Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 119 Friends!

Chapter 119: Chapter 119 Friends!

The WeChat message was sent, and Ye Zhenzhen replied quickly, "I haven’t been injured again."

Song Jinze, "With my mom?"

Ye Zhenzhen, "Mhm."

Song Jinze didn’t continue to ask.

The Engineering Department continued its reporting, and the meeting went on as usual.

It wasn’t until the morning meeting concluded and everyone had dispersed that Song Jinze took his phone and called Ye Zhenzhen.

The call was in progress on the other end, so he then phoned Madam Song.

...

That morning, Madam Song took Ye Zhenzhen to a private surgical cosmetic clinic to check the injury on her arm.

The doctor said there was no hypertrophic scarring, and if they wanted to treat it, they would need to wait a few days for the wound to completely heal and the stitches to be removed before they could use medical beauty products to remove the scar.

Upon hearing that it was nothing serious, Madam Song also nodded her head in relief.

Close to lunchtime, Ye Zhenzhen, wanting to thank Madam Song for her concern, proposed treating her to a meal outside.

Madam Song naturally agreed.

The two discussed and decided to dine at a private restaurant in Linjiang District.

Once they arrived and sat down at the restaurant, Ye Zhenzhen received a call from Su Xi.

Madam Song also received a call on her end.

Ye Zhenzhen simply stood up and went to the restaurant’s back garden to take the call so as not to disturb her mother-in-law.

Last night, Su Xi saw that Weibo was full of messages about Ye Zhenzhen’s clarification; she had wanted to call and ask about it, but considering it was late, she didn’t want to disturb Ye Zhenzhen’s rest and decided to contact her during lunch today.

"Zhenzhen, thank you so much for suffering such a grievance because of me," Su Xi said sincerely, though her tone was somewhat weary.

It would be fair to say that Su Xi has not been very comfortable in Jincheng lately.

One reason was work, and the other was family matters; she didn’t have much energy left for anything else.

Work was one thing, but the main issues were at home.

Ye Zhenzhen heard Su Xi’s low spirits and laughed, "It’s okay, Su Xi, didn’t you also say we’re friends? This is all in the past, don’t dwell on it anymore."

As far as Ye Zhenzhen was concerned, the injury was really no big deal; she never thought it would come to light, and now that it had, she had resolved it perfectly.

Still, Su Xi continued to care about the matter.

"Zhenzhen, I’m thankful all the same..."

The more Su Xi spoke, the more she felt it became a bit trite, so she stopped herself.

Even though she had only met Ye Zhenzhen once, she really liked her.

During the live stream where Ye Zhenzhen clarified the issue, she didn’t mention any information about her and Cheng Jiaming, and even in the live broadcast images released on Weibo, there were no traces of her and Cheng Jiaming.

Given her current situation, she and Cheng Jiaming were not suitable for appearing online.

For this, she felt grateful, and her recognition of Ye Zhenzhen also increased.

Since the last time, she had definitely learned one thing: Ye Zhenzhen was worth getting to know deeply.

As Ye Zhenzhen listened to Su Xi thanking her repeatedly, she felt a touch of curiosity in her heart – exactly how much had she helped Su Xi for this wealthy lady to remember and speak of it time and again.

"Su Xi, I’m curious about what’s in your bag, but if it’s not convenient for you to say, then never mind."

She had this thought the last time, what could be so important that this wealthy lady was desperately bringing her son along to chase after.

Moreover, she had learned a bit from Song Jinze that the reason he was able to negotiate an agreement with Cheng Zheng was also due to Su Xi’s involvement.

Since Su Xi had even called her, she simply asked directly.

Su Xi, now confident about Ye Zhenzhen’s character, simply laid out the situation;

"Last time you saw me in Anshan playing with Cheng Jiaming, aside from playing, we had something more important to do.

My grandfather has been unwell recently, and whenever something seems amiss with the head of our Su Family, others start getting greedy.

My grandfather has two sons, my father and my second uncle.

I am the eldest daughter of the Su Family. My father only has one daughter, so naturally, the family business from my father’s side will all go to me.

My second uncle’s family also only has one daughter, but some days ago my second uncle brought back an illegitimate son, claiming he’s a member of our Su Family.

This illegitimate son is now the darling of my grandfather, after all, our Su Family has always had daughters, and suddenly getting a grandson, he’s naturally cherished and cared for like a treasure.

As a result, the inheritance that we had originally planned to divide up in the Su Family was subject to change."

Su Xi paused, then continued, "What was in my bag that day was the paternity test for that illegitimate son.

Getting a paternity test in Jincheng was too conspicuous, I was afraid it might get discovered.

So I secretly took personal items from my second uncle, my grandfather, and that illegitimate son and made a trip to Haicheng.

I then transferred to Anshan, so they’d think I was just out playing with Cheng Jiaming, and then you helped me out in Anshan. Luckily, you weren’t seriously injured."

At the same time, Su Xi couldn’t help but feel relieved that her second uncle was unaware of this, and the mugger hadn’t actually stolen the bag, otherwise, if it had been taken, not to mention the money.

Just her identification and the information on those documents alone, once exposed, the consequences were unimaginable.

The old man would see, and he might have gone directly to...

This was also precisely why she carried the documents in her bag, they were like a ticking time bomb. When outside, there was no safe place to put them; carrying them with her was the safest option.

After hearing all that Su Xi had to say, Ye Zhenzhen couldn’t help but worry for her, saying warmly with a smile, "You’re already so overwhelmed, yet you’re still thinking about me. You really don’t need to worry about my injury anymore, just take good care of yourself and handle your affairs well."

As for the matter of the paternity test, Su Xi wasn’t talking, and naturally, Ye Zhenzhen couldn’t pry.

All she could do now was to offer comfort.

Su Xi seemed unfazed, "Actually, I’m not that overwhelmed; that illegitimate son isn’t one of the Su Family at all. It’s just that things have been a bit busy recently, and I have to be on the lookout for my second uncle and the illegitimate son causing trouble."

Ye Zhenzhen was slightly taken aback and didn’t immediately know how to respond; life in wealthy families really was complicated.

Such melodramatic plots only exist in dramas and novels, right?

She hadn’t expected Su Xi to be so direct in telling her.

Su Xi laughed, "Zhenzhen, I’m telling you all this because I truly consider you a friend. You don’t need to worry about me. Just this morning, my grandfather went for a medical checkup, his condition is basically stable, and there’s nothing serious. This situation will be resolved very quickly."

"Alright, I won’t worry, and I won’t mention what happened in Anshan to anyone. You don’t need to keep it on your mind either, I’m doing very well."

"Mm, I might be going back to Jiangcheng this Saturday. Once it’s confirmed, I’ll let you know. See you in Jiangcheng."

Ye Zhenzhen smiled, "Okay, see you in Jiangcheng."

After hanging up the phone, Ye Zhenzhen returned to the dining room to have a meal with her mother-in-law.