"Yihan, this project is really important to our Liu family. Can you help me?"
Zhou Yihan's eyes flashed. She was no longer a child, and this project was also very important to the Zhou family. She was facing a difficult choice.
"Yihan, we're going to get married someday. You're a member of the Liu family, and I think you know that very well."
It is said that once a daughter is married, she is like water spilled from a cup, let alone the fact that she is not a real daughter of the Zhou family.
Zhou Yihan made a decision.
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A month later, the Zhou family went bankrupt and moved out of the villa, where they lived in a small apartment.
"How could this surveillance camera suddenly break down? There must be something fishy going on. If I find out who it is, I'll make sure she doesn't get away with it."
Zhou Qiuyu was furious. He never expected that after a lifetime of success in the business world, he would be defeated by such a small project.
The Liu family benefited the most from this matter, and it is definitely related to the Liu family. However, the Zhou family now depends on the Liu family for their livelihood, and he cannot afford to break ties with them.
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"Zilong, didn't you say I'd have a wedding after graduation? Now we can start planning."
A hint of disgust flashed in Liu Zilong's eyes. How dare an adopted daughter covet the position of his fiancée as the heir of the Liu family?
The Zhou family is shameless enough to try and fob off the Liu family with a fake product. Do they really think the Liu family is their servant?
Thinking of this, he became smug again. So what if he was powerful before? Now he's still living off the meager profits leaked from the Liu family.
"Yihan, I think you may have misunderstood. From childhood to adulthood, I have always regarded you as a younger sister. How could I possibly marry you?"
Now your Zhou family is even less worthy of our Liu family. After all, marriage is about uniting two families, and it's always best to be well-matched, don't you think?"
Zhou Yihan stared at Liu Zifan in disbelief. Why couldn't she understand what he was saying?
He didn't say that before. Ever since the Zhou family fell from grace, her treatment has also deteriorated, and the people who used to fawn over her at school have changed their attitudes.
In the past month, she has tasted bitterness she had never experienced before in her life.
But the culprit behind all this is Liu Zilong. If he hadn't bewitched me, why would I have done such a thing?
Zhou Yihan regretted it. If only this terrible thing hadn't happened, she would still be the little princess of the Zhou family.
“I’m going to tell Dad that this is all a conspiracy by your Liu family.”
Liu Zilong said smugly, "Go ahead and go. I don't know if your good father will blame me, but he will definitely blame you."
Zhou Yihan fell to the ground. Yes, this was something she had done herself, and her father would never forgive her.
"If you want me to keep quiet, that's fine too, but it depends on your performance."
Looking at Zhou Yihan's graceful figure, Liu Zilong felt a surge of desire. Over the years, Zhou Yihan had relied on the Zhou family to keep her distance from him, and he hadn't dared to go too far with her, so he hadn't been able to get his hands on her.
Now, it all depends on my mood.
Zhou Yihan was speechless. On this day, Liu Zilong's image in her mind completely collapsed, as if she had never known this person at all.
The next morning, she stumbled home, only to find Su Luan sitting on the sofa waiting for her.
She rushed back early in the morning despite her aches and pains because she was afraid her family would find out she wasn't home, but she was still caught red-handed.
"So you still know how to come back? Is this how I raised a girl who doesn't come home at night?"
Zhou Yihan's pent-up grievances were swallowed back before she could even release them. She lowered her head, her eyes filled with intense hatred.
However, now that she still had to live in the Zhou family, her eyes gradually calmed down, and at that moment, she suddenly grew up.
Three years ago, she didn't want to go back to the small town where the Li family lived, and she doesn't want to now. Even if the Zhou family has declined, it still has a strong foundation, which is incomparable to the ordinary Li family.
"Mom, I understand, I won't do it again."
Su Luan snorted, but seeing her exhausted face, she didn't criticize her too harshly.
"Go back to your room. There's a cocktail party in a few days, and you'll have to come with me."
"Okay, Mom."
Zhou Yihan silently returned to her room, where she lay on her bed and cried in suppressed sobs. Why did things turn out like this?
She cried herself to sleep and didn't come downstairs for dinner. Su Luan didn't call her or even bring her food.
Zhou Yihan woke up in the middle of the night with a throbbing stomach and felt extremely hungry. She wanted to go to the refrigerator in the kitchen to get something to eat to tide her over.
As soon as I reached the study door, I heard a sound coming from the crack in the door that wasn't fully closed.
"Are we really going to let Yihan marry him? That CEO Han is already fifty years old, isn't that too old?"
"What should we do then? Mr. Han has a particular fondness for this. Now that he's brought it up, it's up to us to show our sincerity."
Su Luan still felt a little reluctant, "But it's too cruel to Yi Han. I heard he liked to hit people. That's how Mrs. Han died."
Zhou Qiuyu sighed, "We raised her all these years, now it's her turn to repay us."
"Mom, if she doesn't go, who will? Are you suggesting I, her son, go instead?"
Zhou Yifan was no longer the doting older brother who spoiled his younger sister. With the Zhou family's downfall, he was the one who suffered the most.
The once-thriving Zhou Group vanished without a trace, and Liu Zilong took over his position as the heir apparent. There was no longer any place for him in the industry.
All of this is because of the Liu family. Anyone with eyes can see that the Liu family is the instigator, but they have no evidence.
Zhou Yifan hates the Liu family, hates Liu Zilong, and by extension, hates Zhou Yihan, Liu Zilong's fiancée.
Although the Liu family immediately dissolved the engagement, he still harbored resentment, and they could never go back to the way things were.
Zhou Yihan felt as if she had been struck by lightning. What was wrong with this world? She didn't want this fate. The one who should suffer all this was Li Xiaoli. Yes, it should be her. She wasn't even the Zhou family's biological daughter.
She quietly slipped away without alerting anyone.
Zhou Yihan secretly went to Sihe Town. This was her first time there. She had heard Su Luan talk about it before and found it very distasteful, so she thought it was not a good place. However, she was surprised to find that it was very different from what she had imagined.
Over the years, Li Dongliang made money, repaired the roads in the town, bought a large plot of land, and built a five-story building with an elevator.
The Li family is now worth over 100 million yuan, but they keep a low profile and no one knows it.
Zhou Yihan inquired about the Li family on the street, and gradually many people learned that Li Xiaoli was not the Li family's biological daughter, but this Zhou Yihan was.
By the time Zhou Yihan sat in the Li family's brand-new five-bedroom house, rumors were already circulating outside.
Li Dongliang and Xiao Wen looked at each other, unsure of what to do.
"Mom and Dad, I've finally seen you! I'm not leaving again this time. We'll live together from now on. Aren't you happy?"
Zhou Yihan spoke excitedly, gesturing about how she planned to live her future, where she would travel, and so on.
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