Chapter 20 — Joke. It was a joke, but not anymore.

Chi Zhengzheng looked at him sharply, her mouth opening into an "O."

For a moment, she wondered if she had heard him wrong.

Wen Yu turned his head to look at her, still calm, as if he didn't just say something outrageous.

"What did you just say?" Chi Zhengzheng gulped and asked cautiously.

Wen Yu said seriously. "Yesterday you left home, and today you're so unhappy that you left again, which means you're uncomfortable living in the Chi house, so move out. Although I've been living in the Wen house. I've also bought a house, so I could move in anytime."

Again, the big boss was very talkative and had a serious face.

Chi Zhengzheng: "…"

No, Big Boss, this is not about you having a house!

It's your house, how could I live there?

She opened her mouth, and her voice trembled slightly, "No, it can't be good, right?"

"What's wrong with it?" Wen Yu was confused.

"It's your house!" Chi Zhengzheng sat up straight, her round eyes widening as she stared at him.

Wen Yu couldn't help chuckling, and a laugh crossed his eyes, "Didn't you just say… I'm your fiancé?"

Chi Zhengzheng: "???"

Shit!

She thought he ignored that comment just now!

"I-I was…" Chi Zhengzheng stammered.

She was careful with her words. She couldn't say straight out – I just said that, but I don't think of you as my fiancé. We don't know each other at all!

Wen Yu glanced at her, the corners of his mouth lifted a little, and he stepped on the accelerator, starting up the car to leave.

– She had everything written on her face, and it was all there.

"Hey! Where are we going?" Chizheng exclaimed.

She hadn't agreed yet!

Wen Yu: "The Chi house, to pack your things."

Chi Zhengzheng: "???"

She hurriedly said, "No, no!"

"You want to stay at the Chi house?" Wen Yu asked.

Chi Zhengzheng: "..." No, I don't.

But that didn't mean she could live in Wen Yu's house!

She knew so many of his secrets, although the big boss said he wouldn't silence her. Who knew how many people have been buried because they "knew too much" since the beginning of time…..

The fact is that she and Wen Yu have only just met, so how could she live in his house?

The big boss's face was very determined. As if he insisted on exercising his "fiancé" rights and backing up his "fiancée" by taking her to live in his own home.

Chi Zhengzheng was on pins and needles, squirming around, with a face that said…

Shit! How the hell am I supposed to say anything?

How could I possibly stay at your house?

Wen Yu looked at her with a smile under his eyes.

The car soon arrived outside the Chi family's house. The sky was already dark, and the street lights were dim, not as clear as during the day.

Wen Yu stopped the car and looked at Chi Zhengzheng.

Chi Zhengzheng didn't get out of the car. She sat there biting her lips, clutching her clothes with her fingers. After a while, she finally built up the courage to speak. –

"I think I'm still not…"

Wen Yu interrupted her with an evident smile that Chi Zhengzheng could hear in his voice: "I'm teasing you. Go back."

Chi Zhengzheng: "???"

Her eyes widened as she looked at him before slowly blinking.

So…

Was Wen Yu teasing her by asking her to move in with him?

Was he joking with her?

She tilted her head, her face full of confusion, and her eyes looked at him with eyes full of-

Are you f*cking kidding me?

She raised her head in an instant, and she grunted in anger.

Wen Yu couldn't help smiling and raised his hand and patted her head, "Go back. If you're not happy, leave, you don't need to stay in a place where you're not happy."

– Even if that place is a place called "home."

Not every home is warm and happy, and not every home is a pleasant place.

The anger that Chi Zhengzheng had just felt dissipated for a moment as Wen Yu patted her with a bit of intimacy, causing Chi Zhengzheng to freeze slightly.

Then, an inexplicable sourness rose in her heart because of his words.

Yes, the Chi house was so big, but she didn't feel happy at all. She couldn't feel the warmth of her family.

But in her previous life, her grandmother was her only family member, and she felt warm enough as if she had never grown up without love.

Wen Yu was worse off than she was, wasn't he?

The Chi family had feelings for her in the end. Still, the Wen family had nothing but disgust and coldness for Wen Yu, a stepmother who only plotted against him and a biological father who was ashamed of him…

The warmth in her heart from her previous life was still there, while Wen Yu had nothing.

Chi Zhengzheng suddenly understood this man – he had never felt such warmth.

He was the male lead of the dominance novel. Everything he suffered in the early stages was for better face-slapping in the later stages. Still, no matter how good the face-slapping was, no matter how glorious the road to dominance was, it could never be denied – Wen Yu had no affection or love.

"Go back." Wen Yu reached out, unbuckling her seatbelt for her.

Chi Zhengzheng bit her lip and slowly left.

Wen Yu withdrew his eyes, looked at the steering wheel, shook his head, and prepared to step on the gas to leave.

At that moment, Chi Zhengzheng suddenly came running back.

Wen Yu rolled down the car window, and she was lying on top of it, her pretty face resting on the window, her big, clear eyes looking at him with a serious look –

"Wen Yu, you too. If you are unhappy, leave. Go where you find happiness. You're so good. The Wen family isn't worth it."

She looked very seriously at the powerful man in front of her, with such a fantastic aura, calm and collected, as if nothing could break him.

He hid in the Wen family, pulling them up with cold eyes and then dropping them down hard.

But at this moment, Chi Zhengzheng actually thought – he should have just destroyed the Wen family.

Because every time he spent in the Wen house, he would never be happy.

Exchanging one year of his unhappiness for the pleasure of the final fall of the Wen family, Chi Zhengzheng felt that it was not worth it.

No doubt, Wen Yu did this because he was used to being unhappy.

So a whole year of hiding, an entire year of unhappiness, he could put up with it.

But it really wasn't worth it. The Wen family wasn't worth it.

Chi Zhengzheng didn't know why she had run back to say such a thing, perhaps because of that moment of compassion in her heart or a moment of sourness.

-She wanted to tell him so now.

"You're so good. The Wen family doesn't deserve you."

Wen Yu paused and looked straight at her.

Chi Zhengzheng was pretty, but Wen Yu had never paid attention to her in the past, and it was only since the car accident that he had started to look at her, to see how good she looked.

But it was not as good as this moment.

Her hair was a little messy from running over. Her lips were a bit white, her cheeks flushed with the redness of running, and she was lying in the window, without exquisite makeup or gorgeous clothes.

The sky was a little dark, and her face was not as dazzling as it was in the sunlight.

However, Wen Yu felt that at this moment, she was better-looking than all the scenery he had ever seen in this world.

After a while, he whispered, "I see."

"Zhengzheng seemed to have taken her mobile phone when she went out. Zhouchen, do you know the number?" Ding Yijun walked around, her voice a little anxious.

Chi Zhouchen shook his head with a complicated expression.

Ding Yijun continued to walk around, looking outside as she walked.

Chi Yan waved his hand and said, a little annoyed. "Alright, stop walking around. Since she said she would come back in the evening, she'll definitely come back."

"How can you not be worried?" Ding Yijun frowned and looked at Chi Yan, "Zhengzheng doesn't have many friends either. Where could she go? She's changed so much since the car accident. I'm really worried."

Chi Yan sighed, worry slowly showing in his eyes as well.

"Moreover, I upset her today…" Ding Yijun had obviously recognized her mistake.

Chi Yan also knew about the incident. He did not reflect on the past like Ding Yijun and Chi Zhouchen, only that he was also a little upset that his wife had not grown much after all these years.

He said: "This time, it's your fault when Zhengzheng returns. You must talk to her properly, changing her fiancé from Wen Yiran to Wen Yu. Zhengzheng has already suffered a loss and felt wronged"

After a pause, he added, "Also, An Qinru, although she is your niece, Zhengzheng is your daughter. Let her go back to the Ding family and the An family these days, don't always let her come over and make Zhengzheng unhappy."

"Ay, Alright." Ding Yijun nodded her head.

"But since things have become like this, you and Zhouchen shouldn't hold a grudge with An Qinru. Maintain a good relationship in private. In the future, if she married Wen Yiran, it could also be a resource." Chi Yan was a businessman. His interests always had to be taken into account.

Ding Yijun still nodded her head. Chi Zhouchen was a little lost in thought and didn't speak.

At this time, footsteps came from outside.

They hurriedly looked over, and Ding Yijun greeted her with a smile on her face.

"Zhengzheng–" the voice ended abruptly.

Coming in from outside was An Qinru.

Ding Yijun froze, and the expressions on Chi Yan's and Chi Zhouchen's faces also became inexplicable. Still, there was no doubt that there was no such emotion as "welcoming."

An Qinru, who had just stepped through the door of the Chi house, saw this. There was a hint of darkness in her eyes.

Everything had changed.

Chi Zhengzheng had changed, Wen Sisi had changed, the Chi family had changed, and Wen Yiran… may also have changed.

"Auntie, uncle, Zhouchen." She smiled and greeted as she always did.

The only thing that Chi Yan did was give her a "hmm," barely a response, and Chi Zhouchen didn't say anything.

Ding Yijun, with some disappointment in her eyes, asked softly, "Qinru, what brings you here?"

An Qinru's hand tightened.

In the past, it was very common for her to come to the Chi house. Ding Yijun would always smile and welcome her. How could she possibly ask such a question?!

It was as if they all didn't want her to come.

The pain of her fingernails pinching in her palm sobered her up. The smile at the corner of her mouth slowly fell a little. An Qinru's voice was soft: "I came to see Sister Zhengzheng. Is she back?"

Silence filled the living room.

It was only after a moment that Chi Yan answered: "She hasn't come back yet."

Ding Yijun also gently pulled the corner of her mouth and said slowly, "She has a childish temper, Qinru. You shouldn't bicker with her. You shouldn't meet with her for a while."

She had just made Zhengzheng leave again today because of An Qinru. How could she let An Qinru see Chi Zhengzheng now?

Sensing their emotions, An Qinru's eyes were full of loneliness, and she lowered her head slightly.

Ding Yijun looked at her, a little distressed, but thinking of Chi Zhengzheng's words today – why did I think of her as my daughter?

Her heart immediately turned towards her daughter, and she gritted her teeth, not making a comforting gesture nor trying to persuade them to reconcile.

With her heart raging, An Qinru held back her sourness and sadness and raised her head to say softly: "I just wanted to see Zhengzheng so that she can take her temper out on me. Not go and hold a grudge against the Wen family in the future."

"What's wrong? What's happened?" Ding Yijun asked hurriedly.

Chi Yan also looked up at her and frowned.

"Sister Zhengzheng went to the Wen family today and called Sisi out, then I don't know what happened. Sisi was taken to the hospital by Brother Yiran and is still in the hospital. Brother Yiran… is very angry." A Qinru lowered her head, her voice wasn't too loud, but it was loud enough for everyone to hear.

Chi Yan's face turned ugly for a moment, and shock showed in Ding Yijun's eyes.

"What's going on?! Did Zhegzheng find Wen Sisi to look for trouble?" Chi Yan asked.

-It was normal for him to think this way. Chi Zhengzheng and Wen Sisi had always given them the impression that they were incompatible with each other.

An Qinru shook her head, "I don't know what happened. Sisi was very angry and wouldn't let me ask more questions. Auntie, uncle, you have to persuade Zhengzheng that I won't appear in front of her if she doesn't like me. If she hates me, she can come to me. If Zhengzheng goes on like this, I'm afraid something big will happen…"

She looked so worried that no one thought she was lying.

She really wasn't lying either. She just hid some parts of the story and changed some statements.

Ding Yijun frowned and let out a sigh of sorrow, "Why is Zhengzheng being so immature again?"

This was too similar to what Chi Zhengzheng was capable of doing!

It was true that Wen Sisi was in the hospital, and it was also probably true that she had asked Wen Sisi to go out. An Qinru couldn't lie about this. So Chi Zhengzheng took Wen Sisi to vent her anger? So she also caused the other party to go to the hospital?

Both Chi Yan's and Ding Yijun's faces were unpleasant.

This was right when Chi Zhengzheng came back.

As soon as she stepped through the door of the Chi family, Chi Yan said with a sullen face, "Did you harm Wen Sisi and make her go to the hospital today?"

Chi Zhengzheng's eyes swept past An Qinru, and suspicion instantly surged to her mind.

Her lips pursed up at once.

She didn't ask the Chi family to have reflected on what happened, but at least she wished they didn't question her as soon as they saw her!

It made her feel… it was better to not come back.

The little good mood she had when she parted from Wen Yu disappeared instantly, and her face turned cold, and she pursed her lips, "So?"

"Bang-" A cup got smashed to the ground, and Chi Yan's face was filled with anger.

"Don't get angry, don't get angry, speak slowly." Ding Yijun stepped forward and held Chi Yan.

Her eyes looked at Chi Zhengzheng with displeasure: "Zhengzheng, how could you be silly?! Now is the time for our Chi and Wen families to get along. How could you harm Wen Sisi enough to make her go to the hospital? They ignored the rumors you started about Wen Yiran before. How could you, how could you go and stir up trouble again?!"

A pair of eyes were full of accusation, and another face was full of anger.

Chi Zhengzheng stood there, looking coldly at these people in front of her, only feeling strange.

"What did you say to her? The older you get, the harder your wings get; all you know is to stir up trouble. I'll have to teach you a lesson!" Chi Yan was furious and raised his finger to point at her.

Next to him, Chi Zhouchen's brow kept frowning as he watched Chi Zhengzheng's hand clench into a fist, her eyes cold, and inexplicably his heart jumped.

"Dad and mom, let her talk first. What happened? Don't be in such a hurry." Chi Zhouchen stood up, his eyes looking towards Chi Zhengzheng, his eyes complicated.

Chi Zhengchen sneered, "What do you need me to say? Didn't you already hear the whole story from An Qinru? Before even asking me, you already decided that I had harmed Wen Sisi and bullied her into the hospital? Do I still need to say anything?"

She held her head slightly high, her face full of indifference, looking at them with emotionless eyes as if they were strangers.

This look was more enraging to Chi Yan and Ding Yijun than when she went ballistic or her forceful retorts.

What kind of reaction was this?

Disobeying them and not treating them like parents anymore?!

"Get me the ruler!" Chi Yan was so angry that his face flushed red, and he turned around, looking for a ruler.

-That was the ruler that Chi Yan had used to hit Chi Zhengzheng and Chi Zhouchen on the palms of their hands when they were disobedient and made mistakes as children.

Since Chi Zhengzheng had grown up, she had never been hit by the ruler, but the ruler was always in her possession.

Chi Zhengzheng stood there, unmoving.

She was sometimes as stubborn as an ox. She didn't even want to explain herself to those who didn't trust her.

She could only be cold and detached from them and had no more affection for them.

"Chi Zhengzheng, have you packed your things?" At the door, a sharp and textured male voice sounded.

The Chi family and Chi Zhengzheng paused simultaneously and looked over.

Wen Yu, wearing a shirt with his suit jacket on his arm, slowly walked in from the outside with an amazing aura.

He walked up to her and lowered his eyes to look at her, asking softly: "Didn't you say you were moving to my place? Why haven't you started packing yet?"

Chi Zhengzheng froze slightly and lowered her voice: "Are you kidding?"

Wen Yu suddenly reached out and held her hand, also lowering his voice but with firmness-

"It was a joke before, but not anymore."