Chapter 252 - One Chance of Pardon (II) (1/2)

That information would be known in the future after all. That was how Xiong Zhi had known it.

In the past, after the Zhou family successfully broke the treaty, Butler Zhou Min cut off his ties to the Zhou family and kneeled down in front of Xiong Zhi. He said that he would stay in the Xiong family to serve her as he had promised to Old Xiong. He then confessed the sin he committed before her.

Zhou Min's brother, Linfeng's uncle, was a newly assigned butler to Xiong Zhi's mother. At that time, Zhou Min's father, Grandpa Zhou had an accident that sanctioned him to make an early retirement. As the butler of Master Xiong, he must be in top condition in order to assist his Master

Zhou Min, as the eldest, had to officially serve Xiong Zhi's mother before he could succeed his father and serve the Old Xiong in his place. When his father retired, he went to serve Old Xiong, and his younger brother replaced him.

Zhou Min's brother was unlike Butler Zhou. On the day when Xiong Zhi's parents had a plane crash, it was said that Zhou Min's brother was with them. However, in truth, the butler had gotten drunk and did not come with Xiong Zhi's parents.

Such irresponsible transgression deserved the highest punishment.

It could be considered that butler's luck, though, that the world had thought that he was dead. If they found out that he was left alive by not following his duties while his masters died, Old Xiong, whose only child died, would surely banish him.

Even if he used his one chance of pardon, such an irresponsible act would banish him forever from the Zhou family register, the greatest humiliation for them. Thus, the panicked younger brother ran to Zhou Min.

Zhou Min had gritted his teeth and arranged his brother on a plane headed to some backcountry to let him live as a normal man.

This was an extremely high sin against the butler's conduct. Deceiving the masters, hiding a 'criminal', especially when the masters the 'criminal' had served died during his 'crime'.

So Xiong Zhi used this against Zhou Min.

Zhou Min stiffly lowered his gaze. He did not plan to hide it forever. He knew he had to reveal this sin to the Xiong family in the future.

He was just shocked that it would be revealed this way.

But it was not the time yet.

Zhou Min tightly closed his eyes, drowning in his inner turmoil.

Xiong Zhi waited quietly.

After a while.

The butler resignedly opened his eyes. His figure appeared tired and lifeless.

”I could not really tell you. But, I can think of a way to let you in to that room.”

Zhou Min thought that since he could not change Xiong Zhi's stubborn mind of not returning to return to her room, perhaps, it would be good to let her know what was happening. Perhaps, the situation would change her mind and let her stop this puppy love play with his son.

He knew that Xiong Zhi would come around.

...He hoped that his son would come around, too.

***

It was fifteen minutes later when the door of Master Xiong's study room opened.

The three elders of the Zhou family were full of sweat. After the car dropped them off, they sped off at the fastest speed towards the Central Wing.

When they opened the door, they were shocked at the scenery before them.

Their beloved grandson was kneeling in a kowtow for who knows how long, unmoving.

Old Xiong was sitting with his eyes closed. Upon hearing the movement, he opened his eyes to see the newly arrived group by the door.

When he saw the face he did not expect to see, Old Xiong furrowed his brows and commanded loudly.

”What are you doing here? Zhou Min, escort Zhi'er back to her room!”

Old Xiong rarely shouted due to his old age. Seeing him this agitated, the elders gulped in fear. They were nervous. They had just entered the room and this was the first thing they saw and heard. It was truly shocking.