Quick Transmigration: Why did you provoke him? He's love-struck!

Chapter 124 Deviation (46)

"It's possible," Zhou Rang said, feigning seriousness. "Would you agree?"

"Of course not!" Yan Zhen said. "Are you only worth five million? You need more money!"

Zhou Rang was amused by her and pulled her into his arms.

"Don't worry, the old lady considers herself a respectable person and is getting old. She won't say anything unpleasant. At most, she'll try to persuade you to break up with me by talking about ethics and morality. Just let it go in one ear and out the other, and don't take it to heart."

Yan Zhen leaned against his chest, feeling his well-defined pectoral muscles through his clothes. Her hand restlessly touched his lean waist: "Then I'll just not go see her."

Zhou Rang's expression was subtle: "I'm afraid that won't work."

"why?"

"If you don't go to see her, she will come to you directly."

Yan Zhen was taken aback.

-

Zhou Rang's words proved prophetic.

The next day, when Yan Zhen went downstairs for some fresh air, the old house's butler appeared before her like a ghost: "Miss Ming, the old lady would like to invite you to have some morning tea."

These words were spoken politely and courteously, but the expressions of the two tall and burly bodyguards behind him said something completely different.

An hour later, Yan Zhen met Old Mrs. Zhou in a private room at a high-end Cantonese teahouse.

Grandma Zhou was over seventy years old. She had an elegant demeanor, wearing a wisteria-colored shawl, and her gray hair was tied into a bun at the back of her head. She had deep nasolabial folds, but her eyes were very clear.

Seeing Yan Zhen come over, she smiled slightly and said, "Sit down."

Yan Zhen sat down opposite her, and the old lady poured her a cup of tea: "A wise person doesn't speak nonsense. You must know why I invited you here today."

Yan Zhen nodded.

The old lady cut to the chase: "You and Zhou Rang are not a good match, you should break up."

Yan Zhen didn't beat around the bush: "We like each other."

"Humans are rational beings. There are many things that can take precedence over emotions, such as propriety, morality, and ethics..."

Yan Zhen's lips twitched; Zhou Rang had indeed guessed correctly.

“...You can’t be together.” The old lady rattled off a long list of reasons before concluding.

Yan Zhen listened in a daze: "According to seniority, you are Zhou Yan's ancestor, so I should call you Grandma. I want to ask, are you speaking from the perspective of an outsider or from the perspective of an elder?"

The old lady said, "Of course, I'm speaking from the perspective of an elder. I'm not only your and Zhou Yan's grandmother, but also Zhou Rang's mother."

“When a junior makes a mistake, the elders have an obligation to guide and correct him.” Yan Zhen smiled. “But you can’t just focus on correcting me and selectively ignore what Zhou Yan did.”

The old lady frowned slightly: "What's wrong with Zhou Yan?"

Yan Zhen readily confessed to Zhou Yan and Su Er's affair and their desire for her to be their surrogate mother.

“You’ve been through this, and I believe you know better than I do that every girl gets married full of expectations. She wants to live a good life with her husband, get along well with her mother-in-law, and have one or two lovely children. But Zhou Yan shattered all my expectations.” Yan Zhen said calmly, “If you want to interfere in this matter as an elder, then please be fair and ‘correct’ Zhou Yan as well.”

The old lady fell silent, her expression complex.

After a long pause, she spoke again, her tone noticeably gentler: "Miss Ming, I was unaware of Zhou Yan and Su Er's affair before. I apologize to you here, and I will have someone handle this matter properly."

Yan Zhen raised an eyebrow.

This old lady is quite adaptable.

“However, one thing is one thing. You went to Zhou Rang to get revenge on Zhou Yan and persuaded him to marry you. That was really wrong.”

Yan Zhen did not deny her statement: "I did have impure motives in contacting him, but you should believe in your son's personal charm. He is a good person, and I really like him. I hope you will grant my request."

Aren't you afraid of gossip and rumors?

“Don’t worry, Zhou said he’ll take care of it. We can move to a place where nobody knows us.”

The old lady stared at her intently.

Yan Zhen met her gaze without flinching, his eyes resolute.

After a long silence, the old lady sighed softly: "Do you understand Zhou Rang?"

Yan Zhen sensed a hint of provocation in her words: "What are you trying to say?"

The old lady picked up her teacup, and amidst the rising aroma of tea, she said calmly, "You insist on being with him, not only because he can pull you out of your current predicament, but also because of his family background and character. Have you ever considered that perhaps he is not as perfect as you imagine?"

Yan Zhen suddenly remembered the information he had learned from the nanny about Zhou Rang—his biological mother was not the old lady, but the old lady's sister.

She had a feeling that the old lady might make a fuss about this.

Thinking of this, she quietly took out her phone.

“I don’t understand what you mean,” Yan Zhen said, going along with her words.

The old lady continued, "I don't know if Zhou Rang has told you that he is not my biological son."

Yan Zhen didn't reply immediately, but instead frowned slightly, looking worried.

"It seems not. Look, even he himself feels that his background is not presentable."

Yan Zhen frowned even more deeply: "Please speak plainly."

"Although Zhou Rang calls me mother, he is not my biological son. His mother is my sister."

Yan Zhen opened his eyes wide at the right moment, looking surprised.

Her reaction pleased the old lady, who continued, "He was raised under my name, so we might not be biologically related. He could never get close to me. Later, he went abroad to study and stayed there for more than ten years. The first thing he did when he returned to China was to send his older brother to prison and then use extreme measures to seize control of the Zhou family. At that time, his father was still alive, and everyone in the Zhou family, including his father, had to be mindful of his feelings."

Yan Zhen remained silent.

“You’re still young, and you might be blinded by his appearance. He’s ruthless and cruel; when he gets angry, he won’t even spare his own family,” the old lady said. “He’s nice to you now, but it’s just because he’s infatuated. Once the novelty wears off, what do you think you can get from him? I’m afraid you’ll end up losing both your money and your life.”

"Marrying Zhou Yan was your first wrong step. It's not wise to try to get out of one mistake and then step into another. I've been there, and I see things more clearly than you. If you're willing to take my advice, leave Zhou Rang. I can give you some compensation."

Yan Zhen suddenly asked, "Five million?"

The old lady paused for a moment, then said, "Okay."

Yan Zhen laughed.

The old lady frowned: "What are you laughing at?"

She poured her heart out to her, analyzing the pros and cons, and this was her reaction.

That's really impolite.

This made the old lady very unhappy.

Yan Zhen revealed his hand, which was under the table, holding a cell phone that was on a call, and waved it in front of the old lady.

The person on the phone was none other than Zhou Rang.

The old lady's expression changed slightly.