Chapter 100 The Secret Overheard by Zhou Qingyan
"Who told you to be so unpromising as to give birth to a daughter who will bring misfortune to her father, mother, and brother!" Zhou Donghai's eyes flashed with deep fear, and then he remembered something and cursed fiercely, "You said you wanted to adopt her, but the one you adopted would be a troublesome waste!"
Lin Wanyi clutched her chest, tears streaming down her face. "Zhou Donghai, do you have any conscience? Did I give birth to this child alone? Did I make that decision alone? You were the one who forced me to do this! Don't try to put all the blame on me!"
Zhou Donghai seemed to be enraged by Wanyi's words. He slapped her hard, "You, you bitch! Shut up!"
Lin Wanyi had been a pampered young lady since she was a child, and had never suffered such a great injustice. She broke down and shouted.
"Zhou Donghai, you are not a man!"
"I gave birth to three sons and a daughter for you, and now you treat me like this!"
"I shouldn't have listened to you. Ningning is my own flesh and blood. She was only three years old when she went missing. She was so young and fragile. You, a heartless person, abandoned her so cruelly. You are not a human being!"
Zhou Donghai looked at her with a ferocious expression and shouted at the top of his voice, "Don't act like you're an innocent white lotus. Back then, you blamed her for snatching nutrients from your precious son in the womb. You blamed Wen Ning for Qinghe's congenital deficiency! You even blamed her for your heavy bleeding!"
"That's why you believed the old Taoist priest's words so much, believing that a newborn baby girl would bring bad luck to her mother and brother. After she was kidnapped at the age of three, you acquiesced and didn't look for her. Lin Wanyi, stop pretending. You're not a qualified mother at all!"
"No, that's not right. Later, I lost your daughter myself. I guess I felt guilty about it, so I wanted to adopt a daughter, give her your biological daughter's name, celebrate her birthday, and make up for what I owed my biological daughter to her."
After hearing the last part, Lin Wanyi suddenly collapsed and screamed, "Shut up! I did this all for you. You were afraid that Ningning would affect your career, so you didn't report her to the police after she was abducted. And when Wen Ning grew up and was taken home, you only thought about using her to form a marriage alliance and consolidate your position in the company!"
"Zhou Donghai, you are the one who treats your own daughter as a commodity!"
The two people were arguing here, when suddenly, there was a crisp bang outside, as if something was hitting the ground.
Originally, the two people who were arguing so hard that their faces turned red and they wanted to expose each other's secrets were suddenly stunned.
Lin Wanyi's eyes flashed with panic, and her voice was trembling, "Who, who is outside!"
Zhou Donghai immediately rushed outside, shouting, "Get out!"
But when they went out, there was no one outside.
Only Nini was squatting beside the broken vase, barking at Zhou Donghai fiercely.
When Lin Wanyi came out and saw Nini, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and quickly called Nini into her arms.
Zhou Donghai was furious when he saw the dog. "What a waste! I'll kill her and make dog soup tomorrow!"
Lin Wanyi hugged Nini and said angrily, "Don't take your anger out on Nini!"
Zhou Donghai snorted coldly and walked away.
Lin Wanyi stopped arguing and left with Nini in her arms.
At this time, a night breeze blew by.
Zhou Qingyan, who was hiding behind a tree, felt a chill on his back, no, his whole body was cold.
He originally thought that Wen Ning's disappearance in the amusement park was an accident, and because the family members later used this to blame him for not taking good care of his sister, he suffered so much grievance and pain because of Wen Ning.
Therefore, I hated Wen Ning more and more, and resented Wen Ning more and more!
But now I suddenly realized that Wen Ning’s disappearance was an accident, but it was not a pure accident, but the result of his parents’ negligence.
So, what exactly did he resent and hate about Wen Ning over the years?
Who should he blame for the accusations and pain he has suffered over the years, as well as the huge guilt he carries for losing his own sister?
Who should he resent, Wen Ning, who was abducted by human traffickers?
Or are they the parents who knew that their own daughter was abducted but did nothing and let the whole thing go?
Zhou Qingyan's heart was filled with confusion and pain.
Early the next morning.
After breakfast, Wen Ning prepared to go to the coastal city with Zhou Qinghe to see Dr. Gu for follow-up treatment.
Firstly, because of what happened at the graduation banquet yesterday, the Zhou family will definitely talk about it again, and staying in the Zhou family will only bring endless troubles.
Secondly, Zhou Qinghe was now more anxious than ever to recover from the injuries to his legs. He needed to work harder to better protect his sister and become her support.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the two of them went out, they saw a man who was dirty all over, with messy and rough hair, dark blue eyes with scarlet hues, and a beard that looked like he hadn't shaved for three or four days.
The man seemed to have been standing in the night wind for a whole night, and his face showed a bit of insanity.
As soon as he saw Wen Ning, he immediately rushed towards her.
Wen Ning was caught off guard and startled. Zhou Qinghe pushed his wheelchair in front of her and frowned, saying, "What are you doing standing here?"
Zhou Qingyan's eyes were red and his voice was hoarse, "I'm waiting for someone."
"Who are you waiting for?" Zhou Qinghe regretted what he said and immediately changed his tone, "You can wait for whoever you want. We have things to do, so we'll leave first."
After saying that, Wen Ning and Zhou Qinghe looked at each other and prepared to leave.
But at this moment, Zhou Qingyan spoke in a hoarse voice, "I, I'm waiting for Wen Ning. Third Brother, can you let me have a few words with Wen Ning? Just a few words."
At the end of his words, there was a hint of humble pleading in his voice.
He was completely different from the arrogant and domineering person who always disliked Wen Ning.
Zhou Qinghe frowned slightly, "Is there anything you can't say to my face?"
Zhou Qingyan raised his scarlet eyes.
Zhou Qinghe couldn't help but frown.
At this time, Wen Ning said, "Brother, please go to the car and wait for me. I will come to you later."
Zhou Qinghe thought for a moment and said, "Okay, be careful."
Wen Ning agreed, and after everyone left, he asked, "Second Young Master, what do you want to talk to me about?"
When asking this question, Wen Ning even found it a little funny.
What happened these days? Several people came to see him one after another, and they all behaved so strangely.
Zhou Qingyan just stared at Wen Ning without saying a word.
Wen Ning frowned, "Since you don't want to talk about it, I'll leave first."
With that, Wen Ning turned around and was about to leave.
At this time, Zhou Qingyan finally spoke, "Have you been doing well these years?"
Wen Ning raised her eyebrows in slight surprise, feeling as if the sun had risen from the west. Zhou Qingyan, who had always hated him the most, actually cared about how she had been doing over the years.
After thinking for a moment, he replied calmly, "Thanks to your Zhou family, I'm still alive."
If the old Zhou Qingyan had heard Wen Ning say this, she would have jumped up in anger, pointed at her nose and angrily called her an ungrateful person. The Zhou family had given her a rich material life and made her a rich lady, but not only did she not know how to be grateful at all, she was now blaming the Zhou family!
But now, the words of Zhou Donghai and Lin Wanyi are still echoing in my ears.
They said that Zhou Qinghe was in poor health when he was born, and it was Wen Ning's fault that he was unlucky for his brother in the womb.
They said that when Lin Wanyi was giving birth, she insisted on a natural birth at the request of her mother-in-law, which resulted in heavy bleeding and she was almost unable to be saved. She blamed Wen Ningke's mother for coming out five minutes late.
They said that Zhou Donghai suffered setbacks in business and blamed Wen Ningke's father, who was just one month old.
They said that they were all very sad after Wen Ning went missing, but they tacitly decided not to call the police or look for anyone.
It was clear that with the manpower and resources of the Zhou family at that time, there was a great hope of finding the abducted little girl.
These words echoed in his ears like a spell.
Zhou Qingyan pulled the corners of his lips and forced a smile, "Really? That's good, that's good."
Wen Ning said calmly, "Are you okay?"
Zhou Qingyan nodded blankly, then suddenly said, "Wen Ning, do you think the Zhou family is good?"
Wen Ning couldn't help but narrow his eyes and look at Zhou Qingyan.
Zhou Qingyan felt nervous when he stared at her. "What, what's wrong?"
Wen Ning didn't beat around the bush and spoke directly, "I should be the one asking you this. Young Master Zhou, you're suddenly asking me so many inexplicable questions. Did Zhou Yaya ask you to come here to find out?"
Zhou Qingyan retorted a little excitedly, "That's not true. It has nothing to do with Yaya!"
Wen Ning didn't say anything, just looked at him quietly.
Zhou Qingyan said softly, "Yaya is innocent. She has no bad intentions towards you. It's just, it's just..."
Hearing that there was no bad intention, Wen Ning smiled.
From the moment she stepped into the Zhou family's door, Zhou Yaya never concealed her hostility towards her, and tried every means to discredit her, frame her, and slander her.
If this is considered not having bad intentions, then 99% of the people in the world are angels.
Seeing the mocking smile on Wen Ning's lips, Zhou Qingyan became anxious. "Wen Ning, believe me, you and Yaya are both very pitiful."
Wen Ning instantly grasped the key word, "Pathetic?"
Zhou Qingyan nodded affirmatively. He had never been able to keep secrets. He opened his mouth, wanting to tell Wen Ning the conversation he had heard last night regardless of the consequences.
But when the words came to my lips, I didn't know how to start.
Wen Ning frowned and asked, "What do you mean we are pitiful?"
Zhou Qingyan looked away, and after a long pause, he uttered, "Why should women embarrass other women?"
Wen Ning: “…”
Seeing Wen Ning's speechless expression, Zhou Qingyan knew that he had said the wrong thing. In the end, he just spoke in a hoarse voice.
"If you really hate the Zhou family, just leave."
This was the first time I heard something nice from Zhou Qingyan's mouth.
Wen Ning curled his lips and uttered a word, "Okay."
After saying that, he turned and left without hesitation.
Not far away, a black Mercedes-Benz was parked quietly. When it saw Wen Ning coming, it flashed its lights.
Zhou Qingyan stood there staring at Wen Ning's back, dazed, as if he was thinking a lot in an instant, but also as if he was thinking nothing at all.
In the car.
Zhou Qinghe asked with concern, "He didn't scold you, did he?"
Wen Ning shook his head, "No, he just asked a bunch of weird questions."
"Strange?" Zhou Qinghe was a little curious.
Wen Ning asked Zhou Qingyan all the questions he had asked her, and Zhou Qinghe was completely confused after hearing this.
Wen Ning thought for a moment and said, "These two must have been provoked by what happened last night, which is why they lined up to come to me."
Zhou Qinghe frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong. If the two of them were really standing up for Zhou Yaya, their attitude wouldn't be like this. Moreover, why would they say that Wen Ning and Zhou Yaya were both pitiful?
Zhou Yaya replaced Wen Ning as the eldest daughter of the Zhou family. She has been spoiled since childhood. It can be said that she was given everything she wanted. What's so pitiful about this?
The truly pitiful one is his sister. She was born into a wealthy family, but had a rough life. She grew up in the mountains, struggled in an orphanage, and finally returned to a wealthy family, but was then locked up in a sanatorium for three years as a mental patient.
Zhou Qinghe thought for a moment and said, "Ignore him. He's just been blinded by Zhou Yaya. I guess if Zhou Yaya slaps him, he'll think it's a touch of love."
It was the first time Wen Ning heard Zhou Qinghe make such a subjective assessment of someone. He frowned, "He really likes Zhou Yaya."
Zhou Qinghe nodded and couldn't help talking about his childhood.
"Actually, there is a reason for that."
Wen Ning was curious, "Hmm?"
"When you were first abducted, everyone in the family blamed Zhou Qingyan. Not only my parents and my older brother, but even the servants in the villa blamed him. He was only five or six years old at the time. He hid under the bed crying all day and didn't dare to go out."
Wen Ning had no idea Zhou Qingyan had ever been so "miserable," and it sounded like it was all because of her.
"This situation continued until Zhou Yaya came to the Zhou family."
At this point, there was clearly a hint of disgust in Zhou Qinghe's eyes.
"Everyone treats her as your replacement, as if you've been rescued from the clutches of human traffickers. Naturally, no one stares at Zhou Qingyan all day and scolds her for losing you."
"So from then on, he treated Zhou Yaya as his savior, doting on her and giving in to her in every way."
Wen Ning let out a sigh of relief, as if suddenly realizing something, and then laughed somewhat sarcastically, "Now I know why he hates me so much."
Zhou Qinghe frowned upon hearing this, his emotions agitated. "He's the one who shouldn't hate you the most! If he hadn't insisted on taking you to the amusement park, you wouldn't have been kidnapped by human traffickers!"
Wen Ning smiled and said, "That's right."
Zhou Qinghe looked at the nonchalant smile on Wen Ning's face, feeling a little bitter, yet also a little relieved.
Now, when talking to Wen Ning about the Zhou family and the past, Wen Ning never showed any special emotions.
This also means that she really doesn't take the Zhou family seriously, which is why she can be so calm.
Zhou Qinghe sighed lightly and laughed again. "By the way, when we return from City C this time, university is about to start. What are your plans?"
Wen Ning had already thought about this, so he nodded and answered seriously, "Yes."
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