Chapter 76

Chapter 76: The Show… Begins

Chen Zi Hao shrank back hard when Shen Zhong suddenly shouted at him.

“Uncle Shen, listen to my excuse… no, listen to my explanation.”

Chen Zi Hao was already so panicked he could barely speak coherently. “I absolutely didn’t do anything that betrayed the company. I absolutely didn’t betray Meng Qi.”

Su Qian still sat at the head seat of the conference table.

She lifted her chin slightly and watched Chen Zi Hao with interest, her eyes full of disdain.

“Qian Qian, listen to me…”

Chen Zi Hao still tried to salvage his image in front of Su Qian.

But the projector flickered again.

This time, the screen showed the scene of Shen Meng Qi’s car accident.

In the video, Chen Zi Hao subtly shoved Shen Meng Qi, saving himself, while Shen Meng Qi died on the spot.

The meeting room instantly filled with sharp intakes of breath.

Everyone was stunned speechless by what the video showed.

Chen Zi Hao was completely rattled now.

His body shook violently.

His legs went weak, and he nearly collapsed on the floor.

Shen Zhong’s eyes instantly filled with bloodshot rage, his whole body trembling from fury.

He strode up to Chen Zi Hao in a few steps, grabbed his collar, and yanked him up from the ground, roaring, “Chen Zi Hao, you sick beast! My daughter was so kind – how could you do it? You pushed her into death just to save yourself. Do you have any humanity at all?”

“I…”

Chen Zi Hao opened his mouth, trying to argue.

But it was like something had clogged his throat, and he couldn’t force out a single word.

Outside the meeting room, the computers were playing the same video too.

“Ugh! That guy even built a ‘devoted lover’ persona before, fooling everyone. Who knew he was this insane piece of trash!” one coworker spat as they watched.

The coworkers around them all agreed.

Their faces were full of anger and contempt.

“Exactly. We actually thought he was loyal and righteous. We were blind!”

“Someone like that should be hacked to pieces! It’s disgusting – he killed Meng Qi just to save himself!”

Chen Zi Hao stumbled as he broke free from Shen Zhong.

He crawled and scrambled over to Su Qian.

His lips trembled, and he finally squeezed out a few words. “N-no… it’s not like that…”

He looked at Su Qian urgently. “Qian Qian, you believe me, right?”

Su Qian gently patted Chen Zi Hao on the shoulder.

“I believe you, of course.”

A “truth-telling talisman” was slapped onto him without leaving any trace, and vanished.

This was only the beginning.

“As long as you tell the truth, I’ll definitely believe you.”

Su Qian wore a gentle smile.

The show… was starting.

Chen Zi Hao’s eyes instantly turned dull and vacant. “Y-yeah… the truth. I’ll tell the truth…”

“I just wanted to mooch off her. You think I loved her? She was an idiot. I only had to say a few sweet words and she was wrapped around my finger, throwing money at me, arranging a job for me.”

Chen Zi Hao spoke like a madman, voice wild. “I’ve never seen someone so easy to trick. She didn’t know the holes in the company’s finances were all made by me.”

“I secretly diverted company funds and altered the books. I just wanted to skim more money and live an easy life.”

Everyone in the meeting room heard this.

Another uproar broke out.

But Chen Zi Hao acted like he couldn’t see it and continued shouting, “And it wasn’t just that. I used my position to take advantage of several female employees.”

“Those new girls who just joined the company were innocent and easy to fool. I put a little pressure on them, then dangled empty promises of promotions and raises, and they obediently listened.”

Shen Zhong’s eyes were red.

His clenched fists turned white at the knuckles.

He gritted his teeth as he watched Chen Zi Hao spit out the truth.

Chen Zi Hao slowly raised his head, staring forward with a crazed look.

His mouth opened and closed as he began revealing the ugly truth he had hidden for so long.

“That day… that day on the road, Meng Qi… she found out I was cheating, and she found the tricks I was pulling with the company’s finances. She was going to report me. I… I was scared it would all be exposed, so I wanted to stop her.”

At this point, his lips trembled slightly.

He seemed like he wanted to stop.

But the truth-telling talisman forced him to keep going.

“When the car was about to hit, I… I acted like it was nothing and pushed her a little. I…”

“All I thought about was that I couldn’t get caught. I couldn’t lose everything. I didn’t think about whether Meng Qi lived or died at all…”

The meeting room filled with sharp intakes of breath.

No one expected Chen Zi Hao to be this insane.

Outside the meeting room, coworkers were also pressed against the door.

They heard Chen Zi Hao’s confession too.

And the condemnation exploded just the same.

“That kind of trash should be arrested right now and rot in prison for the rest of his life!”

“This is terrifying. We actually liked him before. We were blind!”

“He kept harassing me too, and I didn’t dare say anything.”

“Sis, don’t be scared. Be brave and speak up. We’ll all testify for you!”

In the Chat Group, everyone was blowing up as well.

Jiang Xiao Yu (Apocalypse Survival): “Oh my god, Chen Zi Hao is pure evil! Someone like that should get tossed into the Apocalypse as zombie food.”

Xia Meng Meng (Cultivation Cannon Fodder): “Hmph, scum. Throw him into the pill furnace and refine him!”

Shen Meng Qi (Beast World Darling): “Alright. Now I can finally rest in peace, hahaha.”

Su Qian took a moment to reply in the group: “So tell me – was this gossip satisfying or not?”

That seemingly casual line from Su Qian instantly sparked another storm of messages.

Jiang Xiao Yu (Apocalypse Survival): “Hahaha, it’s way too satisfying! Su Qian, this move of yours is amazing. It’s so satisfying!”

Xia Meng Meng (Cultivation Cannon Fodder): “Mm-hm! So relieving. Scum like that deserves this ending.”

Shen Meng Qi (Beast World Darling): “Hahaha, it really is satisfying. Su Qian darling, thanks to you, I finally let out the anger in my heart.”

“Meng Meng’s ‘truth-telling talisman’ deserves a lot of credit,” Su Qian added in the group.

She didn’t forget to praise Xia Meng Meng’s help.

Xia Meng Meng (Cultivation Cannon Fodder): “Hehe, of course. I’ve found him annoying for a long time.”

…

“You beast!”

Shen Zhong raised his hand and slapped Chen Zi Hao hard across the face.

That slap carried all his fury and hatred.

It landed heavy on Chen Zi Hao’s cheek with a sharp crack.

Chen Zi Hao’s body lurched to the side from the hit, and he nearly fell to the floor again.

His cheek immediately swelled and turned red.

A senior executive couldn’t hold back and roared, “Chen Zi Hao, you’re a traitor to the company!”

“Someone like you deserves to be ruined!”

“You act so proper on the surface, but behind everyone’s backs you do nothing but evil!”

Everyone cursed at once, their words like arrows flying toward Chen Zi Hao.