Chapter 288: Chapter 288 If You Still Have a Conscience

Let go?

Zhou Lin savored these two words, as immense rage burned his reason, what right did He Ye have to come here and dictate terms about his and Cheng Zhiwei’s relationship?

"Let go, to make way for you?" he sneered with derisive mockery.

He Ye’s expression remained calm, "She could have shone on the stage, her voice echoing through every street and alley, yet simply because she liked you, she ended up like this."

"Zhou Lin, she already can’t hear with one ear, and maybe soon the other ear will also be affected. Her music career won’t be long, do you want to keep clinging to her, wasting all of your time in this relationship?"

For a moment, Zhou Lin was speechless, his anger doused by a bucket of ice-cold water.

Because He Ye stood on a moral high ground, Zhou Lin couldn’t refute him.

"As for my liking her, that’s my business, which has nothing to do with her. If I’m lucky enough that she likes me back, then I will cherish her for a lifetime. And if we don’t end up together in the end, I’ll still bless her choice."

Such pompous grandiose claims, yet He Ye spoke them with absolute seriousness.

Zhou Lin knew he would do as he said.

He suddenly remembered that Cheng Zhiwei once said the same when she still liked him, that liking someone was her own business, and she never expected a response.

Therefore, when she no longer liked him, that too was her own business.

Not liking is not liking.

He Ye turned and left, but before he went, he still said, "Since I came here, I have something to tell you. I’ve invited Zhiwei to join the recording of the last song for my album. Once the digital version of the album is released, she’ll likely be subjected to a full internet backlash and vitriol."

Such incidents had happened more than once.

Cheng Zhiwei never managed to struggle free from the online mob.

But this time, he hoped she could.

So he said quietly, "If you have designs on Seo Zhenzhen, I hope you can hold back for a while and wait for that matter to blow up. Then stand up for Zhiwei if you wish to make amends."

With that said, He Ye left the ward.

He personally delivered the recording to Zhou Lin, just to tell him those final words.

If Zhou Lin had any conscience, he would know how to use this incident to elevate Cheng Zhiwei to a higher position.

At the hospital parking lot, Cheng Zhiwei saw He Ye get into his car and casually asked, "What were you doing with him?"

When she left, she ran into He Ye coming up, who just asked her to wait a moment before he went upstairs.

Cheng Zhiwei guessed that he had gone to find Zhou Lin.

He Ye answered with a gentle laugh, "Well, I gave him the recording of Huang Ye talking nonsense."

Cheng Zhiwei felt a heavy jolt in her chest, but her expression remained very normal, as she said lightly, "There’s no need for that, he and I are already over."

She had long come to terms with those things.

Whether Zhou Lin knew the truth or not, what did it matter?

After all, what was between them was already in the past.

He Ye disagreed, "Indeed you’ve ended things, but he should still know the full truth, so that he realizes how foolish he was at the time."

Why should her grievances be buried in dust just because their relationship ended?

Convinced by his words, Cheng Zhiwei smiled with a twinkle in her eyes, "It’s still the senior who thinks things through."

"Let’s go, I’ll take you home."

"Mm, thank you, senior."

When Cheng Zhiwei got home, Cheng Yang and Cheng Xing were already sitting obediently at the dining table for breakfast, and she kissed each child.

All fatigue was washed away.

She sat down to join the children for breakfast, telling Cheng Yang to eat slower, and in a gentle voice, asked Cheng Xing to eat a bit more.

A picture of joy.

As long as you don’t ask for too much, happiness is really very simple.

After breakfast, Cheng Shang played with the children while Cheng Zhiwei helped Guo Cuihua clean up the kitchen.

Guo Cuihua asked her where she had gone for the entire night without coming home.

Cheng Zhiwei told the truth.

Guo Cuihua nearly smashed the bowl in her hand, "Did you get hurt, how serious was it?"

Cheng Zhiwei quickly reassured her and told Guo Cuihua not to worry, "It wasn’t me who got hurt, it was Zhou Lin who was injured."

Guo Cuihua didn’t know what to say, she could only sigh, "We have to thank him this time."

Cheng Zhiwei nodded, "Yes, we really should thank him. I’ve already paid the medical bills, and as for compensation, he didn’t want it."

Guo Cuihua couldn’t help but chuckle, "He definitely wouldn’t accept it."

Putting down the bowl she was holding, she then said, "After the way he hurt you, protecting you once is the least he could do."

"Mm." Cheng Zhiwei knew Guo Cuihua was trying to comfort her so she wouldn’t feel guilty.

She did feel a bit of guilt, but it wasn’t much.

What she had said to Zhou Lin was that she would rather die than have him take a knife for her.

That sentence was hurtful enough. If Zhou Lin had any sense of pride, he wouldn’t have continued to bother her, not to mention the truth from six years ago.

She was sure that it had truly ended between them.

"Mom." Cheng Yang suddenly burst in, pointing at the remote-controlled car in his hand, "I’m going to play with He Yuming."

Xu Tian’s idea was that since Cheng Yang and Cheng Xing were going to start kindergarten, they should also bring He Yuming along and have them attend the same kindergarten.

So they bought a house here, to make it convenient for He Yuming to go to school.

They had been living here for the past few days.

Cheng Zhiwei pinched his cheek, "Okay."

Cheng Yang let out a cheer and even took his favorite snacks with him to share with He Yuming.

Cheng Xing preferred to stay at home, and thinking of the two boys making a racket, Cheng Zhiwei asked Guo Cuihua to look after her and took Cheng Yang to find Xu Tian herself.

But when she arrived, she found out Xu Tian wasn’t home.

Her father’s condition had worsened, and she was at the hospital.

"Do you need my help?" Cheng Zhiwei asked softly.

She knew Xu Tian always had complex feelings regarding her father. She was an illegitimate daughter, but Mr. Xu also adored her specially. Xu Tian had managed to uphold the He family’s company, and Mr. Xu’s guidance was indispensable.

On the brink of death, one always wants to show some filial piety.

"Can you take He Yuming back for me?" Xu Tian said wearily.

"All right."

Cheng Zhiwei’s bag contained her car keys, so she simply took Cheng Yang with her and drove straight to the hospital.

As Mr. Xu was dying, the hospital room should have been filled with a sad atmosphere, but when Cheng Zhiwei arrived, it was noisy instead, with no sign of sorrow.

Madam Xu sat by the bed, clutching a handkerchief, pressing at non-existent tears at the corners of her eyes, "Husband, don’t worry, the children have me. I’ll take good care of them."

Her tone suggested she couldn’t wait for Mr. Xu to die.

"As for the shares, Xu Tian is married now, isn’t her share a bit too much?" Madam Xu glanced at the lawyer, "We have three children, after all. How can you be so uneven in your distribution?"

She began crying as she spoke.

Mr. Xu, however, remained unmoved. All four of his children were here, but his gaze rested solely on Xu Tian.

"Tiantian," he called out in a weak, hoarse voice, "it’s Dad who has wronged you."

While he was still healthy, he had actually contemplated arranged marriages, but he didn’t plan to just marry Xu Tian off to anyone. Since Xu Tian was willing to work hard with him at the company from dawn to dusk, he gradually let go of that idea.

But he never imagined that after falling ill, Xu Tian would end up marrying He Lanzhi.

Her whole life was ruined by that profligate.

And this was all his wife’s doing.

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