Chapter 305: Chapter 305: The Truth About the Car Accident Three Years Ago

After a wave of desperate anger, He Lanzhi stood by the window, looking at the dark night outside, "Seo Zhenzhen, did you abort the child?"

He had been foolish, only now realizing that Seo Zhenzhen had approached him from the beginning only because he was Zhou Lin’s good friend.

It was never about love.

Seo Zhenzhen struggled to get up, "Lanzhi."

"Don’t call me that, it’s disgusting," He Lanzhi scoffed as he turned around, "And yes, that child wasn’t Zhou Lin’s. If the child had looked even remotely like me, it would’ve given Zhou Lin reason to suspect, so you aborted it."

His heart leaked with a fluttering sound.

That child, whom he had always treasured as his most precious gem.

He had always thought Zhou Ruoki was his own biological son, so he had almost given all his love to him.

He even wanted to secure a sum of money from the He family to ensure his well-being.

But it turned out to be Seo Zhenzhen’s malicious scheming.

With things having come to this point, and after so many years of affection turning into enmity, Seo Zhenzhen knew that no matter how she lowered her head, He Lanzhi would never believe her again.

She covered her throat, her voice cold, "He Lanzhi, you’re right, I did abort the child."

She admitted it herself, and although He Lanzhi knew the outcome, his heart still felt pierced with discomfort, and he cursed loudly, "You whore."

As Seo Zhenzhen coughed and laughed, she said, "What woman would want to have a child with a loser like you? No, Xu Tian did have one for you, but she came for the wealth of your He family, not for you as a person."

"Shut up, shut up," He Lanzhi’s veins bulged with rage, and he slapped Seo Zhenzhen across the face, sending her head to the side and buzzing in her ears.

Seo Zhenzhen’s mouth corner cracked, but she didn’t care, pressing it with the back of her hand, still looking at He Lanzhi with irony, "Just a loser who bullies women, I’m not wrong, am I?"

"A man like you deserves to be abandoned by his family, deserves to have no children."

If one were to speak of a blow that pierces the heart, this last sentence targeted He Lanzhi’s very soul.

He Lanzhi wished he could kill her on the spot.

However, the door was pushed open, and the police stood at the entrance, expressionless. He Lanzhi came to his senses, ready to face the consequences for his actions.

Seo Zhenzhen had just breathed a sigh of relief when He Lanzhi suddenly stopped at the door of the ward and said, "I want to report her, she was involved in this incident too."

Seo Zhenzhen’s relaxed expression froze on her face, staring at He Lanzhi in disbelief, "You dare... "

He Lanzhi was taken away by the police for kidnapping a child, he confessed to his own actions without denying anything, and he also revealed Seo Zhenzhen’s involvement.

The most explosive part was the car accident involving Bai Zhuzhu three years ago, which caused an uproar at the time. The police concluded it was an accident, but Seo Zhenzhen insisted that Cheng Zhiwei did it on purpose. In truth, the driver who caused the accident had been arranged by Seo Zhenzhen, her aim was to ensure that either Bai Zhuzhu or Cheng Zhiwei had to die.

The case was immediately reopened for investigation.

The next morning, Cheng Zhiwei was notified to go to the police station. Listening to the police description, Cheng Zhiwei’s face showed no discernible change.

The police said, "Miss Cheng, could you talk about the incident that happened that year?"

Cheng Zhiwei simply replied, "I’m sorry, because of some things, I’ve had problems with my memory, I don’t remember what you’re talking about."

The officers looked at each other, amnesia?

"However, I remember that at the time it was Zhou Lin’s secretary who handled the matter, you can ask him to come over and talk."

While she was pregnant, Cheng Zhiwei had received a lot of messages and pictures, or screenshots of news on the internet, among them were the car accident that the police mentioned.

But those screenshots of the news didn’t prove anything.

So Cheng Zhiwei wanted to know the truth.

Zhou Lin came along with Secretary Zhang.

After hearing what the police said, he remained silent for a long time before saying, "I want to see He Lanzhi."

In the interrogation room, He Lanzhi looked dispirited, with her hands cuffed to the chair underneath her, winnowed and weary.

Seeing Zhou Lin enter, He Lanzhi forced a smile more painful than crying, "Ah Lin, you’re here."

Zhou Lin was impeccably dressed in a suit, the cold light casting in his eyes, emanating faint chills as he said, "He Lanzhi, what exactly do you know about the car accident three years ago?"

He Lanzhi hated Seo Zhenzhen, but seeing Zhou Lin, she still felt a sliver of guilt and lowered her head, "Bai Zhuzhu liked you and looked down on Seo Zhenzhen for being a ’cripple’ who couldn’t stand up for herself. She often boasted to Seo Zhenzhen about your kindness towards her. Seo Zhenzhen harbored a grudge and purposefully agitated Bai Zhuzhu, turning her against Cheng Zhiwei as an enemy, targeting her deliberately."

"Seo Zhenzhen sent Bai Zhuzhu to find Cheng Zhiwei, telling her that pushing Cheng Zhiwei onto the road would lead to her being hit by a car arranged by Seo Zhenzhen, killing her without implicating Bai Zhuzhu. Bai Zhuzhu believed it, and as a result, she herself got hit by the car and died."

"You know so much, were you involved?" Zhou Lin asked coldly.

His emotions were turbulent like a raging sea, but he forcefully contained them, not letting He Lanzhi detect a hint of it.

"I..." He Lanzhi gave a bitter smile, "I overheard it when she was talking to someone else."

"Who?"

"Meng Qiancheng."

"Meng Qiancheng?"

Upon mentioning this name, Zhou Lin felt somewhat dazed. In the three years, no word came from Meng Qiancheng; if he were alive, he hadn’t appeared beside Zhou Chenyan. If he were dead, his body had not been found.

"Yes, it was him, I overheard it by chance." He Lanzhi didn’t like Cheng Zhiwei and her heart was full of Seo Zhenzhen, so even after hearing such a conversation, she didn’t feel there was anything wrong with it.

She even thought that Cheng Zhiwei’s trust in Meng Qiancheng, and his betrayal of her, was Cheng Zhiwei’s retribution.

"Ah Lin, about the child..." He Lanzhi struggled to speak, after all, when their relationship was good, Zhou Lin truly treated him like a brother of his own.

But his heart drifted away from Zhou Lin because of Seo Zhenzhen, even wanting to use the child as leverage against him.

He Lanzhi started to regret.

He wanted to tell Zhou Lin the truth.

"That child is mine," Zhou Lin cut off He Lanzhi’s words, "A paternity test has been done."

He Lanzhi was stunned, incredulity fleeting through his eyes, but then it seemed to make sense to him.

Back then, Zhou Lin felt guilty towards Seo Zhenzhen, their being together was only natural.

He smiled miserably, "Turns out, in the end, I am the real fool."

As he spoke, he clenched his fists and carefully asked Zhou Lin, "Ah Lin, for the many years of brotherhood, this time, can you help me... "

"Do you need me to inform your mother?" Zhou Lin cut him off, severing He Lanzhi’s hopes.

"Ah Lin," He Lanzhi pleaded with embarrassment, "I don’t want to go to jail."

"Back then, when you used those photos against Zhiwei, I warned you—it would not happen again."

"But..."

"You and Seo Zhenzhen conspired to deceive me, driving Zhiwei and me to the brink of an irreparable relationship, why should I help you?"

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