Chapter 432: Chapter 432: How Deceptive Chapter 432: Chapter 432: How Deceptive “Miss Liu…”
“Old Master Zhong, when I came in just now, I saw Grand Old Master Zhong outside. Aren’t you going to invite him back in?” Lin Caisang asked him.
Hearing Lin Caisang mention his elderly father, Old Master Zhong’s face instantly darkened, his lips stiffening slightly. He glanced at the blurry figure behind the rain veil and shook his head.
“Let’s go, the rain is heavy outside. Let’s go in first.”
After they entered the house and while she was holding the tea that the servant had just brought in, Lin Caisang then heard Old Master Zhong talk about all the things that had transpired in the Zhong Family after Zhong You’s departure.
Apparently, after Old Master Zhong returned from collecting rents from the countryside, he heard Grand Old Master Zhong and Zhong Yun speaking ill of Zhong You, disparaging him for his filial impiety, ignoring the old man’s opposition to follow Lin Caisang, and even wanting to sever ties with the Zhong Family for the sake of becoming a disciple.
Old Master Zhong naturally did not believe these words, but he couldn’t refute them in front of the old man. He ordered people to secretly investigate the matter, only to find out that his father and son had beaten Zhong Yun until he was covered in bruises behind his back.
He was furious and ordered Zhong Yun to kneel in the ancestral hall.
Who would have thought that Grand Old Master Zhong would not comply, even demanding that he hand over his authority as the head of the family to Zhong Yun, the prodigal son!
How could he possibly comply with the old man’s wishes? If he really handed over his authority to Zhong Yun, wouldn’t that be equivalent to allowing Zhong Yun to ruin the Zhong Family?
Yet, under Zhong Yun’s deceit, Grand Old Master Zhong had called the heads and elders of the Zhong Family, saying that if he did not surrender his authority, they would divide the family, and he would have to hand over Zhong Yun’s share.
Left with no choice, he could only divide the family wealth into three parts, one for Zhong Yun and his mother, one for himself, and the last naturally for Zhong You.
Although one son was his legitimate son and the other was illegitimate, in his heart, he valued Zhong You more.
Besides, Grand Old Master Zhong, under the pretext that the Zhong Family was his legacy, asked him to move out of the Zhong Family. He had no choice but to move to this villa.
After a few days, Zhong Yun came up with a scheme to deceive Grand Old Master Zhong into giving him the share of the wealth that belonged to Zhong You. How could he possibly agree? He directly refused.
Now, he had offended both Grand Old Master Zhong and his wife, Ms.Fu of Zhong Family.
One after another, they wanted to come and accuse him.
Left with no choice, he had to make up his mind to divorce Ms.Fu and withdraw his name from the Zhong Family’s lineage to show his determination. Then Zhong Yun didn’t dare to stir up trouble here.
Unexpectedly, when Zhong Yun felt Grand Old Master Zhong was no longer of any use to him, he drove him out of the Zhong Family.
“How could this be, Zhong Yun is too oppressive!”
Upon hearing his father recount what had occurred in the past month, Zhong You was filled with rage. He really wanted to confront Zhong Yun and give him a good beating to vent his anger.
“What’s Grandfather doing outside?” he asked.
Wasn’t it Zhong Yun who drove Grandfather out? Why would Grandfather still be waiting outside for Zhong Yun?
“Your grandfather, this man…”
Mentioning his own father, Old Master Zhong sighed again.
“He still hasn’t realized the truth. He thinks that Zhong Yun is just throwing a childish tantrum and that he will soon come and pick him up.”
How deep was this self-deception? He knew Zhong Yun’s temperament better than anyone else. He was a perfect copy of his mother.