Chapter 1668 - 1657: The Villain’s Adoptive Mother

Chapter 1668: Chapter 1657: The Villain’s Adoptive Mother

"How can you say such things?" Liu Meiqing couldn’t help but give Chuqing a slap, "Are you so eager to cut ties with us for that woman?"

Chuqing looked up at them and said seriously, "I just want to promise you all that I won’t cause any loss to the Zhou Family because of her."

"But you are also our daughter, how can we not give you anything?"

"What’s impossible about that? My sister is more capable, it’s only fair for her to inherit the family business. I have hands and feet, I won’t go hungry. This way, you can also be completely at ease, and you won’t have to worry when I interact with her later."

"In the end, you’re still doing this for that woman. Is your affection for her that deep?" Liu Meiqing couldn’t help but say with jealousy.

Chuqing sighed, "Am I not also doing this for you all? To protect your assets from loss?"

"But Qingqing, when you say it like that, it sounds like we value money more than you. You know we’ve never meant that." Zhou Linxia said earnestly.

"I understand." Chuqing lowered her head, "I’m doing this just to make you feel at ease. After all, emotional matters can’t be cut off; I can’t possibly sever ties with Mom."

"You’re simply being stubborn." Zhou Wanghui exploded, "If you like that woman so much, then go find her. If anything happens in the future, don’t come back all sheepish."

After hearing this, Chuqing felt a heaviness in her heart. She never thought her family would say such harsh words when she returned this time. Actually, from the beginning she knew that they probably loved her, but definitely not as deeply as they claimed.

Because truly loving someone doesn’t involve making decisions unilaterally. They force her to cut ties with her mom, have they ever considered her feelings? She only mentioned not damaging the Zhou Family’s assets, and they flew into a rage, even wanting to kick her out.

If they truly loved her, if they were truly fixated on her disappearance over the years, how could they easily tell her to leave?

Ultimately, it’s not that much love, or perhaps, once she was found, the obsession was gone, the guilt inside disappeared, so she isn’t that important anymore.

To be honest, Chuqing’s heart is in turmoil now, even though their time together was brief, they have blood relations, she still treats them like real family, but she seems less significant in their eyes.

Actually, Chuqing sensed it early on. After finding her, their expectations of her weren’t high, they were more keen on controlling her every move, not wanting her to excel beyond her sister Zhou Linxia, nor showing ambition, preferably behaving like a Puppet, always being their sensible yet mediocre second daughter.

But she’s human! All humans have emotions and aspirations, no one can casually control another’s life, not even biological parents.

So at this moment, Chuqing’s gaze turned colder: "I have several shows to shoot later, and might not be able to visit often. Dad, Mom, those pastries earlier were made by my mom herself, I hope you’ll taste them when you have time."

Zhou Wanghui, Liu Meiqing, and Zhou Linxia watched Chuqing walk away with a sense of grievance and disappointment in their eyes.

Returning to Ye Qiu, Chuqing put on a relaxed facade. Ye Qiu didn’t expose her, and even though it was close to New Year, he arranged several jobs for her to distract her.

Then they went shopping and made a New Year’s Eve dinner together. As expected, Chuqing’s mood visibly improved after this busy period.

Meanwhile, back at the Zhou Family’s villa, the atmosphere was tense despite the sumptuous feast. Chuqing returned, but since no one from the Zhou Family retained her to eat and they spoke ill of Ye Qiu, she placed the gifts and left soon after, without a hint of regret.

"Dad, Mom, don’t take it too hard. Qingqing is just too young to understand the malice in people’s hearts. She’ll return after learning a hard lesson." Zhou Linxia comforted softly.

Liu Meiqing sighed, "Young? You never worried us at your age! Truly raised outside, spoiled by that petty woman, what are we going to do?"

Zhou Wanghui’s face darkened, "We’ve done enough for her. All these years, we never gave up searching for her. We’ve found her, it’s her who doesn’t cherish it. Don’t be sad, at worst we’ll leave her some fixed assets. With Linxia around, she’ll never live too poorly."

"Yes, Dad and Mom, don’t worry, I’m here!" Zhou Linxia said playfully and reassuringly.

"Luckily we have you, our good daughter." Liu Meiqing finally smiled, "Let’s eat, you never know what delicious food your sister might be eating with her ill-intentioned adoptive mother, don’t let the dishes cool."

"Do you want to eat the pastries Qingqing brought?"

"Dispose of them." Zhou Wanghui didn’t bother to look, "They’re just ordinary items. She had the nerve to bring them back, who knows if that woman tampered with them!"

"Probably not!" Although she said this, Zhou Linxia still tossed the pastries into the trash, just like last time, without bothering to open them.

After visiting the Zhou Family, Chuqing felt much relieved. With Ye Mu’s mischief nearby, their New Year’s Eve dinner went smoothly, and under Ye Mu’s strong insistence, the three of them took a group photo.

Ye Mu promptly posted the photo on Weibo: Having New Year’s Eve dinner with my niece @Actress Zhou Chuqing and sister, her cooking is excellent.

The background of their group photo showed a table full of dishes, looking very tempting. On New Year’s Eve, netizens browsed Weibo idly and stumbled upon such sensational news.

"Niece and sister? So those two used to appear as siblings but are actually elders and juniors?"

"Mu Mu’s manager is really his sister?"

"Truly a family, Mu Mu is handsome, niece Zhou Chuqing is beautiful too."

"Am I the only one finding the manager sister’s gaze so gentle?"

"Ah! Everyone, go see it. Director Duan, Director Zheng, Director Liang, and actor Chen Huawen all liked it, and their target was the table of dishes behind the brother. Judging by their eager tone, is manager sister’s food delicious?"

"Obviously! It looks so appetizing, how can it not be delicious? You can’t make such a meal without decades of culinary skills."

"Really envious, I’m stuck eating instant noodles on New Year’s Eve."

"You’re better than me, I’m stuck eating my mom’s disastrous cooking. I want instant noodles too."

"I originally wanted to sympathize with the instant noodles-eating netizen, but seeing the above reply, I can’t help but laugh."

"So the manager sister has more influence than my brother? Really envy having such a skilled sister, it’s admirable how my brother and niece can eat such delicious food daily without gaining weight."