Chen Xing sent Yao Mingliang off and prepared to go to Zhu Ziqing's place. He turned to Cheng Rongjiang and said, "Cheng Rongjiang, I still have something to do. I'm afraid I can't have lunch with you at noon.
Mayor Chen, just go ahead and do what you have to do. You don't have to be so polite with me. " Cheng Rongjiang smiled.
"Alright, then I won't treat you like an outsider." Chen Xing smiled and nodded. "Let's have lunch together in the evening.
There will be plenty of opportunities to have lunch. If Mayor Chen doesn't have time, we don't have to rush. "
"No matter what, I have to thank you for this. I can't owe you a meal."
"Mayor Chen, you just said you wouldn't treat me like an outsider, but now you're being so polite." Cheng Rongjiang smiled and shook his head. "If you really treat me to lunch to thank me, then I won't eat this meal."
"Good, Cheng Rongjiang, you're being serious with me." Chen Xing laughed. "Alright, then I'll treat you as a friend."
The two joked for a while, then Chen Xing bid farewell to Cheng Rongjiang. He hailed a car and headed to Zhu Ziqing's villa district.
On the way, Chen Xing called Zhu Ziqing in advance. "Ziqing, are you at home now?"
"I'm not at home now. I'm outside. Why?" On the other end of the phone, Zhu Ziqing frowned.
"Where are you? I'll go find you." Chen Xing smiled indifferently. He could feel that Zhu Ziqing's tone wasn't enthusiastic, but it didn't affect Chen Xing's mood. Women often said one thing but meant another. Their cold outer shell was just a means they used to protect themselves. In Chen Xing's opinion, Zhu Ziqing's indifference to him was more of a disguise.
"You're in Nanzhou again?" Zhu Ziqing subconsciously asked when he heard the other party's words.
"That's right, I'm in Nanzhou."
When Zhu Ziqing heard this, he was silent for a moment. He calmly glanced at Zhu Zhiping, who was sitting opposite him. After thinking for a moment, Zhu Ziqing finally nodded. "I'm at a hotel on Lu Jiang Road. Come over if you want."
Zhu Ziqing told Chen Xing the detailed address and hung up the phone. Zhu Zhiping, who was sitting opposite Zhu Ziqing, asked with a smile, "Ziqing, who is it?"
This has nothing to do with you. Zhu Ziqing curled his lips. 'Speak, what do you want from me? If you're still going to say such nonsense, I'll leave immediately.'
Ziqing, look at you. You're always so unreasonable. After all, we're friends. Even if there's nothing going on, it's understandable for me to invite you out for a chat and treat you to a meal. Zhu Zhiping smiled helplessly.
'You might have the leisure, but I don't have the time to eat and chat with you.' Zhu Ziqing still didn't give him any face. She didn't like Zhu Zhiping in the first place, especially when it came to her father's case. She also vaguely understood that Zhu Zhiping might even make things difficult for her. This made Zhu Ziqing hate Zhu Zhiping even more. This person was too sinister and hypocritical. He said one thing to her face and another behind her back. Zhu Ziqing didn't have the slightest bit of goodwill towards Zhu Zhiping. The only reason she agreed to come out today was because Zhu Zhiping said he wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with her about his father's case. Zhu Ziqing could hear the hidden meaning behind his words. He wanted to lay all his cards on the table, so Zhu Ziqing agreed to come out. She wanted to see if he was ready to tear off his hypocritical mask.
"Ziqing, your words really hurt my heart. I've always treated you as my sweetheart and treated you sincerely, but you don't even smile at me. You don't even treat me as a friend." Zhu Zhiping shrugged. "Fine, let's lay all our cards on the table today.
Say whatever you want. " Zhu Ziqing looked at Zhu Zhiping calmly.
"Ziqing, to tell you the truth, I have the confidence to make your father come out immediately, but you have to promise me something first."
"Oh?" Zhu Ziqing raised an eyebrow and looked at Zhu Zhiping. "So, you said that you were helping me gather information, but it was actually just a perfunctory act? In fact, you have the ability to make my father come out long ago. "
"If you want to put it that way, you can." Zhu Zhiping smiled. "As the saying goes, there's no free lunch in this world. There's no such thing as love or hate for no reason. I'm not related to your father, so why should I help him?" "Don't you think so?"
"Yes, that's right. It's a very realistic statement." Zhu Ziqing sneered. "So you think that mom and I are fools? You're just being perfunctory, right?"
"It's true that you're being perfunctory, but you're not a fool, are you?" "Even if I want to treat you like a fool, I don't see you being fooled by me." Zhu Zhiping grinned. "You're also a smart person. I asked you out today, so I won't beat around the bush. Ziqing, as long as you agree to marry me, your father will come out immediately."
"That's your condition?" Zhu Ziqing stared at him.
"That's right, that's my condition. As long as you agree, we can hold the banquet in two days and your father will come out quickly."
"What if I don't agree?"
"If you don't agree, not only will your father not be able to come out, the problem will be even more serious. By then, he might even be sentenced to eight to ten years in prison. Ziqing, I think you're a filial daughter. You don't want to see that happen, right?" Zhu Zhiping chuckled.
"Zhu Zhiping, are you threatening me?" Zhu Ziqing's expression turned angry.
"If you want to threaten me, then so be it. I actually don't want to do this, but I like you too much. You don't give me any face, so I can only do this."
"So, the real reason why my father is in trouble this time is because you're behind it?" Zhu Ziqing stared at Zhu Zhiping expressionlessly. Under his calm expression, there was a monstrous anger that was about to explode.
"Your father is in trouble because he is indeed involved in Hong Donghua's case. As for what happened after that, I just let my father add fuel to the fire." Zhu Zhiping laughed.
"Zhu Zhiping, you're really disgusting. I used to think that although you're not a good person, at least you have a bottom line. Look at you wearing a pair of glasses and you look like a gentleman. I didn't expect you to be worse than a gentleman. Calling you a scum is already a compliment." Zhu Ziqing stared at him.
"Ziqing, your mouth is really ruthless. You made me sound so bad." Zhu Zhiping's expression changed. Even though he was thick-skinned, he still felt a little embarrassed after hearing Zhu Ziqing's words. However, when he saw Zhu Ziqing's red face, Zhu Zhiping felt better. "Ziqing, don't talk so fast. Think about what will happen to your father."
"You're a scum." Zhu Ziqing laughed angrily.
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