Chapter 207 Without Jiang Yan, you are nothing!
"Jiang Yan, what do you mean!" Xiang's mother heard contempt in Jiang Yan's words, which made her very dissatisfied.
Jiang Yan was too lazy to waste any more words with them. "I can't control Xiang Lei's affairs, and I won't interfere in the affairs of your Xiang family anymore. Don't come looking for me again."
After saying that, Jiang Yan turned and left.
“Jiang Yan, come back here!” Xiang’s mother shouted. “If you don’t take care of this, we’ll go find Zhou Jingming.”
Jiang Yan waved her hand dismissively, "Go find someone. Sigh, Zhou Jingming is just worried about not finding a place to vent his anger."
"Isn't she most afraid of us troubling Zhou Jingming?" Xiang's mother looked at her husband. "Did the sun rise in the west today?"
Her father glared at her. "Is this how you ask for a favor? Can't you speak properly? If Leilei is really detained, she'll have a criminal record. How will she ever take the civil service exam again?"
“How was I supposed to know Jiang Yan would do this? She used to just do whatever I asked,” Xiang’s mother muttered. “What do we do now? Should we send my eldest sister to find Jiang Yan, or should we go to Zhou Jingming?”
“They’re having a fight, mother and daughter. Didn’t you see Jiang Yan blocked us all?” Xiang’s father pondered for a moment. “Let’s go directly to Zhou Jingming. His father is the right person for us, so it’ll only take a word.”
"All right."
Xiang's parents drove to the building where Zhou Jingming's company was located.
This wasn't their first time here; they often came to ask Zhou Jingming for help, and the receptionist knew them.
They rushed into the office building, intending to take the elevator directly to find Zhou Jingming, but were stopped by the receptionist.
Who are you looking for?
“We’re looking for Zhou Jingming,” Xiang’s mother said, glancing at the stage in front of her. “How come he doesn’t even recognize us?”
"Do you have an appointment?" the receptionist asked politely, without taking the bait.
“We never need an appointment to see Zhou Jingming,” Xiang’s mother said, frowning. “Did you take the wrong medicine today?”
The receptionist resisted the urge to roll her eyes and continued with a smile, "You can't see Mr. Zhou without an appointment. Please make an appointment first before you come."
"I refuse to believe I won't see Zhou Jingming today." Ignoring everything else, Xiang's parents headed towards the elevator.
The receptionist shouted loudly to the security guard standing to the side, "Stop them!"
Four security guards stopped the Xiang couple from going upstairs.
Xiang's father took out his phone to call Zhou Jingming, only to find that Zhou Jingming had also blocked him.
He had a bad feeling. He wasn't giving up. If they couldn't go up, then they could wait down there. Zhou Jingming would have to go home sooner or later anyway.
Xiang's parents sat on the sofa in the lobby on the first floor, anxiously waiting for Zhou Jingming.
Zhou Jingming received the message from the first floor but didn't react. He figured he could wait as long as he wanted. He even stayed to work overtime for two hours, since Jiang Yan was also working overtime today, so he could just go pick her up.
As darkness fell, the Xiang couple watched as wave after wave of people emerged from the elevator, but they never saw Zhou Jingming.
"Honey, Zhou Jingming isn't at the company, is he?" Xiang's mother grew increasingly anxious; her daughter, Leilei, was still waiting at the police station.
“Wait a little longer,” Mr. Xiang said, more calmly than Mrs. Xiang. “I just went outside and saw that his office light was on; he must be working overtime.”
Xiang's mother snorted coldly, "I think he did it on purpose."
Zhou Jingming checked the time and, seeing that it was almost time, packed his things, picked up his laptop, and went downstairs.
As soon as I stepped out of the elevator, two figures blocked my way.
"Jingming, you've finally arrived," Xiang's father said with a fawning smile. "We've been waiting for you for a long time."
"What are you waiting for me for?" Zhou Jingming asked expressionlessly.
"It's all because of Leilei," Xiang's father sighed. "She made a mistake in a moment of impulse, but she already knows she was wrong. Do you think it's possible to get the police to release her?"
Zhou Jingming raised an eyebrow. "The police station isn't our private property. We can't just release people whenever we want."
“Your father manages all the police stations in Jiangbei City. It’s just a matter of a word from him. How is that any different from your family running one?” Xiang’s mother said anxiously from the side.
Zhou Jingming's gaze turned icy. "You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. If you say another word out of line, I'll call the police and accuse you of spreading rumors and defamation."
“She’s just a woman, she doesn’t know anything, don’t bother with her,” Xiang’s father immediately put on a smile. “Jingming, can we spend some money to get Leilei out first? You know that girl named Lin Xi, right? Can you put in a good word for us and drop the case and settle it privately?”
“No way.” Zhou Jingming refused decisively. “Xi Xi isn’t short of money, she’s short of venting her anger. This isn’t the first time Xiang Lei has caused her trouble. Xi Xi was already very magnanimous before, but I didn’t expect Xiang Lei to dare to hurt people.”
“Zhou Jingming, how can you side with an outsider like this?” Xiang’s mother couldn’t help but yell at Zhou Jingming. “No matter what, we are Jiang Yan’s uncle and aunt, and your elders. If you don’t get Leilei out of the police station today, don’t even think about marrying Jiang Yan.”
“I’m sorry, Jiang Yan and I have already registered our marriage,” Zhou Jingming said coldly, “but we will no longer interfere in the affairs of your Xiang family.”
After saying this, Zhou Jingming looked at Xiang's father and said, "Don't use my name to sign projects anymore. I've already spoken to them. I have nothing to do with you. You can support your own construction team."
Xiang's father was originally a small contractor, but with Zhou Jingming's support, he gradually expanded his business, eventually setting up an engineering team and earning several hundred thousand yuan a year.
He was able to take on the project 90% thanks to Zhou Jingming's help; if he had relied on himself, the construction team would have gone out of business long ago.
Upon hearing Zhou Jingming's words, Xiang's father panicked completely. "Jingming, why have you suddenly changed? You're married to Yan Yan now, so you should call me uncle. Shouldn't we be family from now on?"
"How could you marry Jiang Yan?" Xiang's mother was disappointed and became very anxious. "How could Jiang Yan be so shameless!"
“You’re the shameless one,” Zhou Jingming said, his cold gaze fixed on Xiang’s mother. “Don’t think I don’t know the filthy and stupid thoughts in your minds. I’m going to show you now that without Jiang Yan, you are nothing!”
While the two were still in a daze, Zhou Jingming pushed aside Xiang Fu and walked out the door.
“It’s all over, it’s all over,” Xiang’s father slapped his thigh, then slapped Xiang’s mother hard. “It’s all your fault, how could I have married such a jinx like you?”
"You dare hit me!" Xiang's mother looked at Xiang's father in surprise. "It's clearly your own incompetence that's the problem, why blame me?"
"If it weren't for your terrible idea, which made my sister hold Jiang Yan back from getting married and insisted on marrying Leilei to Zhou Jingming, Jiang Yan wouldn't have fallen out with us like this, and Zhou Jingming wouldn't have abandoned us."
“What does this have to do with me? I just mentioned it casually, and who knew your sister would agree?” Xiang’s mother shouted. “It’s your sister who’s mentally unstable; she can’t stand to see Jiang Yan doing well!”
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