After all, he was only five years old, and many of his words were unclear. Zhou Zhida cleared his throat and said, "Let me explain..."
He then recounted the story of his encounter with Lin Zhida. Lin Nan simply listened, expressionless. She didn't even glance at Fang Qin and Zhou Jiwen, who had come with Zhou Zhida.
"Dad wants Zhida to return to his roots. What do you think?" Zhou Zhida asked at the end.
Lin Nan raised her eyes and said, "Just do as Uncle says. How can I take care of Zhida in my current state? Zhida, Mommy has something to say to everyone. Can you please stay aside?"
Lin Zhida obediently sat down on the sofa next to him and put on headphones.
Lin Nan then looked directly at Fang Qin for the first time: "When I met Zhou Zhida, I didn't know he had a wife and children."
Fang Qin sneered: "So you found out later? And you gave birth to him?"
Lin Nan also admitted: "Yes, I did find out later. When he told me that we were breaking up, he said he had a wife and children, and that's when I found out."
She took a breath and said, "I didn't want to keep Zhida, but the doctor said that if I didn't keep him, I might never be a mother again. For this glimmer of hope, I gave birth to Zhida."
"If it weren't for the car accident, I wouldn't have wanted to run into you. But things just happened to be so wrong, and Zhida still ended up in front of you."
Seeing Lin Nan taking a breath after saying a few words, Zhou Zhida felt uncomfortable: "You should take a break. Don't worry, I will take good care of Zhida."
"That's good," Lin Nan looked at Zhou Zhida. "I'm in this condition now, and I don't know if I'll be okay in the future. It's better for Zhida to follow you than to follow me."
Zhou Jiwen just listened to Lin Nan's few words, which made Zhou Zhida soften his heart. From this he knew that Lin Nan was not a good person.
Sure enough, Zhou Zhida's next words confirmed his guess. He then heard Zhou Zhida say, "Don't worry, I will take good care of Zhida. Don't worry, you will definitely get better. How can you bear to let Zhida lose his mother at such a young age?"
Lin Nan just smiled slightly and said, "I'm tired and want to sleep for a while."
Zhou Zhida immediately stood up: "Okay, go to sleep, we won't disturb you, I will bring Zhida to see you tomorrow."
He was now at his most critical of Lin Nan. Just imagine, a woman who had given birth to a child all by herself and raised Zhida so well. Now she lay weakly on the hospital bed, without a single complaint from beginning to end.
The more he thought about Zhou Zhida, the more he felt that he owed Lin Nan a lot. Zhou Jiwen watched Zhou Zhida's face change constantly, and he couldn't help but hate him in his heart. He was just one step late, and this brat actually became his younger brother, disrupting all his plans.
Noticing Fang Qin's pace was getting slower and slower, Zhou Jiwen supported her and said, "You can't make a scene at this time. Think about it, if you divorced Dad, do you believe he would turn around and marry that woman?"
Fang Qin immediately came back to her senses: "Yes, I didn't expect her luck to be so good that she actually woke up. It would be better if she was dead."
Zhou Jiwen lowered his eyes. In his previous life, Lin Nan had indeed died in this car accident. It was a pity that before dying, Lin Nan woke up and said Zhou Zhida's name. Unfortunately, he happened to answer the call from the hospital.
Of course, he couldn't be so kind as to bring the child back to the Zhou family. He even acquiesced to Lin Zhida living in the orphanage until he was ten years old. If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to bring down Zhou Jiyun later, he wouldn't have framed Lin Zhida on Zhou Jiyun.
However, Zhou Jiwen did not expect that there would be such a big change when he did it again. He did not expect that Zhou Jiyun would find Lin Zhida before him and even revealed the boy's life experience.
This did catch him off guard, but it didn't matter. Zhou Jiyun only won one step, and it was impossible for him to win every step.
"Don't say these things in front of Dad," Zhou Jiwen reminded softly, "He's only thinking about Lin Nan right now. If you say these things, it will only make him lean more towards the mother and son."
Fang Qin also calmed down: "I understand, don't worry, isn't it just about endurance? It depends on who can endure it longer."
Zhou Jiyun hadn't been to the hospital to see Lin Nan, but he could already guess at the various dramas going on in Zhou Zhida's family. Saturday was Lin Zhida's ancestral homecoming party, so it was sure to be a lively one.
Saturday arrived in a flash. Zhou Jiyun hadn't worked overtime, so he still had time to go to the studio with Xie Jing to do her hairstyling. Around 6 pm, Zhou Jiyun and Xie Jing went to Shuiyunjian.
Because Zhou Jiyun was now the head of the family, this time it was Zhou Jiyun and Xie Jing who were welcoming guests at the gate. Xie Jing fulfilled her responsibilities as Mrs. Zhou very well. She knew exactly who was whose wife, what was going on in each family, and so on.
When welcoming guests at the gate, Xie Jing and the ladies were chatting and laughing. Until Shen Yaozhi came over with Mr. Shen's arm around her: "Brother, sister-in-law, good evening."
Xie Jing raised the corners of her lips slightly: "Yaozhi, good evening. Welcome Mr. Shen and his family of three to attend my brother's family recognition banquet. I hope you will understand if our hospitality is not good enough."
Shen Fu was a smiling fox. He said with a smile, "My niece-in-law is too polite. Mr. Zhou, I'll give you the land in the west of the city. Mr. Zhou, don't take it to heart."
Zhou Jiyun smiled very gently: "How could that be? It's just that the highest bidder wins. Of course, I won't take it to heart. There are many guests today. If there are any places that cannot be accommodated, please don't mind."
"Of course, of course. We'll go in first." Shen Fu patted Zhou Jiyun's shoulder, and then led his wife and daughter into the banquet hall. After walking a few steps, Mrs. Shen spoke up: "Look at how proud they are, it's really an eyesore."
Shen Fu still had a smile on his face: "He won't be so proud for long. My daughter, her husband must be a dragon among men."
Chen Yaozhi was happy: "That's the best. I've disliked her for a long time. I've been out socializing recently, and many people have been asking about that brat. I feel like I'm losing face. How could Brother Wen's father cause such a thing?"
Shen Fu was open-minded: "As long as he's not Zhou Jiwen's son, it's easy to handle. Who knows if he can grow up?"
Chen Yaozhi shuddered and wanted to say something, but considering that this was a public place, he shut up awkwardly.
After laughing with Zhou Jiyun at the entrance of the banquet hall for about an hour, Xie Jing felt her face was about to become stiff. Zhou Jiyun rubbed her cheek and asked, "Are you feeling better?"
Xie Jing curled her lips: "You keep smiling like this, aren't you tired?"
Zhou Jiyun: "It's okay, I'm used to it."
Xie Jing sighed: "Sure enough, not everyone can be a domineering CEO."
Zhou Jiyun looked inside the banquet hall and said, "Let's go in. We are not the main characters today. After Grandpa finishes speaking, we can socialize a little more and then our mission for today will be complete."
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