"You don't need to come in, wait for me outside."

"Um." Bai Zhao obediently waited in the lobby for Shi Wu Ting.

The Shi family truly lived up to their status as an influential household. It took half an hour to drive from the entrance to the main house. When they entered, there were bodyguards stationed outside who looked like they were holding guns.

This was the first time Shi Wuting brought him to his house. The servants knew he was Shi Wuting's sweetheart, and they were so busy flattering him that they didn't even have time for themselves.

Across the closed doors in the opposite hall, two individuals were engaged in a conversation, the contents of which were unknown.

Shi Wu Ting sat with one leg crossed over the other, facing his father.

What's going on with that pretty boy at the door?" Shi Qian's pair of eyes were sharp but didn't reveal any sharpness.

"No need to beat around the bush with me, just say it directly."

The father-son relationship between the two seems to be very bad.

"You should know that you are someone with an engagement. Now that both of you have reached the age to get married, it's time to start preparing. Next time we have a chance to meet, we can get to know each other better."

"I have absolutely no interest in her."

"You!" Shi Qian was truly infuriated. "This marriage arrangement was made since the day you were born!"

"Give birth to me? Did you ever raise me after giving birth to me?"

Shi Wuting sneered coldly.

The conversation ended on a sour note.

Whoever it is, whatever marriage proposal or not, I already have someone I like. I can only tell you that marrying her is impossible in this lifetime.

Shi Wuting came out quickly, and Bai Zhao hadn't waited long before rushing up to put a coat on him.

"So fast? I thought there was some urgent matter this time."

For the old man, it really is an extremely urgent matter. However, whether I do it or not, he can't control me.

Lit a cigar in the car, Shi Wuting glanced at the boundless sea of white fog outside. It seemed like the first time he had encountered him was in this kind of weather.

Shi Wutin's family is very complicated. Shi Qian's extreme infidelity drove his mother to suicide. And because he didn't have his mother's support, he was manipulated by that cruel woman and forced to sleep rough on the streets when he was only five or six years old.

Picking through garbage cans for food, fighting with a group of beggars for territory, engaging in brawls and conflicts. As long as he can eat his fill and survive, he's capable of doing anything.

And that day, he had his eyes on a drool-worthy strawberry cake. Just as he was about to reach out and snatch it, the cake ended up right in front of him.

"Big brother, are you hungry?"

"This... Is this for me?"

"Um... I can't eat anymore. Mom keeps forcing me to eat, please help me!"

His eyes were round and beautiful, as if they were black gemstones. While eating on the side, Xiao Wu Tang thought to himself, "Hey, aren't you afraid of me?"

Don't worry, I've seen you several times already. Last time, I even saw you feeding stray dogs. Big brother, you're a good person.

"Hmph, is that so?" I am no good person.

"In the future, don't rummage through the garbage pile. Mom said eating dirty things will give you diarrhea. How about I bring you delicious food from now on?"

"I don't want to, I don't want to be like a beggar."

Shi Wuting said not to, but he still came every day, bringing all sorts of food. Pizza today, chicken cutlets tomorrow, and cakes in a few days.

Over time, a habit unexpectedly formed. However, it didn't last long. He caught the attention of a group of human traffickers, who knocked him unconscious and put him in a car. If he hadn't jumped out of the moving vehicle halfway, he would probably have been left with only a skeleton, his organs completely emptied.

When jumping off the car, Shi Wuting was especially, especially scared.

I'm not afraid of falling to my death, what I am afraid of is never being able to see him again. I wonder if he will think I broke my promise and didn't show up, would he worry about me?

The most ironic thing is that Shi Qian still managed to find him at all costs.

Because he is old and has lost his ability to have children, the child born to the mistress has died, leaving only this one son. With such a vast family business, if not given to him, then to whom?

But when he went back to look for it again, he crouched for many days but did not see the child again. Day after day...he waited, feeling disheartened.

For so long, I didn't even know his name, but I only remember the butterfly-shaped birthmark in the palm of his hand.

The experiences of his youth have made Shi Wuting ruthless and devoid of any trace of sentimentality. However, deep down he still holds a warm place in his heart, reserved for that person.