Zhou Ling was unaware that her man was secretly wearing her clothes and applying makeup almost every day when she wasn't home.
Regarding the reason why the cosmetics were decreasing, Zhou Ling thought that it was possible that Old Mrs. Zhao had secretly used them when she wasn't paying attention. Therefore, after explaining this to Zhao Kun, she asked him to find a house as soon as possible so that Old Mrs. Zhao could move out.
Zhao Kun verbally agreed, but felt somewhat guilty inside.
After all, he's the one who actually uses cosmetics.
Once his mother, Old Mrs. Zhao, moves out, he can no longer use the property openly. Without someone to take the blame, it would be best for him to buy a new place himself.
But what if, like before, Zhou Ling suddenly comes home?
Got it!
Zhao Kun suddenly had a brilliant idea: he could rent another house outside, specifically to be his alternate self, without having to worry about being discovered.
So, Zhao Kun used the excuse of finding a house for Old Lady Zhao to find a house for himself as well.
Zhou Ling didn't think much of it. She was now eager for Old Mrs. Zhao to move out as soon as possible so that she could take care of her daughter, Ya Ya.
Because of sufficient rent, Zhao Kun found suitable houses that same day, one for his mother and one for himself.
While looking for a house, Zhao Kun also went to the mall and bought several pieces of clothing and cosmetics that he liked.
While passing by a wig stall, he casually bought a long women's wig, which Zhao Kun fell in love with at first sight.
After Grandma Zhao moved out, when Zhou Ling handed her daughter Zhao Xiaoya over to her, she suddenly changed her mind. She was worried that Grandma Zhao would not treat her daughter well, so she decided to hire a nanny to take care of her at home.
Zhao Kun didn't care; all he wanted to do now was go to his little house and unleash another side of himself.
After Zhao Xiaoya fell asleep in another bedroom,
Zhou Ling changed into a pretty pink nightgown, closed the bedroom door, and struck a pose, the meaning of which was self-evident.
Zhao Kun had no such thoughts in his mind, and even if he did, they weren't directed at Zhou Ling.
But in order to please Zhou Ling, he still had to suppress his feelings and pretend to be interested.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to go to the toilet, he took out the small pill, swallowed it, and only returned to the bedroom after it took effect.
afterwards,
Zhou Ling sensed that Zhao Kun wasn't very happy. "Brother Kun, what's wrong? Why are you so distracted? Are you upset because I made Mom move out?"
The truth is, of course, far from this.
Zhao Kun was actually annoyed, but he couldn't show it.
"Brother Kun, I'm sorry, I'm not a good daughter-in-law, but don't worry, I won't mistreat her when it comes to money. I'm willing to give her enough living expenses. I just don't want to live with her, as it's easy to have conflicts and affect our relationship."
Zhou Ling explained.
"Xiaoling, I understand you, I don't blame you."
Zhao Kun forced a smile and deliberately hugged Zhou Ling tightly, pretending to comfort her.
"By the way, Brother Kun, guess how much money we made today?"
"How many?"
"Hehe, I broke the previous record, it's 1,200 yuan."
"So many? Doesn't that mean we've almost taken over Mixue Ice Cream's business?"
"More or less."
Zhou Ling looked proud and said that in the face of the grand opening of their milk tea shop, Secret Snow Ice City has not taken any action so far.
Hearing that Zhou Chen had no reaction, Zhao Kun frowned slightly. He felt that this was unreasonable. Zhou Chen was not the kind of person to admit defeat. Besides, they had copied his milk tea shop. He should be very angry.
Zhou Chen might be planning some kind of counterattack.
Thinking of this, Zhao Kun reminded Zhou Ling to keep a close eye on the actions of Secret Snow Ice City, as he suspected that Zhou Chen might retaliate.
Zhou Ling didn't care much. "As long as he doesn't engage in a price war with us, I'm not afraid of whatever tricks he comes up with."
Zhao Kun was worried about this very thing. Fortunately, he had previously revealed that milk tea was extremely profitable with very low costs, which forced Zhou Chen to not dare to lower the price, because if he did, it would prove that what he said was true.
Aside from competing on price, he's not afraid of any other counterattacks from Zhou Chen.
After discussing business, the two then talked about Zhou Haide.
The fact that they had not been able to see Zhou Haide left the couple somewhat frustrated.
Zhao Kun thought he could use his daughter Zhao Xiaoya as an excuse to meet Zhou Haide and improve their father-daughter relationship.
Even though Zhou Haide had come back to find them after many years, and now that they had the chance to meet, he still hadn't shown up. Something just felt off.
Zhou Ling didn't think much of it, assuming that Zhou Haide was probably busy or was observing the three siblings, which was why he wasn't in a hurry.
The very next day, on her way to the store, Zhou Ling called Secretary Wang, wanting Zhou Haide to meet his granddaughter, Zhao Xiaoya.
After receiving a reply from Secretary Wang that he would help convey the message, Zhou Ling was in high spirits. Perhaps, she would be able to see her father soon.
Um?
Before arriving at the milk tea shop, Zhou Ling noticed several people in uniforms standing at the entrance.
This made her frown instinctively.
"Are you the owner of this shop?"
"Yes."
"Hello ma'am, we are staff from the industry and commerce department. Someone reported that the products in your store are suspected of infringement, and we need to conduct an inspection. Please cooperate."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling immediately thought of Zhou Chen and retorted, "Boss, we're innocent! It must be someone's doing this on purpose. It must be the shop next door slandering us. They're just jealous of our good business."
"Ms. Zhou, we will investigate the specifics and give you justice."
"Boss, I admit that our store is a bit similar to the one next door, but both the name and the style are things I've already thought of in my mind. I have absolutely not infringed on any rights."
The people from the industry and commerce department didn't offer any further explanation; instead, they began collecting evidence.
Just as Zhou Ling was repeatedly emphasizing the infringement by Secret Snow Ice Cream, a legal team approached her, delivered a lawyer's letter, and informed her that she had been sued and was facing an infringement lawsuit.
Upon hearing that Secret Snow Ice City was suing her, Zhou Ling was both shocked and panicked, but she was not one to back down verbally and argued with the legal team.
However, her legal team was not going to let her get away with it. They warned her that if she refused to attend, the court would directly rule against her and enforce the judgment. In that case, her bubble tea shop would not only be shut down, but she would also face huge compensation.
At this time, staff from the market supervision department arrived again to inspect the environmental hygiene of Zhou Ling's milk tea shop.
Relevant safety departments also sent personnel to inspect fire safety.
In a short time,
Zhou Ling's milk tea shop was filled with people from multiple departments, who were conducting a comprehensive inspection.
When staff members made comments about hygiene and safety issues, the curious crowd gathered in front of the door immediately started discussing it.
When Zhou Ling saw this, her heart sank, and she felt that things were about to go wrong.
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