Chapter 86: Chapter 86: Take 10 Million and Leave My Son

Kang Naixin’s reputation in the entertainment industry was already poor, and with this latest incident, netizens swarmed to attack her en masse.

A massive number of fans began to turn on her, not only boycotting all of Kang Naixin’s events but even all the brands she endorsed.

Kang Naixin had gotten most of her endorsements through her connections to the Jin family.

The brands were already unhappy with her, and now this scandal had erupted.

The more assertive brands terminated her contract immediately.

The less powerful ones called, warning her to resolve the matter, or they too would have no choice but to terminate their contract.

Kang Naixin seethed with a nameless rage, completely bewildered. ’I’ve put other entertainers in their place a few times before, and no one ever dared to breathe a word. How did it get exposed this time?’

’Logically, even if a stalker fan filmed something, they should have come to me for hush money first.’

’But this time, they just exposed it directly. Don’t they want to blackmail me for money?’

’This isn’t how stalker fans usually operate.’

Upon further investigation, the clues surprisingly pointed to Jin Fan.

The stalker fan who secretly filmed her had been hired by Jin Fan.

Not only that, but that spendthrift Jin Fan had also given the stalker fan a large sum of money to post it.

Kang Naixin instantly guessed that Shen Zhiyao had to be the one pulling the strings.

Knowing Jin Fan’s usual temperament, even if she had truly offended him, he would at most throw a fit to her face before forgiving her for his aunt’s sake. He would never hold a grudge.

The only person who would play such dirty tricks to ruin her career was Shen Zhiyao.

Realizing Shen Zhiyao was the one scheming behind the scenes, Kang Naixin’s expression instantly turned grim.

’Shen Zhiyao brought this on herself. Since she’s asking for it, she can’t blame me for what comes next.’

She first called Kang Lin, exaggerating the story of what Jin Fan had done.

After hearing Kang Naixin’s complaint, Kang Lin was so furious that he immediately called Jin Fan and laid into him with a barrage of criticism.

But this time, Jin Fan didn’t argue back. He just gave a faint smile. “If you’re only calling to yell at me, then I’m telling you now, this is the last time I’ll be listening.”

Before Kang Lin could say another word, Jin Fan hung up.

Listening to the dial tone on the other end, Kang Lin was suddenly struck by how much Jin Fan had changed. He would never have hung up on him before.

At that moment, Jin Fan was sitting in Shen Zhiyao’s villa, clutching a paternity test report.

“The report’s back. It’s exactly like you said it would be!” His voice was tinged with self-mockery and sorrow, and for a moment, he couldn’t tell if he should be happy or sad.

“Have you made up your mind?” Shen Zhiyao asked.

She could help him forge his own path, but only if he was willing to walk it and wouldn’t have any regrets.

Shen Zhiyao could walk this part of the road with him, but the path beyond that, he would have to walk alone.

Jin Fan replied, “I’m going to tell my dad!”

Just then, Jin Fan’s phone rang. Assuming it was Kang Naixin, he answered and immediately roared impatiently, “What the hell, are you ever going to quit?! Get lost! And stop bothering your old man!”

A cold voice came from the other end of the line. “Is that how you speak to your father?”

It was Jin Huai Zhong’s voice.

Jin Fan, who had managed to act tough for once, immediately deflated. “N-no… I misspoke. Dad, why are you calling me all of a sudden?”

Jin Huai Zhong said coolly, “Are you free this afternoon? Let’s meet.”

Jin Huai Zhong had grown more and more distant from Jin Fan since he’d become an adult. This was the first time he had ever called him first.

Jin Fan quickly agreed. “Yes, I am. I actually have something to tell you, too. Where should we meet? Your office?”

Jin Huai Zhong would never let Jin Fan come to his company. He believed his son brought bad luck with him, and it would be disastrous if he brought that bad luck into the office.

He named a random place, then added, “Bring that female companion you had with you the other night. I have something to ask her.”

With that, he hung up.

Jin Fan relayed to Shen Zhiyao that his father wanted to see her, his heart filled with unease. “Why would my dad suddenly want to meet you? This isn’t going to be an interrogation, is it? Or… maybe he thinks you’re pretty and has taken a liking to you?”

Shen Zhiyao replied, “We’ll find out when we get there.”

The meeting spot Jin Huai Zhong had chosen was a private room in an upscale café.

As soon as they met, he got straight to the point. “You must be Miss Shen. I hear you’re a streamer on the DouY platform and are well-versed in Metaphysics.”

Shen Zhiyao nodded, her calm eyes meeting the top-tier tycoon’s gaze. She was poised, carrying a sense of maturity that belied her age.

Jin Huai Zhong continued, “Was it you who divined what Jin Yong and Jin Gan were up to?”

That night, Shen Zhiyao had told Jin Huai Zhong directly that Jin Yong and Jin Gan were using their positions to embezzle company assets.

Jin Huai Zhong hadn’t paid much mind at the time, but he was shocked when he later had someone look into it.

—In just two years, the pair had embezzled well over three billion in company funds!

Any records of embezzlement before that had been wiped completely clean by them, making them impossible to trace.

He fired the two brothers without a moment’s hesitation.

Out of consideration for their family ties, he didn’t press legal charges, only demanding that they repay what they had taken from the company.

After the incident, his thoughts had turned back to Shen Zhiyao.

As a businessman, Jin Huai Zhong was a firm believer in Metaphysics. He had even hired specialists to arrange the furniture and layout of his home.

He had even neglected his eldest son for years after a master divined that he was a heavenly cursed lone star.

“Here is ten million. Consider it the divination fee for last time.” Jin Huai Zhong casually pulled a check for ten million from his bag. For him, spending ten million was as easy as drinking a glass of water.

Then he added, “As for the villa my son sold you, I don’t care what the price was. Now, I have only one demand: leave my son!”

At these words, Jin Fan instantly panicked.

’It’s not that Shen Zhiyao can’t live without me—it’s that I can’t live without her!’

Before Shen Zhiyao could speak, he burst out impatiently, “No! Absolutely not! I need her to keep me alive! If she leaves, I’m dead…”

Jin Huai Zhong looked at him with bitter disappointment. “Your mother said you were completely infatuated with her, and she was right! Xiao Fan, we don’t interfere with your girlfriends, we wouldn’t even object if she were from an ordinary family. But this Miss Shen is clearly no ordinary person. You have no future with her. I’m doing this for your own good!”

Jin Fan froze. “Huh? Dating?”

He glanced at Shen Zhiyao, then back at Jin Huai Zhong. “Dad, I think you’ve misunderstood. We’re not… in that kind of relationship. We’re…”

He wanted to explain, but he stopped short.

’If I told him I’ve basically adopted a great-grandmother, he’d kill me!’

Shen Zhiyao, however, simply took the check, her tone even. “Since Mr. Jin is being so generous, it would be rude of me to refuse.”

’Ten million is ten million. Might as well take it.’

Jin Huai Zhong had initially held Shen Zhiyao in some regard, expecting her to at least feign indifference. He never thought she’d accept the money without a moment’s hesitation!

’What is that if not being a gold digger?’

’No wonder this heavenly beauty took an interest in his foolish son—she was after the money all along!’

And all the while, that idiot Jin Fan was standing by, sweating bullets with anxiety, unable to string a coherent sentence together.

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