The next day, in Xia Changlong's office.
"Master Zhou, do you only visit us when you have a reason?" Xia Changlong asked with a smile.
"Mr. Zhou does have some questions that Mr. Xia needs to answer."
"As long as it doesn't involve trade secrets, feel free to ask. I know everything and will tell you everything." Xia Changlong said readily.
"Yesterday, Mr. Zhou attended a meeting where the organizer told him that Mr. Xia invested in this competition with ulterior motives and purposes. Is this true?" Zhou Zhiming asked bluntly.
“I have my own selfish motives! And I have my own agenda!” Seeing Zhou Zhiming frown and remain silent, Xia Changlong continued, “Master Zhou, won’t you ask what I think?”
"Would Mr. Xia be willing to clear up Mr. Zhou's doubts?"
"Mr. Xia and his wife have someone they value very much. She has a childhood friend as her boyfriend, who is an artist."
"Mr. Xia, are you not going to tell Mr. Zhou that person's name?"
"No! She forbids me to say!" Xia Changlong said with a self-deprecating laugh. "Master Zhou knows the conditions of my investment, right?"
"I've heard a little about it, which is also what makes Zhou suspicious."
"Sigh! Isn't it that little girl again?" Xia Changlong said with a smile. "Neither of them has any qualifications or background. They said they were afraid that there would be a pre-selection in this kind of competition, and that people would see familiar names and the selection would be unfair."
"Is that so?"
"Yes! It's not that she doesn't trust Master Zhou, it's that she doesn't trust any kind of occasion or setting! She just wants a fair opportunity to showcase her little man's talent!"
"Excuse my curiosity, but I've heard that Mr. Xia mentioned some kind of test. What is it?"
"Madam values that girl highly, and that girl is someone I, Xia, trust. I, Xia, always want to help vet her future partner."
"I see! Mr. Xia seems to be a clear-headed and trustworthy person. He shouldn't be the vain person I've heard about, someone who curries favor with the powerful, right?"
"Sucking up to the powerful? Vanity? Hahahaha!" Xia Changlong laughed loudly. "Compared to her, everyone else is vain! That girl even dares to curse me. Sucking up? Vanity?"
“A mere ordinary person who dares to scold even Mr. Xia? Mr. Xia must be joking.” Zhou Zhiming didn’t believe it.
"Master Zhou, don't be so skeptical!" Xia Changlong pulled out his phone and showed several text messages. "Take a look for yourself. Can a girl like this really be the way you describe her?"
Zhou Zhiming was also curious! After taking a look, a row of black lines appeared on his forehead: This tone, even an ordinary elder would be angry, right?
What?! Boss Xia! If you dare to cheat, do you think I'll make you lose money?
What?! I've told you so many times, Secretary Huang is working for you, not selling himself! Just because he's paid enough overtime doesn't mean he can monopolize someone's matchmaking career! Do this himself! Otherwise, I'll advise him to quit and give you a piece of his mind!
What?! You're having barbecue with Sister Tao?! Go somewhere cool! What's wrong with eating a meal by yourself? When you're busy, do you even think about Sister Tao eating alone at home?
"This girl... is really domineering! Mr. Xia has to suffer!" Zhou Zhiming finally commented.
"Sigh! I'm so angry! Sometimes I just want to smash my head against someone, how disrespectful!" Xia Changlong said with a self-deprecating laugh. "But after the anger subsides, looking back, they all make sense. In my position, there are very few people who dare to tell the truth!"
“Honest advice is indeed hard to hear.” Zhou Zhiming smiled as well. “I truly admire Mr. Xia for being able to listen to such words and leave footprints on the ground.”
“Therefore, Master Zhou, you must respect this child’s request.” Xia Changlong nodded. “She trusts that boy, and besides, I also want to see if she has misjudged him.”
"I understand Mr. Xia's meaning."
"Master Zhou, I have another question." Zhou Zhiming had answered, but Xia Changlong still hadn't. "Who is it that slandered the girl?"
"The event organizer is Jiang Xuanxuan."
"Jiang Xuanxuan again?"
"Mr. Xia knows this person?"
"Alas! What a misfortune for my family. My siblings are colluding with the Jiang family, trying to seize control of the Xia Group. This Jiang Xuanxuan is the girl's elementary school classmate. She's bullied her since childhood, so it's no surprise that she would slander the girl like this!"
"Sigh! Every family has its own troubles!" Zhou Zhiming chatted with Xia Changlong for a few more minutes before taking his leave.
Knowing that Jiang Xuanxuan was behind this, Xia Changlong narrowed his eyes slightly.
When Yang Yajing suggested taking action against the Jiang family, he didn't object, but he did feel a little sorry for them.
But the slight regret he felt at the time that the Jiang family had been harmed for no reason has now been completely negated by Jiang Xuanxuan's actions!
The Jiang family is so low-class, yet they dare to bully his girl. They shouldn't blame Xia Changlong for showing no mercy!
Yang Yajing had said long ago that she would never have a peaceful life as long as the Jiang family was not destroyed, and it seems that she was right.
How could Xia Changlong's daughter not be happy? He was already ashamed of the trivial matters that had happened in his own Xia family, how could the Jiang family be added to the mix?
No! Xia Changlong absolutely will not allow it!
But Yang Yajing told him to wait, saying the opportunity hadn't arrived yet and he shouldn't get involved. Otherwise, he would have taken immediate action to suppress the Jiang family today!
So what if she has a few stinking coins? That's less than what her girl could earn on her own. What's she so smug about?
Sigh! If it weren't for his daughter, how could he be so restrained?
"Should I go eat some instant noodles? Damn it!" he thought to himself.
Forget it! If the girl makes him wait, she must have her reasons.
The girl might be secretly planning something! I can't let my good intentions backfire and ruin her plans!
My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
