"School?" Meng Zizhou didn't expect Jiujiu to be at school. Thinking that Jiujiu didn't have much money, he was stunned for a moment before asking loudly, "Where did you get the money from? Did you steal money from your family?"
Meng Zizhou never thought that Jiujiu could earn money.
Jiujiu was a woman who was worried and timid. She had low self-esteem. Other than being good at studying, she was a timid and pitiful little mouse in other aspects. Meng Zizhou didn't believe that Jiujiu could earn money at all.
Therefore, when he heard Jiujiu say that she was at school and thought that Jiujiu didn't have much money, Meng Zizhou subconsciously suspected that Jiujiu had stolen money from home.
After all, he and Jiang Zhen kept a sum of money at home.
Jiujiu was obviously stunned. After a moment, her expression turned cold. Her eyes flashed with a mechanical light. She opened her mouth and said sarcastically, "I didn't steal the money. Besides, do you think I know where the money is in our house?"
Meng Zizhou and Jiang Zhen didn't like Jiujiu. Even the house that Meng Jiujiu lived in couldn't compare to the house of the servants at home. The two of them naturally wouldn't be kind enough to tell Meng Jiujiu where the money was at home.
Meng Zizhou obviously thought of this too. His expression stiffened for a moment, but he wanted to put on the airs of a parent. He asked, "Is this how you treat your parents?"
Meng Zizhou's attitude suddenly hardened. Jiujiu was stunned for a moment before she smiled. "Dad, did you see the letter I sent you?"
"I saw it."
"When I ran away from home, I swore in my heart that if you came to find me immediately, no matter how you neglected me in the past, I would pretend that it didn't happen.
It's been three months, a full three months, and you finally remembered to look for me. But it's not because you're concerned about how I've been, but because you're questioning me. You even suspect that I've stolen money from my family. I'm still too naive. "
Jiujiu's words made Meng Zizhou feel a little guilty, but after a moment, the guilt turned into nothingness and was replaced by anger.
Yes, anger.
Because Jiujiu was too timid, Meng Zizhou, who was suddenly questioned, felt that a daughter who grew up relying on him dared to question her father.
Jiujiu's question made Meng Zizhou unhappy that his advice was questioned. If Jiujiu was in front of him, he would definitely slap her hard.
"You ran away from home without a word, and you still think you're in the right?"
"Meng Chacha and I are both your daughters. Since we were young, Meng Chacha had everything she wanted. I even had to beg you for beautiful clothes. You and Mom would buy two new uniforms for the servants every season. As your daughter, I didn't even have a new set of clothes every season.
Meng Chacha wanted to study abroad because of her bad grades in the college entrance examination. You agreed directly. I ran away from home for three months, but you didn't ask me. Now you call me and ask me if I stole money. Meng Chacha and I are twins, but our situations are completely opposite. I also want to ask you, do you treat me as your biological daughter? "
Jiujiu's words made Meng Zizhou, who was still questioning her, fall silent instantly.
He always knew that he was not good to Meng Jiujiu, and he always knew what kind of life Meng Jiujiu had at home. But for his own selfish desires, he thought of the ending that the prophecy told him. He could only harden his heart and treat Meng Jiujiu coldly.
She was his daughter. He couldn't send her away, but he could use this kind of cold violence to achieve his goal.
But what he didn't expect was that she actually saw through it and even questioned him.
The most secretive and dirty corner of his heart was clearly seen by the daughter he disliked the most. Meng Zizhou subconsciously felt a little guilty, but he quickly calmed down.
He was her father. He gave her life. He had already fulfilled his responsibility as a parent by supporting her until she graduated from high school. She was just a daughter who relied on him to support her. What right did she have to question him?
Meng Zizhou, who had found his courage, said directly, "I'll provide for you until you graduate from high school. Is this your attitude towards me, your father?"
"Of course not." Jiujiu chuckled. "How would I dare to treat you like this if I didn't return the money to you? I've been sorting out all the money I've spent since I was born. I spent a total of 300,000 yuan. I'll take it as 500,000 yuan including the interest. I've already transferred the money to your card. "
Meng Zizhou was stunned.
While Meng Zizhou was in a daze, Jiujiu said faintly, "Dad, I'm actually very curious. Cha Cha and I are both your daughters. Why are you treating me like this?"
Meng Zizhou naturally couldn't say that it was because of his prophetic dream that Jiujiu would cause his family to be destroyed. He could only grit his teeth and keep quiet.
Meng Zizhou didn't say anything. Jiujiu hung up the phone.
After Jiujiu returned, the meeting continued.
After the meeting ended, when Jiujiu hung up the phone, the researcher in charge of the project said to his friend, "It seems that Jiujiu's relationship with her family isn't very good."
Because he got married late, his daughter was only eleven years old this year. Because he was busy with work, his wife usually took care of her. But every time he called, he would call her "baby" non-stop.
Meng Zizhou, on the other hand, questioned Jiujiu the moment he opened his mouth. And from what he heard, it seemed that she had run away from home.
Jiujiu had been at the Chinese Academy of Sciences for almost a month, but from the looks of it, no one had looked for her.
His own daughter had run away from home and he didn't even go out to look for her. Such a father was obviously irresponsible.
The person in charge nodded. "I'll report this to the higher-ups. I definitely won't let the situation at home affect Jiujiu's condition."
To put it bluntly, Jiujiu was definitely one of the top three researchers in the Chinese Academy of Sciences. With such a talent, the country's technology could advance by decades or even centuries.
Jiujiu's value had long been the country's treasure.
Seeing that the person in charge had taken this matter to heart, his friend left in relief.
At night, when Jiang Zhen returned home, she saw Meng Zizhou's gloomy face. She asked as she removed her makeup, "What happened? Who provoked you?"
Why did he look like that?
Meng Zizhou looked deeply at Jiang Zhen and said, "Have you contacted Jiujiu?"
Hearing her husband mention the name that she hated the most, Jiang Zhen frowned unhappily and said impatiently, "Why did you mention that jinx all of a sudden? Did she look for you? Let me tell you, if she asks you for money, you can't give it to her. We're already being extremely benevolent by not throwing her out. Now that she's an adult, she should have taken care of herself. "
Meng Zizhou shook his head. "No."
Jiang Zhen said coldly, "If she didn't look for you, just pretend that you don't know. At most, we'll just pretend that we never had this daughter."
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