Chapter 225 What do I have to do for you to forgive me?
Zhou Ruolan was disgusted by the bloody image in her mind, and she gagged twice.
"Ruolan, are you alright?" Lu Zhentao reached out to help Zhou Ruolan up.
Zhou Ruolan shook off Lu Zhentao's hand, "Don't touch me."
She looked at the man kneeling in front of her as if she had never met him before. She thought Lu Zhentao had been cruel enough to her, but compared to Meng Xiuwan's fate, what she had suffered was relatively mild.
"Why did you kill Meng Xiuwan and Lu Yunqi?" Zhou Ruolan asked curiously. "Don't tell me it was to avenge Xixi; that reason is not convincing at all."
If he had such intentions, Meng Xiuwan should have died long ago.
Lu Zhentao's face was gloomy. He couldn't bring himself to say something so shameful, but when Zhou Ruolan questioned him, he forced himself to say, "Chang Gui died with them. They were a real family of three."
Zhou Ruolan understood, and she laughed, "You've been a sucker for eighteen years? Ha, you abandoned your own daughter while raising someone else's daughter like a pearl, no wonder..."
No wonder Lu Zhentao was so ruthless towards them; if it were her, she wouldn't have fared much better.
"Didn't Meng Xiuwan give birth to a son for you?" Zhou Ruolan still remembered Meng Xiuwan coming to her with her big belly to show off, and saying some dirty things to provoke her.
Every time Meng Xiuwan came, Zhou Ruolan's heart turned cold.
Lu Zhentao was silent for a few seconds, then said, "I sent Hanghang to a boarding school. He's mine."
He and Lu Yunhang did a paternity test, and it was indeed his child.
"Hanghang? Lu Yunhang?" Zhou Ruolan pondered Lu Yunhang's name. "Yunzhou means boat. Do you want your illegitimate son to sail far away on a cloud boat?"
“Lu Zhentao, Yunzhou and Xixi are your own children. Even if you don’t like me or hate me, you can’t do this to them.”
“Ruolan, I didn’t, I didn’t dislike you, I didn’t hate you,” Lu Zhentao said with regret in his eyes. “I locked you up here just because I didn’t want you to leave. I know you hate me, and once you leave, you’ll never come back.”
“I admit that I was bewitched by Meng Xiuwan, but my heart has never changed. I don’t love her. She is just a plaything to vent my emotions.”
"Stop talking, I don't want to hear it, it's disgusting!" Zhou Ruolan stood up. "I came to see you today not to listen to this nonsense, I just want to tell you that I want a divorce."
“No need for divorce,” Lu Zhentao said, grabbing Zhou Ruolan’s hand. “I’ve already spoken to Yunzhou. I will transfer all my shares in the company to him and Xixi.”
"Ruolan, what do I have to do for you to forgive me?"
Forgive him? Then all the suffering she endured for the past eighteen years was for nothing? Zhou Ruolan shook off his hand. "If you want me to forgive you, then you can stay here for eighteen years."
Zhou Ruolan turned and left. She didn't want to stay there for even a minute longer; she'd had enough.
When Lu Yunzhou saw Zhou Ruolan come out, he quickly went to greet her, "Mom, are you alright?"
Zhou Ruolan shook her head. She glanced back at Lu Zhentao, who was still kneeling there, snorted coldly, and looked away. "Yunzhou, let's talk in the car."
"Okay." Lu Yunzhou also turned around and glanced at Lu Zhentao, sighed, and then helped Zhou Ruolan out of the courtyard.
Zhou Jingming got out of the car and opened the back door. "Auntie, he didn't give you any trouble, did he?"
“No,” Zhou Ruolan got into the car and took Lu Yunzhou’s hand. “Yunzhou, you and I are in the same car. I have something to tell you.”
Lu Yunzhou got into the car and sat next to Zhou Ruolan.
Jiang Nian didn't know which car she should take. "Boss, what should I do?"
Lu Yunzhou pointed behind him, "You take the other car."
"Then I can't protect you closely anymore." Jiang Nian thought it best to make it clear upfront that it was his arrangement, and if anything happened, it wouldn't be her responsibility.
Lu Yunzhou glanced at her sideways and said, "Make the car follow closely."
Jiang Nian said "Oh" and walked to the back.
Lu Yunzhou slammed the car door shut. Zhou Ruolan turned to look at Jiang Nian and asked, "Yunzhou, where did you find this girl? Why have you been letting her follow you around?"
“The bodyguard I hired,” Lu Yunzhou said, “is very skilled, but she’s a bit slow-witted. I plan to keep her by my side and personally train her, and then have her stay with Xixi for convenience.”
Zhou Ruolan nodded, "You're so kind. Xixi has suffered so much before. From now on, I want to make sure she lives like a princess."
Lu Yunzhou thought the same way; he wanted to give Xixi the best.
“Jingming, take me to the hospital. I want to see Xixi,” Zhou Ruolan said. “Now that everything is out in the open, there’s no need to hide anymore.”
“Okay,” Zhou Jingming was curious about what his aunt and Lu Zhentao had talked about. “Aunt, if you want to file for divorce, you can contact Lin Xi’s adoptive brother, Song Chen. He should be very willing to help.”
Lu Yunzhou looked at Zhou Ruolan, "Mom, do you want a divorce?"
“We won’t divorce for now,” Zhou Ruolan said, knowing the impact her divorce from Lu Zhentao would have on the company. “Didn’t he say he wanted to transfer the shares to you and Xixi?”
Lu Yunzhou nodded. "That's what he said, but I can't understand why he would suddenly act like this?"
“Because Lu Yunqi is the daughter of Meng Xiuwan and Changgui,” Zhou Ruolan said succinctly, “all three of them were dealt with by Lu Zhentao. After being betrayed, they might remember how good we were and want me to forgive them. They’re dreaming!”
"However, you and Xixi should still ask for the benefits he gave us; they are all things he owes us."
Lu Yunzhou wasn't too surprised. He had already guessed that Lu Yunqi wasn't Lu Zhentao's biological son, but he hadn't expected it to be Changgui.
Zhou Jingming was somewhat surprised. He had originally thought that the battle with Lu Zhentao would be very difficult, but he didn't expect that Lu Zhentao's side would be in internal strife first, and now it was all resolved without much effort.
The car suddenly fell silent, each person lost in their own thoughts.
We've arrived at the hospital.
With one bodyguard on each side, Lu Yunzhou and Zhou Jingming escorted Zhou Ruolan to the door of Lin Xi's ward.
Lin Xi was drinking a nourishing soup inside, which Xu Wantang had personally brought over.
"Xixi, is today's soup alright? It's supposed to be good for replenishing qi and blood," Xu Wantang asked.
“It’s delicious,” Lin Xi said with a smile to Xu Wantang. “Thank you, Aunt Xu, for taking care of me these past few days.”
"It's no trouble at all, I have nothing to do at home anyway." Xu Wantang looked at Lin Xi with affection. She really liked Lin Xi more and more. The girl was perfect in every way. She really didn't know which eye the old man was blind to not like Lin Xi.
Song Xu watched with great satisfaction. Since the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law got along well, he wouldn't have to suffer in the middle anymore.
There was a knock on the ward door. Lin Xi glanced at Song Xu and asked, "Who is it?"
It definitely wasn't Song Chen and Bai Tiantian; they just left.
Lin Xi's first thought was that the person outside the door might be Lu Zhentao.
Song Xu gave her a reassuring look. "I'll go check."
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