178: The Crowning Surname

Mother Zheng and Wang Cheng had lunch in the Zhou mansion, and left after saying goodbye in the afternoon. The two returned to the Zheng house by car. Wang Cheng mentioned the topic they talked about that morning, and Mother Zheng did not hide it from him.

"When I, your mother, married your father, we had an agreement with your grandfather. That agreement was that the second son born by your mother should be given the Zhou family name. That is to say, your original name should be Zhou Cheng. However, because you suddenly went missing, this promise has never been fulfilled.” The Zhou Group always needed an heir, but Zhou Shichang had only two daughters. Therefore, many years ago, Zhou Shichang was planning to choose an heir from the sons of his daughters, and this heir must be surnamed Zhou. Unfortunately, with Wang Cheng's disappearance, this had to be put on hold.

"Mom, I have a question. Doesn't my aunt also have a son?" Wang Cheng thought of Zhao Chenlin, who was pretty clever. Although he was not smart enough, the Zhou family was scarce. As the only grandson of the Zhou family, Zhao Chenlin had a great chance.

Mother Zheng's well-maintained face suddenly sneered.

Wang Cheng didn't read it wrong, it was indeed a sneer, different from the Mother Zheng who always smiled so sweetly in his impression.

"Although Zhao Chenlin is also good, your grandfather once said that it would be difficult for him to bear great responsibility, and he is not suitable to be the heir of the Zhou Group."

"Mom, do you have any contradictions with my aunt?" Wang Cheng asked tentatively.

"Much contradiction." Mother Zheng did not intend to hide it from him. Sooner or later, he would know. "Your aunt and I are actually half-sisters."

One of the most common phenomena of the wealthy families was romantic debt. Although Zhou Shichang was a good father, he was not a good husband. Zhou Lin was born to another woman when Mother Zheng was three years old. Although Zhou Shichang couldn't control his lower body, his mind was very sensible. The woman had not been able to enter the door of the Zhou house even until death, and Zhou Lin was only received after the woman's death.

Mother Zheng was ten years old at the time. She did not like Zhou Lin since she was a child. When they were young, Zhou Lin used to act falsely, often to win Zhou Shichang's sympathy. Then, Mother Zheng had a different temperament than she did now, it was quite explosive. She saw Zhou Lin as especially unpleasant, so she often punished her.

Zhou Lin was also sensible at that time. She knew that her sister did not like her. In order to discredit Mother Zheng, she often acted in front of Zhou Shichang, posing as a little white flower that was being bullied.

However, who was Zhou Shichang? He could support such a big group by himself, so he could see that Zhou Lin was acting, not to mention that he didn’t particularly like Zhou Lin. She was as good at pretending as her mother, and framed Mother Zheng several times in a row. After the punishment was always directed towards herself, Zhou Lin knew that her trick had been seen through. So, she stopped pretending to be a little white flower, and instead armed herself to confront Mother Zheng.

With Zhou Shichang's sincere love, Mother Zheng had never been wronged until she married Father Zheng. Zhou Shichang promised to have her second son be the heir of the Zhou family. Unfortunately, such a tragedy happened, otherwise Wang Cheng would be trained as the successor of the Zhou Group.

"Your aunt and your uncle that you haven’t met have long had ulterior motives in hopes of the Zhou Group. After you disappeared, they even mentioned that they would not mind giving Zhao Chenlin the Zhou family name. However, your grandfather did not agree, it is impossible that the Zhou Group will be handed over to your second aunt and uncle."

Wang Cheng thought of his aunt's hypocritical expression this morning, and he somewhat understood Mother Zheng.

At this time, Zhou Lin was losing her temper in her room. After Wang Cheng disappeared 25 years ago, she did not know how lucky she was. She knew that her father did not like her because of her mother, but since she had such a good opportunity in front of her, she should strive for what she could.

When Zhao Chenlin was born, Zhou Lin vaguely mentioned to her father that Chenlin could be given the Zhou name. However, Zhou Shichang did not agree. She was not discouraged at this time. As long as Wang Cheng couldn’t be found back, her son had a chance. She waited for more than twenty years. Now that Wang Cheng was back, as soon as Mother Zheng opened her mouth, her father agreed to let Wang Cheng take the last name of the family without saying a word. She was very unreconciled.

"Mom, what's wrong?" Zhao Chenlin still didn't know the agreement between Mother Zheng and his grandfather.

When Zhou Lin saw him with a blank expression on his face, the fire in her heart grew even fiercer. "I used to ask you to learn how to do business, but you didn’t listen. Now that you are like this, Wang Cheng is back. Do you not want to get the Zhou Group anymore?"

"Mom, what do you mean? What is the relationship between Wang Cheng coming back and the Zhou Group?" Zhao Chenlin was anxious when he heard this. He did not know that Wang Cheng was going to be given the Zhou surname. However, his parents had told him from an early age that the Zhou Group would sooner or later be his. Others would not be able to grab it. He also knew that he was the only boy in the Zhou family, so he had always regarded the Zhou Group as automatically his. Sooner or later, it would be his, so why work hard?

Zhou Lin sneered and glared at the wall as if it was her enemy. "Your grandfather once promised your aunt to train her second son to be the heir of the Zhou clan. Now that the other has returned, you just listen how it will turn out when it comes to your grandfather. Once your grandfather decides to make him his successor, do you think the Zhou Group will still be yours? If you don’t know how to make progress, you may not get a penny in the future."

"How can this be? He’s just a wild boy from the countryside. How can he get the Zhou Group?" Zhao Chenlin felt a sense of crisis in his heart.

"Why? Just because he is your aunt's son."

Zhou Lin often thought that her father was too partial. She was also his daughter. Why did he always have only Zhou Hui as a daughter in his eyes? She had more and more of these unwilling thoughts as she grew up. Now that she was married and had children, for her son and daughter, she was even less likely to give up.

Wang Cheng and Mother Zheng returned to the Zheng house. The others had not yet returned. At about five o'clock, Wang Cheng received a call from Chu Yifeng, who said that he was back over the phone.

"Mom, I'm going to find a friend. I might not come back at night." Wang Cheng put on his jacket again.

Mother Zheng was discussing what to eat for dinner with Aunt Yu, and she was at a bit of a loss when she heard him. "Where will you stay if you don't come back?"

"I’ll stay in my friend's villa. I also stayed there with him last time I came to the Imperial Capital. He just returned from a business trip today." Wang Cheng said truthfully.

His tone was too normal. It was only after he left that Mother Zheng vaguely felt something was wrong. When Zheng Jingen came back from work, he asked about Wang Cheng. Mother Zheng told him why he wasn’t there, and Zheng Jingen could understand what she didn’t.

After only a few days of not seeing Chu Yifeng, Wang Cheng couldn't wait to run to see him, even under the noses of the two families. Zheng Jingen really didn’t know if he should say that they were bold, or that they had nothing to worry about.

When Chu Yifeng called Wang Cheng, he was already on his way back to the villa. Wang Cheng went to the supermarket on the way. When he returned, he had already arrived at the villa, along with a blond-haired, blue-eyed stranger.

"Hello, my name is David. I am the boss’ assistant." When David saw Wang Cheng, he trembled like a goat for ten seconds, almost rushing straight to Wang Cheng. His face displayed a flattering smile.

Wang Cheng heard that foreigners were more enthusiastic, but this seemed to be too enthusiastic. He looked at Chu Yifeng, but Chu Yifeng didn't say anything, so he just held his hand. "Hello, my name is Wang Cheng, you can just call me by my name."

David had determined that the young man in front of him was one of the protagonists of the post on the Internet the boss once asked him to handle. At that time, he did not understand how his boss suddenly became interested in this kind of thing. Now that he saw Wang Cheng, he immediately understood.

Not only was this person handsome, he could also cook.

David was very moved when he saw the delicious dinner in front of him. He had visited China several times before. He didn't know whether he was unlucky or if he was not used to eating Chinese food, but he had never liked Chinese cuisine. After eating this meal today, he finally knew that he had just been out of luck. Chinese cuisine was really delicious.

Wang Cheng inexplicably glanced at David opposite him, who was eating and was as moved as if his tears were about to fall. Should he be a fool?

After eating, David rushed to wash the dishes. Wang Cheng saw that he was very determined and left it to him. David was not the same as the pampered Chu Yifeng. He used to live a brisk life by himself, and lacked the laziness common in men.

Wang Cheng cleaned the hall, and when he came back, he saw that David was washing the dishes and putting them away neatly into the dishwasher. After finishing, he asked Wang Cheng if he needed any help. This was the first time Wang Cheng saw such a conscious person. Anyway, he was still a guest, so Wang Cheng did not arrange any work for him.

David came here as an assistant for Chu Yifeng, and his return date was uncertain, so he brought clothes to change into. Wang Cheng took him to a room with its own bathroom, and taught him how to use the shower before leaving.

Not long after, David ran to Chu Yifeng secretly while Wang Cheng was taking a bath. He said carefully, full of emotion, "Boss, the boss lady is a good person. I support you."

"Boss lady?" Chu Yifeng looked at him funny.

David nodded. "You don't have to hide it from me, boss. In fact, I can see that you and the boss lady are in love."

If Wang Cheng heard David call him ‘boss lady’, he could change from a good person into a bad person at any time.

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