Chapter 82
“It’s all that bastard An Qiang’s fault!”
If it weren’t for An Qiang, how could Zhou Xiao have died, and how could Zhou’s parents have been in that car accident?
Tang Yan held An Le and cried for a long time, until her emotions completely calmed down…
An Le sat by the hospital bed feeding Lu Heng, and Tang Yan watched them.
As planned with Lu Heng, his information was released, and Tang Yan discovered it not long after.
Knowing that Lu Heng and she were on the same side, she would come, regardless of whether An Le was still alive or not.
From the moment Zhou Xiao died, Tang Yan, who knew everything, could no longer escape.
So, besides escaping, she could only try to bring down the Gu family and the An family.
But she, an Omega constantly suppressed, couldn’t bring them down; staying alive already took all her strength.
If it weren’t for Lu Heng finding her, and telling her that An Le was still alive, that they were on the same side, she wouldn’t have appeared.
It took An Le a long time to understand that the melancholic and haggard woman before him was the incredibly loving and glamorous Omega woman from his childhood.
Because Tang Yan was friends and work colleagues with his mother, and because she knew everything, she ended up like this.
He felt heartache, but was helpless.
An Le was extremely sad; he was distracted while feeding Lu Heng, and only put down the bowl after Lu Heng had finished eating.
The next second, Lu Heng grabbed his arm.
He looked over curiously. Lu Heng said, “What’s wrong? Are you unhappy?”
An Le shook his head. “No, I just feel… I feel that the fate of Omegas is very difficult.”
It wasn’t just their family; it was all Omegas. Once they were trampled upon with malicious intent, even if they were once glamorous, they could only be reduced to the mud.
His mother was like that, Tang Yan was like that, even the disgusting Luo Ping was like that.
Almost all the Omegas he knew, he had seen, were like this.
Even Xiao Xiao’s mother was like that. Although Xiao Xiao had never told him about her mother, judging from Xiao Xiao’s words, being an Omega was indeed a very sad thing.
Lu Heng couldn’t refute this.
Because in this society, under the guise of equality, unfair things are still being practiced, and Omegas are still in a disadvantaged position.
Because of the innate differences between Alphas and Omegas, true equality between the two will never be possible.
Tang Yan knew An Le was sad, but there was nothing she could do; this was the cruel reality.
She said softly, “Le Le, don’t be afraid. The Omega Protection Association has recruited many new people these past few years, and with Mr. Lu’s power, we can definitely avenge your mother and the entire Zhou family.”
“Mm.”
An Le nodded, then whispered, “Aunt Tang, can you tell me how my mother actually died?”
As soon as she mentioned Zhou Xiao, Tang Yan started to cry again, but her emotions were much more stable than when she first saw An Le.
Her voice was low, but she recounted the events of that year in detail.
Twenty years ago, the An family was a huge family.
But for some reason, the An family suddenly declined, and the entire family faced disintegration and bankruptcy. Many An family branches withdrew from the An family and established their own independent households.
An Qiang, as the head of the family, couldn’t bear to see the centuries-old family perish, and tried every means to salvage it.
At this time, the Zhou family moved from the south to City A.
Because of their considerable wealth and extensive connections, An Qiang set his sights on the only daughter of the Zhou family, Zhou Xiao.
He began to frequently appear around Zhou Xiao, creating chance encounters, eventually actively asking her out for tea, and then dating.
Zhou Xiao was only 20 years old at the time, still studying, and didn’t know how vicious people in society could be.
Even though her parents disapproved of An Qiang as their son-in-law, Zhou Xiao was overjoyed and desperately begged her parents for their approval.
In the end, Zhou’s parents loved their daughter and couldn’t bear to see her unhappy, so they agreed. Besides, they weren’t that old and could still help their daughter for many years.
Zhou Xiao married An Qiang as soon as she graduated, and then An Le was born.
To lure Zhou Xiao, An Qiang pretended to be the world’s best good man. During their courtship, he never made a single sexual advance.
He would only secretly leave after arousing himself in front of Zhou Xiao, claiming he needed to take a cold shower. The reality was that he was going to see his mistresses to relieve himself.
Zhou Xiao was moved by An Qiang’s kindness for many years. Even when she funded the rescue of the An family and helped them rise again, she had no complaints.
Their seemingly loving relationship made everyone who witnessed it envious, and even Zhou’s parents felt that Zhou Xiao had not made a mistake; An Qiang was a good Alpha worthy of entrusting her life to.
This situation lasted until An Le was six years old, when An Qiang introduced her to Gu Chen.
Gu Chen initially appeared very calm, no different from an ordinary business partner, and even more considerate and considerate.
But as time went on, and the two families collaborated more and more frequently, Gu Chen’s increasingly obvious advances made Zhou Xiao feel uneasy, and she started to avoid Gu Chen, letting An Qiang handle anything. However, An Qiang insisted on bringing Zhou Xiao along every time he met with Gu Chen.
Because of Gu Chen, Zhou Xiao and An Qiang had disagreements and would argue from time to time.
An Le was always protected by Zhou Xiao. Every time they were about to argue, Zhou Xiao would send An Le back to his room, mostly after An Le fell asleep before she would go out to argue with An Qiang.
She didn’t understand why An Qiang had to let her interact with Gu Chen.
But later, Zhou Xiao suddenly understood.
An Qiang might have wanted her to go to Gu Chen to get a better future for the An family.
She had thought about this before, but she didn’t want to admit it. After all, An Qiang had been so good to her, how could he be that kind of person?
So, Zhou Xiao asked Tang Yan to investigate An Qiang’s past.
Upon investigation, it turned out that An Qiang was completely different from what they had seen.
An Qiang wasn’t a good person; he had very dark methods in the business world and was easily targeted by others for revenge.
Moreover, how was An Qiang so devoted?
While he was with her, he had many mistresses living elsewhere.
She and An Qiang had been married for seven and a half years, and An Le was seven and a half years old, while An Qiang’s illegitimate child outside was also seven years old.
Upon learning this news, Zhou Xiao was devastated and cried bitterly, staying at the company for three days before returning to the An family.
No, not the An family.
Zhou Xiao stood at the gate, looking at the large house her parents bought for her, and whispered, “This is the Zhou family.”
This was the Zhou family; the property deed was still in Zhou Xiao’s name, it wasn’t the An family!
Zhou Xiao held back her tears and decided to gather evidence to report An Qiang.
And since Gu Chen was willing to do this, he certainly wasn’t a good person either. Her evidence could bring down both of them at once.
Zhou Xiao carefully planned everything, but An Qiang interrupted her.
An Qiang suddenly needed to take her to see Gu Chen for a collaboration.
Because she frequently rejected Gu Chen, An Qiang had little patience with her, repeatedly reminding her not to make Gu Chen look bad.
Although he didn’t say it directly, the implication was too obvious. Before, she had pretended not to understand, but now she couldn’t pretend anymore.
An Qiang gave her no time to prepare before suddenly needing to go out. She only managed to bring a recording pen.
When they arrived at Gu’s house, the three of them sat in the living room and chatted, from the initial normal business discussions to eventually turning the conversation to Zhou Xiao.
To record, Zhou Xiao endured without speaking.
Gu Chen: “Xiao Xiao, you look really beautiful today. Did you dress up specially to see me?”
Zhou Xiao didn’t speak.
An Qiang was unhappy and pushed Zhou Xiao, whispering, “Mr. Gu is talking to you. Why are you becoming more and more withdrawn these past two years? Don’t you even understand basic etiquette?”
Zhou Xiao looked up, her eyes full of anger: “If someone flirts with your wife like this, wouldn’t you be angry? As a husband, have you forgotten the most basic protection for your wife?”
Being questioned like this, An Qiang was furious, but since Gu Chen was there, he couldn’t scold Zhou Xiao, so he could only endure it, even smiling and saying, “What do you mean? Mr. Gu was just asking you a question, how did it become flirting?”
Zhou Xiao didn’t speak.
Gu Chen smiled: “Mr. An, Xiao Xiao may not be used to my way of speaking. Don’t be angry, don’t scare her.”
An Qiang: “Hahaha, okay, I’ll listen to Mr. Gu.”
Then, he turned to Zhou Xiao: “Wife, Mr. Gu is a very nice person, don’t be afraid, chat with him properly, I’ll go rest for a while.”
After speaking, An Qiang found a room to rest, leaving time for Gu Chen and Zhou Xiao.
Zhou Xiao didn’t speak. Although the previous conversation had been recorded by the recording pen, what the two said wasn’t direct.
And An Qiang never admitted that he had given Zhou Xiao to Gu Chen, nor did Gu Chen admit it.
Therefore, it couldn’t be counted as evidence. And with only a recording pen and nothing else, it was useless against Gu Chen’s power.
Zhou Xiao was very desperate, gritting her teeth without saying a word.
Gu Chen had been looking at Zhou Xiao for almost two years. From initial interest to eventual infatuation, even pretending to be good for so long hadn’t allowed him to get her. He couldn’t wait any longer.
Gu Chen: “Do you know why An Qiang always brings you to see me?”
Zhou Xiao froze, pretending not to know and shaking her head.
Gu Chen: “Because he wants you to develop feelings with me.”
Although she knew the truth, when she heard it from someone else, she still couldn’t accept it: “You’re lying, he’s my Alpha, he can’t give me to someone else!”
“Xiao Xiao, nothing is impossible.”
Gu Chen smiled and stood up: “He is going to give you to me.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Xiao slapped him hard: “You’re lying!”
Gu Chen’s head tilted to the side from the slap, but he didn’t care, smiling: “If you don’t believe me, then, I’ll use my pheromones to lure you into heat right now, and see if he will come to save you?”