Transmigrated into a wealthy family's stepmother, I raised the villain into a sweet child.

Downstairs at the Zhou Group building.

Zhou Linxu opened the car door, and Jin Xi followed suit and walked to the driver's seat.

Zhou Linxu said, "Drive slower."

Jinxi nodded: "I know, you should go upstairs now."

The original plan was for Zhou Linxu to take them to the martial arts hall first, and then Uncle Li would come to pick them up after he finished his work.

However, Zhou Linxu had an unexpected morning meeting, so he came to the company first.

After Zhou Linxu finished speaking to Jin Xi, he bent down and greeted Yang Hongyan and Jin Dahai in the back row.

Finally, he stood to the side, watching as Jinxi drove the car away before walking towards the company.

But as soon as they got upstairs, Secretary Wen was already waiting in the elevator lobby.

Upon seeing Zhou Linxu, she greeted him, saying, "Mr. Zhou, Ms. Zhang has arrived."

Zhou Linxu's expression didn't change much. Secretary Wen continued, "She used Mr. Zhou's card to come up."

The main reason is that Zhang Lin doesn't come often and blends in with the working crowd, so no one noticed her.

Zhou Linxu asked, "Where is she?"

Secretary Wen said, "Small conference room."

Zhou Linxu hummed in agreement: "Have her come to the office."

Secretary Wen glanced at Zhou Linxu with a puzzled look: "Okay, I'll go get her right away."

He took only two steps before turning back to look at Zhou Linxu.

When she called Zhang Lin to her office, she ran into Gao Sheng, who was coming to work. Just as Gao Sheng was about to go in, she stopped him.

Goldman Sachs tilted his head: "Hmm?"

Wen Yu said, "Zhang Lin is inside."

Goldman Sachs was taken aback: "Huh? What's she doing here?"

Wen Yu shrugged, slowly walked to her workstation, and left with the words, "I don't know."

As Goldman Sachs watched Wen Yu's retreating figure, he thought to himself, "Why does the name 'Phuket Island' sound so familiar?"

Inside the office, Zhang Lin sat on the sofa, looking at Zhou Linxu on another single sofa.

Zhou Linxu was looking down at his tablet, seemingly working on some documents.

Zhang Lin waited for a while, but Zhou Linxu didn't speak.

She took several deep breaths before slowly saying, "The trial date has been moved to July."

Zhou Linxu then put down the tablet and asked, "If you want to ask about the court hearing, you should ask a lawyer, not come to me."

Zhang Lin gave a forced smile. When she saw Zhou Linxu last week, she was still somewhat spirited, but two days later, although she still looked presentable, the bruises and haggard look on her face indicated that she had not had a good time these past two days.

Thinking about what had happened to her in the past two days, Zhang Lin couldn't help but clench her hands tightly.

She took a deep breath and forced herself to stay alert: "I didn't come here to talk about that, Linxu. Your father has found someone else outside, and she's already pregnant."

They had originally planned to visit Zhou Chen together on Saturday, but Zhou Jiansheng said he would be late just before leaving. She didn't think much of it at the time, but he didn't show up until the court session ended.

When I called to ask, Zhou Jiansheng said he was still busy and hung up the phone in a hurry.

Even the most dull-witted person would have realized it.

Moreover, Zhang Lin and Zhou Jiansheng had been "married" for nearly thirty years, so she knew him very well.

She checked Zhou Jiansheng's schedule and found that he was currently in the hospital. Strangely, this hospital was not the one designated by the Zhou family.

When she went to the hospital, she found it empty again.

At first, she thought she was overthinking it, but she didn't expect that the driver would see Zhou Jiansheng's car again when he took her home.

Zhou Jiansheng's car was parked on the side of the road, and he was accompanying a young and beautiful girl to buy "milk tea".

The actions looked very intimate.

Zhang Lin understood their relationship without anyone else having to explain it to her.

She tracked them down to the neighborhood and spent the entire day yesterday finally figuring it out.

Zhou Linxu listened to Zhang Lin's emotional journey without any change in his expression. He was actually well aware of Zhang Lin's "discovery".

He never expected Zhang Lin to come looking for him.

Would it be useful to contact him?

Zhang Lin looked at Zhou Linxu's expressionless face; he didn't even frown.

Zhang Lin suppressed her emotions and asked, "Don't you hate it?"

Zhou Linxu said in a flat tone: "What's there to hate? He did it more than once."

Not only did he cheat while he was married, but he has never been honest over the years either; it's just that Zhang Lin has nipped the problem in the bud.

Previously, Zhou Jiansheng could still think that his son Zhou Chen could make him happy and allow him to pour out his fatherly affection. But now, Zhou Jiansheng is equally clear that this son is completely ruined, and there is no need for him to invest any more time in him.

Moreover, he only handed over shares worth hundreds of millions of yuan in the past two days, and now he's even more annoyed with them.

Zhang Lin was speechless: "He's your father! Aren't you afraid that the other woman will give birth to him?"

"So what if it's born?" Zhou Linxu said, "Only you people are interested in what Zhou Jiansheng has."

Moreover, according to the division of the inheritance, both Zhou Linxu and Zanzan will receive a share.

It didn't matter to him how much, since he already had the shares. He was just watching the drama unfold.

Zhang Lin stood up. She had known all along that her trip was in vain, but she still couldn't help feeling resentful. If Zhou Linxu hadn't been so ruthless, would she have ended up like this?

Moreover, as long as Zhou Linxu does something, her life will be much easier!

Zhang Lin looked at Zhou Linxu and asked in a sinister tone, "Aren't you afraid I'll expose Zanzan's background?"

Zhou Linxu leaned back on the sofa, and couldn't help but let out a cold smile.

He countered, "Why should I be afraid?"

Zhang Lin looked at him. Everyone in the know knew how well Zhou Linxu had kept Zan Zan's background a secret.

She spent every day with Zhou Jiansheng, and it was only recently that he casually mentioned it that she found out. She had been wondering about it before, and when she asked someone to investigate Zhou Linxu, the news that came back didn't say that he was close to any girl.

She knew even less about Zhou Jinming. He rarely returned to the old house, and she rarely saw him. At the time, she only knew that he was married, but he passed away less than two years after his marriage.

Only after learning about Zan Zan's background did she belatedly realize the implications.

"Stop being stubborn," Zhang Lin said. "If you're not afraid, why have you repeatedly tried to stop Zan Zan from returning to the Zhou family?"

Zhou Linxu chuckled lightly, looked up slightly at Zhang Lin, and said in a soft voice, "You seem to have misunderstood something. Even if Zanzan isn't my son, I'm still raising him, and he's still the heir to the Zhou Group. The only difference is whether Zanzan calls me 'Dad' or 'Uncle,' unlike Zhou Chen, who, even after calling me 'Dad' for over twenty years, is only a stepson."

Zhang Lin's face turned pale and then green, clearly angered by Zhou Linxu's words.

She pointed her finger at Zhou Linxu, but couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal, and finally stormed off in anger.

Not long after Zhang Lin left, Goldman Sachs came in.

Goldman Sachs said, "Mr. Zhou, these documents need your signature."

Zhou Linxu hummed in agreement and prepared to go to work.

Goldman Sachs added, "Jay Chou is on his way to the hospital."

Zhou Linxu didn't even turn his head, only saying, "Just tell the driver."

Goldman Sachs placed the documents on his desk and said in a low voice, "It's been arranged."