After the divorce, the CEO forced me to have his child.

Chapter 398 Whose Fault Is This?

Gu Zhiyao opened the door.

Yifei strode in and said urgently, "Zhiyao, you don't need to pay attention to that report. I've already asked my dad to handle it. By the way, no one has come to bother you, right? I tried calling you, but the call wouldn't go through."

After saying that, Yifei finally got a good look at Gu Zhiyao's face and was immediately taken aback. "What happened to your face? Who hit you?"

Gu Zhiyao remained silent, lost in thought.

"Zhiyao?" Yifei continued to ask, carefully examining her injuries and expression, before his face changed drastically. "Was it my mother? My mother came to see you? And then she hit you?"

“Yifei…” Gu Zhiyao took a deep breath and said, “I’m sorry, Yifei, you’ve already helped me so much with this matter. You don’t need to help anymore. Actually, the outcome is already decided, I…”

"Was it my mom who hit you? What did she say to you? You don't need to pay attention to her. She doesn't represent me, and she has no right to interfere in my life!" Yifei said, taking her hand and asking, "Do you have any ice or anything at home? Or should I put a hot towel on your head first?"

"Yifei..."

But Yifei seemed not to hear her. After he finished speaking, he went to check the refrigerator, then went to get hot water, and returned to her side, carefully helping her with the task.

Gu Zhiyao looked at him quietly, her eyes welling up with tears.

After a while, Yifei stopped and apologized, "I'm sorry, Zhiyao, I'm sorry."

Gu Zhiyao shook her head, "Don't say that, Yifei. This has nothing to do with you. Besides, it was indeed because I dragged you into this mess and caused you trouble. I should be the one apologizing to you."

“I’m not afraid. We’re aboveboard and don’t need to care what they say. I don’t care about reputation anymore. Back when I retook the college entrance exam for three years, they spread rumors that I was useless and good-for-nothing, but I still lived a good life. So, this doesn’t affect me,” Yifei said.

His demeanor was arrogant and unruly; he truly didn't care.

Gu Zhiyao felt even more distressed and heavy-hearted.

"This matter will be resolved soon, and we don't need to pay attention to it. This is the Zheng family's desperate struggle because they have no other choice. They are resorting to this desperate measure because they know that Zheng Yuanxi cannot escape. We don't need to worry about it. The main thing to do is to continue to follow the procedures and make sure that Zheng Yuanxi is thrown into jail!"

"Okay, I understand, Yifei, thank you."

"You're welcome." Yifei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He stayed with Gu Zhiyao for a while before saying goodbye and leaving.

Then we headed straight for the old house.

When these news stories came out today, Grandma He saw them and immediately called He hope back to ask what happened. At that time, both He hope and He Yi were with Grandma He.

Yifei stormed in, angrily confronting He Xi, "All these years, do you think that only by interfering in my life can you demonstrate your status as my mother? I told you last time that I'm all grown up and can make my own decisions, even my parents have no right to interfere. Also, didn't you say last time that you were severing your mother-son relationship with me? So what right do you have to interfere in my life now?"

"Yifei!" He Yi immediately rebuked.

Yifei glanced at him indifferently and continued to say to He Xi, "You, the CEO of a big company, went and beat someone up. You're only losing face, you know? If you really want to hit someone, you should hit me. It's always been your son who liked her, who clung to her, who couldn't let her go. Everything I did was voluntary and had nothing to do with her. So what right do you have to pick a fight with her and even beat her up? Aren't you afraid of being sued and going to jail?"

*Slap!* A crisp slap echoed throughout the hall.

Enraged, He hope slapped Yi Fei across the face.

Yifei was taken aback at first, then sneered, and said, "Although I hate having a mother like you, I have no right to choose since you gave birth to me. But let me tell you, you are only my mother in name. From the day you told me to sever our mother-son relationship, you have no right to interfere in my affairs!"

"Enough, Yifei!" The old lady spoke up, her voice trembling with tears. "You can't treat your mother like this. No matter what, she's still your mother, the person you should be most grateful to in your life. Do you think she wasn't upset when she hit you? And what you're doing to her is like slowly torturing her, you silly child!"

Yifei couldn't help but glance at the old lady and sniffed hard.

The old lady then said to He Xi, "Xi Xi, you went to see A Yao? What did you do to A Yao? Is everything Yi Fei said true? Why did you hit her? It wasn't A Yao who was wrong. Even if you wanted to teach her a lesson, it wasn't A Yao, but those who spread rumors and slander. How could you be so impulsive?"

“Indeed, I shouldn’t have gone to her. I should blame my own son for being so disappointing. But I just can’t help it. When he was little, I hoped he would be well-behaved and sensible, as capable and outstanding as Yi. But he always ranked last in his grade and even had to repeat the college entrance exam three times. I finally saw him transform and get into university and obtain those degrees. Why did he make such a foolish mistake in his relationships and refuse to let me live a good life?” He hope shouted out in grief and indignation.

She was indeed in pain after hitting her son; the slap she delivered had not only startled everyone, but had also left her stunned.

But hearing her son's words, which showed no remorse whatsoever, her anger flared up again.

"Do you know why I was able to transform myself? It's because of Gu Zhiyao. She made me see my life clearly and understood how I should walk this path. She's the one who saved me from hell. Look at how you treat your savior! Last time you went to cause trouble for her, she didn't hold it against you. This time you went too far and hit her. Do you know what she said to me? She told me not to blame you, that she's also a mother and understands your feelings. She's been speaking well of you all these years, but you don't deserve it. You don't deserve her speaking well of you at all!"

At this point, tears welled up in Yifei's eyes.

"She has always told me that she doesn't love me, and that she may never be able to love me in this lifetime, and that I shouldn't waste my time on her. Even when I want to help her with anything, she refuses because she doesn't want to owe me anything. She doesn't care about your son at all. He's your son. It's always my fault for shamelessly making things difficult for him. And you make me feel ashamed. With a mother like you, how can I have the face to like or pursue someone? Am I worthy?"

"Yifei!" The old lady hugged him tenderly. "My good child, don't think like that. You are a very outstanding child. You are better than anyone else in this world. Don't underestimate yourself, okay?"

Yifei didn't say anything more, but nestled into his great-grandmother's arms and burst into tears.