萌白酱金丝旗袍在线

Chapter 237 - 237: 113 Repentance (First Watch of the Night)_3

Madam Zhou handed the rib soup to Zhu Xiangxiang, “Drink it while it’s hot.”

Tears brimmed in Zhu Xiangxiang’s eyes, “Madam Zhou, I will remember.”

A tear drop “plinked” into the bowl.

Zhu Xiangxiang wept, then suddenly broke into a smile.

Zhu Wentao had been spending his days in the detention center, and it was far from good.

He’d lost a significant amount of weight in just a few days.

Every day, agents from the prosecutor’s office would take him away for repeated interrogations.

After a while, even someone with the best mental stamina wouldn’t be able to endure.

Zhu Wentao was on the verge of collapse. The lawyer assigned to his case was from the group’s legal department, but not one of the core members. These lawyers were familiar with various business laws, and were advantageous in business negotiations or contract clauses. However, they were incompetent when it came to criminal cases involving personal injuries.

Lawyer Wang came again today. As soon as Zhu Wentao saw him, he eagerly asked, “How is it? Have you seen Secretary Zhou? What did she say?”

Lawyer Wang, in his thirties, an elite gentleman with his briefcase and slickly combed hair, replied.

“Mr. Zhu, someone else came to see you with me today.”

Zhu Wentao’s eyes lit up, “Is it Secretary Zhou?”

Lawyer Wang looked towards the door. Zhu Wentao eagerly watched, but as soon as he saw the person who walked in, his face changed dramatically.

“Ming Jing? Why is it you?”

Lawyer Wang pulled out a chair, and Ming Jing smoothly sat down after adjusting her skirt.

Picking up the receiver and looking through the glass at the man opposite her.

His appearance had aged a decade from not having seen him in just a few days.

Bearded and haggard, he just looked like an ordinary middle-aged man.

“Are you very disappointed to see me?” Ming Jing’s soft voice came through the receiver and Zhu Wentao’s hand holding the receiver went numb.

“You… are you here to get me out of here?” Zhu Wentao’s eyes were full of hope.

He was really fed up with this life behind bars. If he could get out, even if it meant sucking up to this daughter he most disliked, he thought, he would do it.

“Everyone has to pay for their mistakes, you are no exception. During your time in the detention center, have you realized your mistakes?”

Zhu Wentao gritted his teeth, “I… I was fooled. You have to believe me, Ming Jing. It wasn’t easy for me to build the Zhu Group from scratch. How could I destroy it with my own hands?”

“The Zhu Group isn’t just yours. Even without you, it would still run normally.” As Ming Jing finished her sentence, Zhu Wentao bulged his eyes out.

Lawyer Wang glanced at Ming Jing, then timely opened his mouth, “Mr. Zhu, you are isolated from the outside world in the detention center, so you may not know. With the approval of all shareholders of the board of directors, the young lady has taken up the position of chairman of the Group. Upon taking office, she signed a cooperation agreement with Shenzhou Group, and the stock price has been steadily rising. Other projects are also progressing steadily. The young lady has breathed new life into the Group, she is the saviour of all the employees of the Zhu Group.”

The more Lawyer Wang spoke, the paler Zhu Wentao’s face got. He stared incredulously at the gentle smiling girl in front of him, and suddenly felt a chill all over.

“Where… where did you get the shares from?”

Thinking about a possibility, Zhu Wentao went even paler as he tottered back and forth.

“Did you plan this from the start? You are really wild-hearted, I’m your father, and you cooked this scheme against me?”

“Mr. Zhu, or rather, Mr. Zhu, the young lady has been diligent and meticulous for the company’s sake. You shouldn’t discredit her.”

Lawyer Wang said in all seriousness as if Zhu Wentao’s smearing of Zhu Ming Jing was such a heinous act.

Ming Jing, dressed in white, smiled with soft innocence.

Zhu Wentao was almost choked to vomit blood. He pointed to Ming Jing, speechless for a long time.

Ming Jing gestured, and Lawyer Wang retreated.

“We’ve settled the public matters, now let’s talk about the family affairs.”

Zhu Wentao intuitively sensed that something was wrong and stared at Ming Jing nervously.

“Are you still waiting for your Secretary Zhou?”

“What did you do to her? If you dare to hurt her, I won’t let you go,” Zhu Wentao said, his eyes bulging with rage.

Ming Jing shook her head gently, “You really cared for her, but she didn’t reciprocate. Mr. Zhu, it’s truly touching how your genuine feelings went unreciprocated.”

“What are you talking about?”

Ming Jing took out a document and waved it in front of Zhu Wentao, “Zhou Ling has accused you of multiple charges in her name. This is the receipt mailed to the company by the court. Can you recognize her signature?”

Zhu Wentao’s hands slammed on the glass as he closely examined every line on the paper. He muttered, “Impossible… This definitely isn’t true…”

Ming Jing took out a recording pen and flipped the switch. The familiar female voice came out.

It was Zhou Lings voice, but also not quite.

The once gentle voice was gone, replaced only by bone-chilling coldness and

disdain.

“Since you’re about to die, I won’t keep it from you anymore. Zhu Wentao is even more hypocritical and heartless than I imagined. How could I possibly have a child with him? Each time I was with him, I felt extremely disgusting.”

Zhu Wentao saw the look of pity and mercy in the eyes of the girl on the other side of the glass.

At this moment, he might be the most pitiful person in the world. He had lost his wife and his family, been abandoned by everyone.

As the saying goes, there’s always a reason for someone to be pitied.

Zhu Wentao recalled a snow-bound day long ago. He was trudging his way home from the city, and passed through a crossroad. Suddenly, a figure rolled down from the hill and tumbled to his feet.

The girl was all wrapped up in a thick, green down jacket, with a hat, gloves, and scarf, resembling a caterpillar crawling in the snow. The pair of eyes peeking out were as clear as a sky washed by rain, utterly captivating him.

“Hey, what are you staring at, help me up.” The girl’s voice broke out crisply, her eyebrows and eyes raised into an expression of lively vibrance.

That year, he was eighteen.

From his youthful days, through all sorts of hardships and deserts, in the toughest days, he would hold her and swear in the chill of the night that he would never let his beloved woman suffer even the slightest grievance or harm in this life.

Finally, after the bitterness came the sweetness, but he forgot his oath, indulged in the carnal pleasures and worldly desires and lost himself amidst temporary pleasures and vanity.

So this is retribution, is it?

On the day of the divorce, Lin Qing asked him, “Will you regret it?”

He was resolute in his answer, “I will never regret it.” As it turned out, the face slapping came so quickly..