After being reborn, the aloof female CEO became a paranoid.

Zhou Yu suppressed his fear and anger, knowing that calmness was key to his escape.

He narrowed his eyes, feigning weakness, while secretly calculating the perfect moment to strike back.

"Zhou Ze, what good will you get from doing this? If you really want to be with Xu Xinran, I promise you, I'll divorce her! As long as you let me go, I'll go through the paperwork right away!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ze burst into laughter, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world. His laughter abruptly stopped, his eyes widened, and he roared:

"Do you take me for a three-year-old? Divorce? You make it sound so easy! Who is Xu Xinran? If I let you go, do you think you'll survive?"

Before he finished speaking, he raised the sharp dagger again, its cold light flashing.

"I only scratched one side of your face just now, now you'll have to taste the same thing on the other side!"

Zhou Yu secretly vowed that if he regained his freedom, he would tear Zhou Ze to pieces!

"I'm going to take a picture of you looking like this, so Xu Xinran can see what a pathetic loser you are!"

Zhou Ze, as if possessed, pulled out his phone and started snapping photos of Zhou Yu.

"If Dad saw you like this, he'd probably laugh his head off, right? After all, your existence is the biggest stain on his life!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu felt a cold laugh rising in his heart, filled with sarcasm.

No wonder that old man Zhou Zhengwen never visited me once when I was imprisoned in my previous life, let alone hired a lawyer.

It turns out he already knew he wasn't his biological child.

As soon as something goes wrong, he can't wait to distance himself from it.

Now, for the sake of money and power, he can even tolerate his own existence and pretend to love himself dearly.

Ridiculous!

He himself is the most pathetic person in this family; he has never had a single true relative!

Perhaps, I shouldn't be living in this world anymore!

After taking the photos, Zhou Ze raised the sharp blade in his hand again and stabbed Zhou Yu hard in the thigh.

The cold tip of the blade instantly enveloped Zhou Yu in a deathly silence...

"Oh dear, if you were any more off-center, you would really be a cripple! Hahaha..." Zhou Ze's laughter became even more ferocious, like a madman.

Zhou Yu clenched his teeth, his forehead covered in sweat.

"Zhou Ze! You...you won't get away with this!"

……

Xu Xinran drove through the familiar streets, searching all the places Zhou Yu frequented, but still couldn't find him.

Recalling the truth revealed in her diary, a pang of sadness welled up in her eyes.

It turns out that Zhou Yu is not of the Zhou family bloodline. No wonder Zhou Zhengwen was so ruthless when he was imprisoned in his previous life, immediately cutting ties with him and letting him suffer all kinds of bullying.

Thinking of the suffering Zhou Yu endured in his previous life, Xu Xinran felt so guilty that she wanted to slap herself.

The curses Zhou Yu once uttered echoed in her ears, and a trace of pain flashed across her face.

"Zhou Yu, you're right to hate me. I truly don't deserve your forgiveness."

Filled with worry, Xu Xinran dialed Zhou Yu's number again, but all she received was the cold, switched-off message. Her unease grew like wildfire.

"Zhou Yu, where are you?"

Unable to find him, Xu Xinran had no choice but to drive back to the company. As soon as she parked her car, she saw Shen Tianling pacing anxiously at the company entrance.

What is this person doing here?

Xu Xinran has never had a good impression of Shen Tianling.

Upon seeing Xu Xinran's car, Shen Tianling rushed over and anxiously pounded on the car window.

Xu Xinran's expression turned grave with worry for Zhou Yu. She rolled down the car window and asked in an icy voice, "What is it?"

That icy tone, like the cold wind of the dead of winter, made Shen Tianling shiver.

Seeing that Shen Tianling remained silent, Xu Xinran's expression grew increasingly impatient, like a demon returning from hell, sending chills down one's spine.

Running out of patience, she prepared to drive away. Seeing this, Shen Tianling shouted, "President Xu, I have something important to tell you about Zhou Yu!"

The name "Zhou Yu" made Xu Xinran stop what she was doing, and she stared coldly at Shen Tianling.

"explain."

Shen Tianling breathed a sigh of relief and pretended to be nervous, saying, "I only found out two days ago that Zhou Yu is not my uncle's biological son."

As he spoke, he observed Xu Xinran's expression and found her to be unusually calm.

But Xu Xinran was not surprised. Her indifferent reaction made Shen Tianling's heart tighten. Was the plan going to fall through?

"Mr. Xu, Zhou Ze knows about this too. He's been resentful that Zhou Yu took you away from him. I'm worried he might lose control and do something to hurt Zhou Yu, so I originally wanted to contact Zhou Yu to warn him, but I can't get in touch with him!"

Shen Tianling spoke with feigned concern, attempting to demonstrate the deep friendship between him and Zhou Yu.

But in Xu Xinran's view, this was nothing more than an ironic joke.

Her calm expression made Shen Tianling somewhat uneasy.

Shen Tianling glanced at Xu Xinran's car, seemingly casually, and asked, "President Xu, isn't Zhou Yu usually with you? Why haven't I seen him today?"

Xu Xinran finally spoke, her voice cold and clear: "He has disappeared."

"Disappeared?!" Shen Tianling feigned surprise, but a subtle slyness flashed across his face.

"Could it be that Zhou Zezhen really did something to him?"

Xu Xinran heard it clearly. Her dark eyes narrowed suddenly, and a dangerous aura emanated from them, as if it could explode at any moment.

"What exactly did he do? Tell me!"

Shen Tianling sighed and feigned sympathy.

“When I visited Xiaoze last time, he told me that Zhou Yu’s mother had killed his own mother, and he vowed to find someone to teach Zhou Yu a lesson so that he would know what it meant to wish he were dead.”

Shen Tianling's words triggered a flash of ruthlessness in Xu Xinran's eyes. She started the car and drove away quickly.

Watching the car disappear into the distance, the worry on Shen Tianling's face vanished instantly, replaced by an extremely smug smile.

Thinking of Xu Xinran's concern for Zhou Yu and her anger towards Zhou Ze, Shen Tianling felt confident of victory.

Even if we find Zhou Yu now, so what? Zhou Ze should have succeeded by now.

Once Xu Xinran witnesses Zhou Yu die at Zhou Ze's hands, she will surely lose her mind and eliminate Zhou Ze without hesitation, thus making his plan flawless.

Shen Tianling became more and more excited as he thought about it, and his fingers trembled as he dialed his mother's number.

"The plan is progressing smoothly. Xu Xinran already knows that Zhou Ze kidnapped Zhou Yu. We are about to achieve our goal."

On the other end of the phone, Zhou Yuzhen's face revealed a sinister smile, as if she could already see the dawn of victory...