The tycoon's wicked wife from the era of literature has been reborn.

Zhou Zhenghua saw off the uncle on duty.

Turning around, I saw my wife suddenly panic and slump onto the sofa by the door.

"Zhenghua, will my dad be alright?"

Ouyang Yan grabbed her husband's hand as if it were her last lifeline, so tightly that Zhou Zhenghua couldn't help but hiss.

"Don't worry." He comforted her while thinking about whether this had happened before and what the outcome was.

The more he thought about it, the darker his expression became, but he still forced a smile and said to his wife:
"Don't rush. This is just an investigation, we can't draw conclusions so quickly. Go to sleep first, we'll talk about it tomorrow morning. Even if we try to find out now, we won't get any information, especially with this heavy rain."

Ouyang Yan nodded subconsciously, then paused, remembering her mother who was alone at home, living in fear.

She stood up abruptly and said, "I'm going to call Mom back. She's so worried right now."

Zhou Zhenghua didn't stop her. He told his mother, who was sleeping in the inner cubicle, to watch the child and accompany Ouyang Yan to the security room to call Lin Xianglan.

The call was answered immediately, indicating that someone had been waiting by the phone.

Upon hearing her daughter's voice, Lin Xianglan, who was completely disoriented, couldn't help but choke up.

Zhou Zhenghua answered the phone and said that he would go to find out the situation after everyone went to work the next day, and after calming down his mother-in-law, the couple would go home.

At three in the morning, one can still get some sleep, but how could Ouyang Yan possibly fall asleep?

Zhong got up and asked what had happened.
Ouyang Yan silently turned over and closed her eyes.

But the next morning, Zhong learned about this from other people in the building.

Such a sudden investigation had far-reaching consequences, and the news quickly reached the neighboring county.

Zhou Zhenghua went to work early in the morning.

While Zhong was out buying groceries, she learned of the major event that had occurred in Qing County and hurriedly rushed home.

Seeing Ouyang Yan's worried expression, it was obvious that her father was definitely in trouble.

She slammed the vegetable basket down on the table and said:

"Yanzi, how could you keep such a big thing from your mother?"

“I’ve heard people outside say that in this kind of situation, they only take action when they have concrete evidence. Your dad is doomed!”

"You didn't tell me about something this big, and you even let Zhenghua step forward to find out now. Do you want him to get involved with your father too?"

“Everyone in her workplace is avoiding her now, but you, even after marrying into the Zhou family, still have your heart set on your own family. What if you take Zhenghua away with you?!”

Before Zhong could finish speaking, Ouyang Yan, who was combing her daughter's hair, suddenly turned around, her eyes sharp as knives, staring intently at her.

What are you glaring at me for?

Ouyang Yan hurled a comb at Zhong Shi, interrupting her. Zhong Shi stared in disbelief at the comb that nearly hit her, her eyes widening instantly. She roared angrily:
"What are you doing! You dare hit your mother-in-law?!"

Ouyang Yanteng stood up abruptly. He hadn't slept all night, and his eyes were bloodshot, making him look frightening.

Mrs. Zhong instinctively stepped back, startled.

"W-what do you want to do?"

Ouyang Yan bent down to pick up the comb, gritting her teeth as she said, "Zhong Yunxiu, if it weren't for my father, do you think your son would be where he is today? How dare you say such things to me? Don't you have any conscience or shame?"

It's one thing to talk about things normally, but it's another to talk about her father!

Over the years, Ouyang Yan had long seen through the true nature of her mother-in-law.

She's a snob, always praising the powerful and flattering the weak. Nobody's as snobbish as her

Unfortunately, she was blind back then and couldn't see her true colors, and was deceived by her feigned affection.

As her husband's position rose, the old woman probably felt that she was no longer useful and even resented her for being a burden to her son, gradually revealing her true colors.

But they forgot that if it weren't for those people with the surname Ouyang, would her son have been promoted so quickly?
"Zhong Yunxiu, you disgust me!"

Mrs. Zhong stared wide-eyed, nearly fainting from anger.

Just as she rolled up her sleeves, ready to slap her disrespectful daughter-in-law, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a cold, menacing face out of the corner of her eye. Startled, Mrs. Zhong realized her son had appeared behind her.

Hearing the sound, Ouyang Yan turned around and saw Zhou Zhenghua's clenched jaw and chilling face.

My heart skipped a beat, and I asked anxiously, "How did it go? Did you find out?"

Looking at the anxious face in front of him, Zhou Zhenghua could only hear her words echoing in his mind: "If it weren't for my father, do you think your son would be where he is today?"

So that's what she's always thought.

It turns out that she had always believed that his current position was the result of her father's connections.

It turns out that she couldn't see any of his hard work and dedication over the years.

Zhou Zhenghua took a deep breath before swallowing back the question, "Do you think I got to where I am today because of your father?"

He shook his head. "I've asked everyone I could, and they all told me to come back and wait for the results."

Zhou Zhenghua hesitated for a moment, then thought about it and spoke.

"The director asked me to take a few days of high-temperature leave to come back and rest. You should know very well what that means."

"The higher-ups will investigate everyone connected to your father, including me."

However, he was upright and honest, never took a penny that did not belong to him, and never abused his power. He always did his job conscientiously.

Therefore, he is not afraid of being investigated.

The thought of being implicated still makes me resentful.

Coupled with his wife's words that negated all his efforts over the years, Zhou Zhenghua didn't smile at Ouyang Yan for a while afterward.

Ouyang Yan looked at the mother and son beside her in disbelief, not thinking she had said anything wrong.

But given the current situation, she has no choice but to beg her husband to save her father.

Unexpectedly, he said with righteous indignation, "This is all your father's own fault. The law will never wrong anyone."

The downpour had long since stopped, but Ouyang Yan felt a thunderous boom that struck her directly, leaving her weak and chilled to the bone.

"Haha." Maybe she's gone mad, Ouyang Yan thought, and she burst out laughing.

As I laughed, tears blurred my vision.

Ouyang Yan snapped back to reality when her daughter's little hand grasped hers.

She can't just collapse like this; she still has responsibilities.

Wiping away her tears, Ouyang Yan didn't look at the mother and child in the house. She quickly packed some things, took her daughter's hand, and prepared to return to Qing County to find a solution with her mother.

Zhou Zhenghua took his daughter away, and Ouyang Yan hardened her heart, ignoring her daughter's heart-wrenching cries, and left alone.

At this moment, she is not only the mother of the little grass, but also the daughter of the father!

Ouyang Yan rushed home as quickly as possible and, together with her mother, contacted all the relatives and friends they could reach, doing everything they could.

But what they received was devastating news.

The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried bitterly, having no choice but to accept reality.

Life must go on, Lin Xianglan urged her daughter to go back quickly, and said with relief:
"Thank goodness Zhenghua is alright, otherwise I really don't want to think about what would have happened."

She doesn't ask for much now, she just hopes her daughter and her family can live peacefully.

Ouyang Yan felt bitter inside. She didn't dare tell her mother the truth, only saying that Zhou Zhenghua was also under investigation and couldn't leave. Her mother also felt guilty for her son-in-law being implicated.

Swallowing the bitterness in her mouth, Ouyang Yan asked her aunt to stay with her mother for a few more days, bought some canned fruit that the children liked, and returned to Lin County.

The bus swayed and rocked; the two thoughts kept battling in her mind: should she endure it and continue, or should she end it all?

Unexpectedly, the moment she opened the door, her mother-in-law made the choice for her. (End of Chapter)