Chapter 230 Overwhelming Wealth Comes Head-On
"Zhuang Ling, what do you mean by this?" Chu Rou asked in surprise, a bad feeling creeping into her heart. "Aunt Zhuang, she..."
Chu Rou dared not ask any further questions.
Zhuang Ling's eyes were empty, devoid of any emotion. "My mother jumped off a building. We just had her funeral yesterday. Sister Chu Rou, I might need to take a few more days off. I have some things to take care of."
Chu Rou's lower lip trembled. "Why did Aunt Zhuang jump off the building?"
“She was afraid of being a burden to me, afraid of causing trouble for you,” Zhuang Ling’s expression softened. She bit her lower lip, trying to hold back her tears, but the tears kept flowing. “She has lived her whole life cautiously.”
Mo Chi leaned back in his chair, listening to Chu Rou and Zhuang Ling's conversation. He felt a pang of sadness, but the person was already gone, and it was too late to say anything.
Chu Rou went over and hugged Zhuang Ling. "Please accept my condolences! This was Aunt Zhuang's own choice. She just wanted you to be better off. Go take care of whatever you need to do. There's no need to rush back to work."
Zhuang Ling is gone.
Chu Rou was heartbroken. A living person had just left. She sat on the sofa, silently shedding tears, reflecting on Aunt Zhuang's life of hardship.
Mo Chi held her and comforted her for a long time.
“We need to go home early,” Mo Chi said. “Today is the day our dad has court. We don’t know if the divorce is finalized.”
"I had completely forgotten about it." Chu Rou wiped away her tears and tapped her head.
When Qi Wende got divorced, Chu Rou felt it wouldn't be appropriate for her to go, as meeting Qi Feiyao would be awkward, so she didn't go and chose to wait for news at home.
Qi Lin must have gone with Qi Feiyao. Chu Rou sent Qi Lin a message asking about the results.
Qi Lin sat in the audience, looking at her parents on the stage, her heart sinking to the bottom. Her mother had really agreed to the divorce, without any hesitation.
Now we're just waiting for the judgment; once we have it, it's equivalent to the two of us being officially divorced.
Upon receiving the message from Chu Rou, Qi Lin was in low spirits, typing very slowly: "Divorced. Waiting for the verdict."
On the stage, the judgment had been printed out, and both Qi Wende and Qi Feiyao had signed it, one copy for each of them, proving that the two of them had completely parted ways.
Qi Feiyao saw that Qi Wende was not wearing a mask in public and snorted coldly. She put away her copy of the verdict and said, "Qi Wende, I hope you won't regret this."
Qi Wende said calmly, "Take care of yourself. If you need any help, you can come to me."
"You have no money or power now, what can you do to help me?" Qi Feiyao sneered, her expression arrogant. "I'll give you a month. If you regret it, come and beg me to remarry you. If it's been more than a month, even if you kneel down before me, I will not forgive you."
The judge was still present, and Shen Yan was still packing up documents. Qi Feiyao's voice was loud enough for everyone present to hear clearly.
The judges all shook their heads, thinking to themselves, "With that attitude, which man would want to go back? Does he like being bullied?"
Qi Wende remained expressionless. This was the real Qi Feiyao! The proud princess of the Qi family was being given a month's time; that was truly giving her enough face.
He didn't know whether she had been faking it for the past twenty years, or whether he had been faking it himself. Perhaps they were both acting, playing the role of a loving couple that others envied.
When one side sheds its disguise, the other side also unveils its mask. When they face each other with their true colors, it's like a raging fire meeting a whirlwind. The fire can only burn brighter and brighter, and it can't be extinguished.
Qi Wende smiled slightly at Qi Feiyao, "In that case, it's best if we try not to see each other in the future."
Qi Feiyao gritted her teeth, her eyes no longer filled with tenderness but with hatred. "Qi Wende, you will regret this."
She turned and left after she finished speaking.
Qi Lin looked at Qi Wende with a troubled expression. Qi Wende smiled and nodded at her, and then Qi Lin left with Qi Feiyao.
In the afternoon, Chu Rou and Mo Chi returned to the villa ahead of schedule, and Qi Wende also returned.
Chu Rou secretly observed Qi Wende's expression, wanting to know how her father was feeling.
Qi Wende noticed and glanced at Chu Rou. "What, do you think I'm good-looking? Why are you always sneaking glances at me? If you want to look, just look openly."
Chu Rou grinned and moved closer to Qi Wende, saying, "My dad is the most handsome man in the world!"
Qi Wende smiled and said "Mmm". "Rou Rou, come upstairs with me. I have something to show you."
"OK!"
Qi Wende stood up, thought for a moment, and then turned to Mo Chi and said, "Mo Chi, you should come too!"
“Okay, Dad!” Mo Chi happily followed.
Mo Chi guessed that his father-in-law must have been hiding some treasure, which he only brought out to show off after the divorce.
Even though he was mentally prepared, Mo Chi was still somewhat shocked when he saw the table full of things.
Qi Wende first took out his household registration booklet and showed it to Chu Rou. "Dad has changed his name. He has decided to take your surname, Chu. He will still use your old name, Chu Weize."
"Huh?" Chu Rou picked up the household registration book and saw that the head of household's name was indeed "Chu Weize". She looked up and said, "Dad, when did you change your name? How come I didn't know!"
"You're always busy working overtime, I can't even see you anywhere, how can I tell you anything!"
After Chu Weize finished speaking, he glanced sideways at Mo Chi.
Mo Chi touched his nose and explained guiltily, "There was a bit of a backlog of business recently, but it won't happen again."
Chu Weize ignored Mo Chi and took out several property certificates, handing them to Chu Rou. "Rou Rou, these properties are all in your name. Keep the property certificates safe."
Chu Rou took the stack of property certificates in surprise, flipped through them one by one, and became more and more alarmed as she looked at them.
She owns properties in several of the most upscale residential areas in City B, including two villas and the rest large apartments of several hundred square meters.
These properties must be worth several hundred million yuan in total.
"Dad, when did you buy me this house?" Chu Rou was shocked, then asked in a low voice, "Doesn't this count as transferring marital property?"
Chu Weize didn't answer Chu Rou's question, but took out a stack of subscription agreements. "These are subscription agreements for stocks, funds and some other financial products. Dad specially selected them for you. The returns are very stable."
Chu Rou's mouth was agape. She took the subscription agreement, flipped through it, and mentally added up the amount.
A billion or more, Chu Rou swallowed hard, suddenly feeling as if an overwhelming wealth was crashing down on her. One word: "Awesome!"
"Dad, shouldn't you be penniless by now?" Chu Rou asked curiously.
Where did her dad get so much money from?
"Don't worry, this money has nothing to do with the Qi family," Chu Weize said calmly.
He then produced a share transfer agreement, saying, "Here, sign your name on this, and you'll become the largest shareholder of this company."
"What the heck? There's a company here?" Chu Rou was completely dumbfounded.
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