Zhou Jiyun said calmly: "It's all because of Zhou Zhida's greed."
In fact, he wanted to say that if he wanted to blame someone, it should be the old man who did not restrain Zhou Zhida well, but now the old man is sick, and he can't directly hit the old man's heart like this, so Zhou Jiyun said this tactfully.
As the two were talking, a luxury car drove into the old house. Zhou Jiyun knew who it was just by looking at the license plate: "Second Aunt is back? Didn't they say she moved out after Jiang Cha had a miscarriage?"
Butler Zhong saw it clearly and said, "They must have known you were coming back. They are not friendly. You should be careful in dealing with them."
Zhou Jiyun accepted Butler Zhong's reminder: "I know, thank you."
As she said this, Fang Qin slammed the car door shut and walked towards Zhou Jiyun with her bag in hand, looking very aggressive. She acted as if Zhou Jiyun was some kind of mortal enemy of hers.
Zhou Jiyun didn't dodge or evade, just stood there and watched Fang Qin approach. Butler Zhong took a step back. After all, he worked for the Zhou family, so it was not appropriate for him to interfere too much.
The closer they got, the calmer Fang Qin became. She stared at Zhou Jiyun intently, "You've ruined our family like this. Are you satisfied?"
Her husband Zhou Zhida was sentenced to death, her son Zhou Jiwen was sentenced to ten years in prison, and Jiang Cha's child was not saved. The source of all this was Zhou Jiyun.
Zhou Jiyun's expression remained calm: "You shouldn't ask me this question. Is it my fault that Zhou Zhida and Zhou Jiwen have fallen into this situation?"
"You still say it wasn't you?" Fang Qin was furious. "If it weren't for you, how could your second uncle have ended up like this? Ji Wen is your brother. Even if he made a mistake, we can talk it over with our family behind closed doors. But you let him in, and his life is ruined!"
Zhou Jiyun put one hand in his pocket: "The grudge between Zhou Zhida and my father can be said to be a family matter, which can indeed be resolved behind closed doors. But my mother's surname is Lu. She is the daughter-in-law of the Zhou family, but in the final analysis, she is the daughter of the Lu family."
"For so many years, the Zhou family has always owed the Lu family justice. After so many years of delaying, shouldn't we repay it? I remember that my mother treated you very well back then."
Fang Qin's arrogance immediately diminished, and she felt a little guilty: "But Jiwen is your brother..."
When Zhou Jiwen was mentioned, Zhou Jiyun's expression grew even colder. Ten years in prison was too easy for Zhou Jiwen. After all, he had died at the hands of Zhou Jiwen in his previous life, and Zhou Jiwen had also caused so much damage to his marriage.
But that was something that happened in the previous life. It never happened in this life. How could Zhou Jiyun bring it up?
"I treat him as my younger brother, but he doesn't treat me as his older brother. Just like Second Aunt, you clearly knew what Zhou Zhida had done outside, but didn't you pretend to be deaf and dumb all these years?"
"As long as you benefit and live a comfortable life, what does the grievances and tears of others have to do with you? As long as you don't watch or listen, and your life is good, then you won't care about anything else."
Fang Qin hadn't expected Zhou Jiyun to say that. She had always thought of him as a very polite and courteous person. But now, he had completely shed that mask, revealing a deep dislike and disdain for her.
Especially when Zhou Jiyun mentioned his biological mother, Lu Wen, Fang Qin couldn't help but think of the past. Lu Wen was really good to her at that time. She took her with her almost everywhere, and she even went with Lu Wen to her mother's house.
"You didn't teach your son well, and he's become arrogant and ruthless. He first deceived the Shen family into marriage, and then did things that harmed the company's interests. Did I force him to do all of this?"
"It's simply that he was too ambitious and lacked the ability, so he resorted to despicable means. Now that his crimes have been exposed, instead of reflecting on yourself, you only blame others."
Yun Xu leaned against the pillar and said, "You don't understand this. How can a person reflect on himself? Only by blaming others can one feel less tormented."
Zhou Jiyun looked at Yun Xu: "Why did you come out, second brother? It's cold outside."
Yun Xu smiled and said, "I'm here to ask you to come in for dinner. Your grandfather asked me to come and call you."
"By the way, your old man said that he doesn't object to your aunt coming back, but today is a family dinner, so just finish the meal quietly. If you can't accept it, you can just turn around and go back."
Fang Qin felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head: "Dad... Dad doesn't care about Zhida and Jiwen anymore? They are his son and grandson!"
Seeing that she was about to cry out, Butler Zhong stepped forward and whispered, "The master has been in poor health recently. He fell ill after the verdicts of Zhida and Jiwen were announced. Madam, please stay calm and don't make any noise."
"How can I stay calm? My husband will be executed soon, and Ji Wen is still in there..." Fang Qin was anxious: "Dad, can he really have the heart to do this?"
"In a society ruled by law, the verdict has already been made. What else can we do? Your husband hasn't appealed." Yun Xu added fuel to the fire: "He himself doesn't want to appeal, but you seem to have deep feelings for him."
Zhou Jiyun no longer wanted to argue with Fang Qin: "Second brother, let's go in."
"Don't leave!" Fang Qin grabbed Zhou Jiyun's sleeve and said, "You've ruined our family and you want to just walk away? It won't be that easy!"
"That's enough!" A somewhat weak voice sounded, and Grandpa Zhou walked into the courtyard with a cane. Zhou Jiyun hurried over to support him. Even though he blamed the old man in his heart, Zhou Jiyun still didn't want anything to happen to the old man.
"Dad! You're biased!" Fang Qin didn't care about anything else and started crying. Some people clearly got a lot of benefits, but they kept staring at other people's things, as if not giving her everything at home meant they were biased.
"I'm partial?" The old man laughed instead of getting angry. "Then I'll be partial for once today. You're making such a fuss now, simply because Zhida is going to be executed and Xiaoer is serving his sentence in prison, and you're embarrassed."
"Our Zhou family won't hold you back. I'll give you some money, and you and Zhida can sign the divorce agreement. Xiao Er will have nothing to do with you from now on. You can go back to your Fang family. All the bad reputation will be borne by our Zhou family."
Fang Qin suddenly felt as if her neck was being strangled: "Dad, how can this be possible?"
"Why not?" Old Master Zhou's heart was filled with sadness. "For so many years, I have been mistreating the eldest wife, just to help the second son hide these things. How much suffering and blood and tears Jiyun has endured over the years, have any of you seen it?"
"You don't have anything. You just wonder why the family didn't give you all the little things they have. Jiyun is right. His parents were very good to you back then."
"If you have any conscience, you shouldn't plot against him and hurt him like this even though the eldest and his wife have been dead for so many years."
"Who have I been partial to over the years? Others may not know, but you and Lao Er know? Now you are actually accusing me of being partial. I should be partial for once. I can't let Ji Yun suffer all the time."
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