642: Chapter 643: The Zhou Family Comes to Apologize_1 642: Chapter 643: The Zhou Family Comes to Apologize_1 “Don’t look so worried, didn’t you get the core secrets of Xiao Corporation?”

Fang Wuyong said with a smile.

“That damned Liu Chengxu, he fought to death to stop us, leaving us with only part of the information.

It will take some time and research before we can apply it to our products,”

Li Shenshi said, annoyed.

“There won’t be any problems with us killing Liu Chengxu, right?

The Xiao Corporation is not easy to provoke!”

Duan De voiced some concern.

“What are you afraid of?

With the March Group covering for you, what can Xiao Corporation do to you?

Besides, the current Xiao Corporation is facing enemies on all sides internationally, besieged and blocked; that Andi has no time to turn around and deal with you.”

Li Shenshi said with a laugh, “You can relax.

The next step is to find a way to drive Xinmeng Group out of Blue Sea!

Do they think they can rest easy just because they got the Zhou Family’s project?

They must be dreaming!”

In the Venus Hotel, Xiao Chen personally returned the painting of Tang Bohu’s ‘Beauty’ to Dong Zhi’s parents.

The couple was gobsmacked the moment they received the painting.

“Xiao Chen, where did you get this from?”

Lin Ying and Li Hang beside them were also surprised.

“Wasn’t it the Zhou Family’s commencement ceremony today?

I went and got it back.”

Xiao Chen said with a light smile.

“People like them would return the item?”

Dong Zhi’s mother said with some disbelief, “Did you buy it?

It must have cost you again!

We really don’t know how to thank you!”

“What are you saying?

You helped me when I was at my lowest; getting this painting back for you is really nothing much.

Moreover, it truly didn’t cost anything.”

Xiao Chen said with a smile, “The people of the Zhou family handed it over directly.”

Everyone clearly didn’t believe it.

Jiang Meng also worried, “That’s one of the top ten Aristocratic Clans, the Zhou Family.

There won’t be any trouble, right?”

He was concerned that Xiao Chen had taken it by force.

How could the Zhou Family swallow such a slight?

“There really will be trouble,”

Xiao Chen said with a smile, “In a bit, people from the Zhou Family and the Duan Family will come over to apologize.”

“Brother, you must be daydreaming, right?”

Dong Zhi said with a wry smile, “The last time with the Hai Family was resolved because the King of Reincarnation happened to be there; how could people from the Zhou Family possibly come to apologize?

The Duan Family wouldn’t either.”

Xiao Chen just smiled and didn’t say anything.

But a few minutes later,

The private room door opened.

Zhou Canghai and Duan De arrived with a group of people.

“What do you think you’re doing!”

Dong Zhi stood up, somewhat jittery, wondering if this sudden intrusion by so many people meant they were looking for trouble.

“Mr.

Dong, we mean no harm, we’ve come this time to apologize to you and your family,”

Duan De bowed deeply and said, “Back then, we took advantage of your misfortune and deceived you out of many valuable items; today, I’ve brought everything back!”

Although Duan De had already decided to take action against Xinmeng Group at the previous Bihai Club meeting,

With the King of Reincarnation still in Blue Sea, he decided to apologize first.

After the King of Reincarnation left, he’d find a way to take back what he’d given and make the other party pay an even steeper price.

Zhou Canghai also looked at Jiang Meng and said, “My son has done something no human should do, and for that, I deeply apologize.

Zhou Wen, why haven’t you knelt before Chairman Jiang Meng!”

Zhou Wen was also brought along.

His body had recovered, but that thing down there was probably ruined for life.

After taking a billion from Zhou Canghai, House went back to America, leaving Zhou Wen’s condition untreated.

Zhou Canghai was so angry he almost went over the edge.

These past few days had been a series of misfortunes.

“Miss Jiang Meng, I was wrong, I was truly wrong, and I won’t dare to do such things in the future.

Please forgive me.”

Zhou Wen knelt on the ground, bowing his head repeatedly in apology.

Feeling aggrieved inside, he had no other choice; Zhou Canghai had laid out the consequence quite clearly to him.

If he didn’t do this, their line would be finished, and he would no longer have money to spend.

With his abilities, it would be hard to even find a job.

And don’t even think about finding a girlfriend and getting married anymore.

His only capital was the Zhou Family.

Everyone present except for Zhou Mu’er was stunned.

It felt as if their brains had crashed.

The mighty Zhou Family, even if merely a collateral branch, was beyond comparison to ordinary top-tier clans.

And yet they had come to apologize?

And to apologize on their knees?

Lin Ying, Dong Zhi, Dong Zhi’s parents, and Li Hang all felt their minds go blank, uncertain of what expression to show.

Bizarre!

Had Xiao Chen’s boasts all become reality?

Just what was Xiao Chen’s identity?

“Is an apology all there is?”

Xiao Chen said indifferently.

“Of course not, our Duan Family is willing to pay ten million for the emotional distress caused to Dong Zhi’s family!”

Duan De said.

“Our Zhou Family is willing to pay fifty million for the emotional distress caused to Miss Jiang Meng!”

Zhou Canghai also said.

“Please trouble both of you to give us your bank account details.

We’ll transfer the money right now.”

Dong Zhi and Jiang Meng both looked towards Xiao Chen.

“Why look at me?

Give your account numbers.

Are you not going to take money that’s given to you for free?”

Xiao Chen said with a smile.

They gave their account numbers to Duan De and Zhou Canghai, and within just a few minutes, they received text message notifications that the money had been transferred.

“Then we won’t disturb everyone’s meal anymore!”

Having apologized and paid, the people from the Zhou and Duan families finally left.

At this moment, the people in the private room were still in shock and had not snapped out of it.

“Xiao Chen, how exactly did you do it?”

After a long time, Dong Zhi asked in utter amazement.

“It wasn’t much, really.

I went to lay out the facts and reason with them, appealing to their emotions and enlightening them with logic!

They then accepted my point of view.

In this world, righteousness prevails everywhere, right!”

Xiao Chen said with a smile.

“Like hell we believe you!”

Jiang Meng commented with a mix of amusement.

If the Duan Family were reasonable, they wouldn’t have kicked someone when they’re down.

If the Zhou Family were reasonable, they wouldn’t have shielded Zhou Wen after he did something wrong.

But disbelief aside, if Xiao Chen didn’t want to talk, they couldn’t very well force him.

Either way, the issue was resolved, which was good enough.

This incident was, for now, put to rest.

“Wife, you’ll have to focus on that project from the Zhou Family.

It wasn’t easy for your husband here to secure it.

Zhou Canghai is really begrudging it.”

Xiao Chen looked at Jiang Meng and said.

Zhou Mu’er chuckled secretly, thinking about how it wasn’t difficult at all for Xiao Chen to secure the project.

He just sat there, said a few words, and Zhou Canghai capitulated.

It was a pity Jiang Meng didn’t witness Xiao Chen’s commanding presence; she would have surely fallen for him even more.

“I understand.

Regarding the merger and acquisition costs, I will transfer the money to your account so that you don’t suffer any personal financial losses.”

Jiang Meng said.

She kept public and private matters distinctly separate.

Xiao Chen didn’t want to elaborate further.

Anyway, the money would be in his account, available for use if Xinmeng Group ever encountered an issue.

What he was worried about now was that he had so much money he couldn’t spend it all.

A real headache!

Perhaps life’s greatest tragedy is dying with money unspent.

During the meal, everyone started to chat.

“I heard that March Group is planning to build a precision instrument factory in Blue Sea soon, and the procedures were approved very quickly.

Plus, they received quite substantial preferential policies.

When our Xinmeng Group sets up a factory, we don’t get that kind of treatment!”

Jiang Meng was venting some of the frustrations she normally kept to herself.

This casual remark by Jiang Meng also resonated with many others.