"Click...da-da-da..."

Gu Xichen was woken up by a piercing, rusty creaking sound.

Exhausted and aching, the pale figure struggled to rise from the ground. A wave of icy pain shot through him, jolting him awake. His clouded eyes snapped open.

With a forceful blink, the scene before him gradually came into focus.

Opposite was a very thick white wall plastered with eight large red slogans in the center.

Be honest and cooperative, resist strictly!

Gu Xicheng had not yet recovered from his shock when the iron door was flung open with a loud clang from outside.

A young police officer walked in with a solemn expression.

Gu Xicheng, your family has already bailed you out. You can leave now. When you're young, always be upright and do good deeds. Go!

Clean and self-sufficient?

Gu Xichen stood up blankly, his dry corner trembling slightly, his whole body unsure if he was in reality or a dream.

He glanced down. His upper half was covered in a thin, pleated coat, but underneath... there was nothing left, not even a stitch!

The stench emanating from the collar was utterly alien. It drifted down to his neck, where purple bruises adorned his skin - remnants of excessive indulgence!

These are undoubtedly reminders of what happened last night!

With a shake of his head, Dali realized that everything from yesterday was finally forming in his mind.

Because today is the engagement day, yesterday, stepmother Gao Yalan and stepsister Gu Xueying accompanied her to choose a wedding dress.

Later, because she was too tired from choosing, and her mouth was dry, Gu Xueying bought a glass of orange juice.

After drinking the orange juice, I felt dizzy and weak. In the end, I was carried into the car by the two of them.

In the car, we were discussing that it seemed like they were going to send it to Mr. He's bed at the World Expo company.

Remember that He Zong was a man over half a century old, who could be called grandpa!

Later, he passed out and when he woke up, the police took him to the detention center for "sweeping away yellow" activities!

Gu Xicheng's beautiful peach blossom eyes narrowed dangerously, one sliver at a time, his face full of resentment, his hands clenched into fists!

"You're right, it's them! My own mother! I never expected this, they seem so kind and loving on the surface, who knew they would secretly do such things to me! Family? What family! They are nothing but wolves in sheep's clothing, I must reveal their true faces to my father!"

When Gu Xicheng thought of this, he pushed aside the jailer and rushed out of the door.

Mind your own business!

Gu Xicheng ran back with a furious expression, but was stopped by his stepmother Gao Yalan and couldn't enter the house.

"Get out of the way, I want to see my father! I'm going to expose your evil intentions to him!" Gu Xicheng's voice trembled with anger.

Gao Yalan sarcastically said, "Gu Xicheng, you want to see your father? Unfortunately, your father doesn't want to see you. Just now, the hospital sent over the test results from last week when our whole family got checked. It says that you and your father are not biologically related! You are a bastard born from your mother's affair with some random man! Now get out of here, we only have Gu Xueying as the daughter of the Gu family! Bring someone to throw this bastard out, don't let him ruin our family's reputation here."

Gu Xicheng stared in disbelief, his breath catching in his throat. The news felt like being deprived of oxygen, pushing him to the brink of death.

"Unbelievable," he croaked, his voice cracking. "Dad, I want to see Dad! This isn't real, there must be some mistake. Dad, how can I not be your son?! You're all doing this to me!"