In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong

Zhong's father's anger was unprecedented. He finally found an outlet for the emotions that had been suppressed all day. Hou Liangping was completely speechless, unable to utter a single word. His face was pale, and large beads of sweat kept falling from his forehead.

"Dad, please let me explain..."

"Don't call me Dad. Your surname is Hou, and mine is Zhong. I'm only asking you, is what my Xiao Ai said true or not!"

Hou Liangping fell silent, which was tantamount to telling Zhong's father that what Zhong Xiaoai said was true.

"Well, you've got some nerve, bullying my daughter like this! Hou Liangping, you just wait!"

Xiao Ai, go home tomorrow. I'll ask for leave for you. Some people won't listen to reason, so let them suffer the consequences!

"I understand, Dad..."

Zhong Xiaoai's tears gradually dried, and she got up and went to her room to pack her luggage. As for Hou Liangping?

He stood there in the room, completely stunned, repeating the phrase "I'm doomed" over and over in his mind.

Just as Zhong Xiaoai finished tidying up and was about to leave the house, Hou Liangping suddenly slid down to his knees at Zhong Xiaoai's feet, grabbing her thighs tightly with both hands.

"Xiao Ai, I was wrong, Xiao Ai! I shouldn't have treated you like that. Please forgive me, please forgive me for Hao Ran's sake..."

Zhong Xiaoai was heartbroken and didn't even glance at Hou Liangping. She simply stomped down hard, and Hou Liangping released his grip in pain. Taking this opportunity, Zhong Xiaoai pushed open the door and left.

After a moment of stunned silence, Hou Liangping hurriedly got up and caught up.

Unfortunately, Zhong Xiaoai got into a taxi as soon as she left the residential area, and Hou Liangping tried his best to catch up.

How can a human's speed compare to that of a car?

With a thud, exhausted from running, Hou Liangping knelt down on the road, watching the cars getting further and further away in fear and unease.

"Xiao Ai, Xiao Ai, my life can't be without you! How can I live without you!"

Unfortunately, Zhong Xiaoai could no longer endure such a life. It's good that it's been exposed. From now on, she can settle scores and grievances. Her life will no longer be controlled by others!

The next day, Saturday morning, Zhong Xiaoai left by plane. At the same time, Zhao Ruilong, who was at Shanshui Manor, was also in a panic. His grandfather had just called him.

Instead of praising him, people called him stupid for not keeping his actions secret and letting them leak out. Now, everyone looks at him with disdain, and his methods are just too degrading.

Zhao Ruilong could only silently endure this.

However, he hated the person who leaked the information to the core and immediately ordered his subordinates to investigate everywhere.

In a courtyard house in Beijing, in the main room, Zhong Xiaoai knelt on the ground for a long time, unable to get up. She had been kneeling for six hours, and her body was swaying precariously.

The old man sitting at the head of the table simply closed his eyes to rest, showing no pity whatsoever.

Until Zhong Xiaoai could no longer hold on and fell to the ground.

"Grandpa...I..."

The old man opened his eyes and sighed.

“Your actions have been a huge blow to our family. People are mocking us. Even though you didn’t do it on purpose, it has still affected our family.”

Xiao Ai, we always said we should marry someone of equal social standing, but you wouldn't listen. That Hou Liangping is an opportunist, and now he's turned on you. You can't teach someone everything, but you can teach them a lesson once. You need to remember this lesson!

"I understand, Grandpa..."

"Hou Liangping's matter will be handled by your father. We'll process your divorce tomorrow. You'll have custody of the child, who will take the surname Zhong. As for how to deal with Hou Liangping, he dared to scheme against you like this; he'll definitely not get away with it!"

"Thank you... Grandpa..."

"Alas, sin!"

The old man shook his head and closed his eyes again.

Chapter 196 Hou Liangping, with No Way Out

Two hours later, Zhong Xiaoai limped out of the courtyard house and returned home at 7 p.m.

As soon as she entered the room, Zhong Xiaoai saw her parents sitting silently on the sofa.

"Dad, Mom... I... I'm back."

Shame was Zhong Xiaoai's only state at this moment, and what about her father? He did not choose to scold Zhong Xiaoai, but straightened up slightly, took out a cigarette from the table, lit it, and after puffing out several smokes, he finally looked at Zhong Xiaoai.

"I've already had Haoran's name changed. From now on, he'll be called Zhong Haoran. As for you and Hou Liangping..."

"Dad, I'll do whatever you say!"

Mr. Zhong shook his head.

"Don't say such things again. You didn't listen when I disagreed with you being with Hou Liangping, you didn't listen when I told you not to care about Hou Liangping's career, and you didn't listen when I told you not to be so arrogant. Now that this has happened, you're saying you listened to me? That's a bit of self-deception."

Zhong Xiaoai kept her head down and remained silent.

"The divorce proceedings between you and Hou Liangping are already underway. You'll be able to complete the separation of your marriage tomorrow. The rest is up to you..."

After saying this, Mr. Zhong closed his eyes, and Mrs. Zhong sighed and got up to go back to her room.

It has to be said that Zhong Xiaoai is dead, but this kind of thing has very limited practical impact, except for making people laugh. However, for Hou Liangping, it is a huge problem.

He had already foreseen his fate, and early Saturday morning, Hou Liangping came running to Shanshui Manor.

Now Liangping can only pray, pray that Zhao Ruilong will still look at him, otherwise...

After waiting for several hours, Hou Liangping finally saw Zhao Ruilong. In the hall, Zhao Ruilong was lying on a chair, with Tang Chuchu's gentle, fair fingers massaging him. Tang Chuchu would occasionally feed Zhao Ruilong a couple of peeled grapes.

"Director Hou, why aren't you at home comforting your Secretary Zhong? What are you doing here?"

Hou Liangping clenched his fists and stared intently at Zhao Ruilong.

"Zhao Ruilong, you promised me you wouldn't reveal our deal, but look what you've done!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, Director Hou, you don't really think someone like me is trustworthy, do you? Besides, Secretary Zhong was very cooperative with me that day, giving me a different experience. It shouldn't be a problem for me to give her some guidance, right?"

"Zhao Ruilong, you are shameless!"

"Hahaha, thank you for the compliment, but Director Hou, I really didn't leak the video of Zhong Xiaoai and Chen Hai. You, me, and Zhong Xiaoai are all unlucky!"

At this point, Zhao Ruilong's smile faded, and he slowly straightened up.

"To tell you the truth, not only you, but I am also in a bad situation right now, Director Hou. We are likely to face the Zhong family's retaliation soon."

I'm alright, my father's still in office, so I can still put up a fight. But Director Hou, well, I wonder if you can even last three days.

"Shut up!"

Hou Liangping was in a panic, while Zhao Ruilong felt a little better seeing this scene; others were in a worse situation than him, which made him feel more at ease.

"You say it wasn't you, but the video is exactly the same as the one Chen Hai sent me!"

As soon as Hou Liangping said this, Zhao Ruilong immediately realized the mistake. "What did you say? The video that's been circulating is exactly the same as the one Chen Hai sent you?"

"Yes, exactly the same, the angle, the distance..."

“But I asked Chen Hai, and he didn’t leak it. For him, leaking it would not have brought any benefit.”

Hou Liangping didn't care about any of that.

His eyes were already red with anger, and he completely shifted the blame onto Chen Hai. As for why he didn't blame the instigator Zhao Ruilong, well, he just wanted to pick on the weak.

However, Hou Liangping did not forget the purpose of his visit.

With a thud, Hou Liangping knelt on the ground.

The contrast was truly astonishing; Zhao Ruilong was completely stunned.

“Young Master Zhao, you know my situation. This time I offended Zhong Xiaoai and the Zhong family. Now I have no one to back me up. The Zhong family will retaliate against me, and my enemies will also retaliate against me. Young Master Zhao, as long as you can protect me, I will definitely be at your beck and call from now on!”

Weren't you being very arrogant just now?

Zhao Ruilong stood up and walked to Hou Liangping's side, looking down at him, while Hou Liangping shook his head bitterly.

"I was just holding back my resentment, but now that I've calmed down, Young Master Zhao, you're the only person I can think of."

Zhao Ruilong smiled.

"I might not have failed to protect you; I could barely protect myself..."

However, Zhao Ruilong soon sighed and said, "Fine, I'll put in a good word for you, but whether I can protect you is hard to say, after all... you have a lot of enemies!"

"Thank you, Young Master Zhao, thank you!"

Hou Liangping left, carrying complex emotions with him.

Meanwhile, at the Mountain and Water Manor, Tang Chuchu gently wrapped her fingers around Zhao Ruilong's tired body.

"Boss, are you really going to help this Hou Liangping?"

Zhao Ruilong rolled his eyes upon hearing this.

"Help my ass! Hou Liangping has offended a lot of people. If the Zhong family doesn't protect him now, who will?"

I'm just making empty promises. If he survives, he'll be incredibly grateful to me; if he doesn't, it's fine, he'll just be unlucky.

"Boss, that's a brilliant move!"

"Hiss! You little devil, you've got such skillful hands, take this!"

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After leaving the Shanshui Manor, Hou Liangping stood on the road, watching the cars come and go around him. The string in his heart finally snapped, and he collapsed. Tears slowly slid down his face. Just then, a Volkswagen stopped in front of him.

The car window rolled down, and there stood Chen Hai!

"Tsk tsk tsk, Hou Liangping, I heard you've become a homeless dog?"

Enemies meeting are bound to be furious, and Hou Liangping was already convinced that Chen Hai had leaked the video.

Now, after being mocked by Chen Hai, she looked at the mineral water bottle in her hand, and without hesitation, unscrewed the cap and poured it all over Chen Hai.

"Chen Hai, you'll die a horrible death!"

"What a joke! Me, destined for a terrible death? Hou Liangping, look at your little face, scratched by Zhong Xiaoai, it looks exactly like a monkey's bottom. Splashing water on me will only make me more awake, but you..."

"Tsk tsk tsk, just wait and see what Zhong Xiaoai gets her revenge on!"

After saying that, Chen Hai started the car and disappeared from Hou Liangping's sight in the blink of an eye.

Hou Liangping's heart pounded wildly.

He was indeed scared, but there was no turning back now, so he could only charge forward headlong.

On the weekend morning, Hou Liangping woke up from his drunken stupor, having been completely intoxicated the night before.