You little rascal, did you call your parents over specifically to help me get credit?

"So, how long do we have to wait this time?"

Zhou Cheng felt that he had been quite foresighted, having just asked Manager Wu to open a private room for his group, with a whole table of midnight snacks.

Otherwise, if they just waited like this, he was afraid they would go hungry tonight.

Zhang Shuai dialed the number, and it was answered quickly.

Afraid of being scolded by his parents, he immediately shifted all the blame onto Zhou Cheng!

"Mom, it's all Zhou Cheng's fault! This hotel belongs to his family, but he refuses to wipe the bill for me! And now, he's the one who wants to arrest me."

"He even said that I'm dining and dashing, which constitutes fraud, and that I'll get at least three years!"

"You want me to give the phone to Zhou Cheng? Fine, help me give him a good scolding." Zhang Shuai dumped all the blame onto Zhou Cheng in one breath.

Even now, he didn't understand that Zhou Cheng had no obligation to pay his bill!

Zhou Cheng had absolutely no obligation to support their family!

Zhou Cheng was also annoyed; his Previous Self had truly been too spineless.

A family like this, not only parasitic on him, but also looking down on him!

If he didn't throw their whole family in,

Zhou Cheng would feel he had been too merciful!

With a look that said "just you wait," Zhang Shuai handed the phone to Zhou Cheng!

Expecting Zhou Cheng to be scolded.

However, Zhou Cheng merely glanced at him and didn't reach out to take the phone!

"Either transfer the money to the hotel to settle the bill, or come here to pay in person. I have no need to take this call," Zhou Cheng said in a deep voice.

He was a police officer; why was he handing the phone to him!

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shuai's hand, still holding the phone out, felt a bit awkward.

Instead, Zheng Qunxian, who was on the side, took the phone! He spoke to Zhang Shuais Parents and explained the situation!

But the result was that all he heard was them demanding that Zhou Cheng pay the bill!

This left Zheng Qunxian quite helpless!

Seeing that Zhou Cheng wouldn't even take the call, Zhang Shuais Parents immediately started cursing on the other end, declaring that they would drive over right away!

Zhou Cheng couldn't be bothered to think about extra matters. Since they had to wait for people again, then so be it.

He continued to eat!

Watching Zhou Cheng continue eating as if nothing had happened, Zhang Yuanyuan looked at the delicious food on the table, and her stomach gave an uncooperative growl.

She had been busy with company matters all day, and in the evening, she had been rushed here by Zhang Shuai. She was still hungry!

She had been here before, but it was with Zhou Cheng!

She liked the food here very much.

She wanted to ask the manager to prepare a midnight snack for her too, but now she knew she had no money.

She was craving it in her heart, but had no money to speak up.

"Brother Zhou, is the average consumption here high?" Zhang Quan, sitting next to Zhou Cheng, asked in a low voice.

"I'm not sure, but the minimum spend here is ten thousand," Zhou Cheng said casually.

Perhaps because Zhang Quan's voice was quiet and Zhou Cheng's was loud, Zhang Yuanyuan only heard Zhou Cheng's voice, and this happened to strike a sensitive chord in her heart.

She hurriedly spoke up:

"Zhou Cheng, don't think you're the only one with money. I'll have money soon too, and I'll prove it to you! I don't need any of your charity!"

Huh?

Zhou Cheng frowned slightly upon hearing this. What now?

Baffling.

He looked at Zhang Yuanyuan.

"No, no, no. You don't need to prove anything to me. Just prove it to yourself," Zhou Cheng replied casually.

Right, exactly.

Just don't go on a livestream with Brother Yong and spin 360 degrees when the time comes.

And don't blame me when you end up as content later.

Actually, you're not wrong. People on the internet will be bashing you, but in reality, who wouldn't want a cup of Clear Drink Residence milk tea?

Zhang Yuanyuan didn't just sit and wait for death.

She didn't know how much money Zhang Shuais Parents had. Over the years, Zhou Cheng had given her quite a bit of money and gifts, and she had also given Zhang Shuais Parents quite a bit of money!

But she wasn't sure now if Zhang Shuais Parents could come up with the money to settle the bill.

So, she thought about it and decided to call Gu Beifan.

The phone rang for a long time before it was answered.

"Beifan, where are you right now?" Zhang Yuanyuan asked.

"Sister Yuanyuan, I'm at home working on a proposal. You know that I'm at a critical stage in my startup, so I'm very busy. Why are you calling me?"

Upon seeing Zhang Yuanyuan's call, Gu Beifan had hurriedly rushed out of the bar!

His persona in front of Zhang Yuanyuan was still that of a young entrepreneur, so he couldn't stay in the bar all the time!

"It's like this, Beifan. Can you transfer 500,000 to me? I have an urgent need for it!"

Zhang Yuanyuan said. She had always disliked mixing money into relationships, but right now, Zhou Cheng and Gu Beifan were the only two people she knew who could come up with 500,000!

"Huh? This? What happened? Sister Yuanyuan, you know that the money for Sister Su Yuan a while ago was also provided by me, and I'm short on cash too..." Gu Beifan was extremely hesitant.

He was cursing internally. He had painstakingly pursued Zhang Yuanyuan to get money from her, to use Zhang Yuanyuan to reach a cooperation with Zhou Cheng, and thereby make money.

As a result, not only had he been scammed out of over a million by Zhang Yuanyuan's Best Friend,

but now Zhang Yuanyuan was actually asking him to borrow money?

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yuanyuan frowned.

She thought to herself that if it were the old Zhou Cheng, she probably wouldn't need to say much, and he would have just given it to her.

Zhang Yuanyuan explained the whole situation.

"This... Brother Zhou is really something, why would he use such tactics? Don't worry, Sister Yuanyuan, I'll be right there!" Upon learning that Zhou Cheng was there too, Gu Beifan hurriedly said.

He then hung up the phone and drove toward Haosheng Hotel!

...

Zhou Cheng waited for about half an hour and finally waited for Zhang Shuais Parents.

They were not locals from Shanghai, just working in Shanghai.

Later, after Zhou Cheng got together with Zhang Yuanyuan, he gave them an apartment, and only then did they settle down in Shanghai!

But what was the result?

The houses and money his Previous Self had given were exchanged for curses and resentment.

They took his Previous Self's gifts for granted!

After they arrived and saw Zhou Cheng, they immediately scolded Zhou Cheng!

"Zhou Cheng, our Yuan Yuan has been with you for so long, don't you have any conscience at all?"

"Fine, you are indeed rich, but does having money mean you can bully us ordinary folks?"

"You are actually deliberately making things difficult for our Zhang Shuai now. Who gave you the nerve!"

Zhou Cheng: ...

According to the memories in his mind, it was Zhang Yuanyuan who had been cold to his Previous Self first!

And, for heaven's sake, I really didn't make things difficult for you!

It was Zhang Shuai who didn't pay for his meal. I just received a police report and rushed over!

"No, no, these two, sir and madam, please don't be agitated. We are police officers. It was your son who ate at the hotel and didn't pay... This has nothing to do with Brother Zhou Cheng..."

Zhao Yier, standing beside Zhou Cheng, couldn't help but speak up to explain after seeing Zhou Cheng being scolded.

Her voice was soft and beautiful, very different from the cold police image in the eyes of ordinary people!

Especially her image, which was the cute type; sometimes when wearing her uniform, she had a kind of alternative sense of contrast!

"What Brother Zhou Cheng! It must be you who influenced the relationship between them!"

"Otherwise, how could Zhou Cheng deliberately make things difficult for my son!"

Zhang Shuais Parents were even more unreasonable than Zhang Shuai.

They had simply carved arrogance into their bones!

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yier wanted to continue, but she was no match for the two of them!

Zhou Cheng pulled her behind him.

He couldn't be bothered to talk nonsense anymore; the midnight snack was finished too!

Heavenly Eye, activate!

[Zhang Shuai: Bullying, Fraud (ongoing), Provoking Trouble, etc., police force value exchange: 500]

[Zhang Shuais Parents: Embezzlement, Intentional Homicide, etc.! police force value exchange: 1000 — 10000!]

This?

Another major case to solve tonight?

Seeing this, Zhou Cheng looked at Zhang Shuai with delight!

It really has to be you, brat.

Seeing that I've rested for a few days, you specifically called your parents over to help me rack up merit, right?