Moreover, people of their status and position were well aware of the little tricks women played.
How could they not see Ming Zhi Rou's true colors?
"In the end, it's all about profit," Ming Zheng said.
Chi San Yue's face instantly fell. "You've guessed it all, and the gossip suddenly isn't as interesting anymore."
Ming Zheng: "You continue, I won't say anything more."
Chi San Yue nestled her head into Ming Zheng's neck again, acting spoiled.
Half her face emerged from Ming Zheng's neck, soft as if boneless, and she continued, "It was indeed driven by interests."
Ming Zhi Rou had become utterly convinced that she would be the disciple of Master Zheng Yu.
So, she used her participation in the concert and being selected by Master Zheng Yu as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Wang Quan Shan.
Even the four great families,
when facing a legendary figure in a certain global field, were filled with immense admiration.
Therefore, Wang Quan Shan spared the Ming family.
He also promised that as long as Ming Zhi Rou became Master Zheng Yu's disciple and persuaded Master Zheng Yu to create exclusive music for the Wang family, the Wang family would fully assist the Ming family in returning to their peak.
Unfortunately…
The outcome was predictable.
Not only did Ming Zhi Rou fail to become Master Zheng Yu's disciple, but she also became a thief who plagiarized Master Zheng Yu's creations, becoming a global laughingstock.
The young master of the Wang family felt like a fool, having been toyed with by Ming Zhi Rou.
Naturally, he was furious.
He rushed to the Ming family at that moment to settle the score.
He demanded that the Ming family hand over Ming Zhi Rou.
He also declared that he would make the Ming family pay the price.
But Ming Zhi Rou was nowhere to be found.
The Ming family assumed that Ming Zhi Rou had gone into hiding after causing trouble, leaving them to clean up her mess.
Her father was furious and, in front of young Master Wang, berated Ming Zhi Rou harshly.
He even said obsequiously that the Ming family was also a victim in this matter, and they too had been deceived by Ming Zhi Rou.
It was all because of Ming Zhi Rou.
They were facing the risk of bankruptcy.
They had also invested heavily and made thorough preparations for the concert.
Now, all of it had gone down the drain.
They were also innocent.
Therefore, as long as Ming Zhi Rou returned to the Ming family, they would personally deliver her to the Wang family to be dealt with by young Master Wang.
It was exactly like how they had abandoned Ming Zheng back then.
The situation was eerily similar.
However, young Master Wang didn't just want Ming Zhi Rou to know the consequences of toying with him; he also wanted to vent his anger.
So, he took direct action to exert pressure.
The Ming family was already on precarious ground.
With the Wang family intervening,
it was like adding insult to injury.
Her father, at that moment, was cursing Ming Zhi Rou with words like "disaster star" and "scourge."
He absolutely hated Ming Zhi Rou.
But Ming Zhi Rou could not be found anywhere.
"This dog-eat-dog drama is so exciting! I truly wish I could have been there," Chi San Yue said, clinging to Ming Zheng and even clapping her hands.
This was within Ming Zheng's expectations.
Her father was a self-serving individual.
Furthermore, he hadn't carried the pregnancy for ten months.
He had so many children.
As long as his own interests were not harmed,
of course, everyone would be happy.
But if his interests were harmed,
abandoning a few children was not out of the question.
Take Ming Zheng for example.
Upon discovering that his biological daughter, whom he had brought back from a remote village, had no value, he would unhesitatingly choose Ming Zhi Rou, who could create benefits for them.
He could also unhesitatingly abandon his own biological daughter.
To him, it was a matter of indifference.
Not to mention, Ming Zhi Rou wasn't even his daughter.
It was naturally even easier to abandon her.
"The funniest part is…" Chi San Yue winked at Ming Zheng, "I heard that when the Ming family was bowing and scraping to young Master Wang, saying they would hand over Ming Zhi Rou, the Ming family's servants saw Ming Zhi Rou returning."
Which meant…
Ming Zhi Rou overheard her father's intention to abandon her.
This was indeed amusing.
Ming Zhi Rou had constantly flaunted her superiority in front of Ming Zheng.
This was nothing more than a manifestation of her insecurity and fear.
Ming Zhi Rou worried that Ming Zheng's existence would affect her status in the Ming family, and she feared that without a blood relation to the Ming family, she would lose everything she possessed.
Therefore, she would stop at nothing to hold onto what she believed was hers.
Thus, for the sake of her status,
she subtly manipulated the Ming family into abandoning Ming Zheng and choosing her.
And now…
The one being abandoned was her.
What would she do?
"Oh, and by the way, Zheng Zheng," Chi San Yue suddenly lifted her head from Ming Zheng's shoulder as if she had just thought of something. "Although I don't think the Ming family can hurt you no matter what they do, I think I should still tell you, just to be cautious."
It was still about the entanglement between young Master Wang and the Ming family.
When her father once again pleaded with young Master Wang,
young Master Wang suddenly remembered that the origin of his conflict with the Ming family was because Ming Zheng had attacked him at Jin Zun Ming Jue.
His greatest enemy was Ming Zheng.
Even if Ming Zheng was Master Zheng Yu, it did not negate the fact that she had attacked him!
It's just that…
Because Ming Zheng was Zheng Yu,
he couldn't do as he had previously thought, capturing Ming Zheng and tormenting her severely.
Even if he wanted to.
His old man wouldn't dare.
He would probably beat him up directly.
After all, although Zheng Yu was merely a legend in the music industry,
behind this legend, there were undoubtedly countless international magnates involved.
When one moved, all moved.
No matter how deep the Wang family's foundations were, they couldn't withstand the siege of international magnates.
Think about the Song family back then.
Didn't they become history overnight simply because they offended Ming Zheng?
The young master of the Song family still hadn't found her.
So…
If young Master Wang wanted revenge, he couldn't appear in person.
Now that Ming Zheng and the Ming family were at such loggerheads,
if he acted against the Ming family,
wouldn't that play right into Ming Zheng's hands?
It would be better to use the Ming family… to deal with Ming Zheng!
Thus, he told her father to find a way to ruin Ming Zheng's reputation.
As long as he succeeded, he would let the Ming family go.
Otherwise, he would destroy the Ming family.
Her father readily agreed.
His thoughts were similar to those of young Master Wang.
Even if Ming Zheng was an international music legend, Master Zheng Yu,
what of it?
Judging by Ming Zheng's attitude during this period,
Ming Zheng would not be of any use to the Ming family.
This identity as Zheng Yu not only brought no benefits to the Ming family but also subjected them to ridicule.
Even if he wanted to go out and look for financing now,
no one was willing to pay attention to them.
All of this was thanks to Ming Zheng.
The Ming family's downfall was also caused by Ming Zheng.
He deeply resented Ming Zheng!
"Oh." Regarding this, Ming Zheng showed no surprise.
She had also anticipated this.
All she could say was…
During the three years of her past life, she had truly gotten to know the personality of every member of the Ming family.