Chapter 36

He was so cruel to my mother before, and now, to force me to go back, he's using every means to make me compromise? Dream on.

Yun Zhe vented angrily, losing his appetite: "Jing Shu, come on, let's go—I'll take you home; I still have something to do."

He needs to hurry and tell his father about this.

He absolutely cannot let that old hag get near Jing Shu again—it's too dangerous; he currently lacks the ability to fight her, so he must quickly go to his father to think of a plan.

"Yun Zhe..." Jing Shu was stunned by Yun Zhe's words, unable to recover for a moment.

As it turned out, Yun Zhe never mentioned his maternal grandmother's family, simply because he hated them too much.

It seemed his hatred had reached his very marrow.

"Mm!" Jing Shu nodded obediently and left the restaurant with Yun Zhe.

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Jing Shu returned home filled with worries; her parents had just finished cooking and were waiting for her.

"Jing Shu, why did you come home so early today?"

Jing Shu's father and mother have both retired; each day, aside from taking care of Jing Shu, they have nothing else to do.

Every day when Jing Shu returns home, there is a hot meal waiting for her.

While the parents were cooking, they happened to look out the window and saw Yun Zhe send Jing Shu downstairs before leaving.

Seeing their daughter enter, Father Geng furrowed his brows: "Why did Yun Zhe come? He didn't even stay for a meal at home before leaving."

Actually, Mr. and Mrs. Geng quite like Yun Zhe.

But he's just too poor.

The three siblings have no parents, not even any relatives.

The Geng couple worried that if their daughter married Yun Zhe she would suffer, especially after learning that Yun Zhe had been swindled in an investment and was up to his neck in debt; for their daughter's future, they could only harden their hearts and split the two up.

But they never expected that, only recently did they discover their daughter was actually pregnant with Yun Zhe's child.

The couple had no choice but to accept reality.

"Dad, he still has something to do, so he didn't come up." Right then, Jing Shu's mind was a tangled mess.

Having heard everything Yun Zhe said and seeing how much he hated his grandmother, she felt heartbroken for him.

But she is already pregnant; for the child's sake and to avoid a life of poverty, she very much hopes Yun Zhe will return to the Wen family.

"Jing Shu, what's wrong? Your complexion looks awful." Seeing his daughter's condition, Father Geng anxiously asked.

Jing Shu's mind was a tangled mess, so she simply told her parents everything.

"What?" Father Geng Tianhua and Mother Sun Xuehua listened, equally shocked.

The couple looked at each other; Geng Tianhua fell silent, sighed, then said: "The Wen family has over a hundred million in assets—since Wen Fengshu was so heartless as not to acknowledge Yun Zhe's mother back then, why does she now want Yun Zhe to come back as heir?"

"Yeah, that's right. Yun Zhe said it's because his maternal uncle was injured and paralyzed in bed; even with IVF, they couldn't have another child. Yun Zhe does have a cousin, but he's extremely fond of play, ruining his reputation and health while still young—so the Wen family men can't have children."

"Yun Zhe's cousin is nothing but a pus-filled sack—good for nothing but eating, drinking, and playing." Jing Shu explained to her father.

"Heh, no wonder that old lady is so eager to get Yun Zhe back." Geng Tianhua's profession is public relations; having seen countless aristocratic feuds and power struggles, he naturally understands Wen Fengshu's intention.

"Yun Zhe is a top student at Zhehai University, very business-savvy; in terms of ability, he could leave that cousin of his in the dust in minutes."

"Wen Fengshu wants Yun Zhe to return simply to make him a puppet to manage her estate for her."

"That's right, I see that too—but although she wants Yun Zhe to be a puppet, he's not so spineless as to let her push him around; once he becomes the Wen family heir, eventually everything of the Wen family will be his."

"Being a puppet is only temporary; the old lady can't live forever, and there's no successor."

Thinking of Yun Zhe's reaction when mentioning Wen Fengshu, Jing Shu sighed helplessly: "But Yun Zhe hates his grandmother so much that it seems he will never agree to return to the Wen family, no matter what."

Geng Tianhua thought, then continued: "No matter what, that is Yun Zhe's maternal grandfather; this kid has ability but lacks capital. Fortunately, the Wen family has extended an olive branch—he can seize the opportunity to achieve his ideal."

Imagining Yun Zhe inheriting everything from the Wen family and living a glorious life, Geng Tianhua felt delighted inside.

That much money is wealth that a person like him could never accumulate even after several lifetimes of struggle.

Jing Shu is already pregnant, and her marriage to Yun Zhe is a foregone conclusion; if Yun Zhe returns to the Wen family and gains everything, then we parents could also bask in the reflected glory.

His precious daughter could become the president's wife of the Wen Clan—this is a blessing cultivated over several lifetimes.

"Jing Shu, you say people live, struggling every day— isn't it all for money? I agree with Yun Zhe returning to the Wen family as heir." After pondering, Geng Tianhua said seriously: "No matter what, Yun Zhe is blood of the Wen family, a blood relative—how deep could a blood feud be?"

"As long as he returns to the Wen family, those grudges will eventually be washed away by time."

"For long-term consideration, you must do your best to persuade Yun Zhe to go back to the Wen family." Geng Tianhua patted his daughter's shoulder: "Given Yun Zhe's current situation, wanting to rely on his own strength to achieve his ideal—I think that's pretty arrogant."

"If you don't want you and your child to suffer a hard life with him, if you want him to fulfill his dream, then set aside the grudges— but you still have to face reality."

Hearing her father's words, Jing Shu nodded helplessly: "Mm, Dad, I understand."

"Dad, I almost forgot something important." Jing Shu suddenly recalled what Yun Zhe had mentioned in passing: "Yun Zhe said he had found his biological father."

"Really?" Geng Tianhua perked up and quickly asked: "What kind of person is Yun Zhe's biological father? Have you met him?"

"I haven't met him; today I only heard Yun Zhe mention it." Jing Shu shook her head and continued: "However, it seems his circumstances aren't bad—he arrived today in a Mercedes-Benz, which he says his biological father bought for him."

"A Mercedes-Benz?" Geng Tianhua exclaimed delightedly: "That Mercedes-Benz is a luxury car."

"It seems Yun Zhe's father is a wealthy man."

Geng Tianhua weighed it carefully, then shook his head: "But no matter how rich, it couldn't possibly compare to the Wen family's wealth, could it?"

"Dad, my mind is all tangled up right now; Yun Zhe and I usually get along fine, and he normally listens to me when issues arise, but I've never seen him hate someone this much—I don't even know how to start persuading him."