Chapter 394: Severing Ties

She thought this was putting Zheng Dongqing in a difficult spot, forcing her to stay. Her family had wronged this girl, and she could offer, within her conscience, the best compensation.

Zheng Dongqing found it hard to speak; she had been "I" for quite a while, so long that she herself was losing patience, yet she saw Yang Zhichun's expression still gentle and kind.

"My last memory is that my stepfather wanted to lay hands on me; I escaped and begged my sister for help!"

After Zheng Dongqing finished speaking, her shame level exploded, her face turned as red as a shrimp! She had once told her mother something was wrong, but her mother beat her and called her a whore… recalling those words made her feel painful.

But she didn't have the courage to lie, so she could only tell the truth. The lady before her looked very shrewd; if she discovered a lie, she would dislike her, right? Zheng Dongqing looked at the surroundings and the servant caring for her, and knew that this family's status compared to the Mu family was only higher, not lower.

She had considered going with the flow, playing ostrich, living under this family's protection. Not to mention being a mother or nanny for the two cuties—she would gladly do that. She only wanted a safe life.

But her conscience wouldn't let it; she truly felt she was unlikely to have any connection with such a family, and that the lady before her was mistaken.

"Could it be my sister, Zheng Dongping?"

Zheng Dongqing thought her sister was more outgoing and more capable than she was, perhaps it was her? If it was indeed her sister, she could also shamelessly seek shelter in this person's house. She could work without wages and wouldn't be a freeloader! Yang Zhichun smiled, "You really look like Su Yi!"

"Ah?"

"Su Yi, your younger son! Su Xi also looks like you, but also like me."

Yang Zhichun wore a satisfied smile, and Zheng Dongqing hung her head, "I'm sorry, I really don't remember."

"You don't need to think about not remembering; the Doctor said you were shocked. That memory is painful, your subconscious doesn't want to recall it."

"Now you're fine as you are. You can slowly get along with the children. If you can't get along, that's okay; Su Xi is very sensible, and Su Yi is also well‑behaved and listens to his older brother."

"All of us hope you are happy!"

Yang Zhichun recalled what Zheng Dongqing had said before, "As for the Mu family, you don't need to worry; stay at home a while longer, and later there will be no Mu family."

Zheng Dongqing looked at Yang Zhichun with admiration; when she said "there will be no Mu family later," it was so cool!

The hurt Zheng Dongqing wouldn't be foolish enough to plead with the Mu family now. If the Mu family is gone, her mother's life is hard, but she can still find ways to earn money, keep her alive, and repay the nurturing debt. If the Mu family remained, she would have to live daily in a shadow worse than death.

Su Xi returned after buying groceries with Su Zhengda; Su Yi held newly bought building blocks wanting to play with Su Xi, and Su Xi tossed his younger brother to the grandfather and led the grandmother outside.

He learned from the grandfather that the grandmother intended to deal with the Mu family.

He had to help his grandmother! Su Xi told all the information he knew to Yang Zhichun. He hoped the grandmother could bankrupt the Mu family at the smallest cost! "Alright, grandmother, I've noted everything, go back and see your mother!"

"Grandmother, you must be careful; the Mu family and the maternal uncle's family are not good people!"

Yang Zhichun blinked, patted Su Xi's head, "Grandmother is quite ruthless in your memory, right?"

This grandson knows too much, as if he can foresee the future. If not foresight, then only experience.

Yang Zhichun knows her own nature; she still has some affection for her grandson and would yield for him. If she didn't have deep feelings, she would act only out of self‑interest.

Her son is a ready example. She wouldn't play the emotion card with her son; she would treat a disobedient son the same way she treats subordinates.

Su Xi held Yang Zhichun, "Grandmother does it for us, not out of ruthlessness."

"Good! There's grandma!"

Yang Zhichun worked through the night to contact official contacts friendly with the Su family. She leaked information about the Mu and Lin families, and various departments began to act.

The Lin family's new operation had just started, with no superiors. Yang Zhichun reported it; once the higher‑ups clarified, they began to move.

The Mu family got entangled, and the whole family was detained, including Zheng Dongping and Mu Ji Guang's children. Inspectors also found prohibited items on them.

Zheng Dongping received the news and ran to the Su Company to seek help from Su Zeyan.

At that moment, Su Zhengda called Su Zeyan into the company's most sound‑proof office and closed the door.

"Dad, what are you doing? I haven't done anything wrong lately, have I? If you're going to hit me, give me a reason, otherwise I won't accept it!"

Every time he entered this room, Su Zeyan was being beaten. When he was summoned, he seriously reflected on what he had done recently.

Besides not going to see those two little brats, he hadn't done anything wrong! Not seeing them wasn't his fault! He didn't even know which hospital! This can't be blamed on him!

Su Zeyan thought himself justified in his heart, but his face still looked cowardly.

He saw his mother.

His father hits him, his mother beats him to death; the two are not the same.

"Look at these two reports."

Su Zeyan looked, "What does it mean?"

One is a Paternity Test between Mu Ji Guang's son and Zheng Dongping; the other is umbilical cord blood from the hospital's cold storage that should belong to Su Xi and Su Yi, but actually belongs to Mu Ji Guang's two sons.

"Not clear? Look at this again."

Yang Zhichun tossed him another document—a surveillance screenshot. It showed Zheng Dongping and Mu Ji Guang, whom Su Zeyan knew, embracing each other, claimed to be normal sibling contact, only a fool would believe it!

"This is just a frame from a monitored area; they've appeared alone more than once."

"Then how did Su Xi and Su Yi come about? Didn't you test the blood?"

Su Zhengda sneered, "Good question, you can't even tell your own wife apart?"

Su Zhengda wanted to know how stupid his son could be.

"Your wife hid a person in the manor; the servant says they were doing things for you, that you hid them, do you know?"

Su Zeyan stared blankly at Su Zhengda, Su Zhengda was about to die of anger! "The day before yesterday, we found a woman who looks exactly like Zheng Dongping. She was living in the servants' quarters of our manor, covered in blood, barely alive! If she had died, the police would have found out, and the servants would have testified that you were hiding her! The fetus she miscarried, after examination, is your biological child—what charges would you face?"

"The day before yesterday we found a woman who looks exactly like Zheng Dongping; she was in the servants' quarters of our manor, covered in blood, almost dead! If she had died, the police would find out, and the servant would say you were hiding her! Her miscarried fetus, after testing, is biologically your child; what charges will you face?"

Su Zeyan collapsed to the ground.

Yang Zhichun took out a card, "I and your father have raised you for so many years, and we believe we have done our duty toward you. Whether you are rebellious or have committed crimes, we no longer want to have anything to do with you."

Yang Zhichun pulled out a card, "Your father and I have raised you for so many years, believing we have done everything for you. Whether you're rebellious or criminal, we no longer want to deal with you.

I have to manage the company every day and clean up your messes; it's exhausting! You said you wanted love, right? Take this money, go find your love; you won't need to come to the company anymore. I want to see how long your love lasts." Su Zhengda said with a deep expression, "We may have neglected you, but we never lacked providing you with material and education. The person you've become may truly be your own problem.

You are now an adult; I am no longer responsible for you. This afternoon you'll see a newspaper announcement severing the father‑son relationship. Not only me and your mother, but also your ties with Su Xi and the others are cut.

Those two have owed you nothing since childhood; their births weren't what they wanted. Yet they have endured a lot of malice from you."

Su Zhengda accompanied the young Su Xi on a purchase trip, suddenly becoming clear‑headed.

Though parents are a child's teachers, he never really taught Su Zeyan, failing his duty as a father; that's his fault. Yet over the years, school education and private tutors, Su Zeyan missed none.

Yet Su Zeyan still has that nature, a blade turned inward, leaving the whole family scarred. Perhaps he was born that way and can never change.

【61】 Su Zhengda and Yang Zhichun finished speaking, left the room, and ordered that all companies under the Su Clan immediately dismiss Su Zeyan.

From today onward, they cut off their parent‑child relationship with Su Zeyan. Su Xi and Su Yi also cut off their parent‑child relationship with Su Zeyan. They will not receive Su Zeyan's support payments, nor will they have to bear his pension expenses in the future. Moreover, the inheritance of Yang Zhichun and Su Zhengda, as well as that of Su Xi and Su Yi, Su Zeyan has no right to inherit.

From now on, if Su Zeyan comes again, he will be treated like any ordinary visitor.

The whole company erupted in an uproar! Everyone knows that Eldest Young Master Su (Su Zeyan) is at odds with the boss couple. Yet, no matter what, he is the Su Family's only son, and the Su Family will still end up in his hands.

Everyone in the company shows utmost respect to Su Zeyan and unconditionally tolerates his bad temper.

But what have they just heard? The boss couple has actually cut ties with Su Zeyan! The whole company is speculating what outrageously terrible thing Su Zeyan could have done to provoke such a ruthless move by the boss couple. Could he have committed a crime? Zheng Dongping, who came here seeking Su Zeyan's help, also panics upon hearing the news!

Su Zeyan is no longer the Su Family's eldest son, the sole heir—can he still help her rescue the children? Su Zeyan returns to his office, where the supervisor has already packed up his belongings. He carries the box, his expression dazed, and walks out.

Su Zeyan looks dazed, but Zheng Dongping is not dazed at all! The Mu Family is still waiting for her to rescue them! In any case, the two little children must be saved first.

"Brother Yan, is it because something happened to the Mu Family that your parents made this decision?"

Su Zeyan looks at Zheng Dongping, his expression inexplicable.

Zheng Dongping keeps feeling something is off. She harbors a silent resentment: men are unreliable! They once said they loved her, willing to stand against the whole world for her. Now, after being kicked out of the house, they blame her?

"Brother Yan, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me!"

Su Zeyan slowly shakes his head. He doesn't know whether to trust his parents or the person beside his pillow.

Su Zeyan trudges back to the place he and Zheng Dongping usually live, and sees the assistant beside his mother.

"What are you doing here?"

The assistant, accustomed to Su Zeyan's stern face, speaks gently, "President Yang asked me to inform you that this house is under her name; please pack up your and Ms. Zheng's personal belongings and leave as soon as possible. After you leave, the cleaning staff will enter to clean and discard any items you don't need into the trash bin."

"Isn't this the coming‑of‑age gift from the mother‑in‑law to Brother Yan?"

"Ms. Zheng, please watch your words; your husband and President Yang are not mother‑and‑son, so calling President Yang 'mother‑in‑law' is inappropriate!"

"Is she really that ruthless?"

The assistant's lips curl into a forty‑five‑degree smile, offering no answer.

Ruthless? Which parents would be so ruthless yet still give their children money to spend?

The sum of money Su Zeyan holds in his hand, as long as he doesn't squander it, can be prudently invested using the knowledge he's accumulated over the years and last him a lifetime.

But with Ms. Zheng around, that's not guaranteed.

Su Zeyan silently enters the room to pack his things, without a word.

Seeing his attitude, Zheng Dongping can't understand why Su Zeyan would voluntarily bow before his parents. She packs her designer bag, jewelry, clothes, shoes, and everything else, even the accessories displayed in the living room.

Faced with her rummaging, Su Zeyan remains silent.

Su Zeyan and Zheng Dongping move all their belongings out of the house; the four cleaning staff standing behind the assistant immediately go inside and begin clearing the trash.

"Brother Yan, what do we do now?"

Carrying a huge bundle of stuff, Zheng Dongping can't move at all. She looks at Su Zeyan as if pleading for help.

Su Zeyan also doesn't know what to do. He has no home now and needs to rent one, but they have nowhere to stay, and finding a suitable rental won't happen instantly.

"Let's stay at a hotel first."

Su Zeyan uses his phone to call a hotel they often stay at; staff quickly arrive to pick them up. Hotel workers load their belongings onto a vehicle and transport them to the hotel.

"Young Master Su, we have prepared a deluxe room for one night for you, plus service fees, a total of 220 yuan!"

Su Zeyan promptly pays, and the server moves the items into their hotel room.

Su Zeyan arrives at the hotel, takes a shower, then stares blankly out the window.

Zheng Dongping is anxious!

She wants Su Zeyan to, before the severed‑relationship news spreads, use the Su Family's connections to pull the Mu Family's people out.

If this gets out, the Mu Family will have fled already, and the Su Family will bear the blame, since the Su Family drove Su Zeyan and her out. She gave the Su Family two grandchildren; the stingy Yang Zhichun didn't give her a single cent and kicked her out!

"Brother Yan, rest well; I'll go check on my mother and my brother, and my two nephews—they're so pitiful!"

"What about Su Xi and Su Yi? They're the same age, aren't they?"

Zheng Dongping's face stiffens; what does Su Zeyan mean, a belated fatherly love? "I also want to spend time with Little Xi and Little Yi, but they don't treat me as their mother!"

Zheng Dongping's tears flow, crying like rain on pear blossoms, yet the Su Zeyan who used to hold her, coax her, and scold Su Xi and Su Yi now stares blankly out the window again.

Zheng Dongping is very puzzled! What could have happened in such a short time to cause Su Zeyan's attitude to shift so dramatically? She originally intended to visit Mu Jiguang and the two children, but seeing Su Zeyan's demeanor, she no longer dares.

After showering, Zheng Dongping goes to the bathroom, tries to lean on Su Zeyan for a heart‑to‑hand talk to clear his knot, but he pushes her away.

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