After seven years of being a "simp," she's reborn and no longer pursuing the aloof sc

Chapter 113

Zhao Fang's face stiffened. She wanted to explain, but the door was pushed open at that moment.

He was a middle-aged man wearing glasses, who looked very thin with a pointed chin. He was dressed in a black suit and appeared to be a refined and cultured man.

Her hair was slightly disheveled, and even her black leather shoes were stained with mud.

"Nanzhi, you can't say that. Your mother just misses you and wants to see if you're doing well, that's why she came back to see you."

"I heard you're with Gu Jinhuai. Your mother is very happy. She thinks you won't have to suffer with her anymore. More than anyone else, your mother wants you to be happier."

I looked at the fake smile on his face, sneered, and didn't answer. Instead, I carefully examined the man in front of me.

This is the third time I've met him. The first time was at home, and I'll never forget the way he looked at me; it made me feel disgusted.

The second time was when I was taking them to the airport. Because of the time crunch, I only caught a quick glance and didn't pay much attention.

This is the third time I've seen him, and he's changed a lot. At first, I thought he was just after women and could have some fun, but now I don't think so. He's after money.

"Who told you I'm happy?"

I scoffed and retorted.

Kang Zheng's expression changed, and his smile froze for a few seconds before he continued, "Think about it, at this critical moment, Gu Jinhuai came out to protect you, which proves that he cares about you, doesn't it? Moreover, he personally sent your father to prison, so your life as a mother and daughter can be better from now on, and you won't have to be afraid of being beaten anymore."

Kang Zhen was adept at manipulating people's hearts. He put one arm around Zhao Fang's shoulder. When she thought of Zhou Yong, her face showed fear. She believed that Tang Zheng was the only one in the world who treated her well, and she was extremely dependent on him.

Despite the presence of others, she nestled in his arms.

Even so, the two of them did not forget the purpose of their visit to me.

Zhao Fang bit her lip, looked at me with a troubled expression, and finally mustered up the courage to speak.

“Nanzhi, if it weren’t for your Uncle Kang, I would probably have been beaten to death long ago. So, Uncle Kang is our benefactor.”

Even with my good temper, I was still angered by the two shameless people in front of me.

I impatiently interrupted them, giving them a cold look and speaking in a frighteningly calm tone: "Benefactor? I remember a while ago, this Uncle Kang said you were missing, and then he said you were unconscious. Now you're perfectly fine. So you were already broke back then!"

My smile was meaningful, making the two of them feel a chill run down their spines.

"Nanzhi, how can you say that? Your Uncle Kang is only doing this for my own good. Nanzhi, I wouldn't have come back to you if I hadn't really been desperate."

As soon as Zhao Fang finished speaking, Kang Zheng hurriedly chimed in, "That's right, you don't know, when she came to the hospital for a check-up yesterday, your mother had a broken rib and was covered in injuries. You didn't see it, your father is a beast. When I found your mother, she was covered in blood, like a blood-soaked person, it was terrifying."

Listening to his exaggerated expression, I remained expressionless, simply staring at them quietly. After a while, before I could speak, Kang Zheng began to flatter me.

"Nanzhi, I knew you were a good girl and wouldn't have the heart to watch your mother die. As long as you give us the money, we'll leave immediately and definitely won't interfere with your good time with Gu Jinhuai."

I felt disgusted as I looked at Kang Zheng's lecherous eyes, which were constantly sizing me up. Zhao Fang, however, seemed blind to it.

My smile gradually turned cold. I looked at him and asked, "How much are you planning to take this time?"

The ward was silent, but the next room was in an uproar.

"Gu Jinhuai, is this the good wife you married?"

Madam Gu looked displeased, but when she saw Gu Jinhuai's pale face, a hint of pity flashed in her eyes.

But Gu Jinhuai's gaze remained fixed on the screen, and his words were exceptionally firm: "She won't."

"Mom, you always say she got close to me for money and power, but have you ever truly gotten to know her heart?"

“Mom, you can’t condemn everyone just because of Song Yuan. Our Gu family doesn’t need marriage alliances to make the Gu family stronger. The Gu family is already a powerful family in the capital.”

Listening to her son's words and seeing his calm and composed demeanor, Madam Gu suddenly felt that her son had grown up.

"Jin Huai..."

Before Madam Gu could finish speaking, she was interrupted by the footage in the video.

"It should be at least 200,000. If Gu Jinhuai marries you, you'll be the young mistress of the Gu family. I'm sure their dowry for you will be more than 200,000. This 200,000 isn't much to them."

Kang Zheng spoke in a serious tone, while Zhao Fang remained silent, her silence signifying agreement.

"Two hundred thousand?"

I laughed in exasperation, staring sharply at Zhao Fang and asking, "Is this also your idea?"

What an outrageous demand!

“Nanzhi, you are Gu Jinhuai’s girlfriend now. He likes you so much. What is 200,000 yuan? This amount of money is very important to us, but to the Gu family, it may not even be worth a fingernail. Please help your mother. I have no other choice.”

"What happens after we spend all 200,000 this time? How much do you plan to need next time, 500,000 or 1 million?"

My sarcastic tone was like a slap in the face, leaving them feeling a burning pain.

The two of them were embarrassed. Zhao Fang pulled Kang Zheng, who was about to get angry, and gestured for him to calm down. She looked up at me pitifully, and finally stood up and was about to kneel down in front of me.

Seeing this, Kang Zheng hurriedly tried to help her up, feigning surprise, and said, "What are you doing? You're her mother. It's one thing if she doesn't give you money, but if you kneel down like this, how will she ever face anyone again?"

As Kang Zheng spoke, he reached out to help Zhao Fang up, and the two argued back and forth.

"But I really have no other choice. Nanzhi is my daughter. If I kneel down to her, she will give it to me."

As Zhao Fang spoke, she began to sob softly.

I watched the two of them continue their act without saying a word. Finally, when they couldn't keep up the act any longer, I spoke softly, but my words were like a merciless sword, piercing Zhao Fang's heart.

"Zhao Fang, even if you die here today, I won't give you a single penny."

I don't want to explain anything unnecessary.

In this world, those who understand you need no explanation, while those who don't understand you will still be slandered and trampled upon even if you explain.

I rubbed my aching temples and quietly watched the expressions on their faces, finding it all quite amusing.

“Zhou Nanzhi, how can you be so heartless? I am your mother.”

Zhao Fang shouted the last sentence.

She seemed to have used up all her strength, and finally lay down in Kang Zheng's arms.

Hearing her roar, I not only wasn't angry, but I even laughed out loud. My heart was completely frozen, and a chill rose from the soles of my feet.

"You're my mother? That's a really good thing to say. Where were you when I was being bullied?"

My eyes were red, and thinking of those scenes from before, I felt like I didn't care about anything anymore. I stared at her quietly and spoke calmly. This matter had been weighing on my heart for many years, and I felt that if I kept it down any longer, I would suffocate myself.

“From childhood, you only taught me one word: endure. No matter how Zhou Yong beat and scolded me, you always said to just endure it and it would pass. Even when I was thrown out into the snow and made to kneel in the dead of winter, you still told me to endure it.”

"Do you remember what happened on the first day of summer vacation in the first year of junior high school?"

Once she started talking, Zhao Fang thought of something frightening, her eyes filled with terror, and she snapped, "Stop talking!"

"Why not say that I will remember it vividly for the rest of my life?"

I rolled out of bed, pulled out the IV needle, and approached her step by step, but she seemed to have thought of something terrible and kept backing away.

Kang Zheng, standing to the side, looked at the two of us with a puzzled expression.

"Please don't say it, I beg you, please don't say it."

This time, Zhao Fang wasn't acting; she genuinely knelt before me and cried her heart out.

But I remained unmoved, staring blankly at her, a slight smile playing on my lips.

The more she told me not to say it, the more I wanted to say it. I wanted her to experience the pain of being betrayed by a loved one.

I bent down to look her in the eye, and when I tilted my head, the fierce look in my eyes was frightening.

I don't know Zhao Fang, but even Kang Zheng, who was next to me, thought I was crazy and was terrified.

“That day, you could have stayed, but you were scared and left me alone in the wolf’s den. Do you know how I managed to escape?”

My eyes were red, and a hot tear slid down my cheek, splashing onto the ground with a soft thud, forming a flower-like pattern.

"Please stop talking, I beg you."

I looked at Zhao Fang and scoffed softly.

"That day, I stabbed myself twelve times."

My words were calm and uneventful, as if I were talking about something completely ordinary.

But to everyone else, it was terrifying. That night, those wolves all thought I had gone mad. It was only after that that Zhou Yong gave up and stopped bringing men home.