Chapter 352 - We would really like to know! (1/2)

All at once, the entire Grand Ballroom was filled with noises as everyone discussed amongst themselves.

"F*ck! It's really her!"

"No way! President Du marries someone with such a past!"

"What a sl*t!"

Kai Xin waited for everyone to stop talking and looked at her before she added, "But I didn't do that willingly."

The reporters forgot the rules and they started bombarding her with questions.

"Madam President Du, what do you mean by that?"

"Ms. Zhen, please tell us what do you mean when you said that you did not do it willingly!"

There were hundreds of similar questions and they only stopped after DX took the microphone and said sternly, "QUIET DOWN!"

Once they quieted down, DX passed the microphone back to Kai Xin. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes to get her emotions in order. After a while, she said, "As I said earlier, the person in those videos and photos is me. They were taken almost 13 years... It was taken when I was...raped."

There was a loud gasp that went throughout the Grand Ballroom. Even some of the guards gasped when they heard what she said. Head Manager Han's eyes widened when he heard her and so did the audience who were present and those that were watching at home.

….

"What…" gasped Mr. Zhen when he heard what his daughter said through the live report. His wife and youngest daughter were chatting at the dining table.

"N-No way..." thought Mr. Zhen as he watched the close-up shot of his oldest daughter as she stared straight into the camera.

Annoyed by the loud chatter coming from behind him, he snapped, "Shut up!"

He could not believe his ears and he wanted to listen to the live report.

They were startled when he suddenly yelled at them and they immediately quieted down. He gave An Qi Yan a call and the moment she picked up, he snapped, "Why didn't you tell me anything!"

'PAK'

An Qi Yan was startled by him suddenly shouting at her that she dropped her phone. She quickly picked him up and snarled, "Why the hell are you yelling at me, Zhen Shao Bang?"

When he heard her calling out Mr. Zhen's name, Sima Erden glanced towards her direction and asked, "Is that Shao Bang?"

An Qi Yan nodded as she replied to Mr. Zhen, "Do you even remember that you've another daughter? I thought you only have An Xin in your eyes!"

"Qi Yan! W-Why didn't you tell me! I'm her father!" asked Mr. Zhen as he pinched his glabella. With a shaky tone of voice, he added, "I'm her father…"

"Have you ever acted as her father before?" An Qi Yan pointed out angrily. When Sima Erden tried to calm her down, she shook her head at him. She did not want to calm down at the moment.

Afraid that those two would get into a fight, Kai An took the phone away from his mother and talked to his father, "Dad? It's Kai An. It's not that Mum chose to hide it from you. We only found out about Kai Xin recently."

"How's that even possible? You guys live with her!"

"I'm sorry…" answered Kai An. He had been thinking about that question himself ever since he found out about it. How could he miss the signs? When he sighed, Naomi Nakamura who was sitting near him slipped her hand into his and gave it a squeeze to encourage him not to think about it.

He smiled as he mouthed, "Thanks", to her.

An Qi Yan took the phone back and yelled, "Zhen Shao Bang! Don't you dare blame anyone about this! We are busy watching the news. If you've anything to ask, ask her yourself!"

Without waiting for a response, she hung up. Tossing the phone aside, she leaned back against Sima Erden on the couch as they continued to watch the live news.

….

"Madam President Du, please tell us! Is it the truth?" asked a reporter.

"Yes. This is not something that I'd lie about," answered Kai Xin.

"Who did it? Are they in jail?" asked another reporter.