Chapter 191 Sweeped Out

Chapter 191 Sweeped Out

Chapter 191 Sweeped Out

It's going to rain; the sky is covered with thick, dark clouds that feel oppressive and suffocating.

The humid air and muggy temperature are both unpleasant, making one wish for a downpour to wash the world clean and refresh their mood.

Unfortunately, the weather didn't cooperate, and the rain didn't fall from morning until evening.

In a villa district where land is incredibly valuable, a young boy is walking down the street, dragging a large suitcase.

A white Pamela screeched to a halt beside the boy.

The boy was startled and dodged to the side.

The car window rolled down, and a short-haired, pale-faced girl took off her sunglasses and gestured to the boy.

"Little brother, get in the car."

Zhu Ya tossed the suitcase into the back seat, opened the passenger door, sat down, and fastened her seatbelt.

Zhu Nian stepped on the gas, and the car sped away from the villa.

Zhu Nian asked Zhu Ya while driving.

"Little brother, are you really leaving?"

Zhu Ya lowered her head, her voice filled with sadness. "I don't want to either, but I'm sure I'm not a member of the Zhu family anymore. Wouldn't it be an eyesore for me to stay in the Zhu family?"

Zhu Nian slammed his hand on the steering wheel. "Dare to gossip? I'll break his legs. You were raised by the Zhu family, you're registered in the household register, you're a member of the Zhu family."

"Don't think too much about it. It's your second uncle's problem, it has nothing to do with you. That playboy doesn't even know who he's sleeping with, he's such a fool."

In recent years, every woman has come to our house with a man, claiming to be the son of my second uncle, Zhu Wen. As a result, we are no longer surprised to see women with children at home.

Over the years, of all the children who have come to their door, only Zhu Ya has been confirmed as their biological child; the others are all scammers trying to swindle money from them.

When Zhao Yang came to their door this time, the family initially thought he was just another con artist, like before.

To everyone's surprise, he made a shocking statement, directly refuting Zhu Ya's identity and accusing her of impersonating someone else.

The story is also interesting. It is said that Zhu Ya's mother colluded with the doctor to switch the samples, giving Zhao Yang's sample to Zhu Ya, so that Zhu Ya could successfully recognize her relative.

The Zhu family initially didn't believe it, but Zhao Yang was prepared. He produced evidence of the original transaction and found the doctor who had accepted the bribe.

For a time, a drama of a real and a fake crown prince unfolded in their family. As the only heir of the next generation of the Zhu family, Zhu Ya's bloodline had to be clearly confirmed.

Recently, the Zhu family has been working to confirm what happened back then and to conduct DNA testing again to verify the identities of the two individuals.

The result was that Zhu Ya was indeed not a member of the Zhu family; it was Zhao Yang who was a member of the Zhu family because the doctor had accepted a bribe to switch the samples.

The Zhu family was so shocked that they couldn't recover for a long time. It was the old man, Zhu Yun, who stepped in and allowed Zhao Yang to move into the old house first. As for what to do next, they needed to discuss it.

Of course, Zhu Wen, as the culprit, received a loving lecture from his father, and his back was bruised from being whipped so badly that it was raw.

This did not stop Zhu Wen's desire to go out. After resting for three days, he secretly ran away, which angered the old man, who cursed him as a scoundrel.

Zhu Ya had planned to leave the Zhu family from the beginning, having already confirmed that he was no longer a descendant of the Zhu family. He had received so much care from the Zhu family, while Zhao Yang had suffered so much outside.

The root of it all was his mother, whom he had never met.

Zhu Ya couldn't stand Zhao Yang's accusing gaze; it made him uncomfortable. His upbringing wouldn't allow him to take what belonged to others.

What Zhu Ya found most unbearable was the compensation offered by the Zhu family.

Watching the affection that once belonged to you transfer to another person is an agonizing and maddening experience.

Zhao Yang deliberately used cryptic language to highlight his attempt to suppress Zhu Ya, who, feeling guilty, did not retaliate.

But they also knew that continuing would be bad for everyone.

Zhu Ya recently planned to come out and clarify things, hoping to move out as soon as possible while they still had the bond of raising each other and could continue to be family.

Who knew that his family had arranged for him to go out for a walk and participate in a race, during which Xia Chengping had an accident and almost died.

The Zhu family, as the organizers, cannot escape responsibility, especially since Xia Chengping's car belonged to him.

The Xia family was not going to let it go easily. The old man was worried that Zhu Ya would be made difficult by the Xia family, so he kept him at home. Only after things were mostly settled did he take people to take the initiative to explain and apologize to the Xia family.

The Xia family didn't pursue the Zhu family's responsibility, and the old man felt bad about it, so he gave up a lot of benefits, which made Zhu Ya feel even worse.

He left directly today, and it was when he went downstairs that Zhao Yang provoked him with sarcastic remarks, and he couldn't help but argue with Zhao Yang.

Zhao Yang said he was a thief who had usurped the Zhu family's place, not a proper young master, but a jinx who brought trouble to the Zhu family. He had caused trouble himself and now his family was making things difficult for him.

In a fit of anger, Zhu Ya grabbed her luggage and left, declaring that she was moving out.

Zhu Ya walked out dejectedly, feeling increasingly stupid as she went. How could she have come out after just a few words of provocation from Zhao Yang?

Young people care about their image. Since he's already out here, he doesn't want to go back. Anyway, he was going to live out here anyway, so he might as well take advantage of this opportunity to move out.

Zhu Nian heard the commotion and chased after them, picking Zhu Ya up and putting her in the car.

"And you, where do you get such a temper? Just ignore whatever Zhao Yang says, like he's talking nonsense."

He threw a tantrum without even looking at the situation. It looked like it was about to rain outside, so he stormed out in a huff.

When the heavy rain comes, you'll be soaked to the bone, and you won't have to worry about catching a cold or fever.

Do you think you're the male lead in a movie? Heartbroken and leaving home, and you even need a rainy scene to accompany it?

Zhu Ya listened silently. Zhu Nian had been in poor health since childhood, suffering from congenital heart disease and unable to run or jump.

I go abroad for medical treatment and occasionally come back, but I can't go out and often stay at home.

Among their generation, they were the only two children in the family.

Even though they are fourteen years apart, their relationship is better than that of siblings from other families.

Their relationship doesn't seem like that of an older sister and younger brother; it's more like that of a worried mother and a mischievous son.

Zhu Nian watched Zhu Ya grow up, and Zhu Ya's father, Zhu Wen, was a playboy who was never home. Zhu Nian took care of Zhu Ya more than Zhu Wen did.

A few years ago, Zhu Nian had a heart transplant abroad, and his health improved a lot. He gradually took over some of the business.

Due to work and health reasons, he often flies abroad and inevitably can't take care of Zhu Ya, but their relationship has not faded over time.

They had always had the best relationship, but due to Zhao Yang's sudden incident, Zhu Nian was urgently summoned back to China.

Zhu Ya was the first to state that regardless of whether she was a member of the Zhu family or not, she would always take care of her younger brother.

She was resting in her room when she heard that Zhu Ya had run away from home. Worried that something had happened to Zhu Ya, she immediately chased after her.

"Where will you live after you move out? How about you come to my villa in Yujingyuan?"

"No need, I'll move to my villa, which is close to the school and only a few minutes' walk away."

That house was a birthday gift for Zhu Ya, a gift from his unreliable father when he turned thirteen.

His family rarely praised his father, saying that he had finally been reliable for once and knew to prepare a birthday gift for his son, instead of disappearing like he always did on his birthdays.

The gift from Zhu Wen wasn't particularly valuable compared to the other gifts, but Zhu Ya liked it very much; it was the first time he had ever received a gift from his father.

Every year on his birthday, Zhu Wen is either abroad or out gallivanting somewhere, never at home, and you can't find him anywhere.

Zhu Ya even doubted whether Zhu Wen was his biological father.

Now, his words have come true; Zhu Wen really wasn't his biological father.

"We've arrived. I'll take you up."

Zhu Nian was about to get out of the car to see Zhu Ya upstairs when her phone suddenly rang. Zhu Nian answered the phone and talked to the other person about work.

After hanging up the phone, I apologized to Zhu Ya.

"Something urgent has come up here, I need to go take care of it first. You go upstairs by yourself, be careful, I'll come see you when I have time."

"Okay, sis, you go ahead and take care of yourself. I'm not a child anymore, I can take care of myself."

"Yeah, if anything happens, don't try to handle it yourself, call me."

"Okay. Goodbye."

Zhu Ya waved goodbye to Zhu Nian, and only after the car had driven away did she take her suitcase and go upstairs in the elevator.

Zhu Wen provided a single-level apartment, only about 200 square meters. It was a bit small, but enough for one person.

It's close to the school, so it's convenient to stay here when it rains.

Even if you don't stay here often, someone will come regularly to clean the place over the years. The house is fully furnished, so you can just move in with your bags.

Zhu Ya entered the password, opened the door, changed into slippers, and headed to the bedroom with her luggage.

Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of a pair of feet in leather shoes, casually resting on the armrest of his Italian calfskin sofa!

The first thought that popped into Zhu Ya's mind was that there was a thief.

He casually picked up a baseball bat from the side; it was something he had left there during a previous club activity and forgotten to put away.

Later, we just bought a new one, and the old one has been left here in the entryway without being touched.

Zhu Ya gripped the baseball bat tightly and carefully walked towards the sofa.

The sofa had a high back, and the person was curled up in it, seemingly asleep.

Zhu Ya approached, extended his baseball bat, intending to poke the thief. If the thief resisted, he would retaliate and strike him with the baseball bat.

He's a grown man; if a fight really breaks out, he'll have the advantage. He can then claim the other party attacked first, and that he acted in self-defense.

Zhu Ya had a good plan, but before it could be implemented, the person on the sofa rubbed his head, changed his posture, and the hair that was covering his face slipped down with the movement, revealing a resolute face.

"Holy crap, Dad! What are you doing here? How did you open the combination lock without the password?"

Zhu Wen, who was on the sofa, was clearly disturbed by the noise. He turned his head away and covered his ears.

"Shut up! Don't disturb my sleep."

Helpless, Zhu Ya put away the baseball bat. He smelled a strong odor of alcohol, but couldn't get any information out of him. It seemed his unreliable father had been drinking until dawn again yesterday. Wasn't he afraid of drinking himself to death?

Zhu Ya put the baseball bat back in the entryway, picked up his luggage and went to the bedroom, grabbed a blanket, and returned to the living room.

Help him take off his leather shoes, cover Zhu Wen with the blanket, and open the electric blackout curtains.

As the blackout curtains fell, the room was plunged into darkness.

Zhu Ya sighed. He used to think that Zhu Wen was a failure as a father and didn't deserve to be one, so he never gave Zhu Wen a chance to get close to him.

Now things are much better. The problem is solved at its root. His father is gone, and he has become a wild child who takes his father's place.

Now is the time when people have the least grounds to criticize Zhu Wen for being an unreliable father.

Fate, it always catches us off guard! Author's Note: Thank you to my mentor 9492239 (9492239) for your support, muah! To learn more about this book, please leave a message on Liancheng Reading.