Wang Shuting wiped the water off her hands and hurriedly went to open the door.

She exclaimed in surprise when she saw the woman in front of her.

"Madam, Mrs. Du has arrived."

Aunt Wang smiled and extended her hand, "Mrs. Du, please come in."

Lan Meixuan was surprised that Du Guizhi would come to her place. She stood up in surprise and walked up to Du Guizhi.

"Guizhi, what brings you here?"

Du Guizhi was surprised to see Chen Jiayi there! She smiled awkwardly, inwardly grumbling.

Didn't they say Chen Jiayi leaves early and comes home late every day? Why is she back so early today?

She smiled, but her tone was somewhat stiff.

“Meixuan, my parents sent me some nice things from abroad. I feel bad about what happened a while ago... so I specially sent some things to apologize.”

Lan Meixuan was a little surprised, "It's all in the past! Don't take it to heart."

Chen Jiayi glanced at Du Guizhi and continued chatting with her grandmother.

Grandma was teaching Chen Jiayi how to embroider clothes. The two whispered to each other while eavesdropping on Du Guizhi and Lan Meixuan's conversation.

Du Guizhi chatted with Lan Meixuan about everyday things, then changed the subject.

"Meixuan, I heard that your husband just got a tender these past few days. Could my husband, Lao Lin, be included in this project as well?"

Lan Meixuan sneered inwardly. So this was their target! They've come to probe for information.

She feigned surprise and exclaimed "Oh!"

"Really? I've been spending all this time with my daughter, and I haven't been asking about my husband. If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known about this."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jiayi paused in her actions, almost bursting out laughing.

She remembered that a couple of days ago, Chen Qiming had been clinging to her mother for a while, and the two seemed to have talked about this matter.

Du Guizhi awkwardly picked up her teacup. "Oh, is that so? Meixuan, could the Lin family be included in this project? Don't worry, we'll contribute according to our shareholding."

Every project Chen Qiming has invested in over the years has been profitable!

Who wouldn't be envious?

Two days ago, Chen Qiming secretly obtained a government tender, and people throughout the Haicheng business district immediately became eager to participate.

She didn't want to come to the Chen family, but the thought of Chen Jiayi made her furious.

But her husband insisted that she come! He even scolded her, so Du Guizhi had no choice but to swallow her pride and go to the Chen family's house.

Lan Meixuan frowned slightly, her tone hesitant.

"Well... well, it's mainly because I can't make that decision myself!"

With a forced smile, Du Guizhi warmly grasped Lan Meixuan's hand, attempting to build rapport and persuade Lan Meixuan to speak well of the Lin family.

…

People's Hospital

Ding Haowen brought in the porridge and called out softly to Li Shufang.

"Mother?"

Li Shufang slowly opened her eyes, and when she saw Ding Haowen, her eyes couldn't help but redden.

Seeing this, Ding Haowen also felt very uncomfortable.

"Mom, why are you crying for no reason?"

Ding Haowen hasn't told his mother that he has brain cancer yet, because he's afraid she's too old to handle it.

Li Shufang has been drowsy for the past few days, waking up occasionally but mostly lying in bed.

Seeing that Li Shufang was about to get up, Ding Haowen immediately helped her up.

"Mom, do you need to use the restroom?"

Li Shufang shook her head and suddenly knelt down before Ding Haowen.

She choked back tears and said, "Son! I heard what you said to Li Yuzhu. Anyway, I don't have much time left to live, so don't worry about me. Why don't you just give me a quick death? That way, I won't have to live in fear every day, afraid that one day I'll suddenly become unable to move."

Ding Haowen was shocked. Before he could even process his mother kneeling down to him, he heard Li Shufang's words.

Li Shufang continued, "Your father died young. Even after all these years of hearing so many rumors, I've never thought about dying. I always thought, I still have Haowen, I can't just leave like this..."

"But now that Mom is such a burden to you, I'd rather die."

This was the first time Ding Haowen had seen her mother like this. He quickly helped Li Shufang up, and he felt very sad.

He was momentarily dazed, and memories of his childhood flashed through his mind.

When he was a child, people always called him a bastard and advised his mother to abandon him or sell him to save him from suffering. This was the first time he had ever seen his mother yell at someone for so long like a shrew!

Over the years, it's not that no one has tried to set his mother up on blind dates; it's just that she's always refused to marry for his sake.

Ding Haowen immediately felt guilty, and his voice became hoarse.

"Mom, don't talk nonsense! Didn't the doctor say that you only have early-stage brain cancer? We should still be able to have successful surgery."

However, the risks of surgery are too high... so people usually choose to control it with medication.

Li Shufang shook her head, crying, "Haowen, Mom doesn't want to drag you down! Yuzhu is pregnant, so save your money and marry her. Chen Jiayi couldn't give you a son or daughter, and her only daughter disappeared. You can't live without an heir, can you?"

Upon hearing Li Shufang's words, Ding Haowen hesitated greatly.

Seeing this, Li Shufang sneered inwardly.

Her son's personality is quite similar to hers.

If I encounter trouble, my first thought is to just shrug and ignore it.

Li Shufang forced a smile and reached out to pat non-existent dust off Ding Haowen's shoulder.

"Haowen, your future is bright. Mom is 41 this year, and I've lived enough."

Ding Haowen felt increasingly distressed. He tried his best to suppress his grief, feeling that God had been unfair to him!

Why is Chen Jiayi the daughter of the richest man, while he has an abusive and alcoholic father?

Ding Haowen suddenly realized that he could get a share of Chen Jiayi's family property.

His eyes lit up and he quickly said, "Mom, my divorce certificate with Chen Jiayi hasn't been issued yet! She's still your daughter-in-law, and I'm still her son-in-law! As long as we're not divorced, I'll have a share of the Chen family's assets."

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