"Where I am is none of your business."

Jiang He showed Jiang Hechuan absolutely no respect. In Jiang He's eyes, Jiang Hechuan was even less than a stranger.

Jiang Hechuan felt extremely ashamed by this indifferent attitude.

This was the first time in a long time that he had contacted Jiang He privately.

He originally intended to pretend he didn't see her, but he happened to be with Bai Yanran and Jiang Bai. When he saw Jiang He, he felt a little guilty and subconsciously spoke up.

Thinking that no matter what Jiang He was like, she would at least give him some face in front of everyone.

Even if things get really tense in private, you should always maintain a friendly facade in public; that's how a decent person behaves.

Unexpectedly, Jiang He didn't give her any face at all.

"Jiang He, what kind of attitude is this? I'm your own father! Do you have no sense of humanity or filial piety?"

Jiang He never expected that Jiang Hechuan could be so shameless.

Jiang He, who had initially retorted and was about to leave, had to stop, turn around, and look at Jiang Hechuan with a mocking expression.

"Biological father? Jiang Hechuan, do you even deserve that title?"

"How come I didn't know I had a biological father? Wasn't I an orphan who sprang from a rock?"

"Oh, back when I was still sick and you all looked down on me because I was stupid, you, my so-called biological father, just stood by and watched as if you were dead, just watching me being bullied and disliked. You ignored me and subjected me to emotional abuse for so many years."

"Now that I'm cured and successful, you've come back from the dead? You talk about filial piety in front of me? Don't you find it laughable? Don't you find it shameless?"

Jiang He pointed at Jiang Bai, saying meaningfully,

"Besides, isn't your precious son right here? Isn't it enough for him to be filial to you?"

"You! Jiang He, you scoundrel—"

Jiang Hechuan was so angry he almost fell backward; he never expected Jiang He to be so sharp-tongued.

They actually cursed him to die, saying he was a zombie.

Although Jiang Hechuan refuses to accept his age and doesn't feel that he's old.

But he was already in his early fifties, and hearing such unlucky words still made him extremely angry.

I felt greatly offended.

Just as he was about to berate Jiang He for his treason, Jiang Bai stopped him.

"Dad, calm down, don't take it to heart..."

Jiang Bai didn't mean any harm by wanting to help Jiang He.

It wasn't because they stayed there for a while and argued, causing quite a commotion.

Although it was late at night, there were still quite a few people coming and going at the film studio.

He had already spotted some pedestrians nearby who had heard the commotion and were about to come and join the fun.

If it were just him and Jiang Hechuan at the scene, he definitely wouldn't have said a word; he'd rather Jiang He had a bad day.

The problem is that his mother, Bai Yanran, is still here.

This is a critical time. If we get photographed and it goes viral, and if something is dug up by someone, that would be terrible.

Although he was very proud that he was Jiang Hechuan's biological son.

Jiang Bai also had his pride. He knew that being an illegitimate child was a really bad thing, and he didn't want his identity to be exposed unless absolutely necessary.

"Jiang Bai, why are you stopping me?"

Jiang Hechuan was so angry that his face turned red and his neck bulged. He felt that he had lost face in front of his lover and Jiang Bai, and he was determined to get revenge.

"Dad, calm down. Someone's coming. What if we get photographed and it goes viral..."

"Forget it, Dad, let's go. Don't bother with him..."

Jiang Bai tried to persuade him again and again, while the passersby who had come to watch the spectacle had already arrived nearby.

Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed that they all recognized them, and some even took out their phones to take pictures.

Jiang Hechuan could only endure it, his face turning ashen, but he still had to pretend nothing was wrong and walk away with a smile.

Jiang He coldly watched their departing figures, and suddenly realized a very serious problem that she had been ignoring all along.

When Jiang Muyun and the others told him about Jiang Bai's background, he didn't think much about it because of his dislike for them.

But now that I think about it, if Jiang Bai is Jiang Hechuan's illegitimate son, then there must have been something fishy about the fact that Jiang Bai was adopted in the first place.

If he remembered correctly, Jiang Bai was adopted less than a month after he was abducted.

In such a short time, Jiang Hechuan brought Jiang Bai back to the Jiang family.

Before he was abducted, what identity did Jiang Bai live under?

Orphan?

That's clearly unlikely.

Jiang Hechuan and Bai Yanran are not short of money, so how could they let Jiang Bai go to an orphanage?

Even assuming Jiang Hechuan was unaware of Jiang Bai's existence beforehand.

Jiang Bai was born and raised by Bai Yanran alone.

But Bai Yanran has always been abroad and doesn't operate in China, and she's not short of money.

At that time, he had mental problems, and his smart and healthy son Jiang Bai could be considered a good bargaining chip.

How could Bai Yanran possibly abandon him in an orphanage?

The most likely explanation is that after he was abducted, Jiang Hechuan fabricated his orphan status so that he could legitimately return to the Jiang family.

They used the pretense of adopting a son to make up for their regret and alleviate their grief after losing a son.

Let Jiang Bai, as an adopted son, rightfully return to his ancestral home.

The problem is, he had only been abducted for less than a month at that time.

After being abducted, Jiang Hechuan cooperated with the police to find him, which took time.

It takes time to persuade Shen Mingyue and the others, time to select children from the orphanage, and time to complete the adoption procedures after choosing Jiang Bai.

In such a short period of time, where did Jiang Hechuan find the time and energy to make Jiang Bai's orphan identity so perfect?

Arrange everything perfectly and logically, so that no one suspects anything.

And, coincidentally, the reason for adopting Jiang Bai was because he had been abducted.

If he hadn't been abducted and never found again, even if Shen Mingyue listened to Jiang Hechuan, she would never have agreed to adopt a child who was not related to her by blood.

Compared to adoption, Shen Mingyue might prefer to have another child on her own.

Even if Shen Mingyue agreed to the adoption, she could not possibly have loved Jiang Bai so much, to the point that she even tacitly agreed to let Jiang Bai inherit everything from the Jiang family.

So, the question arises: Did Jiang Hechuan realize that he might not be found after being abducted, and thus went along with the trend and adopted Jiang Bai?

Or is it...?

Did Jiang Hechuan have this planned all along?

Are they just waiting for him to be kidnapped? So that Jiang Bai can return to the Jiang family as an adopted son?

Otherwise, he really couldn't think of any other way for Jiang Hechuan to return to the Jiang family as an adopted son, in a way that would be reasonable and wouldn't arouse suspicion from Shen Mingyue and the others.

On the other hand, they also wanted Shen Mingyue and the others to accept Jiang Bai without any reservations, and even to dote on Jiang Bai to the core, treating him better than their own children.

If it's the former.

That just shows that Jiang Hechuan is cold-blooded and ruthless, and is very good at weighing pros and cons and calculating interests.

But if it's the latter...

A hint of ferocity flashed in Jiang He's eyes. If it was the latter, then Jiang Hechuan was simply worse than an animal!