Chapter 206: Madam Zhou Deals with the Zheng Family

Zhou Tingting would not believe those news were fake anyway, because those news were all dug up by Lu Jingqing.

Mr. Zheng had long known the matter would certainly come to this point, so he said: "These days, it's all too easy for newspaper reporters to smear someone. We've had plenty of such news here before, and weren't they all proven fake? Madam Zhou surely knows this as well."

After saying that, Mr. Zheng pressed on: "Our Zhou Family has held the most advanced medical resources these years and has opened overseas markets; I think our two families' cooperation will only bring benefits, no drawbacks. My Haoyuan indeed previously dated those few girls in the video, but someone with ill intent posted it online, showing their malicious intent."

Zhou Tingting rarely felt someone could be so shameless; seeing these Zheng Family people, she understood what it means to be shameless—invincible under heaven.

How could someone be so shameless as to say such things?

Having dated a few girls? Does dating a few girls justify filming those girls being insulted in bed? Moreover, the girls in the video clearly look unwilling.

To claim Zheng Haoyuan was dating them is simply absurd.

Zhou Tingting surely wouldn't believe such an excuse, and Zhou Xian also understood the implication—that the news were all true, they just couldn't be bothered to explain.

Mr. Zheng had just mentioned the benefits of the two families' cooperation, precisely to let Madam Zhou weigh clearly whether these news mattered more or the gains from the cooperation were more important.

Seeing Madam Zhou still silent, Mr. Zheng glanced at Zheng Haoyuan, signaling him to start apologizing.

Zheng Haoyuan had already rehearsed this at home, so he stood up and said to Madam Zhou and Miss Zhou: "Aunt Zhou, Miss Zhou, I've already seen those online news; they say everything is fabricated, absolutely not factual. I hope you two will accept me. Here I apologize to Miss Zhou for last night's incident that caused her misunderstanding; from now on I will regard Miss Zhou as the most important person to me, and will never let her suffer any harm."

Zheng Haoyuan's words were enough to make anyone feel attracted to him.

Yet Zhou Tingting's first impression of Zheng Haoyuan was already bad; no matter what he said, she couldn't be bothered to pay attention.

Zhou Xian had even seen through Zheng Haoyuan as a smooth-talking charlatan, making her even more unwilling to let her sister marry him.

"I heard everything the Young Master Zheng said."

Madam Zhou smiled faintly.

Just as Mr. Zheng thought the matter was settled, Madam Zhou said: "However, our Zhou Family is a medical lineage; looking across Hai Cheng, we control seventy percent of the medical industry, while your Zheng Family probably only has ten percent? By marrying into us, who really gains prestige?"

Upon hearing Madam Zhou's words, Mr. Zheng's face clearly showed some embarrassment.

The Zhou Family's prowess is known throughout Hai Cheng.

If it weren't for the Zhou Family deliberately giving competitors a livelihood, plus the ban on pharmaceutical monopolies, the Zhou Family would not have left thirty percent for other merchants at all.

The reason we chose their Zheng Family is merely because Zheng Haoyuan is decent-looking among his peers; although his outward appearance is good, what good is a gilt exterior with rotten interior?

Madam Zhou had long since abandoned the idea of marrying into the Zheng Family.

She came today just to vent her resentment and properly humiliate them.

"Tingting, what do you think of this Young Master Zheng?"

Seeing her mother ask her, Zhou Tingting also knew her mother was giving her confidence, so she snorted and said: "He's just a handsome beast, speaking to people like a person, to ghosts like a ghost; the Zheng Family can raise such a violence-prone son, they won't go far."

"You!"

Madam Zhou, hearing someone insult her son like that, sprang up: "What's wrong with you, little girl? Who let you talk like that? On what basis do you say that about my son?"

"What kind of character is the son you raised? Don't you know? He's about twenty this year, he's raped many girls, forced them into relations, shamelessly recorded it, lashes out when unhappy, his emotions so unstable—what girl would marry him? If you think your son is that good, you might as well marry him yourself; don't let him out to harm others."

Upon hearing Zhou Tingting's words, Madam Zheng flew into a rage: "You! How can you, a child, speak like that? I am your elder!"

Zhou Tingting simply didn't regard the Zheng Family at all, and certainly wouldn't treat Madam Zheng as an elder.

Madam Zhou seemed quite pleased with her daughter's conduct; she looked at Mr. Zheng, then clapped her hands, letting the secretary at the door come in.

The secretary placed a document in Madam Zhou's hand; she said: "Just now Mr. Zheng seemed to be saying that he's been doing overseas medical equipment exports all these years; this project has been cut off by us midstream—this is the foreign company we discussed cooperation with Mr. Zheng, and we just signed the contract today."

Upon hearing that his customer had been snatched by the Zhou Family, Mr. Zheng could not stay seated.

Whether his son marries Zhou Tingting is unimportant, but their family's business must absolutely not be taken by the Zhou Family.

Otherwise, everyone in Hai Cheng would know the Zheng Family had offended the Zhou Family, and those eager to break into the medical industry would surely exploit the opening.

The Zhou Family holds absolute authority in medical matters; nurturing an enterprise is effortless for them.

Mr. Zheng hurriedly said: "Madam Zhou, even if the two children can't get engaged, the matter shouldn't have to be handled so ruthlessly, right?"

Madam Zheng completely failed to notice her husband's odd mood, still saying beside him: "Old man! What are you still saying here? Can't you see? They're here today just to deliberately humiliate us! This marriage is off! Her Zhou Family's Eldest Miss—we can't aspire to her."

Madam Zheng was about to rise and leave when Mr. Zheng directly pulled her down: "Sit down!"

Mr. Zheng's eyes were full of ruthlessness; Madam Zheng feared her husband's such gaze, so she dared not move.

"Madam Zhou, you weren't just joking earlier, were you? Our Zheng Family sincerely wants to marry into the Zhou Family."