Entangled: Crisscross - Chapter 60

Zhang Ying couldn’t believe that her father just said those words to her mother. Growing up, her father never treated her mother like this. She immediately pulled her mother behind her. “Father… this wasn’t mother’s fault.”

“Wasn’t her fault?” Disbelief flashed in Nick’s eyes. “Did you see what she just did? She was manipulating you! And you—you are falling into her traps!”

“Father! I am not going to allow you to treat my mother like that!” Zhang Ying’s eyes were wide as she clenched both of her hands into two tight fists. “I am not going to allow you to yell at us and project this… this anger that you have inside!”

Seeing her mother and father turned quiet, she added, “Can’t you see? The goal of the video is to make us hate each other! And as much as I hate to say this… whoever was behind this succeeded!”

“Yingying…”

“This isn’t about me, mother.” Zhang Ying said. “This is about what you did.” Her fierce gaze landed on her mother. “If she… if she spread this video then we are over.”

“Yingying!” Even Nick was surprised to hear his daughter’s words. Is this really the gentle Zhang Ying that he knew? What’s with this fierce gaze?

“I don’t care about grandfather’s wealth. What I care about is our family name, our prestige. Money… I can earn that. I am famous and I have millions of fans. All are going to disappear if something happens.” Zhang Ying shifted her gaze at her mother and father.

At the end of the day, all she cared about is her name. Who cares about the Zhang Family’s money? Her fiancé, Edward Fu is the heir of the Fu Family. With her current net worth and her husband’s money, the Zhang Family’s wealth is not even worth her eyes.

However, the Zhang Family is one of the oldest families in Cone Lands. They are known in the entire region as upright and honest. Even her characters in her films had always been upright and honest to the point of becoming a villainess.

To Zhang Ying, the most important part of the Zhang Family is its prestige. And she would let no one change the opinion of the people towards her Zhang Family.

“Then Yingying… what are you planning to do?” Zhang Xin asked her daughter. In response, Zhang Ying stared at her mother.

A part of her really loves Zhang Xin. However, most of the time, she thought her mother is not only stupid but really shallow. Of course, Zhang Ying knew why her mother was acting like this.

Zhang Xin didn’t really grow up in a prominent family. She lacks the elegance of a woman and is just someone who cares about her outside appearance. Zhang Ying would say that a part of her is somewhat like her mother.

Just like Zhang Xin, Zhang Ying cared a lot about her appearance. But she was being smart about it. She would always use her head and be mindful of her environment to avoid situations where someone could easily take a video of her showing her true colors.

“Yingying… I know I’m wrong…” Zhang Xin started sobbing. In response, Zhang Ying used this opportunity to wipe her own tears earlier, before she sighed and sat on the chair. If she wasn’t surprised by her mother’s actions, then why did she cry earlier?

She cried because she just finished talking to her fiancé. She cried too much that when she walked inside the door, her tears were still flowing. She looked at her stupid mother and wondered what was she thinking.

Sera Zhang is someone who loves tech. Isn’t it expected that she would have some random tech stuff in her house to protect herself?

“Father, tell me how are the current events in the company right now. Edward told me that the stocks already fell because of grandfather’s announcement?” Zhang Ying calmly asked.

“Yes. It was down by almost ten percent today. I am sure it would continue to go down unless there is something good.”

“Edward said that people are assuming that grandfather is drying. That’s why he announced the heir even if she isn’t ready.” There wasn’t a hint of emotion in Zhang Ying’s face.

“You are right.”

“But there is something more to that, right?”

Nick stared at his daughter. He was too busy working that he didn’t notice how she had already changed a lot. She was no longer the naïve little girl that used to love candies and toys.

Pride soared in his eyes. “Yes, your grandfather said that Sera is not going to be the CEO.”

“I thought so too.” Zhang Ying looked at her mother, silently telling her that her words were actually right. “So, who will become the next CEO?”

“Your grandfather said, this is going to depend on my ability.”

“So there is going to… ” Zhang Ying nodded. She wasn’t some business genius, but she had been to a few of Edward’s meetings and she knew the ins and outs of being a CEO. “What do you think of Edward and the Fu industries?”

Nick immediately frowned. “You wanted to make him the CEO?”

“No father. I saw how much effort you put into the company. We cannot lose it to Sera who was practically a stranger to us.” Zhang Ying said. “Acquisition. We sell our shares to Fu industries and let Edward appoint you as the CEO.”

“That—that is–but our shares are not as big as Sera’s. If she appoints some random person, then we are done.”

An indifferent glint can be seen in Zhang Ying’s eyes. “That woman doesn’t have any business skills or knowledge. Even if she appoints someone, we can easily create something that would ruin her plan. Moreover… I believe I can make Edward buy her shares.”

“You will what?” Zhang Xin raised her voice. “But that woman liked Edward! What if—”

“She won’t do anything. Even if she does… it won’t end well for her.” Zhang Ying said before she gave a sinister smile to her mother. “Just like how it didn’t end well for her all those years ago.”