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

Zhou Zhengwen's threat was like adding fuel to the fire, making Zhou Ze feel even more aggrieved.

However, Zhou Zhengwen considered this grievance to be worthless!

Zhou Zhengwen is now completely focused on profit; everything else is meaningless to him.

He was pondering how to leverage Zhou Yu's relationship with Xu Xinran to turn the Xu family into the Zhou family's strongest backing. Wouldn't the Zhou family's business then grow even larger?

Looking at Zhou Zhengwen's greedy and greedy face, Zhou Ze felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife.

"I don't care! You have to explain this to me clearly today! If you don't give my mother a proper status, I'll tell Zhou Yu, I'll tell everyone, that Zhou Yu is a bastard! I'll also let everyone know how that dead Mrs. Zhou managed to cuckold her husband for so many years!"

Before Zhou Ze could finish speaking, Zhou Zhengwen was already furious. He raised his right hand and slapped Zhou Ze across the face with a cold, sharp sound!

Zhou Ze covered his cheek, both shocked and furious.

"You hit me? I'm your own son!"

He never dreamed that one day he would be beaten by this guy who pretended to be a kind father in front of outsiders.

Zhou Zhengwen snorted coldly, his eyes filled with ruthlessness.

"I don't care whose son Zhou Yu is, I've raised him for so many years, he has to repay me! Now he's Xu Xinran's husband, which means he's my cash cow. Let me tell you, if you dare to ruin my plans, I won't let you off the hook!"

Zhou Zhengwen spoke fiercely, having long since thrown away his mask of a loving father.

The pain in his cheek filled Zhou Ze with both hatred and anger.

His last remaining hope for his father vanished completely with that slap, and the hatred in his heart grew wildly like weeds.

Zhou Zhengwen was still not at ease, fearing that Zhou Ze would ruin his plans, so he took another step forward and threatened:

“In this world, nothing is more important than my interests. I don’t care where you heard this nonsense from, you shut up right now! If you dare to say another word, don’t blame me for disregarding our father-son relationship!”

Zhou Ze was somewhat frightened by this threat, but he still stubbornly asked:

"I can keep quiet, but you must tell me, who exactly is my mother?"

Upon hearing this question, a blurry image of a woman flashed through Zhou Zhengwen's mind.

Although she had lived with him for a time, his memory of her was becoming increasingly hazy. Her figure soon vanished from his sight.

For a woman who cannot bring benefits to herself, being abandoned is only a matter of time.

Zhou Ze questioned again, "Who exactly is she?!"

Zhou Zhengwen was silent for a while before finally speaking: "She... is just a mistress I keep on the side."

Zhou Ze finally got the answer, but he felt a mix of emotions.

A lover? In his eyes, his mother was merely a woman who satisfied his physical needs.

Zhou Ze gave a wry smile and continued to ask:

"And what about Ji Siyao? Did you marry her because you loved her?"

When Ji Siyao was mentioned, a flame of anger burned in Zhou Ze's eyes.

"Love her?" Zhou Zhengwen's face showed a disdainful expression. "If it weren't for her having money and being able to save me a few years of hard work, why would I marry a woman who is pregnant with another man's child?"

Zhou Zhengwen's words were full of contempt. If it weren't for the money, why would he have become the sucker and acted as someone else's father for nothing?

Zhou Ze felt as if his heart was being torn apart as he listened to these words. Perhaps in this father's eyes, profit truly was more important than anything else.

Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu... you are nothing more than a pawn in this man's hands.

Seeing that Zhou Ze's emotions had gradually calmed down and he was no longer so agitated, Zhou Zhengwen put on that loving father's smile again, as if nothing had happened.

He gently patted Zhou Ze on the shoulder and said earnestly, "As long as you do as I say, you will always be the second young master of the Zhou family, and endless wealth and luxury await you, understand?"

Zhou Ze felt a wave of nausea wash over him. He abruptly pushed Zhou Zhengwen's hand away, his voice as cold as ice: "I know, you don't need to worry about it."

After saying that, he left the study without looking back.

Zhou Zhengwen watched Zhou Ze's retreating figure, his brows furrowed. Then, he quickly dialed a number and coldly ordered:

"Find out exactly what Zhou Ze did today, who he came into contact with, I need to know everything."

The person on the other end of the phone quickly responded, and Zhou Zhengwen then hung up.

……

When Zhou Ze returned to his room, he gritted his teeth in anger at the thought of Zhou Zhengwen's heartless face.

His birth mother held almost no place in his heart; he had almost forgotten what she looked like. The more he thought about it, the stronger his hatred became.

If it weren't for Ji Siyao, how could his mother have ended up with no name or status?

Zhou Yu, it was your mother who made my mother a despised mistress! Now you're trying to steal my father, Xu Xinran, and everything I've ever dreamed of. I'll settle this score with you sooner or later!

Aunt is right, your existence is my biggest stumbling block.

Only when you disappear can I get everything I want.

Xu Xinran can only be mine!