Chapter 293: Zong Mengni Explains the Situation

Let's go, why are you just standing there? Do you really intend to have these four people squeeze onto this tiny table to eat this food?

Oh, Dad, then, let's go in.

Xiao Yunzhe felt a bit embarrassed.

He seemed never to have been seen by his father while together with Zong Mengni.

He didn't know whether all this was a coincidence or whether Xiao Ming had deliberately arranged it.

Afterwards, they entered a luxurious private room.

Immediately, the surroundings became quiet; it was obvious, far more comfortable than the hall—by a hundredfold.

General Manager Xiao, take a look, what would you like to eat today? Earlier, Mr. Xiao also ordered some things.

Alright, return those things; basically, there's nothing special. According to my hospitality standard, each person just needs one portion.

Okay, I got it, wait a moment, what about the red wine?

Forget the red wine; usually we don't drink at noon. Let's just chat here.

Okay, General Manager Xiao, if there's no problem, I'll not disturb you; if anything comes up, just press the call bell and I'll come right away.

Okay, I got it, Manager Cao, you go ahead and be busy.

After that, Manager Cao slowly retreated from this place, and then closed the door.

Sitting here, Xiao Yunzhe actually witnessed all of this.

He never imagined his father's status in Anjin City would be so high.

You know, just being served by a waiter in this restaurant is already good; now, the one attending to them is actually the restaurant manager.

Dad, are you a regular here?

I wouldn't exactly call myself a regular, but anyway, this restaurant does have some of my shares.

Dad, what? You said? This restaurant has your shares?

Yes, back then I indeed invested a part, so having a private room is quite normal. Yunzhe, if you got it wrong, you must understand that Dad today you need to work hard.

Dad, I understand.

Miss Zong.

At that moment, he suddenly lifted his head and then looked at Zong Mengni.

Since they came in earlier, Zong Mengni has kept her head down and remained silent.

Because when he saw Xiao Ming and Liu Peipei appear together behind him, she knew her matter must have been exposed.

Moreover, if his guess is correct, today they came here precisely to lay everything bare at the outset.

General Manager Xiao, I know, if you came here today, it's definitely not accidental; you must have come specially for me.

Hehe, Miss Zong, I speak plainly; moreover, Liu Peipei is my person, I believe Miss Zong should already know that.

That's right, I've figured it out; moreover, Miss Zong, it seems my guess about your identity is probably correct.

Hehe, Miss Zong, wouldn't you say, you're really perceptive; I didn't expect you to see through me so quickly?

Actually, at first I really didn't notice; it was only when I saw your personal information that I paid attention, and that's how I figured out what was going on.

Alright, let's make it short, Miss Zong; I believe you already know why I came here today.

That's right, I'm very clear.

Miss Zong, you've sent us messages repeatedly, yet you never revealed the true situation; so what is all this for?

Because I don't want to betray my father.

As expected, I was right; all this really is related to Zong Long, correct?

Indeed it's related to him; General Manager Xiao, if you have any questions, just ask—since we've come this far, I don't intend to keep hiding anything.

Okay, if that's the case, then I won't stand on ceremony; I want to ask, what exactly happened with your kidnapping back then?

Actually, even now I'm still in the dark, not knowing why, but I can be certain this was done by my father.

You, you what? Your father did it?

Xiao Yunzhe believed this was the first time he had heard such words.

Moreover, after Xiao Yunzhe finished listening, he felt truly astonished.

He widened his eyes, then seemed unable to believe it.

Yunzhe, actually, when I called you out that night, I didn't know any of this at the time, but later I followed the clues and discovered that those three people had once taken a sum of money from my father.

Is this really true? But why didn't you tell me?

I don't know how to face this—a father kidnapping his own daughter—how should I explain this to you? Don't you think it's really absurd?

Xiao Yunzhe didn't speak; he just let out a long sigh.

Okay, if that's the case, then this proves everything is a conspiracy; if so, could you tell me what his purpose is in doing this?

General Manager Xiao, I've actually thought about this for a long time, but the only answer I can come up with is that his purpose in doing this is very likely just to lure you into taking the bait.

Lure me into taking the bait?

That's right, including when I agreed with Yunzhe to have a meal together, I suspect he had already investigated everything back then, so they used your kindness, Yunzhe, to get involved in this matter.

In other words, when we father and son helped you back then, was it all his scheme?

Yes, very likely.

Then his purpose in scheming like this was to lure me step by step into appearing, then develop strong interest in your Xing Ya Company, so I would learn that his selling off Xing Ya Company was also an unavoidable matter, right?

Yes, I think that's what it means.

But how did he know that my purchase of this company would be unavoidable? Could he have foresight, knowing that my company would definitely run into trouble later?

General Manager Xiao, I've also considered this, but my father keeps many things from me, so I can't find out what's really going on.