199 Reunion
Xie Yaoyao is now an adult. Although she still regrets not being loved by her parents, she no longer hopes for her parents' love like she did when she was a child.
Her grandmother's love for her, and Huo Yanxi's love for her, were enough to make up for all the love she lacked.
Upon hearing this, Madam Chi looked at her with unbearable pain, "Nannan, we didn't know, don't be so cruel to your mother."
Xie Yaoyao looked at the sobbing Madam Chi with a cold expression, "My name is not Nannan, and please don't call me by that name."
Madam Chi choked up for a moment, and Chi Mu couldn't hold back any longer, "Enough, what are you trying to prove?"
Madam Chi was heartbroken and did not stop her violent son from scolding his own daughter.
Chi's father also watched coldly.
In their eyes, Xie Yaoyao was really ungrateful.
Regardless, she should be grateful that they were willing to set aside their pride to find her and acknowledge her.
Her current haughtiness is merely a result of her clinging to Huo Yanxi, having him as her backer.
Xie Yaoyao pursed her red lips. Huo Yanxi was about to speak when she grabbed his hand and gently shook her head at him.
She wanted to see just how much more outrageous Chi Mu, Chi Wanwan's loyal sycophant, could say.
Chi Mu said, "We didn't know you two were switched at birth. When Mom found out, she went to look for you, but you wouldn't acknowledge her. Do you know how heartbroken she was?"
"Don't think of yourself as a victim and try to stand on the moral high ground to blame us. We have been trying our best to make it up to you, but you are ungrateful."
Xie Yaoyao watched him talk to himself and said sarcastically, "Mr. Chi, since you started standing on my turf, you don't seem to have said a single kind word to me, have you?"
"Try to make up for it? How dare you say that? Do you think everyone is stupid? Don't you know that all you care about is your fake sister?"
Chi Mu was so embarrassed and angry that he was speechless.
"Wanwan and I grew up together and have lived together for over 20 years. What's wrong with me favoring her a little?"
"As for you, apart from having the blood of the Chi family flowing in your veins, in what way do you resemble a child of the Chi family?"
Madam Chi was disgusted by Chi Mu's words and came over to grab his arm, saying, "Amu, don't talk about your sister like that."
"Mom, you're still protecting her. She's a complete ingrate. Even if we take her back, she'll never be worthy of us."
Huo Yanxi's tolerance had reached its limit.
His precious child, whom he cherished in the palm of his hand, has suffered so much over the years.
He was already heartbroken and didn't know how to make amends, but he never expected to be slandered and humiliated like this by his own family.
He released Xie Yaoyao's hand and walked towards Chi Mu.
Xie Yaoyao hurriedly tried to stop him, but Huo Yanxi had already made his move, punching Chi Mu in the face.
When Huo Yanxi made his move, Chi Mu already knew what he was going to do, and he quickly raised his hand to block.
But it was too late. Huo Yanxi's punch was fierce and powerful, and he had no chance to defend himself.
Blood gushed from his nose, and he collapsed to the ground.
Huo Yanxi scoffed, "You weakling, I'm giving you face by letting you say so much."
Madam Chi stopped crying and rushed to her son's side, helping him up from the ground.
"Amu, are you alright? Amu, why is your nose bleeding? Mr. Huo, why did you hit me so hard?"
Chi's father dared not speak out in anger, after all, Huo Yanxi could easily acquire the Chi family now.
"Mr. Huo, let's talk this out. How did it come to the point of violence?"
Huo Yanxi scoffed, "Do you even listen to me when I speak like a human being?"
Mr. Chi's face darkened. "Mr. Huo, this is ultimately a family matter."
“Manman is my wife, her business is my business, and if you bully her, you are bullying me.”
Chi's father looked at him in astonishment.
He didn't expect Xie Yaoyao to be Huo Yanxi's wife; in fact, he had sent people to investigate Xie Yaoyao.
She is registered in Shenzhen, but she has been working in Gangcheng for several years, teaching at St. Paul's Co-educational School.
She also has an illegitimate child.
In July of this year, she became the tutor of Huo Yanxi's nephew, Huo Zidu, and that's how she met Huo Yanxi.
He thought she was at most a plaything that Huo Yanxi had his eye on, but he never expected that the bond between the two of them would be so deep.
Huo Yanxi directly announced to them that Xie Yaoyao would be his wife, so how noble must her status be?
She is the wife of the world's richest man; how could she possibly look down on the meager earnings of the Chi family?
Chi's father was filled with regret, "My daughter..."
After being glared at by Huo Yanxi, he immediately changed his form of address, "Manman, your older brother is just eager to acknowledge you, so he spoke a little harshly in his haste. Don't take it to heart."
Xie Yaoyao felt that the Chi family of three treated her like a fool.
She said, "Please go back and don't ever appear in front of me again. I've lived my 26 years without a father, mother, or brother, and I've always lived like this. Now, suddenly there are three more people here, and I can't accept that."
She made it very clear that she didn't care to acknowledge them.
Mr. Chi regretted his actions, saying, "Manman, your brother is a bit of a scoundrel, we'll deal with him later, but your mother and I didn't do anything wrong, how can you not even acknowledge us?"
Xie Yaoyao saw that he was still going to pester her, and although she didn't want to ruin things, she couldn't help herself anymore.
“Chairman Chi, you just stood by and watched coldly, probably because you think that I, your biological daughter, am dispensable, and that Chi Wanwan can be of more help to you.”
"Your change of attitude is only because of a single sentence from Yanxi. If he hadn't made his attitude toward me clear, you would still think I'm dispensable."
"You didn't even come here to acknowledge me, did you? Acknowledging me is just a side thing. You still want to bail out your fake daughter and get me to issue a letter of forgiveness, right?"
That was indeed what Chi's father and the others had planned on their way here.
First, acknowledge Xie Yaoyao.
Anyway, she's just a teacher, very shallow. If they show any respect and acknowledge her, she'll be eternally grateful.
Then they can take the opportunity to make a request, asking her to let Chi Wanwan go.
After all, Chi Wanwan was raised by the Chi family, and her imprisonment will directly affect Chi Mu's marriage.
They had a good plan, but they didn't expect that Xie Yaoyao had no intention of acknowledging them.
He had just allowed Chi Mu to criticize Xie Yaoyao as a test of Huo Yanxi's attitude.
He truly hadn't expected that Huo Yanxi actually had genuine feelings for Xie Yaoyao.
He had planned everything carefully, but he never expected this outcome. Now he was truly filled with regret and sorrow.
"How could you think of us like that? When your mother met you at the Huo Group, she came back and praised you to us for being so beautiful and sensible. We genuinely wanted to acknowledge you as our son. It's just that your brother is a bit of a scoundrel, but he was also eager to acknowledge you and didn't mean you any harm."
Xie Yaoyao said, "I will not acknowledge you. Please leave."
After saying that, she pulled Huo Yanxi into the courtyard.
Mr. Chi was about to chase after them when he was stopped by the bodyguards. "Mr. Chi, you should leave."
Looking at Xie Yaoyao's retreating figure, Chi's father said with deep emotion, "Child, we really want you to come home. Please give your parents another chance, okay?"
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