CHAPTER 420: CHAPTER 420 WHAT’S YOUR NAME?

The atmosphere around the whole dining table seemed harmonious and joyous.

After the meal, Mr. Meng looked into Cheng Lie’s eyes and said, "By the way, young man, you seem to have an issue with your eyes. Why don’t you let my wife have a look?"

When Old Mrs. Meng was younger, she was a traditional Chinese medicine doctor. Even now, she can’t just sit around idly and occasionally goes to the hospital for consultations.

Cheng Lie heard Mr. Meng’s words and after a while said, "Alright."

Xia Yuezhen frowned slightly; she had just glanced at him today, a young man wearing sunglasses. Xia Yuezhen couldn’t see who he resembled.

But now, looking closely, she sensed that something was not quite right.

The next moment, she saw that man take off his sunglasses.

Those pitch-black eyes emitted a cold gleam, like a deep pond, dark and unfathomable.

Of course, that wasn’t the main point. The main point was that he looked very familiar!

Both Mr. Meng and Old Mrs. Meng were stunned. They exchanged glances and in each other’s eyes, saw an expression of shock.

This is really unbelievable!

"Child... what’s your name?" Mr. Meng asked.

His usually stern expression was now cracking slowly.

Could it be, is it really as he thought?

"Grandfather, my name is Cheng Lie."

Cheng Lie, a Cheng.

Mr. Meng looked at Old Mrs. Meng, and she nodded. "The man Ah Zhao liked had the surname Cheng."

A member of the Cheng Family.

This young man in front of them, so much like Ah Zhao and also a Cheng—who else could it be if not him?

Old Mrs. Meng nearly broke into tears.

Xia Yuezhen bit her lip tightly, almost drawing blood.

Damn it!

The person she wanted dead at all costs, even risking offending Qin Chi Jin, why did he just appear in their house so effortlessly and got recognized by Mr. and Mrs. Meng?

She didn’t want this inexplicable person to come and compete with them for the inheritance.

Originally, they had already divided the assets with the eldest brother, with most of the old man’s assets going to them because, for all these years, they had been the ones taking care of him.

So upon hearing that Meng Zhao might have a son, she wanted to get rid of him immediately, before Mr. Meng found him first.

Unexpectedly, her plans backfired, and it seemed they directly found out it was her doing, tracing back to the Meng Family.

If her husband knew about this, he might even beat and scold her.

Thinking about it, Xia Yuezhen felt bitter.

She had no choice but to say, "There are so many people with the surname Cheng. Mom, Dad, this might not be real. Perhaps someone covets our big family business."

She meant that Cheng Lie being here was too coincidental, just a way to make them mistakenly believe he was Meng Zhao’s son.

Just as she was saying this, she noticed a gaze fall on her.

Xia Yuezhen turned her head and saw the man staring at her, a faint smile on his lips.

But that dark, gloomy air made Xia Yuezhen’s heart tremble, and when she looked again, Cheng Lie had an indifferent expression.

Xia Yuezhen thought she must have seen it wrong.

Could it be due to her guilty conscience?

Even with all these considerations, seeing Cheng Lie’s face that resembled Meng Zhao so much, and also with the last name Cheng, Mr. Meng just went ahead and invited Cheng Lie to sit down for a proper talk.

Cheng Lie squinted his eyes slightly.

His vision was still poor, and he could only see blurry shadows of people. Although he sensed goodwill from Mr. and Mrs. Meng, he still wanted to see their faces clearly.

Mr. Meng asked where Cheng Lie was from.

Cheng Lie said, "I’m from South City."

"Oh? What about your parents?"

"Both of my parents have passed away."

Upon hearing Cheng Lie say this, the couple’s hearts suddenly sank.

Mr. Meng never imagined it would end like this.

He didn’t even dare to continue asking.

Feeling he needed to take a moment, he said to Old Mrs. Meng, "Why don’t you take a look at the child’s eyes?"

He didn’t even realize that he had changed the way he addressed Cheng Lie from ’young man’ to ’child.’

At this time, Mr. Meng was sitting on the couch nearby, smoking.

Qin Chi Jin sat next to him and even handed him a cigarette: "Uncle, what’s wrong with you? You seem pretty upset."

Seeing Qin Chi Jin’s somewhat gleeful expression, Mr. Meng gave him a sideways glance: "Did you know about this beforehand?"

Qin Chi Jin blinked his eyes: "Know what?"

"I’ll settle this with you later." Mr. Meng snorted softly.

So today Qin Chi Jin’s visit here was not just about drinking.

Old Mrs. Meng happened to have also worked in ophthalmology, so she examined Cheng Lie’s eyes and asked what had happened to them.

Cheng Lie explained the situation in full detail.

Listening from the side, Xia Yuezhen felt particularly guilty.

She knew she had been too complacent this time.

If she had been more ruthless back then, and Cheng Lie had died, that would have been ideal.

Unfortunately, she only bribed two people at the time because she was reluctant to spend too much money, thinking that it would be easy to deal with a young person like Cheng Lie in an unfamiliar place. But she was wrong.

Old Mrs. Meng helped check Cheng Lie’s eyes and after a while said, "Since visiting doctors hasn’t been very helpful, why not try acupuncture? I know there are certain acupuncture points that, when stimulated, could be beneficial to your eyes."

"If I can restore my vision to how it was before, it would be wonderful."

Looking at this familiar face saying such words, Old Mrs. Meng felt heartbroken.

This child seemed quite well-behaved, and he must have suffered a lot in the past, she guessed.

But just like Mr. Meng, in their deep sorrow, she dared not ask the questions they longed to know.

After Mr. Meng smoked two cigarettes, he finally composed himself enough to ask Cheng Lie about his parents.

They learned that Cheng Lie lived in South City, and his mother was killed in a car accident when he was in elementary school. His father’s brother adopted him.

"What is your father’s brother’s name?" Mr. Meng asked.

"Cheng Guomin."

Upon hearing his reply, Mr. Meng couldn’t help but gasp and look at Cheng Lie, it was Cheng Guomin!

Back then, after many years without hearing from Meng Zhao, they had actually gone to South City to inquire about Meng Zhao’s whereabouts. Eventually, they found Cheng Guomin, who claimed that he hadn’t seen his brother and sister-in-law in a long time and mentioned that his brother had gone to the Southwest to do business. He didn’t know if they took the child with them.

So were all those words he said lies?

The child had been hidden all along, kept tightly under wraps to prevent discovery.

Could this be the case?

After the sorrow, came an ironic smile on Mr. Meng’s face.

However, merely these pieces of information were not enough to prove that Cheng Lie was Meng Zhao’s son.