That afternoon, under the arrangement of Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua, Secretary Wang met the last of the three siblings, Zhou Na.
As before, during his private conversation with Zhou Na, Secretary Wang also took out a bank card with 500,000 yuan.
Zhou Na did not refuse. Both Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan had children, and as their children, she should naturally accept them.
However, she was more curious about why her father, whom she had never met, only thought of looking for her and her two siblings after so many years, instead of three, five, or ten years earlier.
Secretary Wang's reason was that Zhou Haide was afraid of implicating them because he had offended a very powerful person, and it wasn't until recently that he had completely eliminated that person and resolved the crisis.
Zhou Na remained skeptical of this reason and did not fully believe it.
When Zhou Na wanted to know more, Secretary Wang excused himself, saying he had to return to Hong Kong Island, and also mentioned that Zhou Haide would come in person soon.
At that time, you can ask Zhou Haide himself any questions.
"Secretary Wang, wait a moment, may I speak to you in private?"
Before Secretary Wang left completely, Zhou Dana hurriedly spoke, and then, under Zhou Na's watchful gaze, went to a place not far away.
About five minutes later, Zhou Dana returned satisfied and, together with Zhou Na, watched Secretary Wang leave.
"Xiao Na, what did Secretary Wang say to you?"
After Secretary Wang left, Zhou Dana asked with a smile.
"Second Uncle, if you're particularly curious, you can ask Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan."
Zhou Na's response made Zhou Dana's face stiffen. He still had a smile on his face, but he was cursing inwardly. If Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan had been willing to tell him the truth, why would he have gone through all this trouble?
Realizing that he couldn't get an answer from Zhou Na, Zhou Dana didn't press the matter further, not wanting to upset her.
"Second Uncle, you and Second Aunt owe me 200,000 yuan, right? You should be able to pay it back now, since you just received 500,000 yuan."
Zhou Na suddenly spoke up, which made Zhou Dana curse inwardly again. He had just received the 500,000 yuan reward from Secretary Wang for finding the three siblings, and before he could even enjoy it, Zhou Na had already set her sights on him. She was simply obsessed with money.
"Of course, I'll go to the bank and transfer it to you now."
Even though Zhou Dana was extremely unwilling, he and his wife had to endure it in order to play the long game.
Half an hour later,
Zhou Na's bank card received a transfer of 200,000 yuan.
Looking at Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua, who were forcing smiles, Zhou Na suddenly said, "If Second Uncle and Second Aunt insist on knowing what Secretary Wang told me, I can tell you that you only need to pay a fee. I won't ask for more than 100,000 yuan. How about that?"
Why don't you just rob someone?!
Upon hearing this, Zhou Dana almost jumped up and cursed. He had actually taken 100,000 yuan from him. Was he crazy?
"Hehe, Xiaona, stop joking. Your family matters are not something your aunt and I should know. Don't mind us. We're just curious. After all, you're still young. If Secretary Wang tells you something and you don't remember it or can't think of it, just tell us, and your aunt and I might be able to help. We definitely didn't mean to pry."
Zhou Dana's explanation, complete with a fake smile.
Zhou Ling remained expressionless, but inwardly she felt a surge of satisfaction. She had done it on purpose. Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua had never hesitated to swindle money from her before. Although it wasn't much, only four hundred a month, it was still a considerable expense for her, who relied on tutoring to make a living.
She naturally wanted Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua to experience what she had gone through.
Looking at these two hypocritical faces,
Zhou Na felt disgusted and didn't want to waste words with the two of them. She didn't even bother to make an excuse and just told them to go back. She then turned around and went upstairs.
"Alright, alright, you three siblings all like to play the 'discard the millstone after it has served its purpose' game, don't you?"
Upon seeing Zhou Na enter the stairwell, Zhou Dana's smile vanished instantly. Zhou Na was even worse than Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan. At least they gave a reason to save face for the couple, but Zhou Na didn't even bother to make up a reason. How much did she look down on them?
"No wonder everyone calls them ungrateful wretches. They haven't said a single word of that. None of the three siblings have a conscience."
Wang Xiuhua was equally furious.
"Let them be arrogant for now. I'll tolerate it for the sake of money."
"Once I've got enough money, I'm not going to put up with any of you three ingrates anymore."
"Let's go."
Zhou Dana squinted, flicked his sleeve, and turned to leave with Wang Xiuhua.
Little did they know that just as they left, Zhou Na came out of the stairwell again. It turned out that she hadn't gone upstairs, but had stayed in the stairwell. Although she couldn't hear what Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua were saying, she could see their expressions clearly through a stolen glance.
Just as she expected, Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua were both faking it in front of her.
"Let's see how long you can keep up this act."
Zhou Na muttered to herself.
However, she did not focus too much on Zhou Dana and his wife. She had already seen through their true intentions to get benefits from their family, so she would remain patient until Zhou Dana achieved his goal.
During this time, no matter how outrageous her actions were, Zhou Dana and his wife dared not say anything.
As it turns out, this is indeed the case.
She dismissed them without giving a reason, and the two of them had to force a smile.
Previously, the two of them had always been in control of her, but now, the tables have turned, and Zhou Na can now turn the tables on them.
"Five hundred thousand each, those two will probably cause trouble again."
Zhou Na's mind raced, and she thought of Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan, who also had 500,000 yuan, guessing that the two of them would definitely not stay quiet.
It's possible they'll continue to make trouble for Zhou Chen.
However, such things are irrelevant to her now. Even if her biological father comes looking for her, it won't change the fact that she has severed ties with the two of them.
She was tired and didn't want to clean up after those two anymore.
Hong Kong Island
Inside a villa.
"Secretary Wang, thank you for your hard work!"
A middle-aged man in pajamas, with bloodshot eyes, put down the phone.
His tired expression showed that he hadn't rested well.
“Hyde, now that we’ve found them, bring them here quickly! That way, our son can be saved. There’s bound to be at least one of them who meets the requirements.”
At this time,
A middle-aged woman with a similarly haggard face hurriedly came down the stairs, grabbed Zhou Haide, and urged him on.
Looking at the woman's appearance, Zhou Haide's eyes flashed with heartache. He hugged the middle-aged woman in his arms, patted her back gently, and said, "Meihui, don't worry, Xiaolong is my son. I will definitely do my best to save him, but please give me some time. I have only just found the three siblings and I cannot talk about this directly. I need some groundwork."
"But, Xiaolong... he's in pain every day."
“I know, and I feel sorry for our son too. I promise, Snapdragon will get better. Just wait a little longer.”
Zhou Haide promised.
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