"Big brother, I was wrong. I apologize for all the immature things I did before!"
"I hope you'll give me a chance, considering my young age and immaturity."
In front of her neighbors, Zhou Ling looked sincere, as if she genuinely regretted her past actions, and her apologetic gesture was quite genuine.
Immediately afterwards, Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua spoke up one after another.
“Nephew, we, as your parents, can never repay the kindness you have shown to our family. We have heard about what those three did. It’s not your fault; they were the ones who couldn’t tell right from wrong. We have already taught them a lesson. Please give them a chance and let’s go back to how things were before, where we all love each other. Don’t worry, I will treat you like my own child.”
Zhou Dana spoke very eloquently, displaying an air of knowledge and reason, giving Zhou Chen a great way out in front of everyone.
After Zhou Dana finished speaking, Wang Xiuhua bowed to Zhou Chen on behalf of the three siblings to express her gratitude to Zhou Chen and their deceased parents for their sacrifices.
She kept expressing her gratitude to Zhou Chen's parents, and finally, tears welled up in her eyes, as if she were deeply moved.
The neighbors at the scene were all infected; several people had red eyes and kept wiping their eyes.
More than one person spoke up for Zhou Ling's family, saying things like it's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester, and urging Zhou Chen to be magnanimous and not take it to heart.
Generosity?
hehe……
The famous saying resurfaced in Zhou Chen's mind: "Stay away from those who advise you to be magnanimous, lest you be struck by lightning."
Even if Zhou Chen knew that Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua's identities were fake, he still wouldn't believe such crocodile tears.
He knew Zhou Ling's character better than anyone; she was a typical ingrate.
They'll do anything for themselves.
When she ruined his reputation before, she didn't care about our past brother-sister relationship at all. She did bad things behind his back several times. Just a couple of days ago, she even sent him a disgusting MMS. Suddenly, she realized her mistake and had a change of heart.
How could that be!
Even a fool could guess what Zhou Dana and his wife said, or what a series of preparations they made to get their hands on him.
Seeing that all the neighbors were speaking up for them, and with Zhou Ling's sincere apology, Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua believed that Zhou Chen had no reason not to forgive him. Even if they harbored resentment, they would forgive him on the surface under these circumstances.
Moreover, Zhou Chen is a celebrity, so from any perspective, they have to save face.
It's safe!
As long as Zhou Chen says he forgives them, whether it's true or not, they can use that as an excuse to continue looking for him in the future.
Unfortunately, they underestimated Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen didn't care what the neighbors thought, nor did he care about saving face. He was too lazy to act, and his face remained expressionless as he coldly said, "You've said your apology. You can leave now. Please don't come here again and disturb my life."
He had said this to Zhou Ling countless times.
Now, tell it to Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua.
He directly thwarted their attempt to take advantage of him, giving them no chance whatsoever. Although it seemed heartless, so what? He didn't owe this family anything; on the contrary, it was they who owed the Zhou family.
After saying that,
Zhou Chen walked past the family, and the neighbors in front automatically made way for him before he entered the building's stairwell.
The group was left behind, looking at each other in bewilderment.
"this……"
"Cough cough..."
The neighbors present weren't stupid; they could all see that Zhou Chen hadn't forgiven them and still disliked the family.
Someone made a polite remark, saying that Zhou Chen was being a bit impolite.
However, some people countered that Zhou Ling's previous actions may have hurt Zhou Chen too much, and it was understandable that Zhou Chen did not forgive her.
Remembering how Zhou Chen's stinky tofu business had almost gone bankrupt due to rumors, the neighbors at the scene all fell silent.
They didn't want to offend Zhou Chen either.
Moreover, Zhou Ling and her two siblings did indeed go too far, and an apology is only right. It is understandable that Zhou Chen would not forgive them.
"My food is almost ready, I have to go home."
"Me too, I think the gas was left on."
One by one, the neighbors left under various pretexts, and the crowd that had gathered around Zhou Dana and the others vanished without a trace in a short time.
Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua were both extremely embarrassed and furious.
Unfortunately, they cannot act out or show their true feelings here, otherwise, if they are seen, their carefully crafted persona will collapse.
“Dad, Mom, I’ve apologized to him as you suggested. I’m pregnant, so I’ve shown my sincerity enough, but he clearly doesn’t want to talk to us.”
"Now you believe it, right? He has no affection for us three siblings anymore."
"In my opinion, forget it. I don't want to please him."
If it weren't for the money, Zhou Ling wouldn't have bowed down to Zhou Chen. Now that she hasn't achieved the desired result, she has even less motivation to continue trying to please him and plans to give up halfway.
"No, we can't just give up like this."
Zhou Dana shook his head, denying it.
In his eyes, Zhou Chen was a big piggy bank. These days, he hadn't been idle. He had seen Zhou Chen's stinky tofu shop and found that it made a considerable income every day. It was said that Zhou Chen had recruited many franchisees, each of whom had to pay a franchise fee of 11,000 yuan. He learned from a passerby that there were at least fifty or sixty franchise stores of the stinky tofu shop.
In Fengcheng, there's also Zhou Chen's brand of stinky tofu shops. They've brought stinky tofu to the city; I wonder how much they make in a day.
Zhou Chen is a money god. With such a money god around, and considering the relationship between Zhou Na and her two siblings, it would be really hard not to squeeze some money out of him.
"Xiaoling, if you're still feeling a little wronged, we can continue tomorrow. I believe we can eventually move him. Or, we can invite Xiaona along tomorrow to show our sincerity."
Zhou Dana said.
Wang Xiuhua's eyes lit up. "I think it might be because Xiaona didn't come. If Xiaona apologizes too, he might accept it."
Zhou Ling looked skeptical. She thought it made some sense, but she also felt it wasn't very relevant. Zhou Chen had been so indifferent; could a few apologies really make up for it?
Zhou Ling didn't say these words aloud because she didn't want to upset her parents.
"Xiaoling, I'm leaving the task of persuading Xiaona to apologize to you."
"You can definitely do it, right?"
Zhou Dana directly assigned the task to Zhou Ling, which surprised Zhou Ling slightly.
A moment later,
Zhou Ling had no choice but to agree, saying she could try, but couldn't guarantee success.
That evening,
When Zhou Na received Zhou Ling's call and heard that they were going to apologize to Zhou Chen together, she immediately refused, saying it was impossible!
She would never apologize to Zhou Chen.
Besides, she didn't do anything to wrong Zhou Chen, so why should she apologize?
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