Quick Transmigration: Refusing to Be a Victim's Child

Seeing the files still on the computer, Mr. Lu finally felt a little relieved, but when he remembered the resentful look in his wife's eyes before she left, his heart, which had just settled down, started to rise again.

He asked the caregiver to find out all sorts of relevant information about Lu's Enterprises. Sure enough, in an interview, when his former partner Zeng was asked whether he would continue to cooperate with Lu's Enterprises, his response was vague.

With his mind racing, Mr. Lu's face immediately darkened, and he made a phone call to the old house.

He learned from the housekeeper that Lu's mother had indeed broken into his study during his hospital stay and stayed there for about an hour before nearly fainting from anger.

With the phone pressed against his father's swollen cheek, he unleashed his pent-up anger through heavy breathing:

"Are you dead? Such a big thing happened at home, and you didn't even report it to me? You just let her do whatever she wanted?"

On the phone, the butler remained silent as Mr. Lu berated him for about ten minutes, until the other man calmed down slightly before he slowly spoke:

"I'm sorry, sir, I am unable to contact you at this time because you were unconscious."

Besides, your wife... after all, she is your legal wife and has the right to come and go anywhere in the house; I cannot stop her.”

The truth is that the butler already knew about Lu's father's high-level paraplegia through other channels. Rather than working for someone who was destined to fail, he decided to accept Lu's mother's five million check.

"I apologize for my negligence. I will submit my resignation letter shortly. Please check your mail."

After saying that, the butler on the other end of the phone ignored Mr. Lu's impotent rage, hung up the phone, picked up his suitcase, and left.

Inside the ward, Mr. Lu, who could only hear the constant busy tone on his phone, was furious. He felt all the blood rushing to his head and wished he could smash the phone on the spot and then run to Mr. Lu and his wife and beat them to death.

Unfortunately, no matter how angry he was, all he could do to vent his emotions was to lift his head and bang it against the pillow; he couldn't even turn over.

"what--"

Lu's father's forehead veins bulged, and he roared angrily.

After a long while, he calmed down and asked the caregiver standing to the side to leave, and then called over his three children who were recuperating in other wards.

Even though all three of them were seriously injured at the moment, they had to crawl to Lu's father's side no matter what, in order to obey his orders.

After all, they are different from Lu Yihuai, who has his mother to rely on besides the Lu family.

They had only been brought back to the Lu family not long ago, and apart from getting some money from Lu's father, they hadn't received any share of the company or other assets.

Mr. Lu was well aware of this, and as he watched his three children being wheeled into the ward by the nurses, he sternly instructed them:

"Bring me back and I'll have Attorney Qian and the others come over. Remember to each of you provide a letter of understanding to Lu Yihuai..."

"Dad! Why should I?"

Before Lu's father could finish speaking, one of the illegitimate sons was so angry that he immediately stood up from his wheelchair.

His eyes were covered with gauze, and one arm was in a cast and sling around his neck. He would probably be blind for the rest of his life.

With such deep-seated hatred, how could he possibly agree to issue any letter of understanding?

The other man and woman didn't speak, but the thought of the disability caused by Lu Yihuai made them both wish he would be killed immediately, so how could they possibly agree?

"Then you can just wait for the Lu family to go bankrupt and become crippled people who can't even find jobs."

Mr. Lu's face darkened as he said:

"I'm not negotiating with you. If someone agrees, I'll give them two houses under their name, as well as a small share of the company to rely on."

"If anyone is unwilling, I won't force them; just don't ever show your face in front of me again."

Seeing that the three people in front of him were showing signs of backing down, Mr. Lu's voice softened as he comforted them:

"Don't be upset. That beast Lu Yihuai is suspected of intentional homicide. Even if we are willing to issue a letter of understanding, he will at most not be sentenced to death, but he will spend the rest of his life in prison."

……

"If Yi Huai can only stay in prison for the rest of his life, what difference is there between him and being dead?"

Inside the Zeng family villa, a middle-aged woman sitting next to Lu's mother held her hand and advised her:

"Sister, you can't be careless about our nephew's affairs. Rather than letting the Lu family's assets end up benefiting those bastards, you might as well hand them over to us."

At least... your older brother has already made all the arrangements. He's just waiting for the doctors' test results. If Yi Huai is sent to the hospital for a few years, he'll still be able to come out and live a normal life afterward.”

Several middle-aged men standing nearby, who bore a resemblance to Lu's mother, also patted their chests and repeatedly assured him.

With Grandpa Zeng and Grandma Zeng mediating, compared to being rebuffed at the hospital, Lu's mother was indeed very tempted upon hearing this.

She stared at the calls coming in from her father on her phone, her fingers twitched slightly, and with a gritted tooth, she simply blocked and deleted them.

Seeing this, the Zeng family members nearby exchanged glances, a faint smile playing on their lips.

Immediately, the group of people changed their expressions to concern, fussing over Lu's mother and urging her to hand over Lu's internal documents, as well as the official seals and other items that Lu's father usually used.

They had to take advantage of Lu's father's serious illness to quickly seize a large piece of the Lu family business. They weren't lying about one thing: since the Lu family was destined to decline, it was better to let the Zeng family take the lion's share than to let other companies benefit.

I just don't know how accurate the information they got from the Pei family was...

*

Inside the Zeng family villa, a group of people each harbored their own secrets.

Inside the hospital, Mr. Lu made over a dozen phone calls to Mrs. Lu, only to discover that she had blocked all his contact information. He was so angry that his blood pressure spiked on the spot, and he almost had to be rushed to the emergency room again.

With a livid face, he cursed wildly in the ward. It took him a while to calm down. Then, no matter how the doctor tried to dissuade him, he insisted on going to the company to preside over the meeting despite his illness.

He knew in his heart that if he didn't step in, the company would change hands completely, and even if his condition improved, it wouldn't make much difference.

Mr. Lu looked at the secretaries he had urgently summoned, his face dark and menacing, and said:

"Send people to keep an eye on the Zeng family, and also keep an eye on things at the police station. Let me know immediately if Lu Yihuai makes any moves."

Having spent so many years navigating the business world, Lu Zhian, despite his questionable private life, naturally possesses a wealth of cunning and shrewdness.

Since Lu's mother was unwilling to communicate with him, he immediately guessed that she wanted to betray him and might even try to get that little beast out of prison through some means.

[Hmph! You want to devour the Lu family? Aren't you afraid of breaking your teeth?]

Since you won't let me have an easy time, even if I, Lu Zhian, die, I'll drag you all down with me.

"I think to myself with a fierce determination," Lu's father said.

***

In this crisis for the Lu family, Lu's father, barely clinging to life, rushed to the company to clean up the mess.

The once close kinship between the Lu and Zeng families has now turned into a life-or-death struggle due to their conflicting interests.

Because the Zeng family had planned ahead, the lawyer they had arranged had already brought Lu Yihuai's diagnosis of mental abnormality and planned to transfer him to the hospital for "recuperation".

Inside the detention center.

When Lu Yihuai received the message from his mother that she was going to help his maternal grandparents' family deal with the Lu family, he instinctively wanted to object.

But as Lu's father's various actions came to mind, he felt that if Lu's father hadn't repeatedly belittled him, brought his illegitimate children back to the Lu family, and favored them in taking what rightfully belonged to him, how could he have impulsively committed such an irreparable mistake?

"So be it. Since I can't have it, let the Lu family be destroyed. It's better than letting those bastards benefit from it."

Lu Yihuai looked at the lawyer across the interrogation room and slowly explained:

"Attorney Sun, could you please remind my mother to be more careful and not to listen to others in everything?"

He knew that his maternal grandfather and uncles had been kind to him and his mother in the past only because the interests of the Lu and Zeng families were too intertwined at the time, and they needed to maintain their relationship.

Now that times have changed, based on his understanding of the Zeng family, they are very likely to betray him after using him.

He repeatedly instructed his lawyer:

"Please make sure to tell my mother to protect her assets and divorce that old man as soon as possible."

This is the guarantee that the mother and son will be able to live a good life for the rest of their lives.

The lawyer across from me, Mr. Sun, appeared to be in his forties. His impeccably tailored suit suited him perfectly, and his every move exuded competence and composure. Upon hearing the relevant words, he nodded slightly in agreement.

However, no one expected that the moment he stepped out of the detention center, he would suddenly turn around and tell Zeng's eldest uncle the news he had just learned without reservation.

Yes, he was indeed the lawyer hired by Lu's mother, but there was a hidden story behind it. It turned out that he was introduced by Zeng's eldest uncle, and from the very beginning, he stood on Zeng's side.

"Okay, I understand. Just pretend you don't know anything about this. I'll have to trouble Attorney Sun with your help with my nephew's matter. Don't worry, the lawyer's fee this time will only be more than usual."

Inside the office.

As Uncle Zeng listened to the lawyer's report, his expression gradually darkened, but his tone remained outwardly polite.

After hanging up the phone, he slowly twirled the pen between his fingers, remaining silent for a long time. Suddenly, he chuckled, a smile tinged with disdain and calculation, and then quickly dialed the number of a mental hospital.

"Dean Wu, just pretend I never mentioned that matter I asked you for before." Uncle Zeng's voice was low and cold. "If my nephew has any mental health issues in the future, I'll have to rely on you to take care of him. After all, you are the leading experts in this field."

Upon hearing this, Dean Wu on the other end of the phone was slightly taken aback at first, but he immediately understood and hurriedly assured him, "Mr. Zeng, rest assured, I will definitely take your instructions to heart!"

……

At the detention center, just as Lu Yihuai was overjoyed and about to be transferred to the hospital for treatment, the lawyer hired by Lu's father arrived in time to stop him.

The lawyer presented a video of Lu Yihuai committing the crime at the company. After forensic analysis, it was shown that Lu Yihuai was conscious at the time.

Even if it causes pre-existing health conditions, the perpetrator should still be sentenced to death for their heinous crimes.

After a long argument, Lu Yihuai was ultimately re-detained in the detention center to await the court's verdict.

***

Meanwhile, at the Bauhinia Garden on the other side, the Zhou family has been living a peaceful life for the past few months.

Thanks to Shao Linshen's secret protection, Zhou Jingyi was able to repeat her senior year of high school at the new school.

Campus life was fulfilling and wonderful, and no one mentioned those unpleasant things from the past anymore.

Although she occasionally receives private messages from some of her former classmates, she never replies.

Even when a former classmate sent her a message asking for forgiveness, she simply scrolled past it silently.

However, from these messages, Zhou Jingyi learned that those classmates who bullied her and maliciously spread rumors about her seemed to have suddenly encountered bad luck, one after another.

Among them, those who liked to hit people either fell down the stairs by accident or were hit by a car, resulting in varying degrees of fractures in their hands and feet;

Those who love to spread rumors will have mouths full of sores, oral ulcers and erosions, and in severe cases, they will become mute for life.

The mistakes these people made were compiled into information and posted on the school's online forum so that everyone would know about them.

Even if the administrators of the campus forum wanted to delete it, it was to no avail.

Some students who knew the inside story privately spread rumors that this was retribution for the bullies, that God was punishing them.

Among the bullies, there were some quick-witted ones who, realizing that the punishment they were suffering was related to the expelled "Zhou classmate," used various connections to find Zhou Jingyi and beg for forgiveness.

But Shao Linshen intercepted all of them. He absolutely refused to allow them to appear in front of Zhou Jingyi and remind her of what had happened back then.

In his words:

"They don't know they're wrong; they're just scared when disaster strikes."

Zhou Jingyi could naturally sense Shao Linshen's goodwill towards her.

She didn't understand why this boy, who had only met her a few times, had been helping her so much.

But she was still filled with gratitude.

Therefore, whenever Zhou's mother cooked something delicious, she would warmly invite Shao Linshen to come over as a guest.

Night quietly fell outside the window. In the living room, Zhou Jingyi finished reviewing her lessons for the day and, unusually, sat down to watch TV with her father for a while.

As soon as she looked up, she saw a news report on TV about the bankruptcy of the Lu Group, the liquidation of the Lu family, and their heavy debts.

The footage shows a reporter truthfully reporting that the remaining illegitimate children of the Lu family took the opportunity to abscond with the money, which angered Lu's father so much that he was hospitalized on the spot, with not a single relative by his side...

"Clang-crack-"

Zhou's mother abruptly turned off the TV, tossed the remote control onto the coffee table, and frowned as she urged, "..."

"The food is getting cold. What are you two still looking at? You've only just gotten a little better, and you don't even know how to take care of yourselves."

Zhou Jingyi shrank back, exchanged a glance with her father, quickly raised her hands in a gesture of surrender, and begged for mercy:

"Mom, we were wrong. Let's go eat now."

Looking at the cowardly appearance of the father and daughter, Zhou's mother snorted and didn't nag any further.

Seeing this, Zhou Jingyi quickly stepped forward, affectionately took her mother's arm, and gave her a bright smile.

Glancing at the turned-off television out of the corner of her eye, the dark cloud that had been hanging over Zhou Jingyi's heart finally began to slowly dissipate...