Chapter 2342: You’re Impressive (1)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Wang Yang took a deep breath. It was true that he couldn’t do anything if Qiao Nan were to say that she had no time to entertain him. “Let’s have a chat. I promise you that I’ll withdraw the lawsuit once we have this chat. As long as you answer my questions and I get an answer, I won’t fight with you for the Zhu family’s assets.”
Qiao Nan’s eyes glimmered. “Do you think I’m afraid of you snatching it from me?” If he tried to do so, it would only delay the result, but it would not change the fact that the Zhu family’s assets would eventually belong to her.
In front of Wang Yang, Qiao Nan had the right to be demanding.
Wang Yang laughed self-deprecatingly. “You’re right. You don’t have to worry whether or not I withdraw the lawsuit. Everything is in your favor since my uncle left behind that will. There’s nothing you need to worry about. The only person who has to worry is me.” As he said that, Wang Yang had the urge to vomit blood. He couldn’t understand why he had landed up in such a state. He had always thought highly about himself. He was not even losing to Zhai Sheng. It was a mere woman.
He couldn’t even compete against Zhai Sheng’s wife, so what gave him the right to want to surpass Zhai Sheng? He had been so highly regarded by the Wang family that he had forgotten about his true abilities.
“Alright, I’ll take it as though I’m doing charity. Let’s find somewhere to have a chat.” Having provoked Wang Yang, Qiao Nan finally agreed to talk to him. Qiao Nan thought that it was rather strange for Wang Yang to be taking the initiative to give up on the Zhu family’s inheritance. She had always thought that Wang Yang would choose the Zhu family’s assets over his own life.
After all, Wang Yang had already committed an unpardonable sin at a young age for the sake of it.
They chose a private room in a quieter tea house. After the waiter exited the room, Wang Yang picked up his teacup and took a sip. It was a small cup that held no more than a mouthful of tea, but Wang Yang took a good minute to finish it.
Since Wang Yang refused to speak up, Qiao Nan simply stared at him since she was in no hurry either. Only when Qiao Nan felt that Wang Yang was in the mood did she say, “You should know that I have three children at home. I don’t spend much time outside. If you’re going to continue staying in a daze, you can get your answer and have a chat with me next time.”
With that, Wang Yang gulped his tea down. “How did you know that I was involved in Zhu Baoguo’s death?”
No matter how hard it was, Wang Yang had to ask this question. Otherwise, he would never be able to let it go.
So many years had passed since Zhu Baoguo’s death, and he had thought that the truth had been buried along with time. He had always thought that he had finally toiled through the toughest of times after the Wang family had paid such a high price for him. But reality hit him hard in the face, so hard that he couldn’t even stand back up or live his life well ever again.
Based on his earlier confidence, Wang Yang couldn’t understand how the truth behind Zhu Baoguo’s death had been exposed. It made no sense. “It was you, wasn’t it?”
After Zhu Baoguo’s death and learning about Qiao Nan’s existence, Wang Yang felt that Qiao Nan was, perhaps, his greatest enemy in his entire lifetime. Even Zhu Baoguo had not pressured him so badly while he had been alive. Zhu Chengqi had probably left behind such a will because he had already known about the truth behind Zhu Baoguo’s death.
Wang Yang couldn’t think of anyone else who would spend the effort to investigate Zhu Baoguo’s death and to tell Zhu Chengqi about it. Even Zhai Sheng wouldn’t have done something like that. Zhai Sheng was a noble man. He hadn’t even tried to snatch anything from the Zhu family.
Besides, the Zhai family had hardly even interacted with the Zhu family before Zhai Sheng’s marriage to Qiao Nan. In that case, it was impossible for Zhai Sheng to even have his eyes on the Zhu family’s assets.
There was only one person in this entire world who was capable of changing both Zhu Chengqi and Zhai Sheng at the same time: Qiao Nan.
Wang Yang hated Qiao Nan very much. After all, he had looked down on her for being an old woman but she had turned out to be the biggest culprit behind his downfall. It was Qiao Nan’s appearance that had rendered his past years of effort void. Now, he didn’t even have a chance of turning back.
What Wang Yang couldn’t accept the most was that his mom had changed after learning about the truth regarding Zhu Baoguo’s death. He could feel that his mom would still love him all the same, but she couldn’t help but feel guilty because of Zhu Baoguo’s death. And this guilt wasn’t just toward Zhu Baoguo. It was toward the entire Zhu family.
Wang Yang was clear that his mom treated him as a criminal who had sinned against the entire Zhu family.
His mother was in good health usually, but after such a huge psychological problem, her health had deteriorated too. While she had been a young lady, Mother Zhu had had a good mindset and had been pampered by her elder brother and father. After getting married, her husband had never dared to raise his voice to her. Because of this, Mother Zhu had nothing to worry about. Compared to other grandmas who had white hair, Mother Zhu had a head full of black hair.
But ever since Mother Zhu had been admitted into the hospital, she had been depressed and refused to speak to anyone. She simply sat there in a daze. In the short span of three days, Wang Yang witnessed his mom’s head of black hair transform into a head full of white hair. He felt rather devastated about that.
They had managed to hide the truth from Mother Zhu rather well all these years. Who would have known that Mother Zhu would have such a drastic response to the truth? Mother Zhu loved Wang Yang. Similarly, Wang Yang cared for his wonderful mother.
Not only had Mother Zhu’s hair turned white in these three days, but her body had also gone haywire. The doctor’s words that Mother Zhu was psychologically ill and no longer had the will to live struck Wang Yang like a bolt out of the blue. That was why her physiological functions had deteriorated significantly along with it. Wang Yang was in so much pain that he was at a loss for words.
Even if Mother Zhu had never said anything to Wang Yang, nor complained that Wang Yang had been too brutal and vicious to Zhu Baoguo at such a young age, Wang Yang knew that Mother Zhu was between a rock and a hard place. If she couldn’t solve this dilemma, it wouldn’t be long before Mother Zhu would go down and face the Zhu family.
Li Yayan saw Wang Yang’s concern for Mother Zhu and her heart ached.. She couldn’t help but ask, “Dear, is money more important than Mom? Mom’s feeling upset because she’s become a sinner in the Zhu family and she can’t face the Zhu family anymore. She already feels this way toward the Zhu family and you still want the Zhu family’s money…”