Chapter 1666 - 1655: The Villain’s Foster Mother

Chapter 1666: Chapter 1655: The Villain’s Foster Mother

"If I hadn’t come, were you planning to hide this from us forever?" Zhou Linxia was extremely angry at this moment; she couldn’t understand why her sister still wanted to contact this woman.

"Sis, I just haven’t figured out how to talk to all of you yet, but I didn’t plan to keep it hidden forever." Chuqing looked intently into Zhou Linxia’s eyes and said earnestly.

Zhou Linxia was very disappointed: "Qingqing, have you forgotten what kind of life you used to live? It was this woman who almost ruined your life!"

"Sis, you’ve misunderstood. Mom never ruined me. Although the days before were impoverished, we lived well nonetheless."

"You still call her Mom?" Zhou Linxia took a deep breath and stared at her accusingly, "Then what about our mom? Our family searched for you for over ten years, how many nights did mom cry her heart out? Is this how you repay mom; by calling someone else ’mom’?"

Chuqing didn’t avoid her gaze, meeting Zhou Linxia’s eyes: "To me, both are my moms; both are irreplaceable."

"Fine, you truly are something special." Zhou Linxia shot Ye Qiu a harsh look, "Our family didn’t pursue your crime of child trafficking as a favor to you, yet you still won’t let my sister go? What’s your aim? Money? How much do you want?"

"Miss Zhou, I’ve lived with Chuqing for over a decade. It’s natural for us to have an emotional bond. My intentions aren’t as vile as you say. Firstly, emotions can’t be bought with money, and secondly, I’m not lacking money." Ye Qiu explained with a good temper.

"You have money?" Zhou Linxia sneered, "What kind of money can a middle-aged woman without credentials or skills have? If you had money, Qingqing wouldn’t have lived like that before. The wealth you claim to have must be my sister’s remuneration, right, Miss Ye? Aren’t you ashamed? Do you really think you can buy a daughter without facing punishment, and then demand the other party support you for life?"

"Sis, how can you say such things?" Chuqing said angrily, "Mom isn’t that kind of person. You don’t know her at all."

"I don’t know her? The poor are all the same. Qingqing, you’ve been bewitched by her. You must come back with me and never see her again."

"Sis, your views are too extreme. You don’t know the truth at all. How can you say such hurtful things? Mom isn’t like you imagine. Back when I pursued my dreams, Mom spent all her savings to enroll me in extracurricular classes. Later, she..."

"Enough." Zhou Linxia interrupted her, "I don’t want to hear your so-called touching stories. They mean nothing to me. If she spent all her savings on you, who’s to say she wasn’t just putting on a show after finding out about your true background? Stating she spent her savings really means she did? Qingqing, don’t be deceived by this woman. I’ve seen such tactics many times. People do anything for money. If you don’t want to hurt Dad and Mom’s hearts, then come back with me immediately. If you don’t, I’ll notify a lawyer right away to charge her with human trafficking."

Upon hearing this, Chuqing became truly anxious and didn’t know what to do.

"And who is this, with such great authority?" Ye Mu came out slowly from behind, "Do you have evidence for wanting to accuse my sister? My sister adopted our niece out of pity and only claimed the adoption was purchased to not burden her. You never asked us for any support or fees, and now you’re slandering us?"

"Ye Mu? It’s you?" Zhou Linxia glanced at them, squinting her eyes, "Are you and Ye Qiu siblings?"

"Isn’t it obvious?" Ye Mu sneered, "I overheard you saying my sister spent Chuqing’s money? You wealthy people’s thinking is really laughable. What, are we poor people never supposed to have a chance to succeed? Don’t mention that a single endorsement of mine earns over ten million. My sister, as my agent and the largest shareholder in my studio, has assets not comparable to your Zhou Family’s years of wealth accumulation, but her current annual net income isn’t much less than your Zhou Group’s annual net profit. Does she really care about Chuqing’s remuneration?"

It’s undeniable that Ye Mu’s words indeed shocked Zhou Linxia a little. In her eyes, Qingqing’s adoptive mother has always been a narrow-minded, impoverished, and ignorant middle-aged woman. Who would have thought she is the agent of the now very popular Ye Mu, and still the biggest boss behind him? How could this be possible?

"Impossible!" she thought as she said it, "You think you can deceive me with such a poor lie?"

"You’ve just said the lie is so poor, sure enough to fall apart at once, why don’t you investigate? Miss Zhou, people have emotions. You can spend over ten years looking for Chuqing, and just the same, my sister can change for Chuqing. Since agreeing for Chuqing to enter the entertainment industry, my sister’s been changing constantly—earning, studying. The efforts she’s made you can never know. As someone who’s carefully nurtured her daughter for so many years, and put in years of effort, is it too much for the foster daughter to call her Mom?"

Chuqing, touched with emotions, had tears in her eyes. Although Uncle spoke casually, one can imagine how hard her mom worked behind the scenes, and that was all for her.

"Sis, you needn’t say any more. Even if I return to the Zhou Family, I won’t ever stop acknowledging Mom." Chuqing said with great determination.

"You’re really trying to drive me mad, Qingqing. Who is the one with a blood relationship to you? I’m doing this for your good, don’t you realize?"

"Sis, but Mom also treats me very well. She’s sacrificed a lot for me. I can’t sever ties with her."

"You’re set on not coming back with me, aren’t you?"

Chuqing hesitated for a moment: "I will find a time to go back and explain things to Dad and Mom."

"Do you know if Dad and Mom find out you’re still in contact with that woman, they’d be so heartbroken?"

"They’ll understand me. Sis, not all emotions can be abruptly cut off. Mom isn’t a bad person. She raised me carefully; can’t we live peacefully together?"

"But she separated our family for over ten years!"

"Mom didn’t abduct me. What does that have to do with her?"

"But she knowingly didn’t report. If she’d reported back then, things would have been different."

"Mom had just lost her husband at that time; I was her emotional support. How could she lose me then?"

Zhou Linxia deeply disappointedly looked at her: "No matter what I say, you’ll stand by that woman, won’t you?"

"I just don’t want you to misunderstand, sis."

"Fine, then go back and explain to Dad and Mom yourself. I won’t bother with you anymore." Zhou Linxia left without turning back, leaving Chuqing to silently lower her head, looking worried.