Chapter 199: Blind Date 3

Zheng Haoyuan never expected that the person he had just been with was not Zhou Tingting but another woman, so he demanded: "Who exactly are you? Why are you pretending to be Tingting to meet me?"

Looking at the grim expression on Zheng Haoyuan's face, it was almost as if he were a completely different person from the gentle affection he had shown just moments before.

Qin Xue's face turned pale, and she said, "I... I am not..."

"You're not? What aren't you?"

In order to distance himself as quickly as possible, Zheng Haoyuan immediately said to Madam Zhou, "Aunt Zhou, I truly don't know who this woman is; she was the one who approached me first, and I mistakenly thought she was Tingting..."

All his defenses seemed feeble and powerless at this moment.

Just moments ago, Madam Zhou had personally witnessed Zheng Haoyuan sweet-talking a girl he had only met once.

He had even gotten physical, which was completely unlike his modest and polite demeanor when the two had previously met.

Madam Zhou furrowed her brows and asked, "Miss, who exactly are you?"

"I... I am Qin Xue, I am Zhou Tingting's classmate."

Qin Xue kept looking toward Zhou Tingting.

Qin Xue's gaze turned toward Zhou Tingting, hoping she would speak up for her, but Zhou Tingting didn't even look at her, due to their earlier quarrel at school, so Zhou Tingting certainly had no intention of helping her; thinking this, Qin Xue could only insist that Zheng Haoyuan had hooked up with her.

"Aunt, I also don't know what's going on; I merely came to this restaurant to eat, and inexplicably I was brought before this young master, who immediately introduced himself upon meeting me; I genuinely thought he was my blind date, and I had even asked him just now whether he liked my family background or me as a person, and he said he liked me as a person."

Qin Xue immediately turned to Zheng Haoyuan and said, "Young Master Zheng, did I say something wrong just now? You kissed the back of my hand earlier, said you'd send me home, and urged me to get engaged to my parents quickly—don't you like me?"

"You! Who would like a liar like you?"

If Qin Xue hadn't concealed her identity when she first entered, Zheng Haoyuan wouldn't have mistaken her for Zhou Tingting; with looks like hers, she dares to dream of becoming their daughter-in-law?

Don't joke!

To quickly show Madam Zhou that he had no feelings for Qin Xue, Zheng Haoyuan said, "Aunt, this is all a misunderstanding..."

"When we first met, you said you would choose a woman you liked as your wife, and that you had liked Tingting after seeing her photo—how could you not even recognize my daughter or another person?"

Madam Zhou, being a smart and capable strong woman, immediately seized upon the loophole in Zheng Haoyuan's words.

Zheng Haoyuan said he had already seen Zhou Tingting's photo; having seen it, how could he possibly mistake someone else for her?

Unless Zheng Haoyuan never actually looked at Zhou Tingting's photo, or he is simply a philandering playboy, and everything he just said was nonsense.

"Alright, I think there's no need to say more; I understand you're another girl who mistook Tingting for herself, but let's drop today's blind date for now—we can discuss the marriage later."

Madam Zhou directly took Zhou Tingting's hand and said, "Tingting, let's go."

Zhou Tingting obediently followed behind Madam Zhou.

Watching Zhou Tingting leave with Madam Zhou, Zheng Haoyuan's face turned extremely grim, because he had promised his parents he would definitely secure Zhou Tingting and ally with the Zhou family through marriage.

But now it's all been ruined by Qin Xue.

After the others left, Zheng Haoyuan immediately fixed his gaze on Qin Xue.

Qin Xue never expected that the man who had just been gentle and affectionate toward her would now reveal such a terrifying look.

Qin Xue was terrified and wanted to retreat, but who knew Zheng Haoyuan would suddenly grab her hair.

Qin Xue's hair was long, and it was soon seized by Zheng Haoyuan.

Zheng Haoyuan gave a hard pull, and Qin Xue's whole body slammed into the table.

That impact directly disfigured Qin Xue's face.

Qin Xue never imagined Zheng Haoyuan would suddenly strike; as she reached out, she felt her forehead already bleeding.

Qin Xue's face was full of fear; she had wanted to flee, but Zheng Haoyuan dragged her back.

The nearby waiters and manager acted as if they hadn't seen anything, fleeing the hall in panic.

Who would dare to stop Zheng Haoyuan?

Who doesn't know Zheng Haoyuan is the young master of the Zheng family?

Over the years, everyone knows exactly what Zheng Haoyuan has done, but no one dares to speak of it.

Zheng Haoyuan originally had intermittent explosive disorder, unable to control his emotions; today his emotions caused him to lose face in front of Madam Zhou and Zhou Tingting, so he had no intention of forgiving Qin Xue and planned to treat her in an extremely brutal way.

"Spare me! Don't hit me! If you hit me, I'll call the police!"

Qin Xue trembled with fear all over.

But Zheng Haoyuan didn't regard Qin Xue at all.

"Call the police? Go ahead and try."

Zheng Haoyuan had no fear of Qin Xue calling the police, because even if she did, it would be useless—after all, his family wields tremendous power and influence in Hai Cheng.

Qin Xue had originally wanted to seek help from the restaurant staff, but they wouldn't even glance at her.

The entire hall was suddenly left with just her and Zheng Haoyuan.

When Zheng Haoyuan struck, he showed no mercy, slapping Qin Xue's face directly and then pinning her body down.

Throughout the restaurant came Qin Xue's heart-rending, soul-shredding wails.

Meanwhile, on this side.

Zhou Tingting had already returned home with Madam Zhou, who specifically instructed Zhou Xian to send Su Yun Jiao home.

Su Yun Jiao had been feigning a sprained ankle; after Madam Zhou left, Zhou Xian immediately released her and kept a certain distance, saying, "From now on, no more fooling around."

"Sorry, class monitor, I didn't mean to."

Su Yun Jiao had intended to say it wasn't intentional, but Zhou Xian said, "Was today's idea yours?"

Zhou Xian immediately saw the problem.

Since Su Yun Jiao wasn't actually sprained, she and Zhou Tingting wouldn't have been late; since they weren't late, the two must have known beforehand about what happened today.

"Class monitor, the idea was mine; Zhou Tingting merely followed my lead."

"You don't need to say anything."

Zhou Xian said calmly, "I know what's going on, but I don't understand why you did this; you should know that Zheng Haoyuan is the son-in-law my mother chose, his family background and character are both excellent, and your actions could very well cause Tingting to lose a good husband."