A Man Kneeling Before His Daughter's Fate
宋行—the man who once made the entire 云海 financial world tremble with a single glance—now stood before 武傲天… like a completely different person.
No power.
No authority.
No arrogance.
Just a father… trembling as he watched his only daughter being pushed into the abyss.
His voice was hoarse, broken:
"This is all my fault…
I beg you… don't hurt her anymore.
She did nothing wrong. I will bear everything."
That sentence shattered the cold air on the rooftop.
Under the pale neon light, his aged face turned deathly white, trembling pitifully.
"Because of my ambition…
I drove your mother to her death.
I… caused everything…"
Each word struck 武傲天 like a blow.
Inside the Hospital Room — A Buried Truth
Meanwhile, inside the hospital room—
宋以燕 woke up, her breathing weak.
She asked softly, as if afraid to disturb the air:
"神… have you seen my father?"
武傲神 hesitated.
"He's… on the rooftop with my brother."
She immediately sat up, her face turning pale with fear.
Without waiting another second, she rushed out.
武傲神 grabbed his coat and followed right behind her—his chest tightening.
The Rooftop — Where All Masks Fall
The rooftop door burst open.
The night wind of 云海 struck her face like blades.
And what she saw—
hit straight into her soul.
武傲天 had grabbed her father by the collar, dragging him toward the edge of the railing.
His face was cold like metal.
The killing intent around him was so dense that one wrong breath could draw blood.
His voice was low, steady—without a single tremor:
"宋氏集团… should no longer exist."
That wasn't a threat.
It was a verdict.
Not the perfect son-in-law.
Not the gentle man praised by the media.
But a beast—
whose wound had just been torn open.
以燕 Rushes Forward — A Fragile Shield
She rushed forward, placing herself between them.
Her slender body trembled—
but her eyes did not retreat.
"傲天… stop."
Her voice was hoarse—
from fear,
from pain,
from despair.
For the first time in twenty years,
both 武傲神 and 宋以燕 saw
武傲天's true anger.
宋行… dropped to his knees.
A scene 云海 had never imagined.
以燕 fell to her knees beside him, gripping his hand.
Both of them trembling.
傲神 — The First Time the Golden Mind Loses Control
武傲神 stood there, his entire body rigid.
His brilliant mind—
empty.
He didn't know what to do.
Didn't know how to intervene.
The pain… was like his heart being torn in half.
He stepped forward, draped his coat over her shoulders.
Then said—
one sentence.
A sentence that changed the fate of two families:
"Brother… 燕 cannot endure any more pain.
She… is carrying my child."
A Thunderclap Splits the Sky
The rooftop fell into absolute silence.
宋行's eyes widened.
His legs collapsed completely.
以燕 turned pale.
She never thought he would say it.
Not now.
Not here.
Not in front of 武傲天.
武傲神—knelt down.
"I will take full responsibility.
I only ask… that you don't hurt her anymore."
His voice trembled—
but his gaze did not falter.
傲天 — Pain Like Dying Once
武傲天 stood still.
Didn't move.
Didn't speak.
Only his eyes—
turned red.
So red that anyone who looked could feel the pain.
Not from jealousy.
Not from anger.
Not from betrayal.
But because—
the younger brother he loved the most
was the one who hurt him the deepest.
He spoke softly, voice hoarse—but not cold:
"I know… the child is yours."
武傲神 froze.
"…You… already knew?"
武傲天 gave a faint, bitter smile:
"I knew… from that rainy night at 燕思安."
Dĩ Yến collapsed to the ground.
That was their first night.
And he… had known everything.
"I stood outside the gate… all night."
That sentence—
cut through every heart like a blade.
傲神 Speaks the Truth Hidden for 20 Years
武傲神 looked straight at his brother:
"Brother… I love 燕.
I've loved her since the first time I met her at 武家."
武傲天 went still.
"…What did you say, 神?"
武傲神 nodded.
"Since then."
武傲天 stepped back as if struck.
"Why… didn't you tell me?"
His voice was suffocated.
武傲神 answered—
with a sentence that shattered him:
"Because… in her heart… there was only you."
傲天 Falls — For the First Time in His Life
武傲天 raised his hand to cover his face.
For the first time—
he couldn't hide his emotions.
"I… used her as a chess piece for years…
I stole my own brother's happiness…
I…"
He couldn't finish.
宋以燕 looked at him—
her eyes completely broken.
武傲神 spoke again:
"Please… let me protect her.
And… the child."
傲天 — Softening for One Person
武傲天 looked at his younger brother—
the one he loved most.
Looked at the woman he had loved for twenty years—
but was never allowed to.
Looked at the unborn child—
that was not his.
Finally—
he exhaled slowly.
"…Alright."
武傲神 looked up, eyes red.
武傲天 bent down, helped him up.
"神… get up.
I won't allow you to kneel before me."
He stood—
but his legs trembled.
A Man Who Lost Everything From One Wrong Move
宋行 remained kneeling—
like a man awaiting death.
"I never thought…
one mistake…
would push my daughter this far…"
Tears fell from the man once known as the "Tiger of 云海."
宋以燕 held his hand tightly—
tears streaming down.
Message of Chapter 40:
No blade is sharper than the truth.
No tragedy is heavier than a confession made too late.
And no pain is deeper than loving the right person… at the wrong time.