Chapter 192: 092 Fire Pit (Second Update)

Translator: 549690339

The outside world is buzzing with rumors, spurring confusion amongst the masses.

But The Zhus seem to be in a peaceful state, completely unfazed by the turbulence around.

Appearing seemingly unaffected by the ongoing issues at Zhu Group, they

carry on with their daily lives as per usual, utterly nonchalant.

Zhu Xiangxiang becomes the most frantic among them, now too afraid to even step outside. She has always been in the limelight and many people in Jiangzhou know her. She fears being recognised.

She tried to call Zhou Ling, but it’s always switched off.

She never expected Zhu Wentao to get into trouble. From the analysis she saw online, the situation seemed quite severe. Zhu Wentao might even face prosecution, and the team of lawyers nurtured by the company are working on a way out in haste.

If Zhu Wentao gets into trouble… her face suddenly turns pale.

What would become of her then?

“Xiangxiang, Madam Zhou is looking for you.” Han Suwen’s voice echoed from outside the door.

Zhu Xiangxiang has been enduring humiliation in the Zhu family during these days, thinking she was close to seeing the dawn light when in fact, she’s only heading towards a pit of fire.

A pit of fire she dug up herself.

Now, Zhu Xiangxiang could only tread carefully and pray for Zhu Wentao’s well-being.

When she went downstairs, she saw Zhu Mingjing and Ming Jing chatting and laughing with Granny Zhu while watching the TV, enjoying their familial bliss.

Why is no one in the Zhu family worried?

Zhu Xiangxiang was utterly puzzled.

“Mom, mom, you must save Zhou Ping!” Zhu Wenjie stormed in frantically, throwing himself onto Granny Zhu, his eyes welled up with tears.

Granny Zhu frowned, “What happened to Zhou Ping?”

“Zhou Ping was taken away by the prosecutor’s office. He’s such an honest man, what could he possibly have done? Mom, you have many influential contacts, can’t you pull some strings to get Zhou Ping out?”

“If he’s innocent, he should cooperate with the investigation and the law will clear his name. But if he’s guilty, he brought it upon himself. Do I, an old woman, have to run around cleaning up the mess for all of you? How filial of you.”

“This is all because of my big brother! Zhou Ping did what he was told to by my big brother. If anything happens to Zhou Ping, it’ll not bode well for my big brother too.”

Granny Zhu squinted her eyes, “Are you threatening me?”

Zhu Wenjie shrank back, “No, Mom, I’m just stating facts.”

“Even if Zhu Wentao is my son, I won’t condone his errors. The law will punish him. Go back.”

Zhu Wenjie’s face changed abruptly. With a huff, he stood up, “To be frank, you just don’t want to save Zhou Ping. He’s your son-in-law and hasn’t he been filial to you during festivals? Now that he’s in trouble, you’re being indifferent.

I never imagined having such a heartless mother.”

Granny Zhu’s chest heaved rapidly, pointing to the door, “Get out!”

Ming Jing lightly patted Granny Zhu’s back to soothe her while shooting Zhu Wenjie a glance. His heart skipped a beat all of a sudden. After several days, his niece looked even more beautiful.

“To conform to the ways of this world, and to stand for righteousness, one need not seek popularity but simply avoid being swayed by the masses. All we are doing now is settling the chaos. Aunt, you need not get so agitated. Wait patiently for the result.”

Zhu Wenjie wanted to retort: What does this girl know? But as soon as he looked into her eyes, all the words he wanted to say got stuck in his throat. He heard rumours about his niece being good at fortune-telling to an uncanny degree.

“Can you predict whether your dad and your uncle-in-law are safe? Or if Zhu Group will go bankrupt?”

Grannv Zhu and Zhu Xianzxianz turned their gaze towards Minz Jing at the same time.

Zhu Xiangxiang stared at Ming Jing’s face. She seemed calm. Could it be she had already predicted that the Zhu family would safely overcome this crisis? Ming Jing curved her lips slightly, “It depends on their own actions and their fate.”

“That’s saying nothing at all. Xiangxiang, get me a glass of water. I’m almost dying of thirst.” Zhu Wenjie sat down heavily on the sofa. Zhu Xiangxiang rolled her eyes secretly. Did she look like a maid?

Now, even Zhu Wenjie dared to boss her around.

“Where’s my sister-in-law?” Zhu Wenjie asked after taking a sip of water.

“Your sister-in-law hasn’t been well recently. You’d better not provoke her anymore. Start accumulating some good karma.”

“Let me tell you, the reason our company is in trouble is because of that mistress. She introduced the vice president of some securities company to my big brother, who fell for their scheme. I suspect that Zhou Ling and that vice president are working together. Damn, what a shameless slut. If I see her again, I’ll tear her apart.” Zhu Wenjie was getting agitated as he spoke.

Zhu Xiangxiang’s face stiffened.

“One should never forsake his old wife for a new one. Sadly, your big brother never gets this. He was intoxicated by the glamorous world, losing both his eyesight and conscience. Hopefully, this incident can serve as a valuable lesson..”