"Zhenghao! That's not how it is, you've misunderstood!" Luo Jiaqi quickly stood up and anxiously explained to him.
Mrs. Luo and Speaker Luo also looked embarrassed.
“Zhenghao! Things aren’t what you think,” Speaker Luo said first.
"You don't need to explain to me anymore. I already knew. You regret it. I won't stop you from changing your minds, but you have to make amends to me. Otherwise, don't even think about your wishful thinking. The beads on that abacus will probably be shaken to their limit by your beautiful dreams."
Qian Zhenghao has always been ruthless and cold-blooded towards Luo Jiaqi.
Especially this time, because of the Luo family, the Qian family also suffered collateral damage. Perhaps there was still a trace of affection for Luo Jiaqi before, but now that affection has vanished without a trace, like a fleeting cloud.
Just then, Speaker Luo rushed out, trying to act as a peacemaker to ease the tension: "Oh dear, Zheng Hao! Look at you, why make things so tense and irreconcilable? Let's talk things out, everything can be discussed, right?" However, Qian Zheng Hao remained unmoved by Speaker Luo's persuasion.
He snorted coldly, his eyes wide with anger, and shouted, "Hmph! Stop your pretense and evasive tactics! Do you really think I'm still that naive and ignorant child? If you want me to let this go and not pursue this matter any further, you'll have to offer me conditions that satisfy me. Otherwise, there's no point in discussing anything!"
“Zhenghao! We’re just trying to test the waters a little. Who knows how Cangnan will react?” Madam Luo explained softly, looking at Qian Zhenghao’s angry face.
However, Qian Zhenghao was unable to quell his anger at this moment. He frowned and said indignantly, "Is this matter so difficult to handle? In my opinion, wouldn't it be better to just go directly to their door and ask them face to face? Why bother thinking about it here and waiting idly?"
His downfall from a privileged son of a high-ranking official to his current situation is not due to the Luo family.
Mrs. Luo and Speaker Luo locked eyes, their gazes seemingly conveying a tacit understanding. Then, they nodded in unison, as if they had reached a consensus.
Since we've already fallen out, let's be frank and open with each other.
“Zhenghao, if you put it that way, then that’s really going too far! Victory and defeat are common occurrences in war. It was your father who decided to join Dean Wang’s faction, so how can you blame us?” Speaker Luo said coldly.
For a long time, he had been the peacemaker, but in reality, he was the most scheming.
He allowed his wife to play the bad cop while he always played the good guy.
In reality, many things were done with his tacit approval or even at his instruction.
For example, when he opposed Luo Jiaqi and Canglan being together, it was clearly because he looked down on Canglan's family background and felt that she would not be of any help to him, so he asked Madam Luo to step forward and oppose it.
Later, Canglan entered an important department and was seen as a promising talent. In addition, too many people knew about Luo Jiaqi and Canglan's affair, and he did not want to be seen as a snob who did not cherish talent. Therefore, he took it upon himself to agree to Canglan and Luo Jiaqi's relationship.
Later, after arriving in H country, everyone formed cliques, and he actually had the same idea. Unfortunately, Canglan was still around at the time, so he couldn't openly break off the engagement, and the matter was dropped.
But man proposes, God disposes. Canglan went missing in City A. So he tacitly approved Madam Luo's arrangement for Luo Jiaqi to go on a blind date, and in the end, the marriage with the Qian family was successfully arranged.
It's fair to say that if Dean Wang hadn't failed this time, the Luo family would have definitely made further progress, and Canglan would never have been mentioned again.
"Moreover, the failure of that matter back then was also because your Qian family couldn't hold back. If we were truly ungrateful, why would we have taken you with us when we left H country?" Speaker Luo's words were sharp and aggressive, proving that he was indeed a man of few words, but when he did reveal his sharpness, it was all out in the open.
Qian Zhenghao opened his mouth to refute, but on the surface, none of what Speaker Luo said was wrong.
“Zhenghao, from H country to now, have we ever thought of abandoning you? You're a grown man, think about what you've done all this way? You didn't even help your wife who's six months pregnant! And now you're still angry, still upset, still blaming others. As a man, do you really have any shame?” Speaker Luo continued to press the issue.
Although Qian Zhenghao is not good at speaking and doesn't know how to refute others with reason and evidence, he has one advantage: no matter what others say, he still does things his own way and follows his own ideas.
To put it bluntly, he's a scoundrel.
"Father-in-law, don't give me that nonsense. I'm not a three-year-old! All I know is that you're looking to change your minds. If you don't give me something in return, I will never give up on bothering you." Qian Zhenghao started off with nothing but shameless words.
Mrs. Luo and Speaker Luo exchanged a glance; this Qian Zhenghao was now determined to latch onto them.
"Qian Zhenghao, I'm warning you, don't be ungrateful. Do you think you're still the glamorous young master of the Qian family? You're powerless now, and people can crush you as easily as crushing an ant." Speaker Luo spoke sharply and sternly.
Qian Zhenghao, on the contrary, became increasingly calm at this moment. "Father-in-law, you don't need to scare me. Yes, I have indeed fallen from grace, but you are not much better off now! You don't need to scare me with this!"
At this moment, Luo Jiaqi couldn't sit still any longer. "Dad! Mom! Please stop talking! I know you're both doing this for my own good, but right now I just want to live a simple life with Zheng Hao."
"Live a simple life! Daughter, you're being far too naive!" Mrs. Luo sneered as she tossed a stack of photos out of her bag.
It's full of disgusting photos of Qian Zhenghao and this kind of woman.
Luo Jiaqi bent down with difficulty and picked up the bills one by one.
From home to hotels, from cars to restrooms and fitting rooms, his passionate presence was felt everywhere.
Even in the short few days he's been in City A, he hasn't had a moment's peace.
Looking at those photos, Luo Jiaqi felt heartbroken, realizing that her persistence had been meaningless.
"Well? Jiaqi, do you see clearly now?" Madam Luo was full of smugness. From the moment the Qian family lost power, she had already made preparations.
She secretly hired a private investigator to take photos of Qian Zhenghao meeting with various women, all for today.
Luo Jiaqi's face turned deathly pale.
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