Chapter 226 Dad, I don’t have a mother anymore

Zhou Chengxi carried Huang Xiajuan back to the room where she lived before she got married, put her on the bed, and said softly, "I will take you home after I have sorted out the matter."

He had never thought that his wife would die, and he also knew that once this matter was over, if he was still alive, he might be implicated because of Xiajuan's identity.

Therefore, he thought about handing over the power in his hands, being demoted and transferred to another place, even if it was to return to his hometown, so that his family could stay together.

As long as she chooses China and does not stand on Huang Song's side, he will be responsible for her after marrying her because she has Chinese blood.

This was a decision he made ten years ago.

Unexpectedly, when things were about to end, the couple were separated by Yin and Yang.

He lost his wife.

Xiaobin has lost his mother.

Zhou Chengxi took people to search the entire Huang family building, and finally found the list he wanted in a secret compartment on the bed where Huang Xiajuan slept.

Looking at the list and then at his wife lying on it, he sneered: "Huang Song is really, cunning."

Who would have thought that the list was actually placed in Huang Xiajuan's room.

When Zhou Chengye received another call from his father and was told to go back to attend his sister-in-law's funeral, he remained silent.

"Is everything alright, bro?"

Zhou Hongyu on the other end of the phone sighed: "He is dealing with follow-up issues at work and has no time to grieve."

"You guys should bring Xiaobin back and see his mother off."

Both he and his son have witnessed too many separations and deaths.

I have even prepared myself to sacrifice myself.

He has seen people who lost their parents and children one moment and then continued to work. Aren’t they sad?

No, they are sad, the pain is numb.

But, I have something more important than sadness on my shoulders.

Like the soldiers guarding the front lines, they cannot fall down, because behind them are the lights of thousands of homes, their blood relatives, and millions of ordinary Chinese people.

When Zhou Chengye returned to the Zhou family's old house, his sister Wanqing was coming out of the kitchen carrying dishes.

The brother and sister looked at each other.

Yu Wanqing looked at her second brother worriedly: "Second brother, what's wrong with you?"

With just one glance, she could tell that her second brother was in a bad mood.

Zhu Yun also looked over and asked in a low voice, "Did something happen in Guangdong?"

"Is it your father, or your elder brother, or your sister-in-law?"

She had lived with her husband for decades and knew him best. How could she not know that he and his son had deliberately sent her away?

She was just used to following her husband's arrangements and not being a drag.

Zhou Chengye was silent for a while before he said, "Dad asked me to take Xiaobin back and give my sister-in-law a ride."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yun stopped talking for a moment.

So, this time, it was his own daughter-in-law who got into trouble.

After a long while, she whispered, "Tell Xiaobin to come back, let him have a meal, and then go back to Guangdong."

Zhou Chengye said: "I borrowed a car and came back."

You can leave immediately.

Zhu Jun hummed.

Yu Wanqing said nothing, walked out of the Zhou family's old house, went to Secretary Zhou's house to bring Xiaobin back, and asked for a few days off.

On the jeep to Guangdong, Xiaobin and Zhu Yun sat in the back seat. He whispered, "Grandma, Brother Gangzi and I have an appointment to go out and play."

"Can we not go back to Cantonese?"

Zhu Yun held her eldest grandson in one hand and gently patted his shoulder with the other hand: "Be good, Xiaobin. Grandma will take you back to our hometown in the future."

"Okay, I'll listen to grandma." Xiaobin leaned obediently in his grandma's arms.

Yu Wanqing and Zhou Chengye looked at each other, and a hint of pity flashed in the eyes of both siblings.

After Xiaobin returned to Guangdong, he learned that his mother had died. He was stunned at first, but when he understood, he started crying loudly. The usually well-behaved child now shouted for his mother.

Zhu Yun held his grandson in his arms and comforted him.

After Huang Xiajuan was buried, Xiaobin began to fall ill and had a high fever.

Yu Wanqing could only continue to take leave and stay to help Zhu Yun take care of Xiaobin. With her healing ability, Xiaobin recovered quickly, but he looked listless.

Zhou Chengye felt extremely sad as he looked at the silent child nestling in his sister's arms.

He looked at his elder brother who was smoking under a tree in the yard, strode forward and walked up to him: "Brother, don't smoke so much."

"Go in and hug Xiaobin. He misses you very much."

When Zhou Chengxi saw his brother coming, he threw the cigarette on the ground and crushed it a few times, and the cigarette butt went out.

Zhou Chengxi sighed: "Chengye, I am a little afraid to face Xiaobin. I am afraid that he will ask me, Dad, why didn't you protect Mom?"

He raised his head and looked at his brother: "I don't know how to answer."

He couldn't tell Huang Xiajuan about his mission, and even this marriage was based on exploitation from the very beginning.

"I don't even know how to face Xiaobin."

Although Zhou Chengye didn't know the details of the mission, with so much commotion in Guangdong in the past few days and so many people being arrested, he could more or less guess that it was related to the Japanese enemy spies.

The Huang family’s arrest also proves that none of them are clean.

He could probably understand why his elder brother didn't dare to face his own son.

He also understood why his outstanding elder brother would marry Huang Xiajuan.

This marriage was all about exploitation and mission from the beginning.

Huang Song used Huang Xiajuan to get close to his eldest brother, hoping to win him over to his own use.

The eldest brother took advantage of Huang Xiajuan.

So, in the end, Huang Xiajuan was just a chess piece in this game.

Even Xiaobin's birth might have been planned.

This is a very cruel thing for Xiaobin.

Zhou Chengxi smiled bitterly: "Chengye, I am afraid of Xiaobin and hate me."

He knew in his heart that Xiaobin should hate him.

After the words fell, Xiaobin's timid voice came: "Dad, I want Dad to hold me."

When Zhou Chengxi heard this, his eyes instantly turned red.

All the ghostly concerns in his heart disappeared at this moment. Nothing was more important than his son. He strode forward and held his son in his arms.

He said softly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Daddy is only holding our Xiaobin now."

Xiaobin hugged his father's neck tightly and said with sobs: "Dad, I don't hate you."

He didn't know why his father said that, but his mother said that he should love his father at all times and love him the most.

"Mom said that we should not be angry with Dad."

Never.

Zhou Chengxi felt sour when he heard this: "Xiaobin, your mother loves you very much."

"Dad, I miss mom so much." Xiaobin hugged Zhou Chengxi's neck and cried softly: "Grandma is very good, and my aunt is also very good, but I still miss mom."

"Dad, I don't have a mother anymore."

Everyone in the Zhou family knew that Xiaobin was very smart and already knew what death meant.

At this moment, Zhou Chengxi finally understood that being smart can sometimes be cruel.