Chapter 266: Chapter 266: She Suddenly Doesn’t Want to Dwell on the Past, Instead She Wants to Start a New Life

After all, the Parents of the He Family had long given up on He Lanzhi. Even if He Lanzhi went back to stir up trouble, no one would care about him.

"No money for you," Xu Tian said, tired of the hassle.

He Lanzhi felt frustrated and could only think of another way, "Then deduct one million from my allowance next month."

There are still seven or eight days left this month, and without money, he couldn’t do anything.

"No way," Xu Tian refused outright without thinking. She leaned back on the sofa and looked at He Lanzhi with a sarcastic and disdainful expression, "He Lanzhi, I’ve told you before, five million a month, not a penny more."

He Lanzhi clenched his fists, "Xu Tian, this is my family’s company."

"It belongs to your family, not to you." Xu Tian curled her lips, mocking him, "You overspent your allowance on expensive gifts and birthday celebrations for Zhou Ruoki. You should go to Seo Zhenzhen and ask her to take you in."

"You’re just jealous that I like her and not you, Xu Tian. Just you wait." Unable to get the money, He Lanzhi stormed off, huffing angrily.

Xu Tian watched his retreating figure, gave a helpless wry smile, and thought to herself, had she any other choice, who would want to marry such a profligate?

Cheng Zhiwei returned to the table, also shocked, "He Lanzhi is taking an allowance from you?"

This was indeed jaw-dropping news.

Moreover, it was surprising that someone with He Lanzhi’s personality would accept such a humiliating arrangement.

Xu Tian sneered, "In the face of money, what is dignity worth?"

Cheng Zhiwei asked a question that had been on her mind for a long time, "Why did you marry He Lanzhi in the first place?"

She was so capable, and He Lanzhi did not deserve her.

Xu Tian’s expression darkened, "My father fell ill, that woman collaborated with the board of directors to remove me from my position and then locked me up in the Xu Family home, planning to send me away for an arranged marriage. How could I, Xu Tian, let her manipulate me."

"I sneaked out and was saved by Madam He. It just so happened that the He family was arranging a marriage for He Lanzhi. I overheard that they were planning to give up on him and focus on nurturing a grandson, so I took the initiative and agreed to it."

She had nothing left, so why not take a gamble?

The first thing she did after marrying He Lanzhi was to lock him in a room for half a month to conceive a child.

He Lanzhi called her shameless, saying she was a cheap woman. Xu Tian did not care.

She valued the current situation of the He family. The He family needed a successor to replace He Lanzhi and someone to protect the company until that successor grew up.

Xu Tian had that capability.

And she had done it.

Cheng Zhiwei fell silent, deeply admiring Xu Tian, knowing what she wanted, striving for it, and then succeeding.

Now the elderly couple of the He family increasingly relied on her, and she now had her own child, albeit the father wasn’t much to speak of.

But a child doesn’t necessarily need a father.

"You carve your path," Xu Tian said contentedly. "Back at the Xu family, I worked hard and got nothing, but now, every effort I make is mine, it belongs to my son."

"Zhiwei, I’ll invest in making you a big star," Xu Tian said generously.

"Sure," Cheng Zhiwei replied, brimming with trust, "I met a senior in foreign countries, and I am likely to follow his lead."

Mentioning He Ye, Xu Tian was slightly startled, but she quickly came to terms, "That’s great. Now I can use your name to visit the studio and bother him."

Cheng Zhiwei relaxed.

"President Xu, it’s time to head back," the secretary reminded, "You have a meeting coming up soon."

Xu Tian stood up, taking Cheng Zhiwei with her, "Let’s go, I’ll take you to that person."

In the small conference room, Liu Xiangyun saw Cheng Zhiwei again. This time, she could barely keep her composure, "Is it you?"

Cheng Zhiwei asked the same question, why did Huang Ye go abroad initially.

This time, Liu Xiangyun answered truthfully.

"All I remember is he said he had offended a very powerful person and needed to leave the country to lie low. His family also wanted him to go abroad to continue his studies, so they let him go."

"Who did you offend?"

Liu Xiangyun thought for a moment, somewhat hesitant, "I don’t know who it was, but during that graduation reunion, I knew he booked two rooms at that hotel."

"He booked two rooms?"

"Yes, I remember very clearly because he used his own ID to book one room and used my ID to book another."

Cheng Zhiwei pondered, "Why would he do that?"

Huang Ye did not seem to be a gentleman; in that situation, booking one room would have sufficed.

Liu Xiangyun gave a bitter smile, "His idea was that, with the rooms booked, we could go back to rest directly after playing late into the night and then go home the next day."

At that time, Liu Xiangyun still thought of him as a graceful gentleman, even considering booking two rooms.

That night, everyone had a wild time and drank a lot; Liu Xiangyun spent the whole night in Huang Ye’s room.

The room she booked was empty.

Empty... Cheng Zhiwei felt like she should remember something, but she could never quite recall it.

She pinched her fingertips, forcing herself to stay calm, not to miss any crucial clues.

Liu Xiangyun added, "Right. I remember now, I didn’t use that room, but the next day there was an incident."

"Seo Zhenzhen’s boyfriend and her best friend slept in that room, and Seo Zhenzhen ran out and had a car accident." Liu Xiangyun mentioned this with a light tone.

Cheng Zhiwei suddenly grasped the key point.

She and Zhou Lin slept in the room booked by Liu Xiangyun, while Liu Xiangyun was in Huang Ye’s room, but how did that matter?

Cheng Zhiwei’s head ached fiercely; if she still remembered, she would recall what Seo Zhenzhen had said.

Seo Zhenzhen had claimed that she had arranged for Cheng Zhiwei and Zhou Lin to end up in the same bed.

So, the facts were clear.

Unfortunately, Cheng Zhiwei could not remember; she was extremely distressed.

She didn’t even know when Liu Xiangyun had left.

After staying for over half an hour, Cheng Zhiwei gradually calmed down and sent a message to Xu Tian before leaving.

She told herself not to rush; the truth would surely be uncovered.

When she got home it was already the afternoon. Cheng Yang and Cheng Xing hadn’t seen her for most of the day and were very clingy, both children wanting to be hugged.

Cheng Zhiwei kissed them, and the slight irritation in her heart vanished.

She suddenly thought, if Zhou Lin had someone follow her all this time, then he would always know who she met and what she asked.

If he was astute, he would continue the investigation from there.

Perhaps, he would discover things she could not.

Thinking this, she felt relieved again.

Life is about looking forward, she and Zhou Lin had already ended things, why cling to the past?

Almost immediately, she sent a message to Cheng Zhiyin, asking her to send the recording to Zhou Lin.

Originally, she kept the recording because she wanted to investigate those past events herself, but after three years and over a thousand days and nights, along with the companionship of her two adorable children,

she no longer wanted to dwell on those past matters.

Whether Zhou Lin decides to uncover the truth or chooses to turn a blind eye and cover up for Seo Zhenzhen, that was his business.

She should focus on her own career.

Like Xu Tian, take control of her own life.

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