The butler left first, gently closing the door behind him.
Only then did Shen Li turn to Shen Zhongcheng and Li Xue, saying indifferently, "Your affairs have nothing to do with me and don't require my permission. We never lived together from a young age, nor is there any so-called father-daughter affection. At this age, I certainly don't need paternal love anymore, let's not meet again in the future."
Not to mention his first wife, Fang Ru, who also had her faults. Their adopted son Shen Yue, despite later learning that he was not his biological child, was callously thrown out without a second thought for the decades of father-son bond. Then there was Guo Ling, who threw herself on the ground, rolling in distress; even as a stranger, Shen Li felt a hint of pity, yet Shen Zhongcheng could still drive Guo Ling out.
Shen Zhongcheng perhaps didn't even realize just how cruel he could be, treating his own children in such a way, making the term 'beast' seem like an understatement.
