Liang Xinzhou slowly uttered a few words: "Wishful thinking."
//
Liang Shiguang felt oppressed just by standing there.
Having been immersed in the business world for a long time, Liang Xinzhou had already developed a ruthless and tough approach by dealing with the older, more experienced people in the company when he was young.
Even though he is considered young in the business world, no one dares to underestimate him.
Liang Xinzhou is not lacking in emotional intelligence. On the contrary, he has long since mastered the ability to speak to people in a way that suits them, whether it's their personalities or their social status.
He's just too lazy to use those methods at home.
At work, I have to wear a mask every day. When I get home, I just want some peace and quiet, but then I have to face all these trivial matters again.
Who wouldn't find it annoying?
After Qiu Zimin fainted, Liang Xinran naturally sat by Qiu Zimin's bedside wiping away tears, looking extremely miserable.
When the family doctor arrived, he gave Qiu Zimin an IV drip and determined that her fainting was caused by anger and distress.
He also told the Liang brothers, "This is a mental illness. If you are depressed all day long, you will feel like this. If you go out for a walk every day, you will feel better."
After confirming that she was alright, Liang Xinzhou stood at the door and observed Liang Xinran.
Liang Xinhe had indeed softened. Seeing his mother, whom he had respected since childhood, faint from anger over such a small matter time and time again, he began to reflect on whether he and his sons had gone too far.
She's just a biological daughter, isn't she?
If they recognize it, then they recognize it.
Since they've already moved out, leaving this person in the house won't bother anyone else.
When he was discussing this with Liang Xinzhou, Liang Xinzhou glanced at him sideways and scolded him for being stupid.
Liang Xinhe frowned. "What should we do then? If we really send her away, Mom will faint again after she wakes up, and what about Dad... Our family really can't just fall apart like this, can it?"
“With her around, the place is bound to fall apart,” Liang Xinzhou said. “Didn’t she want to leave too?”
So Liang Xinzhou called Liang Xinran out and began negotiating with her.
The negotiation process was recorded.
He proposed that Liang Xinran live in Haizhou City and that he would buy her a house. He said that the family property would be distributed according to the parents' wishes, but Liang Xinzhou was willing to give Liang Xinran 1% of his own share. He assured her that he would not mistreat her financially. He also said that if she wanted to go back to the old house, she could do so anytime, since they would not be moving back to the old house.
The premise is that Liang Xinran cannot flaunt her status as the third young lady of the Liang family. No matter what job she does in the future, Liang Xinzhou will help her, but he does not want her to sit at home and live off his savings.
Liang Xinzhou offered her very generous terms to move out of the old house.
Liang Xinran, however, said she didn't want the money; she only hoped that the family could live in harmony and happiness, just like before she came.
Liang Xinran's words were impeccable, but Liang Xinzhou felt no remorse whatsoever and told her directly, "You can't change anything even if you don't want these things."
In the end, Liang Xinzhou didn't bother with her anymore; he had already made his demands.
After confirming with her several times whether she was willing to leave, Liang Xinran hesitated for a long time before finally saying that she was willing.
Liang Xinzhou then took her luggage and left the old house.
Tell her to go to a hotel first, and her assistant will find her a room.
Faced with Liang Xinran's words, Liang Xinzhou remained calm and ultimately saw her off.
Liang Shi stood there, watching the car disappear at the intersection, before getting into his own car.
Lingdang asked in confusion, "Where did Uncle take my new aunt?"
Liang Shi: "Let's go to the new house."
"Is the new aunt moving away?" Lingdang asked.
Liang Shi nodded, then asked her, "If your new aunt moves out, will you move back?"
Bell immediately shook her head, "I like our new home now."
For her, the new home is free and comfortable. Although it is not as big as the old house, there are fewer people in the family, and she can have a lot of fun by herself. What's more, she can spend time with her mother every day when she comes home. She doesn't have to be as reserved as she was in the old house, where she had to wait for her grandfather to start eating before she could start eating.
Bell didn't want to go back.
Liang Shi just smiled and patted her head, "Then tell your father."
I just hope Liang Xinhe won't be soft-hearted again.
//
Of course, they didn't get an apology from Lingdang, but Xu Tong's family apologized to her.
Especially Xu Tong's mother, she is a completely different person compared to before.
That night, a quarrel naturally broke out in the Liang family.
Upon waking up and discovering that Liang Xinran had been sent away, Qiu Zimin went berserk, hurling extremely offensive insults at the Liang Xinzhou brothers.
Liang's father sat on the sofa without saying a word and smoked nearly half a pack of cigarettes.
Liang Xinzhou and Liang Xinhe sat there without saying a word in rebuttal, their attitude was clear—this person had to be sent away.
Qiu Zimin said, "Now that you've all moved out, who cares who stays here for me? Once you've sent her away, I'll go and live with her."
Liang Xinzhou replied, "I can't control that, you can do as you please, but we won't get too involved with her."
Because of this incident, the Liang family was in an uproar, and the atmosphere was more tense than ever before.
Qiu Zimin almost fainted from anger again.
Liang Xinzhou replied, "Not sending her away from Haizhou City is the final bottom line."
Qiu Zimin was so angry that she grabbed something to hit him, but Liang's father suddenly roared coldly, "Enough! Isn't this house chaotic enough already?!"
Suddenly, two lines of tears streamed down Qiu Zimin's face. "What sins have I committed..."
However, Liang's father knew that Liang Xinzhou was not the kind of person who would make trouble for no reason, and that there must be a reason why he was so determined this time.
Summon Liang Xinzhou to the study and ask him why he did this.
Liang Xinzhou showed his father the information he had previously gathered. "Although there's no direct evidence, I don't believe it's a coincidence. Do you?"
“I asked Liang Shi to ask Xu Qingzhu. The reason Xu Kang was fired by Haiwei Jewelry was that he sold the concept of the summer new products to Xinlai Design for 1.2 million yuan.” Liang Xinzhou said, “Zhang Yangning worked at Xinlai Design for a year after graduation. Zhang Yangning is also from Taozhi Village. She goes back to the village every year. Although the villagers say that she and Liang Xinran do not talk, I think there must be something fishy going on.”
Liang Xinzhou is an exceptionally cautious person.
When Liang's father saw the documents he handed over, he was somewhat skeptical. After all, Liang Xinran had only been in Haizhou City for less than half a month, so how could she have planned so many things?
But Liang Xinzhou's words made him waver.
Moreover, he is indeed getting old, and he has basically handed over the affairs of Dongheng to Liang Xinzhou. These days, returning to the company to take on heavy responsibilities has exhausted him.
Ultimately, he agreed with Liang Xinzhou's suggestion to take precautions.
“Your mother feels too guilty towards her,” Liang’s father said. “She carried her for ten months and gave birth to her, and the delivery process was extremely difficult. Not long after, she was stolen. She has been thinking about it for more than 20 years, and it has almost become an obsession. She won’t let go of it so easily.”
“It’s her business what she wants to do, but we can’t all lose our minds,” Liang Xinzhou said.
Looking at the stack of documents, Mr. Liang pondered for a long time before saying, "Then let's investigate this area. If we find anything, it will put your mother's mind at ease."
Liang Xinzhou responded with a "yes".
After a long silence in the study, Liang Xinzhou suddenly spoke up, "Dad, do you know who Liang Shi's biological parents are?"
"Liang Shi?" Liang's father paused. "Why are you asking this?"
“Mom seems to have let something slip today.” Liang Xinzhou didn’t hide it either. “It seems that Liang Shi wasn’t adopted by Mom. It’s more like she knew Liang Shi’s parents, especially his mother.”
Upon hearing this, Liang's father shook his head. "Isn't Liang Shi just an abandoned baby? When your mother and I found her, she was barely breathing, and her whole body was covered in bruises, as if she had been abused. We took her to the hospital, which saved her life."
Liang Xinzhou was puzzled, but seeing that his father's expression didn't seem to be lying, he gave up on discussing the matter.
//
Liang Shi was unaware of the argument that broke out in the Liang family that night.
She felt that what happened during the day was absurd, and Liang Xinran even tried to throw her at her, but luckily she dodged it.
During dinner that evening, she told Xu Qingzhu about it.
Xu Qingzhu clicked her tongue, "That just shows how charming Miss Liang is."
Liang Shi: "..."
She placed a piece of bamboo shoot on Xu Qingzhu's plate, saying, "Teacher Xu, please eat more."
Rainbow, standing to the side, watched, completely bewildered.
Because Dongheng Magazine is about to launch a new section, Zhou Li is extremely busy and has to work overtime until very late at night, so she can't take care of Rainbow.
It was almost nine o'clock when Liang Shi took Rainbow home, but the lights in her house were still off.
Liang Shi couldn't bear to see the little boy all alone, so he took Rainbow home.
Zhou Li felt extremely embarrassed when she found out, but seeing Rainbow sitting at the table eating a hot meal with her family by her side, Zhou Li couldn't bring herself to tell Rainbow to go home and stay alone. She could only shamelessly trouble Liang Shi and thank her repeatedly.
Liang Shi said it didn't matter.
She'll be free tomorrow, so I can take care of her child for another day. Once she gets paid, I can treat myself and Xu Qingzhu to a meal.
Zhou Li then felt relieved and told Rainbow to behave well at Liang Shi's house.
Rainbow is indeed very well-behaved when she's alone. She stays there quietly without making a fuss. After dinner, Xu Qingzhu takes her to the bathroom to wash up, and she can do it independently by standing on a stool.
Rainbow was quickly settled into the second bedroom to sleep.
By the time Liang Shi finished cleaning up the kitchen and came out, Xu Qingzhu had already finished washing up and was sitting on the sofa reading a book.
Liang Shi asked in a low voice, "Is Rainbow asleep?"
Xu Qingzhu nodded, unable to help but sigh, "She's so well-behaved."
Liang Shi also said, "Yes, Rainbow is so well-behaved that he doesn't seem like a child."
After finishing his reflections, Liang Shi secretly opened the door to the second bedroom. The room was dark, and Rainbow's even breathing could be heard; she sounded like she was fast asleep.
She then closed the door again, handed Qi Jiao's diary to Xu Qingzhu, and went to wash up.
Qi Jiao's diary was laid out in front of Xu Qingzhu, but it wasn't anything special to Xu Qingzhu.
But Qi Jiao's writing was so compelling, and coupled with the fact that Xu Qingzhu had learned a little about her past, the person became a tangible image in Xu Qingzhu's mind.
To her, this was an older sister who was like a little angel.