Chapter 61: With a clear conscience, why should we submit to a paternity test-Depois de renascer, recusei-me a assumir o fardo, e a família da minha esposa enlouqueceu.(Estufar-se em uma panela de ferro.)

"If you dare, then do it!"

Chu Mengyao glared at him, refusing to yield an inch.

The atmosphere in the Chu family’s grand hall had reached a point of extreme tension. Everyone held their breath, too terrified to even make a sound.

Zhang Zihao wore a furious expression, shaking his head resolutely as he shouted, "There is no reason on earth for me to undergo a paternity test! This is utterly absurd! I, Zhang Zihao, have always walked an upright path; why should I subject myself to such an insult?"

"If a precedent like this is set, any stray cat or dog could come along and cause trouble for me. Wouldn't that make me, Zhang Zihao, nothing more than a pushover for anyone to manipulate? Don't even dream of succeeding!"

Hearing this, Chu Mengyao’s anger flared even higher, and she placed her hands on her hips.

"Zhang Zihao, you are going to take this paternity test today whether you like it or not, and you can't escape it! Have you committed a guilty deed, which is why you don't dare to face it? You coward, you hypocrite!"

The more she pressured Zhang Zihao, the more terrified he became.

Having a guilty conscience was one thing, but to wrap it up in such high-sounding rhetoric made him a total hypocrite.

Zhang Zihao turned his head to look at Elder Chu, a hint of helplessness and disappointment in his tone. "Grandfather Chu, this marriage was arranged by you and my grandfather. The goodwill our two families once shared has now dissolved into this state."

"Since Mengyao is so stubbornly unwilling to marry me, I am not someone who would cling shamelessly. I will not force this union."

Zhang Zihao wore an expression of absolute resolve, his tone laden with disappointment.

Elder Chu frowned. Before he could speak, Chu Mengyao cut in, "Did I force you? Have you no self-awareness at all?"

"If you weren't hiding a guilty conscience, why would you be running away so fast?" she taunted further.

Chu Mengyao had already won today's battle.

And this was the moment to beat a drowning dog.

The more Zhang Zihao wanted to leave early, the less she was going to let him have his way.

She directly ordered Hubiao to close the doors of the hall, and the entire Chu family estate was placed under the control of their guards.

"Young Master Zhang, are you certain you won't take a paternity test to prove your innocence?"

Zhao Qiang pressed him step by step. "Once you walk out of the Chu family gates, the rumors and gossip will be relentless. Are you certain you can endure that?"

Zhao Qiang was trying desperately to provoke Zhang Zihao, hoping the man would fire him from the company.

He had signed a contract stipulating a one-hundred-fold compensation penalty; the moment Zhang Zihao said the words out loud, he would be owed one hundred million.

"My path is straight, so I fear no shadow. Why should I fear mere gossip?"

Zhang Zihao forced a facade of composure, though a flicker of panic flashed through his eyes.

Chu Mengyao laughed, her smile brimming with contempt. "A straight path is refusing to take a test? Call that a straight path. Zhang Zihao, stop deceiving yourself!"

"You two are clearly in this together! I'm not falling for your trap."

Zhang Zihao glared furiously at Zhao Qiang and Chu Mengyao. This pair of adulterers must have colluded long ago to launch this attack on him today.

Whispers broke out among the crowd. Anyone could see that Zhang Zihao had a guilty conscience and simply did not dare to undergo the test in public.

Once confirmed, the reputation of the Zhang family would be utterly ruined.

"Zhao Qiang, I don't know how much Mengyao paid you to frame me."

Zhang Zihao gritted his teeth. "Don't think you'll get away with this!"

" Eldest Miss Chu, Young Master Zhang says you paid me money, but how come I haven't seen a cent? Did you forget to transfer it to me?"

Zhao Qiang said loudly on purpose, his face full of mockery.

"My wife cheated on me, and when I seek justice from the adulterer, I am treated as though I'm driven by malicious revenge."

Zhao Qiang feigned deep grievance. "Fine! Let's pretend I'm framing you. Right here in front of everyone, go ahead and call the police!"

"I am standing right here, going nowhere, just waiting for the police to come and arrest me."

Zhao Qiang dropped heavily into a chair, crossed his legs, and adopted an attitude of "What can you possibly do to me?"

He's insane, this man is completely insane!

With seemingly zero background, he was daring to provoke the young master of the Zhang family with such reckless madness. Many in the crowd gave Zhao Qiang thumbs-up and murmured, "Brother, you've got serious guts to dare cross Zhang Zihao."

"Stop your framing right here! Zhao Qiang, I'm telling you, you're fired—permanently blacklisted from employment."

Zhang Zihao roared the words, his face turning livid, his gaze filled with rage and menace.

This Zhao Qiang really thought he could act as Chu Mengyao's lackey, believing that under her protection, he was safe from the methods of the Zhang family.

Once this blew over, he would definitely make Zhao Qiang regret this day.

Cross him, and there would be no good end.

"Fired me?"

A disdainful smile crossed Zhao Qiang's face. "You actually have the nerve to say those words; even hearing them is embarrassing."

He had been waiting precisely for Zhang Zihao to utter those words and fire him proactively. That one hundred million was safely in the bag now.

What an absolute idiot, falling right into his trap without even realizing it.

"Grandfather Chu, Zihao has let you down. Today's engagement banquet cannot go on."

Zhang Zihao put on a hypocritical act for Elder Chu, looking for a way out for himself. "I can under no circumstances allow the Zhang family to be humiliated. I beg your forgiveness!"

With that, Zhang Zihao spun around and shouted to the Zhang family members behind him, "Let's go!"

"Let the Zhang family leave!"

Before Elder Chu could speak, Chu Mengyao's father, Chu Tiankuo, spoke up first.

The grand doors of the Chu family residence slowly swung open. Before leaving, Zhang Zihao shot Zhao Qiang a glare so venomous it seemed his eyes might spew fire.

All the humiliation of this day had been caused by this fellow. Little did he know that Zhao Qiang hated him even more at this moment.

"Today's events were a private matter of the Chu family, and we have made a spectacle for you all," Elder Chu slowly stated. "Everyone, please disperse."

Elder Chu's words made it abundantly clear to everyone present that it was time for them to leave.

Within half an hour, the guests had filed out one after another, and the grand hall fell instantly silent.

Zhao Qiang also planned to slip away quietly; after all, his mission was accomplished, and the marriage alliance had been successfully destroyed.

Why stay any longer?

He wasn't a member of the Chu family, and more importantly, he had just offended Elder Chu.

"Zhao Qiang, where do you think you're going?"

Elder Chu's voice echoed through the hall.