Meng Lixin went alone to the Blue Sky Fast Food Main Store to find Han Zheng.
Not wanting to be implicated, Meng Yajun, who was originally planning to go to the cram school, had no choice but to stay at home.
Today is Friday, and it’s now evening.
With a nervous heart, Meng Lixin arrived at the entrance of the Blue Sky Fast Food Main Store and respectfully asked the security guard in the red uniform, "Excuse me, young man, I’m looking for Han Zheng. Could you please inform him? Just say my last name is Meng."
This was quite proper, and the security guard nodded, "You wait here, I’ll go and inform."
Upon hearing someone with the last name Meng was looking, Han Zheng had Erhu peer out of the window to take a look.
Seeing it was Meng Lixin, he instructed the security guard to invite the man to a private room on the second floor, and then went to meet him with Han Muyang.
This was Meng Lixin’s first time meeting Han Zheng.
Han Zheng’s handsome face, his calm composure, and the awe-inspiring presence made his heart involuntarily throb nonstop.
He was somewhat unsteady, almost falling over along with his chair.
Luckily, the waiter immediately came in to take their order.
Han Zheng didn’t ask Meng Lixin what he would like to eat and directly asked Han Muyang to order, "Muyang, you order."
Han Muyang quickly ordered the food.
Meng Lixin felt that Han Zheng’s lack of courtesy in not asking him what he wanted to eat was somewhat dismissive, but when he heard Han Muyang ordering delicious items like sweet and sour pork ribs, braised pork, fried chicken legs, and freshly squeezed orange juice, he felt more at ease.
He had never dined at the Blue Sky Fast Food Restaurant but had heard that these were some of the most famous dishes there.
After the waiter left, Han Zheng cut straight to the point, "Honestly, Meng Wanhua is not Chuyue’s biological mother."
Han Zheng and Meng Chuyue had just discussed this.
They both felt that not proactively clarifying the relationship between Meng Wanhua and Meng Chuyue was one thing but that there was no need to deliberately lie.
This matter would sooner or later become known to the Meng Family, so they might as well be upfront with Meng Lixin.
Meng Lixin was stunned for a long time, "How... how is that possible? If she’s not Wanhua’s child, whose child is she?"
"I can’t tell you whose child she is, but what I can tell you is that Chuyue was stolen by Meng Wanhua. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been mistreated by your family for so many years."
Meng Lixin, who had originally planned to ask Han Zheng for child support and to claim Meng Wanhua’s inheritance, was at a loss for words.
Han Zheng continued, "Meng Wanhua left a will which clearly explains these matters. However, it also contains other secrets, so unless you take this to court, I will not show it to you. Are you planning to sue?"
Of course, he did not wish to expose Meng Wanhua’s child-stealing to the public through a lawsuit, which would be tremendously humiliating.
After hesitating for a long time, he finally said, "... Can you tell me where Wanhua’s child is?"
"I can’t tell you for now, but I can assure you that she has always lived a life of wealth and honor, and that Meng Wanhua had acknowledged her while she was still alive."
Meng Lixin, "... Can’t you really tell me who she is?"
"Considering your attitude towards Chuyue, I can’t tell you who she is. I can’t allow you to disturb her. That was Meng Wanhua’s request with regards to Chuyue."
Meng Lixin broke out in cold sweat, lifting his sleeve to furiously wipe it away.
Han Zheng went on, "I know you suspect that I had an affair with Meng Wanhua and therefore want to cash in on that. However, I truly had nothing to do with her. You might say Chuyue is not her daughter and has no right to the inheritance, but as an adopted child, she does have the right to inherit. If you don’t believe me, you can consult a lawyer."
Han Zheng and Meng Chuyue had considered giving the inheritance money to the Meng Family.
They didn’t need the money and thought it worthwhile to buy peace with it. However, considering that Fangwei might use this against them someday, they decided to hold on to the money for the time being.