Reborn back to the time before I sold my blood to support my scumbag boyfriend's college educat

"Weren't they the ones who were investigated because they did something wrong? How can you say I framed them?"

"Shi Zhou, Zhang Shanshan promises she will never bother you again, nor will she cause trouble for Xia Yichu. Can you please leave the Zhang family alone?"

The Zhang family's attempt to steal a chicken backfired spectacularly. They had originally planned to form a marriage alliance with Pei Shizhou to ensure their company's successful IPO.

Unexpectedly, because of offending Pei Shizhou, the company was exposed at the crucial moment of its IPO for selling counterfeit drugs that caused deaths and worsened the conditions of several patients, completely ruining the IPO.

"The Zhang family has ruined several families. Now that these things have come to light, the Zhang family deserves it. This is the sin they committed. You've come to the wrong person."

Pei Shizhou leaned against a big tree with his eyes closed. He hadn't slept last night and was a little sleepy now.

"Shi Zhou, those people would have paid up to settle things long ago. If you hadn't instigated them to sue the Zhang family, none of this would have happened today."

"Really? I heard that two families refused to settle things peacefully and were threatened and beaten half to death by the Zhang family. Now, those two families are either dead or crippled; they've been utterly destroyed."

He was doing a good deed, simply helping those who wanted to uphold justice.

"Shi Zhou, I'm begging you. This world is a dog-eat-dog world. They are the weak ones, and this is just their bad luck."

Hearing this, Pei Shizhou opened his eyes and looked at Pei Feng, feeling a sense of irony that he was Pei Feng's son. Indeed, judging from how he abandoned his childhood sweetheart Feng Yarou for his future, it wasn't hard to see what kind of person he was.

"You're right, so the current situation is just bad luck for the Zhang family. They offended me, and their abilities just happen to be weaker than mine. Plus, the Zhang family members are morally corrupt."

"Pei Shizhou, you..."

Pei Feng was so angry he wanted to yell at Pei Shizhou, but he forced himself to calm down. This matter concerned his daughter's entire life, and he had to hold back.

"Shizhou, even if it's not for the Zhang family, you should think about Zongna. I wasn't feeling well recently and didn't have money to see a doctor."

Zongna took the risk of embezzling funds from the Zhang family company for my sake. Now the Zhang family is using this to threaten me, asking me to plead with you on their behalf.

If you insist on doing things your way, Zongna will be sued, and then she will go to jail.

Pei Feng wiped away tears as he spoke. This was an idea given to him by Pei Zongna and Feng Yarou, who told him to play the victim and act pitiful in front of Pei Shizhou at the right time.

"What does Pei Zongna going to jail have to do with me? You should be burning incense and praying to her dead biological father to bless her."

"Pei Shizhou, you unfilial son."

Upon hearing this, Pei Feng completely lost his composure and raised his voice to curse.

Pei Shizhou picked at his ear. Couldn't we come up with something new? He'd heard these words since he was a child, and he was tired of them.

"Shizhou, I'm sorry, I was too angry just now, please don't take it to heart."

Wow! Pei Feng really came up with something new; this was the first time he'd ever heard Pei Feng apologize to him. "Could the sun be rising in the west today?" Pei Shizhou looked up at the sky and shook his head. "What a pity, it's a cloudy day with no sun."

Pei Feng actually figured out what Pei Shizhou meant. He tried his best to control his temper and ignore Pei Shizhou's irritating look.

"Shizhou, to be honest, Zongna and you are half-siblings."

Your mother didn't leave you with a younger brother or sister. You and Zongna are blood relatives with Zongyu, so you must support each other in the future. If you help Zongna now, she'll help you in the future too.

Pei Shizhou stared intently at Pei Feng, not understanding why he could so casually reveal Pei Zongna's background.

"You've finally admitted that Pei Zongna is your illegitimate daughter. Didn't you always say that her biological father died of illness? Cursing yourself like that, aren't you afraid that it might actually happen later..."

Sensing what Pei Shizhou was about to say, Pei Feng interrupted him agitatedly.

"Pei Shizhou, shut up! Shut up!"

"What? You're allowed to curse yourself, but I'm not allowed to say anything?"

"Shizhou, actually, I didn't let others know that Zongna is my daughter, also for your and your mother's sake."

Pei Feng deliberately paused here, keeping Pei Shizhou in suspense, waiting for Pei Shizhou to ask him a question.

However, after waiting for a while, Pei Shizhou remained silent, his face showing an indifferent attitude. He could only bite the bullet and continue, "Zongna is actually my child from before I got married; she's only two months older than you."

I used to like your mom and pursued her relentlessly for a while. But then I realized she didn't like me at all, and I was ready to give up.

Later, if it weren't for the accidental pregnancy with you, I would have married Ya-rou. If others knew that your mother had interfered in my relationship with Ya-rou...

The Zhou family and your mother will definitely lose face, and she will definitely be heartbroken. I don't want her to be sad, so I've been keeping it a secret.

So, in the end, it was your mother and I who wronged Ya Rou and Zong Na first. If it weren't for taking responsibility for your mother, we wouldn't have let Ya Rou and her daughter down. This is something you owe Zong Na; you must save her.

Pei Feng would make up any nonsense for Pei Zongna, who was two years younger than him, and he thought Pei Zongna was blind and heartless.

"Pei Feng, you really know how to make up stories. Regardless of whether what you're saying is true or false, even if it is true, it's your own romantic entanglement. What does it have to do with me and my mother?"

"When my mother got together with you, could you honestly say you didn't scheme against her? How can you say you were a third party? You really will stop at nothing to exonerate Pei Zongna."

Don't think Pei Shizhou was unaware; he had already investigated these matters thoroughly. Although there was no evidence to suggest that his mother was framed by Pei Feng, Pei Shizhou had a hunch.

Furthermore, if his mother hadn't been tricked into having him, she would never have married such a despicable person as Pei Feng. Yes, Feng Yarou did have a child before marrying Pei Feng, but she had already aborted it when Pei Feng abandoned her.

"Pei Shizhou, what nonsense are you talking about? I was the one who took your mother home that night. Otherwise, she would have ended up in someone else's hands if she had gotten drunk."

Who knows, I might wake up the next morning and be too ashamed to go on living.

"Pei Feng, say it again."

Pei Shizhou angrily grabbed Pei Feng's collar, his eyes as cold as frost on a cold night.

Pei Feng shuddered at his words, but remembering that Pei Zongna was waiting for him to save her, he mustered his courage and said, "I'm telling the truth."

Pei Shizhou sneered, "The truth? You're full of lies. You'll stop at nothing to save Pei Zongna."

With that, he threw Pei Feng aside. Pei Feng fell to the ground, scrambled to his feet, and pointed at Pei Shizhou, cursing, "You unfilial son! I raised you with such care and hardship, and this is how you treat me!"

Pei Shizhou crossed his arms. "Raised me? You only married my mother because you were after the Zhou family's money. How many times have you ever cared about me since I was a child?"

Don't try to morally blackmail me by invoking my kindness in raising me. As for Pei Zongna, she did something wrong and deserves to be punished; I won't save her.

Pei Feng trembled with anger, yet he was helpless. He knew that once Pei Shizhou made up his mind, it was difficult to change it. He could only glare fiercely at Pei Shizhou, turn around and leave, no longer wanting to waste time on him; he would think of another way.

Pei Shizhou watched his retreating figure with disdain in his eyes, then straightened his clothes and strode away.