Chapter 61 Shooting Yourself in the Foot
Hearing this, Ji's father in the crowd frowned.
He has been in the officialdom for several years and has been struggling. If he can't even hear this hidden meaning, it would be a waste of his efforts to sit in his current position.
When Zhong Qiao came to visit, all the people present were from the Ji family. Xiao Shen was also a distant relative of his and a child of another family, and he always kept his mouth shut.
The Ji family has an ancestral teaching that requires unity in dealing with external affairs.
Ji's mother hated Zhong Qiao and didn't want to have anything to do with the Zhong family, so she ordered no one in the Ji family to mention Zhong Qiao.
But Zhou Tie's words were so confident, as if he had seen it with his own eyes, that it was obvious that he was being used as a pawn.
Xiao Shen adjusted the frame of his glasses and, seeing that the situation was not right, leaned over and whispered in Ji's father's ear.
Father Ji lowered his eyes and nodded at him. He quickly understood and disappeared into the crowd.
Father Ji looked at Zhou Yingying beside him with a slightly gloomy expression.
"Bullshit!" The scar on Zhou Tie's face gradually twisted in anger, and saliva flew everywhere. "Zhong Qiao, stop biting others here. Do you think everyone is as fickle and malicious as you?"
Ji's father was about to step forward to speak, but was stopped by Zhong Qiao.
"Qiao Qiao, what are you doing—" Father Zhong was stunned.
Zhong Qiao shook his head at him and made a silent gesture.
Although he didn't understand what he meant, Mr. Zhong hesitated for a moment and chose to step aside and remain silent.
Zhong Qiao looked at Zhou Tie again.
Originally, I thought Zhou Tie was as good at disguise as Xu Shaojun, but with just a few words, she turned the tables and Zhou Tie fell into the trap of self-proof.
Maybe he was used to Xu Shaojun's methods in his previous life. In comparison, Zhou Tie looked strong on the outside but weak on the inside, no different from a young man who had just fallen in love and lost his mind.
"Zhou Tie, how about calling out your sweetheart?" Zhong Qiao laughed, "Let's confront him face to face?"
"What sweetheart?"
Zhou Tiewu is a big and strong man with no brains at all. For the sake of true love, he finally changes his mind and denies it flatly.
"You like her, don't you want her to know?" Zhong Qiao said.
Zhou Tie's expression changed slightly: "I don't need your help."
This time he didn't refute it, but he implicitly admitted that he had a lover.
"Zhou Tie, if you do this, she won't be able to remember your kindness." Zhong Qiao changed his approach, his tone permeating, "Why bother? Maybe she doesn't like you at all."
Zhou Tie hates people slandering Zhou Yingying the most. In his heart, Zhou Yingying is like the bright moon in the sky.
He immediately stiffened his neck and roared, "You damn bitch, what are you doing here?! Don't think that everyone is as promiscuous as you."
"Why don't you admit it? Is it because he has someone he likes and you can't get a spot?" Zhong Qiao insisted.
These words directly hit Zhou Tie's sore spot.
He is uneducated, ugly, and strong. He comes from a poor family and has no father to support him. He is used to being laughed at.
It was as if fate would take away from him anything he liked, anything beautiful.
Those people would also ridicule him, trample on him, and tell him that he was not worthy at all.
He liked Zhou Yingying very early on, and his face was ruined because of saving her.
Zhou Yingying is educated, beautiful, well-mannered, and kind-hearted. She is a very good girl and is destined to be matched with Ji Hebai.
Zhou Tie never thought of any extravagant hopes, he just wanted to be the flower-guarding messenger in martial arts novels. He felt that it was natural, but he felt bitter inside.
However, this fig leaf was torn off in front of him by Zhong Qiao.
"Zhong Qiao, do you want to die?!"
Zhou Tie is on the verge of exploding.
Zhong Qiao's smile widened. "Zhou Tie, tell me, if I spread rumors about her like you did, what do you think would happen?"
"You dare to do this to Yingying!" Zhou Tie panicked and blurted out.
The next second, he froze in place.
Zhou Yingying's face was pale.
Across the noisy and chaotic crowd, Zhong Qiao turned around and looked at Zhou Yingying.
This time, her eyes were like the remaining snow on the bridge, making people feel like they were falling into hell at the first sight of them.
"Oh." Zhong Qiao said meaningfully, "So, it really is—Yingying."
"Who is Yingying?" someone shouted.
"Zhou Yingying? Could it be the one from the old Zhou family?" someone speculated.
"Is she the one from the normal school?" someone chimed in. "I was fishing at night a few days ago and saw her and Zhou Tie cuddling, looking very affectionate!"
"What's going on? Tell me quickly." Some people were confused and couldn't even enjoy the hot melon.
"That's it..." A kind-hearted person added fuel to the fire, and the tone of voice became increasingly weaker.
Zhou Yingying's eyebrows twitched, she could completely guess what those bored old bachelors would say about her and Zhou Tie.
However, she didn't expect that she did it so secretly that someone actually saw her going to find Zhou Tie.
The hugs and kisses are fake.
The real thing is to let this country bumpkin stand up for her.
She looked down on country bumpkins like Zhou Tie, who were uneducated, ugly, and ill-mannered, and not even worthy of shining her shoes!
"Yingying." Father Ji looked around and said in a deep voice, "Tell your uncle the truth, do you really know this gangster?"
Zhou Yingying, who was arrogant, changed her expression.
Originally, she wanted to make fun of Zhong Qiao, but she never expected that she would have a conflict with a low-level person like Zhou Tie. Moreover, Zhou Tie failed to stand up for her and even dragged her into the water!
If Ji's father misunderstood her as a questionable girl, entangled with other men, wouldn't Ji Hebai look down on her even more? !
idiot.
Zhou Yingying cursed in her heart.
Not only could she not handle such a small matter as spreading rumors, but she was also led by Zhong Qiao, which wasted her acting skills and tears at that time.
"No, that's not the case, Uncle Ji."
Zhou Yingying came to her senses and pretended to be incoherent after being frightened. Her acting skills were worthy of an award-winning actor, and she cried as if she wanted to.
"Uncle Ji, Zhong Qiao must have known that I admire Brother Hebai, so he deliberately brought trouble upon me!"
"My dad and you are old friends. Even if you don't believe me, you should at least believe in my dad's character, right?"
Zhou Yingying spoke earnestly, hesitated for a moment, and gritted her teeth, "I don't even know this guy named Zhou Tie! He must have been sent by Zhong Qiao to slander me!"
Zhou Tie never thought of betraying Zhou Yingying, but when he heard Zhou Yingying flatly denying any connection between them and even abandoning him like garbage, his face turned pale as if he had been struck by lightning.
His lips trembled and his eyes were red.
"Yingying, you—"
Zhou Yingying turned her head away, not even bothering to look at him, which made Zhou Tie look even more hurt.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see what's going on.
Father Ji's expression was subtle.
Zhou Yingying's father and he were old classmates and had a close relationship. He was a well-spoken man with a very good temper. Unfortunately, he was paralyzed at a young age and had to recuperate at home.
Thanks to him, Ji's father looked at Zhou Yingying differently.
But for the first time, he couldn't understand Zhou Yingying. She was obviously a young and beautiful girl, so how could she be associated with a gangster like Zhou Tie? She even fabricated rumors to destroy Zhong Qiao.
With such thoughts, if she were to stay in the Ji family and learn the Ji family's secrets, wouldn't it bring trouble to the Ji family?
Father Ji didn't say anything, his thoughts were as mysterious as a needle in the sea, and as clear as a mirror.
Zhou Yingying thought he was wavering, so she struck while the iron was hot and questioned Zhong Qiao.
"Zhong Qiao, what do you mean? Do you think spreading rumors is fun? I have no grudge against you, yet you actually want to ruin my reputation! You are so vicious!"
Zhong Qiao spread his hands towards her and said nonchalantly, "Throw a brick into the pigpen. The pig that squeals the loudest is the one that gets hit."
"you--"
Zhou Yingying felt like she had something stuck in her throat after being scolded. She glared at him and couldn't say a word in rebuttal.
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