Chapter 209 The Secret of the Past
Amidst Zhou Liru's curses, Kong Wange sensitively caught a word. She paused slightly, frowned, and stepped forward: "What did you say? You gave my mother an abortion pill? Not poison?"
Zhou Liru looked at her with a mocking expression: "What difference does it make? Wen Xing is already dead anyway. Kong Wange, I never backed down to Wen Xing more than 20 years ago, and I will never beg her daughter now. Go ahead and call the police if you want. I, Zhou Liru, am not afraid to admit what I did!"
Kong Wange stared at Zhou Liru's resolute expression and fell silent, her brows furrowed.
Something seems off about this.
At this point, Zhou Liru had no reason to lie.
But if she only administered abortion pills, why did she claim to be the murderer?
Her mother clearly died of poisoning.
After much thought, a bold conjecture suddenly occurred to Kong Wange: Could it be that... her mother actually didn't drink the abortion pill?
After all, given her mother's medical skills, it was impossible for her not to notice that abortion pills had been mixed into her food.
Her successful birth later proved this point.
If this hypothesis is correct, then it is purely coincidental that her mother died of poisoning on the day she was born, but Zhou Liru mistakenly believed that her abortion pills had killed her.
But then, who poisoned her mother, and where is the real culprit?
Kong Wange had many doubts, but at this moment, she also knew that she probably wouldn't be able to get any information from the Kong family.
Now that things have come to this, it's very likely that Zhou Liru wasn't the one who poisoned them, so calling the police is pointless. After tonight, the Kong family is destined to be unable to stay in Jiangcheng. They've fallen to such a state, and she's done her mother a favor.
She took a deep breath, turned to Murong Ting, and said, "Let's go."
Murong Ting didn't say a word, but silently stayed by her side, adopting a protective posture.
"You're willing to let me go?" Zhou Liru asked incredulously.
Kong Wange ignored her words and instead said coldly to Kong Zhizhao, "From today onwards, take your wife and children and get out of Jiangcheng. Don't let me see you again."
Kong Zhizhao was penniless and seeing that Kong Wange and Murong Ting were really about to leave, he was unwilling and suddenly said, "Wait."
Kong Wange paused slightly: "Do you have anything else to say?"
"Kong Wange, we can leave Jiangcheng and go back to the countryside, but you have to give us some money so we can survive..."
Kong Wange was so angry she almost laughed: "Kong Zhizhao, where do you get the nerve to ask me for this money? On what grounds?"
Kong Zhizhao looked up, a mysterious smile suddenly appearing on his face, and said softly, "With a secret, Kong Wange, this secret is related to your mother. I think you'll be interested."
Kong Wange frowned, but before she could speak, she heard Kong Zhizhao continue smugly, "Don't worry, I don't need much, ten million will do."
After saying that, Kong Zhizhao was not in a hurry. He stared at her steadily, as if he was sure that she would not refuse.
Kong Wange pondered to herself, could it be that Kong Zhizhao knew clues about the real culprit, or perhaps the secret he mentioned could help her figure out the real culprit?
After a long silence, she finally made up her mind and said, "Tell me, what secret is it?"
"You agreed?"
"Kong Zhizhao, I'll say it again, you have no right to negotiate with me. If the secret you're telling me is truly valuable, I can give you money. But if you're just making up a story, then I..."
Kong Zhizhao interrupted her: "Don't worry, the secret I'm about to tell you is absolutely worth it. Kong Wange, guess why I'm so cold to you even though you and Jiaojiao are both my daughters?"
Doubt appeared in Kong Wange's eyes; this was a question she had been trying to figure out for many years.
Kong Zhizhao continued, "Actually, you... are not my biological daughter at all."
Kong Wange froze, hardly believing her ears: "What did you say?"
On the other side, Murong Ting and the others, including Zhou Liru, also looked surprised.
Kong Zhizhao said smugly, "Hehe, only I know this secret. I haven't even told Liru. Actually, my marriage with your mother was just a transaction. She was already pregnant with you when she married me."
Before Kong Wange could speak, Zhou Liru exclaimed in surprise, "Old Kong, what did you say?"
No wonder she was so surprised. If she had known the inside story earlier, she wouldn't have taken the risk of aborting Wen Xing's child to take her place.
Kong Zhizhao sighed: "Liru, I really am sorry for what happened."
Kong Wange asked in confusion, "So what kind of deal did you and my mother make?"
Based on her understanding of Kong Zhizhao's tendency to act without self-interest, if her mother was already pregnant at the time, his willingness to marry her must have come from a greater benefit.
Kong Zhizhao shifted to a more comfortable sitting position, grinning wickedly: "How about it? This secret is worth ten million, right? Don't be impatient, let me tell you slowly."
"Actually, your mother's real name is not Wen Xing. Her other name is much more famous: Wen Zhiyi, the eldest daughter of the Wen family, a family of doctors in Kyoto. I'm sure everyone has heard of her name to some extent."
"She was a medical genius among the younger generation of the Wen family. Her medical skills were already famous throughout the capital when she was a teenager. Unfortunately, such a talented girl was expelled from the family. The reason was that Wen Zhiyi became pregnant out of wedlock and refused to abort the child, which seriously disgraced the Wen family."
"This is a secret of the Wen family, and very few people in the world know about it. If your mother hadn't told me herself, I wouldn't have known either. Back then, she was wandering alone when she came to Jiangcheng and took the initiative to find me. At that time, she was out of shape and looked haggard, bearing no resemblance to the pampered young lady she used to be. If she hadn't revealed her identity, I almost wouldn't have recognized her."
"She came to me wanting to make a deal. We'd agree to get married, and after you were born and registered, we'd divorce. In return, she... would help me revitalize my pharmaceutical factory..."
Kong Wange was puzzled and couldn't help but speak sarcastically: "According to you, my mother took the initiative to find you? If it was just to give me a household registration, why did she choose you?"
The meaning behind those words was clear. As far as she knew, the Kong family was not a respectable family at that time, and Kong Zhizhao was just the director of a small pharmaceutical factory. Why would her mother approve of such a person?
A hint of arrogance appeared on Kong Zhizhao's face as he slowly said, "How do you know she hasn't been with other men? Do you think society was the same more than twenty years ago? What man would be willing to marry a pregnant woman? Only I, Kong Zhizhao, have that kind of courage."
Murong Ting coldly interjected, "Heh, you're the first person to boast about coveting someone else's medical skills in such a refined and elegant way."
Kong Zhizhao blushed.
With red eyes, Kong Wange said angrily, "Since you and my mother had a marriage of convenience, you should have abided by the agreement. But you couldn't even wait for the one-year term to expire. You were using my mother's medical skills to open a clinic while having an affair with Zhou Liru. Are you even a man?!"
Murong Ting put his arm around her shoulder and comforted her, "Wanwan, it's not worth getting angry with this kind of scum. You should ask who your biological father is."
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