Transmigrated as a vicious stepmother, I raised a child who became a heartthrob.

Upon hearing this, Shen Lin simply shook his head.

"That means you can accept a partner. Tell me, what are your requirements for a partner?"

Shen Lin looked like he was looking very gossipy.

"I haven't made any plans yet. The child is still young, and it's only just gotten to know him a little better. If you start dating now, wouldn't you be back to square one?"

Jiang Zhuhua smiled and shook his head. He picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.

Actually, the tea here isn't bad; black tea is quite warming in winter. Shen Lin's comment about the tea being delicious was somewhat of a compliment.

"What? Did your ex-husband hurt you too deeply?"

Shen Lin, ever the gossip, leaned closer, his eyes gleaming with barely concealed excitement.

"That's it."

Jiang Zhuhua spoke vaguely, waiting for the other party to speak.

"That's right?"

Chu Lian, unusually, responded.

"After all, I pursued him for so long, and we've been married for several years now. So what if he's unfaithful? He's never home, which is a bit annoying."

Jiang Zhuhua was telling the truth. The original owner had been married for three years, and her partner wished he could spend those three years wandering around outside. He rarely came home, or rather, he only came home a few times a year. It was harder for the two of them to meet than to meet a business partner.

And they almost always argue whenever they meet. The original owner felt it was wrong for him to have affairs, while Pei Hong felt the original owner was too lenient. Wouldn't those two torment each other?

"I'm not married, so I don't understand."

It's not something to say too much about, Shen Lin just smiled and shook his head.

"By the way, weren't you and Miss Li getting along very well? What will she think about your divorce? Will you two have a falling out over this?"

Another boy who came over asked, mainly because the gossip here was really intense.

Jiang Zhuhua took a sip of water and could roughly guess that this was a shill.

"Then why gossip?"

Jiang Zhuhua had a cold face and didn't look very happy.

"She already has other friends, what's it to me?"

After saying this in a cold voice, Jiang Zhuhua changed the subject and started talking about other things. He seemed unwilling to discuss it further, and the others didn't say anything more.

Shen Lin and Chu Lian exchanged a glance and dropped the matter.

In the evening, the group had another meal together.

Jiang Zhuhua informed Li Jiao about this matter.

I had just arrived at the residential area, and hadn't even gotten out of the car, when a phone call suddenly came in.

"Hello, is this Ms. Jiang? Your son is at the police station. Could you come and claim him?"

The person on the other end of the phone immediately delivered this devastating blow.

Jiang Zhuhua was completely stunned upon hearing this. Wasn't Assistant Wang supposed to be picking up the child? Shouldn't the child be at home?

Rushing can easily lead to mistakes, so Jiang Zhuhua drove straight to the police station.

"Where is my son?"

When Jiang Zhuhua entered the police station, he saw several policemen surrounding a young man and pouring him hot water.

But I didn't see any children at all.

"You must be Ms. Jiang?"

The police officer looked at the person in front of her; he was too young. However, genetic testing showed that this young man was registered under the same household registration as her.

Although the information shows that the person in front of you is already an adult, the person in the kindergarten is actually quite old.

"Here's the thing, this gentleman was found by a passerby and taken to the hospital. After waking up, he had lost his memory. We did a genetic comparison and found that his genes matched those of your child, Jiang Ji. However, this kind of thing is not unique; it can only be said to be close to unique."

As the police officer explained, he pointed to the young man next to him.

“He may be related to your family, and it is highly likely that he is related to your son by blood.”

As the comrade spoke, he pointed to the young man sitting on the bench, who was wearing a green military overcoat that no one knew who had given him.

However, she was still wearing thin pants on her legs.

Her lips were pale, and she didn't look well overall.

Most importantly, his face looked remarkably like Pei Hong's. You could even say they were cut from the same mold, with even sharper features.

"You say he has amnesia? Has he been examined at the hospital?"

Jiang Zhuhua observed cautiously, a bad thought forming in his mind, but he wasn't sure if it was true.

But even the fact that he himself traveled through time is real, then...

"These kinds of things aren't so easy to investigate. Here's the thing, we mainly wanted to ask if you know this person, or if they're related to your family by blood. Would you like to do a DNA test?"

The police notified them to conduct an inquiry.

"Jiang Zhuhua".

The young man sitting on the stool spoke in a hoarse voice. His eyes were fixed on Jiang Zhuhua, his gaze unfathomable, making it impossible to discern what he was thinking.

"What's your name?"

Jiang Zhuhua felt a little dazed, but still asked cautiously.

"Pei Hui".

Jiang Zhuhua felt a buzzing in his brain, and for a moment he seemed to lose all hearing. Why this name? Why this particular name?

Persistence!

It just so happens to be this name.

"I do not know him."

Jiang Zhuhua tried his best to suppress his panic and calm down before communicating with the police officers.

After saying these words, he prepared to turn around and leave.

"you know me."

Pei Hui was also scrutinizing the woman in front of him. Back at the hospital, he'd inquired with others, and this time everything seemed different. It all started with this woman.

Their personalities seem to have changed a lot, but their appearances remain the same; their face shapes are exactly the same.

However, her personality has changed drastically.

Pei Hui was already certain that the other person knew him the moment they spoke. Moreover, the person in front of him might not necessarily be Jiang Zhuhua.

At the very least, it might not be the original Jiang Zhuhua.

"do not know."

Jiang Zhuhua had no desire to communicate with this person; she remembered very clearly what he had done.

To achieve one's goals by any means necessary, to be proficient with firearms, and to commit crimes even if one doesn't kill without blinking an eye, is still a violation of the criminal law.

Moreover, he has a bad temper. He's cold-blooded.

Unlike Jiang Ji.

"it is good."

Pei Hui relented. Jiang Zhuhua glanced at him, puzzled. This was different from what she had expected; she had anticipated that he would pester her to go back.

But this is good too, at least it won't disturb her peaceful life.

She was almost certain that the person in front of her was Pei Hui.

It's just a wandering journey decades later, the Pei Hui from the original book who has endured countless hardships. At the same time, it's also the ruthless Pei Hui.

Jiang Zhuhua is a businessman who can't do ruthless things, but at the same time, he doesn't want to get into trouble.

Jiang Zhuhua turned and left almost without hesitation. Pei Hui simply sat in the chair and watched him quietly before stepping out the door without a second thought.

His name is not on the system, he has no ID card, he is an unregistered person, and he is also a person who should not exist.