Chapter 83: My Child is Another One!

Xu Junzhe has been feeling uneasy lately.

The changes in Xie Bingyan and Xu Deming have left him at a loss.

Recently, he has been returning to the Xu family villa in the west of the city every day, under the pretense of taking care of Xie Bingyan.

Xie Bingyan’s attitude towards him has changed, clearly lacking the previous indulgence and doting.

This has made Xu Junzhe anxious, trying his best to please Xie Bingyan, wanting to hold onto what is his.

However, in the past few days, he has been waking up suddenly in the middle of the night, having nightmares one after another.

The realization that he might be a mere tool is something he cannot accept, cannot tolerate.

Of course, he didn’t show any of this on the surface, continuing to ingratiate himself with Xie Bingyan and Xu Wanting, trying his best to appear obedient and well-behaved.

However, reality told him that Xu Wanting and Xu Xuehui, among others, were already distancing themselves from him.

Especially in the past few days, Xu Junzhe had also heard about Xu Mo’s successful financing, with his current net worth reaching billions, which further agitated his mind.

“The boom of shared bicycles has spread to foreign countries!”

“Xu Mo went abroad for promotion…”

In the room, Xu Shuying was telling Xie Bingyan about Xu Mo’s affairs.

After Xu Junzhe came in, he had heard such talk several times, indicating that Xu Shuying was also very concerned about this matter.

This made Xu Junzhe extremely uncomfortable, clenching his fists tightly, his nails digging painfully into his palms.

“Shared bicycles carry a lot of risk! The biggest source is that the bicycles on the streets can easily be stolen!”

“The city management might confiscate the bikes!”

“Also, there’s the issue with shared bicycles! If the database is attacked and the data becomes chaotic, it could lead to users’ deposits not being refundable! He’s also holding a large amount of deposits, which could be considered illegal fundraising!”

Xu Junzhe wanted to report Xu Mo for illegal fundraising, but he was well aware that he couldn’t do it himself. Instead, he could only pay others to try and report it.

Additionally, in both Xiahai City and the capital, he had connections. Many people knew him as the young master of the Xu family, so it wouldn’t be difficult for him to pull some strings.

“It’s said that Xu Mo has already deployed nearly a million bicycles. Losing a few thousand or even tens of thousands might not hurt his core business, but it could still cause them a fair bit of trouble and slow down their progress!”

“Moreover, I am the most outstanding one! So what if you took the first step? I will also start a business to prove that I am equally excellent!”

Xu Junzhe gritted his teeth, well aware that his competition with Xu Mo had reached a critical stage. With Xu Mo having taken the lead, his current position was precarious.

He needed to prove himself to be more excellent than Xu Mo in order to gain Xu Deming’s approval and secure a portion of the management rights for Fengxiang Jewelry.

Otherwise, Fengxiang Jewelry would eventually fall into Xu Mo’s hands.

“Shared bicycles, right? I’ll do shared bicycles too!” Xu Junzhe thought fiercely, “I’ll do electric bikes!”

He had watched Xu Mo’s speeches and had to admit that Xu Mo’s vision was very accurate, successfully predicting the web based sharing economy.

Now the trend had emerged, and many people were entering the shared bicycle industry. He wanted to surpass Xu Mo, to be higher and faster.

And electric bikes were much faster than regular bicycles. As long as he could develop them, he could crush Little Monster Bicycles.

“Compared to human-powered bicycles, ordinary people should prefer electric bikes driven by electricity! Xu Mo, let’s see how you compete with me? I’ll use your own method to defeat you soundly!” Xu Junzhe was fierce in his determination and immediately set out to find people and investments.

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On the other side!

Xie Bingyan was feeling dizzy and suddenly noticed the nice sunshine outside, so she slowly got out of bed and sat in front of the mirror to comb her hair.

For the past month, she had been feeling unwell, spending most of her time in bed.

It had been a long time since she had taken care of her appearance. Today, feeling a bit better, she sat in front of the mirror like a puppet, slowly combing her somewhat graying hair.

She didn’t look at the mirror, nor at her hair, her movements slow and gentle, numb as if she had no strength at all.

From downstairs, some noise could be heard. Someone was watching the news in the living room, seemingly Xu Shuying, and it was broadcasting about Xu Mo’s affairs…

Many, many things!

This month, many people had come over, besides Xu Shuying, Xu Wanting, Xu Xuehui, and others had also visited several times. They would occasionally mention these matters.

Xie Bingyan didn’t want to hear the sounds from the television, so her fingers moved a bit faster, and with a light tug, a large clump of graying hair was suddenly pulled out.

Xie Bingyan looked at the hairbrush and her expression froze.

Inside, it was already filled with hair.

Bunched up into clusters.

Recently, her hair had been falling out very severely.

Xie Bingyan didn’t care about this; she numbly squeezed the hair out of the brush and threw it into the trash can, continuing to comb her hair.

The sounds coming from the living room became more distinct, with more and more news being reported, making it clear to her even if she didn’t want to listen.

This villa wasn’t as comfortable as the one in Xiahai City; this one was smaller.

Xie Bingyan didn’t stop Xu Shuying. The phone next to her suddenly lit up, and she glanced at it—it was a message from Xu Yuanchan.

It talked about encountering Xu Mo at school and then various things…

Joking!

She had never liked that child since she was little.

He was a crybaby, ugly, with a monkey face when he was little, his body full of bumps and pits, hideously ugly, and very clingy, unable to let go at all.

The decision to abandon him, although made in a moment of impulse, was also well-considered.

She would never forget that day when she was alone, lying in the cold hospital, barely alive, with the doctors issuing a critical condition notice, while that man was nowhere to be found.

She could never forget how that wretched woman was flirting with that man, cooing and cuddling, during her labor.

She also could never forget that rainy night when the child cried endlessly, unable to calm down for a long time.

Fourteen years!

She had always known where he was, but she had never gone to see him, nor had she ever visited that orphanage, until… considering the future, she brought him back.

But when she saw the child again, the memories she thought were dead in her mind came back to life. She remembered that stormy night once more…

So what if he was excellent now?

So what if he was smart now?

Xie Bingyan didn’t want to hear any more about these things. She simply sat on the sofa, closed her eyes, and didn’t want to deal with anything.

She only felt that at some moment, her whole being was hollowed out, as if suddenly, overnight, life had lost its meaning!

Yes!

He had become very excellent.

Perhaps he had always been excellent, but his excellence had nothing to do with her. According to the orphanage, he had been resilient and hardworking since he was young…

She suddenly remembered the past, how he would often sneak into her room and occasionally take away her old clothes, only to return them the next day or the day after.

Even though she never wore those old clothes again!

In fact, she had seen him many, many times before, but Xie Bingyan didn’t want to admit it.

Because every time she saw him, the face of that wretched woman would involuntarily pop into her mind.

“My child is another one!”

“The other one is my child! You… are not, nor should you be! You’re just here to collect a debt! That wretched woman wants to get back at me!”

“You were always terrible, so terrible!”

Xie Bingyan suddenly hugged her legs, her whole body shivering.

Some things, she couldn’t sort out, as if in this life, there was no hope left!