The Useless Heiress Is Actually A Bigshot
Chapter 462 - Chapter 462 Chapter 264 Free Lunch

Chapter 462: Chapter 264: Free Lunch Chapter 462: Chapter 264: Free Lunch Because of Zheng Tong’s trust, Zheng De and Wu Yueshang quickly completed all the steps, borrowed the fate that belonged to Zheng Tong, and then, through that Taoist, transferred it onto the body of Zheng Kangjian.

After that, Zheng Kangjian seemed like a completely different person. It was indescribable what was different about him; he just was, no longer unlucky, and his health was good.

A month before, they had received a phone call from Zheng Tong, saying that she had fallen seriously ill and was in the hospital, uncertain when her time might be up, hoping they could visit.

After receiving the call, the couple felt secretly relieved, thankful they had made the right choice. If they hadn’t found Zheng Tong for life borrowing, it would be their son lying in the hospital, struggling for life.

As for doing such a thing, they didn’t feel guilty at all. In their eyes, since they raised Zheng Tong, she belonged to them, and they had every right to make any decisions they wished.

However, what they did not expect was that Zheng Tong had actually found her biological family and even brought someone to take back all the borrowed Life Span.

“That bitch, that fucking bitch,” Wu Yueshang cursed relentlessly, “I raised her for so many years, and this is how she repays me. Had I known it would come to this, I would’ve just strangled her at the start.”

“Don’t paint yourself as some kind of saint,”

Zhong Niangyao said, looking over at Zheng De and Wu Yueshang with a sneer, “You didn’t happen to find Chu Tong, you saw that Chu Tong was beautiful and maliciously wanted to take her and sell her to someone else. It’s just that later on, the police were too vigilant, and your relatives and friends all knew about her existence. Fearing that people would find out your real intentions, you were forced to continue raising Chu Tong.”

“But, your original plan was to wait until Chu Tong was of age and then use her to earn a hefty dowry, right? Only, later on, your son had trouble, so you changed your mind.”

Chu Xu finally found out the reason for his cousin’s disappearance and began cursing Zheng De and Wu Yueshang, “You heartless couple, do you even realize what you’ve done? Because of you, my cousin and great-uncle have been torn apart all these years.”

“You stole someone else’s child and failed to treat her well, your retribution will come.”

Having their deeds laid bare by Zhong Niangyao, Zheng De and Wu Yueshang almost gave up, their expressions turning ferocious.

“So what?” Zheng De shamelessly retorted, “Even if what you say is true, so what? Do you have evidence? We will never admit to any of those words you’re accusing us of, and even if you went to the police station to report, it would be of no use.”

Seeing the arrogance of Zheng De, Chu Xu was fuming with rage.

“Evidence?” Zhong Niangyao smiled, “Why would we need evidence? If we wanted to send you to prison, then we would need evidence. But if we truly wanted revenge, we wouldn’t need to send you to prison to make you suffer thousandfold, ten-thousandfold pain!”

At this point, her eyes shifted, her words piercing straight into Zheng De and Wu Yueshang’s hearts, “Your son now only has three days of life left, how do you know that this isn’t your retribution? He’s your only son in this lifetime. Once he dies, the rest of your lives will be spent in poverty and torment. Surely, that would be more satisfying than sending you to prison.”

“Indeed,” Chu Xu regained his composure and spoke with a smile, “And the foster daughter you’ve always abused and looked down on, she will return to her own warm family, be adored by her parents, cared for by siblings, and will marry a good man to live a wealthy and happy life. In the future, she will be surrounded by her children and grandchildren, and live to a ripe old age, dying a peaceful death.”

Upon hearing Chu Xu’s infuriating words, Zheng De and Wu Yueshang were gritting their teeth in anger. But due to the presence of so many bodyguards, they dared not do anything.

“My son won’t die.”

As if grasping at some new hope, a glimmer appeared in Wu Yueshang’s eyes, which had been filled with despair, “Don’t think that by pretending to be gods and ghosts here, you will scare us. I’m telling you, even if you all die, my son will absolutely not die.”

Zheng Kangjian, originally plunged into despair, upon hearing the certainty in Wu Yueshang’s voice, couldn’t help but harbor a thread of hope.

“You’re relying on that Taoist, aren’t you?” Zhong Niangyao laughed and shook her head, “If you really think that way, then I advise you to give up that notion.”

“What do you mean?” Wu Yueshang’s pupils contracted, and as she looked towards Zhong Niangyao, a hint of panic flashed through her eyes, even her voice took on a tremble she didn’t notice herself, “Did you do something?”

“Heh, you still haven’t understood a principle,” Zhong Niangyao shook her head with a look of regret, “In this world, there is no such thing as a free lunch. Tell me, why did that Taoist suddenly find you? Why would he be willing to help you? And what did he get from you that could be exchanged for value?”

Those three questions left Wu Yueshang speechless.

At that moment, she and Zheng De exchanged looks, both seeing worry and confusion in each other’s eyes.

Previously, they had never considered this point. But now, thinking about it, whether it was the Taoist’s appearance, or the fact that he didn’t ask for anything in return but simply helped them with the life borrowing–retrospectively, they realized the whole affair reeked of strangeness, especially as Zhong Niangyao pointed out that the Taoist had not demanded any reward.

But does such a selflessly good person really exist in this world? Everything seemed off.

“Idiots,” Zhong Niangyao scoffed, “He didn’t really want to help you; his goal was also Chu Tong’s fate.”

“However, what he wanted was Chu Tong’s Qi Fortune, and you needed Chu Tong’s Life Span more urgently. He couldn’t get close to Chu Tong, but you could.”

At first, she thought that both the Life Span and Qi Fortune of Chu Tong had been borrowed by Zheng Kangjian. But, after just breaking the life borrowing spell, she discovered that the Qi Fortune belonging to Chu Tong on Zheng Kangjian was only residual.