Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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After a long quarrel, this Zhu Jianrui was not Zhuang Li’s son? The department head was stunned.
He and the original owner were old colleagues for seven or eight years, so he naturally knew his specific situation very well. His son had a different surname from him, but he was indeed his biological son. Zhuang Li usually didn’t like to communicate with his colleagues, but when his son got perfect scores in the exam, he often caught others to show off. That kind of proud attitude was not like treating a picked-up kid, much less like treating Lao Wang next door’s child.
The department head was confused by the news. He turned his head to Zhuang Li and then to Zhu Jianrui, as if wanting to use his naked eyes to do a DNA test for the father and son.
The rest of the people were the same, staring at Zhuang Li and Zhu Jianrui back and forth.
The chubby boy asked in surprise: “Zhu Jianrui, isn’t the Great God your father?”
Zhu Jianrui’s cheeks turned red and he clenched his teeth, feeling extremely embarrassed. Although he disdained being Zhuang Li’s son, it did not mean that he was willing to expose the news in public. It was not a glorious thing to have been the cheap son of a loser for fourteen years.
Zhuang Li stared at his increasingly distorted face and chuckled: “Whether I am his biological father or not, he knows better than anyone else. Otherwise, why do you think he would attack my company.”
The chubby boy’s mind became completely confused and he murmured: “No, Master, you have always been Zhu Jianrui’s father. He and I have been friends since childhood. I know the situation in your family! Why did he attack your company? Because he knows you are not his father? No, the logic here is wrong. Even if he knows that you are not his biological father, you have raised him for fourteen years. Why would he take revenge on you? There must be some logical error here.”
The chubby boy ruffled his hair, with great confusion hidden in his narrowed eyes.
Everyone in the mediation room was also in a state of confusion.
After learning that his father was not his biological son, the son attacked the company where his father worked and made it clear that his father should bear all responsibilities. If you consider this sentence carefully, was there anything wrong with it? Was there such a son in the world who repaid kindness with hatred? He raised you for fourteen years and yet you treat him as if he’s done something wrong?
The chubby boy’s eyes lit up and he immediately shouted: “By the way, Master, have you abused Zhu Jianrui! Zhu Jianrui said you were not good to him at all.”
Everyone in confusion also turned to look at Zhuang Li, with obvious blame and contempt in their eyes. With that said, the logic made sense. A good kid, why would he want to take revenge on his adoptive father for no reason? If Zhuang Li had really fulfilled his responsibilities as a father in these fourteen years and taken great care of his son, and if his son was not a born bad boy, how could he not be grateful?
Zhuang Li read everyone’s thoughts from their eyes and couldn’t help patting the armrest of the chair and laughing. Being misunderstood, despised, and criticized, he didn’t feel uncomfortable at all. Instead, he seemed to be a bystander, very interested in this ridiculous scene.
Before the deep laughter dissipated, a man and a woman pushed open the door of the mediation room and hurried in, followed by a chubby couple, and then followed by several leaders of the police station.
“Mom and Dad, you are here.” The chubby boy shrank behind Zhu Jianrui.
When Zhu Jianrui saw the tall man walking in the front, he opened his mouth and shouted: “Dad!”
Ever since, everyone’s eyes were on the man, and through his facial features that resembled Zhu Jianrui’s, they determined his identity as “Old Wang next door.”
Mr. Fang stared in surprise: “Mr. Gong, why is it you?!”
When everyone took a closer look, they realized that this man’s face often appeared in financial magazines. Who could it be if it wasn’t Gong Xuanlin, the leader of this generation of Gong Group? His eldest brother Gong Xuanqi was even more incredible. He had now joined the cabinet. It was said that he was very likely to win a big victory in the recent election and become the president.
Yes, China in this world was a country with a presidential system, and its political system was completely different from the parallel world Zhuang Li visited before.
As soon as Gong Xuanlin arrived, everyone in the mediation room became a lot shorter for no reason, and they all forgot their original purpose.
Only Zhuang Li threw the thick stack of bills on the table and said calmly: “Mr. Gong, let’s talk about Zhu Jianrui’s compensation.” Facing the figure at the top of the pyramid, he was not embarrassed at all.
On the contrary, Mr. Fang, who had been talking so eloquently before, got timid and waved his hands repeatedly to explain: “No, no, no, we MIK don’t need Zhu Jianrui’s compensation. Mr. Gong, everything before was just a misunderstanding.”
Gong Xuanlin glanced at them with a serious look and ordered: “Everyone who is not relevant should get out.”
Mr. Fang, who still wanted to continue explaining, immediately grabbed the department head and ran out of the mediation room in a hurry. The chubby boy was also dragged out by his parents by his ears. Several policemen looked back and forth between the two parties, and were hesitating whether to withdraw, when they heard Zhuang Li ordering in the same tough tone: “Comrade policemen, please stay and help both of us bear witness. Today I am going to meet with Zhu Miaomiao in order to get divorced and to terminate the father-son relationship with Zhu Jianrui.”
Gong Xuanlin walked over slowly but did not sit down. Instead, he lowered his head, looked at Zhuang Li condescendingly, and said calmly: “You can stay, you can help me change the household registration information. My wife and children are mine, it has nothing to do with idlers and others.”
The several policemen had no choice but to nod in agreement, and at the same time, they also conceived a human drama in their minds.
At the same time, several men who had been standing at the door also walked in. They were wearing smart suits, carrying expensive briefcases, and shiny black leather shoes. They looked like members of the elite class.
“This is my legal team.” Gong Xuanlin raised his chin at several people.
On the other side, Zhu Miaomiao was holding Zhu Jianrui and crying softly, and then shouting hoarsely to Zhuang Li: “Why did you call the police to arrest my son? I want to divorce you! Divorce today! I didn’t lie when we got married. You, you have known for a long time that the child is not your biological child!”
Several policemen couldn’t help but look shocked. They had never seen a man take the initiative to put a green hat on his head.
“How much do you want? Is five million enough?” Gong Xuanlin slowly approached Zhuang Li, his tall figure shrouding him, giving him a heavy sense of oppression. This was how the superiors dealt with problems. They put pressure on you from all aspects, made you feel scared, and finally gave you a little sweetness to make you feel grateful.
Several policemen shook their heads secretly, feeling that the five million they gave would not be enough. Zhuang Li wanted to raise the child himself, but then he went back on his promise, began to abuse the child, and forced the child to embark on a criminal path. He was obviously not a good person. After entering the police station, he didn’t say a word of concern to Zhu Jianrui. Just from this detail, it could be seen that he had no affection for the child.
Facing this kind of person, taking money to send him off was the wrong way. He should be investigated for the crime of abusing children. If he hadn’t suffered too many grievances and accumulated countless hatreds, could Zhu Jianrui attack MIK? You know he is a good boy that everyone praises, and his life should not have this stain.
Under the contempt of the police and the pressure exerted by Gong Xuanlin, Zhuang Li slowly leaned back on the sofa and withdrew from the shadow that enveloped him. His thin lips curled up slightly, and his voice was full of fun: “Five million? It doesn’t seem to be enough.”
He was indeed greedy! Several police officers showed understanding expressions. They had seen many scoundrels like Zhuang Li.
Gong Xuanlin’s tone became colder: “How much do you want?”
Zhu Miaomiao shouted angrily behind him: “Xuanlin, don’t give him a penny! Otherwise he will blackmail you endlessly in the future!”
Gong Xuanlin turned around to comfort his wife and child.
Several policemen thought in agreement: Yes, Ms. Zhu is right to think this way. If there are any problems that can be solved by law, please seek help from the police and never give money in private. Because you don’t know if there will be a next time if you give money this time. According to their past experience, when it came to children’s reputation and future, this was 100% a bottomless pit.
Everyone had their thoughts written on their faces.
Zhuang Li silently watched their performance. For some reason, he patted the armrest of his chair and laughed softly. Tears welled up in his narrow eyes, as if he had watched a ridiculous farce.
“Sorry, I also want to restrain myself, but I can’t help it.” He tapped his temple with his slender index finger, and said with distress: “Gong Xuanlin, there is something wrong with your brain, I can’t understand your logic, and you don’t seem to understand what I’m saying. Let’s ask your lawyer to talk to me. To tell you the truth, five million is really not enough.”
He pointed at several lawyers and pushed the stack of bills over.
Several lawyers immediately picked up the bill and looked at it, their expressions gradually becoming weird. Before coming, they had investigated Zhuang Li’s situation and knew that he was just a powerless orphan who lived a very poor life. He had struggled for more than ten years before he bought a small house in a remote place, and he still carried a huge amount of loan on his back.
To send him away, the price of five million was completely reasonable. If he opened his mouth like a lion, they could also add a little more to the five million, but the prerequisite was that they must give him enough shock and pressure to let him know who could be provoked and who must be stayed away from.
But after seeing the bills, they realized what a ridiculous number five million was! Even Mr. Gong who said five million seemed so ridiculous.
Because he lived a poor life and had a wife and child to raise, the original owner had the habit of keeping accounts since his third year in high school. He had to figure out where each of his money was going, so he could better save on his next expense. After getting these accounts, Zhuang Li checked the bank statements and found that they were basically consistent. He also subdivided the accounts into many categories and marked the timelines one by one.
Several lawyers originally thought that today’s task was very simple, as long as they handed over a check and signed a divorce agreement, but now it seemed that they were still missing the most important equipment.
“Do you have a calculator? Lend us one.” The chief lawyer raised his head and said to several police officers, his cheeks flushed with shame.
This shame was not because of his poor mental arithmetic ability, but because of the five million that the boss had tried to give away before. Anyone with a normal mind could understand after reading this bill how much Zhuang Li paid to take care of Zhu Miaomiao mother and son. If it were another person, he was afraid he would have been overwhelmed by these huge numbers.
Was five million enough to buy out the marriage and custody rights? It may be okay for others, but it was a complete joke to Zhuang Li.
Zhu Miaomiao’s argument about not giving Zhuang Li a penny was simply the most ridiculous thing in the world. In this world, anyone could look down on Zhuang Li, but she and Zhu Jianrui were the least qualified to belittle him, let alone launch the so-called “revenge”.
There was only kindness between them, where was the hatred?
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