Night Rose

Zhou Zheng, holding a golf club in his hand, slowly stepped out of the shadows. His tall figure, standing at 1.9 meters, loomed over Zhou Chengzhuo on the hospital bed. His expression was cold, and he looked at Zhou Chengzhuo as if he were a good-for-nothing.

"Zhou Chengzhuo, you bribed someone to run me over? What, don't you have the guts?"

"I didn't, you misheard me!" Zhou Chengzhu shouted loudly. He still wanted to ask Liao Yun for help, but he hadn't even managed to call her "Mom".

With a loud "clang".

The golf club slammed between his legs, the vibration sending shivers down his spine and making his scalp tingle.

Zhou Chengzhuo, his voice trembling, covered his private parts, his eyes filled with terror, "Zhou Zheng! Don't even think about touching me! You'd better watch out, or I'll..."

A punch whistled through the air and landed squarely on Zhou Chengzhuo's face.

Before he could react, he was punched in the face and sent flying.

"Cough cough cough cough!"

Zhou Chengzhuo's cheeks were burning hot, and he felt a sharp pain in his gums. He almost swallowed a foreign object.

With a few violent coughs, two bloody molars fell onto the bed sheet, staining it red with blood mixed with saliva.

Zhou Zheng's fist still had some lingering force, and he shook it in pain. "I've wanted to slap you in the face for a long time. You're so annoying with your words."

"Mom!" Zhou Chengzhuo screamed in anguish, pointing at Zhou Zheng, his fingers trembling with pain. "If you dare knock out my teeth, I'll have your legs broken!"

"Weren't you going to have someone run me over?" Zhou Zheng said coldly, pressing a golf club against his cheek and slamming his head against the wall.

As the club twisted, the wound from the missing tooth throbbed with intense pain and bled profusely.

"Aaaaaah!" Zhou Chengzhu cried out in pain, "I was wrong, I was wrong!"

"You don't know you were wrong, you know the pain." Zhou Zheng showed no mercy, pressing hard on his wound. "Your plan was pretty good, huh? You bribed someone to hit me, and then used my grandfather to threaten me."

"Zhou Chengzhuo, let me tell you! If I find out again that you're using people close to me to threaten me, you and Liao Yun will never have a good life!"

Zhou Chengzhuo howled loudly, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Liao Yun stumbling towards him, thinking he had seen a savior. He screamed desperately, like an ugly animal.

"Zhou Zheng! What are you doing? He's your brother! Let him go!" Liao Yun rushed to the bedside, grabbing the golf club and wailing, while hugging her son and trying to move the club.

"Don't move!" Zhou Zheng shouted. "If you touch the pole again, I'll make sure my son loses another tooth!"

Liao Yun looked down and saw a tooth and blood mixed on the sheets. She almost fainted, her body swaying to the side. "Let's talk this out! Don't hit me! Brother Rui'an will be back soon, don't be impulsive!"

"You thought calling him back would solve everything? But isn't it fair to pay for blood debts with blood?" Zhou Zheng asked.

Liao Yun shook her head, crying so hard it was painful to watch.

"Zhou Zheng, I know you blame me for taking your father away and causing your mother's death. If you feel bad, you can blame it all on me. It's my fault, but please don't hurt my son!"

As Liao Yun spoke, she actually knelt down in front of Zhou Zheng. She crawled a few steps on her knees, trying to touch Zhou Zheng's hand, but was stopped by his disgusted gaze. She withdrew her hand in fear.

"I won't touch you, I won't touch you! Please, let Zhuo'er go. He didn't do anything wrong. He's just Ryan's son."

"And as you know, he... can't compete with you for the inheritance now. Take it if you want, it's all yours!"

Zhou Zheng looked at her with cold eyes, without a trace of pity.

"You knelt before my mother like this before, telling her that Zhou Ruian cheated on her, and trying to get her to accept you. Now, you're putting on this act in front of her son. You're absolutely disgusting!"

Liao Yun's lips trembled, and she even forgot to cry. She stared blankly at Zhou Zheng, as if someone had witnessed her shameful state. "How could you..."

"How would I know? Your attitude back then was completely different from now. Zhou Ruian probably still thinks my mom discovered you on her own. He hid you so well; my mom trusted him so much, how could she possibly find out? If you hadn't come knocking on our door..."

My mom will never die!

When he grows up a bit more and becomes more capable, he will definitely be able to protect his mother.

Zhou Zheng closed his eyes tightly. "You've raised your son very well; he's just like you."

"How could you say that?" Liao Yun stared at Zhou Zheng with wide, tearful eyes, her gaze fixed on him with a stubborn intensity. "I've already knelt before you, can't you forgive me? Can't you forgive Zhuo'er?"

"Then kneel down in front of my mother's grave and ask her if she forgives you!" Zhou Zheng shouted.

Liao Yun collapsed to the ground, her lips trembling as she cried. Zhou Chengzhuo, pinned against a golf club, wailed and begged for mercy.

This was the scene that Zhou Ruian saw when he entered.

Wu Ting stood behind him, pushed up her glasses, and glared at Zhou Zheng disapprovingly, thinking to herself: My young master, you're so inefficient! Why haven't you left yet? Are you waiting to be beaten to death by President Zhou?

"Zhou Zheng! Let him go!" Zhou Ruian shouted.

He had aged and was no longer as imposing as he had been in his youth. When he spoke, his eyes were bloodshot, but he still lacked any real presence.

Zhou Zheng threw the pole away forcefully, and Zhou Chengzhuo finally caught his breath from the pressure of being held down. He covered his cheek in pain and curled up on the bed like a shrimp.

Wu Ting rolled her eyes inadvertently. Zhou Chengzhuo's acting skills were too good; he was practically a disciple of his mother. If Zhou Ruian hadn't overheard Liao Yun and Zhou Zheng's conversation outside, President Zhou would probably still be pitying the mother and son.

"Brother Ruian." Liao Yun was still kneeling on the ground, calling out his voice in humiliation. She was also a little flustered, wondering when Zhou Ruian had arrived and whether he had heard what Zhou Zheng had said about his mother.

Zhou Ruian glanced at her silently, a hint of annoyance flashing in his eyes. He helped her up and said, "Why are you kneeling to him? He's a junior. Even if he doesn't acknowledge you as his stepmother, you shouldn't kneel to him. It'll shorten your lifespan."

"I..." Liao Yun was about to cry when she looked up and saw Zhou Zheng staring at her coldly. Before she could finish speaking, she bit her tongue hard and tears welled up in her eyes.

Liao Yun, revealing her submissive side, nestled against Zhou Ruian's shoulder and sobbed softly, "Brother Ruian, you have to stand up for us!"

In the past, Zhou Ruian was most susceptible to her charms. No matter what trouble Zhou Chengzhuo caused, as long as she coaxed Zhou Ruian, everything could be resolved.

Liao Yun carefully observed Zhou Ruian's expression and saw that he was unmoved, and even when he looked at Zhou Chengzhuo, he didn't show any emotion. Her heart skipped a beat.

It's over, Zhou Ruian really doesn't want them, mother and child anymore!