That night, Cheng Hongzhen could hardly sleep.

The moment he closed his eyes, a vivid picture of his glorious future unfolded before him. He felt incredibly fortunate, as if heaven had bestowed upon him an extraordinary gift. He had always expected to live an ordinary, unremarkable life, but now, at this stage in his life, he stumbled upon such a stroke of luck, like winning the lottery.

Before the sky even began to lighten, Cheng Hongzhen couldn't wait any longer and scrambled out of bed.

His heart was having problems, he had been staying in the hospital for some time. As soon as he woke up, the assistant who was keeping him company also woke up.

"Did that photo ever get sent?" Cheng Hongzhen was getting restless.

If both the photos and the appraisal report have been sent, how come there is no response from Yun Qing Xi's side?

"Perhaps... Young Master Yu hasn't told Miss Yun about this yet." the assistant guessed.

This is also possible, after all Miss Yun is now hospitalized and needs to recuperate. Young Yu might be worried that she would be stimulated after seeing those things.

"I shouldn't have let you, a good-for-nothing, handle this!" Cheng Hongzhen was very dissatisfied.

If he had known earlier, he would have personally taken those things to Night Ziyu and Yun Qingxi, and things wouldn't have dragged on for so long!

The wait was always especially long. By the time the assistant heard about the Ye family's press conference, it was already noon.

Although the press conference was hastily arranged, major news outlets still showed face and arrived in full force.

Cheng Hongzhen also heard the news. When his assistant told him about it, he thought that good things were finally coming.

The makeup artist came to the hospital and gave Yun Qingxi a simple makeover.

She took off her hospital gown and changed into her everyday clothes. She got into the car and, under the escort of bodyguards, arrived at the hotel where the press conference was being held.

As soon as she and Ye Ziyu arrived, countless cameras were pointed at them.

The flash went off, illuminating Yun Qingxi's delicate features with an extra brilliance.

Cheng Hong was standing far away in the crowd, looking at his daughter. He seemed to be seeing not his own flesh and blood, but a shining piece of gold.

No, gold isn't that valuable! It's more like a diamond!

"How could Miss Yun suddenly call a press conference?" The assistant beside her felt something was wrong.

If it's because she saw the paternity test and intends to publicly announce her relationship with Cheng Hongzhen, then why wasn't Cheng Hongzhen, her biological father, invited to the press conference?

He wasn't even invited, and they didn't even have a meal with him.

Cheng Hongzhen, however, didn't feel anything was wrong. Greed had clouded his mind, and he couldn't care less about these things?

"What else could it be? Of course, she has to acknowledge me as her father. That woman Qiaozhen, the best thing she's ever done in her life is giving birth to such a capable daughter..."

Cheng Hongzhen was quite touched. He even told his two sons, who were overseas, about this matter early in the morning.

Because of the time difference, it was a text message sent, not a phone call.

The message was sent yesterday, but the two sons haven't replied to his text until today.

Thinking about this, Cheng Hongzhen couldn't help but complain: "These two kids, they don't know how to flatter their sister, Ye Xiaochu. If they can get a job at the Xuanmei Group in Ye Jia's company in the future, will they still worry about becoming famous?"

As he was talking to himself, Yun Qing Xi and Ye Zi Yu had already arrived on stage.

reporters pointed their cameras and microphones at the two of them. Several microphones almost touched Yun Qingxi's face. Ye Ziyu shot a cold look, and those rude microphones immediately moved away as if they had legs, creating some distance between themselves and Yun Qingxi.

"Today, I invite everyone here to announce something." Yun Qing opened her mouth with a calm voice.

Her gaze fell far upon Cheng Hongzhen.

As expected, this person came after all.

She didn't invite Cheng Hongzhen because she didn't think it was necessary.

Anyway, Cheng Hongzhen would know the news sooner or later, she didn't have to tell him right away. Why should she care about this scumbag father's feelings?

"My original name wasn't Yunqingxi, it was Cheng Min'er. My mother is the designer Qiao Zhen." She revealed her background.

The name Qiao Zhen might sound unfamiliar to the younger generation, but some veteran journalists still remember this once brilliant fashion designer.

After a brief whispering session, one reporter couldn't wait to ask: "Ms. Yun... no, Ms. Cheng, why did you change your name? Is there a specific reason?"

If it's just a simple name change, why did they even change their surname?

There must be something fishy going on here.

"There's a reason, but I can't disclose it right now." Yun Qingxi didn't directly answer the reporter's question. Of course, she couldn't reveal her experience of being kidnapped by the Xin family in this situation.

Miss Cheng, has Young Master Yu always known your true identity?

"Miss Cheng, Designer Qiao is a student of Designer Ning, and Designer Ning is Mr. Yu's grandmother. So, are you and Mr. Yu already acquainted?"

"Miss Cheng, are you and Young Master Yu childhood sweethearts?"

……

One question after another, everyone couldn't wait to get to the bottom of Yun Qingxi and Ye Ziyu's love story.

Ye Ziyu coldly raised his hand, motioning for everyone to be silent.

A simple action, and the surrounding voices instantly fell silent.

"Yun Qingxi and Zi Yu have indeed known each other since we were young," Yun Qingxi answered only one of the questions, then got to the point. "Please don't call me Miss Cheng, 'Cheng' is my biological father's surname, and I called this press conference today to announce that I am severing ties with him."

When the words fell, a hush fell over the crowd.

"What, cut off father-daughter relations?"

"Ms. Yun, your biological father is your mother's ex-husband, Cheng Hongzhen, isn't he?"

Miss Yun, after Ms. Qiao and Mr. Cheng Hongzhen divorced, did you live with your father or your mother?

"Ms. Yun, Mr. Cheng Hongzhen had quite a few scandals in his younger years. What are your thoughts on that?"

The venue was abuzz with activity as reporters fired off more and more questions.

Not far away, Cheng Hongzhen stood stiffly in the crowd, his entire old face contorted.

He couldn't help but pinch himself, it hurt, and only then did he realize he wasn't dreaming.

"Did I hear that right? How could my daughter want to cut me off?" He woke up as if from a dream, looking at the assistant beside him.

That wooden and somewhat aged face actually evoked a certain sympathy.

The assistant couldn't bring herself to feel sympathy for him. Looking at him in silence for a few seconds, she finally spoke: "Mr. Cheng, Miss Yun did say that just now."

The assistant was well aware of what was going on between Cheng Hongzhi and Yun Qingxi, knowing exactly what schemes Cheng Hongzhi had up his sleeve.

This outcome was actually within the assistant's expectations. After all, Young Master Yu wasn't someone to be trifled with. How could he allow Cheng Hongzhen, that old fox, to use Yun Qingxi's father's identity to target the Ye family?

(Editor in charge:graphic novel)