Chapter 440: Chapter 440 Starving to the Extreme, Resorting to Cannibalism

"My baby has been hungry for four hours," Zhou Chenyan said with an especially brilliant smile.

He didn’t finish the rest of his words.

But Zhou Jinzhong understood that the creature, whether it was a wolf or a dog, would turn to eating people when starved to the extreme.

Zhou Jinzhong couldn’t help but tremble, "Zhou Chenyan, you wouldn’t dare."

Sitting on the sofa as if watching some intriguing show, Zhou Chenyan stared at the TV screen, "Zhou Jinzhong, you should know I hate betrayal the most, and those who betray me have always met with terrible fates."

"Zhou Chenyan, I haven’t betrayed you."

"Then what were you doing in Sea City?"

Zhou Jinzhong was at a loss for words but still tried desperately to explain, "I was just seeing an old friend."

A poor lie.

Zhou Chenyan laughed sarcastically, "You’ve always felt the company isn’t truly yours, you’re not satisfied, now after driving Zhou Lin away, you want to drive me away too, tsk, Zhou Jinzhong, it seems like your plotting is almost hitting me in the face."

"Fine, I apologize, let the child go, the child is innocent," Zhou Jinzhong said, swallowing his pride.

"If you had come in begging me from the start, perhaps I might have agreed, but now, well, I’m not so happy anymore." Zhou Chenyan waved his hand, and immediately someone dragged Zhou Jinzhong out.

Zhou Jinzhong was thrown outside, and he landed on the ground without any respect.

He was so angry that he shook all over but was helpless to do anything about it.

His last resort was to look for Lin Yu in the hospital.

Lin Yu, pale-faced, resting on the bed, said sarcastically, "Didn’t Third Uncle foresee this consequence long ago?"

He couldn’t suppress Zhou Chenyan, yet still unhesitantly wanted to bring him back.

This was the outcome.

"The child is innocent, you are Chenyuan’s wife, and with Chenyuan dead, it’s all the more important for you to maintain family harmony," Zhou Jinzhong said gloomily.

"You were the one who said in front of so many people that I wasn’t fit to be Chenyuan’s wife and that I should leave the Zhou Family," Lin Yu returned his words to him, "So now I have nothing to do with the Zhou Family."

Zhou Jinzhong couldn’t maintain his authoritative demeanor and could only plead in a low voice, "Lin Yu, no matter what, the child is innocent."

"My Qiqi was innocent too," Lin Yu’s expression turned cold, "When you were using him, didn’t you know he was a child?"

"Lin Yu."

"Get out, or I’ll tell Zhou Chenyan," Lin Yu threatened coldly.

Zhou Jinzhong left with a heart filled with ashes.

Lin Yu thought the matter was over until she turned around and found out that the child’s parents had gone to Sea City to beg Zhou Lin, upon Zhou Chenyan’s request.

If Zhou Lin agreed to return to Yucheng and join the company, they would release the child, with a deadline of twenty-four hours.

A wolf-dog that had been hungry for twenty-four hours could eat anything.

Zhou Jinzhong’s daughter-in-law was weeping and kneeling on the ground, "Zhou Lin, I beg you to save the child, he’s innocent."

Zhou Lin remained unmoved, "You should be begging Zhou Jinzhong, not me."

"Zhou Chenyan said that if you return to Yucheng and enter the company, he’ll release Baoer."

"Oh, what does that have to do with me?" Zhou Lin said indifferently, looking at them.

"Zhou Lin, how can you be so heartless, you have children too."

The accusations came again.

But Zhou Lin was strong-willed and wouldn’t go against his principles just because of these flimsy accusations.

He didn’t want these people bothering him all the time though.

"What Zhou Chenyan wants are Zhou Jinzhong’s shares; go beg Zhou Jinzhong to hand them over, and naturally, Zhou Chenyan will release the child."

Zhou Lin had given them the most help he could.

Zhou Lin didn’t know how many shares Zhou Jinzhong had to hand over to get the child back, but he heard the child was alright, although not long after being saved, the parents divorced, and the mother took the child away.

Secretary Zhang reported to Zhou Lin every day on time about the events occurring in Yucheng.

After hearing the report, Zhou Lin merely curled the corner of his mouth, "He clings to that little ’coffin fund’ and still dares to covet my domain."

Secretary Zhang said, "There’s also the He family, He Ye has already taken all the projects into his hands."

"I’m aware."

Zhou Lin took his car keys and stood up, asking, "Anything else?"

Secretary Zhang asked instinctively, "You’re going out?"

"Mm, to pick up the children."

Secretary Zhang: "..."

He had followed Zhou Lin for many years and was accustomed to his decisive and ruthless nature. Seeing Zhou Lin acting like a good family man was indeed rare.

"About Yucheng..."

"Ensure my mother’s safety, don’t worry about the rest, let them make a fuss."

"Yes."

Meanwhile, at the He family’s place.

He Rongwei slapped He Mingzhu hard across the face, seething with disappointment and anger, "He Mingzhu, I have always treated you well since you were young; how could you do such a thing?"

He Mingzhu covered her face, completely clueless about what had happened.

"Dad?"

He Ye stood quietly to the side, watching indifferently.

Two hours ago, He Ye showed He Rongwei a video of He Mingzhu stealing documents from his office.

He phrased it beautifully, after all, they were family, and calling the police would greatly impact the He family, but this was an issue he had no authority to resolve.

Only He Rongwei, as the family head, could handle this.

He immediately called He Mingzhu back, which was why she was slapped.

He showed her the video clip by clip, making sure He Mingzhu saw everything clearly.

Her face turned pale, and she involuntarily looked at He Ye, her glare filled with loathing and hatred, "How is this possible... was it you?"

He Ye sighed helplessly, looking very distressed, and said, "Sister, I know making you my assistant is beneath you, but still, you shouldn’t have stolen the project proposal."

He Mingzhu clenched her fists, chuckling coldly, "Don’t pretend to be kind-hearted here."

"He Mingzhu, you are so ungrateful," He Rongwei raised his hand again.

"Dad, stop hitting her," He Ye stepped in, his voice low and filled with sorrow, "It’s my fault for not doing well enough to drive her to this."

"He Ye, can you stop being so disgusting," He Mingzhu scolded.

He Ye fell silent for a few seconds, then looked up at He Mingzhu, "I’ve always had hidden cameras in my office, ever since I joined the company. They weren’t specifically for you."

"You don’t need to explain anything to her, she’s just selfish and vicious," He Rongwei didn’t mince his words, "If you had any integrity, you never would have come back after you left."

He Mingzhu had suffered a great deal recently, and upon hearing that He Ye had acquired nearly all the projects, she was anxious and restless, which led her to take that action.

Now that she thought about it, she realized it was a trap.

Having been manipulated to this point, she had nothing to say.

The He family had no place for her, and she no longer wished to stay.

She left without hesitation.

"Sis, wait," He Ye called after her.

He Rongwei frowned in disapproval, but he did not stop her.

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