CHAPTER 683: CHAPTER 678: THE ONLY GRANDSON

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Luo Zhiyong snorted coldly, looking down at Zhou Yunmei who had already half-bent her knees, and said in an icy tone, "I warn you, if I catch you harassing our family downstairs again tomorrow, I guarantee I’ll send Haohao away, and you’ll never see him again."

"You..." Upon hearing this, a hint of resentment flashed in Zhou Yunmei’s eyes, but she quickly realized that nothing could be done by talking to Luo Zhiyong like this. She immediately turned her attention to Fang Pingying, pleading, "Pingying, please, for the sake of my old age and my longing to embrace my grandson, let me see Haohao. He’s my only grandson in this lifetime..."

Zhou Yunmei’s following words were ignored by Fang Pingying, who had already stopped listening closely, as Zhou Yunmei’s words and a series of recent reactions hinted at something.

Why did Zhou Yunmei come this time, completely indifferent towards her family’s Ruirui?

Previously, every time she came, no matter how badly they argued, she would occasionally ask about Ruirui, always mentioning her eldest grandson.

But this time, though she saw Ruirui, she didn’t look at him properly and even said that Haohao was her only grandson. What did she mean by that?

Even if Luo Zhiyong said he wanted to sever ties with her, she never completely ignored him; she still called Luo Zhiyong every now and then or spoke a few words with him.

Although Fang Pingying didn’t really care about Zhou Yunmei’s attitude towards Ruirui, on the contrary, she preferred it this way. Otherwise, if she treated Haohao the same, it would annoy her immensely.

Yet, Zhou Yunmei’s attitude genuinely puzzled Fang Pingying.

Of course, Fang Pingying wouldn’t voice her thoughts out loud, but she also had no patience to talk too much with Zhou Yunmei. Looking at Zhou Yunmei, without letting her finish, she indifferently pushed Zhou Yunmei’s hand away and said, "Stop begging, it’s useless to beg me. Think about how you treated your eldest grandson in the past. Even if you visited Haohao, do you think Haohao would look at you the same way, thinking everything could be as if nothing happened?"

Having said that, Fang Pingying no longer paid attention to Zhou Yunmei and walked ahead.

Seeing that, Luo Zhiyong too stepped forward and followed Fang Pingying.

Zhou Yunmei, trailing behind them, called out a few times, but couldn’t keep up.

After they had moved a certain distance away from Zhou Yunmei, Fang Pingying, still unable to hold back after recalling Zhou Yunmei’s words, asked, "Zhiyong, did you hear your mom’s words? Is it because you said you severed ties with her, and now in her heart, even Ruirui is no longer one of the Luo Family?"

"Let her be, it’s better if she thinks this way. Ruirui doesn’t lack affection," said Luo Zhiyong, though he too was somewhat puzzled in his heart.

In fact, he was slightly shocked when he heard Zhou Yunmei earlier.

Zhou Yunmei always placed great importance on continuing the family line, always calling Ruirui her eldest grandson. Why is she now saying Haohao is her only grandson?

However, Luo Zhiyong really couldn’t relate this issue to his own identity, so he didn’t think much about it. Since he no longer had any hope for his relationship with Zhou Yunmei, naturally, his son would only become more distant from Zhou Yunmei in the future, and there was nothing more to consider.

Meanwhile, Luo Zhiming and Zhou Yunmei were still standing in front of the entrance to Fang Pingying’s building.

Watching Luo Zhiyong and Fang Pingying’s retreating figures, Luo Zhiming asked somewhat irritatedly, "Mom, after what big brother said, if we keep this up and he really sends Haohao away, what should we do?"

At the moment, Zhou Yunmei completely returned to her former self, and upon recalling Luo Zhiyong’s actions, a vicious expression briefly crossed her face as she muttered under her breath, "That bastard offspring..."

Upon hearing this, Luo Zhiming looked at Zhou Yunmei curiously and quickly asked, "Mom, what did you say? What bastard offspring, who are you talking about?"

"It’s nothing, you heard wrong." Zhou Yunmei wasn’t ready to let too many people know about this, so she immediately lifted her head and shook it at Luo Zhiming, signaling that he had misunderstood.

Then, she patted Luo Zhiming, "Hold on, let me go and find your father. Haohao is, after all, his own grandson. I can’t believe he doesn’t want Haohao to return to our Luo Family, letting Fang Xiu monopolize Haohao, and allowing her to take Haohao with her to marry someone else, becoming a burden."

Luo Zhiming felt that this might be possible, so he immediately urged Zhou Yunmei, "Okay, I’ll go with you to Dad’s place."

Zhou Yunmei had something she needed to discuss with Dashan, so she must divert Luo Zhiming, she prevented him from coming along, "Don’t come. Continue working at the construction site. The family’s entire livelihood relies on you. You can’t just stop working."

Luo Zhiming didn’t think too much and immediately agreed, "Okay, then I’ll go work."

After Luo Zhiming had walked a few steps forward, Zhou Yunmei suddenly called after him, "Wait, head back home first and see what Xu He is up to. I noticed that Xu He has been acting strange lately."

Since Zhou Yunmei came over these past few days, because Luo Zhiming’s house couldn’t accommodate them, Zhou Yunmei lived together with Luo Cuilan and her son.

Anyway, Luo Cuilan felt guilty inside because of the agreement made with Xu He, so she repeatedly mentioned that Zhou Yunmei should remind Xu He about certain things and even let Zhou Yunmei manage the household money, to prevent Xu He from handling it.

Zhou Yunmei was already suspicious by nature. Hearing what Luo Cuilan said, she persistently asked for more details, but Luo Cuilan refused to elaborate. Zhou Yunmei couldn’t do anything about it, but she began to harbor suspicions about Xu He.

But Luo Zhiming was completely unaware, still naively asking, "What’s wrong with her?"

"You..." Zhou Yunmei thought for a moment, realizing she herself didn’t have any solid proof and that telling Luo Zhiming wouldn’t make him believe it, she waved her hand at him, "Never mind, you should just go to work. I’ll head back home early."

Not pressing further, Luo Zhiming immediately replied, "Okay."

After Luo Zhiming left, Zhou Yunmei hurried to Dashan’s place.

She had been there once before and knew where Dashan’s house was.

When she arrived at Dashan’s home, Luo Honglan had already gone to see Pingying, and Dashan was at home alone eating breakfast.

The breakfast consisted of steamed buns and rice porridge.

Zhou Yunmei walked in, sat down uninvited, took a steamed bun, took a bite, and said with a slightly sarcastic tone, "It seems that city life really does nurture people. Dashan, you seem to be living well in the city; you look healthy."

Seeing it was Zhou Yunmei and with her attitude, Dashan frowned and said with displeasure, "What are you here for? If it’s about Haohao, don’t bother talking. It’s fine that the Fang Family is taking care of Haohao. After all, Fang Xiu is his biological mother. She won’t mistreat him."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yunmei immediately retorted, "But I am Haohao’s only biological grandmother. Could it be that Haohao would be mistreated with me?"