After one night of indulgence, the abstinent tycoon kissed her every night with his hand on her hip.

A well-dressed and handsome middle-aged man was standing at the door of Jiang Zhi's house. His handsome face, though showing signs of age, was slightly furrowed as he looked at Jiang Zhi with displeasure.

Jiang Zhi paused slightly upon seeing the man, and the warmth on her face vanished instantly.

It's him! Why is he here?!

If she could, she would rather this person had died long ago.

Seeing that Jiang Zhi remained silent, the middle-aged man's expression grew even colder. He frowned even more and glanced at Jiang Zhi, his voice stern and full of reprimand.

"Jiang Zhi, where is your manners?"

"Is this how I raised you? Is this how you treat your own father?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhi's already cold eyes grew even colder, and she couldn't help but sneer, as if her whole body had instantly grown thorns.

She raised her eyes slightly, her gaze filled with icy coldness as she swept her gaze toward the middle-aged man at the door.

"dad?"

Jiang Zhi sneered, her voice full of sarcasm.

She no longer had a father; he died when he cheated on her, betrayed her mother, and abandoned them.

The middle-aged man was none other than Jiang Fenglin, Jiang Zhina's father in the legal sense.

Upon hearing Jiang Zhi's words, Jiang Fenglin's expression grew increasingly grim, showing signs of impending anger.

The eldest daughter is becoming increasingly unlikable. She was quite cute and well-behaved when she was younger, but ever since she found out about her mother's affair after she fell ill, she has treated her like an enemy.

Not only did he cause trouble for himself every day, but he also went around messing with his first love, Su Manli, and his youngest daughter, Jiang Shihan.

Jiang Fenglin looked at his daughter, who looked almost exactly like his deceased ex-wife, and a hint of disgust flashed in his eyes.

Seeing Jiang Zhi's daughter reminded him of how he had given up his first love, Su Manli, to pursue her mother in order to advance his career.

This would remind him of his past misery, of his incompetence and vulnerability.

If it weren't for his own family's poor financial situation at the time, and his attraction to her mother's family's support, how could he have abandoned his first love, Su Manli, to marry her mother?

Jiang Zhi's existence is a disgrace, a reminder of the shame that a grown man once humbly gave up himself for the sake of his future.

Therefore, after his mother died, he decisively cut ties with this daughter.

Seeing her would only disgust him.

If it weren't for that matter, he wouldn't have come to find her; he wouldn't have wanted to see her at all!

He had heard that his unremarkable daughter had somehow gotten lucky and married Ling Jingyuan, the president of the Ling Group, a top-tier wealthy family in Beijing.

That's Ling Jingyuan, the only son of the Ling family and the head of a top-tier wealthy family in Beijing.

A highly eligible bachelor in Beijing.

A man who has never had any scandals or gossip over the years has now taken the initiative to announce that he has a girlfriend, and it is said that he even took the group's lawyer to the design institute to support his girlfriend.

Not to mention the Wang family, who were ruined and left with nothing but trouble, all because of their eldest daughter, Jiang Zhi.

Thinking of this, Jiang Fenglin's eyes darkened.

He glanced at Jiang Zhi, who was looking at him like an enemy, and frowned.

My wife is right.

If Jiang Zhi really has a future with Ling Jingyuan, then once she gains power, she will definitely try to make things difficult for me.

This daughter isn't on my side; she's useless.

However, if Ling Jingyuan were to be with his beloved youngest daughter, Shihan, the Jiang family would be able to prosper even more in the future.

Thinking of the purpose of coming here, Jiang Fenglin couldn't help but slightly restrain his temper and lower his voice as he looked at Jiang Zhi.

"Jiang Zhi, are you sure you want to talk to Dad outside?"

Jiang Zhi's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this; she stood still in place.

She didn't want him in her house at all; he didn't deserve it, and she didn't want him to dirty her place.

The elevator doors opened, and people walked by in the corridor from time to time, occasionally glancing at the two with curious and appraising eyes.

Jiang Zhi frowned slightly, turned around and walked towards the elevator. Seeing this, Jiang Fenglin suppressed his emotions and followed her.

The two left the residential compound and eventually sat down at a coffee shop across the street.

Jiang Zhi, not wanting to waste time with Jiang Fenglin, went straight to the point: "What do you want from me?"

Looking at Jiang Zhi, Jiang Fenglin suppressed his emotions and tried to put on a kind father's tone, speaking earnestly: "Your Aunt Manli and sister have been missing you lately. Come visit us when you have time."

Jiang Zhi didn't say anything upon hearing this, but just looked at Jiang Fenglin with a mocking smile on her lips.

Seeing this, Jiang Fenglin lowered his head slightly, took a sip of coffee, and said again, "Dad, I heard you've been befriending Ling Jingyuan, the president of Ling's Group, lately?"

Making friends?

Haha, those three words are used so cleverly.

Jiang Zhi didn't speak, but merely glanced at Jiang Fenglin indifferently.

Seeing that Jiang Zhi did not deny it, Jiang Fenglin continued, "Jiang Zhi, you know your sister has always admired and respected President Ling. Since you and President Ling are friends, when would you like to introduce your sister to him..."

"Oh!"

Jiang Zhi couldn't help but scoff and interrupt Jiang Fenglin.

She'd be a fool if she still couldn't figure out this man's intentions in coming to see her.

What is making friends?

Everyone probably knows that Ling Jingyuan has a girlfriend now, since he publicly announced it last time. She doesn't believe he doesn't know, and yet he's saying this now.

What, are you pretending to be ignorant when you know the truth?

Would she give up her position to his youngest daughter and give up her boyfriend to his most beloved daughter, Jiang Shih-han?

That sounds nice, doesn't it?

"Are you done talking?"

Jiang Zhi coldly glanced at this father who was legally related to her, her eyes full of mockery.

Seeing Jiang Zhi's attitude, Jiang Fenglin's usually reserved temper began to rise, and he turned cold and stopped hiding his temper.

"Jiang Zhi, what kind of attitude is this? What do you mean? Is this how you communicate with Dad?"

Jiang Zhi's gaze was frighteningly cold. She gave a mocking smile and spoke softly.

"Oh, Dad?"

"I don't have a father. He died a long time ago."

As she spoke, her gaze turned even colder. She picked up her bag, stood up abruptly, and looked directly at the man opposite her with a hint of disgust and contempt in her eyes. Her tone was cold and firm as she spoke.

"Also, Ling Jingyuan is my boyfriend, and he doesn't like your precious daughter Jiang Shihan."

He's mine.

After saying that, Jiang Zhi didn't even glance at Jiang Fenglin, not wanting to stay a second longer, and turned to leave.

She felt nauseous just being with this man for even a second longer.

Because she never imagined that her so-called father had approached her because he wanted her to give up her boyfriend to her so-called sister!

Why should I?!

What right do they have?!

Why do Jiang Fengling, Su Manli, and Jiang Shihhan think they should give up Ling Jingyuan?

ridiculous!

Have they all forgotten how their family of three treated them back then?

How did you hurt her and her mother?

When Jiang Zhi returned home, she collapsed onto the sofa, overwhelmed by the dark and painful memories of the past, which rushed back like a flood.