Chapter 326: Turning against one's friend
Yun'er had just taken some medicine, but her frail body still couldn't withstand the pain. She was in a bad mood at the moment, but when she saw Zhou Chong, she quickly put on a well-behaved smile.
"Dad Zhou, you're back?"
Yun'er happily reached out to him, "Dad Zhou, hug me."
Zhou Cong didn't hug her, but walked to the bedside and asked, "Yun'er, what did Zheng Shi ask you today?"
"It seems like she didn't ask anything. I told her what I told you, Father Zhou. Father Zhou, how is your relationship with Miss Zheng? She is very rich and has a high status. If you cooperate with her more, you will definitely be able to take advantage of her."
Yun'er's eyes rolled around. Ever since she knew Zhou Cong was short of money, Yun'er had been trying every possible way to cheat Zhou Cong out of more money.
"...How much do you know about Zheng Shi?" Zhou Cong's eyes flashed with calculation.
Yun'er really knew more. Her eyes sparkled. "Dad Zhou, I only told you about Zheng Shi. I didn't tell anyone else."
"Zheng Shi owns these companies... She married Mr. Alan Ross. Yes, Father Zhou, Mr. Ross's family has a lot of money. You can work with them. I know what industries Mr. Ross has invested in in China. After all, in my previous life, when I went shopping in the mall, I could easily wear clothes and shoes from big foreign brands."
When Zhou Chong heard Yun'er's words, his heart sank.
He doesn't want Zheng Shi to make a comeback.
"Yun'er, you stay with me from now on." Zhou Cong knew that after today, many people would want to take advantage of Yun'er. He thought for a moment and said, "Tell me everything you know, and I'll write it down in a notebook so you don't forget."
Yun'er didn't agree this time. She blinked and said, "But Dad Zhou, there are many things that I sometimes don't even remember."
"It's okay, we'll take it slow. Just tell me as much as you can remember." Zhou Chong reached out and rubbed her head. "Yun'er, you're a good child. Whether Daddy Zhou can succeed in the future depends on you."
Yun'er looked at Zhou Chong, playing with her fingers, hiding the unhappiness in her eyes, "I know, Dad Zhou."
Her emotions were all written on her face, and Zhou Chong could see through them at a glance, but Yun'er herself was completely unaware.
Zhou Chong took Yun'er away that night.
He said he would take personal care of her, and he really did, even hiring a private doctor to prevent Yun'er from having a sudden illness.
But this meant that Zhou Chong had to spend even more money. He had no cash left and didn't have enough money, so Zhou Chong went to his father for money.
"Dad, give me some money to make ends meet." Zhou Chong found another house where his father lived and stood outside the door, knocking loudly.
But no one opened the door, so Zhou Chong asked his secretary to take out the key, opened the door and walked in.
As soon as he walked in, Zhou Cong's face instantly darkened. He saw all kinds of clothes scattered in the living room. It was obvious what had happened here before.
"Get out." Zhou Cong ordered his assistant coldly.
The assistant was shocked when he ate the melon. He didn't expect that the boss's father could play such a trick.
Especially when the assistant heard the ambiguous sounds coming from the master bedroom, he blushed and immediately retreated.
Zhou Chong waited until his assistant went out and closed the door before he walked towards the master bedroom with anger in his eyes.
Zhou Cong opened the door with a cold face and saw the filthy scene inside. He said coldly, "Dad, do you know what you are doing?"
"Zhou Chong." Zhou's father was startled, but he quickly recovered. He calmly pushed the woman away, covered her with a quilt, then stood up, put on his clothes, and walked out.
Father Zhou took a puff of his cigarette, his face showing displeasure at being interrupted, "What do you want from me?"
"You cheated." Zhou Cong reminded him calmly.
Father Zhou sneered, "So what if I cheated on you? Are you going to make me live with a shrew like your mother for the rest of my life?"
"It's not like you haven't done this before."
Zhou Cong said in a cold voice, "Aren't you afraid of your mother making a fuss?"
"If she wants to make trouble, then divorce her. I haven't treated her unfairly."
"Just tell me why you come to see me today. You never come to me for no reason." Zhou's father has changed a lot since he came to Shenzhen and had someone around him. He used to be kind of fond of Zhou Chong, but now his attitude has become much more impatient.
"I need some funds and I will pay you back once the company turns around." Zhou Cong narrowed his eyes and said while trying to suppress his anger.
When Zhou's father heard that he wanted money, he refused without hesitation, "Zhou Cong, you are so capable, why do you need me to give you money? I, your father, only have tens of thousands of dollars in my hand. You still want to leave? How can I live with you?"
"If you want money, go earn it yourself."
"Dad, the company is under your name. Are you sure you don't want to help?" Zhou Chong naturally discovered that his father had ignored him, and his anger grew even greater.
Father Zhou was displeased with Zhou Cong's threatening attitude. "You are in full charge of the company. Could it be that you have done something wrong again?"
Zhou Chong paused for a few seconds without answering.
Father Zhou stood up suddenly, his face extremely ugly, "Have you really caused trouble again? Your company was closed just before, how long has it been now!"
"Zhou Cong, you really disappoint me."
"My company got into trouble because of what Mom did. Dad, why didn't you stop her at the time? My life is better now, shouldn't you benefit from it? Bringing up the past now is meaningless and won't solve the problem."
"You know that Fu Juechuan is targeting me now, and you can't escape it, Dad."
Zhou Chong was telling the truth. He didn't think Fu Juechuan would be soft-hearted after learning about Yun'er's memory.
But Zhou's father had other thoughts in mind, and angrily scolded him with some shame, "It's all your fault!"
"If you had married Ye Qiaoqiao, our family would have lived a much better life now. But you, a fool, not only failed to marry Ye Qiaoqiao, but also offended the Ye and Fu families." Father Zhou became angrier the more he thought about it, "You are such a waste."
Zhou Chong was scolded so much that his chest was filled with anger.
"dad!"
"There's no point in you scolding me now, just take the money."
"I have no money!" When Zhou's father heard how badly Zhou Cong was treated, he didn't want Zhou Cong to continue to confront the Fu family. He only placed his hopes on Zhou Cong before, because he only had this one son, but now he has other sons.
Zhou Chong parted ways with his father on bad terms.
Zhou Chong went to Zheng Shi again, but failed to borrow money either.
Zheng Shi can barely take care of himself, so how could he lend him money?
Zhou Chong had no choice but to think of selling antiques.
The batch of antiques that were confiscated last time after Ye Qiaoqiao reported him were just some of the stolen goods he had hidden.
Zhou Chong still didn't want to use this batch of antiques, as it was his last asset.
"Yun'er, have they sent the money?" Zhou Cong set his sights on Yun'er.
Yun'er was surprised, "Dad Zhou, Miss Zheng and the others haven't paid yet? Didn't they agree to pay each of them the next day?"
When Zhou Chong heard this, his heart skipped a beat. Sure enough, when he made the call, he found out that these businessmen did not admit to giving money to Yun'er at all. Even Zheng Shi took the lead in going back on his word.
After Zhou Chong hung up the phone, veins on his hands were visibly bruised.
"Dad Zhou, how is it? Has the money arrived?" Yun'er asked expectantly.
Zhou Chong took a deep breath to control his anger, "No, Yun'er, they turned against us and are unwilling to give us the money."
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