215: Stepmother

Ren Zijin's thoughts?

Wang Ze's expression was extremely complex as a tall figure, remarkably similar to Liang Yina, emerged in his mind!

When he was twelve years old, his biological mother passed away.

His father married a twenty-year-old woman who was only eight years older than him and six years older than his eldest brother!

Ren Zijin, his Ren Zijin, his father's second wife!

At that time, he had already entered his rebellious teenage years. He had resisted and felt extremely annoyed by Ren Zijin, his Ren Zijin!

He couldn't possibly call a woman only eight years older than him 'Mom'!

But Ren Zijin was gentle, tolerating him time and again, cleaning up his messes, and defending him during his father's scoldings.

Under this gentle offensive, Wang Ze gradually began to accept this Ren Zijin.

He thought the family of four could live happily ever after, but the good times didn't last.

While his father was on an inspection trip abroad, he died in a helicopter accident.

The family was in deep sorrow, and the company was surrounded by wolves!

He was only fourteen, and his eldest brother was sixteen; both were still minors!

It was then that his Ren Zijin stood up!

She was gentle and considerate to the two brothers at home, but transformed into a cold female CEO at the company!

She single-handedly managed to pull the broken family and company back onto the right track!

This caused the adolescent Wang Ze to develop feelings of admiration for her!

It wasn't the kind of admiration between a mother and son... but another kind of forbidden existence.

Naturally, Wang Ze didn't dare to make it known and could only hide these feelings in the depths of his heart.

Until the day he met Liang Yina!

He was stunned!

Not just her looks, but even her figure and voice were seventy percent similar to his Ren Zijin's!

Thus, his long-suppressed feelings erupted and were all poured onto Liang Yina!

Yes, Liang Yina was a substitute for Ren Zijin!

A unique substitute!

It was precisely because of this that he could call Liang Yina 'Mom' in a puppy-like tone without any psychological burden.

When he hallucinated the woman before him as Ren Zijin, even the greatest anger would quickly subside.

But just now, Liang Yina's words had completely infuriated him.

Because he couldn't imagine his Ren Zijin finding another man!

Even if she was just a substitute for his Ren Zijin!

The scene of Liang Yina and that handsome guy from earlier in a passionate embrace flashed through his mind, and Wang Ze's face turned pale and then green!

His heart twitched with a sharp pain!

"No..."

"I can't accept it!"

Standing at the entrance of the exhibition hall, Wang Ze looked at the message from his eldest brother on his phone and let out a heavy sigh.

"At worst, I'll give up my inheritance!"

"I'll run away from home and fly far away with Liang Yina!"

Wang Ze thought to himself with grim determination.

If it were before, Wang Ze could still hide his feelings and interact normally with Ren Zijin.

But after dating Liang Yina, he could no longer treat Ren Zijin as just a Ren Zijin.

He knew very well that it was absolutely impossible between him and Ren Zijin.

Once he revealed such thoughts to her, she would definitely reject him sternly!

Therefore, Liang Yina was his only emotional anchor!

Wang Ze pondered at the entrance for a long time before finally making up his mind.

He took out his phone and sent a message to Liang Yina.

"Where are you? I'm coming to find you!"

"I agree!"

"Let's get married!"

"Right now!"

...In a Starbucks next to the exhibition hall.

Chen Qiu and Liang Yina sat in a corner by the glass wall.

Given Liang Yina's looks and figure, the eyes of passersby couldn't help but sweep over her, before looking at Chen Qiu with envy and jealousy.

However, at this moment, Chen Qiu felt the atmosphere was a bit strange.

They had been sitting for two minutes.

Liang Yina had been glancing at her phone intermittently, as if waiting for something.

This made Chen Qiu very puzzled.

Since this woman was openly on a blind date with him in front of her boyfriend, she should have been prepared to break up with the other guy.

Why did she now look like she was expecting the other person to take the initiative to make up?

"Could it be that I'm actually part of their 'play'?"

After the previous blind date experience with Cheng Yun, such a suspicion immediately arose in Chen Qiu's heart.

He observed Liang Yina and could faintly see anxiety in her eyes.

Yes, Liang Yina was quite anxious right now!

Although she boasted that she could easily manipulate Wang Ze, now that things had actually reached this point, Liang Yina inevitably fell into anxiety.

She had been dating Wang Ze for three months. Although the sunk cost wasn't particularly high, it was the closest she had ever been to marrying into a wealthy family.

If she failed at the final step, she would regret it to death!

"Forget it, being anxious now won't help. I should stabilize the man in front of me first!"

"I can't lose everything!"

Just as Liang Yina took a deep breath and prepared to adjust her state, she suddenly heard Chen Qiu speak.

"Miss Liang, why come on a blind date when you already have a boyfriend?"

Liang Yina's heart skipped a beat.

Her impression score had dropped in Chen Qiu's mind.

She narrowed her beautiful eyes and immediately squeezed out a look of melancholy.

"He's too childish!"

"He doesn't work, doesn't do housework. I have to call him to eat after I've cooked, and he just plays Valorant all day."

"A grown man who likes to call others 'Mom' and act spoiled..."

"That kind of behavior gives one no sense of security."

She criticized Wang Ze for a bit, then looked at Chen Qiu and said with a sincere expression.

"In contrast, although Mr. Chen and I haven't known each other long, I can feel that you are a mature, steady, and responsible man!"

"I value that very much!"

Chen Qiu didn't take a stance but instead asked in surprise.

"Can Miss Liang do housework and cook?"

Liang Yina smiled slightly and nodded confidently.

"Of course!"

"I specifically spent a few months learning Western cuisine. Although I'm not as good as a restaurant chef, many friends have praised my cooking as delicious!"

"If there's a chance next time, Mr. Chen can try my cooking!"

"Miss Liang is truly elegant in the parlor and capable in the kitchen!"

"Girls as outstanding as you are really rare!"

Hearing Chen Qiu's praise, Liang Yina accepted it gladly!

In order to marry into a wealthy family, she really had spent a few months learning Western cuisine and dessert baking!

However, it seemed all her talent had gone into her looks and figure. After learning for months, she could only barely make things look the part.

As for the taste... except for Wang Ze, everyone else basically gave superficial praise but wouldn't take more than a few bites.

Naturally, Liang Yina couldn't expose her own shortcomings in such a blind date setting!

If she didn't even dare to package herself, how could she marry into wealth?

But... from Chen Qiu's questions, it seemed he preferred the virtuous and practical type of girl?

"That's the exact opposite of me..."

Liang Yina felt a bit conflicted in her heart.

"By the way, we've been chatting casually since we met. I still don't know what Miss Liang's requirements are?"

At this time, Chen Qiu's casual words made Liang Yina even more troubled.

According to the information He Ting gave, Chen Qiu was a tycoon worth over a hundred million!

But during their interactions while looking at cars just now, the posture Chen Qiu displayed gave her the feeling of a billionaire!

Even though they were both multi-millionaires, they were on completely different levels!

So, her 'price' naturally had to be adjusted accordingly!

If she quoted too low, wouldn't she be devaluing herself?

"Should I believe He Ting's data or my intuition?"

Just as Liang Yina was hesitating, the screen of the phone in her hand lit up.

It was a message from Wang Ze.

After a simple glance, the corners of Liang Yina's mouth instantly couldn't be held down.

It worked!

I succeeded!

Her entire anxiety vanished instantly, replaced by a surge of confidence!

A calm confidence coming from being the future young mistress of a wealthy family!

She crossed her long legs and looked Chen Qiu levelly in the eye.

"As for the requirements..."