Chapter 419: Chapter 419: Endless Infighting, Bleak Prospects

"It’s not my business," Cheng Zhiwei slammed the door with force.

This time, Meng Qiancheng didn’t keep knocking on the door.

Cheng Zhiwei leaned against the door for a while, thinking about what had happened in Yucheng and feeling somewhat sad.

She wondered how Lin Yu was doing, and what Zhou Chenyan would do to her...

The doorbell rang again.

Cheng Zhiwei was really annoyed. She yanked the door open without seeing who it was and said impatiently, "What again, can’t you just..."

"Ah? What do you mean, can’t I just...?" Cheng Zhiyin stood there with her luggage, looking confused.

"Sis, why are you here?" Cheng Zhiwei was stunned for a moment, then joyfully pulled her inside.

"Mom said she was worried about you. I happened to be nearby for a training, so I came to check on you." Cheng Zhiyin looked around and found Cheng Zhiwei’s living situation satisfactory. Seeing that the house was neat and tidy, she knew that Cheng Zhiwei had moved on.

"Yangyang, Xingxing," Cheng Zhiyin embraced the two children, "Is there an empty room where I can stay?"

"Of course." Cheng Zhiwei pulled her luggage to the next room.

Although she had not lived here for long, everything necessary was already in place.

At nine in the evening, after Cheng Zhiwei put the two children to bed, she came out to find Cheng Zhiyin had dug out two cans of beer and was waving her over.

"Zhiwei, come here."

Cheng Zhiwei walked over and sat next to her. "What’s up?"

Cheng Zhiyin handed her a beer and clinked cans on her own, "Tell me, did we do something utterly heartless in our past lives to constantly run into scumbags?"

Her eyes reddening, she swallowed the bitter beer. "I thought Zhou Lin had finally started to appreciate you, but he actually got engaged to another woman."

Cheng Zhiwei could not deny the truth.

Cheng Zhiyin continued, "Of course, it’s better that you two are divorced. The Zhou family is in crisis from all sides; let Zhou Lin deal with it."

"Do you have any news about Auntie Lin?" Cheng Zhiwei asked.

She was quite worried about Lin Yu.

She wondered if the villain Zhou Chenyan would secretly do something to harm Lin Yu.

"There’s no news yet, but a few days ago, Mom and I visited her. She’s living with Zhou Lin, surrounded by a lot of protection, so she is safe."

"That’s good."

"Right." Cheng Zhiyin shared the news from Yucheng with Cheng Zhiwei, "I’ve heard that several projects Zhou Lin was working on ran into problems, and the board decided to hand them over to Zhou Chenyan."

"I know," Cheng Zhiwei responded calmly.

"Zhou Lin is in a precarious situation now," Cheng Zhiyin said disdainfully. "I wonder if the He family regrets choosing Zhou Lin."

"They won’t regret it," Cheng Zhiwei recalled He Mingzhu’s lofty and confident demeanor.

Zhou Lin was He Mingzhu’s trophy; how could she regret it?

Cheng Zhiwei took a sip of beer and changed the subject, "Is Liu Ming still harassing you?"

"He’s persistent. He’s been spreading stories about me, saying I cheated him out of a wedding gift and ran away," Cheng Zhiyin said, almost laughing in anger, "I have no idea where he gets the confidence to think that I can’t do without him, and where did I take his money? It’s pure slander."

If it hadn’t been for the bad influence, the school leaders wouldn’t have sent her out for training just before the final exams.

It was to get her to resolve that matter.

"What about Huo Xuan?" Cheng Zhiwei asked.

Cheng Zhiyin shook her head, "Don’t mention him, there’s no way we’re getting back together."

Before she finished, there was a knock on the door.

Cheng Zhiwei went to answer it, wondering who it could be this late.

Seeing the person outside, her expression immediately became weird, "You..."

"Who is it?" Cheng Zhiyin came over, her expression changing instantly.

Huo Xuan stood at the door, looking not too good.

Cheng Zhiwei let Huo Xuan in.

Huo Xuan grabbed Cheng Zhiyin’s wrist, "Didn’t I tell you to wait for me?"

Cheng Zhiyin scoffed and shook off his hand, "I don’t have time."

Huo Xuan took a sharp intake of breath, his strong attitude making him pale, "Didn’t you agree to go have dinner with my parents?"

She had suddenly changed her mind and left Yucheng, leaving him unprepared.

"I broke the promise, sorry." Cheng Zhiyin didn’t deny it, but that was all.

"You..." Huo Xuan bent over, one hand on his stomach and the other on the wall.

Cheng Zhiyin was taken aback and blurted out with concern, "Are you alright?"

Huo Xuan turned and walked outside, his voice cold, "It’s none of your business."

"Stomachache?" Cheng Zhiyin was already supporting him, "I’ll take you to the hospital."

She had forgotten her previous coldness.

Huo Xuan didn’t struggle and naturally leaned on Cheng Zhiyin’s shoulder as she led him forward.

Cheng Zhiwei, seeing this clearly, handed them a cell phone and told them to be careful on the road.

After dropping the two kids off at the kindergarten the next day, Cheng Zhiwei went to the hospital.

Huo Xuan had chased after Cheng Zhiyin to Sea City without eating and had gotten upset, causing his stomach condition to flare up. He was still pale but looking much better.

Huo Xuan asked Cheng Zhiyin to go out to buy breakfast, sending her away, then turned somewhat helplessly to Cheng Zhiwei for help, "You’re Zhou Lin’s wife, so I hope you don’t mind if I call you Zhiwei too."

"That’s fine."

"Can you help me find out what exactly she is angry about?" Huo Xuan still had no idea what went wrong.

But he really couldn’t guess it.

Cheng Zhiwei fell silent; she had realized yesterday that although Cheng Zhiyin said she didn’t like Huo Xuan, it wasn’t really the case.

She did have feelings for Huo Xuan.

So, why not give them a hand.

She then relayed Cheng Zhiyin’s version of events.

However, Huo Xuan was still baffled, "I swear, I didn’t kiss any other woman."

"But she saw it."

"But I..." As Huo Xuan was about to defend himself, he suddenly remembered something important, "That day in the private room, one of my friends spilled wine on their clothing and borrowed my coat..."

Cheng Zhiwei raised an eyebrow, "So?"

"I see now, I’ll explain it to her, and about the stuff with my sister, I’ll get to the bottom of it."

Knowing where the problem lay, Huo Xuan was much more relieved.

Cheng Zhiwei clasped her hands, asking him, "Do you have any news about the Zhou family?"

Zhou Chenyan and Meng Qiancheng might still have more cards to play, so Cheng Zhiwei had been out of touch with Zhou Lin since she left Yucheng.

She wanted to know what was going on there but couldn’t inquire casually.

Luckily, Huo Xuan had arrived.

He had much more news to share.

"The Zhou Group is caught in endless internal fighting, and things aren’t looking good," Huo Xuan whispered, "Also, I’ve heard that Zhou Chenyan is going to marry Auntie Lin."

"Marry?"

"Zhou Chenyan... When he was younger, he had a very violent nature. Right after he married Auntie Lin, because she spoke to another man, he cut out that man’s tongue. It’s said he even forced Auntie Lin to swallow it."

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