"I called you two here because I want to tell you something very important."
Zhou Na said in a deep voice.
She couldn't get angry; the three of them were her own siblings, and from now on, they would be the closest of people, relying on each other for survival.
"Second sister, stop beating around the bush, what's the matter?" Zhou Chuan asked impatiently.
Zhou Ling's eyes darted around, her mind filled with doubt. She wondered what Zhou Na meant by "important matter." Could there be anything more important to the three siblings than getting Zhou Chen's business?
But seeing Zhou Na's serious and earnest expression, coupled with her occasional jokes, only fueled her curiosity.
"Second sister, please speak, we're listening," Zhou Ling said with a hint of eagerness in her eyes.
Zhou Na glanced at the two of them, took a deep breath, and slowly said, "Actually, the three of us are indeed as Zhou Chen said. We were picked up by our parents and are adopted children. We have no blood relation with the Zhou family."
Upon hearing this,
Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan were both stunned for a moment.
Both of them stared at Zhou Na in disbelief, as if they had heard something out of a fairy tale.
"Second...Second Sister...Do you...Do you know what you're saying?" Zhou Chuan was the first to disbelieve. He hadn't taken Zhou Chen's previous words to heart at all, thinking that Zhou Chen just wanted to get rid of them, didn't want to take on the responsibility of being the eldest brother, and didn't want to make any sacrifices.
Now, even his second sister is saying the same thing.
Zhou Ling was the first to recover from her shock, forcing a stiff smile as she said, "Second Sister, stop joking. This joke isn't funny at all. How could we possibly have been adopted..."
“These are the records of my parents’ adoption of us. You can see for yourselves if you don’t believe me. Also, I asked the oldest neighbor and he confirmed that they are real.”
Zhou Na knew the two wouldn't believe her, so she would present them with the evidence.
Zhou Chuan and Zhou Ling took the yellowed, aged-looking piece of white paper. It clearly stated the three people's adoption relationship with the Zhou family, the parents' signatures, that they knew them, and there was an official stamp on it. None of it could be faked.
It's true!
They are not part of the Zhou family, they have nothing to do with the Zhou family, they are wild children picked up, they are orphans!
how so?
They are clearly their parents' favorite and most beloved children, how could they possibly be adopted?
Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan were both stunned and at a loss.
“I know you can’t accept it right now, but it’s true. The three of us are family. We are the real siblings.”
Although the reality was harsh, Zhou Na didn't want it to be like this.
But she had to let the two of them know the real truth about their origins.
"Who are our biological parents? What is our surname? Why were we abandoned? Are we bastards?"
Why didn't our parents want us back then? What did we do wrong?
Deep down, Zhou Ling still couldn't accept this fact. Her eyes reddened. In her heart, her parents were the best parents in the world, but now she was being told that they weren't her biological parents and that she was adopted. Where were her biological parents? What were they supposed to do?
"Yes, Second Sister, who are our parents? You must have found out, right?" Zhou Chuan suddenly grabbed Zhou Na's arm and hurriedly asked.
Faced with the hopeful eyes of the two, Zhou Na shook her head, "I don't know who our biological parents are. Although I have some vague memories, I was too young at the time."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan fell silent.
"Actually, you don't need to worry about your parents' identities or why they abandoned us. It won't have much of an impact on our lives. We're all grown up now and can take care of ourselves."
"What I want to say is that since we are adopted children and have no blood relation with the Zhou family, you should stop trying to get involved with Zhou Chen, his nominal elder brother. If he doesn't want to be associated with us, then we shouldn't do anything that would make people look down on us."
Instead, we should strive to live a fulfilling life so he knows that we can thrive even without him.
Zhou Na said earnestly.
After figuring out her true identity, she finally understood why Zhou Chen suddenly changed his ways and insisted on separating from the family, not wanting to associate with them—it was simply because they weren't true members of the Zhou family.
In Zhou Chen's heart, he didn't treat them as his own younger sisters or brothers at all.
That's why they were so ruthless and indifferent.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan had different feelings. In the past, they had taken advantage of their status as Zhou Chen's younger sister and brother to make all sorts of demands that were justified and reasonable. Now that they knew the truth about their origins and understood the truth behind Zhou Chen's indifference, they had no reason to get any more benefits from Zhou Chen.
Both of them felt a sense of loss.
It's as if we've permanently lost a huge blood bank and gas station from which we could legitimately take advantage and endlessly leech off others.
"Second sister, you'll take care of us from now on and be our support, right?"
Zhou Ling looked over.
Zhou Chuan, as if he had lost his backbone, turned his hopeful gaze to Zhou Na.
“We are siblings, so naturally we should help and support each other. From now on, we will be the closest people in the world.”
Zhou Na said in a deep voice.
...
Zhou Chen looked at the huge check for 2.2 million in his hand.
Even those who are reborn cannot remain calm and composed.
That's over two million, a huge sum of money.
The owner of this money was himself.
Even if he doesn't work for the rest of his life, two million yuan would be enough for him to live on as long as he spends his normal expenses.
Not to mention in 2005, when money was more valuable, it would have been enough for him to do many things.
He had previously made a bet with Sun Liancheng, exchanging his future for 500,000 yuan in betting funds, which he placed on Heng Hai stock. In just over a week, after clearing out his stock holdings, he made a profit of nearly 3 million yuan.
After deducting the initial principal of 500,000, Zhou Chen received exactly 2.2 million.
With such a large sum of money, without spending a single penny of capital, and by leveraging Sun Liancheng's funds to make money from money, they truly made a fortune.
Sun Liancheng noticed the fluctuations in Zhou Chen's expression and couldn't help but chuckle to himself. Sure enough, no matter how mature Zhou Chen was, a young man was still a young man, and he couldn't remain unmoved in the face of a huge sum of money.
This is the kind of reaction a normal person should have.
Otherwise, he would really believe that an old man lived inside Zhou Chen's body.
"Xiao Zhou, how do you plan to allocate this two million? Will you save it, or take another gamble and invest it in the stock market?"
Do you have any stocks you're optimistic about in the current stock market?
Sun Liancheng slowly spoke, wanting to know Zhou Chen's plans. He was curious about how Zhou Chen would use such a large sum of money.
Zhou Chen won the bet against him, earning over two million yuan with zero initial investment.
Of course, he also made a lot of money from it.
However, he was more curious about how Zhou Chen, a high school student, would allocate the two million yuan.
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