Zhong Haiming sneered, as if he had heard the most absurd joke in the world.
"Genetic mutation? Do you take me, Zhong Haiming, for a three-year-old? Can genetic mutation change a person's skin color? And make a child's face look nothing like someone from the Zhong family?"
His voice was full of mockery and disdain, and his eyes gleamed with contempt. The way he looked at Wu Yali was as if he were looking at a clown trying to deceive him with clumsy lies.
Wu Yali, however, did not back down. A cold smile curled at the corner of her mouth, a smile full of disdain and mockery towards Zhong Haiming.
“Zhong Haiming, who do you think you are? Do you think your power and status allow you to do whatever you want and make me obey you? Let me tell you, I, Wu Yali, have never been the kind of woman who can be manipulated by others.”
Her tone was firm, and every word was like a heavy hammer, striking Zhong Haiming's heart hard.
Looking at Zhong Haiming's angry and distorted face, she felt a strange sense of pleasure welling up inside her.
She knew that she held evidence in her hands that could ruin Zhong Haiming's reputation.
"Didn't you say the child wasn't yours? Look at this!"
"You want me to play it? Okay, then I'll play it!" Wu Yali said, picking up her phone and swiping her finger across the screen, and a video appeared before everyone's eyes.
The video shows Zhong Haiming and Wu Yali in an intimate moment one night; the sounds and the scene are so real and shocking.
The air in the ward seemed to freeze. Everyone stared wide-eyed and gaped, completely unable to believe what they were seeing.
The Zhong family members were so shocked they couldn't speak. They looked at Zhong Haiming on the screen, the usually dignified and cold family leader, who now looked like a clown stripped of his disguise, nakedly displayed in front of everyone.
Zhong Haiming's face instantly turned ashen, his eyes flashing with furious flames, as if he wanted to burn Wu Yali to ashes.
He clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white and made a cracking sound. The look in his eyes as he stared at Wu Yali was like a sharp knife, as if he wanted to tear her to pieces.
"Wu Yali, how dare you treat me like this! Do you know that you are digging your own grave!" Zhong Haiming roared, his voice full of threats and intimidation.
He tried to use his power to suppress Wu Yali, hoping to instill fear in her and make her retract her words.
However, Wu Yali remained unmoved, her eyes filled with disdain.
“Zhong Haiming, do you think your power can ruin me? Let me tell you, we used to be the closest people to each other. Do you think I can forget what you did to me? I’m just waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to ruin your reputation.”
Her tone was calm, but every word was like a heavy hammer blow, striking Zhong Haiming's heart hard.
She knew that the video in her hand was the weapon that could completely destroy Zhong Haiming.
Looking at Zhong Haiming's angry and desperate face, she felt a strange sense of pleasure welling up inside her.
The atmosphere in the ward became unusually tense, as if even the air had frozen.
The Zhong family looked at Zhong Haiming on the screen, their eyes filled with disappointment and anger.
They once thought that Zhong Haiming was the pride of the family and its leader.
However, at this moment, they saw his ugly and hypocritical side.
Zhong Haiming looked around at his family members who had once treated him with utmost respect, but now they were all looking at him with unfamiliar and indifferent eyes.
"You...you bitch!" Zhong Haiming roared, wanting to pounce on Wu Yali and tear her to pieces.
However, he was stopped by the Zhong family members around him.
They looked at Zhong Haiming's angry and distorted face, their hearts filled with fear and disgust.
Outside the door, Mr. Zhong, in his wheelchair, was already old and frail, and coughing was a constant companion day and night. But at this moment, those two coughs were unusually heavy, as if they were his last struggle for life.
His eyes were wide open, filled with shock and resentment. His legs, which had once supported the Zhong family's vast business and weathered countless storms, kicked weakly twice. Then, everything returned to calm. Old Master Zhong left this world with a heart full of anger and regret.
Zhong Haiming was immersed in a mix of anger and despair, but the sudden turn of events outside the door stunned him.
He turned his head sharply, his gaze piercing through the crack in the tightly closed door, as if he could see through everything and see the lifeless old man outside.
At that moment, an indescribable emotion welled up inside him—was it fear? Was it secret joy? Or a combination of both?
“Old man…” Zhong Haiming murmured softly, then a barely perceptible sneer appeared on his lips.
He realized that with the passing of the old man, the power of the Zhong family would fall completely into his hands, and those clansmen who used to point fingers at him would no longer be able to pose a threat to him.
His gaze toward Wu Yali became even more ferocious, as if he wanted to unleash all his anger on her.
"Do you dare to do a paternity test?!" Zhong Haiming almost roared out these words, his voice echoing in the ward, carrying an undeniable domineering aura.
He stared at Wu Yali, his eyes filled with provocation and threat, as if to say, "You don't dare, because you have something to hide!"
However, Wu Yali just smiled lightly, a smile full of disdain and mockery towards Zhong Haiming.
"What wouldn't I dare to do? I can guarantee that the child is mine!" Her voice was calm and firm, each word like a heavy hammer, striking Zhong Haiming's heart hard.
Looking at Zhong Haiming's violent and distorted face, she felt a strange sense of pleasure welling up inside her.
She knew that no matter the outcome, she had already won, because she had put Zhong Haiming in an unprecedented predicament.
Zhong Haiming was thoroughly enraged by Wu Yali's attitude. He felt as if an invisible hand was choking him, making it impossible for him to breathe.
He suddenly stood up, his hands clenched into fists, as if he wanted to concentrate all his anger into those fists.
"Fine, do it. Let's see how long you can keep up this stubbornness!" he roared, then picked up his phone and started making calls to arrange for someone to come and do a paternity test.
The atmosphere in the ward became unusually tense, as if even the air itself had frozen. Looking at Zhong Haiming's furious and desperate face, Wu Yali felt a strange sense of pleasure welling up inside her.
She knew she had the upper hand in this contest. Looking into Zhong Haiming's angry, twisted eyes, a cold smile curled at the corner of her lips, as if to say, "You can't win, Zhong Haiming."
"I can guarantee the child is mine, can you?"
Wu Yali smiled, a very smug smile.
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