Even the tycoons of wealthy families kneel down; the real heiress is the matriarch.

"I'm handing the company over to you so that you can create a better life for your family."

"And what about you? You've got it all backwards, busy with company affairs while completely neglecting your son's life and death!"

Old Master Cheng was furious.

Cheng Wuyan was focused on his career, which wasn't a bad thing.

But today, Cheng Wuyan clearly put the company before Cheng Yizhou.

Such a large company cannot function without Cheng Wuyan.

Clearly, it wasn't that the company was particularly busy, but rather that Cheng Wuyan didn't care much about Cheng Yizhou.

That's exactly what angered the old man.

However, when Cheng Yizhou was mentioned, Cheng Wuyan's face immediately showed undisguised impatience.

"Dad, aren't you spoiling that kid too much? He got into trouble at school, got into a fight and ended up in the hospital. Why are you so worried about him? If you ask me, you don't need to do anything about him. Let him learn a lesson!"

Lin Yu glanced at Cheng Dong, who had remained silent the whole time.

Cheng Dong understood immediately and walked over, saying, "Dad, Grandpa, it was my fault for causing trouble. I didn't keep a close eye on him. If you want to scold him, you should scold me instead... Especially Dad, my brother is still not fully recovered. Please calm down and we can talk about it after he gets better."

Cheng Wuyan looked at Cheng Dong, and then thought of his good-for-nothing son, which made him even angrier.

"If only your brother were half as sensible as you."

He then said to Grandpa Cheng, "Dad, from now on, don't worry about Yizhou's affairs. I will..."

"Shut up!" Old Master Cheng nearly choked with anger. "Can't you see that they're just adding fuel to the fire?"

"What do you mean, adding fuel to the fire? Dad, you've misunderstood Lin Yu and A Dong..." He was afraid that the old man would say something even more hurtful in a moment of impulsiveness, so he simply let the mother and son go upstairs to their room.

After the two went upstairs, he spoke up: "Dad, you have a huge misunderstanding about Lin Yu and A Dong. They're not the kind of people you think they are. Lin Yu is just worried about me, and A Dong said those things entirely for Yi Zhou's sake, afraid I'd get angry with him..."

"I misunderstood them? I think you've misunderstood Yizhou! Didn't they explain why Yizhou was hospitalized when they called you from the hospital?"

"Is there even a question? He must have gotten into a fight and ended up in the hospital..."

Suddenly, Old Master Cheng grabbed his cane and struck Cheng Wuyan's leg hard.

"hiss--"

Cheng Wuyan was in so much pain that he almost knelt down, and the anger in his heart burned even more fiercely.

"Dad, why are you hitting me?! The person you're hitting is Cheng Yizhou!"

"I hit you! That explains why you didn't care about him at all; it turns out you had no idea why he was injured."

Cheng Wuyan finally sensed something was wrong and asked, "Why was he injured and hospitalized?"

"It's because..."

"Grandpa, please stop talking."

Cheng Yizhou appeared on the stairs at some point.

He walked downstairs step by step, his face indifferent.

"Why bother telling him all this? I don't care what he thinks of me."

Cheng Wuyan frowned: "You brat, what do you mean by that?"

"It doesn't mean anything."

He felt that this family was extremely boring!

He suddenly really wanted to see Bai Su.

I'll find her and get it all out in my head...

He was in a bad mood that night, but his mood improved after seeing Bai Su.

He's in a terrible mood right now and doesn't want to stay home for even a minute; he just wants to go out.

Thinking of this, Cheng Yizhou quickened his pace and walked out.

"Yizhou! Where are you going?" Old Master Cheng asked hurriedly.

"To relax!"

Old Master Cheng instinctively wanted to stop him, but seeing that Cheng Wuyan didn't care at all and even showed disgust, he swallowed his words back.

"Go ahead!" Old Master Cheng changed his mind, "but don't aggravate the wound."

In a home like this, not only would his grandson not want to stay, but he himself wouldn't want to stay either.

He's just too old to go out and cause trouble in the middle of the night.

Seeing that the old man had actually agreed to let Cheng Yizhou go out in the middle of the night, Cheng Wuyan couldn't help but ask, "Dad, how could you let him...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Old Master Cheng interrupted, "Because this family is so disappointing and suffocating for him. Can't he go out for some fresh air? Are you trying to suffocate him?"

"Dad, what do you mean by that? How can home suffocate him..."

Old Master Cheng gave Cheng Wuyan a cold look.

"Didn't you just ask me why Yizhou was hospitalized? Okay, now I'll show you with your own eyes why he was hospitalized."

As the old man spoke, he called over the housekeeper: "Bring over the surveillance video that the school teachers sent!"

The Cheng family butler responded with a "Yes" and walked over holding the tablet.

"Sir, the video..."

Cheng Wuyan took it with suspicion, but his eyes widened instantly when he saw that Cheng Yizhou had been injured while protecting a female classmate.

"How could this be... I thought..."

"You think you're so great! Yizhou was injured while fighting for justice at school, and you, his father, keep saying he was fighting at school. Do you think he'd be happy to hear that?"

Cheng Wuyan was speechless.

With the video evidence in his hands, even if he didn't trust his own son, he had to trust the surveillance footage.

"I really didn't expect it to turn out like this..."

If he had known it would be like this, he would have gone to the hospital to see him.

Yizhou is, after all, his own son. What parent wouldn't love their child?

It's just that Cheng Yizhou disappointed him too many times, so he...

A hint of regret finally appeared in Cheng Wuyan's eyes.

"This time, I really misunderstood him."

Grandpa Cheng closed his eyes and sighed.

"When exactly did you start thinking Yizhou was a rebellious kid? Think carefully about all these years, has he really done anything particularly outrageous?"

Cheng Wuyan has something to say about this.

"His grades aren't good, he doesn't really like doing the homework I assign, and he often skips classes..."

"Yes, that's true, but have you considered the reasons behind it? Think back carefully, when did he become like this? Don't forget, he was an excellent student when he was young!"

Cheng Wuyan's expression was complicated.

It started after Lin Yu entered the room...

But these things can't be blamed on Lin Yu and Cheng Dong; they didn't do anything wrong.

Marrying Lin Yu was also his decision; he was the one who proposed.

But... in hindsight, it was indeed he who caused his son's lack of interest in studying.

"I will make time to have a proper talk with him." Cheng Wuyan finally felt guilty.

Seeing his reaction, the old man said nothing more.

I just hope he can gradually come to his senses and really make a change.

"He's going out tonight. As long as he's safe and sound, that's all that matters. Don't scold him anymore."

"I see……"

The old man then left.

Cheng Wuyan sat quietly in the living room for a while before going upstairs.

He didn't go straight back to his bedroom, but went to Cheng Yizhou's room instead.

Cheng Yizhou's room was smaller than Cheng Dong's, but it was very tidy.

He sat down on the bed, and the more he thought about it, the more he realized that he had indeed neglected his own son in recent years.

Perhaps he was wrong...

Cheng Wuyan sighed and was about to leave when he caught a glimpse of the test paper on Cheng Yizhou's desk.

The test paper was filled with the steps and answers to the questions.

He stared in astonishment, his eyes wide.

This test paper was assigned by him this week.

Cheng Yizhou rarely wants to do the homework he assigns, so the questions he sets now are all based on Cheng Dong's level.

Cheng Dong has already handed in his test paper this week. He scored 65 out of 100.

This is already a very high score considering the difficulty of this test.

But after checking, he discovered that Cheng Yizhou had actually gotten a perfect score.

That child... doesn't he/she not study?

How did he get a perfect score?

Did someone else do it for him, or did he do it himself?

In the past, Cheng Wuyan would have immediately assumed that Cheng Yizhou had someone do it.

But now, he hesitated.

Let's observe him first to avoid misunderstanding him again.

Cheng Wuyan put down the exam paper and turned to leave.

Back in the bedroom, his wife, Lin Yu, immediately came to greet him.

After expressing her concern, she complained, "That old man is really something. Yizhou is important, but you didn't do anything wrong. Yizhou got into a fight and ended up in the hospital, how can you be blamed? You weren't out having fun, you were just busy with work..."

"Alright," Cheng Wuyan interrupted her, "You've misunderstood Yizhou. He wasn't fighting; he was acting bravely for a just cause."

Lin Yu was taken aback: "An act of heroism?"

"That's right!" Cheng Wuyan moved his lips and said, "You are his stepmother after all. From now on, you should say less about him."

After saying that, he went into the bathroom to take a shower.

Lin Yu stood there stunned for a long time.

She could tell that her husband was angry.

Her husband was angry with her because of Cheng Yizhou.

This is the first time ever.

She suddenly felt a sense of crisis.

This sense of crisis hasn't been felt for a long time...

Lin Yu clenched her fists tightly and sent a message to her son, telling him about her conversation with Cheng Wuyan.

the other side.

Bai Su was dropped off at the entrance of the residential compound by Sun Yuze.

"I didn't expect you to live here. I remember this place isn't far from No. 3 Middle School. Why did you move out?" Sun Yuze asked out of curiosity.

Bai Su didn't tell him the reason, only saying, "I like quiet."

"Okay... See you this weekend, Bai. I'll wait for you at the company to come and sign the contract, and I'll also give you the house keys."

"it is good."

Bai Su nodded and was about to enter the residential area when she suddenly heard the roar of a motorcycle.

She glanced over instinctively and felt a gust of wind pass by; Cheng Yizhou's motorcycle appeared in front of her.

Cheng Yizhou seemed very happy to see her.

But when she turned her head and caught sight of Sun Yuze beside her, her expression immediately turned ugly.

"Is this someone you know?" Sun Yuze asked.

"He's my classmate."

"Oh..." Sun Yuze glanced at Cheng Yizhou's motorcycle and said, "At this age, you shouldn't be riding something like this, right? Bai, you have a bright future ahead of you, it's best not to associate too much with people who don't like to study."