When Zhou Ming walked in the private room that his assistant had reserved, a whiff of cologne flew by his nose. His dark eyes fell on the figure that casually sat, glancing at his expensive watch. His infamous black gloves were on him, like always, as was his usual extravagant attire. For anyone else, it may have seemed tacky, but the handsome man pulled it off just as well as Zhou Ming pulled off his suits.
The figure raised his head and his chocolate brown eyes seemed filled with amusement. "You're finally here. I thought I would wait forever."
"It's not like you arrived a minute earlier, either." Zhou Ming's reply shocked him but he laughed.
"You caught me." Zhou Ming took a seat and ignored him. He didn't want to waste any time, so he spoke immediately following.
"Jing Hao, let me cut to the chase... I know you've been helping Kang Yiyi against Xiahu Yunhua."
Jing Hao's face didn't change and he maintained his entertained expression. His eyes glimmered with devious joy, "Go on. I won't hide anything."
Zhou Ming smirked and threw a folder on the table. "Is it because of this?"
Jing Hao reached for the folded and noticed there was only one piece of paper in it. Skimming the contents, he lost all delight and his face turned serious. "Where did you get this?" He had been trying to get ahold of this piece of paper for years, yet to no avail. Yet it was in his grip at this moment!
"Don't underestimate the connections I hold. As well as there's another copy, so don't even bother destroying that one." He squashed any chance that Jing Hao had of revolting. "Kang Yiyi's copy... it's gone. I made sure that it's missing. It took a while to find it once I figured what she had over your head, but in the end, she couldn't conceal it forever." For the first time, Jing Hao truly realized how frightening the man in front of him was. His authority and connections, as expected of the Zhou family heir. And this wasn't even including his private matters.
"I can make sure both copies disappear, just like the copy that Kang Yiyi had."
"What do you want?" Jing Hao said after a period of silence.
"I want you to destroy every evidence she has and show that she organized Qiang Luo's murder. That won't be hard for you, will it?"
Jing Hao looked deep in thought and replied, "But you can do that too?"
"I can destroy the proof, but I can't prove her guilty. If you do that, then I'll also release Jing Xue." Isn't that why Jing Hao had been constantly trying to contact him? Despite being in the hospital, Zhou Ming had made sure it was impossible for her to escape or to be found, at least until he was fully healed and discharged from the hospital.
"I guess I have no choice then. On the day of when the evidence is being presented, you can count on me. Kang Yiyi actually invited me to 'watch' too, so it'll be interesting."
"I hope you don't disappoint, or else I won't treat it as a light matter." Zhou Ming stood up and left Jing Hao alone to think.