Chapter 179: Chapter 179: You Don’t Deserve to Be a Mother

Zhou Lin had no choice but to drop the subject and casually asked, "When did Third Uncle and the others leave yesterday?"

Wang Mei recounted the events of yesterday.

Cheng Zhiwei paused, "Another son?"

"It’s Doctor Meng."

Cheng Zhiwei was dumbfounded, "Meng Qiancheng?"

So, he was Zhou Lin’s brother?

"Zhou Chenyan is a control freak. Whenever the Young Madam spoke to another man, he would feel that she was seducing others, and would beat and kick her. His personality became increasingly strange, and he became more and more violent towards the family members. Later, due to a disagreement with the master, he pushed the master down the stairs."

Cheng Zhiwei, holding a water glass, couldn’t believe it, "Isn’t that deliberate murder?"

"Yes, it was only then that the master realized Zhou Chenyan was mentally unstable. Before he died, he sent Zhou Chenyan abroad. Zhou Chenyan is a madman; before leaving, he hid the child and later even lied to the Young Madam, saying the child was dead. The Young Madam felt guilty for many years."

Wang Mei was originally a maid serving Zhou Chenyan. Just because she put a little extra chili in the food, Zhou Chenyan beat her half to death. If it weren’t for Lin Yu pleading on her behalf, she would have died long ago.

Cheng Zhiwei was silent for a long while before she said, "So this time, Third Uncle came to share power with Meng Qiancheng?"

She suddenly understood why Meng Qiancheng had always been extremely hostile and prejudiced against Zhou Lin, even more than once hoping she would take revenge on Zhou Lin.

So that was the reason.

"The Young Madam has really suffered too much. The first half of her life was with bad family members and that demon Zhou Chenyan, and it was not easy for her to struggle out of that mire. Now her husband has fallen ill. Sigh," Wang Mei felt so unfair for Lin Yu.

Cheng Zhiwei put down the water glass without speaking.

Seeing her looking gloomy, Wang Mei took the initiative to say, "I just happen to be going to the hospital, would the Young Madam like to come with me?"

"Sure," Cheng Zhiwei agreed.

At the hospital, Lin Yu was very happy to see Cheng Zhiwei and comforted her not to take the stuff on the internet to heart. Such gentleness and kindness, no one could tell she had suffered so much.

Cheng Zhiwei tried to appear cheerful, not wanting Lin Yu to worry.

Just then, someone came in and said, "Sir, Madam, Mr. Meng is here."

It was Meng Qiancheng.

Zhou Chenyuan said, "Let him in."

However, Lin Yu said, "Have him wait on the side, I’ll be right there."

She wouldn’t let him see Zhou Chenyuan.

Cheng Zhiwei took the initiative to say, "I’ll go with you."

Lin Yu thought about it and agreed; there were some things Cheng Zhiwei was better off knowing.

The two of them went to the next room.

Meng Qiancheng was standing by the window. Wrapped in an off-white coat over a high-necked sweater, his frame appeared extremely slender; from behind, his attire made him look somewhat similar to Zhou Lin.

Upon hearing the door open, he turned around, still smiling warmly, "Weiwei is here too."

Cheng Zhiwei felt a mix of emotions and for a moment wasn’t sure whether to call him "Brother Qiancheng," so she just nodded without saying anything.

Lin Yu carefully looked over Meng Qiancheng, but she still couldn’t see any trace of her and Zhou Chenyan in his face; one could only say, Meng Qiancheng looked nothing like them.

If it hadn’t been confirmed through a paternity test that she and he were closely related by blood, Lin Yu would not have been able to associate Meng Qiancheng with being her son just by observing him.

Her emotions were complex, torn between the mother-son bond that had not been seen for over two decades and knowing Meng Qiancheng’s ulterior motives for returning.

Caught between a rock and a hard place, it was difficult for her.

However, she quickly controlled her chaotic emotions, nodded slightly at Meng Qiancheng, and said softly, "I did not expect that after more than twenty years, you have grown so much."

Meng Qiancheng hooked his lips, "As you said, it’s been over twenty years."

Tears welled up in Lin Yu’s eyes, "I called you yesterday, why didn’t you answer?"

However conflicted, Meng Qiancheng was still her son. Initially, Meng Qiancheng was supposed to follow her, but when Zhou Chenyan went abroad, he had taken him away, and later when she went abroad to look for him, Zhou Chenyan told her he was dead.

After searching for a long time and finding nothing, she truly believed he was no longer in this world.

Meng Qiancheng was silent for a while, then said with a bitter smile, "I wasn’t sure if you still wanted me as your son; I eventually returned to the country on my own, stayed in an orphanage for a while, and was fortunate to grow up thanks to Uncle Cheng’s support."

He spoke lightly, but Lin Yu was already unable to hold back her tears.

Cheng Zhiwei quietly handed her a tissue and comforted her. After a while, Lin Yu’s emotions gradually stabilized, and she said, "It’s good you’re back, come home with me."

"Would Zhou Chenyuan and Zhou Lin agree? Besides, that’s not my home," Meng Qiancheng said bluntly.

He was at odds with Zhou Lin, and he had significant animosity toward Zhou Chenyuan, which was why he addressed him by name.

Thinking of Meng Qiancheng being with Zhou Jinzhong, Lin Yu actively advised, "Zhou Jinzhong is not a good man, Qiancheng, don’t associate with him."

"But they are willing to acknowledge me as a member of the Zhou Family," Meng Qiancheng smiled, "Do Zhou Chenyuan and Zhou Lin really know nothing about my identity?"

"Qiancheng, they don’t know."

"Now that they know, have they taken any initiative to acknowledge my identity or to take me back?" Meng Qiancheng’s emotions flared up.

Tears fell from Lin Yu’s eyes, "They..."

"I didn’t care either. I have endured all sorts of hardships these twenty-some years. You never raised me, and I don’t need you to in the future either," Meng Qiancheng scoffed, delivering a heavy blow to Lin Yu’s heart, "You don’t deserve to be a mother."

Lin Yu’s face turned pale, and she staggered, "Qiancheng, I looked for you before, but he said you were dead."

"You believed he was dead just like that, you simply didn’t want to find me, did you?" the gentle mask torn away, Meng Qiancheng became confrontational.

"Brother Qiancheng," Cheng Zhiwei looked at him disapprovingly, "stop talking."

Meng Qiancheng fell silent, pulling back his resentment, "I came today to look for you, Weiwei."

Cheng Zhiwei frowned, "Me?"

"You see, I’m now capable of protecting you, come with me, I’ll resolve everything," Meng Qiancheng’s gaze softened a lot towards Cheng Zhiwei, persuasively coaxing.

Lin Yu glanced at Cheng Zhiwei and opened her mouth to say something, but feeling she had no standing, she could only look at Cheng Zhiwei with concern.

Cheng Zhiwei fell silent.

Meng Qiancheng asked somewhat urgently, "Don’t you trust me?"

Cheng Zhiwei pressed her lips together, then turned to Lin Yu and said, "Mom, go ahead back home, I have something to discuss with Brother Qiancheng."

Lin Yu hummed in response, and left.

Once sure Lin Yu was gone, Cheng Zhiwei finally raised her head and examined Meng Qiancheng closely, her gaze becoming increasingly strangers.

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