Chapter 475 Punishment
“President Gu, I’m telling the truth. Our Zhong family has no intention of offending Mrs. Gu. It was planned by the Qiao family. Today’s banquet was all their idea!”
Gu Zheng’s cold gaze landed on Old Madam Qiao.
Old Madam Qiao was terrified to the point her entire body trembled. She hurriedly retorted, “Nonsense! You took a liking to Qiao Xi and even lied to us, saying that Qiao Xi had a very good impression of Young Master Zhong. That’s why our Qiao family agreed to it. We only asked for a sum of money from your Zhong family for the sake of protecting Qiao Xi!”
Her voice trembled as she was afraid of offending Gu Zheng.
“President Gu, you have to believe us!”
If President Gu believed them, he would definitely suspect that Qiao Xi was secretly in contact with Zhong Ming because of money. How could the dignified head of the Gu family tolerate his woman having an affair? He might just kick her away!
As soon as Old Madam Qiao finished speaking, Mr. Zhong slammed the table and stood up. He roared, “You damned old woman! What nonsense are you talking about?! My son only saw Mrs. Gu from afar. Miss Qiao doesn’t even know my son. I’ve never said such things!
“It was your Qiao family who sold Mrs. Gu to us for money. You even said that as long as the funds are in place, we can torture Mrs. Gu however we want. You’re the greedy ones. Why are you maligning our Zhong family?”
Old Madam Qiao roared, “Nonsense! I’m Xi Xi’s biological grandmother. How could I sell her for 200 million? I just wanted to find a good home for her!”
Mr. Zhong sneered. “You? Are you worthy of being Mrs. Gu’s grandmother? You—”.
“Excuse me.” Song Shijing interrupted them indifferently, then said impatiently, “Do you think our president is very free? Does he have the time to listen to you quarrel?”
The two of them instantly shut their mouths, afraid to say another word.
Then, Old Madam Qiao smiled obsequiously. “President Gu, I don’t want to waste your time, but what I said is the truth. Xi Xi is the eldest daughter of the Qiao family. Of course, I want her to find a good husband. It’s that boy from the Zhong family who insists that they’re in love with each other. I only agreed to this marriage for Xi Xi’s reputation. Moreover, the 200 million isn’t for us. It’s for Xi Xi.”
Qiao Xi was angered to the point of laughing.
Previously, whenever Old Madam Qiao saw her, she would call her a b*tch. Now that she knew that she was married to Gu Zheng, she called her Xi Xi.
However, Gu Zheng clearly did not have the patience to listen to her explanation. He waved his hand to signal them to stop. Song Shijing said immediately, “Old Madam Qiao, Mr. Zhong, since you don’t want to tell the truth, don’t blame our president for being heartless.”
As he spoke, he took out a document from his briefcase and threw it on the table.
The paper at the top had the words ‘Sunshine Mall’ written on it. This was a mall under the Zhong family. Although it was not big, it was located in the center of Li City and had a lot of customers every day. Gu Zheng leaned lazily against the sofa, his long legs crossed. Song Shijing handed him a cigarette. Gu Zheng took it and lit it elegantly, filling the room with smoke.
The man was shrouded in smoke, adding a hint of danger to him.
Everyone held their breaths. The Zhong family’s hearts were pounding. Mr. Zhong asked in fear, “President Gu, I don’t understand what you mean.”
Gu Zheng pressed the cigarette onto the paper and said casually, “I gave you a chance, but you didn’t cherish it. This is your punishment.”
Punishment?
Before the Zhong family could react, Mr. Zhong’s phone suddenly rang. It was his secretary. “Mr. Zhong, I don’t know why Gu Corporation suddenly acquired Sunshine Mall by force. They’re now suppressing the company’s other businesses. If this goes on, we…”
Mr. Zhong was not in the mood to listen to what the secretary said after that. His mind was blank as his body fell to the floor. “President Gu!”
Everyone looked at this scene in disbelief. In just a few minutes, Sunshine Mall had been forcefully bought over by Gu Corporation. What kind of terrifying strength was this?!
Gu Zheng said slowly, “This is just a small punishment. I don’t want to push you into a dead-end. How about this? Whoever gives me an explanation that I’m satisfied with, I’ll let them off and make a move on the other party.”
He took out another piece of paper from the folder. On it was clearly written ‘Linglong Advertising Company’. It was a company under Qiao Rou’s name that had just been established.
Chapter 476 The Qiao And Zhong Families Are Fighting
Gu Zheng’s eyes were filled with coldness as he glanced at Zhong Ming. “Don’t say that I didn’t give you a chance. Whoever gives me an explanation that satisfies me, I’ll destroy the other family instead. Otherwise…”
The man paused, and Song Shijing continued, “Young Master Zhong, otherwise, it’s your Zhong family that will be destroyed.”
Qiao Xi looked at Gu Zheng with eyes filled with admiration. Bastard men were indeed capable. In this way, the Qiao and Zhong families would completely fall out. They would even fight each other. As expected, Old Madam Qiao frowned, while Qiao Rou’s face turned pale. Her body trembled slightly. “Grandma, I finally established the company…” Old Madam Qiao stared at Mr. Zhong with bloodshot eyes. Mr. Zhong also glared at her fiercely. He hurriedly said, “I’ll speak first!”
The matter was clearly planned by the Qiao family, but the Zhong family was the one who was implicated first. Sunshine Mall had already been forcefully bought over. This was completely unfair!
Mr. Zhong was afraid that Gu Zheng would destroy the foundation of his life in a fit of anger, so he hurriedly rushed in front of Gu Zheng and said, “I’ll tell you! I’ll tell you the truth! My son has taken a liking to Qiao Xi. Actually, they don’t even know each other, and they’re certainly not in love with each other. I was talking nonsense just now! I was wrong!”
Gu Zheng’s expression was indifferent. “What else?”
Mr. Zhong’s eyes were filled with horror. “I… We didn’t plan on bringing Qiao Xi back to the Qiao family as a guest today. We wanted to do it to ensure the success of the matter. That way, even if she’s unwilling to marry, she won’t be able to escape. However, my son… really likes Qiao Xi. We would naturally treat her well if she married into our family. If we had known that she was your wife, we would never have…”
“Burn it.”
Gu Zheng said calmly and gave the order. Song Shijing took out a lighter and lit up the paper that stated the words ‘Linglong Advertising Company’ on it. The next moment, Linglong Advertising Company was declared bankrupt.
Everyone gasped.
President Gu was indeed vicious!
“It… It was Qiao Rou who suggested it. If my son married Qiao Xi, she would torture Qiao Xi to death. Qiao Rou even said that Qiao Xi is good at serving others. My son has a small hobby, so he thought that Qiao Xi was outstanding in that aspect. President Gu, everything I said is true! Please let our Zhong family off!”
Zhong Ming and Madam Zhong’s faces were livid. If their family’s secret was revealed in public, they would be utterly embarrassed. How would they have the cheek to continue living in high society in the future?
Gu Zheng took out another piece of paper and lit it up with a lighter. This was because Mr. Zhong was still lying.
Mr. Zhong’s body trembled as fear spread throughout his body. He had only said a single lie when Gu Zheng discovered him.
“Mr. Gu, he’s spouting nonsense. We’re Qiao Xi’s relatives. How could we do this to her? You must not believe him!” Old Madam Qiao hurriedly shouted.
Gu Zheng took out a paper that stated the words ‘Qiao Corporation Fashion’ and crumpled it into a ball before throwing it on the floor.
Mr. Zhong’s voice trembled slightly. “It’s this damned old woman’s idea! She said that Qiao Xi definitely wouldn’t agree to go back with us, so she’d drug Qiao Xi. After the banquet ended, she would let us bring Qiao Xi back to the Zhong family. At that time, my son could do whatever he wanted to Qiao Xi. The old woman even… She even said that my son could play with her till she died!
“President Gu, if we had known that it was Mrs. Gu, we definitely wouldn’t have dared to have such thoughts. Moreover, this was all the Qiao family’s idea. We’ve been following their arrangements from the beginning. Please let us off!”
Gu Zheng leaned lazily on the sofa and picked up another piece of paper. The words ‘Qiao family’ were written on it. He looked at Old Madam Qiao coldly. “Old Madam Qiao, what else do you want to say?”
Old Madam Qiao’s body went soft, and her eyes were filled with horror. “I-I… We did set up a trap today, but we’re Qiao Xi’s family. We wouldn’t harm her. Actually… it’s for her own good. President Gu, we really didn’t know that Qiao Xi married you. If this child had told us earlier, we wouldn’t have been so anxious to arrange a marriage for her. You…”
Before Old Madam Qiao could finish, Song Shijing burned the document. Old Madam Qiao’s heart was about to jump out of her chest.
If this continued…