Lu Man looked at Yang Rou in shock.
Obviously she never expected that things would turn out like this.
Yang Rou was not surprised by Lu Man's performance.
She glanced at Lu Man, then explained coldly, "I just said during the college entrance examination that my cycle is not very stable."
"So, when Zhao Qingtian gave me his genes, I went to the hospital and found out that my body was not suitable for artificial insemination at that time."
"At that time, I didn't care much about it. I just followed the doctor's instructions to freeze his genes and take care of his body."
"Because this is my private matter, I didn't tell Zhao Qingtian, so he thought I had done it."
"So you are so confident that you want to use force on me."
"After this incident, I saw his true colors and certainly would not use his genes to have children again."
Lu Man never expected that she just wanted to inquire about Zhao Qingtian's affairs, but ended up finding out such a shocking secret.
Her brain, which was not very flexible to begin with, was a little stuck for a moment, and she couldn't recover for a long time.
Yang Rou didn't disturb her, but just drank her water quietly.
Over the years, she has been like this glass of water, always clear and pure no matter what she encounters.
Not moved by the clouds, not blown by the wind, it remains deserted.
After pondering for a while, Lu Man finally came to his senses.
She looked at Yang Rou, then asked carefully, "Who is Yang Nuannuan?"
Almost all the secrets from that year have been told, and it is impossible for Yang Rou to hide just this one matter.
So, she put down the cup, looked at Lu Man, and said lightly, "She is...a child of one of my relatives."
Speaking of this, Yang Rou also felt a little sad. She sighed and said, "You know that the country implemented family planning back then. Each family could only have one child."
"But because education is not universal and old ideas have not been corrected, the phenomenon of favoring boys over girls in rural areas has always existed."
"So, at that time, after my relative gave birth to Nuannuan, she was extremely desperate."
"Not only did they dislike this life that came into their new family, but they also wanted to abandon her and have another son."
"My mother felt sorry for the child. So she took her home and said she would find a good family for her."
"But in fact, after taking Nuannuan back home, my mother did not send her away, but raised her secretly."
"It's just that she didn't have a good way to deal with the matter at the time, so Nuannuan has always been an illegal resident."
"Later, more than half a year later, I had hidden from the limelight and returned home. I found this child."
"I calculated the time and found that if I got pregnant, the time of giving birth would be exactly the same as the birth time of this child."
"Plus, because of Zhao Qingtian's incident, I was very disgusted with men during that period."
"So, I think, maybe this is fate. I think, this child, maybe, is a gift from God that he took pity on me."
"It just so happened that I had all the certificates and applications for artificial insemination. I spent a little money and used some connections to register Nuannuan and made her my daughter."
"And the name Nuan Nuan was also given to her by me."
"I think the world is already very cold, so let her be a little warmer."
Lu Man listened quietly to what Yang Rou said with his mouth wide open.
Because she felt it was all too magical.
It doesn't seem like something that happens in reality.
But after thinking about it again, she felt it made sense: after all , movies and TV shows require logic, but reality does not. There are more bizarre and coincidental things than this, and compared with those incredible things, this one is already very common.
So, she didn't dwell on this topic anymore, but hesitated for a moment and asked, "Does Zhao Qingtian know about this?"
Hearing Zhao Qingtian's name again, Yang Rou's expression darkened again.
She said, "I don't know if he knows or is up to something!"
She explained,
"After registering Nuannuan's household registration, I hid in my hometown for a few years. When Nuannuan grew up, I used my savings to buy a small house in Qindao, settled my mother and her there, and then ran out to make a living again."
"At that time, the Zhao family had given up on banning me. And for some unknown reason, the incident was also kept secret in a small circle. Not many people knew about it."
“So, I found a job smoothly and it went well.”
"After that, I worked hard outside for a few years. When I returned home, I accidentally heard from my mother that someone had come and looked at Nuannuan from a distance."
"I didn't pay much attention to it at that time. I didn't think it was Zhao Qingtian's man. I just thought it was a misunderstanding."
"Later, Nuannuan went to primary school. Then she was in the third or fourth grade. One day, Nuannuan told me that her father had come to see her."
"My first reaction was that my relative had changed his mind and went to school to secretly see her."
"But after asking my mother, I found out that the relative had an accident at home and it was impossible for him to come over."
“So, I wondered who it was.”
"I paid attention for a long time, but I didn't find any clues. Even Nuannuan was young at that time and couldn't tell who it was."
“So, this question has been weighing on my mind.”
"Later, when Nuannuan entered middle school, he came to see Nuannuan a few more times. This time, after Nuannuan's narration, I learned that the man who claimed to be his father was Zhao Qingtian."
"At that time, I asked someone for Zhao Qingtian's contact information and told him that Nuannuan had nothing to do with him and was not his daughter. I told him to stay away from Nuannuan!"
"I said if he doesn't believe it, he can go for a paternity test."
"Tell him to stop bothering us mother and daughter."
Speaking of this, Yang Rou swore terribly, "But that psychopath always acted as if I was lying to him and he saw through everything."
“It’s simply unreasonable!”
After listening to this, Lu Man found that he actually understood why Zhao Qingtian didn't believe
After all, she is also a conceited person. Once a person becomes conceited, no matter what others say, they will not believe it and will only live in their own logic.
In Zhao Qingtian's opinion, Yang Nuannuan was registered as Yang Rou's daughter, and her date of birth coincided with the days when Yang Rou was pregnant and gave birth.
So, this is almost 99% his baby.
As for why he didn't believe what Yang Rou said...
That's normal.
Based on what he had done to Yang Rou and the fact that Yang Rou hated him, he probably thought that Yang Rou just didn't want to admit it.
At that moment, a strange thought came to Lu Man's mind: Is Zhao Qingtian forcing himself to be a father?
Lu Man recalled Zhao Qingtian's abnormal personality: That guy must have been very complacent over the years.
I feel that it is such a proud thing to have a child born to a woman whom I like but hate.
Little did he know that all this was fake.
Yang Rou and Yang Nuannuan have nothing to do with him.
It's all just his wishful thinking...
As she was thinking, Lu Man came back to her senses. She looked at Yang Rou and asked, "Does Nuan Nuan know about this?"
Speaking of this, Yang Rou seemed to have even more headache.
She was just about to explain.
Just then, there was a knock on the door of the box: the food was served.
She stopped talking and drank the water again.
Lu Man did not ask any more questions, but waited patiently for the waiter to put the dishes down. After the waiter left, she looked at Yang Rou.
Yang Rou put down the water cup and said, "I have actually told Nuan Nuan many times that Zhao Qingtian is not her father."
"But... I don't know if it is true, because when she was little, I always told her that she was my biological child, but I never told her about her father."
"Or maybe she's just too eager to have a dad."
"Or maybe... Zhao Qingtian gave her some kind of magic drug. She always thought that Zhao Qingtian was her father."
Yang Rou rubbed her temple and said, "Of course, this matter cannot be explained clearly, and I also have certain questions."
"In the past few years, there was no film and television industry in Qindao. I was working outside and didn't accompany her. After she grew up, Zhao Qingtian instilled in her the idea that she was Zhao Qingtian's daughter."
"Besides, I'm actually a rather quiet person. I don't like arguing with people. I'm also not willing to explain too much."
"Besides, what happened back then was too complicated and dark to be told to children."
"So, I can't tell Nuan Nuan clearly about the matter."
She paused and said, "After all... I can't tell her that she is just my adopted child. Her original parents didn't want her back then."
"I was undergoing artificial insemination, and then I was almost molested by Zhao Qingtian, so Zhao Qingtian mistook her for his daughter."
“This is so cruel.”
After hearing Yang Rou's words, Lu Man finally pieced the whole thing together.
She felt that this was a "knot":
Yang Rou didn't want Yang Nuannuan to get hurt, so she would definitely tell Yang Nuannuan that they were really mother and daughter.
However, a child can only be born by two people. Yang Rou couldn't explain the identity of the other person.
In other words: If she wanted to explain, she had to tell Yang Nuannuan in detail about the grudge between her and Zhao Qingtian.
Explain clearly about artificial insemination and Zhao Qingtian’s evil intentions.
At that time, Yang Nuannuan was not yet an adult and was too young, so it was impossible for Yang Rou to tell her these things.
Coupled with the coincidence of Yang Nuannuan's birth time, both Yang Nuannuan and Zhao Qingtian firmly believed that they were father and daughter, and Yang Rou was just being stubborn and didn't want to recognize Zhao Qingtian.
So, this is the conclusion.
For a moment, Lu Man felt that every family has its own problems.
Seeing that Lu Man had finished his contemplation, Yang Rou also concluded, "So, through what I have said, you also understand what kind of person Zhao Qingtian is."
"He is sinister, cunning, eloquent, and good at plotting. He has no bottom line."
Speaking of this, she seemed to recall the scene from twenty years ago again.
Her chest heaved with anger. "I really can't imagine it."
"If my medical examination is passed on that day, I can successfully conceive."
"Then he was molested by Zhao Qingtian."
"And then I'll be pregnant with his child and live with hatred for the next twenty years. What will I become..."
Listening to Yang Rou's words, Lu Man couldn't help but reach out and grab Yang Rou's hand with a distressed look, saying, "Sister Rou, don't worry. We will definitely not let him go."
"I promise, when we get back, I'll have Chen Yan beat that bad guy to pieces!"
Yang Rou came back to her senses, then smiled at Lu Man and said, "It's okay. I will take revenge myself."
She said, "I will seek justice for those who hurt me, helped me, and wronged me in this matter."
"I will destroy everything they have one by one, and let them understand that people are human because they have bottom lines."
Yang Rou had a cold expression to begin with, and when she said this, the temperature in the whole room suddenly dropped a few degrees.
Lu Man even felt goose bumps all over his body.
She coughed and said, "Let's work together!"
But what I was thinking was: Mommy, don’t mess with Sister Rou anymore. Sister Rou is so scary…
Friendships between women are always so fast and strange.
Maybe because one of them told his secret and the other heard it, the distance between the two of them was shortened a lot, making the meal seem much more harmonious.
It has to be said that Yang Rou is indeed the most efficient person in the company, even though she doesn't usually interact with Lu Man and they have never had dinner together.
But the dishes she ordered were all Lu Man's favorites.
Lu Man didn't notice it at first, but after eating a few dishes, he was surprised to find that they were all his favorite flavors.
At first she thought Yang Rou had similar tastes to hers.
But after seeing that Yang Rou only tasted a little, she realized that these dishes were ordered by Yang Rou for her.
So, while eating, Lu Man curiously asked Yang Rou, "Sister Rou...how do you know that I like to eat these things?"
Yang Rou just smiled and didn't explain.
Instead, he said, "If you work as a vice president for ten years, you will gradually understand it."
Lu Man blinked, not quite understanding what Yang Rou meant.
But Yang Rou didn't explain.
Only she knew how much impact the events of that year had on her.
She was obviously the victim.
She obviously did nothing wrong.
However, she was the one who was affected...
She should have left a significant mark in the history of the domestic entertainment industry, but because of this incident, she has been stuck in the position of vice president by the interest groups headed by the Xu brothers.
No matter how much you achieve, how much effort you put in, or how much you try to figure out the leaders' intentions, you will never have the chance to stand on your own and make a breakthrough.
Quietly remembering her leader's preferences was just a trivial skill she had learned in the past ten years in order to make further progress.
She originally thought that this would be how her life would go.
As a result, she met Chen Yan.
Then, her life took a 180-degree turn...
She felt that Chen Yan might be like Yang Nuannuan, the best gift God had given her.
In addition, now that Chen Yan had unexpectedly met Zhao Qingtian, Yang Rou believed that this was fate.
After all, all this is just as coincidental as it was 20 years ago...
Is all this reincarnation?
So, will there be a day when I can take revenge?
This is why she told Lu Man something she had kept secret for twenty years and never told anyone about it, after she heard Lu Man say that Zhao Qingtian was looking for trouble with Chen Yan and needed her to provide information.
Otherwise, with Yang Rou's cold personality, she wouldn't have told me the secret of the past...
After dinner, Lu Man originally wanted to have some tea and chat with Yang Rou.
But after Yang Rou finished talking about Zhao Qingtian, she returned to her usual cold and aloof self: Lu Man said ten sentences before she responded with one or two.
So Lu Man felt a little bored while chatting and ended this "date" hastily.
Yang Rou was not polite at all. After Lu Man said that lunch was over, she packed up first and stood up to leave.
Judging from her appearance, there are probably still a lot of things waiting for her to deal with in the company.
While eating and chatting, Lu Man also learned one thing: Yang Rou should be the only person in the company who is still working overtime.
Moreover, sometimes I have to work overtime until eleven or twelve o'clock.
Chen Yan also advised her several times not to work so hard.
But when Yang Rou took out the mountain of documents and said that she would not deal with them and Chen Yan could handle them... Chen Yan immediately agreed to Yang Rou's request to work overtime.
And he even doubled Yang Rou's salary "with tears in his eyes"...
No conversation along the way.
After returning to the company, Yang Rou went to the film and television company to continue her busy work , while Lu Man went straight to Chen Yan.
She planned to tell Chen Yan all the information she had collected this afternoon.
She felt that this information must be of great value to Chen Yan.
And she also asked Yang Rou, except for the matter of Yang Nuannuan's biological parents, everything else can be told to Chen Yan...
At this time, Chen Yan didn't know that Lu Man had prepared such a big gift package for him.
However, even if he knew, he probably wouldn't be able to spare the energy for a while.
Because, after so many days, his [Forced Buy Card] finally worked: today, several venture capital companies holding shares of Toutiao Technology called Chen Yan one after another.
Ask Chen Yan whether he is still willing to accept these shares of Toutiao Technology.
Of course Chen Yan is willing.
However, he also knew that now was the time for bargaining, so he did not agree outright, but only said that he wanted to discuss the conditions in detail.
These venture capital companies seemed to be in a hurry to find someone to take over, so they agreed to discuss the matter in detail without saying anything.
So he quickly reached a cooperation intention with these venture capital companies.
Because this matter was too important, Chen Yan called Qin Ming directly and asked him to fly to Tiandu immediately for negotiations.
As for Chen Yan himself, he had more important things to do: that was to deal with Zhao Qingtian.
Chen Yan is not someone you can easily mess with.
Since Zhao Qingtian dared to attack the people around him, Chen Yan would not let that guy go.