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

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 Zhong's 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 things like that 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 just 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. From now on, it's up to you how you choose to proceed..."

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 besides 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 wife, Secretary Zhong? What are you doing here?"

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

"Zhao Ruilong, you promised you wouldn't reveal our deal, and here you are!"

"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 wouldn't be a problem for me to give her some guidance, would it?"

"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 that, 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 perspective, the distance..."

"But I asked Chen Hai, and he didn't leak it. For him, leaking it wouldn't do him any good either."

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've offended Zhong Xiaoai and the Zhong family. I'm all alone now. The Zhong family will retaliate against me, and my enemies will too. Young Master Zhao, if 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 quickly sighed and said, "Fine, I'll put in a good word for you, but whether I can save you is hard to say, after all... you have a lot of enemies!"

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

Hou Liangping left, carrying with him mixed emotions.

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 can?"

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 some 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're now 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, you think I'll die a horrible death? Hou Liangping, look at your little face that Zhong Xiaoai scratched, it looks exactly like a monkey's butt. 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.

Otherwise, as soon as he closes his eyes, he will see scenes of being retaliated against in various ways, and that unknown is what is most devastating.