Chapter 355 - 354: Solving the Problem the Adult Way

Qian Duoduo had also tried to bail someone out once, but—

The authority that had detained the streamer was no longer the Federation Police; the case now involved the Military Department. After some digging, he discovered that a streamer from his platform was suspected of hiring a hitman to murder a secret operative from the Military Department.

A capital offense.

Qian Duoduo: ...

The man was as good as dead. After checking repeatedly, Qian Song also confirmed to him that the video did, in fact, exist.

Rather than passively waiting for these matters to be exposed, Qian Duoduo wanted to seize the initiative.

So he summoned Qian Xingxing back overnight.

"Xingxing, I have something I need to tell you."

"Before I do, I want you to know that you’re my favorite son."

"...What do you mean by that?" Qian Xingxing looked at Qian Duoduo suspiciously. "Dad, the way you said that makes it sound like you have several sons."

"But you only have me—" The word "son" had barely left his lips when Qian Duoduo’s expression changed.

"Dad, why are you looking at me like that?"

The middle-aged man’s face took on a sorrowful expression. He sighed. "I never wanted to tell you this. That way, you could have just been the little prince of the group, worry-free."

"But that’s no longer possible. I have to tell you—"

"Xingxing, you have an older brother."

The air and sound in the room froze in an instant. Little President Qian looked up, his face full of disbelief. "What did you say?" He didn’t even call him "Dad" anymore.

Qian Duoduo was a little displeased, but he kept his composure. "I said, you have an older brother."

"You have another wife besides my mother?"

"Not a wife," Qian Duoduo said. "This was from a long time ago. An accident. I didn’t know about the child. I only found out later."

"Later?" ’That’s a convenient ’later.’’

Qian Duoduo felt he was throwing a childish tantrum and didn’t say much more. He just fabricated an explanation of what happened back then, subtly giving Qian Xingxing the impression that he had only made a small mistake that most people make.

Qian Xingxing had rushed back from the branch office, travel-worn. He hadn’t even had a chance to tell his father—his guiding light—about the many successes of the streamers under his command. But instead, he was blindsided by this revelation, and in his eyes, his father’s benevolent halo shattered into nothing.

His father had been talking in circles, so Qian Xingxing finally asked bluntly, "What exactly do you want me to do?"

"Your brother’s existence has been discovered. If he appears abruptly, it could affect the group’s stock price, so I hope you can acknowledge him."

"?"

"You aren’t far apart in age, and you both look a bit like me."

"Two children from different mothers will make the shareholders—"

"Perhaps your mother actually gave birth to two children, but one of them was..."

Before he could finish, Qian Xingxing cut him off. "No!"

The exhaustion from his journey and his concern for the company instantly morphed into pure rage. Qian Xingxing hadn’t even had time to process the fact that his father had an illegitimate son—that he wasn’t his only child. Now, on top of that, he had to listen to this pile of nonsense, making his father’s love for his mother feel like a complete sham.

"Mom only has me!"

"Dad, did you call me to the head office just to tell me this?" Qian Xingxing’s mind was in turmoil. He didn’t want to stay here any longer. Grabbing his things, he turned to leave. "If this is the only reason, then I refuse."

"Xingxing, stop—"

"I can’t stop." Reaching the door, the young master took a deep breath. "Honestly, Dad, listening to you talk today... it’s making me sick."

"..."

He left without looking back.

Qian Duoduo’s expression darkened.

’If speaking nicely doesn’t work, then I’ll just have to solve this the adult way.’