The Cold and Ruthless Supporting Male Lead

Little Shangguan Xuan’s voice was soft, filled with fear. His little head buried in Shangguan Xuan’s neck, his voice trembling in a soft, sticky tone. “Daddy, I’m scared…”

The moment he spoke, Shangguan Xuan’s focus snapped back. He had seen big scenes before, so after a brief moment of shock, he patted Xuan’er’s back to comfort him. “Don’t be afraid, Daddy’s here. But I have something very important to discuss now. Can you go out and play with the secretary for a while, okay?”

“Daddy, will you come back to pick me up later?” Xuan’er’s eyes showed deep fear. He was truly scared. “You won’t lie to me like Mommy did, right?”

This question made Shangguan Xuan pause for a moment, but given the urgency of the situation, he couldn’t ask little Shangguan Xuan what exactly Jiang Wanyan had lied to him about.

“Of course not. You’ll wait at the door for me. When Daddy comes out, you’ll see me.” Although Shangguan Xuan was young, he was already 5 years old and understood quite a bit. He vaguely sensed that he shouldn’t know what was going to happen next.

Shangguan Xuan gently escorted him out of the room.

“Play with the young master for a while. Get him whatever he wants, and ask the waiter to bring some snacks.” After patting Xuan’er’s head, Shangguan Xuan gave the instructions and entered the private room.

Sitting calmly across from Ouyang Ming, Shangguan Xuan’s face was cold. “Is this so-called banquet just between the two of us? Are we still going to discuss business?”

Ouyang Ming smiled, his lips curling into a devilish grin that exuded arrogance. “Once we settle this, isn’t this business something that can be done in an instant?”

He pushed a stack of documents forward, and didn’t say anything more.

The small stack of papers wasn’t much, but as Shangguan Xuan flipped through them, his face grew colder. By the time he reached the last page, he almost wanted to rip it up.

“I don’t want that son,” Ouyang Ming said directly as Shangguan Xuan set the documents down. “I’m aware of your situation, but as for the child, it’s none of my business. What I want to know is, how do you plan to deal with Jiang Wanyan?”

Shangguan Xuan paused for a moment to calm himself, though disbelief still lingered in his eyes. “You’re going to abandon your son?”

“Ha…” Ouyang Ming sneered, as if he had heard the greatest joke. Raising an eyebrow, he looked at Shangguan Xuan with disdain. “He’s grown up like this, and I have all the information. If I really wanted to take him back, I wouldn’t have waited until today.”

When the contract was signed, it was clear. Ouyang Ming was definitely not the type to give up all his principles just for a child.

Many women had tried to use children to tie him down, but Jiang Wanyan was the only one who had managed to give birth. However, no matter how much Ouyang Ming cared for her, he wouldn’t allow her to fall into another man’s arms.

“You’re really cold-hearted.” Yet, this only made Shangguan Xuan feel more at ease.

“I once had feelings for a woman, but she treated me like a fool.” Smart men didn’t need many words to communicate. After saying that, Ouyang Ming set the documents he had brought today on fire, burning them all completely. “I’m selling you 3% of my company’s shares at the lowest market price.”

“A regular woman—why is she able to do this much?” Shangguan Xuan was puzzled. If it weren’t for Xuan’er, Jiang Wanyan might have been discarded somewhere by him long ago.

But now, it seemed there was still something between that woman and Ouyang Ming. And it was something Ouyang Ming had been thinking about for a long time, even though he couldn’t directly intervene.

“I’m not sure,” Ouyang Ming replied, not fully understanding what kind of feelings he had for Jiang Wanyan either. But he wasn’t interested in pursuing it any further. “You should be careful with this woman.”

At first, Shangguan Xuan didn’t think much of it, but after hearing Ouyang Ming’s words, he seriously nodded.

He felt that when Jiang Wanyan came to him with the child, it had been too timely, and at the time, his mind had been in a daze.

Now that he thought about it, there were still many suspicious details, but they had been overshadowed by the joy of the child.

Shangguan Xuan had no way of having his own child, despite all the methods he tried, including IVF.

Just when he was on the brink of despair, Jiang Wanyan had suddenly appeared with a child and a paternity test.

After so many years of being a playboy, Shangguan Xuan had completely forgotten about Jiang Wanyan. But the paternity test; he had done it several times himself later on.

Even his father had sent it to a foreign hospital, and there were no issues at all.

“I’ve had a paternity test with Xuan’er, in different hospitals, even abroad. The results are the same. So why do you have such a test in your hands?”

“Unless it reaches 99.99%, it’s hard to say,” Ouyang Ming smiled, feeling no discomfort inside. After all, he had only met that child for the first time today, and his mood didn’t fluctuate much. “99.5% isn’t necessarily correct. It might just be the fate between you and that child.”

The conversation continued for a long time.

And the final words were, “Let’s have a pleasant cooperation.”

***

“Big Sister, when will Daddy come out?” Little Shangguan Xuan’s eyes kept glancing inside. “He promised he would take me to the amusement park later. I’ve never been to an amusement park before.”

As he spoke, Xuan’er’s eyes filled with anticipation. Jiang Wanyan had deceived him countless times, saying that as long as he was good, she would take him to kindergarten and the amusement park, but he was already 5 years old and still hadn’t been.

“Let’s wait a bit longer, Young Master.” The secretary didn’t know what else to say. When she saw Ouyang Ming earlier, she already knew a little about the situation, even feeling a bit sorry for little Shangguan Xuan.

Before she could finish speaking, Shangguan Xuan appeared.

Xuan’er’s eyes lit up, and with his short legs, he ran straight over and wrapped his arms around Shangguan Xuan’s leg. “Daddy~”

Looking at those sparkling eyes, Shangguan Xuan smiled and picked him up. “Daddy will take you to the amusement park.”

“Really? Can we ride the carousel?”

“Of course, let’s go.”

It was as if nothing had happened. The secretary followed behind, her eyes filled with shock.

But she didn’t dare to speak out loud about such things, nor could she show it too clearly. So after a brief moment of surprise, she quickly recovered.

After all, it was best to just pretend she didn’t see anything.

***

Watching the entire process through the system, Hai Ku couldn’t help but click his tongue.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Without Lin Zixiang’s help, Jiang Wanyan’s life became difficult in the early days.

But she still had Ouyang Ming’s black card. She had already transferred more than 200,000 yuan from the card. Although the card was no longer usable, the 200,000 was still enough to manage.

Raising a child might take more than 200,000 yuan, but it wouldn’t result in a child turning out like that.

Not wanting to tell her family that she had divorced Ouyang Ming, Jiang Wanyan hadn’t returned home during her pregnancy and had lived quite comfortably on that 200,000 yuan.

But when the child was born, she found herself in a state of disarray. During that time, she had even found an honest man.

Using her “female lead aura,” she stayed in a bachelor’s home for more than 3 years, stringing the man along.

In her words, ‘This is a kind-hearted older brother who took care of me for more than 3 years, and I’m very grateful, but I only see him as a brother. If we were to get married, I really can’t do it…’

Hai Ku immediately stopped eating, fearing he might end up throwing up.

“Brother~ are you in your room?”

“I’m coming, wait a moment.” Closing the system, Hai Ku went out.

“Brother~” Outside, Lin Ziying had a slightly shy expression.

“What do you want to say? Hurry up…” Hai Ku sighed inwardly. When he first arrived here, Lin Ziying had been 19. Now she was 24 and had a boyfriend. He truly felt as though his “little sister” had been taken by a pig.

With a shy expression on her face, Lin Ziying seemed in a very good mood. “Brother, I’m bringing my boyfriend home for dinner this weekend. Please don’t make things difficult for him…”

Hai Ku: “…”

***

Meanwhile, Jiang Wanyan, who was doing her skincare, had just removed the face mask.

“Didn’t I just send 200,000 last month?” Jiang Wanyan’s tone was a bit irritated. If the person wasn’t her mother, she would’ve started arguing.

“Tsk, 200,000 isn’t enough. Your brother’s wife gave birth to twins. The money for formula, plus the nursing costs and all the other expenses…”

“Mom! Do you think kids eat gold? Please stop asking me for money!” Jiang Wanyan was getting really frustrated. Although Shangguan Xuan never restricted her spending, he always gave the excuse of taking the child out to play or buying things for the child.

However, after using Shangguan Xuan’s card, Jiang Wanyan hadn’t spent a single penny on the child.

Even though it was her own flesh and blood, Jiang Wanyan truly hated Ouyang Ming. He had been so heartless, even willing to abandon his own child. Faced with a younger version of him, Jiang Wanyan obviously couldn’t be kind.

She had stayed here without going abroad, knowing that Ouyang Ming could find them easily with just a finger tap. But even though the child had grown to 5 years old, Jiang Wanyan had never seen Ouyang Ming.

But she had such good luck. She just couldn’t suppress it anymore and decided to take the child and the paternity test to find him.

She spent a lot of money to track down Ouyang Ming’s former driver and had him help her obtain a strand of Ouyang Ming’s hair.

Everything had been planned well, but when the samples were submitted, the driver revealed he had made a mistake and accidentally obtained Shangguan Xuan’s hair instead.

That day, Shangguan Xuan had just come out of Ouyang Ming’s company building and was heading to a designated place for an important business matter, so the hair was taken at that time by mistake.

Originally, she had gritted her teeth in frustration, but when she saw the test result was 99.5%, Jiang Wanyan was stunned.

But if she didn’t use this opportunity, it would be a waste.

After all, Shangguan Xuan was famous for loving children, though he had none of his own…

When she was with Ouyang Ming, she had heard about Shangguan Xuan’s health problems, but this paternity test result gave her hope…

“Wanyan, Wanyan? Are you listening to me?”

Her thoughts were suddenly snapped back, and Jiang Wanyan held her head. “Let’s talk later. I’m hanging up.”

***

Author: Don’t question it, thank you everyone. Just enjoy reading the story. _(:з」∠)