Chapter 95:
Meng Yan shed tears of humiliation, with disheveled hair sticking to her face, looking utterly wretched.
Meng Zhenhua suppressed his anger and calmed his emotion. “Sorry, Mr. Kerwin, it’s my fault for not disciplining her well and letting you see this joke.”
Pei Yuzhou hit the nail on the head. “It’s not that you didn’t discipline her; you let her bully Meng Shuyou.”
Meng Zhenhua couldn’t save face. “I did sometimes neglect Yaoyao, but it was absolutely not intentional…”
“No need for these useless words.” Pei Yuzhou had limited patience. “I’ll give you one more chance to think it through: either give the property to Meng Shuyou, or wait for Meng Corporation to disappear from the market.”
Meng Zhenhua froze, forced into a dead end.
Deep down, he had deep-rooted ideas of favoring sons over daughters; he doted on his son immensely and had carefully nurtured him since childhood, while his daughter was merely a tool for marriage alliances with other families.
Zhao Hesong curled his lips and persuaded, “President Meng, favoring sons over daughters is not advisable. Meng Shuyou is your daughter, not someone else’s. After giving Meng Family to her, it will still be surnamed Meng. She can’t possibly change her surname. Don’t you agree?”
Meng Zhenhua had no other choice and negotiated, “I can leave all the real estate to Yaoyao, but the company—she knows nothing about management.”
Pei Yuzhou didn’t make things harder for him. “Then get the transfer procedures done as soon as possible.”
Meng Zhenhua breathed a slight sigh of relief. “Okay.”
Lin Peilan naturally was unwilling and couldn’t care about anything else. She immediately asked, “Then what about Zihao? Are you not caring about your son anymore?”
Leaving all real estate to Meng Shuyou meant only company shares remained, which was far from enough.
Meng Zhenhua scolded her in a low voice, “Shut up. We’ll talk when we get back.”
This was a stopgap measure; preserving the Meng Family was the priority for now.
Pei Yuzhou took Meng Shuyou’s hand. Before leaving, he seemed to remember something. “One more thing, President Meng. I suggest you do a paternity test. Don’t cluelessly raise someone else’s son as your own. Whether the company will still be surnamed Meng in the future is uncertain.”
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.
Someone gasped in shock.
Even Meng Shuyou was so shocked that she opened her mouth.
Lin Peilan’s figure swayed, a flash of terror in her eyes as she gripped the edge of the table tightly with both hands.
Meng Zhenhua’s vision went black, his mind blank for a moment. He turned around, grabbed her shoulders, veins bulging on the back of his hands. “Whose son is Zihao?”
No wonder he always felt that his son didn’t resemble him since birth, neither in appearance nor personality.
Lin Peilan felt like her bones were about to be crushed by him, her face contorted in pain, but she stubbornly refused to admit it. “He’s our son. Honey, don’t listen to others’ nonsense. How could I possibly betray you?”
Meng Zhenhua no longer believed her at all. “Go do a DNA test!”
Lin Peilan instinctively blocked him. “No!”
Meng Zhenhua raised his hand and slapped her. His reason was consumed by anger, his eyes bloodshot and fierce. “You bitch! You dare cuckold me! Whose bastard is he, the child you had with some other man?”
Lin Peilan stumbled backward, her waist hitting the chair, her nerves going numb.
Meng Shuyou was still in shock as Pei Yuzhou took her away from the restaurant.
He had no time to watch other families’ scandals.
The black business car was parked roadside.
After getting in the car, Meng Shuyou asked, “Mr. Pei, how did you know?”
Pei Yuzhou’s brows were indifferent. “Isn’t it easy to find someone’s weakness?”
Meng Shuyou thought about it and agreed. What couldn’t he do?
With his scheming and methods, anyone who became his enemy would have a miserable end.
On the contrary, being protected by him gave her a strong sense of security.
After so many years in the Meng Family, no one had ever unconditionally stood by her side to protect her. Even though they all knew Meng Yan bullied her, they still turned a blind eye. She could only swallow all her grievances.
For the first time, she experienced what it felt like to have someone backing her up.
The moment she saw him appear, her chest felt rapidly filled by something, overflowing.
Pei Yuzhou leaned back in the chair and glanced sideways at her. “If I hadn’t come, would you have agreed to the marriage?”
Meng Shuyou’s gaze flickered slightly. “I knew you wouldn’t ignore me.”
She just hadn’t expected him to come in person.
He was so busy with work and had so many things to handle, yet he still made time to come.
Pei Yuzhou stared at her face. “Take off this makeup of yours.”
“I don’t have makeup remover water right now.” Meng Shuyou thought for a moment. “Can you take me to the hospital? All my things are in my older sister’s hospital room. I’ve been out of touch for several days; they must be worried.”
Pei Yuzhou inexplicably felt annoyed. “Why aren’t you afraid that I would worry? Have you proactively called me once since you came back?”
“I…” Meng Shuyou said softly, “I was afraid of disturbing your work.”
Pei Yuzhou narrowed his eyes slightly. “Why weren’t you afraid before?”
Meng Shuyou pursed her lips.
When she was chasing him before, she had no choice but to shamelessly stay in front of him to make her presence felt.
Being put this way by him, Meng Shuyou felt like she was the kind of slag woman who chased someone and then ignored them after getting them.
