To clarify this matter, they needed to determine when Du Chengrong first became ill, when he received treatment, and when he lost his fertility.

“When Xia Ziyu was pregnant last year, Mr. Du should have been healthy. Indeed, after Xia Ziyu’s pregnancy, he showed her unprecedented favor, suggesting Mr. Du was certain the child was his.”

What about after that?

Was that when they discovered his testicular cancer, treated it, and he lost his fertility?

So when Xia Ziyu miscarried, Du Chengrong, who usually stayed out of family disputes, unusually lashed out at the Liu siblings.

Not only did he drive Liu Keying from the Du mansion, but he also took back Liu Tianquan’s business. Du Zhaohui had said that Du Chengrong cut off Liu Tianquan’s ear, broke his limbs, and threw him into the sea—Liu Tianquan’s survival was another story altogether.

Why was Du Chengrong so angry? Was it because he knew the child in Xia Ziyu’s womb would be his last?

Du Zhaohui stared at the needle in his hand:

“Liu Keying got pregnant after Xia Ziyu’s miscarriage… The old man might have had treatment by then, or maybe not…”

So, if the old man knew all along, why welcome Liu Keying back to the mansion?

He should have shot Liu Keying right away!

Unfortunately, Yu Shihua only told him that the old man had lost his fertility, without knowing more detailed circumstances.

Although Liu Keying and Liu Tianquan were dead, Du Zhaoqi was arrested, and he was slightly injured—seemingly making him the biggest winner—countless mysteries still lay before him.

Xia Xiaolan’s expression was complex.

“Du Zhaohui, have you considered that if Mr. Du knew everything, why did he follow you to Fujian? Was it really because of your acting skills and eloquence that convinced him to go on the business trip and out to sea? I’m not defending him—he’s certainly not a good person, but human nature is complex, perhaps he’s not completely evil…”

Du Zhaohui had lured Du Chengrong to Fujian to draw out Du Zhaoqi and Liu Tianquan.

Zhou Cheng had told her they’d long discovered Liu Tianquan and Du Zhaoqi working together.

Zhou Cheng must have told Du Zhaohui this too, otherwise how could they cooperate?

Choosing Fujian’s New City was strategic—it wasn’t just a smuggling hub, but Xu Zhongyi’s antique business also frequently operated there.

After this incident, ‘Master Qiu’ was heavily impacted, suffering significant losses.

This was Xu Zhongyi’s own choice—he lost prestige but could cleanly break away… Zhou Cheng said Xu Zhongyi had volunteered to help. Having run a thriving antique business in Hong Kong with exports to Southeast Asia, Xu Zhongyi’s organization had intricate connections with various smuggling groups.

Xu Zhongyi wanted to hand over the antique business and officially retire, returning to legitimate business, no longer wanting Grandmother Yu and family members like Xu Changle and Tina to live in fear.

Faced with the coordinated action of Zhou Cheng, Xu Zhongyi, and Du Zhaohui, Xia Xiaolan doubted that Du Chengrong was truly ignorant.

Du Zhaohui remained silent.

It didn’t make much sense.

Everything went too smoothly.

He used the old man as bait, and the old man cooperated obediently—had he already guessed he was the bait?

Then why willingly be bait?

Knowing Du Zhaoqi and Liu Keying’s treacherous intentions, did he want to strike first, using Du Zhaohui to deal with them? But he hadn’t expected that the useless Zhaoqi would hire mercenaries, nearly ruining things for both of them.

No, the old man was already ruined.

Testicular cancer wasn’t immediately fatal—the old man could have lived several more quality years, but now lying unconscious like this… hah, he deserved it!

Du Zhaohui hardened his heart:

“If you divide him into 100 parts, only one part is slightly good, the other 99 are selfish. That tiny bit of goodness is worthless!”

What could Xia Xiaolan say? This was Du’s family business.

After landing and going through customs, the real test awaited in Hong Kong—

A test of acting and response skills.

Just through customs, Du Zhaohui was surrounded. The ambulance carrying Du Chengrong went straight to the hospital, while Du Zhaohui’s car was stopped by Second Madam and her people.

Second Madam tried to rush forward to hit Du Zhaohui:

“You’re too heartless! That’s your brother—how could you frame him like that? And your father, what did you do to him… Do you want money? We won’t fight you for the inheritance, just let your brother go!”

Second Madam, Third Madam, even Xia Ziyu.

These women had finally united.

They showed their shrewdness by bringing reporters to confront Du Zhaohui.

Du Zhaohui sneered: “Second Mother, this hadn’t spread widely before, but with your actions, Chengrong Group will become the next Yuhua. The stock will drop tomorrow. When Father wakes up, let’s see if he’ll spare you!”

The reporters went wild.

This wasn’t just entertainment news—financial reporters swarmed in too.

Though everyone knew the Du family operated in grey areas, in recent years Du Chengrong had gone legitimate, and no one dared mention the past. But now with smuggling arrests, Hong Kong media wanted the Du family’s explanation and to know how mainland authorities would respond!

“Young Master Du, could we interview you?”

“Young Master Du, Second Madam says you framed Second Young Master, could you comment…”

“How are Mr. Du’s injuries? Is he still unconscious?”

“We heard Fourth Madam was also involved—”

Du Zhaohui jumped in anger, looking everywhere for Lawyer Cheng.

How did Hong Kong know so much about what happened in Fujian?

This should have been confidential!

With such a huge Du family scandal, the stock would probably fall more than Yuhua’s—he was practically Tang Yuanyue’s second coming!

No, worse than Tang Yuanyue.

At least Tang Yuanyue got 60% of the inheritance and only had one mentally ill brother causing trouble. Meanwhile, his old man was still alive, he hadn’t touched the inheritance, and he had three stepmothers and various siblings making trouble—

Could it be Second Madam?

Impossible.

How could Second Madam know so much? Dark-faced Zhou wouldn’t be so careless.

Du Zhaohui grew paranoid, suspecting Dark-faced Zhou had set him up.

Not wanting to be interviewed, he simply lay down and closed his eyes, playing dead.

The reporters had never seen such shamelessness.

Xia Ziyu was genuinely panicked, not knowing if Du Chengrong would survive. With her backing gone, what should she do?

Troubled inside and out, Xia Ziyu collapsed softly, caught by nearby bodyguards.

So Xia Ziyu was also sent to the hospital.

After examination, the doctor announced Xia Ziyu was pregnant.

Du Zhaohui laughed so hard he nearly knocked over his IV drip:

“Good, good, good, she’s pregnant… Hahaha, she’s pregnant…”

This shameless woman was giving the old man a properly fitted green hat.

The old man had already shot one Liu Keying, and now Du Zhaohui eagerly awaited his awakening. Du Zhaohui would play the filial son and personally deliver this good news to him!

[Note: In Chinese culture, “wearing a green hat” is an idiom meaning being cuckolded]