Abandoned on a stormy night, I divorced and remarried into a wealthy family.

"I had no choice back then. Although you are not my biological child, I have given you the best of everything for the past twenty-seven years."

"Jianjia suffered for you in the Long family for 27 years, and we all feel guilty towards her."

"If this matter blows up and your aunt finds out, even if Jianjia is a member of the Wu family, your aunt won't acknowledge her. In that case, the three of us will be kicked out of the Wu family, and everything we have now will disappear."

Wu Haoqi took a deep breath; the pent-up frustration of the past few years finally found its answer at this moment.

On the day Long Jianjia returned to China, Ms. Mei hosted a grand welcome banquet for her.

After the banquet ended, Ms. Mei went into her study alone.

Wu Haoqi happened to be passing by when he saw her holding a photo frame and wiping away tears. "Xiaodie, thank you for raising Jianjia for me. Haoqi is doing well now. Don't worry, everything in the Wu family belongs to Haoqi."

"Once the Wu family is stable, I will tell Haoqi the whole truth and let him go to your grave to acknowledge his relatives."

boom!

In that instant, Wu Hao felt the sky and earth collapse.

He didn't listen to what was said after that.

He was in a daze for a month until the paternity test results came to him, at which point he suddenly realized the truth.

He went to Ms. Long's grave alone, looking at the small photo on the tombstone, and recalled their few meetings. Every time they met, Ms. Long would hold him tightly, reluctant to let go.

It gave him the love he had never received since childhood.

He considered leaving the Wu family, but later found he couldn't. He was also a victim in this baby swapping scheme.

He couldn't bear to part with every moment of his diligent study since childhood, and even more so with his lifelong dream of taking over the Wu family business.

From then on, he tried his best to protect Long Jianjia, keep Ms. Mei in check, and please Wu Lihu.

Over the past few years, he has been juggling three women. Doesn't he get tired?

Tired, so very tired. Not only tired, but every day felt like walking on thin ice, fearing that the secret of my origins would be exposed.

He thought that as long as he could keep Long Jianjia by his side, even if his secret was discovered one day, he wouldn't be ruined because of Long Jianjia.

But now that Long Jianjia has made a move, it would be harmful, and Wu Lihu will absolutely not allow her to return to the Wu family.

Then all three of them will lose everything they currently possess.

Now even Song Qintang, who caused him the least worry, is leaving him. How can he accept this?

Wu Haoqi stood up, glanced warily at the door, then returned to the study and asked, "Have you told Jianjia that she's your biological daughter?"

Ms. Mei shook her head, "She's very outspoken, I've never dared to tell her."

See? If Wu Haoqi is selfish, then Ms. Mei is just as selfish.

For the sake of her status and wealth, she dared not tell her the truth even though her own daughter was by her side every day.

Wu Haoqi breathed a sigh of relief, concealing the surging emotions in his eyes. "Well done. The more people who know about this, the greater the risk of exposure."

"I'll figure something out about Jianjia."

Ms. Mei seemed dissatisfied with Wu Haoqi's answer. If he could really find a way, he wouldn't have let Jianjia go back to that dilapidated house. Ms. Mei's eyes were filled with tears: "Song Qintang's attitude is tough. We can't wait any longer. If this continues, and Song Qintang goes all out, Jianjia will go to jail."

"I already feel bad for Jianjia. If you can't even handle your own wife, and Jianjia ends up in jail, then I won't care about any secrets anymore."

Ms. Mei's words were half threatening and half negotiable.

Wu Haoqi's face grew increasingly grim as he listened.

Although they currently lack real power, the Wu family's shares are enough to ensure their wealth for a lifetime.

If things aren't exposed, the status quo can be maintained. But if things really escalate...

Ms. Mei wiped away her tears, took out a bank card from her bag, and said, "The Wu family's monthly dividends are deposited into this card. I can give you half."

"But..." Ms. Mei paused, "you must guarantee that Jianjia will come back to me."

"This is good for all three of us."

Wu Haoqi had been avoiding Song Qintang these past few days not without considering the consequences.

The worst-case scenario is that he agrees to Song Qintang's request, divorces her, and returns the land to her.

But he's persisted for so many years, he has to get something out of it.

On the other hand, he was waiting for Ms. Mei to make a promise.

She knew all too well how important Long Jianjia was to her.

In his mind, the perfect solution is to appease both sides.

He could appease Song Qintang first, and then have Song Qintang go and bring Long Jianjia back.

In this way, he would be the beneficiary.

If he succeeds on this path, he will definitely learn from his experience and balance the relationship between the two women.

Wu Haoqi had his own plans. "Don't make things difficult for Song Qintang anymore. The turning point in this matter lies with her."

Although Ms. Mei was reluctant, she still nodded in agreement. "I heard from the maid that Song Qintang is using this matter to make a deal with you to get a divorce."

She paused, then said, "Why didn't you agree to her request? Protecting Jianjia is the most important thing right now."

Wu Haoqi pulled his hand away. "I won't get a divorce!" he said, then got up and left.

Upon hearing the news, Long Jianjia collapsed onto the sofa.

She used every means to get Wu Haoqi, but now she's ended up like this.

In order not to divorce Song Qintang, he didn't even care whether she lived or died.

Aunt Qi quickly helped her up and whispered, "Miss, don't worry, Madam will think of something else."

Ms. Mei was worried about Long Jianjia, so she specially asked Aunt Qi to go and see her.

Long Jianjia, crying, was helped into the bedroom by Aunt Qi, and immediately began to curse Wu Lihu.

In recent years, whenever she had something good, she would give it to Wu Lihu first, and she would fawn over her every day. But now Wu Lihu has turned her back on her and is so cruel to her.

Aunt Qi quickly covered Long Jianjia's mouth, "Miss, there are still Aunt's people outside. You mustn't say anything carelessly. If word gets out, things will get out of control."

Tears streamed down Long Jianjia's face as she choked out, "Aunt Qi, what should I do now?"

"Go tell my godmother that I can't live here any longer."

"There are cockroaches everywhere, and rats too, it's disgusting!"

"Without the Wu family as my backer, what future do I have? I'm not resigned to this."

"I really like Haoqi, and my godmother promised me that we could get married once I returned from studying abroad. But now Haoqi doesn't want a divorce. What should I do..."

Aunt Qi bent down and whispered something in Long Jianjia's ear.

Long Jianjia immediately stopped crying, wiping away her tears as she asked, "Will this work?"

Aunt Qi met Long Jianjia's gaze and gently patted her shoulder reassuringly: "We can all see that Xiao Song is determined to divorce the young master, and the young master still has feelings for you. Why don't you take a gamble, Miss Long?"

Long Jianjia's eyes darted around, scanning the dilapidated room several times.

She finally managed to escape from here and became the Wu family's goddaughter, perhaps having tasted the sweetness of wealth.

She never wants to go back to those days in her life.

She took a deep breath and said firmly, "I'm willing to do anything as long as I can leave here and be with Brother Haoqi."