mutual benefit [gl]

Chen Yuanzhen's memory of her mother will always remain at the age of six.

Before the age of six, Chen Yuanzhen was not called Chen Yuanzhen. She followed her mother's surname and had a single name, Zhen.

The mother who was lying on the hospital bed fulfilled the wish of her parents before she died, closed her eyes and passed away after telling the true identity of her daughter's biological father.

At that time, Chen Yuanzhen only knew how to cry on her mother's gradually icy body, and the job of being shocked by the identity of her biological father was handed over to her grandfather and grandmother.

For her, her mother is the whole world. Before she was six years old, there was no such word as father.

After spending three months at home, one day after school, Chen Yuanzhen opened the door of her house and saw two men in suits and leather shoes standing in her small house.

Before she had time to find out who they were from her grandparents, she was taken to the hospital by these two men, and was sent back after having her blood drawn.

She was in a car when she went to the hospital.That was the first time in Chen Yuanzhen's life that he took a car.Inevitably she felt the novelty, but did not love it.

The car seat is indeed soft and comfortable, but it is not as good as the back seat of the mother's bicycle. She can wrap her arms around her soft waist when she sits on it.

At that time, she didn't understand what these two people took her to do, but she just listened to her grandma mumbling over and over again, "It's done, it's done."

A month later, the two men came to her home again.

She saw her grandma receiving them with a smile on her face. After her mother passed away, this was the first time Chen Yuanzhen saw her grandma smile.

After that, grandma took her back to the house to pack her luggage, because grandma never had a good face towards her, so she didn't dare to ask grandma what she was going to do.

When grandma packed up her things and led her out of the room, she happened to see grandpa take a piece of paper from one of the men.

It wasn't until later that Chen Yuanzhen realized what it was——

It was a check worth 10 yuan.

A check that bought out six years of her life and the love of her mother's life.

From the gossip in the market and her incomplete memory, she roughly knew the ins and outs of her life experience.

My mother dropped out of school after graduating from junior high school and stayed in the countryside until she was 19 and went to work in the city as a waiter in a hotel, responsible for making the beds and cleaning the rooms.

It was in this hotel that my mother met Chen Zhishan.

It was the first time for Chen Zhishan, who traveled in various social circles every day, to see a woman like his mother who had never seen anything before, and who would look surprised at everything she saw.Although a wealthy daughter like his wife Kang Yu is well-educated, beautiful and generous, she is far less able to satisfy her vanity than this country girl who knows nothing.

So Chen Zhishan concealed everything about himself, and began to get along with his mother as a divorced and kind elder brother.Over time, the mother, who had never met a few men in her life, was fascinated by the so-called elder brother who knew everything and had been everywhere. At that time, she thought that she had met a good man, someone she could trust for her whole life .

Then everything happens naturally.

Until one day, the mother who was still living in the honeypot saw a newspaper that the guest forgot to take when she was tidying up a guest's room.

"Mr. Chen Zhishan, general manager of the Chen Group, and his wife, Ms. Kang Yu, participated in the ribbon-cutting event for the completion of Zhiyu Square."

The headlines on the front page of the commercial edition broke into her eyes unsuspectingly. In the photo, Chen Zhishan and Kang Lin looked at each other and smiled, holding the ribbon-cutting scissors with their hands wearing wedding rings. The love scene where mandarin ducks do not envy immortals.

When they arrived at the square, they took one character from each of their names.

Under the title of the headline, my mother saw that Chen Zhishan said in an interview with reporters that Zhiyu Plaza was not only an important project for Chen's next development, but also a gift from him to his wife Kanglin for the fifth wedding anniversary.

It was on this day that the mother's emotional world suffered catastrophe.She understood that Chen Zhishan only regarded herself as a plaything for a while, and what she thought before, the so-called love was just deception.

Although my mother hadn't studied for a few years, she still knew the basics of being a human being, so she quietly left the hotel and returned to the countryside.

Later, when Chen Zhishan went to that hotel again, he still asked about his mother's whereabouts, but when he learned that his mother had left, he only said that he knew, and he had no worries.

To him, Chen Yuanzhen's mother was no different from any woman he had ever had a romantic relationship with before.

If it wasn't because she was pregnant with Chen Yuanzhen, perhaps Chen Zhishan would never forget this woman.

Not long after returning home to the countryside, the mother found out that she was pregnant.At that time, unmarried pregnancy was an extremely unbearable thing. Although Chen Yuanzhen's grandparents lost their temper with their mother and slapped her across the face, they did not dare to let her go to the city for abortion.

They were afraid that her departure would become public knowledge.

Therefore, the mother saved Chen Yuanzhen's life, but no matter how her parents pressed her, she refused to tell them the identity of Chen Yuanzhen's biological father.

Mother wanted to keep this secret for the rest of her life.

But some secrets are destined to be revealed.

When Chen Yuanzhen was five years old, his mother, who was working in another city, was diagnosed with stomach cancer.

Because the family couldn't afford the huge cost of treatment, my mother only stayed in the hospital for three days before returning home to recuperate.Perhaps because she was too reluctant to bear the child, under such a harsh treatment environment, the mother was able to persist in the hospital bed for a year.

But in the end, the mother's thin body still failed to resist the attack of the disease.Probably because she was worried that her parents would not be able to take care of Chen Yuanzhen after her death. Finally, before she died, her mother revealed the identity of Chen Yuanzhen's biological father.

Although Chen Yuanzhen's grandparents didn't know who Chen Zhishan was, they had also heard of Zhiying Square in the city, and they knew that the man who was unclear with their daughter was a rich man.

So the old couple, who had never left the countryside for most of their lives, went to the city for the first time. They felt that even if the Chen family didn't take the child back, they should at least pay some child support.

The efforts of the old couple were still fruitful, and Chen Yuanzhen had a memory of what happened later. She still remembered the first day she was brought to the Chen family. In the splendid living room of the Chen family, she first saw that A father who only lives under the curse of his grandparents.

Chen Zhishan sat peacefully on the sofa. At that time, in his 30s, he was as calm as he is now, and he didn't care about Kang Lin's anger and Chen Yuanzhen's helplessness.

However, Mr. Chen and Mrs. Chen, who were still alive at that time, still cared about their face. Mr. Chen told Kang Yun that Chen Yuanzhen was the blood of the Chen family after all and could not live in the countryside.Mrs. Chen made insinuations to Kang Lin and said that once a commercial marriage is needed in the future, if she has a daughter again in the future, she just doesn't have to worry about sending her own flesh and blood to deal with it, which is also a good thing.

When these adults were talking about these things, Chen Yuanzhen stood aside and listened.

They thought that Chen Yuanzhen, who was only six years old at the time, didn't understand anything, that's why he was so outspoken.

But she didn't understand at the age of six, but it doesn't mean that she still doesn't understand when she grows up.

It is probably because the combination of Chen Zhishan and Kang Yun is of great importance to both families. Kang Yun, who has always pursued perfection, swallowed this bitter fruit helplessly in the end, and could only watch helplessly as the illegitimate daughter moved into the Chen family. Crowned with the surname of the Chen family, and finally changed his name to Chen Yuanzhen.

Chen Yuanzhen didn't dare to imagine what kind of pain the proud Kang Lin would suffer,

But Kang Li is not the only one suffering?

Chen Yuanzhen sat on the sofa and stared blankly at the frosty moonlight outside the window, the crushed beer cans on the floor of the coffee table were tilted to and fro.

Chen Yuanzhen was called a bastard by her two elder brothers since she was a child. Her father, Chen Zhishan, didn't care about her dispensability. Grandparents felt ashamed of Kang Yun, so they turned a blind eye to what the two grandsons did. .The servants at home are all masters who watch people order dishes. Seeing that several masters don't like this so-called third lady, they naturally don't give Chen Yuanzhen any good looks.

The day Chen Yuanzhen moved into the Chen family, she transferred from a rural elementary school to the best private elementary school in Z city. From that day on, she never saw her grandparents again.

She heard that it was the grandparents who signed the agreement with the Chen family for 10 yuan, and they would never set foot in Z city again for the rest of their lives.

It seems that the 10 yuan also bought out the blood relationship between her and her grandparents.

It's really cheap, Chen Yuanzhen sneered and took another sip of beer.

From the perspective of outsiders, she, Chen Yuanzhen, was very lucky to meet such a rich father, who turned from a poor girl in the country into a wealthy third lady.

But only she herself understands how much pain this "transformation" entails.

Especially when she knew that the reason why her mother was so miserable was because Chen Zhishan had lied to her back then.

If Chen Zhishan hadn't lied to his mother, naturally she wouldn't exist.She will not have to endure more than twenty years of indifference and insults, and her fate will not be like a pawn in someone else's hands, which can be used as a commodity for marriage at will.

If there is original sin in her body, it was given to her by Chen Zhishan.

What is hidden in her heart is no longer just pain, but also complex emotions similar to hatred.

With the piercing sound of crushing a can, Chen Yuanzhen stood up from the sofa, and she walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling windows to look into the distance.

Outside the window is the city covered by night, row upon row of high-rise buildings and the faint sound of car sirens filling her vision and hearing paralyzed by alcohol.

the next day.

As soon as the bell for the last class in the afternoon rang, Ji Xu rushed out of the classroom with his schoolbag and his friends.

He decided to go home quickly today, so as not to make his aunt angry again.

As soon as he rushed out of the school gate, he saw a familiar figure.

"Ji Xu, hi."

Chen Yuanzhen, who was wearing a rose-colored coat, waved at him.

She is tall and good-looking, and she stands out among the parents. The friends next to Ji Xu secretly asked him when they saw her.

"Ji Xu, who is that?"

The expression on Ji Xu's face was a bit complicated. He said goodbye to his classmates after he dealt with them vaguely. He glanced at Chen Yuanzhen, hesitated for a moment, and finally bit his lips and passed her in embarrassment.

Although he likes this beautiful sister very much, he still remembers what he promised Ji Cixi yesterday.

Chen Yuanzhen was not surprised at Ji Xu's estrangement, she quickly followed Ji Xu, reached out and pressed his shoulder.

"Why, don't you know me?"

Being caught by Chen Yuanzhen, Ji Xu couldn't ignore him anymore.He had no choice but to turn around and bowed to her politely.

"You, hello."

Chen Yuanzhen bent down and looked at Ji Xu, she smiled and asked, "Did you call me pretty sister yesterday, why, aren't you pretty today?"

"No..." Ji Xu lowered his head, very embarrassed.

Chen Yuanzhen knew that the kid must have been educated by someone last night, so he stopped teasing him.She straightened up and handed him a bag in her hand.

"Well, it's for you."

Ji Xu took the bag suspiciously, looked down, and saw that it was full of snacks, he couldn't help but exclaimed.

Chen Yuanzhen knew that children like to eat snacks, but he didn't expect Ji Xu to be so excited when he saw these snacks.She reached out and stroked Ji Xu's hair.

"Take it home and eat it with your mother."

As soon as Chen Yuanzhen mentioned his mother, Ji Xu's cold face immediately appeared in Ji Xu's head.He secretly gritted his teeth and returned the bag of snacks to Chen Yuanzhen.

"I, my mother said, I can't just accept kindness from strangers."

Chen Yuanzhen was taken aback for a moment, she blamed Ji Cixi in her heart for what kind of messed things taught such a young child, but seeing Ji Xu's reluctance, she found it funny.

She pretended to reach out to take the bag, and said with a lonely face: "Is that so? That would be a pity... Fortunately, I specially picked the best snacks to bring to Ji Xu."

Ji Xu trembled when he heard the words. Although he said that he would return the snacks to Chen Yuanzhen, his hands were still reluctant to part with the snack bag.

Chen Yuanzhen burst out laughing.

"Tell your mother when you go back, and say it's because I took you to the mall yesterday and made her worry. This is compensation. "

"Really, really?"

Chen Yuanzhen blinked at Ji Xu.

"Fake. In fact, it is my sister who thinks that Ji Xu is too cute to buy things for Ji Xu. Your mother is in your favor."

When Ji Xu heard what Chen Yuanzhen said, he no longer refused. He hugged the bag of snacks to his chest like a treasure.

Chen Yuanzhen felt sore seeing Ji Xu's appearance.

Speaking of which, Ji Xu's life was quite tragic.

Ji Ciwen abandoned his family and business to fall in love with Chen Yuanyang, and even planned to deny his parents for the rest of his life because of him.But who knew that this guy Chen Yuanyang dumped Ji Ciwen and went home to marry his daughter Su Zhenzhen in order to increase his position in the battle for succession.He was happy, but it's a pity that Ji Xu will also be crowned as an illegitimate child.

This scumbag is exactly the same as his father's, he really deserves to be a father and son.

Just ...

Chen Yuanzhen turned his loving eyes on Ji Xu.

Just pity her nephew.

She sighed in her heart, then bent over and said to Ji Xu: "How is it, sister will take you home?"

Hearing this, Ji Xu wrinkled his face again. In fact, his usual vigilance is quite high, but for some reason, he couldn't treat Chen Yuanzhen like a stranger.

He was indeed afraid of Ji Cixi, but he also couldn't restrain his love for Chen Yuanzhen.

"Did you get scolded yesterday?" Seeing him hesitate, Chen Yuanzhen asked.

Ji Xu nodded dejectedly.

"Then... do you want to go home early today? To make your mother happy?"

Ji Xu looked up at her, his eyes had already begun to waver.

"I came here by car, it should be faster than you waiting for the bus."

As a result, Ji Xu, who swore to his aunt yesterday that he would never talk to a "stranger" again, got into a car with a "stranger" today.

Even though Chen Yuanzhen already knew the addresses of Ji Cixi and Ji Xu, the feeling of checking it out by herself and hearing her nephew tell her was still different. She was so happy that even the corners of her mouth were raised while driving.

"Beautiful sister," Ji Xu who had been in the car for a while suddenly said.

"Huh?" She agreed while looking at the road ahead.

"You..." Ji Xu's small face flushed a little red, his mouth was pursed again and again, and finally he seemed to have made a great decision.

"Can you be friends with my mother?"

Chen Yuanzhen was taken aback for a moment, she turned her face and glanced at Ji Xu through the lens of her sunglasses.

"what happened?"

"That's right, my mother doesn't usually have any friends, so that's why she keeps a straight face... I'm usually unhappy all day long when I don't have anyone to play with."

Chen Yuanzhen thought about Ji Cixi's face, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

No matter how you look at it, Ji Cixi doesn't look like that because she has no friends, she is obviously born with a cold face.

But she still asked with a smile: "Do you think your mother is unhappy?"

The corners of Ji Xu's mouth drooped.

My mother is still lying in the hospital, and I keep making mistakes these two days, how could my aunt be happy.

He nodded.

"Hmm..." Chen Yuanzhen pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay, for your sake."

"Eh?!" Ji Xu couldn't believe his ears.

"I said for your sake, I can try to be friends with your mother. But..."

"But what?"

Chen Yuanzhen turned his face and smiled at Ji Xu.

"But you have to keep this matter secret for the time being. If you let your mother know that I am friends with her because of you, she will feel ashamed."

Ji Xu thought about it, and felt that Chen Yuanzhen's words made sense, so he nodded repeatedly.

Chen Yuanzhen laughed at the child's innocence, but his mood improved a lot.Just at this time, the traffic light at the intersection changed color, and Chen Yuanzhen stopped the car.

As soon as she stopped the car, she heard Ji Xu muttering beside her.

"It would be nice if the beautiful sister was a handsome uncle."

Chen Yuanzhen was taken aback, she thought she had heard it wrong.

"What did you say?"

"I said, it would be nice if you were an uncle, beautiful sister."

Chen Yuanzhen found it funny and strange, she stretched out her hand to scratch Ji Xu's nose, and then picked up the mineral water that was put aside.

"What if I'm an uncle?"

Ji Xu turned his face and looked at her seriously.

"If you were an uncle, you could chase after my mother."

Hearing this, Chen Yuanzhen almost spewed out a sip of mineral water.She coughed several times and looked at Ji Xu in astonishment.

Ji Xu has a calm face.

"My tablemate said that girls will be gentle after they fall in love. I want my mother to be gentler."

Chen Yuanzhen secretly complained in her heart about the weird things that children nowadays usually watch. Although she was really shocked by Ji Xu's words, she couldn't help laughing after hearing Ji Xu's reasons.

It's just that seeing Ji Xu being so unguarded towards him, Chen Yuanzhen was happy, but at the same time, he was also slightly worried.

Especially when she thought of her second brother Chen Yuanshuo,

Although the second elder brother looks gentle and refined, she firmly believes that a person's violent nature will not change, it will only be hidden under those fine clothes.

She still remembers how Chen Yuanshuo secretly killed the stray cat she raised outside the school when she was in the third grade. Just thinking about the scene of him stepping on the cat one foot after another, Chen Yuanzhen I got goosebumps all over my body.

At that time, she was too weak, she could only hide behind the wall, cover her mouth, and watch what Chen Yuanshuo did with tears.Until now, she still occasionally dreams of that horrible and bloody scene, and every time she wakes up, she hates her weakness and incompetence back then.

So now she will never allow such a thing to happen again.

So she said seriously:

"Ji Xu, nothing else matters, but you really don't have any guard against strangers, so..."

"I only do this to pretty sisters."

Before she could finish speaking, Ji Xu interrupted.

Chen Yuanzhen was stunned for a moment.

"Although I don't know why, but the first time I see a beautiful sister, I feel very kind." Ji Xu said.

Chen Yuanzhen was speechless for a while.

Is it true that blood in people's mouths is thicker than water?

At this time, the traffic light changed, she stepped on the accelerator silently, and the car drove forward.