Chapter 15 The troublemaker is eating your rice!
"Where are you going?" the taxi driver asked patiently while waiting for the teenager to hang up the phone.
Lush and green trees passed by the asphalt road, and the taxi sped along to catch up with the front.
"Master, you are driving too fast," Shen Zhi leaned against the window and felt the strong wind outside.
The driver laughed heartily, "I drive very safely."
Shen Zhi was infected by the relaxed atmosphere of the chat, and a slight curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.
The original owner's parents died in a car accident. Shen Zhi suddenly thought of this incident, suppressed his smile, and looked into the distance calmly, "Master, let's go to Cuiyuan."
The driver said "OK" and stepped on the accelerator.
Cuiyuan was the house bought by the original owner's parents. Dou Chiyu's parents adopted the original owner, and this house worth millions became their name.
The original owner's parents received compensation when they died in a car accident, but he only found out about this when he became an adult. Before that, he was grateful for Dou Chiyu's parents' upbringing and never dared to ask for more money.
The original owner was admitted to high school. Dou Chiyu's parents sighed in front of the original owner intentionally or unintentionally, saying that it cost too much for Dou Chiyu to get into college and now he lives in poverty.
After that, the original owner studied in high school for two years and then worked for two years, saving the scholarship for his own expenses. Later, when he was really short of money, he thought about taking a year off to save up enough money to go back to his senior year of high school.
When he came back and heard Dou Chiyu's parents discussing using his parents' compensation money to buy a store, the original owner was furious.
Dou Chiyu's parents said that they had raised him for so many years and the compensation covered his expenses. At most, they would give him 2,000 yuan since he had just come of age so that he could live on his own in the future.
The original owner didn't want it, so he took his clothes and left. He didn't see them again for more than a year.
After Shen Zhi finished his recollection, his dark eyelashes flickered.
Today is not a workday, so Dou Chiyu should be at home, right? If I'm lucky, Dou Chiyu's parents should be at home for lunch.
It’s a good day when the whole family is together.
Luck is on Shen Zhi's side. Not only Dou Chiyu's family is here today, but also Dou Chiyu's new beautiful, rich and girlfriend is here.
"Xiao Zhi, why are you here?" Dou's mother wiped her hands awkwardly with her apron and shook Shen Zhi's hand enthusiastically.
Shen Zhi looked away with disgust, his disgust clearly showing on everything from Dou's mother's gray hair to the black oil stains on her rough hands.
Dou's mother took a step back tremblingly.
Dou Chiyu took this scene in, his chest heaving as he glared at Shen Zhi fiercely.
"Chiyu, who is this?" Zhang Mumu pulled Dou Chiyu's sleeve and asked in a low voice.
Zhang Mumu found him familiar and good-looking, but his bad temper and disrespectful attitude made Zhang Mumu dislike him.
Dou Chiyu made a special effort to inquire about Shen Zhi after meeting him last time. No wonder Shen Zhi was so confident.
It turned out that Shen Zhi had accidentally saved the president of the G family, and as a way of repaying a favor he asked President Mu to be responsible for him. The wealthy families all valued their reputation, and it was difficult to go back on their words, so President Mu had no choice but to swallow his anger and bear it.
It was rumored in the circle that the Mu family was possessed by a vampire, and everyone was just laughing at it in private.
As the daughter of Xia Minghao's uncle, Zhang Mumu had also heard about this before. After hearing Dou Chiyu's explanation, her face immediately fell.
"How come your family has such a relative? You wouldn't be like this too, would you?" Zhang Mumu began to feel that this family was quite nice to her and treated her like a princess.
If Shen Zhi is really their relative, Zhang Mumu has to think carefully about Dou Chiyu's character. She still understands that people are divided into groups.
Dou Chiyu held Zhang Mumu's hand and quickly distanced himself from the matter: "When he was a child, his parents had a car accident and we adopted him. Not only did he not know how to be grateful, he also thought that my parents favored me. He left home when he became an adult and never came back."
When Zhang Mumu heard this, he immediately felt deep sympathy and took a deep breath in disbelief.
How could there be such a scumbag?
Ever since Zhang Mumu's eldest aunt married into the Xia family, she had the help of the Xia family to join a prominent family and received the best education. She had never seen anyone as shameless as Shen Zhi.
What made her even more dumbfounded was what happened next.
Shen Zhi sat down at the table as if no one was around, picking at the food on the plate casually, and said, "It's black and greasy, just like pig food."
Eggplant, potato, cabbage, carrot. In Shen Zhi's memory, this family loves meat. Are they making these simple stir-fried vegetables to impress the new daughter-in-law?
He looked at everyone with disdain and said, "You guys can eat this?"
Dou's mother stood beside Shen Zhi cautiously, "Xiao Zhi, whatever you like, your aunt will make it for you."
Shen Zhi hugged his arms, tilted his head back, and stepped back on the table.
The solid wood chairs rubbed against the floor, making a crackling noise that sharply stimulated the eardrums.
"Forget it. I feel like vomiting after eating the food you cooked." Shen Zhi watched Dou's father and mother's faces turn from pale to blue, and curled his lips in pleasure. "Give me one million, and I will never set foot in your Dou family again."
Shen Zhi's words were very unpleasant. Dou Chiyu couldn't help but clench his fists and frowned, "Shen Zhi, don't go too far."
Dou's father put down his chopsticks and shook his head at Dou Chiyu, signaling him to calm down.
"Xiaozhi, we raised you up without asking for a penny," Dou's father said helplessly, "Our retirement money is for our biological son to marry a wife."
Zhang Mumu couldn't stand those rich kids bullying honest people, so she chose Dou Chiyu, who had good character and kind parents.
Unexpectedly, I would meet such a shameless person like Shen Zhi here. A duck kept by Mu Chiye actually came here shamelessly to show off his power and asked for one million.
My boyfriend's parents never went to school. They worked hard to support Dou Chiyu, and they barely saved up 200,000 yuan, which they gave to Zhang Mumu.
Zhang Mumu looked down on this small amount of money, but still accepted it, comforting Dou's father and mother that it was enough to arrange the wedding.
In fact, Zhang Mumu plans to pay for the betrothal gift with her own money. She can also pay for the house and car. Her boyfriend's parents are thoughtful, so she doesn't mind paying a little money.
Shen Zhi's blatant extortion ignited Zhang Mumu's anger.
Zhang Mumu is not someone you can easily mess with. She is spoiled but has a bad temper. Her boyfriend's family is honest and easy to bully, so Shen Zhi has become an ungrateful person.
Zhang Mumu snorted, "I heard that you were being kept by a man, and I thought you were so proud of yourself because of all the benefits you got, but it turns out that you have to come here to eat the skin of your adoptive parents."
"I forgot," Zhang Mumu covered her mouth in a coquettish manner. Her long nails were painted with bright red nail polish, which made her cheeks look even more tender. She taunted him arrogantly, "You stole G's new design and caused Mu Chiye to suffer a great loss. You won't be kicked out, will you?"
Dou Chiyu was shocked, and he was proud to see Shen Zhi fall to this point.
He leaned over to Zhang Mumu and couldn't hold back his laughter. As expected, he still wanted to find someone who was fair, rich, beautiful, knowledgeable, capable, and had face.
Zhang Mumu rolled her eyes secretly. She was asked to take care of such a useless thing, but how could a man who was too strong be so submissive to her.
Zhang Mumu proudly accepted the admiring gazes from her boyfriend's family and raised her head proudly.
Dou's father slammed the table and said angrily: "Although our Dou family cannot give you a superior life, Xiaozhi, you can't do such a shameful thing."
Shen Zhileng watched the family take turns performing, and calmly cast his eyes on the famous watch on Zhang Mumu's wrist.
It's sparkling, dazzling and very beautiful.
"Uncle-in-law, what are you talking about?" Shen Zhi's words were like a sharp knife, peeling open the evil hearts of the Dou family. "You embezzled this property of my family and concealed from me that I received 300,000 yuan in compensation from my parents. My tuition was earned by working hard. What did you support me with? Was it leftovers or garbage that is worse than swill?"
Shen Zhi spoke very slowly, making sure everyone could hear every word clearly. It was like pebbles of sand gnawing at his throat, unable to go up or down, until it was a bloody mess.
"Who did something more abominable? It shouldn't be me, an orphan, right?" Shen Zhi's mocking smile was enough to erase the Dou family's pretentious and compromising acting just now.
"桄荷", Dou Chiyu's chair was kicked to the ground.
Dou Chiyu stood up in anger and pushed Shen Zhi, "What are you talking about!"
Shen Zhi moved his body to the side to avoid Dou Chiyu's attacking hand.
Dou's mother panicked and pleaded, "Xiaozhi, your parents broke the traffic rules and got into an accident. There is no compensation. We sold our house to pay them. Xiaozhi, you didn't study well, and your teacher made you drop out. We only support Chiyu if he studies well."
Zhang Mumu was moved by Shen Zhi's words, and saw that Dou's mother was sincere and did not seem to be faking it.
Dou's father also agreed, and said with great sorrow: "Xiao Zhi, our family doesn't owe you anything."
Zhang Mumu was calmed by Dou's father's reassuring words.
My boyfriend's family are all honest people and they wouldn't lie. Only someone as sharp-tongued as Shen Zhi would confuse right and wrong.
In order to be worthy of her, Dou Chiyu saved money and bought herself a watch. Zhang Mumu was very pleased because given Dou Chiyu's class, it would have cost a lot to buy that watch.
Zhang Mumu glanced at her panicked boyfriend soothingly, "Don't be afraid, I won't believe him."
Shen Zhi tilted his head and smiled at Zhang Mumu.
Dou Chiyu stood in front of Zhang Mumu and said in disgust: "What are you looking at my girlfriend doing?"
Zhang Mumu managed to see Shen Zhi through the gap. It seemed as if Shen Zhi's eyes were equipped with locators, accurately capturing her.
Zhang Mumu felt uneasy when she was looked at by Shen Zhi's inorganic eyes. Although those eyes were beautiful and clean, they were without any emotion. It seemed that everything was just like that in his eyes.
There was a world of ice and snow in those pupils, with no living things, and it was so cold that it was frightening.
Shen Zhi slowly opened his lips and said, "Can you return the watch to me? I worked so hard to get it with my body. It is very valuable."
Shen Zhi raised his hand and placed it on Zhang Mumu's fair wrist, winked playfully, raised the corners of his mouth, and showed innocent cruelty.
"Sister, if you think I'm dirty, don't steal my things." Shen Zhi's heartbreaking words immediately pierced Zhang Mumu's proud self-esteem.
The watch strap on Zhang Mumu's wrist was made of cold metal and had not yet been warmed by her body temperature. She could feel the strap tightening inch by inch, causing pain in her wrist.
"Why look at him? Richard Miller is limited to 30 pieces worldwide, and they are registered with your name." Shen Zhi said leisurely, "Sister, do you want to check it out? Or think about it, is this something that Dou Chiyu, who earns 5,000 yuan a month, can afford?"
Zhang Mumu's fury surged, and his clenched fists trembled.
Her efforts to please Dou Chiyu were all lies, and Dou Chiyu's previous sweet words were all fake.
"Mumu, listen to me..."
Zhang Mumu slapped the man. No one had ever dared to bully her in her life, especially Dou Chiyu, who was not even worthy of carrying her shoes.
How dare he!
Zhang Mumu said angrily: "Liar."
Then he untied his watch and threw it at Shen Zhi's face, "What a piece of junk! I don't want anything from a beggar like you."
Shen Zhi took the watch and gently touched his face, which was burning from being scratched by the watch strap, with the back of his hand.
Shen Zhi waved his hand without caring, "I received the note. Remember to call me the one million, because I have found the perpetrator of the accident."
Shen Zhi looked around the beautifully decorated house, and there was always a bloody smell on his nose. Perhaps it was the nausea of the original owner when he smelled Dou's mother chopping meat in his childhood, or maybe it was because this house carried the hard work of the original owner's parents.
"Otherwise, when I lose my patience, the judge will order the house that belongs to me and the compensation to my parents to be returned," Shen Zhi said and left.
Zhang Mumu had never been so embarrassed before, and yet the source of this trouble was still chattering away and trying to deceive her.
"Mu Mu, I am sincere to you," Dou Chiyu swore to heaven, but it was unsuccessful.
"Pa", a loud slap hit Dou Chiyu's face again, and he scolded him, "Get lost!"
Dou Chiyu endured the continuous slaps. To marry a beautiful, rich and white woman, one must be humble to the core.
Isn’t that what Zhang Mumu’s uncle, Mr. Xia, did?
Dou Chiyu held Zhang Mumu with a distressed look on his face, "Mumu, I'm sorry, please listen to my explanation."
Dou's mother couldn't stand her son being wronged, so she pushed Zhang Mumu away, glaring at him like a hen protecting her chick, "What are you doing!"
Zhang Mumu sprained her ankle and laughed out of anger, thinking she was blind.
Zhang Mumu directly overturned the dining table, and the plates shattered all over the floor. The soup and vegetables were all over the plates. The remaining Dou family members stared at each other in confusion. Zhang Mumu was still not satisfied and walked away in her high heels.
Dou Chiyu wanted to chase after her but was pulled back by her mother. She felt so distressed that tears welled up in her eyes. Dou Chiyu pushed her mother impatiently, "Mom, you really want to hurt me, don't you? Do you know how rich her family is? It's enough for us to spend for several lifetimes."
Dou's mother cried after hearing this and said anxiously, "Then go and chase him."
Dou's mother's greedy look was particularly obvious, but Dou Chiyu didn't mind his mother's behavior. After all, he and her had the same idea.
Dou's mother recalled Shen Zhilin's threats before he left, "Do we really have to compensate him?"
Dou's father's honest face showed different emotions. "What if we find the culprit? No one will send themselves to jail again. He will keep this secret."
Dou's mother felt relieved and asked hesitantly, "What about Zhang Mumu?"
"Having guts is useless; money is what's real," Dou's father said casually.
Dou Chiyu looked at Zhang Mumu's back and nodded as if he had some realization, "Dad, you are right."
The more Zhang Mumu thought about it, the angrier she got. The sound of her high heels tapping on the concrete floor was like rapid drum beats, so fast that it made people panic.
Not long after walking, Zhang Mumu stopped.
Shen Zhi sat on a bench in the small park, with dense branches and leaves blocking his view.
Shen Zhiwei raised his head and closed his eyes. His delicate and smooth jawline connected with his slender neck, forming a beautiful arc. He was as quiet as the Sleeping Beauty in a fairy tale.
Zhang Mumu had no time to appreciate these. The humiliation she suffered today was closely related to Shen Zhi.
"Shen Zhi, don't be so complacent. The news that you stole the design drawings of G's new products has spread in the circle. Mu Chiye's parents must have received the news and are rushing back. Even if Mu Chiye protects you, they will not tolerate your misbehavior," Zhang Mumu said angrily, and left without caring about Shen Zhi's reaction.
Shen Zhi listened to Zhang Mumu leaving, his eyelashes trembling, his black and white pupils immersed in the clear water, and the thin light red corners of his eyes were stained with tears.
On the delicate jade-like cheek, a long red scratch is very conspicuous, just like a smudge of red ink on the smooth white porcelain glaze. At first glance, it is shocking.
"Shen Zhi!" A deep male voice with an anxious tone came closer and closer.