He never actually cared. This was Yan Kun, the biological father of Yan Shou. He always pretended that he loved all his children equally, even the one born to a mistress he had spent a single night with.

But that was all a facade he had maintained for all these years. Yan Shou was overlooked by everyone in the household like a parasite, yet this man never took the initiative to protect him. Yan Shou had foolishly believed he might gain his father's love at some point. Like a true fool, he had waited, but it never happened-even when he was on the verge of death, this man wouldn't spare him a glance.

'Then let it be,' Yan Shou said to himself. 'In this life, I will destroy you slowly, making you feel every bit of the pain I have gone through."

Yan Kun walked toward both of them, with Fang Huilian and Haotian following close behind.

As soon as she saw him, Yan Feifei ran to his side. "Dad! He hit me!" she whined like a spoiled child. Yan Kun took small, deliberate steps toward Yan Shou. He scanned him from head to toe. Then, pressing his temples as if he were the one suffering, he glanced at Yan Shou- and with a heavy blow, he slapped him across his already swollen cheek.

"Have a good look at yourself!" Yan Kun raged. "You look like a beggar! All those injuries, those old clothes, and that skinny body... it's like we don't feed you enough!" 'Yes, because you don't,' Yan Shou wanted to yell back, but he remained silent.

"I found out what happened at the university," Yan Kun yelled at the top of his lungs. "Do you even have any idea what you've done?! You almost got your brother expelled! Do you have no shame, doing this to your own brother?”

'Own brother?' Yan Shou huffed to himself. The 'brother who bullied me all these years? The one who just pushed me into the pool? The one who humiliated me and looked down on me? He had used every mean method to beat me and hurt me... he was the one who killed me in my past life.

I never had a brother. I only have myself.

Yan Shou clenched his hands into fists, trying to restrain his anger from boiling over.

"Honey," Fang Huilian said from behind Yan Kun, her voice sweet and composed. "Let it be. I will take care of it personally."

'Such a green tea, Yan Shou cursed in his mind. 'But this happiness won't last long.'

Yan Shou turned to look at Haotian, whose brows furrowed at the very sight of him.

"What are you looking at, huh?!" Haotian shouted in frustration. Yan Shou planted a calm smile on his face, which drove Haotian's rage even further. He pounced toward Yan Shou, who shifted just slightly in the heat of the moment.

They all ended up falling into Feifei. A flower vase crashed down, sending papers and several items from Feifei's pockets scattering across the floor.

"You bastard!" Haotian raged, but he suddenly stopped dead.

Spilled from Yan Shou's bag were Haotian's test papers-showing scores of almost zero. Right beside Feifei lay a pregnancy test, and an expensive necklace had tumbled out from the broken flower vase.

'Perfect,' Yan Shou exclaimed internally with excitement.

Everyone's face went deathly pale. Yan Kun stepped forward, grabbing the papers, the pregnancy test, and the necklace in his hands. His face had turned blue with suppressed rage.

"What is this?!" he yelled, making everyone present flinch.

The silence that followed was heavy. Haotian stared at his failing grades, his mouth hanging open, he stayed silent, unable to come up with any excuse. Feifei was trembling, her eyes darting between the pregnancy test and her father's face, while Fang Huilian looked as if she had been struck by a bolt of lightning. Her mask didn't just crack-it shattered. She had tried every means to hide many things from Yan Kun but the truth remained in front of everyone.

Yan Shou remained seated on the floor, looking up with wide, innocent eyes, though his heart can't be more than happy right now. This was something clever he had been planning. He didn't need to say a word, the evidence was doing all the screaming for him.

Yan Kun had always been aware of certain whispers, but he had never intended to look deeper into his children's lives. Today, his delusions were over.

"Haotian!" Yan Kun roared, throwing the papers directly at his son's face. He knew Haotian struggled with his grades, but this was beyond his imagination. He never realized his own blood could be this incompetent.

"Dad... I..." Haotian tried to speak, but the words died in his throat.

"I thought you were making progress, but you are getting worse with every test! You foolish boy, do you want to disgrace this family in front of everyone?"

"Honey, calm down! Your blood pressure will rise," Fang Huilian urged, quickly stepping forward to smooth things over. She guided Yan Kun to the couch and handed him a glass of water, while subtly signaling to Haotian.

Haotian, snapping out of his daze, scrambled to his knees. "Dad, I'm sorry! I tried, I really did, but I don't know what happened. I've been so overwhelmed with these exams that I couldn't make any progress. But I'll try my best to get the highest marks next time! Please, just let it go this once and believe in me."

Yan Kun pressed his temples, trying to soothe his mounting headache, before darting a sharp look at Feifei. She began to tremble under his gaze. In truth, Feifei didn't even know for sure if she was pregnant. She did had slept with someone and was planning to go to the hospital for a real test, but her plans were shattered when she was caught with the pregnancy test kit.

That kit was exactly what Yan Shou had brought from the infirmary on his way here. Watching the chaotic situation in front, he felt a deep, cold satisfaction. He was pleased to his heart's content by the scene in front of him.

"Don't you have anything to say?!" Yan Kun roared at her.

Feifei mustered up her courage and stammered, "Dad... I don't know where this kit came fr- She was cut off by a flying cup of tea that smashed against the floor, shattering into a hundred jagged pieces.

"Do you want me to investigate this myself?!" he yelled. In truth, Yan Kun cared for nothing more than himself, his reputation and his business were the only things that truly mattered. To him, his children weren't just family-they were assets, and right now, they were failing.

"Honey, please, calm down, Fang Huilian whispered, rubbing Yan Kun's back and trying her best to soothe the tension but she was failing at it every time.

"Fine. Let's say this kit isn't yours, Yan Kun said, his voice dropping to a low, dangerous hiss. "Then explain this necklace."

He held up the piece of jewelry. It was the same necklace sold at auction just a few days ago. Feifei had wanted it so badly that she lied, claiming she needed the money for her studies. To cover the cost, she had even sold a company secret to a rival firm.

Yan Shou watched from the floor, letting out a quiet sigh and shrugging to himself. To him, they were just a lesser species destroying themselves.

"I... I..." Feifei tried to bring any excuse, but her mind went blank in terror.

Yan Kun pressed his temples and stood up from the couch. "This time, your monthly pocket money will be deducted. This is your last chance, if I ever see these types of activities again, you guys will bear the consequences. Now go into your rooms and study well," he said, leaving the room and heading straight toward his office.

That was how it had been for all these years. If any of this had been Yan Shou's fault, he would have been punished severely, but Haotian and Feifei never had to experience it.

In this Yan household, justice wasn't blind, it simply had favorite children.