"Old Min, this is incredible! Your daughter has done something huge!"
An old friend playing chess with Min Ziqiong's father said with a teasing expression.
Min Ziqiong's father frowned upon hearing this, "We're playing chess, why so much nonsense! Are you losing and trying to use this trick to steal my pieces?"
Min Ziqiong's father's old friend often did such things.
Therefore, Min Ziqiong's father didn't take his words seriously at all.
Unexpectedly, the old friend directly pushed the chessboard aside, "I concede. This way, you won't suspect me, right?"
Min Ziqiong's father looked at his unusual old friend in surprise.
He had actually admitted defeat voluntarily?
He normally wouldn't admit defeat even if the king was exposed.
The next second, Min Ziqiong's father understood his old friend's intentions.
"Although I lost on the chessboard, I've won in life!"
"After all, I don't have a good daughter like you who has disgraced us on an international stage!"
Min Ziqiong's father's face darkened, "What nonsense are you talking about! If you have something to say, say it directly, don't hide and gossip like a woman!"
"Tsk tsk, you have the nerve to call me a woman? Do you know what your daughter did? She took a bottle of sugar water to a life science conference and insisted it was life essence fluid! She wanted to trick the experts present into investing in her!"
"Did she even consider that this was an international conference with internationally renowned experts? Her behavior is like a primary school student showing an adult a piece of candy made of chicken feces and trying to fool them into thinking it's candy! Isn't that embarrassing?"
"The experts present didn't indulge her and exposed her on the spot. Who knew she was still stubborn and insisted on having the sugar water tested, claiming she would slap all the experts' faces in 72 hours!"
"Truly a fearless young calf! Your daughter has no shame at all! Most importantly, even if she has no shame, she shouldn't disgrace all of us from Jianghai!"
"Now, because of her, other experts have developed a bad impression of Jianghai. Many experts and big shots are even preparing to withdraw their investments in some Jianghai companies!"
"Do you think your daughter has caused trouble? Do you think those companies hate your daughter?"
Upon hearing his old friend's words, Min Ziqiong's father was stunned.
He never expected Min Ziqiong to do such a thing!
This was more than just losing face; it was putting the Min family on the spot!
The Min family would be implicated by her!
*Crash!*
Min Ziqiong's father overturned the chessboard, "Shut up! If you keep spreading rumors and slandering, we won't even be friends anymore!"
The old friend was startled and mumbled, "I didn't realize you, who seem so meek usually, would defend your daughter so fiercely at a critical moment..."
But before the old friend could finish his sentence, Min Ziqiong's father continued, "Our Min family has nothing to do with her anymore! Several days ago, the Min clan held a family meeting and expelled her from the Min family! So, don't you dare spread rumors and link this matter to the Min family again!"
"..." The old friend was dumbfounded.
So, Min Ziqiong's father wasn't defending his daughter, but himself!
After saying this, Min Ziqiong's father turned and left in a huff.
Meanwhile, within the Min family, Min Ziqiong's mother also wore a furious expression.
Fragments of teacups were scattered on the ground, clearly indicating she had been angry for a while.
However, this act of smashing things didn't seem to alleviate her anger much; her expression remained grim, her eyes filled with fury.
"Wife, bad news, something has happened..." Min Ziqiong's father shouted upon returning home.
"Heh, isn't it just your precious daughter's good deeds? I already know, you don't need to repeat it!" Min Ziqiong's mother said hatefully.
"I never expected this, I never expected that after expelling her from the family, she wouldn't be able to affect us. But she came up with such a 'kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred' idea! She lost her own face and dragged us down with her!"
"It's infuriating, so infuriating!"
Min Ziqiong's mother became angrier as she spoke, reaching for the teapot on the table and smashing it to the ground.
*Crack!*
Along with the sound of the teapot shattering, Min Ziqiong's father slumped to the ground, "My Spring Herald teapot! My Spring Herald teapot! That's a renowned artist's work, a superior, fully handmade pot worth tens of thousands!"
"Tens of thousands are nothing! With your daughter's mess, our Min family could be implicated. Forget tens of thousands, we could lose tens of millions!" Min Ziqiong's mother reprimanded.
"Then... what do we do? We've clearly cut ties with her, but outsiders still see her as our daughter. We can't control what outsiders think, can we?" Min Ziqiong's father said helplessly.
"Hmph! The reason outsiders think that way is because our severance wasn't thorough enough. We previously, to save face, didn't widely publicize the news of her expulsion from the clan. That's why people subconsciously still think she's part of our Min family."
"Therefore, as long as we immediately publish a statement in the newspaper, announcing that the Min family has severed ties with her and that she no longer belongs to the Min family, this problem can be solved! Our opponents who try to use this incident to attack our Min family will have no leverage."
Min Ziqiong's mother seemed to have already thought of a solution and said immediately.
"This... isn't it a bit much?" Min Ziqiong's father subconsciously didn't want to be so ruthless.
"Not much? Then you think of a good way! If you can't, not only will your Spring Herald teapot be smashed, I'll smash your Summer Herald, Autumn Herald, and Winter Herald pots too!"
Min Ziqiong's father shivered instantly.
"No, no, wife. Let's do as you say, just as you say, okay?"
Thus, just two hours later, the Jianghai Evening News, which had already finished its layout, quickly added a new section.
Then it came out of the printing press and entered mailboxes in tens of thousands of Jianghai households.
As for the electronic version, it instantly appeared on the phones of Jianghai citizens.
"Min Clan Issues Important Statement: Min Ziqiong was expelled from the clan three days ago. Her actions are solely personal and have no relation to the Min Clan."
*Whoosh!*
The entire Jianghai was instantly in an uproar.
Min Ziqiong's incident at the Life Science Conference was originally only circulating among a limited number of people.
Now, with this statement, the entire Jianghai knew about it!
Almost everyone in Jianghai was aware of Min Ziqiong's attempt to use a bottle of sugar water to deceive foreign investors and tarnish Jianghai's local image!
At that moment, public outrage surged, and curses directed at Min Ziqiong became rampant and difficult to quell!