Zhou Yaosheng, who had finally made up his mind not to have the child, was so angry after hearing what his son said that he held the phone tightly, "What did you say? How did it get exposed? Didn't you all just find out?"
"We were photographed when we went to the hospital for a checkup." Zhou Yanyao was a little flustered. "Anyway, don't we just want to tie Yan Luofei to us? Why not announce the wedding news now?"
If it were before, because Yan Luofei had some relationship with the Yan family, and there had always been rumors that the Yan family treated Yan Luofei as the girl they had lost in their early years and treated her especially well, Zhou Yaosheng would have wanted to arrange for Yan Luofei and Zhou Zhihao to get married immediately and seal their relationship.
But now the genuine daughter of the Yan family is back, how much weight can the counterfeit Yan Luofei have in the eyes of the Yan family?
The fact that the Yan family couldn't wait to hold the banquet this time showed how important this newly returned daughter was in their hearts. In comparison, Yan Luofei, who had only been taken out to play by Xu Yazi a few times and whom the Yan family hadn't even agreed to recognize, was far inferior.
Even Zhou Yaosheng began to doubt whether Yan Luofei was as valued by the Yan family as the legend said!
It's a pity that he has tried his best over the years but has not been able to get in touch with those people in the Yan family, otherwise he wouldn't be guessing here.
Now we can only hope. Although they captured Yan Luofei being pregnant, they did not capture who the father of the child is.
Even though everyone knows now that Zhou Zhihao and Yan Luofei are a couple, this child doesn't necessarily have to be Zhihao's, right?
Zhou Yaosheng decided to test Yan Luofei's position in the Yan family's hearts one last time before making the final decision.
At this time, Qiao Shen and his sister Qiao Zhou went home for lunch. Qiao Zhou's son's school was organizing an outing these two days and he would not be home. Her husband had an urgent project, so they had to eat and live in school. Qiao Zhou simply moved back to her mother's house to stay for a few days.
Although there is a big age gap between the two siblings, Qiao Shen was almost raised by his elder sister, so they have a lot to talk about.
Especially regarding the recent company affairs, Qiao Zhou really wanted to talk to Qiao Shen. Although this younger brother was young, he had an extremely keen business sense and could often provide her with a lot of useful suggestions during the conversation.
As he was speaking, he entered the house, only to see Qiao Yueyi sitting on the sofa with a distraught look on her face.
"Mom, mom, mom..." Qiao Zhou shouted louder and louder, and finally Qiao Yueyi came back to her senses. "What's wrong with you?"
Qiao Yueyi touched her face and forced a smile, "It's okay. You guys are back so soon? Then let's have lunch quickly!"
The servants in the house have already estimated the time and prepared the food, and are waiting to serve it.
Qiao Shen didn't move, frowned and asked, "What's wrong with you? Why do you feel so wrong?"
"It's okay." Qiao Yueyi really didn't know how to tell her children about the strange feeling in her heart. Maybe she was overthinking it?
Qiao Shen glanced around and asked calmly, "Where's Dad?"
"Ah? Oh, he said he was not feeling well and was resting upstairs. I'll ask someone to call him for dinner." Qiao Yueyi seemed to be a little slow in reacting.
Qiao Zhou and Qiao Shen looked at each other worriedly and said nothing more.
But when Zhou Yao was born and ate, both the siblings felt that something was clearly wrong.
Although Zhou Yaosheng seemed to be normal and his movements and expressions were exactly the same as usual, Qiao Yueyi's performance was completely different. Even when Zhou Yaosheng picked up some food for her, she looked at him before eating it silently. This was completely different from her previous reaction of saying thank you coquettishly as if she wanted to annoy others to death, and eating the food Zhou Yaosheng picked up with a smile on her face but with great cherishment.
In the past, Qiao Zhou always laughed at his mother, saying that she was still like a young girl in love even at her age. But she was not used to Qiao Yueyi being so silent all of a sudden.
Qiao Shen and Qiao Zhou looked at each other and asked casually, "By the way, Mom, did you receive the invitation from the Yan family?"
Qiao Zhou was stunned for a moment and asked Qiao Shen, "What invitation?"
She knew that Qiao Shen would never bring up a topic suddenly. Could it be that the Yan family’s invitation was related to the quarrel between her parents?
Qiao Shen said, "The little girl that the Yan family lost for more than 20 years has been found. The Yan family said they are planning to hold a party recently to make the announcement in public."
Qiao Shen saw Zhou Yaosheng's hand tremble out of the corner of his eye, and he understood in his heart that he already knew it.
Qiao Shen's words aroused Qiao Zhou's great interest, and he quickly asked Qiao Yueyi, "Really, Mom?"
When Qiao Yueyi mentioned this, she no longer had time to think about Zhou Yaosheng. She nodded repeatedly, "Ya Zi just came to deliver the invitation this morning. The banquet will be held the day after tomorrow at the hotel in the city center of Yan's family."
As she spoke, she thought of Yan Shule again. "I saw that girl a few days ago. She was very pretty, tall, and had good skin. She is an acquaintance of your brother. Last time, your brother told me that the girl was very capable. You know your brother rarely praises others."
The more Qiao Zhou listened, the more excited he became. He looked at Qiao Shen with sparkling eyes and a gossipy look on his face. "Brother, how do you know this girl?"
Qiao Shen replied casually, "We met by chance."
However, Qiao Zhou was not satisfied with this answer and kept asking Qiao Shen about the inside story. Qiao Yueyi also followed suit, but no one took the matter to heart. After all, Yan Shule and Qiao Shen were of different generations.
After dinner, Qiao Yueyi went upstairs for a nap, and Qiao Zhou took Qiao Shen to the back garden.
"Tell me, do you know something?" Qiao Zhou asked directly.
Qiao Shen nodded, "Let's talk about it when we get to the company this afternoon. I have something to show you."
This matter can no longer be concealed. Compared to him, Qiao Zhou, who is also a woman, may be able to understand Qiao Yueyi's thoughts better and make a new decision.
When he went to work in the afternoon, Qiao Shen drove Qiao Zhou directly to the office building of Qiao’s headquarters and went to his office on the top floor.
"Tell me, what's going on that is so mysterious that you have to come to the company to talk about it." As soon as Qiao Zhou entered the room, he sat down on the sofa and looked at Qiao Shen with his hands crossed.
Qiao Shen walked to the desk, took out a few documents and placed them on the coffee table in front of her, "Take a look at these materials."
Qiao Shen frowned and sighed, "But before you watch it, you'd better be mentally prepared."
Qiao Zhou didn't even look at the information on the table. He raised his head and looked at him straight and asked, "Is it related to our father?"
Qiao Shen was silent for a moment and nodded.
Qiao Zhou nodded, "I understand." Then she picked up the information on the coffee table and began to look through it.
Qiao Shen frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled by Qiao Zhou's calm reaction. The only explanation was that perhaps she had known about it for a long time, and even if she didn't know, she should have noticed it.
Qiao Zhou quickly finished reading all the information. Her eyes were red and her voice was choked. "Aren't you going to tell mom?"
Qiao Shen shook his head, "I don't know."
He rubbed his forehead and sighed again. Even a man like him who was unrivaled in the business world and decisive in his methods would eventually be burdened by emotions when facing his loved ones.
"I have completely marginalized that man. I have also repaid the money he embezzled. When I completely destroy the company of the Zhou family and their son, I will find a way to send their family away. That man will stay at home and live a good life with Mom..."
Qiao Shen frowned, "But I seem to have underestimated that man's determination and ambition. He has stretched his hands too far over the years, and..."
"Besides, if he really fails, he might just give up." Qiao Zhou took over and said, "I just asked Aunt Wang privately, and she said that he just lost control and yelled at his mother."
"Over the years, he has been pretending to be so arrogant, step by step, turning Mom into this, into a little woman who relies on him wholeheartedly." Qiao Zhou shook his head and sighed, "I really can't imagine how Mom would react if she knew the truth."
"How did you know?" Qiao Shen asked.
"I don't know, but I have some idea." Qiao Zhou smiled bitterly, "This is also your credit. Maybe you have suppressed Zhou Zhihao's company too much recently. They have been in contact quite frequently. I accidentally heard my father talking to them once, talking about some company and some orders."
"He obviously had no involvement in any of the company's affairs, but he said those things on the phone. I just guessed at the time that he might have opened his own company outside."
"So from that time on, I started to pay attention to his actions, and then I gradually realized that something was not right."
Qiao Zhou sneered, "But I never thought that he actually had a son who was older than me, and even a grandson who was not much younger than you. He has worked so hard over the years, and he has tried so hard to deceive our family."
"Come to think of it, I was able to discover this thanks to that little girl from the Yan family." Qiao Shen didn't want to see Qiao Zhou so upset, so he turned to talk about Yan Shule, but he changed his words a little, "She was a boyfriend and girlfriend with Zhou Zhihao before, but when Zhou Zhihao got together with Yan Luofei, he broke up with her and banned her. After that, she invested in Lihua Technology and made a lot of money. I was curious and looked up her information, and then I found out about Zhou Zhihao's background."
"What a coincidence?" Qiao Zhou asked in surprise.
Qiao Shen nodded. "The old man only has a vague understanding of the relationship between the Yan family and Yan Luofei. You also know that the Yan family members don't like him very much. Mom didn't want to irritate him, and rarely mentioned the Yan family in front of him. Unexpectedly, the old man mistakenly believed that the Yan family treated Yan Luofei very well, so he let Zhou Zhihao and Yan Luofei be together. Yan Luofei didn't know why, but she fell in love with Zhou Zhihao at first sight."
"Oh, that's really interesting!" Qiao Zhou laughed gloatingly, "No wonder he couldn't control himself and lost his composure today. It seems like all his efforts were in vain!"
As she spoke, she couldn't help wanting to cry again. She gritted her teeth and stared at the file on the coffee table. "I really want to drain all the blood in me that belongs to him. What a ruthless person! He schemed against his own wife and children! After all these years! He didn't even have a single bit of sincerity!"
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