The Temptation of CEO's Pregnant Ex-Wife
Chapter 436 I Can’t Do It

Chapter 436: Chapter 436 I Can’t Do It

The girl quickly woke up, and after realizing she had been rescued, she cried out in excitement, overwhelmed by the ordeal she had survived.

Zhang Yuanheng, gentle and soothing, spoke in an extremely tender voice. The girl trusted him completely, answering whatever he asked.

When he inquired whether Zhou Chenyan was incapable, the girl became agitated. "He asked me to provoke him, to elicit a physical response, but it didn’t work. He then used those props on me; he’s a pervert, a lunatic."

She broke down crying, "I was just looking for a part-time job..."

How could she have encountered such a thing?

How was she supposed to move on?

...

Three days later, the results of the investigation into Zhou Lin’s alleged murder were finally announced. The police evidence proved that the death was due to sudden death after drinking, not related to Zhou Lin. As for the online recording, it had signs of being cut and edited, so it might have been fabricated.

Given the lack of more substantial evidence, Zhou Lin was released after paying bail.

It was said the family wanted to make a fuss, but they didn’t manage to.

Zhou Lin had been publicly disowned by the Zhou family. To say the Zhou family bailed him out was utterly baseless; moreover, all of Zhou Lin’s assets were currently frozen.

He was truly penniless.

When he got out, He Mingzhu threw herself into his arms, expressing her gratitude: "Thank you."

That day at the He family’s, it was thanks to Secretary Zhang that she retained some dignity, otherwise, she would have been in a much more embarrassing situation.

She remembered this kindness, so these days she had been thinking of ways to help Zhou Lin, and fortunately, she finally managed to get him out.

Zhou Lin patted her shoulder and slightly pulled her away, his handsome face showing helplessness, "Our wedding didn’t proceed, and we didn’t register for marriage, you can still leave."

He Mingzhu shook her head, her radiant face full of determination, "It doesn’t matter, I don’t care."

Zhou Lin sighed deeply and got into the car.

Although He Mingzhu had fallen out with He Rongwei, she had some accumulation in terms of connections and finance over the years. She was ambitious and wanted to rise again, to take back everything that belonged to her.

So as soon as she returned to where she was staying, she eagerly shared her plans; she wanted Zhou Lin to help her plan and take back the He family.

Then she would help him take back the Zhou Group from Zhou Chenyan’s hands.

This way, they could both win.

Zhou Lin flipped through the plan, then tossed it onto the table, shrugging at the hopeful He Mingzhu, "I can’t do it."

He Mingzhu had thought Zhou Lin would agree immediately.

She paused, "Why? Don’t you want to take back the Zhou Group? What about Auntie; she’s still in Zhou Chenyan’s hands, aren’t you going to save her?"

Zhou Lin’s gaze deepened, a hint of teasing laughter flickering in his eyes.

"He Mingzhu."

He called her full name, "You are Zhou Chenyan’s person, aren’t you?"

He Mingzhu’s face changed instantly, her voice deepening, "I’m not."

"How do you think I knew?"

"Zhou Lin, listen to me explain."

"You approached Zhou Ruoki, and later tried to take him away. That man was carrying a recording pen, recording my words, then deliberately editing them to put online, wasn’t it you?" Zhou Lin calmly looked at her.

He knew all these things.

It was just an excuse to sever ties with the Zhou family once and for all.

He Mingzhu clenched her palm, stepping back awkwardly, "I can explain."

She urgently needed a partner now, and Zhou Lin was the most suitable, so she eagerly explained, "I was forced, all by Zhou Chenyan."

"Zhou Chenyan?"

He Mingzhu hated the favoritism shown by He Rongwei, so she didn’t hesitate to say, "It was Zhou Chenyan and my dad who forced me to do this, you saw it yourself, now he’s cutting off the donkey’s nose and dismantling the bridge after crossing it."

She hated such discrimination.

But Zhou Lin was still calm, so calm that it made He Mingzhu anxious.

She felt wronged, "Don’t you believe me? If it wasn’t for this, I wouldn’t have run around pulling connections to get you out."

She imagined Zhou Lin should be thankful, in contrast to Cheng Zhiwei who avoided Sea City from afar, showing how precious her feelings were.

"He Mingzhu, enough," Zhou Lin’s calm face slowly revealed a look of deep scorn, "Surely you don’t think I would actually develop feelings for you?"

"What do you mean?"

"It means, I won’t help you, and the engagement is off," Zhou Lin said coldly, then turned and left.

He Mingzhu was stunned, unable to accept this outcome.

This was not the result she wanted.

She chased Zhou Lin to the door and grabbed his clothes, "Zhou Lin, you can’t treat me like this."

Zhou Lin, without any hesitation, brushed off He Mingzhu’s hand. His eyebrows and eyes no longer held the previous warmth nor indifference, but deep disgust instead.

He Mingzhu’s words were choked in her throat.

"He Mingzhu, let’s not even mention that you now have nothing; why would I stay with you, let alone your vile intentions, they are utterly repulsive."

"I never liked you; don’t flatter yourself."

Zhou Lin said and left without looking back.

He Mingzhu stood dazedly at the doorway, her recently done nails breaking on the door frame.

He said she had nothing and that she was utterly repulsive.

Never liked her...

How could he... after she struggled so hard to save him, how could he treat her like this.

The dual betrayals nearly made her collapse.

In the car downstairs, Secretary Zhang showed slight concern, "Isn’t this pushing her too hard?"

Zhou Lin scoffed in the darkness, "That’s nothing compared to what she did to Zhiwei, why can’t she bear it?"

"But will she really go to Zhou Chenyan?" Secretary Zhang glanced upstairs, puzzled.

"She won’t yet, but she will soon."

He Mingzhu swallowed her bitterness and returned to the He family.

He Rongwei was indifferent toward her, "Remember, you were able to return because Xiao Ye pleaded for you."

He Ye gently smiled beside him, "Dad, my sister is our family; she was deceived briefly, but she came back, showing she realized her mistake. Let’s not pursue it further."

He paused, then added, "Besides, currently, I don’t have enough capable and trustworthy people by my side. If sister is willing to help at the company, that would be even better."

His eyes gleamed as he looked at He Mingzhu.

He Mingzhu saw the challenge in them.

Previously she was the CEO of the company, but now it had become He Ye, and He Mingzhu would have to work under him, which was a humiliation from every angle.

But He Rongwei didn’t think so at all; he even thought this proposal was very good, "Xiao Ye has always been clear-headed."

He glared at He Mingzhu discontentedly, "If you had even half of Xia Ye’s sensibility, you wouldn’t be in this situation now, deceived by a man. Embarrassing."