CHAPTER 498: CHAPTER 497: TYING THE KNOT OF THE HEART

Who is she? Where is she? Did she travel through time or something!?

Otherwise, why are the book titles on the homepage of Qihang Net so eerily familiar to her?!

Contemporary! Harem! Tomb raiding! And so on and so forth! All sorts of genres! More than enough to choose from!

This is really... there are no worries about copying with so many books!

Aren’t they afraid of crashing into each other?!

Then look at those pen names of the authors! Although they have been changed beyond recognition, they still carry some familiar formulas and flavors!

Among them, she had only seen Feng Jiu and Long Aotian; as for the rest, she didn’t recognize any!

"Sigh..." Zhen Yu took a long breath and didn’t hesitate to click the upper right corner’s close button!

While doing so, she didn’t forget to mock, "What a magical website this is! An alliance of plagiarists?"

"Xiao Yu!" Han Mingyue saw her finally put down the mouse and hurriedly took the chance to call out to her.

Zhen Yu turned her head in a flash, "What’s up?"

Han Mingyue beat around the bush, "Qihang Novel Website also contacted me..."

"Don’t bother with them! Gold will shine no matter where it is! We won’t play with those Book Copyists!"

"Book Copyist?! Who copied whose book?" Han Mingyue sensed that Zhen Yu was acting strange today, but there were some things he didn’t dare to pry into! So, he had no choice but to selectively ask a few more questions.

"Ah... you don’t know about it!" Zhen Yu brushed it off at first, then seriously said to him, "Anyway... let’s just keep posting our works on this website! When there are more novel websites in the future, we can consider switching."

Han Mingyue smiled and nodded, "Okay! I’ll listen to you!"

Zhen Yu didn’t think there was anything wrong with him saying that! Upon hearing it, she even praised him!

"Good! Obedient children get candies! Hurry up and upload the new book!"

Han Mingyue: "...Okay."

Why is she talking to him with that tone again...

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Each flower blooms in its own way.

Zhen Yan came to the village and as soon as he walked into Aunt Li’s parental home’s yard, he saw his mother sitting there, basking in the sun.

She had been discharged from the hospital, the leisurely life in the countryside seemed to suit her, and she appeared to be recovering quite well at the moment.

The elder son had just arrived, and logically, Mrs. Zhen should have first asked how he was doing, then talked about her own current situation.

But she did neither of these! The very first thing she asked about was the custody dispute over the younger son!

"Xiao Yan! Did you ask him? Does he agree to hand the son over to me or not?"

Zhen Yan looked deeply at his mother before answering after a long pause: "I haven’t asked! The kid has his real dad looking after him! What’s the rush for?"

Mrs. Zhen’s expression stiffened when questioned, and then she awkwardly responded: "Sigh! Isn’t it because I’m afraid of complications arising from delays! That’s why I—"

Zhen Yan gave a noncommittal smile and interrupted Mrs. Zhen.

"Just wait patiently, we can’t rush this matter," he said in a deep voice.

"Why?!" Mrs. Zhen’s expression was clearly skeptical.

Zhen Yan felt a sudden pang in his heart, but he still explained gently.

"You know he’s your son; naturally, we must wait for him to no longer want it before coming to us. As the old saying goes, food seized in haste tastes the best! If we try to take the initiative and grab it, he may be even less willing to let go!"

Mrs. Zhen: "..."

Xiao Yan’s words seemed to make some sense...

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"Take a seat! Why have you come by yourself again?"

Zhen Yan sneered inwardly, but outwardly remained calm as he said, "Sister just started the semester, there’s so much for her to learn! She really can’t make it for now."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhen immediately flared up, "Is studying more important than her own mother now! Such an unfilial daughter..."

"Mom!" Zhen Yan issued a stern warning with a low shout, giving his mother a warning look!

In his heart, his sister’s studies were of course the most important! Moreover, his mother should consider, she had already upset Xiao Yu to such an extent! How could she still have the face,

Ahem! A child does not speak of a mother’s faults, let it be...

Mrs. Zhen’s face turned from pale to red and then back again, but she ultimately refrained from speaking ill of her daughter in front of her son.

But the knot in her heart was tied all the tighter!

On the surface, she started talking to Zhen Yan about life these past few days, but inwardly, she was muttering to herself: "Who knows what kind of love potion that wretched girl gave to Xiao Yan! She has made my son only take her side, not mine! This can’t go on! I’m counting on him to support me in my old age! No matter what, I must win back my eldest son’s heart quickly!"

After making up her mind, Mrs. Zhen’s attitude towards Zhen Yan warmed up a few more degrees than just moments ago! As they talked, she even played the sympathy card, telling her son how hard her days in the Gu Family had been!

Ultimately, Mrs. Zhen concluded, "Xiao Yan, if your mother hadn’t been muddleheaded back then, thinking that remarriage would be good for you and Xiao Yu, I wouldn’t have jumped into this pit of fire! And to have given away our family’s takeout business to the Old Gu Family!"

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"The takeout was what you wanted to give to them!" As soon as his mother brought up this matter, Zhen Yan instantly became angry.

"Mom had no choice but to give it away!" Mrs. Zhen had already thought of a response during their earlier chat, and seeing her son’s reaction matched her anticipation, she immediately gave a convincing performance.

"At first, your sister insisted on kicking me out of the internet café to take charge herself, and I agreed without a word. But what about her?! As soon as she took over the internet café, she turned around and had Zhang San and Li Si get rid of the order-taking and claimed to have gifted the profitable takeout business to me! I was pregnant at the time! What could I do with it? Even if I wanted to take over, would the Gu Family allow me to? I could only watch helplessly as the Gu Family took over the takeout business for themselves, claiming it all, and I didn’t dare say a word!"

After Zhen Yan listened thoughtfully, he suddenly asked: "Xiao Yu didn’t teach you exactly how to handle things?"

Mrs. Zhen’s breath hitched momentarily, but she replied without blinking an eye: "She did! But I’m old and was pregnant at the time, drained of energy, how could I understand all that stuff she talked about! She also gave me a booklet filled with writing! I had barely gotten comfortable with it when it was snatched away by someone surnamed Gu! I didn’t know what kind of person he was then! He said to let me rest and take care of the fetus, and we could fuss over the business after the baby was born, so I believed him! Looking back now, I really was foolish..."

As Mrs. Zhen made excuses, she stole glances at Zhen Yan’s face. By the time she finished speaking, she saw his face turning dark!

From the look of it, even if he didn’t fully believe her, he must have believed at least eighty percent!

Mrs. Zhen couldn’t help but chuckle inside.