"mom!"
Chen Shu chased after them to the gate of the courtyard, but the police car had already driven away. She ran back to the living room crying and pleaded with Chen Changqing in a choked voice, "Dad, Mom definitely didn't do those things. I beg you, please call the police and ask them to release Mom!"
However, Chen Changqing didn't even glance at her. He said to Grandpa Chen and Grandma Chen, "Dad, Mom, I'm sorry!" The New Year's Eve dinner had been ruined because of his third wife's affairs, and Chen Changqing felt really guilty!
Grandpa Chen waved his hand: "You're not the one who did something wrong, so you don't need to apologize to me and your mother."
He paused for a moment, then said to Chen Dongze and Chen Shu, "You two are now adults. After the New Year, when you return to work, go together to change your surnames back to your biological father's. At the same time, you can also transfer your household registrations."
"Grandpa, I'm your granddaughter! Are you really going to disown me?!"
Chen Shu burst into tears.
Old Master Chen remained silent.
"Sister-in-law, the food is getting cold. Let's take it to the kitchen and heat it up."
Li Jumei suddenly stood up, said something to her sister-in-law Yuan Ying, and then picked up two plates of food and went to the kitchen.
When Yuan Ying stood up, Song Lan and Feng Yuanyuan also got up and helped carry the food on the table.
Chen Dongze then responded to the old man, "I will go and handle it as soon as possible after the New Year when the unit resumes work."
The atmosphere in the living room was heavy and oppressive. Seeing that Old Master Chen remained silent and the others ignored her, Chen Shu was at a loss. However, staying in the Chen family was not a solution. She stamped her foot, her eyes filled with tears, and glared fiercely at Zheng Qiuwen. Then she said in a painful voice, "I hate you all!"
As soon as the words left her lips, she turned and ran out of the living room, crying.
Chen Dongze felt extremely uncomfortable. He wanted to get up and go back to his room, but he was worried that his behavior would be abrupt and attract the attention of the elders present. Therefore, he could only lower his eyelids and sit motionless in the dining chair.
"Yueyue said that you and Chen Shu knew she was a child of our Chen family before she was abandoned. You're not wrong about that, are you?"
This was Chen Dongxu's voice. He looked at Chen Dongze coldly, his tone devoid of any warmth.
Upon hearing this, Chen Dongze raised his head and met his gaze, but only moved his mouth slightly, remaining silent for a long time.
"It seems it's true!"
Chen Dongxu sneered: "To be able to remain calm in the face of trouble at such a young age, it seems you are either born cold-blooded or rotten to the core! Otherwise, you eat and live in my Chen family's house, yet you know perfectly well that Chen Shu is your sister."
"And given that Yueyue is my sister, instead of telling my family about Yueyue's background, you let that vicious woman, your mother, treat Yueyue badly and then abandon her!"
Chen Dongze glanced at Zheng Qiuwen, then turned his gaze back to Chen Dongxu: "I... I didn't know Yueyue was abandoned." He was explaining, even though he knew his wife wouldn't forgive him for his explanation and continue living with him, he still couldn't help but hold onto a sliver of hope.
"You don't know? You're utterly heartless!"
Chen Dongxu's eyes were full of mockery: "Wasn't my dad good to you? What about my grandparents, my older brother, and me? Weren't we good to you too? Why can't you see any of that? All you know is that you're the son of your wicked mother."
"You're on her side, harming my sister Yueyue, so your sister Chen Shu can enjoy the pampering of my family?"
"..."
Chen Dongze was speechless after being criticized and ridiculed by Chen Dongxu.
The truth is simple: Chen Dongxu's accusations are true. He enjoys everything the Chen family provides, yet he listens to his mother, concealing Chen Yue's true identity and allowing his sister Chen Shu to take over the identity that rightfully belongs to Chen Yue.
Could it be... could it be, as Chen Dongxu said, that he is rotten to the core?
But his biological father was a martyr who sacrificed his life for the country... How come he didn't become an upright and fearless person like his father? Instead, he was guided by his mother and developed a lot of selfish thoughts when he was young.
Yes, he secretly believed that it was better for his sister Chen Shu to be a child of the Chen family than to be his biological sister or his mother's biological daughter. Although Chen Yue lost her status as the daughter of the Chen family because of his mother, he would treat her well, and his mother probably wouldn't mistreat this "daughter."
Unexpectedly, he thought that apart from not liking Chen Yue very much, his mother wouldn't neglect him in other aspects, but... but what happened tonight was a slap in the face.
Zhang Hua, his mother, was so heartless as to abandon Chen Yue.
To be honest, Chen Dongze felt extremely ashamed in front of everyone present.
About ten minutes later, the New Year's Eve dinner was put back on the table.
But everyone found the food tasteless, and the atmosphere at the table was so dull that the New Year's Eve dinner ended abruptly.
Da Bao, Er Bao, and their little cousin, the son of Song Qingbin and Feng Yuanyuan, all fell asleep halfway through their New Year's Eve dinner. At this moment, Song Lan and Feng Yuanyuan were sitting in a guest room on the second floor, chatting as they looked at the three little ones lying in a row on the bed.
"Why is our third aunt so wicked?"
Feng Yuanyuan still finds Zhang Hua's actions unbelievable.
"Compared to 'bad,' I think 'insidious' is a more apt description."
Song Lan's tone was unreadable: "She switched the baby, plotted to kill Dong Sheng, and broke Dong Xu's legs. Now that she's been caught, she'll be sentenced to at least ten or twenty years in prison."
Why do you think she did those things?
Feng Yuanyuan asked.
"Uncle and Aunt have no children. Before Dad is recognized by Grandpa and Grandma and returned to the Chen family, if Brother Dongsheng dies in the line of duty and Brother Dongxu becomes a cripple, who do you think will ultimately get everything in the Chen family?"
Song Lan's expression and tone were indifferent, but after hearing her words, Feng Yuanyuan felt her heart freeze instantly. After a long while, she looked astonished: "She really dares to think that way!"
"For some people, there is nothing they wouldn't dare to think about when it comes to profit."
A mocking smile curled at the corner of Song Lan's lips.
"It seems that her third uncle has been too good to her, so much so that she wants more after living such a good life."
Feng Yuanyuan shook her head as she spoke.
"Perhaps."
Song Lan responded.
"Uncle San must have a very good eye for people, so how could he have married a woman like Aunt San?"
Feng Yuanyuan expressed her incomprehension.
"Sometimes, marrying a woman is out of necessity."
Song Lan was unaware that what she said was almost the truth about Chen Changqing marrying Zhang Hua.
"I think it's probably because of the reason you mentioned."
Feng Yuanyuan nodded seriously, then asked, "Little sister, do you think Chen Yue's marriage can continue?"
"It depends on what decision the person involved will make."
If it were her, she would definitely get a divorce.
Seeing the person next to you in bed inevitably brings back childhood memories, which will inevitably make life uncomfortable. It's better to separate than to live like this.
"If my cousin Chen Yue gets a divorce, what will happen to her children?"
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