Chapter 389: Chapter 389: Please Keep Your Distance from Me Unless Necessary

Occasional threats were a matter of necessity, but if they became enduring, they could only push their relationship back into the abyss.

Zhou Lin understood that.

So he agreed.

Once she relented, the marriage certificate was promptly obtained, of course, provided that both had signed the divorce agreement.

When the marriage certificate was once again in her hands, Cheng Zhiwei was very composed.

She said, "Furthermore, we are only in a sham marriage, so I hope you’ll restrain yourself."

She didn’t want a repeat of what happened that morning.

"Can a marriage certificate be faked?"

Cheng Zhiwei frowned, "That’s not what I mean. What I mean is that we’re in a marriage of convenience, so please keep your distance unless it’s necessary."

"Of course," Zhou Lin ground his teeth, his jaw tense as he forced the words out.

But deep down he disagreed. After all, he hadn’t married to become a monk.

Just you wait and see.

Cheng Zhiwei finally felt completely at ease once she securely stored the marriage certificate and the divorce agreement.

They went to the hospital.

Lin Yu’s face broke into a smile when she heard they had remarried, so happy she couldn’t close her mouth, tears welling up in her eyes, "I knew you two would be together again. That’s great."

Cheng Zhiwei had once again become her daughter-in-law.

Zhou Chenyuan’s face was grim, his tone unpleasant: "Get out."

The hospital room fell quiet.

Lin Yu took Cheng Zhiwei out and said, "Let’s take a walk outside, and let Ah Lin talk to him."

Zhou Lin, with his hands in his pockets and standing tall beside the bed, looked at Zhou Chenyuan, "Dad, Zhiwei is now my wife."

His point was for his father to adjust his attitude.

Zhou Chenyuan clasped his chest, his breathing becoming labored as he couldn’t control his emotions and loudly scolded Zhou Lin, "You...are confused."

Zhou Lin calmly stated, "Dad, I’m just informing you."

"Do you know why I wanted you to enter into a political marriage?" Zhou Chenyuan’s voice deepened.

Zhou Lin had always been rational and composed, but on the topic of relationships, quite the opposite; even now, he behaved like a naïve young boy.

"I’ve said it before, I won’t enter into a political marriage," Zhou Lin frowned. "I wouldn’t have forced her to remarry me if it wasn’t absolutely necessary."

Zhou Chenyuan closed his eyes, his breath a defeated sigh.

"Dad?"

"After Meng Qiancheng disappeared, I had people go abroad to search for Zhou Chenyan," Zhou Chenyuan said wearily.

Zhou Lin frowned, "What’s wrong with him?"

"If it weren’t for Meng Qiancheng, I wouldn’t have suspected him," Zhou Chenyuan rubbed his temples. "Meng Qiancheng disappeared without a trace—dead or alive, where do you think he could go, where would he go?"

Zhou Lin’s expression shifted slightly.

"He is Zhou Chenyan’s son. After all these years of forbearance, did he really come back alone to seize power?" Zhou Chenyuan spoke harshly, also reproaching Zhou Lin’s ignorance.

Zhou Lin was silent. About his uncle abroad, all he knew was the man was mentally unstable and had been undergoing treatment overseas for years.

Even while Zhou Chenyuan and his wife occasionally visited abroad, Zhou Chenyan never returned to Yucheng.

"Are you suggesting..."

"Meng Qiancheng was merely a pawn sent to scout out the situation," Zhou Chenyuan’s pale, gaunt hand was colorless as a withered bamboo stick.

Zhou Lin essentially understood what Zhou Chenyuan meant; surely, his uncle’s activities abroad weren’t just limited to receiving medical treatment.

Zhou Chenyuan had spoken too much, his breathing becoming increasingly difficult.

"I can tell you that just two weeks ago, I sent someone abroad to find your uncle," Zhou Chenyuan’s face showed a touch of ruthlessness, "but he escaped."

Had it not been for this matter, Zhou Chenyuan wouldn’t have discovered his secret.

Nor would he have pushed Zhou Lin into a political marriage.

Zhou Chenyan had been amassing forces abroad for over twenty years; it was unknown how much power he had gathered.

Perhaps as soon as Zhou Chenyuan died, he would immediately return to Yucheng.

"I will investigate, no matter how formidable his resources, I will root them out," Zhou Lin still held the same thought. "If the company is taken away by them, that would be my own inadequacy."

Having said that, Zhou Lin still insisted on his own methods, making Zhou Chenyuan feel helpless.

All he could say was, "No matter what you plan to do, you must protect your mother."

If Zhou Chenyan returned to the country, the first person he wouldn’t spare would be Lin Yu.

Zhou Lin nodded seriously, "Okay."

"Go now," Zhou Chenyuan waved his hand wearily, having given all the instructions he could; the only thing left to do now was to live each day as it came, at least that could prevent Zhou Chenyan from returning to Yucheng for one more day.

Downstairs.

Lin Yu pulled Cheng Zhiwei aside, inquiring about her current situation in detail.

She had heard a bit about the Cheng Family’s affairs but wasn’t clear on the specifics.

"Your mother called me and asked me to take care of you in private," Lin Yu said before asking, "I heard your parents are divorcing?"

Guo Cuihua and Cheng Shang had been a happy and loving couple for twenty or thirty years, and such sudden news of divorce surprised everyone.

Cheng Zhiwei didn’t intend to elaborate, simply responding, "Possibly. I’m not too clear on it."

Lin Yu could see she was unwilling to say more and didn’t press further, simply stating, "It makes me very happy that you and Zhou Lin are back together. The three children finally have a complete family."

Cheng Zhiwei hesitated for a moment before whispering, "He promised me it’s just a temporary marriage."

She told Lin Yu about the three-month arrangement.

Lin Yu was startled for a long time before letting out a wry laugh, "You two... this is just foolishness."

Insisting on turning themselves into remarried and then divorced individuals.

"About He Mingzhu... she’s not a very good person..." Cheng Zhiwei chose her words carefully, implicitly warning, "If she marries Zhou Lin, I and the three children will be in great danger."

She hadn’t ignored these concerns but always thought leaving was the best choice.

Now with these issues occurring between her and the Cheng Family, she was even more eager to leave.

But Zhou Lin wouldn’t agree.

Lin Yu’s impression of He Mingzhu was of someone who was proactive, graceful, and modest; whether it was her manner of speaking or personality, she seemed outstanding.

Cheng Zhiwei thought she was bad?

"Could you have misunderstood something?" Lin Yu joked, "Although they are planning to get married, it’s just a plan, and there hasn’t been any intimate interaction between them. You can rest assured."

She assumed Cheng Zhiwei was jealous.

Cheng Zhiwei shook her head, "You’re overthinking it. I haven’t misunderstood anything. I just... As you know, I’ve always been in contact with He Ye, and He Mingzhu is her sister. We’ve had dealings."

Lin Yu froze, "But..."

"I’m just giving you a heads-up." Since Cheng Zhiwei had no evidence to prove He Lanzhi had done anything wrong, she could only inform Lin Yu in this manner.

Whether they listened or continued their relationships was their choice.

"Okay, I’ll keep an eye out," Lin Yu promised.

After chatting about the children for a while, Zhou Lin arrived.

He tightly grasped Cheng Zhiwei’s hand, asked a few concerned questions, and then they left.

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