the next day,
Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan finally met Zhao Kun.
Thanks to the lawyer sent by Brother Hu, Zhou Ling was taken out of the detention center on the grounds that she was pregnant, thus avoiding the suffering of being imprisoned.
But Zhou Chuan is not an option.
As the mastermind behind spreading rumors, they must pay the price.
Knowing that he couldn't escape going to jail no matter what, Zhou Chuan could only accept it silently. Fortunately, there was a lawyer sent by Brother Hu who could help him try to shorten his time in jail.
After returning home, Zhou Ling felt depressed. She was alright, but the thought of Zhou Chuan being locked up for at least a few months made her feel uneasy.
In her view, Zhou Chuan was only picking a fight with Zhou Chen to stand up for her.
She didn't want Zhou Chuan to go back to jail.
"Brother Kun, talk to Brother Hu again. He's a big boss with all sorts of connections. He'll definitely have a way to get Fourth Brother out. After all, Fourth Brother did something foolish because he was helping me get revenge." Zhou Ling grabbed Zhao Kun's arm, unwilling to give up and accept the current outcome.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Kun frowned. To resolve this matter, he had shamelessly gone to ask Brother Hu for help. Brother Hu had given him money and a job, and owed him nothing. However, the first time he asked, Brother Hu helped him settle the matter without hesitation. This time, Brother Hu found a lawyer to help him and successfully brought Zhou Ling out.
As a result, Zhou Ling, that muddle-headed woman, actually wanted Zhou Chuan to be like her.
For the first time, Zhao Kun felt disgusted by Zhou Ling's stupidity.
"Zhou Ling, wake up!"
“You are safe and sound because you are pregnant and at most an accomplice, but Zhou Chuan is the mastermind. How can you expect me to help him? Do you think the police station is run by a person?”
"I begged Brother Hu to help your brother before, and yesterday it was because of him again. What do you think Brother Hu will think of me? Please, you and your brother, stop dragging me down, okay!"
Seeing Zhao Kun's fury, Zhou Ling immediately fell silent. She knew that all of this was caused by her and Zhou Chuan themselves, but was it wrong for her, as the older sister, to want to help her younger brother?
She didn't want things to turn out like this.
But she couldn't bring herself to say those words, and she didn't want to upset Zhao Kun any further.
After all, the only person she can rely on now is Zhao Kun.
Zhao Kun is currently very angry. Tomorrow, we can go to his second sister, Zhou Na, and think of another way to try and salvage the situation.
Seeing that Zhou Ling had come all the way to the school to find him.
Zhou Na desperately didn't want to see Zhou Ling. It was because of Zhou Ling that she had endured criticism and contempt that she shouldn't have had to bear yesterday.
Zhou Ling sensed Zhou Na's unhappiness and knew it was her fault. But at that moment, she couldn't care less. She grabbed Zhou Na's arm and pleaded, "Second sister, please save fourth brother! The three of us siblings depend on each other for survival. You can't just sit idly by. You're smarter than us and you're good at studying. You must have a way."
"Second sister, you also said that we should support each other and advance and retreat together. Right now, fourth brother needs your help. Think quickly about how to get fourth brother out of jail."
At this moment, Zhou Ling didn't care about the attention she was getting from the other high school students or whether it was embarrassing. As long as she could help Zhou Chuan, she didn't care about losing face. After all, he was her only younger brother.
However,
Despite Zhou Ling's extreme anxiety, Zhou Na remained expressionless. In her heart, she was already extremely annoyed by Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan, who frequently caused trouble and affected her, and wished she could sever ties with them.
But as the top student in the entire school, Zhou Na didn't want to appear too cold or impersonal.
“I’ve told you two more times not to mess with him, but you didn’t listen. Now that you’ve caused trouble, you’re thinking of coming to me. What were you doing before you got into this mess!”
Zhou Na reprimanded her in a stern voice, leaving Zhou Ling speechless. She bit her lip and lowered her head.
"The only way to get my fourth brother out of trouble is to beg him to drop the matter. That's the only way."
Despite her admonition, Zhou Na still offered a suggestion. After all, Zhou Chuan was her own brother. Although Zhou Chuan was a bit reckless, they were still siblings. Even if their bones were broken, they were still connected by tendons. How could she really just stand by and watch him die?
Should we ask Zhou Chen for help?
Zhou Ling's expression flashed, and she immediately understood Zhou Na's meaning. But thinking back to when she wanted to see Zhou Chen at the police station, she was clearly told that she didn't want to see him. Would it really work to beg Zhou Chen?
She lacked confidence.
"Second sister, you don't know, I talked to Uncle Hat before and wanted to apologize to him, but he refused to see me."
Zhou Ling expressed her concerns.
“You and Zhou Chuan ruined his business, so it’s no wonder he won’t see you. But if you want to help your fourth brother, you have no choice but to beg him. There’s no other way.”
Zhou Na said calmly.
Zhou Ling fell silent. As for Zhao Kun, there was nothing they could do. The lawyer had said that at most they could help him get away with spending a few days less in jail, and that was only if they succeeded.
Zhou Na's suggestion was indeed good. If Zhou Chen was willing to drop the matter, Zhou Chuan might only have to pay a simple fine.
The problem is, if she were to beg Zhou Chen, it would mean bowing down to him, which would be more painful for her than death.
"Second sister, will you come with me to beg eldest brother?"
“Perhaps if the two of us beg him together, he might soften his heart and let our fourth brother go.”
On a sudden impulse, Zhou Ling decided to pull Zhou Na aside and have the two of them apologize together.
Zhou Na instinctively resisted, and asking Zhou Chen for help was something she found incredibly difficult to do.
She harbored a deep-seated desire to crush Zhou Chen, especially now that she had surpassed Zhou Chuan in academic performance—this was her only source of pride.
If she were to go and beg Zhou Chen, swallowing her pride, her self-esteem would not allow her to do so.
But with Zhou Ling standing right in front of her, looking pitiful, using familial ties and morality to blackmail her, how could she not go?
"Let's talk about it when we see him."
“After school tonight, you wait for him at the school gate. When I come out of school, I will go with you.”
After carefully considering her words, Zhou Na agreed.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling was overjoyed. As long as Zhou Na was there to embarrass her, she didn't feel so ashamed. Moreover, the chances of Zhou Na begging Zhou Chen with her would indeed be much higher.
However, little did Zhou Ling know that Zhou Na, while saying those things, had a completely different plan in mind.
She wouldn't leave the classroom early.
They should at least wait until Zhou Ling begs Zhou Chen before reappearing.
Five hours later,
Following Zhou Na's suggestion, Zhou Ling went to the gate of the high school again.
As the school bell rang,
Zhou Ling looked into the campus, waiting for Zhou Chen and Zhou Na to appear.
She hoped Zhou Na would appear first, and then the two sisters would beg Zhou Chen together. But after waiting for a while, Zhou Na still didn't appear, and Zhou Chen had already come out of the teaching building. She knew she couldn't wait any longer, so Zhou Chen left.
So, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and stand in front of Zhou Chen once again.
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