Chapter 82

Shenzhen Nongke Orchid .

Yue Gu Zai was reading a newspaper in the living room . He didn’t know why Yue Ni was spying on him for more than half an hour . He couldn’t believe he and Zhen Zhen gave birth and raised Yue Ni, but Yue Ni was more like Ling Jia than him and Zhen Zhen combined . He wished Yue Ni was like Zhen Wu so he wouldn’t have to worry about Yue Ni so much .

‘Hurry up and say what’s on your mind,’ Yue Gu Zai said .

Yue Ni sat on the sofa next to Yue Gu Zai .

‘Dad, let’s negotiate,’ Yue Ni said . ‘I want you to take back your order to send me to train in Africa as a punishment . ’

‘No,’ Yue Gu Zai said .

Yue Gu Zai was still angry at Yue Ni for making Zhen Zhen misunderstand him .

‘Dad, it’s embarrassing if other Ni Sheng members find out I’m being punished,’ Zhen Zhen said .

‘When you made your mum depressed and go to a bar for other men to serve her wine, you didn’t consider it’ll embarrass me,’ Yue Gu Zai said .

‘Dad, you forced me to do this,’ Yue Ni said . She threw Yang Han An’s family background report on the coffee table . ‘Your former lover is back . I’m going to tell mum . ’

Yue Gu Zai wasn’t threatened by the report on the coffee table . Zhen Zhen knew he was innocent .

‘Dad, I heard you lived with this girl’s mother for a year,’ Yue Ni said . ‘Her mother has a good body . I don’t believe you could live with her mother for a year and not sleep with her mother . Did you have a love child with her mother? Is this girl my half-sister?’

Ni Sheng’s gang members were scared to investigate what happened during the year Yue Gu Zai was missing . Yue Ni could only gather news that Yue Gu Zai lived with Tan Xu Er during the year he was missing .

‘Dad, that Tan woman lived in the U . S . for many years,’ Yue Ni said . ‘Why did she suddenly come back? Is she using Yang Han An to blackmail you? Yang Han An is pursuing big brother . If Yang Han An is your daughter with the Tan woman then Yang Han An is having incestuous thoughts about big brother . ’

‘Xiao Ni, if you’re this free to say nonsense, why don’t you focus on your studies?’ Yue Gu Zai said . ‘Your mum received a call from your teacher . You not attending classes made your mum angry . ’

Yue Gu Zai thought at least Ling Jia valued family harmony . He was angry at Yue Ni for causing trouble for their family members . He suspected it was Shu Tang Jue’s bad influence that Yue Ni wanted to cause misunderstandings between him and Zhen Zhen so Zhen Zhen would divorce him .

Yue Ni stood and followed Yue Gu Zai .

‘Dad, don’t leave,’ Yue Ni said . ‘Tell me the truth . Did you sleep with that Tan woman? Is Yang Han An my half-sister…’

Yue Ni bumped into Yue Gu Zai’s back, because he froze when he saw Zhen Zhen holding a whip and walking downstairs .

Zhen Zhen was angry Yue Ni skipped classes . Everyone said that Zhen Zhen was too strict on Zhen Wu so Zhen Zhen gave Yue Ni more freedom . In the end Zhen Wu didn’t skip grades, and attended all his classes from primary school to college . Yue Ni on the other hand, skipped grades and skipped her classes too .

Zhen Zhen pulled Yue Ni to the side . Zhen Zhen raised the whip in her hand, but Yue Gu Zai grabbed the whip from her before she could hit Yue Ni’s bottom .

‘Mum, don’t be angry at me,’ Yue Ni said .

Zhen Zhen held Yue Ni’s arm and she pulled Yue Ni to the car .

‘Xiao Ni, today you’re going to attend all your classes,’ Zhen Zhen said . ‘If you dare escape, you’ll be spending the rest of your life training in Africa . ’

‘Mum, I’m your daughter,’ Yue Ni said . She didn’t want to attend classes . ‘Mum, did you know dad has a love child with his mistress?’

Zhen Zhen turned around to look at Yue Ni .

‘When?’ Zhen Zhen asked .

‘Dad’s mistress is Tan Xu Er,’ Yue Ni said . ‘Mum, do you remember when dad lost his memories? He slept with Tan Xu Er, and he sent her to the U . S . because he didn’t want you to find out he has a love child with Tan Xu Er . ’

‘Impossible,’ Zhen Zhen said .

Zhen Zhen heard Tan Xu Er’s name and she knew Yue Gu Zai was innocent .

Yue Gu Zai followed Zhen Zhen and Yue Ni to the car . He was in a good mood Zhen Zhen didn’t believe Yue Ni’s nonsense .

Yue Ni was frustrated Zhen Zhen and Yue Gu Zai had a solid marriage after many years, and she didn’t have a bargaining chip to use with them .

‘Mum, why is it impossible?’ Yue Ni asked . ‘Dad’s a man . Dad lived with Tan Xu Er for a year . Why is it impossible for dad to have a love child with Tan Xu Er?’

‘Your dad doesn’t like other people touching him,’ Zhen Zhen said . ‘If he has to shake hands with someone, he’ll wipe his hands straight away . If he slept with Tan Xu Er, he would have peeled off his skin years ago . Besides, your uncle Bai showed me proof your dad had a vasectomy when I was pregnant with you . So your dad is not the father of Tan Xu Er’s child . ’

‘Really?’ Yue Ni asked . ‘Dad, does that mean I was an accidental baby?’

‘Now you know,’ Yue Gu Zai said .

‘Mum…’ Yue Ni said .

‘Xiao Ni, you don’t get any benefits if I divorce your dad,’ Zhen Zhen said . ‘Stop causing trouble for your dad and me . ’

‘Xiao Ni, if you’re into breaking up marriages then we can negotiate,’ Yue Gu Zai said . ‘If you can find a way to make your small mum divorce your small dad, you won’t need to train in Africa . ’

Zhen Zhen hit Yue Gu Zai’s shoulder .

‘Gu Zai, don’t say nonsense,’ Zhen Zhen said .

Yue Ni was Yue Gu Zai’s daughter . Yue Gu Zai was lenient by punishing Yue Ni to train in Africa . If Yue Ni found a way to make Nan Ma divorce Shu Tang Jue, it wouldn’t matter how much Shu Tang Jue loved Yue Ni, Shu Tang Jue would kill Yue Ni without hesitation .

At Yue Ni’s teacher’s office, Yue Gu Zai read the newspaper and Yue Ni looked out the window while her teacher snitched on her to Zhen Zhen .

‘Mr and Mrs Yue,’ the teacher said . ‘I don’t know why you two enrolled your daughter to learn at this school . She skipped all her classes, never hands in her assignments or show up for exams . ’

‘I’m sorry my husband and I raised a bad daughter,’ Zhen Zhen said .

‘Mr Yue, how can you sit here and read the newspaper after hearing about your daughter’s behavior?’ the teacher asked . ‘Don’t you care about your daughter’s education?’

‘Dad, my teacher implied you’re an irresponsible father,’ Yue Ni said .

Yue Gu Zai was petty like Ling Jia . He could curse and discipline Yue Ni at home, but he wouldn’t allow anyone to insult his precious daughter . If Zhen Zhen wasn’t in the office with them, he would have called someone to blow up the school at night .

‘My husband is a busy businessman,’ Zhen Zhen said . ‘He doesn’t have time to oversee our daughter’s education . ’

Yue Gu Zai acted like he couldn’t see Zhen Zhen blinking at him to behave .

‘Being busy is not a valid reason,’ the teacher said . ‘Young people should be disciplined while they’re young . Look at your daughter’s dyed hair, and the piercings on each of her ear . Who knows how many tattoos your daughter is hiding from you…’

Yue Ni’s arm accidently knocked over the pot plant off the teacher’s desk .

‘My Shenzhen Nongke orchid!’ the teacher said .

The teacher grieved for his precious orchid .

‘I’m sorry,’ Zhen Zhen said . ‘My husband and I will compensate for your orchid . ’

‘How can you compensate how long it took me to nurture my precious orchid?’ the teacher asked . ‘I don’t know why the school let a trouble maker like your daughter enrol here . ’

‘It’s only an orchid,’ Zhen Zhen said . ‘Gu Zai, call our gardener to bring one of our orchids here . ’

Yue Gu Zai called the Yue Mansion’s gardener .

‘Bring ten pots of Shenzhen Nongke orchids to young mistress’ school,’ Yue Gu Zai said and hung up .

Ten? The teacher couldn’t believe he would receive ten orchids to replace his one orchid . Ten of his orchids were worth two million dollars .

‘What’s precious about one orchid?’ Yue Ni asked . ‘In my parents’ garden there are hundreds of these orchids . ’

‘Xiao Ni,’ Zhen Zhen warned .

The principal ran into the teacher’s office .

‘Mr and Mrs Yue, I’m sorry,’ the principal said . ‘I didn’t know the teacher called you two here behind my back . I know how busy you two are . I’m sorry . ’

‘Principal, my husband and I are the ones who should say sorry for raising a bad daughter,’ Zhen Zhen said .

‘No, no,’ the principal said . ‘Xiao Ni is an exemplary student . All the teachers and students love her . Mr and Mrs Yue, you can leave first . ’

‘Then my wife and I will leave first,’ Yue Gu Zai said .

Yue Gu Zai held Zhen Zhen’s hand and led her to the car .

Yue Ni smiled, waved bye to the unlucky teacher who snitched on her and she followed her parents to the car .

‘Do you want this school to close down?’ the principal asked the teacher . ‘Do you know who pays your salary? Mr Yue owns this school . ’

‘It doesn’t matter if Mr Yue is Yue Ni’s father,’ the teacher said . ‘It’s still wrong for Yue Ni to skip classes . ’

The principal shook his head helplessly, and left the teacher’s office .

Minutes later, the Yue Mansion’s gardener arrived with a tray of ten pots of Shenzhen Nongke Orchid .

‘Mrs Yue asked me to give you her formula to grow these orchids in your garden,’ the gardener said .

The teacher sat in his office and stared at two million dollars’ worth of orchids .

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End of Chapter Eighty-Two