My Livestreaming Metaphysics & Gossip Became an Internet Sensation Ch. 58

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What good would it do to bring him back? This child was probably a lost cause. Rather than waste energy and cause conflict with his other son, it was better to just leave him where he was.

Compared to Zhou Yuwen, he didn't think this lost son would amount to much.

With that thought, Zhou Ding immediately interrupted Mei Qian with a cold face. "There's no need to bring him back. I'll just pretend I don't have this son!"

Mei Qian's lips curled up ever so slightly as she sighed with fake helplessness. "Husband, I think it's fine if you don't want to recognize him, but... at least give this child some compensation."

Zhou Ding looked at Mei Qian, surprised he hadn't noticed how kind his wife was before.

Mei Qian's eyes held a touch of sympathy. "Give him some money, at least... so he doesn't end up doing this."

Zhou Ding remembered that Jiang Yiqing was now doing livestreaming. He didn't know the specifics, nor did he care to know. After all, in a family like theirs, livestreaming was considered low-class, shameful.

So when he first found out about it, Zhou Ding became strongly dissatisfied with Jiang Yiqing.

Even if no one knew that Jiang Yiqing was his son, Zhou Ding still felt an inexplicable sense of pride, thinking that Jiang Yiqing was embarrassing him.

It could be said, it was very "dad" of him.

Zhou Ding thought Mei Qian's suggestion made sense. What if people found out in the future? If it got out that he was his son, where would that leave his face?

Thinking this, Zhou Ding relaxed his furrowed brows a little, feeling that Mei Qian had considered everything carefully. "You're right. Let's give him... fifty thousand."

To Zhou Ding, this amount of money was nothing more than the price of a watch. Yet, he was only willing to offer this much while also demanding that Jiang Yiqing stop livestreaming. With that, the last bit of concern in Mei Qian's heart disappeared completely.

It seemed she had overestimated Jiang Yiqing's importance to Zhou Ding.

Well, that was to be expected. A man like Zhou Ding would never care about father-son bonds. The only thing that mattered to him was who could bring him more benefits. He was a businessman through and through.

Mei Qian knew exactly what kind of person Zhou Ding was. She wasn't some naïve little girl who longed for his so-called love, so she didn't care.

The real priority was making sure the money stayed in her hands.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yuwen, who had been a little uneasy sitting beside them, finally relaxed when he heard Zhou Ding's words. A flicker of mockery flashed through his eyes.

"Well... I'll reach out to the kid for you. Let me know when you're free. You should at least meet him once," Mei Qian said, playing the role of a gentle and considerate wife.

Zhou Ding frowned and shot her a look of disapproval, but he didn't bother to explain himself. He only said, "I'm busy these days. No time."

Of course, Mei Qian knew better than anyone whether he was actually busy. This was just an excuse. He simply didn't want to meet the boy—probably afraid that this disgrace of a son would cling to him and refuse to let go.

After all, he had been poor for over twenty years. Now that he suddenly learned he had a wealthy father, would he really just take the fifty grand and walk away?

Mei Qian thought the same. If Zhou Ding actually planned to meet the kid, she had ways to make sure they never crossed paths. But now, things were much simpler—she wouldn't have to go through the trouble.

"If you don't have time, how about I go meet the kid for you?" she asked.

This time, Zhou Ding had no objections. He didn't really care. "You don't have much to do anyway. Go if you want. Just make sure he takes the money and stops embarrassing himself online."

Mei Qian finally let out a breath of relief. Now, she just needed to meet Jiang Yiqing and make sure he signed away his inheritance rights.

What she feared most wasn't Zhou Ding bringing Jiang Yiqing back—it was the fact that, as Zhou Ding's son, he still had a claim to the Zhou family's inheritance.

Everything that belonged to her son should rightfully be his. Not a single cent should go to anyone else.

Fifty grand was already a decent sum for an ordinary person. Hopefully, the kid knew what was good for him.

Mei Qian turned and exchanged a glance with Zhou Yuwen. Both of them smiled knowingly.

Zhou Yuwen no longer saw his half-brother as a threat. He got up and said warmly, "Dad, Mom, I'll head back to my room first."

Back in his room, he happened to receive a call from Wen Chuan.

Ever since visiting the Wen family's old estate that day, he had only caught a glimpse of Wen Xiuyan from afar. After that, he hadn't gotten another chance to meet him.

It seemed that getting close to Wen Xiuyan was harder than he had expected.

And to make matters worse, Wen Chuan was becoming more and more unreasonable. When they first started dating, he had at least made an effort to pretend. But as time passed, Wen Chuan stopped putting up the act and had started demanding things more and more directly.

Just thinking about it, Zhou Yuwen felt a wave of disgust just from seeing Wen Chuan's name on his phone screen.

But now wasn't the time to burn bridges. He still needed Wen Chuan to get what he wanted.

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Yuwen answered the call.

But the moment Wen Chuan spoke, the smile that had just appeared on Zhou Yuwen's face completely vanished. His expression twisted into disbelief.

"What? That's impossible! You're his brother!"

Wen Chuan had just told him that Wen Xiuyan had used some random excuse to strip him of his position in the company.

And because Wen Chuan had used his role to secretly line his own pockets, he wasn't just being kicked out—Wen Xiuyan had also given him a deadline.

He had three days to pay back the missing funds.

If he didn't, Wen Xiuyan wouldn't hesitate to throw him in jail himself.

At that moment, Wen Chuan and his parents completely lost control of their emotions upon hearing how ruthless Wen Xiuyan was being.

Wen Chuan's father immediately pulled out the usual excuse—bringing up the late Second Grandfather, who was also Wen Xiuyan's grandfather. Back when he was alive, he had valued family bonds above all else and had taken care of the side branches of the family.

But after his passing, those same people fought tooth and nail for power. In the end, they lost to Wen Xiuyan. Even so, Wen Xiuyan hadn't gone as far as wiping them out completely—he had only given them a harsh lesson.

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