Chapter 340: Chapter 340: I Don’t Believe in Zhou Lin

Cheng Zhiwei agreed, which amounted to both parties taking a step back.

Yet, the atmosphere was still somewhat oppressive.

In the end, it was He Ye who took the initiative, "Zhiwei, it’s not that I don’t trust you, I just don’t trust Zhou Lin."

He knew very well that Zhou Lin still had feelings for Cheng Zhiwei, he was just waiting for an opportunity to win her back.

The pressure he brought was becoming stronger and stronger.

"Senior, it’s my fault, I always do things that make you feel insecure," Cheng Zhiwei took the initiative to apologize.

Frankly speaking, what He Ye said wasn’t wrong, it was because she always harbored that bit of pity for Zhou Ruoki that she kept falling for Zhou Lin’s tricks.

He Ye smiled, saying that everything could be worked out through communication, he wasn’t insisting that Cheng Zhiwei abandon the child.

"Let’s have dinner together tomorrow night, my mom said she wants to apologize for what happened last time. Do you have time?" He Ye asked.

Dinner?

With Yu Shuhua?

Cheng Zhiwei didn’t want to go, so she remained silent.

He Ye understood the meaning behind her silence, and said in a low voice, "I’ve already talked to her, this time she sincerely wants to talk to you, and I will be there too. Zhiwei, can you give her a chance?"

Since he had put it that way, Cheng Zhiwei agreed, not wanting to put He Ye in a difficult position.

Once they were downstairs, the atmosphere between the two had warmed, Cheng Zhiwei went home, and He Ye drove her car away.

The next morning, Cheng Zhiwei took the two children to kindergarten, where she ran into Zhou Lin.

Surprisingly, he was personally delivering Zhou Ruoki to school.

"Qiqi," Cheng Xing greeted proactively, "Are you feeling better?"

Zhou Ruoki nodded, and the two children walked in hand in hand, while Cheng Yang and He Yuming were talking excitedly about something.

A scene brimming with vitality.

Zhou Lin wanted to speak to Cheng Zhiwei, but as he took a step forward, she had already turned and walked away, cold and decisive.

Zhou Lin watched her retreating figure, his eyes and brows sinking, surely He Ye must have said something, would she really listen to He Ye like that?

Zhou Ruoki was restless throughout the day, repeatedly glancing over to where he had encountered Seo Zhenzhen the day before, but he never saw her.

The teacher asked if he had lost something there.

Zhou Ruoki then asked where the cleaning lady was.

The teacher patted his hair, speaking softly, "That cleaning lady wasn’t dutiful in her job, she has resigned."

"So she won’t be coming back?"

"Hmm."

Tears welled up in Zhou Ruoki’s eyes all of a sudden, he thought, it must be that his father found out about that incident, and he drove his mother away.

"Qiqi, what’s wrong?" the teacher was startled and quickly asked.

Zhou Ruoki shook his head, looking forlorn as he returned to the classroom.

He touched the card hidden in his backpack, thinking that the next time he saw his mother, he would give it to her.

After school, Zhou Lin picked him up and took him to the hospital.

Zhou Chenyuan was seriously ill, and Lin Yu stayed with him in the hospital, Zhou Lin occasionally brought Zhou Ruoki to see them.

Seeing Zhou Ruoki, Lin Yu was very happy, taking him aside to fuss over him warmly.

Zhou Chenyuan had become frighteningly thin, his cheeks deeply sunken, he asked Zhou Lin, "How is the matter I entrusted you with proceeding?"

He was referring to the matter of Zhou Lin persuading Cheng Zhiwei to send Cheng Yang to the Zhou Family to be the heir.

That time, Zhou Lin refused.

Zhou Chenyuan actually felt that Cheng Yang was much better than Zhou Ruoki, "Yangyang is very much like you when you were young, cheerful and lively."

"I have already decided to continue letting Qiqi be the heir," Zhou Lin said as he peeled an apple, not looking up, "You just focus on your recovery here. As for the corporate matters, I will handle them."

Zhou Chenyuan was stunned, "You still choose Zhou Ruoki?"

He was somewhat puzzled, "Not to mention Qiqi’s mother’s background, just between the two of them, it’s obvious that Cheng Yang has been taught better. Cheng Zhiwei is a good mother."

"A mother’s background cannot be changed, but I can teach. The three children are now together and get along very well; I don’t want to break that balance."

"That’s now, but who knows what may happen in the future."

After all, they didn’t share the same mother.

"You should focus on recovering," Zhou Lin said helplessly, "I will resolve those issues, and will not fail Cheng Yang and Cheng Xing."

"Is there any news about the other child?" Zhou Chenyuan asked.

"Not yet."

"When Cheng Zhiwei divorced, she agreed to let the children acknowledge everything about the Zhou Family. Now that she has three children, can she really not let go of any of them?" Zhou Chenyuan began coughing softly, his tone growing heavy.

Three children, Cheng Zhiwei wanted to keep them all by her side; she was being a bit too greedy.

The two discussed these matters while Lin Yu took Zhou Ruoki out. Some things were not suitable for Zhou Ruoki to hear.

Playing outside, Lin Yu met a few acquaintances and struck up a conversation.

With her little backpack on, Zhou Ruoki saw that Lin Yu was not paying attention and ran behind a nearby tree, her voice trembling, "Mommy."

Seo Zhenzhen, dressed in patient attire, pulled Zhou Ruoki into the shadows and asked rapidly, "The card?"

Zhou Ruoki handed over the card with tears in her eyes, "Mommy, don’t stay here, Daddy will catch you and take you back."

Seo Zhenzhen checked the card, confirmed it was the one Zhou Ruoki used to store her New Year’s money and gift red envelopes, and quickly put it away, giving Zhou Ruoki a sharp look, "Even you’re driving me away?"

"No, Mommy, you will be caught if you stay here," Zhou Ruoki said anxiously. He wanted Seo Zhenzhen to leave, "Daddy has already agreed to let me be the heir; I will work hard."

"Heir?" Seo Zhenzhen sneered, her tone softening, "Qiqi now knows how to be considerate of Mommy, I am so relieved."

"Mommy."

"Qiqi, Mommy still has one thing to do, and then I will leave this place. You’ll help Mommy, won’t you?"

Zhou Ruoki nodded quickly.

"I heard that next week is Cheng Yang and Cheng Xing’s third birthday. Help me take them out, I want to give them a gift," Seo Zhenzhen’s eyes were scheming, yet her smile became even warmer.

Zhou Ruoki became vigilant all of a sudden and shook his head vigorously, "No."

He knew his mother didn’t like Cheng Yang and Cheng Xing, so why would she want to give them gifts?

Seo Zhenzhen’s facial expression changed slightly, but she still put on a pitiful look and started to cry, "Qiqi, Mommy really just wants to give them a gift and ask them to take good care of you."

As she spoke, she started crying, "Especially Cheng Xing, if it weren’t for her help at school, you would still be bullied by those kids. No matter how much Mommy doesn’t get along with her mother, I still need to thank Cheng Xing for helping you."

Zhou Ruoki was skeptical.

"Qiqi, you just need to help me take Cheng Xing out, just downstairs, okay?"

"But..."

"Qiqi, I’ve already bought a ticket. I want to see you one last time before I leave. Come down with Xingxing."

As she spoke, she began to cry softly, "I don’t know how long it will be before I can see you again after I leave, Qiqi. You need to take care of yourself."

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