My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 359 - 0359: First of the School Year

Chapter 359: Chapter 0359: First of the School Year

"Ha, the Ma Family has no interest in being enemies with Tang Ming either. I’d advise you, Brother Zhou, not to provoke Tang Ming either. This man is not someone we can afford to offend."

Ma Tong said with an awkward smile. He was already considering how to obtain the Detoxification Pill from Tang Ming to neutralize the poison in his own body, so he worried that Zhou Zhen might actually kill Tang Ming.

"Why is that?"

Zhou Zhen asked with a tightly furrowed brow. Today’s events were too bizarre, leaving him completely confused.

"Asking why at this point is pointless. I don’t believe the Zhou Family hasn’t taken action against Tang Ming," Ma Tong said with a suggestive smile as he stood up:

"In any case, the Ma Family won’t join hands with the Zhou Family against Tang Ming. Take care of yourself, old brother."

"Wait, you must tell me what exactly happened?"

Zhou Zhen called out unwillingly.

"No comment." Ma Tong shook his head, then left without looking back.

"What the hell is going on?"

A plan originally thought to be a win-win cooperation unraveled just like that. Zhou Zhen roared in anger and slammed his hand down, smashing the table to pieces.

"Pfft!" Anger and the end of the stimulant’s effect made the old master Zhou spit out a mouthful of fresh blood, and he collapsed onto the chair.

"What happened, and how did Qin Aotian and Ma Tong leave, did they strike a deal... What happened to Father?"

Zhou Xianren, entering the private room, suddenly paled and called out anxiously.

"Heaven forsakes my Zhou Family!"

The old master Zhou wailed in agony, then fainted.

The Zhou Family’s last plan against Tang Ming died in the womb. After this shock and the effects of taking stimulants, the old master Zhou completely collapsed and couldn’t even get out of bed.

Zhou Xianren took the old master back home and, after learning the whole story and finding out from the doctor that the old master was not long for this world, acted immediately.

Soon, news of the old master Zhou’s critical illness spread, throwing the Zhou Family into complete chaos.

Three days later, Tang Ming, with two big dark circles under his eyes, stood at the elementary school’s senior high score announcement board, panting heavily alongside Liu Mengting and Li Xiaoli, waiting for the exam results to be announced.

"Brother Ming, drink a bottle of Red Bull to keep going, the kind only you can drink."

Chen Cang approached Tang Ming with a flattering look, handing him two cans of Red Bull with extra ingredients.

"You’re thoughtful." Tang Ming said tiredly:

"These two ladies forced me to study these past few days. I’ve only slept seven hours in three days. I’m dead tired."

Chen Cang grinned and said excitedly:

"With your condition, Brother Ming, even if you crammed before the test, you couldn’t possibly score higher than me."

"Hmm, don’t be so sure?" Li Xiaoli turned around and glared fiercely at Chen Cang.

"Tang Ming, if you make me go out with him, I’ll never let you off the hook."

Liu Mengting looked coldly at Tang Ming, regretting inside: "I was too impulsive before, why did I agree to such a bet? Tang Ming is clearly a slacker, how could he study?"

"Fair’s fair, Meng Ting, just wait and see our date," Chen Cang grinned, excitedly saying:

"I’ve already booked a riverside private room at Ming Island Restaurant and 999 roses, plus VIP cinema tickets, guaranteed to give you an unforgettable date."

"Hmm, I’ve also prepared a video camera to record you barking like a dog."

Li Xiaoli took out a DV camera and said fiercely.

"Hahaha, probably won’t need that, but it could be useful to record my romantic date with Meng Ting. You’re really thoughtful."

Chen Cang burst into triumphant laughter.

Just then, a school staff member appeared in front of the announcement board and loudly said:

"The midterm exam results will be announced soon, please make sure students check their own class and name. Students under the red line are those who failed to meet the overall passing criteria."

Upon hearing this, Liu Mengting and Li Xiaoli grew nervous, staring intently at the staff member about to pull down the red cloth.

"Brother Ming, do you think I should prepare a diamond ring and propose to Mengting while I’m at it?"

Chen Cang stood confidently next to Tang Ming, eagerly asking.

"You’d better prepare a mask or a face cover instead," Tang Ming suggested lifelessly while sipping on Red Bull.

"What do you mean?" Chen Cang looked at Tang Ming, puzzled.

"Here it comes."

After the red cloth was pulled away, Li Xiaoli immediately shouted loudly, then dragged Liu Mengting to the front to search for Tang Ming’s name on the blackboard, though the two girls started searching from the bottom.

"Hahaha, Brother Ming actually passed!"

Li Xiaoli suddenly exclaimed excitedly: "Brother Ming’s name isn’t on the list of those who failed."

"This guy actually managed to pass?"

Liu Mengting looked at Tang Ming in surprise.

"Wow, Brother Ming, not bad, actually passing."

Upon hearing Liu Mengting and Li Xiaoli’s remarks, Chen Cang exaggeratedly gave Tang Ming a thumbs up.

"Strange, I still haven’t seen Brother Ming’s name yet,"

Looking further up, Li Xiaoli grew puzzled.

"This guy didn’t just hand in a blank paper, did he?" Liu Mengting’s expression turned solemn as she looked at Chen Cang’s name and said:

"Chen Cang ranked fifty-ninth for the entire school year, what about Tang Ming?"

"No way, no way, maybe Brother Ming’s name is above Chen Cang’s, then we’ve won."

Li Xiaoli continued to look up nervously.

"Brother Ming, you didn’t really hand in a blank sheet, did you?"

Hearing that Tang Ming’s name wasn’t below his own, Chen Cang frowned.

"No, I finished writing everything, as for how many points I could get, I don’t know."

Tang Ming said earnestly.

"You’ve got to be kidding!" Chen Cang quickly pushed through the crowd to search for Tang Ming’s name himself.

"Good gracious, we’re already in the top ten, could it be that Brother Ming didn’t write his name on the paper, and that’s why there are no scores for him?"

Li Xiaoli guessed doubtfully.

"That’s extremely likely, he’s definitely capable of doing something like that."

Liu Mengting nodded repeatedly, her face full of despair, "Forget it, let the damn fly benefit."

"Hey, this is so frustrating, all our cramming for Brother Ming for nothing, and I only ranked seventh, Brother Ming has no hope."

Upon seeing her own name, Li Xiaoli also gave up.

"Hahaha, thanks to Brother Ming, I can finally go on a date with Mengting!"

Chen Cang couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

"Tang Ming, congratulations!" Just then, Xia Wei’er suddenly came over.

"Why are you congratulating him?" Liu Mengting asked suspiciously.

"Haven’t you seen the scorecard? Tang Ming is the champion of this midterm exam, ranking first in the whole school year."

Xia Wei’er blinked, reminding them admiringly.