Wang Rui's attempt to meet with the man ended in failure once again.
Zhang Hao and Li Wei were practically dying of laughter, laughing uncontrollably all the way back to their dorm. Zhou Chen was also left speechless, marveling at Wang Rui's incredible luck in encountering all sorts of oddballs.
Wang Rui was extremely upset and told the others to stop laughing at him.
Therefore, he had to spend a lot of money and treat everyone out of his own pocket, hoping that Zhou Chen and the others would quickly forget about this dark history and never mention it again.
Inside a restaurant,
Zhou Na waited for quite a while before Zhou Haide finally arrived.
"I heard from Secretary Wang that you wanted to see me. Is there something you need?"
If it weren't for the fact that Zhou Na's daughter is smarter than Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan, Zhou Haide wouldn't have bothered to make this special trip.
Why did you do that?!
Zhou Na got straight to the point, her face expressionless.
That's right, she asked Zhou Haide to come out because she felt sorry for Zhou Chuan.
Zhou Haide's expression flickered, then he smiled and said, "I don't understand what you're saying. Is your startup facing difficulties?"
Faced with Zhou Haide's evasive answer, Zhou Na maintained her composure and said calmly, "No matter what, Zhou Chuan is your own son. How could you take his kidney for another son? In your heart, are none of us as important as him?"
Zhou Na now strongly suspects Zhou Haide's true intentions in coming back to find her and her two siblings. She fears that he is not coming back out of regret or to make amends, but rather with the aim of saving one of his sons.
It may be cruel, but perhaps that's the truth.
"Only the two of them can save Xiaolong. I have no other choice. I can't just watch him die. As his older brother and sister, they should save him."
Since the matter had come to this point, Zhou Haide decided to stop beating around the bush.
"Both hands are my flesh and blood, what can I do? I have no choice."
Zhou Haide sighed, his face full of helplessness.
Zhou Na's ears twitched; the sentence seemed familiar.
"What a beautiful saying, 'Both the palm and the back of the hand are flesh,' but when facing danger, it is often the back of the hand that gets hurt. Only when the back of the hand is clenched into a fist is it exposed. In your heart, the three of us siblings are the flesh on the back of your hand, aren't we?"
Zhou Na thought of this explanation, which came from Zhou Ling, and now she used it to respond to Zhou Haide.
As it turns out, the three siblings' status simply cannot compare to Li Xiaolong's.
Zhou Haide was slightly lost in thought. He fell silent and did not try to exonerate or defend himself.
A moment later,
Zhou Haide shrugged and said in a deep voice, "What's done is done, and we can't go back to the way things were. I don't object to you wanting to stand up for the two of them, but I've already given them the compensation I was supposed to give them—700,000 each. It's not a lot, but it's not a small amount either. It'll be enough for them to live on for a while. Secondly, if they encounter any difficulties in their lives in the future, I will try my best to help them. That's the promise I can make."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Na showed no outward reaction, but her heart was in turmoil.
Because Zhou Chuan never mentioned any compensation of 700,000 yuan.
This made her feel like she was being used as a pawn.
After a moment, she realized that even 700,000 was not a high amount of compensation. After all, given Zhou Haide's net worth, several hundred thousand was not a large sum.
Is it really worth it for you to speak up for them like this?
"As far as I know, they have caused you a lot of trouble."
"Do you know why I chose them instead of you? Because they are ruthless in their pursuit of profit, even towards their own family members, they show no mercy when it comes to betraying them. If that were all, it would be one thing, but they are also incredibly stupid, hopelessly stupid."
"Zhou Ling smeared and spread rumors about Zhou Chen, and Zhou Chuan was repeatedly deceived. I don't need to say more about these things, do I?"
“You are different. You are smarter than the other two. You know what you can and cannot do. Among the three of you siblings, you are the most like me. Therefore, I value you the most.”
Zhou Haide said slowly.
This time, it was Zhou Na's turn to remain silent, because she agreed with Zhou Haide's point of view. Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan had caused her a lot of trouble and brought many problems to her life.
To take a recent example, when Zhou Ling failed to invest in her business, she resorted to underhanded tactics and hired people to sabotage her. This alone demonstrates the situation.
Is this something sisters would do?
But Zhou Ling did just that; it was utterly depraved and showed no regard for sisterly affection, which is chilling.
“I am planning something big. If I succeed, I will have a huge fortune. At that time, I will hand over the business to you to manage, and even pass on my mantle to you in the future.”
"They are neither qualified nor capable of inheriting everything from me, but you can."
"That's why I support your entrepreneurship. I want to train you and help you grow. Now do you understand my good intentions?"
Zhou Haide started making empty promises to Zhou Na, thinking that she was still useful, and at least he didn't want to ruin their relationship.
Upon hearing Zhou Haide's heartfelt words, Zhou Na's heart stirred. She pondered whether his words were true or false; frankly, she didn't quite believe them.
Because she didn't want to follow in the footsteps of Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan. Those two had been cheated and suffered losses by Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua before, and they were cheated again by Zhou Haide.
Even if Zhou Haide were her biological father, she would still be wary.
Moreover, Zhou Haide has more than just those three children; he also has a child with another woman. Who can guarantee that what he said isn't false?
"I want to know where my mother is. Can you tell me?"
Zhou Na suddenly changed the subject, no longer continuing the previous topic, and instead asked about her biological mother.
Zhou Haide was clearly taken aback, caught off guard by the question.
However,
Zhou Haide's answer disappointed Zhou Na.
“Back then, after I divorced your mother, she disappeared and we haven’t heard from her since.”
"I don't know where she is either."
Zhou Na stared into Zhou Haide's eyes, trying to ascertain the credibility of his words. After observing for a while, she felt that Zhou Haide was probably not lying to her.
This inevitably left Zhou Na feeling somewhat disappointed.
Zhou Haide doesn't even know where his biological mother is now, or whether she's alive or dead.
"Can you answer my last question?"
"I want to know the real answer."
After regaining her senses, Zhou Na looked at Zhou Haide again and asked a question that had been on her mind for a long time.
"What do you want to ask? Tell me!"
Zhou Haide did not refuse.
Zhou Na took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, and then suddenly looked at Zhou Haide with an extremely serious expression. "I want to know, why did it take you so long to come back to us? If it weren't for your son needing an organ transplant, would you have even come to us?"
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