The Temptation of CEO's Pregnant Ex-Wife
Chapter 180 Did You Participate in Bai Zhuzhu’s Death?

Chapter 180: Chapter 180 Did You Participate in Bai Zhuzhu’s Death?

Zhou Lin didn’t know why, but Meng Qiancheng felt a sense of panic rising from the depths of his heart when she looked at him with such eyes. He said somewhat anxiously, "Weiwei, if you have something you want to tell me, don’t worry, I’m willing to tell you anything."

Willing to say anything? Cheng Zhiwei looked at him, her lips forced into a slight smile, bitter and astringent.

"Brother Qiancheng, what is your relationship with Seo Zhenzhen?" Cheng Zhiwei asked directly, her gaze meeting Meng Qiancheng’s as she watched his expression shift from composed to slightly panicked.

That was guilt.

Meng Qiancheng hesitated for a few seconds before replying slowly, "What kind of relationship can I have with Seo Zhenzhen? We haven’t been in contact for years."

Cheng Zhiwei’s eyes dropped, her disappointment tightening by degrees.

She had anticipated such an answer, yet hearing Meng Qiancheng say it still made her sad.

"Weiwei."

"I just want to ask you, did you have a hand in Bai Zhuzhu’s death?" Cheng Zhiwei’s question was even more straightforward.

Meng Qiancheng instinctively objected, "Wasn’t it an accidental car crash?"

Denial.

Cheng Zhiwei knew that her Brother Qiancheng was no longer the Brother Qiancheng of the past.

Without a word from her, Meng Qiancheng became somewhat panicked and suddenly reached out to pull her into his embrace, holding her tightly, "Weiwei, you must believe me, everything I’ve done is for our future..."

"Bang."

The door was thrown open.

Zhou Lin stood expressionless at the doorway, his gaze somber, his hand tightening then relaxing, finally settling into the calm after a storm.

Cheng Zhiwei broke free from Meng Qiancheng’s embrace the moment Zhou Lin appeared and looked towards him.

In a suffocating silence, Zhou Lin turned and walked away.

Cheng Zhiwei instinctively took a few steps as if to follow him, knowing he had misunderstood, but quickly came to her senses and stopped.

What was her relationship with him anyway? If he misunderstood, then he misunderstood.

Seeing her begin to follow, Meng Qiancheng’s heart sank, but then he was filled with happiness as she stopped, thinking this was Cheng Zhiwei’s choice.

With affection flowing through him, he reached out to take Cheng Zhiwei’s hand, "Weiwei..."

But Cheng Zhiwei withdrew her hand and avoided him, her gaze cold, her expression somewhat frosty, "Brother Qiancheng, you’re now the eldest young master of the Zhou Family, we have different statuses now, it’s better if we try not to associate with each other in the future."

Meng Qiancheng stood frozen in place, mumbling in disbelief, "Weiwei, what have I done wrong that you want to draw such a clear line between us?"

Cheng Zhiwei had many questions she wanted to ask Meng Qiancheng, but on second thought, it seemed pointless. Everyone has their own choices to make, and she had no right to meddle too much in Meng Qiancheng’s.

However, she also had her own choices to make.

"Brother Qiancheng, I wish you a bright future and all the best from now on." After saying this, Cheng Zhiwei turned and prepared to leave.

"Weiwei." Meng Qiancheng held her back. Today, he had come to find her specifically, wanting her to understand that he now had the ability to protect her. She no longer needed to depend on Zhou Lin.

Cheng Zhiwei instinctively struggled hard to break free from his grasp and then realized that her reaction was a bit too intense, she looked away, falling silent.

Meng Qiancheng grew angry, his tone becoming less gentle, "Weiwei, what are you doing?"

He couldn’t understand. Shouldn’t Cheng Zhiwei be happy for him? Why was she so resistant?

Cheng Zhiwei’s composed emotions began to fluctuate, "You say you have nothing to do with Bai Zhuzhu’s death, but isn’t it too much of a coincidence that just after my accident, you returned?"

It was too coincidental.

She couldn’t accept the existence of someone who treated human life so contemptuously.

And there were many things from before—just because she didn’t speak up didn’t mean she was really oblivious. It was just that she hadn’t overstepped; she could pretend not to see them, that’s all.

But Bai Zhuzhu was a human life after all, how could they dare to treat it so frivolously?

Meng Qiancheng finally understood, "Just because I’ve returned to the Zhou Family and am about to divide Zhou Lin’s management authority in the company, you think Bai Zhuzhu’s death is related to me? Weiwei, are you blaming me because of Zhou Lin?"

He was still making excuses.

Cheng Zhiwei shut her eyes, wasn’t it him?

Bai Zhuzhu’s car accident, she was deemed guilty of manslaughter, Seo Zhenzhen pursued the case relentlessly, she had to go to jail, and at this moment, Meng Qiancheng returned with a status that could challenge Zhou Lin, threatening Zhou Lin that if he didn’t want to share his power, she would be deliberately targeted.

Every step of the plan was indispensable.

Did Meng Qiancheng truly know nothing?

"I did it all for you," Meng Qiancheng’s forehead veins bulged with severity.

Cheng Zhiwei remained unmoved, simply smiling, "You needn’t wave the banner of doing it for my sake."

She couldn’t bear such a responsibility.

"Weiwei, if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t come back to the Zhou Family at all," Meng Qiancheng said agitatedly, "I just didn’t want you to be bullied by Zhou Lin."

As he spoke, he suddenly stopped, then began again hoarsely amidst the silence, "By slandering me like this, you’re just trying to prevent me from dividing Zhou Lin’s management authority, aren’t you?"

His complexion turned ugly, unable to accept such recognition.

"No, I just want to clarify the real truth behind Bai Zhuzhu’s death."

"After what she did to you, she dies and you still want justice for her?" Meng Qiancheng lost his temper, some words slipping out involuntarily.

Cheng Zhiwei shook her head, not knowing what to say, only feeling that Bai Zhuzhu had done many bad things to her, to say "death was less than she deserved" was not an overstatement, but at the end of the day, it was still a life, one that died right before her eyes.

And it was a death with eyes wide open, something she couldn’t accept.

Cheng Zhiwei said dispassionately, "I don’t care what you and Zhou Lin will end up fighting over, I just don’t want to become a casualty of your competition."

She backed away, walking to the door, "Also, whatever you do, I hope you’re doing it for yourself, not for me. I’m fine and don’t need anyone to do anything for me."

"Brother Qiancheng, don’t you find it laughable to say things like that?"

Meng Qiancheng pursed his lips, painfully uttering, "Weiwei..."

Cheng Zhiwei opened the door and quickly left.

Returning to Zhou Chenyuan’s ward, Lin Yu said, "Zhiwei, you’re still here. I thought you and Ah Lin had left."

It seems Zhou Lin had not returned.

Cheng Zhiwei thought of the way he had left without looking back, feeling somewhat sad, but still she said indifferently, "There was business in the company, he went over first."

Lin Yu did not suspect anything, for Zhou Lin really was very busy, "He went looking for you as soon as he heard you were alone with Meng Qiancheng."

Cheng Zhiwei pressed her lips together, saying nothing.

Lin Yu wanted to ask her what she really thought about Meng Qiancheng, but after hesitating, she decided not to ask.

Cheng Zhiwei quietly sat for a while, then left.

Meanwhile.

In the hospital parking lot, Meng Qiancheng’s face darkened as he got into the car, his palm clenching into a fist, pounding the steering wheel tightly at the thought of Cheng Zhiwei’s words.

How could she say such things?

Their companionship from growing up together, was it truly worth less than Zhou Lin, or was it that no matter how much Zhou Lin tormented her, she still liked him as ever?

What did that make him?

Was she truly so heartless?