They were already halfway to customs when they heard this distressing news on the car radio.

“Zheng Feng, turn around.”

This incident didn’t seem characteristic of the Second Mistress.

Xia Xiaolan found it quite strange.

She wanted to drag the troublemaking Second Mistress down from the hospital roof and give her a thorough beating… yet another person delaying her wedding!

When Zheng Feng turned the car around and Xia Xiaolan arrived at the hospital, Du Zhaohui still hadn’t shown up.

“Little You, go down and call Du Zhaohui!”

Had Du Zhaohui lost his mind?

Did he want to force the Second Mistress to jump from the roof?

She couldn’t help but look up – on the rooftop, Second Mistress had one foot already on the edge. The Hong Kong reporters were like mad dogs fighting for this big news story, with police officers on the scene – it was complete chaos.

Xia Xiaolan scanned the crowd but didn’t see anyone from the South Harbor Financial Report.

She naturally didn’t recognize South Harbor Financial Report’s reporters, but at times like these, you could tell from the badges on their chests or the microphones in their hands.

Xia Xiaolan had excellent eyesight and hadn’t spotted anyone from South Harbor Financial Report, leaving her with mixed feelings.

On one hand, she appreciated the South Harbor Financial Report’s integrity in not chasing every piece of trashy news, but on the other hand, she felt frustrated by their missed opportunity.

No wonder that although both papers were run by the Lu family, the South Harbor Financial Report wasn’t as successful as the Star Exchange Report.

Sometimes integrity was necessary, but sometimes it was the least needed thing.

Why not cover news that everyone wanted to see?

Why couldn’t a financial paper pursue this kind of news?

They could approach it from a different angle – while other papers reported on the Du family gossip, South Harbor Financial Report could write about Du Zhaohui’s performance since taking over the Zhengrong Group. Since Second Mistress was threatening to jump, they could even bring up Du Zhaoqi’s matters, comparing how the projects from Du Zhaoqi and Du Zhaohui’s competition were developing… With a deep investigation, there was always news to write.

Xia Xiaolan sat in the car, lost in thought.

This was truly loving whatever industry you’re in – she had just become a newspaper owner and was already studying the art of running a newspaper. If Lu Guangfu knew about this, he would probably write a capital “RESPECT” – with Xia Xiaolan being so dedicated, it would be strange if she didn’t become wealthy!

You Li squeezed back into the car:

“Director Xia, I made the call. They say Chairman Du is already on his way.”

Xia Xiaolan immediately felt half relieved.

Indeed, Du Zhaohui shouldn’t be that foolish.

What reason did he have to not dare come?

Xia Xiaolan could tell with her eyes closed what the Second Mistress was trying to achieve by making such a scene.

But the Second Mistress couldn’t blackmail Du Zhaohui.

Du Zhaoqi had broken the law and was caught red-handed. Whether the Second Mistress knelt on the ground begging Du Zhaohui or threatened to jump from the building, it would all be useless.

Xia Xiaolan interlaced her fingers.

So what was Second Mistress trying to accomplish with this show?

Had she reached a dead end and given up, becoming desperate and confused?

Xia Xiaolan had never dealt with Du Zhengrong’s Second Mistress directly and couldn’t say she felt either fondness or distaste for her. When Second Mistress became Du Zhengrong’s concubine, Hong Kong’s marriage laws still recognized the legitimacy of concubines. Given the limitations of the era, Second Mistress’s choice wasn’t particularly shameful, as it at least had the cover of “legitimacy.”

Moreover, she had learned from Yu Shihua what kind of woman Du Zhaohui’s birth mother was.

Sympathize with Du Zhaohui’s mother?

Please, she lived quite clear-headedly – marrying Du Zhengrong wasn’t about pursuing love.

Xia Xiaolan wasn’t being hypocritical, looking down on Xia Ziyu for being Du Zhengrong’s mistress while respecting Second Mistress – she looked down on both, but Second Mistress had the era’s limitations and legal status as a concubine, so Xia Xiaolan had nothing to say about it. Xia Ziyu hadn’t grown up in Hong Kong, hadn’t lived in an era when being someone’s mistress was legal, and was even a reborn person, yet still chose this shameful path.

Thinking of Xia Ziyu, Xia Xiaolan had a thought:

“Zheng Feng, I’ve been busy signing agreements with the Lu family these past few days, has there been any new movement from Fifth Mistress?”

“Director Xia, while you were negotiating with the Lu family, Fifth Mistress Xia was busy suing them. Both parties went to court, and the court ruled in the Lu family’s favor. Because the Fifth Mistress refused to comply with the court’s decision, the court forcibly seized her assets. These past couple of days, Fifth Mistress has been homeless and has been hiding in the hospital, not showing her face.”

To supplement Zheng Feng’s words, You Li pulled out a stack of newspapers from the trunk.

Xia Xiaolan casually flipped through a couple of pages – the situation was just as Zheng Feng had described. As a reborn person, Xia Ziyu was truly in a miserable state.

Of course, Xia Xiaolan didn’t sympathize with her – this was all Xia Ziyu’s own doing.

There were many paths to success, but Xia Ziyu wanted shortcuts, wanted to scheme and harm others, so she deserved to be like a stray dog today.

Hiding in the hospital and not showing her face – was she dreaming that Du Zhengrong would wake up?

Even if he woke up, it wouldn’t solve Xia Ziyu’s predicament.

If Du Zhengrong had completely lost his ability to have children due to testicular cancer treatment, the first thing he’d do after waking up would be to strangle Xia Ziyu… Was Xia Ziyu not afraid, not guilty at all?

Xia Xiaolan couldn’t help but put herself in Xia Ziyu’s position.

If it were her, she would probably hope Du Zhengrong simply never woke up.

“Zheng Feng, come down with me to look around but don’t alert these reporters. Find another route to go around.”

Having earned 400 million HKD, Xia Xiaolan was a conspicuous target and worried about encountering kidnappers in Hong Kong. Now when she went out, she had not just Zheng Feng as a bodyguard, but also several newly hired veterans, some recommended by Zheng Feng and some found by Zhou Cheng – all reliable people whose backgrounds they knew well.

Even the son of the richest man had nearly been kidnapped and killed, so Xia Xiaolan cherished her life dearly.

As she got out of the car, she happened to see Du Zhaohui’s car arrive.

Xia Xiaolan didn’t step forward into the surrounding crowd, just gestured toward the hospital direction to Du Zhaohui, though she wasn’t sure if he had seen her.

Anyway, as soon as Du Zhaohui arrived, the Second Mistress on the rooftop seemed to have a switch flipped, starting to cry and make accusations against Du Zhaohui.

Xia Xiaolan heard that the Second Mistress had pinned several crimes on Du Zhaohui.

First, harming Du Zhengrong.

Second, wrongfully accused Du Zhaoqi.

Third, killing Liu Keying and Liu Tianquan.

Fourth, colluding with Lawyer Cheng to forge Du Zhengrong’s “power of attorney” to take over the management of Zhengrong Group.

The reporters went crazy, all surrounding Du Zhaohui with their microphones.

Du Zhaohui suppressed his anger and tried to persuade the Second Mistress to come down, but she took another half step forward, with half her body now suspended in the air.

The second Mistress demanded to see Lawyer Cheng.

She wanted all the media as witnesses, to have Lawyer Cheng reveal Du Zhengrong’s “will” and demanded an on-the-spot authentication of both the will’s and the power of attorney’s authenticity!

Xia Xiaolan shook her head as she walked into the hospital.

Was Du Zhengrong’s life worth it?

A lifetime of philandering, numerous children, and many concubines, yet while lying in his hospital bed, not a single woman truly hoped for him to wake up.

He wasn’t even dead yet, but Second Mistress was already using suicide threats to force his lawyer to reveal the “will.”

Heh.

If Du Zhengrong had any awareness, he might wake up from anger.

Xia Xiaolan was led into the hospital by Zheng Feng, and after a while, Zheng Feng returned:

“Fifth Mistress is in Chairman Du’s hospital room.”