My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 290: There Must be a Demon

Chapter 290: Chapter 290: There Must be a Demon

"Actually, it’s not such a big deal, I might as well go with you!"

Tang Ming yawned, uttering indifferently.

"If Brother Ming is willing to come with me, then I couldn’t ask for more!"

Zhou Dafu’s eyes lit up, suddenly becoming excited.

"Let’s get one thing straight, who’s footing the bill?"

Tang Ming’s eyes snapped open as he spoke, "If it’s on my dime, then forget it!"

"Who pays doesn’t matter, as long as Brother Ming accompanies me, even if I have to pay, I would be more than happy to!"

Zhou Dafu grinned from ear to ear, the gloominess from before swept away.

"Okay then, I’m most interested in free food and drink anyway."

Tang Ming broke into a smile as well.

"You’re happy now, but the one who’s getting eaten out of house and home by you is in for bad luck!"

Liu Mengting glared fiercely at Tang Ming, thinking again about the twenty thousand dollars Tang had devoured.

"I’m going too, I’m definitely going!"

Li Xiaoli’s eyes whirled as she raised her hand and exclaimed, "Such fun, I must join in on the action!"

"What celebration are you guys joining in on, someone might end up dead."

Tang Ming rolled his eyes; he knew that Zhou Haotian and Moli would absolutely not let Zhou Dafu off the hook, it was just that he didn’t yet know what kind of tricks they would play.

Humph, you’re my bodyguard, if I don’t go, then you can’t go!" Liu Mengting huffed discontentedly.

"Go, go, go, let’s all go together, and I’ll cover all the expenses."

Hearing this, Zhou Dafu quickly patted his chest and shouted, fearing that Liu Mengting would not let Tang Ming go.

After school, Tang Ming and the others arrived at the restaurant reserved by Zhou Haotian.

Tang Ming and Zhou Dafu entered the restaurant first, while Li Xiaoli and Liu Mengting followed them sneakily, planning to find a table close to where the others would dine and watch how things would unfold.

Zhou Haotian and Moli, who had arrived earlier, were already seated, with a table full of food and drinks waiting for Zhou Dafu to walk into their trap.

Zhou Haotian looked at the dishes on the table with satisfaction and sneered, "The poison has all been set, once that good-for-nothing arrives, you just need to coax him into eating these poisoned dishes, and he is as good as dead! But remember, you mustn’t eat the poisoned ones yourself, or it’ll be troublesome."

"Is this really okay, won’t we be implicated?"

Moli looked at Zhou Haotian with a worried face.

"Rest assured, taking out a nobody, the Family will cover for me!"

Zhou Haotian smiled nonchalantly.

"Fine, killing him is for the best, then I can rightfully be Brother Haotian’s woman!"

Moli nodded.

"Don’t you worry, I will take responsibility for you!"

Zhou Haotian nodded firmly, thinking contemptuously, "You think you, trash, are fit to be Zhou Haotian’s wife? Dream on. Once Zhou Dafu is dead, you’ll be the one taking the fall!"

"Brother Ming, over there!"

Just then, Zhou Dafu spotted Moli and her companion and yelled loudly.

"Why is Tang Ming here too?"

Seeing Tang Ming walking towards them with Zhou Dafu, Moli looked at Zhou Haotian in panic.

"Don’t panic!"

Zhou Haotian was startled at first but then a vicious gleam flashed in his eyes, "It’s just as well that he came, let’s poison this bastard too! Without him, I am indeed no match for Tang alone. You must keep your cool, and don’t let anyone see any flaws!"

"Aiyo, the food looks amazing, so many delicious dishes!"

As he approached, Tang Ming’s eyes lit up at the sight of the delicious spread on the table and he immediately took a seat.

Zhou Dafu gave an awkward smile and quickly sat down as well.

For a moment, no one spoke first, and Tang Ming felt too embarrassed to start eating without being prompted.

Seeing Tang Ming and Zhou Dafu seated but not eating, Zhou Haotian grew a little anxious and immediately signaled to Moli with his eyes.

"Ahem, Dafu, you must be quite tired after a day at school, right?"

Moli flashed a smile and attentively placed a piece of abalone onto Zhou Dafu’s plate.

This piece of abalone had been poisoned, and Moli’s hand trembled slightly as she picked it up due to her nervousness.

Zhou Dafu did not notice Moli’s unusual behavior, but he felt disgusted when he saw this woman, who usually looked at him with disdain and contempt, suddenly acting so solicitous.

Although he found it repulsive, Zhou Dafu felt too embarrassed to outright reject Moli’s kindness, and he hesitantly picked up his chopsticks, preparing to eat.

"Wait a second, let me have it, I’ve been trying to gain weight recently."

Just then, Tang Ming reached over and took the plate in front of Zhou Dafu for himself, eyeing Moli with amusement, "He’s already so fat, yet you keep feeding him. Aren’t you afraid he’ll crush you in bed!"

"That’s for him, why are you taking it?"

Moli’s face turned sour when she heard Tang Ming’s unpleasant words.

"Haha, there’s plenty more where that came from, it doesn’t matter who eats it, just help yourselves."

Zhou Haotian burst into laughter, smoothing things over with a smile on his face while thinking excitedly, "Tang Ming is very strong, if I can poison him first, then the useless Zhou Dafu will be like a fish on the chopping block, completely at my mercy!"

"True to the Zhou family heir, you are indeed generous, unlike some people, who are just too petty!"

Tang Ming nodded vigorously and brought the abalone to his mouth.

Zhou Haotian watched Tang Ming’s movements intensely, barely breathing.

Moli was also very tense, her fingers gripping the chopsticks had turned white.

"Hang on a second!"

Just as Tang Ming was about to put the abalone in his mouth, he suddenly stopped.

"What’s wrong?"

Zhou Haotian felt a wave of disappointment and forced a smile.

"Who’s treating us to this meal?"

Tang Ming asked Zhou Haotian seriously.

"I am, I am!"

Zhou Haotian answered without hesitation, hoping that Tang Ming would hurriedly eat the abalone and then drop dead, completing his plan.

"Why are you treating?"

Tang Ming asked in confusion.

"I..."

Zhou Haotian was fuming inside. I invite you for a meal, and you’re asking me why? Can I tell you that I want to poison you?

"Consider it an apology to Dafu—my biggest mistake. I shouldn’t have messed with his fiancée, let alone bullied him!"

Zhou Haotian looked at Zhou Dafu with a sincere face, adopting an apologetic demeanor, "After all, we’re brothers. There’s no need to hold grudges over a woman, so I’m paying for the meal in hopes that we can bury the hatchet."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Dafu was stunned, his mind in total disarray, "What’s going on? Wasn’t I sent by the Zhou family to apologize to Moli, to kowtow and admit my wrongs to Zhou Haotian? How did things turn out this way?"

Although he didn’t understand what was happening, seeing Zhou Haotian, who always held himself so high and treated others with such disregard, apologizing to him, brought joy to Zhou Dafu’s heart.