Chapter 271: Loving Mothers Often Spoil Their Children
"Ms. Zhong, Ling Chao is unlucky, so he encountered a ghost." Ling's mother had obvious displeasure on her face, "He is just a child, and he usually plays a little. I don't know what unclean place he came from to provoke such a thing. We came here today to ask you to help catch ghosts." I didn't ask you to question us.
Ling's mother did not say the last sentence, but the expression on her face was enough to explain it all.
"Then I'll tell you directly," Zhong Nianyao said coldly, "I can't help you."
"you--"
Seeing Zhong Nianyao's expression, Ling's mother was furious and almost wanted to slam the table and stand up. However, her momentum weakened when she saw Ling's father's warning look.
"Miss Zhong, my wife was just too worried about Ling Chao, so she spoke without thinking." Ling's father said apologetically, "Please forgive us if we offended you. We sincerely want to ask you to save Ling Chao today. He is being haunted by a female ghost who wants to kill him. We really have no other choice, so we rashly asked Chu Xu to help ask you out."
"Miss Zhong, Ling Chao might have some bad traits, but his crime doesn't deserve the death penalty!" Chu Xu, who was standing by, also spoke up for Ling Chao. "He's been haunted by that female ghost these past few days. If this continues, he'll really die."
Although he had some opinions about Ling Chao after the last Pen Fairy incident, and even thought about staying away from Ling Chao in the future. After all, he saw Ling Chao's selfishness, and such a person was not worthy of his close friendship.
However, they are friends of many years after all, and Ling Chao's life is in danger now. He really can't just stand by and watch.
That's why he helped to invite Zhong Nianyao out today. But he didn't expect that Zhong Nianyao would reject the business deal so directly.
"Isn't the crime punishable by death?" Zhong Nianyao's expression turned somewhat sarcastic. Her gaze fell on Ling Chao, and she smiled coldly, saying, "Actually, why don't you ask him if he thinks the crime really doesn't deserve death?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes fell on Ling Chao.
Chu Xu's expression grew strange. He hadn't forgotten how Zhong Nianyao had repeatedly refused. This wasn't out of modesty, but a genuine reluctance to take action. However, the last time they'd summoned the Pen Fairy, Zhong Nianyao hadn't refused, even though the matter was so difficult. Now, without even understanding the entire situation, she'd simply refused. Was there some other reason?
Could it be that Ling Chao really is hiding something this time?
Thinking of this, when Chu Xu looked at Ling Chao, his eyes became a little strange.
"Miss Zhong, what do you mean?" Ling's father also noticed something was wrong. "This female ghost wasn't something Ling Chao accidentally provoked, was it?"
"Hubby, what are you talking about?" Ling's mother said anxiously, "Do you think your son deliberately provoked that female ghost?"
"Shut up." Father Ling's eyes turned serious when he looked at Mother Ling. "If you keep interrupting, get out of here right now."
Being able to control a large company, he definitely couldn't be an unknown person. From the beginning to now, Zhong Nianyao's attitude was really strange.
He could tell that Zhong Nianyao had shown some resistance since the first time they met. He even felt that Zhong Nianyao already knew what they were going to do before they even opened their mouths.
Obviously, this time, what happened was not as they thought. It was just that their son accidentally encountered a ghost.
"You might as well ask your son what he did to deserve that female ghost's haunting of him," Zhong Nianyao looked at Ling Chao, her clear eyes seemed to see through everything, "The female ghost's purpose is very clear, she just wants revenge."
"Revenge?" Chu Xu exclaimed, then blurted out, "Did Ling Chao kill this man? Otherwise, why would he seek revenge on him?"
It’s very simple logic, but it hits the point directly.
"What did you do?" Ling's father looked at Ling Chao with a sharp gaze, "Tell me the truth."
He never imagined that his son would actually kill a girl. Now that girl has turned into a ghost and is back to seek revenge on him.
"Dad, I really didn't do anything." Ling Chao's eyes flickered, and he kept shouting injustice, "I don't even know that female ghost. She haunted me for no reason. I am really too innocent."
As he spoke, Ling Chao looked at his mother pitifully, "Mom, do you believe me? I really haven't killed anyone."
"Of course I believe you."
Looking at Ling Chao's appearance, Ling's mother felt really distressed. She turned her head and looked at Zhong Nianyao, "Miss Zhong, you are hard-hearted and unwilling to help. We can't say anything. But you can't wrongly accuse my son! Even if he is naughty, he is definitely not a vicious person. How could he kill someone!"
"As expected, a loving mother spoils her son!" Zhong Nianyao sneered, "It's because you dote on Ling Chao so unscrupulously that he becomes so unscrupulous. Also, to be precise, he didn't kill that girl—"
After hearing this, Ling's father couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and Ling's mother was also delighted. However, Zhong Nianyao's next words made them fall directly into hell.
"That should be considered his own murder! A living life was destroyed by his calculations. Now people are seeking revenge on him, it can be considered karma."
Ling's father and mother couldn't believe their ears. They looked at Ling Chao in shock.
Ling Chao subconsciously retorted, "No, you're lying, I didn't do anything. I—"
"You're not going to tell me that you don't even know Zhang Jing!"
Zhong Nianyao's lips curled up in a sarcastic arc. She looked at Ling's father and mother, then pointed at Ling Chao and continued, "Do you know your son? Just because Zhang Jing said she was pregnant with his child, he tricked her into going to Myanmar and then hired someone to commit a burglary, resulting in the tragic death of that girl named Zhang Jing."
"Afterwards, he left Myanmar without a single ounce of guilt, even refusing to help transport the girl's body back home. Do you still think he's innocent? Do you still dare to say his crime doesn't deserve the death penalty?"
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