The Temptation of CEO's Pregnant Ex-Wife
Chapter 243 Photo

Chapter 243: Chapter 243 Photo

She said thank you.

Zhou Lin watched her drink the hot water, and once her emotions calmed down, he took her to the next room to find Guo Cuihua.

Guo Cuihua’s eyes were red, and her voice was hoarse, likely having just cried.

Seeing Cheng Zhiwei coming over, she quickly composed herself and showed concern for Cheng Zhiwei, "Zhiwei, are you okay? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

She feared that Cheng Can and Cheng Zhiwu had hurt Cheng Zhiwei and the child.

Cheng Zhiwei sat beside her and embraced her, "I’m fine, Mom. Don’t be sad. This time, don’t be soft-hearted, just let Dad regret it."

She didn’t suggest to Guo Cuihua to divorce, after all, they were her parents. Over the years, Cheng Shang might have taken quite a lot of money from the Cheng family, but he had also been genuinely caring towards Guo Cuihua.

He was just blinded by gratitude.

But on this matter, Guo Cuihua had her considerations, "I will divorce."

"Mom." Cheng Zhiyin wanted to persuade her but didn’t know how to start.

Who would want to see their own parents divorce, especially due to external factors?

Guo Cuihua patted Cheng Zhiyin’s hand, then turned to look at Cheng Zhiwei, "We are an old couple, I know his temperament. This divorce is to push him. If he remains stubborn, the divorce is justified."

If he realized his mistake, she was also willing to wait for him.

It all depended on Cheng Shang’s own choice.

"Mom is right, we have to force Dad to make a choice," Zhou Lin agreed with Guo Cuihua’s approach.

It was necessary to make Cheng Shang recognize the greed of Cheng Can’s family and then to clearly separate from them.

"Ah Lin..." Guo Cuihua paused, politely saying, "It’s hard on you to come all the way here and to trouble you."

Previously, in the Cheng family, if it wasn’t for Zhou Lin, she wouldn’t have left so resolutely and quickly.

Zhou Lin mentioned ordering a meal, cheering Guo Cuihua up.

After all, it was a birthday and it should be joyous.

Guo Cuihua looked at her two daughters and smiled faintly, "Thank you for the trouble."

Half an hour later, Cheng Rong arrived at the hotel and met with Guo Cuihua, persuading her for a long time.

Guo Cuihua said, "I can overlook past matters, but Cheng Can insulted my daughters, even arranging such men for Zhiyin, she clearly doesn’t consider our family as her own. Cheng Shang still indulges her, I can’t tolerate it."

Cheng Rong nodded, "Eldest sister went too far."

"Please persuade him to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow to divorce, otherwise I will have to sue him," Guo Cuihua requested.

Cheng Rong returned and conveyed Guo Cuihua’s intentions, Cheng Shang did not utter a word, while Cheng Can burst out cursing, "Sue? She really is hopeless, actually suing my younger brother, that bitch."

Her words were vile.

"Enough, eldest sister, she is my wife," Cheng Shang coldly said, the first time he had lashed out at Cheng Can.

Cheng Can raised her voice even louder, "She’s suing you, are you stupid? Still a wife, divorce her quickly, what kind of women can’t you find, insisting on that bitch."

Cheng Shang sat weakly, hunched over, suddenly looking ten years older.

Cheng Rong shot Cheng Can a look, "Eldest sister, maybe say less. Our sister-in-law has also been very good to both our families over the years."

During festivals, phone calls and red envelopes were never scant.

Cheng Can sneered, not wanting to argue over this matter, only said, "Younger brother, you also sold the house, pack up and move to live with second sister."

Cheng Shang stunned, incredulously looked at Cheng Can, "Move to live at second sister’s house?"

"Yes, second sister’s house is her own property, unlike us, a whole family can only cram into a rented house," Cheng Can pretended to exclaim.

Yet the implication was quite like sacrificing someone when they were no longer of use.

Cheng Shang heard it, and just felt very cold inside.

Cheng Can was still saying, "If it really comes to it, buy a ticket back to Yucheng. You still have an apartment there, right? You’re not really planning on giving it to Guo Cuihua, are you? Don’t be so foolish."

The apartment in Yucheng was certainly more valuable than one in this small county town.

It wouldn’t do to just let Guo Cuihua benefit from it for nothing.

Cheng Shang took a deep breath and said to Cheng Can, "Elder sister, I’ll stay at your place, but although our second sister bought her house, her daughter-in-law just had a baby, and it would be inconvenient for me to stay there."

"Go back to Yucheng, at least you are a university professor. It doesn’t make sense to keep staying here," Cheng Can calculated, only if Cheng Shang returned to Yucheng, the apartment wouldn’t fall into Guo Cuihua’s sole possession.

After she finished speaking, as if afraid Cheng Shang would argue, she turned her head and ran off.

She forgot that even if Cheng Shang wanted to return to Yucheng, he could only go back tomorrow, since there were no plane or train tickets available today.

Cheng Shang had no place to stay that night.

Cheng Rong looked at Cheng Shang with pity, her voice low as she comforted, "Stay at my place tonight. Tomorrow I will accompany you to find your younger sister-in-law, and you can properly apologize to her."

Cheng Shang didn’t respond.

Cheng Rong added, "...How could you be so foolish to really give them the house..."

Coming from the same mother, Cheng Rong knew what kind of person Cheng Can was. She had suffered a lot at her hands, and that’s why she wasn’t very outspoken in helping Cheng Shang before.

Cheng Shang’s eyes turned red, "But I couldn’t really watch Zhiwu getting ruined."

Cheng Rong wanted to say more, but ultimately she didn’t. She just helped Cheng Shang pack up his things.

The rest of the furniture and appliances would be moved by a moving company the next day.

After settling everything, Cheng Shang went to the hotel to find Guo Cuihua, but Zhou Lin’s bodyguards stopped him at the door and did not let him in.

Listening to the birthday song playing inside, he stood there pale-faced for a long time.

It was only after he left that Zhou Lin closed the door, which had been intentionally left slightly ajar.

Cheng Zhiwei saw this and whispered, "Cunning."

Zhou Lin smiled tenderly.

After eating the cake, Cheng Zhiwei, not feeling well, returned to her room to prepare to wash up and sleep.

After taking a shower, her mobile phone suddenly ’dinged’ with a message.

While drying her hair, she unlocked her phone and opened the message.

Having seen the message, the motion of drying her hair suddenly ceased, and her face paled slightly.

The message contained two images.

One was an intimate photo of Zhou Lin and a girl who wore a sweet smile, leaning her head closely on Zhou Lin’s shoulder.

The other was a screen recording of a news clip, roughly ten seconds long.

Cheng Zhiwei held her breath as she watched it.

Her fingers clenched on the edge of the table, and she slowly sat down at the edge of her bed, her expression gaining a shadow.

She knew who the girl in the photo was.

It was Seo Zhenzhen’s sister, Bai Zhuzhu. The news clip’s timestamp was three years ago, and it was about Zhou Lin lavishing affection on Bai Zhuzhu, the two of them seen together frequently.

The news also mentioned Cheng Zhiwei, stating that she, the Young Madam, wasn’t favored by Zhou Lin and might soon be replaced by Bai Zhuzhu.

Viewing such content, an image faintly surfaced in Cheng Zhiwei’s mind—she stood in a villa, while Bai Zhuzhu stood next to Zhou Lin, wrapped only in a bath towel, the two gazing intimately at each other.

She wanted to recall more, but a sharp pain started in her head.

"Ah." She couldn’t help but cry out, not daring to think further.

After enduring for a while until the pain eased a bit, she finally picked up her phone and typed a few characters.