"Brother Kun!"
When Zhou Ling saw Zhao Kun appear before her, she burst into tears of joy. Seeing how worried Zhou Ling had been about him, Zhao Kun felt a pang of guilt.
But soon, he thought of something and said to the people behind him, "You two come in."
"Brother Kun, who did you bring back?" Zhou Ling looked up with a puzzled expression.
The next second,
Zhou Ling was stunned when Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua appeared.
"you……"
Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua were somewhat embarrassed when they faced Zhou Ling, their faces bearing stiff, awkward smiles. "Hehe... Xiao Ling, we're back."
Zhou Ling's face instantly turned frosty as she stared at the two of them angrily, saying, "Why did you pretend to be sick and cheat me out of my money? Do you know that because I kindly gave you money to treat your illness, you almost killed Brother Kun?"
"If it weren't for you, our family wouldn't have fallen to this state, moving to this shabby place. You've made me feel sorry for Xiao Kun, and my mother-in-law is always blaming me. You've made our family a living hell, do you even know that? You two liars, you don't deserve to be my parents. Give me back all the money right now, or I'll call the police and have Uncle Hat arrest you."
Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua were speechless.
They previously thought Zhou Ling was easy to fool, and that even if she spent all the money, they could find an excuse to get it back. But after her experience with the pyramid scheme, Zhao Kun knew everything. Now, even if they wanted to make something up, it wouldn't work.
“Xiaoling, we’re sorry, we were wrong. Please give us a chance, we will definitely repent. Our love for you is real, please believe us. You are our own flesh and blood, and nothing can change that. Your mother and I just lost our minds for a moment. Please give us a chance to atone for our sins, okay?”
Wang Xiuhua suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Zhou Ling's hand, and looked pitiful, begging for forgiveness.
Hearing these words, Zhou Ling was somewhat moved, but soon she remembered what Zhou Na had once told her, and her face immediately turned cold again. "The reason you two came back to us is so that someone will take care of you in your old age. That's the truth, isn't it?"
Whoosh!
Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua's expressions both changed; they were surprised that Zhou Ling knew so much.
"No need to make excuses or deny it. Second Sister heard everything you said in the hotel. She has told me everything. You came back with this purpose in mind, wanting us three siblings to take care of you in your old age."
Zhou Ling's explanation surprised Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua once again.
How did Zhou Na know what they were saying in the hotel?
How could that be?
Wait a minute, could it be...?
The couple then realized that Zhou Na had happened to be at the hotel where they had stayed when they first arrived in Fanjia County. This explained why Zhou Na refused to acknowledge them and even refused to eat a meal with them. It turned out that Zhou Na had overheard the truth that the couple had inadvertently revealed.
Did Zhou Na know that they were not the biological parents of the three siblings?
I don't seem to know.
Otherwise, Zhou Ling's first question wouldn't have been about these things, but rather who their biological parents were and where they were.
Since it wasn't mentioned, the truth about their background is unknown.
This means that their trump card has not been revealed, and they are expected to continue to profit from the three siblings.
Zhou Na, in particular, is a good student and will definitely be able to attend a good university in the future. After graduating from university, she will be in high demand and can earn a lot of money, enough to support them.
“Xiaoling, we did say those things, but what could we do? Your mother and I only have you three children. If we don’t rely on you, who else can we rely on? We were a bit selfish for taking so long to come back to you, but we had our reasons.”
“If those loan sharks aren’t caught, they won’t spare us once they find out about us. Even if they don’t kill us, they’ll cripple us. If we get involved with you, we’ll have no hope left for the rest of our lives.”
Zhou Dana did not deny it, and even admitted that he was selfish, but he attributed it all to being forced into a corner, emphasizing that they had always been thinking of the three siblings.
“Xiaoling, your father and I have been hiding all these years, often going hungry. We have never forgotten you for a single day. Our love for you three siblings is real. What parent in the world doesn’t love their children? You are flesh and blood of my body, the children I carried for ten months and gave birth to. Did we really have the heart to abandon you? If we hadn’t been forced to, who would abandon their own children? If you’re still hung up on this, I apologize to you. I’d even kneel down for you.”
Wang Xiuhua held Zhou Ling's hands with both of hers, tears streaming down her face, and then she actually knelt down.
"Xiaoling, Dad will kneel down before you too. Please forgive us, okay?"
Zhou Dana followed closely behind, making a grand gesture.
Zhou Ling was initially furious, but after hearing these words and seeing the two kneeling before her, she felt a pang of pity for some reason.
Perhaps things really haven't been easy for them.
Zhou Na may not have heard everything, or may have missed some parts, which led to a misunderstanding. Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua's original intentions may not have been like that.
Zhou Ling couldn't help but think to herself.
Sudden,
A voice interrupted Zhou Ling's thoughts. Zhao Kun had cut off Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua's attempt to elicit sympathy.
"Tell me first, how are you going to return the 300,000 to me?"
"Don't think that just because my wife forgives you, that money will be wiped clean. That's impossible."
For him, money is more practical and real; no matter how beautifully or sweetly you speak, nothing beats giving him money.
After Zhao Kun's reminder, Zhou Ling belatedly realized that the first priority was to get the money she had been swindled out of.
He immediately looked at the two of them and said, "Give me and Brother Kun the money you took from me before, and I can give you a chance to try to forgive you."
However,
Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua couldn't possibly produce it, and even if they could, they wouldn't want to.
"Xiaoling, the money... the money is gone, can we write you an IOU?"
"Don't worry, your mother and I won't renege on our debt. We'll go out to work and use all the money we earn to make it up to you."
Seeing this, Zhou Dana took the initiative to speak.
But when these words reached Zhou Ling's ears, they were like a thunderclap, exploding in her ears with a loud bang.
That 300,000 is all gone?
"It hasn't been that long, and you..." Zhou Ling was so angry that she swayed, her mind went blank, and she almost fell on the spot.
So much money, gone in such a short time?
Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua remained silent, glancing at Zhao Kun, because Zhao Kun had instructed them beforehand not to reveal that they had been tricked into joining a pyramid scheme.
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