“I will not allow you to do this. Your sister should not be coerced like this.” Cheng Zhibo shook his head, unusually rational. “This is not fair to your sister.”

Yu Peiyan cried out in a frenzy, "Since she's come to the Cheng family, this is her fate!"

"Mom, you're having mental problems. I'll take you to see a doctor."

"Why are you seeing a doctor? I think you're the one who's sick. You don't even care about the interests of the Cheng family."

"Profits, profits, everything is profit in your eyes. Can this place still be called a home?" Cheng Zhibo smashed things. He had been very persistent before, but now he felt that his obsession was too deep and would eventually push his family into an even deeper abyss.

The Cheng family's gradual decline was related to their inability to accept reality and their desire to regain their former glory through the fastest shortcut.

But the business environment has changed, and my parents are still using the old methods. How can they possibly keep up with the pace of society?

Is it right to sacrifice the happiness of everyone in this family for the sake of so-called glory?

Are other people's opinions really that important? Why does the Cheng family have to live under the gaze of others?

"Without the Cheng family's wealth and status, do you think you would be living such a comfortable life? Cheng Zhibo, you are the one who enjoys the most."

"Then I'd rather have none of it, Mom. Please wake up! The Cheng family isn't in a position to take big steps right now. We need to slow down, cut spending, and slowly figure out where the problem lies."

"You make it sound so easy. If you really have the ability, then you should come up with a solution!"

Cheng Zhibo was speechless; he really had no way to solve the problem.

"But we can hand the company over to someone else to manage, Mom. If we can't do it, let someone else do it. We still have so many shares, we can just sit back and wait for dividends and live a very comfortable life."

"Waiting for dividends? Don't you know others will nibble away at our shares? Cheng Zhibo, you're too young. One day you'll understand your mother. Break up with your girlfriend. In a couple of days, I'll take you to meet a girl."

Cheng Zhibo gave a desolate smile: "So, now you're going to start selling me too?"

"Don't put it so harshly. It's just a business alliance. How many companies don't do that?"

Cheng Zhibo took a deep breath: "I can go with you, and I can follow your arrangements, but you have to return Zhili's passport and ID card to her."

Yu Peiyan scoffed: "You think you can save the Cheng family from crisis based on your worth alone?"

Cheng Zhibo's face turned pale and then red. He was clearly not used to experiencing the same situation his sister had gone through for the first time.

But he didn't get angry. He just tried to calm his voice and said, "If you insist on keeping my sister trapped, then I don't mind calling the police or going to find Song Xia."

Yu Peiyan now goes berserk at the mere mention of Song Xia's name: "You all want to acknowledge her as your mother, don't you? You're all ingrates, all of you! Ha, thinking you can rise to the top by associating with Song Xia? Dream on! Song Xia is no good person!"

"Mom, please stop making wild guesses. I don't want to argue with you about anything else right now. I just want to know where my sister's documents are."

“Burn it all, I’ll burn it all. She won’t be leaving the Cheng family.”

Hearing the commotion, Cheng Zhili came out and looked at her mother with disappointment, then changed her shoes and prepared to leave.

"Where are you going? You're not allowed to leave."

"I want to leave you, I want to leave this home, I will no longer be controlled by you."

"You dare to do this! You eat the Cheng family's food, you drink the Cheng family's drinks, you'll always owe the Cheng family something, don't even think about leaving like this."

"She doesn't owe her anything! It's the Cheng family that owes her!" Cheng Zhibo roared. "Zhili, go quickly, go to your mother Song's place, and don't come back."

Cheng Zhili nodded. She walked out of the house and looked back, feeling somewhat lost. She thought she would listen to her mother for the rest of her life. She had vowed to help her mother get out of Shen's predicament. Unexpectedly, she didn't feel much guilt for breaking her vow.

However, she did not regret it, because if she continued to let her mother be so stubborn, the Cheng family's situation would only get worse.

Without a phone or any money, he wandered aimlessly down the street, only to unexpectedly run into Song Xia.

"Aunt Song, what are you doing here?"

Song Xia was even more astonished: "Why did you come out alone?"

Cheng Zhili lowered her head: "My mother burned my documents. My brother and mother had a fight, so he sent me out to find you."

"Get in the car quickly." Song Xia felt terrible. Even at night, it was still hot in the summer in City C, and the child was already covered in sweat.

"Aunt Song, you still haven't told me what you're doing here?"

Song Xia sighed, "I came to see you. Ever since I left with Wenwen that day, I've been a little worried and have been coming to the Cheng family's neighborhood every day."

Cheng Zhili was taken aback. Did Song's mother really care about her to this extent?

"Zhili, please forgive me for not giving you much before. There are rumors that I only love Wenwen and not you, but actually I have already prepared what I need for you."

“I know that Mrs. Song has your concerns.”

“You are still too young, and the Cheng family is not stable yet. Giving you those things now will only bring you endless troubles. I want to wait until the Cheng family is stable before transferring those things to your name.”

"I won't object to you giving it all to Wenwen. I lived a very good life in the Cheng family before." Zhili lowered her head. Although her mother always put pressure on her, she was not short of money in terms of material life.

She always felt that Wenwen hadn't gotten anything from the Cheng family, so she shouldn't take too much from Song's mother. Song's mother had already given her some initial start-up capital and so many gems, so how could she be greedy?

Moreover, just as Song's mother said, if her mother's stubborn ideas don't change, she won't feel at ease holding those things, and her mother will always have designs on them.

If I don't give it to my mother, she'll feel like she's not being filial. But if I do give it to her, how can I repay her kindness?

So it's better not to have those things at all; without them, there's no burden.

You said your mother burned your documents?

"That's what my mother said herself."

"How dare she!" Song Xia gritted her teeth, realizing that her previous methods had been too gentle.

"It's alright, I'll get the documents replaced as soon as possible. A month should be enough time. Aunt Song, can I stay with you during this period?"

"Of course you can. I've said it before, that's your home too. Doesn't that house have your name on it?"

The idea of ​​adding names was originally proposed by Song Wenwen, who said that since it was their home, the home of the three of them, everyone's name should be included.

I remember that after the Cheng family found out about this, Cheng Shizhang and Yu Peiyan ridiculed Song Xia for being stingy, saying that she couldn't even afford to give away a house, and only added her name to the deed, which was too unbecoming.

Little did they know, this was just a symbol, a symbol that they completely regarded Zhili as family.