My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 325: The Reaction of the Zhou Family

Chapter 325: Chapter 325: The Reaction of the Zhou Family

"Damn it, to think they dared to fool me, they’ve been playing dumb all along."

Once she realized what had happened, Wang Zhiling became even angrier, thinking that Tang Ming and his company had intentionally concealed their identities to embarrass her.

But what the woman overlooked was that Liu Mengting had never claimed to be a servant; it was all her own subjective assumption. Sadly, she would never consider looking for fault within herself and instead grew even more resentful towards Tang Ming and the others.

Wang Zhiling called Zhou Xianren once more and recounted the events to him.

"Foolish, you can’t even differentiate between a servant and a master and you’ve gone and made a conflict, do you even have a brain?"

Zhou Xianren scolded her without a hint of warmth.

"They were all dressed like servants, how was I supposed to know they were playing dumb?" Wang Zhiling retorted, her face filled with grievance.

"Forget it, whether they are masters or servants, anyone who dares to bully my woman will pay the price. Have Ada teach them a lesson directly."

Zhou Xianren said blankly, in his eyes, there was no one in Songlan City that the Zhou Family couldn’t contend with.

"Ada and the others have all been beaten up and are now lying on the ground, unable to get up."

Wang Zhiling said dejectedly as she glanced at the three men lying on the ground.

"What?" Zhou Xianren was taken aback and quickly asked,

"Do you know who that family really is?"

"I’m not sure, but the guy who was beating them said his name was Tang Ming." Wang Zhiling weakly responded.

"Pfft!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xianren almost spat blood. Tang Ming had already humiliated the Zhou Family at the birthday banquet, and yet, they had not taken action against him because they wanted to obtain the Detoxification Pill from him. He couldn’t believe that Wang Zhiling would still dare to offend him.

"My lord, what’s wrong?"

Wang Zhiling sensed something was amiss and asked nervously.

"You reckless woman, get back home immediately and stay there, and don’t you dare provoke those people again."

Zhou Xianren tried to compose himself and warned her through gritted teeth.

"What’s wrong? Does their family have a strong background? But isn’t our Zhou Family also very influential? I’ve been bullied like this, are you really not going to do anything?"

Wang Zhiling protested, feeling wronged.

"I’m going to beat the living daylights out of you, get back immediately, or I’ll break your legs."

Zhou Xianren roared furiously and hastily hung up the phone.

By now, Wang Zhiling finally realized she had kicked the iron plate. She hurriedly called the security to send Ada and the others to the hospital, then obediently went home and stayed put.

In the living room of the Zhou Family’s old mansion.

Old Master Zhou Zhen sat with a solemn face in the main seat calling a family meeting. Seeing Zhou Xianren’s sullen face returning from outside, he frowned and asked,

"Eldest, you look awful, did something happen?"

"Nothing, just a trivial matter," Zhou Xianren responded with a forced smile, attempting to change the subject. "Where were we, let’s continue, shall we?"

"No problem," Zhou Zhen nodded and took a glance at everyone in the room before speaking,

"You all know about the snake poison in my body, but what you don’t know is that the poison has reached my bones and is affecting my cultivation. Now, not only am I stuck in my cultivation, but there’s also a tendency for it to regress. That’s why we must find a way to get the Detoxification Pill; otherwise, if I die, the Zhou Family will be finished."

"Father, you will be fine, you are like a towering tree for the Zhou Family, nothing must happen to you."

Zhou Xiande hastily said.

"That’s right, even if it bankrupts us, we absolutely must buy the elixir back from Tang Ming."

Zhou Haomin also spoke up repeatedly.

The old Zhou patriarch paid no attention to others but was constantly watching Zhou Xianyi’s movements, and after a long wait, Zhou Xianyi showed no sign of speaking.

"Fourth brother!" the old patriarch called out slowly.

"Present," Zhou Xianyi quickly responded.

"Zhou Dafu is quite familiar with that Tang Ming, do you see any good solution to this issue?"

The old patriarch asked tactfully.

"Father, I, I really don’t have a solution," Zhou Xianyi said with an embarrassed smile.

"Humph, Zhou Dafu is your son, you say you have no solution?" Zhou Xianren snorted coldly.

"Dafu is indeed my son, but everyone knows very well how the family treated him previously. Plus, at the birthday banquet, Zhou Dafu already made it clear he severed ties with the Zhou family, and now he won’t even answer my calls. I truly have no solution."

Zhou Xianyi shrugged helplessly, and his tone shifted:

"Big brother, you’ve always held a high position with great authority in the Zhou family. I believe dealing with a Tang Ming would be a piece of cake for you, so there’s no need to trouble me, an insignificant branch family member. Moreover, Dafu has already given the detoxification pill to father. It was you who didn’t believe it was real and smashed it, so you should take responsibility."

After the incident with Zhou Dafu, Zhou Xianyi knew that these people wouldn’t dare to bully him anymore, so he spoke with much more backbone than before.

"You..."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xianren’s expression changed slightly, and he was about to explode but was glared at by the old patriarch.

"Fourth brother, it’s true the family did wrong in the past, but this detoxification pill is of utmost importance. After all, you are Dafu’s father. Go and talk to him, asking Tang Ming to sell an elixir would be better coming from you than from us," the old patriarch urged patiently.

"Father, I am also your son, how could I not worry about your injury?"

Zhou Xianyi sighed helplessly,

"Just last night, I went to Dafu, but Dafu said Tang Ming is not selling the detoxification pill, and also told me not to look for him in the future. I really have no other solution."

"Ah, well, in that case, big brother, it’s up to you to think of a solution!" Knowing that Zhou Xianyi wouldn’t speak out, the old patriarch turned and gave the task to Zhou Xianren, all the while regretting in his heart:

"If only I had known that detoxification pill was real, I wouldn’t have let the eldest act recklessly. If only I had known Zhou Dafu could befriend someone like Tang Ming, I wouldn’t have been so harsh on him before. It’s too late for regrets now!"

"Father, I have no solution either!" Zhou Xianren looked at the old patriarch with a distressed face.

"First, let Haotian go talk to Tang Ming. Young people communicate better among themselves, and as long as he can afford the price, we in the Zhou family can buy it," the old patriarch ordered stoically.

Zhou Haotian’s expression shifted, thinking disgustedly:

"I am at odds with Tang Ming, and now I’m reduced to begging him. This is like a bad joke!"

"That’s settled then. All branches return and gather funds immediately. I predict Tang Ming’s asking price won’t be low; we must be prepared beforehand," the old patriarch commanded decisively, then concluded the family meeting.

The others left one by one, leaving only Zhou Xianren and Zhou Haotian, the father-son duo, looking at each other in dejection.

Early the next morning, Tang Ming accompanied Liu Mengting and Li Xiaoli as they left the villa to go to school. Shortly after they had left home, a BMW parked in front of a villa diagonally across from the Liu family’s villa.