Chapter 70: Chapter 70: No matter how beautiful a fruit basket is, it can’t compare to a bowl of steaming hot porridge.

Cheng Zhiwei took off her coat, lay down beside Guo Cuihua, and finally turned over, carefully enclosing Guo Cuihua with her arm, snuggling contentedly, "Mom."

Guo Cuihua patted her arm and asked, "Did you have fun going out with Qiancheng today?"

Cheng Zhiwei, of course, gave only the good news, not the bad, "Fun."

"That’s good... That’s very good." Guo Cuihua sighed with relief, "Qiancheng is practically a child we’ve watched grow up. If you like him..."

Cheng Zhiwei was stunned, took a while to respond, and couldn’t help but react with a mix of laughter and tears, "Mom, what are you saying? Are those words really coming from Professor Guo?"

She was legally a married woman now, after all.

Guo Cuihua hit her forcefully, reproaching, "You child, I’m talking about something serious with you. This time, I really walked on the edge of life and death, and I kept thinking that I could let go of everything but you."

Cheng Zhiwei’s voice caught in her throat, "Don’t say that, after this hurdle, you’re certain to live a long, long life."

"Mom understands you, you would never do such a thing, but you did indeed encounter such a situation." Guo Cuihua spoke of the past matter with utter helplessness, "Your marriage with Zhou Lin has lasted three years now. Since there’s no fate between you two and his heart is full of Seo Zhenzhen, why not be generous and divorce, to let him have what he wants?"

Cheng Zhiwei buried her head in Guo Cuihua’s shoulder, her heart almost bursting with grievance, yet softened by Guo Cuihua’s understanding.

"It’s for your own good too, what do you think?" Guo Cuihua asked. Though she said this, she was actually very afraid that Cheng Zhiwei still harbored feelings for Zhou Lin and was unwilling to divorce.

It was truly a situation that hurt both parties.

"Qiancheng isn’t bad, if he has feelings for you, you can try to see where it goes."

Cheng Zhiwei felt warmth in her heart, hugged Guo Cuihua tighter, and the corners of her lips quivered, "I really feel like crying now."

"In front of your own mother, there’s no need to withhold anything," Guo Cuihua comforted.

Cheng Zhiwei, in the end, did not cry out, Guo Cuihua’s condition was still not very good, and she didn’t want her to worry, but she did express what was on her mind.

"I am planning to divorce," she said, "but Zhou Lin won’t agree."

"He won’t agree? Why not?" Guo Cuihua was puzzled, from her point of view, Zhou Lin was eager to divorce.

Cheng Zhiwei thought for a moment, sighed, "I don’t know, but I think, maybe it has to do with his parents."

Guo Cuihua was determined, "Then I’ll have a talk with his mother someday."

"Thank you, Mom, you’re the best." Cheng Zhiwei was happy inside, her tone also brightening, "But as for Brother Qiancheng, I only regard him as a brother, don’t get any ideas."

"Alright, I’ll respect your wishes."

That night, she slept extremely well.

When she got up in the morning, Cheng Zhiwei got herself tidied up. The door was knocked on; thinking it was Meng Qiancheng or Cheng Shang who had come, she wore a smile on her face.

However, the person who came in was someone she didn’t expect.

The smile quickly faded from Cheng Zhiwei’s face, her tone visibly chilled, "What are you doing here?"

Zhou Lin carried a basket of fruit, frowning, "I’m here to check on Mom."

Her smile had been so bright, but it vanished the moment she saw it was him. Clearly, her smile wasn’t meant for him; was she waiting for Meng Qiancheng?

At that thought, Zhou Lin’s heart clenched with discomfort.

"She hasn’t woken up yet," Cheng Zhiwei issued a dismissal, "You can go."

Zhou Lin had no idea how much his leaving that day had hurt Cheng Zhiwei; he thought Cheng Zhiwei was mad at him for not visiting Guo Cuihua the day before, and tried to explain.

"Zhenzhen’s friends’ gathering went on quite late, I thought mom was already asleep, so I didn’t come to bother her,"

But he came first thing this morning.

He believed his intentions were sincere.

Yet, facing his explanation, Cheng Zhiwei’s expression showed not the slightest change, she even continued to block the door, with no intention of letting him in.

"She hasn’t woken up, please leave."

The eviction order was clear and unmistakable.

Zhou Lin surveyed Cheng Zhiwei expressionlessly, his eyes narrowed, "I’ve already explained yesterday’s events, what more do you want?"

Did she really have to make a scene so early in the morning?

Cheng Zhiwei’s lips curled into a sarcastic smile, "Do you know why my mom is in the hospital?"

Zhou Lin of course knew, Lin Yu had called him, "She was bitten by a snake, poisoned."

"Then do you know when she was bitten by the snake?"

Zhou Family’s face changed color, "What do you mean?"

"While you were so eager to go back to see Seo Zhenzhen, while I went up the mountain to find them, that’s when she got bitten by the snake. I was fully expecting your car to still be there, so she could be taken to the hospital quickly, but by the time I ran down from the mountain, you had already left," Cheng Zhiwei said, her eyes reddening.

Zhou Lin was momentarily stunned.

"At that time, there wasn’t a single car in sight; she even thought she might die there. It wasn’t until the grocery truck returned that I was able to take her to the hospital," Cheng Zhiwei began to laugh as she spoke, "Her life was saved, but because we were late, the nerves in her leg were damaged. From now on, even walking, the simplest task, will be difficult for her."

"Cheng Zhiwei."

"Zhou Lin, are you satisfied?" Cheng Zhiwei sneered at him, "Of course you’re not satisfied. You must think it would have been better if the snake had bitten me, then I’d be a cripple for the rest of my life, and you would have avenged Seo Zhenzhen."

His words were sarcastic and filled with self-deprecation, which darkened Zhou Lin’s expression to the point it seemed about to drip with gloom, "It was an accident, no one could have predicted it."

How could it be blamed on him.

Cheng Zhiwei stared at him steadily for a long time before finally retracting her gaze and lowering her eyes, her eyelashes trembling lightly, "Yes, it was an accident, I can’t blame you, but that doesn’t stop me from completely recognizing what kind of person you are."

"I can’t imagine, if I were to encounter danger in the future, eagerly expecting my husband to protect me, only to find him protecting another woman instead," Cheng Zhiwei’s lips curved into a sarcastic sneer, "If someone must be let down, I hope you don’t let down Seo Zhenzhen."

She knew very well that she could never be the one he wouldn’t let down; after all, as long as Seo Zhenzhen was there, he would feel guilty and would have to take care of Seo Zhenzhen.

Cheng Zhiwei would rather see them together.

And she genuinely wished them a loving and aging relationship, disappearing from her sight forever.

Zhou Lin’s throat worked several times, "Cheng Zhiwei..."

"Has Brother Qiancheng arrived?" Guo Cuihua’s voice came from inside, "It’s really tiresome for the child, delivering breakfast and then dinner."

Zhou Lin stood at the entrance to the hospital room, his tall and noble figure starkly out of place in this small county hospital.

Cheng Zhiwei glanced at the fruit basket in Zhou Lin’s hand and sneered, "The fruit basket is pretty, but unfortunately, it’s too cold now, my mom can’t eat that."

No matter how pretty the fruit basket, it couldn’t warm the heart like a bowl of steaming porridge.

Zhou Lin’s visit was one to an outsider, not to a family member.

In his heart, he never considered the Cheng Family as his own.

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