Transmigrated as a vicious stepmother, I raised a child who became a heartthrob.

Chapter 122: Metaphor

"You're so kind to pregnant women you've never met, how could you really be so heartless as to strangle me?"

Pei Hui chuckled and steered the conversation back to the topic.

"To give an analogy, imagine your stall is like your restaurant. One day someone comes in and insists you've poisoned their food. How would you handle that?"

Perhaps the concept of a restaurant is too grand for Jiang Zhuohua to grasp in her worldview. In her mind, she has never been this wealthy, and doesn't even deserve so much money. So she compares it to what she can access.

"Do you think I wouldn't know whether I poisoned it or not? Bring me his portion, I'll eat it. I refuse to believe it can kill me!"

Jiang Zhuhua spoke with exceptional confidence and self-assurance.

"It's true that the poison won't kill them, but they did bite and then spread the news. They even claimed that they miscarried near your stall after eating your food."

That makes things much clearer.

Jiang Zhuhua didn't know what to say for a moment. Of course, she knew that the other party hoped that she could understand, but all of this felt unreal to her. It was even less realistic than playing a game.

"Let me think about this. I still feel like this isn't real."

Jiang Zhuhua turned around and covered himself with the blanket again. How many years would it take to open a luxury restaurant after selling jianbing guozi?

That's ridiculous.

But what if it's true? What if I just lost my memory and suddenly regained it? My home is gone, I'm bankrupt, I've lost my partner, I've lost my son...

Whether he survives or not... that's still a question.

"Sue! You absolutely must sue. What's the difference between this and smashing my money jar?"

Jiang Zhuhua gritted his teeth and brought up all the unfortunate things he had experienced as a child, including the cold shoulders he had received. After thinking about it, he forced himself to harden his heart.

But many teachers have taught us to leave room for maneuver in life!

Jiang Zhuhua's life has been filled with warmth from the teaching profession. Many teachers have provided her with a lot of help and extended a helping hand throughout her studies.

"What you did was self-defense. The other party was trying to kill you, so what you did wasn't excessive."

Jiang Zhuhua's expression was too obvious, so Huo Wang quickly spoke up to comfort and soothe him.

He really never did such a thing. Aren't their personalities completely reversed?

"You're right, but a lawsuit would cost a lot of money, wouldn't it? All my trusted men have been arrested, haven't they?"

Jiang Zhuhua still hadn't gotten used to the fact that he was rich, and was still thinking about his tiny little savings.

"It's just to give a statement, not to be locked up in jail."

Seeing Pei Hui's speechless expression, Huo Wang spoke up for him. After all, they still needed to rely on him in the current situation.

"You don't need to worry about the money."

Jiang Zhuhua might not even remember his bank card PIN given his current situation. Huo Wang readily offered his bank card.

"Are we that close?"

Jiang Zhuhua fiddled with the bank card in her hand. She hadn't even experienced love yet, and someone was already willing to entrust his entire fortune to her?

They really want to run away with the money!

"Here you go, take it, it's yours."

There wasn't much money in that card, maybe a little over a million. Huo Wang handed over the money without hesitation.

If money could give Jiang Zhuhua a sense of security, he was willing to keep only enough for his own living expenses and give the rest to her.

After all, if the other party dumps him under these circumstances, he still needs money to eat, right? He can't exactly sleep on the streets and scavenge for garbage, can he?

"Okay. From now on, you are my half-father and half-mother..."

Jiang Zhuhua was so excited that he wanted to say that they were half-brothers, but his mouth was covered before he could finish speaking.

Huo Wang tried to keep his movements as gentle as possible, and he could barely hold back his smile.

"I don't want to be your brother, nor do I want to be your sibling. Take good care of yourself and recover as soon as possible."

Once you recover, it'll be time to bring up old grievances. You've pulled all sorts of tricks on me several times; you deserve a little punishment.

"Okay. But didn't you say you were going to sue? You're just going to sleep like this?"

Weren't we just chatting happily? Why do you suddenly want to sleep? Jiang Zhuhua's big eyes were full of confusion.

"It's going in your name, and I'll run the errands. Don't worry about these things; I'll take care of them for you."

Huo Wang offered comfort.

"But your feet."

Even though the other person was trying their best to hide it, their feet still looked a bit strange. Their weight distribution was off. Jiang Zhuhua couldn't explain why he was worried, even though he'd only seen them a few times.

"It's okay, we'll wait until everything is arranged."

Huo Wang simply comforted her.

Pei Hui, sitting next to them, was caught off guard and suddenly bombarded with a huge amount of PDA, leaving him speechless.

"I'm optimistic about Jiang Ji lately. The Pei family won't let their bloodline flow outside. Pei Hong's attitude has also changed."

The investigation into the car accident, and the restaurant incident, led Pei Hui to discover connections to someone he knew.

But when did that old man become so concerned about his son? Didn't he wish he could never see him again?

"How did I manage to take them out? I couldn't have just forcibly taken them, could I? Didn't they dump them on me after the divorce? Did they want them back?"

Jiang Zhuhua had a clear understanding of the messy relationships involved, which is why he raised these questions.

“You’re the stepmother. Maybe they’re thinking of making Jiang Ji suffer a bit so that he’ll be more obedient when they take him back.”

Everyone in that group had something wrong with them, including himself. Pei Hui had lived in that house for so many years, and no one knew better than him what serious illnesses the family had.

"Their family values ​​bloodlines, but they don't really value them either. What they want more are obedient pawns in business. Pei Hong hates his son, so he dumped him on you. But he can't possibly be unaware of the state of his family; he's just waiting for someone to take the child back so he can completely abandon them."

Speaking of that person, Pei Hui's eyes were full of disgust. Perhaps because the people around him trusted him enough, he didn't hide anything from him.

"Then return the child? Isn't the Pei family very wealthy? They should be better off than with me, right?"

Although I might become a pawn in a business game, it also means I'll inherit a vast family fortune in the future. It's better than following her.

Jiang Zhuhua thought about it for a moment and realized that she had no sense of being a mother at all, and was even completely unable to take care of a child.

"After all, they are the child's blood relatives. Even if they are cold-blooded, they won't do anything, right?"

Jiang Zhuhua found an excuse for herself. She really couldn't accept these relationships that had suddenly appeared.

She skipped marriage and children altogether, having such a grown child. She's even planning to find a stepfather for the child. All of this is going too far.

"Nothing will happen?"

Pei Hui couldn't help but laugh at the other person's naive words, and the laughter grew louder and louder, but he tried his best to suppress it because there were still people sleeping next door.