Chapter 75

Meng Xuanyu was very efficient. Perhaps because he had sent too many girls, his younger brother was well aware of this, and while Zhou Qingyu was trying on clothes, he had already delivered several bags that Yan Xi had requested.

"Tongzi! Scan quickly!"

[Host, I have scanned it, and it is all high imitation! ]

The system’s identification capabilities are first-rate, but unfortunately it cannot produce a report, so this batch of bags still needs to be sent to a testing agency.

Yan Xi looked at Meng Xuanyu, "Mr. Meng is so generous!" It's so easy to take advantage of someone!

Meng Xuanyu was very proud and stretched out his hand to Yan Xi, "Take the bag too. Come on, I'll take you out to sea..."

With a "snap" sound, Zhou Qingyu picked up a belt and hit Meng Xuanyu on the back of his hand without hesitation!

Meng Xuanyu was a delicate young man, and the skin on the back of his hand instantly turned red after being slapped, and he quickly retracted his hand in pain.

"Zhou Qingyu! What are you doing!?"

Zhou Qingyu had already changed back into her own clothes. She put her arm around Yan Xi's shoulders and raised her eyebrows at Meng Xuanyu, "Meng Xuanyu, I've tried on my clothes. You and your people can get out now!"

“I, I…”

How could Meng Xuanyu be willing to let the duck fly away? Even if the bags he gave to Yan Xi were high-end imitations, they cost thousands of yuan!

"Mr. Meng~" Yan Xi smiled timidly and sweetly, "There's a long way to go~"

This smile touched Meng Xuanyu's heart.

Today Zhou Qingyu was here, so it was difficult for him to attack Yan Xi. Next time he would have to choose a time when Zhou Qingyu was not around. He knew much more about love than Zhou Yanci. How difficult would it be to snatch a woman from Zhou Yanci?

After he gets Yan Xi, he will take Yan Xi to show off in front of Zhou Yanci. Zhou Yanci's face must be full of colors at that time! Meng Xuanyu was so happy when he thought of this.

We still need to remain stable and not act hastily.

So Meng Xuanyu handed Yan Xi a business card and said, "Remember to contact me!"

"Okay~" Yan Xi agreed very readily.

After Meng Xuanyu left, Yan Xi threw the business card into the trash can without hesitation.

Zhou Qingyu looked through the bag Meng Xuanyu sent her. "Are these all fake? I can't tell!"

"Of course. If the imitation is poor, Meng Xuanyu would not dare to sell it."

In fact, Zhou Qingyu had already tried on the dress and deliberately lingered in the dressing room just to cooperate with Yan Xi and wait for Meng Xuanyu to deliver the bag.

Even though Yan Xi had asked Lin Zhi to buy new products from M last night, it was late at night and the mall was about to close. M also mixed real and fake products, so it was not certain that you could buy high-quality imitations.

But the ones that Meng Xuanyu and his family took out were most likely fake.

"Lin Zhi is still at the testing agency," Yan Xi said, "I'll put these bags away first and send them over directly later."

Zhou Qingyu nodded, this is the best option.

Yan Xi had just left the cloakroom carrying a bag from M's house when she saw Qu Yan coming towards her.

Qu Yan was surprised when she saw the M bag in Yan Xi's hand.

She knew Zhou Qingyu was the spokesperson for M brand, but why did Yanxi have so many M brand bags in her hands? Were they given by Zhou Qingyu?

Those are all new products from M! They are worth hundreds of thousands! Qu Yan's facial muscles were distorted with jealousy.

"Nannan~"

Qu Yan

He forced a smile and moved closer to Zhou Qingyu.

Zhou Qingyu has a photo shoot in the afternoon. There will be fans and fans at the scene, so she has to dress up beautifully before going on stage.

Seeing Qu Yan, Zhou Qingyu greeted her naturally, "Aunt? Didn't you say you were busy with a project these days? How do you have time to come over?"

When talking about those projects, Qu Yan felt a heart-wrenching pain.

The promised 50 million was gone, and Qu Yan even had to pay a deposit of 1 million!

She didn't understand why Zhou Qingyu went back on her word. With so much assets under her name, how could she not come up with 50 million?

"The project is not going well!" Qu Yan said helplessly, "I thought you were going to enter the market, but you suddenly said you would not invest, and we were not ready!"

Zhou Qingyu shrugged, "There's nothing I can do. I'm short of money lately."

If she had enough money, she would not think of swallowing up the M family through Zhou's! By then, she would become the largest shareholder of Meng's company. Wouldn't she be able to walk sideways in front of Zhou Yanci?

Qu Yan was so angry that she vomited blood.

Zhou's father may not be a qualified father and cannot give his children company and fatherly love, but in terms of material, he never lacks his children. Zhou Qingyu's coming-of-age gift is Zhou's shares. After a few years of dividends, Zhou Qingyu's savings are at least tens of millions.

So, how could Zhou Qingyu be without money?

But Zhou Qingyu spoke so seriously that it seemed as if she was really worried about money.

After a while, Yan Xi came.

She greeted Qu Yan politely, then walked up to Zhou Qingyu and handed her a black velvet box.

"What is this?"

Zhou Qingyu didn't understand what was going on. She opened the velvet box and saw a five-carat, dazzling and eye-catching yellow diamond.

Zhou Qingyu was so scared that she slammed the box shut.

Yan Xi: “…”

She said coldly, "Who promised me not to buy it, and then secretly took the photo?"

Zhou Qingyu quickly said, "It's unfair! After I promised you last night, I really didn't bid again!"

Yan Xi raised her eyebrows, "What about this diamond?"

"The person who bought it before gave up, so I bought it for eight million in the second auction! I still have the purchase contract! If you don't believe me, take a look!" Zhou Qingyu flipped through the spending records on her phone, which clearly showed eight million.

Yan Xi didn't want to stop Zhou Qingyu from spending money. The money was hers, and she could spend it however she wanted. Yan Xi said this deliberately to make Zhou Qingyu feel the urgency of being short of money, so that she wouldn't be easily cheated by Qu Yan.

Qu Yan remained silent when she saw the yellow diamond.

Her defense was broken.

It turns out that the person who competed with her yesterday was Zhou Qingyu!

It was Zhou Qingyu who caused her to spend an extra million in deposit!

The key point is that Zhou Qingyu only spent 8 million to buy this yellow diamond!

Qu Yan felt her heart was bleeding!

She clutched her sleeves, her fingers trembling. "Nannan, I heard that last night at the Haicheng Auction House, the price of a yellow diamond with a reserve price of 7 million was raised to 30 million. So that person was you?"

"I didn't mean to bid so high. It's obvious that someone is shameless and wants to snatch it from me!"

Zhou Qingyu was very angry when she talked about this. Yellow diamonds were not ranked among the colored diamonds. Normally, she didn't even look at them and just took pictures of them as small toys. She never thought that someone would dare to snatch them from her.

Zhou Qingyu's principle is that it doesn't matter whether she likes it or not, but she can't lose!

"The bid went up to 30 million, but he turned around and said he didn't want to buy it. He was just trying to show off!"

"Maybe it's someone else's," Yan Xi said. Otherwise she couldn't understand why he bid so fiercely at the beginning and then refused to buy it later. What did that mean?

"So this guy deliberately asked for a high price, trying to trick me into spending more money?" Zhou Qingyu was very angry, "How can he be so mean! Xixi, luckily you stopped me in time! Otherwise, I would have been fooled!"

Yan Xi nodded vigorously. She just didn't want Zhou Qingyu to waste money at that time, but she didn't expect the auction industry to be so complicated.

Qu Yan's face turned green with anger as she listened to the conversation between the two.

She is not a shill!

And what's wrong with Yan Xi? Why did she stop Zhou Qingyu? If she didn't stop, she wouldn't have to spend more money!

Qu Yan felt like her lungs were about to explode.

But Zhou Qingyu and Yan Xi were still discussing what kind of jewelry to design with this yellow diamond. Qu Yan felt that every word these two people said was like a stab in her heart.

At the end, Zhou Qingyu added, "Aunt, I'm sorry, I have an important project recently and I have to invest all the money. I can't lend it to you!"

Qu Yan's eyes went dark and she almost couldn't stand, so she sat on the sofa beside her.

Her fingers just happened to touch the tablet on the sofa, and a document page popped up. Qu Yan only glanced at it and saw words like "Meng Xuanyu lost 100 million in gambling" and "M company uses high imitations" on it.

Yan Xi quickly came over and put away the tablet.

Qu Yan asked tentatively, "What's so mysterious?"

Yan Xi responded politely, "It's about work. Will my aunt still stay at Zhou's house? But Qingqing really has no money recently~"

Another knife stabbed into Qu Yan's heart.

"Who said I came here to borrow money? I came here mainly to see my daughter!" Qu Yan raised her head unyieldingly, "Aunt Zhang is really something. I've been here for so long and you didn't even give me a cup of tea!"

She pressed the service bell, and Aunt Zhang came to the cloakroom to pour tea for Qu Yan.

Qu Yan knew that she couldn't do anything to Zhou Qingyu, but she still felt superior to a servant.

Qu Yan took a sip of Biluochun tea and spat it out, "What kind of tea is this! It's so bitter!"

Aunt Zhang said indifferently, "Ms. Qu, this is how the tea tastes."

"you--!"

Qu Yan gritted her teeth. She knew Aunt Zhang didn't like her, but she still deliberately made fun of her. "Aunt Zhang, I am a guest of the Zhou family after all. How can you treat a guest like this?"

Aunt Zhang curled her lips. The tea had been poured, and it was the best Biluochun. What else did Qu Yan want?

"Ms. Qu, the master is not here. Who are you doing this for?"

Qu Yan sneered, "I'm not here for my brother-in-law, I'm here to see my niece!"

Aunt Zhang snorted in her heart, what do you mean by looking at your niece? She is almost done with deceiving others, she is not stupid!

Zhou Qingyu noticed the movement here and looked over.

She knew that Qu Yan had no interest in her father, and the servants at home were always on guard against Qu Yan as if she were a thief, which made Zhou Qingyu quite unhappy.

"Aunt Zhang, don't say that next time."

Since the eldest lady said so, Aunt Zhang could only shut up.

How could the eldest lady not understand? She was doing this for her own good. If Qu Yan became her stepmother and gave birth to another child, the eldest lady would be so pissed off that she would die!

Unfortunately, Aunt Zhang is just a maid, but Qu Yan is a relative.

Qu Yan was finally relieved when she saw Aunt Zhang was in trouble.

She knew she couldn't get any money from Zhou Qingyu today, so she picked up her bag and said, "Nannan, I have something else to do. I'm leaving first."

Before leaving, Qu Yan glanced at Aunt Zhang and whispered to Zhou, "You have to take good care of the servants in your house! If they are not useful, just replace them. Nannan, don't let yourself be wronged!"

Having said that, Qu Yan left Zhou's house.

Zhou Qingyu sighed helplessly. Relatives cannot be replaced, and she did consider replacing the servants. However, except for Qu Yan, the servants in the house were very kind to her and did their job properly.

Zhou Qingyu looked at Aunt Zhang, "Aunt Zhang, Auntie is my relative. She doesn't have that kind of feelings towards Dad. Don't talk about her like that in the future. I'm caught in the middle and it's very difficult."

Aunt Zhang lowered her head in grievance, "Miss, I understand."

Yan Xi ate the fruit cut by Aunt Zhang and poked her head out, "Aunt Zhang, I think you're overthinking it. It's clear that my aunt has no interest in my uncle and will not become Qingqing's stepmother."

Zhou Qingyu was relieved, look, Yan Xi understood very well.

Aunt Zhang is so disappointed that these girls are too young and don't know anything! If Qu Yan has no interest in the old man, why does she come to the old house every day?

Then, Yan Xi said, "If I were Qu Yan and wanted to marry into a top-notch family like the Zhou family, why wouldn't I choose Zhou Yanci? Between old bacon and young hunks, of course I would choose the young hunks!"

Aunt Zhang was stunned, and Zhou Qingyu was also stunned.

This was an angle they had never thought of. Aunt Zhang blurted out, "How is that possible! Miss Qu and the young master are of different generations!"

"Is there a generation gap?" Yan Xi thought for a moment, "But they are not related by blood, and my uncle and my aunt are 20 years apart, but my aunt and Zhou Yanci are only seven years apart! Nowadays, there are many sibling relationships, so seven years is nothing."

After Yan Xi said this, Aunt Zhang and Zhou Qingyu realized this.

For Aunt Zhang, she watched Zhou Yanci grow up. When Qu Yan was in college, Zhou Yanci was only in elementary school. She instinctively felt that there was a big gap between the two. For Zhou Qingyu, when she and Zhou Yanci were children, Zhou Yanci also followed her in calling Qu Yan "Auntie", and Zhou Qingyu would never think about it in that way.

But in reality, the ones with the biggest age gap are Qu Yan and Zhou's father. And the seven years between Zhou Yanci and Qu Yan will become smaller and smaller as they get older...

Zhou Qingyu was startled by this idea, and her hair stood on end. Aunt Zhang also thought of the past, and her brows furrowed deeper as she thought of Zhou Yanci, who had always disliked Qu Yan.

Yan Xi saw that both of their expressions changed.

He smiled and said, "Oh, don't be nervous, I just said it casually, don't take it to heart!"

But doubt is like a seed. As long as there are sufficient conditions, it will grow, sprout, and grow into a towering tree sooner or later.

——

In the afternoon, Zhou Qingyu went to the crew for filming, while Yan Xi took the bag given by Meng Xuanyu to a professional quality inspection agency.

At five o'clock in the evening, the test results came out.

As expected, the pink diamond bracelet, the bag given by Meng Xuanyu, and some of the new M products that Lin Zhi bought at the counter were all high imitations.

Even though he already knew the result, when he saw the report, Lin Zhi couldn't help but sigh, "Meng Xuanyu is so brave!"

"He has made quite a few mistakes," Yan Xi said, "but Zhou Yanci helped to clean up the mess before, so the truth was not exposed."

"Yes, it's Mr. Zhou who is suffering!"

Yan Xi didn't answer and didn't comment on Lin Zhi's idea.

Zhou Yanci does have a hard time with family relationships, but I'm afraid not when it comes to Meng Xuanyu.

He could have rejected Meng Yingrong, but he didn't.

Yan Xi felt that this was probably Zhou Yanci's dark side that no one knew about. He might have done it on purpose. If he had only the best interests of the Meng family, he would have persuaded Meng Yingrong to educate Meng Xuanyu, would have been very upset at the mistakes Meng Xuanyu had made, and would have tried to get him back on the right track.

But Zhou Yanci didn't do that. He just mechanically cleaned up the mess.

Yan Xi had heard a saying, "If God wants someone to die, he will make him crazy." This saying is very suitable for Meng Xuanyu. What else can Meng Xuanyu do now besides picking up girls?

Meng Yingrong still wants to rely on Meng Xuanyu to compete for the Meng family?

The current Meng Xuanyu is useless!

But Yan Xi never thought there was anything wrong with this, as we are not the Virgin Mary.

So she didn't tell Lin Zhi her guess, but handed her the test report, "The time has come, let Wu Liao reveal everything!"

——

At that time, the M family was at its peak.

All new autumn products were removed from the shelves. This was insider information, but for customers, it meant that they could not buy new products. Meng Yingrong again let the public relations department guide public opinion, creating the illusion that M's new products were selling very well and that new products in many stores were sold out.

At one time, many customers visited M's store. Although the new products were not sold, many classic models were sold.

Meng Xuanyu and Meng Yingrong were inspecting the store. Seeing the crowded counter, Meng Xuanyu smacked his lips in amazement, "Mom! You still understand!"

Meng Yingrong was pleased. "That's nothing. The sales growth is not obvious right now. Once all the stores have eliminated the fakes, we can talk about replenishing the stock and sales. The data will be even better!"

Although the loss of 100 million is a big hole, Meng Yingrong can still make up for it.

Suddenly, the assistant came running over, "Madam, Mr. Meng, something happened!"

The assistant brought a tablet, on which was a message exposed by a blogger, saying that the young master of the M family, Meng Xuanyu, owed money from gambling in Macau, and used M family's new products as collateral, and then sold high-quality imitations instead of genuine products!

The leak included photos of Meng Xuanyu gambling in a casino in Macau, as well as product quality inspection reports. From small items like bags and clothing to large items like jewelry, they were all high-quality imitations!

Public opinion exploded instantly, and netizens were discussing it——

【Didn’t the news say that M’s products were selling very well?】

[But they are all fake! Does this mean that what everyone buys are fake? ]

[This is too scary, a fake product worth 100 million, I feel sorry for everyone's wallet! ]

[Some people work hard to save money just to buy a luxury bag, what is this from M? ! ]

[Young Master owes money, so he wants to cheat us ordinary people out of our money? 】

[I am so angry, I will never buy from M again! ]

Meng Yingrong and Meng Xuanyu were stunned and immediately asked someone to remove the news.

The assistant said, "We have asked Weibo to remove the news, but now the hot search list is full of discussions about this matter, and all major platforms are spreading it... The news can't be suppressed."

Meng Yingrong was so angry that she had a headache. "Have you found out who leaked the information?"

The blogger who broke the news posted some common new products, such as bags, clothes, jewelry, etc., but there were no pink diamond bracelets, so Meng Yingrong could not identify the whistleblower through these products.

The assistant shook his head and said, "He was wearing a disguise when he was shopping. Neither his video nor our surveillance could reveal his identity."

It seems that this revelation was well prepared and no channels for reconciliation were left.

Public opinion on the Internet spread very quickly, and even customers shopping at the M store saw the news.

One second, they were shopping enthusiastically, and the next second, after seeing the news online, a large number of people rushed to the M store to return the goods.

Are you kidding me? Luxury goods are not cheap! Who wants to buy fake goods?

In a short while, the M store was packed with customers.

Unfortunately, they are all returns.

Meng Yingrong knew that the matter had gotten out of hand and there was no way to resolve it. Meng Huaigu was most likely already aware of it, so she had to think of a solution quickly.

The first person Meng Yingrong thought of was Zhou Yanci.

The only one who could help her settle all this was Zhou Yanci.

——

Zhou Yanci also saw the news.

In other words, he already knew that this matter would be exposed, he just wasn't sure when Yan Xi would be exposed.

Special Assistant Sun reported, "Boss Zhou, we found out that it was the eldest daughter who did it."

"Is the tail clean?"

"It's quite clean. Meng's company can't find out about it."

The entertainment industry is well versed in public opinion and is an expert at controlling it. Wu Liao was originally an elite who was transferred from Zhou's public relations department to Xingyao. His daily work is to handle the public opinion of artists on the Internet and to break news. It is not difficult for him to do it cleanly so that Xingyao cannot be traced.

Zhou Yanci breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew Yan Xi's plan. It would be a matter of time before Meng Yingrong found out that it was Yan Xi who was behind it, but the longer it could be delayed, the better.

"Why did Yan Xi suddenly go to check on Meng Xuanyu?"

If Yan Xi hadn't deliberately checked, Meng Xuanyu's act of passing off inferior goods as genuine ones would not have been discovered.

Assistant Sun hesitated for two seconds, seemingly embarrassed, but still placed the document in front of Zhou Yanci.

"Yan Xi asked Lin Zhi to investigate the relationship between the wife and Mr. Meng. This is their DNA test report. I guess they found out about this by accident when they asked the private detective to take Mr. Meng's DNA."

Zhou Yanci was stunned.

If the DNA test report showed that Meng Yingrong and Meng Xuanyu were siblings, then Special Assistant Sun would not have given him the document.

Zhou Yanci's throat rolled as he silently opened the report. It was just a few thin pages, but in Zhou Yanci's hands, it suddenly felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.

He quickly turned the page and read the last line.

When the line of words came into view, Zhou Yanci suddenly had a feeling that "as expected".

Special Assistant Sun had already read the documents and asked quietly, "Mr. Zhou, are you okay?"

Zhou Yanci closed the document and a sarcastic smile appeared on his face.

"Well, how can I not be good? I am fine."

There was a knock on the door, and the second secretary came in hurriedly, "Mr. Zhou, the wife wants to see you."

It seems that the matter of the M family has become too serious, and Meng Yingrong can only come to him for help.

"Please invite her in..." Before the second secretary could finish his words, Meng Yingrong had already broken through the security guards and came to Zhou Yanci's office in a tough manner.

"Why are you stopping me? He's my son! You still want to stop me?"

Zhou Yanci raised his eyes and winked at the others.

"Go out."

Only Zhou Yanci and Meng Yingrong were left in the office.

Only then did Meng Yingrong notice that there was an electric wheelchair in the office.

"Are you sick?" Meng Yingrong asked.

Zhou Yanci didn't even raise his eyelids, "It's almost healed."

Meng Yingrong didn't think much about it. Since Zhou Yanci was able to come to work, it meant that it was not serious.

"You know what happened to the M family, right? I don't know who dared to mess with us! Don't you have shares in Weibo? Hurry up and ask them to remove the news! If they continue like this, it will affect the stock price of Meng's!"

Zhou Yanci said nothing and looked at Meng Yingrong coldly.

Meng Yingrong's scalp tingled when she was looked at. "Yanci, didn't you hear what I said? Things have already fermented and must be dealt with immediately..."

"Whose child is Meng Xuanyu?" Zhou Yanci suddenly asked.

Meng Yingrong felt a buzz in her head and looked at Zhou Yanci in disbelief.

She stammered, "Of course it's your grandfather's child, Yanci, what are you talking about?"

Zhou Yanci threw the DNA test report in front of Meng Yingrong. Meng Yingrong immediately opened the report, and the words on it made her eyes go dark.

"You actually checked us?!"

"If I don't check, how do I know the relationship between you two? How do I know that I have an older brother?"

Meng Yingrong seemed to feel a little guilty and closed the appraisal report.

"Even if Xuanyu is your elder brother, so what? This makes you and him closer, so you should help him more, right?"

"I'm not that magnanimous. I can't help you with this."

Meng Yingrong was furious, "Zhou Yanci! What's wrong with you recently? You can't help me with anything. I think you don't want to help!"

"Yes, I don't want to." Zhou Yanci looked at Meng Yingrong, "I used to think that you and Meng Xuanyu were born of the same mother and had a deep relationship as siblings. Now, Meng Xuanyu is actually your child too. So, you know how to be a good mother, you just don't want to be good to me."

"In your eyes, am I just a tool to maintain your relationship with Zhou and to help you get resources from your father?"

"Of course not!" Meng Yingrong quickly approached Zhou Yanci, "You are also my own flesh and blood, how could I look at you like this!"

Zhou Yanci, leaning on his cane, deliberately took a step back.

"Then how can you be so biased?"

Meng Yingrong admitted that she was indeed more partial to Meng Xuanyu. Partly, Meng Xuanyu was the child of her first love and she was looking forward to his birth. Another part was that Zhou Yanci never needed her to worry about him. He was smart and capable, and he was also Zhou Hongsheng's eldest son. Even without her, Zhou Yanci could live well.

But Meng Xuanyu is different. Meng Xuanyu has no father, and the Meng family has a covetous Meng Xuanhao who is eyeing him. She has to consider Meng Xuanyu more.

But even if she was a little biased, Zhou Yanci was still her child, how could she not care?

"Yanci, you must be overthinking it!"

"That's it," Zhou Yanci said tiredly, "I've helped the Meng family enough over the years. Meng Xuanyu is the way he is now because you got used to it. I can't help him."

"Assistant Sun, show the guests out!"

Meng Yingrong wanted to explain, but Special Assistant Sun rushed in with the security guards. This time, with Zhou Yanci's order, they could not let Meng Yingrong into the office again.

Meng Yingrong was still a little dazed after leaving the group building. She had never thought that Zhou Yanci would reject her so decisively. His attitude just now almost seemed like he wanted to break off relations with her.

Meng Yingrong let out a long sigh. Was she too partial?

Or is Zhou Yanci too hypocritical?

Special Assistant Sun looked at Meng Yingrong's complicated expression and could no longer bear it, "Madam, Mr. Zhou was hospitalized last week."

Meng Yingrong thought of the electric wheelchair in the office. "I know. It's not serious, right?"

“It’s cancer.”

Meng Yingrong raised her head suddenly and looked at Special Assistant Sun with wide eyes.

Special Assistant Sun's eyes were determined, yet a little numb; he was not lying.

It's actually cancer...

Meng Yingrong felt her heart soften, sad and uncomfortable. Her eyes instantly turned red and she choked up as she spoke, "He, he didn't tell me..."

Special Assistant Sun sneered, "Did Mr. Zhou not tell you, or do you just not care? Even the eldest daughter went to the hospital to visit Mr. Zhou, but where are you?"