What should we call you? (3)
Before Zhong Chi was able to say a word, Zhong Yuhuan continued, "No way. If she becomes your daughter, then what about me? If she's going to be a Zhong, then I might as well be a Ding."
The first half of the sentence was alright, the second half made Zhong Chi's face changed color.
He had clearly learned his daughter's character by now, whatever it was that she spewed out, she had always followed through with them.
Whether Xu Yushan became a Zhong is of no importance; if Zhong Yuhuan really changed her surname, he would certainly turn into Hai City's laughing stock.
That and Zhong Chi had always have a very suspicious personality; Zhong Yuhuan's words had put doubts in his mind.
Xu Yushan had never said anything like that in front of him….
Naturally, Zhong Chi wouldn't admit to anything right away. He merely said nonchalantly, "Yushan is older than you, naturally she couldn't be my daughter."
Xu Yushan turned pale immediately.
But, Zhong Chi didn't even look over at her, he merely continued, "But your brother is different. He is your real brother, naturally he will become part of the family."
"What about my mom's adopted sons? Would you recognize them as well?" asked Zhong Yuhuan.
"I can recognize them as adopted sons," said Zhong Chi.
Zhong Yuhuan cocked her head and smiled at Xu Yushan, "That's more like it."
The original owner was too deep in the situation to see it all clearly. But Zhong Yuhuan didn't have the same problem, she could see clearly from where she stood.
Zhong Chi has always been a tyrant. He enjoyed the satisfying feeling of giveth it and taketh it away. One reason he brought Xu Yunhui into the house was because she was good at acting in front of him. She was tender, drama-free, never asked for anything; she played right into the role that pleased him. A second reason was that Xu Yunhui was not the same as Ding Yuxue – Ding Yuxue was from a wealthy family but Xu Yunhui was completely dependent on him. He raised her above her situation and he could also force her right back down. He enjoyed the feeling that he has complete control over her fate.
From where he was now, Xu Yushan had said stuff that she shouldn't have, and now he needed to push her down and teach her a lesson.
Not to mention that Xu Yushan had never been an important character in his life.
He had only been nice to her because he enjoyed the feeling of being looked up to and respected after his kind gestures.
Zhong Yuhuan smiled and said, "I am going to have breakfast upstairs." Then, before Zhong Chi could even react to her, she quickly took the tray from the maid, turned around, and went back upstairs; leaving behind her Xu Yunhui and her daughter who were both pale from anger.
Xu Yunhui was still doing better. After all, she had been putting up with so much all these years. This was nothing she hadn't already seen.
But Xu Yushan was too young. And she had just graduated from her past life to the mansion of the Zhong's and became a Miss Zhong. She had always felt that she and her mother were in favor with Zhong Chi and that it was only a matter of time when the trouble-making brat was kicked out of the house….
Now she had just heard her own death sentence.
She couldn't change her surname; she would not become a legitimate Miss Zhong…
The shock from this new development, compounded by the fact that Zhong Yuhuan pointed straight at her nose and shouted at her, and that she wasn't able to have her gathering, Xu Yushan snapped.
With a quivering voice, she asked, "Daddy, why?"
Zhong Yuhuan was long gone after she had dropped the bomb.
She went upstairs with breakfast and Li Jinyuan and Huo Chengming were already waiting by the dinner table.
Hearing Zhong Yuhuan's footsteps, they both looked over at her and, all of a sudden, they both abruptly got up and reached over to help her with the tray.
Li Jinyuan grabbed the left side of the tray.
Huo Chengming grabbed the right side of the tray.
Zhong Yuhuan was trapped in the middle. She paused for a moment, who should she give the tray to?
This was awkward….