Chapter 56: The Mayor’s Real Daughter

Qian Tao kept talking without any intention of being consoled by Li Hengzhi. “I once thought that…it would be better if I die…he will be happier. Who in the Qian family will cry for me? Maybe my father would…”

Li Hengzhi did not speak nor state his views.

He did not want to ask her if it was worthwhile asking such stupid questions.

Some things had been done and what was the point of asking if they were worthwhile? Whatever had been done, had been done, and even if they were not worthwhile, there was no use regretting.

Then, Qian Tao suddenly thought of something. With clear, bright eyes, she looked at him. “You have investigated my background, so you do know that I am not my father’s biological daughter, don’t you?”

Yan Hai’s eyes widened slightly. He had obviously not expected this.

What? Miss Qian was not…

He was shocked because this was not stated in his investigation result!

Although Mr. Li did not order him to do a thorough investigation on her, he felt as if he had been negligent in his duties.

If Mr. Li had made the wrong decision due to his negligence…

While Yan Hai was feeling uneasy thinking about this, he heard a deep voice saying, “I know.”

He was even more shocked.

Mr. Li knew?

“You knew indeed…” Qian Tao did not know how he had obtained the information. “Then, how dare you still marry me? Do you dare marry a girl who is not the mayor’s real daughter? You must have taken this factor into consideration before you decided to marry me, haven’t you?”

That day, when he had brought her to see his father, didn’t he know that her identity would be approved? If Uncle Li knew that she was not the mayor’s real daughter, would he still approve of this marriage?

“One needs to take risks in life.”

Indeed, before they had registered for marriage, he could have terminated their contract, and yet he did not.

What surprised him was that she told him the truth so early. Wasn’t she afraid that he would find her no longer of use to him and abandon her?

“Take risks?” Qian Tao repeated his words, shook her head and said, “I don’t understand businessmen like you…”

They did not continue to discuss this topic.

Since Qian Tao was still schooling, she didn’t quite understand the business world. Perhaps…if one did not have the courage to take risks, how could one gain victory that no one else could?

If everyone had that kind of courage, then everyone would be Li Hengzhi.

“What did you tell the kidnappers that made them willing to set you free?”

Qian Tao did not tell him but merely shook her head. “Nothing. I only chatted with them. They are not actually fierce and cruel people. Originally, it wasn’t me whom they wanted to kidnap. So, when Xiao Yuanhang didn’t want to pay the ransom to save me, they took pity on me and decided to set me free.”

She paused and suddenly looked at him and pleaded, “Can you please not sue them?”

“Why?” Li Hengzhi did not answer her. “There are rules in this world.”

“I’m not asking you to break the rules. I just think that rules are dead while humans are alive. Sometimes we have to make decisions based on the situation. I’m not saying that we have to forgive those who made mistakes, but what’s important is that they’ve admitted to their mistakes and that they did not harm me.”

Li Hengzhi shifted his eyes to the blood stain on her neck.

Qian Tao wiped off the blood on her neck and smiled. “I’m fine, the blood has dried up and the wound isn’t that deep. It’s just a scratch and now there’s a scab. It’ll be fine in two days, and not even a scar will be left.”