Chapter 779: Threat

Nan Jiaojiao turned around, her face not displaying the fear and panic Shen Shichu expected.

Instead, she looked at him with a pair of eyes brimming with interest and calmly retorted, “My leverage?”

Shen Shichu clasped his hands behind his back, pinching the palm of his hand with force.

He almost lost his composure and showed weakness before her.

Fortunately, he stood higher than she did, eventually gaining a slight advantage from his elevated position.

“Yes, your leverage, which I’ve had for years.

Before, it was I who protected you from being exposed.

But now—”

Shen Shichu descended the staircase, stood on the same step as Nan Jiaojiao, and handed her a document envelope.

But to his surprise, Nan Jiaojiao glanced at it and showed no intention to take it.

Shen Shichu raised an eyebrow at her, and Nan Jiaojiao looked right back at him.

With no other option, he untangled the white thread wrapped around a button and pulled out several thin sheets of paper.

“Take a look.”

Nan Jiaojiao still didn’t take them but instead raised a finger and flicked it upward.

As if conducting, Shen Shichu inexplicably drew the documents out.

This was a paternity test.

The last page stated:

Genetic loci mismatch, does not support Ye Congwen as the biological father of Nan Jiaojiao.

“Oh?”

Nan Jiaojiao looked at the result and actually laughed.

Shen Shichu couldn’t understand why and stared intently at her, asking, “What are you laughing at?”

“How did you get this?”

Shen Shichu coughed, “Your hair, it was easy to obtain back then.”

“No wonder.”

She thought it was something else.

Since he had hidden it for years and only now brought it out, deep down Shen Shichu was a creature that only acted for profit.

Surely, she had something he wanted.

“So what do you want to threaten me with this?”

Shen Shichu suddenly realized he could no longer see through Nan Jiaojiao.

He had expected that if she showed even a hint of panic, his following words would be more impactful, but how could she not even exhibit the slightest disturbance?

Or did she simply not care whether she was part of the Ye family or not?

“Nan Jiaojiao, look carefully.

If a third person learns about this report, it’s absolutely impossible for you to acknowledge your ancestors and return to the family.

The Ye family members are powerful and selfish.

Once they know you have no blood relation with them, you’ll be immediately driven out.”

“Being driven out would be my issue.

Why are you so anxious?”

Shen Shichu was caught off guard, his lips quivering, ready to speak, but surprisingly, he found himself at a loss for words.

Nan Jiaojiao remained calm and composed, her brows and eyes betraying impatience, “Alright, quit the act.

It’s better if you just say how you want to threaten me.”

Shen Shichu took a deep breath, “The architectural design you gave me was incomplete, missing many details.

You’ll fill those in for me, I’ll give you the report, and keep your secret.”

So that was it.

She should have known.

What was most important to Shen Shichu right now was his mall.

With marketing done on a grand scale, raising everyone’s expectations, and those few original design drafts posted on Weibo significantly increased the anticipation, attracting many collaborators.

He was enjoying the peak of success.

Yet he was stuck on the architectural design.

After hiring several architects, they came together for a close examination and discovered the design Nan Jiaojiao initially provided was incomplete.

She had set him up.

“Just like that?”

“Yes, just that simple,” Shen Shichu stuffed the report back in, his tone softening, “Jiaojiao, you should know I find it the hardest to bear with you, considering our past relationship—”