100,000/Hour Professional Stand-in Chapter 26.3: Despicable (3)

It was a long time later before Bai Zhou finally spoke up.

He dropped explosive news right away, “My father has an illegitimate son.”

Ji Fanyin was not too surprised by that, but she still widened her eyes and asked, “What happened? Did you just find out about it today?”

“He isn’t much younger than me,” sneered Bai Zhou. “He does look like the old man. Secretary Li told me that the old man wanted me to meet two people today, so I thought that they were someone important. Turns out they were his mistress and illegitimate son.”

Ji Fanyin: The aristocratic circle sure is complicated. 

“He said that I’d remain as the only successor…” Bai Zhou scoffed. “Just his private properties are more than enough for those two to live comfortably for the rest of their lives.”

Ji Fanyin wasn’t surprised at all. 

When a couple like Bai Zhou’s parents made an agreement to turn a blind eye to each other’s extramarital affairs, the chances were that one of them would eventually end up having an illegitimate child. 

It would be a blessing if the illegitimate children had no interest in the family fortune, but most eventually choose to compete for the family fortune. Ji Fanyin had seen plenty of that in her previous world. 

“He even brought them over to introduce them to me. Does he expect me to call them ‘mother’ and ‘little brother’?” Bai Zhou gripped the cup tightly. “If he had appeared before me today, I’d have sunk my fist into his face!”

Crime solved. This is the reason why Bai Zhou got into a fight today.

Ji Fanyin sighed in her heart.

Had it been her, she would have long come to terms with his disappointing parents and washed her hands out of their private affairs. It would just be a waste of time and effort anyway.

However, Bai Zhou wasn’t as unfeeling as she was. From a certain perspective, he was actually quite hot-blooded. 

“Are you going to have a talk with your father?” she asked gently. “If you aren’t willing to meet those two, why don’t you relay your thoughts to him properly?”

“I don’t want to hear his voice now,” Bai Zhou rejected the

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