Inside the restaurant.
Lin Wanyi and Liu Renzhi had just sat down when Chen Siming suddenly took the seat right next to Liu Renzhi.
Lin Wanyi didn’t recognize him and instinctively leaned closer to Liu Renzhi.
Liu Renzhi was aware of Chen Siming’s presence but had never met him before.
He had no idea why Chen Siming suddenly showed up.
He stared at Chen Siming sternly:
“Did I invite you to dinner? Did I tell you to sit here?”
Chen Siming showed no sign of embarrassment. Instead, he acted overly familiar, pouring a glass of wine for Liu Renzhi and then one for himself:
“Big Brother.”
“Big Brother?”
Lin Wanyi was momentarily confused about who he was.
But she didn’t ask further.
Chen Siming raised his glass and continued:
“Big Brother, even though we haven’t seen each other for all these years, I believe you know I exist.
“You must have heard about me. Today, I’m officially introducing myself.
“Big Brother, my name is Chen Siming, six years younger than you.”
Liu Renzhi held Lin Wanyi’s hand, staring at his wine glass without moving.
Chen Siming, unfazed, tilted his head back and finished his glass, then went on:
“Big Brother, I know we didn’t grow up together, and you don’t know me well, maybe not even care for me.
“But after all, we share the same mother.
“There’s an old saying: ‘In war, brothers fight side by side; on the battlefield, fathers and sons stand together.’
“Some things, I still need Big Brother’s help with.”
Liu Renzhi finally spoke, his tone dripping with sarcasm:
“What? You people who grew up abroad also learn Chinese proverbs?”
Chen Siming smiled and replied:
“Big Brother, we share the same blood.”
“Enough.”
Liu Renzhi cut him off sharply:
“Get lost. Don’t ruin my meal.”
“Hey, Big Brother, how rude can you be? I came politely to toast you, and you, a big-shot CEO, tell me to get lost?”
Chen Siming was furious, but Liu Renzhi had already called the security.
The next moment, before Chen Siming could finish his sentence, the security had thrown him out of the restaurant.
Even as he was being dragged away, Chen Siming shouted:
“Liu Renzhi, who do you think you are? I’m going to find Mom to back me up.
“I have a mom. Do you?”
After Chen Siming was kicked out, Liu Renzhi peeled shrimp for Lin Wanyi.
While peeling, he asked:
“Shocked?”
“Not at all.”
Lin Wanyi shook her head:
“He’s your half-brother on your mother’s side?”
“Yes.”
Liu Renzhi nodded:
“I looked into him. Ironically, Wanyi, he says he’s six years younger than me.
“But actually, he’s only five years and eight months younger. That means Ms. Huang was already pregnant with him before my father passed away.
“I never understood why she didn’t take me with her back then, why she left me all alone.
“Later, I found out—it’s because she hated me. And she was already carrying the child of her first love.
“Of course, she wouldn’t bring along a burden like me who wasn’t loved.
“Wanyi, am I pathetic?”
Lin Wanyi picked up a piece of fish, carefully removing all the bones before placing it in his bowl.
“You’re not pathetic. You have family who loves you. How could you be pitiful?
“Luckily, she didn’t take you away back then. Otherwise, look at your so-called little brother.
“Clearly a good-for-nothing playboy. Ren Zhi, leaving Ms. Huang and meeting Aunt Su Jing was your luck.”
Liu Renzhi ate the fish and meat that Lin Wanyi had secretly given him:
"Yes, it's luck. Very lucky, very very lucky."
After the meal, Liu Renzhi sent Lin Wanyi to the hospital and was about to return to the company.
Before he even got out of the car, he received a call from Nanny Wu:
"Ren Zhi, I know you haven't wanted to see me lately, but there are some things I have to give to you in person.
"I'm old now, and I don't want to hold grudges about the past anymore. I won't meddle in your matters with Xiao Yu either.
"Just come over once. After I give you these things, I promise I won't bother you again.
"From now on, we'll each live our own lives, Ren Zhi. Please come."
If he had received this call before today, Liu Renzhi would have hung up without a second thought.
But after meeting Chen Siming today, Liu Renzhi found himself thinking about those childhood days without a mother.
Those days when only Nanny Wu was there with him.
In the end, he sighed and turned the steering wheel around.
Well, he would see her one last time, see what she wanted to give him and what she wanted to say.
After all, back then, besides taking care of him, Nanny Wu had once saved his life.
At that time, just after Huang Chunlian left, Liu Renzhi watched helplessly as she drove away, unable to catch up to her car.
He chased after the car, crying all the way.
Whether it was from exhaustion or running too fast, he didn't see the road ahead and plunged straight into the river.
He thought he was going to die, just like his father.
But Nanny Wu saved him.
She jumped into the river and nearly drowned herself to rescue Liu Renzhi.
For that alone, Liu Renzhi couldn’t truly ignore Nanny Wu—she was his lifesaver.
In Nanny Wu's villa, Zhou Chenyu was uncertain:
"Mom, do you really think Ren Zhi will come? Last time he sounded so cold.
"Will he really come?"
Nanny Wu looked up at the birds in the sky:
"He will come. I know him too well.
"He’s deeply sentimental—that’s both his strength and his weakness.
"Xiao Yu, get your room ready. Today, I’ll personally help you consummate your marriage.
"And I’ll personally see you walk through the Liu family’s front door.
"Ren Zhi must be my son-in-law, and he must be your husband.
"As for anyone else, hmph! No one else stands a chance."
Zhou Chenyu excitedly jumped back to her room.
She opened the wardrobe, took out the sexy lingerie she had prepared long ago, and set up the camera at the perfect angle.
Finally, she lit some aromatic incense to stir passion in the room.
Downstairs, Nanny Wu was also busy.
She slowly boiled water and carefully brewed tea.
Watching the teapot bubble and steam, a small smile gradually curved her lips.
In truth, she should have acted sooner, but before, she still held hope that Liu Renzhi and Zhou Chenyu would naturally come together—that was what she wanted most.
But now, Lin Wanyi had stepped in.
She could see clearly that Liu Renzhi was truly moved.
And that her daughter had truly lost her chance.
She was unwilling to accept it.
Why should the son she had raised with so much effort be given to an outsider?
As the old saying goes, "Don’t let the fertile land flow to outsiders."
Liu Renzhi was a big prize, and she had to make sure Zhou Chenyu claimed him.
No one else could pluck this peach.
Even if she had to use force, she would win Liu Renzhi.
She slowly washed the teacups, then carefully placed tea leaves inside and poured boiling water over them.
Then, she sprinkled some white powder into the tea.
At last, she sat quietly in the chair, waiting for Liu Renzhi to arrive.
Waiting for her prey.
Zhou Chenyu had filled the bathtub to the brim with water.
She sprinkled perfume and rose petals into the bath.
Dressed in the sexiest, most revealing outfit, she looked at herself in the mirror again and again.
She was beautiful.
That was her verdict on herself.
She believed that the moment Liu Renzhi saw her body, he would be unable to resist.
She was confident—she was far more beautiful than Lin Wanyi.
Most importantly, it was her first time.
A woman’s first time was a gift to a man, something that would drive him wild.
So what if Lin Wanyi had already been in Liu Renzhi’s bed?
Zhou Chenyu was absolutely certain that as long as she gave him her first time,
Liu Renzhi would go crazy for her, completely forgetting that wretched Lin Wanyi.
He would immediately marry her, making her the legitimate Mrs. Liu.
