Joining forces to haul away the mistress

The assistant swallowed, stubbornly straightened her neck, and threw caution to the wind. "I stole the ring, and I changed the dress without permission. So what? Call the police and have me arrested."

"You think I wouldn't dare?" Zheng Mother asked.

Seeing her reaction, the assistant could tell Zheng Mother wasn't afraid of making a scene. With no other choice, she played her trump card. "You can arrest me, but how are you going to arrest the baby in my belly?"

She dug her phone out of her bag, swiped across the screen a few times, and found the video she had saved. Then she held it up and looked at Zheng Mother. "I'm carrying Chairman Zheng's child. This video is proof."

"What?" Zheng Father lost his composure and stepped forward. "What nonsense are you spouting?"

Pregnant with his child? Wasn't that slander?

He had kept himself chaste and above reproach his entire life. He had never done anything improper!

Panicking, Zheng Father grabbed Zheng Mother's hand.

This was slander! A fabrication! This hateful woman was spreading sexual rumors about him!

Zheng Mother raised a hand, signaling for him to calm down.

"What video?" Zheng Mother asked. "Play it. Let everyone see."

Now the assistant truly couldn't figure her out. "You really want to watch it?"

"Since you say it's evidence, of course I have to take a look." Zheng Mother smiled.

"Fine. Then I'll show you." The assistant opened the video and turned the volume all the way up in front of everyone.

It was surveillance footage. A closer look revealed Zheng Father and the assistant.

In the video, the assistant was dead drunk. Zheng Father half-supported, half-dragged her toward a hotel room. She struggled the whole time, trying to leave, but he was extremely forceful. In the end, he even slung her over his shoulder and carried her inside.

The timestamp jumped forward. By the time Zheng Father came out again, two hours had passed.

Everyone rubbed their noses.

She'd offered proof, and there it was. Chairman Zheng had slept with his assistant—and forced himself on her, at that.

Zheng Mother froze for a moment, too, then turned to Zheng Father.

Zheng Father panicked. "I didn't! I only took her inside. I didn't do anything!"

Sure, sure. You did nothing. You just took her to a hotel and spent two hours alone with her, but you did absolutely nothing!

Everyone nodded, looking as though they understood perfectly.

Zheng Father couldn't clear his name no matter what he said, but Ning Shile knew he had been wronged. [His explanation sounds weak, but Zheng Father really didn't do anything.]

[The assistant got drunk at a business dinner that day. The other party tried to assault her, but Zheng Father caught him and intervened.]

[Seeing how drunk she was, Zheng Father found a nearby hotel and took her inside. But the moment she entered the room, she started crying and saying she didn't want to live. Afraid she might do something, he could only comfort her. He waited until she fell asleep before leaving.]

Hearing this, Zheng Father nearly burst into tears. He looked excitedly at Zheng Mother, urging her to listen to Ning Shile.

He really hadn't done anything!

Zheng Mother snorted and glared at him.

Then why did you take another woman to a hotel in the first place? You even soothed her to sleep!

Zheng Father was suffering beyond words.

Whatever else she was, the assistant was still his assistant. As her boss, how could he stand by while another man harassed her?

He had originally intended to ask the hotel staff to help her inside, but she had threatened to kill herself the whole way. He had genuinely feared the young woman might do something desperate after being harassed at work. That was why he had taken her into the hotel himself.

Zheng Mother raised an eyebrow at him and pulled her hand away. I'll settle this with you when we get home!

"What does this video prove?" Zheng Mother asked.

"What?" The assistant almost thought she had misheard. Even after seeing that, Zheng Mother still believed him?

"All this video proves is that you were drunk and Zheng Qi'an took you into a room," Zheng Mother said. "Who can say what happened after that?"

Everyone drew in a sharp breath.

No wonder she was Mrs. Zheng. Even after her husband did that, she could still make excuses for him!

Poor assistant. Chairman Zheng had forced himself on her, and she couldn't even get justice!

Everyone instinctively looked at Zheng Father, silently spurning him.

Pah! What a scumbag!

Zheng Father wanted to cry but had no tears. "..."

He really hadn't done it! He had only taken the assistant inside!!

Honey, look at them!!!

Driven into a corner, the assistant played her final trump card. "If the video isn't proof, surely DNA is?"

Everyone's eyes widened.

What?! She actually got a DNA test!! Sis, you're amazing!! You're my one and only queen!!!

The onlookers practically wanted to applaud and cheer.

What kind of satisfying revenge story was this, exposing a scumbag boss and his hopelessly lovestruck wife?! Go get him, sis!!

The assistant pulled out a DNA test report and held it above her head. "It's here in black and white. A comparison between my baby's DNA and Chairman Zheng's."

"A 100% match."

The situation had reached its peak.

Zheng Father was utterly stunned.

A hundred percent? How was that possible? Was Assistant Wang pregnant with him himself!?

"Oh?" Zheng Ye, who had been silent for some time, suddenly spoke. He stepped forward slightly and said evenly, "What a coincidence. I also have a DNA test report for the baby you're carrying."

[???!]

Ning Shile was stunned. Zheng Ye knew too, and had even obtained evidence!?

Was this really the Zheng Family that was supposed to go bankrupt?

How was every last one of them so capable?!

Ning Shile gazed admiringly at Zheng Mother. [A queen. An absolute queen!]

Then his gaze shifted to Zheng Ye. [A true powerhouse! Always stepping up at the most critical moment!]

Finally, his eyes landed on Zheng Father.

Zheng Father raised his head slightly, waiting for praise.

[Zheng Father is also alive.]

Zheng Father: "..."

So when it came to him, all he got was "alive," huh?

The assistant froze for a moment, then snatched the report from Zheng Ye's hand.

The fetal hair DNA did not match Zheng Father's.

Her expression changed drastically, her lips went pale, and her mind rang with a buzz.

Everyone was dying of curiosity. They craned their necks like melon-stealing badgers popping up one after another in a field. What? What? What did the DNA report say?

Ning Shile kindly stepped forward, took both DNA reports, and explained to everyone, "The assistant's report has no hospital stamp. It's fake."

Like a staff member at a beauty pageant, he circled the hall with a sheet in each hand. "Brother Ye's report has a hospital stamp. It's real."

Ning Shile stopped and looked at the assistant as he summed it up. "And the real report shows that the DNA doesn't match. In other words, this child isn't Chairman Zheng's."

The assistant's lips trembled, but she couldn't make a sound.

Zheng Ye once again demonstrated his knack for delivering the finishing blow. "Still, this DNA report doesn't prove much. It doesn't establish that my father didn't assault you."

"So let's call the police," Zheng Ye said, his gaze icy. "If my father really did something after entering that room, then it was a crime, and he should be punished."

"If he didn't, then your theft, rumor-mongering, and defamation," Zheng Ye continued, looking calmly at the assistant, his voice cold, "will have to be dealt with as well."

The assistant collapsed onto the floor, her head hanging as tears streamed uncontrollably from her eyes.

It was over. Everything was over...

Her job, her reputation, her child—everything was ruined... If they really called the police, she might even end up in prison...

Assistant Wang suddenly ran out.

As the hosts of the banquet, Zheng Father and Zheng Mother couldn't simply abandon it and leave. They could only set the matter aside for now.

With the farce over, the banquet officially began. The event staff switched off the lights and turned on the strobes, instantly transforming the banquet into a massive dance party.

Their formally dressed, serious-faced subordinates started dancing more seductively than anyone. Perhaps they had gotten a little too much satisfaction out of all that juicy gossip.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Ning Shile edged into a corner, preparing to slip away.

"Where are you going?" Zheng Ye had appeared in front of him at some point, blocking his path.

Ning Shile stopped short, scratched his head, and laughed awkwardly. [Ah... how do I explain this? The assistant might try to kill herself.]

[If news breaks tomorrow that a Zheng Corporation assistant killed herself on the day of the company outing, that'll be hard to handle.]

What? Suicide!

Zheng Father and Zheng Mother, who had been about to join their subordinates on the dance floor, nearly twisted their ankles.

Why was this young woman so extreme?!

"I... she didn't look right when she left. I wanted to go check on her..." Ning Shile explained awkwardly.

Zheng Ye's expression turned serious. "I'll go with you."

Hearing that, Zheng Father and Zheng Mother hurried over. "We'll come too."

Ning Shile didn't refuse. More people meant more help. If the assistant really did try to kill herself, they could stop her.

After all, if something like that happened on the day of the company outing, the Zheng Corporation's reputation would be ruined.

The corporation's reputation was still very important.