When his ex-wife was mentioned, Zhong Liang was speechless for a moment. He had lost contact with Bai Wei since the divorce and only learned from friends that she had died not long after.
However, at that time he and Wang Caixia were still deeply in love and did not care about Bai Wei's death.
Seeing the hatred in his eldest daughter's eyes, Zhong Liang felt guilty. "Dad, I didn't know your mother would have an accident. If I had known..."
Zhong Xinyi asked directly, "If you had known, would you still have divorced her?"
His mother loved him so much that she gave up her beloved job and willingly returned to the family to have children for him.
If it weren't for Zhong Liang, her mother wouldn't have miscarried her second child, leaving indelible scars on her body. She had heard from her grandmother that it was a boy.
Zhong Liang couldn't answer his daughter's question because after becoming rich, he looked down on Bai Wei's dullness and only wanted to find novelty outside.
Although Wang Caixia wasn't as beautiful as Bai Wei at that time, she was very good at pleasing men. He was bewitched and felt that she was the woman he wanted to settle down with.
As expected, Zhong Xinyi was not disappointed.
“Zhong Liang, you’re a fickle, heartless man. You don’t deserve to be with my mother at all.”
Zhong Liang wouldn't allow anyone to challenge his authority. "Xiao Yi, is this something a daughter should say to her father?"
Are you my father?
Zhong Xinyi retorted, showing no respect whatsoever to the other party.
Eight years have passed, and I've finally found a chance to scold him.
Zhong Liang adopted the airs of an old father, his face serious, "Look at you, you must have developed a lot of bad habits from living in the countryside with your grandmother."
"You have no right to mention my grandmother. She loved and cared for me a hundred times more than you do. What right do you have to talk about her?"
Having made a little money in recent years, Zhong Liang has also learned to criticize people, but it is clear that he has chosen the wrong targets.
“If you’re here just to play the role of a loving father, then you’ve miscalculated. I have other things to do and don’t have time to chat with you here.”
Suddenly I remembered something. "Oh right, don't bother Grandma. She can't stand you causing her trouble."
After saying that, he turned and entered the gate of the military base.
Standing in the corner, Chae Rim covered her mouth in shock, unable to hide the excitement in her eyes.
I never expected Zhong Xinyi's background to be so tragic; it's truly gratifying.
She was determined to make sure everyone in the performing arts troupe knew about this.
Zhong Xinyi, let's see if you're still so indifferent then.
Just as Zhong Liang was about to leave, a girl called out to him.
He looked the girl up and down, and was certain he didn't recognize her.
"Hello, Uncle. I'm also a member of the performing arts troupe, and I'm friends with Xinyi."
Chae Rim behaved very obediently so that people would believe her, but she did not reveal her name, feeling that there was no need for such people to know.
Zhong Liang clearly hadn't noticed this either, and laughed heartily, "So you're Xiao Yi's friend. Is there something you need?"
Chae Rim couldn't hide her excitement, but pretended to be embarrassed for a moment, "Uncle, it's like this, Hsin-yi often doesn't train properly in the army, and she specifically seduces...seduces the new recruits here."
To avoid any misunderstanding, he quickly waved his hand and said, "Uncle, I didn't mean anything by it. Xinyi and I are sisters who fight side by side. I can't bear to see her fall into depravity. I hope you can give her some advice."
After saying that, he secretly glanced at the other person's face, which had indeed darkened.
Zhong Liang's face immediately darkened. He supported Xiao Yi seducing men in the army. After all, the girl was pretty, and in the future he would at least be the father-in-law of an officer, which would be respectable. But she absolutely could not be a new recruit. What future could she have after just enlisting?
Chae Rim watched as the other person remained silent, then left with a dark expression.
"Hey, Zhong Xinyi, you're dead meat."
Zhong Xinyi didn't expect that the next day when she went out, the girls in the art troupe would look at her with strange eyes and occasionally cover their mouths to laugh at her.
She was always perceptive and quickly realized that someone was spreading rumors about her again, but she wondered what good things were going on this time.
Chae Rim and the others huddled in a corner, whispering amongst themselves, their smiles practically reaching their backs.
Hu Liyang, however, seemed distracted and not happy at all.
Seeing this, Ma Qin blew her whistle and shouted, "The military exercise is about to start, and you still have time to gossip?"
Seeing Captain Ma get angry, everyone immediately stopped smiling and quickly lined up to begin training.
Chae Rim secretly pursed her lips, knowing that he was biased towards Chung Hsin-yi.
Ma Qin took in everything and gave Cai Lin a deep look. Of all the performers in the entire troupe, Cai Lin was the one who caused the most trouble.
Turning to face Xinyi, he adopted a kind expression and took her hand, saying, "Come here with Commander Ma."
To avoid worrying the group leader, Zhong Xinyi smiled and nodded, then followed in her footsteps.
The two arrived at the office, and Ma Qin pointed to a chair next to her and asked her to sit down. Then she went to pour two glasses of water.
"Have a drink of water."
Zhong Xinyi held the cup in her hands and slowly took two sips of water.
Seeing that Xiaoyi had calmed down, she put down her water glass and asked, "Xiaoyi, you heard their discussion just now. What are your thoughts?"
It was only at this moment that Ma Qin realized that Xiao Yi's relationship with her father was terrible. She didn't believe the rumors outside; there must be a reason why Xiao Yi spoke to her father like that.
Zhong Xinyi blinked. She felt guilty towards the group leader because she had spread rumors and caused her trouble.
It's obvious that her conversation with Zhong Liang yesterday was overheard by someone with ulterior motives and then spread.
She had a feud with Cai Lin and Hu Liyang in the performing arts troupe. Hu Liyang has been quiet lately, so it's no surprise that Cai Lin is the one spreading the rumors.
"Commander, I'm sorry, I've caused you trouble again."
She lowered her head and continued, "I didn't mean to hide my family background. In my heart, Zhong Liang is no longer my father."
"He ignored it for eight years, but these past few days he's suddenly gone crazy and found the performing arts troupe."
Sigh, what a pitiful child.
He took her hand and said earnestly, "You don't need to apologize to me. Everyone has things they don't want to talk about, but don't let these things affect your performance."
With the military exercise imminent, she was worried that Xiaoyi would be influenced by external factors.
"Commander, I won't."
This was something she had always dreamed of, so how could she be influenced by Zhong Liang?
“I asked them, and they all said that Chae Rim was spreading rumors. Just teach her a lesson and don’t make a big deal out of it.”
After all, they were still in the First Military Region, and they were afraid of disturbing the leaders above them, which would be no small matter.
However, she trusts Xiaoyi to get things done.
"Commander, I'll handle it."
Chung Hsin-yi was truly touched. "Thank you for believing in me."
"Silly girl, if Commander Ma doesn't protect you, who will?"
Ma Qin stroked the girl's hair, offering her comfort.
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