"Who did you hear from?" Xu Xiaoai said with a frown.
Xue Qing was very anxious on the phone and said, "...Sister! Don't care who I heard it from, just tell me, is it true? You, are you really with... the Zhou family?"
Xu Xiaoai looked at Zhou Lin, bit her lip and said nothing.
Xue Qing on the other end of the phone was so anxious that she was about to cry.
"Sister! Sister... are you listening? Tell me, tell me... Who are you with from the Zhou family?"
Holding the mobile phone, Xu Xiaoai fought a battle between heaven and man, and finally spit out two words sullenly, "...Zhou Lin."
"Zhou Lin?"
Xue Qing was taken aback.
"Zhou Lin? He, his name, is... two characters?" Xue Qing asked in a voice.
Xu Xiaoai let out a "hmm".
Xue Qing continued to ask, "Is he young or old?"
Xu Xiaoai glanced at the man again, and said two more words, "Young...well."
Xue Qing breathed a sigh of relief.
She didn't speak on the other end of the phone, and Xu Xiaoai didn't know what to say, so the two sisters fell silent.
Listening to each other's breathing, after a long time, Xue Qing said in a low voice, "Sister, according to this, you, are you really... together with the Zhou family?"
Xu Xiaoai felt a little restless.
"Sister, I know, according to your temperament...you don't care about other people's eyes and opinions. But even if I know you don't like to hear some words, because I am your sister, I don't care about them." I must tell you personally."
"Sister, leave Zhou Lin! He is not your lover. He is too rich, so he won't put any woman in his eyes at all, let alone Mengmeng... sister, you leave him! If you don't want to find a man Yes, you can come over to my side, bring Mengmeng together, let's live a good life together... If you want to find another man, don't spend too much time on him, it's unrealistic... "
Xu Xiaoai remained silent.
She didn't know that staying with Zhou Lin was just a waste of time...
"I see, I have a measure." She said to her sister, "... Is there anything else?"
Xue Qing knew that she wanted to hang up the phone, so she quickly said, "Yes! Sister, don't hang up the phone first, I really want to talk to you."
After a pause, Xue Qing continued, "Sister, I... I told Fred everything about my past and what I have experienced."
Xu Xiaoai let out an "ah".
To be honest, Xue Qing didn't want to tell her own sister about her past. Xu Xiaoai didn't know about her from others until later—for example, Mengmeng's life experience.
But Xueqing actually told her Australian boyfriend about such a miserable past
It seems that Xue Qing cares about her boyfriend very much.
"... At the beginning, Fred couldn't believe it at all, but after he calmed down for a few days, he thought about it carefully... He came to me yesterday and said that he was willing to accept me, including my past, and... Mengmeng " Xue Qing whispered on the other end of the phone.
Xu Xiaoai was stunned.
"I also feel that no matter what...you can't erase the fact that I am Mengmeng's biological mother. Sister, I know...you have paid a lot for me. You sent me abroad, and you raised Mengmeng in my hometown for my reputation. Under your name. Over the years, you have paid a lot to raise Mengmeng... I, I don't know what to do to repay you... "
"But Mengmeng, she... Sister, I'm sorry, I know you and Mengmeng are as close as mother and daughter, but I..."
Xue Qing talked a lot on the phone, but Xu Xiaoai couldn't listen anymore.
She stared blankly at the little girl who was sleeping soundly in the tent.
Since she and Zhou Lin lived together, Mengmeng has received more care than when she was raised alone in the past. The little girl has grown a lot in size and gained weight. The small face that used to be the size of a palm has now become With a pleasing apple face and fat little hands and calves, he is no different from the legendary lotus root man.
She raised her head again and looked at Zhou Lin in the distance.
"Sister? Sister..." Xue Qing's anxious call came from the other end of the phone.
Xu Xiaoai took a deep breath and said, "... Let me think about it."
She hung up the phone.
Sitting casually on the grass, Xu Xiaoai lay down, opened her eyes wide and looked at the blue sky and white clouds through the gaps between the branches and leaves of the tree trunk.
After all, Mengmeng is Xueqing's biological daughter, and Xueqing's boyfriend also accepts her past and Mengmeng's existence... If Xueqing's life is stable and affluent, then Mengmeng will follow Xueqing, of course Better than following yourself.
Zhou Lin came over and sat down beside her.
"Who is calling? Xiaoqing or Xiaohui?" He asked in a low voice.
Xu Xiaoai didn't speak.
She rolled over on her side, avoiding his face.
"... What did Xiaoqing say?" He continued to ask.
Xu Xiaoai continued to ignore him.
Yes, if Mengmeng continues to follow me, first of all, Mengmeng's life experience... the little girl and Zhou Lin are blood relatives, and I don't know which line of Zhou Lin's blood relative Mengmeng is. It seems that Zhou Lin already knows the truth, but ... Forget it, Xu Xiaoai still didn't dare to guess.
Let’s go back to the original question—if Mengmeng follows me, the one-year agreement between myself and Zhou Lin still has more than half a year left. What about regaining Mengmeng's custody and guardianship
Of course, if he is a rich person, he doesn't necessarily care about Mengmeng's existence.
But what if
Xu Xiaoai sighed annoyedly, and sat up straight from the grass.
"...Xiaoqing wants to return to Mengmeng?" Zhou Lin was extremely clever, and had already guessed the clue from the embarrassed expression when she answered the phone just now, and the upset look now.
Xu Xiaoai finally turned her head and took a look at him.
"yes."
She simply admitted it generously.
It was she who had a one-year agreement with Zhou Lin, but Mengmeng didn't have to stay by his side.
"I don't agree." The man refused bluntly.
Xu Xiaoai glared at the man, "Who are you cute?"
Zhou Lin said calmly, "...Don't forget, Mengmeng is from the Zhou family. If Mengmeng followed Xiaoqing...you never thought that if Mengmeng's life experience was exposed one day, the Zhou family would come to ask for it. Yes, do you think... Xiaoqing can keep Mengmeng?"
Then, he added, "Xiaoqing's boyfriend is just an ordinary person, let alone Mengmeng, even Xiaoqing, he may not be able to keep it."
Xu Xiaoai was stunned.
She had never thought of such a possibility.
After thinking for a long time, she said with difficulty, "Your family... has a big family, and the more illegitimate children, the more unfavorable it is to divide the family property? Like Mengmeng, we don't want to recognize the ancestors of the Zhou family, can't we?" ? We, we don't want to divide your Zhou family's property... "
Zhou Lin smiled.
"My father is my grandfather's only son, and my mother is my father's first wife and only wife... and I, my mother's only son," the man whispered, "...so, now you understand why Zhou Rin is going to call me fourth brother?"
Xu Xiaoai opened her mouth wide.
With a bit of sneer on his lips, he continued, "People with old ideas think that marriage should be well-matched, and they also hope to have a full house of children and grandchildren... My mother has passed away for many years, and my father has never remarried. But this What is it... Every one or two years, I will add a younger brother or sister... "
Xu Xiaoai felt a little bad in her heart.
So, Mengmeng is actually...
Her complexion turned pale.
No wonder Zhou Lin has been reluctant to explain Mengmeng's life experience clearly. It really is... It's better not to know than to know.
"Of course the Zhou family is unwilling to give up their own bloodline... But all children with the surname Zhou, regardless of gender, should return to the family to receive a good education and strict family etiquette. When they grow up, outstanding boys and girls can work in the Zhou family , become the pillar of Zhou's consortium; even boys and girls who are not so outstanding can shine in the future and become tools for family marriages."
Zhou Lin said lightly.
Xu Xiaoai's scalp was numb.
After thinking and thinking, she bit the bullet and asked, "Could it be that...all the illegitimate children of your Zhou family have returned to their original family? You, you are so sure that there is no one like us, and you don't want to get involved with you." Relationship?"
The man smiled, "As you said, if my family really didn't know, of course they wouldn't bother to find things and people out of nothing... But Mengmeng's life experience has been exposed. Otherwise, how could Mengmeng be kidnapped? "
Xu Xiaoai suddenly realized something...
There is no doubt that Mengmeng is the blood of the Zhou family.
——But outsiders don't know the existence of Xueqing. Everyone thinks that Mengmeng was born for Zhou Lin by Xu Xiaoai, and Mengmeng stays with her and Zhou Lin, enjoying Zhou Lin's protection and support. It seems that this is a matter of course. But in this way, the relationship between her and Zhou Lin is not just as simple as a year of nurturing...
But if Mengmeng returns to Xue Qing's side, it will be a troublesome matter—Zhou Liang's attempt to kidnap Mengmeng has clearly and clearly exposed the news that "Mengmeng is Zhou Lin's daughter" to Zhou's family. If she rashly sent Mengmeng to Xueqing, even if Zhou Lin agreed, wouldn't Zhou's family find it strange? Are they willing to give up? And Zhou Lin is the only legitimate son of the Zhou family!
Xu Xiaoai is in a dilemma.