of pain.”

"Of course I know, but Ah Qing, do you know how rare it is for people like us from the bottom of society to have a chance to change our fate?"

Zhuang Changyou smiled faintly as he put down the scalpel and grabbed Chen Qingqing's neck with both hands. "You'd better not be ungrateful."

Chen Qingqing's vision blurred, and the feeling of suffocation grew stronger.

Soon after, he lost consciousness and collapsed on the operating table.

The surgery went smoothly, and the stitches can be removed in just one week.

Zhuang Changyou couldn't wait to take Chen Qingqing to Li Zhongyu's house.

Inside the study, Li Zhongyu lay in a wheelchair, his cloudy eyes staring at the two young men in front of him.

The circling gaze finally settled on Chen Qingqing's face.

It looks just like it, so much like it.

She looks exactly like her birth mother.

However, this girl had a hint of desire and a defiant spirit in her eyes.

Ah Xue's eyes, however, were always innocent and pure.

However, they have lived alone since childhood and experienced the ups and downs of human relationships.

How could he appear so indifferent to worldly affairs?

Li Zhongyu sighed and gestured to the butler with his eyes.

The butler accepted the forged DNA test report from Zhuang Changyou.

Both reports were written by Song Si. The Bamboo Union had been eyeing Macau for many years and had long coveted the casino business there.

Li Zhongyu's search for his illegitimate child was a golden opportunity given to Song Si by heaven.

Li Zhongyu, his hands trembling, held up his reading glasses, turned to the last page, and stared at it for a long time.

The study fell silent.

"child……"

Li Zhongyu's aged voice rang out.

"You've suffered so much these years. Come here, kids, let Daddy give you a hug."

Chen Qingqing glanced at Zhuang Changyou, but dared not step forward.

Zhuang Changyou put on a wronged yet relieved expression, "As long as we can find Dad, all the hardships we've endured will be worth it."

As he spoke, he forcibly took Chen Qingqing's hand and hugged Li Zhongyu.

"Don't worry, from now on the Li family will be your home. You can have whatever you want. I will satisfy all your needs."

Li Zhongyu stroked Chen Qingqing's hair and said meaningfully.

At first, Chen Qingqing didn't believe it.

He was an illegitimate child after all. Even if the old man loved him dearly, would the other children of the other branches of the family willingly let him squander the Li family's wealth?

Soon, she stopped worrying about so many things.

Because being a rich heiress, second only to the emperor and above all others, is just too, too awesome.

Not only does she have a butler who kneels to serve her whenever she goes out, but she can also buy jewelry and clothes worth tens of millions of dollars at will. She has a private beach and a helicopter to travel all over the world. She also has top male models and popular young men serving her anytime, anywhere. It is simply a life of extravagance and enjoyment.

Compared to staying in the oppressive Liang family home, where I had to see Liang Jiayao's sour face every day, every day here felt like paradise.

She didn't choose the wrong person!

Even if I can't show my true beauty, what does it matter?

Freedom, money, power.

She already has everything she's ever dreamed of.

After yet another round of relentless entanglement, Chen Qingqing suddenly felt a stinging pain in her limbs.

What are the side effects of cosmetic surgery?

Chen Qingqing opened her eyes unhappily, only to see the Li family's servants kneeling around her, holding down her wrists and ankles.

The butler took out a redwood needle covered with incantations from a wooden box, aimed it at Chen Qingqing's wrist, and stabbed it hard.

Ahhhh—

"Are you all crazy? I am Li Zhongyu's daughter! If he finds out you hurt me, he will never forgive you!"

The housekeeper responded with a faint smile.

"Miss, do you know how the Li family acquired its century-old fortune?"

"It was all thanks to this Soul-Suppressing Needle that the woman, who was in a state of extreme ecstasy and whose birth chart was extremely Yin, was nailed into the formation, escaped the cycle of reincarnation, and became the family's protective deity."

"The spiritual power of the previous deity is about to be exhausted, and a new deity is urgently needed to fill the position. Miss is the most suitable candidate calculated by Master Liaochen."

The butler slowly covered Chen Qingqing's eyes, "I can also tell you."

"The previous deity was your birth mother, Zhou Xue."