After hearing what Zhao Jinbao said, Zhao Lingling finally understood the gravity of the person she had offended. Her already pale face from her injury turned even whiter.
"How could this be... She’s just a little girl, how could this happen..." Zhao Lingling muttered to herself, eyes void of focus, unable to accept this reality.
"Old Zhao, Old Zhao! What do we do now? Will Young Master Gu and An Yiqing retaliate against the Zhao Family? Old Zhao, think of a way, quickly!" Now Wang Lan was panicking too, internally cursing her daughter for being too spoiled and causing such a disaster. What would she do if her status as the wife of an official was at stake?!
"Ah! There’s only one thing we can do now!" Zhao Jinbao slumped onto the sofa with a defeated air, violently wiping his face with his hand, "Take Lingling and go apologize to An Yiqing with a guilty plea!"
"Apologize with a guilty plea? Will that even work?" Wang Lan asked with a worried face.
"Whether it works or not, we’ll only know when we try! Right now, that’s the only thing we can do, otherwise, we can just wait for death!" Zhao Jinbao buried his head in the sofa, filled with regret. He could never have imagined that his career would be ruined by his daughter!
"No, no, I won’t go..." Zhao Lingling snapped back to reality, shaking her head wildly, her face full of unwillingness, "I refuse to apologize to An Yiqing! I won’t do it! She’s just a murderer without any background! I’m the daughter of the police chief, why should I humble myself to apologize to her! I won’t go! I won’t go! I—"
Three crisp slaps abruptly interrupted Zhao Lingling’s words. Stunned, she couldn’t quite grasp that her father, who always pampered her, had just struck her three times in succession.
"You worthless thing! A police chief’s daughter, my ass! If you don’t go today, you might as well be the daughter of a prisoner tomorrow!" Zhao Jinbao said furiously. Being in a high position, his hands weren’t exactly clean, and if An Yiqing and Gu Yelin truly decided to target him, they would find plenty of evidence. By then, forget about the position of police chief, he might not even be able to keep his freedom! At that moment, Zhao Jinbao wished he could kick Zhao Lingling out and sever all father-daughter ties for good.
"Lingling! How can you still be so muddled at a time !" Wang Lan was also desperate, grabbing Zhao Lingling’s hand and anxiously pleading, "If Young Master Gu and An Yiqing take down your father’s position as chief, how are you going to buy your designer bags? Lingling, it’s just an apology, clench your teeth and get through it! For the sake of your father’s office and opulence, you must go apologize!"
Zhao Lingling looked in disbelief at her parents, who she always believed cherished her, feeling as if they were strangers. How could they let their own daughter suffer such humiliation for wealth and honor?!
"Let’s go! With me to Yuyuanzhai! To apologize to An Yiqing!" Zhao Jinbao commanded, grabbing Zhao Lingling and leaving the house.
An Yiqing and Gu Yelin had just returned to Shuixie Lanting from Xiong Tian’s house when Zhang Yuksheng called.