Rebirth: My Childhood Sweetheart Came into My Arms

He had long anticipated that Xiao Shan would attend this dinner party.

He Ziyu remembered clearly that in his previous life, he had also accidentally stumbled upon He Ningqiu meeting his birth mother at a banquet. However, at that time, he was completely unprepared for He Ningqiu and did not know that his birth mother was still alive. Therefore, when he saw Xiao Shan, he simply thought she was the aunt who was chatting well with He Ningqiu.

Until tonight, when he saw the parents with their children moving through the venue, and saw the doting and expectant look in their eyes, he suddenly remembered the way that woman looked at He Ningqiu in his previous life.

Then the two faces in her memory overlapped and became Xiao Shan's appearance.

He Ziyu realized that Xiao Shan might be meeting with the business manager with Jiang Chengyu at the venue. Suddenly realizing this, he stood up in front of the two of them, said, "My stomach is upset and I need to go to the restroom," and rushed out.

Relying on the scenes in his memory, He Ziyu searched every possible hiding place in the venue. Just when he was about to give up, he finally heard Xiao Shan cursing herself in a corner next to the corridor.

Just like in her previous life, this woman was still so arrogant and disdainful of everyone, as if everything in the He family was rightfully hers, unaware that these great achievements had absolutely nothing to do with her.

"You, how could you..." Xiao Shan frowned, her hands tightly gripping the hem of her red skirt. Her heavily made-up face appeared even more cold and mean in the dim light.

"You want to know how I knew you were here?" He Ziyu chuckled lightly. "I can tell you, it's because everything about you is under my control."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Shan subconsciously took a half step back, a hint of fear flashing across her face.

"Xiao Shan, thirty-nine years old, gave birth to He Ningqiu in City B sixteen years ago."

"He Ningqiu attended public schools in City B from kindergarten to junior high school, not an orphanage. You sent him to the He family under an assumed name not to make up for his material shortcomings, but to use him to achieve your goal of marrying into a wealthy family."

"It's pitiful that your son is being used as a tool and thinks it's a sign of maternal love and filial piety. He willingly accepts your manipulation and lives like a soulless puppet."

He Ningqiu: "He Ziyu, I won't allow you to talk about my mother like that!"

He Ziyu ignored He Ningqiu, not even glancing at him, and continued speaking to Xiao Shan: "You keep saying my mother is a vixen, a mistress, so where were you when the He family was in dire financial straits? Where were you when my father worked day and night until he was hospitalized?"

"All you know is how to take, to take relentlessly. The monthly allowance isn't enough, and you still want to force the child of your impulsive relationship with my father into the He family. Have you ever thought about He Ningqiu's feelings? Have you ever thought about how he felt when people pointed fingers at him and suspected he was an illegitimate child because of you?"

"You haven't thought about it because you only ever think about yourself."

Xiao Shan was stunned by He Ziyu's words, and stood there in a daze, her face pale and bloodless.

"Oh, right, I need to add something about what you said about my mom being a mistress."

"I don't know or care when you met my dad. All I know is that my dad always claimed to be single before he got married, and it was the Zhou family, not you, who reached out to him when he needed help the most. All the family and friends who accompanied them back then can testify to this."

"He Ningqiu is willing to believe you because you are his biological mother, but if you use this identity to intensify the hatred in his heart and sow discord between us, then I can only say that He Ningqiu is really unfortunate to have a mother like you."

Xiao Shan: "You...you shut up!"

He Ziyu's last words seemed to have crossed Xiao Shan's bottom line, instantly bringing her to her senses. Enraged, she stepped forward and grabbed He Ziyu by the neck.

"Mom!" He Ningqiu was shocked and rushed forward to stop her.

This is in a public place. If someone happens to pass by and sees his mother treating He Ziyu like this, he can forget about staying in the He family forever.

"Mom, let go!"

"Get away!" Xiao Shan roared at He Ningqiu, her face contorted with rage. Her long, red fingernails almost dug into He Ziyu's skin. "You little brat, who gave you the courage to talk to me like that? Believe me, I'll strangle you right now!"

He Ziyu remained silent, his pupils reflecting Xiao Shan's resentful expression.

He had never had the chance to see such a hideous face in his previous life.

After her mother passed away, Xiao Shan married her father and played the role of a virtuous wife and loving mother at home every day. She would never lay a hand on him, and she would even speak to him gently and softly, never raising her voice.

At that time, He Ziyu was even somewhat dependent on Xiao Shan.

The child who had just lost his mother was inevitably vulnerable. With Xiao Shan always comforting him gently, he quickly gave her his heart and stopped being wary of this woman who had appeared out of nowhere. He would even prepare gifts for Xiao Shan's birthday several days in advance and send her his blessings as if she were his own mother.

Looking back now, his foolishly sincere behavior probably wasn't even a joke in this woman's eyes.

Thinking of this, He Ziyu couldn't help but laugh mockingly.

"What are you laughing at!" Xiao Shan tightened her grip and questioned fiercely.

He Ziyu looked at her coldly and said, "I'm laughing at your ignorance."

Xiao Shan: "?!"

He Ziyu: "You've always thought of me as a brainless spoiled brat, thinking your precious son could easily crush me. But unfortunately, you're wrong. I, He Ziyu, am not as incompetent as you think. You think you're worthy to fight me?"

Xiao Shan was slightly taken aback, clearly frightened by the sinister look in He Ziyu's eyes that was inconsistent with his age.

"This venue has hundreds of surveillance cameras installed, and coincidentally, there's one not far away that can record everything that happens here." He Ziyu said without looking to the side, a slight smirk playing on his lips. "You want to strangle me? Fine, I'll stand right here and let you strangle me. When they see my corpse, they'll definitely go and retrieve the surveillance footage, identify the suspect as quickly as possible, and then get your fingerprints from my neck."

Xiao Shan gritted her teeth: "Don't try to threaten me..."

He Ziyu: "I'm just stating the facts to prepare you for the possibility of spending your life in jail."

Standing helplessly to the side, He Ningqiu caught a glimpse of a figure flickering in the distance and quickly said in fright, "Mom, please let him go! There are indeed security cameras here, and many people are coming and going. If he sees us, something really bad will happen!"

Upon hearing this, a hint of resentment flashed in Xiao Shan's eyes. After a moment of stalemate, she released He Ziyu.

"Mom, let's go. We'll have plenty of time to meet in the future. There's no rush..." He Ningqiu was genuinely scared and kept pushing Xiao Shan away.

Even if my mother came to the dinner party with my father's permission, he wouldn't let her act up and cause trouble here.

Moreover, his situation in the He family is already difficult. If he causes any more trouble and his father takes his anger out on him, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Why should I leave? You are the second young master of the He family, and I am your mother. I have the right to stand here." Xiao Shan was arrogant and domineering, completely unaware of the storm that was about to break.

"That's right, why should you leave? You can't leave." He Ziyu rubbed his aching neck. "Ms. Xiao, let's settle this here today."

Xiao Shan frowned. "Solve what?"

"Now that He Ningqiu has come to the He family as an orphan from the welfare home, you, as his birth mother, should stay away from him and let him say goodbye to the past completely."

"So you now have two choices."

"First, let He Ningqiu stay in the He family, and leave Yuecheng yourself, never to return in this lifetime."

"Second, take He Ningqiu away. It's your freedom to live wherever you want."

Upon hearing the two options He Ziyu offered, Xiao Shan immediately replied, "I won't choose either one."

He Ningqiu has to stay in the He family, and she can't leave Yuecheng and never come back. Giving her to choose between these two options is worse than letting her die.

"If you don't choose either of them, I'll pack you and He Ningqiu up and send you out of Yuecheng." He Ziyu said the harshest words in the gentlest tone.

Xiao Shan chuckled. "You want to pack us up and send us out of Yuecheng? Does your dad know about this? Do you think he'll agree?"

He Ziyu didn't rush to answer, but walked up to Xiao Shan and stared intently into her eyes.

"Please get this straight. My mother isn't fighting this alone. She has me behind her, and the entire Zhou family. You, a mistress with an illegitimate child, are swaggering around in Yuecheng. Do you really think the elders of the Zhou family are pushovers who will let you cause trouble here?"

"..."

"Besides, the Zhou family has been kind to the He family. Even if my father is foolish, he can tell what's important. Is it really necessary for the family to suffer such misfortune for you and your son?"

Xiao Shan never expected that He Ziyu, at such a young age, would consider the problem so comprehensively.

The rumored young master of the He family is arrogant and rude, spending his days eating, drinking, having fun, and squandering money like water...

While Xiao Shan was distracted, He Ziyu took out his phone in front of her and opened the flight booking system.

"I'll book you a flight to City B for three days from now. If my dad asks, you know what to say, right?"

"..." Xiao Shan was so angry that she trembled.

He Ziyu smiled slightly, "Don't worry, Aunt Xiao, as long as you leave here, my family and I will take good care of He Ningqiu. He's not a bad person at heart. With a little guidance, he might be able to turn over a new leaf. That way, when you get old, the person by your bedside won't be a wayward child."

Xiao Shan couldn't hear anything He Ziyu said after that. It wasn't until he sent the ticket information to He Ningqiu and turned to leave that Xiao Shan belatedly took two steps back and leaned against the wall in dejection.

She hadn't believed He Ningqiu's earlier claim that they had underestimated their enemy, but it wasn't until He Ziyu came knocking on her door today that Xiao Shan realized things had already veered off course.

He Ziyu had too much information about her.

In this situation, trying to lie low in Moon City and wait for an opportunity is like trying to catch the moon's reflection in the water—a complete waste of effort.

……

He Ziyu returned to the venue and bumped into Jiang Chengyu after taking only a few steps.

Just as Jiang Chengyu was about to ask him why he had been in the bathroom for so long, she noticed the faint finger marks on his neck.

Without any hesitation, he pulled He Ziyu in front of him and lifted his chin.