Seeing Zhou Ling suddenly appear in front of him,

A hint of surprise flashed in Zhou Chen's eyes. Come to think of it, Zhou Ling, that ungrateful wretch, hadn't bothered him for quite some time.

"If you want to salvage even a little bit of your reputation, I can help you clarify things in front of the media and create an image of you as a good older brother."

Zhou Ling roughly knew how unpopular she was with Zhou Chen, so she didn't waste any words and went straight to stating her purpose.

"What are your conditions? Tell me."

Zhou Chen said calmly. From the moment he recognized Zhou Ling, he guessed that Zhou Ling had come with an ulterior motive. This ingrate would not do anything without a reason, let alone offer to help him clarify things. There must be some conditions attached.

Hearing this, Zhou Ling was secretly delighted, thinking that she had a chance. In the past, Zhou Chen's first words to her would have been something like telling her to get lost.

Now that Zhou Chen has taken the initiative to tell her to state her conditions directly, it seems that the online public opinion has had a significant impact on her.

Zhou Chen, Zhou Chen, even you have moments of fear.

Finally, they've given in!

Zhou Ling couldn't help but feel a sense of pride. She had finally won against Zhou Chen. Since Zhou Chen had ideas, she directly stated the conditions she had already thought of.

"I only want one million. Give me one million, and I'll clear things up for you in front of the reporters."

With one million,

The 300,000 yuan that Zhou Dana had swindled from her, and the 300,000 yuan that Old Mrs. Zhao had given her, could be covered. The remaining 400,000 yuan would be used for their family's normal expenses, allowing them to return to their post-relocation standard of living.

“One million is not a large sum of money for you. You charge 11,000 yuan per person for your stinky tofu franchise. You have at least several hundred franchise fees now. You have earned more than a million yuan just from this. Giving me one million yuan to build your reputation is very important to you. Otherwise, you may not be able to go to university. No university will accept you, and your retaking the college entrance exam will be meaningless.”

In an effort to persuade Zhou Chen, Zhou Ling poured out all the words she had prepared beforehand.

"impossible!"

Zhou Chen shook his head. Zhou Ling had quite the appetite, asking him for a million right off the bat. She really dared to dream.

Seeing this, Zhou Ling frowned and said, "At least 950,000, that's my bottom line."

"no."

Zhou Chen shook his head again.

Zhou Ling raised an eyebrow. "Nine hundred thousand, that's the lowest I can go."

hehe……

Is this your bottom line?

In less than a second, 900,000 is also possible.

"no."

Zhou Chen wanted to see just how deep Zhou Ling's bottom line was.

"Eight hundred and seventy thousand."

"Eight hundred thousand."

"Six hundred thousand."

"..."

When Zhou Ling repeatedly pushed the limits and lowered the price to 300,000, he angrily said, "Don't go too far. It's 300,000, not a penny less. If you don't accept it, then we'll part ways. Anyway, you'll be the one who gets your reputation ruined and can't go to university."

"If you want me to agree, fine, but first answer me: you clearly hate me to death, so why are you suddenly saying nice things about me in front of reporters and the media?"

Zhou Chen gave an irrelevant answer and jumped directly to another topic.

Zhou Ling let out a cold laugh in her heart. Zhou Chen, you're the top student in the city, the top scorer in the provincial college entrance examination! It turns out there are things you can't understand. It seems you're not so brilliant after all.

Sure enough, her little Kun-ge is the most amazing.

Knowing how to use contrast to create a difference in public opinion can help you gain favor with others.

Since Zhou Chen was unaware of the intricacies involved...

Zhou Ling decided to teach Zhou Chen a lesson, so she showed undisguised pride on her face, "If I say bad things about you, it will leave a handle for people to question, but if I say good things about you, no one will question me. Even if I did something wrong to you before and it is brought up, it doesn't matter, because everyone will think that I have changed for the better, that I know my mistakes and correct them, and they will praise me instead."

Especially since many people see my impoverished living conditions, and even if you are successful in your career and studies, and don't offer me help, others will naturally stand up for me. Little Kun said those fools who like to join the fun will fight for us and speak up for us, while we don't have to do anything, we just need to watch the show.

"I see. I didn't expect your man to be so wise."

Zhou Chen chuckled.

Zhou Ling raised her eyebrows and said smugly, "Zhou Chen, you've finally admitted that Brother Kun is outstanding. I told you before that you didn't understand Brother Kun. He's more outstanding than you think. Facts have proven that my judgment was right, and it was your judgment that was wrong."

"Yes, yes, you're right."

Zhou Chen shrugged and didn't refute. In the eyes of a dung beetle, even dung balls smell good. If you stop it from eating dung, it will not only scold you for meddling, but it will also fight you to the death.

Zhou Ling sensed a strong mockery in Zhou Chen's admission. She was about to argue, but then realized she was getting off-topic and quickly returned to the main point, "I've answered your question. When do you plan to give me the 300,000?"

"Three hundred thousand? What three hundred thousand?"

Zhou Chen pretended not to understand what Zhou Ling was saying.

Seeing Zhou Chen's reaction, Zhou Ling was stunned for a few seconds. Then, her eyes reddened, and she realized that Zhou Chen had been playing with her and making a fool of her from beginning to end.

"You never intended to give me any money, did you?"

"Why should I give you money just because you clarified things for me in front of the media? Sorry, I don't need your clarification."

Having heard the answer he wanted to hear, Zhou Chen didn't bother with any more words.

Throughout the entire exchange, his only response was to record Zhou Ling's words using the voice recorder in his hand.

The objective has been achieved; further discussion is pointless.

Do you really think he doesn't know those things? He just wants to hear you, Zhou Ling, say it yourself so he can use it as a tool for future retaliation.

"Zhou Chen, I gave you a chance to salvage your reputation, but you dared to play me!"

"You will regret it, you will pay the price for what you have done today."

Realizing she couldn't get money from Zhou Chen, Zhou Ling gave up completely, revealing her true colors with a vicious expression.

"Seeing you like this, I'm just glad I cut ties with you three siblings sooner rather than later."

"Otherwise, you would still have a share in the business I own now."

"On the contrary, you gave birth to a girl. Are you treated well in the Zhao family? Is anyone taking care of you during your postpartum period? You didn't have to cook for yourself during your postpartum period, did you? What happened to the happiness that your little Kun promised you?"

Zhou Chen's words were like sharp knives, each one piercing Zhou Ling's heart and lungs.

Zhou Ling pointed at Zhou Chen, her fingers trembling, too angry to speak.

Faced with Zhou Chen's murderous and psychological attacks,

She regretted it; she regretted asking for the money back.

Not only did she fail to achieve her goal, but she was also humiliated, and she was speechless and powerless to refute it, because those things all really happened.

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