"Cici, I'm Zach's mother. I'm already in Newport City. Can I meet you?" A middle-aged woman's voice came from the phone.
Cici frowned, instantly recalling how Lydia Lin had tricked her out of her first night, and how Zach Zhao's mother had personally called to ask her to leave Zach.
She had already done what Mrs. Zhao wanted, so what was the point of meeting now?
Just as Cici was about to refuse, Mrs. Zhao suddenly choked up and said, "Everything in the past was my fault—I misunderstood you! Cici, you're a good girl. I was wrong! I wanted to go to the Gu family and apologize in person, but I heard the Gu family is... I couldn't find your parents, so I could only apologize to you directly! Cici, can I see you just once? I just want to say sorry to your face."
Cici sighed softly, "Auntie, it's all in the past. I don't care anymore. Zach and I have nothing to do with each other, and he already has his own girlfriend. I have my own family too. Sorry, I can't meet you."
Cici was about to hang up when the voice on the phone pleaded again, "Cici, I... I just arrived in Newport City, and my wallet was stolen... I can't reach Zach at all! Cici... could you pay for my meal first?"
What?
Cici almost laughed out of sheer frustration.
What was going on with Zach Zhao?
His own mother came to Newport City, and he didn't even know?
Cici is now Mrs. Yin of the Yin family. What business does she have meeting her ex-boyfriend's mother?
This meal marked the complete end of any connection between them.
Cici stood up, ready to leave.
Suddenly, a voice called out from outside, and then someone knelt down in front of her.
Cici was startled and sat back down in her seat!
Cici, I was wrong! Please forgive me!' Zach Zhao suddenly looked up at Cici, tears and snot streaming down his face, making her feel nauseated.
Zach Zhao?!
Cici turned sharply to look at Zach Zhao's mother!
Didn't she just say she couldn't reach Zach Zhao, so she couldn't pay for the meal?
So the real reason was that Zach Zhao couldn't get her to come out, so his mother lied to trick her into coming!
Ha ha ha ha... I really got played again!
Does Zach Zhao's whole family think I'm easy to bully?
Are they teaming up just to mess with me?
Cici didn't want to hear Zach Zhao's rehearsed lines and turned to leave.
But Zach Zhao grabbed Cici's leg, refusing to let her go.
Cici struggled, worried Zach Zhao might harm her unborn child, so she let him hold onto her leg.
'What do you want?' Cici asked coldly.
Cici, I really didn’t mean to embarrass you that day! But Charles Yin still sent people to ruin my company! Cici, even though we’ve broken up, we once loved each other! Please, ask Charles Yin not to take my company away, okay? Cici, I have nothing left, I’m deep in debt! If I lose my company, I’ll die!' Zach Zhao cried, clinging to Cici's leg.
Mrs. Zhao also pleaded with Cici: "Cici, when you were with Zach, even though I didn’t approve, Zach always protected you! Please, for old times’ sake…"
But it was the truth!
I'm really grateful you were so strongly against me being with Zach Zhao! Now I realize how naive I was! I should have listened to you and never gotten involved with your son!' Cici shouted angrily, 'Zach Zhao, if you're a man, stand up! What are you doing kneeling in front of me?
Do you have any shame left?
How can you bully people like this!
Zach Zhao refused to let Cici go!
He had lost everything. If Charles Yin didn’t let him off, no company in Newport City would dare hire him!
He hadn’t even started looking for a job yet, but he was right!
Charles Yin really did give the order: no company in Newport City is allowed to hire Zach Zhao!
Otherwise, they'd be going against the Yin Corporation!
Tsk tsk, who in Newport City would dare go up against the Yin Corporation?
Zach Zhao, you know full well that even though I'm Mrs. Yin, I don't handle company affairs. I can't help you at all! You need to find another way!' Cici patiently tried to pry Zach Zhao's arms off.
At that moment, Lydia Lin, hiding in the corner, took out her phone and snapped a photo from a perfect angle!
From this angle, it didn’t look like Zach Zhao was kneeling to beg Cici for forgiveness, but rather that the two were gazing at each other affectionately.
Satisfied with the photo, Lydia Lin turned and left.
Seeing she couldn’t pry Zach Zhao’s arms off, Cici took out her phone and prepared to call the police. "Hello? 911? I need to report..."
When Zach Zhao and his mother saw that Cici was really calling the police, they immediately let go. "Cici, don’t do this! I was just joking! I’ll let go, okay?"
When Cici saw Zach Zhao let go, she hung up the phone.
Just then, her assistant finished paying the bill.
Cici stormed off with her assistant.
After Cici left, Lydia Lin appeared before Zach Zhao.
"Well? Did you get the photo?" Zach Zhao asked hopefully, looking at Lydia Lin.
Lydia Lin replied smugly, "Of course! If I’m personally involved, there’s no way I’d fail!"
Zach Zhao said hesitantly, "But will Charles Yin really fall for it? Will he really pay a huge sum for these photos? What if he doesn’t pay?"
A cold smile flashed in Lydia Lin’s eyes.
"If he doesn’t pay? We’ll just send the photos to the media! Ha ha ha ha… The dignified Mrs. Yin, pregnant and secretly meeting her ex-boyfriend—lots of media outlets would be interested!" Lydia Lin sneered. "Unless Charles Yin doesn’t care about the reputation of the Yin Corporation or the contract he just signed with the Mo family, he’ll definitely take the bait!"
Zach Zhao finally relaxed after hearing Lydia Lin say this.
Zach Zhao’s mother, who had been standing nearby, finally had a chance to interrupt: "Zach, what’s going on? How did you end up with Lydia Lin?"
"Who’s with him?" Lydia Lin almost wanted to sneer, but remembering she still needed Zach Zhao for her plan, she quickly changed her tone: "Zach and I are just friends! Right, Zach?"
Zach Zhao stared at Lydia Lin for a while before snapping out of it. "Uh… yeah, yeah!" he replied.
When Lydia Lin saw Zach Zhao staring at her lecherously, she immediately felt disgusted.
Back in college, she knew that before Zach Zhao dated Cici, he had actually pursued Lydia Lin first!
But who is Lydia Lin, really?
She started her modeling career at a young age, and her sights were set on prominent heirs like Charles Yin.
Why would she ever spare a glance for someone like Zach Zhao?
That’s why Lydia Lin deliberately introduced Cici to Zach Zhao—to distract him.
Now that Zach Zhao has lost everything, Lydia Lin suddenly reappears.
For Zach Zhao, this changes everything.
Just then, her assistant finished paying the bill.
Cici stormed off with her assistant.
After Cici left, Lydia Lin appeared before Zach Zhao.
"Well? Did you get the photo?" Zach Zhao asked hopefully, looking at Lydia Lin.
Lydia Lin replied smugly, "Of course! If I’m personally involved, there’s no way I’d fail!"
Zach Zhao said hesitantly, "But will Charles Yin really fall for it? Will he really pay a huge sum for these photos? What if he doesn’t pay?"
A cold smile flashed in Lydia Lin’s eyes.
"If he doesn’t pay? We’ll just send the photos to the media! Ha ha ha ha… The dignified Mrs. Yin, pregnant and secretly meeting her ex-boyfriend—lots of media outlets would be interested!" Lydia Lin sneered. "Unless Charles Yin doesn’t care about the reputation of the Yin Corporation or the contract he just signed with the Mo family, he’ll definitely take the bait!"
Zach Zhao finally relaxed after hearing Lydia Lin say this.
Zach Zhao’s mother, who had been standing nearby, finally had a chance to interrupt: "Zach, what’s going on? How did you end up with Lydia Lin?"
"Who’s with him?" Lydia Lin almost wanted to sneer, but remembering she still needed Zach Zhao for her plan, she quickly changed her tone: "Zach and I are just friends! Right, Zach?"
Zach Zhao stared at Lydia Lin for a while before snapping out of it. "Uh… yeah, yeah!" he replied.
When Lydia Lin saw Zach Zhao staring at her lecherously, she immediately felt disgusted.
Back in college, she knew that before Zach Zhao dated Cici, he had actually pursued Lydia Lin first!
But who is Lydia Lin, really?
She started her modeling career at a young age, and her sights were set on prominent heirs like Charles Yin.
Why would she ever spare a glance for someone like Zach Zhao?
That’s why Lydia Lin deliberately introduced Cici to Zach Zhao—to distract him.
Now that Zach Zhao has lost everything, Lydia Lin suddenly reappears.
For Zach Zhao, this changes everything.