《Source Of Calamity》


 CH 1

    The sun shone in from the glass windows, its golden light filling the room. Wine glasses and bottles lay fallen over on the scarlet carpet. A single vase that was full of flowers, which bloomed full of vigor and beauty, stood in the room. The vase was huge and beautiful, the exquisite ceramic vase etched with a light blue enchanting pattern.


    The eyelids of the person lying behind the vase twitched slightly.


    He was not wearing a single inch of fabric, his skin was delicate and smooth, and the sunlight shrouded him like a thin quilt, highlighting his short black hair with a warm glow.


    From the perspective inside the house, only a pair of feet could be seen, which had round toes, that were slightly reddish, slightly arched insteps, and skin that was as white as jade.


    There was even no need to have a clear view of his face to imagine just what a delicate porcelain figure he was.


    The person opened his eyes and was a little dazed at first. His eyes were like pools of stagnant water, calm and still, but soon, his pupils dilated, as if he had encountered a major event of life and death, and it was not until a few minutes later that he returned to calmness.


    Shen Zhen was still in disbelief, but he finally calmed down.


    ¡ª¡ªHe came back!


    Back to the next morning of the banquet, back to when he was alive.


    The clothes were scattered on the carpet next to him, and the shirt seemed to have been torn up. One could imagine how intense and passionate last night had been. Shen Zhen gave up on putting the rag-like shirt on again, and remained bare chested, simply wearing a suit jacket instead before standing up.


    It just so happened that it was time for the servants to come in to clean up.


    Several maids walked in together, and when they saw Shen Zhen, they all lowered their heads. Their faces were flushed with blood, as if blood would flow down in the next second, and fall to the ground along the path of their chins.


    Bare chested but for a suit jacket thrown over it, Shen Zhen generously revealed a swath of ambiguous bruises and traces, which was enough to make people blush, and even imagine in their minds about which girl he had been with last night.


    ¡°Young Master Shen.¡± The butler ran over in a hurry. Seeing Shen Zhen¡¯s appearance, he was nearly unable to keep his balance. He hurriedly stabilized his body and said hurriedly, ¡°Second Young Master is leading people over here.¡±


    Shen Zhen was already prepared.


    Right now, in his last life, he somehow had a one night stand with another. The next day, he was caught naked by Second Brother Qin. He was both embarrassed and ashamed at the time, and he didn¡¯t know how to face himself or how to face Big Brother Qin.


    No matter what Second Brother Qin said, he could only answer yes with his head down, and then obediently left the Qin family manor.


    Because he was ¡°promiscuous¡± and ¡°messing around¡± in the Qin family manor. This was modern society, and he was not allowed to ¡°fool around¡± with the maids.


    By the time he recovered his senses, he had already been sent away from the Qin family manor.


    Now that he thought about it, all this was ridiculous.


    Shen Zhen covered his eyes and chuckled lowly.


    The butler looked at Shen Zhen with the gaze of one looking at a fool, was there something wrong with Young Master Shen¡¯s head?


    Second Young Master was the person who hated him the most in this family.


    Shen Zhen and Eldest Young Master Qin had a very good relationship. The two grew up together, and could somewhat be considered childhood friends. They studied together, have common interests and hobbies, and have the same view on things.


    Contrary to Second Young Master Qin.


    Of course Second Young Master Qin was not happy to have someone sitting on his head, not to mention that this someone was more valued by the Qin family¡¯s head, so his hatred even spread to Shen Zhen.


    Especially Shen Zhen, whose surname was Shen, him standing next to Eldest Young Master Qin was equivalent to the entire Shen family standing beside Eldest Young Master Qin.


    So he had to do everything possible to drive Shen Zhen away and break one of Qin Yue¡¯s arms (TN: expression meaning to cut off a part of someone¡¯s strength)


    Unlike the second young master, the Eldest Young Master Qin Yue himself was a serious person, practically to the point that all the males in the Qin family castrated themselves, to not be a man but a robot or a machine instead.


    Master Qin, the head of the Qin family, himself had no son, and was clearly training his nephew as his successor. The Qin family would belong to the Eldest Young Master in the future. Everyone knew to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. So of course, whatever the Eldest Young Master said, everyone would follow without question.


    Don¡¯t even mention pretending that they¡¯re robots without balls.


    Even if they really had to castrate themselves, it was estimated that there were a lot of people vying to be the first eunuch to swing the knife.


    Shen Zhen used to love this part about Big Brother Qin the most, but later he found out that Qin Yue was not ¡°serious and disciplined¡±, he was just a late bloomer, and when he really met his true love, he would be more absurd than anyone else.


    And the he who fell in love with Qin Yue was like a clown jumping on a beam. The higher he jumped, the more Qin Yue hated him.


    Looking back on his past life now, it was a typical example of smashing a good deck of cards.


    So what if Qin Yue didn¡¯t like him? As long as he stayed at the Qin family, he was the Eldest Young Master of the Shen family. If he left the Qin family, his status as the Eldest Young Master of the Shen family would become completely worthless.


    The butler nearly jumped in place in anxiousness.


    However, Shen Zhen slowly stretched out his hands to smooth the wrinkles on his clothes, and smiled at the butler: ¡°Did I mess around?¡±


    The butler was angry: ¡°You, this!¡±


    He pointed to Shen Zhen¡¯s exposed chest, and the red marks on it indicating what he had done last night.


    Shen Zhen smiled: ¡°Oh, I messed around.¡±


    The butler almost fainted in anger.


    The sound of footsteps appeared outside, slow and unhurried, very disciplined, and as soon as he heard it, he knew it was Second Young Master Qin Li and his subordinates.


    Shen Zhen looked straight aheadbin the direction of the door.


    A group of people walked in, but even if there were so many people, everyone¡¯s eyes were focused on one person. As long as he was there, everyone else would be just the foil. He strode in, wearing a neat black suit that emphasized his wide shoulders and narrow waist. His eyes were dark and sharp, his lips were tightly pursed, his short black hair was combed back, revealing his forehead and indifferent eyes.


    Qin Li, a man whose heart was higher than the sky.


    ¡°Shen Zhen.¡± Qin Li¡¯s voice was deep, hoarse and sexy, no matter what he said, it was like he was murmuring the sweet nothings of a lover.


    It was a pity that Shen Zhen didn¡¯t eat this type anymore.


    ¡°Second Brother.¡± Standing in front of Qin Li, Shen Zhen didn¡¯t seem to be ashamed of the marks on his body at all. Instead, he behaved generously. If the marks on his body weren¡¯t so obvious, Qin Li wouldn¡¯t even believe that he would do something like that last night.


    Qin Li¡¯s subordinates stopped five steps away from them, and the butler also stepped to the side. It was not their place to watch the show in the Qin family.


    Qin Li stared at Shen Zhen, and he smiled slowly: ¡°Who were you with last night?¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t lie: ¡°I drank too much, I don¡¯t know.¡±


    Qin Li: ¡°Oh? Was it a maid, or a lady from a certain family?¡±


    Shen Zhen shrugged, and said very carelessly, ¡°I don¡¯t know, it might have been a maid or a young lady.¡±


    Qin Li¡¯s eyes were fixed on Shen Zhen, Shen Zhen raised his head and stared back at Qin Li with eyes like torches.


    ¡°You have to leave the Qin family.¡± Qin Li¡¯s tone cooled.


    This remark was expected by Shen Zhen. The strange thing was that he didn¡¯t even feel like he was being expelled. He just asked curiously: ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°Ah Zhen can¡¯t go!¡± A boy¡¯s urgent plea suddenly appeared. The boy who was standing with his subordinates came over. He was wearing white short-sleeved shirt and black trousers, a pair of sneakers, and his hair was slightly curly, slightly messy, with big and bright eyes, like a little prince in a fairy tale.


    Like a little sun.


    The feeling Su Shiqing gave to people was like the softness of a sheep. Everyone¡¯s first impression when they saw him was that Su Shiqing was harmless. He was innocent and cute, but also held a hint of timidity. He needed someone to protect him. If no one would protect him then anyone could bully him.


    Shen Zhen was also bewildered by Su Shiqing. When he saw Su Shiqing in his last life, and first came across Su Shiqing, he felt that Su Shiqing was quite pitiful, so he brought Su Shiqing from the Su family to the Qin family.


    However, the expression ¡°letting the wolf inside¡± was tailor-made for him. When Su Shiqing first came, Qin Yue had no interest in him.


    But slowly, Su Shiqing replaced Shen Zhen.


    He replaced Shen Zhen¡¯s position in the Qin family and Shen Zhen¡¯s position beside Qin Yue.


    However, when Shen Zhen reacted and found that Su Shiqing¡¯s ¡°weakness¡± was his strength, and Su Shiqing¡¯s ¡°timidity¡± was his weapon, Shen Zhen was already completely defeated.


    He could be in guard against all the ruthless and cruel people, and he could also try his best to check Qin Yue while loving Qin Yue, but he never thought that he should also be wary of a naturally weak person like Su Shiqing.


    Su Shiqing used his ¡°weakness¡± to make the Qin family stand on his side.


    Su Shiqing looked at Qin Li timidly, and suddenly began to speak considerately for Qin Li again: ¡°What if those young ladies have their parents come to the Qin family and help them get justice?¡±


    Qin Li didn¡¯t scold Su Shiqing or interrupt him, but looked at Shen Zhen quietly, he wanted Shen Zhen to leave by himself.


    Although Su Shiqing now lived in the Qin family on behalf of the Su family, the Su family was too weak and Qin Li didn¡¯t need to care about Su Shiqing¡¯s words.


    ¡°Mr. Su.¡± Shen Zhen suddenly said, ¡°This is a matter with my second brother and with the Qin family. We can solve it ourselves.¡±


    Su Shiqing hurriedly waved his hand and said with a blushing face, ¡°I-I don¡¯t want to interfere in your affairs, I just hope that you don¡¯t leave, Ah Zhen, last night may have been just a misunderstanding, Ah Zhen, tell Second Brother Qin, it was just a misunderstanding, and then it¡¯ll all be fine.¡±


    There were so many ambiguous marks on jis body, yet saying that it was a misunderstanding, who was he trying to deceive, the blind?


    Shen Zhen suddenly broke out into a smile.


    Shen Zhen often smiled, but most of his smiles were sneers, sly smiles, contemptuous smiles, and arrogant smiles.


    He had never smiled like this before, seemingly very sincere, his eyebrows and eyes colored with the colors of spring, his lips slightly parted, revealing a little bit of white teeth.


    Even Su Shiqing was stunned.


    He knew that Shen Zhen was good-looking, but Shen Zhen was like a flower in a vase, and one that was actually made of ice. His beauty was egotistical, and for himself to see. Shen Zhen¡¯s arrogance prevented him from making friends in the Qin family. He was completely alone, simply a ¡°beautiful flower¡± that could be shattered with a touch.


    Shen Zhen had never smiled like this before.


    Shen Zhen looked at Qin Li, turning back into that piece of ice again, his tone was cold and his eyes were colder: ¡°Second Brother, last night was a misunderstanding.¡±


    Qin Li was also looking at Shen Zhen, his eyes were full of malice, he was still not completely a master of his expressions, so everything he felt was painted on his face: ¡°Big Brother went abroad on Wednesday, after what happened last night, you think Big Brother will still protect you?¡±


    So Shen Zhen shrugged at Su Shiqing: ¡°Look, he doesn¡¯t believe it.¡±


    Su Shiqing began to tremble. His big, round eyes were instantly filled with tears. He was able to cry within a second, which was a unique skill, and he could cry with sincerity, so that no one could see any flaws. He cried to Qin Li: ¡°Even if Ah Zhen did something wrong, Ah Zhen must know that he was wrong. Although those young ladies are also very pitiful, but¡­..¡±


    Then he was unable to speak anymore and could only cry and shake in place.


    When a beauty weeps, it was always able to inspure tenderness, regardless of gender.


    Then Shen Zhen looked at Qin Li: ¡°Second Brother, are you really going to drive me away?¡±


    Qin Li pursed his lips tightly, his face going increasingly dark, which was a sign that he was going to get angry.


    However, Shen Zhen¡¯s next sentence made it impossible for his fire to burst out.


    ¡°If Second Brother could really drive me away, you wouldn¡¯t come to me in person.¡±


    ¡°Second Brother, you are unable to do so.¡± Shen Zhen looked at Qin Li with a smile full of ridicule, ¡°The Qin family¡¯s Qin refers to Qin Xing¡¯s Qin, not Qin Li¡¯s Qin.¡±


    ¡°My Shen is not Shen Zhen¡¯s Shen, but the Shen family¡¯s Shen.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to Uncle Qin now and tell him that I slept with all the young ladies in those families last night. What do you think Uncle Qin will say?¡± Shen Zhen¡¯s voice seemed to come from another world.


    ¡°Uncle will praise me for doing a good job, and then have those families send their daughters to me.¡±


    Shen Zhen said: ¡°Because I am more important than them.¡±


    Su Shiqing was stunned.


    He thought that after he had entered a wealthy family, he had already seen the world.


    But he didn¡¯t expect that Shen Zhen, who lived temporarily in the Qin family manor, would dare to say such words to Qin Li.


    Shen Zhen spoke one last time: ¡°Qin Li, are you sure you want to shed all pretense of cordiality with me now? After doing so, how are you going to conclude it?¡±


    Qin Li¡¯s hand clenched into a fist, and he said, ¡°Get out of the way!¡±


    The subordinates at the back made way for Shen Zhen, and no one dared to stop him.


    Shen Zhen smiled and walked past.


    Only he knew that this was an avenue to heaven.


    AN: Shen Zhen (singing): ¡°This is a magical road to heaven oh~ oh~¡±


    This is a face-slapping dog blood novel. In the setting, Qin Xing is the big boss, and the Qin family is the most powerful family. There is a big gap with reality so it is best not to substitute it into reality. In this novel, the family unit is very important, and a good background means the right to speak outside.

 CH 2

    ¡°Youngest Uncle.¡± Qin Li sat down. Only in front of Qin Xing would he act like a little junior, with his hands on his knees, as if he was listening to advice.


    The person sitting in the main seat didn¡¯t seem to want to pay attention to him much. The person was sitting on an office chair, wearing a very refined and custom-fitting white suit with a pair of gold wire glasses on his nose that gave off a very ascetic aura. And due to an obsession with cleanliness, even if it was during hot weather, he still also wore white silk gloves.


    But even if he dressed like this, he didn¡¯t have the slightest youthful vibe. Rather, he looked like a tiger, only at the moment he seemed to lack interest in food.


    ¡°Oh, you just came to tell me that Xiao Zhen may have messed around with someone last night?¡± Qin Xing asked with a smile.


    Qin Li restrained his emotions and said in the same tone as usual: ¡°He will disgrace the Qin family this way. The Qin family has always been¡­..¡±


    Qin Xing looked at him, and Qin Li shut his mouth tactfully.


    ¡°And so what?¡± Qin Xing looked like a tiger, watching idly as Qin Li struggled under his claw, ¡°Should I make Xiao Zhen feel wronged for those dispensable families? The Qin family raised Xiao Zhen for so many years, but has yet to receive any return, only to kick him out?¡±


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°I used to think that Xiao Zhen was the same as you, but now it seems that Xiao Zhen sees through to the heart of this matter better than you.¡±


    What did it mean to be like him?!


    Qin Li couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°Shen Zhen is the eldest young master of the Shen family only if he remains in the Qin family. Without the Qin family, the Shen family would not recognize him at all.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re right.¡± Qin Xing said with a smile, ¡°Doesn¡¯t Xiao Zhen also understand this? So I will protect him as long as he stays in the Qin family. As long as he doesn¡¯t leave by himself, you can¡¯t drive him away.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s more, Ah Yue hasn¡¯t come back yet. When Ah Yue comes back. How will you explain it to Ah Yue?¡±


    Qin Li looked at Qin Xing blankly.


    The eldest young master of the Shen family, who had no real power, why would youngest uncle protect him?


    ¡°The Qin family¡¯s adoption of me is not out of the desire to do good deeds.¡± Shen Zhen was chatting with the nanny, ¡°Because I have the blood of the Shen family, so once Uncle Qin wants to take over the Shen family, as long as I am here, Uncle could take over the Shen family at the least price.¡±


    The nanny had taken care of Shen Zhen for more than 20 years. She was more like Shen Zhen¡¯s mother. From the time she came to Shen Zhen, she knew that this child needed her care, and even her own son, wasn¡¯t as important as Shen Zhen.


    They spent many years together. She took care of Shen Zhen when he was sick, and comforted Shen Zhen when he was sad. Even if there was no blood relationship, it was stronger than even blood relationship, so when she heard that the second young master was going to drive Shen Zhen away, she hurriedly came to ask Shen Zhen what happened.


    She still didn¡¯t understand: ¡°Young Master, your surname is Shen, only in the Shen family will you be valuable!¡±


    Shen Zhen explained to her: ¡°I have been adoptted by the Qin family since I was an infant. I have never drank a single sip of the Shen family¡¯s milk, ate a single bite of the Shen family¡¯s rice. The Qin family raised me because I am the eldest young master of the Shen family and the Qin family could take over the Shen family in my name, with the least resistance and the least cost.¡±


    ¡°So the Qin family will protect me. But once I leave the Qin family, what do you think the Shen family will do to me?¡±


    The nanny said quickly, ¡°You would be taken back, Young Master!¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled, laughing at the innocence of the nanny and his own innocence in his previous life: ¡°For the Shen family, I am the weakness held in the hands of the Qin family. As long as I am here, the Qin family could use my name to deal with them. So once I lose the protection of the Qin family, the Shen family will try their best to get rid of me.¡±


    ¡°A child who left the family after being born, do you think he would be loyal to the family that gave birth to him or the family that raised him?¡±


    A smile remained on Shen Zhen¡¯s face, he was not sad at all, ¡°If I were the head of the Shen family, I would also do it, because I can¡¯t afford to gamble.¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I am Uncle Qin¡¯s more than 20 years of hard work, how could he easily give up on me?¡±


    The nanny was finally relieved, but she still asked anxiously, ¡°But what about the second young master? He hates you so much.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about him.¡± Shen Zhen said, ¡°He is still under Uncle Qin¡¯s control. If one day he kills Uncle Qin¡­..¡±


    If that happened, then he would actually look at him with more regard.


    Why didn¡¯t he realize Qin Li was so stupid before?


    In his previous life, he actually fought and schemed against this idiot like a raging fire.


    The nanny, that is, Mama Zhang, was relieved. She was a person who had no worries, and she didn¡¯t like to use her brain. If Shen Zhen said it was all right, then she believed it was all right, so she had the leisurely heart to call Shen Zhen to dinner.


    Shen Zhen was very willing to act like a spoiled child in front of Mama Zhang. He grew up in the Qin family, and since he was a child, he knew that his surname was not Qin. He was not part of the Qin family, so he lived with a very low self-esteem. After a long time, this low self-esteem tutned into conceit. He didn¡¯t want to have too much involvement with the Qin family, and didn¡¯t want to call them brothers, because he thought he would go back to the Shen family one day.


    At that time he thought he had been snatched away and his parents must be waiting for him to come home.


    He had a loving family waiting for him.


    Later, he learned that he did have a family, but the family did not love him or wait for him. They wished he died in the Qin family.


    Because so long as he lived for one day, the Qin family could use him as a raft.


    So towards his death in the previous life, it was estimated that the Shen family also held some responsibility.


    His biological parents actually recognized Su Shiqing as a godson, and gave Su Shiqing a upper class family background.


    Everything that belonged to him eventually became Su Shiqing¡¯s.


    Shen Zhen squeezed his wrist, and he looked neuroticly at his hand, it had been shattered before.


    Stepped on by Su Shiqing, crushing his wrist bones to pieces.


    He hated Su Shiqing, Qin Yue, and even himself who was once so incompetent.


    But he had to stay away from Qin Yue and Su Shiqing now. Although Qin Yue had not turned against him now, but with Su Shiqing there, that day would not be far away. If a eldest young master of the Qin family who held real power wanted to deal with a Shen Zhen who was only a young master in name only, that was simply too easy.


    He had to find a backer for himself while his wings had yet to strengthen.


    Qin Xing, the current head of the Qin family.


    Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t see through him, even after a lifetime, he still couldn¡¯t see through Qin Xing.


    Qin Xing was like an insurmountable mountain, he didn¡¯t even have to do anything, just stand there, and no one would dare to touch the Qin family.


    No one knows what Qin Xing wants, he lived like a monk.


    He had no desire for money, no lust, did not like to enjoy himself, and possessed no violent tendencies.


    He was like a god.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know what to use to impress Qin Xing.


    Mama Zhang urged: ¡°Go to dinner soon.¡±


    Only then did Shen Zhen wake up from his contemplation, and smiled childishly: ¡°Then you have to remember to eat yourself.¡±


    Mama Zhang replied happily: ¡°I know!¡±


    She liked that Shen Zhen cared about her.


    Elders, especially elders who cherish their children, generally want very little.


    The Qin family ate together. A huge family that had reproduced generation to generation, and had long become a giant. There were two tables to eat at, the juniors ate at one table, and the elders at another table.


    The footsteps of the servants were very light, and in the whole dining room only the clacking sounds of the bowls and chopsticks colliding could be heard.


    Of course Shen Zhen was sitting at the junior¡¯s table.


    As soon as he arrived, he noticed everyone¡¯s eyes on him. It seemed that the matter of his affair with another at the banquet last night had spread throughout the Qin family. Some people looked down on him, some looked at him with interested eyes, and there were even some who were waiting for him excitedly.


    As soon as he was seated, Qin Meng, who was sitting on his left, asked him excitedly, ¡°Did you really sleep with all of them?¡±


    Qin Meng was a standard playboy. He had no big ambitions in his life¡ª¡ªhis family had money and power. He had no shortage of food, clothing, and enjoyment. He was already several lifetimes ahead of the game without working for it. So his interest revolved around the three inches below a woman¡¯s navel.


    ¡°Don¡¯t speak at the dinner table.¡± His younger sister warned him.


    Qin Meng turned his head and said rudely to his sister, ¡°Mind your own business!¡±


    His younger sister was a hero among women, and scolded him with a sneer: ¡°I haven¡¯t told Youngest Uncle about the little celebrities you keep.¡±


    Qin Meng¡¯s shoulders collapsed instantly, and he shook his head at Shen Zhen, expressing that he would ask him after he had eaten.


    Qin Meng¡¯s younger sister, Qin Shan, was not a nosy person, and only in the vice of lust was she similar to her brother. Her brother kept female stars, and she kept male stars, so uniquely, this pair of siblings didn¡¯t think Shen Zhen had done a bad thing.


    The only bad thing she felt that Shen Zhen had done was that he didn¡¯t know how to cover up.


    Unlike her brother, who at least knew to keep a low profile.


    But sexual scandals were really not a big deal.


    Even Qin Shan felt that second brother was going overboard in targeting Shen Zhen.


    Wasn¡¯t it just sleeping with a few people? Besides, the relationship between men and women was entwined, and it was a matter of course to have relationships happen.


    Everyone could taste the fun, neither of them were married, at most, just playing with a few at a time was a bit unsightly.


    Since they were just each taking what they need, and there was no talk of marriage, what was so forbidden about it?


    However, Shen Zhen was secretly looking at Qin Xing at the other table. Qin Xing was a very clean person. Although he was sitting at the same table with others, his dishes were separated from the others. He felt that it was unsanitary even using public chopsticks. Jis utensils were sterilized individually, his gloves were removed before meals, and his hands were washed several times.


    Seriously speaking, Qin Yue was not as good-looking as Qin Xing.


    Qin Yue¡¯s mother was Qin Xing¡¯s sister. After she got married, she found that her husband was unfaithful, so she ran back to her natal family and ended it with her husband¡¯s family. When she came back, she found out that she was pregnant and gave birth to Qin Yue, so she let Qin Yue follow her surname. She also begged her younger brother to destroy her in-law¡¯s family.


    Therefore, Qin Yue called Qin Xing ¡®Uncle¡¯ (jiujiu), and other peers called him ¡®Youngest Uncle¡¯ (xiao shu). (TN: jiujiu (mother¡¯s brother) vs. shushu (father¡¯s brother), in Chinese there are two ways to say ¡®uncle¡¯)


    Only Shen Zhen called Qin Xing ¡®Uncle¡¯ (shushu), because he was not of the Qin family and had no blood relationship with Qin Xing. (TN: unrelated male elders are also referred to as ¡®uncle¡¯)


    Qin Xing was more handsome than Qin Yue, and not just by a little bit. Qin Xing had a pair of eyes that seem to be able to read people¡¯s hearts. His nose was very straight and his lips were very thin. There was a beauty mark that looked like a tear under the corner of an eye, but it didn¡¯t make him look softer at all.


    Anyone sitting next to him, even if one didn¡¯t look at their face, just looked at their aura, those people could only be used as a foil.


    Shen Zhen felt like he only met Qin Xing for the first time.


    In the past, Qin Xing was a symbol in his eyes, representing power and status.


    But now Qin Xing had become a living person in his eyes.


    A person who possessed a strong desire to control, who stood aloof from worldly affairs on the surface, but was actually cruel and brutal.


    Dealing with such a person was the same as trying to persuade a tiger to surrender its fur. (TN: expression for an impossibility)


    But the Shen Zhen of now had no second path to take.


    So Shen Zhen picked up a wine glass and walked to Qin Xing¡¯s side under the eyes of everyone. He bent down and acted like a polite junior, but his eyes were cold, and without hesitation, he said, ¡°Uncle Qin, I toast you.¡±


    No one thought that Shen Zhen, who always avoided Qin Xing, would go make a toast voluntarily.


    Qin Xing probably didn¡¯t expect it either, so he picked up the wine glass, looked at Shen Zhen with a smile, and said softly, ¡°Xiao Zhen has become thoughtful.¡±


    Shen Zhen lowered his head, but said stubbornly, ¡°Uncle Qin, I toast you.¡±


    Qin Xing watched Shen Zhen drink the wine, only then did his lips slightly touched the rim of his glass cup.


    Shen Zhen raised his head, and Qin Xing looked at his cheeks that were slightly red due to alcohol, asking with a smile, ¡°Is there anything Xiao Zhen wants to tell Uncle?¡±


    Shen Zhen took a step back and bowed to Qin Xing: ¡°Thank you, Uncle, for taking care of me for so many years, but it¡¯s time for me to leave.¡±


    Everyone was dumbfounded.


    Including Qin Li.


    Shen Zhen actually wanted to leave, he actually dared to leave?!


    Qin Li couldn¡¯t make sense of it. When he tried to drive him away he wouldn¡¯t leave. Why did he suddenly decide to leave, or bid farewell to Uncle in front of everyone?


    AN: Shen Zhen: ¡°Haha! Didn¡¯t think of that, did you!¡±


    Everyone: I don¡¯t want to talk, so I just throw out a rejection emoji.

 CH 3

    Everyone knew that Shen Zhen was afraid of Qin Xing. Sometimes Qin Xing himself thought that Shen Zhen might be the only one among all the younger generation who realized his true face. Qin Xing always had a gently smiling face around his family and friends, and he believed that he had never been fierce to Shen Zhen.


    But Shen Zhen was afraid of him, just like small animals, small animals always have a certain intuition, and their nature let them know where there was danger.


    Even Qin Yue, before learning to deal with business with him, naively thought his uncle was a gentle and good person.


    But Shen Zhen was not Qin Yue. Shen Zhen had never been taught by Qin Xing, nor had he witnessed Qin Xing¡¯s cruel methods.


    Then the only answer was that Shen Zhen was more sensitive than others. Even if he didn¡¯t know what he had done, he could use his sensitivity to see through his appearance and discover his truer side.


    The smile on Qin Xing¡¯s face became a bit more gentler.


    ¡°What are you doing standing there stupidly?¡± Qin Xing looked at Shen Zhen with disapproving eyes and said mildly, and then continued to ask, ¡°Does someone want you to leave the Qin family?¡±


    Qin Li next to him immediately became restless.


    Qin Li felt like someone had laid out nails on his chair.


    So Shen Zhen unabashedly said that he drank too much last night, and because of his age he acted slightly absurd, but he couldn¡¯t remember who he had slept with.


    Qin Xing waited for Shen Zhen to finish speaking, looked down at Shen Zhen, and asked in a very concerned tone, ¡°You really don¡¯t remember?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I really don¡¯t remember!¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°What are you afraid of? Although your surname is not Qin, but in my eyes there is no difference between you and those surnamed Qin. Do you even have to report to me how many women you slept with?¡±


    Shen Zhen took the stairs handed over to him and complained: ¡°I don¡¯t want to either, but Second Brother said that I disgraced the family.¡±


    Qin Xing seemed to be interested: ¡°Really?¡±


    Qin Li noticed that his uncle¡¯s eyes were on him, so he could only bite the bullet and say, ¡°Those young ladies belong to the Yang, Chen and Zheng families.¡±


    Qin Xing looked at his nephew and asked, ¡°Does our family need ask anything of them?¡±


    Qin Li didn¡¯t dare to continue speaking.


    Qin Xing looked at Qin Li with disapproving eyes: ¡°They¡¯re currently sucking up to our family and if they¡¯re asked to send a few daughters over to make Xiao Zhen happy, do you think they would say no?¡±


    Qin Li could only feel his throat go dry.


    Qin Li found out that his uncle was not planning to reconcile this matter at all, he was just watching a joke. He was simply telling him, Qin Li, that no matter what he wanted to do or what methods he used, as long as Uncle didn¡¯t agree, he couldn¡¯t do anything!


    Even if it was just Shen Zhen who temporarily lived in the Qin family manor, he couldn¡¯t do anything to the other at all!


    It turned out that not only was he unable to compare with Qin Yue, he was even unable to compare with Shen Zhen.


    ¡°Go back to eat.¡± Qin Xing instructed Shen Zhen, ¡°You are already old enough. Although there is no rush to get married, but it is normal to have a few lovers.¡±


    He almost didn¡¯t say that you could just sleep around, as long as you don¡¯t take it too seriously.


    ¡°As for the matter of leaving.¡± Qin Xing¡¯s eyes suddenly became cold, his eyes swept across the room, and everyone lowered their heads. Qin Xing¡¯s voice was still gentle as ever, ¡°So long as your Uncle, I, am here no one can make you leave, understand?¡±


    Shen Zhen knew that he had passed the obstacle, at least Qin Li couldn¡¯t do anything more to him on the surface.


    After all, Qin Xing made it clear that he stood on his side. From now on, his life in the Qin family would be much better.


    This trick to advance by retreating was only effective in front of Uncle Qin. Shen Zhen was also betting that Uncle Qin would keep him.


    But he still couldn¡¯t understand why Uncle Qin was willing to accompany him in this play.


    Did Qin Xing really love him?


    Shen Zhen felt a little coldness on his forehead.


    When Shen Zhen returned to that table, Qin Meng looked at him like he was a hero, he really admired Shen Zhen very much!


    If he and his little sister wanted to sleep with beautiful women and handsome guys they had to do it secretly. But Shen Zhen was able to directly lay it out in the open, and youngest uncle even encouraged Shen Zhen to continue to sleep around. This was too amazing!


    So Qin Meng leaned into Shen Zhen¡¯s ear and said, ¡°I know a lot of beautiful women. I¡¯ll introduce you to them when there¡¯s time.¡±


    He almost didnt say that they could go play with women together.


    Shen Zhen smiled and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Qin Meng was dumbfounded.


    In Qin Meng¡¯s memory, Shen Zhen was the kind of person who had no ability yet acted arrogant. When he talked to Shen Zhen before, Shen Zhen always had an expression like ¡°don¡¯t bother me, my eyes grow on the top of my head¡±. Shen Zhen had never showed him an amiable attitude before.


    It was estimated that after having been abused for a long time, so when Shen Zhen suddenly gave him a good face, he actually felt that Shen Zhen was not so annoying and could be worthy of being a friend.


    Shen Zhen also found his mistake, he was too stupid before.


    It was not necessarily bad to associate with someone like Qin Meng, but there was definitely advantages.


    Putting aside anything else, just speaking of inside information, Qin Meng knew more than he did.


    Qin Shan also said, ¡°I know quite a few handsome guys.¡±


    She probably felt that Shen Zhen might have the same hobby as her own.


    Soon the siblings began chatting with Shen Zhen. Anyway, the meal was over by now, and there was no rule that they could not speak at the table. They drank tea at the dinner table and chatted.


    Qin Shan was a little smarter than Qin Meng. She would not directly say that she would share her lovers with Shen Zhen, but that she knew a lot of people, and these people were very good-looking.


    After all, for these playboys and playgirls, there was no difference between playing with women or playing with men.


    So long as the playthings were good looking.


    Anyway, they had no morals.


    Qin Meng brought up Qin Yue¡¯s gossip: ¡°That one surnamed Su, I think Eldest Brother is serious this time.¡±


    Qin Shan sneered: ¡°What serious? A little plaything only, could Eldest Brother actually want to marry him?¡±


    Qin Meng winked at Shen Zhen: ¡°Who knows.¡±


    Shen Zhen also smiled at Qin Meng: ¡°Be careful of being heard.¡±


    Qin Meng quickly closed his mouth. He was most afraid of his youngest uncle at home, and Qin Yue was the second.


    Qin Shan sneered: ¡°That surnamed Su really thinks he is some kind of bigshot. Following Eldest Brother around every day. Those who know him know he is a plaything, but those who don¡¯t know might think he is Eldest Brother¡¯s son.¡±


    Qin Shan didn¡¯t like Su Shiqing, and she very clearly showed it on her face. She considered herself to be sharper than her brother, she could see Su Shiqing¡¯s ambition under his skin at a glance, and she hated such people.


    Moreover, she was born in the powerful upper class, so of course she didn¡¯t have much regard for a tramp like Su Shiqing who wanted to jump over the dragon¡¯s gate like a carp. (TN: expression for changing one¡¯s social class to a higher one)


    Even if everyone else in the family liked Su Shiqing, she still didn¡¯t like him.


    But she also knew that there was no shortage of such people in the family.


    For example, didn¡¯t her lovers try to curry favor with her because of the surname Qin? Without this surname, as if those lovers would stay by her side.


    But she didn¡¯t feel any blow to her dignity. After all, she was born with the surname Qin, and fate made her a person to be flattered, not a flatterer.


    So Qin Shan had always had a good impression of Shen Zhen.


    Because Shen Zhen didn¡¯t flatter people, although he was not easy to approach, didn¡¯t interact with people, and didn¡¯t even treat her own brother well, Qin Shan felt that this was called having a backbone and possessing integrity.


    ¡°Second Brother really wants to kick you out?¡± Qin Meng looked at Shen Zhen, then sighed, ¡°Second Brother is¡­..ai¡­..¡±


    Qin Shan also looked troubled.


    Now that Eldest Brother was not here, and Uncle also didn¡¯t care about the internal affairs of the family, Qin Li was really able to be the boss now.


    Shen Zhen said gloomily, ¡°But I don¡¯t want to leave. If I leave, I won¡¯t be able to see Big Brother again.¡±


    Qin Meng and Qin Shan looked at Shen Zhen in shock. They knew, to be precise, the younger Qin family members knew that Shen Zhen liked Qin Yue, but they didn¡¯t expect Shen Zhen to admit it.


    After all, liking a man whose status was not as good as his own was an anecdote, which proved that Shen Zhen was just playing around with that man.


    But liking a man whose status was equal to or even higher than himself was a scandal. Wasn¡¯t that just asking to be played with?


    Qin Meng could only swallow his saliva and comforted: ¡°When you and Eldest Brother both get married, maybe there will be a possibility for you two.¡±


    Qin Shan also said, ¡°Everything will be fine after getting married.¡±


    Qin Shan also used herself as an example: ¡°For example, before I get married, I can¡¯t play too crazily, but after I get married, I can play as casually as I want. As if my husband will dare to divorce me because of my lovers?¡±


    Shen Zhen said sadly, ¡°That¡¯s the only way.¡±


    Qin Meng and Qin Shan both breathed a sigh of relief.


    They were really afraid that Shen Zhen would go to youngest uncle to confess his feelings, and when the matter came out, the two of them who knew the news in advance would definitely be unlucky.


    However, Shen Zhen was really a deeply emotional person. There was already another person around Eldest Brother, and yet he was still deeply in love with Eldest Brother.


    As for Shen Zhen just having slept with someone last night¡ª¡ªwhat did this matter? Love and lust were two different things.


    Anyway, that was what Qin Meng and Qin Shan thought. They themselves didn¡¯t have clean butts. How could they think that Shen Zhen¡¯s relationship was not sincere enough?


    When leaving the dining room, Shen Zhen saw Su Shiqing who was waiting outside the door. Qin Yue was indeed really good to Su Shiqing and never looked down on him because of Su Shiqing¡¯s identity. Shen Zhen felt that Qin Yue also had feelings for him in his last life, because Qin Yue never scolded him before the banquet. He treated him very well. If he did something wrong, Qin Yue would only help him deal with the aftermath.


    It was not until Su Shiqing appeared that Shen Zhen knew what Qin Yue¡¯s love was like.


    Qin Yue did not blindly favor Su Shiqing. He urged Su Shiqing to grow up, taught Su Shiqing how to gain a foothold in the unpredictable business world, and even gave Su Shiqing all his wealth.


    Qin Yue¡¯s love for Su Shiqing was all-encompassing. He practically spared no effort to protect Su Shiqing, and tried his best to let Su Shiqing learn to protect himself.


    Compared with Su Shiqing, Shen Zhen felt that he was really blind at that time. Whether a person loved him or not could be seen from the most trivial matters.


    ¡°Ah Zhen, I have something to tell you.¡± Su Shiqing came over and took Shen Zhen¡¯s hand, as if they were still close friends.


    Shen Zhen nodded, not rejecting him.


    So Su Shiqing led Shen Zhen to the side room, and when they got to the side room, Su Shiqing knelt down in front of Shen Zhen.


    He knelt down decisively, probably having already prepared his draft, and before Shen Zhen could help him up, his brows furrowed, and he burst into tears, weeping bitterly and desperately.


    ¡°Ah Zhen, I was wrong, I fell in love with Big Brother Qin, I know you love him too, but you are so good, so excellent, you are better than me in everything, you can find a better person, so can you give Brother Qin to me, please? I know I have wronged you, but I can¡¯t control my feelings. If you want to hate or blame, just hate me and blame me, don¡¯t hate Big Brother Qin. ¡°


    He took a few steps on his knees, grabbed Shen Zhen¡¯s hand and used it to slap his face: ¡°Hit me, as long as you can calm down, as long as you are happy, if you hit me and scold me, I won¡¯t fight back, or talk back.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Su Shiqing who was kneeling in front of him, not knowing what kind of expression he should make.


    Probably he should be angry now, but he couldn¡¯t even frown, his heart was like still water, and not even a ripple could be made.


    Just as Shen Zhen was about to shake off Su Shiqing¡¯s hand and leave, a loud shout rang out from behind: ¡°Big Brother is back!¡±


    Shen Zhen turned his head and looked at Qin Yue who came up the stairs.


    This person was still as he remembered, tall, strong, with a broad chest and eyes like an eagle, his hair was dark, the bridge of his nose was high, and a pair of slashing eyebrows flew upwards into the temples. His handsomeness was purely male, even containing some roughness. He walked without rushing, but every step kicked up a wind.


    Qin Yue, who was cultivated by Qin Xing as his successor since childhood, was born as a son of the heaven, possessing a natural aura around him.


    It was this aura that convinced Shen Zhen, caused him to fall in love with him willingly, and schemed for him, but in the end he ended up with nothing.


    ¡°Big brother Qin, don¡¯t blame Ah Zhen!¡± Su Shiqing stood up quickly and stood in front of Shen Zhen, he looked at Qin Yue, tears slowly falling, ¡°Big Brother Qin, I am asking Ah Zhen to forgive me, everything is my fault, Ah Zhen didn¡¯t do anything, don¡¯t be angry at Ah Zhen.¡±


    Qin Yue had already come to them. He didn¡¯t know what happened yet, but he didn¡¯t seem confused. Instead, he turned to ask Shen Zhen, ¡°Ah Zhen, what¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Su Shiqing shook his head at Qin Yue with tears in his eyes, telling Shen Zhen not to say anything.


    Shen Zhen just straightened his collar. At this time, Qin Yue and Su Shiqing were not completely in love with each other. He still had some weight as a childhood friend. There was still some ambiguity between him and Qin Yue. He said with a smile: ¡°Shi Qing wants me to give him things that don¡¯t belong to me.¡±


    Of course Qin Yue would believe Shen Zhen¡¯s words. After all, since he was a child, Shen Zhen¡¯s feelings for him had always been clear to him. He said to Su Shiqing, ¡°Shiqing, don¡¯t make trouble, just tell me what you want, don¡¯t make it difficult for Ah Zhen.¡±


    The butler came over at this time and was startled by the scene in front of him, but he was an old man who was used to seeing all kinds of wind and rain, so he quickly restrained the surprise in his eyes and said to Shen Zhen, ¡°Young Master Shen, Master Qin wants to see you.¡±


    Shen Zhen straightened his clothes, pushed Su Shiqing away with a palm, and said indifferently, ¡°Don¡¯t get in the way.¡±


    Su Shiqing¡¯s tears flowed faster, and he said in grief, ¡°Ah Zhen, you really can¡¯t forgive me?¡±


    Shen Zhen turned to look at him: ¡°Why should I forgive you?¡±


    Qin Yue frowned. He had only been away for three months. What happened?


    Su Shiqing¡¯s eyes widened, he begged for forgiveness so humbly, why didn¡¯t Shen Zhen forgive him? Why wasn¡¯t he willing to give Qin Yue to him? Why was Shen Zhen so stingy? Why?!


    AN: Su Shiqing: ¡°Because you are stronger than me, you have to yield to me.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°This way of thinking is¡ª¡ªbrilliant!¡±


    TN: white lotus alert (VCF fans, think Shen Yu is annoying? Su Shiqing is right up there with Shen *White Lotus* Yu

 CH 4

    Shen Zhen knew that Uncle Qin would call him over for a talk, but he didn¡¯t expect it to be so fast.


    Qin Xing¡¯s study was used for receiving guests and discussing. As for his own privatr room, no one in the entire Qin family had entered except the butler.


    Although Shen Zhen didn¡¯t have much contact with Qin Xing, he unexpectedly understood people like Qin Xing, and when dealing with such people, his scheming wilies couldn¡¯t win againt the other party¡¯s. Whether he was speaking lies or truth, he could tell at a glance. Just because he didn¡¯t point it out did nt mean he couldn¡¯t see it.


    So Shen Zhen decided not to tell a single lie later.


    The study room was very big. It was not so much a study room as it was an exquisite living room. The desk was made of solid wood, and there was a smell of incense in the air. There were Chinese books and foreign books on the bookshelves. This was a very suitable environment for relaxing.


    Shen Zhen sat on the chair, while Qin Xing sat behind the desk.


    Shen Zhen felt that Qin Xing was the most suitable person he had ever seen to wear gold wire glasses. A pair of gold wire glasses softened his aura a lot, and even added a sense of ascetic beauty.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen is here.¡± Qin Xing put down the book in his hand.


    Shen Zhen greeted Qin Xing: ¡°Uncle.¡±


    Qin Xing asked him in the manner of a considerate elder: ¡°Are you still angry with Ah Li?¡±


    Shen Zhen said seriously: ¡°No, he doesn¡¯t like me anyway.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Xiao Zhen has matured, and just now had made progress by retreating. It has really impressed Uncle.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked up at Qin Xing, Qin Xing was such a person, no matter what he said, those who heard him would think that he was telling the truth, that he was sincere and trustworthy, but Shen Zhen knew that this was not the case.


    For example, when Qin Xing looked at him now, he was looking at an object, and he was weighing his weight and importance.


    However, there also seemed to be something else in that gaze, but Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t see it clearly and couldn¡¯t detect it.


    ¡°I had no other choice.¡± Shen Zhen said honestly, ¡°If Uncle didn¡¯t express your position just then, I wouldn¡¯t be able to stay in the Qin family for long, as Second Brother can¡¯t tolerate me.¡±


    Qin Xing asked him gently: ¡°Since Ah Li doesn¡¯t like you, isn¡¯t leaving the Qin family a way out?¡±


    Shen Zhen shook his head: ¡°If I leave the Qin family, the Shen family will kill me immediately.¡±


    Qin Xing was really amazed now. He knew all the people Shen Zhen had contact with, which proved that this was not taught to him by others, but that he had realized it himself. Why was such a smart child not surnamed Qin?


    But fortunately, he was not surnamed Qin.


    ¡°The Shen family has already returned.¡± Qin Xing said suddenly, ¡°I¡¯m planning to have someone go over to send gifts.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I¡¯ll go.¡±


    Qin Xing looked at Shen Zhen with a half-smile: ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid they will kill you?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Qin Xing: ¡°No, as long as Uncle is willing to let me stay at the Qin family manor, they won¡¯t dare to make a move.¡±


    Qin Xing chuckled lowly, and only Qin Xing¡¯s laughter could be heard in the study.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen.¡± Qin Xing suddenly said, ¡°Since you helped Uncle, how do you want Uncle to help you?¡±


    Shen Zhen clenched his fists and told himself that he couldn¡¯t be afraid, he couldn¡¯t back down, he might never have such an opportunity again, so he raised his head and said in the most sincere tone he could use: ¡°I hope Uncle can like me. ¡°


    Whether it was true or false, at least let everyone believe that Qin Xing liked him.


    Qin Xing¡¯s eyes were soft: ¡°Silly boy, Uncle has always liked you the most.¡±


    This was agreeing to his request.


    Shen Zhen breathed a sigh of relief.


    Now, even if Qin Xing was going to push him out and ask him to take the Shen family over.


    If he couldn¡¯t do it, Qin Xing had other candidates.


    Just when Shen Zhen got up to leave, Qin Xing suddenly stopped him: ¡°Xiao Zhen.¡±


    Shen Zhen turned his head.


    Qin Xing said with a smile, ¡°Come find Uncle whenever you have the time in the future. Uncle likes talking to you.¡±


    Shen Zhen was stunned for a moment, his face stiffened, he nodded with difficulty, and then walked out.


    And Qin Xing in the study laughed lowly, Shen Zhen was completely different from what he imagined, as if startinh ast night he had just known a new Shen Zhen.


    As for Qin Li.


    Qin Xing¡¯s lips curved into a sneer, Qin Li was not the only junior in the Qin family.


    He could let Qin Li stand above everyone else, and he could also make Qin Li fall into the quagmire.


    And the current Qin Li was really disobedient.


    He had power and wealth, and he could give it to whomever he liked, but while he could choose to give it, no one else could reach out and take it.


    If someone stretched out his hand, he would chop off that person¡¯s hand.


    Even if that person was his nephew.


    Soon, the Qin family found that Shen Zhen was even more favored, and Qin Xing seemed to like Shen Zhen even more suddenly. For example, Shen Zhen could have breakfast on the same table as Qin Xing, and Qin Xing would even care about how Shen Zhen slept last night, whether he had any nightmares or not.


    Shen Zhen seemed to be adapting very well.


    Qin Meng also said with some jealousy: ¡°If it weren¡¯t for us, I would have even thought that Uncle would personally spoon feed Shen Zhen.¡±


    Qin Shan was not jealous at all. She fed her brother a bun: ¡°Hurry up and shut your mouth!¡±


    And Qin Yue also saw all this in his eyes. He was not as naive as his brothers and sisters. At a glance, he knew that his uncle must have made a deal with Shen Zhen. As for the deal, he had no clue yet, but he was sure he would know soon enough.


    He was sure that there was no secret between himself and Ah Zhen, and Ah Zhen would tell him.


    ¡°Ah Yue, why aren¡¯t you eating?¡± Qin Xing finally took time to care about his most ¡°loved¡± junior.


    Qin Yue smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m just a little hot.¡±


    Qin Xing only just asked carelessly so he replied: ¡°Remember to take your medicine.¡±


    Then he turned his head to continue chatting with Shen Zhen.


    The chat between the two was very low-level, such as¡ª¡ª


    Shen Zhen: ¡°What does Uncle like to eat?¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Uncle is not a picky eater.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Then don¡¯t you like something more than the other?¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°If Xiao Zhen personally cooks for Uncle, it will be Uncle¡¯s favorite.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°For Uncle, I will definitely learn to cook.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Qin Xing suddenly said to Qin Yue, ¡°The Shen family is back, and Xiao Zhen wants to deliver something for me in the afternoon. You can go with him.¡±


    Qin Yue nodded: ¡°Yes.¡±


    Qin Xing didn¡¯t say anything anymore to Qin Yue.


    The Qin family were all very tactful and discerning, they found that Qin Li had ¡°fallen out of favor¡± and Shen Zhen was now ¡°in favor¡±.


    So everyone suddenly became more friendly with Shen Zhen.


    As if Shen Zhen had lived in the Qin family manor for more than 20 years, and only now they realize that Shen Zhen was different.


    Qin Meng also said to Shen Zhen, ¡°Look, now if you ask them to lick your feet, they will all say that your feet is quite fragrant.¡±


    Shen Zhen was even in the mood to joke with Qin Meng, and he asked, ¡°How do you know that my feet are not fragrant?¡±


    Qin Meng rolled his eyes and turned his head, expressing that he didn¡¯t want to bother with Shen Zhen anymore.


    But, within a few minutes, he couldn¡¯t help but talk to Shen Zhen again.


    Shen Zhen looked at Qin Meng with envy in his heart, how easy and carefree Qin Meng lived.


    Qin Meng didn¡¯t have to worry about being killed, as long as he was still surnamed Qin and didn¡¯t do anything that made Qin Xing disgusted, then he was absolutely safe.


    Shen Zhen had an intuitive understanding of how powerful the Qin family was only after experiencing many things in his last life.


    All domestic enterprises and groups must bow their heads in front of the Qin family. If the Qin family said one, no one dared to say two.


    No matter which family the Qin family was going to deal with, no one dared to stand up and say that they still dare to do business with that family.


    Qin Xing had no shortage of money and power.


    Shen Zhen felt that if he and Qin Xing switched places, he would also feel bored.


    Because there was simply no challenge.


    Therefore, the Qin family¡¯s current focus was moving abroad.


    Open up new markets and conquer new territory.


    Qin Xing¡¯s ambition was endless.


    Therefore, the Shen family, who had been developing abroad this whole time, could not escape this time.


    Shen Zhen knew how he was going to walk this road from now on. He had to take over the Shen family, and then use the Shen family as an expression of surrender and loyalty to Qin Xing.


    Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t even have any confidence at all that Qin Xing would even accept his pledge.


    Shen Zhen could even predict that if he couldn¡¯t take over the Shen family, Qin Xing would give up on him completely, and then the Qin family would take action.


    When sitting in the car, Qin Yue seemed to ask Shen Zhen carelessly, ¡°What are you planning to do?¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled and tilted his head. This action made him look very innocent. He said to Qin Yue, ¡°Big Brother, what can I do?¡±


    Qin Yue smiled: ¡°You can coax Uncle, how can you not be able to coax the Shen family?¡±


    Shen Zhen sighed: ¡°I don¡¯t know why Uncle suddenly acted so nice to me.¡±


    It didn¡¯t look like Shen Zhen was telling a lie.


    Qin Yue turned to look at Shen Zhen. He didn¡¯t smile often, only in front of Qin Xing wpuld he smile slightly. Sometimes Shen Zhen even felt that Qin Yue didn¡¯t know how to control his facial skin, but at this moment Qin Yue was smiling at him, just like when they skipped class together a long time ago, squatting in the corner and smiling at each other.


    ¡°Ah Zhen, this is your luck.¡± Qin Yue said, ¡°Grasp it.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded, but he would not be moved. Now, no matter what Qin Yue said or did, only the image of Qin Yue condescendingly telling him to die appeared in his mind.


    Shen Zhen suddenly looked at Qin Yue with a half-smile: ¡°Do you know what Su Shiqing asked me for before?¡±


    Qin Yue looked at Shen Zhen, he likely have already guessed it.


    Shen Zhen said sarcastically, ¡°Do you think I should yield it over to him?¡±


    Qin Yue looked ahead and said nothing.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°How can I give it to him?¡±


    ¡°Unless I had already grabbed it over first, I can give it away, Big Brother, am I right?¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°Ah Zhen, don¡¯t blame Shi Qing, he has nothing, so he hopes to grasp onto something.¡±


    Shen Zhen leaned on Qin Yue¡¯s shoulder, showing a rare tiredness: ¡°He has nothing, what do I have? The Shen family? Or the Qin family?¡±


    Qin Yue patted Shen Zhen on the shoulder: ¡°You have me.¡±


    ¡°I am your most faithful friend.¡±


    There was a sneer at the corner of Shen Zhen¡¯s mouth, but his tone was still gentle: ¡°You are also Su Shiqing¡¯s friend.¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°That¡¯s different.¡±


    ¡°We have over twenty years of friendship.¡±


    But it still couldn¡¯t match the one to two years of love for Su Shiqing.


    Shen Zhen closed his eyes slightly: ¡°I¡¯m tired, call me when we arrive.¡±


    Since showing weakness was beneficial, why not show it?


    Being a mute Bodhisattva was far better than a verbal Shura.


    There was a sneer at the corner of Shen Zhen¡¯s mouth.


    Qin Yue took off his suit jacket and put it on Shen Zhen: ¡°Go ahead and sleep.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Qin Yue¡¯s profile. He was not wronged when he fell in love with Qin Yue. When Qin Yue wanted to be nice to someone, no one could escape his affectionate trap. Qin Yue was a smart hunter, but he was the dumbest prey ever.


    Not anymore though.


    AN: Qin Xing: ¡°Uncle has always liked you the most.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Ah ptooey!¡±

 CH 5

    ¡°Just drop me off here.¡± Shen Zhen told the driver to stop at the intersection.


    Qin Yue didn¡¯t force the matter either, he knew Shen Zhen¡¯s temper, and sometimes he was just extremely stubborn.


    Qin Yue nodded, with concern and worry in his eyes: ¡°Be careful.¡±


    Shen Zhen waved his hand and got out of the car.


    He watched the car drive away from his sight, with a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth. If he was the same person in his previous life, he wouldn¡¯t be able to see through Qin Yue no matter what. But after being reborn, he was actually able to see through the other.


    Perhaps Su Shiqing also saw through him.


    Qin Yue and Qin Xing seemed to be two types of people, but there was really no difference in their bones. They were born rulers and want to control everyone around them, so it made sense that Qin Yue would fall in love with Su Shiqing, who couldn¡¯t live without him.


    The Shen family, a nouveau riche family with little background, took nearly 30 years to break into the upper class. Even so, among the old families, even if they were poorer than the Shen family, they still looked down on the Shen family.


    ¡°Why did he come back?¡±


    ¡°Dad! Do you think he could think of the Shen family?¡±


    ¡°Tell him to piss off! Piss off as far away as possible! Don¡¯t you know how the rumors spread outside are like? What is his relationship with Qin Yue? Our Shen family can¡¯t afford to lose this face! ¡°


    Shen Zhen stood in front of the door, this was specifically spoken for him to hear, so he should listen carefully.


    ¡°What use is he? He was already raised useless by the Qin family long ago. Even if he was not raised useless, he only has the Qin family in his heart.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t have such a big brother, I feel sick just thinking about it.¡±


    ¡°Even the ones that come out to sell are cleaner than him!¡±


    The butler of the Shen family was sweating, with an embarrassed smile on his face, he said outside the door, ¡°Sir, the eldest young master is back.¡±


    There was silence inside.


    Shen Fu¡¯s voice sounded: ¡°Let him come in.¡±


    The butler made a gesture of invitation.


    Shen Zhen walked in, looked up, looked around, two of his three siblings were sitting on the sofa, one was standing in the middle of the hall, and Shen Fu, his biological father was sitting on a separate sofa.


    Shen Fu was wearing a Chinese tunic suit, had a flowing goatee, and wore a pair of presbyopic glasses. A person in his forties pretending to be in his 50s or 60s, just short of a cane to complete the look of the head of a family shown on TV. His confidence was not enough, and he could only rely on making up for it with his dressing style.


    ¡°Dad.¡± Shen Zhen showed no expression, and he didn¡¯t have to pretend that they were a pair of close father and son. They were both smart people, so there was no need to pretend.


    It was not time to pretend yet.


    Before Shen Fu could speak, the one standing in the hall pointed directly at Shen Zhen¡¯s nose, glared angrily, and scolded, ¡°What are you doing here? You are not welcome in this family! Go back to your Qin family!¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at him with a smile.


    Shen Li: ¡°What are you smiling at!¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled and said, ¡°Stop acting, aren¡¯t you tired? Sit down and drink some tea.¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen had already sat on the soft chair for the guests, just like he was tight at home, and said to the maid next to him, ¡°A cup of Dahongpao, not too strong.¡±


    The maid looked at him dumbfoundedly, and Shen Zhen urged, ¡°Go quickly.¡±


    The maid then hurried away.


    ¡°I heard what you just said.¡± Shen Zhen looked at Shen Li with a smile.


    Shen Li forced himself to calm down. This was what they had negotiated, and it was specifically for Shen Zhen to hear. If Shen Zhen was even a little ashamed, he should not step through the door!


    ¡°Am I wrong?¡± Shen Li looked at Shen Zhen fiercely, ¡°This family does not welcome¡­..¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not planning to have a loving relationship with your family.¡± Shen Zhen raised his hand to interrupt him, ¡°I¡¯m here to discuss a deal.¡±


    Everyone was staring at Shen Zhen.


    Shen Fu: ¡°Ah Li, sit down.¡±


    Shen Li sat beside his brothers.


    Shen Fu had on a fatherly face, looking at Shen Zhen kindly.


    ¡°The Qin family wants to eat up the Shen family.¡± Shen Zhen said straight to the point, ¡°Everyone knows that, so I won¡¯t go into details.¡±


    Shen Yun: ¡°The Qin family says they can eat it so they can it? Aren¡¯t they afraid of choking to death!¡±


    ¡°Mr. Shen, I won¡¯t bother with niceties, we can do something mutually beneficial.¡± Shen Zhen, ¡°The Qin family wants the Shen family, but is there any way you can refuse? As long as I¡¯m there, and you have an accident, it won¡¯t be difficult for the Qin family to take over the Shen family, right?¡±


    ¡°You!¡± The several brothers stood up, ¡°What do you mean?! Are you threatening us?!¡±


    ¡°Sit down.¡± The kindly expression on Shen Fu¡¯s face disappeared, and he regained his businessman¡¯s shrewdness, ¡°What deal do you want to make?¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled and said, ¡°Why don¡¯t you give the Shen family to Qin Yue?¡±


    He wants to force Qin Yue to confront Qin Xing as soon as possible.


    The more chaotic the Qin family was, the better it was for him.


    ¡°Shen Zhen! What nonsense are you talking about? Are you here to get benefits for your lover?¡± Shen Li shouted and slapped the table loudly, ¡°Who doesn¡¯t know your relationship with Qin Yue!¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t care about Shen Li¡¯s attitude, and only said to Shen Fu: ¡°Follow Qin Yue, the Shen family still has a chance to be preserved. If Qin Xing makes a move, what is the Shen family?¡±


    Hearing Qin Xing¡¯s name, the several people in the room shivered.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen.¡± Shen Fu suddenly smiled, ¡°You are indeed my son.¡±


    Shen Zhen suddenly became indifferent: ¡°Oh, really?¡±


    Shen Fu: ¡°I will consider it.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Shen Fu mockingly: ¡°Do you still have room to consider?¡±


    No matter how sophisticated Shen Fu was, he was still pissed off by Shen Zhen¡¯s attitude, but he didn¡¯t say anything, instead he smiled: ¡°Forcing us to a dead end, forcing us to resort to making a desperate blow, then there will be no need to choose.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s up to Mr. Shen.¡± Shen Zhen stood up and straightened his clothes. He raised his chin slightly, arrogant and indomitable.


    Shen Fu: ¡°You don¡¯t want to see your mother?¡±


    Shen Zhen froze in place, but his tone was still indifferent: ¡°There¡¯s nothing to see.¡±


    The only person in this family who had a bit of sincerity towards him was Mother Shen, but they didn¡¯t have the affinity of being a normal pair of mother and son, so it was better that they didn¡¯t see each other.


    ¡°I¡¯ll left Uncle Qin¡¯s gift outside, you can take a look.¡± Shen Zhen suddenly smiled at Shen Li, ¡°Won¡¯t you see me off?¡±


    Shen Li looked dumbfounded, did he hear it right? Is there something wrong with Shen Zhen¡¯s head? Asking him to see him off?


    But Shen Fu said, ¡°Ah Li, go see your elder brother off.¡±


    When his old father spoke, Shen Li could only go over with a dark face: ¡°Big brother, I¡¯ll see you off.¡±


    He walked to Shen Zhen¡¯s side, standing half a head shorter than Shen Zhen. Just when Shen Li was about to send Shen Zhen out, Shen Zhen¡¯s fist had already swung over and hit Shen Li¡¯s chin, only to hear a loud cracking sound, and Shen Li had already sat down on the ground.


    Shen Li covered his mouth, the unexpected punch made his teeth bite his tongue, blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and he looked at Shen Zhen in disbelief.


    However, Shen Zhen rotated his wrist, smoothed the folds of his sleeves, and condescendingly said to Shen Li, ¡°This punch is to cure your bad breath.¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°Dad! Second Brother! Third Brother!¡±


    No one moved.


    Shen Li stared at Shen Zhen resentfully. If he could, he wanted to take a bite of Shen Zhen¡¯s flesh, but no, he couldn¡¯t touch a hair on Shen Zhen, the Qin family was not decoration after all.


    ¡°Don¡¯t look at me like that.¡± Shen Zhen, ¡°The more you look at me, the more I want to beat you up.¡±


    Shen Li was furious, two clusters of flames in his eyes.


    Shen Zhen said with a smile: ¡°You see, I hit you, but no one will speak for you, because you are nothing in the Shen family, not even comparable to a nominal Shen family member like myself.¡±


    Shen Li turned to look at his two brothers and father, they didn¡¯t move, they just sat there.


    Shen Zhen sighed in amazement: ¡°You are probably the stupidest person in the Shen family, right?¡±


    Why else would he be the one to say those words?


    Shen Mu, who was most qualified to say, but why didn¡¯t his second youngest brother say a word from the beginning to the end?


    They were all probing him out.


    If he endured it, it proved that he was easy to control.


    If he couldn¡¯t bear it and went back to the Qin family to file a complaint, they could just push this most useless youngest son out.


    What father-son relationship, brotherly relationship, it was all fake in front of interests.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°No need to see me off, I¡¯ll leave by myself.¡±


    ¡°I hope Mr. Shen can give me an answer as soon as possible.¡±


    Shen Zhen left, but Shen Li was still sitting on the ground, he was a little dazed, waiting for his two older brothers to come to help, but his two older brothers just asked his father eagerly: ¡°Dad, what does Shen Zhen mean? Give Qin Yue the Shen family?¡±


    Shen Fu: ¡°He is asking me to show my loyalty to Qin Yue.¡±


    ¡°Qin Yue doesn¡¯t have many resources at his disposal. If the Shen family is loyal to him, he will definitely find a way to keep us.¡± Shen Fu narrowed his eyes slightly, ¡°But what is the benefit to Shen Zhen?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, what¡¯s in it for him?¡±


    ¡°The rumors between him and Qin Yue are quite ambiguous, for love?¡±


    Shen Fu also hesitated: ¡°Let¡¯s watch for now.¡±


    Standing on the side of the road, Shen Zhen felt extremely disgusted. He took out a wet tissue from his bag and wiped the hand that had just raised a fist. His little finger was still twitching, and Shen Zhen looked at that finger neuroticly, slowly clenching his hand into a fist.


    ¡°Ah Zhen!¡± Su Shiqing was waiting in the garden. He was sitting on the rim of the water fountain. Unlike everyone in the Qin family, Su Shiqing was the only one who didn¡¯t need to wear a suit at home. He liked white clothes, which was very similar to Qin Xing.


    Shen Zhen¡¯s eyes twitched.


    Su Shiqing walked over cautiously: ¡°Big brother Qin is back.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°En.¡±


    Su Shiqing said sadly: ¡°I heard that Big Brother Qin just sent you to the intersection and didn¡¯t go to Shen family with you. Big Brother Qin must not have done it on purpose. He must believe that you can handle it yourself.¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t I accompany you next time.¡± Su Shiqing looked like he was really thinking for Shen Zhen, ¡°The matter last time¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen sighed: ¡°I will pretend I didn¡¯t hear what you said last time.¡±


    Su Shiqing was anxious: ¡°How can you pretend that you didn¡¯t hear it, I¡¯m telling the truth!¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Then how do you want me to answer you? Tell you that I give up Qin Yue?¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°You are so excellent, you can find someone better than Big Brother Qin¡­..¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m tired of hearing this.¡± Shen Zhen patted Su Shiqing on the shoulder, ¡°Why do you insist on grabbing things from me if you know you can¡¯t win against me?¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled: ¡°But I have a lot of things to do recently, so I don¡¯t have time to follow Qin Yue. If you want to follow him, just go.¡±


    Su Shiqing breathed a sigh of relief: ¡°Ah Zhen, I knew it, you are the best.¡±


    ¡°So let¡¯s stop being friends in the future.¡± Shen Zhen¡¯s smile disappeared, ¡°I don¡¯t have friends who snatches things from me, Su Shiqing, stay away from me and don¡¯t make it so that each other¡¯s faces look bad.¡±


    Su Shiqing¡¯s eyes widened: ¡°Why?! I love Big Brother Qin, but you are also my friend! Why can¡¯t we get along well? Why do I have to choose one?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Su Shiqing: ¡°You always have 100,000 whys, then I¡¯ll tell you why.¡±


    ¡°Because I love Qin Yue, if I can¡¯t have him, I don¡¯t want it to be you.¡±


    Su Shiqing sobbed: ¡°Can you not be so stubborn, please? We can coexist.¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Shen Zhen¡¯s brows lowered, as if inadvertently revealing his vulnerability. He looked at Su Shiqing, ¡°You think you only have Qin Yue, but am I better off than you? I also only have him.¡±


    Su Shiqing wanted to say something, but Shen Zhen took the lead and said, ¡°I haven¡¯t had many dreams since I was a child, but the only few times I have had them, he is in them every time.¡±


    ¡°Shi Qing, don¡¯t come looking for me again.¡± Shen Zhen stood opposite Su Shiqing, his proud head finally lowered, ¡°Just pretend we have never met.¡±


    After that, Shen Zhen walked away in a hurry.


    Su Shiqing stood there, a little dazed, it shouldn¡¯t be, Shen Zhen was not the kind of person who would show weakness, he was mot one to refuse if he begged him like this.


    Su Shiqing knew that he had no ability. He was not the kind of smart person who was born with a high IQ, but he also had his own kind of wisdom.


    From the first time he found out that crying could get him benefits, and the first time he found that showing weakness could make his stomach full, he knew how to plan his future.


    He was not strong enough? It didn¡¯t matter, he could find strong people to protect him. He couldn¡¯t compare to others? It didn¡¯t matter, as long as everyone sympathized with him and cared for him, then what was not his could also become his.


    Su Shiqing had lived in the Su family for so many years, going from a little young master who had been bullied to a favored person by Qin Yue¡¯s side, he didn¡¯t rely on luck.


    He relied on three-point true and seven-point false feelings.


    Su Shiqing had tasted the warmth and coldness of human beings since he was a child. Su Shiqing believed that he was very good at seeing through people. He knew that Shen Zhen was proud, so he knelt down to Shen Zhen and showed his weakness countless times. In his eyes, Shen Zhen had never posed a threat.


    He even felt that Shen Zhen was more pitiful than him.


    It was just that he had no sympathy for Shen Zhen.


    Anyway, he had already come this far, he couldn¡¯t turn back, once he turned back, everything he did in the past would be in vain.


    Su Shiqing turned his head and saw Qin Yue standing beside the reclining chair at a glance.


    ¡°Big brother Qin!¡± He rushed over like a swallow flying towards the forest, rushed into Qin Yue¡¯s arms, rested his head on Qin Yue¡¯s shoulder, and cried without tears, ¡°Ah Zhen doesn¡¯t want to be my friend anymore, but I like him so much, how can he treat me like that.¡±


    Qin Yue didn¡¯t speak, he hugged Su Shiqing¡¯s shoulder, but looked at the direction where Shen Zhen left.


    The phrase repeated in his mind¡ª¡ª


    ¡°I also only have him.¡±


    AN: Su Shiqing: ¡°He doesn¡¯t play cards according to the norm!¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Uh-oh.¡±


    TN: anyone else  at Su Shiqing? I nearly forgot how disgusting he was¡­

 CH 6

    Shen Zhen was a very independent person and was not good at expressing himself. He was a lone wolf, and Qin Yue was his only friend. However, as adults, although their relationship was ambiguous, they became gradually estranged.


    When Su Shiqing appeared, his precarious relationship with Qin Yue finally reached the breaking point.


    Shen Zhen, who had left the garden, went to the kitchen. He knew that Qin Yue was there the whole time. Even if he wanted to quit, he still wanted to leave a thorn in the hearts of Su Shiqing and Qin Yue. Over time, it would accumulate and then be useful when needed.


    Shen Zhen sneered. In his last life, he could check and balance Qin Yue and compete with Qin Yue in the court, but in his relationship with Qin Yue, he never used any scheming means.


    Loving someone else was too tiring, so it was better ans easier to just love oneself.


    ¡°Young Master Shen is here.¡± The chef was startled, ¡°Is there something you need?¡±


    Shen Zhen rolled up his sleeves and walked to the chef¡¯s side: ¡°I came to learn.¡±


    Chef: ¡°¡­..¡±


    ¡°Please don¡¯t joke with me.¡± The chef looked bewildered, ¡°Why are you learning this?¡±


    Dd these rich kids need to know how to cook? They likely didn¡¯t even need to boil an egg in their entire life.


    ¡°I tol Uncle before that I want to cook for him.¡± Shen Zhen said with a smile.


    It turned out to be to please Master Qin. The chef understood it, so he said with great discernment: ¡°You just need to stir fry it a bit.¡±


    Shen Zhen shook his head: ¡°I want to personally make it for Uncle, that¡¯s sincerity.¡±


    So that night, the plate of boiled shrimp Shen Zhen personally made was served on the table.


    This was the least technical, but Shen Zhen peeled the shrimp shells one by one.


    When serving, the maid specially mentioned this plate of shrimp.


    ¡°Young Master Shen made it.¡± The maid smiled, very professional, ¡°Personally peeling the shell himself and specially making it for Mr. Qin.¡±


    There was only one person who could be called Mr. Qin in the Qin family.


    Qin Xing didn¡¯t seem to expect that Shen Zhen would take his casual remarks seriously.


    He picked up a shrimp and it was indeed peeled cleanly.


    Shen Zhen said at the other table, ¡°Uncle, it was peeled off with gloves on. The gloves have been sterilized.¡±


    Qin Xing only ate one.


    The taste was just normal. If eaten with raw soy sauce, the deliciousness of the ingredients had nothing to do with the craftsmanship.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen cares so much about Uncle.¡± Qin Xing¡¯s tone was very gentle, ¡°Sit next to Uncle in the future.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Okay, Uncle.¡±


    Everyone: ¡°¡­..¡±


    What did it mean to sit next to Qin Xing? Among so many juniors, only Qin Yue and Qin Li could sit at the same table as Qin Xing, and they were just on the seat opposite. Qin Xing¡¯s left and right sat the elders of the Qin family.


    ¡°Don¡¯t spoil the younger generation too much.¡± Qin Yue¡¯s mother was not very happy, she snorted coldly, ¡°After all, he¡¯s not the Qin family¡¯s blood.¡±


    She said the last sentence in a very low voice that only this table could hear.


    Qin Xing glanced at Qin Xin with a slight smile.


    Qin Xin¡¯s shoulders twitched and she didn¡¯t dare to speak again.


    She knew that Qin Xing was willing to help her, not because he had any sibling fondness for her, but because he saw the Zheng family and wanted the Zheng family, so he did it.


    Everyone said that he loved his sister deeply. Only Qin Xin knew that Qin Xing had no feelings. His views on people and things were very simple¡ª¡ªwhat was useful and what was useless.


    After leaving the table, Shen Zhen was about to leave when he was stopped by Qin Xin. She was an elder, and she had never suffered hardship during her time in the Qin family over these many years. To be precise, if she did not commit a wrong, the Qin family could afford the expenses of her enjoyment. And in addition to her son being talented, despite how many years Qin Xin had lived, her mentality was still like a little girl.


    ¡°Shen Zhen.¡± Qin Xin called him by his full name.


    Shen Zhen followed Qin Xin to the lounge, and there was no one here, so it was suitable to talk.


    Qin Xin looked at Shen Zhen. She hadn¡¯t examined him well for many years, and she didn¡¯t care to spare Shen Zhen any attention. After all, Shen Zhen¡¯s surname was not Qin, and whether he was good or bad could not shake Qin Yue¡¯s position in this family. For the sake of his surname Shen, Qin Xin turned a blind eye to him and Qin Yue getting close.


    Before she knew it, Shen Zhen had grown up and matured to the point that he had developed feelings for her son.


    Qin Xin didn¡¯t care how many lovers her son had, let alone whether the lovers were male or female. After all, when it was time to get married, he would still get married.


    But Shen Zhen was different. He grew up with Qin Yue. If he really had something with Qin Yue, the threat would be so great that Qin Xin felt scared.


    ¡°Auntie knows that you are sensible.¡± Qin Xin closed her eyes slightly and glanced at Shen Zhen from the corner of her eye, ¡°But there are some things you can¡¯t think about, and some people you can¡¯t touch. Excuse Auntie for saying something unpleasant, but people should have self-knowledge.¡±


    Shen Zhen leaned back: ¡°Auntie, just say it straight, don¡¯t beat around the bush.¡±


    Qin Xin was annoyed by Shen Zhen¡¯s attitude, she gritted her teeth and said, ¡°Who in the Qin family doesn¡¯t know about your thoughts about Ah Yue? Impossible, you are not worthy!¡±


    ¡°Who¡¯s worthy?¡± Shen Zhen looked at Qin Xin.


    Qin Xin was taken aback, she only remembered that Shen Zhen was always ingratiating in front of her, shy, restrained, and even a little scared, but now Shen Zhen had sharp and bone-piercing eyes.


    She couldn¡¯t understand what kind of emotion was in those eyes, but she intuitively felt the threat in it.


    Those were wolf-like eyes, vicious and ferocious, Qin Xin grabbed the armrest beside her.


    Shen Zhen chuckled, and his eyes softened instantly: ¡°Auntie, don¡¯t worry, I know how to do the best for Ah Yue, you and I both want Ah Yue to be better, don¡¯t you? I might as well tell you, the Shen family will be Ah Yue¡¯s Shen family.¡±


    Qin Xin: ¡°You¡­..can you promise?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Qin Xin sincerely: ¡°Auntie, you should have already known who treats Ah Yue the best in this family.¡±


    Many thoughts flashed in Qin Xin¡¯s mind, but in the end she suppressed her emotions: ¡°The Shen family has yet to express their position.¡±


    Shen Zhen was determined: ¡°It will be soon.¡±


    In his last life, Su Shiqing won Qin Xin¡¯s support, so why couldn¡¯t he? Qin Xin didn¡¯t even have much sincerity towards her own son. She had the same characteristics as Qin Xing, who was full of control, greed and dictatorship.


    It was a pity that Qin Xin only had ambitions, but did not have enough scheming and intelligence.


    Such a person, as long as a bait was randomly thrown her way, she would take the bait herself.


    ¡°Auntie.¡± Shen Zhen¡¯s words were like the devil¡¯s call, ¡°I love Ah Yue, then what is mine is his, and I don¡¯t expect him not to get married. I don¡¯t care which lady he marries or how many children he has.¡±


    Qin Xin seems to be hypnotized¡ª¡ªyes, Shen Zhen was still very useful, as long as he didn¡¯t prevent her son from getting married, so what if her son had an affair with him? The benefits would always be the hands of herself and her son.


    ¡°Shen Zhen! Youngest Uncle called you over!¡± Qin Meng didn¡¯t know how to pick up on the atmosphere at all, he just found out that Shen Zhen was here, and sat down on the sofa and poured himself a glass of water, ¡°Hurry up. ¡°


    Shen Zhen pausex: ¡°Where?¡±


    Qin Meng: ¡°Youngest Uncle asked you to go to his private room.¡±


    Qin Xin and Shen Zhen said at the same time, ¡°Go to his private room?!¡±


    Qin Meng nodded blankly: ¡°Yeah, that¡¯s what Youngest Uncle told me, I remember correctly.¡±


    Qin Xin looked at Shen Zhen with complicated eyes: ¡°Go on, don¡¯t make your uncle wait any longer.¡±


    Shen Zhen stood up and said before leaving, ¡°Auntie, think about what I just said, I have a sincere heart and a clear conscience.¡±


    He had a sincere heart in his last life, and a clear conscience in this life.


    When he was leaving, Shen Zhen behaved decisively, but when he was standing at the door of Qin Xing¡¯s room, Shen Zhen suddenly had the urge to run away, goose bumps appeared on the back of his neck and his hair stood on end. For the first time in such a long time after his rebirth, he sensed danger.


    Why?


    Shen Zhen thought a lot in those few seconds.


    Could it be that Qin Xing discovered his deal with the Shen family?


    Or something else?


    Shen Zhen¡¯s mouth was dry, his heartbeat was running faster and faster, and he was almost out of breath.


    ¡°Uncle.¡± Shen Zhen knocked on Qin Xing¡¯s door.


    Footsteps came from inside the room, it was the sound of footsteps falling on the carpet, and the door was opened.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen.¡± Qin Xing looked at Shen Zhen, like countless kindly elders. He was handsome, but no one would look at him with less regard because of his appearance, ¡°You have grown up.¡±


    Shen Zhen trembled all over.


    After all, after experiencing his previous life, Shen Zhen also knew the final outcome of Qin Xing. At that time, Qin Xing had already opened up the foreign market, so he left the domestic market to Qin Yue and went to the other side of the ocean to conquer his empire territory.


    Qin Xing was probably the kind of person who would endlessly achieve things so long as his life had yet to end. He would never be satisfied with what he had.


    Whatever he saw, he wanted, he would reach for it.


    If anyone tried to stop him, he would destroy that person.


    Shen Zhen could calculate everyone in the Qin family, but he didn¡¯t dare to face Qin Xing. He knew Qin Xing too well. The more he understood, the more frightened he became. There were just some people who was born much stronger than others, whether it was scheming of intelligence, Qin Xing was already strong to the extreme.


    The moment he walked into Qin Xing¡¯s bedroom, Shen Zhen only felt a cold air rise from the soles of his feet, hitting the top of his head directly.


    Qin Xing¡¯s bedroom was more like a luxurious one-bedroom suite, with huge floor-to-ceiling windows and a balcony. The desk was near the outer area, and the sofa and coffee table were at the back. The furniture in Qin Xing¡¯s room was all made of fine, old wood, which was expensive and elegant, emitting an elegant woody fragrance.


    Shen Zhen stepped into Qin Xing¡¯s room for the first time, but he was not in the mood to appreciate any of this.


    He only pondered in his mind: ¡°Does Qin Xing know about his actions? What does he want to do to me? What means can I use to protect myself?¡±


    However, Qin Xing didn¡¯t seem to notice Shen Zhen¡¯s stiff limbs. He took off his tie, unbuttoned the top two buttons of his shirt, and took off his suit jacket.


    It was undeniable that Qin Xing had a sexy body that belongs to a mature man, and the tight chest and abdominal muscles could be seen even through his shirt. His hands had clear and distinct bone structure, but they did not look rough at all.


    Most of the men in the Qin family were burly, only Qin Xing was not like the Qin family, he did not appear rough, but elegant and noble, and full of pure male hardness.


    Although Shen Zhen was gay, he had extraordinary resistance in front of male beauty.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen, sit down.¡± Qin Xing pointed to the sofa opposite.


    Shen Zhen sat down reluctantly.


    Qin Xing¡¯s first question appeared: ¡°Xiao Zhen, why do you hate Ah Yue so much?¡±


    Shen Zhen clenched his fists, sweating coldly, Qin Xing found out!


    But Shen Zhen forced himself to calm down, he raised his head to face Qin Xing¡¯s interested eyes, and said loudly, ¡°I want Ah Yue to face me squarely!¡±


    ¡°Uncle, I¡¯m no worse than anyone else, I¡¯m better than them!¡±


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°Uncle is also in your calculations?¡±


    Shen Zhen shook his head: ¡°I don¡¯t have the daring.¡±


    Qin Xing seemed to shake his head regretfully: ¡°Xiao Zhen, Ah Yue is not that stupid.¡±


    Shen Zhen lowered his head. Qin Yue was indeed not stupid, but he was also a man. He believed in his own charm, and of course he would not suspect that Shen Zhen, who loved him deeply, would plot against him.


    Qin Xing lit a cigar, his hands were finely structured, and the gesture in the way he held the cigar was meticulous and graceful, like a picture under the soft light. He lit the cigar, and the smile on his lips remained as usual: ¡°Xiao Zhen, why not beg Uncle? Whatever you want, Uncle can give it to you with just a word.¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s heart was pounding.


    Qin Xing¡¯s voice was like the song of a sea demon, low and magnetic and full of unspeakable temptation: ¡°Xiao Zhen, as long as you reach out, everything is at your fingertips.¡±


    AN: Shen Zhen: ¡°Conspiracy! I smell conspiracy!¡±


    Qin Xing (smiling): ¡°Uncle loves you.¡±

 CH 7

    Shen Zhen thought about it a lot. From the moment he walked into this room, he was wondering, where did Qin Xing get the news?


    When he was talking to the Shen family, the only maid in the room was sent away by him, and he didn¡¯t think that Shen Fu would turn around and sell him out to Qin Xing. Shen Fu didn¡¯t have the courage, and he also had no other path to take.


    If they listened to him, the Shen family probably still had a chance of survival. If they didn¡¯t listen to him, and instead used him to show loyalty to Qin Xing, that would be really stupid. Wasn¡¯t that forcing Qin Xing to bypass him and directly take over the Shen family?


    It was impossible for Shen Fu to become the head of the Shen family if he didn¡¯t even have these smarts. He had given Shen Fu only one way, one choice, and other than that, all passages have been blocked.


    Wait, if not thinking about the process and only thinking about the result, then Qin Xing probably didn¡¯t intend to interfere in the Shen family¡¯s affairs, and at the same time also take the chance to test his nephew.


    Shen Zhen understood, his head drooped slightly, looking docile and obedient, and smiled slightly as he said, ¡°Uncle can give me everything, but I have nothing to repay Uncle.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Zhen.¡± Qin Xing¡¯s tone was full of temptation. His voice was hoarse and charming. Anyone who knew him and also liked the male sex would be willing to spend even just a night with him. This male charm could be raised to the extreme with just a simple gesture or suggestive remark, ¡°Don¡¯t meddle in Ah Yue¡¯s affairs.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded. He also had no power not to: ¡°What Uncle says, I will do.¡±


    He desperately needed Qin Xing¡¯s support, and for this reason, he did not resist playing the good baby for a while.


    How much he sacrificed now would be compensated doubly in the future.


    Qin Xing¡¯s tone didn¡¯t change: ¡°You want to see what Ah Yue will do when he has power then Uncle will give you this opportunity. You want to see Ah Yue and Ah Li shed all pretense of cordiality, Uncle will not stop it either. You want the Shen family to be consigned to eternal damnation, Uncle eill be glad to see it happen.¡±


    ¡°But Xiao Zhen, don¡¯t treat everyone as a fool.¡±


    ¡°The faster you move, the more flaws there will be. Even if they are still blinded by your previous image, they will soon see that something is wrong.¡± Qin Xing, ¡°Smart children will make mistakes, but compared with stupid ones, smart children are more reluctant to admit their mistakes.¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s hands and feet were cold, he raised his head, then stood up suddenly, and bowed respectfully to Qin Xing.


    His eyes were calm, but the corners of his mouth were trembling, and there was a trace of fear and excitement in his tone that he didn¡¯t even notice.


    Fear kept his mind calm, excitement made his blood boil.


    ¡°Uncle, teach me!¡±


    Qin Xing didn¡¯t like to teach people, but everyone he taught was outstanding, whether it was the current leading Internet entrepreneur, the food tycoon, or the future head of the Qin family, Qin Yue, every student he taught proved his unique vision and ability.


    And now, Qin Xing was teaching him.


    It was as if he had always been an average passing student, and no one believed that he had the ability to get full marks.


    But suddenly the most powerful boss in the industry said his papers were the best.


    This was more than any compliment that could make Shen Zhen¡¯s heart swell!


    ¡°You made a good move.¡± Qin Xing didn¡¯t tell him to sit down, ¡°the Shen family can only choose to rely on Qin Yue, and when Qin Yue takes over the Shen family, naturally he will have to guarantee their interests in front of me, but why do you think that Uncle won¡¯t even have this bit of magnanimity?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s my nephew, the successor I trained, so don¡¯t mention a Shen family, even if there were a few more, compared to Qin Yue, they are all insignificant.¡±


    ¡°Just like you know that in front of you, those small families are not important, so why do you think the Shen family is important?¡±


    Shen Zhen clenched his fists.


    He was just certain that Qin Xing didn¡¯t like the feeling of having his authority being overstepped by a junior.


    He was actually¡­..just making a gamble.


    ¡°Do you think Qin Yue does not also understand?¡± Qin Xing said with a smile, ¡°You think he is so stupid? If he can¡¯t even see through such a simple trap, why would he become the successor of the Qin family? Are you doubting my vision?¡±


    ¡°Uncle.¡± Shen Zhen gritted his teeth and said, ¡°I can only give it a try.¡±


    Qin Xing shook his head: ¡°Wrong, your first step was wrong. Since you have decided to hand over the Shen family to Ah Yue, why not do so from the beginning?¡±


    ¡°You should have let Ah Yue directly make contact himself.¡± Qin Xing, ¡°You have been staying with the Qin family and haven¡¯t been in contact with the Shen family over these years, so Ah Yue should be at ease with you. You only need to express slightly that you don¡¯t know how to deal with the Shen family and, Ah Yue will naturally take over.¡±


    ¡°Only what you take yourself is yours.¡±


    Shen Zhen digested the lesson.


    He indeed¡­..took the wrong step.


    ¡°I know I¡¯m wrong.¡± Shen Zhen put his position at the lowest level, ¡°but I still have a chance to rectify the mistake. I¡¯ll let the Shen family send a press release now, cut off all ties with me, and I¡¯ll also indirectly disclose the news to the people close to Qin Li¡¯s fiancee, and this first step can be saved.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Zhen, look at me.¡± Qin Xing¡¯s words were full of the oppressiveness from a superior, an order that was unable to be resisted.


    Shen Zhen raised his head, and saw Qin Xing¡¯s eyes.


    Like a deep well of calm water, but there was an astonishing ambition hidden within its depths.


    Qin Xing: ¡°What made you change?¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t lie: ¡°Uncle, I have to grab something, grab what belongs to me, I have to stand on my own.¡±


    He didn¡¯t want to be a vassal, a vassal of the Shen family, a vassal of the Qin family, he wanted to be an independent person with dignity and a future.


    He also had to admit that his thinking on everything was too simple.


    Qin Xing suddenly smiled: ¡°I thought it was my credit.¡±


    Shen Zhen flattered naturally: ¡°It¡¯s thanks to Uncle who is willing to teach me.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Zhen, don¡¯t worry.¡± Qin Xing said, ¡°Take your time.¡±


    Shen Zhen pursed his lips: ¡°Uncle, I don¡¯t understand.¡± He didn¡¯t understand why he was on his side.


    Qin Xing just smiled and said, ¡°You will understand.¡±


    When he left Qin Xing¡¯s room, Shen Zhen felt like he was drunk. He was extremely excited and nervous. He felt that he was like the mermaid dancing on the tip of a knife. Every step was so painful, yet so thrilling, so free and unrestrained!


    He felt as if a door that had never been opened to him, finally opened up.


    ¡°Your smile is so lewd.¡± Qin Meng was taken aback by Shen Zhen¡¯s expression, and then said with fright, ¡°Could it be that Uncle made you¡­..¡±


    ¡°Impossible! Isn¡¯t Uncle an asexual?!¡±


    Shen Zhen had yet to return to his senses, but just repeated Qin Meng¡¯s words: ¡°Asexual¡­..¡±


    Qin Meng thought that Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know, and explained: ¡°Refers to those who don¡¯t have sexual impulses for men or women! I actually heard about it from my friends. I think that Uncle is such a person.¡±


    Shen Zhen glanced at Qin Meng. This kid at least knew to put it from another angle, and didn¡¯t just holler that Qin Xing might be impotent.


    Qin Meng elbowed Shen Zhen with his arm, winked and said, ¡°I¡¯m really not just saying, people who want to sleep with Uncle can fill a company. I heard that when Uncle was studying abroad, he attracted both men and women, and those people willingly volunteered to do things for Uncle, and I heard that there was even a wealthy young master who ruined his own family business in the process.¡±


    Shen Zhen really had a headache for Qin Meng¡¯s EQ and IQ.


    How could he actually believe this!


    Qin Xing was such a proud person. He probably used brutal means to make those people have no choice but to obey him, and even made them fall out with their own family.


    Just when Shen Zhen was thinking about whether to go back to his room as soon as possible to get escape Qin Meng¡¯s nagging, Qin Yue came over. And for once there was no shadow of Su Shiqing beside him.


    Qin Li also came over.


    It was normal for Qin Li to hate Qin Yue. Without Qin Yue, he would have been the eldest young master of the Qin family, then his stupidity would become innocence, his viciousness would become knowing how to make the right choice, and all his shortcomings would become advantages.


    But the appearance of Qin Yue contrasted him into a bland and mediocre person without any shining point.


    Putting himself in the other¡¯s shoes, Shen Zhen felt that if he was Qin Li, he would definitely hate Qin Yue down to the bone.


    It was just that unlike Qin Li, he would not swallow his anger. Before Qin Yue had the chance to become an adult, he would definitely get rid of Qin Yue, even if he was discovered.


    When Qin Yue was dead, even if Qin Li was discovered, Qin Xing would not scold him, and would probably praise him for his opportunism.


    But Qin Li only dared to make small moves behind his back, or make sarcastic and jeering remarks to Qin Yue¡¯s face, but he didn¡¯t dare to think of killing Qin Yue at all.


    From the moment Qin Yue became an adult, Qin Li had already completely lost.


    When Shen Zhen looked at Qin Li it was even with sympathy in his eyes.


    An unintelligent person might not live very badly. In a different environment, Qin Li could probably become an ordinary office worker with an ordinary family. There might be some minor friction among family members, but he could live out his days in peace.


    His shortcomings might be harmless in another environment, but here, in the Qin family, it was fatal.


    Qin Meng might be very afraid of Qin Xing, but he had no fear of his two older brothers. He saw the two of them coming over and said in Shen Zhen¡¯s ear: ¡°Watch, Second Brother is going to humiliate himself again.¡±


    The Qin family regarded Qin Li¡¯s provocation towards Qin Yue as an amusing show to be watched.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen.¡± Qin Yue walked over first, ¡°Ah Meng.¡±


    Qin Meng was still very respectful: ¡°Eldest Brother.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Eldest Brother is sweating, was it tiring today?¡±


    Shen Zhen never cared about Qin Yue like this before, he would not express his care like this, and would only help Qin Yue to do things silently.


    Since there was no benefit to doing real and practical things, then it was just enough to say a few bland words.


    Qin Yue¡¯s expression softened a lot: ¡°Not tiring, Xiaozl Zhen went to see Uncle?¡±


    Shen Zhen patted the seat beside him and motioned for Qin Yue to come and sit: ¡°Yeah, Uncle asked me about going to the Shen family¡¯s house today.¡±


    After all, there was another Qin Meng by his side, so it was normal for Shen Zhen not to continue.


    Qin Yue nodded.


    ¡°How rare, the extremely busy person actually comes back for once.¡± Qin Li, as always, used his straightforward and simple brain to provoke Qin Yue, ¡°How come I hear that the extremely busy person hit a hard nail today? After taking so many shortcuts using the name of the Qin family, you finally know that it¡¯s not easy to do things by yourself?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t think that because of Uncle¡¯s preference, everyone will give you face.¡±


    Qin Yue didn¡¯t say anything yet, but Shen Zhen spoke first: ¡°This doesn¡¯t need to bother Second Brother, even if Eldest Brother hits a nail, it is an experience, unlike someone, who doesn¡¯t even have the chance to hit a nail.¡±


    With Qin Li¡¯s brain, it was not easy for him to be coaxed, but it was easy for him to be provoked. He rolled up his sleeves and strode over in two to three large steps: ¡°Shen Zhen, don¡¯t think I dare not touch you, who do you think you are? In the Qin family, you are just a plaything, giving you three points of face, and you really believe that you are actually an important character!¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t move, but replied naturally: ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m just a plaything, but you just happen to be unable to touch this plaything.¡±


    Qin Li was infuriated and rushed over to start a brawl.


    Qin Yue grabbed Qin Li¡¯s arm and threw him over his shoulder. Qin Yue was then pressed to the ground by Qin Yue.


    His arm was bent and suppressed by Qin Yue, and the bones seemed to be about to be broken, but Qin Li didn¡¯t dare to scream, his eyes bulged and he could only keep struggling.


    Qin Yue was expressionless and said calmly, ¡°Second Brother, Xiao Zhen is right. You can mess with me, but you can¡¯t mess with him.¡±


    Qin Li growled unwillingly: ¡°Lunatic! You are all lunatics!¡±


    Qin Yue looked back at Shen Zhen, who was looking at Qin Li¡¯s face angrily.


    Qin Yue¡¯s eyes squinted slightly.


    He didn¡¯t expect that Shen Zhen would be this protective of him, perhaps¡­..Shen Zhen¡¯s sincerity should have some weight.


    This weight was not necessarily lighter than Su Shiqing¡¯s.


    AN: Shen Zhen: ¡°Don¡¯t, it¡¯s much lighter. He is a 300-pound pig. I¡¯m a hydrogen balloon that you can¡¯t keep hold of.¡±

 CH 8

    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± There was so much movement outside that the elders were all disturbed.


    Qin Li¡¯s mother was wearing a bathrobe with pajamas under it. Her husband, Qin Xing¡¯s eldest brother, died early and died young. She only had a single child and her love for Qin Li was all-round and meticulous.


    ¡°Eldest Madam.¡± Shen Zhen greeted first.


    Zhang Linyun didn¡¯t have time to bother with Shen Zhen, she only had her precious son in her heart: ¡°Qin Yue! What are you doing! Release Ah Li quickly!¡±


    Qin Yue could only let go.


    Qin Li got up quickly, glared at Qin Yue fiercely, and said to Zhang Linyun, ¡°Mom, I¡¯m fine, I¡¯m just playing with Eldest Brother.¡±


    Zhang Linyun breathed a sigh of relief: ¡°You are all not children anymore, how can you play around like this? Ah Yue, you too, don¡¯t you know to reign in your strength.¡±


    Zhang Linyun patted her son on the shoulder, glared at him, and said to Qin Yue, ¡°It¡¯s normal for you to teach your younger brother a lesson when you are the eldest brother. It¡¯s just a lesson for the two brothers in private, yet you don¡¯t remember to save face for your younger brother.¡±


    Only now did Qin Li feel embarrassed: ¡°Mom, don¡¯t say anymore.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t say anymore?¡± Zhang Linyun scolded, ¡°How old are you already, and you still make such a joke with your elder brother, if you have the time why not pay more energy to business? When your father was your age¡­.. ¡°


    As she spoke, she clutched her chest, looking like she couldn¡¯t breathe.


    Shen Zhen helped Zhang Linyun to sit on the sofa, and patted her back to soothe her.


    Zhang Linyun clutched at Shen Zhen¡¯s hand, but still looked at her son: ¡°Apologize to your eldest brother!¡±


    Qin Li said reluctantly, ¡°Eldest Brother, I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    The other party bowed his head, and Qin Yue would not hold on to the issue: ¡°Pay attention next time.¡±


    Zhang Linyun didn¡¯t know how she raised her son like this. When she found out that her son was not raised well, it was too late. It was not like she could stuff him back and give birth to him again. She pulled Shen Zhen¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Xiao Zhen did not suffer any grievances, right?¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled and said, ¡°No.¡±


    Zhang Linyun was relieved. She could be considered to have watched Qin Xing grow up. She knew Qin Xing¡¯s attitude towards people, and of course she could see from the dinner table that Qin Xing attached great importance to Shen Zhen.


    ¡°It¡¯s rare for Xiao Zhen to have a chat with Auntie.¡± Zhang Linyun said, ¡°Come, accompany Auntie to the garden for a walk.¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°Eldest Aunt¡­..¡±


    Zhang Linyun waved her hand: ¡°You three brothers, go ahead and chat among yourselves, Xiao Zhen can just walk with me.¡±


    Shen Zhen also had no reason or position to refuse. He was a junior, Zhang Linyun was an elder, and Zhang Linyun was almost fifty.


    Shen Zhen followed Zhang Linyun a step or so behind. The garden at night was also lit up. Although it was not as beautiful as the daytime scenery, it was also considered satisfactory. Zhang Linyun was a typical old-fashioned lady. She came from an old family. She did not pursue fashion, but lived a very refined and elegant lifestyle.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen has grown so big in the blink of an eye.¡± Zhang Linyun looked very kindly, with black hair streaked with white. She didn¡¯t want to dye her hair, so she looked older than her peers, ¡°Ah Li is ignorant, don¡¯t bother with him.¡±


    ¡°Second Brother is older than me, so it is natural that Second Brother should teach me lessons.¡± Shen Zhen said.


    Zhang Linyun looked at the trees not far away and said softly, ¡°There¡¯s nothing should or should not about it. When one is older, one probably has more capital to rely on age as an advantage.¡±


    Shen Zhen pursed his lips and smiled.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen.¡± Zhang Linyun sighed, ¡°I originally shouldnt interfere in the affairs of you juniors, but Ah Li is not a bad boy. He is irritable and impulsive, and I don¡¯t want him to go to a point of no return.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°You also have to have some confidence in Second Brother.¡±


    Speaking of which, Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know much about this aunt. She didn¡¯t communicate with the younger generation very much. Sometimes Shen Zhen felt that she was born in the wrong era. If the time was pushed backwards a hundred years, Zhang Linyun was a standard noble lady. She obeyed her father at home, her husband after she got married, and her son when her husband died. She herself had no outstanding characteristics.


    Zhang Linyun waved her hand: ¡°You don¡¯t have to coax me, Xiao Zhen.¡±


    ¡°If you have time, find your Second Brother for a chat more often.¡±


    Shen Zhen finally understood that Zhang Linyun was helping her son win him over. She was not stupid. She knew her son¡¯s ambitions. Maybe she also knew that her son did not have that ability and IQ, but as a parent, how could she harden her heart and say to her child: ¡°You don¡¯t have what it takes, you can¡¯t compare to others in everything.¡±


    ¡°Youngest Brother likes you.¡± Zhang Linyun¡¯s younger brother was Qin Xing, ¡°Xiao Zhen, he doesn¡¯t like anyone very often, but he is never stingy towards what or who he likes.¡±


    Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t hold back: ¡°Uncle actually liked someone before?¡±


    He thought that Qin Xing was born without a heart.


    Zhang Linyun: ¡°When Youngest Brother was abroad, only your third uncle sponsored him secretly. After Youngest Brother returned to China, he gave all the resources of the family to your third uncle. Unfortunately, your third uncle did not live up to his expectations..¡­¡±


    She didn¡¯t say everything, but these words were enough for Shen Zhen to imagine the rest.


    Towards Third Uncle, all Shen Zhen could think of was Qin Meng¡¯s face. The book did not write about this third uncle. After all, Qin Xing was not the protagonist, and readers didn¡¯t care about his past. In Shen Zhen¡¯s memory, he only knew that Third Uncle had passed away in an accident, killed by a large truck with a failed brake on the way to the airport.


    He estimated that Qin Xing had a hand in it.


    ¡°Go back.¡± Zhang Linyun smiled kindly, ¡°talk to your second brother when you have time. I¡¯ll sit for a while, and you don¡¯t have to accompany me.¡±


    Shen Zhen put aside his thoughts: ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll go back first.¡±


    Watching Shen Zhen¡¯s back heading farther and farther away, the smile on Zhang Linyun¡¯s face disappeared. She thought of many people, her husband, her husband¡¯s two younger brothers, who died directly or indirectly by Qin Xing¡¯s hand, and even her father-in-law¡¯s illness also had Qin Xing¡¯s shadow.


    But she didn¡¯t hate Qin Xing at all. She knew from the day she got married that she married the Qin family, not a fixed person.


    She married the wealth and power of the Qin family, and it was never some ethereal relationship between husband and wife.


    Winner or loser, no one cared what kind of person the loser was, smart or good, that didn¡¯t matter.


    So she taught Qin Li to respect Qin Xing and love Qin Xing sincerely. In Qin Li¡¯s heart, his father who died early could not even be equal to Qin Xing. Even if Qin Li learned the truth one day, he would not avenge his father¡¯s death.


    Zhang Linyun looked up at the night sky, hoping that this Shen Zhen would really be Qin Li¡¯s life-saving straw.


    When Shen Zhen returned, Qin Li and Qin Meng were gone, only Qin Yue was sitting on the sofa waiting for him.


    ¡°What did Eldest Aunt say?¡± Qin Yue looked up at Shen Zhen.


    Shen Zhen yawned and sat next to Qin Yue casually. Unlike his appearance, Qin Yue was a careful and scrupulous person. Shen Zhen had to keep his wits about him when facing the other, ¡°She asked me to be more in contact with Second Brother.¡±


    Qin Yue frowned.


    ¡°Do you really think I will listen to her?¡± Shen Zhen pushed Qin Yue¡¯s shoulder with his hand, ¡°Don¡¯t you know me yet? Qin Li doesn¡¯t have a good relationship with you, how could I still want to be his friend?¡±


    Qin Yue¡¯s expression relaxed a lot: ¡°You don¡¯t have to completely not give Eldest Aunt any face. Occasionally when meeting, you can say hello, just do enough for propriety¡¯s sake.¡±


    Shen Zhen leaned on the sofa with an indifferent expression: ¡°He doesn¡¯t deserve it.¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°Oh you, sometimes you have to restrain your temper a little, otherwise you will offend others.¡±


    ¡°Who am I afraid of offending?¡± Shen Zhen.


    There was a smile on Qin Yue¡¯s face: ¡°That temper of yours, it seems that you will never change it in this life.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Zhen.¡± Qin Yue¡¯s tone suddenly changed, his words were no longer so cold, and took on a bit of warmth, ¡°Shi Qing lives at the Qin family home now, you also know, he has a good temper, and he often suffers grievances when I am away. I was thinking of having his family household register to be moved to the Shen family¡¯s.¡±


    Of course, the Su family was not as good as the Shen family. Just look at the treatment of Su Shiqing and Shen Zhen in the Qin family.


    Shen Zhen could eat with the children of the Qin family, but Su Shiqing couldn¡¯t, he had to eat alone.


    Shen Zhen had a car and driver given by the Qin family, a black card given by the Qin family, and real estate the Qin family had bought for him, but Su Shiqing did not have any of this.


    Although he said that Su Shiqing came to Qin family manor as a guest, he was actually more like air than a guest.


    After all, Qin Yue had not yet shown stubborn feelings of love for Su Shiqing, and the Qin family were all clever folks, at least in this respect.


    Now Qin Yue just wanted to give Su Shiqing a background. So if Su Shiqing wanted to break into the upper class in the future and go out to socialize alone, the name of the Shen family was much louder than that of the Su family.


    Wasn¡¯t it exactly like this in the previous life?


    Su Shiqing enjoyed the father¡¯s love and mother¡¯s love that he had never felt before so naturally and without any guilt.


    ¡°Sure.¡± Shen Zhen said, ¡°Although I have disagreements with him now, we are at least still friends anyway.¡±


    Qin Yue was really a little surprised: ¡°Xiao Zhen, you¡¯ve changed.¡±


    Shen Zhen punched Qin Yue¡¯s chest with his fist jokingly: ¡°Just this time, I¡¯ll give you face, next time there won¡¯t be such a good thing.¡±


    Qin Yue held Shen Zhen¡¯s hand, eyes gentle: ¡°I know.¡±


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll go back to my room to rest first, and you make sure to go to bed early as well.¡± Shen Zhen rubbed his neck and stood up, ¡°You too, show your face in front of Uncle more, don¡¯t let me attract firepower alone.¡±


    These words were very pleasant to the ears, heard in Qin Yue¡¯s ears, that was, Uncle only took care of Shen Zhen because of him, because he was abroad before, Uncle¡¯s treating Shen Zhen well was the same as treating him well, it was to express that he was important to Uncle.


    ¡°Okay, rest early.¡± Qin Yue also stood up. He was tall, young and emitted male pheromones from head to toe.


    It was a pity that Shen Zhen was immune.


    Back in his room, Shen Zhen took off his outerwear, took the disinfectant to the bathroom to wash his hands, almost rubbing off a layer of skin on his hands to the point that his hands became abnormally red, but he still thought it was unclean, and washed them again and again until he felt pain.


    He sat on the bed, his elbows resting on his thighs, his palms propping his chin, his gaze on the cabinet opposite.


    He originally planned to keep a distance from them, but they insist on colliding over themselves, so they couldn¡¯t blame him for being ruthless.


    Didn¡¯t Su Shiqing want to be the son of the Shen family? Then let him be so.


    The reason why the brothers of the Shen family were able to form an alliance and even accept Su Shiqing was because they had a common enemy¡ª¡ªShen Zhen.


    What if there was no common enemy this time?


    Su Shiqing would face a more cruel situation than what he faced at the time.


    Would his younger brothers who were raised into wolves by Shen Fu let Su Shiqing off so easily?


    Shen Zhen sneered.


    Since he behaved like a parasitic flower, why not continue to be a parasitic flower obediently?


    AN: Shen *Non-mainstream version* Zhen: ¡°I, Shen Zhen, like to target those who believe they possess excellent capabilities.¡±

 CH 9

    ¡°Shi Qing, when you go to the Qin family manor, you must behave well.¡± The woman took Su Shiqing¡¯s hand, ¡°Listen to Mama, no one can be trusted. You must follow Qin Yue closely after you go over.¡±


    ¡°Find a way to follow him and make him trust you.¡±


    ¡°Shi Qing, this is your only chance.¡±


    Su Shiqing woke up from the dream, covered in cold sweat, he walked to the bathroom and looked at his face in the mirror.


    It was the face of a young man in his prime, with youthful beauty and adult handsomeness.


    He thought of Qin Yue¡¯s suggestion during the day, having him be the adopted son of the Shen family.


    Su Shiqing grinned at his image in the mirror, and soon, he was going to change his name to Shen Shiqing, and won¡¯t even be able to keep his own surname.


    Why? Because the Shen family was stronger than the Su family.


    If that was the case, why not have him change his surname to Qin?


    Only the surname Qin could stand on the top, Su Shiqing wiped his face.


    One day, he would no longer suffer from such grievances. What Qin Yue gave, he would take, and what Qin Yue couldn¡¯t give, he would also take.


    The night before the beginning of autumn, Shen Zhen put on a black windbreaker. He was 1.82 meters tall, statuesque and straight-backed, with particularly good proportions, his legs long and straight. Inside he wore a dark bottom layer, and on his feet were fine handmade leather shoes, and his hair appeared a little windswept, but it was very styled and layered.


    Mama Zhang looked him over a few times, and said with a look of joy: ¡°I have never seen anyone more good-looking than Young Master!¡±


    Shen Zhen was accustomed to being praised by Mama Zhang, and said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯m going outside with Uncle today, you don¡¯t have to wait for me to come back, rest early.¡±


    Mama Zhang: ¡°Master Qin is taking you out? That¡¯s a good thing! Young Master, show more of your ability.¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled and said, ¡°I know, don¡¯t send me off.¡±


    Mama Zhang chuckled: ¡°Ai!¡±


    The car was already waiting at the gate. Shen Zhen opened the car door and sat in the back seat. Qin Xing was already sitting inside. There was a lot of space in the back seat. There were two rows of sofas, one on the left and right, a car refrigerator, and a crystal table. Qin Xing dressed a bit similar to Shen Zhen today, but Shen Zhen¡¯s clothing was a little more casual, while Qin Xing wore a white suit with a gray coat over it.


    Qin Xing always wore a suit very rigorously, with shirt buttoned up to the collar, which showed that they were going to an occasion that Qin Xing attached great importance to. In addition to the shirt, there was the vest, then the suit, and then the overcoat.


    Shen Zhen sometimes felt that this kind of dressing style was rigorous and handsome, but it was also too complicated.


    ¡°Uncle.¡± Shen Zhen sat in the car with a serious posture.


    Qin Xing¡¯s sitting posture was very relaxed. He saw that Shen Zhen was uncomfortable and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous, I am just taking you to meet some people.¡±


    This was a treatment that only Qin Yue and Qin Li have had.


    Shen Zhen was flattered, he truly didn¡¯t know why Qin Xing was so kind to him.


    This feeling of being suddenly valued by Qin Xing did not give Shen Zhen any sense of reality, but made Shen Zhen even more nervous.


    Could it be that Qin Xing wanted something from him? Shen Zhen laughed at himself, what did he have that was worth coveting? His good looks?


    He couldn¡¯t figure out what Qin Xing was going to do, so he could only observe.


    Shen Zhen evoked a somewhat difficult smile: ¡°I¡¯m not nervous.¡±


    Qin Xing turned to look at him, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.


    Shen Zhen¡¯s heartbeat suddenly slowed down a few beats. Today, Qin Xing didn¡¯t wear gold glasses, his eyes were no longer covered, and the charm when he raised his eyes made Shen Zhen almost unable to put up resistance.


    Beauty was seductive, and male beauty was also beauty.


    It was a party they were going to attend that evening, but it was a formal business party. There was no seductive hostess to accompany the wine, and there was no glib public relations. It was just some older men bringing their family¡¯s junior over to open up a network for the children, and then meet and connect with their peers.


    The general idea was: ¡°Look closely, this little piglet belongs to my family, and it is likely he will inherit my mantle in the future. When calling you uncle in the future, give his old man some face.¡±


    Shen Zhen really didn¡¯t expect to be able to go to such an occasion. In fact, he didn¡¯t dare to think about it. After all, his surname was not Qin. Such a formal occasion, even Qin Li might not be able to attend, let alone him. Only Qin Yue was qualified.


    But this time Qin Xing left Qin Yue and brought him instead.


    This was indeed supporting him, but after supporting him upwards, he also became a target.


    Shen Zhen clenched his fists.


    Qin Xing gave the opportunity, and he had to hold on and seize the opportunity.


    When they arrived at the destination, Qin Xing took Shen Zhen in together, but Shen Zhen did not wall too close to Qin Xing, and the young people who attended the party only knew Qin Yue and never met Shen Zhen, so they actually didn¡¯t connect Shen Zhen and Qin Xing together.


    As soon as Qin Xing entered, several middle-aged men greeted him.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t bring your Ah Yue this year?¡±


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°The child has grown up.¡±


    ¡°Then us old people chat talk more and let the young people not be too restricted.¡±


    ¡°Come come, I bought a bottle of good wine last time, let¡¯s try it together?¡±


    As soon as Qin Xing left, Shen Zhen walked from the middle of the hall to the edge. He didn¡¯t know any of the people in the hall. Generally speaking, when the elders had not delegated power, these second generations did not have the opportunity to come to the front of the stage. Unless they themselves were high-profile people, otherwise not even a single photo would be revealed, especially if they were viewed more seriously by their family, the less likely they were to be exposed.


    And the people Shen Zhen knew in his previous life were basically not favored by the family, and there was no chance at all for them to come to such an occasion.


    ¡°Your first time coming here?¡± Someone beside him spoke to Shen Zhen.


    Shen Zhen turned his head to look, and the man smiled at Shen Zhen and stretched out his hand: ¡°My surname is Yang, Yang Changsheng.¡±


    This name was auspicious.


    Shen Zhen stretched out his hand and shook it: ¡°Shen Zhen.¡±


    Yang Changsheng¡¯s face changed instantly, his smile disappeared, his warm attitude disappeared, and only the most basic courtesy remained: ¡°The drinks are over there, I¡¯ll go first.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded, watching the other walk away like he was a plague, and began talking with a few other people.


    Some of them also raised their eyes to look at Shen Zhen, directly meeting Shen Zhen¡¯s gaze.


    The man probably didn¡¯t expect to meet his eyes, and immediately turned his eyes away.


    The surname Shen was really nothing in this venue.


    The events for which Qin Xing could accept invitations were basically from the older families, and all still held influence and power in the business world. But it could not be said that all of them were like this. There were some families who were old enough but did not have much wealth and power and were in fact even going downhill.


    Their goal was not to draw connections, but to prepare to hug golden thighs.


    Able to hug one was one, the elders go to hug the elders, and the juniors go to hug the juniors.


    It was simply having come here prepared to be a boot licker.


    There was no one around Shen Zhen, but he himself was not in a hurry, and instead poured a glass of red wine and drank slowly while leaning against the edge of the table.


    ¡°Your surname is Shen?¡± The newcomer had a visible eye tooth, which could be exposed with a smile. His hair was dyed blond, which stood out among a group of black haired heads. He also dressed boldly, in a baseball jacket and ripped black jeans. He himself also felt quite proud of his taste, ¡°My surname is Li, Li Jiaxing.¡±


    Shen Zhen thought of Yang Changsheng in his mind, these people¡¯s names were quite auspicious.


    ¡°Don¡¯t bother with them, all of them have eyes that grow on their foreheads.¡± Li Jiaxing also poured himself a glass of wine and rolled his eyes, ¡°They call others inferior, but they themselves are the ones who look down on others.¡±


    These words were too straightforward, and Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know how to respond for a while.


    ¡°Li Jiaxing, you aren¡¯t going to suck up to Brother Chen today?¡± Someone laughed on the side.


    Li Jiaxing rolled his eyes again: ¡°Don¡¯t have the time, I¡¯ll suck up to you, okay?¡±


    The person was still laughing: ¡°Come on then, I¡¯m only afraid you won¡¯t come. Last year, you shouted ¡®Brother Chen, Brother Chen¡¯ so happily, but this year you treat him as a stranger.¡±


    Li Jiaxing: ¡°Last year I was blind.¡±


    Shen Zhen only then remembered Li Jiaxing at this time. The Li family also had a glorious past. At that time, the Qin family had not yet even come to power. In the last century, if the Li family dared to be the second, then no one dared to be the first, but then again so what of it? The luck turns and the business world changes rapidly.


    When they were strong, a group of followers followed behind them, and when they were down and out, everyone scattered.


    Li Jiaxing was the only presentable heir to the Li family in this generation.


    There was no other way, Li Jiaxing¡¯s father was absurd and had a bad relationship with his wife. He was like a duck to water outside and had many illegitimate children.


    However, old traditional families would not recognize the inheritance rights of illegitimate children. Generally, they would just give some money to support them, and only value children born in wedlock.


    So Li Jiaxing was stuck in a miserable situation. He had to tend with several illegitimate brothers back at home, and then meet with disrespect when outside because the Li family had gone downhill.


    Shen Zhen estimated that this person¡¯s days were no better than his own.


    ¡°Li Jiaxing.¡± Several people came over with one person clearly at the center of attention. He estimated that it was Brother Chen who they were talking about just now.


    ¡°What your Li family is like, I don¡¯t even need to say more, right? I won¡¯t ask anything else of you, after all, the conditions are like that. But you must still have some upbringing, right? How did the Li family educate you?¡±


    ¡°Apologize to Brother Chen, then this matter is over.¡±


    Forcing him to apologize in front of so many people was to make Li Jiaxing unable to stay at this venue, and be unable to come next year as well.


    The Li family¡¯s face would be completely lost.


    ¡°Li Jiaxing, don¡¯t be stubborn, people will always meet a time when they have to bow their heads.¡±


    ¡°Brother Chen has a good temper, but it will not be so easy if this was someone else.¡±


    Li Jiaxing grinned, revealing his eye tooth: ¡°What kind of idiot are you? I don¡¯t have manners, yet you do? What business is this of yours?¡±


    The person was provoked, his eyes were full of anger, but he still resisted and said, ¡°It seems that you have changed to a new target to suck up to.¡±


    These few didn¡¯t know the details of Shen Zhen, they just saw an unfamiliar young man standing on the side, dressed appropriately, with a cold and aloof aura, which was very intimidating at first glance.


    Someone next to him said, ¡°The one next to him is called Shen Zhen.¡±


    Shen? This surname didn¡¯t seem to belong to any prominent family, how did this person get in?


    ¡°Just any kind of random stray cat or dog can come in now?¡± This time, Shen Zhen became the center of the war.


    Completely meeting with an undeserved catastrophe.


    ¡°Where¡¯s the security?¡± These people frowned and looked at Shen Zhen, ¡°This is not a place where people like you can come. Get out as soon as possible, it won¡¯t look good to drive you out.¡±


    Li Jiaxing: ¡°You guys are really interesting. So long as it is someone next to me you people will make trouble for?¡±


    Those several people laughed: ¡°That¡¯s right, make trouble just for you.¡±


    This was almost like a schoolboy quarrel.


    Shen Zhen thought silently, like that Brother Chen, letting the toadies beside him charge in front without saying a word, now this was the normal operation.


    ¡°Surnamed Shen, that¡¯s right, you, get lost.¡±


    ¡°Surnamed Shen¡± straightened his collar, raised his chin slightly, and mocked: ¡°How to get lost, why don¡¯t you show me?¡±


    ¡°Come on, let me take a look.¡± Shen Zhen said, ¡°Remember to up the difficulty factor, it is best to flip in the air and do a 360-degree roll with hands around the knees, come on, keep the movements aesthetic, with a full score of 10, let¡¯s begin.¡±


    AN: Everyone: ¡°¡­..F**k, this is too demanding, it can¡¯t be done, it can¡¯t be done.¡±


    Shen Zhen (looking sideways): ¡°Trash, everyone here is trash.¡±

 CH 10

    13-17 minutes 08.11.2022


    Shen Zhen knew that he was not a good-tempered person, and if one put it nicely, this was called making a clear-cut distinction between good and evil, and if one put it badly, he was simply a vengeful fellow, but he also tactful and knew when he could make his move and when he couldn¡¯t.


    Now was the time when he could.


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    He was brought here by Qin Xing and represented the face of the younger generation of the Qin family. Even if his surname was Shen, this would not change.


    Qin Xing had already given him the opportunity. If he couldn¡¯t even grasp this opportunity, and bow his head cowardly and escape, it was very likely that there would never be such an opportunity in the future again.


    Perhaps Shen Zhen¡¯s words were too much of a deterrent, or perhaps it was the first time they heard someone speak in such a way, those people all inhaled sharply.


    ¡°Do you know who Brother Chen is?¡± Someone looked at Shen Zhen like he was an idiot.


    Shen Zhen smiled, and the smile was full of contempt: ¡°Is that important?¡±


    ¡°You should at least know the Chen family, right?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Oh, I don¡¯t know.¡±


    Brother Chen, who had been watching the show with his arms crossed on the side, keeping out of the incident even though he was obviously involved, couldn¡¯t help it any longer. Although he was called Brother Chen, he was not very old. He looked similar to Li Jiaxing¡¯s age, but he was even shorter. Just about 1.7 meters, with childishness in his features, exactly at the age when boys were the most immature and arrogant.


    ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± Brother Chen walked up to Shen Zhen. He was like those old fried dough sticks (TN: sophisticated and shrewd adults). He wouldn¡¯t express his preferences clearly. When he looked at Shen Zhen, his expression was very warm and his tone was also very gentle, as if he and Shen Zhen had known each other for a long time, and were some kind of confidant and friend.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t fall for this at all, and the saying not to stretch out his hand and hit a smiling face was useless in front of him: ¡°My surname is Shen, and my name is Zhen.¡±


    Brother Chen¡¯s smile didn¡¯t disappear: ¡°I haven¡¯t heard of it, which third-rate family is this?¡±


    He stood beside Shen Zhen, and the words he said were harsh and unpleasant, but those who stood a little further away would think that he was talking about happy things with Shen Zhen, and that they got along very well.


    ¡°En.¡± Shen Zhen: ¡°Almost.¡±


    The Shen family did alrigjt abroad, but it was indeed third-rate domestically.


    This was not wrong.


    ¡°I¡¯ll teach you one thing.¡± Brother Chen¡¯s expression didn¡¯t change in the slightest. He was still gentle and smiling, ¡°Never mess with someone you know you can¡¯t mess with.¡±


    After finishing speaking, Brother Chen turned his head and said to his toadies: ¡°Throw him out, take good care of him, and let him remember not to go to the wrong door and mess with the wrong person next time.¡±


    The toadies were very obedient: ¡°Brother Chen, don¡¯t worry, we will definitely educate him.¡±


    Li Jiaxing: ¡°You think I¡¯m dead? With so many people here, you dare to make a move?!¡±


    Brother Chen looked at Li Jiaxing¡¯s face. Last year, this person was one of his toadies. This year, he wanted to stand alone. How could this be so simple? Since he had already decided to be a dog, he at least must be a dog until he was happy and rewarded him to be a human.


    The game was made by him, and so long as he didn¡¯t say it was over, all players couldn¡¯t leave.


    Brother Chen leaned down, patted the sitting Li Jiaxing¡¯s face, his genial smile widened, and he finally revealed a hideous face: ¡°How do you say this? Jia Xing, whoever¡¯s dog is disobedient, must be given a beating in order to be obedient.¡±


    Li Jiaxing¡¯s eyes widened: ¡°Chen Nanping, don¡¯t go too far, your Chen family does not cover the sky with one hand!¡±


    Brother Chen smiled even more: ¡°Indeed not, but enough to cover your sky.¡±


    Li Jiaxing finally knew that he was too weak in front of the opponent, he clenched his fists, finally turned his head away and no longer looked at Chen Nanping. His lips twitched, and he said with difficulty: ¡°I apologize to you, you let Shen Zhen go, I just chatted with him briefly, this does not involve him.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±


    This kind of taste of being protected by the weak, speaking of, actually felt quite good.


    Although he was also inexplicably dragged into this situation in the first place.


    But Brother Chen didn¡¯t want to do what Li Jiaxing hoped. He seemed to have found some new toy. He turned his head and looked Shen Zhen up and down. With a hand propping up his chin, he spoke in a manner of one having pondered carefully, ¡°Fine, since you don¡¯t want to be beaten, then come with me when the party¡¯s over.¡±


    He seemed to have come up with some special way of entertainment.


    Shen Zhen was someone who had lived this life before, he clearly knew how absurd these spoiled rich boys could be.


    Every year, there were different scandals spread in the upper circles. When they put on clothes, they look sanctimonious. When they took off their clothes, they were worse than a wild dog on the roadside.


    A few years later, there was a scandal that caused a sensation in the city. The young master of the Jiang family slept with his stepmother, who was considered his father¡¯s true love.


    A woman from an ordinary family who did not know that she was going to marry a wealthy and affluent family until she got married.


    As soon as it happened, the stepmother didn¡¯t act like a woman from a wealthy and affluent family. Most of those women knew to cover this scandal up. They might retaliate elsewhere, but they wouldn¡¯t make it public.


    Just like Qin Yue¡¯s mother, when she found out that her husband was cheating on her, she also ran home and asked the Qin family to negotiate with her husband¡¯s family.


    So the stepmother made a huge scene and even went on TV and newspapers.


    The Jiang family¡¯s stock plummeted. Her husband was indeed very much in love with her, so much that he sent his son to prison and wrote a will, saying that all his inheritance after his death would be handed over to himself and the woman¡¯s biological children, whether it was male or female.


    Some people believed that this was true. The stepson did rape the stepmother. Causing the stepmother to be so provoked and angry, she didn¡¯t care whose face it was.


    Some people also felt that this stepmother was deliberately scheming to ruin her stepson, just to occupy the family property, and so she came up with such a method.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know what was true or false, but he had seen that woman, she was not a woman with manipulative scheming, she was very ordinary, she loved her family and insisted on her own career, even if this career was just to be an ordinary accountant. Whenever her stepson was mentioned, there was still a strong hatred in her eyes.


    Sometimes Shen Zhen felt that the so-called wealthy and affluent families were all glamorous on the surface, and when the shell was peeled off, the bottom was full of disgusting filth.


    On the contrary, ordinary people lived a clean and upright life.


    It was just that he didn¡¯t have the chance to be an ordinary person.


    ¡°I appreciate the invitation, but I won¡¯t be going. I have to go home with my elders.¡± Shen Zhen was very polite. That was how the Qin family¡¯s education was. No matter who you face, you must show respect and keep some distance. Don¡¯t act domineering, but don¡¯t be humble either.


    Chen Nanping laughed, and the toadies behind him also laughed.


    ¡°What¡¯s your dad¡¯s name? I¡¯ll go in and notify him.¡± Toady 1 said with a smirk.


    The use of the word ¡°notify¡± was too condescending.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Not my dad, but my uncle.¡±


    Qin Xing was not old enough to be his father.


    Speaking of¡­..how old was Qin Xing? When he entered the Qin family, Qin Xing seemed to be still young, was he an adult at that time?


    Was he thirty or forty this year?


    Qin Xing didn¡¯t like birthdays, and the family didn¡¯t seem to care about his age either.


    Shen Zhen finally realized that Qin Xing¡¯s age was a mystery.


    Looking at his face, he was estimated to be around 30, but judging from the time he took over the Qin family, he must be at least 40.


    That was a man whose age was a mystery.


    ¡°What¡¯s your uncle¡¯s name?¡± Toady 1 said contemptuously, ¡°I¡¯ll go in and notify him.¡±


    Shen Zhen suddenly had a moment of mischief, and said unhappily: ¡°There is no junior who calls the elder¡¯s name directly, but my uncle is wearing a white suit, it should be quite conspicuous.¡±


    Chen Nanping and the others were not there when Qin Xing came in, so they couldn¡¯t match the identity now. Toady 1 said, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll go in and find him.¡±


    Chen Nanping smiled and said, ¡°Isn¡¯t it better to be so obedient from the start?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Hehe.¡±


    He wondered what expressions these people would have when they saw Qin Xing.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go with you, I still have to say hello to the elders in person.¡± Shen Zhen said righteously.


    Toady 1 glanced at Chen Nanping.


    Chen Nanping waved indifferently: ¡°Take him along.¡±


    Regarding the surname Shen, even if looking back twenty years, there was no big family of this surname.


    Shen Zhen followed him obediently. He felt that he couldn¡¯t be considered a good person. Looking at the arrogance of those several toadies, all he thought in his mind was what their expressions would be like when they saw Qin Xing later.


    En¡­..the feeling of the fox exploiting the tiger¡¯s might was really good indeed. (TN: to use powerful connections to intimidate people)


    Different from the juniors, the elders were all in the lounge at the back. The lounge was very large, with marble floors, diamond chandeliers, and scarlet velvet carpets. Everywhere was luxurious and exquisite, because there were no female companions, this group of elders just sat on the sofa drinking and smoking and talking about business.


    When Shen Zhen came in, everyone¡¯s eyes looked over.


    Those toadies then remembered that they were not qualified to come in here.


    Chen Nanping was able, but they weren¡¯t!


    The expressions of the toadies instantly panicked, and their faces instantly became white.


    Shen Zhen shook his head in his heart, this mental fortitude was not good at all.


    ¡°This is¡­..¡±


    The middle-aged man sitting on Qin Xing¡¯s left said, ¡°Is it Xiao Zhen? I heard your uncle mention you just now. Come here.¡±


    Shen Zhen walked over with a smile on his face, and the toadies were probably dazed stupid, as they walked over with Shen Zhen.


    When Shen Zhen walked over and greeted Qin Xing, Qin Xing introduced, ¡°Greet Uncle Zheng.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Uncle Zheng.¡±


    Uncle Zheng said with a smile: ¡°He is indeed a talented person, young man, full of energy and spirit.¡±


    The people next to him followed in the complimenting.


    Shen Zhen smiled shyly, looking quite like a young man with little experience in the world.


    Various gazes glanced at him, and the owner of each gaze had his own considerations.


    ¡°Why did Xiao Zhen come here all of a sudden?¡± Qin Xing smiled and put his hands on the armrests of the sofa. His seat was at the top, and there was a separate sofa. According to the interior structure, that seat had just the perfect view of all the rest of the lounge. The corners could be seen clearly, as if a king sitting on top of the world.


    Shen Zhen turned his head and glanced at the toadies behind him, his tone was not very good, somewhat coquettish, but also like complaining: ¡°Chen Nanping had them come in and notify you that I have to follow him after the party is over.¡±


    The air in the lounge seemed to freeze.


    Notify Qin Xing? Did Chen Nanping not want to live anymore?


    Chen Nanping¡¯s father, Chen Zhongmin, instantly panicked. He sat in the sixth place behind Uncle Zheng. These seats were all important and had their own underlying meaning. He hurriedly said: ¡°It should be that Nan Ping has an affinity with Xiao Zhen, so he wanted to ask Xiao Zhen to go out with him to play, as for ¡®notify¡¯, this word, Xiao Zhen must have said it wrong.¡±


    The toadies were already trembling.


    They¡­..they didn¡¯t know that this surnamed Shen¡¯s uncle was Qin Xing!


    Who knew why Shen and Qin were even related?


    Just when Shen Zhen was about to speak, Qin Xing spoke up. He looked at Chen Zhongmin with a half-smile, and his tone was also smiling: ¡°Oh, really?¡±


    Chen Zhongmin¡¯s cold sweat soaked through his shirt, and he didn¡¯t dare to reach up to wipe his forehead. He said with a smile, ¡°Yes, it must be.¡±


    Qin Xing sighed and said to the crowd, ¡°Xiao Zhen has a good temper, and you all are also elders.¡±


    ¡°What are you talking about, Mr. Qin? Your junior is our junior, and we insist on taking care of his affairs.¡±


    ¡°The little brats nowadays are getting more and more outrageous.¡±


    ¡°Right? Zhong Min?¡±


    Chen Zhongmin nodded with difficulty and said pathetically, ¡°I¡¯m going to the restroom.¡±


    He practically ran out of the room.


    Qin Xing waved at Shen Zhen: ¡°Xiao Zhen, come here.¡±


    Shen Zhen walked to Qin Xing¡¯s side, bent down at the waist, and lowered his head.


    Qin Xing stretched out his hand, still wearing white gloves, and his fingers gently stroked Shen Zhen¡¯s chin, his movements gentle and lingering.


    Shen Zhen¡¯s heart trembled, and he straightened his waist quickly.


    Qin Xing didn¡¯t stop him, didn¡¯t get angry, but said, ¡°The child has grown up and no longer listens.¡±


    Everyone laughed and said, ¡°Young ones, after all.¡±


    ¡°I think Xiao Zhen is very good, with the demeanor of your past, Mr. Qin.¡±


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    ¡°Be more tolerant of juniors.¡±


    Qin Xing just laughed and didn¡¯t speak.


    These people were praising Shen Zhen, but they only had one thought in their hearts¡ª¡ªthe eight generations of ancestors of this person named Shen Zhen must be investigated, this was simply a ladder to heaven! Released by Qin Xing himself!

 CH 11

    ¡°Uncle Qin, please continue chatting, I¡¯m going back out.¡± Shen Zhen spoke in a respectful manner that also held intimacy.


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°Go, if you meet a like-minded friend, you can invite him to be a guest at home.¡±


    Everyone couldn¡¯t help cursing out loud in their hearts.


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    It was an honor to be a guest at the Qin family. The Qin family never entertained guests at home. The security measures were very good so don¡¯t even mention going inside. Just walking around a few times on the perimeter and security guards would come to ask you what you were up to.


    Even if it was a relationship between juniors, it was still a good thing for the children in the family to be able to go visit the Qin family!


    Everyone looked at Shen Zhen with even more warm eyes, hoping that he would be like-minded with their own children.


    As for Chen Zhongmin? This person didn¡¯t come back after going to the restroom, and it was very likely that he had gone to find his son.


    The several toadies didn¡¯t dare to speak since they came in. They stood behind Shen Zhen obediently, and when Shen Zhen went out, they followed.


    As soon as they exited the door of the lounge, they looked at each other, not knowing what to do.


    The most astute one among them said quickly: ¡°Young Master Shen, why didn¡¯t you say that you are from the Qin family? Look at us, we have eyes but just failed to recognize Mount Tai, so please don¡¯t bother quibbling with us.¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled at him, and that smile really had nothing to do with gentleness at all: ¡°You guys are really interesting.¡±


    That person was also shameless: ¡°We will definitely treat you as our own big brother in the future, Young Master Shen!¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Don¡¯t, I can¡¯t afford it. You are Young Master Chen¡¯s left and right guardians, the Four Great Kings, and a small character like me, dare not think of it.¡±


    ¡°Young Master Shen¡­..¡± That person had a bitter face and started to cry out his misery, ¡°Our family depends on doing business with the Chen family, this is just all for the sake of living, and we dare not offend Young Master Chen.¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t fall for this at all: ¡°Hehe.¡±


    After sneering, Shen Zhen stepped forward and left these toadies behind him.


    Was there any essential difference between an accomplice and a murderer?


    They already dared to act like this in the face of people from small and less powerful families, and when they go out, what kind of dirty tricks would they pull in the face of ordinary people with no power or wealth at all?


    Who was clean in this circle?


    Chen Zhongmin was lecturing his son.


    ¡°Do you know who he is?!¡± Chen Zhongmin suppressed his voice, but he was full of anger. He was not a good-tempered person and had a son exactly like him.


    Chen Nanping rolled his eyes: ¡°The surname is Shen, who could he be? The King of Heaven?¡±


    Chen Zhongmin resisted the urge to kick Chen Nanping: ¡°He is Mr. Qin¡¯s nephew!¡±


    Chen Nanping was also dumbfounded at this time: ¡°No way, could the Qin family still have a nephew surnamed Shen?¡±


    Chen Zhongmin: ¡°Who knows what¡¯s going on here, let me tell you, you must settle this matter well, you should apologize then apologize, otherwise I have more than one son.¡±


    Chen Nanping squeezed his fist and lowered his head: ¡°Got it.¡±


    ¡°Ai! Xiao Zhen!¡± As soon as he saw Shen Zhen, Chen Zhongmin walked over with a smile and grabbed Shen Zhen¡¯s hand, ¡°Uncle has already taught this kid a lesson, he is just too stupid, don¡¯t take it to heart, Uncle will have him apologize to you.¡±


    ¡°Come here!¡± Chen Zhongmin turned his head and shouted at Chen Nanping.


    Chen Nanping took a deep breath and walked over with a smile full of apology, very able to pull his face down. He said to Shen Zhen, ¡°Young Master Shen, I didn¡¯t know how to speak just now, I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Wait.¡±


    The Chen father and son: ¡°?¡±


    Shen Zhen stepped aside, patted Li Jiaxing, who was sitting on the sofa pondering, and said in a calm tone, ¡°Come with me.¡±


    Li Jiaxing was at a loss, but Shen Zhen didn¡¯t explain it to him, so he just dumbly followed Shen Zhen.


    Li Jiaxing¡¯s face turned pale when he saw the Chen father and son pair.


    What was going on?


    Chen Nanping not only bullied others himself, but also pulled out his father to bully others?


    Was he really going to lose the Li family¡¯s face today?


    ¡°Uncle Chen¡­..¡± Barely after these two words had fallen, Li Jiaxing heard Shen Zhen¡¯s voice.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°What you just said to me, say it to him again.¡±


    Say what? Li Jiaxing was very nervous.


    Chen Nanping gritted his teeth: ¡°I did something wrong before, I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    Li Jiaxing: ¡°¡­..¡± He was dumbfounded.


    Shen Zhen looked at Li Jiaxing: ¡°What do you say?¡±


    Li Jiaxing took a deep breath and very much doubted that he was dreaming now, but he quickly recovered and waved his hand: ¡°It¡¯s all right, it¡¯s all a misunderstanding, just clear up the confusion and everything¡¯s well.¡±


    Although Chen Zhongmin was displeased that his son apologized to a person like Li Jiaxing, he did not show any discomfort on the surface.


    ¡°En.¡± Shen Zhen said to Li Jiaxing, ¡°then you can go eat cake, I¡¯ll come to you later.¡±


    When Li Jiaxing left, his hands and feet were stiff.


    It was not that Shen Zhen appreciated Li Jiaxing very much, but just now Li Jiaxing wanted to protect him when he himself was at a disadvantage. Although Shen Zhen was to hold grudges, he also remembered when others treated him well, so he should repay him for the favor, and no one owes anyone anything.


    ¡°Young Master Shen.¡± Chen Nanping breathed a sigh of relief. He poured two glasses of champagne and handed a glass to Shen Zhen, ¡°We can be regarded as laughing and putting aside our grievances.¡±


    As he spoke, he touched his glass with Shen Zhen¡¯s.


    Chen Zhongmin breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled with reassurance.


    ¡°Don¡¯t.¡± Shen Zhen said suddenly, ¡°No one is laughing and putting aside grievances with you.¡±


    The smile on Chen Nanping¡¯s face could hardly be maintained.


    ¡°Although it is said that people can¡¯t quibble with dogs, I can sometimes pretend that I don¡¯t know the other party is a dog.¡± Shen Zhen said with a smile, ¡°I will drink this glass of champagne, but there is another bottle on the table. Your hair is so oily, you can use the wine to wash it.¡±


    Shen Zhen turned to look at Chen Zhongmin: ¡°Uncle Chen, don¡¯t you think so?¡±


    Chen Nanping exploded: ¡°Shen Zhen, don¡¯t bully people too much!¡±


    Chen Zhongmin also shouted: ¡°Chen Nanping! Didn¡¯t you hear what Young Master Shen said?!¡±


    Chen Nanping looked at his father in disbelief: ¡°Dad?¡±


    Chen Zhongmin glared at Chen Nanping angrily: ¡°Hurry up, don¡¯t let Young Master Shen say it a second time!¡±


    Their Chen family¡¯s business had always followed the path of the Qin family. The Qin family opened the channel for them, and they could sit and earn money. However, the Chen family was not of much importance to the Qin family, and could always be replaced, so Chen Zhongmin couldn¡¯t gamble on how much weight this Young Master Shen had in Qin Xing¡¯s heart, if he lost the bet, and Qin Xing really retaliated, what should their family do?


    The world would lack capable workers, excellent scientists, and intelligent researchers, but there would never be a shortage of people who want to make money.


    The downfall of a Chen family was of little importance to society and the business world.


    The Chen family could not shake the Qin family, just as ants could not shake an elephant.


    Chen Nanping walked to the table with difficulty. Many thoughts flashed in his mind. He remembered that he had been arrogant and domineering outside for so many years. No one had ever dared to say no to him. He could act humble and inferior in front of the heirs of big and affluent families, but also arrogant in front of people who were not as good as his own family. He was like a duck to water in this world that belonged to him.


    How¡­..did he fall into the hands of someone who he had never even heard the name of.


    He picked up the bottle of champagne, came back to Shen Zhen, raised the champagne to the top of his head, the bottle facing down, and the champagne poured out, soaking his face, and even his clothes and pants were not spared.


    This move attracted the attention of many people.


    ¡°What happened to Chen Nanping? Did he go crazy?¡±


    ¡°Even if he went crazy, he wouldn¡¯t do it here. Didn¡¯t you see, his dad is standing next to him.¡±


    ¡°Who is the person across from him?¡±


    ¡°I know, I just heard Yang Changsheng say that his name is Shen Zhen.¡±


    ¡°Shen Zhen?¡±


    ¡°I haven¡¯t heard of it, this Shen Zhen could actually make him pour himself a whole body of wine?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t say that either, maybe he has some kind of backing.¡±


    ¡°Definitely not one to be offended anyway.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s observe the situation first.¡±


    Chen Nanping¡¯s hair was all wet, and the champagne droplets spilled down the tips of his hair. He looked up at Shen Zhen like a defeated dog: ¡°Young Master Shen, are you satisfied?¡±


    Chen Zhongmin also said: ¡°Young Master Shen, you see, Nan Ping also knows he¡¯s wrong.¡±


    Shen Zhen showed no expression, his eyes calm as if the other party¡¯s actions didn¡¯t seem to make him happy in the least. He waved his hand with little interest: ¡°Okay, Uncle Chen, educate him well after returning home, don¡¯t let him educate people all over the world.¡±


    A sarcastic smile appeared on Shen Zhen¡¯s face: ¡°This time, he was going to notify my uncle, and maybe someone else will be notified next time.¡±


    Shen Zhen said, ¡°The Chen family¡¯s education is truly strict indeed.¡±


    Chen Zhongmin also smiled, but his smile was extraordinarily soft: ¡°He was spoiled when he was a child. I¡¯ll definitely lecture him well when we go back.¡±


    Chen Nanping lowered his head and did not speak.


    Shen Zhen was no longer interested: ¡°I¡¯m going to go over there, Uncle Chen can enjoy the party slowly.¡±


    After speaking, he turned and left, heading in the direction of Li Jiaxing.


    Chen Nanping clenched his fists tightly, his eyes were on fire: ¡°Dad, you just let him humiliate me like this?¡±


    Chen Zhongmin pulled him to the partition, gave him a slap. This slap from a grown man with all his strength resulted in a palm print quickly appearing on Chen Nanping¡¯s face. Chen Zhongmin said viciously, ¡°You still know that you are my son, how did I teach you? I asked you to learn to put on an act no matter who you face, you look down on them in your heart, but you can¡¯t show it on the face, even if you bully people, you have to be smarter about it!¡±


    ¡°Who can be dealt with, who can¡¯t be dealt with, you have to know in your heart! You don¡¯t even know the details of the other party, yet you dare to find fault with others?¡± Chen Zhongmin almost growled, ¡°I tell you, that people are even willing to be a dog for you, it¡¯s all because your father, I, am being a dog for others!¡±


    Chen Nanping¡¯s eyes were a little wet: ¡°Dad¡­..¡±


    Chen Zhongmin¡¯s anger faded and he sighed: ¡°Son, Dad is getting old, and I will let you be in charge in a few years. You have to understand a truth. If you have no power or ability, you have no right to speak. Today, your father bent over for someone in my son¡¯s generation, and tomorrow you will have to bend over to a junior below you.¡±


    ¡°If you don¡¯t judge the situation, you don¡¯t remain cautious everywhere, today is just a bottle of champagne, what about later?¡±


    Chen Nanping closed his eyes: ¡°Dad, I understand.¡±


    ¡°I will find a chance to apologize in private again. So long as he won¡¯t accept it, even if I have to kneel to him, I will kneel.¡±


    Chen Zhongmin patted his son on the shoulder.


    The father and son did not speak again.


    Li Jiaxing leaned over to Shen Zhen: ¡°You are so powerful? Even Uncle Chen listens to you? Who the hell are you?¡±


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    Shen Zhen put his index finger on his lips, his eyes slightly curved, and said softly, ¡°Secret.¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s eyes looked at Li Jiaxing. His eyes were very beautiful, standard phoenix eyes. When he was not smiling, he seemed to be aloof. When he smiled, he was gentle and tender as water. Li Jiaxing felt that his heart stopped for a few seconds, and he moved his own eyes away in a hurry.


    AN: Li Jiaxing: ¡°F**k, this is what a heart attack feels like.¡±

 CH 12

    ¡°I¡¯ll treat you to a meal another day.¡± Li Jiaxing soon became Shen Zhen¡¯s follower. He had a baby face, with big eyes and fleshy cheeks. It was an appearance that was lovable¡ª¡ªbut also inspired people¡¯s desire to bully him.


    Li Jiaxing also didn¡¯t know what identity Shen Zhen was, but his identity was definitely not low, otherwise Chen Nanping would not obediently apologize to him at his word. Li Jiaxing felt that this was his chance, and he was not stupid. He followed Chen Nanping last year because following Chen Nanping was beneficial. The reason he no longer followed this year was because he suffered a lot last year.


    Chen Nanping had high standards but little ability. He had not learned how to do business but the shameless and shady methods within the circle were played better than anyone else.


    There were many scandals, but they were all pushed down by Chen Zhongmin.


    Chen Nanping only remembered the disadvantages of others, but did not remember the advantages of others. He was an ungrateful white-eyed wolf.


    Li Jiaxing pestered Shen Zhen to exchange mobile phone numbers, and he said, ¡°I don¡¯t dare to guarantee anything else, but I am proficient in eating, drinking and having fun.¡±


    Sometimes eating, drinking and having fun was also a skill.


    What kind of occasions to go to, what kind of people to play with, this was also a matter of particularity.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t refuse, but he didn¡¯t agree immediately: ¡°Let¡¯s talk when we have time.¡±


    Chen Nanping went to change his clothes and probably had to sort his hair out, but Chen Zhongmin went back to the lounge again. Business after all, it was impossible to do business with a thin skin, and a thick skin was also a source of pride.


    On the contrary, many people came to Shen Zhen to drink and chat, and Shen Zhen did not refuse anyone who came. Although he was not friendly to others, he was not rude either, his demeanor just right.


    Yang Changsheng, who had shunned away after saying hello, also came over, never mentioning what happened earlier.


    ¡°I heard that business is not easy to do recently.¡± Yang Changsheng said, ¡°Real estate is not very flourishing.¡±


    Problems arose in the real estate industry last year, several large enterprises having collapsed. And when the real estate industry collapsed, the following small enterprises were also unlucky.


    Yang Changsheng: ¡°There are a lot of unfinished buildings, and no one to take over.¡±


    Shen Zhen and Li Jiaxing both looked at him.


    Yang Changsheng smiled, looking a little embarrassed: ¡°I want to pick up a few dishes.¡± (TN: slang for taking over from someone else)


    No one wanted to manage unfinished buildings, so the price to take over now was at the lowest.


    Li Jiaxing: ¡°House prices have fallen sharply this year, and the possibility of recovery within three years is not high.¡±


    Shen Zhen said, ¡°Take it, count me in.¡±


    Li Jiaxing/Yang Changsheng: ¡°Huh?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I said, count me in, are you going to go it alone or use your family¡¯s company name?¡±


    Yang Changsheng was led along by the conversation and replied, ¡°Not yet decided¡­..My family is not involved in real estate.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°If you want, you can list it here with me.¡±


    Yang Changsheng was dumbfounded.


    No, he just mentioned it casually, he was still thinking about it, why did this guy suddenly become interested?


    Shen Zhen was not all of a sudden interested. After all, he had experience in his previous life. Real estate was really not good in the past few years, but from next year, highways and subway routes would be planned. The public¡¯s sense of smell was the most sensitive in this regard. Once the urban planning was decided, and had yet to even begin building, they would begin to frantically search for properties in the area.


    For those few unfinished projects, the big frame had already been drawn up, and the later stages could be completed in more than half a year at most, just in time for next year¡¯s urban plan.


    Shen Zhen was not going to stay in the Qin family all his life and be a young master in name only.


    The Qin family won¡¯t give him a dime, and he didn¡¯t even need to think about the Shen family either.


    ¡°What¡¯s your cell phone number?¡± Shen Zhen handed over his cell phone, and Yang Changsheng entered his cell phone number in a daze.


    When Yang Changsheng reacted, he realized that he had been led away by Shen Zhen before he even said anything or agreed to anything.


    But Yang Changsheng also suddenly had confidence.


    He also mentioned those building projects to his family before. But his family felt that real estate was not easy to do in the first place. The liquidity gap of this business was very large. So long as a project failed, even the loss of the initial investment would make the family have a headache, let alone speak of profits.


    It was too unstable.


    His family was conservative and dared not use the existing family property to gamble.


    The most expensive real estate was the land, and the bidding for a piece of land would cost hundreds of millions, depending on the location.


    Those joint projects of several large enterprises have been unfinished for four consecutive years, and the losses were close to 100 billion. The projects were not only not in one area, but distributed in different cities across the country, using the same construction method.


    After the company went bankrupt, these unfinished projects were recycled by the state, but the local government had no money to continue construction.


    If one took over now, it was indeed a bargain, but the initial investment was also very considerable.


    First of all, the money owed to the workers by the bankrupt enterprise must be paid off, which was not a small sum.


    And then there was also a bunch of odds and ends.


    Yang Changsheng could only use a little more than 20 million yuan, which was given by his father.


    To take over the unfinished building projects was simply a dream.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t intend for himself and Yang Changsheng to eat these dishes alone. He really wasn¡¯t able to. All he could use was the pocket money given by the Qin family over these many years which was just around ten million yuan.


    ¡°I¡¯ll call you in a few days.¡± Before leaving, Yang Changsheng got Shen Zhen¡¯s parting words.


    The car they came in was parked at the door. Shen Zhen blew warm breath into the palm of his hand and rubbed his hands. Then he opened the car door and sat in. Qin Xing had yet to come out, so Shen Zhen poured a cup of hot water and felt the warm air conditioning inside.


    The driver also turned on music, all of which Qin Xing loved to listen to, all piano music without lyrics.


    Shen Zhen was not too fond of the arts, but he must understand, must know how to hold a conversation on famous musical compositions, and know the names of famous composers, but that didn¡¯t mean he liked them.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know what he liked.


    ¡°Did you wait for a long time?¡± The cold air came in when Qin Xing opened the door.


    Shen Zhen tucked in his neck, shook his head and said, ¡°No, just a few minutes.¡±


    Qin Xing looked at the watch on his hand and said with a smile, ¡°Twelve minutes.¡±


    After the door was closed, the temperature inside the car rose again, but Qin Xing¡¯s body still had a trace of the cold air.


    Qin Xing took off his coat and put it aside: ¡°How do you feel?¡±


    Shen Zhen poured Qin Xing a cup of hot tea: ¡°It¡¯s easier than expected.¡±


    Just when Shen Zhen was thinking about whether to ask Qin Xing for help, Qin Xing suddenly reached out and ruffled Shen Zhen¡¯s hair.


    Shen Zhen froze in place, he could only feel a big hand on his head, very gentle and warm.


    He stayed in the Qin family since he was a child, and never knew what it was like to have a father and a mother. Although Mama Zhang loved him and cared about him, Mama Zhang could not take the place of his parents.


    In such a moment, Shen Zhen inexplicably felt a little bit of paternal love in Qin Xing¡¯s actions.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be too nervous.¡± Qin Xing said, ¡°You are different from them.¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled with some difficulty, looking at the hand that Qin Xing had withdrawn, his eyes unblinking.


    Why didn¡¯t it touch his head for a while longer?


    Shen Zhen felt a little regretful.


    Shen Zhen suddenly said, ¡°Uncle, Ah Yue wants Su Shiqing to transfer his house register to the Shen family.¡±


    Qin Xing had no expression, he just looked at Shen Zhen intently: ¡°What does Xiao Zhen think?¡±


    Shen Zhen sighed: ¡°Uncle.¡±


    The tone was a bit coquettish.


    Qin Xing gave a low laugh, his voice full of magnetism, sexy and hoarse: ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Uncle will deal with it.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Uncle is so kind to me.¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Qin Xing¡¯s smile faded, his eyes swept across Shen Zhen¡¯s face, ¡°Uncle always treats Xiao Zhen the best.¡±


    On the way back, Shen Zhen was feeling a little drowsy. He had drunk a lot. Although the alcohol content was not high, it added up and it was time to show its effects. He leaned back on the seat, and his sitting posture was still upright, but then fell to one side due to inertia when the car turned.


    Exactly into Qin Xing¡¯s arms.


    Shen Zhen¡¯s sleep was not heavy, but his eyelids were heavy. He only felt that it was more comfortable lying down, but the pillow was a little hard.


    Qin Xing looked down at Shen Zhen¡¯s sleeping face, only at this time would Shen Zhen reveal a little bit of unease, his brows wrinkled, his cheeks turned red from the alcohol, and his teeth biting on his lower lip.


    The driver said at this time, ¡°Mr. Qin, we¡¯re almost there.¡±


    Qin Xing¡¯s tone did not fluctuate: ¡°Take a detour around here.¡±


    The driver didn¡¯t question or refute, he obediently followed Qin Xing¡¯s command, and really started to go around in circles.


    Qin Xing stretched out his hand and stroked Shen Zhen¡¯s face lightly. He took off his gloves and put them aside. Shen Zhen¡¯s skin was very good, there were no pimples or spots on his face. Qin Xing¡¯s fingertips slid across the skin, his movements gentle like touching a piece of tofu, as if even a bit of force would break this piece of tofu.


    Qin Xing still remembered the first time he saw Shen Zhen. At that time, Shen Zhen was a five-year-old child, wearing a small suit, and following behind the servant uneasily. When he saw him, his first reaction was to take a step back and then immediately followed by taking a step forward, pretending to be brave and looking directly into his eyes.


    In Qin Xing¡¯s impression, Shen Zhen was a delicate, taciturn child with strong self-esteem, but lacked the foundation of a foothold.


    Such people didn¡¯t even require a deliberate blow, once they faced reality, they would collapse first.


    Qin Xing smiled.


    He still remembered that night, Shen Zhen¡¯s arms wrapped around his neck. He was like a vine, tightly wrapped around him, as if he was the only light in his world.


    Even his breath longed for his presence.


    Qin Xing still remembered the feeling under his hands, which made one enraptured.


    But he was never one to be satisfied with just the enjoyment of the flesh. He wanted this person to be completely his own from body to mind.


    For this, he could spend several years, a dozen years, he was not in a hurry.


    One day, he would get what he wanted.


    Shen Zhen never woke up.


    When the car stopped, he was carried out by Qin Xing.


    At that time, Qin Yue was in the hall, and he was the first to greet them at the door.


    However, what came into his vision was his uncle, who walked in carrying in his arms the childhood friend who had always adored him.


    One of Shen Zhen¡¯s arms was hanging in the air, the other hand was laying limply on his stomach, his head resting on Qin Xing¡¯s chest. Occasionally, as if he didn¡¯t feel that his pillow was soft enough, he would rub his face against it, like a coquettish cat.


    This scene stabbed Qin Yue and caused him to lower his head instantly.


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    For the first time, he felt anger that could not be ignored.


    It was as if something that had always belonged to him had been snatched away.


    AN: Qin Xing: ¡°You actually want to treat me as a father?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±

 CH 13

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    After waking up with a hangover, Shen Zhen found that when everyone in the Qin family looked at him, their eyes were full of desire to talk, not just one person, but all of them.


    All of these people seemed to want to say something to him, but none of them opened their mouths in the end.


    So Shen Zhen remained expressionless, with a bunch of question marks in his heart.


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    ¡°Eldest Brother.¡± Shen Zhen met Qin Yue at the corner, stopped and said hello.


    Qin Yue stood in front of Shen Zhen, the look in his eyes were very complicated, and his brows were also furrowed: ¡°Xiao Zhen, come with me, I have something to ask you.¡±


    Shen Zhen made no expression. He followed Qin Yue into the nearest guest room, sat on the sofa, and looked at Qin Yue who had his arms crossed over his chest while leaning against the table.


    ¡°Do you know what time you came back last night?¡± Qin Yue¡¯s tone was not good.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I remember it was nine past twenty when I got in the car.¡±


    Qin Yue sneered: ¡°It was almost twelve o¡¯clock when you came back.¡±


    ¡°Do you know how you got back?¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s temper also rose: ¡°I drank too much and fell asleep in the car. Maybe there was a traffic jam, or the road was being repaired and we had to take a detour. How did I get back? I came back by car, or are you saying that I drank too much and sleepwalk back?¡±


    Qin Yue squeezed out a sentence between his lips and teeth: ¡°Uncle carried you in, did you know?¡±


    Shen Zhen froze there and his mind went blank, Uncle Qin carried him back? No wonder everyone who saw him today had a hesitant look.


    Qin Yue stepped over and grabbed Shen Zhen¡¯s wrist: ¡°Shen Zhen, I never asked you about the banquet before, you are an adult, you know what you are doing, and I will pretend that nothing happened. ¡°


    ¡°What right do you have to pretend nothing happened?¡± Shen Zhen retorted, ¡°Have you asked me? Do you know what happened that night? What position do you have to pretend it happened or didn¡¯t happen?¡±


    Qin Yue laughed angrily: ¡°What¡¯s my position?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at him, and the two glared at each other, like two angry lions, all the fur on their bodies standing on end, ready to fight at any time.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on between you and Uncle?¡± Qin Yue stepped back first. He gradually calmed down, walked to the coffee table, picked up the ashtray, placed it next to him, and lit a cigarette.


    As the smoke spread, Shen Zhen also calmed down.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Uncle Qin is an elder.¡±


    Qin Yue smiled: ¡°I¡¯ve always wondered why Uncle never cared about you before, but recently he began to keep you by his side.¡±


    Shen Zhen also smiled: ¡°Probably it¡¯s because Uncle suddenly found out about my good side.¡±


    ¡°What happened between you and Uncle, I don¡¯t want to know. Uncle is an elder. In the future, if someone knows about it at most, they would say that Uncle likes both men and women, but you?¡±


    Shen Zhen sneered: ¡°The benevolent sees benevolence and the wise sees wisdom, and the obscene sees obscenity. Qin Yue, I don¡¯t need to tell you what kind of person Uncle is. Even if Uncle likes men, he wouldn¡¯t like me.¡±


    The two stared at each other silently.


    ¡°Shen Zhen.¡± Qin Yue tilted his head, ¡°I know you don¡¯t like Shi Qing, I¡¯ll have him go back to the Su family. This matter will be turned over, okay?¡±


    Shen Zhen suddenly lost his words. In his last life, Su Shiqing had always been the biggest obstacle between him and Qin Yue. Qin Yue at that time also knew that, but Qin Yue never mentioned sending Su Shiqing back.


    But now, this biggest obstacle was like a joke, Qin Yue said he didn¡¯t want it just like that.


    Shen Zhen seemed to have lost all his strength. He leaned against the sofa and looked at the ceiling. He asked Qin Yue, ¡°Don¡¯t you love Su Shiqing?¡±


    Qin Yue put out the cigarette, but there was no emotion in his eyes: ¡°Love?¡±


    ¡°I asked the wrong question.¡± Shen Zhen stood up, ¡°If you want to send Su Shiqing back, do it, or not.¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°I¡¯ll send Su Shiqing back, and you will keep your distance from Uncle in the future.¡±


    Shen Zhen turned his head and asked him mockingly, ¡°You put Uncle Qin and Su Shiqing together on the same level?¡±


    Qin Yue said with a cold face, ¡°Don¡¯t put words in my mouth, Xiao Zhen, just treat it as if there was no Su Shiqing and no Uncle, we will be the same as before.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the same?¡± Shen Zhen and Qin Yue faced each other. They were about the same height, but Shen Zhen was thin, while Qin Yue was bigger and stronger.


    Qin Yue sighed: ¡°Xiao Zhen, you don¡¯t like Su Shiqing, I¡¯ll send him away, I¡¯m willing to compromise for you, don¡¯t you want me to compromise for you?¡±


    Shen Zhen had a headache. He didn¡¯t mind shedding all pretenses of cordiality with Qin Yue, but not now: ¡°I don¡¯t want to talk about this, I¡¯ll go out first.¡±


    Just as Shen Zhen turned around, Qin Yue grabbed Shen Zhen¡¯s arm, and Shen Zhen was thrown onto the bed next to them.


    Qin Yue pressed down on him.


    Shen Zhen asked, ¡°Qin Yue, what are you doing?¡±


    He didn¡¯t struggle, there was no anger or fear in his eyes, he looked at Qin Yue calmly, as if he was looking at a clown jumping on a beam.


    They were very close, nose to nose, less than a centimeter apart, and they could even feel the heat of each other¡¯s exhalation.


    Shen Zhen could smell the smoke on Qin Yue¡¯s breath.


    He used to like this smell and Qin Yue¡¯s scent very much.


    But at this moment, the smell made him nauseous and made him want to vomit.


    Qin Yue looked into Shen Zhen¡¯s eyes: ¡°I want you to listen to me quietly.¡±


    Shen Zhen tilted his head: ¡°Speak, then let me get up after you finish.¡±


    ¡°I am willing to keep Su Shiqing because I need such a person by my side.¡± Qin Yue said, ¡°You can¡¯t be that kind of role.¡±


    Qin Yue¡¯s tone gradually softened: ¡°We grew up together and studied together. You know me and I know you.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just a mere Su Shiqing.¡± Qin Yue¡¯s voice became lower and lower.


    Qin Yue¡¯s strength holding him down became weaker, and Shen Zhen was just about to push him away.


    The door to the room suddenly opened.


    He heard Qin Meng¡¯s voice outside the door, tremblingly calling out, ¡°Youngest Uncle¡±.


    Qin Yue and Shen Zhen turned their heads at the same time, and what they saw was Qin Xing standing at the door. He was wearing a pair of gold rimmed glasses and a white button down shirt, looking at them expressionlessly.


    Qin Yue immediately got up and said, ¡°Uncle.¡±


    Shen Zhen also stood up, straightened his clothes, lowered his head and said, ¡°Uncle Qin.¡±


    ¡°What are you two doing?¡± Qin Xing asked with a smile, but his eyes were cold.


    Shen Zhen walked behind Qin Xing in an instant, as if he and Qin Yue had become two camps.


    Qin Yue: ¡°I was just chatting with Xiao Zhen, we¡¯re joking around.¡±


    The smile on Qin Xing¡¯s mouth was still in place: ¡°You are also getting older, and I think the business in T City has gone on track. You can go there tomorrow.¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°Uncle!¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°What? You don¡¯t want to go?¡±


    Qin Yue clenched his fists tightly, his nails sinking into the flesh: ¡°No.¡±


    Qin Yue was left in the guest room, but Shen Zhen followed Qin Xing away. Qin Meng winked at Shen Zhen from the side, and the two slowly kept a certain distance from Qin Xing. After confirming that Qin Xing could not hear, only then did Qin Meng whisper to Shen Zhen, ¡°Scared me to death, I thought Youngest Uncle was going to beat up Eldest Brother.¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t speak, but his face was not good either.


    Qin Meng: ¡°I saw Eldest Brother drag you into the guest room. I thought you two were quarreling. When I met Youngest Uncle, I mentioned it casually. You two wouldn¡¯t really be quarreling in there, would you? Did you two fight?¡±


    Shen Zhen shook his head: ¡°We didn¡¯t fight.¡±


    Qin Meng patted his chest: ¡°That¡¯s good, I¡¯m just afraid that you would be beaten up by Eldest Brother.¡±


    Shen Zhen asked in confusion, ¡°Why aren¡¯t you afraid that I would beat him up?¡±


    Qin Meng glanced at Shen Zhen up and down, with an expression of ¡°don¡¯t you know how much you weigh yourself¡±: ¡°Look at your arm, Eldest Brother¡¯s arm is almost bigger than your thigh.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..You¡¯re exaggerating.¡±


    Qin Meng said with a smile: ¡°In any case, it should at least be as thick as your calf.¡±


    ¡°Youngest Uncle really cares about you.¡± Qin Meng was envious. ¡°Youngest Uncle carried you back last night. Not like me. Since I was five years old, Youngest Uncle never carried me again.¡±


    Shen Zhen wanted to say ¡°that¡¯s because you were too fat when you were young¡±, but after thinking about it, he refrained from giving Qin Meng the blow.


    Qin Meng had a burning heart for gossip, and he asked curiously, ¡°Why was Eldest Brother arguing with you, is it about Su Shiqing?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°What¡¯s this got to do with Su Shiqing?¡±


    Qin Meng¡¯s eyes widened: ¡°Don¡¯t you know? He ran to Eldest Aunt and Eldest Aunt scolded Eldest Brother because of him, and insisted that Eldest Brother send him away immediately.¡±


    After speaking, Qin Meng was quite happy for Shen Zhen: ¡°With him gone, you and Eldest Brother¡­..heihei¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen pushed Qin Meng¡¯s forehead with a finger: ¡°Silence is a virtue.¡±


    No wonder Qin Yue said that he would send Su Shiqing away, it turned out that Qin Xin had spoken.


    That guy just wanted to reap an extra favir from him.


    Shen Zhen and Qin Meng followed Qin Xing to the hall. There were snacks on the table. Qin Meng sat down on the sofa, eating very quickly, but Shen Zhen had no appetite and couldn¡¯t eat, so he sat aside and looked at his phone.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen.¡± Qin Xing raised his chin to Shen Zhen, ¡°Come over to Uncle.¡±


    Shen Zhen walked over and stood beside Qin Xing in a standard posture like standing guard.


    ¡°Ah Yue bullied you?¡± Qin Xing beckoned. Shen Zhen leaned down and Qin Xing¡¯s hand pinched Shen Zhen¡¯s earlobe, his tone gentle, ¡°Uncle will give you justice.¡±


    Shen Zhen closed his eyes: ¡°He didn¡¯t bully me, it¡¯s just that our ideas don¡¯t match.¡±


    Qin Xing smiled: ¡°You two grew up together, yet there are actually times when your ideas don¡¯t match?¡±


    Shen Zhen was also a little tired: ¡°Uncle, we are all grown up and have our own ideas.¡±


    Qin Xing suddenly said, ¡°Xiao Zhen, Uncle asked Ah Yue to go to T City, do you want to join the company?¡±


    Shen Zhen raised his head, his eyes lit up, and there seemed to be light in his eyes: ¡°Uncle?¡±


    He almost lost his voice, the surprise was so great that his heart was pounding fiercely.


    Qin Xing¡¯s hand kneaded Shen Zhen¡¯s earlobe, but Shen Zhen¡¯s attention was not on it at all. Qin Xing smiled like any generous elder, looking at Shen Zhen with encouraging eyes: ¡°But you have to start from the bottom level.¡±


    Shen Zhen took a deep breath in excitement and wanted to hug Qin Xing and give him a kiss.


    ¡°Take your time, don¡¯t rush.¡± ??Qin Xing smiled, ¡°I won¡¯t be giving you the green light.¡±


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    Shen Zhen: ¡°Uncle, I understand!¡±


    Qin Xing picked up the cup, took a sip of tea, and smiled: ¡°Don¡¯t disappoint Uncle.¡±


    At this moment, Shen Zhen felt that even if someone asked him to call Qin Xing ¡®Daddy¡¯, he would still be able to call it, and he would definitely call it willingly and sincerely.

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    Shen Zhen, who returned to the room, called Qin Meng¡¯s sister, Qin Shan. Unlike Qin Meng, Qin Shan had been in touch with the Qin family¡¯s business since she came of age. She had a so-so relationship with everyone in the family, and had not returned to the Qin family manor recently. She had bought her own house outside, close to the company.


    She was only a minor employee in the Qin family company now. No one knows that she was actually a young lady of the Qin family. When she heard that Shen Zhen was also going to work in the company, she even gave him some careful advice.


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    ¡°Don¡¯t wear a brand-name suit, you can just wear a custom-made one, the kind without a brand name.¡± Qin Shan stayed up all night and was just sleeping, and yawned, ¡°Don¡¯t bring a black card, just a normal bank card. Don¡¯t put too much money in it, just put one or two thousand yuan in your wallet every day.¡±


    Qin Shan said, ¡°I¡¯ll have someone find a house for you. How big do you want?¡±


    Shen Zhen was also very unceremonious: ¡°Two hundred square meters is enough. It is best to have floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room, and there must be a study.¡±


    Qin Shan: ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll have someone prepare it for you. When will you arrive at the company?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Uncle Qin asked me to go next Monday with the other newcomers.¡±


    Qin Shan¡¯s tone was not very good: ¡°Anyway, just think of it as experiencing life in the early stage, it¡¯s annoying.¡±


    She only went home on weekends every week, and she only stayed at home for one day, before she went back to having fun with the fresh meat she kept, so no one at home knows how she was in the company, and Qin Meng never cared about this either.


    Unlike his sister, Qin Meng had no interest in business at all, and was unwilling to start from the bottom, and had been staying at home as a rice bug this whole time.


    Qin Shan specially made a visit to see the house. The Qin Group¡¯s company building was located in the city center, and was a landmark building of the city. There were two buildings, both of which had more than 40 floors. The employees of the head office always had it better than those of the child companies. The chosen house was located near the company.


    Such an area, putting aside the price, there were not many willing to sell.


    Fortunately, Shen Zhen didn¡¯t need to worry about the buying process, he only needed to take a look and nod, and the butler would take care of the rest.


    ¡°Not bad.¡± Shen Zhen turned around.


    Qin Shan: ¡°Someone will come to clean every day, and the drinks in the refrigerator are also replenished every day. Do you smoke? If you do, ask the butler to find someone to deliver it every day.¡±


    Shen Zhen shook his head: ¡°No.¡±


    He smoked very fiercely in his last life, he had tobacco dependence, and he always felt flustered when he didn¡¯t smoke. Since he had no addiction in this life, then it was better to keep it that way.


    ¡°Did Youngest Uncle tell you which department you will go to?¡± Qin Shan went and poured a cup of coffee for Shen Zhen.


    Shen Zhen waved his hand: ¡°I drink plain water.¡±


    He didn¡¯t like coffee.


    Qin Shan shrugged, not too caring.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Uncle didn¡¯t say, he let me go wherever I want.¡±


    Qin Shan: ¡°I suggest you go to the media department.¡±


    Shen Zhen tilted his head: ¡°Why?¡±


    He studied finance in college, so asking him to deal with a group of reporters?


    Qin Shan took a sip of coffee and frowned at the bitter taste, having forgotten to add creamer and sugar. She wrinkled her nose: ¡°You can get to know more people, if you drop directly into a department with power, they could eat you alive.¡±


    ¡°Youngest Uncle won¡¯t have anyone take care of you.¡±


    Shen Zhen understood that Qin Shan was telling him to use roundabout tactics.


    ¡°Did you suffer a loss when you first went?¡± Shen Zhen asked.


    Qin Shan snorted: ¡°That group of people, heh.¡±


    Still held a grudge it seemed.


    Qin Shan complained: ¡°I had to do everything myself, I had to clean up the table myself, and points will be taken if it is messy which means having my salary deducted.¡±


    ¡°Several work groups fighting over a single project, everyone scheming and bullying newcomers. If you do well, no one will praise you. If you don¡¯t do well, the fault is all yours. They call it seniors leading juniors, but the seniors would take their work and assign it to you instead, lo and behold, how fun.¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled: ¡°You didn¡¯t tell Uncle?¡± Didn¡¯t you tell on them to Uncle?


    Qin Shan rolled her eyes: ¡°I did, Youngest Uncle told me to take care of it myself, and also said that if I can¡¯t handle this trivial matter well, then don¡¯t get promoted for now, just obediently stay as a little office worker for a few years. ¡°


    ¡°Anyway, just be careful yourself.¡± Qin Shan gloated a little, finally someone was going to be unlucky with her.


    The younger generation of other people¡¯s family, when they enter their own company, the position was at least starting from a department manager, the minimum was this. Only their family was different, they were only small office walkers when they entered, and they also had to conceal their identities.


    ¡°Eldest Brother also worked as a little office worker?¡± Shen Zhen suddenly asked.


    Qin Shan shook her head: ¡°Eldest Brother had always been following Youngest Uncle, and he had been meeting people since he was a child. Youngest Uncle taught him personally, how could he be like us.¡±


    This was the insurmountable gap, Qin Shan was envious and hateful.


    ¡°You will now live alone. If you¡¯re bored, keep a cat or a dog. Anyway, if you¡¯re not at home, an apartment housekeeper will help you watch it.¡± Qin Shan took out her mobile phone and showed Shen Zhen the photo: ¡°Look, my corgi, doesn¡¯t its butt look cute?¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded and said sincerely, ¡°Cute.¡±


    Qin Shan was satisfied: ¡°It¡¯s very sweet and obedient, and knows how to go to the toilet by itself.¡±


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll head back first, and I¡¯ll drive to pick you up on Monday.¡± Qin Shan said, ¡°It¡¯s not the one I usually drive at home, it¡¯s a red Chery QQ, don¡¯t mistake it.¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s expression was a little stiff, Chery QQ?


    Qin Shan saw Shen Zhen¡¯s expression, and her tone was quite despairing: ¡°Youngest Uncle had someone get it for me. Said that even if it was a Volkswagen, he wouldn¡¯t get it for me.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Uncle didn¡¯t give me a car¡­..¡±


    Qin Shan found that this person was worse off than her, and patted Shen Zhen on the shoulder: ¡°It¡¯s okay, Chery QQ can also seat four people, and it has four wheels, thinking about it this way it does not seem too bad.¡±


    Better than giving her a two-wheeled electric scooter.


    The apartment was on the 42nd floor. The living room had a rectangular structure, and the front and rear corners were curved. The entire living room faces outwards with huge floor-to-ceiling windows, which allowed a night view of the city. The decoration was very simple, and the main colors were white and brown. The open-plan kitchen also had a wine cabinet. The whole living room was very large. There was a treadmill placed on the side. The floor was white tiles and covered with a thick gray carpet.


    There was a smell of a newly furnished house in the air, but it was not too bad.


    The necessities here were complete, and Shen Zhen didn¡¯t need to prepare anything other than his own clothes.


    Shen Zhen poured himself a glass of juice and stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, overlooking the city.


    If he was not born in the Shen family, but in an ordinary family, he might not be able to afford such a house in his entire life.


    Shen Zhen exhaled on the glass and drew a smiling face in the white mist with his fingers.


    He smiled at the smiley face.


    The sheets and quilt covers were all new. They were sent to be washed and dried before they were laid so it was dry and refreshing. Shen Zhen took a shower. It was already dark. As the air conditioner was on he came out wearing a bathrobe that exposed most of his chest.


    Shen Zhen was very pale and looked thin in clothes, but his muscles were very firm, not as strong as burly as the Qin family looked, but more aesthetic.


    The floor-to-ceiling windows at night reflected his figure.


    Shen Zhen pulled off the bathrobe.


    A young male body was reflected in the glass.


    Maybe he should go to the gym. Shen Zhen touched his abdominal muscles, which were not obvious anymore. It took a lot of abdominal force to see it clearly.


    Sleeping in the new place, Shen Zhen felt a little uneasy, Mama Zhang was still packing things, and she wouldn¡¯t come over until tomorrow.


    He opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling until it was two o¡¯clock in the morning, yet he still couldn¡¯t fall asleep, so he poured a glass of red wine and swallowed it down like medicine.


    This weekend, Shen Zhen practically spent mostbof his time getting familiar with the new home, but Mama Zhang was very happy. When she was at the Qin family manor, the Qin family had a kitchen and chef, so Mama Zhang¡¯s cooking skills were of no use. Now that she moved out, Mama Zhang started to cook and busy herself with this small house.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Isn¡¯t your son also going to school here? Is the school accommodation convenient? I will be going to work and usually won¡¯t have time to accompany you, so you can let him move in here.¡±


    Mama Zhang hesitated: ¡°How embarrassing is this, he is such a big boy, won¡¯t he cause you trouble?¡±


    Mama Zhang didn¡¯t take care of her own son very much. She was a little lost. From the time her son was a child to now, this mother and son had hardly stayed under the same roof, but she also knew that this was because Shen Zhen cared for her, and her son was also someone she cared about so she didn¡¯t refuse. She just smiled reluctantly: ¡°Then I¡¯ll call him to ask, he lives in the school dorms now, and he probably doesn¡¯t want to move out.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded, he put on a custom suit that Mama Zhang had ironed last night, and it was indeed very unwrinkled and smooth.


    Mama Zhang did Shen Zhen¡¯s tie for him and smiled: ¡°So handsome.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I won¡¯t be back at noon. You have to eat better at home by yourself. Let the housekeeper buy anything you want.¡±


    Mama Zhang said quickly: ¡°I¡¯ll go around the neighborhood to find out where the market is, and I¡¯ll make you stir-fried prawns at night.¡±


    When Shen Zhen heard stir-fried prawns, he also felt a bit of a craving: ¡°Okay.¡±


    It happened that Qin Shan¡¯s call came, so Shen Zhen went downstairs and saw the Chery QQ at a glance, bright red with stickers on the rear.


    Qin Shan was also wearing a professional suit. She rolled down the car window: ¡°Come on, have you eaten breakfast?¡±


    Shen Zhen sat in the co-pilot and fastened his seat belt: ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Qin Shan yawned: ¡°I slept in a few more minutes and didn¡¯t eat breakfast. I¡¯m going to buy a sandwich when we pass by the supermarket later.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡°Which department did you tell Youngest Uncle you will go to?¡± Qin Shan tilted her head and asked.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°As you said, go to the media department first to familiarize myself with the company¡¯s processes and people.¡±


    Qin Shan: ¡°If only someone had advised me at that time.¡±


    The two stopped once on the road, Qin Shan bought sandwiches and milk and sat in the back seat to eat, while Shen Zhen went to the driver¡¯s seat to drive.


    ¡°You just enter through this door and take the elevator to the sixth floor. The fourth to eighth floors are all the media department.¡± Qin Shan waved to Shen Zhen, ¡°Let¡¯s have lunch together at noon, I¡¯ll call you when the time comes.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°Okay.¡±


    Shen Zhen had never experienced office working life. He was very curious. People from the Qin Group¡¯s corporate headquarters, even if they were just interns, had to beat countless competitors. Shen Zhen walked into the building and called the personnel department¡ª¡ªhe had no pass and so couldn¡¯t get on the elevator.


    After the call, Shen Zhen sat down on the sofa and looked at the people coming and going.


    It felt so novel.


    ¡°Is it Mr. Shen?¡± The personnel department knew his identity. The person who came to pick him up was a middle-aged woman, with her hair tied in a bun and pierced with a hairpin. She wore a black suit, white shirt and black suit trousers, and had on black high heels. She looked like a neat strong woman.


    She smiled and said, ¡°You can come with me, Mr. Qin personally ordered me to take care of you.¡±


    Shen Zhen stood up: ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


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    The woman observed him carefully. She had been the department manager of the personnel department for a long time, and she was not responsible for taking care of newcomers. However, when she was called into the office by Qin Xing and told by Qin Xing, she knew that this young man named Shen Zhen held much weight with Qin Xing.


    This was not the crown prince, but he was better than the crown prince.


    He just hoped that the people in the media department would have some discernment and not offend him.

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    The department manager of the media department was a middle-aged man, wearing a hat, but still couldn¡¯t hide his balding affliction. When he saw the manager of the personnel department bring Shen Zhen in, he already understood. In the workplace, who was not a smart person, who had no eyesight.


    ¡°This is Mr. Shen, Shen Zhen, I gave you the documents before.¡± The manager of the personnel department reminded the other, ¡°The documents sent from above.¡±


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    The man immediately understood that this was a connected newcomer, and not an ordinary connected newcomer. He quickly stood up and shook hands with Shen Zhen: ¡°Mr. Shen, my surname is Zhou, Zhou Chengxiong.¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled at the other party: ¡°Just call me Xiao Shen, Brother Zhou.¡±


    Zhou Chengxiong heaved a sigh of relief. Although he was a connected newcomer, he had a good temper at least, so he would treat him as a mascot and pray to God he would not cause trouble.


    ¡°I¡¯ll hand the person over to you.¡± The woman greeted and walked away in high heels.


    Zhou Chengxiong took Shen Zhen to the office area. The greenery in the building was very good. There were potted plants on both sides of the corridor. The office building used direct drinking water. If one didn¡¯t drink hot water, one could drink directly from the tap. There were not many people in the corridor during working hours, but there were a few young people smoking in the smoking room.


    The office area was made of small partitions. Looking around, it looked like a more humanized factory. There were small potted plants on each desk, and there was even a humidifier in the room. The temperature of the air conditioner was just right, and every employee basically had their head buried in their work.


    The media department not only had to manage the external image of the company, but also had to manage the company¡¯s brand promotion.


    In addition to the department manager, there were also several work groups below, basically ten people in a group, one group leader for each group, and a total of five group leaders under the jurisdiction of a supervisor.


    ¡°Xiao Ye, come here.¡± Zhou Chengxiong waved to a young man who was doing data.


    The young man looked left and right, then stood up and walked to Zhou Chuanxiong¡¯s side: ¡°Brother Zhou.¡±


    ¡°This is Xiao Ye, Ye Min, you can find him if you have any problem.¡± Zhou Chengxiong said seriously, ¡°Xiao Ye, this is Shen Zhen, he will be in your group for the time being.¡±


    Ye Min nodded and took Shen Zhen to arrange a desk for him.


    ¡°You can sit here.¡± Ye Min arranged Shen Zhen to a seat near the corridor, ¡°Lunch break starts at 11:30 noon, and work starts back at 1 o¡¯clock.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Got it.¡±


    Ye Min: ¡°Ask me if you don¡¯t understand anything, and I¡¯ll introduce you to your colleagues when we go back to work at noon.¡±


    Shen Zhen sat at the desk, he had never worked in an office before, so even the all-in-one computer on the table gave him a novel feeling, and the potted plants also looked different from the ones he had seen before. Shen Zhen was excited and took out his phone to take a picture of the desk.


    But when he opened WeChat, he realized that he didn¡¯t even have anyone to share his feelings with.


    After thinking about it, Shen Zhen finally sent this photo to Qin Xing.


    At this moment, Qin Xing was looking at the data in his office. This was the summary report of the last quarter. There were electronic and paper versions. Qin Xing was wearing gold rimmed glasses and had a cup of strong tea in his hand.


    The phone beeped, and Qin Xing reached out and picked up the phone.


    [Xiao Zhen: Uncle, I¡¯m at work [excited.jpg].]


    [Xiao Zhen: [picture]]


    Qin Xing¡¯s mouth twitched into a smile, and he sent a message back to Shen Zhen.


    [Uncle Qin: Will Xiao Zhen have lunch with Uncle at noon? [smile.jpg]]


    [Xiao Zhen: Qin Shan and I have an appointment to have lunch together¡­..]


    [Uncle Qin: Come to Uncle¡¯s office at noon.]


    [Xiao Zhen: ¡­Okay, I¡¯ll send Qin Shan a message.]


    [Uncle Qin: Tell her to come along.]


    After Shen Zhen, who went to work for the first time in his life, was finished being excited he found that he didn¡¯t have any tasks or work to do. He only needed to sit in front of his desk in a daze or look at his mobile phone while the people next to him were all working. Shen Zhen yawned.


    The whole morning was spent just sitting there.


    At 11:30, the employees all stood up one after another. Shen Zhen was about to go directly to the top floor to find Qin Xing, but Ye Min stopped him: ¡°I¡¯ll take you to the cafeteria, it just so happens that they all went to the cafeteria to eat today.¡±


    ¡°They¡± referred to the members of the work group.


    However, Shen Zhen had already made an appointment with Qin Xing, so he could only refuse: ¡°I made an appointment with someone to have lunch together.¡±


    Ye Min frowned: ¡°Do you have acquaintances in the company? Friends?¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°Yes.¡±


    Ye Min seemed a little impatient: ¡°This is your first day at work, you don¡¯t want to get to know your colleagues? Everyone is busy, so don¡¯t waste work time making introductions.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that you will do the introductions after work starts at 1 o¡¯clock?¡±


    Ye Min: ¡°¡­..Okay, then you go to lunch and we¡¯ll talk about it after work starts.¡±


    Shen Zhen, who had no office work experience, nodded and took the elevator away.


    Ye Min stood in the corridor, the work group members discussing this newcomer.


    ¡°This newcomer looks so arrogant, with no expression on his face. He is too disrespectful.¡±


    ¡°He looks pretty good, could it be that he relied on his face to enter the company?¡±


    ¡°Maybe he is kept by a rich woman.¡±


    The members of the work group were all male, and they were not subdued by Shen Zhen¡¯s good looks.


    ¡°Who will assign him a task this afternoon?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to. I have to do my own work while having to teach him about work. Teaching him is too annoying.¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t either. My set of data have to be handed in tomorrow. I¡¯m going to work overtime tonight, so I don¡¯t have time.¡±


    ¡°Group leader?¡±


    Ye Min said: ¡°Let¡¯s go, let¡¯s go to the cafeteria first, I¡¯ll treat you guys today, you can eat at your leisure. The recent work has already been assigned. Since he came halfway, let him get acquainted with the company during this time.¡±


    The group members looked at each other and understood that this was the meaning of letting the newcomer sit on the bench.


    Generally, when a newcomer just came to the company, and if no one leads him, he could only do some chores, pouring water for the seniors, wiping the table, sweeping the floor, and in a few days, he himself would be unable to take it and resign.


    Ye Min shrugged: ¡°Anyway, he doesn¡¯t care about his relationship with us, so let¡¯s not stick our face to his cold buttocks.¡±


    The group members looked at each other and changed the topic.


    ¡°Today, group leader will treat us. I want to eat steamed pork ribs, braised pork and kelp soup, and two chicken legs.¡±


    ¡°Can you finish that all by yourself? Think you¡¯re feeding the pigs.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s group leader¡¯s treat, I will just stuff it down if I have to.¡±


    ¡°Should have said it earlier, then I wouldn¡¯t have breakfast in the morning.¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you say you shouldn¡¯t have dinner last night?¡±


    The several people joked as they walked to the cafeteria.


    When Shen Zhen reached the top floor, Qin Shan happened to get off the elevator on the other side, and the two happened to meet each other. Qin Shan pinched her neck which was uncomfortable after sitting for a long time. She said curiously, ¡°I¡¯ve been here for so long, but Uncle hasn¡¯t ever let me have lunch with him.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Maybe it¡¯s because I¡¯m here too. It¡¯s more convenient for three people to eat together.¡±


    Qin Shan didn¡¯t understand what a third person had to do with convenience.


    ¡°I wonder what we¡¯ll eat.¡± Qin Shan, ¡°It should be the assistant bringing it up?¡±


    Qin Shan touched her belly: ¡°I¡¯ve been hungry for a long time and want to eat sweet and sour pork loin.¡±


    The two walked to the door of Qin Xing¡¯s office as they talked, and Shen Zhen knocked on the door.


    The person who opened the door was Qin Xing¡¯s assistant, a man in his thirties, but he didn¡¯t have a balding affliction nor a beer belly. He had a good figure and image, and looked like a reliable person at first sight.


    ¡°Brother Ma.¡± Qin Shan greeted the assistant.


    The assistant smiled at Qin Shan and Shen Zhen: ¡°Miss Qin, Young Master Shen, Mr. Qin was inside, you can just go in directly.¡±


    As soon as Qin Shan and Shen Zhen went in, they saw Qin Xing standing by the floor-to-ceiling window. Qin Xing was wearing a white shirt and black trousers. The sleeves of the shirt were folded up, revealing Qin Xing¡¯s forearm. Qin Xing¡¯s muscles were very strong and firm, and with just a shirt on, one could see the outline of his pectoral muscles.


    ¡°Uncle.¡±


    ¡°Youngest Uncle.¡±


    The moment Qin Xing turned his head against the sunlight outside the windows, Shen Zhen¡¯s breathing stopped for a moment.


    Qin Shan was not comfortable in front of Qin Xing. She was three years younger than Qin Meng. Qin Xing was already very busy when she was born. Qin Meng was at least carried a few times by Qin Xing, but Qin Shan had never enjoyed such treatment.


    ¡°How is work?¡± Qin Xing asked Shen Zhen with a smile. The three walked to the sitting room, and after sitting down, the assistant poured hot tea.


    Qin Shan didn¡¯t like drinking tea, but she didn¡¯t dare to say anything.


    Shen Zhen picked up the cup, the temperature was just right, he took a sip to moisten his throat and said, ¡°I had nothing to do this morning.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°If you have any questions about work, you can ask Xiao Ma.¡±


    Assistant Ma smiled on the side: ¡°I¡¯m on call 24 hours a day.¡±


    As Qin Xing¡¯s personal assistant, Ma Hongming had been in this position for nearly ten years. With an annual salary of nearly 10 million yuan, of course he also deserved this money. Not only did he have to do his own job, but he also had to do everything possible to help Qin Xing deal with private matters.


    Otherwise, there were so many talented people, why did he become the assistant to the CEO?


    Qin Xing did not only have one assistant, but Ma Hongming had the ability to take over all of Qin Xing¡¯s affairs. He did the work of several people alone. If not because he was a man, he was probably willing to deal with Qin Xing¡¯s physical needs as well.


    Qin Shan said, ¡°If I look for an assistant in the future, I¡¯ll have to look for one like Brother Ma.¡±


    Assistant Ma was still smiling: ¡°The back waves of the Yangtze River pushes the front waves, maybe they will be much stronger than me.¡±


    Qin Xing also smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t praise him, this person does not take praise well.¡±


    Shen Zhen suddenly asked: ¡°Brother Ma, how is the work arrangement for the newcomer entering the company decided?¡±


    Assistant Ma also sat on the side: ¡°If you have a group leader to lead you, you will basically be getting familiar with the work in the first week. After assisting the group members to understand the specific process for a week, you will be able to start independently.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°I didn¡¯t do anything this morning, so only in the afternoon will I begin?¡±


    Assistant Ma: ¡°They likely had things to do in the morning. The annual summary started recently. All departments are very busy.¡±


    At the end of the new year holidays, a summary report must be submitted, but each quarter had a summary. Some departments with low work intensity actually just integrate the previous quarterly summary, make a PPT, and then make a paper version.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Understood.¡±


    Qin Xing suddenly smiled and said, ¡°If you are not happy, remember to tell Uncle, Uncle will give you the green light to be Uncle¡¯s personal assistant.¡±


    Shen Zhen was not so afraid of Qin Xing now. It was not so much fear, but respect now. He was very confident: ¡°Uncle, have some confidence in me.¡±


    Qin Xing didn¡¯t refute, just looked at Shen Zhen with a smile.


    Shen Zhen had no choice but to compromise: ¡°Okay, if I don¡¯t do well, I¡¯ll apply to be Uncle¡¯s assistant, specifically coming over to bring disaster to Uncle Qin.¡±


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°Let¡¯s eat then.¡±


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    Assistant Ma had several other assistants bring the food in.


    Shen Zhen was still thinking about the future, and he didn¡¯t know that he had no chance to make contact with the work.


    AN: Qin Xing: ¡°The main thing is to be my assistant.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..What you really want is a secretary, right?¡±


    Qin Xing (smiles): ¡°Oops, I was discovered.¡±

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    ¡°Xiao Shen, pour me a cup of coffee.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Shen, bring me the box of tissues.¡±


    ¡°I have to continue working at noon today, Xiao Shen, could you help me pick up takeout.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Shen¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen listened to these people commanding him, his face expressionless. This was his second day at work, and no one led him still,. He still sat at his desk playing with his cell phone or in a daze.


    ¡°Xiao Shen.¡± Seeing that Shen Zhen didn¡¯t move at all, and didn¡¯t look like he intended to help, Ye Min walked over with a frown, and said in a bad tone, ¡°Did you not hear your colleague?¡±


    Shen Zhen glanced at him: ¡°You also know that they were colleagues?¡±


    Ye Min: ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    Shen Zhen chuckled: ¡°Those who didn¡¯t know thought I was here to be their nanny.¡±


    ¡°No that¡¯s not right, the nanny doesn¡¯t have to be so comprehensive.¡±


    It was still working time, Ye Min didn¡¯t continue arguing with Shen Zhen, he just gave Shen Zhen a deep look: ¡°Do whatever you want.¡±


    Then, Shen Zhen was ostracized.


    A group of grown men even played the trick of ostracizing. Not even children played like this when Shen Zhen was in kindergarten.


    When it was time to eat at noon, Shen Zhen took the elevator to the top floor again. Qin Xing had said that he would dine with him in the future, and Shen Zhen was too lazy to go to the cafeteria.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t complain to Qin Xing. In Shen Zhen¡¯s opinion, these were trivial matters, and there was no need to mention it.


    It would be ridiculous if he couldn¡¯t even handle these few people.


    The closer to the end of the year, the busier Qin Xing was. In addition to various business meetings and contract renewals, he had to review the company¡¯s financial situation for this year. He could only meet with Shen Zhen at noon. The time they spent together in a day was just under an hour.


    ¡°Are you tired?¡± Qin Xing asked Shen Zhen.


    Shen Zhen just used his chopsticks to pick up a piece of shredded pork and shook his head when he heard this: ¡°I¡¯m not tired.¡±


    He really wasn¡¯t tired, just bored.


    Qin Shan came to eat once yesterday and stopped coming. This was what she said to Shen Zhen: ¡°Dining with Youngest Uncle, nothing I eat tastes delicious, and the psychological pressure is too high. It¡¯s impressive that you can handle it, but I will not be eating together with you two, you can just accompany Youngest Uncle more.¡±


    Qin Xing didn¡¯t say anything after learning that Qin Shan would not come again, he simply didn¡¯t care at all.


    Qin Xing smiled and said: ¡°There is a meeting on the weekend, Xiao Zhen, why not make a cameo as Uncle¡¯s secretary for a day?¡±


    Shen Zhen had never been a secretary, but he also knew that the secretary needed to record everything that went on in the meeting. He asked, ¡°Do I bring a pen and paper or a laptop?¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Use whatever you are used to.¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled at Qin Xing: ¡°Then it¡¯s settled, I¡¯ll be Uncle¡¯s secretary.¡±


    Qin Xing looked at Shen Zhen¡¯s smile, and the hand he had rested on the table moved slightly, but he quickly resisted the urge and calmed down. The smile on the corner of his mouth did not change at all, only his eyes gradually became darker: ¡°Su Shiqing went back to the Su family.¡±


    Shen Zhen was stunned: ¡°Really?¡±


    Qin Xing¡¯s tone was doting: ¡°Uncle has never forgotten anything Xiao Zhen has said to Uncle.¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know why but his heart felt a little bittersweet, and his voice was hoarse: ¡°Uncle.¡±


    He had never been cared so much by anyone. His biological parents were as good as stepparents, and the only friend and object of his affection would not care so much about him either. Shen Zhen was a little dazed.


    Qin Xing didn¡¯t say anymore: ¡°Xiao Zhen, come to Uncle if you have any problems.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded, and then only dared to focus on eating with his head buried.


    In the afternoon, Shen Zhen was still sitting on the cold bench.


    He looked at the time on the phone, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.


    When it was time to get off work, Ye Min began packing up the documents. He turned his head to see if Shen Zhen had left. As a group leader, he also worked in the company for two years before being promoted. His ability was average and could only rely on waiting for his seniority to increase. After waiting for the group leader who had been on top of him to leave, and his colleagues were almost all promoted, it finally became his turn.


    Although he was just a little group leader, he still had a bit of power. Since becoming the group leader, group members would call him to send messages during holidays, and on birthdays, group members and colleagues would also send him red envelopes.


    Walking in the company, it seemed that he could hold his head up.


    Shen Zhen¡¯s arrival was like a wake-up call.


    At first glance, he could tell that this newcomer had backing, but this backing was definitely not big, otherwise he would not be just a small office worker.


    Even if the relatives of the leaders above join the company, they would not come to the media department, but definitely go to the departments with real power.


    Ye Min wanted to knock him down a peg or two, and let him know that he shouldn¡¯t think that he could do whatever he wanted just because he had backing.


    Moreover, he had finally become a group leader. If even a newcomer could disobey his words, where would he put his face? He had to let Shen Zhen know who he should listen to in the company.


    ¡°Shen Zhen, don¡¯t go yet.¡± Ye Min saw that Shen Zhen had walked to the corridor, and called out to Shen Zhen.


    Shen Zhen stood tall and straight, leaning against the wall with a smile on his lips, the black suit he wore made him not look like just a small office worker, but like some family¡¯s young master: ¡°Is something wrong?¡±


    Ye Min¡¯s tone was mild: ¡°Today our work group has a small meeting.¡±


    Shen Zhen shrugged: ¡°Okay.¡±


    He had an appointment with Yang Changsheng today to talk about taking over the building projects.


    He sent a message to Yang Changsheng, and pushed back the agreed time.


    Shen Zhen walked into the conference room. There were several conference rooms on each floor. After all, after taking over a project, internal discussions must be held. The sizes of the conference rooms also varied. For a group meeting of ten people, the smallest one was used, but the sound insulation effect was very good.


    After a few minutes, the group members came in.


    As soon as Ye Min came in, he instructed Shen Zhen: ¡°Xiao Shen go to pour the water first, the disposable water cup is over there.¡±


    Shen Zhen sat still.


    Ye Min became impatient: ¡°Xiao Shen?!¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at him: ¡°What?¡±


    Ye Min: ¡°Didn¡¯t you hear me?!¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled: ¡°I heard.¡±


    Ye Min had long been holding back his anger: ¡°Then why don¡¯t you move! You are here to work! You are not here to be a young master!¡±


    The group members were originally not prepared to speak. It was fine for them to speak ill of people behind their backs, but not in person. After all, working in a company, you could scheme however much you want behind the scenes, but directly and face to face? Forget it.


    But at this time Ye Min already stood forward. The group leader could control their performance evaluation at the end of the year. The number of year-end awards depended on the group leader. The group members looked at each other and could only support Ye Min.


    ¡°That¡¯s right, Xiao Shen, Brother Ye is right, no matter how lazy you are at home, you have to be diligent at work.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Shen, Brother Ye is also doing this for your sake. Besides, it¡¯s not a big deal, it¡¯s just pouring a cup of water.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Shen, your attitude is not acceptable.¡±


    However, Shen Zhen just smiled slightly, his arms crossed over his chest, and sat in the same position as steady as a mountain, looking with a smile at this group of people.


    Ye Min: ¡°Shen Zhen, if you don¡¯t want to endure hardship, leave early. I can¡¯t deal with you. Find someone who can deal with you.¡±


    Shen Zhen finally laughed aloud: ¡°To endure hardship is to bring tea and water to you? Diligence is to be a nanny?¡±


    Ye Min¡¯s face turned darker: ¡°Who didn¡¯t go through this? If you aren¡¯t even willing to pour tea, can you still do your job well?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°It turns out that the company actually has a rule that newcomers must serve tea and water. I wonder who set this rule. Tell me, I¡¯ll go ask them about it.¡±


    The group members were also angered by Shen Zhen¡¯s tone.


    ¡°Shen Zhen, Brother Ye sees that you are a newcomer and wants to take care of you. Why is it that there are so many newcomers, but you are the only one stubborn?¡±


    ¡°You are here to work, not be a young master.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, Brother Ye has such a good temper, yet even he has become so angry because of you.¡±


    ¡°The company doesn¡¯t lack newcomers like you. If you don¡¯t want to do it, then get lost.¡±


    ¡°If you are that proud, then go ahead and leave the company.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at these people. These people were very young. When they first came out into society, they probably had ambitions and wanted to make a career for themselves. However, after working in the company for so long, their vitality was worn away. Every day they only thought about how to get the job done as soon as possible, not to make progress. So long as there was a stable salary they were satisfied.


    Perhaps the only goal was to wait for their seniority to increase, until they could be the group leader. Then they were content.


    If these people appeared in front of Qin Xing, Qin Xing very directly would fire them all.


    The salary of the employees at the head office was not low. Ordinary employees who were not late, did not ask for leave, and did not make mistakes had a basic monthly salary of 50,000 yuan.


    Not to mention after promotion, Ye Min¡¯s basic salary was 80,000 yuan a month, and there was also commission, which made his salary basically able to be stabilized at 100,000 yuan a month.


    ¡°Clap clap clap.¡±


    Everyone closed their mouths and watched Shen Zhen clapping with a leg crossed and propped over the other knee.


    ¡°Interesting.¡± Shen Zhen said with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s the first time I¡¯ve heard that it¡¯s your duty to serve tea and pour water. And if you don¡¯t serve tea and pour water, you¡¯re a young master. Are you here to be office workers in the company, or servants in the company?¡±


    Everyone glared at him in anger.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Don¡¯t force me to speak too harshly. You people are willing to be servants, but I¡¯m not.¡±


    ¡°Ye Min, do you know what your face looks like? You are here to work, I don¡¯t know what you are usually like, but at least you should do your job well at work. Letting the newcomers sit on the bench and serve tea and water, of course you don¡¯t feel bad about it since you are not the one paying our salaries.¡±


    ¡°Do you think the company¡¯s money fell from the sky?¡±


    ¡°In order to always have a special status, you insist on suppressing the people below and brainwashing them.¡± Shen Zhen looked at Ye Min, then turned to look at the group members, ¡°What do you think he can do for you? Or, at the end of the year, you think your evaluation will depend on his whim?¡±


    The group members did not dare to speak, they were indeed afraid of the end of the year evaluation.


    At the end of the year, if they could be rated as an outstanding employee, the year-end bonus would be 500,000 yuan.


    Ye Min: ¡°What nonsense are you talking about!¡±


    Shen Zhen patted the table and stood up, startling everyone.


    ¡°Ye Min, if the company¡¯s employees are all like you, this company would not be far from bankruptcy. You don¡¯t want to make progress, you only know how to play small tricks to control the people below. You don¡¯t dare to be open and honest but you are quite capable at randomly finding reasons.¡± Shen Zhen pointed to the door outside, ¡°I¡¯ll call the supervisor now and we can have a chat about this together.¡±


    Ye Min: ¡°¡­..You, don¡¯t think that I¡¯m afraid of you just because you bring out the supervisor. You have backing, but don¡¯t think that you are all that capable just because you have backing.¡±


    Shen Zhen sneered: ¡°Even a person like me with backing can see reason better than you, shouldn¡¯t you be ashamed?¡±


    Ye Min: ¡°Don¡¯t make excuses!¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at him indifferently, gaze like an iceberg that would not melt for ten thousand years, there was no other emotion in his eyes except indifference, and even his words seemed to take on the quality of ice: ¡°Ye Min, I don¡¯t quibble with you, because you are nothing. But before you held this denunciation meeting, did you think about the consequences?¡±

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    There was only silence in the conference room, no one spoke, and it seemed that even breathing had to be suppressed.


    The group members looked at each other.


    How could this newbie Xiao Shen speak more like a leader than a leader?


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    Ye Min had a dark face, he didn¡¯t know how to refute Shen Zhen, he remained silent, and only that pair of eyes stared at Shen Zhen with unspeakable anger.


    After a while, Ye Min finally said, ¡°You say I¡¯m nothing, but what are you? I¡¯ve been in the company for more than three years, and I¡¯ve contributed to the company. Can a newcomer like you compare?¡±


    Shen Zhen sat calmly in his seat, his head tilted back: ¡°Then tell me, what contributions have you made?¡±


    Ye Min: ¡°I have negotiated three endorsement collaborations!¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Have you succeeded?¡±


    Ye Min said irritably: ¡°At least I went to negotiate. If there is no failure, how can there be success?¡±


    Shen Zhen laughed.


    ¡°But the question is, did you negotiate a successful contract?¡± Shen Zhen asked.


    ¡°You only have failure, success is someone else¡¯s.¡±


    Ye Min finally couldn¡¯t bear it anymore. He spent two years to build his seniority and stayed in the position of the group leader for more than a year. When he was a small office worker, the group leader above him was a very responsible and gentle person. So he had never suffered much hardship in the company, other than having spent a longer time waiting for his seniority to increase, everything could be considered smooth sailing.


    ¡°What do you know?!¡± Ye Min rolled up his sleeves, grabbed Shen Zhen¡¯s collar with one hand, and pulled Shen Zhen by his collar closer to him. Ye Min¡¯s breath sprayed on Shen Zhen¡¯s face, and Shen Zhen¡¯s originally expressionless face suddenly became dark and unpredictable.


    Ye Min thought that this would scare Shen Zhen, and he pointed at the small office workers around them and said, ¡°If they do a good job, I can let them have a good rating and they can get a year-end bonus of 50,000 yuan.¡±


    ¡°If you are honest and obedient, do your work well, then I will also let you have a good rating at the end of next year.¡± Ye Min seemed to regain his confidence, ¡°Understand?¡±


    Shen Zhen took out a napkin from the tissue box on the table and wiped his face, but still felt unbearable. He suddenly stood up, startling everyone, even Ye Min who was grabbing his collar, let go of his hand and took a step back. He probably thought that Shen Zhen was going to hit him.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to the bathroom.¡± Shen Zhen stood at the door and said to the group members and Ye Min, ¡°We¡¯ll continue when I get back.¡±


    After speaking, Shen Zhen walked out without looking back.


    The rest of the people in the room looked at each other, but no one spoke.


    The group members felt that Shen Zhen was right, but no one dared to speak out.


    As soon as these people entered the company, they were assigned to Ye Min. When they first came, they also did chores. Ye Min didn¡¯t spend much time and energy in leading them. When Ye Min was thirsty, they poured water for him and when Ye Min was hungry, they went to get food for him.


    After a long time like this, they were trained successfully by Ye Min, and even if they had work later, when Ye Min needed something, they would do it like a conditioned reflex, and they didn¡¯t even think there was anything wrong with this situation.


    But now hearing Shen Zhen say this, they felt that Shen Zhen was right.


    They came to work for the Qin Group, not for Ye Min, nor did Ye Min pay them wages.


    The bosses of the Qin Group didn¡¯t need them to wait on them hand and foot, so what kind of onion was Ye Min?


    But even though that was said, a higher level official can crush you to death, and even if they felt uncomfortable, they didn¡¯t dare to say it at the moment.


    The several group members didn¡¯t dare to speak, so they took their mobile phones and spoke in a group chat set up with only the few of them.


    ¡°I think what Shen Zhen said is quite right. In addition to having work every day, we have to take care of Ye Min as well. He also moves frequently, uses my car, and doesn¡¯t even invite me to a meal.¡±


    ¡°He also borrowed my car. He doesn¡¯t buy one himself and when he borrows other people¡¯s cars, he borrows for several weeks. The last time he borrowed my car for two months, and I also had to pay for the gas.¡±


    ¡°Damn, I thought I was the only one whose car was borrowed by him.¡±


    ¡°But the year-end bonus¡­..only if he handed in the name list will we be able to get it.¡±


    ¡°Actually, I didn¡¯t tell you guys this but after winning the year-end bonus last year, he invited me to have a barbecue during the New Year, and I gave him a red envelope of 200,000 yuan.¡±


    ¡°F**k, a total of 500,000 yuan, and you paid him 200,000 yuan. Isn¡¯t this robbery?¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t even dare to tell you guys.¡±


    ¡°Then, should we go and react with the supervisor?¡±


    ¡°Forget it, it¡¯s not like you don¡¯t know the relationship between the supervisor and him. He is very good at currying favor with the supervisor. The last time the supervisor was going on a business trip, he threw me the work he was doing while he went off to take care of the hotel reservations and travel tickets. Even if we complain, the supervisor will protect him, and then we will have bad luck.¡±


    ¡°What are you guys doing!¡± Ye Min kicked the chair Shen Zhen was sitting on in irritation.


    The group members quickly put their phones away.


    ¡°We were just wondering if we could react to the supervisor and let him transfer Shen Zhen to another work group.¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes, it affects the unity of our work group. Besides, Brother Ye, you are so busy, it¡¯s not like you can bother with him every day.¡±


    Only then was Ye Min in a better mood, and said, ¡°Don¡¯t learn from him, people like him can¡¯t do long in the company, and you all know how difficult it is to join the Qin Group. Now when companies recruit new people, the worst education is at least first tier universities, and Xiao Zhang and Xiao Chen graduated from second tier universities, right?¡±


    Xiao Zhang and Xiao Chen lowered their heads.


    Ye Min loved to talk about academic qualifications, as he himself graduated from a first tier university.


    In the group, except for the two second tier university graduates, Xiao Zhang and Xiao Chen, the others graduated from first tier universities, and there were even two among them who were postgraduate students.


    He would always mention Xiao Zhang and the others¡¯ degrees, but when he went out, he would say in front of others, ¡°What¡¯s the use of studying well, don¡¯t postgraduate students still have to work under me?¡±


    ¡°You all know what the Qin Group¡¯s status is in the country. Branch companies have spread all over the country in various provincial capitals, as well as in small and medium-sized cities. Every day, there are too many people who want to squeeze into the head office.¡± Ye Min used a lecturing tone to brainwash them, ¡°You have to cherish this job.¡±


    ¡°Last year¡¯s ranking of the world¡¯s richest people, the Qin family ranked third globally, and ranked first in Asia.¡± Ye Min looked proud, as if he had made this achievement, ¡°Our CEO Qin founded his first company at sixteen years old. He was not yet a legal adult at the time, and so the company was registered under his mother¡¯s name. People say that CEO Qin is called CEO Qin because of the Qin Group, but this is inaccurate.¡±


    Ye Min was quite clear about the company¡¯s history: ¡°Before the founding of the country, the Qin family was engaged in heavy industry and mechanized production. CEO Qin came out to work and build his own wealth from scratch. When the Qin family went downhill, it was Mr. Qin who stood forward and turned the tide. Therefore, you guys are still young, as long as you work hard, maybe the next CEO Qin will be you?¡±


    The several group members smiled on the surface but cursed him out in their hearts.


    This pie was too big for them to eat.


    When Shen Zhen came back, what he saw was this group of people sitting on separate sides. The group members were sitting on one side, and Ye Min was sitting on the other side with his arms crossed, the line distinct. Shen Zhen was really not in the mood to continue to waste time with them as even if he wasted his time here there would be no extra gains.


    ¡°I think this meeting can be dismissed.¡± Shen Zhen leaned against the door frame and said, ¡°You guys can go back first, and I will have a few words with Ye Min alone.¡±


    The group members looked at each other, of course they wanted to go home, but if Ye Min didn¡¯t speak, no one dared to leave.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Go.¡±


    Finally someone dared to speak: ¡°I have to go home to see my dog, I¡¯ll go first.¡±


    Holding his bag, he didn¡¯t dare to look at Ye Min, and went straight out.


    ¡°My girlfriend just texted me to urge me. Today is the first anniversary of our relationship, so I¡¯m leaving first.¡±


    ¡°I also¡­..¡±


    The people left one after another.


    Ye Min was originally sure that no one would dare to leave, but at this moment, he felt that his face hurt, so he did not attempt to stop them.


    ¡°What do you want to say?¡± Ye Min looked at Shen Zhen coldly, ¡°Don¡¯t think that if you say a few good words, I can pretend that these things never happened, I will go to the supervisor tomorrow and let you go to another group, I am unable to deal with you, but there will always be someone who can.¡±


    Shen Zhen sat opposite Ye Min, he smiled slightly, with indifference, distance, and contempt: ¡°Ye Min, I let them go first, not to make peace with you, but to save you a little face.¡±


    ¡°I need a group member to lead me.¡±


    ¡°I also need a normal work environment.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t have a broken arm or a broken leg. Do what you need to do by yourself.¡±


    ¡°You need to separate personal life from work.¡±


    Ye Min: ¡°Heh, I need you to teach me?¡±


    Shen Zhen glanced at the time: ¡°That¡¯s all I have to say, it¡¯s up to you whether you listen or not, as long as you feel that you can accept the consequences of not listening.¡±


    Ye Min snorted coldly, grabbed his bag and walked out.


    Before leaving, he also cursed: ¡°What a little sh*t, a mere worker, really thinks he is the king of heaven, the consequences? I want you to know the consequences.¡±


    Looks like it was time to have a chat with the supervisor tonight.


    After Ye Min left, Shen Zhen called Yang Changsheng.


    ¡°The day after tomorrow at nine o¡¯clock.¡± Shen Zhen said, ¡°see you then.¡±


    Yang Changsheng asked cautiously on the other line, ¡°Did something happen?¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled: ¡°It¡¯s nothing, I just felt that the sparrows by the window are a little noisy.¡±


    Were there sparrows in winter? Yang Changsheng agreed in a daze.


    Shen Zhen mooched off Qin Xing¡¯s car home tonight. Qin Xing¡¯s schedule was a mystery. He spent three months a year dealing with company affairs, and his subordinates took care of everything the rest of the year. He only needed to look at the reports while spending his other time flying back and forth from home and abroad. He managed a huge corporation, but he did not appear to be very busy.


    Because of him, all the Qin family could still live a noble¡¯s life.


    Shen Zhen had only been in the company for two days, but he already felt that Qin Xing was the most capable person he had ever seen. In the past, Qin Xing in Shen Zhen¡¯s heart was a symbol, representing power and money, but now, Shen Zhen even felt that Qin Xing was a bit deified in his eyes now. He almost felt that Qin Xing was omnipotent in his field.


    The driver parked the car downstairs in the company building, and Shen Zhen got in the car. He was now much more comfortable in front of Qin Xing.


    Sometimes Shen Zhen felt that Qin Xing would not be angry no matter what he did.


    He was like an ascetic Buddha.


    Shen Zhen looked at Qin Xing¡¯s profile and felt that his throat was a little dry.


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    So that when the car was parked downstairs in his residence, he said to Qin Xing uncontrollably, ¡°Uncle Qin, do you want to go up and sit for a while?¡±


    Qin Xing seemed to feel a little novel about Shen Zhen¡¯s invitation, he smiled and nodded: ¡°Okay.¡±


    Qin Xing was like a cheetah, he guided his prey with ease to slowly walk towards the arranged trap.

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    NOVEMBER 26, 2022 NYXBIRD LEAVE A COMMENT


    The city was brightly lit at night. Looking down from the building, one could see the bustling people below. The shopping malls were particularly lively, and young couples could be seen laughing and eating snacks.


    Mama Zhang poured Qin Xing a cup of black tea.


    Qin Xing sat on the sofa and looked at the apartment that Shen Zhen had just moved into.


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    It did not look lived-in nor did it appear full of life.


    Just like Shen Zhen.


    Qin Xing¡¯s sitting posture was very casual, as if this was his home. Shen Zhen also suddenly found that he had never seen Qin Xing¡¯s nervous or restrained appearance. He was always like this, as if everything was in his control.


    ¡°Uncle.¡± Shen Zhen sat obediently to the side, he had never been so obedient and docile before.


    Qin Xing¡¯s fingers twitched, but he still didn¡¯t extend his hand. He just looked at Shen Zhen with a smile, knowing that the time was not yet right: ¡°Why didn¡¯t Xiao Zhen buy a villa?¡±


    Shen Zhen explained it very seriously: ¡°It¡¯s too far from the company, and it¡¯s just me and Mama Zhang, so I don¡¯t need too big of a house.¡±


    The villa areas were generally in the suburbs, and he had lived in the Qin manor for so many years, but he had not felt much benefits in living in a big house. Rather, he felt that a big house was too empty and quiet. The sound insulation of the windows was very good so once the windows were closed, it seemed that he was the only person in the whole world.


    ¡°Ah Yue wants to come back.¡± Qin Xing suddenly changed the subject, he looked at Shen Zhen, his eyes were slightly curved in a half-smile.


    Shen Zhen paused, he had not thought of Qin Yue for several days.


    ¡°Really?¡± Shen Zhen¡¯s movements and expressions were very natural, ¡°Uncle let him go to T City so that he can have some training, and T City is also a new first-tier city, and Eldest Brother should become familiar with the business there.¡±


    Qin Xing seemed very satisfied with this answer, and the corners of his mouth curled upwards slightly: ¡°Does Xiao Zhen want to go to T City?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to go.¡± Shen Zhen blurted out almost in the next second, without thinking at all. He also noticed this, and explained, ¡°Eldest Brother and I can¡¯t do things together, we have a bit of conflict.¡±


    Qin Xing didn¡¯t ask any further. It was not good to ask too much about the matters among juniors. He picked up the teacup and took a sip.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen, do you want to study at Uncle¡¯s side?¡±


    Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t deny that he was excited for a moment. With Qin Xing as a teacher, this was a benefit that many people couldn¡¯t ask for.


    But he still shook his head and said, ¡°Uncle, do you know something?¡±


    Qin Xing suddenly reached out and ruffled Shen Zhen¡¯s hair, with deep, undisguised indulgence in his tone: ¡°Uncle always cares about Xiao Zhen¡¯s affairs the most. Since you are unhappy working at the lower levels, then come to Uncle¡¯s side.¡±


    ¡°At Uncle¡¯s side, Xiao Zhen can do whatever you want.¡±


    Shen Zhen swallowed his saliva, his heart pounding in his chest. He looked into Qin Xing¡¯s eyes; Qin Xing¡¯s eyes were full of smiles and doting, but no joking intentions at all.


    ¡°I also want to study by Uncle¡¯s side, but¡­..if I run to Uncle just because I encounter a little difficulty, what will I do in the future? It¡¯s not like Uncle can¡­..¡± take care of him for the rest of his life.


    One day, the Qin family would be Qin Yue¡¯s Qin family, then it would be too late if he wanted to stand up again.


    And he still didn¡¯t know why Qin Xing treated him differently. After all, in the original book, Qin Xing was just a mysterious symbol, and he was more like a background character.


    In the book, after his death, he went abroad and left all domestic business to Qin Yue.


    If there was something in him that made Qin Xing treat him differently, why didn¡¯t he have it in his previous life? The book hadn¡¯t written this?


    Shen Zhen felt that there must be something he didn¡¯t know.


    Maybe he missed it, maybe he forgot, but something must have happened.


    Qin Xing suddenly said, ¡°It¡¯s not like what?¡±


    Shen Zhen pursed his lips and suddenly changed the subject: ¡°Uncle, it¡¯s ten o¡¯clock now.¡±


    It was ten o¡¯clock at night.


    In Shen Zhen¡¯s memory, Qin Xing¡¯s work and rest time was very fixed. He woke up at six o¡¯clock in the morning and went to bed at eleven o¡¯clock in the evening. It couldn¡¯t be a second earlier or a second later. Now it was ten o¡¯clock, and if Qin Xing went back by car now, plus the time it took to wash up, he would definitely not be in time to sleep at eleven o¡¯clock.


    However, Qin Xing had a habit of cleanliness. Even if he went out to stay in a hotel, an assistant would go there ahead of time to disinfect all the appliances¡ª¡ªeven if the hotel had already done so.


    So Shen Zhen wouldn¡¯t say anything about letting Qin Xing stay overnight.


    Anyway, Qin Xing would not agree.


    Sure enough, Qin Xing stood up.


    ¡°I¡¯m going back.¡± Qin Xing pinched Shen Zhen¡¯s face and reminded, ¡°Eat more even while outside, you have lost weight.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Zhen, no matter what you wanted to say before, the answer will always be negative. So long as Uncle wants to, there is nothing Uncle can¡¯t do.¡±


    After Qin Xing left, Shen Zhen walked to the mirror and tilted his head to look at several angles, but he didn¡¯t notice that he was getting thinner.


    ¡°Mama Zhang, have I lost weight?¡± Shen Zhen asked Mama Zhang.


    Mama Zhang also stepped forward to look at him, and said firmly: ¡°You have not lost weight at all, you just don¡¯t have much flesh on your face.¡±


    Mama Zhang asked nervously, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Have you lost your appetite these days?¡±


    Shen Zhen quickly explained: ¡°No, it¡¯s Uncle who thinks I¡¯ve lost weight.¡±


    Mama Zhang understood and said with a smile, ¡°All elders are like this. They feel that the child has become thin after not seeing them for a few days. This is doting on you!¡±


    Shen Zhen thought about it and felt that this might be the case.


    Mama Zhang was getting older, and her sleep time was getting shorter and shorter. When there was nothing to do in the evening she would just turn on the TV and knit wool. She couldn¡¯t remain idle and had been busy for most of her life. Even if Shen Zhen asked her to take a good rest now, she couldn¡¯t do it.


    When Shen Zhen was about to go to the bathroom to take a shower, the video intercom at the door rang. It was a video invitation from the security room.


    Shen Zhen wore a bathrobe and walked over to accept it.


    The security guard was in uniform and had a good attitude. He said respectfully, ¡°Mr. Shen, a Mr. Su said he wanted to see you.¡±


    In Shen Zhen¡¯s memory, the only person with the surname Su who was related to him was Su Shiqing, so Shen Zhen responded: ¡°No.¡±


    Security guard: ¡°Mr. Su said he has something important to tell you.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I said no.¡±


    Security: ¡°But Mr. Su¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen closed the video intercom.


    Su Shiqing had this ability. No matter where he was or who he met, the other party would sympathize with him, pity him, and then help him.


    This was probably an innate talent that ordinary people could not imitate even if they tried.


    However, now Shen Zhen had lost interest in Su Shiqing.


    He made a different choice from his previous life at an important turning point in his life, and following events would no longer go according to what was written in the book.


    His future was now in his own hands.


    Qin Yue was worth spending his energy, but Su Shiqing had lost his original value.


    Without Qin Yue to protect him, without Qin Xin¡¯s fondness, and even without having taken the surname of the Shen family, he was sent back to the Su family by the Qin family. Su Shiqing was worthless now.


    Shen Zhen yawned, went to the bathroom to take a shower, and then went to sleep.


    He didn¡¯t think about anything. He had drank a glass of red wine before going to bed so he had no dreams all night, and slept very soundly.


    The next morning, it was still dark when Shen Zhen got up from the warm bed. Mama Zhang was already up, and breakfast was placed on the table. The breakfast was not rich and plentiful, but very healthy: a bowl of white porridge, a plate of side dishes, a bun and an egg.


    Shen Zhen had no objection to such a breakfast. On the contrary, he felt that this was the taste that a family should have.


    In the Qin family manor, breakfast was as rich as a banquet, but he had always just taken a few quick bites, not having the mood to taste it carefully.


    But now, sitting at the dining table, he felt that a simple boiled egg with a little salt was delicious.


    ¡°Mama Zhang, is your son coming over?¡± Shen Zhen asked.


    Mama Zhang paused: ¡°I¡­..I haven¡¯t asked him yet.¡±


    She didn¡¯t know how to face her own son. She loved him, but compared to her love for Shen Zhen, it seemed too shallow. She could only keep sending money to her son. After working for so many years, in addition to the Qin family¡¯s salary being very high, she had earned a lot of money. Since she came to the Qin family, her husband had quit his job, in the name of taking care of their child full-time.


    As a result, she found out later that her son was living like a savage while her husband was fooling around with her money, lying that he was a small boss and even kept a mistress on the side.


    She could only send her son to her parents and let him live with his grandparents, while she continued to work outside to earn money and work hard to support the family. The father didn¡¯t care about the child, and asked her for money every now and then, and she was not there as a mother either. Towards this son, guilt and love were mixed together.


    She was afraid to see him.


    Shen Zhen comforted: ¡°Mama Zhang, don¡¯t be afraid.¡±


    Mama Zhang nodded and pinched the bridge of her nose: ¡°I know, I¡¯m not afraid, you go to work quickly, don¡¯t be late.¡±


    Shen Zhen put on his suit jacket and overcoat, and stepped out of the door. There was central air conditioning in the corridor, and the cold temperature was not felt in the building.


    It was not until the door of the building was opened that Shen Zhen¡¯s fingers trembled.


    However, before he reached the intersection, his eyelids jumped, and he saw a familiar figure squatting in the corner beside the gate.


    A man in a security uniform was handing a cup of soy milk to the person.


    It seemed that Su Shiqing had squatted here all night.


    Shen Zhen knew that he couldn¡¯t pretend he didn¡¯t see anything at this time.


    ¡°Su Shiqing?¡± Shen Zhen came to a distance of one meter from Su Shiqing and stopped.


    Su Shiqing raised his head. He had been here all night, last night he was in the security booth and there was a heater, but in order to wait for Shen Zhen and pretend to be miserable in the morning, he purposely squatted at the door. He was only blown by the cold wind for an hour but the tip of his nose became red and he started to cough. It was estimated that after today, he would have a cold and fever, and he would not be able to go outside for a while.


    Su Shiqing¡¯s tone was tearful: ¡°Ah Zhen, why didn¡¯t you let me go up last night?¡±


    The security guard took care of Su Shiqing all night, and the look he gave Shen Zhen was wrong. Sure enough, rich people were like this. When friends were rich, they were good brothers. When they have no money, they pretend not to know each other. Pei, looking decent on the surface but having no conscience behind the scenes.


    Shen Zhen asked, ¡°What are you doing here? Was it not obvious enough what I said before?¡±


    Su Shiqing wiped his tears: ¡°Eldest Brother went to T City, he told me to wait for him to come back, but Auntie sent me back to the Su family. Ah Zhen, Uncle treats you well, can you go and tell Uncle to let me go back to the Qin family? The Su family treats me badly.¡±


    When he lived in the Qin family manor, no matter which relative saw him, they were all very nice to him.


    But when he was sent back to the Su family, everyone¡¯s expressions changed, and his status was not even as good as when he hadn¡¯t gone to live in the Qin family manor before.


    Su Shiqing knew that he could no longer stay in the Su family.


    He had to go back to the Qin family. Only when he went back to the Qin family could he stay by Qin Yue¡¯s side all the time and live a good life being respected and loved by others.


    The security guard said without a bit of tack at all, ¡°Mr. Shen, you are Mr. Su¡¯s friend. When a friend is in trouble, you should reach out to help. I don¡¯t think Mr. Su is an ungrateful person.¡±


    Shen Zhen laughed: ¡°I¡¯m neither his father nor his mother, why should I care about him? This big brother, if you are so kind, then why don¡¯t you help him? If you help him, he will definitely not be ungrateful.¡±


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    Su Shiqing cried out: ¡°Ah Zhen, you can¡¯t not care about me!¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at him: ¡°Su Shiqing, I¡¯m tired of seeing your pitiful act, why not change to a new face.¡±


    ¡°After all, Qin Yue is the only one who falls for it.¡±

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    DECEMBER 5, 2022 NYXBIRD LEAVE A COMMENT


    Su Shiqing couldn¡¯t believe that Shen Zhen would say such a thing, he still remembered the first time he saw Shen Zhen.


    It was at a banquet. He went with his cousins. His father had no status in the Su family, and so he also had no status along with him. His cousins ??said that he was ¡°small-minded and unsophisticated, and he would not ever be able to be presentable in his life.¡± He was always like a servant at home, anyone could order him around.


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    At the banquet, when he poured wine for his cousin, he accidentally spilled some out. His cousin was a hot-tempered person and immediately raised his hand to give him a slap.


    They were used to doing this at home, and hadn¡¯t ever thought to restrain it when outside.


    It was just that the slap didn¡¯t land this time.


    Because Shen Zhen stopped him.


    At that time, Shen Zhen was wearing a decent suit, his features exquisite like a painting, appearing indifferent and dignified. He didn¡¯t have to say anything, and his cousin just ran away by himself.


    It was the first time that Su Shiqing saw such a person. He seemed to be born at the top of the hierarchy. Su Shiqing envied and admired him very much. He told Shen Zhen about his experience and the injustice in his heart. When he said: ¡°I feel like an outsider in the Su family¡±, Shen Zhen seemed to be moved by his words.


    ¡°Then come with me.¡± Shen Zhen said at that time.


    Perhaps it was because no one took Shen Zhen away from the Qin family, so Shen Zhen took Su Shiqing away from the Su family. He couldn¡¯t save himself, but he could save someone who was weaker than himself, which was a little bit of comfort.


    After going to the Qin family, Su Shiqing met more people and saw the luxury and prosperity that he had never seen in the Su family.


    He gradually became acquainted with Qin Yue, and he also found that Qin Yue treated him somewhat differently. Sometimes, Qin Yue preferred to choose him instead of Shen Zhen.


    At the beginning, Su Shiqing still felt a little guilty. After all, Shen Zhen was the one who pulled him out of the fire pit, but he had intentions towards ??Shen Zhen¡¯s beloved. However as time passed, his guilt disappeared completely, leaving nothing behind.


    Both he and Shen Zhen came from a minor family, and they were both people who were not valued by their family.


    Why was it that Shen Zhen could live so happily in the Qin family, while he had to depend on the favor of others to live?


    Shen Zhen and Qin Yue grew up together, but Qin Yue chose him instead. Did that prove that he had something that was better than Shen Zhen?


    Thinking of this, Su Shiqing suddenly felt that the door to a new world had opened.


    Yes, he was no worse than anyone else. If Shen Zhen had it, he should have it too.


    ¡°Ah Zhen.¡± Su Shiqing cried and pulled Shen Zhen¡¯s hand, ¡°now only you can help me, you know what it is like for me in the Su family, do you have the heart to watch me¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen interrupted him: ¡°Yes, I do have the heart.¡±


    Su Shiqing was stunned, his mouth opened and closed several times, but in the end he couldn¡¯t say a word.


    ¡°Rather than beg me, it¡¯s better to beg Qin Yue.¡± Shen Zhen looked at his watch, and saw that there was only half an hour left before work hours started, ¡°I still have to go to work, I suggest you go directly to T City to find Qin Yue.¡±


    Su Shiqing said quickly: ¡°My ID card has been taken away amd I can¡¯t buy a plane ticket, I can¡¯t go to T City, Ah Zhen, please help me, can you help me contact a car service?¡±


    The card Qin Yue gave him was taken away by Qin Xin. When he came to the Qin manor, he was penniless, and the same was true when he left.


    When he went back to the Su family, no one would give him a card at all. His parents had no money themselves, let alone give him money.


    One had to take a plane to go to T City, but he couldn¡¯t even afford the money for the plane ticket. But he also couldn¡¯t stand the long journey by train or bus.


    However, this time Shen Zhen didn¡¯t respond to Su Shiqing¡¯s words. He turned around neatly and left, and it happened that at this time Qin Shan had arrived to pick him up.


    Su Shiqing chased after him a few steps, crying and shouting as if he was acting out a bitter scene from a movie: ¡°Ah Zhen, please help me, I only have you as my friend left! Ah Zhen!¡±


    Shen Zhen turned a deaf ear, opened the car, got in the car, closed the door, rolled up the window, the series of actions all completed in one go.


    Qin Shan chewed gum and turned to look at the crying person crouching on the ground: ¡°Is that Su Shiqing?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°It¡¯s him.¡±


    Qin Shan rolled her eyes: ¡°Auntie did a good job, he should have been kicked out of the Qin family long ago.¡±


    Shen Zhen knew that Qin Shan had always disliked Su Shiqing, but Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know the reason. After all, Su Shiqing was very likable in the Qin family. The servants of the Qin family all served him like he was a true young master of the Qin family and even Shen Zhen placed behind him.


    ¡°Has he offended you?¡± Shen Zhen asked.


    Qin Shan started the car: ¡°Well no, he doesn¡¯t have such bad eyesight, I just hate him. I hated him the first time I saw him. Some people¡¯s weak and delicate side is their own, some people¡¯s weak and delicate side is for others to see, he¡¯s the latter.¡±


    Qin Shan snorted, ¡°My dad¡¯s mistress is just that kind of person.¡±


    Qin Shan and Qin Meng¡¯s father was also a rice bug. He didn¡¯t do anything useful despite receiving the family¡¯s money, and he couldn¡¯t manage business. He and his wife used to be a loving couple, but it was only in the past few years that they found out that he also had another family outside, and the oldest illegitimate child was even the same age as Qin Shan.


    It turned out that in the years when he and his wife were the most loving together, he already had a fickle heart.


    However, the Qin family would not recognize the illegitimate children, nor would they even give them the surname Qin. Those illegitimate children could only follow their mother¡¯s surname.


    Qin Shan¡¯s father didn¡¯t have the courage to give his illegitimate son the surname Qin either.


    However, in private, there was no lack of benefits that he fished for those illegitimate children.


    Qin Shan sneered: ¡°Men, hehe.¡±


    Shen Zhen touched his nose and didn¡¯t speak. Forget it, it was not like he would lose a piece of meat if he was shot by implication.


    As soon as Shen Zhen arrived at the company, he went straight to his desk, but before he could even sit down, he saw Ye Min leading the supervisor over. The supervisor was a middle-aged man with a bad figure, fat head and ears, a big belly and the suit on him looked very unsuitable as well.


    The supervisor didn¡¯t know Shen Zhen, after all, the department manager never gave him a heads up.


    ¡°Xiao Shen, come with me.¡± The supervisor, surnamed Jiang, smiled like a Maitreya Buddha.


    Shen Zhen felt quite irritable, he was just harassed by Su Shiqing and he was in a very bad mood, so he said, ¡°If you have something to say to me, just say it here.¡±


    After all, the supervisor was a middle-level leader. None of the employees below dared to talk to him like this, and his temper also came up. He scolded: ¡°Shen Zhen, I give you face but don¡¯t think you are a bigshot!¡±


    Shen Zhen sneered: ¡°You give me my face?¡±


    The supervisor pointed at Shen Zhen¡¯s nose: ¡°You came to work in the company! You must correct your work attitude! Otherwise, no company will dare to let someone like you come to work. If you don¡¯t want to work anymore, then leave now!¡±


    ¡°Do you have the right to fire employees?¡± Shen Zhen really didn¡¯t have the patience to face such a person again, he said to the supervisor, ¡°If your work attitude is to give gifts to the leaders during the New Year and holidays, to bring tea and water to the leaders, and after receiving bonuses to give half of it to the leader, then I really have a lacking work attitude.¡±


    Their interaction didn¡¯t avoid anyone, and all the employees could hear what Shen Zhen said.


    The group of people applauded wildly in their hearts, but no one dared to stand forward tho show solidarity.


    The leaders above could not see those at the bottom. As long as there was no problem with the performance table, the team leader and the supervisor have the final say as to whether the employees at the bottom had it good or bad. It could be considered that they covered the sky with one hand.


    Everyone¡¯s eyes were fixed on this side, and the supervisor was infuriated: ¡°What are you looking at? Do you still want the year-end award bonus? Do you still want to have a good evaluation?!¡±


    Project bonuses and year-end bonuses were reported by the team leader to the supervisor, and the supervisor would then report it to the department manager, who would then report to the department manager after screening.


    No matter how well an employee did, so long as they offended the team leader and the team leader did not report upwards, they would not receive a cent of their deserved bonus.


    No one would resist against money, and for the sake of money, they could only bend over to please people who they despise.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Go to the department manager.¡±


    He was really too lazy to talk.


    People like the supervisor and Ye Min, who have benefited from the unwritten rules, must of course safeguard their own interests.


    Shen Zhen wanted to grab meat from their mouths, it was no wonder they¡¯re in such anxiety.


    The supervisor was not afraid: ¡°Let¡¯s go, Xiao Ye, let¡¯s find Brother Zhou.¡±


    He called a familiar appellation such as ¡®Brother Zhou¡¯ just to let Shen Zhen know that the department manager had a good relationship with him and would definitely not help Shen Zhen.


    If Shen Zhen knew the severity and voluntarily stepped back, the supervisor could take the opportunity to make him more obedient.


    If Shen Zhen insisted on going to see Zhou Chengxiong, he would be humiliating himself.


    Coincidentally, Zhou Chengxiong was in the company at this time, and he still didn¡¯t know what happened. According to his assumption, he had personally put Shen Zhen in Ye Min¡¯s work group in front of Ye Min, and Ye Min only needed to think a little to know that this newcomer was not to be offended. Ye Min might not be good at anything else, but his means to win over relationships was first-class. He should know that so long as Shen Zhen was won over, there would definitely be benefits.


    But the result¡ª¡ª


    Zhou Chengxiong rubbed his temples at his headache and asked the supervisor, ¡°What did you say?¡±


    The supervisor said boldly: ¡°This new employee named Shen Zhen has a bad work attitude, to the extent of giving Ye Min a serious headache. Such a person can¡¯t stay in the company, I suggest firing, and I will report it upwards.¡±


    Ye Min also said: ¡°Brother Zhou, this Shen Zhen is unwilling to work. He is lazy every day, does not cooperate with his group members, and acts alone every day. Such a person is not suitable for working in the company.¡±


    Zhou Chengxiong looked at Shen Zhen¡¯s face, found that Shen Zhen¡¯s expression was not very good, and said quickly, ¡°What are you talking about! I think Xiao Shen is very good! Is there any misunderstanding?¡±


    Shen Zhen sneered: ¡°There¡¯s no misunderstanding, it¡¯s just that I don¡¯t want to bring tea and water to Group Leader Ye, nor do I want to give Group Leader Ye red envelopes and flatter Group Leader Ye.¡±


    Zhou Chengxiong broke out in a cold sweat.


    He slapped the table and shouted, ¡°That¡¯s outrageous!¡±


    The supervisor and Ye Min had happy expressions on their faces, yes, that¡¯s it, scold him and tell him to get out of the company!


    Zhou Chengxiong: ¡°Jiang Chengxin! Ye Min! You both have seriously disappointed me! This is the company! It¡¯s not a place for you to receive benefits!¡±


    Supervisor/Ye Min: ¡°Huh?¡±


    Zhou Chengxiong: ¡°I will inform you now that you have been fired, and three months¡¯ salary compensation will be paid to you this month. You can pack your things now and get lost.¡±


    The supervisor looked confused: ¡°Brother Zhou?¡±


    Zhou Chengxiong didn¡¯t give him a chance to speak: ¡°Get out! Go and pack up.


    The supervisor was even more dumbfounded.


    Zhou Chengxiong said to Shen Zhen at this time: ¡°Mr. Shen, I¡¯m really sorry. I didn¡¯t know that the people below would do this. You see, I am also considered responsible for improper supervision. So please don¡¯t¡­..¡±


    The supervisor and Ye Min understood, this motherf*ker was not a person with a bit of backing, this motherf*ker was simply the crown prince who was visiting the common masses in secret.


    Ye Min: ¡°Mr. Shen, I can explain, it¡¯s all Jiang Chengxin¡¯s fault, he made me do this, he taught me!¡±


    The supervisor looked at Ye Min angrily: ¡°Ye Min, you can¡¯t talk nonsense. I also took care of you because you were pitiful. Mr. Shen, I don¡¯t have such a way of doing things! It¡¯s all his fault, ruining my reputation!¡±


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    Shen Zhen looked at the dog eat dog scene in front of him, picked up the teacup, took a long sip of tea, and sneered.


    If the knife did not fall on one¡¯s neck, these people would not know how to be afraid.


    How amusing.


    AN: Supervisor/Ye Min: ¡°I never ever thought this would happen QAQ¡±

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    Currently, finding a job in the job market was not an easy thing, and it was even less easy to enter the top 500 companies in the country, let alone the Qin Group. So those lucky employees when going out and chatting with people had yet another conversation starter. And for a small leader like a supervisor, even if outside companies wanted to persuade them over, the salary would not be higher than what they could make at the Qin Group.


    However, so long as the supervisor did not make big mistakes, they would basically rise up the promotion ladder steadily. Compared with the salary, the future and development space were more important.


    Ye Min¡¯s family situation was not good. His parents were both laid-off workers. In the era before compulsory education, they had supported Ye Min to university with much difficulty. After graduation, Ye Min also entered several companies. At that time, he had yet to lose sight of himself and did everything seriously, including leading newbies with great care. He indeed possessed some ability.


    Therefore, Ye Min relied on hard work and ability to be able to enter the Qin Group back then.


    However, the employees who could join Qin Group¡¯s head office were not inferior to Ye Min, so Ye Min found that in the Qin Group, he was no longer extraordinary, but ordinary and mediocre.


    Ye Min felt that since his ability was not better than others, he should just finish his assigned tasks and wait for his seniority to increase.


    He had worked in the Qin Group for more than three years in total, and he thought he could work in the Qin Group for the rest of his life.


    ¡°Xiao¡­..Mr. Shen.¡± Ye Min controlled his facial expressions, his face stiff, as if having undergone failed plastic surgery, ¡°I didn¡¯t know you are¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen sat on the sofa on the side and asked Ye Min with a smile, ¡°Then what you mean is that, if you knew that I might make you lose your job, you would have treated me better?¡±


    Ye Min didn¡¯t know what to say, it seemed that whatever he said now was wrong.


    ¡°What you regret is not knowing my background in advance, not regret treating new employees like this.¡± Shen Zhen stood up, straightened his collar, and said to Zhou Chengxiong, ¡°I will go back to work first, and you will deal with the rest, you¡¯ve worked hard.¡±


    Zhou Chengxiong¡¯s face immediately squeezed into a chrysanthemum with his smile: ¡°It¡¯s not a hardship, it¡¯s not a hardship at all, it should be expected of me.¡±


    It would be even better if this young master Shen could speak a few good words for him in front of CEO Qin.


    Ye Min¡¯s legs were shaking, he was extremely frightened. It was his luck to be able to join the Qin Group, but after leaving the Qin Group, he would not be able to join another company as high a level as the Qin Group.


    People go to high places, water flows to low places, and when he left the Qin Group, he could just see what his future would be like.


    He was just a group leader. Unlike the supervisor who was poached by other companies, Ye Min had to submit his resume and find a job by himself when he left the Qin Group.


    If Zhou Chengxiong wrote something on his resignation certificate¡­..


    Ye Min¡¯s mind went blank, he quickly ran over and grabbed Shen Zhen¡¯s arm, he said desperately: ¡°Shen Zhen, I know I¡¯m wrong, I just made a mistake that everyone may make, so, how about you be the group leader, and I be a group member? You can treat me any way you want!¡±


    Shen Zhen waved Ye Min¡¯s hand away: ¡°I¡¯m different from you.¡±


    ¡°Ye Min, you don¡¯t understand one thing.¡±


    Ye Min looked into Shen Zhen¡¯s eyes. He looked like a child who had done something wrong, but he didn¡¯t even know where he was wrong.


    ¡°Actually, the company doesn¡¯t care about how you treat the group members.¡± Shen Zhen said, ¡°I have an opinion on you, other than because you have no sense of responsibility to the group members and use your position to seek your own interests, you yourself do not have much ability.¡±


    ¡°That is to say, you are not indispensable to the company. There is no difference between one more Ye Min and one less Ye Min, but what if you have the ability?¡±


    ¡°If you are indeed an employee who can carry a project and are indispensable to the company, do you think Brother Zhou would let you go as soon as he hears this?¡±


    If he was a talent, even if he was just the most ordinary employee now, Zhou Chengxiong would try his best to appease Shen Zhen and protect this employee.


    But just because he wasn¡¯t, Zhou Chengxiong could let him go without blinking.


    Shen Zhen looked at the supervisor standing next to him: ¡°You also don¡¯t have to beg me, or even Brother Zhou, at least save yourself some face.¡±


    What they were wrong about was not seeking their own interests. People were individuals. Whether it was reading, taking exams, or doing research, they did things all for the sake of maximizing their own interests. This was not wrong, otherwise in the entire Win Group the one who enjoyed personal interests the most was Qin Xing. Should Qin Xing be fired?


    They were fired because they didn¡¯t possess the ability to exceed the capacity for the mistakes they made, not even equal.


    If Ye Min was a talent, no matter how eccentric he was, Shen Zhen would not treat him like this.


    Ye Min¡¯s face froze, with an expression like that of despair. He turned his head and glanced at the supervisor. After all, the supervisor had been in the company for a longer time. He knew that there was no room for change at this time, so he left Zhou Chengxiong¡¯s office with a lonely expression.


    When he left the Qin Group, what Shen Zhen said to him still echoed in Ye Min¡¯s mind.


    He was holding the cardboard box, which contained his personal items in the company. He stood under the company building, turned and looked up at the building.


    He still remembered the first time he came to Qin Group, when he had high ambitions and wanted to make some achievements, starting from an ordinary office worker and climbing up step by step.


    Ye Min slowly bent down, squatted on the ground, put the cardboard box aside, and buried his face between his arms and knees. No one could see his expression at this time.


    He regretted it.


    From the moment he stepped out of the company, he regretted it.


    Originally, he hoped to make achievements, buy a house here, bring over his parents who live in his hometown, marry his girlfriend early, and build a happy home. He didn¡¯t know when he started to forget his original intention.


    The departure of Ye Min and the supervisor still set off a wave of public opinion.


    Especially Ye Min¡¯s group members.


    ¡°Looks like he was fired by the manager.¡±


    ¡°Even the supervisor had been fired.¡±


    ¡°They took Xiao Shen to find the manager just now, didn¡¯t they? Why is Xiao Shen okay?¡±


    ¡°It must be that the manager had been persuaded by Xiao Shen?¡±


    ¡°Say¡­..could it be that Xiao Shen¡¯s backing is bigger than we thought?¡±


    ¡°Impossible, if his backing is so powerful that he could influence who the company fires, would he still come to work in the media department?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, if I have a strong backing, I would go to the development department. The commission and salary for a project would earn millions of yuan a year.¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you say the management?¡±


    ¡°You can¡¯t get into management even with backing, right? Unless you¡¯re a relative of the board member.¡±


    ¡°Does the company have any relatives of the board members?¡±


    ¡°There seems to be one, forget it, don¡¯t talk about him, that eldest young master attitude, tch.¡±


    Shen Zhen sat back in his original seat. There was no group leader in their group for the time being. The group leader usually ascended from within the group, but sometimes also directly from outside. For example, if the entire work group consisted of newcomers, then a group member from an experienced work group would be transferred over to be the group leader.


    The group members saw that Shen Zhen was back, and took advantage of the rest time to pull Shen Zhen to the corridor.


    ¡°What did you tell the manager? That he really let Ye Min go.¡±


    Shen Zhen shrugged: ¡°I just told the truth, did some very minor work.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Shen, you are amazing. We were the same as you before, but we dare not speak up.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, if we offend Ye Min, he could just tell the above and we would have to pack up and leave as soon as the probation period ends.¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled and said, ¡°Then you can just consider me lucky.¡±


    Although the group members didn¡¯t believe it very much, they couldn¡¯t find a better reason. They could only accept Shen Zhen¡¯s words. Maybe it was because the manager was a decent person?


    ¡°Xiao Shen, sit next to me today, and I¡¯ll tell you about our current project.¡± The person who spoke was Wang Hong, with a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looked very upright.


    Of course Shen Zhen would not refuse.


    The most recent project the group was in charge of was the promotion of the company¡¯s new project. The Qin Group had basically been involved in all industries that make money, including the entertainment industry. This new project was a live broadcast software. The R&D department had already made a finished product and preliminary investment in advertising was currently in progress.


    The exclusive live broadcast rights of several large-scale e-sports events this year have been negotiated, and now the important thing was the final debugging and promotion.


    ¡°Look at the table I listed.¡± Wang Hong explained to Shen Zhen while working, ¡°These are relatively well-known bloggers and UP owners (TN: uploaders, equivalent to youtubers in China), as well as game commentators. The table should list their IDs, contact information, and promotion prices. As well as their contract time with the platform they are working with, as well as the views and feedback of at least five previous ads.¡±


    ¡°We are responsible for online promotion, and other groups are responsible for ground push.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m only in charge of these. It¡¯s Yang Lei who is talking with them about the price.¡± Wang Hong smiled at Shen Zhen.


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°Do you want me to help you?¡±


    Wang Hong nodded: ¡°Everything else is fine, but it will take a while to check the contact information. If you don¡¯t understand, just ask me.¡±


    So, after Shen Zhen had been in the company for so long, he finally got a task.


    When they got off work, Wang Hong and the others also invited Shen Zhen to hang out together on weekends.


    Shen Zhen politely declined the proposal: ¡°I have something to do on the weekend, you guys go, I will treat you to a meal when there¡¯s a chance.¡±


    The group members didn¡¯t say anything, Shen Zhen was different from them at first glance, and his personal social circle was also different. Anyway, as colleagues, there was really no need to develop into good brothers.


    As soon as Shen Zhen walked to the door of the company, he received a call from Qin Shan: ¡°I have something to do today, so I can¡¯t pick you up from work, but I told Youngest Uncle, and Youngest Uncle said he will pick you up from work.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..Oh.¡±


    Qin Shan: ¡°Then I¡¯m hanging up now, bye.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Qin Shan was feeling very crazy inside. She received a call from Assistant Ma in the afternoon, asking her not to pick up Shen Zhen after work today, and even find an excuse to tell Shen Zhen.


    What the hell was this!


    Qin Shan scratched the back of her head inexplicably.


    Couldn¡¯t Youngest Uncle tell Shen Zhen directly if he wanted to pick up Shen Zhen from work? Instead, she had to find an excuse by herself to say that she couldn¡¯t pick up Shen Zhen.


    Qin Shan really didn¡¯t understand what Youngest Uncle was thinking.


    So she could only laugh self-deprecatingly at herself: ¡°If I could understand, I would be the head of the Qin family.¡±


    She called her little lover: ¡°Ten o¡¯clock at night, the old place.¡±


    As the younger generation of the Qin family, she still knew a lot of people. Some starlets were willing to hug her thighs just to get more resources. What¡¯s more, Qin Shan was young and beautiful and such a sponsor was even more rare, so Qin Shan had always been surrounded by people.


    Sometimes the number was more than two, and the little stars would even be jealous.


    Qin Shan really enjoyed this feeling.


    How about finding time to take Shen Zhen to play? They were young and energetic and full of fire, and too much abstinence was not good for the body. Made one prone to acne.


    AN: Qin Shan: ¡°I¡¯m really a genius.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Hehe.¡±

 CH 21

    After walking out of the company building, Shen Zhen stood in front of the glass and looked at his reflection. He never cared about his appearance, but at this moment, he was suddenly hit by the thought that he didn¡¯t want to appear sloppy in front of Qin Xing.


    The figure reflected by the glass was still quite visible, Shen Zhen straightened his collar and gave himself a compliment in his heart.


    The weather was getting colder and colder. After the beginning of autumn, it was like jumping to winter in an instant. When exhaling, there was white fog in front of him. Shen Zhen¡¯s constitution was not good, and he was very afraid of the cold. In winter, his hands and feet were always cold. No matter how much he wore or how high the heat was blasting.


    Fortunately, it hadn¡¯t snowed during this time, and Shen Zhen walked straight to the car parked on the side of the road.


    The temperature inside the car was about ten degrees higher than outside. Shen Zhen took off his coat as soon as he sat in the car. Qin Xing sat next to him, holding a newspaper in his hand. Shen Zhen stretched his neck and looked over: ¡°The Chen Group won¡¯t cooperate with the Jiang Group?¡±


    These two were considered to be big corporations in China. The Chen Group made their wealth from casinos and had been whitewashing all these years, focusing on the entertainment industry. And the entertainment company they started could be considered an industry giant. On the other hand, the Jiang Group was a well-respected old entertainment company. These two companies have cooperated for five years. This year, the cooperation broke down, and many people watched the show.


    Qin Xing smiled and handed the newspaper to Shen Zhen: ¡°Something happened within the Chen family.¡±


    Shen Zhen was a little curious: ¡°Chen Jiahe is dead?¡±


    Qin Xing was amused by Shen Zhen. His voice was low and full of magnetism, his tone was gentle and slightly smiling: ¡°A stroke, he is paralyzed.¡±


    The world was impermanent.


    Shen Zhen sighed.


    Shen Zhen reached out to get the thermos cup, which was filled with hot tea. As soon as his hand moved over, he met the back of Qin Xing¡¯s hand.


    Qin Xing frowned slightly, and took advantage of the situation to hold Shen Zhen¡¯s hand: ¡°Why is your hand so cold?¡±


    Shen Zhen watched Qin Xing hold his hand, the joints of the other¡¯s fingers distinct. Qin Xing¡¯s palm, who was used to living finely all year round, was very warm. Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know whether he should take his hand back. He felt that the temperature in the car was too high, causing him to heat up and his face to redden.


    ¡°It¡¯s been like this since I was a child.¡± Shen Zhen said somewhat illogically, ¡°It¡¯s been like this since I was a child. The doctor said it is a physique problem.¡±


    Qin Xing asked disapprovingly, ¡°Why don¡¯t you wear gloves?¡±


    Shen Zhen explained: ¡°The company has central air conditioning, and I don¡¯t usually stay outside, so I don¡¯t wear it.¡±


    Qin Xing retracted his hand. He pulled open a car drawer and took out a pair of gloves. These were the white gloves Qin Xing often used and were even lined with fleece. But Qin Xing used thin gloves himself, and wouldn¡¯t use fleece even in winter.


    It was like¡­..the gloves were specially prepared for someone.


    A matching couple gloves to boot.


    It was a pity that Shen Zhen didn¡¯t think of this, and he was just overwhelmed with favor. After accepting the gloves, his face and ears were red. He bowed his head and said obediently, ¡°Thank you, Uncle.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Tomorrow, Uncle will ask a private doctor to come over and see if it could be treated.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Qin Xing with confusion in his eyes: ¡°It¡¯s not a big problem, I¡¯ve always been like this.¡±


    Qin Xing did not ask for Shen Zhen¡¯s opinion: ¡°Come to my office tomorrow afternoon.¡±


    Shen Zhen said dazedly: ¡°Okay, Uncle.¡±


    In addition to shocking Shen Zhen, Qin Xing¡¯s concern was more of an indescribable feeling. He had never experienced the concern of his elders.


    In addition to emotional factors, Mama Zhang¡¯s concern for him was also due to work. Shen Zhen still remembered how envious he was when he saw Qin Xing touching Qin Yue¡¯s head when he was a child while he stood on the side.


    At that time, Qin Yue would be led to Qin Xing¡¯s side every New Year¡¯s day, Qin Xing would ask him some questions gently, and Qin Xing would pat his head before leaving.


    Perhaps at that time, not just Shen Zhen, but all the juniors of the Qin family were envious of Qin Yue.


    That was an honor that only Qin Yue had.


    Qin Li had also been hostile towards Qin Yue since he was a child.


    At that time, the children didn¡¯t understand what it meant for Qin Xing to be the head of the Qin family, they just longed for this person¡¯s attention.


    Shen Zhen still remembered how he felt at the time.


    At that time, for the first time, he became jealous of Qin Yue.


    Before that, he had never known what jealousy was like.


    ¡°Uncle.¡± Shen Zhen was a little dizzy, he suddenly said, ¡°Pat my head.¡±


    Qin Xing was not startled or confused by Shen Zhen¡¯s request. Instead, he chuckled lightly, stretched out his hand, and placed his hand on Shen Zhen¡¯s head gently. Shen Zhen had yet to recover his senses, and just sat there dazedly. When Qin Xing finished ruffling his hair, only then did he widen his eyes and couldn¡¯t believe what he just said.


    Shen Zhen looked at his knees dumbly.


    His whole face was full of surprise and practically had ¡°Wtf, what did I just say?¡± written on it.


    Seeing that Shen Zhen didn¡¯t speak for a long time, with his head bowed and his cheeks flushed, Qin Xing let out a low chuckle: ¡°Xiao Zhen is shy?¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t answer, feeling embarrassed, why was he suddenly unable to hold back and say what was in his heart?


    Qin Xing suddenly took Shen Zhen¡¯s hand, the corner of his mouth raised slightly, and he looked like a very good and amiable elder: ¡°Don¡¯t be shy in front of Uncle, just tell Uncle what you want.¡±


    Shen Zhen said quickly, ¡°I¡¯m fine now.¡±


    He was indeed quite satisfied. He was learning basic things, and was slowly learning skills he needed. After leaving the Qin family, he would be able to support his livelihood.


    Shen Zhen knew that the reason why he lost in his last life was because no matter how well he did among the upper class, in the end he had no confidence. He could not stand on his own, and even if there was someone to help him, he was basically inept and useless.


    Now, Shen Zhen was finally willing to admit that he was not as good as Qin Yue or even Su Shiqing in his last life.


    At least Su Shiqing was willing to throw away his self-esteem and act as a pet in front of Qin Yue. Just towards this, Shen Zhen could admit to himself that he was unable to compare.


    Before his love for Qin Yue, he was an independent person first. He could do many things for Qin Yue, but it did not include abandoning all his pride and dignity.


    Pride and self-esteem were not wrong, but what was wrong was that he didn¡¯t have the confidence and ability to back them up.


    He lost himself in the upper class society, forgetting that a career was the cornerstone of one¡¯s foothold in this world.


    Qin Xing: ¡°The day after tomorrow, come with Uncle to attend a meeting, don¡¯t forget.¡±


    Shen Zhen finally lost his sense of shyness and took a sip of tea.


    As soon as the tea slid down his throat, Shen Zhen¡¯s expression became a little stiff. He liked Mao Feng tea the most, and also remembered that Qin Xing liked to drink Yin Zhen, but the tea he drank at this time was the taste he was most familiar with, Huangshan Mao Feng.


    Instead of Qin Xing¡¯s favorite Yin Zhen.


    Shen Zhen turned to look at Qin Xing: ¡°Uncle, this tea¡­..¡±


    Qin Xing said casually, ¡°I heard from the servant that you prefer Mao Feng the most.¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know how to react, nodded and said, ¡°I used to like it very much.¡±


    Because Qin Yue only drank Mao Feng.


    Qin Xing: ¡°Don¡¯t like it now?¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled with difficulty: ¡°One¡¯s taste will change, I will drink Yin Zhen in the future.¡±


    Qin Xing smiled at Shen Zhen, his smile very gentle indeed: ¡°Try it.¡±


    To know whichever fits best one must always try them out first.


    ¡°Going home tonight?¡± Qin Xing said suddenly, ¡°A new restaurant just opened.¡±


    Of course Shen Zhen would not refuse: ¡°Okay, is it a Chinese restaurant?¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°It¡¯s opened by your Uncle Lin, and coincidentally there is a chance to take you to try it today.¡±


    Uncle Lin¡¯s full name was Lin Hao, and could be considered Qin Xing¡¯s childhood friend. But unlike Qin Xing, he didn¡¯t seem to have much interest in the family business. When he became of legal age, he moved out of the family home, married a female doctor, opened several restaurants, and lived a contented life.


    He was also one of Qin Xing¡¯s few friends.


    Shen Zhen sometimes felt fortunate for Qin Xing. Without such a friend, Qin Xing would really be considered a real loner.


    Standing alone in a high position, with everyone staring covetously at his seat, all wanting to fish benefits from him.


    But there was not even one with whom he could speak truly to.


    ¡°I heard that Xiao Zhen wants to take over those unfinished building projects?¡± Qin Xing suddenly said.


    Shen Zhen answered honestly: ¡°I have this intention. I talked to Yang Changsheng a few days ago, but the funds¡­..¡±


    Qin Xing suddenly smiled: ¡°Xiao Zhen, why do you want to take over the unfinished building projects?¡±


    Shen Zhen sat upright and said seriously: ¡°The expressway and the subway are both being constructed and will be open next year. The development is originally already fast now. I think the real estate industry will continue to go uphill in the next ten years, and the current decline is only temporary.¡±


    The financial turmoil in the past few years had caused the entire real estate industry to slump. Many small and medium-sized enterprises have gone bankrupt, and those still alive were leading ones in the industry, but even so, they were much less daring. Otherwise, if it was a few years ago, there would not be a lack of people wanting to take over these unfinished building projects.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen.¡± Qin Xing dropped a bomb, ¡°Go back and write up a plan. If it is feasible, Uncle will give you the funds.¡±


    Shen Zhen exclaimed lightly in disbelief, ¡°Uncle.¡±


    Qin Xing suddenly turned around and whispered in Shen Zhen¡¯s ear, ¡°Consider it a loan from Uncle.¡±


    Qin Xing¡¯s breath sprayed on Shen Zhen¡¯s ear, and Shen Zhen¡¯s ears twitched.


    Probably because the movement was so obvious, Qin Xing reached out and touched it, with a strong doting tone: ¡°Xiao Zhen is like a kitten.¡±


    Shen Zhen was embarrassed: ¡°I have sensitive ears.¡±


    He didn¡¯t know why, other people¡¯s ears wouldn¡¯t move, just his.


    When he was a child, Mama Zhang liked to tease him very much, and only stopped when he grew up.


    Shen Zhen suddenly reacted to what Qin Xing said. He looked at Qin Xing with a pair of wide eyes, stars seemingly in his eyes: ¡°Uncle, don¡¯t you worry about a possible loss? That¡¯s not an investment of hundreds of millions of yuan, but tens of billions.¡±


    Although he was not going to take over all the unfinished building projects in the country, the taking over of those in this city and several nearby cities was indeed worth tens of billions.


    Qin Xing rubbed Shen Zhen¡¯s ears, his eyes fixed on Shen Zhen¡¯s lips the whole time, and said with a smile, ¡°If I lose money, what will Xiao Zhen give to make it up to Uncle?¡±


    Shen Zhen shook his head: ¡°It won¡¯t be a loss, I¡¯m confident.¡±


    In the last life plus this life, if he could suffer a loss, he would sign his surname upside down.


    Qin Xing chuckled: ¡°Really?¡±


    Shen Zhen became more serious: ¡°Uncle, I never fight a battle that I am not sure of.¡±


    Qin Xing didn¡¯t quibble either. He still held Shen Zhen¡¯s ear in his fingers and said with a smile, ¡°Then Uncle wishes Xiao Zhen a victory.¡±


    Even after arriving at the restaurant, Shen Zhen was still thinking when he got out of the car.


    Why did Uncle look like he was not at all optimistic, and why would he give him the money if he wasn¡¯t optimistic?


    Uncle¡¯s heart, impossible to fathom. (TN: from expression, a woman¡¯s thoughts are impossible to fathom)


    The restaurant was located in the center of the city, the most prosperous and lively commercial area, but the restaurant itself was a small courtyard with antique flavor. There was no waiter outside to greet the guests and gave off a bit of a hidden corner of the city type feeling. In the restaurant, he followed Qin Xing. Just as he was about to say something, he saw a person hiding behind the potted plant at the door.


    Shen Zhen felt a familiar feeling, so he took a second look. The man was wearing a blue bomber jacket, a pair of black jeans and sneakers. He didn¡¯t even need to look closely to find out that it was Su Shiqing who was scolded back by Shen Zhen not long ago.


    He actually still came to find him?


    Shen Zhen felt a little incredulous.


    But he soon understood that Su Shiqing was a skinless and shameless person. He didn¡¯t know what it meant to not overdo it, and he didn¡¯t know what shame was. In order to gain benefits, he could throw his face on the ground and let others step on it.


    This kind of person was like a piece of gum, once it got stuck to you, it was difficult to get rid of.


    Probably seeing Shen Zhen following behind Qin Xing, Su Shiqing did not step forward at this time. He watched silently, the jealousy in his eyes nearly about to turn into substance. Why was he so pitiful now, but Shen Zhen had it so free and easy now?


    Just because Qin Yue was not the head of the Qin family, and because Shen Zhen hugged Qin Xing¡¯s thigh.


    Then why could Shen Zhen do this, but not himself?


    Su Shiqing regretted so much, he shouldn¡¯t have given Shen Zhen the drug that day, otherwise the person who was being brought along by Qin Xing now should be himself.


    No, maybe Shen Zhen knew it all along, he just beat him at his own game, the wedding dress he made being worn by the other instead. (TN: expression for some else reaping the benefits of your hard work)


    Once this thought appeared, it was difficult to kill, and the more Su Shiqing thought about it, the more he felt that it was like this.


    It was Shen Zhen who took advantage of him! Shen Zhen was the one with deep and shrewd scheming!


    That should have been his opportunity.


    Shen Zhen and Qin Xing sat in the booth by the window, surrounded by green plants which separated them from other neighboring seats. The waiters wore ancient costumes, but not the style from film studios, but more close to modern life. Some improvements have been made to make it more convenient for working and walking, but still have a strong ancient time feel.


    There was sandalwood burning in the restaurant, and at the tip of the nose, other than the aroma of the food, was that faint scent.


    Shen Zhen felt very relaxed, the environment here was really good.


    ¡°Is Uncle Lin not here?¡± Shen Zhen asked.


    Qin Xing spread out the menu. He was wearing gold rimmed glasses today, which greatly softened his intimidating aura: ¡°It¡¯s rare for him to come see the restaurant.¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t ask any more, just said, ¡°Uncle, I¡¯m going to the restroom to wash my hands.¡±


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°Go, Uncle will order food for Xiao Zhen.¡±


    Shen Zhen left his seat. The restroom of the restaurant was outside. There was a separate building, which was neat and beautiful, giving people the illusion of having transmigrated into the past.


    There were not many people who came to the restaurant to eat. The positioning of this restaurant was very high-end, and it was impossible to dine without reservation.


    Just as Shen Zhen walked to the sink, a person suddenly appeared behind him.


    The person gritted his teeth and said, ¡°Shen Zhen, did you get what you wanted? Are you happy? Do you think I¡¯m particularly a fool?¡±


    Shen Zhen was not frightened or surprised. He turned around and looked at the person standing behind him.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Su Shiqing, why do you always humiliate yourself? You know I don¡¯t like you, and I won¡¯t help you. Yet you still want to spend time and effort on me, don¡¯t you feel tired?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t pretend!¡± Su Shiqing was so angry that he forgot his pretense. His emotions were on the verge of collapse, his eyes were red when they glared at Shen Zhen, ¡°You already knew, didn¡¯t you? You knew it was me who did it, you are taking revenge on me!¡±


    Shen Zhen was a little confused, but he sneered and pretended to be inscrutable and said, ¡°Yeah, I already knew it, you did it so obviously, why wouldn¡¯t I know?¡±


    Sure enough, it was like this!


    He was used by Shen Zhen!


    He was the victim here!


    ¡°You¡­..you are too treacherous!¡± Su Shiqing was so angry that he was speechless, and after a few seconds he continued, ¡°That was clearly my opportunity, it should have been mine!¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°It¡¯s because you can¡¯t grasp it yourself, and you can¡¯t blame others.¡±


    Su Shiqing¡¯s eyes widened and he took a few deep breaths: ¡°No wonder, how could you not have discovered the drug in that glass of wine, you knew all along yet you made me feel guilty, you are actually such a person!¡±


    Drug? Shen Zhen frowned.


    However, he didn¡¯t ask directly. Instead, he smiled and said, ¡°So what if I know? Didn¡¯t you give me that glass of wine?¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°You, you are going too far! You poured me that glass of wine, you put the drug in, I just gave you the wine.¡±


    Very good, Su Shiqing actually learned to frame others.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be gleeful!¡± Su Shiqing suddenly said, ¡°Do you think others don¡¯t know? As long as I tell, do you think Uncle Qin will still treat you well? You lied to Uncle Qin for so long. If Uncle Qin finds out, what do you think the result will be?¡±


    What did it have to do with Uncle?


    Shen Zhen scolded: ¡°Speak clearly, what does it have to do with Uncle?!¡±


    Su Shiqing suddenly raised his head and looked at Shen Zhen, he opened his mouth in disbelief, and then showed a mocking smile: ¡°So you don¡¯t know, Shen Zhen, you actually don¡¯t know.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t really think you slept with which family¡¯s young lady that night, do you?¡±


    Su Shiqing sneered: ¡°I got up in the middle of the night to see you, do you know who was on top of you?¡±


    ¡°I know what you think of me.¡± Su Shiqing exaggeratedly said, ¡°You think I¡¯m willing to cheapen myself and went to climb Ah Yue¡¯s bed, but what¡¯s the difference between you and me? It¡¯s just that you are more impressive than me, managing to climb Uncle Qin¡¯s bed.¡±


    ¡°You schemed to drug yourself with Ah Yue as your target, right? But it turned out to be Uncle Qin who took the bait.¡±


    Su Shiqing blinked his eyes, appearing innocent and naive: ¡°If Uncle Qin knew that you drugged yourself to seduce Ah Yue, do you think Uncle Qin will still treat you well?¡±


    AN: Qin Xing: ¡°Of course.¡±


    Everyone: ¡°If this was the ancient times, you would be the King You of Zhou.¡± (TN: historical tyrant who neglected his duties for his consort Daji, a historically famous ¡®source of calamity¡¯ or in modern terms, a femme fatale)

 CH 22

    Su Shiqing¡¯s words were like a bolt from the blue. Shen Zhen stood on the spot, frowning slightly, and pursing his lips slightly. He was absent-minded for a moment, but soon came back to his senses. Shen Zhen recalled that day, he had thought he just drank too much, and perhaps he might have had something with someone, but he didn¡¯t expect it to be Qin Xing.


    In fact, he didn¡¯t even think it would be a man.


    Although he had never had sex with anyone, he also knew what gay sex entailed. If he really had sex with a man, he couldn¡¯t not have woken up without any feeling, unless¡­..unless he was the one to¡­..Uncle Qin¡­..


    Shen Zhen was taken aback by his own thoughts.


    No matter how he thought about it, he didn¡¯t think that Uncle Qin was willing to be subordinate to others, no matter outside or inside the bedroom.


    Shen Zhen stopped thinking, and looked at Su Shiqing: ¡°Have you said enough?¡±


    Su Shiqing still wanted to speak, but Shen Zhen sneered and shouted: ¡°Security! Someone here is harassing me.¡±


    The security guard of the restaurant was a big muscular man, and he didn¡¯t have any unprofessional tenderness, coming over when he heard Shen Zhen¡¯s words. He glanced at Su Shiqing, his eyes were full of suspicion, he hadn¡¯t seen anyone coming in just now.


    Shen Zhen said to the security guard: ¡°He is not a guest, please take him out.¡±


    Sure enough, the security guard walked towards Su Shiqing, and just as he was about to grab Su Shiqing¡¯s arm, Su Shiqing shouted, ¡°I¡¯m also a guest, and I¡¯m with him! The person inside is also my uncle!¡±


    The security guard looked at Shen Zhen in confusion.


    The security guard stood where he was, not knowing whether he should move or not, and was at a loss for a while.


    ¡°Are you sure you want to go in and see your uncle?¡± Shen Zhen looked at him with a half-smile, ¡°Qin Yue is not here.¡±


    Su Shiqing felt a little guilty, but he still said with a straight face: ¡°Ah Yue also took me to see my Uncle, and Uncle talked to me.¡±


    Although at that time Qin Xing only half-closed his eyes and asked whose child this was.


    Shen Zhen laughed out loud: ¡°Then you go and see if Uncle recognizes you as a niece-in-law.¡±


    The word ¡°niece-in-law¡± made Su Shiqing a little dazed.


    Did Qin Xing know about his relationship with Qin Yue?


    It shouldn¡¯t be, no one should know that he and Qin Yue have established a relationship, and had even become intimate all the way.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Shen Zhen looked at Su Shiqing with a smile, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to see Uncle? Let¡¯s go together.¡±


    Su Shiqing looked at Shen Zhen angrily: ¡°Don¡¯t think that no one knows your true face, you gleeful villain, if you didn¡¯t play tricks, you would never be able to follow at Uncle¡¯s side. I will let everyone know just what kind of person you are.¡±


    Yes, he wanted everyone to know what kind of person Shen Zhen was. Qin Xing was Qin Yue¡¯s uncle, and so he was also his uncle. He couldn¡¯t watch his uncle being deceived by such a scheming person.


    He wanted to pull his uncle out of the fire pit.


    This time, Su Shiqing didn¡¯t wait for the security guard to grab him, and instead voluntarily raised his head and walked away proudly.


    He was not that stupid to go see Uncle Qin with Shen Zhen. Shen Zhen had become favored by Uncle Qin recently. He had to go back and organize his words, find ways to find evidence, and then tell Uncle Qin.


    It wasn¡¯t until Su Shiqing left that Shen Zhen returned to the sink and washed his face with water. He looked at the man in the mirror. He was young, pale, and his eyes were full of confusion. Why was it Qin Xing?


    Qin Xing knew this whole time, but he never told him.


    He felt like a clown, always in Qin Xing¡¯s grasp.


    Shen Zhen took a deep breath and covered his face.


    He gathered himself for nearly a minute before letting go and arranging his clothes and hair in front of the mirror.


    No matter what Qin Xing¡¯s purpose was, at least now he couldn¡¯t offend Qin Xing. The only thing he could do was pretend that he didn¡¯t know anything.


    Shen Zhen smiled mockingly at himself in the mirror.


    If he had enough confidence, what he should do now was to question Qin Xing instead of pretending nothing happened to maintain the peace.


    But he couldn¡¯t.


    When Shen Zhen returned to the dining table, the dishes had already begun to be served. Qin Xing had already taken off his gloves. His utensils had already been disinfected a second time and that pair of gloves lay on a tray to the side. It would not be used again.


    ¡°Why were you gone for so long?¡± Qin Xing asked softly.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know how to face Qin Xing now, but he still replied, ¡°Su Shiqing came to see me.¡±


    Qin Xing didn¡¯t speak, and Shen Zhen knew that Qin Xing couldn¡¯t immediately  think of who Su Shiqing was.


    ¡°Oh, really?¡± Qin Xing smiled, ¡°What did he say to Xiao Zhen?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Qin Xing, Qin Xing acted very naturally, still with that look of sophisticated ease, without any nervousness.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°He said he wanted to go back to the Qin family.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Does Xiao Zhen want him to go back to the Qin family?¡±


    Shen Zhen raised his head and asked, ¡°If I want him to go back to the Qin family, then he can go back to the Qin family?¡±


    Qin Xing smiled: ¡°Yes.¡±


    Shen Zhen suddenly said, ¡°Uncle, I¡¯m hungry, let¡¯s eat.¡±


    Qin Xing didn¡¯t say anything more, and the two finished their meal quietly. The food was delicious and the chef¡¯s skills were excellent, but Shen Zhen was not in the mood to appreciate the food. Everything tasted like ashes in his mouth.


    Shen Zhen¡¯s attention was focused on Qin Xing.


    He had never observed Qin Xing so closely before.


    For example, Qin Xing¡¯s serving chopsticks would be placed on the left hand side, and his eating chopsticks would be placed on the right hand side.


    For example, his eating movements were very meticulous, and there would be no oil stains on the corners of his mouth.


    Such a Qin Xing¡­..would he really have that kind of relationship with him?


    Could it be that Qin Xing was also drugged that night?


    Even till he put down his chopsticks, Shen Zhen was still immersed in his own world. He couldn¡¯t imagine Qin Xing without clothes at all, it felt so strange.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen, do you have something you want to say to Uncle?¡± Qin Xing said suddenly, looking at Shen Zhen deeply.


    Shen Zhen reflexively said: ¡°No, Uncle, we are going to have a meeting tomorrow, right?¡±


    Qin Xing raised the corners of his mouth and smiled: ¡°Remember to come prepared.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Got it.¡±


    ¡°Ah Yue will be there tomorrow.¡± Qin Xing said, ¡°He will report on the performance of the new branch office last quarter.¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t react when he heard Qin Yue¡¯s name now, as if this person was far away from his life.


    If no one mentioned him, he wouldn¡¯t even remember this person.


    During Qin Yue¡¯s departure, Shen Zhen didn¡¯t even have a single phone call with him.


    In his previous life, Shen Zhen actually thought this was normal. After all, the two of them had their own things to do, and it was impossible to stick to each other all the time.


    Thinking of it now, it was actually quite ridiculous.


    On the way back, Shen Zhen kept wanting to ask where Qin Xing was that night. On the one hand, he hoped that what Su Shiqing said was a lie, but on the other hand, his logic told him that Su Shiqing would not use Qin Xing to lie to him. Shen Zhen was very conflicted and kept frowning in the car.


    Shen Zhen was going back to live in the Qin family manor tonight. He hadn¡¯t been back there only for a short while, but when he stood in front of the gate of the Qin family manor, he felt that this house was very unfamiliar, as if that apartment which was much more pitifully smaller than the Qin family manor was more like the home he lived in since he was a child.


    The moment he stepped through the gate of the manor, Shen Zhen had a novel feeling. He looked at everything here as if it was the first time he was seeing it.


    It was as if he had returned to his childhood and was led here by an adult who he couldn¡¯t even remember the face of.


    At that time, he didn¡¯t know that he would live in this huge, castle-like house forever. He shrank behind the adult, terrified, and the adult said to him: ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, this is your future home now. You must be good, you must be obedient, and you must be likable, only then will you have a good life.¡±


    He wanted to cry at the time, but he knew that crying children were not liked, so he held back his tears and replied, ¡°I will be good and obedient.¡±


    As they walked through the huge garden, he held his head up with difficulty, pretending that he was strong, that he was not an unwanted child by his parents, he was here to help the family, and he was here to be a little hero.


    Children were always very sensitive. When Shen Zhen saw the Qin family¡¯s juniors, he knew that these people didn¡¯t like him. They looked at him indifferently, as if he was some dirty thing.


    ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± The boy in a small suit walked up to him, stretched out a small white hand, and said seriously and solemnly, ¡°My name is Qin Yue, you can call me Eldest Brother just like them.¡±


    Shen Zhen stretched out his hand timidly, and held the boy¡¯s hand: ¡°My name is Shen Zhen.¡±


    That was when all the nightmares started.


    It all started with the hand that reached out to him.


    ¡°Uncle, I¡¯m going back to my room first.¡± Shen Zhen said goodbye to Qin Xing on the stairs in the corridor.


    Qin Xing didn¡¯t hold him back: ¡°Go, go to bed early, and tell the servants if you need anything.¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s mood had completely calmed down, he said with a smile: ¡°Understood, Uncle should also go to bed early.¡±


    He went straight to his room. All the rooms in the Qin family manor, whether occupied or empty, would be cleaned every day. Shen Zhen didn¡¯t take all the clothes with him when he left. There were still pajamas and a change of clothes in his original room.


    After Shen Zhen walked into the room, the servant asked at the door: ¡°Young Master Shen, do you need anything?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Pour me a glass of red wine, make sure it has a higher alcohol concentration.¡±


    Servant: ¡°Okay, Young Master Shen, it will be brought over right away.¡±


    After not coming back for a while, Shen Zhen found that the servants seemed to be a lot more respectful towards him.


    After Shen Zhen finished washing up, he lay down on the bed. He didn¡¯t put on the pajamas, but only wore a pair of boxer underwear. His skin made direct contact with the clean and fluffy quilt, which felt quite pleasant. The glass of red wine was placed on the bedside table.


    Originally, Shen Zhen thought that he would suffer from insomnia tonight, but unexpectedly, he fell asleep very quickly and slept very soundly.


    After he fell asleep, the closed bedroom door was gently pushed open, and a dark figure walked in slowly. The man walked to Shen Zhen¡¯s bed, and saw Shen Zhen¡¯s sleeping posture through the moonlight streaming in through the windows. Shen Zhen slept on his side with his arm outside the quilt. Although the room was heated, the temperature would be lowered a few degrees at night.


    The man put his hand on Shen Zhen¡¯s wrist, brushed his thumb over Shen Zhen¡¯s skin, and gently kneaded it.


    The same beautiful feeling as that night, making him unable to help but linger.


    But the man still lifted Shen Zhen¡¯s arm gently, put it under the quilt, and then stroked Shen Zhen¡¯s face with his hand one last time.


    Without doing anything else, the figure returned to the door. The moment the door was closed, only a hint of gentle and lingering chuckle could be heard.


    Very slight, very ambiguous.


    Full of indescribable tenderness.


    It was just that Shen Zhen in his sleep wasn¡¯t aware of anything.


    Qin Xing walked down the corridor. This late at night even the servants were resting. He looked ahead, and what came to his mind was Shen Zhen¡¯s sleeping face, and Shen Zhen¡¯s various unnatural behaviors at dinner today.


    He had likely found out.


    But it didn¡¯t matter, he had enough time and patience to silently and soundlessly pervade Shen Zhen¡¯s life.


    When Shen Zhen relied on him, trusted him, and could not leave him, even if it was not love, it was no different from love.


    In the early morning of the next day, the sun shone in through the uncurtained windows, casting golden light on the room. The trees outside shook in the wind, making a ¡°rustling¡± sound. The alarm clock set in the mobile phone rang, and the music was a soothing piano piece which some with even slightly weaker willpower would regard as a lullaby.


    Shen Zhen got out of the quilt and turned off the alarm clock.


    It happened that the servant also knocked on his door at this time.


    ¡°Mr. Shen, Mr. Qin is in the dining room.¡± The servant opened the curtains and stood aside, ready to tidy up after Shen Zhen left the room.


    Shen Zhen had never been taken care of so considerately by the servants before.


    Shen Zhen dressed in front of the servant in only a pair of underwear, feeling a bit awkward.


    The dining room was already full of people, and it was a rare day for Qin Yue to come back. After this time, he would only return again three months after, which was the end of a season.


    However, this time, Qin Yue did not sit on Qin Xing¡¯s left hand side.


    When Shen Zhen appeared in the dining room, everyone¡¯s eyes were on him, including Qin Yue, but at this moment, Qin Yue¡¯s eyes were filled with various complicated emotions.


    ¡°Sit here.¡± Qin Xing smiled at Shen Zhen.


    Shen Zhen lowered his head: ¡°Okay, Uncle.¡±


    He sat over and took the seat that originally belonged to Qin Yue.


    Qin Yue watched Shen Zhen sit down, and called out in a low voice: ¡°Ah Zhen.¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled: ¡°Eldest Brother Qin.¡±


    Shen Zhen never called Qin Yue that way before, he would call Qin Yue ¡®Ah Yue¡¯, which was more intimate.


    ¡°I heard from Uncle that you have gone to work in the head office.¡± Qin Yue said, ¡°Starting from the bottom level?¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know why Qin Yue brought this up, but he replied: ¡°I have no work experience, it¡¯s already an opportunity to start from the bottom level.¡±


    Qin Yue nodded, but did not continue.


    Everyone at the table had their own thoughts, but the only thing in common was that they no longer looked at Shen Zhen with the same eyes as before. They would take the initiative to talk to Shen Zhen, talk about the latest current events, and then praise Shen Zhen for his willingness to start from the ground up.


    ¡°I always felt Xiao Zhen was a child who could endure hardship.¡±


    ¡°I wonder when Ah Meng will be enlightened.¡±


    Qin Meng¡¯s person sat at the table, and the disaster came from the sky, he said quickly: ¡°Don¡¯t mention me.¡±


    Every time Qin Shan wqs mentioned, he would also be brought up in the topic, and now the same was happening with Shen Zhen. Qin Meng felt that he was really unlucky. What was so great about going to the bottom level of the company? One couldn¡¯t even reveal one¡¯s identity, and could only have a little freedom every week during the off days, while having to live as an ascetic monk the rest of the time.


    For example, his sister, since she went to work in the company, the starlets she kept could only be seen once a week.


    Qin Meng felt that he couldn¡¯t bear to continue to be a vegetarian after so many years of eating meat.


    He whispered: ¡°Uncle doesn¡¯t care about me, so what do you even have to say.¡±


    After breakfast, Shen Zhen followed behind Qin Xing, about to head off to the meeting. A performance report meeting would be held every quarter. The company¡¯s board of directors and senior management would go, and people from every provincial capital branch office would also come.


    Such a meeting sometimes lasted for a long time, and sometimes ended quickly.


    Qin Yue was also going to the company, so he got into Qin Xing¡¯s car.


    Sitting next to Shen Zhen.


    Qin Yue had been by Qin Xing¡¯s side this whole time, and could be considered to have been personally taught by Qin Xing, so among the juniors of the Qin family, only Qin Yue could strike up conversations with Qin Xing.


    ¡°Uncle.¡± Qin Yue¡¯s expression was very respectful, and his sitting posture was very upright, ¡°I think the information data can be handed over to Baiyun Company for processing. I have inspected this company. It has strong business capabilities and accurate market analysis.¡±


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°Can¡¯t our company do it ourselves?¡±


    The Qin Group was such a large enterprise covering almost all the businesses that make money, and had long had a branch company dedicated to the Internet.


    Qin Yue explained: ¡°Our own information department has not yet expanded, and there are other work to do.¡±


    Qin Xing asked: ¡°Baiyun, is this company new?¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°It was registered at the end of last year.¡±


    The smile on the corner of Qin Xing¡¯s mouth did not change, but Shen Zhen felt that there was a sarcastic tilt to it no matter how he looked at it, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye, as if the feeling just now was Shen Zhen¡¯s illusion.


    ¡°Then what made you choose not to cooperate with an established company, but to cooperate with a small company that has only been in business for less than a year?¡± Qin Xing asked.


    Qin Yue: ¡°Because I went to investigate, I believe in the strength of Baiyun.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Who is the legal person of Baiyun?¡±


    Qin Yue¡¯s expression froze for a moment, but he immediately reacted: ¡°I didn¡¯t look into this.¡±


    ¡°Ah Yue.¡± Qin Xing looked at him kindly, ¡°When you tell a lie, you have to make sure all the details match. Since you decided to cooperate with a small company, you must have done your research, but you don¡¯t even know who the legal person is?¡±


    Qin Yue lowered his head.


    Qin Xing turned his head to Shen Zhen and said gently: ¡°Xiao Zhen, help Uncle find out who the legal person of Baiyun is.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded, took out his tablet and began to search. New companies like this might not have much information on the Internet, but they could still be found out by going to the registration website to check, as long as the company Baiyun really existed.


    ¡°The legal person¡¯s name is Su Yuan.¡± Shen Zhen was startled when he saw the name.


    Su Yuan was Su Shiqing¡¯s biological father, a middle-aged man with mediocre abilities who was not taken seriously by the Su family.


    Because Su Shiqing couldn¡¯t be registered under the Shen family household, Qin Yue tried to bring up Su Shiqing¡¯s biological father.


    Qin Xing: ¡°What¡¯s his relationship with Su Shiqing?¡±


    Shen Zhen said truthfully, ¡°He¡¯s Su Shiqing¡¯s father.¡±


    Qin Yue lowered his head.


    In the past, Qin Xing would not ask about these matters. Qin Xing only looked at the results, not the process.


    As long as the result was good, he didn¡¯t care who he cooperated with at all. So Qin Yue just reported this time as usual.


    In fact, the data had already been handed over to Baiyun.


    He never expected that Qin Xing would reject his proposal.


    Qin Yue¡¯s face shifted from red to white amd then back again.


    However, the car continued to drive.


    Qin Xing said, ¡°Ah Yue, I remember you have a good relationship with Su Shiqing?¡±


    Qin Yue said with difficulty: ¡°We are good friends.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Then can you be sure that Su Yuan is also a good business partner? What projects has Baiyun done since its establishment, what was the probability of success of these projects, and what were their advantages compared with their peers? Do you have a data sheet?¡±


    ¡°Show me the data sheet.¡± Qin Xing said.


    Qin Yue¡¯s words seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth: ¡°The data sheet is in the company, I didn¡¯t bring it with me.¡±


    Qin Xing looked at Qin Yue like he was a disobedient child: ¡°You should at least remember the basic data, tell me.¡±


    Qin Yue reported a bunch of data.


    The more Shen Zhen listened, the more something felt strange. Wasn¡¯t this the data of a network information company that ranked among the top 500 last year?


    ¡°Ah Yue.¡± Qin Xing¡¯s smile suddenly subsided.


    In Shen Zhen¡¯s memory, Qin Xing always had a smile on his face, kind and gentle, but never like now. He was like a lion about to fly into a rage, and silence was his buffer before the outbreak.


    The expressionless Qin Xing was very frightening.


    Qin Yue whispered, ¡°Uncle.¡±


    Qin Xing¡¯s tone became indifferent: ¡°Do you think I have only you as my successor? Do you think I can¡¯t do anything if no one can take over my mantle?¡±


    Qin Yue hurriedly raised his head and said, ¡°Uncle, I never thought that.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Zhen.¡± Qin Xing suddenly said to Shen Zhen, ¡°Do you know which company that string of data that Ah Yue mentioned just now belongs to?¡±


    Shen Zhen bit the bullet and said, ¡°It¡¯s Huihe Information Company, which ranked among the top 500 last year.¡±


    Qin Xing said to Qin Yue: ¡°Even Xiao Zhen remembers, why do you think I can¡¯t remember?¡±


    ¡°Ah Yue, do you think that Uncle is getting old and senile and my memory has gone bad?¡±


    This was too serious of an accusation, Qin Yue shook his head in shock: ¡°No, Uncle, I made a mistake, I mixed up the data.¡±


    ¡°Uncle never cares about what you do in private.¡± Qin Xing sneered, ¡°Because I can give you what you have, and I can also take it back. Today you lied to me for the Su family, what about tomorrow?¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°Uncle, I didn¡¯t mean to lie to you, I really did remember wrongly, Xiao Zhen, please say something for me.¡±


    Shen Zhen sat on the side, glanced at Qin Yue coldly, and suddenly smiled and said to Qin Xing: ¡°Uncle, don¡¯t be angry with him, it¡¯s not worth it, I think Second Brother is much more mature these days, and Second Brother has stayed at home for a long enough time.¡±


    Second Brother referred to Qin Li, who had been staying at home since the last incident.


    Qin Xing¡¯s facial expression eased a little, and he said in a neutral tone: ¡°In this case, Ah Yue, you should rest at home for a while after coming back this time, and let Ah Li go handle the matter in T City. Although it is not that good to change the leader in the midst of things, you haven¡¯t been there for long, so it¡¯s not important.¡±


    Qin Yue raised his head, his eyes were red.


    He looked at Qin Xing, then at Shen Zhen.


    But Qin Yue also knew that his uncle would never go back on what he said, he always meant what he said, and now it was meaningless for him to continue to explain himself, so Qin Yue could only sit there quietly and could not say anything.


    If he said more, he would only be more unlucky.


    Qin Li, who was still at home, didn¡¯t know that a pie fell from the sky and suddenly hit him on the head.


    It was indeed a pie from the sky.


    All the way to the downstairs of the company building, there were no voices in the car. Shen Zhen leaned on the car seat, feeling refreshed. He thought he had no feelings for Qin Yue, but seeing Qin Yue deflated and met with misfortune, his mood was still very good.


    Absolutely fantastic.


    If gloating was the style of a villain, Shen Zhen hoped that he could always be a villain.


    So long as there were such happy things for him to watch every day.


    When going up the company building, Qin Yue habitually walked on Qin Xing¡¯s left hand side, which was the successor¡¯s spot, the second in line, Qin Yue had always been used to standing in that spot.


    On the way to the company, Qin Yue had already steadied his emotions.


    He knew that everything he said was wrong now, so he had to remain steady first, and then slowly figure things out.


    Uncle had trained him for so many years, it was impossible for him to give up just like that, at most he was just trying to scare him.


    Just when Qin Yue was thinking this, Qin Xing suddenly said without turning his head: ¡°Xiao Zhen, come to me.¡±


    Shen Zhen walked to Qin Xing¡¯s right hand side.


    Qin Xing said, ¡°Go to the other side.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Qin Yue, and Qin Yue also looked at Shen Zhen.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t retreat or speak, but walked to Qin Xing¡¯s left.


    Qin Yue could only walk to the right.


    The moment Shen Zhen walked over, he suddenly felt a strange feeling, as if he had a higher status than Qin Yue now.


    He was the one who was carefully cultivated by Qin Xing.


    But this feeling was fleeting, and Shen Zhen knew that Qin Xing would not give up Qin Yue so easily.


    Unless Qin Yue did something that touched Qin Xing¡¯s bottom line.


    Assistant Ma was waiting in the stairwell on the floor where the meeting was held, and when he saw Qin Xing coming, he hurried up to greet him: ¡°Everyone is here, everyone is sitting inside.¡±


    No one was late.


    The meeting room was full of people. Qin Xing took off his coat, and handed it to Assistant Ma. Assistant Ma said to Shen Zhen and Qin Yue in a good manner: ¡°The temperature in the company is relatively high, please give me your coats.¡±


    Shen Zhen also took off his coat and handed it to Assistant Ma: ¡°Thank you, Brother Ma.¡±


    Qin Yue also thanked him when he handed it over.


    Assistant Ma smiled and said, ¡°Go in quickly.¡±


    Shen Zhen entered the meeting room, and he sat in the corner, recording the meeting.


    Many people noticed this young man who came in behind Qin Xing. He even took Qin Yue¡¯s seat next to Qin Xing, which made everyone unable to ignore Shen Zhen.


    After the meeting, Qin Xing was the first to leave the conference room, and of course Shen Zhen also followed.


    Qin Yue didn¡¯t move. Usually, after Qin Xing left, this was Qin Yue¡¯s home field.


    Everyone knew that Qin Yue was the next head of the Qin family, so they were naturally willing to seize every opportunity to curry favor with Qin Yue.


    However, Shen Zhen still attracted a lot of attention just now.


    Someone asked Qin Yue: ¡°Who was that young man?¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°His name is Shen Zhen. He is a child of the Shen family. He grew up with me.¡±


    ¡°Looks like Mr. Qin treats him very well. When you first came in, I was taken aback. I thought you had been replaced.¡± Someone joked.


    Qin Yue¡¯s expression was complicated and elusive. After a few seconds, he smiled and said: ¡°Uncle only recently treated him like this.¡±


    The person became interested, and he asked, ¡°Could it be that the Shen family has done something?¡±


    Qin Yue said: ¡°That I can¡¯t say.¡±


    These people would immediately inquire about this matter after they go back. In order to flatter Qin Xing, they would definitely reach out to help the Shen family.


    Since Uncle was so angry with him for helping the Su family, then it wouldn¡¯t be much better if it was switched to the Shen family.


    Qin Yue knew that his current thoughts were dangerous.


    But he couldn¡¯t restrain his malice.


    He didn¡¯t want Ah Zhen to be unlucky, he just hoped that Uncle would not favor one person over another.


    He believed that even if Ah Zhen knew about it, he wouldn¡¯t blame him.


    Qin Yue also knew that no matter what he did, Ah Zhen would stand by him. Even if he got angry, he would stand by his side and support him in the end as before.


    But Qin Yue couldn¡¯t think of why Shen Zhen mentioned Qin Li just now, and let Qin Li replace him?


    ¡°By the way, how is your relationship with Shen Zhen?¡± A branch manager who had a good relationship with Qin Yue asked in a low voice, ¡°Invite him over for dinner together? Let¡¯s hang out together at night?¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°He¡¯s been following my uncle recently. I guess he doesn¡¯t have time to go out. I¡¯ve lost favor now.¡±


    The man smiled: ¡°Don¡¯t joke anymore, as if here will be a time when you fall out of favor, Mr. Qin has taught you for so many years, even if you fell out of favor, it is only for a while. Besides, Shen Zhen¡¯s surname is Shen, so even if Mr. Qin likes him, it is because of your sake. Mr. Qin would never let Shen Zhen take your place, so don¡¯t think too much about it.¡±


    Qin Yue said with a smile: ¡°I didn¡¯t say anything, I was just joking. Uncle is going to let Qin Li take over for me in T City.¡±


    The face of the other party changed immediately: ¡°This, why did this happen? What did Qin Li do? How did he do it?¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about this for now. I have something to do. We¡¯ll talk about it next time we meet.¡± The other party smiled apologetically at Qin Yue, and then quickly left the meeting room. He had to check the matter out. If Qin Xing changed his thinking, he must make a response within this period of time.


    No one took Qin Li seriously before.


    This person was fastidious but incompetent, he had no ability, and he was arrogant.


    But if Qin Xing wanted to lift him up to replace Qin Yue, then these shortcomings could be ignored.


    Shen Zhen was also asking Qin Xing at this time: ¡°Uncle, do you really want Second Brother to go to T City?¡±


    He just said it casually at the time, without careful consideration.


    Qin Xing had already returned to his office. He sat on his chair, smiled softly, and said to Shen Zhen, ¡°Xiao Zhen, come to Uncle.¡±


    Shen Zhen obediently walked over and stood next to Qin Xing. Qin Xing reached out and touched Shen Zhen¡¯s earlobe, Shen Zhen¡¯s ears reddened, and his tone softened involuntarily: ¡°Uncle, you haven¡¯t answered my question yet.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°What question?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°It¡¯s about Second Brother.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Since Ah Yue can¡¯t do well in that position, let Ah Li have a try.¡±


    He had always been a good elder, he would train whoever had more potential.


    But just like what he said to Qin Yue, he could let him go up, and he could also let him go down.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Ah Yue must be feeling uncomfortable right now.¡±


    Qin Xing said, ¡°What about Xiao Zhen, does Xiao Zhen feel happy?¡± He seemed to see through what Shen Zhen was thinking.


    Shen Zhen turned his head: ¡°Uncle¡­..¡±


    Qin Xing said: ¡°Xiao Zhen, remember, with Uncle, you don¡¯t need to pretend or be afraid, because no matter what you do, Uncle will support you.¡±


    ¡°If you do bad things, Uncle will cover it up for you; if you do good things, Uncle will sing praises of you.¡± Qin Xing smiled, sitting regally on his chair, but his eyes were filled with unresolved passion.


    Shen Zhen was indeed a little moved, but soon returned to his senses.


    He couldn¡¯t believe that Qin Xing really had feelings for him. He was more willing to believe that Qin Xing¡¯s sudden kindness to him was due to other reasons.


    If Qin Xing fell in love with him just because of that night, it would be too fantastical.


    There were so many one-night stands in this world, and yet you never see those people fall in love after one night.


    Before finding out the reason, Shen Zhen was not willing to trust it.


    But in all fairness, Qin Xing was indeed a very excellent man, and also a man full of charm.


    Unlike Qin Yue, Qin Xing was like a cup of strong-flavored white wine. He was not that stimulating, but still seductive. Shen Zhen felt that anyone attracted to the male sex would not be able to resist Qin Xing¡¯s charm.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t respond to Qin Xing¡¯s words, as if once he said it, there was something that couldn¡¯t go back to being what it was before.


    It was just that Shen Zhen had yet to realize what it was exactly.


    ¡°Uncle.¡± Shen Zhen changed the subject: ¡°If Ah Yue blames you for this¡­..¡±


    Qin Xing smiled: ¡°He does not dare to.¡±


    Shen Zhen was stunned for a moment. That was true, Qin Xing didn¡¯t care whether Qin Yue loved him or hated him. It didn¡¯t matter at all, after all, Qin Xing was only sixteen years older than them, and he was only thirty-eight this year. He was still young, just in his prime, he still had decades to continue to dominate the business world.


    ¡°Baiyun Company¡­..¡± Qin Xing tapped the table with his fingertips, ¡°Xiao Zhen, do you want it?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Qin Xing in astonishment.


    Qin Xing looked at Shen Zhen dotingly: ¡°If Xiao Zhen likes it, Uncle will buy it and give it to you.¡±


    Shen Zhen swallowed.


    The Su family¡¯s company, in his hands instead.


    Even thinking about it made him feel good.


    He was not as calm as he thought, but at this moment, he still loathed Su Shiqing and Qin Yue, and if this made them unhappy, and he could get benefits for himself at the same time, so why not do it?


    Shen Zhen kneeled down obediently, and put his head on Qin Xing¡¯s knee: ¡°I like it, Uncle.¡±


    Qin Xing put his hand on Shen Zhen¡¯s head, stroked Shen Zhen¡¯s hair gently, and said, ¡°As long as it is what Xiao Zhen wants, Uncle will give it to Xiao Zhen.¡±


    Shen Zhen closed his eyes slightly. At this moment, he felt very at ease, with a sense of security that he had never had before.


    He always felt like he was walking under the scorching sun with no shelter, his mouth was parched, and it seemed that he would die of dehydration in the next second.


    No one ever held up an umbrella for him, or handed him a glass of water, or even said to him, ¡°Take a break.¡±


    But now, Qin Xing suddenly acted as a protective umbrella for him.


    Although he didn¡¯t know what Qin Xing wanted, it made Shen Zhen feel very comfortable.


    ¡°Uncle.¡± Shen Zhen¡¯s voice was muffled.


    Qin Xing lowered his head, and the tip of his nose seemed to touch Shen Zhen¡¯s ear.


    There were only the two of them in the office.


    There was a wordless, ambiguous undercurrent slowly flowing in the room.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Will you suddenly dislike me someday?¡±


    Qin Xing chuckled lowly, and the hot air sprayed on Shen Zhen¡¯s ears. Qin Xing¡¯s voice was hoarse and full of magnetism. He said, ¡°What does Xiao Zhen think?¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t open his eyes, but his cheeks were flushed: ¡°If one day, you don¡¯t like me anymore, just tell me.¡±


    He would leave quietly by himself.


    He had always been in the dark, and at first sight of the light, he had begun to lose himself a little.


    Qin Xing just laughed, but didn¡¯t speak.


    Any words were feeble.


    Only what happened was strong proof, he didn¡¯t need to use words to give Shen Zhen a sense of security.


    Shen Zhen was still waiting for Qin Xing to reply to him.


    After an unknown amount of time, Qin Xing said: ¡°Okay, Uncle promises you, if there is such a day, Uncle will tell you.¡±


    Satisfied, Shen Zhen stood up again and said to Qin Xing, ¡°Then I¡¯ll call Second Brother and let him know.¡±


    Qin Xing knew what he was thinking, but he just smiled helplessly: ¡°Go.¡±


    For Qin Yue, the most important thing was the Qin family.


    What if he couldn¡¯t have the Qin family?


    What would happen to Qin Yue? What would happen to Su Shiqing?


    Shen Zhen looked at Qin Li¡¯s name in the list of contacts and grinned.

 CH 23

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    Qin Xing handed over the notification of Qin Li to Shen Zhen, and Shen Zhen made a special trip back to the Qin family manor. Perhaps Qin Li already knew about it, but Qin Li didn¡¯t dare to celebrate before Qin Xing notified him.


    When Shen Zhen found Qin Li, Qin Li was drinking tea in the garden. He seemed to have been smoothed out of his original sharp edges and corners during this time, and he even smiled at Shen Zhen.


    Qin Li didn¡¯t smile often. He had the genes of the Qin family. In terms of appearance, he was not any less handsome than Qin Yue.


    However, being spoiled and praised too much since he was a child, coupled with the contrast of Qin Yue, his character became more and more extreme.


    But Qin Li was very calm at this moment. When he saw Shen Zhen walking over, he who had never looked directly at Shen Zhen before now stood up for the first time, and even stretched out his hand to Shen Zhen.


    Such a change surprised Shen Zhen, but he still stretched out his hand to shake hands with Qin Li.


    ¡°Uncle asked me to inform you to go to T City to take over Qin Yue¡¯s spot.¡± Shen Zhen said Qin Yue¡¯s full name without any emotion, but he looked at Qin Li with complicated eyes. He remember Qin Li¡¯s final ending in the book.


    Because of frustration and drunkenness, Qin Li pointed at Su Shiqing¡¯s nose and scolded him for sleeping his way up, and was not a true man.


    These words made Su Shiqing sad and pained, and quarreled with Qin Yue several times because of it.


    Then Qin Yue drove Qin Li out of the Qin family.


    Qin Li died out on the streets. The book didn¡¯t say how he died. Maybe he died of a disease, maybe he died of a street brawl, maybe he was robbed, but the book did describe how he just died alone and lonely in a corner of a street, even carefully detailing the trash can next to him.


    The positioning of this character in the book was ¡®useless trash¡¯.


    The reason why he existed was to have readers scold him.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know why when he saw this passage, he felt sadness and sympathy even though he was already a dead man himself.


    Because his own existence in the book was the same existence as Qin Li.


    He and Su Shiqing had similar family backgrounds¡ª¡ªthey were both from minor families who were not valued by their own families.


    And he was always better than Su Shiqing, walking in front of Su Shiqing.


    In the book, his indifference was the original sin, and his taking for granted all luxury goods was like a silent mockery of Su Shiqing.


    So he was met with misfortune and death so the reader could be happy.


    So he died simply like that.


    Qin Li seemed a little apprehensive. He asked cautiously, ¡°What did Youngest Uncle say? Did Youngest Uncle say it himself?¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled and said, ¡°Uncle told me personally.¡±


    Shen Zhen saw Qin Li clench his fists excitedly.


    He suddenly understood why Qin Li hated Qin Yue so much.


    Qin Li¡¯s mother educated him too well, no, she had brainwashed him too well. She told Qin Li since he was a child that his youngest uncle was the best person in the world. In Qin Li¡¯s heart, Qin Xing played the role of the father for him.


    Even if this ¡°father¡± had never been close to him, nor doted on him.


    But because Qin Xing treated everyone like this, Qin Li didn¡¯t think it was abnormal. He felt that as long as he worked harder, ¡°father¡± would look at him more.


    Until the appearance of Qin Yue. Qin Yue seemed to be noticed by Qin Xing suddenly, and then brought to Qin Xing¡¯s side. Qin Yue became the existence of the moon being surrounded by stars in the Qin family, and many people even claimed that Qin Yue was actually Qin Xing¡¯s illegitimate son and the reason his identity was Qin Xin¡¯s son was because of his real mother¡¯s flawed identity.


    Qin Li looked like a mature adult, but in his heart he was actually a child who hadn¡¯t grown up.


    His various incomprehensible behaviors and actions were actually just the behavior of a child fighting for favor.


    Qin Li stammered: ¡°I was wrong last time, I, I¡­..¡±


    ¡°Thank you this time.¡± Qin Li said, ¡°If you need my help with anything, you can tell me directly.¡±


    It was the biggest promise he could make.


    He should also know that Shen Zhen had mentioned him, so he was able to get this opportunity.


    But the strange thing was that he was not jealous of Shen Zhen, instead he felt refreshed seeing Shen Zhen taking Qin Yue¡¯s place.


    Perhaps due to the passage of time, his feelings for Qin Yue have changed from jealousy to lasting and deep hatred.


    So when looking at Shen Zhen, he was able to be calm.


    ¡°Have a seat.¡± Qin Li also poured a cup of tea for Shen Zhen. The two sat in the garden with servants passing by, all of whom felt incredulous at this scene.


    ¡°When did the relationship between Young Master Shen and Second Young Master get better?¡±


    ¡°I find it miraculous, too.¡±


    ¡°I thought that every time they met they would either quarrel or fight.¡±


    Qin Li said: ¡°Qin Yue must be very angry now.¡±


    Shen Zhen was noncommittal and did not respond to Qin Li¡¯s words.


    Qin Li couldn¡¯t help laughing: ¡°I really want to see his expression at that time.¡±


    Then Qin Li spoke excitedly again: ¡°Youngest Uncle should have seen his true face a long time ago. That guy only knows how to pretend! He follows Youngest Uncle all day long, as if he is his son.¡±


    En¡­..


    Shen Zhen felt that it was an illusion that he just thought that Qin Li had become calmer.


    Qin Li was more like a person with immature mental development.


    He didn¡¯t pretend, he didn¡¯t lie, and he didn¡¯t hide his true feelings like a normal adult.


    Shen Zhen changed the subject: ¡°When are you going to T City?¡±


    Qin Li: ¡°When do you think it¡¯s better to go?¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled: ¡°The sooner the better, Qin Yue won¡¯t do nothing.¡±


    Qin Li nodded, he thought so too, Qin Yue looked upright, but his inner and outer appearance were not consistent, otherwise he would not be favored by Qin Xing.


    The Qin family was a pack of wolves, and the head wolf must be fierce and cunning. An upright person was not suitable for this position.


    Just when Shen Zhen was about to leave, Qin Li showed a sinister smile: ¡°Shen Zhen, do you want Qin Yue to die?¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t stop, he walked ahead and chuckled softly.


    Shen Zhen walked through the corridor of the Qin family manor. When he was very young, he felt that this corridor had no end, only one wall lamp after another, like the will-o¡¯-the-wisps in a horror movie. He always wore small leather shoes and overalls, walking on this path again and again.


    But now, he discovered that this corridor, which he hadn¡¯t noticed for a long time, was actually very short, and it only took just over a minute to walk through it.


    At the end of the corridor, he glanced back. The sun was just right, the breeze was mild, it didn¡¯t look like winter at all.


    A hand suddenly stretched out from the side of the corridor and grabbed Shen Zhen¡¯s arm. Before Shen Zhen had time to react, he was pulled to the wall and one hand was placed next to Shen Zhen¡¯s head.


    He was held between Qin Yue¡¯s chest and the wall by Qin Yue, this posture made Shen Zhen almost suffocate.


    ¡°What were you and Qin Li talking about just now?¡± Qin Yue approached Shen Zhen. Their postures were very ambiguous, Qin Yue¡¯s voice was like a siren song, full of bewitching, ¡°You told Qin Li, Uncle asked him go to T City, right?¡±


    Shen Zhen pushed against the wall and escaped from Qin Yue¡¯s half embrace. He straightened his clothes and stood in front of Qin Yue: ¡°Yes.¡±


    Qin Yue frowned tightly: ¡°Why did you mention Qin Li in the car?¡±


    Qin Yue knew that Shen Zhen would not lie in front of Qin Xing, so he could understand that Shen Zhen did not cover for the Su family, but what he couldn¡¯t understand was why Shen Zhen didn¡¯t speak for him, and why he brought up Qin Li at that time.


    But he was very sure that Shen Zhen loved him.


    Even if he had been hovering between believing and not believing this.


    ¡°That¡¯s a way to calm Uncle¡¯s anger.¡± Shen Zhen said with a smile, ¡°We all know Qin Li¡¯s ability. If he goes to T City, Uncle will know your benefits.¡±


    Qin Yue¡¯s frown relaxed a little, he sighed and remained silent for a while.


    The two stood together, but there was only an awkward air flow between each other.


    ¡°Shi Qing, he¡­..¡± Qin Yue sighed again, and he seemed to be able to sigh endlessly, ¡°He told me what happened that night.¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t move, he stood with a blank expression on his face, as if he hadn¡¯t been affected, and as if be was in a daze from the blow.


    ¡°You thought I would come back that night.¡± Qin Yue said.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Stop talking.¡±


    Qin Yue grabbed Shen Zhen¡¯s hand: ¡°Xiao Zhen.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked into Qin Yue¡¯s eyes, he endured it to the limit, and finally couldn¡¯t endure it anymore: ¡°Qin Yue, what did Su Shiqing tell you, that I drugged myself and tricked him to pass it to me, and then I went off to seduce you ? When were you so stupid? That you would believe such nonsense?¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t know what kind of person I am?¡± Shen Zhen sneered, ¡°Maybe Su Shiqing could do it, but I couldn¡¯t.¡±


    Qin Yue frowned: ¡°Xiao Zhen, you have a prejudice against Shi Qing, and you were the one who brought him to the Qin family in the first place. He also said that he thought he could become good friends with you for a lifetime, so don¡¯t be too stubborn and stay in your own world, not wanting to come out.¡±


    ¡°A friend? How is he a friend?¡± Shen Zhen smiled, ¡°Do you want me to give you examples?¡±


    ¡°When I want to discuss business, can he discuss it with me?¡±


    ¡°When I want to chat about finance and the market, can he chat with me?¡±


    ¡°When I want to try a new project, can he try it with me?¡±


    ¡°Being friends with him is just me unilaterally accommodating him.¡±


    ¡°Listen to him talking about how he was bullied at home, how miserable he was in the past, and how much he hopes for world peace?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°It is enough for you to chat with him about this, it is enough for him to have you as a friend, you will never feel that you have no common language with him.¡±


    Qin Yue was speechless, he supported his forehead: ¡°Shi Qing hasn¡¯t much contact with the outside world, you have to give him more patience.¡±


    Shen Zhen sneered: ¡°I gave it, and isn¡¯t he now sleeping in your bed at night now? This is the result and end of my patience for him.¡±


    ¡°I have nothing to say to you.¡± Shen Zhen pushed Qin Yue¡¯s shoulder away.


    Qin Yue stood behind Shen Zhen and asked, ¡°Xiao Zhen, can we go back to the past?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°How long ago in the past?¡±


    Qin Yue was silent for a while: ¡°Before Shi Qing came.¡±


    Shen Zhen walked in front, raised his hand and waved without looking back, saying nothing.


    Once something happened, how could it be possible to go back?


    What had been said could not be swallowed back, and what had been eaten could not be spat out as it was.


    He was a new him, and he would not repeat the mistakes of his previous life.

 CH 24

    ¡°Uncle.¡± Shen Zhen sat next to Qin Xing. After dinner, he was notified by a servant to go to Qin Xing¡¯s room.


    When the servant said this, their face was full of surprise. After all, no one in the entire Qin family had ever entered Qin Xing¡¯s room except for the housekeeper who went in to clean it.


    It was like a forbidden area of ??the Qin family, no one would seek death by going there.


    Even Qin Yue, who was once the most favored, was never called to Qin Xing¡¯s room.


    Everyone knew that Shen Zhen was the most favored now, but no one would have thought that he would be favored to this point.


    Qin Xing just came out of the bathroom. He was wearing a white bathrobe, with his bare chest showing through the loose gap, and his bare feet stepping on the light gray carpet in the room. Qin Xing had a good figure, and he had strong chest muscles and abdominal muscles that were not exaggerated at all but firm and full of aesthetic beauty. It was not a bodybuilder physique, but a more natural and masculine beauty.


    At least Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t take his eyes off, and it took a few seconds before he forcibly ordered himself not to look below Qin Xing¡¯s head.


    Shen Zhen was called over in a hurry so he was still wearing a set of pink sheep pajamas, which Mama Zhang had prepared for him before. He didn¡¯t like pink very much, so he never wore it. But after moving out of the manor, these pajamas were the only ones left behind.


    As a result, when he changed his pajamas tonight, he realized that this was the only set left.


    It would take a while for people to buy new ones but Shen Zhen didn¡¯t like to ask people to run errands for such a trivial matter, so he could only wear these.


    When Qin Xing saw his pajamas, he joked, ¡°These pajamas look good. Xiao Zhen can often wear this to see Uncle.¡±


    Shen Zhen wanted to roll his eyes, but he didn¡¯t dare, so he asked, ¡°Uncle, what¡¯s the matter, asking me to come here so late?¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Can¡¯t you still come and talk to Uncle if there is nothing?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..Of course I can.¡±


    How could he know that Qin Xing suddenly wanted to chat.


    And he didn¡¯t know what to talk about with Qin Xing.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen has been in the Qin family for seventeen years, right?¡± Qin Xing asked suddenly.


    Shen Zhen came to the Qin family at the age of five, and he was twenty-two this year. He did not expect that Qin Xing still remembered this.


    ¡°Uncle still remembers that at that time, Xiao Zhen always hid behind Ah Yue¡¯s back and looked at Uncle.¡± Qin Xing smiled, went to the side and poured two glasses of wine, handing Shen Zhen a glass. Shen Zhen didn¡¯t like to drink other wines except red wine at night, but it was served by Qin Xing himself, so he had to take it even if he didn¡¯t want to and finish it before leaving.


    Shen Zhen smiled shyly: ¡°At that time, I thought Uncle was very dignified.¡±


    In fact, it was just that he didn¡¯t dare to get close. Children have animal-like intuition.


    Qin Xing: ¡°Uncle still remembers the first time I saw Xiao Zhen, Xiao Zhen was wearing small leather shoes and a small suit, your eyes were very red, as if you would cry in the next second.¡±


    Shen Zhen was a little curious: ¡°Really? I don¡¯t even remember.¡±


    He just remembered being scared at that time.


    Qin Xing sat next to Shen Zhen, and his movements naturally became intimate with Shen Zhen. He touched Shen Zhen¡¯s head, and stretched out his hand to tease Shen Zhen¡¯s ears, just like teasing a cat, but the movements were very gentle. There was no hint of toying, nor was there a sense of profanity.


    ¡°Really.¡± Qin Xing whispered softly, ¡°Xiao Zhen, do you still remember the gift Uncle gave you on your sixteenth birthday?¡±


    It was a watch, a custom-made watch, studded with cut diamonds, the design very beautiful. Shen Zhen kept it in the cabinet until now, and never took it out to wear, because he knew that once it was taken out, Qin Li could eat him alive, and even Qin Yue would have an obstacle in his heart.


    Because none of the other juniors in the Qin family had ever received a gift from Qin Xing, not even just a verbal birthday greeting.


    But apart from that watch, Shen Zhen never received any gifts from Qin Xing again. After he was excited at the beginning, he quickly realized the reality, that was, Qin Xing probably only asked the assistant to buy a gift because his surname was not Qin.


    ¡°I remember.¡± Shen Zhen said, ¡°I kept that watch safe and away.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Look over there.¡±


    Shen Zhen turned his head and saw the dark blue box on the cabinet. Shen Zhen turned back and looked at Qin Xing: ¡°Uncle?¡±


    Qin Xing just smiled: ¡°Open it and have a look.¡±


    Shen Zhen picked up the box and slowly opened it. A silver watch inside was particularly dazzling. Shen Zhen didn¡¯t have a deep knowledge on watches, but he also knew that it was a watch made with traditional craftsmanship, and it was custom-made. And the time scale inside the watch was inlaid with diamonds, but it did not have the gaudy air of the nouveau riche.


    The whole watch was low-key and gorgeous, reflecting a cold and noble gleam under the light.


    ¡°Uncle thinks this watch suits you very well.¡± Qin Xing asked him, ¡°Does Xiao Zhen like it?¡±


    Shen Zhen said honestly: ¡°It¡¯s very beautiful, and I like it very much.¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t think it was too expensive to accept. After all, the pocket money the Qin family gave him every year was enough to buy an unknown number of custom-made watches.


    So Shen Zhen put the watch on his wrist.


    Qin Xing: ¡°It suits you well.¡±


    His Xiao Zhen was like this watch, neither fickle nor pompous, but reserved and aloof.


    ¡°Uncle.¡± Shen Zhen asked, ¡°Are you going to let Ah Yue continue to rest the whole time?¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Is it not good? What does Xiao Zhen think?¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled at Qin Xing, it was rare for him to smile so sincerely, with a trace of innocence that had faded away: ¡°It¡¯s good, I don¡¯t want to see him.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Have you discussed the unfinished building projects yet?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Not yet, I made an appointment with Yang Changsheng to talk this weekend.¡±


    Shen Zhen was a little excited when he said this: ¡°Yang Changsheng and I are going to start a real estate company, Uncle, what do you think?¡±


    Qin Xing stretched out his hand and tucked a strand of Shen Zhen¡¯s hair behind his ear: ¡°No matter what Xiao Zhen does, Uncle will support you.¡±


    ¡°By the way.¡± Shen Zhen said seemingly unintentionally, ¡°Uncle, you don¡¯t like Ah Yue anymore?¡±


    Qin Xing patted Shen Zhen on the shoulder, and looked at Shen Zhen with a half-smile: ¡°Xiao Zhen doesn¡¯t like Ah Yue anymore, and of course Uncle doesn¡¯t like him anymore either.¡±


    Even knowing that Qin Xing was joking, Shen Zhen still flushed.


    He had the feeling that he was being held in the palm of Qin Xing¡¯s hands, as if he had turned back into a tiny, milk scented child.


    A tiny, milk scented child who needed to be doted on and pampered.


    This novel feeling made Shen Zhen a little lost.


    ¡°Have a drink with Uncle?¡±


    Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t remember when he fell asleep, or even when he had become drunk or how he went back to his room.


    However, at this time, he was lying on the sofa, wearing his pink pajamas, and his face still flushed from alcohol or sleep. Unlike the last time he was drunk, this time he didn¡¯t frown or bite his lip but actually had a trace of a slightly less obvious smile on his lips.


    Qin Xing was sitting next to him. Qin Xing stretched out his hand and pulled Shen Zhen¡¯s hand with the watch on over. He lowered his head slowly.


    It was a gentle and restrained kiss, without any overstepping.


    Soft like an ungraspable dream.


    However, what Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know was that after he was carried back to his room by Qin Xing, Qin Yue went to see Qin Xing and even brought Su Shiqing with him.


    Qin Xing had already dressed at that time, a light blue casual outfit for staying home, which made him appear a little more casual and less serious.


    ¡°Go to the study and wait for me.¡± Qin Xing said to Qin Yue outside the door.


    Qin Yue replied, ¡°Yes, Uncle.¡±


    It was the first time Su Shiqing entered Qin Xing¡¯s study. He looked left and right, as if a country bumpkin had just entered the big city, and whispered to Qin Yue, ¡°Uncle really knows how to enjoy his luxuries.¡±


    Qin Yue smiled and said, ¡°Uncle has always been like this.¡±


    Qin Xing was not the kind of person who put all his energy into his career, he liked to enjoy life as well.


    When Qin Xing walked into the study, Su Shiqing stood up involuntarily. He rarely saw Qin Xing, but every time he saw Qin Xing, Su Shiqing felt short of breath and his heart beat out of normal speed. But his face didn¡¯t turn red, so he looked perfectly normal from the outside.


    ¡°Uncle.¡± Qin Yue and Su Shiqing greeted together.


    Qin Xing sat on the sofa, his movements were casual, but he had the intimidating aura of someone used to being in a powerful position: ¡°What is it?¡±


    Qin Yue looked at Qin Xing imploringly: ¡°Uncle, it¡¯s about Baiyun.¡±


    Su Shiqing quickly said: ¡°Uncle, that company is run by my father. In order to start this company, my father and I went to many places and collected a lot of information. All the employees are experienced and hired at a lot of money. Uncle, it¡¯s not that Ah Yue wants to lie to you, Baiyun really has strength.¡±


    Qin Xing chuckled: ¡°Oh?¡±


    It was just this low chuckle that made Su Shiqing speechless for an instant, he didn¡¯t know what to say, at this moment he lost the ability to think, and only Qin Xing¡¯s laughter echoed in his mind.


    Qin Yue thought that Su Shiqing was intimidated by Qin Xing, so he quickly stepped forward to block Su Shiqing: ¡°Uncle, I did not handle this right, but Baiyun is indeed capable.¡±


    Qin Xing¡¯s attitude was very gentle: ¡°Ah Yue, are you just here to tell me this?¡±


    Qin Yue didn¡¯t speak.


    Qin Xing asked again: ¡°What is the relationship between Mr. Su and myself?¡±


    Qin Yue knew that Mr. Su in Qin Xing¡¯s words was Su Shiqing, but he still didn¡¯t speak.


    Qin Xing: ¡°I don¡¯t want to hear ¡®uncle¡¯ from his mouth again, do you hear this clearly?¡±


    At this time, Su Shiqing finally came back to his senses, his face turned pale with shock, and he said without hesitation: ¡°Then why can Shen Zhen call you uncle? His surname is not Qin either.¡±


    Qin Xing looked at Su Shiqing, with a smile on his lips, but his eyes were cold, so cold that Su Shiqing felt suddenly in a world of ice and snow. Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°Do you think you can be compared with Xiao Zhen?¡±


    Su Shiqing was frightened and did not dare to speak.


    Qin Yue quickly said: ¡°Uncle, Shi Qing has been following after me on how to call you, he forgot for a while.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Ah Yue, you are twenty-four this year, not fourteen. Don¡¯t do such childish things again.¡±


    Qin Yue was still trying to struggle: ¡°Uncle, I didn¡¯t choose Baiyun because of my good relationship with Shi Qing, but because of Baiyun¡¯s strength.¡±


    Qin Xing nodded: ¡°I know, since the contract with Baiyun has already been negotiated, it¡¯s not good to change it all of a sudden.¡±


    Qin Yue and Su Shiqing breathed a sigh of relief together.


    But Qin Xing¡¯s next words drove them into the abyss.


    Qin Xing said, ¡°I¡¯ve sent people to acquire Baiyun.¡±


    Qin Yue looked at Qin Xing blankly: ¡°What does Uncle mean?¡±


    Qin Xing smiled: ¡°I mean, Baiyun will be surnamed Shen in the future, Shen Zhen¡¯s Shen.¡±


    Su Shiqing¡¯s eyes widened. He and Qin Yue started and built this company together. Although he didn¡¯t understand these things and didn¡¯t do much, he felt that it was a fruit of his own hard work and effort. He looked at Qin Xing and didn¡¯t want to believe what Qin Xing said was true.


    ¡°Uncle!¡± Su Shiqing stood up, ¡°You can¡¯t treat me like this.¡±


    He shouted excitedly: ¡°Do you know what Shen Zhen is like? Do you know what he did? Do you know how he deliberately approached you?!¡±


    ¡°Uncle!¡±

 CH 25

    As soon as Su Shiqing¡¯s words fell, Qin Yue¡¯s eyes changed. He didn¡¯t expect Su Shiqing to be so stupid. Qin Yue wanted to open his mouth to cover up for Su Shiqing¡¯s mistake, but before Qin Yue opened his mouth, Qin Xing spoke.


    Qin Xing said, ¡°I know.¡±


    Su Shiqing¡¯s eyes widened, he was dumbfounded, and stammered, ¡°Uncle¡­..you know¡­..then why did you still¡­..¡±


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°I know what you know, and I know what you don¡¯t.¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Qin Xing¡¯s eyes were cold, but his smile never faded. He said, ¡°Have you said everything you wanted to say?¡±


    Su Shiqing didn¡¯t speak, he was completely dumbfounded.


    Qin Yue quickly said: ¡°Uncle, Shi Qing is also afraid that Xiao Zhen will make a mistake, and he has no bad intentions.¡±


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter whether he has ulterior goals or not.¡± Qin Xing stood up, ¡°Ah Yue, if you can¡¯t even manage the people around you well, what else can I expect from you?¡±


    In Qin Xing¡¯s eyes, Su Shiqing was like a flea. It didn¡¯t matter whether he was tall, short, fat or thin, and Qin Xing didn¡¯t have to exterminate it himself.


    But Qin Yue was different. The child he raised was originally smart and generous, fierce and cunning like a wolf, but also able to pretend to be upright and carefree.


    However, since Su Shiqing appeared, Qin Yue¡¯s brain seemed to have developed a problem, and his IQ dropped by an unknown amount.


    People who came into contact with Su Shiqing seemed to have this tendency.


    ¡°Ah Yue, since this Mr. Su¡¯s surname is not Qin, you should not bring him home in the future. Uncle has no time to care about what you do outside.¡± Before leaving, Qin Xing turned to look at Qin Yue: ¡°Ah Yue , if you still want to continue to sit firmly as the heir of the Qin family, then stop acting on your own initiative.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Don¡¯t take advantage of Uncle for being too good-tempered.¡±


    Qin Yue took a step back in horror. He watched Qin Xing leave the study in a frozen state before sitting down heavily on the sofa.


    He knew that Uncle was right. He had indeed done a lot of stupid things recently. He didn¡¯t know why he did some things. But every time he got an idea in his head, he immediately did it.


    Only now did Su Shiqing knew to be panicked. He leaned closer to Qin Yue, brows furrowed, eyes filled with tears, and nervously went to clutch at Qin Yue¡¯s hand: ¡°Ah Yue, does Uncle hate me? Are you angry with me?¡±


    Qin Yue, who was originally thinking, seemed to have his brain emptied at this moment. He looked at Su Shiqing with tender distress, held Su Shiqing¡¯s hand back, kissed Su Shiqing¡¯s forehead lightly, and comforted him: ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Uncle may have heard Xiao Zhen say something.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t even know why Xiao Zhen hates me so much!¡± Su Shiqing felt aggrieved, ¡°I¡¯ve never done anything wrong to Xiao Zhen, I know Xiao Zhen likes you, but how can a person control one¡¯s heart? Falling in love is out of one¡¯s control, and emotional matters can¡¯t be assigned to first come first served.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Zhen feels that I snatched you away, but if you love him, you wouldn¡¯t have been snatched. Why doesn¡¯t he reflect on this? If he was good enough, how can he be robbed of his lover?¡± Su Shiqing, ¡°And you¡¯re originally not his lover at all, you haven¡¯t been together for even a day.¡±


    Su Shiqing said sadly: ¡°He also said that anyone can be with you, but I am the only one who can¡¯t, only me he will not accept.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know why Xiao Zhen hates me so much. What exactly does he hate about me?¡±


    Qin Yue couldn¡¯t figure it out either. After all, it was Shen Zhen who brought Su Shiqing to the Qin family. If Shen Zhen didn¡¯t like Su Shiqing, how could he have brought Su Shiqing over.


    But Shen Zhen¡¯s attitude was there, and anyone with eyes could see that he didn¡¯t like Su Shiqing anymore.


    Perhaps if Su Shiqing was unlucky, he would even be secretly happy.


    Qin Yue put the coat on for Su Shiqing: ¡°I¡¯ll take you back first.¡±


    Su Shiqing shook his head quickly: ¡°Ah Yue, don¡¯t send me back to the Su family, I don¡¯t want to go back, you don¡¯t know how my family treats me, Ah Yue¡­..¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll find a way.¡± Qin Yue patted him on the shoulder, ¡°I bought a house outside some time ago, I¡¯ll take you there for now.¡±


    Su Shiqing suddenly became happy: ¡°Ah Yue, will you be living with me?¡±


    Qin Yue shook his head: ¡°I have to stay at home recently.¡±


    Su Shiqing lowered his eyes in desolation, but quickly cheered up, showing a warm and innocent smile to Qin Yue: ¡°It¡¯s okay, I can live well by myself, you don¡¯t have to worry about me, and don¡¯t be top busy on my account.¡±


    Qin Yue smoothed Su Shiqing¡¯s hair, and sighed: ¡°It won¡¯t be long, I will hire an auntie to take care of you, and the environment in the community is also very good, haven¡¯t you always wanted to keep a pet? I asked someone to buy you a pet, a corgi.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve always wanted to have a dog, Ah Yue, you¡¯re so kind.¡± Su Shiqing threw himself into Qin Yue¡¯s arms, ¡°Then come and see me more during the day.¡±


    Qin Yue said dotingly: ¡°Okay.¡±


    Shen Zhen, who was sleeping, didn¡¯t know what had happened. He was having a nightmare. In the dream, it was what he experienced in his previous life.


    At that time, he was still immersed in the blow of Qin Yue and Su Shiqing being together.


    Su Shiqing was a person who could be said to have some skills, but did not have any skills. He didn¡¯t understand business affairs, and he didn¡¯t know how to deal with people in the upper class, but he had a group of bizarre supporters. Those people included a bigwig in the business world, a gambling king, a scientist, and a leading doctor in the industry. They pursue and love Su Shiqing like they have taken the wrong medicine.


    These people also caused Qin Yue a lot of trouble.


    However, Su Shiqing said, ¡°I don¡¯t feel anything for them, and I don¡¯t know why they are like this.¡±


    But once faced with those people, he would never outright reject them, he would always say something like: ¡°I think you are a very nice person.¡±


    ¡°You are so kind, no one has ever cared so much about me.¡±


    While dealing with these rivals, Qin Yue fell in love with Su Shiqing even more.


    Shen Zhen¡¯s death in his previous life was just that of an expendable victim of various emotional games. Don¡¯t know which of Su Shiqing¡¯s suitors found out that he had offended Su Shiqing, and then started to punish him. During that time, Shen Zhen didn¡¯t even have money to eat.


    Facing the double attack from Su Shiqing¡¯s suitors and the Shen family, Shen Zhen was powerless to fight back.


    When he was at a dead end, he finally lowered his head and went to look for Qin Yue, hoping that he would be the better man and let him go.


    The first thing Qin Yue said when he saw him was: ¡°Why don¡¯t you go die?¡±


    At that time, Shen Zhen only felt that there was nothing more despairing than the death of the heart.


    Qin Yue said: ¡°How did you treat Shi Qing? Do you remember? Shi Qing doesn¡¯t want to quibble with you, but I can¡¯t pretend that I don¡¯t know. Shi Qing treats everyone sincerely and has never been malicious. Shen Zhen, you still don¡¯t feel regret even now? Don¡¯t you feel ashamed?¡±


    When Qin Yue¡¯s words fell, Shen Zhen passed out. His health had stretched to the limit, and his whole body had been hollowed out long ago.


    When he woke up again, it was due to being trampled awake by Su Shiqing.


    After Su Shiqing stepped on him, he covered his mouth in surprise: ¡°Why is Xiao Zhen here?¡±


    However, he did not back away, his foot was still on the back of Shen Zhen¡¯s hand.


    Shen Zhen woke up from the nightmare, he panted harshly, his heart was beating like it was going to burst through his chest, he was gnashing his teeth, his eyes were full of fury, he hadn¡¯t thought about all this for a long time, and he never thought about the past after he was reborn.


    However, a sudden dream reminded him of the humiliation and hatred at that time.


    Why should he forget the past?


    Why was he pretending nothing happened?


    Weren¡¯t Qin Yue and Su Shiqing walking the same old path in this lifetime?


    If there was no Qin Xing in this life, Qin Yue and Su Shiqing would still be the same as in the previous life.


    His sin was that with him as a foil, Su Shiqing would only seem useless in comparison.


    So the author wanted to kill him off, to make him die in humiliation, so that Su Shiqing¡¯s image as a little white lotus flower would be invincible.


    Look, Su Shiqing didn¡¯t even need to get his hands dirty, there were countless people willing to help him get rid of him.


    Shen Zhen walked up to the mirror, his eyes red with hatred.


    He had a job now and was about to set up his own real estate company and his own network information company.


    He had everything he didn¡¯t have in his previous life.


    That being the case, why couldn¡¯t he compete with Qin Yue? Called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated, so even if he lost, he had no regrets.


    Shen Zhen woke up from a nightmare at three o¡¯clock in the morning and couldn¡¯t fall asleep again. He sat in front of the windowsill and searched for information about the Su family. He had never known much about the Su family before, because this family was a burden to Su Shiqing. After Su Shiqing gained power, the Su family¡¯s fate was also miserable.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t care whether the Su family had a good or bad ending, none of that mattered.


    Su Shiqing had three male cousins ??and two female cousins.


    Their relationship with Su Shiqing was not good, and Su Shiqing¡¯s eldest uncle was in charge of the Su family¡¯s business.


    Su Shiqing¡¯s eldest male cousin and eldest female cousin have already started to mingle in social venues, making friends, connections, and benefiting the family.


    Shen Zhen¡¯s mouth curled into a sneer.


    Presumably the Su family didn¡¯t want Su Shiqing to gain power either?


    They didn¡¯t treat Su Shiqing very well in the past, and they didn¡¯t naively think that Su Shiqing would really repay evil with kindness.


    Shen Zhen called Assistant Ma in the middle of the night.


    Assistant Ma was still sleeping at this time, but his phone was switched on 24 hours a day, and he was on standby at any time. The moment he picked up the phone, his tone was very sober, as if he hadn¡¯t slept all night, and he was extremely calm: ¡°Young Master Shen, what¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Brother Ma, for disturbing you so late, I want to know the contact information of the eldest young master of the Su family.¡±


    Assistant Ma seemed to be rummaging through the documents, and after a while he said, ¡°I sent it to your mailbox, please check it.¡±


    Assistant Ma would not ask other questions. He had seen a lot of things, and he would not dig to the bottom of it. This was the ethics of a senior assistant.


    ¡°Thank you Brother Ma, I¡¯ll treat you to a meal when there¡¯s time.¡± Shen Zhen said politely.


    Assistant Ma smiled and said, ¡°It will be good if you just to speak kindly of me in front of Mr. Qin, for the sake of my dedicated work ethics.¡±


    Shen Zhen agreed: ¡°Definitely.¡±


    If only all the employees were like Brother Ma, Shen Zhen thought when he hung up the phone.


    But it was impossible to think about it. How much was Brother Ma¡¯s annual salary? How much was the annual salary of ordinary employees?


    There were very few people who could achieve the position of Brother Ma.


    Shen Zhen saved the number of the eldest young master of the Su family, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, propping his chin with his hand, he walked out of the room in a good mood, and went to pour a cup of coffee for himself.


    He wondered what would happen to Su Shiqing, Qin Yue, and that business bigwig in this life.


    He had a hard time in his previous life, so how could he let them continue enjoying themselves?

 CH 26

    When Su Yutong received the invitation message, he was in a daze. After repeatedly confirming that the inviter¡¯s name was Shen Zhen, he said to his sister in a daze, ¡°Sister, am I dreaming?¡±


    Su Yutong¡¯s sister, Su Jinghan, took Su Yutong¡¯s cell phone over. She was also a little dumbfounded, but she quickly reacted and crossed her arms over her chest, ¡°Speak, have you talked to Shen Zhen a long time ago? Hmmph, you still want to hide it from me, are you playing with me?!¡±


    ¡°No, I really haven¡¯t talked to him before.¡± Su Yutong was even more aggrieved, ¡°It¡¯s not like you don¡¯t know that Shen Zhen doesn¡¯t go to social occasions at all now, and even if I want to talk to him, I wouldn¡¯t be able to.¡±


    Since the last business world social gathering, everyone in the circle had heard of Shen Zhen¡¯s name.


    The speed of information dissemination in this circle was very fast, the news that Shen Zhen was valued by Qin Xing and was being brought with him all the time had flown out as if it had grown wings.


    Almost every family wanted to befriend this young man.


    What did it mean to be young? Not deeply knowledgeable of the world, easy to fool.


    Even if Shen Zhen didn¡¯t have any real power in the Qin family, so long as he could stay by Qin Xing¡¯s side and talk to Qin Xing, his value could not be easily measured.


    Of course, Su Yutong also wanted to talk to Shen Zhen, but on the one hand, he couldn¡¯t get in touch with Shen Zhen, and on the other hand, Su Shiqing existed.


    ¡°Besides, with that mental case Su Shiqing there, I¡¯m afraid Shen Zhen would beat me up.¡± Su Yutong was also full of bitterness.


    Su Jinghan said with a smile: ¡°What do you care about Su Shiqing? He is the kind of person who can only rely on others for his livelihood. If Qin Yue loses power, he will be in trouble.¡±


    Su Yutong rolled his eyes: ¡°How could it be as simple as that. You don¡¯t know what he is capable of? Zhang Ziqiao is coming back to China, and there will be a lot of troubles then.¡±


    Zhang Ziqiao used to live in the Su family house. Originally, Su Yutong had the best relationship with him, but inexplicably, Zhang Ziqiao and Su Shiqing suddenly began to get along even better. He even scolded him for Su Shiqing, saying that he had no brotherly affection for his younger cousin, and that since they have bullied him Su Shiqing like this, when he, Zhang Ziqiao, succeeded in the future, he wouldn¡¯t subject Su Shiqing to this kind of torment again.


    ¡°Don¡¯t mention him.¡± Su Jinghan¡¯s face turned dark. She had crushed on Zhang Ziqiao once, but Zhang Ziqiao always thought she was a scheming whore, and believed that the reason why she was targeting Su Shiqing was because of jealousy.


    As Su Shiqing¡¯s eldest cousins, Su Yutong and Su Jinghan held the absolute right to speak in the Su family except for their own father, from childhood to adulthood.


    ¡°Apart from us, Shen Zhen is probably the only one who knows Su Shiqing¡¯s true face.¡± The wheels in Su Jinghan¡¯s brain turned quickly, ¡°Why did he choose to contact you at this time? Wait, did you know that Baiyun has been acquired?¡±


    Su Yutong: ¡°I know, the boss of Baiyun is now Shen Zhen.¡±


    Su Jinghan smiled: ¡°Go, don¡¯t worry, Su Shiqing is going to be unlucky, our good days are finally here.¡±


    Su Yutong also understood. He stood up excitedly, hugged his sister, and said with a smile: ¡°Since Su Shiqing sucked up to Qin Yue, Qin Yue has always caused us trouble. I have long wanted to do something.¡±


    ¡°The one behind Shen Zhen is Qin Xing.¡± Su Jinghan said, ¡°Which makes Shen Zhen more valuable than Qin Yue. You must be tactful and smart when speaking, understand?¡±


    Su Yutong: ¡°Understood!¡±


    At four o¡¯clock in the afternoon, Shen Zhen sat in the coffee shop where he had an appointment with Su Yutong, and ordered a cup of scented tea and sat with a book in his hand. This was Shen Zhen¡¯s habit. He would never be late or have others wait for him. He would always arrive at the agreed place half an hour earlier.


    When Su Yutong arrived, he saw Shen Zhen sitting by the window through the transparent floor-to-ceiling windows.


    He had seen Shen Zhen¡¯s photo, but never seen Shen Zhen¡¯s real person.


    The sun shone on Shen Zhen¡¯s face, adding some warmth to him. He was wearing an off-white turtleneck sweater and a khaki wool coat over it. His facial features were exquisite, but they added a bit of sharpness, giving him an aloof aura and making it not easy to approach him.


    There was a cup of tea by his left hand, but his eyes were on the open book.


    Su Yutong stood there watching for a while, only to realize that Shen Zhen was reading ¡°Wuthering Heights¡±.


    For some reason, Su Yutong suddenly didn¡¯t want to go in. He just wanted to stand here and watch Shen Zhen read a book quietly. This scene was so beautiful that he didn¡¯t want to disturb and shatter it.


    But Shen Zhen saw Su Yutong.


    He smiled at Su Yutong who was standing outside the floor-to-ceiling glass windows.


    That smile melted the cold aura surrounding him, and made him fall from a high pedestal to the mortal world.


    Su Yutong quickly came back to his senses, he actually fell into a trance just now watching another man, this realization made his face slightly redden.


    Su Yutong walked into the coffee shop and went straight to the booth where Shen Zhen was sitting. He stretched out his hand to Shen Zhen: ¡°Young Master Shen.¡±


    Shen Zhen shook his hand back: ¡°Young Master Su.¡±


    ¡°Please have a seat.¡± Shen Zhen reached out and gestured at the chair.


    Su Yutong sat down. He was a little nervous at meeting Shen Zhen for the first time.


    To be precise, the Su family had not stepped into the upper class for a long time. They were just lingering on the edges, unable to go up, and dare not go down, living their lives in fear.


    ¡°Young Master Shen.¡± Su Yutong asked cautiously, ¡°You called me over because of Su Shiqing¡¯s business, right?¡±


    Shen Zhen also poured a cup of tea for Su Yutong. His movements were very elegant. Shen Zhen¡¯s fingers were like flawless porcelain, with well-defined joints, round fingertips, and his hands exemplified his person. He said softly, ¡°Young Master Su guessed right.¡±


    Su Yutong heaved a sigh of relief. He looked around to make sure there was no one around and said: ¡°Now that Su Shiqing is with Qin Yue and lives in Qin Yue¡¯s house, he hasn¡¯t been back to the Su family home for a long time.¡±


    The implication was that there was really nothing he could do.


    ¡°But Young Master Shen, don¡¯t worry.¡± Su Yutong said, ¡°If there is anything you want me to do, just say it.¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled and said: ¡°Young Master Su is indeed a smart person, since that¡¯s the case, then I¡¯ll say it.¡±


    Su Yutong was only afraid that Shen Zhen had nothing to ask of him, so he quickly looked at Shen Zhen seriously, not letting go of every word Shen Zhen said.


    Shen Zhen said, ¡°I want Su Shiqing to be expelled from the Su family.¡±


    ¡°Of course, I won¡¯t forget the Su family¡¯s due benefits.¡± Shen Zhen said, ¡°I have a real estate project in my hand, and I haven¡¯t found anyone to take over the garden planning and rough interior decoration.¡±


    Shen Zhen added: ¡°This project is worth tens of billions of yuan. I can¡¯t disclose the exact amount yet, but I can give you a guarantee. In addition to this benefit, I will bring you and your sister to the gatherings of the Qin family in the future.¡±


    Su Yutong swallowed a mouthful of saliva: ¡°Just delisting his name?¡±


    So many benefits, for only this one requirement?


    Shen Zhen took a sip of tea: ¡°How does Young Master Su feel?¡±


    Su Yutong: ¡°Young Master Shen, of course it¡¯s not a problem, but you¡­..¡±


    He felt that Shen Zhen gave too many benefits, which were not equal to the expulsion of mere Su Shiqing, and he was a little anxious.


    Shen Zhen smiled and said, ¡°You will understand later.¡±


    How much did Su Yutong and Su Jinghan hate Su Shiqing? This hatred was not less than his own, so why couldn¡¯t he take the Su family under his command? Once the Su family boarded his ship, could they still disembark?


    Would Su Shiqing still feel good when he finds out that the formerly weak Su family had become powerful, but he wouldn¡¯t get any benefits from the Su family?


    At that time, Su Yutong and his siblings would trample Su Shiqing into the mud without him having to say a word himself.


    Moreover, once Su Shiqing was expelled from the Su family, Qin Yue would definitely find a way to send him to the Shen family. His younger brothers were not simple people, a scuffle would start, and maybe even Qin Yue could be pulled down his high horse.


    Shen Zhen smiled uncontrollably: ¡°Young Master Su, forgive me for asking, do you have any old grievances with Su Shiqing?¡±


    Su Yutong knew that this was to show his loyalty, so he quickly said, ¡°Su Shiqing and I have had a grudge since we were young.¡±


    Su Yutong gave a few examples.


    He was the eldest son of the Su family, and he didn¡¯t have any prejudice against Su Shiqing at first. After all, he would be the head of the family in the future, so he should be more tolerant to his younger siblings, but Su Shiqing had been different since he was a child.


    Su Yutong sometimes disciplined his younger siblings.


    Only Su Shiqing, before he even said anything, Su Shiqing would start crying.


    At that time, the family didn¡¯t know about Su Shiqing¡¯s disgusting behavior, so his father scolded him a few times.


    The most serious time was when Su Shiqing took his things, and he went to ask for them back, but Su Shiqing refused to give them while crying, and so Su Yutong went to grab them himself, and was discovered again.


    Just imagine, one was grabbing things fiercely, and the other cried with his head in his arms. Everyone would only sympathize with Su Shiqing, thinking that Su Yutong bullied the weak. No matter how Su Yutong explained, no one in his family believed him except his sister.


    This was just a childhood dispute.


    Big and small things have accumulated since childhood, and Su Yutong now felt physically nauseated when he saw Su Shiqing. He didn¡¯t understand how there could be such a person in this world.


    There was also his sister Su Jinghan. The two of them were siblings with the same parents, twins. They were born barely minutes apart from each other. Most twins had a shared sense, almost telepathy, and could feel each other¡¯s emotions.


    Su Jinghan also suffered many wrongs.


    The twins share the same grudge and hated Su Shiqing down to the bone.


    ¡°Young Master Su, happy cooperating.¡± Shen Zhen closed the book, stood up and stretched out his hand.


    Su Yutong also stood up very flattered, and shook hands with Shen Zhen: ¡°Since Young Master Shen trusts me, of course I will do this well.¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled at him encouragingly. What Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know was that his smile was exactly the same as Qin Xing¡¯s.


    Su Yutong blushed from this smile, lowered his head and said, ¡°It will definitely be done.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Then I will wait and see.¡±


    After Shen Zhen left, Su Yutong called Su Jinghan: ¡°Sister, you guessed right, it is indeed about Su Shiqing, I will go back and talk to you in detail, please help me to inform Father and Second Uncle, we¡¯ll have a family meeting when I get back.¡±


    Su Jinghan was confused: ¡°What kind of meeting?¡±


    Su Yutong grinned: ¡°Family meeting, to remove Su Shiqing from the Su family.¡±


    Su Jinghan: ¡°Second Uncle and the others may not agree.¡±


    Su Yutong sneered: ¡°If there is profit, they will agree.¡±


    Su Jinghan: ¡°That¡¯s fine, you first organize your words.¡±


    Su Yutong said excitedly: ¡°There is another good news, don¡¯t get too excited after hearing it.¡±


    Su Jinghan: ¡°Speak.¡±


    Su Yutong deliberately added suspense: ¡°I¡¯ll tell you when I get back.¡±


    Su Jinghan: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Su Jinghan: ¡°Su Yutong, let me tell you, speaking only in halves can make people panic to death. I curse you to eat only uncooked or overcooked food in the future!¡±

 CH 27

    The Su family was located in the north of the city. This area was known as the largest community of villas in the country. There was a small town at the foot of the mountain. Su Yutong was in a very excited mood on the way back. He doubted that everything he experienced today was just a dream. Only pinching his own face confirmed the fact that what had happened was indeed true.


    Of course, the business projects that Shen Zhen could provide made Su Yutong drool.


    But what surprised him the most was that Shen Zhen promised to take them to attend social gatherings in the future.


    The Su family had not attended such gatherings for many years.


    No strength, no one to invite them, he and Su Jinghan have been sharpening their heads to squeeze in, but they have always been only able to remain in a small sub circle.


    Su Yutong parked the car at the door for the servant to drive the car to the garage, and Su Yutong rushed home like he was an excitable husky.


    There was no one in the living room, and he knew that everyone should be in the study now.


    Su Yutong¡¯s father didn¡¯t know what happened. He rushed back when his daughter called. There was no other reason, because the person who asked his son to meet was Shen Zhen, the young man who suddenly appeared in everyone¡¯s sight. There were many people who wanted to suck up to Shen Zhen, but most of them couldn¡¯t find a way in.


    If his own children could really build a good relationship with Shen Zhen, let¡¯s not say becoming familiar in front of Qin Xing, it would already be a great thing for Qin Xing to even have an impression of them.


    ¡°Yu Tong hasn¡¯t come back yet?¡± Father Su came from the company, having to deal with the mess left by Su Shiqing and his family recently, forced to pretend to be a grandson everywhere.


    Everyone knew that the Su family offended Qin Xing this time, and many people threw stones at them while they were down. Father Su was so busy he barely rested, and hated his younger brother and nephew to the core. That family was simply a bunch of troublemakers. Not having done anything good for the family, yet having caused a lot of trouble instead.


    The most annoying thing was that after they do something wrong, they could cry innocently and complain that they have been treated unfairly.


    Father Su¡¯s mouth twitched again when he thought of this.


    He didn¡¯t know what evil he had done to have such a younger brother and nephew.


    Su Shiqing¡¯s father was the fifth child in the family, the youngest one, but also the most useless one. He didn¡¯t know anything about family business, and would just forget everything he learned the day after. When going out to socialize and make connections, he would just sit there and wait for others to come to him. Towards this kind of useless thing, the Su family could only spend money to feed him, and didn¡¯t expect him to be able to do things.


    However, today¡¯s family meeting still called him up.


    Su Jinghan put her elbows on the table, propped her chin with the palm of her hand and said, ¡°He should be here soon. He told me half an hour ago that he is still driving. There may be a traffic jam on the road.¡±


    Father Su: ¡°Jing Han, your posture.¡±


    Su Jinghan sat up straight.


    When Su Yutong walked into the study, he saw a large family sitting at the table. Su Yutong restrained his excitement, cleared his throat, and said as he walked over, ¡°I just went to see Shen Zhen, and he said he has a business project that he wants to cooperate with our family.¡±


    Father Su frowned tightly: ¡°You can finish speaking in one breath, don¡¯t play at suspense.¡±


    Su Yutong winked at his sister, walked behind Father Su and said, ¡°Other than this, he also promised to take me and my sister to the social gatherings.¡±


    The former sentence was obviously less exciting than the latter sentence.


    Father Su and the several uncles asked almost in unison: ¡°Truly?¡±


    Su Yutong said proudly: ¡°Of course it is true, I don¡¯t get anything for deceiving people with this.¡±


    ¡°However, of course there is a price.¡± Su Yutong said in a low voice.


    The study room became quiet again, yes, such a great benefit could not come without a price.


    Father Su: ¡°What price.¡±


    Su Yutong smiled: ¡°Have Su Shiqing be removed from the Su family.¡±


    Su Shiqing¡¯s father, Su Yuan, hurriedly shouted: ¡°What does this mean?! What does Shen Zhen mean? He wants to kick my son out of the Su family?¡±


    Father Su and his brothers turned to look at him together. They took care of this little brother for so many years. They knew that this little brother was a confused idiot, but they didn¡¯t expect him to be so stupid. How did the Su family become targeted recently? Who in the family didn¡¯t know? Even the servants knew that the atmosphere had been tense in the family recently.


    Only this little brother was still living in his own world, with his eyes closed, thinking the world was peaceful.


    Su Yuan: ¡°I don¡¯t agree! There is no such reason! How could I drive my own children out?¡±


    The juniors bullied his son, he was weak in front of his brothers and dared not say anything, but it was too serious for the child to be expelled from the Su family.


    Su Yutong: ¡°Youngest Uncle, it¡¯s not about whether you agree or not.¡±


    Father Su: ¡°How do you talk to your youngest uncle?¡±


    Su Yutong lowered his head obediently.


    Father Su said, ¡°Let¡¯s go for a notarization tomorrow, then publish it in the newspaper and issue a draft.¡±


    Su Yuan turned pale with shock: ¡°Eldest Brother!¡±


    Father Su: ¡°You still call me Eldest Brother, you know that now is a critical period, youngest brother, I don¡¯t ask you to make any contribution to the family, I just ask you not to make trouble for the family. It is decided.¡±


    The several brothers also said: ¡°Yes, youngest brother, if you feel sorry for Shi Qing, you can help him in private.¡±


    ¡°Shi Qing is a child of the Su family, but so are Yu Tong and Jing Han. It¡¯s not justified to let Yu Tong and Jing Han lose this good opportunity for Shi Qing.¡±


    ¡°When the Su family is well, everyone will have a good life, right?¡±


    Su Yuan froze on his seat, he couldn¡¯t believe all this.


    He only had one child, Su Shiqing, and this child was very much like him.


    Now¡­..was he going to lose this child too?


    ¡°If¡­..¡± Su Yuan said with difficulty, ¡°You all want Shi Qing to leave the Su family, then remove me as well.¡±


    Everyone fell silent. After a while, Father Su looked at his youngest brother and asked, ¡°Are you sure?¡±


    Su Yuan thought that if he said so, his brothers would back down, so he stiffened his neck and said, ¡°My son is about to be kicked out of the Su family. How can I, his father, turn a blind eye?¡±


    Father Su said lightly, ¡°Okay, then you can leave with Shi Qing.¡±


    Su Yuan was dumbfounded.


    Father Su: ¡°Let¡¯s end the meeting, youngest brother, you should leave the Su family tonight and go find your son.¡±


    ¡°Eldest Brother!¡± Su Yuan couldn¡¯t believe it, ¡°Eldest Brother, you can¡¯t do this!¡±


    Father Su stood at the door: ¡°It is said that an elder brother is like a father. I have taken care of you for so many years. Even if I am really your father, it is time you should be independent. You are forty this year, not fourteen. If you make your own decision, you must learn to bear the consequences.¡±


    The brothers kept their mouths shut and did not dare to speak, and none of them pleaded for Su Yuan.


    The atmosphere in the Su family was very strange.


    Some people seem to be celebrating the New Year.


    While some looked like their old father had died.


    Of course, Su Yuan and his family were the latter.


    But Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know all this yet, he was busy taking over the unfinished building projects.


    When Shen Zhen was finally free, he realized that he hadn¡¯t gone to work in the company for more than a week.


    Shen Zhen felt very embarrassed, so he could only call Qin Xing first, and the other end of the phone was quickly connected.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen? What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Uncle, I haven¡¯t been to the company for more than a week.¡±


    Qin Xing laughed: ¡°I made a call to those below to let you be my secretary, so if I don¡¯t say anything, no one will know that you are absent from work.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s heart was warm, and his tone became softer: ¡°Uncle, then I¡¯ll go directly to your office.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Come on over, there is a gathering tonight, I will take you with me.¡±


    Few people in the company were walking outside the offices now, as working hours were always busy. Unlike the relatively leisurely departments of the media department, other departments barely touched the ground almost every day, but the salary was higher, the monthly salary base being 10,000 yuan, not counting the bonus commission.


    The research and development department had the highest commission, and the annual commission bonus of the research and development department was almost hundreds of millions of yuan.


    The media department was the department with the lowest basic salary in the whole company.


    Shen Zhen got on the elevator.


    The elevator stopped on the 18th floor, and a young man walked in, wearing a dark gray suit and with his hair combed back. He was obviously wearing professional attire, but he gave off a rather sloppy feeling.


    ¡°Are you going to the top floor?¡± The young man pressed the elevator on the thirty-sixth floor and gave Shen Zhen a strange look.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t want to talk at first, but he replied politely: ¡°Yes.¡±


    Shen Zhen brought his previous work ID, and the young man frowned and asked, ¡°You are a small office worker in the media department, what are you doing on the top floor?¡±


    This man talked a lot. Shen Zhen was a little annoyed, but restrained his irritability and said, ¡°I have something to do.¡±


    Young man: ¡°Shen Zhen, right? If you don¡¯t tell me what you¡¯re doing, I¡¯ll put your name down.¡±


    Shen Zhen tilted his head and looked at the young man¡¯s ID badge, which belonged to the management team, named Meng Hui.


    Meng? There was no such surname among the wealthy families.


    The management was the supervisory department, and it belonged to a department that was sucked up to by others. It usually checks the work of various departments. Of course, if they miss problems during the inspection, they would be unlucky once the problems were exposed.


    But the Qin Group had been in operation for so many years, and there were veteran workers in every department, so there would be no problems easily.


    So almost everyone wanted to join the supervisory department.


    It was easy, had money, and people sucked up to them. Not mentioning the high salaries of the supervisory department, when other departments tried to suck up to them, they could also get more benefits.


    Seeing Shen Zhen staring at his badge, Meng Hui proudly puffed up his chest: ¡°Tell me, what are you doing on the top floor?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Looking for someone.¡±


    Meng Hui laughed: ¡°I¡¯ve seen a lot of people like you, so I advise you not to waste your time.¡±


    Shen Zhen was puzzled: ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    Meng Hui: ¡°Don¡¯t pretend to be stupid, don¡¯t you just want to go to the top floor to try your luck? I¡¯ve seen a lot of girls go there, but this is the first time I¡¯ve seen a guy.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±


    It seemed that Uncle was quite popular.


    Meng Hui: ¡°What¡¯s your phone number?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Why?¡±


    Meng Hui: ¡°You wouldn¡¯t happen to not even know this, do you? If you don¡¯t want people to know what you¡¯re doing on the top floor, you¡¯d better show it.¡±


    Was this man a mental case?


    Shen Zhen restrained the desire to roll his eyes: ¡°I don¡¯t want to, whoever you want to tell, you can tell whoever you want.¡±


    Meng Hui was taken aback for a moment, but thinking that the other party was advancing by retreating, and said with a sneer, ¡°Okay, don¡¯t regret it.¡±


    Shen Zhen glanced at Meng Hui like he was an idiot.


    How did this person get into the supervisory department? Did he have a backing?


    He¡¯ll have Brother Ma check it out later.


    When the elevator stopped on the 36th floor, Meng Hui said, ¡°If you have thought it over, come here and find me.¡±


    He had made money from countless female staff who wanted to go to the top floor to try their luck. This time, he met a man, so he probably could make even more.


    Meng Hui licked his dry lips, sure that Shen Zhen would come to him.


    ¡°If you don¡¯t come today, it will be too late.¡±

 CH 28

    When Shen Zhen reached the top floor, he had already forgotten about the lunatic person he met in the elevator. This kind of person was really rare. If you meet one, you have a chance of winning the lottery. Most people don¡¯t care about other people¡¯s business.


    ¡°This is Shen Zhen.¡± Brother Ma happened to bring someone over and introduced him to the colleagues behind him, ¡°You can call him Young Master Shen.¡±


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    The several people greeted Shen Zhen: ¡°Young Master Shen.¡±


    These people were all assistants. Of course, Qin Xing did not only have Brother Ma as his assistant, but because Brother Ma had a high sense of presence, these people have been suppressed the whole time and who knew when they would have their day to shine.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°No need to be so polite, we will be colleagues from now on, just call me Xiao Shen.¡±


    Those people accepted agreeably: ¡°Xiao Shen.¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled: ¡°I¡¯ll go see Uncle first, I¡¯ll introduce myself later, then I¡¯ll be going first.¡±


    Brother Ma approached Shen Zhen and whispered, ¡°Mr. Qin is in a good mood.¡±


    This was to tell Shen Zhen there was no need to be too careful.


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°Got it.¡±


    The door of Qin Xing¡¯s office was closed, and Shen Zhen knocked on the door before entering.


    ¡°Come in.¡± Qin Xing¡¯s voice came from behind the office door.


    Only then did Shen Zhen push the door and walk in.


    Shen Zhen walked to the desk and said respectfully, ¡°Uncle.¡±


    Qin Xing raised his head and smiled at Shen Zhen, then pushed the documents at hand towards Shen Zhen.


    Shen Zhen picked up the documents strangely, and after turning a few pages, he realized that it was the information of the real estate company under his name.


    But this company was still just an empty shell, with no one but Shen Zhen as the CEO and Yang Changsheng as the shareholder.


    He had been worrying about recruiting people recently.


    The possibility of recruiting experienced veteran industry people was very low. There were people scrambling for such talents everywhere. Once they want to leave, the original company would definitely try to persuade them to stay, and the chance of insisting on leaving was very small.


    ¡°Look again.¡± Qin Xing asked Shen Zhen to turn the page.


    Shen Zhen found that there was a list at the back, with attached photos. Behind the photos were names, contact information and addresses.


    Qin Xing: ¡°They are all your employees.¡±


    Shen Zhen seemed to be hit on the head by a huge pie. He didn¡¯t know all of these people, but he knew one of them. He used to be the manager of a real estate company. Although he was only a manager, he was very famous in the industry and had good vision, earning in whatever he invested in, and his personal ability was very strong, with an annual salary of tens of millions of yuan.


    Don¡¯t even mention digging, it was more normal if he suddenly quit and went home to enjoy retirement.


    Or start his own company.


    But in the end¡­..Qin Xing actually managed to sign him?


    Shen Zhen stood where he was, smiling uncontrollably. He walked up to Qin Xing and bent down obediently: ¡°Uncle, you will spoil me like this.¡±


    He dared to joke with Qin Xing now.


    Qin Xing rubbed his hair and smiled softly: ¡°Don¡¯t be so cheap-cute. Uncle has helped Xiao Zhen. How will Xiao Zhen repay Uncle?¡±


    Shen Zhen knew that Qin Xing was joking, Qin Xing had everything after all. So Shen Zhen said, ¡°Didn¡¯t I come to be Uncle¡¯s secretary?¡±


    Qin Xing was amused by Shen Zhen, and he pointed to a desk next to him: ¡°Go, you will work there.¡±


    Clearly there was no such desk before, Brother Ma and the others all worked in other offices, how could they be in the same office as the boss.


    However, even if he had doubts, Shen Zhen still didn¡¯t ask.


    There were actually not many things that the secretary had to do. The more troublesome work was done by Brother Ma and the others. Shen Zhen only needed to write down Qin Xing¡¯s itinerary, pour tea for Qin Xing, take notes during meetings, and other small things.


    Overall, this job was relatively easy.


    On the first day when he came to work as a secretary, Shen Zhen spent it checking the notes Brother Ma gave him.


    There were a lot of notes, which recorded the appointment phone number of Qin Xing¡¯s favorite restaurant, the type of tea Qin Xing liked to drink, and even its temperature. Shen Zhen opened the drawer, and sure enough, there was even a small food thermometer.


    It took Shen Zhen a day to read through the notebook, and he closed it only after he was sure that he remembered it well.


    To be honest, Shen Zhen suddenly felt that Brother Ma probably knew Qin Xing the best in the world. Apart from not knowing what Qin Xing was thinking, Brother Ma knew all of Qin Xing¡¯s habits.


    Shen Zhen was full of admiration for Brother Ma.


    After getting off work, Shen Zhen got into the car with Qin Xing. They had to go to a party. This time the party was not as serious as the previous business gatherings. This time the party was a reception, and guests could bring female companions or go alone.


    There was chatting and tasting wine, and the hotel rooms were just upstairs, so one could also do something else.


    The waiters were trained, male and female, to know that they could not refuse a guest¡¯s advances.


    Of course, they would be paid most handsomely for it.


    When Shen Zhen and Qin Xing arrived, the hotel was already very lively. When Shen Zhen stepped into the door, he even felt that he had come to a new world. Everyone had on a smiling mask. The women wore back showing evening gowns, appearing graceful and enchanting, while the men pretended to be serious, but their hands were either placed on the woman¡¯s waist or on her thigh.


    ¡°It¡¯s really hot inside.¡± Someone said lowly next to him.


    Except for Qin Xing, no one brought the juniors of the family over on such an occasion. Everyone here was the head of the family, both male and female.


    The men were followed by voluptuous women.


    Next to the women were handsome young men.


    ¡°Mr. Qin.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Qin, what a rare honor.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Qin even brought someone with him, this is Xiao Shen, right?¡±


    ¡­¡­


    As soon as Qin Xing walked in, people surrounded him, but this time Qin Xing didn¡¯t let Shen Zhen play by himself like last time, but introduced: ¡°This is my most beloved child.¡±


    Everyone: ¡°Mr. Qin is like this, he has always been very kind to the juniors.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Shen is very talented and handsome, and he will definitely make great achievements in the future.¡±


    No one mentioned Qin Yue, as if this person never existed.


    They were all thousand-year-old foxes, so how could they not see Qin Xing¡¯s current attitude towards Qin Yue.


    Qin Xing wanted to teach Qin Yue a lesson, of course they would not stop him, after all Qin Yue was not their son and had no relationship with them. Offending Qin Xing for Qin Yue¡¯s sake was something done by the braindead.


    A waiter happened to pass by. Shen Zhen picked up two glasses of brandy and handed one to Qin Xing: ¡°Uncle.¡±


    After Qin Xing took it, he smiled and clinked glasses with these people.


    In a place unknown to Shen Zhen, someone in the company¡¯s large chat group suddenly sent a message:


    [Anonymous]: After finishing work today, I saw a person on the elevator during work hours. The elevator was going to the top floor. I also carefully observed his badge. He is from the media department. When has the media department been able to go upstairs?


    [Media Department-Zhang Han]: What do you mean? Are you saying that someone in our media department wanted to go to the top floor to steal information?


    [R&D Department-Li Ming]: Zhang Han, you really watched too much TV. I think he means that someone in your media department wants to see if they could have a chance meeting with Mr. Qin.


    [Media Department-Zhang Han]: Isn¡¯t our boss an ascetic monk? How many people who want to try their luck have been fired before? Anyone with a bit of brain won¡¯t go, right?


    [Anonymous]: Otherwise, why would he go to the top floor? Borrow the toilet on the top floor? Is the toilet on the top floor more fragrant?


    [Information Department-Chen Xiao]: Let me tell you, the toilet on the top floor really does smell better. I went there last year when I was helping our department head submit documents. The incense is different from what we use. It smells so good I almost didn¡¯t want to come out.


    [Anonymous]: ¡­..Chen Xiao, shut up!


    [Information Department-Chen Xiao]: Are you sick in the head? You are still anonymous, and the chat owner! Turn off the anonymity and see what monsters and ghosts are behind that mask. If someone went to the top floor to try their luck, they would definitely be fired tomorrow. If they really went to the top floor because of work, then you are ruining their reputation. Do you mean to say that those of us in small departments are not qualified, so we don¡¯t deserve to go to the top floor? I went there last year, how is it, are you angry? Are you angry? Get angry to death.


    [Information Department-Chen Xiao]: You don¡¯t have any skills worth a fart, but you¡¯re quite capable at slandering people behind the scenes. If you have the guts, you also chase them to the top floor to see if they are trying to seduce Mr. Qin? If you are a woman, then you are really a gossip hag, and if you are a man, then you are not even as good as a gossip hag.


    [Media Department-Zhang Han]: Sister Chen calm down.


    [R&D Department-Li Ming]: Sister Chen calm down.


    [Information Department-Jiang Chen]: Sister Chen calm down.


    [Anonymous]: Chen Xiao, you are crazy!


    [Information Department-Chen Xiao]: I just can¡¯t stand your ugly face. If you have time to slander people, you might as well do your own job. Usually gossiping is fine, but this time there is no evidence, just because of an elevator meet you want to b*tch about it. Did you also b*tch last year that I was going to seduce Mr. Qin?


    [Information Department-Chen Xiao]: There is no evidence yet you be b*tching. The benevolent sees benevolence, and the shitty sees shit. You¡¯d better not let me know who you are, or I will go to admire your dignified face tomorrow.


    Ten minutes later¡ª¡ª


    [Information Department-Chen Xiao]: Where¡¯s the person?


    [R&D Department-Li Ming]: Sister Chen, you scolded them away.


    [Information Department-Chen Xiao]: Hmph, no balls.


    Shen Zhen, who was drinking at this time, didn¡¯t know that a gossip about him had ended before it even started.


    ¡°Drink less.¡± Qin Xing turned his head and reminded Shen Zhen during the conversation with others. He put his arm around Shen Zhen¡¯s shoulder and brought Shen Zhen to him. The distance between the two was very close, and their posture was intimate, but also very upright, and would not make people want get crooked ideas.


    Qin Xing said: ¡°Eat some cake, don¡¯t drink on an empty stomach.¡±


    Shen Zhen was already feeling a little dizzy. He knew he couldn¡¯t drink well, so he would stop if he felt a little intoxicated.


    Qin Xing said to the person standing opposite: ¡°Children, sometimes they just don¡¯t know how to control themselves.¡±


    The man on the opposite side had a beer belly and a huge gemstone ring on his finger. He said with a smile: ¡°Young people, they¡¯re all like this. Who doesn¡¯t know that Mr. Qin used to drink well.¡±


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°No longer now.¡±


    Shen Zhen listened in a daze. Although he didn¡¯t drink much, it was mixed alcohol. He drank a little brandy, champagne, and whiskey, and he was already dizzy from it. But Shen Zhen had an advantage. He wouldn¡¯t show his intoxication on his face when he was drunk. He would obediently sit aside, and would answer if someone talked to him, but the response was very slow, and sometimes the words were not very logical.


    But not losing his composure was also an advantage.


    ¡°Drunk?¡± Qin Xing put his hand on Shen Zhen¡¯s shoulder, lowered his body and asked in Shen Zhen¡¯s ear, ¡°Do you want to sleep?¡±


    Qin Xing¡¯s breath sprayed on Shen Zhen¡¯s ear, Shen Zhen reached to touch it, but didn¡¯t end up touching his ear, and instead touched Qin Xing¡¯s lips. Shen Zhen raised his head to look at Qin Xing in confusion, his cheeks were flushed, and his eyes were also slightly red-rimmed, but very misty, which made him look very docile and well-behaved, without his usual cold and aloof aura.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go back.¡± Shen Zhen said.


    But he sat still.


    After a few seconds, Shen Zhen held up a cake: ¡°Uncle, eat the cake.¡±


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    Qin Xing smiled, leaned closer and whispered, ¡°Xiao Zhen, feed it to uncle.¡±


    Sure enough, Shen Zhen obediently fed Qin Xing with a fork. Qin Xing didn¡¯t mind that the fork was used by Shen Zhen, and he ate it with Shen Zhen¡¯s hand. Qin Xing praised: ¡°Xiao Zhen, it¡¯s so sweet.¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled: ¡°Sweet, right?¡±

 CH 29

    Shen Zhen sat on his seat and smiled dumbly. He didn¡¯t know why, but he just wanted to smile.


    Qin Xing stood beside Shen Zhen and asked, ¡°What is Xiao Zhen smiling at?¡±


    Shen Zhen said sincerely: ¡°Uncle, all this is like a dream.¡±


    He had his own company, so he didn¡¯t have to look at Qin Yue¡¯s face, didn¡¯t have to worry about dying in an empty street corner, or be tormented to death by Su Shiqing¡¯s suitors. Shen Zhen¡¯s smile became even brighter.


    Qin Xing said softly, ¡°Xiao Zhen is drunk.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded obediently: ¡°I¡¯m a little drunk, I¡¯m going to sleep.¡±


    Qin Xing looked at Shen Zhen with a smile. Probably because he didn¡¯t drink much, Shen Zhen was not completely out of his senses. He stood up unsteadily, and said to Qin Xing with great respect: ¡°Uncle, I¡¯m going to bed, and you should sleep early too.¡±


    After he finished speaking, he seemed to think this was the Qin family manor. He looked to the left and right, but he couldn¡¯t find the stairs to go upstairs.


    So Shen Zhen retreated, sat on the chair again, and looked at Qin Xing in confusion: ¡°Uncle, the stairs are gone.¡±


    Qin Xing almost couldn¡¯t hold back his laughter. He didn¡¯t know that a Shen Zhen who was half drunk but not drunk would be so adorable.


    Qin Xing¡¯s voice was so gentle that it could drip water: ¡°Uncle will send you back to your room.¡±


    With a serious face, Shen Zhen refused righteously: ¡°No, I can go back by myself. Uncle, please go ahead, I can do it.¡±


    After speaking, Shen Zhen stood up again, tried again, and failed again.


    After thinking for a while, he said, ¡°Uncle, this is not home.¡±


    Qin Xing asked in a low voice, ¡°Then where is this?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked up at Qin Xing: ¡°Uncle, are you bankrupt?¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen looked around the surroundings, and his mind was confused: ¡°Uncle, are we here to attract investment?¡±


    Qin Xing followed his words and said, ¡°That¡¯s right, sell Xiao Zhen to bring Uncle investment.¡±


    Just when Qin Xing thought that Shen Zhen would shake his head wildly, Shen Zhen said seriously: ¡°Well alright, if this can let Uncle make a comeback.¡±


    Qin Xing was silent again, and after a while he asked, ¡°Xiao Zhen, what do you think of Uncle?¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s words came out completely without thinking, honest without mixing in any water at all: ¡°I like Uncle, and Uncle treats me the best. Only Uncle cares about me, helps me, gives me a hand when I am in the most difficult straits.¡±


    Qin Xing listened carefully, the corners of his mouth could not help but rise.


    Then he heard Shen Zhen¡¯s tone change and he said, ¡°Uncle, can I call you Daddy?¡±


    Qin Xing¡¯s face darkened.


    It was a pity that Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t see Qin Xing¡¯s facial expression at this time, and spoke almost to himself: ¡°I don¡¯t want to recognize Shen Fu, he doesn¡¯t regard me as his son, I¡¯ve grown up so much, he hasn¡¯t even visited me once.¡±


    ¡°Uncle treats me better than my own father.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t say anymore.¡± Qin Xing put his arms around Shen Zhen¡¯s shoulders with a smile, and decided not to let Shen Zhen drink anymore. He said in Shen Zhen¡¯s ear, ¡°Aren¡¯t you sleepy? Uncle will send you to rest.¡±


    Shen Zhen felt weak, and also felt that the body of the man beside him was tall and strong, and so his head rested on the other¡¯s shoulder. Because of drinking too much mixed alcohol, Shen Zhen raised his hand and clenched it into a fist, put it close to his lips, and let out a belch that smelled of alcohol, and probably because of the smell of alcohol, Shen Zhen smiled a little embarrassedly.


    A very shy smile.


    That was the part of Shen Zhen that had never appeared in front of anyone.


    ¡°Uncle.¡± Shen Zhen turned into a little chatterbox, and while being hugged by Qin Xing on the elevator, he said cheerfully, ¡°Qin Yue doesn¡¯t look like Uncle at all.¡±


    Qin Xing smiled: ¡°I know.¡±


    Shen Zhen added: ¡°I really hate Su Shiqing.¡±


    Qin Xing said again: ¡°I know.¡±


    Shen Zhen stopped talking, and looked down at the floor of the elevator. The floor was reflective, and a figure could be seen. Shen Zhen stretched out his leg, and his foot moved, stepping on the shadow of Qin Xing reflected on the floor, and just happened to step on Qin Xing¡¯s feet.


    But Qin Xing didn¡¯t notice it. After all, observing shadows was something that older children no longer played.


    When Qin Xing sent him into the hotel room, Shen Zhen was still very well-behaved. He took off his leather shoes as soon as he entered the room, then searched for a while in the entrance, and finally found the disposable slippers in the cabinet. Shen Zhen was still very confused: ¡± Why did my slippers turn white?¡±


    Qin Xing coaxed him: ¡°I bought a new one for you.¡±


    Shen Zhen was happy: ¡°Thank you, Uncle.¡±


    Then he happily put on his slippers and undressed in front of the mirror.


    Qin Xing didn¡¯t know that Shen Zhen actually had such a narcissistic side. Shen Zhen looked in the mirror, squeezed his belly, looked at his not-so-obvious six-pack abs, and said contentedly: ¡°I have a very good figure. Well, I won¡¯t go to the gym this month.¡±


    Qin Xing almost laughed, but he held back.


    Shen Zhen turned around and saw Qin Xing, and his head currently reacting slowly, he said directly: ¡°Uncle, why are you still in my room?¡±


    Was this an eviction order? Qin Xing was about to leave, but Shen Zhen said, ¡°Then shall we sleep together?¡±


    Qin Xing accepted agreeably: ¡°Okay.¡±


    Shen Zhen continued: ¡°Uncle, go take a shower first, remember to wash your feet well.¡±


    Qin Xing chuckled: ¡°Uncle¡¯s feet don¡¯t stink.¡±


    Shen Zhen frowned: ¡°Even still you must wash it.¡±


    Qin Xing took off his suit jacket and unbuttoned his shirt, revealing his strong chest and abdominal muscles.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Uncle, your breasts are so beautiful.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen sighed: ¡°I¡¯ve always wanted to train my chest muscles, but I couldn¡¯t make them show.¡±


    Qin Xing comforted: ¡°Find the right method and practice it.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded, and urged: ¡°Go take a shower.¡±


    When Qin Xing came out of the shower, what he saw was Shen Zhen sitting on the carpet with his head leaning against the window, sound asleep. This heartless little guy was even hugging the pillow that was originally on the sofa, snoring away sweetly.


    Qin Xing squatted down, stretched out his fingers and touched Shen Zhen¡¯s forehead: ¡°Little guy, you went ahead and slept first.¡±


    Qin Xing went to put the water in the bathtub, helped Shen Zhen take a bath, and then stuffed Shen Zhen under the comforter.


    Qin Xing sat on the edge of the bed and stuffed Shen Zhen¡¯s arm under the comforter as well. His upper body was bare and his muscles were firm and tight. After leaving the cover of clothes, Qin Xing didn¡¯t look as gentlemanly as usual, he looked more like a panther, and Shen Zhen lying unconscious on the bed, was his prey.


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°I can only let you off this time.¡±


    When Shen Zhen opened his eyes, it was already the next morning. He slept well, so he didn¡¯t have a headache. With his eyes still closed, Shen Zhen took his hands out of the comforter and stretched comfortably. He planned to spend a few more minutes in bed.


    Shen Zhen reached out to touch his phone.


    However¡ª¡ª


    Shen Zhen stared at Qin Xing¡¯s eyes with his own widened eyes. Neither of them spoke.


    Shen Zhen¡¯s hand was on Qin Xing¡¯s chest.


    An awkward air surrounded Shen Zhen.


    He hastily withdrew his hand and forgot how to even speak: ¡°Uncle, Uncle¡­..why are you in my¡­..¡±


    Before he finished speaking, Shen Zhen suddenly realized that this was not his room.


    That¡¯s right, he went to a wine reception with Uncle last night, and then he drank a little too much, so Uncle took him up to rest, and he insisted on calling him Daddy, and if that wasn¡¯t enough, he also said that he had a good body and didn¡¯t need to exercise, and that Uncle had smelly feet, and he even praised Uncle for having good-looking breasts.


    The most frightening thing after being drunk was not going drunk crazy, but going drunk crazy and remembering it even after sober.


    Was there anything more embarrassing in this world than this?


    Shen Zhen wanted to cry but had no tears. He should have drunk more, and it wouldn¡¯t be so embarrassing if now all he could remember were fragments.


    ¡°Are you awake?¡± Qin Xing¡¯s voice was hoarse when he just got up in the morning, and he asked, ¡°Do you have a headache?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°No.¡±


    Qin Xing lifted the comforter and got out of bed. In just a pair of underwear, he opened the closet and took out a new suit, which was delivered by Assistant Ma in the middle of the night, along with Shen Zhen¡¯s.


    After Qin Xing was fully dressed, Shen Zhen crawled out of the comforter, put on a bathrobe and went to wash his face and brush his teeth. After he washed up Qin Xing also went inside, while Shen Zhen put on his clothes outside.


    ¡°Uncle.¡± Seeing Qin Xing coming out of the bathroom, Shen Zhen said unnaturally, ¡°I¡­..last night.¡±


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°Xiao Zhen was very adorable.¡±


    Adorable?


    Shen Zhen was dumbfounded.


    Qin Xing: ¡°Uncle likes it very much.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡± This was definitely irony, right?


    Who would like a drunk who offered to call him daddy?


    ¡°I, I will drink less in the future.¡± Shen Zhen said quickly, ¡°I will never drink alcohol when I go out in the future.¡±


    Qin Xing agreed: ¡°It¡¯s a good thing to drink less.¡±


    Shen Zhen breathed a sigh of relief.


    Shen Zhen, who had returned to his senses, thought while putting on his shoes, was what Su Shiqing said true or not?


    There were two doubts.


    First: If he really had an intimate something with Qin Xing, it was impossible not to notice it. After all, there would still be a sense of foreign invasion if the body after sex between men, unless he was on top. But it was impossible for Qin Xing to submit to others. This didn¡¯t make sense.


    Second: If something really happened between them last time, this time they slept together all night, but there were no marks on their bodies, and Qin Xing didn¡¯t make excessive movements when he was half drunk.


    Shen Zhen started to feel confused again.


    If Qin Xing was really interested in him, and he was laying down next to him completely without any defense, would he be able to hold back?


    ¡°Let¡¯s go, let¡¯s have breakfast first.¡± Qin Xing stood at the door and said to Shen Zhen.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Coming.¡±


    Forget it, never mind.


    If one day he fell in love with Qin Xing, he couldn¡¯t be blamed.


    For a pure gay like Shen Zhen, Qin Xing was like a big meal, but it was a pity that he could only watch but not eat.


    On the way to the hotel restaurant, Shen Zhen suddenly received a message on his mobile phone, which was sent by his colleague in the media department.


    [Wang Hong: Xiao Shen, there is something I want to tell you. Do you know Chen Xiao?]


    [Wang Hong: Something happened just now. Someone in the company is spreading the news that you have an intimate relationship with a high-level executive. Chen Xiao is my girlfriend. She doesn¡¯t know it¡¯s you, only helped say a few words for you.]


    [Wang Hong: There is a problem with the data in her hand. Now the people from the supervisory department are looking for her to have a talk, and I have no choice but to ask you for help.]


    It seemed that Wang Hong was really anxious, and all he sent were voice messages, and some were also a little choppy. After listening to it, Shen Zhen only understood that Wang Hong¡¯s girlfriend was in trouble, and asked him to help. By the way, someone was also spreading gossip about him.


    Shen Zhen replied to him: [Intimate relationship? I am the high-level, I have an intimate relationship with myself.]

 CH 30

    Chen Xiao felt that she probably had stumbled across the worst bad luck in her life. When she came to work in the morning, she found that there was a problem with the data she compiled last night. Yet she had worked overtime until eleven o¡¯clock last night and made sure everything was accurate before she left.


    After working in the company for five years, she didn¡¯t think she would make such a low-level mistake. After all, she was now a small supervisor, how could she not even do the inspection well?


    But the fact was that her data did have a problem, and there was a big deviation from the real data.


    Originally, Chen Xiao wanted to take the time to redo it again, but people from the supervisory department came.


    Chen Xiao also knew this person¡ª¡ªMeng Hui.


    He was sort of notorious.


    The low level female employees of the company, who were good-looking, have all been harassed by him, but it was only verbal harassment, and the surveillance did not capture it, so even if they wanted to make a complaint there was no evidence. The female employees could only swallow their anger and grievances. And Meng Hui was very generous to the people in the same department and very ingratiating to the leaders above, so although his office life might not be called a fish in the water, it had always been satisfactory.


    The company was too big, so it was normal to have a few people like this. Chen Xiao originally planned to treat this man as air.


    Unexpectedly, he seemed to have a dog nose. Just as Chen Xiao started to redo the data, he appeared, and directly called up the wrong data and started to check it.


    ¡°Even if I am fired I will f**king beat him up!¡± Chen Xiao was in the women¡¯s bathroom, her make-up was all smudged with tears, but her anger was not less for it, and said with a stiff neck, ¡°No big deal, it¡¯s just unemployment, I won¡¯t make it easy for him! ¡°


    A colleague persuaded her: ¡°Just endure it, you finally became a supervisor. If you quit, someone else will just pick up the benefit. How many projects have you been through in the past few years, and you get big year-end bonuses every year? It¡¯s normal for him to see you and be unhappy, it¡¯s only mediocrity that is not envied by others.¡±


    Chen Xiao wiped her eyes with a tissue. Her eyeliner and mascara were not waterproof, and were completely smudged. Chen Xiao also didn¡¯t care about her image anymore, and said as if shattering the jar: ¡°No way, he wants me to get lost, so even if I leave I will drag him with me!¡±


    The colleague took out the toilet paper she was clutching, threw it into the wastebasket, and patted Chen Xiao on the shoulder: ¡°Didn¡¯t Wang Hong say that he went to contact people? Don¡¯t be impulsive.¡±


    Chen Xiao understood her boyfriend: ¡°What can he do? He has only been in the company for a year, and he doesn¡¯t even recognize everyone. How can he help?¡±


    Colleague: ¡°Since he said it, there must be a way.¡±


    ¡°So shameless.¡± Chen Xiao trembled angrily, ¡°Speaking ill of people behind their backs, what kind of man is he? Did I say something wrong in the chat group? He is not only a hag, but even worse than a hag!¡±


    The colleague quickly said: ¡°Keep your voice down, he is very vindictive.¡±


    Chen Xiao yelled at the bathroom door: ¡°I¡¯ll say it if I want to, dare to do sh*tty things but don¡¯t dare to own up to it. He is a piece of sh*t himself, and so he sees others as sh*t. If he had a good-looking face himself, he would definitely be the first to climb the high-level executives¡¯ bed. If he can¡¯t eat grapes, he will say grapes are sour, bah!¡±


    The colleague was helpless: ¡°Are you sure there was no problem with the data when you left last night?¡±


    The topic was brought back, Chen Xiao said: ¡°You still don¡¯t know my memory? Today¡¯s wrong data, only the small data are all right, and the wrong ones are all big data. I think someone changed my data. I guess it¡¯s too troublesome to change everything and only the big ones were changed.¡±


    Colleague: ¡°No one will believe this.¡±


    Chen Xiao: ¡°It¡¯s that surnamed Meng who came to change my data in the middle of the night.¡±


    Colleague: ¡°You don¡¯t have a password for your computer?¡±


    Chen Xiao: ¡°Set what password on the company¡¯s computer?¡±


    The colleague recalled that she did not set a password either: ¡°Let¡¯s set one in the future.¡±


    These small employees didn¡¯t have any confidential documents in their hands, so they didn¡¯t have the habit of setting passwords.


    But making a mistake in their position, and it was also such a mentally retarded mistake, even if she was not fired, Chen Xiao would be demoted.


    After working for five years, don¡¯t know how many times she pulled all-nighters. In the end, all her efforts came to naught, and she had to start from scratch again. Anyone who was in her place would collapse mentally.


    The colleague said: ¡°Don¡¯t worry, maybe Wang Hong really has a way.¡±


    Chen Xiao sniffled, and she asked, ¡°Did you bring eyeliner and mascara? Did you bring concealer?¡±


    Colleague: ¡°¡­..You are amazing, you still have the mind to put on makeup.¡±


    Chen Xiao: ¡°I can¡¯t let that b*tch Meng Hui see me like this. Even if I leave, I have to leave cleanly and beautifully.¡±


    The colleague took out the eyeliner and mascara from her bag, and also handed the concealer to Chen Xiao: ¡°Do you want me to help?¡±


    Chen Xiao painted eyeliner in front of the mirror, her hands were trembling, she couldn¡¯t draw it well, so she said, ¡°Please help me put it on, thank you.¡±


    The colleague sighed: ¡°Thank me for what, I didn¡¯t thank you when you stayed up late with me to enter data.¡±


    When she left the bathroom, Chen Xiao turned into that strong woman again. She was wearing a professional suit and high heels, and she walked like the wind, with an imposing aura.


    Meng Hui was talking to the person next to him, when he saw Chen Xiao arrive, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.


    Since she dared to say that about him, he would definitely teach her a lesson.


    Chen Xiao stood in front of Meng Hui, the two looked at each other, and sparks and gunpowder crackled.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t make a mistake in the data.¡± Chen Xiao said word by word, ¡°Someone changed my data.¡±


    Meng Hui smiled and said, ¡°You can go check the monitoring then. If no one was in the office last night, what would you say then?¡±


    Chen Xiao: ¡°Go ahead, go now, as if I¡¯m afraid of you?¡±


    The two of them were still in the office area, by Chen Xiao¡¯s seat.


    Meng Hui sneered: ¡°Chen Xiao, you really won¡¯t cry unless you see the coffin.¡±


    Chen Xiao stared at Meng Hui: ¡°Meng Hui, don¡¯t think I¡¯m afraid of you. I¡¯ve been in the company for five years and I haven¡¯t missed a single data error, no matter how small. Even if I¡¯m unlucky this time and get framed, I¡¯m not wrong.¡±


    ¡°Instead, it¡¯s you who harass the female staff and find fault during the inspection when you see someone you don¡¯t like.¡±


    Chen Xiao said: ¡°I haven¡¯t seen many people like you, but you are the best at it.¡±


    Meng Hui shrugged: ¡°Do you have any evidence? If there is no evidence, it is slander. So many people have heard it. I could sue you.¡±


    Chen Xiao: ¡°Go, go!¡±


    Chen Xiao felt that she was about to leave the Qin Group. She had feelings for this company. She joined the Qin Group branch office as soon as she graduated, and was promoted to the head office because of her good performance. It took five years to become a supervisor, and the promotion speed could not be called slow.


    Although she couldn¡¯t say she understood Meng Hui, she knew about him.


    His own brother was the department manager of the supervisory department, that was, the department head, and he had worked hard for ten years before he could rise to this position.


    Meng Hui¡¯s elder brother was very popular in the company, with good people skills, and an upright character, but he doted on his younger brother very much.


    Even if his brother knew what Meng Hui had done, he would at most say a few words in private. If Meng Hui didn¡¯t listen, he had no choice and could only cover it up for his brother.


    Chen Xiao knew that Meng Hui being able to say such things as investigating and checking the monitoring proved that he was not afraid to be investigated, and the monitoring could not find anything at all.


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to chase me away.¡± Chen Xiao raised her head high, ¡°I¡¯ll leave by myself.¡±


    Chen Xiao was like a female warrior. She picked up her bag, packed her things neatly, and was ready to go out with her head held high.


    But when she reached the door of the office area, she couldn¡¯t move.


    Why should she leave, why was she leaving?


    She wasn¡¯t the one who did the wrong thing, so why wasn¡¯t Meng Hui the one who left?


    Just when she was about to open the door, Wang Hong arrived. Wang Hong came in a hurry. He pushed the door in and grabbed Chen Xiao¡¯s wrist: ¡°Where are you going?¡±


    Seeing her boyfriend, Chen Xiao burst into tears uncontrollably.


    In the company, Wang Hong couldn¡¯t hug his girlfriend in his arms to comfort her, so he acted like a good brother, put his arms around his girlfriend¡¯s shoulders, and said seriously: ¡°Don¡¯t worry, the savior is here.¡±


    Savior?


    Not only Chen Xiao, but also the surrounding employees heard these two words.


    What kind of person could be called a savior?


    Could it be that Wang Hong called the head of the information department?


    It couldn¡¯t be?


    Under everyone¡¯s curious eyes, a person suddenly rounded the corner of the corridor outside the door. The person was wearing a black suit, very neat and proper, his hair was combed back, exposing his forehead and fine facial features, and his walking pace was calm and unhurried, like some young master who had walked into the wrong venue.


    On the way here, Shen Zhen listened to Wang Hong explain the cause and effect, and asked questions about points that were unclear.


    He probably understood what people like Meng Hui were thinking.


    This kind of person didn¡¯t necessarily like to bully others. To be precise, his ultimate goal of bullying others was not just to gain benefits.


    But to establish his ¡°upper¡± status and tell others his superiority in this way. Over time, people would acquiesce that he was the ¡°management¡±.


    His words have a certain authority.


    Therefore, when this authority was not widely recognized, he would not allow anyone to violate his authority.


    Even if he was anonymous when he was smack-talked by Chen Xiao. Because once this habit was developed, he himself would become arrogant.


    Thinking no one could challenge himself.


    That was to say, he had successfully brainwashed himself before he had brainwashed others.


    ¡°Chen Xiao, right?¡± Shen Zhen looked at Chen Xiao.


    Chen Xiao didn¡¯t know Shen Zhen, she didn¡¯t know how this man became her savior, but she still nodded honestly.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Wang Hong will accompany you to drink something, go.¡±


    Wang Hong walked out with his girlfriend in his arms, and temporarily left her things with her colleague.


    ¡°Shen Zhen?¡± Meng Hui, who was a distance away, recognized Shen Zhen, and he sneered: ¡°You still dare to come?¡±


    Shen Zhen walked over, and his leisurely strolling pace infuriated Meng Hui.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t I dare to come?¡± Shen Zhen asked with a smile.


    Meng Hui was stunned suddenly, that¡¯s right, Shen Zhen went to the top floor to gain an intimate relationship with a high-level executive, and he was still in the company, which meant he had succeeded, otherwise he would have left yesterday, how could he still appear in front of his eyes now.


    Meng Hui swallowed.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I¡¯m the secretary to the CEO now.¡±


    Meng Hui: ¡°!!!¡±


    ¡°So I have some privileges too.¡± Shen Zhen smiled at him.


    Shen Zhen said: ¡°For example, having you and your brother both be suspended, and accept an investigation first.¡±


    ¡°If there is no problem with what you two have done, then don¡¯t worry about anything, if not¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen said, ¡°Sexual harassment alone is enough for you to be fired, right?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°How about it, I¡¯m still in front of you, are you delighted, are you surprised?¡±

 CH 31

    Not many people know about the fact that Shen Zhen was promoted to be the CEO¡¯s secretary. No one in his previous work group knew about it. The above kept their lips shut tight about it, and only said that Shen Zhen was transferred away. He had not stayed here long, so the people in the information department didn¡¯t know him at all.


    At this time, Shen Zhen and Meng Hui were standing face to face. The people in the information department did not dare to whisper during working hours, but they were able to chat in small chat groups.


    ¡°Seeing Meng Hui¡¯s big head deflated makes me feel so good!¡±


    ¡°Justice from the heavens!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you guys think that little brother is very handsome?! He¡¯s also the secretary of the CEO. I wonder how much his annual salary is.¡±


    ¡°Hahahaha, you want to have a ¡®thing¡¯ with him right, go ahead, I support you.¡±


    ¡°Forget it, I¡¯m timid, I only dare to just fantasize.¡±


    ¡°Will Meng Hui really be fired? Isn¡¯t his older brother quite influential?¡±


    ¡°As long as someone is willing to stand forward and say that they had indeed been sexually harassed, or someone testifies, then it¡¯s possible. Although he cannot be sued in court, it will still be considered retribution when he is fired.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m just afraid no one will dare to stand forward.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, Meng Hui is even more pretty and narrow minded than the tip of a needle. What if he retaliates?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s really quite mental.¡±


    ¡°But if you don¡¯t stand up now, do you intend to wait for him to continue to stay in the company and harass you?¡±


    ¡°Besides, if more people stand up, would he go to the trouble of taking revenge one by one?¡±


    ¡°Ai, if only he could be sent to prison.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s unlikely. Even if you sue for sexual harassment in the workplace and there are also videos, as long as there is no real violation, the most he could be punished is tp lose some money and recieve a verbal education.¡±


    Meng Hui was still talking hard, he didn¡¯t look at Shen Zhen¡¯s eyes: ¡°What right do you have to accuse me of sexual harassment? They¡¯re all slanderers, they¡¯re all unwilling to see me do well, they talk nonsense with a flap of their mouths. Don¡¯t you have a brain, why do you believe just anything that others say?¡±


    Shen Zhen sat on the chair on the side, the seat just happening to be empty. He said calmly, ¡°It¡¯s useless for you to say this to me. Aren¡¯t you from the supervisory department? Let the people from the supervisory department check it out.¡±


    Meng Hui: ¡°In order to flatter you, those people are sure yo agree with what you say.¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled, and even when he spoke, there was a smile in his tone: ¡°Then what do you want to do?¡±


    Meng Hui took a look at Shen Zhen. From his own point of view, he felt that a person like Shen Zhen who had just established a relationship with the higher-ups would not dare to do too much. Otherwise, if the higher-ups got angry, wouldn¡¯t he be beaten back to his original form?


    Who knew how Chen Ling knew Shen Zhen, Meng Hui snorted coldly.


    Meng Hui was also biting the bullet and confronting Shen Zhen now. He knew that the situation would get worse if he was cowed now.


    Not being cowed, there might be a chance.


    Meng Hui said: ¡°Let the people in our department investigate, but I will designate who will investigate.¡±


    ¡°Pfft.¡± Shen Zhen didn¡¯t hold back, and really laughed out loud.


    Shen Zhen waved his hand: ¡°Sorry, sorry, I didn¡¯t mean to.¡±


    Meng Hui was about to speak, but Shen Zhen suddenly said seriously: ¡°I¡¯m here to inform you, not to discuss with you. The company¡¯s surname is Qin, not Meng, understand?¡±


    Meng Hui sneered: ¡°At the end of the day, you¡¯re just borrowing other people¡¯s might to bully others, thinking that being an assistant to the CEO makes you a big deal, you¡¯re jist a villain gloating in glee.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°You are right.¡±


    Meng Hui: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t have much expression, brushed his hand over his tie, and said in a nonchalant tone, ¡°I¡¯m just bullying you, so what?¡±


    Meng Hui gritted his teeth: ¡°Everyone has heard it, do you think the higher ups would let you domineer and oppress the lower level staff?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at him in surprise: ¡°Not bad, you even still want to provoke a conflict at this time.¡±


    ¡°But I have to remind you one thing, Meng Hui.¡±


    ¡°When I speak, you just listen, and when I make a decision, you just do it.¡±


    Shen Zhen stood up, not wanting to waste anymore time with this person: ¡°Because what I say and what I decide is what I will implement.¡±


    Meng Hui: ¡°The surname of this company is not Shen either!¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at him with a half-smile: ¡°Yes, you are right.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°So I just let them investigate instead of letting them kick you out right now.¡±


    Shen Zhen, who didn¡¯t want to waste any more time, turned and left. The employees who were eavesdropping on the side quickly sat up straight, pretending that they were working hard just now and didn¡¯t hear anything.


    However, many people had cheerful expressions on their faces.


    Seeing that Meng Hui was unlucky, they were really in a good mood.


    When he heard Shen Zhen¡¯s last sentence, Meng Hui heaved a sigh of relief. Even if he and his brother had to be suspended, the people from the supervisory department knew the two brothers very well, and they would usually make appointments to play cards and have dinner together in private. When the time came, they would just say that there was no problem, and he wouldn¡¯t be fired.


    ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Meng Hui looked at the back of Shen Zhen leaving, and shouted from behind, ¡°Let them investigate, I want to see what they can find out.¡±


    After saying this, Meng Hui turned around, like a general who had won a battle, and walked out with his head held high.


    When he got to the door, he turned his head to look at Shen Zhen and snorted.


    That¡¯s right, so what if he¡¯s the CEO¡¯s secretary? He also had no real power in his hands, so he couldn¡¯t just fire someone if he wanted, and he had to go the formal way.


    The first thing Meng Hui did after he left was to call his older brother Meng He.


    Meng He was different from his younger brother. Before his younger brother came, he had an image of a good guy in both the department and the company.


    Even after his younger brother came, even if he helped his younger brother cover up many things, others would only sympathize with him and feel sorry for him to have such a younger brother who not only couldn¡¯t help him with anything, but always found trouble for his brother.


    ¡°Elder Brother.¡± Meng Hui¡¯s first words were, ¡°They said that we would be suspended for investigation first, but it is also an investigation by our department. It must be fine. Elder Brother, I am downstairs in the company. Come down, we can go home together, do you want to eat something first?¡±


    Unexpectedly, Meng He didn¡¯t comfort him like before, but instead scolded him angrily in a reprimanding tone: ¡°You think your Elder Brother is the local tyrant? Would others still listen to me after I leave? If they don¡¯t throw stones then it¡¯s already not bad, and you still think someone will help cover it up? Don¡¯t cover yourself with a quilt when you sleep at night, and see if you can dream about it with your butt perked!¡±


    Meng Hui: ¡°¡­..Elder Brother?¡±


    Meng He: ¡°I told you before, that you should restrain yourself and put more energy on your work. Now that you lost your job, you also want me to go home with you and drink the northwest wind?¡±


    ¡°I supported you through college, and that¡¯s how you repay me?¡± Meng He had already mentally collapsed. He was the department manager, and he knew how serious this matter was. When the news from the information department came, everyone in the department knew that Meng Hui had caused trouble again.


    Looking at the contemptuous expressions of his colleagues at that time, Meng He realized belatedly that before he was even aware of it, Meng Hui had already offended everyone who could be offended. It would be a strange thing if these people would help them when they were in trouble.


    Meng He: ¡°Meng Hui, what exactly do you want? Do you know how many people have sharpened their heads and wanted to enter the Qin Group? Do you know how much effort I have put in to get you into the Qin Group? What do I tell others about you? And how do you act? Sexual harassment, if you are really that thirsty then go find a prostitute! What are you doing harassing the people in the company for?¡±


    Meng Hui was not one who wouldn¡¯t talk back after being reprimanded. At this time, he was scolded by his usually doting brother, and he couldn¡¯t hold back: ¡°In the end you are blaming me after all, you blame me for getting you into trouble, don¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°If you are capable, would you be suspended and pending for an investigation?¡± Meng Hui said, ¡°Don¡¯t throw the problem on me, can¡¯t you reflect on yourself? If you are good enough, if you could be the CEO¡¯s secretary, would we be suspended and waiting to be investigated?¡±


    Meng Hui spat: ¡°Don¡¯t f**king say it like it¡¯s just my own fault, you¡¯ve been working here for so long, I just touched the hands and buttocks of those b*tches a few times, and all of them act like I killed their mother. If you are that capable, would they be like this? Wouldn¡¯t they just throw themselves over voluntarily?¡±


    Meng He: ¡°Are you blaming me now? I found you a job, and I did the work of two people by myself, so that you could have it easier at work. Yet you¡¯re blaming me now?¡±


    Meng Hui snorted: ¡°You¡¯re a failure yourself, and now you still want to blame me. I¡¯ll tell Mom when I get back.¡±


    Meng He¡¯s tone cooled down, and he was no longer angry: ¡°I owe you, you go back, I won¡¯t go back, the house is for you to live in, just treat it as my filial piety for Mother. You tell her, anyway, she only thinks of you as her son, so I who was picked up from the trash will find a way out for myself, and I won¡¯t hold you back.¡±


    Only now did Meng Hui start to get scared: ¡°Elder Brother, what are you talking about? Elder Brother? Elder Brother!¡±


    However, Meng He had already hung up the phone.


    Meng He held the phone in his hand, took a deep breath, and walked out of the office. The moment he walked out, all the staff in the department looked up at him. Their eyes were no longer as friendly as usual, but as if they were looking at a complete stranger.


    Because Meng He concealed it well, and Meng Hui always behaved like a well-behaved younger brother in the department, no one knew that Meng Hui was this kind of person.


    Blackmailing and sexually harassing female employees in the company this whole time. If not for hitting a hard rock this time what would he do next?


    Did these brothers plan to be local tyrants in the department?


    Meng He couldn¡¯t accept these contemptuous gazes, he almost wanted to run away with his head in his arms. Meng He felt that he had never been in such pain.


    The gazes thrown by his colleagues were like sharp knives. Meng He packed his things with his head down. When he left, it was in hurried steps and a depressed expression. No one came forward to comfort him, and no one sent him any message. He felt isolated from the whole world.


    That was his only younger brother, who had been spoiled since he was a child. As the older brother, what could he do?


    Although it was said to be a suspension for investigation, Meng He knew that if everything his brother did was found out, it would be impossible for them to return to the Qin Group.


    Meng He left the company, the sun was shining today, and the moment he looked up, his eyes seemed to be burned by the sunfire.


    Today was like a nightmare, Meng He covered his face.


    Qin Shan got the news late, and showed up fashionably late. She put her hand on Shen Zhen¡¯s shoulder, panting, and said with difficulty: ¡°You, don¡¯t you know, to wait for me, I missed it again, the show.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±


    This person was not here to help solve things, her goal was to watch the excitement.


    After all, Qin Shan was not an ordinary employee. She knew Shen Zhen¡¯s special status in front of Qin Xing.


    She was extremely regretful: ¡°I haven¡¯t seen sexual harassment in the workplace before. It¡¯s a pity. Next time there is such a thing, please tell me in advance.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..Ok.¡±

 CH 32

    ¡°Uncle is picking you up from work recently?¡± Qin Shan and Shen Zhen were drinking in the company¡¯s coffee shop. Qin Shan liked to drink coffee and added a lot of milk and sugar, while Shen Zhen liked to drink tea. Many people were in the cafe as it was now the company¡¯s fixed rest time. Except for the lunch break, every afternoon from 3:00 to 3:30, they could also rest and walk around.


    Of course, if the work at hand was not done well, it was better to complete work in a proper manner, so as not to work overtime at night.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t intend to hide anything, and there was nothing to hide. Almost everyone knew about his recent ¡°favor¡±.


    Shen Zhen nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Qin Shan was a little envious: ¡°That¡¯s great.¡±


    She and her brother have never been favored by Qin Xing, but they still have a very intuitive concept of being favored. After all, Qin Yue was standing there. Qin Yue had sailed smoothly these years, and no matter what he did, Qin Xing would support and escort him. For a while with Qin Meng, she had been so jealous that her eyes turned red.


    However, over time, this jealous mentality gradually disappeared.


    They clearly knew that even without Qin Yue, it would never be their turn.


    No matter what, there was still Qin Li.


    ¡°Has Qin Yue been looking for you recently?¡± Qin Shan asked suddenly.


    Shen Zhen shook his head: ¡°No, what¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Qin Shan whispered, ¡°He called me and asked me to call you out.¡±


    Shen Zhen was surprised: ¡°Why didn¡¯t he call me directly?¡±


    Only then did Qin Shan show a surprised expression: ¡°He said he couldn¡¯t get through to you, thinking you had blocked his number.¡±


    Shen Zhen took out his mobile phone and took a look. Sure enough, he did block Qin Yue, but he didn¡¯t have any memory of when he did it.


    Qin Shan rolled her eyes and said, ¡°I told him to call you from another number, but he won¡¯t, I really don¡¯t know what he is insisting on.¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled: ¡°I don¡¯t know either.¡±


    Qin Shan suddenly said: ¡°Anyway, don¡¯t listen to what he says. Do you know that Su Shiqing is expelled from the Su family? The Su family is also quite ruthless, directly putting out an announcement on the newspapers and even the internet media. It looks like they really wants to draw a clear line with Su Shiqing.¡±


    This was within Shen Zhen¡¯s expectation.


    After all, Su Shiqing couldn¡¯t give the Su family any benefits now, and Qin Yue had no real power in his hands. These two were practically useless at this stage.


    It was obvious whose side the Su family would choose to stand on.


    As soon as Qin Shan finished speaking, Shen Zhen knew that Qin Yue would find a way to find him in the near future.


    He couldn¡¯t coerce and tempt the Shen family to agree with Su Shiqing being registered under the Shen family like he did in his previous life, so he could only use himself as a breakthrough point, probably attempt to play the emotional card.


    Shen Zhen asked Qin Shan: ¡°Is your brother still playing video games at home recently?¡±


    Qin Shan shrugged: ¡°That¡¯s all he likes, no matter how much I say, he won¡¯t listen.¡±


    As a playboy who didn¡¯t care about production, Qin Meng had no special hobbies other than playing with female stars, and he never played with famous female stars, so the money he spent was not as much as one would think. Other than that, he just stayed at home like a complete homebody and otaku. The Qin family manor has a room that was his personal lounge, where besides the computer, there were various figurines, comics, and game consoles.


    He was also a collector who liked to collect some antique mobile phones and game consoles, as well as cameras.


    If he wasn¡¯t born in the Qin family, he probably wouldn¡¯t be able to develop these hobbies.


    Qin Shan: ¡°Don¡¯t mention him, anyway, Qin Yue will definitely come find you, so don¡¯t let him fool you with just a few words.¡±


    Qin Shan also said earnestly: ¡°Su Shiqing is already so miserable, and Qin Yue has not given up on him. I think it is impossible for Qin Yue to fall out of love with him.¡±


    Don¡¯t know what happened to Qin Shan, but now Qin Shan didn¡¯t even bother to call Qin Yue Eldest Brother, but directly called Qin Yue by his name.


    This change was so obvious that Shen Zhen could not easily ask anything about it.


    The break time passed quickly, and Shen Zhen returned to the office. Qin Xing did not come to the company today.


    Shen Zhen sat in Qin Xing¡¯s office in a daze, with nothing to do, he took out the notes Brother Ma gave him.


    Reviewing Qin Xing¡¯s living habits again.


    Things happened just as Qin Shan predicted. When Shen Zhen left the company building after getting off work, he saw Qin Yue outside the building. Qin Yue was standing under a tree. He was not wearing a suit, but casual clothes. He was very tall, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and coupled with an outstanding face, people passing by would often turn their heads to look at him involuntarily.


    One had to admit that the Qin family had good genes.


    Shen Zhen originally wanted to pretend not to see Qin Yue, but was suddenly stopped by a familiar voice. The person who called him was not Qin Yue, but Su Shiqing.


    Shen Zhen turned his head, and sure enough, he saw Su Shiqing walking over.


    No wonder he didn¡¯t see Su Shiqing by Qin Yue¡¯s side just now, he had come to find him first.


    Shen Zhen stopped, and Su Shiqing jogged over. He looked very tired. People who didn¡¯t know better probably thought he had ran a few kilometers.


    Su Shiqing put his hands on his knees and said out of breath, ¡°Ah Zhen, I thought you had already left, but luckily I caught up.¡±


    Qin Yue also came over at this time.


    The three of them standing together attracted a lot of attention.


    Shen Zhen looked at his watch, it was 6:10 in the afternoon, and asked: ¡°Look for a place to sit and chat?¡±


    Qin Yue looked at Shen Zhen with complicated eyes, and nodded.


    Su Shiqing breathed a sigh of relief, looking at Shen Zhen with obvious expectation, maybe he felt that Shen Zhen would help him get out of his current predicament.


    ¡°Tell me, what is it?¡± Shen Zhen sat on the sofa in the private booth, ¡°I made an appointment with Uncle for dinner at seven o¡¯clock, so it¡¯s best to speak quickly if you have anything to say.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Shen Zhen looked at Su Shiqing, ¡°I remember someone said that I was a gloating villain when we met last time, and that he must expose my true colors to Uncle? Who said that?¡±


    Su Shiqing lowered his head: ¡°¡­..¡±


    When Su Shiqing raised his head again, his eyes were full of tears. He suddenly stood up, as if he was about to kneel down to Shen Zhen in the next second.


    ¡°Ah Zhen, don¡¯t quibble with me, and don¡¯t be angry with me. I know it¡¯s my fault. I didn¡¯t do it right. At that time, I thought you were going astray. Ah Yue had already lectured me, I¡¯m the small-minded one, believing myself to be infallible, Ah Zhen, don¡¯t be angry anymore, okay?¡±


    Su Shiqing was also very remarkable in a certain way.


    Once he found himself at a disadvantage, he would apologize decisively. As for whether he knew what he did wrong, that was unknown.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Su Shiqing, I think you don¡¯t understand a truth.¡±


    Su Shiqing looked at him with a slightly dumb expression.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°It¡¯s not that if you apologize, then others have the obligation to forgive you. They could choose not to forgive.¡±


    Judging from the fact that Su Shiqing had been treated to a verbal smackdown by Shen Zhen so many times and still didn¡¯t have a long memory, it seemed he couldn¡¯t understand Shen Zhen¡¯s meaning at all.


    Su Shiqing asked in disbelief: ¡°How can this be? I sincerely apologize to you. I really know that I was wrong. Ah Zhen, what do you want me to do to calm your anger down?¡±


    Shen Zhen thought for a while: ¡°Then take off your clothes and go out to run a lap around the block, maybe I will calm down then.¡±


    Shen Zhen added: ¡°But just maybe, it depends on how I feel after you finish.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Zhen.¡± Qin Yue frowned and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be too aggressive.¡±


    Shen Zhen had no expression, and said indifferently: ¡°Then teach me, how can I not be aggressive?¡±


    Qin Yue sighed: ¡°Xiao Zhen, don¡¯t be so sharp.¡± He felt that for some reason Shen Zhen became like a hedgehog, whose goal was to stab everyone who approached him. Qin Yue wanted to stretch his hand out towards Shen Zhen, but Shen Zhen seemed to contemptuously dismiss his outstretched hand.


    However, Qin Yue still did not doubt that Shen Zhen loved him.


    Since junior high school, Shen Zhen had been by his side, and the two were inseparable. He still remembered that when they graduated from high school, Shen Zhen said to him under the school¡¯s banyan tree: ¡°Ah Yue, how good would it be if we can always be like this? Always just the two of us.¡±


    He knew that Shen Zhen loved him, so he never worried that Shen Zhen would leave him.


    Shen Zhen was very stubborn, he held onto his beliefs after making a decision, and he would not turn back even when he hit the south wall.


    He won¡¯t change his mind just because of one or two conflicts with himself.


    As for getting so close to Uncle, it was probably just to make him feel a sense of crisis and to make him jealous.


    Qin Yue admitted that Shen Zhen becoming closer and closer to Uncle really made him feel very uncomfortable.


    But he didn¡¯t know whether he was more jealous of Uncle, or more jealous of Shen Zhen getting Uncle¡¯s favor.


    Qin Yue could only tell himself that one was his uncle and the other was someone who admired him, they were likely just teaching him a little lesson, and they wouldn¡¯t really dislike him and leave him.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I¡¯m sharp?¡±


    Qin Yue sighed: ¡°Xiao Zhen, you were not like this before. You used to be very good to Shi Qing, do you remember?¡±


    Shen Zhen said indifferently: ¡°I don¡¯t remember.¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Su Shiqing sobbed as he spoke, ¡°Ah Zhen, what can I do to calm your anger down? How about you hit me? I won¡¯t fight back no matter how much you hit me. As long as you are happy, I can do whatever you want.¡±


    Shen Zhen stood up suddenly, and he looked down at Su Shiqing: ¡°That¡¯s all you can say? I asked you to go run a lap naked, why didn¡¯t you go? Didn¡¯t you say that you can do whatever I want?¡±


    Su Shiqing was so dumbfounded that he forgot to shed tears.


    Qin Yue: ¡°Xiao Zhen! You should stop before going too far!¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Qin Yue and suddenly felt sad. Ever since Su Shiqing appeared, Qin Yue¡¯s mind seemed to have turned into a pot of paste.


    If Qin Yue was still the Qin Yue before Su Shiqing appeared, he would never have come here, nor would he have said such things to him.


    Because everyone knew that the key was not Shen Zhen, but Qin Xing.


    As long as Qin Yue could retrieve Qin Xing¡¯s ¡°heart¡±, these were all minor problems.


    ¡°You want to go to the Shen family?¡± Shen Zhen suddenly said to Su Shiqing, ¡°Are you sure?¡±


    Su Shiqing nodded quickly: ¡°Xiao Zhen, this is what I think. After I go to the Shen family, I will get along well with your parents and younger brothers to ease the relationship between you. You can also go to the Shen¡¯s house in the future, which is also your home.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Since you like it so much, then go ahead.¡±


    Su Shiqing and Qin Yue didn¡¯t speak. Su Shiqing was ecstatic, but after the ecstasy, he was surprised. He couldn¡¯t believe that Shen Zhen so easily gave in.


    As for Qin Yue, he was pondering without saying a word. His brain told him that there must be something wrong here, but no matter how he thought about it, he couldn¡¯t figure it out.


    When Shen Zhen left, he said, ¡°I¡¯ll only help this time, don¡¯t come to me anymore in the future.¡±


    Looking at the flow of people and vehicles on the street, the corners of Shen Zhen¡¯s mouth curled up, and he hailed a taxi.


    You thought it was heaven, but unfortunately, it was only hell.

 CH 33

    ¡°Uncle.¡±


    At 6:59pm, Shen Zhen arrived at the restaurant at the last minute before being late. He came by taxi, and the road during the evening rush hour was extremely congested. Along the way, Shen Zhen was also treated to a slew of cursing from the driver who seemed to be an expert master, the cursing never repeated and never ended the whole time they were stuck in traffic. When Shen Zhen finally got out of the car, it was as if he had been reborn as a human being again.


    There was also a smell in the car, either the driver had body odor, or the previous passenger had body odor, Shen Zhen practically held his breath the whole way.


    Qin Xing didn¡¯t ask too much, only asking gently: ¡°Is there a traffic jam on the road?¡±


    Shen Zhen took off his coat and handed it to the waiter, unbuttoned his shirt, and said very relaxedly, ¡°It¡¯s rush hour.¡±


    Qin Xing chuckled.


    ¡°Uncle.¡± Shen Zhen said suddenly, ¡°I want to buy a car.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Why did you suddenly think of buying a car?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°It¡¯s not convenient, it¡¯s not like I can ask Uncle to pick me up from work every day.¡±


    He was already at this age, and no longer a child. It was okay to hitch a ride in Uncle¡¯s car once in a while, but every day, Shen Zhen was a little embarrassed.


    ¡°I want to buy a motorcycle.¡± Towards the end of Shen Zhen¡¯s previous life, he couldn¡¯t even afford a motorcycle, let alone a car, so he could only ride a second-hand electric bike. At that time, his biggest dream was to buy a motorcycle¡ª¡ªwhen clearly while he was still the young master Shen at that time, he liked motorcycles the least, thinking that only people with flamboyant personalities would like them.


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°Okay, after eating, Uncle will accompany you to a car dealership.¡±


    Shen Zhen had a feeling of being pampered, and lowered his head slightly, his cheeks flushing a little red: ¡°Ho is that appropriate, Uncle is so busy.¡±


    ¡°As long as it¡¯s Xiao Zhen¡¯s business, Uncle is free at any time.¡± Qin Xing¡¯s eyes were soft, and the corner of his mouth was also curved in a smile. It was quite strange, when Qin Xing took off his clothes, he was as sexy as a movie star, but when he put on his clothes, he looked very refined and well-groomed.


    This restaurant was a niche restaurant. There were not many people, but the taste was very good. Most of the people who came here were couples, because the interior decoration was very diverse, and each booth had a different decoration style. There were girlish style, anime style, pastoral style, and European style to name a few. The one Shen Zhen and Qin Xing sat in had a minimalist style.


    That was to say, almost everything was monochrome, white and silver. The decorations were all silver, even the dinner plates and wax holders.


    How should one put it¡­..this was probably the booth with the least romantic atmosphere in this niche restaurant, and unexpectedly it fit Qin Xing¡¯s aura very well.


    Abstinence with an uppercase ¡®A¡¯.


    Shen Zhen felt that no young couple would sit in this booth.


    The booth partition was not completely closed, one could see the inside through the windows and doors. It was semi-open, so it wouldn¡¯t make people feel stuffy.


    The young couples waiting for the food to be served had nothing to do, so while chatting they looked randomly around.


    A girl suddenly said: ¡°Look, look, that booth over there, do you see, damn, that handsome guy¡¯s side profile is just perfect!¡±


    Her boyfriend was in a complicated mood. He had already discovered that when his girlfriend praised other men for being good-looking, if he said they were not good-looking, he would definitely be scolded.


    But when he said other women were beautiful, then that was looking for a fight.


    So he could only say absent-mindedly: ¡°Sure.¡±


    Girl: ¡°Are you brushing me off?¡±


    The boy hurriedly said, ¡°No, absolutely not!¡±


    The girl rolled her eyes: ¡°Did you make another appointment to play games all night?¡±


    The boy¡¯s eyes widened. He felt that his girlfriend was probably a spy, so he shook his head desperately and said with a strong desire for survival: ¡°I don¡¯t play games, I don¡¯t play games, how can playing games be more important than my girlfriend? I want to spend the rest of my life with you, but can I live a lifetime with games?!¡±


    The girl snorted: ¡°That¡¯s about the right attitude. We only get together two days a week. I don¡¯t say anything when you usually play games but anyway, you can¡¯t play during these two days. Also, on usual days you can¡¯t play games for too long. You have to be home before eleven at night, do you understand?¡±


    The boy clasped his hands together: ¡°Got it, little ancestor.¡±


    The girl was still a little dissatisfied, and was about to say something, but the boy suddenly said: ¡°Ai, two men are here to eat?¡±


    Girl: ¡°Men?¡±


    Because the girl couldn¡¯t see the two people from her perspective, she could only see the one at the door, so she hurriedly sat next to her boyfriend and took out the glasses from her purse.


    ¡°So handsome.¡± The girl grabbed her boyfriend¡¯s hand, and her excited nails sank into the boy¡¯s flesh. The manicure she just got was American-style, and the nails were very sharp. They were also lengthened, long and sharp and tough, as if in the next second she could be cast as Zhou Zhiruo in the next second. (TN: one of the two female lead characters in the wuxia novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber by Jin Yong)


    The boyfriend said with a complicated mood: ¡°And compared to me?¡±


    Girl: ¡°?¡±


    The boyfriend looked at the girl seriously.


    A subtle disdain appeared in the girl¡¯s expression: ¡°If you are that handsome, I won¡¯t be sitting next to you now.¡±


    Boyfriend: ¡°¡­..¡±


    The girl said intoxicatedly: ¡°He¡¯s really so handsome¡­¡±


    ¡°Take a picture, I¡¯ll just snap a picture.¡± The girl took out her phone.


    The male boyfriend reminded: ¡°Don¡¯t post it online.¡±


    The girl snorted: ¡°Am I that immoral? I¡¯ll just send it to my friends.¡±


    ¡°Everyone goes out to eat, so why am I the only one meeting handsome guys?¡± The girl said proudly, ¡°It¡¯s because I have a good character, and God gives me benefits.¡±


    The boyfriend poked at the meat on his dinner plate, feeling a sudden loss of appetite.


    Only at this moment did he realize that he was no longer the most handsome guy in his girlfriend¡¯s heart!


    He estimated that he did not even rank second!


    His heart hurts!


    Shen Zhen was eating and didn¡¯t notice that he was secretly photographed. After wiping the corners of his mouth with a napkin, Shen Zhen said, ¡°Uncle, I probably won¡¯t be able to come to the company tomorrow.¡±


    Qin Xing frowned: ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Shen Zhen said, ¡°I have to go to the Shen¡¯s house and bring Su Shiqing there.¡±


    He had to go to say hello in person, otherwise what if the Shen family got the wrong idea?


    If the Shen family really thought that Su Shiqing was sent to the Shen family by the Qin family¡¯s painstaking efforts, and these people once again colluded, although it was not impossible to deal with it, it would still be a waste of time dealing with the nuisance.


    When the two sat in the car, Shen Zhen already went to fetch disinfectant and new gloves for Qin Xing very naturally. The movements were so natural and familiar that Shen Zhen didn¡¯t even notice it. He was very close to Qin Xing when he scooted over, his ear almost even touched Qin Xing¡¯s lips.


    ¡°Will Xiao Zhen put gloves on for Uncle?¡± Qin Xing said with a smile, so gentle that he could almost drown people in it.


    Shen Zhen felt that this was not a difficult task, and agreed immediately: ¡°Okay, Uncle, please stretch out your hands.¡±


    Before putting on the gloves, he needed to use disinfectant. Shen Zhen dipped a clean insoluble paper towel with the disinfectant and carefully disinfected Qin Xing¡¯s hands. For the first time, he found that Qin Xing¡¯s hands were quite large, with distinct bone structure and extremely elegant lines, not rough at all, like a pair of pianist¡¯s hands, but not so slender.


    These were a pair of beautiful and powerful hands. Shen Zhen was distracted while wiping them. He wondered in a daze, what would it feel like if his hands were held in the palms of such hands?


    Wait.


    Shen Zhen¡¯s eyes immediately cleared up.


    What was he thinking, Uncle was so kind to him, but he was fantasizing over the other while looking at the other¡¯s hands.


    How vulgar!


    Shen Zhen¡¯s hands were a little unsteady when putting on the gloves. His little finger was trembling slightly, probably because the thought just now made Shen Zhen feel ashamed. And now when putting on the gloves for the other and having skin-to-skin contact with Qin Xing, Shen Zhen suddenly felt his mouth dry, and his heartbeat also came a little faster.


    No, no, Shen Zhen quickly scolded himself in his heart.


    After finally putting on the gloves, Shen Zhen felt as tired as if he had run a marathon around the city.


    Looking at the interaction behind him, the driver in front felt that it was not easy to be a young master now, having to help put on the gloves, and even putting them on so carefully and earnestly.


    ¡°Why are you sweating.¡± Qin Xing raised his hand while speaking.


    Shen Zhen thought that Qin Xing was going to touch the sweat on his forehead, but Qin Xing stretched out his finger to lift Shen Zhen¡¯s chin.


    Two sets of eyes met each other.


    Shen Zhen was dumbfounded.


    Qin Xing: ¡°Old Zhang, lower the temperature.¡±


    The driver hurriedly adjusted the temperature, thinking while adjusting, damn, even Young Master Qin didn¡¯t get this kind of treatment back then.


    Shen Zhen whispered, ¡°It¡¯s not very hot either.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°En?¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t speak.


    When looking at the selection in the car dealership, Shen Zhen fell in love with August¡¯s motorcycle at a glance. The silver-gray metal body was not the high-tech aesthetic style popular nowadays, but it also looked lighter than older models, and it gleamed coldly under natural light. At one glance, Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t take his eyes off.


    This was the feeling of love at first sight!


    Qin Xing didn¡¯t have much knowledge on motorcycles. He found that Shen Zhen¡¯s eyes were always glued to that one. There were many motorcycles in the store, but he only had eyes for one. Qin Xing: ¡°Then that one.¡±


    Shen Zhen came back to his senses: ¡°Okay.¡±


    Of course, Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t win against Qin Xing when paying the money. To be precise, Qin Xing didn¡¯t fight to pick up the bill. When he was talking, the driver had already swiped the card.


    As a veteran driver, old Zhang¡¯s annual salary was also one of the best in the driver industry. According to his words: ¡°There are so many people who can drive, five out of ten people on the roadside have a driver¡¯s license. But why am I the only one who got rich? Driving and doing things for the boss must be grasped by both hands, and both hands must be fast!¡±


    Now that the money had been paid, it would be hypocritical for Shen Zhen to say anything else, so he could only say sincerely: ¡°Uncle, you are too kind to me.¡±


    Qin Xing looked at Shen Zhen deeply, reached out and rubbed Shen Zhen¡¯s head, then touched Shen Zhen¡¯s ear. Kneading the earlobe with his fingertips, he said with a smile: ¡°Uncle wants to be paid back.¡±


    Shen Zhen regained his energy and said very seriously: ¡°Uncle, what do you like? Tell me, as long as I can buy it, I will definitely give it to Uncle.¡±


    Qin Xing revealed a meaningful smile: ¡°Xiao Zhen must remember these words, and Uncle will tell you whatever I want in the future.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded happily: ¡°Definitely!¡±


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°Go and give it a test drive.¡±


    The runway behind the store could be used for test drives. Shen Zhen took the key, and his eyes were full of joy.


    He now had a car, a house, and a company. No matter how you look at it, he was a winner in life.


    He wondered what Uncle liked. Shen Zhen thought to himself, he hoped it was not too expensive, he hadn¡¯t started making money yet, and all he could use was a deposit of just a little over 10 million yuan.


    Now, the house prices were so expensive that 10 million yuan could only buy a small villa in the capital.


    It was better to wait until he earned money, and then use the money he earned to buy gifts for Uncle.


    That way it was more sincere.

 CH 34

    ¡°Shi Qing.¡± Su Yuan was now living in the house that Qin Yue prepared for Su Shiqing. After leaving the Su family, Su Yuan¡¯s card was canceled. He had never own his own living before and had been a rice bug for his entire life. Now that he was asked to make money? That was practically a daydream. And now he and his wife lived with their son, but he felt that this was not bad at all.


    But that was before knowing that Su Shiqing was going to the Shen family¡¯s house.


    Su Yuan¡¯s eyes were a little red. He grabbed his son¡¯s hand and said seriously: ¡°You can¡¯t go to the Shen family. If you go to the Shen family, isn¡¯t that the same as being the son of the Shen family?¡±


    Su Shiqing was extremely calm: ¡°Dad, if I don¡¯t go to the Shen family, then what am I now? The Su family doesn¡¯t recognize me, and I can¡¯t go back to the Qin family. If I don¡¯t go to the Shen family, what should I do?¡±


    Su Yuan: ¡°That won¡¯t work! You are my son! You will have to support me in old age in the future! I have raised you this big, yet you are going to be someone else¡¯s son. I don¡¯t accept it, I don¡¯t agree!¡±


    Su Shiqing became a little impatient, and shouted to the kitchen: ¡°Mom! Come and persuade Dad!¡±


    Ever since he knew that Su Shiqing was going to the Shen family, Su Yuan had been complaining about it.


    Su Shiqing¡¯s mother was met by Su Yuan at school. She came from an ordinary family. At this moment she came out of the kitchen wearing an apron. She and Su Shiqing looked very similar, with an oval face, big eyes, and a small nose. She didn¡¯t look old even in her forties. She said to her husband in a gentle voice: ¡°Husband, don¡¯t be angry with the child, Shi Qing has no other choice.¡±


    ¡°What do you mean no other choice? He has no choice but to recognize the thief as his father?¡± Su Yuan was furious.


    He left the Su family for his son, but his son turned around and was no longer his son?


    Su Shiqing¡¯s mother was called Ge Lan. She leaned over, stretched out her hand to caress Su Yuan¡¯s back, and said softly, ¡°You can only see that Shi Qing is doing well now, but you also need to know that although Eldest Young Master Qin treats our Shi Qing kindly, if our Shi Qing doesn¡¯t have a family background, it will be difficult in the future.¡±


    After Su Yuan was appeased by his wife, he finally calmed down a bit, but he still couldn¡¯t get over this hurdle, so he said: ¡°It¡¯s enough to be recognized as a godson, why do you have to register with the Shen family.¡±


    Su Shiqing pinched the bridge of his nose, and his tone was full of dissatisfaction: ¡°Dad, it¡¯s already settled. I even threw away my pride and begged Shen Zhen, only then did he agree. If I don¡¯t go now, wouldn¡¯t I have lost face in vain?¡±


    Ge Lan: ¡°Shen Zhen? The Young Master Shen who brought you to the Qin family? Don¡¯t you have a good relationship with him? Why do you still have to beg him?¡±


    Su Shiqing was silent for a few seconds, and then said after a while: ¡°He¡¯s not a good person, he has a deep scheming mind. I think he also had a hand in my leaving the Qin family. It¡¯s probably because he still feels a little guilty that he let me go to the Shen family.¡±


    ¡°This person is not good?¡± Ge Lan frowned, ¡°You have to tell Eldest Young Master Qin, don¡¯t let him be deceived too.¡±


    Su Shiqing sighed: ¡°Mom, don¡¯t worry, I will live well when I go to the Shen family. Shen Zhen doesn¡¯t get along well with his family members. When I get along with them, Shen Zhen will thank me.¡±


    Ge Lan didn¡¯t doubt this, as this was her own son she knew him very well.


    From childhood to adulthood, so long as her son treated someone even slightly better, the other party would praise her son to the skies.


    Su Yuan: ¡°Anyway, I don¡¯t agree, no matter what I don¡¯t agree!¡±


    Su Shiqing said, ¡°Dad, what do you want me to do then? Will you go out to earn money? If I don¡¯t go to the Shen family, where else can I go? This family has expenses, right? Do you want me to keep asking Ah Yue for money?¡±


    Su Yuan glared: ¡°Why can¡¯t we ask Qin Yue for it? I haven¡¯t settled accounts with him yet! He and you¡­..he doesn¡¯t want to give any money at all?¡±


    ¡°Both of you please be quiet.¡± Ge Lan interrupted, ¡°Shi Qing, you go back to your room to rest for a while, is Eldest Young Master Qin coming to have dinner tonight?¡±


    Su Shiqing shook his head: ¡°He won¡¯t come.¡±


    Gu Lan said earnestly: ¡°Then you still have to call him to show your care for him. Relationships are based on mutual effort.¡±


    Su Shiqing nodded: ¡°I know.¡±


    Ge Lan: ¡°Okay, you go in first, and I¡¯ll call you out when it¡¯s dinner.¡±


    Ge Lan understood that the hope of their family was now pinned on Qin Yue, and her son must catch this man¡¯s heart firmly.


    She had been a rich housewife for so many years. Although she couldn¡¯t compare with those sisters-in-law, she was much better off than ordinary people.


    She didn¡¯t want to live a life of poverty.


    After all, Ge Lan knew her husband and son well enough that asking them to go work to support the family was not even worth thinking about.


    How could people who have lived a luxurious life be willing to go back to live a poor life?


    Su Shiqing returned to his room. He sat on the bed, recalling everything that happened during this period, feeling a little dazed. He didn¡¯t know how he got to this point. It shouldn¡¯t be like this. He stayed very well in the Qin family. His relationship with the servants was also very good.


    Although the Qin family didn¡¯t bother with him very much, Qin Yue always held him in the palm of his hand.


    It was really comfortable to live that kind of life, the money in his card was always a little more than what he needed, no matter what he wanted, Qin Yue had already bought it and gave it to him before he even opened his mouth to speak.


    Although he was born in the Su family, an old family, the family had long declined. Moreover he was not valued in the Su family, and he never felt rich.


    But now?


    Qin Yue couldn¡¯t go to the company, and his own card had also been canceled. His current money was all pocket money from Qin Yue, and he couldn¡¯t give more, otherwise Qin Xin would ask.


    Qin Yue had no father, only a mother since he was a child. So he had a deep affection for Qin Xin.


    Su Shiqing pouted.


    He didn¡¯t understand why Qin Xin didn¡¯t like him. Women of Qin Xin¡¯s age generally wouldn¡¯t hate him. On the contrary, everyone he met liked him.


    While Su Shiqing was deep in thought, his cell phone rang suddenly. He picked it up and saw that the caller ID was an unfamiliar number. Su Shiqing pressed the answer button: ¡°Hi, who is this?¡±


    The man¡¯s voice on the other line was hearty and generous: ¡°It¡¯s me, Chu Haoyi. I¡¯m about to board the plane right away and arrive in China at 9:30 in the evening.¡±


    Su Shiqing¡¯s eyes widened: ¡°You¡¯re back?!¡±


    Chu Haoyi: ¡°I wanted to give you a surprise, but I still want you to pick me up so that I can see you as soon as possible.¡±


    Su Shiqing pursed his lips, and his voice became even softer: ¡°I¡¯ll pick you up at half past nine.¡±


    Chu Haoyi suddenly lowered his voice, and said warmly: ¡°Shi Qing, I¡¯m back, you don¡¯t have to worry about anything in the future, I will take care of you and treat you well.¡±


    Su Shiqing blushed: ¡°Brother Chu, you are so kind to me.¡±


    Chu Haoyi: ¡°I will always be good to you, just words are not enough, and the facts will prove that what I say is true or false.¡±


    Su Shiqing grinned involuntarily: ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll treat you to dinner tonight and hold a welcome reception for you.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Su Shiqing couldn¡¯t help laughing. Chu Haoyi came back. The Chu Haoyi, who held his hand when he was a child and said that he would marry him when he grew up, came back. He finally saw a turning point in his life.


    ¡ª¡ª


    ¡°Xiao Zhen won¡¯t invite Uncle up?¡± Qin Xing was sitting in his car, while Shen Zhen was riding the heavy motorcycle he just got. Shen Zhen¡¯s figure was very excellent, and when he rode his motorcycle he leaned forward a little, which made him appear extremely cool and handsome. Don¡¯t know how many eyes he attracted on their way back.


    Shen Zhen was taken aback, but since Qin Xing had spoken, he also asked smoothly, ¡°Uncle, come up for a cup of tea?¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Okay.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡± Actually, he really wanted to go to bed early tonight.


    Tomorrow, he had to take Su Shiqing to the Shen family¡¯s house during the day, and then take the Su family¡¯s siblings to a banquet at night. Shen Zhen felt that he was like a spinning top now, one that spun on its own without needing to spin it.


    It had been many days since he slept in, Shen Zhen thought indifferently.


    When Mama Zhang saw Qin Xing, she was still a little at a loss. After greeting Qin Xing tremblingly, she hurriedly poured tea. For some reason, even though Qin Xing smiled and treated people amiably, people were still afraid of him.


    Shen Zhen thought, just like a tiger that smiles, other animals were still afraid.


    ¡°Uncle, have a seat.¡± Shen Zhen sat on the sofa with Qin Xing.


    The atmosphere was a little awkward.


    Shen Zhen could only find something to say: ¡°Uncle, I want to give the Su family a hand.¡±


    Qin Xing turned his head to look at Shen Zhen, his eyes were so focused that Shen Zhen got goosebumps. When Qin Xing looked at people with a smile, he always gave people the illusion that they were cherished by him.


    Qin Xing said with a smile: ¡°Xiao Zhen wants to win over the Su family.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°Yes.¡±


    Since Su Shiqing took away the Shen family in his previous life, he would take away the Su family in this life, and he didn¡¯t intend to give the Shen family to Su Shiqing either.


    Su Shiqing begged for it himself. Since he wanted to go to the Shen family no matter what, he had to bear the consequences himself.


    Qin Xing: ¡°Why didn¡¯t you choose the Shen family?¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t speak for a while, and when he raised his head again, his expression was cold and his eyes were dark: ¡°I hate them.¡±


    He finally said it.


    Yes, he hated them. In his previous life, so many people threw stones at him when he was down, but none of them hurt him as deeply as the Shen family.


    At that time, he still had feelings for the Shen family. When he was in the Qin family, he tried his best to keep the Shen family safe.


    But reality gave him a slap in the face.


    If you can¡¯t be a good person, then be a thoroughly bad person.


    Qin Xing suddenly stretched out his hand to hug Shen Zhen¡¯s shoulder, and Shen Zhen was taken aback for a moment. He originally wanted to break free, but his body had its own consciousness. He clearly felt that the moment Qin Xing put his hand on his shoulder, his whole body relaxed completely.


    Shen Zhen obediently leaned on Qin Xing¡¯s shoulder, telling himself in his heart that he would only indulge this time, only this time.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen, don¡¯t be so tired.¡± Qin Xing rested his chin on Shen Zhen¡¯s forehead, his voice was as ethereal as if it came from afar, ¡°Uncle is here, whatever you want, Uncle will give it to you.¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s hands twitched, he seemed to want to hug Qin Xing¡¯s waist, but in the end he just clenched his fists and said softly, ¡°Uncle, I want Su Shiqing and Qin Yue to have a bad life.¡±


    Qin Xing asked in a low voice: ¡°Will Xiao Zhen be happy like this?¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded, very sure: ¡°Yes, if they are unlucky, I will be happy.¡±


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    When facing Shen Zhen, Qin Xing always had no bottom line and no principles.


    He wove a big net to catch the little guy he loved the most.

 CH 35

    At 6:30 in the morning, Shen Zhen woke up from his sleep. He stepped on the carpet with bare feet and opened the curtains to look outside. The building he lived in was in the very center of the city. Every night, the lights were bright and the night scene was dreamlike. In the morning, the sky was foggy, the beautiful scenery disappeared, and the buildings looked plain. Shen Zhen yawned at the window, and turned on the water to wash and brush his teeth while still in just underwear.


    Mama Zhang had already prepared breakfast. Seeing Shen Zhen come out, she reminded, ¡°The temperature is cooling down again, you should wear more, don¡¯t catch a cold.¡±


    The temperature inside was just right, Shen Zhen said, ¡°Got it, I¡¯ll go out in a down jacket, and I won¡¯t come back for lunch at noon.¡±


    Mama Zhang had already eaten, she picked up a roll of yarn and sat on the sofa, wanting to knit a scarf for Shen Zhen.


    When Shen Zhen was putting on his shoes in the walkway, he kept staring at Mama Zhang, thinking of his own mother.


    Opening the door and going out, Shen Zhen thought to himself, he didn¡¯t even remember what his own mother looked like.


    Walking downstairs, Shen Zhen saw Su Shiqing waiting on the side of the road at a glance. Su Shiqing seemed to be in a good mood. He was talking on the phone with someone, with a smile on his mouth, affection in his eyes, and even his eyebrows were beaming.


    Shen Zhen walked over, Su Shiqing noticed Shen Zhen, and then said to the person on the other end of the phone: ¡°I have something to do, I¡¯ll call you after the matter is settled.¡±


    Something seemed to be said on the other line, Su Shiqing replied with a smile: ¡°Okay, I wll remember, and you should also remember to have breakfast, I will hang up first.¡±


    He hung up the phone, then turned to Shen Zhen and said, ¡°Xiao Zhen, you¡¯re here.¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t care who he was talking on the phone with, he wasn¡¯t interested in Su Shiqing¡¯s private life at all.


    As for whether there was a patch of green grassland on Qin Yue¡¯s head, it was none of his business.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Shen Zhen said, ¡°Take a taxi.¡±


    Su Shiqing was in a bright mood today. When he looked at Shen Zhen, he even felt that Shen Zhen looked friednlier than before. He put on a familiar attitude and said to Shen Zhen: ¡°Xiao Zhen, what kind of people are your parents? From now on, we will be brothers too, so we need to interact frequently.¡±


    Shen Zhen sneered: ¡°Don¡¯t act like we are so familiar, I don¡¯t know you well, if you have nothing to do, go play with your mobile phone, don¡¯t talk to me, lest I go back on my word.¡±


    As soon as Su Shiqing heard the words ¡°go back on his word¡±, Su Shiqing shut his mouth in a sensible manner.


    He glanced at Shen Zhen a little aggrieved, but soon calmed down again.


    Why be angry with Shen Zhen, no matter what happened to Shen Zhen, Qin Yue would not love him, only love himself.


    What was more, his ¡°good friend¡± had also returned to China, and he was also going to be registered under the Shen family. His future would only get better and better.


    At that time, if Shen Zhen was down on his luck and had something to beg from him, then he would also just ignore him.


    Su Shiqing even imagined Shen Zhen begging himself in his mind. His mood instantly improved, and he the smile on his face remained in place when he got into the taxi.


    Of course, Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know what Su Shiqing was thinking, but Su Shiqing often acted mental, and Shen Zhen was used to it.


    Of course the Shen family also knew about this, as the butler of the Qin family came to tell them the news. But they only knew that someone was coming to the Shen family, which was a big deal, but also not a big deal.


    It was a big deal because once they were registered to the Shen family, it was equivalent to having one more person in the family.


    It was not a big deal because, so long as the person arrived at the Shen family, they only needed to maintain a decent veneer of cordiality. However, it was impossible for them to treat that person like their own child.


    But after all, it was a big event, so the Shen family got up early and dressed very formally.


    Shen Fu wore a Chinese tunic suit, holding his dragon-headed cane, and his three sons followed behind him. Shen Fu turned his head to look at his sons. His sons had grown up and had their own thoughts. He pretended not to know, but it didn¡¯t mean he was really demented.


    Of these three sons, the second child, Shen Yun, was too timid, the third child, Shen Mu, was too reckless, and the fourth child, Shen Li¡­..this child hadn¡¯t matured at all yet.


    Shen Fu sighed.


    If it wasn¡¯t Shen Zhen who he sent away at that time, maybe it would be a different situation now.


    Shen Fu himself did not expect that the Qin family would raise Shen Zhen like that.


    Haggling over every cent, every grievance must be repaid, but he was also cool-headed enough and well-organized enough.


    There was a wolf in Shen Zhen, which was what the Shen family lacked now.


    However, it was useless to regret now, after all, Shen Zhen¡¯s heart was not with the Shen family now, no matter how well he did for himself, the Shen family would not get any benefit.


    Since Shen Li was beaten up by Shen Zhen last time, he became a little cowed when he heard that Shen Zhen was going to bring someone over, so he whispered to his older brothers: ¡°He won¡¯t beat me again, will he?¡±


    Shen Mu: ¡°What are you afraid of, can¡¯t you just hit back?¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°You don¡¯t feel pain in your back when you stand and talk! It¡¯s not you who got beaten up. Last time he beat me up, you didn¡¯t even help me. Are you still my third brother or not?¡±


    Shen Mu looked at Shen Li contemptuously: ¡°He is about the same size as you, and yet you were one sidedly beaten up. No one would believe it even if it was spread to the public, yet you still want me to sideline the fight?¡±


    Shen Li¡¯s face was shamed by the words, and he snorted, feeling that he was no longer the most favored child in the family.


    ¡°Who is he going to bring here?¡± Shen Li was still a little curious, ¡°Can¡¯t the Qin family afford to support them? They are even stuffing them into our house.¡±


    Shen Mu shrugged: ¡°How do I know, anyway, it¡¯s good that it isn¡¯t Shen Zhen returning to the Shen family.¡±


    Shen Li whispered: ¡°I think it would be good for him to come back, he can help me beat people up.¡±


    After all, he was also a brother born from the same mother. If Shen Zhen returned to the Shen family, he would go out to play with him in the future, and whoever dared to offend him he would let Shen Zhen beat them up. Thinking about it this way it was quite a good idea.


    Shen Mu: ¡°That¡¯s all you will amount to.¡±


    Shen Li turned his head, unwilling to talk to Shen Mu again.


    However, Shen Yun said at this time: ¡°Even if we beg Shen Zhen to come back now, Shen Zhen will not come back. You don¡¯t know that Shen Zhen now has his own real estate company, an internet information company, and in addition to being supported and escorted by the Qin family. As if he would return to the Shen family.¡±


    Thinking about it this way, the threat posed by Shen Zhen was much less.


    Shen Li: ¡°Oh¡­..that¡¯s pretty good.¡±


    Shen Mu also said, ¡°A very good thing.¡±


    Their attention was soon diverted from Shen Zhen.


    Shen Li sneered and said: ¡°I don¡¯t know who is the guy who wants to be registered under our family? Does he want to take advantage of us? I¡¯ll let him know just why the flowers are so colorful and bright.¡±


    Shen Yun reminded him: ¡°Being sent by the Qin family, maybe we even have to flatter him.¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°Tch¡­..¡±


    When Shen Zhen arrived with Su Shiqing, the Shen family was already sitting in the living room. The butler led Shen Zhen in. Su Shiqing kept looking around at the villa. Of course, it was not as big as the Qin family manor, but it was much better than the Su family¡¯s house. The Shen family was a nouveau riche, but its foundation was unstable, so similar to an upstart.


    Although the Su family was old, they had no money. Without money, they had no right to speak or status.


    Su Shiqing looked around, and towards the Shen family he became more and more satisfied, making up his mind to build a good relationship with the Shen family.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen is here.¡± Shen Fu stood up and spoke to Shen Zhen with a smile.


    Shen Zhen was as polite as facing a stranger: ¡°There was a traffic jam on the road, and I came a little late, so I apologize for keeping you waiting for a long time.¡±


    Shen Fu shook his head, and replied with a fatherly face: ¡°Not a big matter, we were waiting for you at home, and there was no wind and sun. Please have a seat.¡±


    This time, the treatment was completely different from the last time.


    The Shen family knew the interests involved, and they were not fools.


    Shen Zhen¡¯s status had risen, and it was not that they had no benefits at all.


    At least now that they go out, when other people hear their surname was Shen, and if they ask about their relationship with Shen Zhen, a difficult business deal could be instantly easier.


    In addition, Shen Zhen had never intended to return to the Shen family, and would not compete with his brothers for family inheritance. Of course, the Shen family¡¯s attitude towards him would only be better.


    ¡°This is Su Shiqing.¡± Shen Zhen introduced.


    Su Shiqing sat obediently by the side, and without being told, he greeted, ¡°Uncle Shen.¡±


    Shen Fu handed over a red envelope, which contained a card. He smiled and said, ¡°Xiao Su is here for the first time, and Uncle didn¡¯t prepare any greeting gifts. Take it and go buy something you like.¡±


    Su Shiqing breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that Shen Zhen¡¯s family members were not as difficult to get close to as Shen Zhen himself.


    ¡°You guys talk first, I¡¯m going to the bathroom.¡± Shen Zhen stood up, walked to face Shen Li, and said indifferently, ¡°Get up and lead the way.¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Originally, Shen Li wanted to yell at Shen Zhen for acting mental, but he was afraid of being beaten, so he stood up cowardly, and obediently took Shen Zhen to the bathroom, not understanding why Shen Zhen always focused on bullying him.


    Did he have a face that invited bullying?


    On the way to the bathroom, Shen Zhen suddenly said, ¡°Do you have cigarettes? Go to the balcony to smoke one?¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°Okay, okay, I don¡¯t even dare to smoke at home¡­..¡± Before the words finished, Shen Li was stunned, the person next to him was Shen Zhen! Not his other two older brothers.


    ¡°Go or not?¡± Shen Zhen stared at him with a half-smile.


    Shen Li wanted to say no, but his itch for a smoke reared its head, his throat feeling itchy, and he finally gave in: ¡°Go, go.¡±


    Standing on the balcony, the two of them took a deep inhale of their cigarette with an intoxicated face: ¡°Feels good!¡±


    Shen Zhen held a cigarette in his hand, but didn¡¯t smoke it. He lit the cigarette and let it burn by itself.


    ¡°The person I brought is not valued in the Qin family.¡± Shen Zhen said, ¡°The Qin family doesn¡¯t care what happens to him.¡±


    Shen Li¡¯s eyes widened: ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled and said, ¡°I mean, I don¡¯t like him very much.¡±


    Shen Li understood: ¡°You want me to help you take revenge?¡±


    Shen Zhen patted him on the shoulder, smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t speak so harshly.¡±


    Shen Li rolled his eyes: ¡°Why should I help you?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not helping me.¡± Shen Zhen looked at him with caring eyes for the mentally handicapped, ¡°It¡¯s helping yourselves. We will go back in five minutes, and you will find that he has taken your place in the Shen family.¡±


    Shen Li looked at him with contempt: ¡°Are you kidding me? A person who has only been at my house for five minutes can take my place? Why don¡¯t you just say you can fly?¡±


    Shen Zhen was calm and relaxed, ¡°I never lie.¡±


    When five minutes were up, Shen Zhen said to Shen Li, ¡°Let¡¯s go and see if I can fly.¡±


    Shen Li didn¡¯t believe it at all, and walked ahead confidently, he was the most favored one at home.


    Shen Zhen said behind Shen Li: ¡°Has anyone ever told you that you are actually quite cute?¡±


    Shen Li¡¯s ears were a little red, and he said sternly: ¡°Don¡¯t think that if you praise me, I will listen to you.¡±


    Shen Zhen clicked his tongue: ¡°As cute as a husky.¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°¡­..¡± Someone give him a knife!

 CH 36

    ¡°Am I seeing wrong?¡± Shen Li rubbed his eyes, suspecting that he was hallucinating.


    If it was not a hallucination, how should this scene be explained?


    Originally, Su Shiqing was sitting alone on the sofa. For some reason, he was now sitting next to Shen Yun and Shen Mu. Forget about Shen Yun. Shen Li knew what his second brother was like, that was simply a smiling character, but Shen Mu was not. Shen Mu was similar to himself, his emotions were written on his face.


    Now Su Shiqing was sitting between the two of them, holding a teacup in his hand, and Shen Yun and Shen Mu were talking and laughing with him, the picture of harmony. Those who didn¡¯t know better would have thought Su Shiqing was their younger brother.


    Shen Li felt very uncomfortable, feeling as if his brothers had been snatched away.


    ¡°Anyway, it¡¯s just because he is a guest.¡± Shen Li said stiffly.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Oh, really? From now on, he will not be a guest.¡±


    Shen Li glanced at Shen Zhen and felt that Shen Zhen did not have good intentions, but the scene in front of him was so disgusting to him, so Shen Li ignored Shen Zhen. He walked over swaggeringly, and sat down next to Shen Mu: ¡°Third Brother , what are you talking about?¡±


    Shen Mu smiled and said, ¡°Shi Qing is talking about his past.¡±


    Shen Li said sarcastically: ¡°How long have you known each other? Now it¡¯s Shi Qing? How very affectionate.¡±


    Shen Zhen still sat alone on the other side, drinking tea with a smile, and when he looked up, he saw Shen Fu staring at him, so Shen Zhen stood up and walked to Shen Fu¡¯s side.


    ¡°What I mean, you should understand, right?¡± Shen Zhen said gently.


    Shen Fu said with a smile: ¡°There is no one who knows the son like the father.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Shen Li and the others, and chuckled lowly: ¡°It is good if you understand what I mean.¡±


    Shen Mu impatiently said to Shen Li: ¡°What are you doing acting so crazy all of a sudden? Did Shi Qing offend you or provoke you? How old are you, yet you¡¯re still as intolerant as a child?¡±


    Shen Li was scolded and asked incredulously: ¡°Third Brother, am I your younger brother or is he your younger brother?¡±


    Shen Mu said coldly: ¡°From today on, he is also my younger brother.¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°¡­..Say that again?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t argue anymore.¡± Su Shiqing sat there, his neck tucked in, looking timid and frightened, and his body was even trembling slightly, like a little quail. ¡°Please don¡¯t quarrel over me.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Li.¡± Su Shiqing looked at Shen Li, his eyes full of sincerity, ¡°If I did something wrong, I apologize to you, but don¡¯t lose your temper at Ah Mu, what don¡¯t you like about me? Could I change it?¡±


    Shen Li scolded him in irritation: ¡°Did I say you can talk? Can you shut up?¡±


    ¡°How do you talk?!¡± Shen Yun frowned, and he lectured Shen Li, ¡°You bullied Shi Qing, yet Shi Qing apologized to you, what else do you want? Your temper is getting bigger and bigger. Do you even think that God is the boss and you¡¯re the second-in-command? Apologize to Shi Qing!¡±


    Shen Li pointed at his nose and asked incredulously, ¡°Me? I apologize to him?¡±


    ¡°No, there¡¯s no need to apologize.¡± Su Shiqing said quickly, ¡°I must have done something wrong, so no need to apologize to me, Xiao Li, I apologize to you, I¡¯m sorry, don¡¯t be angry, okay?¡±


    Shen Li laughed angrily.


    Shen Mu: ¡°Did you hear that? Why don¡¯t you apologize quickly?¡±


    Shen Yun: ¡°You¡¯re not very capable, but you have a big temper.¡±


    ¡°You are lecturing me because of him?¡± Shen Li pointed at Su Shiqing, ¡°Do you still remember who your younger brother is?¡±


    Shen Mu said impatiently: ¡°You think we want you as a younger brother? I would rather Shi Qing be my younger brother.¡±


    Shen Yun didn¡¯t speak, but there was affirmation in his expression.


    Shen Li suddenly felt that the sky was falling.


    He turned his head to look at Su Shiqing.


    This person had the face of a little white rabbit, but he had the abilities of a vixen. He gritted his teeth fiercely, wishing that Su Shiqing would die.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be leaving first.¡± Shen Zhen put down the teacup.


    Everyone¡¯s eyes focused on Shen Zhen again, and Shen Zhen raised his eyebrows and said, ¡°Su Shiqing will be left to you.¡±


    ¡°By the way.¡± Shen Zhen seemed to remember something, and added, ¡°If there is any problem in regards to him, don¡¯t come to me, I won¡¯t take care of it.¡±


    After saying this, Shen Zhen turned and left the Shen family.


    With Su Shiqing around, it was enough to stir up the peace in the Shen family, but with Shen Fu and Shen Li around, Su Shiqing would not be able to live a good life in the Shen family.


    As for Su Yutong and Su Jinghan, they were not ready to be used yet.


    With a smile on the corner of Shen Zhen¡¯s mouth, he felt that today¡¯s foggy weather looked extraordinarily beautiful.


    Letting Su Shiqing go to the Shen family, there would be no peace on both sides.


    ¡ª¡ª


    ¡°Do you think this suit suits me?¡± Su Yutong was asking Su Jinghan. He was wearing a dark gray suit with a vest inside. It was very formal. He hadn¡¯t dressed so formally for a long time.


    Su Jinghan also changed into a black evening dress, showing her flawless back, and her hair was specially styled. She examined Su Yutong and said with a smile, ¡°Very good.¡±


    Su Yutong: ¡°Damn, you look like a black widow.¡±


    Su Jinghan threw a slap over: ¡°Do you know how to talk? If you can¡¯t talk, just shut up.¡±


    Su Yutong touched the back of his head after being slapped, and grinned: ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that we still have today.¡±


    It had been a long time since they entered a formal occasion. They had gone when they were young. Later, the Su family declined more and more, so they could only play with the children of the same status. The people they met were like that, and so their style was also lower and lower.


    Su Yutong was so nervous he sprayed the wrong cologne, so he had to change out of his suit again, take another shower, and sprayed it again.


    At the appointed time, Su Yutong went to get in the driver¡¯s seat. Su Jinghan was talking to Father Su. Father Su was smiling and beaming with joy. He said to Su Jinghan, ¡°Be careful when talking to people, don¡¯t offend anyone.¡±


    Su Jinghan: ¡°Dad, I know.¡±


    Father Su sighed: ¡°Opportunities like this don¡¯t come often, so we must seize them.¡±


    Su Jinghan: ¡°Anyway, as long as Su Shiqing gets out of this family, I will feel much better.¡±


    She was very relaxed: ¡°Dad, don¡¯t help them, lest Young Master Shen find out, we can¡¯t explain it.¡±


    Father Su waved his hand: ¡°Do you think your father has dementia? I know who is close and who isn¡¯t.¡±


    Su Yuan and Su Shiqing, these two were the leeches of the Su family. They have never made any contribution to the family. Apart from looking for trouble, they possessed no positive traits. They were simply walking trouble magnets.


    In the past, Father Su was afraid of offending Qin Yue, but Qin Yue would not give any benefits to the Su family, only to Su Yuan.


    Father Su was not a fool, Shen Zhen could help his children, but Qin Yue only wanted to lift up the social status of Su Yuan¡¯s branch of the family, and now that Shen Zhen was following Qin Xing, Father Su knew how to choose.


    The sky was getting dark, the whole city became brightly lit, neon lights flickering. There were crowds of people on the streets, and music was playing in the shops on the roadside. Only at this time could the office workers relax.


    When Shen Zhen arrived at the hotel, he walked into the lobby and saw the Su family siblings sitting on the sofa waiting for him. They were dressed very grandly, a little too grandly. As soon as they saw Shen Zhen, they stood up quickly, with somewhat reserved expressions and behavior.


    ¡°Relax.¡± Shen Zhen took off his coat and handed it to the waiter, while saying to Su Yutong and Su Jinghan.


    Su Jinghan said, ¡°We won¡¯t cause you any trouble, will we?¡±


    Shen Zhen gave her a meaningful look: ¡°Just don¡¯t be like Su Shiqing.¡±


    Su Jinghan shook her head like a rattle: ¡°Of course not.¡±


    Su Yutong curled his lips: ¡°Whenever I see Su Shiqing I want nothing more than to could smash his dog head in.¡±


    ¡°Whose dog head are you going to smash?¡±


    Shen Zhen turned around and looked at the source of the voice.


    A man came out from behind the pillars in the hall. He was wearing a fine white suit. He appeared to be of mixed race, with black curly back, deep eyes, strong features, and a kind of wild beauty. He was tall and had long legs so when he walked over it brought a sense of oppression.


    Su Yutong: ¡°¡­..Chu Haoyi¡­..why are you back?¡±


    Chu Haoyi sneered: ¡°If I didn¡¯t come back, how could I hear what you said? I was wondering why Shi Qing doesn¡¯t live in the Su family¡¯s house now, so it was your doing? You and your sister have been bullying him since childhood, and you can¡¯t see Shi Qing live well. You have already grown so big, yet your mind is still so small.¡±


    Su Jinghan was a little dazed the moment she saw this man, but she soon came back to her senses. She took a step forward, stood in front of her younger brother, and glared at Chu Haoyi angrily: ¡°What did you come back for? To support your Shi Qing ? He doesn¡¯t need your support, the eldest young master of the Qin family holds him in the palm of his hand, what? Do you have the guts to cuckold eldest young master Qin?¡±


    Chu Haoyi¡¯s expression became gloomy: ¡°I will deal with the matter between him and Qin Yue, so I don¡¯t need you to remind me.¡±


    Su Jinghan smiled and said: ¡°Do you think he is pure like a white lily? Did you think he had been waiting for you back at home? Chu Haoyi, why don¡¯t you look in the mirror and see how ridiculous your expression is now? You just brainwash yourself, after some time, he will really be a pure white lily.¡±


    ¡°Shut up!¡± Chu Haoyi roared unbearably with veins popping up on his forehead.


    This shout frightened Su Yutong and Su Jinghan, they didn¡¯t want toget in a physical fight witu Chu Haoyi here¡ª¡ªany they might not even be able to win it either.


    Chu Haoyi calmed down. When he saw Shen Zhen, he said in a cold tone, ¡°I advise you not to socialize with these two siblings. Their temperament is so bad that you don¡¯t want to try it yourself.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Oh, really?¡±


    Chu Haoyi: ¡°It will benefit you to stay away from them.¡±


    Shen Zhen shrugged: ¡°Why should I listen to you?¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s eyes were in a half smile, sarcasm on his face. Chu Haoyi didn¡¯t know how to answer these words, and also felt that what he said was inexplicable, they were strangers just meeting by chance, whether the other was unlucky or not, or who they chose to interact with, it was not his place to care.


    Chu Haoyi didn¡¯t speak any more, but before he left, he took a look at the Su family siblings.


    Su Yutong complained: ¡°Why are we so unlucky, he actually returned to China.¡±


    Su Jinghan: ¡°Who knows¡­..¡±


    However, Shen Zhen recalled the name Chu Haoyi, having some impression. He should be one of Su Shiqing¡¯s many suitors. As for whether he caused trouble for Qin Yue, he couldn¡¯t remember it. He couldn¡¯t help it, Su Shiqing had too many suitors. When he read the book, he didn¡¯t look too carefully, and everything that had nothing to do with him he just scanned briefly.


    What kind of role did Chu Haoyi play in the book?


    Was he a minor character, or a big one?


    If he was an important character¡­..Shen Zhen rubbed his chin, maybe he was worth using.

 CH 37

    Shen Zhen, who used to only serve as a wallflower, became the center presence at the party tonight. He was surrounded by people, all of whom spoke flattering words. There were both men and women, dressed finely and very educated, and if one was not observant, one would not even notice that they were flattering.


    Su Yutong and Su Jinghan stood behind Shen Zhen. They were at a loss and didn¡¯t know how to deal with these people.


    Shen Zhen was chatting with a young lady at this time. She was the only child of the Yang family. Her grandparents only had her mother, and her mother only had her. Since her mother¡¯s generation, the inheritance rights of the family have been handed over to the only daughter, so she was basically the confirmed heir of the Yang family.


    The young lady¡¯s name was Yang Manxuan. She was in her early twenties, wearing a dark red evening dress, with her hair tied behind her head. She didn¡¯t have much of a girly aura, instead she had the sophisticated feeling of a mature woman. She was leaning against the stage, holding a glass of champagne, talking and laughing in a low voice with Shen Zhen.


    Su Yutong and Su Jinghan looked at her, feeling a little dazed. They never had contact with Yang Manxuan before. Yang Manxuan practically grew up abroad and received an elite education. She studied at the highest foreign institution and returned to China as soon as she graduated and had now begun to take over the family business.


    If Shen Zhen didn¡¯t come today, then this party would be Yang Manxuan¡¯s home game.


    ¡°Who are these two?¡± Yang Manxuan seemed to have just noticed Su Yutong and Su Jinghan. There was a smile tugging up the corners of her mouth, neither too distant nor too friendly. It was a perfect formulaic smile, just right.


    Shen Zhen introduced: ¡°This is Su Yutong, and this is Su Jinghan.¡±


    Su Yutong was about to reach out for a handshake, but Yang Manxuan picked up a glass of wine from the side and handed it to Su Yutong, saying with a smile, ¡°Cheers.¡±


    Su Yutong could only redirect his half-outstretched hand to take the glass of wine, and took a sip.


    Yang Manxuan turned to Shen Zhen and said, ¡°It¡¯s my birthday in a few days, and I¡¯ll send you an invitation card then, Young Master Shen must definitely come.¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled: ¡°Definitely.¡±


    Su Yutong and Su Jinghan stood behind like two background boards, but they also thought it was normal, after all, they were lucky to be able to attend such a social gathering.


    Yang Manxuan said to Su Yutong and Su Jinghan again: ¡°Mr. Su and Miss Su, if you are free next Tuesday, please cme as well.¡±


    Su Yutong and Su Jinghan were flattered: ¡°Definitely, definitely.¡±


    ¡°Young Master Shen.¡± Someone called from the side, holding a glass of wine in his hand, with a smile on his face, ¡°I thought I saw you, it¡¯s rare to see you come out to play, have a drink?¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t refuse either, and more and more people flocked around. Su Yutong and Su Jinghan were slowly squeezed to the edge of the crowd.


    ¡°I¡¯m so envious¡­..¡± Su Yutong whispered.


    Su Jinghan patted her younger brother on the head: ¡°Take it slowly, besides, we don¡¯t have anything that would attract the favors of others.¡±


    Su Yutong nodded and let out a melancholy sigh.


    After Su Jinghan comforted her younger brother, she was about to go to the restroom, only to catch sight of Chu Haoyi who was also surrounded by people.


    Chu Haoyi was different from Yang Manxuan, his life experience was very controversial. He was the illegitimate son of the Chu family, he had never lived in the Chu family manor as a child, and the Chu family was different from the Yang family, very old-fashioned and patriarchal. Chu Haoyi¡¯s father was in his sixties this year, and he had only three legitimate daughters under his name. So for the sake of the family business, he recognized Chu Haoyi back to the Chu family.


    As a result, Chu Haoyi transformed into the legitimate heir of the Chu family.


    Su Jinghan glanced at him and quickly looked away.


    Su Yutong: ¡°Sister, don¡¯t tell me you still think about him? It¡¯s very likely that he only has one Su Shiqing in his eyes in this life.¡±


    Su Jinghan sighed: ¡°I haven¡¯t thought of him in a long time.¡±


    Chu Haoyi didn¡¯t notice Su Yutong and Su Jinghan. He was chatting with the people around him. From his angle, he could just see Shen Zhen¡¯s profile. Shen Zhen turned his head and said something to the people around him. He didn¡¯t smile but his attitude was very genial, and it wouldn¡¯t make people feel that he was too cold and indifferent.


    Shen Zhen¡¯s profile was very exquisite, his skin was as pale and flawless as jade, and his lips were very thin, making people think that he was a heartless character at a glance.


    But it was very eye-catching. Wherever he went, he was the center of attention.


    ¡°Good-looking, right?¡± The person next to him said suddenly.


    Chu Haoyi frowned: ¡°What did you say?¡±


    The friend chuckled lowly: ¡°Stop pretending, who doesn¡¯t know that you like men. I just think Shen Zhen is very good, in aura and mannerisms, don¡¯t know how many times better than that Su Shiqing. He also has a good figure and good looks, and he is even Mr. Qin¡¯s favorite junior. Instead of wasting energy on Su Shiqing, you might as well focus on him.¡±


    Chu Haoyi¡¯s expression turned cold: ¡°There are many people like him, but there is only one Shi Qing.¡±


    The friend was speechless: ¡°I thought you were just being hoodwinked, but I didn¡¯t expect you to be truly blind. Su Shiqing is already getting it on with Qin Yue yet you still think about him?¡±


    Chu Haoyi didn¡¯t speak.


    He trusted that Su Shiqing was being forced by Qin Yue, so long as Su Shiqing was not voluntary, in his heart, Su Shiqing was still pure and innocent.


    Shen Zhen noticed Chu Haoyi¡¯s gaze. He tilted his head at the other from his spot not far away, raised an eyebrow at Chu Haoyi, then lifted his wine glass, making a gesture of toasting, and took a sip of wine slowly.


    Friend: ¡°What are you looking at? You look dazed?¡±


    Chu Haoyi lowered his eyes: ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡±


    Seeing Chu Haoyi sinking into the quagmire, yet his friend had no way to save him. What¡¯s more, Chu Haoyi himself didn¡¯t feel that he was in the quagmire, so he had no choice but to mind his own business.


    At the end of the party, Shen Zhen didn¡¯t leave with the Su family siblings. He didn¡¯t ride his motorbike either, after all, he had drunk alcohol, and riding a heavy motorbike while drinking was also drunk driving, so he waited outside the door for a cab.


    It was just that it was too late at this time, and this place was far away from the city. After waiting for a while and only got a face full of the icy cold wind, Shen Zhen sneezed and felt that he had miscalculated. He should have asked Uncle Qin to borrow a car and a driver.


    But Shen Zhen was a little embarrassed to call Uncle now.


    ¡°Get in.¡± A black car stopped in front of Shen Zhen, and the person sitting in the driver¡¯s seat rolled down the window, revealing a handsome face. It was Chu Haoyi, ¡°I saw you have been waiting here for a while, you didn¡¯t drive here?¡±


    Shen Zhen frowned: ¡°I¡¯ve been drinking.¡±


    Chu Haoyi: ¡°Where do you live, I¡¯ll take you back.¡±


    Shen Zhen shook his head and said, ¡°No need, I won¡¯t ride in your car if you drink and drive.¡±


    Chu Haoyi: ¡°¡­..¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t drink.¡± Chu Haoyi said, ¡°I still have something to do tonight, so I drank non-alcoholic drinks tonight.¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t believe it.


    Seeing that Shen Zhen didn¡¯t speak, Chu Haoyi didn¡¯t get angry, and asked Shen Zhen, ¡°Why don¡¯t you come over and smell my mouth to see if there is any smell of alcohol in my mouth.¡±


    Shen Zhen ignored him.


    Chu Haoyi sighed: ¡°I really didn¡¯t drink, and you won¡¯t be able to wait for a cab here. You should have gone with them just now. Their cars are parked underground, and they don¡¯t pass through the gate.¡±


    Shen Zhen, who was thinking of hitching a ride from his companions, felt that he had miscalculated.


    There was no other better choice now, Shen Zhen: ¡°Then I will trouble you.¡±


    Shen Zhen sat in the back seat and fastened the seat belt.


    Chu Haoyi looked at Shen Zhen through the rearview mirror, and said with amusement, ¡°You are quite careful.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°En, I haven¡¯t lived enough.¡±


    Chu Haoyi: ¡°¡­..¡±


    The car started, and Shen Zhen reported the address.


    Chu Haoyi was a little puzzled: ¡°You don¡¯t live in the Shen family manor?¡±


    After all, this person was giving him a ride back, so Shen Zhen¡¯s attitude did not worsen. He said, ¡°Let¡¯s change the subject.¡±


    Chu Haoyi understood.


    The car drove through another section, Chu Haoyi asked: ¡°Do you mind if I smoke?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Please feel free.¡±


    Chu Haoyi rolled down the car window and lit a cigarette. The road at this point was congested. Chu Haoyi said to Shen Zhen, ¡°You have a good relationship with the Su family siblings?¡±


    Shen Zhen showed no expression. He looked out of the window and said calmly, ¡°Business partnership.¡±


    Chu Haoyi: ¡°Do you know Su Shiqing?¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°I do.¡±


    Chu Haoyi looked at Shen Zhen¡¯s face reflected in the rearview mirror, and felt that this person always gave him a strange feeling and his eyes would follow the other unconsciously. Chu Haoyi smiled inexplicably, feeling that he had probably been single too long, and now he had something wrong with him.


    ¡°Are you Shi Qing¡¯s friend?¡± Chu Haoyi asked.


    Shen Zhen said, ¡°No.¡±


    Chu Haoyi: ¡°¡­..Can¡¯t get along with him?¡±


    Shen Zhen said indifferently: ¡°I don¡¯t like him.¡±


    There was no helping this, people, it was impossible to please everyone. Chu Haoyi nodded and said: ¡°How long have you known each other?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°It¡¯s been a long time. I brought him from the Su family to the Qin family.¡±


    Chu Haoyi frowned: ¡°Don¡¯t you dislike him?¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled: ¡°Before he took away my sweetheart, I liked him quite a bit.¡±


    Chu Haoyi: ¡°¡­..Your sweetheart?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Not anymore, Qin Yue, do you know him?¡±


    Chu Haoyi had a bitter taste in his mouth: ¡°Are they¡­..really together?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Yes, Su Shiqing also begged me to give Qin Yue to him, and I did.¡±


    ¡°How could you let him go!¡± Chu Haoyi growled, ¡°He told you to do it and you just did it?¡±


    Shen Zhen calmly said, ¡°If he could be snatched once, there will be a second and third time. If that¡¯s the case, why shouldn¡¯t I let him go?¡±


    Chu Haoyi probably also realized that he had lost his composure. He looked at the congested vehicles in front of him and tapped his fingers on the steering wheel: ¡°You hate Shi Qing?¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t speak, he didn¡¯t bother to lie: ¡°He makes me feel sick, it¡¯s not a matter of hating or not, just like if there is a flea jumping around you, don¡¯t you want to crush it to death?¡±


    Chu Haoyi did not expect that Shen Zhen would have an enmity with Su Shiqing.


    ¡°But now Qin Yue has lost power.¡± Shen Zhen said suddenly, ¡°Su Shiqing should have other plans, right?¡±


    Chu Haoyi: ¡°You mean, Shi Qing is a gold-digging power grabber?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked up and at Chu Haoyi through the rearview mirror: ¡°What do you think?¡±


    The veins on Chu Haoyi¡¯s hand holding the steering wheel bulged: ¡°He is not this kind of person.¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled: ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°I hope you can always think that way.¡±


    Chu Haoyi gritted his teeth, the vehicle ahead moved forward, and he stepped on the accelerator.


    He was going to see Su Shiqing tonight, and he was going to see just what kind of person Su Shiqing was.


    He hoped that Su Shiqing would leave Qin Yue and be with him.


    But he also hoped that Su Shiqing would not leave Qin Yue.


    Once Su Shiqing really left Qin Yue, how should he face himself, how should he face the simple and straightforward Su Shiqing in his mind?

 CH 38

    After a tiring day, Shen Zhen was ready to go back to wash up and sleep. The Sun family siblings sent him a message, nothing more than to express their gratitude. Shen Zhen took a look and put away the phone.


    Every night, Mama Zhang waited until Shen Zhen came back before going to sleep herself. Standing downstairs and looking at the lights upstairs, Shen Zhen felt a little warm in his heart.


    Mama Zhang was the one who accompanied him to the end in his previous life, but it was a pity that Mama Zhang¡¯s son had always hated him deeply.


    Shen Zhen could also understand, after all, if he was Mama Zhang¡¯s child, he probably wouldn¡¯t have a good impression of him.


    For the sake of Mama Zhang, he also decided to treat Mama Zhang¡¯s son better and not let Mama Zhang be in a dilemma.


    Opening the anti-theft door, Shen Zhen felt a lot more relaxed. He took off his coat, put on slippers, and walked straight in. As soon as he walked in, he saw Qin Xing sitting on the sofa.


    Shen Zhen felt as if he was hallucinating, and he asked in surprise: ¡°Uncle, why are you here?¡±


    Qin Xing was watching TV, but one couldn¡¯t be sure if he even truly paid any attention to it. He waved to Shen Zhen, and Shen Zhen walked over obediently and sat beside Qin Xing.


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°I happened to be passing by, so I came up to see you.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Has Uncle had dinner?¡±


    Qin Xing reached out and touched Shen Zhen¡¯s head, with a smile in his eyes: ¡°I have eaten, how about Xiao Zhen?¡±


    Shen Zhen said coquettishly: ¡°I went to the banquet tonight and I didn¡¯t eat fully.¡±


    Qin Xing raised his eyebrows: ¡°Auntie is not here.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked left and right, and he really didn¡¯t see Mama Zhang. He asked strangely, ¡°Where is Mama Zhang?¡±


    Looking at Shen Zhen¡¯s appearance, Qin Xing really felt a tickling in his heart, and couldn¡¯t help pinching Shen Zhen¡¯s nose: ¡°I let her go home for a few days.¡±


    Shen Zhen asked strangely: ¡°Why did you ask Mama Zhang to go back?¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Uncle is going to stay with you for a few days.¡±


    Shen Zhen was taken aback and couldn¡¯t understand. He asked, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going back to the Qin family manor?¡±


    Qin Xing shook his head: ¡°No, I gave myself a holiday.¡±


    Shen Zhen was a little envious, how wonderful, he could also give himself a vacation, unlike him who was very busy every day.


    ¡°Then you won¡¯t go to the company during the day either?¡± Shen Zhen asked.


    Qin Xing: ¡°You don¡¯t have to go either.¡±


    Shen Zhen was surprised: ¡°I don¡¯t need to go either?¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°I¡¯m not there, what are you going in the company for?¡±


    Shen Zhen thought about it, and it seemed to be true.


    After Qin Xing¡¯s words fell, he stood up straight: ¡°Let¡¯s go, Uncle will take you to have a late night snack.¡±


    Shen Zhen suddenly wanted to eat kebab, but felt that Qin Xing¡¯s image didn¡¯t fit well with the small street food stalls, but going to eat Western food in the middle of the night¡­..


    ¡°What do you want to eat?¡± Qin Xing asked.


    Shen Zhen blurted out: ¡°Kebab.¡±


    F**k, how could I have blurted that out! Shen Zhen wanted to slap himself on the mouth, so he quickly said, ¡°Or we can eat something else.¡±


    ¡°Then let¡¯s go eat kebab.¡± Qin Xing said.


    Shen Zhen looked at Qin Xing dazedly. Qin Xing bent down, pulled Shen Zhen¡¯s face, and said with a smile: ¡°Go and change clothes.¡±


    When Shen Zhen came out of the room after changing his clothes, what he saw was a totally different Qin Xing. In Shen Zhen¡¯s memory, Qin Xing had never worn dark clothes, and his cleanliness was reflected in almost every aspect of him. But compared to severe obsession with cleanliness, Qin Xing¡¯s condition was much better.


    Qin Xing was wearing a black coat, black trousers and shoes, practically head to toes in black, but his ascetic aura remained unchanged.


    Shen Zhen was wearing a set of khaki casual clothes and a coat. When he saw Qin Xing, he asked with concern: ¡°Uncle, why don¡¯t you wear more, because the temperature outside is quite low.¡±


    Qin Xing, who was standing at the door, walked towards Shen Zhen after hearing this. Qin Xing was tall, half a head taller than Shen Zhen who just reached 1.8 meters tall. His figure was also very good, his whole person gave off an intimidating feeling like a tiger. Shen Zhen watched Qin Xing walking towards him, swallowed involuntarily, and restrained the urge to retreat.


    ¡°Uncle is not cold.¡± Qin Xing put his palm on Shen Zhen¡¯s cheek when he spoke.


    Qin Xing¡¯s hands were dry and warm, and he hadn¡¯t put on gloves yet.


    Shen Zhen stammered: ¡°The building, there is heating in the building, so it must not be cold¡­..¡±


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°You¡¯ll know when you go out.¡±


    Leaving the building, Shen Zhen was about to ask Qin Xing why he didn¡¯t drive. At this moment, Qin Xing suddenly stretched out his hand and took Shen Zhen¡¯s hand very naturally. He didn¡¯t wear gloves, and the two palms were pressed together without barriers.


    Shen Zhen¡¯s hands were cold, but Qin Xing¡¯s were warm.


    ¡°Look, Uncle is not cold.¡± Qin Xing lowered his head slightly and whispered in Shen Zhen¡¯s ear.


    Shen Zhen wanted to break free, but he also didn¡¯t dare, so he froze in place. As he remained stiff, his hands warmed up, and he also came back to his senses. He found that he and Qin Xing had already walked for a while holding hands like this.


    Shen Zhen lowered his head, not daring to look at the eyes of passers-by, but only looked at his own toes.


    Feeling inexplicably happy amidst the embarrassment, Shen Zhen felt that he was probably sick.


    Mentally sick.


    The kebab shop was on the side of the road. It was not small and looked like a chain store. There were many people eating, and just standing on the side of the road, one could smell the delicious fragrance. Shen Zhen felt his saliva secreting, as if he could taste the delicious spicy beef and pork.


    ¡°How many?¡± Seeing someone approaching, the girl who was in charge of the reception came forward with a smile on her face. Just after she finished speaking, she looked up and saw the faces of Shen Zhen and Qin Xing and the girl¡¯s face suddenly turned red. She said, ¡°Inside, there are, there are seats.¡±


    Shen Zhen was always very patient with girls, he said softly, ¡°It¡¯s just the two of us.¡±


    The girl looked at him infatuatedly: ¡°There are no private rooms, you can only sit in the lobby.¡±


    Shen Zhen turned to look at Qin Xing, who smiled and said, ¡°Fine.¡±


    The girl quickly took them to their seats.


    ¡°We charge by skewers, 50 cents for a skewer, if you need anything, just wave.¡± The girl said to Shen Zhen.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Okay, you can go ahead.¡±


    The girl walked away with her heart thumping. Ahhhh, he was so good-looking, good-natured, and able to dress well. This kind of high-quality man was hard to come by. It was too rare. She must take more looks.


    Shen Zhen went to get the kebab, and Qin Xing was beside him helping him with the tray.


    The old man next to them was probably a chatterbox. He glanced at Shen Zhen and Qin Xing, and then at his son who was playing with his mobile phone while trailing after him. He got angry and scolded: ¡°Look! Look! Look at someone else¡¯s son! Raising you, I might as well raise a hammer!¡±


    The son looked up in confusion.


    ¡°Someone else¡¯s son is picking out dishes, and the old father is waiting on the side and doesn¡¯t need to bend down!¡± The old man had a bad waist.


    The son also glanced at Shen Zhen and Qin Xing: ¡°Dad, you have bad eyesight, they are obviously brothers.¡±


    The old man had astigmatism and farsightedness. He took a few steps back to take a look again, but he would not admit his mistake, and snorted coldly: ¡°The father looks young, just like me, he doesn¡¯t appear old.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Although they were being discussed, it was not to say bad things, so Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry.


    He turned to look at Qin Xing. Qin Xing¡¯s face was expressionless and indifferent. It was no different from when he was not smiling, but for some reason, Shen Zhen just felt that Qin Xing was in a bad mood.


    Shen Zhen suddenly laughed.


    Qin Xing: ¡°What are you laughing at?¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s eyes bent into little crescents: ¡°Uncle is very young and handsome.¡±


    Qin Xing¡¯s complexion instantly improved.


    Shen Zhen laughed out loud in his heart, Uncle was really easy to coax sometimes.


    Shen Zhen happily ate the kebab, with a glass of beer in hand. Qin Xing didn¡¯t eat anything, just sat opposite Shen Zhen and watched.


    But compared with Shen Zhen, Shen Li¡¯s life was not so happy.


    ¡°Su Shiqing, Su Shiqing, Su Shiqing!¡± Shen Li vented in his room, ¡°Everything is about Su Shiqing! Why doesn¡¯t he die? Why doesn¡¯t he just die?!¡±


    Shen Li was tired of shouting, so he lay on the bed to rest. He and Su Shiqing had only stayed under the same roof for half a day, yet he felt like he had spent half his life.


    Su Shiqing was like the most favored youngest son in the Shen family. His older brothers practically held him in the palm of their hands, and he himself had never been treated so well.


    He was upset when he saw Su Shiqing, so when he bumped into Su Shiqing, he only needled Su Shiqing with a few words, yet Su Shiqing actually began to cry. His brothers heard and came, immediately giving him a lecture. If not for his dad still maintaining sense, he definitely couldn¡¯t stand staying in this family anymore.


    At this moment, Shen Li¡¯s cell phone rang.


    ¡°What?¡± Shen Li was fierce.


    The voice on the other end was ingratiating: ¡°Brother Li, it¡¯s me, Zhao Jiang.¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°Are you asking me to borrow money again?¡±


    ¡°No money.¡± Shen Li rolled his eyes and said angrily, ¡°An ancestor came to my family today, I offended him, and my brothers suspended my card.¡±


    The person on the other end was anxious: ¡°Who? Who dares to be your ancestor?¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°Su Shiqing.¡±


    The person on the other side of the phone: ¡°Surname Su?¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°Anyway, he is just completely useless, though he is quite talented in seducing men.¡±


    The other side: ¡°¡­..Brother Li, here, let me give you an idea.¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°En?¡±


    The person on the other end: ¡°You call him out tomorrow, and I¡¯ll teach him a lesson for you.¡±


    Shen Li sat up straight, how could he have forgotten this method? Had he been civilized at home for too long, that he had forgotten even the simplest means of violence?


    ¡°My brothers, if they¡­..¡± Shen coughed sharply, he was still a little afraid of his two older brothers.


    The person: ¡°Brother Li, this kind of person is just bullying the weak and afraid of the tough. If you teach him a good lesson, he will know to be afraid, and he will definitely listen to you obediently in the future.¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°He is quite capable, anyone can be bewitched by him.¡±


    Shen Li used to think that Shen Zhen was the one he hated the most, because this eldest brother who he was not familiar with would threaten the interests of him and his other two brothers, but now he felt that the person he hated the most was Su Shiqing.


    He was simply a flea, disgusting other people all day long.


    The person laughed: ¡°Brother Li, you are underestimating me. As long as he comes out, I can educate him well.¡±


    Shen Li hesitated for a few seconds, and when he thought of Su Shiqing¡¯s face, he gritted his teeth and said, ¡°Okay, I will tell you the place tomorrow.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, he thought grimly: Su Shiqing, don¡¯t you like messing with my second and third brothers? Let¡¯s see when the time comes, would they rush over to protect you?


    Looking at the night sky outside the window, Shen Li felt that if Su Shiqing could break a leg or an arm tomorrow, it would be great, and it would finally be very peaceful when he was sent to the hospital.


    Shen Li sent a text message to Shen Zhen before going to bed, and it was the first time he called Shen Zhen his eldest brother.


    ¡°Eldest Brother, I want to get even with Su Shiqing, you have to help cover me.¡±


    Shen Zhen was eating kebab, and texted with one hand: ¡°Okay.¡±

 CH 39

    For Shen Li, Su Shiqing, who appeared suddenly, attracted all his hatred. In comparison, even Shen Zhen looked cute. At least this nominal ¡°eldest brother¡± would not make trouble for him, nor would he threaten his position in the family.


    What¡¯s more, Shen Zhen¡¯s surname was Shen if you get down to it, so what was Su Shiqing?


    Su Shiqing followed Shen Li to a construction site, and he was a little puzzled: ¡°Xiao Li, didn¡¯t you say you¡¯ll take me to eat cake?¡±


    Shen Li showed a smiling face at Su Shiqing, but this little smile was extremely ferocious: ¡°Yes, but this cake is not so easy to eat.¡±


    Su Shiqing finally noticed something was wrong, his eyes widened, and he said tremblingly: ¡°You, what are you going to do? Xiao Li, don¡¯t be impulsive, just tell me if you are unhappy, don¡¯t¡­..¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°Don¡¯t what? It must feel great being so domineering in my house, doesn¡¯t it? I don¡¯t even know how Shen Zhen endured you for so many years. But I¡¯m not him, I¡¯m not as good-tempered as him.¡±


    Su Shiqing took a step back, sensing the danger.


    ¡°Want to run?¡± Shen Li said darkly, ¡°I estimate that you won¡¯t be able to run away.¡±


    With a muffled sound, Su Shiqing was knocked out by the person behind him.


    Holding a steel pipe, Zhao Jiang smiled at Shen Li: ¡°Brother Li, this is the little thing making you unhappy?¡±


    Shen Li curled his lips. He didn¡¯t like Su Shiqing, nor did he like Zhao Jiang, but now that he had something to ask from Zhao Jiang, he could only hold back his unhappiness and pointed at Su Shiqing who was lying on the ground, unconscious, ¡°Get rid of one of his legs.¡±


    Zhao Jiang: ¡°Break or cut off?¡±


    Although Shen Li really wanted to choose the latter, after careful consideration, he honestly chose the former: ¡°Break.¡±


    When Su Shiqing woke up again, he had already been locked in a warehouse. He was tied up on the ground, and Shen Li was sitting on the opposite chair with a leg propped up arrogantly. Su Shiqing was shivering all over. It was too cold. His coat had been taken off, and his face was flushed with the biting chill, and even the soles of his feet were numb.


    Su Shiqing shouted: ¡°Xiao Li, you must have a misunderstanding about me!¡±


    Shen Li sneered: ¡°Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding? Misunderstanding that it was because of your appearance that my brothers scolded me? And froze my card?¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°I don¡¯t want to either! I didn¡¯t tell them to do this! I didn¡¯t say anything!¡±


    Shen Li sneered: ¡°Come on, your pitiful look makes me want to throw up, you indeed didn¡¯t say anything, but it is also true that they did it for you, so your existence is the original sin.¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°¡­..Xiao Li, you can¡¯t say that about me¡­..¡±


    ¡°Why can¡¯t I?¡± Shen Li lit a cigarette and cursed angrily, ¡°What do you think you are? You have no ability, no brains, the only thing you know how to do in this life is to make men go crazy for you. You are a man yet are already so capable, if you were a woman, wouldn¡¯t you be Su Daji?¡± (TN: famous source of calamity/femme fatale in history)


    ¡°Speaking of which, your surname is also Su.¡± Shen Li said suddenly, ¡°Maybe going back many generations ago, you and Su Daji were from the same family.¡±


    Zhao Jiang and the group of guys waiting nearby: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Wow, Brother Li was so angry that he was speaking nonsense. This was simply an insult to Su Daji!


    ¡°Brother Li.¡± Zhao Jiang walked over, ¡°Don¡¯t bother talking nonsense with this kind of person.¡±


    ¡°We¡¯ll help you teach him a lesson so that he can be an honest man in the future.¡±


    After finishing speaking, Zhao Jiang led his guys over. This was a gang beating, the group of them beating up Su Shiqing.


    Su Shiqing was tied up and couldn¡¯t stand up, so he could only kick the ground with his feet and lean back, trying to escape the danger.


    ¡°Shen Li! You can¡¯t do this to me! The Qin family sent me here! Aren¡¯t you afraid that the Qin family would find you to settle accounts?!¡± Su Shiqing yelled in panic.


    Shen Li: ¡°Don¡¯t think that I don¡¯t know anything, what are you even to the Qin family? Qin Yue can¡¯t protect you now.¡±


    Su Shiqing¡¯s was extremely terrified, that¡¯s right, Qin Yue couldn¡¯t protect him. He had put so much effort and time into Qin Yue, but in the end, Qin Yue couldn¡¯t even protect him.


    ¡°Stop wasting time.¡± Zhao Jiang walked over with a smile, determined to do this thing well. As long as it was done well, Shen Li would definitely have to pay him. Business was in a slump recently, and if not for Shen Li, he wouldn¡¯t even be able to feed his men, let alone live it up?


    The guys also gathered around, they didn¡¯t have any heroic complex, as long as the boss spoke out, there was no psychological burden to gang up on a little idiot.


    ¡°Ah!¡± Su Shiqing screamed, and he begged for mercy loudly, ¡°Please let me go, I will give you whatever you want, don¡¯t touch me!¡±


    Zhao Jiang stood there with an inexplicable expression: ¡°Why does he act like we are going to f**k him?¡±


    The other guys were also very confused, begging for mercy, fine, but why is he crawling on the ground, with his buttocks sticking up, as if he was afraid that they would strip his clothes.


    ¡°Forget him.¡± Shen Li said, ¡°Beat him up for me.¡±


    So Zhao Jiang and the others went at it. They originally hated the rich, but because they wanted money from Shen Li, they couldn¡¯t do anything to Shen Li, and they were also afraid of being retaliated, so they didn¡¯t dare to do anything to other rich people. But now with Shen Li backing them, of course they would not show mercy.


    When the steel pipe hit Su Shiqing¡¯s leg, Su Shiqing let out a cry like a pig being slaughtered: ¡°Help!¡±


    Zhao Jiang grinned: ¡°Go ahead and scream, no one is coming here, and no one will save you even if you yell your throat hoarse.¡±


    There was a cracking sound, and Su Shiqing¡¯s right leg lay at a strange angle. His face altered between flushed and pale, his forehead vein bulged, and he was dripping with cold sweat.


    ¡ª¡ªHis leg was broken, but it was clearly still not over, fists and feet rained down at him, and because he was bound, he couldn¡¯t even protect his head.


    Just when Shen Li felt his anger was appeased, the door of the warehouse was kicked open.


    ¡°Who!¡± Shen Li stood up.


    Su Shiqing¡¯s eyes were already swollen, and with some difficulty he recognized the person who appeared at the door¡ª¡ªChu Haoyi. At this moment, Chu Haoyi was like an angel who descended from the sky. Su Shiqing¡¯s tears flowed all over his face. He had accidentally bit his own tongue when he was being beaten, and now his speech was very slurred, he hurriedly asked for help: ¡°Hao Yi¡­..help me!¡±


    Chu Haoyi¡¯s face was dark, his fists were clenched tightly. He suddenly stretched out his hand to grab a steel pipe from the door. He was often bullied when he was abroad, and only later when he recognized a big brother, did it become easier for him. He was in a community college at that time, fighting was commonplace, and he was also adept at this.


    ¡°Who are you?¡± Shen Li didn¡¯t know Chu Haoyi, he sneered, ¡°Su Shiqing really has great ability, seducing Qin Yue, my brothers, and now you? Are you people all confused in the head? You can¡¯t see that he is playing with you all?¡±


    ¡°Who did it?¡± Chu Haoyi looked like an evil ghost, a demon.


    Zhao Jiang and his guys looked at each other, Zhao Jiang wanted to perform well in front of Shen Li, so he puffed up his chest: ¡°I did it, you¡­..¡±


    Before the words were finished, Chu Haoyi kicked Zhao Jiang in the chest, sending Zhao Jiang flying several meters away.


    Then he lifted the steel pipe and swung it down. Zhao Jiang didn¡¯t even have the time to struggle, passing out with blood on his head.


    Chu Haoyi looked around at the group of guys: ¡°Who wants to try?¡±


    The guys looked at each other, and didn¡¯t even want their boss anymore, all rushing out in a swarm.


    This kind of skill was obviously not something they could deal with, okay? Boss, you¡¯re on your own good luck!


    Shen Li didn¡¯t have much courage, he began to feel scared. He couldn¡¯t even forget the time when Shen Zhen beat him up, let alone this tough man with a steel pipe in his hand, he asked tremblingly: ¡°What are you going to do? Let me tell you, if you dare to touch me, my family will not let you go, and neither will my, my eldest brother!¡±


    Shen Zhen was the most favored person at Qin Xing¡¯s side now, if Shen Zhen¡¯s name was brought out, this man whom he didn¡¯t know might be more cautious.


    Chu Haoyi carried the steel pipe and walked towards Shen Li. Shen Li sat down on the chair, hugged his head, and shouted: ¡°Don¡¯t hit me, don¡¯t hit me.¡±


    Chu Haoyi asked hoarsely: ¡°How did Shi Qing offend you?¡±


    Shen Li cried: ¡°He seduced my two brothers, they scolded me because of him, and even suspended my card.¡±


    Su Shiqing retorted with difficulty: ¡°I didn¡¯t, Hao Yi, I really didn¡¯t, Second Brother Shen and Third Brother Shen are good people, they just pity me¡­..¡±


    Chu Haoyi squatted down and untied the rope that bound Su Shiqing. He also saw Su Shiqing¡¯s broken leg.


    The broken leg couldn¡¯t be delayed, Chu Haoyi picked up Su Shiqing, and looked at Shen Li: ¡°I will remember this account.¡±


    Shen Li was so frightened that he dared not speak.


    It wasn¡¯t until Chu Haoyi left with Su Shiqing in his arms that Shen Li tremblingly called Shen Zhen.


    ¡°Eldest Brother!¡± He shouted with sincerity, ¡°Someone rescued Su Shiqing!¡±


    Shen Zhen was lying on the sofa reading a book, with his head resting on Qin Xing¡¯s thigh, he let out a lazy hum before asking, ¡°Who?¡±


    Shen Li remembered that Su Shiqing called him Hao Yi, and quickly said, ¡°I don¡¯t know the last name, but Su Shiqing called him Hao Yi.¡±


    Qin Xing looked down at Shen Zhen lying on his lap, and raised an eyebrow, as if asking what happened.


    Shen Zhen smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, if you are really afraid, you can come and live over here for a while.¡±


    Anyway, the apartment opposite him was unoccupied.


    He didn¡¯t want to live under the same roof as Shen Li.


    Sure enough, Shen Li agreed: ¡°I¡¯ll be right over, Eldest Brother, can you tell Dad for me?¡±


    Shen Zhen chuckled lowly: ¡°Okay.¡±


    Shen Li heaved a sigh of relief, he was no longer so afraid, so he quickly claimed credit: ¡°I had someone break his leg, even if it is treated, he will probably be lame.¡±


    Shen Zhen said uncaringly, ¡°En.¡±


    Shen Li asked cautiously: ¡°Eldest Brother, are you unhappy?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°No, Xiao Li, you did a good job.¡±


    Shen Li was relieved, so long as Shen Zhen was willing to protect him, no one would dare to trouble him.


    At this moment, Shen Li suddenly felt that Shen Zhen was more reliable than Shen Fu, and better than his other two brothers.


    After all, both Shen Yun and Shen Mu would only stand on Su Shiqing¡¯s side and teach him a lesson.


    But Shen Zhen supported him to find trouble for Su Shiqing.


    Shen Li thought to himself, if his brothers treat him badly, he should not treat them good either.

 CH 40

    ¡°What happened?¡± Qin Xing rubbed Shen Zhen¡¯s ear, and Shen Zhen didn¡¯t avoid the touch. He was used to Qin Xing¡¯s touches now, Qin Xing seemed to like to knead his ears and face, but these touches made Shen Zhen feel very comfortable.


    Probably because apart from Mama Zhang, no elders have expressed love for him since he was a child, so Shen Zhen felt that Qin Xing¡¯s touches gave him a feeling of being pampered.


    Shen Zhen said calmly, ¡°Shen Li broke Su Shiqing¡¯s leg.¡±


    ¡°Oh?¡± Qin Xing didn¡¯t seem interested, he stroked Shen Zhen¡¯s hair with his hand, and asked softly, ¡°Is Xiao Zhen happy?¡±


    Shen Zhen practically blurted out: ¡°Happy.¡±


    Qin Xing gave a low laugh: ¡°I¡¯m going to send Ah Yue abroad.¡±


    The foreign market really needed someone to keep an eye on it. He couldn¡¯t leave now, so it was only natural for Qin Yue to go.


    However, the foreign team members were all old employees of Qin Group, so Qin Yue could only watch at most, and couldn¡¯t stick his hand in.


    All the decisions would still be made by Qin Xing.


    ¡°Abroad?¡± Shen Zhen came to his senses, he wanted to ask Qin Xing if he had given up on Qin Yue? But he didn¡¯t ask.


    Qin Xing stroked Shen Zhen¡¯s hair: ¡°Since Xiao Zhen doesn¡¯t like him, letting him go abroad will not make Xiao Zhen uncomfortable, will it?¡±


    Shen Zhen pursed his lips and smiled shyly. He thought in his heart that Qin Xing couldn¡¯t possibly have decided to have Qin Yue go abroad just for him, but even though he thought so, he was still very happy.


    It was as if Qin Xing could accept everything about him.


    Even if it was just to coax him.


    Qin Xing would stay at Shen Zhen¡¯s place for a week. This week was a veritable two-person world. Mama Zhang was ordered by Qin Xing to take care of her own son. Except for the housekeeping auntie who would come to clean the house, there would be no third wheel showing up at home.


    ¡°I¡¯ll cook.¡± Shen Zhen stood up a little excitedly. Mama Zhang stocked up a lot of groceries in the refrigerator. Shen Zhen felt that he must have a talent for cooking. Didn¡¯t Qin Xing say that the plate of boiled shrimp he made before was delicious? Maybe he was talented at cooking?


    Shen ¡°talented¡± Zhen excitedly guaranteed: ¡°Uncle Qin, wait here for a while, I¡¯ll call you when I¡¯m done.¡±


    Qin Xing didn¡¯t stop him, he gently encouraged: ¡°Go, Xiao Zhen is awesome.¡±


    Ai, this feeling of being praised all the time was really great.


    Shen Zhen lowered his head and smiled, and then walked into the kitchen. He had already forgotten about Shen Li and could not even remember this person.


    After working in the kitchen for an hour, Shen Zhen finally admitted that he had no talent for cooking.


    Clearly the electric rice cooker was automatic, but he didn¡¯t know which step he made a mistake in that the rice ended up burnt black, and it was impossible to eat.


    The cucumber had too much vinegar added, and only sourness could be tasted.


    He also cut the meat slices into pieces, but after cooking it with onion it still smelled raw and bloody.


    Standing in front of his ¡°masterpiece¡±, Shen Zhen decided to let the trash eat these things.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you bring it out?¡± Qin Xing had already walked to the door of the kitchen. He smelled something strange, which obviously didn¡¯t smell like food.


    Shen Zhen quickly turned around, covering his talented masterpiece, and said with a smile: ¡°Let¡¯s go out to eat.¡±


    Qin Xing walked in, and he said to Shen Zhen, ¡°Let Uncle see.¡±


    Shen Zhen stepped back reluctantly. Qin Xing picked up the chopsticks, and picked up the only decent looking cucumber.


    Just when Shen Zhen thought that Qin Xing would spit it out in the next second, Qin Xing swallowed it expressionlessly. Although he didn¡¯t smile, he didn¡¯t seem to be greatly affected by the sourness. Qin Xing spoke nonsense with a serious face: ¡°Not bad.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..But I think it¡¯s better for us to go out to eat.¡±


    Qin Xing might have lost his sense of taste, but his sense of taste had not failed, so it was better not to torture himself.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go to Uncle Yang¡¯s.¡± Shen Zhen went to get his coat and asked, ¡°Which one are you wearing? I¡¯ll take it out for you together.¡±


    Qin Xing seemed to be still savoring the cucumber, and it took him a few seconds before he answered, ¡°The gray one.¡±


    When Shen Zhen walked into the room, Qin Xing¡¯s expression became very complicated. He felt that Xiao Zhen¡¯s skills could be used when extorting confessions by torture.


    The two went downstairs together. When Shen Zhen passed by the security booth, he found that the security guard had changed. The security guard who took care of Su Shiqing last time and helped Su Shiqing persuade him was gone. Such a confused person, even if he didn¡¯t complain, there were also house owners who would complain.


    ¡°Eldest Brother!¡± A voice sounded, and Shen Li ran over from the other side of the street. He looked like a stray dog, one who finally saw a bone. His eyes could practically read: pitiful and helpless.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡± How did the arrogant and unreasonable Shen Li in his memory become like this? Su Shiqing actually had this function?


    Shen Li ran up to Shen Zhen, his eyes were moist, and he looked pitiful: ¡°Shen Yun and Shen Mu called me, but I didn¡¯t answer, I don¡¯t want to go back.¡±


    If he went back, he would definitely be pointed and scolded by Shen Yun and Shen Mu, and forced to apologize to Su Shiqing. Maybe his own leg would even be broken to make up for Su Shiqing. He was not stupid, so he would definitely not go back.


    But his card was suspended, and he had no money. Just now when Shen Zhen said that he could take him in for a while, he ran over without hesitation.


    Shen Li didn¡¯t know Qin Xing, he was a standard hedonistic son of a rich family, and because he was the youngest, no one thought that he could head the Shen family in the future. So after returning to China from university, he didn¡¯t recognize all the high society people at all. He only played within his own small circle, and was not interested in business, so he didn¡¯t even read financial magazines.


    ¡°Are you going to eat out now?¡± Shen Li said shamelessly, ¡°I didn¡¯t have lunch, and I¡¯m hungry.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡± Who was this cheeky and shameless guy?


    Qin Xing said, ¡°Together?¡±


    Shen Li didn¡¯t think the other was just being polite, so he quickly said: ¡°Okay, okay, what are you going to eat?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Chinese food.¡±


    The driver had already driven the car downstairs. As soon as Shen Zhen walked to the side of the car, Shen Li opened the door ahead of him as if afraid of Shen Zhen regretting, quickly sat on the co-pilot seat, and speedily put on the seat belt.


    Although Shen Li had never lived with Shen Zhen, he knew that Shen Zhen had some special insistences, for example, he must wear a seat belt when riding in a car, and he was very afraid of death.


    Shen Zhen sat in the back seat helplessly, and Qin Xing sat with Shen Zhen.


    Shen Li: ¡°This car is really nice, Eldest Brother, is this your car?¡±


    Just as Shen Zhen was about to deny it, Qin Xing held Shen Zhen¡¯s hand and said with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s his car.¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°Wow, Eldest Brother, have you made a fortune? I¡¯ve always wanted to buy one, but Dad won¡¯t give me the money.¡±


    Shen Zhen wanted to take his hand out of Qin Xing¡¯s hold, but Qin Xing held it tightly, and Shen Zhen didn¡¯t want to struggle too obviously. After all, there was Shen Li and the driver in the car, so he could only pretend that nothing happened. He felt a sense of shame and excitement of one having an affair under the nose of others.


    Shen Li: ¡°Eldest Brother, you don¡¯t know what I went through yesterday, no wonder you don¡¯t like Su Shiqing, I¡¯ve never seen this kind of person in my life, he really is  incomparably shameless.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡± His mind was not on what Shen Li said, but on Qin Xing¡¯s hand.


    When he was eating kebab yesterday, he didn¡¯t feel anything wrong with his hand being held by Qin Xing, but now he felt very shy.


    His face was a little red.


    ¡°Eldest Brother, why are you blushing?¡± Shen Li brought up what should not be brought up.


    Shen Zhen said viciously, ¡°Shut up, or I¡¯ll throw you out.¡±


    Shen Li tucked his neck in honestly, and said in a low voice: ¡°Shutting up, shutting up.¡±


    Shen Li was still chattering while eating. Qin Xing and Shen Zhen could only watch Shen Li perform a solo. Shen Zhen¡¯s perception of Shen Li was very complicated. To the end of his last life, only Shen Li came to see him and scolded him, while giving him two thousand yuan.


    But Shen Li was not doing well in the Shen family at the time. With Su Shiqing around, he became a marginalized person. No one in the Shen family cared about him. He fooled around outside, drinking and drunk driving, and ended up hitting someone. Although he sent them to the hospital, and no one died, but since then it was like he was expelled from the Shen family.


    Shen Li scolded him at the time: ¡°What are you even capable of! You are forced to such straits by Su Shiqing! Aren¡¯t you amazing, Shen Zhen? What use are you even!¡± As he spoke, he took out two thousand yuan and put it in front of him.


    Perhaps it was because they were all deeply harmed by Su Shiqing.


    An enemy of an enemy was a friend.


    Or maybe Shen Li sympathized with him.


    That was why Shen Zhen was willing to give Shen Li a hand now.


    Think of it as repaying the kindness of the two thousand yuan.


    Shen Zhen felt a little tired. He closed his eyes, leaned on Qin Xing¡¯s shoulder, and said in a low voice, ¡°Uncle, I¡¯ll nap for a bit.¡±


    He also had no appetite to eat now.


    Qin Xing said softly in his ear, ¡°Go ahead.¡±


    ¡ª¡ª


    ¡°Hao Yi, it hurts so much.¡± Su Shiqing grabbed Chu Haoyi¡¯s hand, his face was swollen into a pig¡¯s head, and he looked very shocking. His voice was also very unpleasant, almost like scratchy tape, he said, ¡°Hao Yi, help me.¡±


    Chu Haoyi carried him and sat in the car, his eyes were red and his hands were trembling: ¡°Don¡¯t worry, you will be fine.¡±


    In the traffic jam, Chu Haoyi held the steering wheel tightly: ¡°Where is Qin Yue? Where is he? Did he not protect you?¡±


    Su Shiqing¡¯s body was also stiff, yes, why didn¡¯t Ah Yue protect him? He bit his lower lip tightly: ¡°Maybe Ah Yue has something urgent?¡±


    Chu Haoyi: ¡°What urgent matter is more important than you?!¡±


    Su Shiqing wept softly: ¡°I¡­..I don¡¯t know¡­..I don¡¯t know why Shen Li did this to me.¡±


    Chu Haoyi squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: ¡°His name is Shen Li?¡±


    Su Shiqing quickly said: ¡°I didn¡¯t say his name on purpose, maybe he has some unknown reason, I, I don¡¯t blame him.¡±


    Chu Haoyi: ¡°Shi Qing¡­..don¡¯t be too kind.¡±


    Su Shiqing said with difficulty: ¡°I just think that everyone has their own difficulties.¡±


    Chu Haoyi: ¡°I will contact Qin Yue. If he can¡¯t protect you in the future, then let me do it.¡±


    Su Shiqing finally had some joy on his face, but when he looked up the next second, his expression became very worried again.


    ¡°But, I don¡¯t want to hurt Ah Yue, and Ah Yue didn¡¯t expect Shen Li to be like this.¡±


    Chu Haoyi sneered: ¡°He can¡¯t even protect his own lover, Young Master Qin, he is not all he is cracked up to be.¡±


    Su Shiqing remained silent, and after a while he said, ¡°Hao Yi, don¡¯t deal with Shen Li, okay?¡±


    Chu Haoyi: ¡°Shi Qing, don¡¯t worry about anything, I know what to do.¡±


    Su Shiqing breathed a sigh of relief, lay down on the back seat, touched his broken leg with one hand, and clenched his teeth.

 CH 41

    During this period of time, Shen Li lived very happily, no one nagged him, Shen Zhen gave him back pocket money, although it was not much, but it was enough if his fingers weren¡¯t too loose. Because he was afraid that his two brothers and Chu Haoyi would come to make trouble for him, Shen Li spent almost all day inside playing video games, and thus developed a new hobby¡ª¡ªbuying collectible figurines, the apartment was piled high with it.


    When it was time to eat, he would go to Shen Zhen¡¯s apartment to mooch meals, being a complete rice bug with ease of mind.


    Of course, it would be nice if Shen Zhen wasn¡¯t always with that handsome man with a smile on his face, yet still made him feel scared somehow.


    ¡°Eldest Brother, I think he must have some designs on you!¡± Sitting next to Shen Zhen, Shen Li whispered bad things when he saw that the man hadn¡¯t come out, ¡°Don¡¯t you think? I saw him holding your hand last time!¡±


    Shen Zhen almost choked on his saliva: ¡°Hai hai¡­..you think too much.¡±


    With a serious face of ¡°I know everything, you don¡¯t have to pretend¡±, he whispered: ¡°I think it¡¯s okay, this kind of high-quality man is hard to find, mainly because he has a good aura. You don¡¯t know this, but Shen Yun used to keep a male starlet. He had muscles and a handsome face, but every time he couldn¡¯t say a few words without breaking into tears, how inauspicious and unpleasant.¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s expression was a little dazed: ¡°Shen Yun, he.¡­.¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°Wow, you still don¡¯t know? Second Brother is bisexual, he likes both men and women, and he likes the kind that cries every day.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡± He felt that what Shen Yun liked was one who relied on him, not one who cried every day.


    Shen Li: ¡°So that surnamed Su is Second Brother¡¯s dish. Whenever there¡¯s nothing to do, he would break out into tears like Meng Jiangnu at the Great Wall.¡± (TN: folk story)


    Shen Zhen patted Shen Li¡¯s head: ¡°Don¡¯t insult Meng Jiangnu.¡±


    Shen Li changed the subject: ¡°Eldest Brother, I will follow you from now on, I can see that Shen Yun and Shen Mu are both inhumane whenever they are faced with a good tail!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t like them anymore,¡± he said angrily.


    Shen Zhen looked at Shen Li and felt that it was God¡¯s retribution for Shen Fu to give birth to such a son.


    What Shen Li didn¡¯t know was that the Shen family didn¡¯t have time to look for him right now, they were currently busy dealing with Chu Haoyi who took Su Shiqing to question and find fault with them.


    Shen Fu stood in the living room, leaning on his dragon head cane as always. He was so angry that he almost fainted. It wasn¡¯t that he was so angry at Shen Li. He was already used to being vexed by Shen Li. It was Shen Yun and Shen Mu, when they heard Su Shiqing¡¯s leg was broken by Shen Li, the both of them were like their father had died, practically shedding tears in mourning.


    ¡°Shi Qing, are you okay?¡±


    ¡°Shi Qing? Why didn¡¯t you stay in the hospital? You just had surgery on your leg, so you still have to be hospitalized, right?¡±


    ¡°When Xiao Li, no, Shen Li comes back, I¡¯ll tell him to make amends to you.¡±


    Su Shiqing stood silently on the spot, with his head down, afraid that if he raised his head, his sinister gaze would be seen. His leg was now lame, and the doctor said that it would not get better even if he stayed in the hospital. He should be thankful that this leg could still move. If he didn¡¯t see Shen Li get his leg broken as well, he would not be able to release his anger.


    Chu Haoyi: ¡°Don¡¯t talk so much nonsense, where is Shen Li? Tell him to come out!¡±


    Shen Yun and Shen Mu were already dazed stupid, and said quickly: ¡°He¡¯s not at home, we¡¯ll call him and tell him to get back quickly.¡±


    ¡°Get back quickly my ass!¡± After pretending to be a Confucian businessman for so many years, Shen Fu finally couldn¡¯t bear it any longer. He knocked on the floor with his cane a few times, and said angrily, ¡°Did you two forget who is your true younger brother?!¡±


    Shen Yun and Shen Mu looked at each other: ¡°Shen Li did something wrong, he should bear the consequences.¡±


    Shen Fu: ¡°Where is the evidence!!!¡±


    Chu Haoyi: ¡°I saw it with my own eyes, would I come here to lie to you?¡±


    Shen Fu snorted coldly: ¡°I¡¯ve never heard that when criminals are judged, they only look at witness evidence and not physical evidence.¡±


    ¡°Call the police.¡± Shen Fu said, ¡°Breaking into my house casually, wanting to mess with my son, who gave you the right?¡±


    Chu Haoyi: ¡°Mr. Shen, I respect you as an elder. Some things I can¡¯t say too harshly, so don¡¯t make it difficult for me.¡±


    Shen Fu was so angry that his hands were shaking. It was the first time he was talked down to by a junior, as if his face had been torn off and thrown on the ground, and the other even stepped on it a few times.


    He couldn¡¯t hand over Shen Li to Chu Haoyi, otherwise he would lose all face.


    ¡°Since Mr. Chu is so capable, coming to the Shen family to find fault, then you must know the whereabouts of my youngest son.¡± Shen Fu calmed down, ¡°Mr. Su too, since the Shen family can¡¯t worship a big Buddha like you, you should find a place that can. I think the Chu family is a very good choice, I wonder if old Chu is willing to have another son with inheritance rights.¡±


    Su Shiqing¡¯s expression changed.


    His purpose was not to make trouble for the Su family. What¡¯s the point of making trouble when the matter had already happened?


    The reason why he was willing to come with Chu Haoyi was because he wanted the Shen family to take a step back. Once the Shen family took a step back, he could become the person with the most say in the Shen family, because Chu Haoyi would support him from behind, and although Qin Yue is abroad, the name of the eldest young master of the Qin family was still there, and his life would be better than before.


    Of course it was painful to become lame, but the lameness was not particularly serious, and after becoming lame, one still had to continue living.


    It was a pity that what Su Shiqing thought didn¡¯t mean that Chu Haoyi thought the same. Chu Haoyi sneered: ¡°Since you don¡¯t want to hand over Shen Li, after I find him, you likely won¡¯t be able to intervene then.¡±


    Shen Fu: ¡°Are you threatening me?¡±


    Chu Haoyi replied politely: ¡°It¡¯s a notification.¡±


    Shen Fu took a deep breath: ¡°Go ahead.¡±


    Then Shen Fu sat on the sofa, tired and depressed. What had him feeling the most disbelief was his other two sons, they seemed to have forgotten that Shen Li was their own brother.


    After Chu Haoyi left with Su Shiqing, Shen Fu looked at Shen Yun and Shen Mu.


    ¡°You two can go too.¡± Shen Fu said.


    Shen Yun and Shen Mu turned pale in shock: ¡°Dad?¡±


    Shen Fu yelled: ¡°Get the hell out! I said get the hell out! Don¡¯t you understand?!¡±


    ¡°If you want Su Shiqing to be your younger brother so much, then go! See if he recognizes you two as his big brothers!¡±


    Shen Fu was furious: ¡°Do you hear that? Now pack up your things and get the hell out!¡±


    Shen Mu was still defending himself: ¡°Dad, it was Xiao Li who did something wrong¡­..¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t call him Xiao Li.¡± Shen Fu calmed down and took two breaths, ¡°Didn¡¯t you call him Shen Li just now? Will you call me Shen Fu in the future?¡±


    Shen Yun became scared: ¡°Dad¡­..¡±


    Shen Fu: ¡°Who is the head of the family now! I will personally freeze your cards for you, pack your things and go, and see if your beloved brother Su Shiqing will come to help you.¡±


    Shen Mu: ¡°Dad, why are you so blind to right and wrong? Shi Qing has such a good personality, how could he offend Xiao Li? Isn¡¯t it because Xiao Li is jealous? Not only doesn¡¯t he examine his own problems, Dad, you won¡¯t even teach him a lesson, but yell at us instead.¡±


    Shen Fu sat there and waved his hand: ¡°I can¡¯t handle you anymore, you go on your own.¡±


    ¡°Old Li, send them away.¡± Shen Fu summoned the butler, ¡°Don¡¯t let them enter the house without my permission.¡±


    Shen Yun and Shen Mu: ¡°Dad!¡±


    Shen Fu was tired, he stood up with his cane, and walked upstairs slowly.


    He knew what his three sons were like, and he didn¡¯t have hopes they would make the Shen family bigger and stronger. If they were fighting each other for inheritance rights, he might turn a blind eye. After all, the winner who came out like that, could maybe bring the family to a higher level, and with him still here, the other two would be preserved as well.


    But he couldn¡¯t accept his children infighting over an outsider.


    Standing at the door of the house, carrying their suitcases, Shen Yun and Shen Mu, who even had their car keys confiscated, looked at each other.


    Shen Yun: ¡°How much money do you have in your card?¡±


    Shen Mu: ¡°I don¡¯t have a card. It was confiscated. I only have a thousand yuan in cash with me.¡±


    Now everyone used cards, who still carried cash.


    Shen Yun hesitated and said, ¡°Look for Shi Qing?¡±


    Shen Mu: ¡°It seems¡­..that there is only this way.¡±


    Shen Li only learned of this after it had been several days since Shen Yun and Shen Mu were kicked out of the Shen family house. He ate and drank well, and felt that life was very satisfying. When facing Qin Xing, he even dared to say a few words now. When mentioning Shen Yun and Shen Mu, Shen Li looked contemptuous.


    ¡°They are all bewitched stupid by Su Shiqing, not even wanting to go home.¡± Shen Li curled his lips, ¡°Mom must be crying at home.¡±


    Shen Zhen peeled an orange, handed half of it to Qin Xing, and said to Shen Li, ¡°You won¡¯t go see them?¡±


    Shen Li spoke righteously: ¡°Go see them for what? Su Shiqing is their younger brother. I was just picked up, given as a freebie with the lottery ticket.¡±


    Shen Zhen laughed. Qin Xing ate the orange that Shen Zhen peeled personally, forgetting his own cleanliness obsession, and then almost had his teeth fall out from the sourness. He could only maintain an indifferent expression.


    Qin Xing looked at the oranges on the plate on the coffee table, stood up silently, and took the plate to the kitchen.


    Shen Zhen also ate the other half of the orange, his face wrinkled at the sourness, and he picked up the water glass with difficulty and took a sip of water: ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that the oranges are very sweet?¡±


    The oranges were bought by Shen Li when he went downstairs for a walk. Shen Li nodded: ¡°The boss said that if it¡¯s not sweet, he won¡¯t charge me.¡±


    ¡°You haven¡¯t tasted one?¡± Shen Zhen asked.


    Shen Li: ¡°He already said that, so it must be sweet.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡± Was this person mentally retarded?


    ¡°I¡¯m going back to sleep.¡± Shen Li yawned, and said to Shen Zhen, ¡°I played games all night last night, so I won¡¯t have dinner with you today, bye.¡±


    After finishing speaking, he left decisively.


    Qin Xing sat next to Shen Zhen, stroking Shen Zhen¡¯s head with a big hand, and asked, ¡°What is Xiao Zhen¡¯s arrangement for this afternoon?¡±


    Shen Zhen had already habitually tilted his head and leaned on Qin Xing¡¯s shoulder. He felt that he was becoming more and more childish in front of Qin Xing, as if he had reverted into a teen. He said lowly: ¡°I want to go hiking.¡±


    He hadn¡¯t gone out for a long time. Being holed up in the city, car exhaust or smog were the only things he could smell. The sun was out today, and the temperature had risen by fifteen degrees, which was just right for climbing.


    ¡°Okay.¡± Qin Xing agreed.


    Shen Zhen sat up straight: ¡°Let¡¯s get ready now!¡±


    If Qin Xing hadn¡¯t wanted to go together, he would have called Li Jiaxing, Yang Changsheng, and Shen Li to go together, but if Qin Xing was going, then he would just settle for a two-person world.

 CH 42

    The most scenic mountain in this city was called Baihe Mountain. There was a Baihe Tower on the top of the mountain. There were always many tourists and open spaces as well. Many elderly people liked to go there to dance in the square. The elders also like to take their younger generations to climb the mountain. There was a park at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain road was not steep. Local primary and secondary schools also liked to organize children to go on spring or winter outings there.


    Shen Zhen changed into sportswear. He usually wore suits. So occasionally when wearing sportswear, it felt quite novel.


    Qin Xing also changed. Black sportswear on Qin Xing made him look like a different person, less refined and more aggressive. He stood there with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, legs long and straight, and male pheromones practically bursting.


    When Shen Zhen saw Qin Xing walking out of the room, he couldn¡¯t help swallowing. What kind of divine figure and beauty was this?


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Qin Xing saw Shen Zhen staring at him without blinking, and his eyes were full of smiles.


    Shen Zhen was dazed, unable to react, and said bluntly, ¡°You are so good-looking.¡±


    Shen Zhen wanted to slap himself in the mouth.


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°In my eyes, Xiao Zhen is the most good-looking.¡±


    Shen Zhen felt that he was going to melt into a puddle of water under Qin Xing¡¯s eyes. Probably Qin Xing was the kind of person in legend who was provocative without knowing it, he lowered his head: ¡°Let¡¯s go, let¡¯s go, lest people on the mountain become too crowded.¡±


    Qin Xing gave the driver two days off, and Shen Zhen didn¡¯t like to drive. Just when Qin Xing was about to act as the driver himself, Shen Zhen suddenly said, ¡°How about we take the bus? I haven¡¯t taken a bus before.¡±


    Qin Xing smiled: ¡°Okay.¡±


    Although he had never been on the bus before, Shen Zhen knew that the bus cost two yuan now, so he opened his wallet, but only saw hundred yuan bills.


    Qin Xing? Of course his situation was like him.


    So before taking the bus, Shen Zhen went to the supermarket downstairs to exchange some change.


    There was a bus stop downstairs from Shen Zhen¡¯s place. The subway had not been repaired yet. There were not many people waiting for the bus at the moment. After all, it was working hours. Those waiting for the bus to Baihe Mountain were all middle-aged and elderly people, some with grandchildren.


    However, when the bus arrived at the station, Shen Zhen was still taken aback by the scene in front of him. It was the first time he had seen this kind of scene with people standing on top of people.


    But they had already decided to take the bus, and now it was not Shen Zhen¡¯s style to admit to cowardice, so he glanced at Qin Xing and asked, ¡°If you think it¡¯s too crowded, we can actually take a taxi¡­..¡±


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°Xiao Zhen doesn¡¯t feel crowded, how could I?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡± All right, he was dug a hole for himself.


    The two squeezed onto the bus with such difficulty that Shen Zhen was almost out of breath. The man in front of him had body odor, and was also talking to the person next to him. The guy also had bad breath, and Shen Zhen was about to suffocate.


    Shen Zhen turned around a little bit, facing Qin Xing, and only then finally recovered. Qin Xing didn¡¯t wear cologne, but there was a good scent exuding from his body. Shen Zhen lowered his head, resting his forehead on Qin Xing¡¯s shoulder. The tip of the nose was full of Qin Xing¡¯s scent.


    The speed of the bus was slow, and it had to stop every time it reached a station. Some people squeezed down and some people squeezed up.


    Shen Zhen felt like a drop of water in a stream, drifting with the flow.


    ¡°It¡¯s so crowded.¡± Shen Zhen complained softly.


    But a hand wrapped around Shen Zhen¡¯s shoulder, and brought Shen Zhen into his embrace. Shen Zhen raised his head in a daze.


    Qin Xing said with a straight face: ¡°This way it won¡¯t be crowded.¡±


    Shen Zhen, who was a little dizzy, muttered to himself: ¡°Really?¡±


    A car in front jumped onto the bus lane like a racing car, and the driver of the bus slammed on the brakes. Shen Zhen already didn¡¯t have much space to stand in the first place, so he fell on Qin Xing directly, and his whole body was supported by Qin Xing.


    Shen Zhen only felt a pain on his forehead. He was pressed against Qin Xing¡¯s shoulder, but now he hit Qin Xing¡¯s chin.


    Shen Zhen quickly reached out to touch Qin Xing¡¯s chin, and asked cautiously: ¡°Does it hurt? I didn¡¯t mean it, I lost my balance just now.¡±


    Qin Xing reached out and rubbed Shen Zhen¡¯s forehead with a warm smile: ¡°Does Xiao Zhen hurt?¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know how to express his feelings.


    For a long time, no one cared about his emotions, whether he was in pain, or whether he was sad or happy.


    Shen Zhen leaned against Qin Xing, his originally stiff waist softening: ¡°It doesn¡¯t hurt.¡±


    Qin Xing whispered in Shen Zhen¡¯s ear, ¡°I won¡¯t let you be hurt.¡±


    Shen Zhen felt that his whole body had lost strength, and there was a tingling feeling covering him from head to toe. His heart seemed to be beating extraordinarily violently, his brain was too full of blood supply, and his face flushed red.


    ¡°It¡¯s too hot on the bus.¡± Shen Zhen said.


    Qin Xing chuckled lowly: ¡°Then there¡¯s nothing I can do, I can¡¯t open the window.¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t speak, there were obviously so many people on the bus, but he felt as if there were only him and Qin Xing here.


    Everyone else was like in another world.


    At this moment, Shen Zhen was thinking that it would be great if what Su Shiqing said was true. If Qin Xing really had something with him, then he would have the excuse to not care about Qin Xing¡¯s status, and he would definitely go all out and pursue this man.


    It would be great if it was true¡­..Shen Zhen sighed in melancholy.


    ¡°Is Xiao Zhen lost in thoughts? What are you thinking?¡± Qin Xing asked softly.


    Shen Zhen closed his eyes: ¡°I was thinking, it would be great if it was like this forever.¡±


    Qin Xing chuckled lowly: ¡°I can give Xiao Zhen whatever Xiao Zhen wants.¡±


    Shen Zhen suddenly wanted to ask, if I want to be with you, would you agree?


    But Shen Zhen suddenly faltered and didn¡¯t dare to ask.


    Too afraid that if he asked, Qin Xing would push him away instead.


    The bus meandered slowly for half an hour, and finally arrived at the destination. After getting off the bus, Shen Zhen breathed the fresh air and felt that he had finally come back to life, but at the same time, he felt a little regretful.


    Qin Xing looked at his empty embrace, feeling a little regretful as well.


    ¡°Aiya, why are there so many people today?¡± The old lady next to them complained loudly, ¡°There are usually not so many people, and we can¡¯t get a good spot now.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, that open space must have been taken by people already.¡±


    They all held musical instruments, including flutes and sanxians. They were an elderly band, but they didn¡¯t perform professionally. They usually just entertained themselves.


    Now their usual activity spot was occupied by a group of dancing old ladies, and they were all annoyed.


    Shen Zhen seldom came to such a place, and thought it was quite interesting.


    There was an older lady who noticed Shen Zhen and Qin Xing for some reason. She probably felt that young people rarely climbed mountains. As she looked, she thought of her boyfriend-less daughter. She now lived on her retirement salary, and often went up to the mountain to play and sing when she had nothing to do. The only worry was that her daughter¡¯s most important life event had not yet been settled (TN: mariage), so after looking for a while, she came over very naturally.


    ¡°Young man, are you also here to climb the mountain?¡± The older lady looked at Shen Zhen kindly.


    Shen Zhen was stunned for a few seconds, and then realized that she was asking him, so Shen Zhen replied, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    The older lady: ¡°Ai, young man, how old are you?¡±


    Shen Zhen was dumbfounded, ¡°I¡¯m going to be twenty-three soon.¡±


    The older lady: ¡°Oh! What a coincidence, my daughter is twenty-six this year.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°?¡±


    Where was the coincidence?


    The older lady: ¡°Young man, do you use WeChat? Come on, let¡¯s add each other¡¯s WeChat.¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry and said, ¡°Auntie, is there something you want from me?¡±


    The older lady looked like she was part of a pyramid scheme: ¡°Young man, do you have a girlfriend?¡±


    Shen Zhen shook his head subconsciously.


    The older lady: ¡°What a coincidence, neither does my daughter!¡±


    Your daughter doesn¡¯t have a girlfriend either?


    The older lady was elated: ¡°How about I give you my daughter¡¯s contact information?¡±


    Shen Zhen could only say dumbfoundingly: ¡°Auntie, I don¡¯t want to date.¡±


    The older lady must have been tormented by her daughter for a long time, and she said sadly: ¡°Why do young people all don¡¯t want to date now, the young people today are different from our generation.¡±


    Qin Xing stood on the side with a complicated expression.


    He was also a generation ahead of Shen Zhen.


    The older lady added a metaphorical knife: ¡°Now it is said that there is a generation gap between three years. Then if that was the case there may be a strait between my daughter and I.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Auntie, we are going to go climbing the mountain, why don¡¯t you go look at other people.¡±


    The older lady looked at Qin Xing this time, and she beamed with joy: ¡°Young¡­..¡± It seemed that with his age it was not suitable to call him a young man, so the older lady had an idea, ¡°Big brother!¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°¡­..¡±


    The older lady said excitedly: ¡°Are you married?¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Yes.¡±


    The older lady was depressed again: ¡°Ai.¡±


    When climbing the mountain, Shen Zhen thought of the older lady, and thought it was very interesting, and said to Qin Xing: ¡°I think the older lady we just met is very interesting. If I was in an ordinary family, my mother would definitely urge me to date like that. ¡°


    Qin Xing was expressionless, thinking to himself, fortunately not.


    Shen Zhen said cheerfully, ¡°Actually, that¡¯s not a bad thing.¡±


    Qin Xing suddenly stopped.


    Shen Zhen turned his head strangely: ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Qin Xing looked at Shen Zhen with complicated eyes: ¡°Xiao Zhen, what kind of life do you want to live?¡±


    Shen Zhen thought about it carefully: ¡°It is good now.¡±


    Not having to worry about food, not having to worry about what would happen tomorrow every day, not having Su Shiqing¡¯s various admirers come knocking at the door, and being able to watch Su Shiqing make a fool of himself, such days were already pretty good.


    Qin Xing was thoughtful.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Are you tired?¡±


    Qin Xing stepped forward: ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    Three hours passed.


    Shen Zhen put his hands on his knees and said with difficulty: ¡°I, I can¡¯t do it anymore, I can¡¯t walk anymore, rest¡­..¡±


    After resting for half an hour, Shen Zhen climbed for another hour, but was dead on his feet again.


    Going down the mountain when it was getting dark, Shen Zhen was completely paralyzed from exhaustion.


    He overestimated the physical strength of one who stays indoors all year round and travels by car everyday.


    In the end, he ended up climbing onto Qin Xing¡¯s back, and was carried down the mountain by Qin Xing. Qin Xing supported Shen Zhen¡¯s butt in both hands, and Shen Zhen felt it very weird indeed.


    Probably feeling that Shen Zhen was sliding down too much, Qin Xing held his butt and bounced him up a bit with both hands.


    Shen Zhen hugged Qin Xing¡¯s neck and buried his face on Qin Xing¡¯s shoulder.


    He had lost eight lifetimes worth of face.


    He would never suggest mountain climbing again, whoever liked to climb should climb!


    Shen Li, who had a close escape, sneezed in his room.


    ¡°Who, who is thinking of me?¡±

 CH 43

    The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, Shen Yun squatted in the corner with a lost expression, while Shen Mu said beside him, ¡°Brother, let¡¯s go back.¡±


    Shen Yun¡¯s tone was dry: ¡°Didn¡¯t Dad kick us out when we went back last week? Wouldn¡¯t it just be the same if we went back again?¡±


    They originally thought that as long as they went to Su Shiqing, with Shi Qing¡¯s kind heart he would definitely help them, and at least arrange a house and a car for them. Even if they didn¡¯t live in the Shen family house, they would still be young masters.


    What they didn¡¯t expect was that the Chu family didn¡¯t like Su Shiqing, but with Chu Haoyi protecting Su Shiqing very well, they turned their anger on them instead.


    The two brothers who were kicked out of the Chu family had nowhere to go. When Su Shiqing sent them off, he could only say apologetically: ¡°Ah Yun, Ah Mu, I want you to stay¡­..but you have also seen that I have no speaking right in the Chu family, just like in the Qin and Shen families, I am just duckweed with nowhere to take root.¡±


    ¡°Shi Qing, don¡¯t say anymore.¡± Shen Mu interrupted Su Shiqing, and said with a sad face, ¡°When we get home, we will definitely convince Dad to take you back, so that you won¡¯t be judged by others here. ¡°


    Shen Yun also confessed quickly: ¡°Yes, Shi Qing, you have to trust us, in our hearts, you are our dearest little brother.¡±


    Su Shiqing was a little happier after being coaxed, he nodded, but still looking timid: ¡°Then you also have to take care of yourselves, don¡¯t talk back to Uncle Shen, after all, he is your father, and it¡¯s for your own good, father and son have no overnight feud. If you talk properly, you will be able to understand each other.¡±


    Shen Yun and Shen Mu felt that Su Shiqing was still so caring and kind, and he didn¡¯t even hate their father when he scolded him like that. Such a person was too precious, and it was rare to find one.


    But life must still go on. When Shen Yun and Shen Mu left the Chu¡¯s, they only had a little more than 1,000 yuan. Su Shiqing said that he was now living off another family and had no money, so the two young masters stayed in what they thought was a mid-class hotel for one night. And then, their last bit of money was practically all spent.


    They couldn¡¯t even afford to eat rice¡ª¡ªnot fried rice on the roadside, but hotel rice.


    With only 500 yuan left, they could only find the cheapest inn, and they could only eat roadside fried rice. After all, they didnt know how long they would stay outside.


    Later, the 500 yuan was used up, so they had no choice but to go back to the Shen family house, only to be kicked out by Shen Fu.


    The two brothers had nowhere to go, and felt that the world had turned on its head instantly. The original world seemed to have changed completely, shedding the gentle mask and revealing the ferocious inside. In this ferocious world, no one cared about their surname, and no one cared about how they were living. At their poorest, they were kicked out of the inn, and now they were sleeping on the street.


    At first they were unwilling to sleep on the side of the road, and the only clothes they brought were the suits they were wearing, and their luggage were snatched from them when they took a black car. As soon as they got out of the car, the driver rushed away like chicken blood had been injected into him.


    Probably because they look like respectable people in their attire and have the aura of a rich man, so they thought they had something valuable in their suitcases.


    In fact, it was just some clothes, Shen Fu didn¡¯t let them take away any valuable things.


    After sleeping on a bench in the park for a day, they were discovered by beggars in the area, and were then severely beaten. They could only sleep on the streets, looking for empty alleys, as the clean ones were taken by the beggars and there were wild dogs in the unclean alleys.


    Life didn¡¯t seem as simple as they thought, without the Shen family, they didn¡¯t even have the basic ability to survive.


    They looked down on the brick-moving construction workers, the cashier girls, and the trash-pickers. They didn¡¯t even want to try it. Even if they starved to death, they still persisted in dying with their young master pride.


    It was a pity that when one was extremely hungry, this persistence was like a paper tiger, which disappeared without a trace when the wind blew.


    ¡°Are we going to just be homeless men?¡± Shen Mu didn¡¯t even dare to smell his own body. After living for twenty plus years, this was the first time he had lived like this.


    Shen Yun suddenly said: ¡°How about we go find Xiao Li?¡±


    Shen Mu smiled bitterly: ¡°We don¡¯t even know where he is.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Li doesn¡¯t have many friends. He has a strange personality. If we ask around carefully, we will definitely be able to find out.¡± Shen Mu was confident.


    So the two brothers used their last bit of phone data to call everyone they knew who was related to Shen Li.


    Only to come out with nothing.


    ¡°Huh? I don¡¯t know, Xiao Li is not at home?¡±


    ¡°I heard that you were kicked out by Mr. Shen? It can¡¯t be true, right?¡±


    ¡°Why were you kicked out? And why did Xiao Li run away from home? There must be a reason?¡±


    There were also Shen Li¡¯s cronies who laughed at them from Shen Li¡¯s perspective:


    ¡°Xiao Li was forced out of the Shen family by you, now you are going to find him, hey, how ironic.¡±


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you so capable? The way I see it, Xiao Li did the right thing.¡±


    ¡°Hahahahahaha¡± this guy didn¡¯t say a word after hearing this, just laughed out loud.


    One of the benefits of having cronies was that no matter what Shen Li had done, whether it was good or bad, right or wrong, they would side with each other first.


    Shen Yun and Shen Mu didn¡¯t get any news, and their last expenses were used up. When had they worried about the phone bills before? The phone bills and other small expenses were all managed by the butler. They didn¡¯t know how much was even charged at a time. Who knew that when they left, the butler had yet to pay the phone bill.


    Sometimes when people meet with misfortune, even drinking water could lead to choking.


    They failed to get news about Shen Li, but Shen Li got news about them.


    Of course his cronies had his latest contact information, and they all happily came to inform him of the good news.


    This group of people were basically the youngest sons in their respective families, they did not have to take on the important responsibilities of the family, and their daily life was just eating, drinking and having fun, simply just being happy rice buckets. Their background and experiences were the same as Shen Li¡¯s, so they all thought from Shen Li¡¯s perspective.


    Towards Su Shiqing, now that was practically hatred for a common enemy.


    ¡°Xiao Li, let me tell you, you can¡¯t take pity on them, let them learn a lesson, if my brother doesn¡¯t recognize me and recognizes an outsider as his younger brother, I could eat them all alive.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Li, you can¡¯t be soft-hearted.¡±


    Shen Li¡¯s feelings were very complicated.


    It was so complicated that he didn¡¯t find Shen Zhen to mooch a meal all day, and stayed at home alone, cooking noodles when he was hungry, only to feel unbearable heartache when it turned into mush.


    ¡°Eldest Brother.¡± Shen Li still went to talk to Shen Zhen in the end.


    Shen Li relayed the experience of Shen Yun and Shen Mu, and then asked Shen Zhen: ¡°Say, should I help them?¡±


    Shen Zhen just looked at Shen Li. In his eyes, Shen Li was a spoiled, self-centered person who didn¡¯t know the heights of the sky and the earth, but such a person had one very precious quality. He still possessed a little kindness and familial affection.


    When he was destitute, even though Shen Li hated him so much, he still went to see him and gave him the only two thousand yuan he had.


    At that time, Shen Li¡¯s situation was similar to the current Shen Yun and Shen Mu, but Shen Yun and Shen Mu didn¡¯t want to pull this younger brother out of the sea of suffering, but wanted him to learn a lesson with a rock-solid heart.


    In the book, Shen Li¡¯s final ending was that he was expelled from the Shen family and went to another city to work as a small employee. With a salary of just a little more than 2,000 a month, he married a wife, but the wife turned out to have cuckolded him. He became a father of another man¡¯s child, and lived in ignorance all his life. He didn¡¯t know that his wife had been unfaithful to him until he died. The son he raised for more than 20 years was someone else¡¯s seed.


    Shen Li died of anger in the end.


    But among those who offended Su Shiqing, Shen Li could be counted as lucky, at least he survived to the end.


    ¡°Go if you want.¡± Shen Zhen said. He didn¡¯t want to kill Shen Li¡¯s humanity.


    Shen Li was still very distressed: ¡°But what if they are still the same as before?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Shen Li in shock, this husky actually had a brain.


    Shen Li firmly said: ¡°I¡¯ll just give them one thousand yuan!¡±


    Shen Zhen laughed, feeling that Shen Li was too funny, he rubbed Shen Li¡¯s head: ¡°They used up the thousand yuan, then what?¡±


    ¡°Ah?¡± Shen Li was confused.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°If you don¡¯t go to work, how can you put food on the table?¡±


    When Shen Zhen was at his lowest, he went to the construction site to move bricks. It was the property of the Qin family. The foreman deducted his salary, but he couldn¡¯t just quit and walk away in anger, because he couldn¡¯t find any job after leaving there, even if he had a high degree from a prestigious school. No one dared to accept him. At that time, Qin Yue was just trying to please Su Shiqing, and let Su Shiqing see how miserable Shen Zhen was.


    The daily wages were 300 yuan for others, but he only got 120 yuan. Even though the construction site did not charge for accommodation, he still needed to pay for the accommodation.


    When he was pushed to the extreme, Shen Zhen still never thought of dying, he wanted to live, no matter what.


    But no one gave him a chance to live.


    That was why Shen Zhen cherished his life so much in this life.


    He quit smoking, wore seat belts when driving, never drank and drove, did not engage in any high-risk sports, and only exercised indoors.


    He hadn¡¯t lived enough.


    Shen Li slapped his forehead: ¡°Eldest Brother, you are right! Those who don¡¯t work don¡¯t get food!¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡± Husky, you have never worked before either.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°It¡¯s good if you think so, you¡¯ve had enough fun during this time, go to my company and work for me.¡±


    Shen Li looked happy: ¡°What position?¡±


    No matter what, he should still be a manager or an assistant to the CEO, a position that allowed him to show off his power, right?


    Shen Zhen smiled and said: ¡°Grassroots staff, a senior will lead you. If you use my name to go around making trouble, I will break your legs.¡±


    Shen Li, who was beaten by Shen Zhen before: ¡°¡­..Can I¡­..can I refuse?¡±


    He just wanted to be a happy rice bug!


    He could also see how busy Shen Zhen was during this time. Twenty-four hours a day, Shen Zhen could spend twenty hours discussing business and work. Every time he came over to mooch a meal, he saw Shen Zhen with a laptop.


    Shen Zhen had never been in contact with high-level jobs in his previous life. To be precise, he had never worked properly at all. Moving bricks was a part-time job and didn¡¯t count. In both lives, his first job was at the Qin Group but after just a few days at the grassroots level, he became the CEO¡¯s secretary.


    Therefore, in his own real estate company, he was now learning from the employees that Qin Xing helped hire.


    As for his Internet company, he could only be educated with an open mind as well. So je was busy every day and barely had the chance to rest.


    It was impossible for him to rely on Qin Xing forever. Qin Xing had given him an opportunity, but whether he could grasp it or not depended on his own ability.


    When a benefactor helped you, things would only become yours when you stood on your own, otherwise it would always be someone else¡¯s.


    ¡°Or, work at my side?¡± Shen Zhen looked at Shen Li with a smile.


    Shen Li looked like he had seen a ghost. His eldest brother¡¯s expression was exactly the same as that of the man who lived in his eldest brother¡¯s house before, down to the minute details. He thought of Shen Zhen¡¯s high-intensity workload, shook his head like a small fan, and said firmly: ¡°No, I want to start from the grassroots. The grassroots need me, and I will contribute to society!¡±


    Shen Zhen patted Shen Li on the shoulder and praised: ¡°Okay, you have backbone.¡±


    Shen Li had tears in his eyes.


    How could he sell himself so easily?

 CH 44

    ¡°CEO Shen, please take a look at this project.¡± The assistant placed the document on Shen Zhen¡¯s desk. Shen Zhen was now running back and forth between both companies such that he had a big headache. He knew that this was because his ability was not strong enough. Qin Xing had so many businesses under him, but he was not as busy as he was. He only understood the tip of the iceberg on a lot of things. If he wanted to understand in depth, it was not enough to just watch and listen. He had to participate in these projects himself.


    Shen Zhen took the project list, read it carefully twice, and then asked, ¡°When will the bid be made?¡±


    The assistant quickly said, ¡°March next year.¡±


    That piece of land was originally a wasteland, there were no residents around, there was no bus line, the subway was still under construction, and the highway was not close by either. Shen Zhen didn¡¯t have much of an impression of this piece of land. Relying on the memory of his previous life would not work. Shen Zhen said: ¡°Call for a meeting before getting off work.¡±


    Assistant: ¡°Yes, CEO Shen.¡±


    The book did not record everything in detail, sometimes the next chapter took place a few years later, but these years still have to be lived a day at a time, and the people in the story were still moving.


    After the meeting, Shen Zhen left the company after the bottom line of the bidding price was determined.


    Shen Li was being led by his senior to look at the data. The senior had a bad temper, but he had a lot of skills. At the beginning, Shen Li retorted back at him, but after being yelled at countless times, he behaved¡ª¡ªbecause this senior was too big and strong-looking. He could tell at a glance that he wouldn¡¯t beat the other in a fight, in fact he would definitely be hammered.


    Seeing Shen Zhen getting out of the elevator, Shen Li wanted to file a complaint. It was best to fire this senior who was so fierce to him and let him know he had backing. However, when Shen Zhen stepped out, he didn¡¯t even spare him a look and the senior was still glaring stared at him on the side. Shen Li could only continue to listen to the senior¡¯s ramblings with a despairing face.


    He swore that when he got into the management level, he would definitely drive out this ignorant senior!


    The road ahead was long and lengthy.


    Shen Zhen was going to see the Su siblings tonight. He brought them both to meet a lot of people a while ago, but Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know if they had benefited or not. It just so happened that the Su siblings wanted to invite him to dinner, so Shen Zhen agreed.


    The cooperation project was given to them, and the contacts were also given to them. If the Su family still couldn¡¯t get themselves together, even the gods wouldn¡¯t be able to save them.


    Su Yutong was wearing casual clothes, and when he saw Shen Zhen from a distance, he waved hello. He had a smile on his face, and his whole person looked completely new compared to before, the gloom between his brows completely disappearing.


    ¡°Brother Shen.¡± Su Yutong smiled and walked over, Su Jinghan also smiled at Shen Zhen, ¡°Brother Shen.¡±


    Shen Zhen was also hungry, and the three of them went to their reserved private room in the hotel restaurant and waited for the food to be served.


    As soon as Su Yutong sat in his seat, he started talking nonstop. He never knew the world could be like this. Now when he went out to socialize, no longer did people point at him behind his back. Everyone had proper and polite smiles on their faces. Although they knew that these smiles were not sincere from the heart, but how many people in this world were sincere to others? It was already good to just look sincere on the surface.


    The companies that had previously rejected the Su family have now offered olive branches one after another.


    Su Yutong knew that for these companies, it didn¡¯t make much difference who they cooperate with, but cooperating with their Su family was to show goodwill without harming their own interests.


    The young masters who used to be sneering and sarcastic as soon as they saw him now had to smile in front of him.


    The atmosphere at home was also unprecedentedly good.


    There was no youngest uncle making trouble at home, and no Su Shiqing making trouble outside. Such a life was really comfortable indeed. Their company¡¯s turnover and stock were also rising steadily. Sometimes Su Yutong woke up and worried that everything now was just a dream.


    After waking up from the dream, he still had to continue to worry over trivial things, getting a headache every day over Su Shiqing, and helping his father reason with his youngest uncle.


    ¡°My youngest uncle came back again.¡± Su Yutong was gossiping about his own family, ¡°Su Shiqing left him and my youngest aunt in Qin Yue¡¯s house. They ran out of money and went to find Su Shiqing, but the Chu family refused to let them in. Now they can only be shameless and go back to the Su family.¡±


    Su Jinghan was peeling shrimp beside him, and said with a smile, ¡°Dad didn¡¯t let them in.¡±


    After finally getting rid of the family¡¯s troublemaker, they would be brainless to let them come back again.


    Although Father Su still had feelings for his little brother, as the head of the family, if his words have no weight and change from day to day, then how could he convince the public? Not to mention Su Yuan, even his other younger brothers probably wouldn¡¯t take him seriously.


    After all, the price to pay for offending him was really too little.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t have much thought about the Su family¡¯s affairs, so he just hummed.


    Su Yutong said quickly: ¡°Brother Shen, I will treat you as my own brother from now on. If you want me to do anything, just ask me.¡±


    He almost didn¡¯t pat his chest to guarantee the ticket.


    Shen Zhen wiped his mouth with a napkin, without much expression: ¡°En.¡±


    After parting ways, Su Yutong whispered to Su Jinghan, ¡°Sister, I don¡¯t think Brother Shen has any hostility towards our Su family, he just simply hates Su Shiqing.¡±


    Su Jinghan breathed out through her nostrils: ¡°Who doesn¡¯t hate Su Shiqing?¡±


    Su Yutong: ¡°¡­..It seems that everyone likes him except us.¡±


    Su Jinghan: ¡°That¡¯s because they have blind eyes, and their eyes are covered with feces!¡±


    Su Yutong didn¡¯t expect that his elder sister, who was always praised by the elders as a lady, could say such a thing. Su Yutong stammered and said: ¡°Sister¡­..that¡­..don¡¯t talk about uh, feces. ¡°


    Su Jinghan smiled slightly, and turned into a gentle and polite rich lady again. She took her brother¡¯s arm and whispered, ¡°I only talk like this in front of you.¡±


    Su Yutong had no choice, after all they were twins, he could only be the trash can for his older sister. However, Su Yutong said: ¡°I think Brother Shen was is good, and our ages are not so apart, and Brother Shen doesn¡¯t have a girlfriend¡­..Sister¡­..¡±


    Su Jinghan was taken aback, she shook her head and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be so daring with your words, I have no other feelings for Shen Zhen.¡±


    ¡°I think Brother Shen is pretty good. Although he looks cold, you don¡¯t need to worry that he will be unfaithful and he also has his own company. He is rich and has status. The most important thing is that he is young, and there is the Qin family behind him.¡± Su Yutong didn¡¯t understand, ¡°What are you dissatisfied with?¡±


    Su Jinghan took a deep breath: ¡°The situation at home is so much better now, yet you don¡¯t want to take this opportunity to completely lift up the family, but you want to sell your sister for glory?¡±


    Su Yutong: ¡°Sister, your words are very strange. I just listed Brother Shen¡¯s conditions.¡±


    Su Jinghan: ¡°Then go yourself, I trust you.¡±


    Su Yutong mumbled: ¡°Forget it if you don¡¯t like him, it¡¯s not like I said anything.¡±


    At this time, Su Shiqing also learned about the current situation of the Su family from Chu Haoyi¡¯s mouth. He sat by the bed and didn¡¯t know what to feel. He thought that without him, the Su family would go downhill. After all, if he was there, Ah Yue would take care of the Su family, but now that he was not part of the Su family, the Su family was instead getting better and better. This gap in reality made him unable to breathe.


    What scared him the most was that there had been no news from Qin Yue this whole time. He knew that Qin Yue loved him deeply, but he also needed to live his life. Now Chu Haoyi was his only life-saving rope. He couldn¡¯t lose Chu Haoyi, at least before Qin Yue returned, the Chu family was his only refuge.


    But he was not doing well in the Chu family. Mrs. Chu didn¡¯t like Chu Haoyi, the illegitimate son, and she hadn¡¯t said a word to her husband for nearly two years because of this. Although Mr. Chu treated this only son who was also not raised by his side very well, but not well enough to treat Su Shiqing well for his son¡¯s sake.


    What¡¯s more, being born in such a family, marriage was also a bargaining chip. If Chu Haoyi got married obediently, Mr. Chu wouldn¡¯t care if he played around with men, but the fact that playing around actually turned into love, to extent he wasn¡¯t willing to get married, Mr. Chu couldn¡¯t stand this at all.


    So in the Chu family, Su Shiqing was also a marginal person. Even if the servants like him, even Chu Haoyi¡¯s half-sisters also like him, but without the approval of the elders, he couldn¡¯t get any benefits at all.


    ¡°Hao Yi.¡± Su Shiqing looked at Chu Haoyi with tears in his eyes, ¡°I have nothing now, if you leave me too, I really don¡¯t know what I should do.¡±


    Chu Haoyi comforted: ¡°Shi Qing, don¡¯t think too much, I will protect you and let you live a good life, no one will bully you, and I won¡¯t let you be wronged again.¡±


    At this time, the sky had gradually darkened, Chu Haoyi looked at his watch, and said, ¡°Go to bed early, I will take you to recognize people tomorrow.¡±


    He wanted to introduce Su Shiqing to his friends.


    Su Shiqing showed a flattered expression, but soon became depressed: ¡°I, I am a cripple now¡­..¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Chu Haoyi looked at Su Shiqing seriously, with a earnest and deep expression, ¡°You are complete in my heart.¡±


    ¡°Hao Yi¡­..¡± Su Shiqing was moved.


    ¡°You should rest earlier.¡± Chu Haoyi stood up.


    At this moment, Su Shiqing grabbed Chu Haoyi¡¯s hand. He lowered his head, face blushing red, and his voice was small like a mosquito buzz: ¡°You¡­..don¡¯t leave tonight.¡±


    Su Shiqing understood one thing at that moment just now, that was, he loved Chu Haoyi. Although he also loved Qin Yue, falling in love was not something one could control. He felt that all his actions came from emotions that could not be restrained.


    ¡°Shi Qing, do you know what you¡¯re saying?¡± Chu Haoyi looked at Su Shiqing.


    Su Shiqing nodded slightly.


    But Chu Haoyi didn¡¯t answer, he just said: ¡°Shi Qing, you¡¯re just too tired, you should rest first, I¡¯m going back to my room now.¡±


    After speaking, he didn¡¯t give Su Shiqing another chance to say anymore, and left the guest room where Su Shiqing was staying as if fleeing.


    Chu Haoyi returned to his room, took out his mobile phone, and pulled up the photo album, which contained a photo of him and Su Shiqing in his childhood. Su Shiqing was the only ray of sunshine he saw in his childhood. He was like a traveler walking in the dark. When he saw a beam of light, he started to run wildly, thinking that that beam of light was everything in his life.


    But now¡­..


    He seemed less sure.


    Su Shiqing hadn¡¯t broken up with Qin Yue yet, and some time ago he even told him that he loved Qin Yue deeply.


    If he really loved the other deeply, how could he say such a thing just now?


    Love was inherently full of possessiveness and exclusivity.


    Chu Haoyi threw the phone aside, feeling very upset.


    He wished that Su Shiqing belonged to him, but not in this kind of situation.


    It was as if the pure garden in his heart had been polluted, and the strong and kind person he loved also had a greedy and social climbing side.

 CH 45

    It was rare for Shen Zhen to have a rest day. He had been working without a break for almost two months. He worked more than twelve hours a day and suffered from severe lack of sleep. But the strange thing was that his skin condition seemed to still be fine, and there were no dark circles or bags under the eyes, he just seemed a bit listless. So he could only temporarily put down what he was doing and take a good rest for two days.


    He himself knew that there was no way around it. It seemed important to understand theory and do practical things, but if theory was not practiced, it would always be just talk on paper.


    Likewise, when he recruited employees, he also liked to recruit ones with experience and achievements.


    Seeing that the boss was working so hard, the employees below also followed suit. After all, the bonuses and commissions were real.


    Several older employees also persuaded Shen Zhen not to work too hard, at least not to work like his life was on the line. He would even be on the computer while eating, and just stuff a few mouthfuls.


    Shen Zhen said to them wearily: ¡°I work harder now, so I can relax in the future.¡±


    The older staff did not persuade him then.


    On the rest day, Shen Zhen went to bed at 8 o¡¯clock the night before, and slept until 2 o¡¯clock in the afternoon the next day. He only got out of bed because he was too hungry. Mama Zhang had already prepared meals, which could be eaten after heated a little. Even if at home there were only two people she still made a big meal, three dishes, one soup, and small desserts after dinner.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen¡­..¡± Mama Zhang hesitated to speak.


    Shen Zhen raised his eyebrows: ¡°Mama Zhang, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Mama Zhang hesitated for a while, then said in a low voice, ¡°You said last time, to let my son move here, is it still okay?¡±


    A mother always misses her own child. She felt guilty and dared not face her own child, and only finally spoke up after considering until now.


    ¡°Sure.¡± Shen Zhen smiled at Mama Zhang, ¡°Anyway, I¡¯m not often at home, so even if you feel guilty, don¡¯t spoil him too much.¡±


    The mother was working hard outside to earn money to support a blood-sucking family. If Mama Zhang¡¯s son put all his hatred on Mama Zhang, then Shen Zhen could let him come in standing up and go out crawling on his knees.


    Mama Zhang finally had a smile on her face: ¡°Ai.¡±


    At six o¡¯clock in the afternoon, Shen Zhen was about to go out. He had made an appointment with Qin Xing in advance to attend a business party. This kind of party had no special significance, just listening to the people making speeches on the stage. But it was a large-scale business event, where almost all the CEOs of large and medium-sized enterprises would come.


    They came to share their successful experiences¡ª¡ªmost of them just said what everyone could say. As for the real successful experiences, no one with a normal mind would share their cards.


    Qin Xing was of course invited.


    Shen Zhen went to listen to the experience of the older generation. Although there might not be any gains, it was always good to listen.


    Qin Xing¡¯s driver was waiting for Shen Zhen outside the building. The driver looked happy. Every time he came to pick up Young Master Shen, his monthly bonus would be much higher. Although his overall salary was quite high, who didn¡¯t like more money?


    ¡°Young Master Shen, Mr. Qin went over first.¡± The driver smiled at Shen Zhen.


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°Don¡¯t drive too fast on the road, pay attention to safety.¡±


    Then he fastened his seat belt.


    The driver also said: ¡°There are very few people like Young Master Shen who pay attention to traffic laws.¡±


    Before he came to the Qin family, he was also a driver. Most people didn¡¯t wear seat belts in the back seat of the car, usually only when sitting in the front passenger¡¯s seat.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Safety first.¡±


    The driver was a chatterbox. Usually when Qin Xing was in the car, he pretended to be mute. Now that Qin Xing was not in the car, the driver started to be eager for a chat. He said, ¡°Ai, it¡¯s getting darker and earlier recently.¡±


    It was six o¡¯clock now, but it was almost dark.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°En.¡±


    The driver added: ¡°Mr. Qin has not had a good appetite recently.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±


    The driver pretended to be worried: ¡°Ai, I found that Mr. Qin¡¯s appetite is better when he is with Young Master Shen.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked up at the driver¡¯s face in the rearview mirror, what exactly was he trying to say?


    Driver: ¡°Eldest Young Master Qin seems to be coming back. He did not have a good time abroad.¡±


    The driver had an expression that spoke ¡°I¡¯m just talking casually¡± and said: ¡°I heard that he messed up on a project, so Mr. Qin told him to come back and sent Young Lady Shan to go over.¡±


    Let Qin Shan go abroad to take over Qin Yue¡¯s seat?


    Indeed, only Qin Shan could go abroad now.


    Don¡¯t even think about Qin Meng, he was just like Shen Li, and relied on others to support him all his life.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Driver Zhao, it¡¯s not good for you to tell me about the Qin family, right?¡±


    The driver was taken aback, it was Mr. Qin who told him to reveal all this, so should he say that it was on Mr. Qin¡¯s orders? The driver was caught in a dilemma, and finally had a flash of inspiration: ¡°Mr. Qin said that Young Master Shen is much more important than Eldest Young Master Qin.¡±


    Shen Zhen was taken aback.


    The driver found that Shen Zhen didn¡¯t ask any more questions, and he was relieved, feeling that he had escaped unscathed.


    Shen Zhen looked out the window with no expression on his face. He still didn¡¯t understand why Qin Xing suddenly treated him so well, so good that he even unconsciously put down his guard when facing Qin Xing. What was the difference between this life and the previous life?


    In his previous life, he loved the wrong person and took the wrong path, but he was still him, his personality had not changed, and his height and weight had not changed.


    Qin Xing¡¯s heart, it was as deep as the sea.


    When we arrived at the clubhouse, the parking lot outside the clubhouse was already full. Shen Zhen didn¡¯t wear a suit today. This kind of business party was actually not so formal. Most people came here just to go through the motions. Only those who gave speeches would wear it.


    Shen Zhen, who was dressed in casual clothes, didn¡¯t look so serious either.


    When entering the door, Shen Zhen was stopped by the doorman.


    ¡°Sir, this meeting is not open to the public, please show the invitation card.¡±


    Shen Zhen took out his mobile phone and showed the electronic invitation to the doorman. After the doorman confirmed it, he still had to go through a security check.


    Now it was normal for this kind of meeting to go through security checks. Ten years ago, a depressed criminal broke into a meeting. Not only did he suffer from mental illness, but he also hated the rich. Although the range of his soil gun was not far, it was very lethal at close range, and three people died on the spot. (TN: a soil gun refers to a gun made by indigenous methods)


    Since then, security measures have been taken very carefully for such meetings.


    The meeting had yet to start, and Qin Xing was supposed to be in the lounge. Shen Zhen was about to go find Qin Xing when he heard someone talking about him.


    ¡°Mr. Zhao, look at that young man, he is also young, and he can come to such a meeting. Sure enough, the current world is the world of you young people.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, Mr. Zhao is only twenty-five this year, right? You started from scratch, and now your company is so big. That kid looks like a second-generation rich kid, living off his ancestral wealth. How can he compare with Mr. Zhao?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, how talented is Mr. Zhao? Comparing him with the rich second generation? That¡¯s too insulting to Mr. Zhao.¡±


    The first person who spoke was so embarrassed that he could only smile awkwardly.


    Just what kind of bad luck did he stumble on, that a small business owner like him could attend the meeting was completely out of luck, and it was really amazing to be able to even come to this kind of meeting led by industry giants once.


    They were all from the same province, and big companies that were more powerful than them would not socialize with them, so they could only ingratiate themselves to Zhao Xuan, who owned the largest company in their group.


    After all, after coming out here once, they had to make some connections.


    Shen Zhen stopped, and turned his head impatiently to the people sitting on the sofa and said, ¡°When you speak ill of someone, remember to keep your voice down.¡±


    Maybe they thought that they were whispering?


    Shen Zhen was about to leave, but a middle-aged man stiffened his neck after embarrassment and said, ¡°We didn¡¯t say anything wrong.¡±


    The people behind pulled him, but the middle-aged man felt like he had lost face, so he didn¡¯t let go: ¡°Otherwise, how could you come to such a meeting at such a young age? The rich second generation is just the rich second generation. So what if you admit it?¡±


    ¡°Brother Li.¡± The young man opened his mouth and interrupted the middle-aged man. He was very young, with his hair combed back, wearing a black suit, full of the aura of a successful person. He stood up, walked towards Shen Zhen and stretched out his hand , ¡°My surname is Zhao, Zhao Xuan.¡±


    Shen Zhen was insulted inexplicably, was stopped inexplicably, and finally was asked to shake hands by a person who had just gathered with others to slander him behind his back inexplicably.


    Shen Zhen felt that these people probably had brain problems, right?


    If you don¡¯t step on others to praise another, then wouldn¡¯t there be no issue?


    ¡°What?¡± Shen Zhen asked indifferently.


    Zhao Xuan frowned, and withdrew his empty hand: ¡°The business world is unpredictable, and it¡¯s better to be friends than to become enemies.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°This is something you have to worry about.¡±


    Zhao Xuan: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Why was this person so disrespectful to him?


    ¡°Hey, do you know who Mr. Zhao is?¡± The several middle-aged men with big bellies were filled with righteous indignation, ¡°You don¡¯t even shake hands, you don¡¯t even know to be polite, how will you make it in the business world?¡±


    They were not afraid of this kind of rich second generation. At most, they would just have a small company under their name. If they were really the heirs of a big company, they would already be in the lounge by now. How could they be in the lobby with people like them?


    Among the people in the hall, the most successful one was Zhao Xuan.


    This gave Zhao Xuan pride.


    ¡°Get out of the way.¡± Shen Zhen said expressionlessly.


    Zhao Xuan didn¡¯t move.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Good dogs don¡¯t get in the way.¡±


    Zhao Xuan inhaled: ¡°Who are you calling a dog?¡±


    Shen Zhen sneered: ¡°You.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t know how tall the sky is!¡± Zhao Xuan was furious. He had never been angry like this before. In their locality, he was a new entrepreneur yet those who were stronger than him were willing to make friends with him, and those who were weaker than him were even more fawning on him. He had never been slapped in the face like this before, and it was even in front of so many people.


    Zhao Xuan took a deep breath: ¡°You don¡¯t know who I am, I won¡¯t quibble with you.¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t care what he was saying: ¡°Why are you still in the way?¡±


    Zhao Xuan stared at him closely.


    ¡°Security!¡± Shen Zhen shouted, ¡°There are dogs blocking the way.¡±


    Security guard: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Ai, he was just a little security guard who did a lot of work for a small salary.


    He didn¡¯t dare to offend anyone, how about letting go of this hard-working little security guard?


    The security guard came over with a look of despair.


    However, Zhao Xuan took out his wallet from his pocket, threw a stack of hundred-yuan bills on the ground, and said to the security guard, ¡°Get out of the way, and these are all yours.¡±


    The security guard froze in place.


    How insulting was it to throw money on the ground at others?


    Being a security guard was a menial job, but people who do menial jobs also have dignity.


    ¡°This gentleman.¡± The security guard who didn¡¯t dare to get involved had a dark face, ¡°Please follow me over there.¡±


    Zhao Xuan said impatiently: ¡°I told you to get lost, don¡¯t you understand? Is this money not enough? I¡¯ll give you double!¡±


    After speaking, he threw another wad of cash on the ground.


    Shen Zhen was speechless, even the nouveau riche had more class than this person, right?

 CH 46

    ¡°Sir, I can make money by myself.¡± The security guard was a young man, and his temper was also quite big. Right now he was still suppressing his anger as he did not want to lose his job.


    Zhao Xuan frowned, and he looked at the security guard: ¡°You don¡¯t think it¡¯s enough? How much is your monthly salary now? Aren¡¯t these enough to match your annual salary?¡±


    The security guard clenched his fists: ¡°Sir, no matter how low my salary is, I still didn¡¯t eat a single rice of yours.¡±


    Zhao Xuan smiled: ¡°Oh, you feel like your self-esteem is hurt, don¡¯t you?¡±


    The security guard didn¡¯t speak.


    But Zhao Xuan¡¯s expression suddenly changed, and he said mockingly: ¡°Can self-esteem feed you? You have worked as a security guard all your life, yet you can¡¯t even afford a flat.¡±


    The security guard was about to raise his fist, but was stopped by the security captain who rushed over upon hearing the news.


    Of those who took up security guard jobs, most of them were retired from the army. They served as volunteer soldiers for three years. Many of them went to the army before even graduating from high school. But without a diploma, it was not easy to find a job after returning. They either work in a gym as a coach, start their own businesses, or as security.


    ¡°Captain¡­..I¡­..¡± The security guard was about to explain, but the captain glared at him and said in a stern tone, ¡°Apologize to Mr. Zhao.¡±


    The captain pressed the security guard¡¯s shoulders and they bowed to Zhao Xuan together.


    Their current salaries as security guards were not low, in fact even considered high among their peers, and they have to support their families. If they suddenly lose their jobs, they would face the danger of unemployment.


    The security guard bit his lip and lowered his head in humiliation: ¡°Mr. Zhao, I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    Zhao Xuan: ¡°Be careful in the future, I won¡¯t quibble with you this time.¡±


    The captain pulled the security guard away.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Where are you going?¡±


    ¡°Come here.¡± Shen Zhen said to the security guard.


    The security guard and the captain stopped in place.


    When Shen Zhen saw the security guard, it was as if he saw himself on the construction site.


    ¡°Come here.¡± Shen Zhen said again.


    The security guard finally came over.


    Shen Zhen asked him, ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡±


    Security guard: ¡°My name is Qian Zijiang.¡±


    Shen Zhen unlocked his mobile phone and handed it to the security guard: ¡°Save your phone number inside.¡±


    The security guard entered his number in a daze.


    After all, this security guard also suffered from an indiscriminate disaster for his sake. Shen Zhen thought expressionlessly, just like him, he was also caught up in an indiscriminate disaster for no reason, they were too unlucky.


    Shen Zhen glanced at Zhao Xuan next to him again, and felt that it was a waste of time to even bother with this kind of person.


    The security guard handed back the phone, and Shen Zhen said, ¡°I¡¯ll call you when I¡¯m free.¡±


    The security guard didn¡¯t know what was going on, and was dragged away by the captain in a daze.


    The captain¡¯s expression was also very anxious, mere security guards like them couldn¡¯t afford to offend these people, what didn¡¯t rich people dare to do?


    Shen Zhen, who didn¡¯t want to waste time with someone like Zhao Xuan, planned to move forward again. He wanted to go around the human-shaped pillar in front of him, but after a few steps, Zhao Xuan raised his hand and grabbed his shoulder, saying in a bad tone: ¡°Hey, did I tell you to go?¡±


    Shen Zhen turned his head and punched Zhao Xuan¡¯s left eye.


    Zhao Xuan took a step back in pain, covered his eye and stared at Shen Zhen viciously. The eyes were one of the most vulnerable parts of the human body, Zhao Xuan was in so much pain that tears couldn¡¯t stop streaming down: ¡°Do you f**king know what you¡¯re doing?! Let me tell you, offending me will not end well!¡±


    Shen Zhen raised his leg and kicked Zhao Xuan in the stomach this time.


    The middle-aged men seemed to have woke up from a dream when they heard Zhao Xuan¡¯s screams. They all rolled up their sleeves and prepared to come over to pull them apart. But before they even got close, they were startled by the scene in front of them¡ª¡ª


    Expressionlessly, Shen Zhen walked in front of Zhao Xuan who was lying on the ground, and stepped on Zhao Xuan¡¯s lower abdomen with a foot. He didn¡¯t have any emotional fluctuations, and looked at Zhao Xuan as if he were looking at a nasty bug.


    Zhao Xuan: ¡°You f**king¡­. get the hell off me!¡±


    Shen Zhen kicked him again.


    Zhao Xuan: ¡°Ahhh! Do you know who I am!¡±


    Another kick.


    Zhao Xuan: ¡°It hurts! It hurts!¡±


    ¡°You, get off me right now!¡± Zhao Xuan had already been trampled into a fetal position, and he said with difficulty, ¡°I, I won¡¯t quibble with you, you get off me now, and I will let you go.¡±


    Shen Zhen suddenly bent down, grabbed Zhao Xuan¡¯s collar, and pulled his upper body up. Shen Zhen asked, ¡°Does it hurt?¡±


    Zhao Xuan¡¯s eyes widened in horror. He didn¡¯t expect this young man who didn¡¯t look that strong at all to have such great strength. He felt that his internal organs were all misplaced.


    Shen Zhen asked again: ¡°Does it hurt?¡±


    Zhao Xuan nodded his head rapidly: ¡°It hurts, hurts!¡±


    Shen Zhen reached out and patted his face: ¡°Will you still have a bad mouth next time?¡±


    Zhao Xuan gave Shen Zhen a dark look.


    Shen Zhen stood up and kicked again.


    Zhao Xuan shouted: ¡°Everyone! Where is everyone!¡±


    The middle-aged men came back to their senses, hurried forward, and were just about to hold Shen Zhen down, but unexpectedly Shen Zhen turned to look at them: ¡°What? Want to come and get beaten too?¡±


    Seeing Shen Zhen¡¯s viciousness, the middle-aged men didn¡¯t dare to go forward, they could only shout: ¡°Security guards! Where are the security guards! Do your job!¡±


    The security guards didn¡¯t know whether to step forward or not.


    It was the security captain who came over.


    Seeing that Zhao Xuan was about to get up, Shen Zhen stepped down on Zhao Xuan¡¯s face.


    Captain: ¡°This gentleman¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen ignored him, and said to Zhao Xuan who was on the ground, ¡°Stand up.¡±


    Zhao Xuan: ¡°¡­..¡± You not only hit me, you even want me to take your beating while standing up?


    Shen Zhen raised his leg.


    Zhao Xuan endured the pain and hurriedly stood up.


    Grimacing in pain the whole time.


    ¡°Apologize.¡± Shen Zhen said.


    Zhao Xuan looked at Shen Zhen¡¯s legs, clutched his stomach, and said with difficulty: ¡°I¡¯m, I¡¯m¡­..I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Remember to bow and speak louder.¡±


    Zhao Xuan: ¡°Don¡¯t you go too far¡­..¡±


    He fell down again.


    Everyone turned their heads, the scene in front of them was too bloody and violent.


    Zhao Xuan was ordered by Shen Zhen to stand up again.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Apologize.¡±


    Zhao Xuan lowered his head in humiliation, and bowed ninety degrees to Shen Zhen.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Again.¡±


    Zhao Xuan stared at Shen Zhen with wide eyes.


    But this time Zhao Xuan didn¡¯t dare to resist, so he bowed again.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Again.¡±


    ¡­..


    ¡°Again.¡±


    ¡­..


    ¡°Again.¡±


    Zhao Xuan: ¡°Go ahead and beat me to death! I won¡¯t bow anymore!¡±


    Shen Zhen sneered: ¡°You bowed wrongly for so long, yet I didn¡¯t beat you up, I just asked you to do it all over again, I¡¯m already very gentle with you.¡±


    Zhao Xuan: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Zhao Xuan turned his head and asked his companions: ¡°Did I bow wrong?¡±


    The several people also looked confused.


    There was one who understood a bit more: ¡°Mr. Zhao, your hands should be laid flat against the seam of your trousers.¡±


    Zhao Xuan: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Why so particular about bowing?


    Zhao Xuan bowed again, and then said: ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    This time he didn¡¯t mumble, he really didn¡¯t want to keep bowing.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I accept your apology.¡±


    Zhao Xuan heaved a sigh of relief.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°You forgot to apologize to the other person.¡±


    Zhao Xuan: ¡°Who?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at him coldly.


    Zhao Xuan could only reluctantly walk up to the security guard, and say lowly, ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    Shen Zhen was not far away: ¡°Bow.¡±


    Zhao Xuan painfully bowed over again.


    Once he found out who this kid who beat him was, he would definitely teach him a lesson. It was never too late for a gentleman to take revenge, and if Han Xin could bear the humiliation, how could Zhao Xuan not bear the same? (TN: Han Xin, famous general of first Han emperor Liu Bang, who was forced to crawl through between someone¡¯s legs. It is now used as an idiom to describe a humiliating incident and originated from the incident when Han Xin was bullied by a hooligan)


    Compared with Han Xin¡¯s humiliation¡­..Zhao Xuan felt that he was not particularly miserable.


    The security guard looked at Zhao Xuan who was bowing and apologizing to him with a complicated expression. For some reason, the corners of his eyes were a little wet. He joined the army after graduating from high school and served as a volunteer soldier for three years. When he retired, he received several ten thousand yuan which he then handed over to his parents back in his hometown, and then came to the big city to make a living.


    The salary of a security guard depended on the venue where the security guard was employed.


    His mother had diabetes and needed injections every day.


    His dad had lung cancer at an early stage, and he could still be cured, but the treatment required money. The old couple hadn¡¯t bought insurance yet, so he could only find a way to find a job to earn money.


    Working as a security guard in this kind of place, the salary was 4,000 yuan a day, but in other places, the salary was only 4,000 yuan a month.


    But in such venues, it was common to be verbally abused by others. This was the first time for him to work as a security guard at such a venue, and the captain gave him this opportunity because he knew about his family¡¯s situation.


    The security guard felt regret when he was pulled away by the captain.


    He didn¡¯t have any capital, and he couldn¡¯t even maintain his dignity.


    After Zhao Xuan apologized, the security guard suddenly felt that the air he breathed became fresh, and he said, ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡±


    Zhao Xuan hurriedly walked towards his companions, his lower abdomen hurt badly and he clutched his stomach, walking over with a stooped figure.


    He must find out who this kid was!


    Zhao Xuan clenched his teeth, he wanted this kid to pay the price!


    ¡°Young Master Shen!¡± A figure familiar to Zhao Xuan trotted over. Zhao Xuan knew this person. When he came to this city he specially paid the other a visit. He was the young master of the Chen Group, a leader in the food industry. When talking to him, the other barely even spared him a look. But Zhao Xuan was not angry either, after all there was almost a trench in difference between them.


    Yet now¡­..


    ¡°Young Master Shen.¡± Chen Ye walked over with a smile, ¡°Mr. Qin asked me to come out and take a look, you were late.¡±


    Shen Zhen walked over: ¡°Something happened.¡±


    Chen Ye looked around, noticed Zhao Xuan who was clutching his stomach, and said to Shen Zhen, ¡°Young Master Shen, why don¡¯t you leave it to me?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°No need to bother you, he should realize his mistake, let¡¯s go.¡±


    Chen Ye glanced at Zhao Xuan, smiled and replied, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Anyway, he had already memorized this face, so if Shen Zhen regretted it later, he could still show Shen Zhen goodwill.


    After Shen Zhen and Chen Ye left, Zhao Xuan¡¯s whole body began shaking like a leaf. Who¡­..Who did he just offend?


    ¡°Young Master Shen¡­..¡± The person next to him said, ¡°There is only one person who can be called Young Master Shen, and that is the current boss of Huitong Real Estate.¡±


    ¡°Then isn¡¯t he supposed to be called CEO Shen?¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t understand, everyone in their circle calls him that, and I don¡¯t understand either.¡±


    Thump.


    ¡°Mr. Zhao, do you need to go to the hospital? Look at you, you are even kneeling over.¡±


    ¡°Do you need to see a doctor?¡±


    Zhao Xuan: ¡°I¡¯m fine, I¡­..I want some quiet.¡±


    How could he be so unlucky! Pretending to be a bigshot only to put himself in a pit.


    When he arrived at the lounge, Shen Zhen saw Qin Xing sitting in the front seat at a glance. Qin Xing smiled at him: ¡°Xiao Zhen, come to me.¡±


    Shen Zhen walked over and bent down. Qin Xing naturally reached out and rubbed Shen Zhen¡¯s earlobe, with a smile in his tone: ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Were you bullied? That your expression is so dark?¡±


    Shen Zhen shook his head: ¡°No.¡±


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°If you are bullied, tell me, and I will vent your anger for you.¡±


    Shen Zhen felt that the feeling of being spoiled was really a sweet torment. If he became a hedonistic rich boy, it must not be his fault.

 CH 47

    Before the opening, almost all the corporate executives with big names and reputations were sitting in the lounge. Without exception, these people had dealt with Qin Xing. The respectful attitude they had towards Qin Xing was quite an eye-opener for Shen Zhen, but it was probably because they were older that they liked to talk about the past.


    ¡°I still remember the first time I met CEO Qin.¡± Someone said with a smile, ¡°At that time, I felt that CEO Qin was young and promising.¡±


    ¡°Who said it isn¡¯t so? Mr. Qin¡¯s demeanor back then, tut-tut¡­..¡±


    ¡°Hey, to tell you the truth, I underestimated Mr. Qin back then.¡±


    ¡­..


    Shen Zhen listened with gusto. It was a Qin Xing he didn¡¯t know. He had just returned from abroad at the age of fifteen and carried the entire Qin family on his immature shoulders, opening a road that belonged to him in the thorny commercial field. Shen Zhen felt that he might not be able to do it at the age of thirty-five, let alone at the age of fifteen.


    At that time, Qin Xing was the youngest son with several older brothers above him, and it was not his responsibility to inherit the family business. What was more, the Qin family was already going downhill back then. When Qin Xing returned to China, it could be said that he came back in the face of danger. His older brothers were helpless to solve the problems, and could only bet all their hopes on Qin Xing, who was only fifteen years old back then.


    Sixteen years old was the age when Qin Xing appeared in everyone¡¯s sight.


    He kept all the properties that would have been sold, vigorously purged the top management, and he personally re-selected all the management.


    Every decision, every business deal, he had to fight personally.


    At the age of fifteen to sixteen, one could just imagine how many people would not accept his leadership.


    There was no need to think about it to know what kind of scene Qin Xing faced back then. A chaotic Qin family, brothers who wanted him to solve their problems and then snatch the fruits of victory afterwards, and hostile opponent companies that were eyeing him. At that time, Qin Xing faced enemies on all sides, yet he managed to hold up under the pressure. And it was precisely because he did so that there was the current Qin family and the current Qin Group.


    Perhaps in the next few decades, it would be difficult to produce another Qin Xing.


    Qin Xing was probably not interested in hearing flattering, so he smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s the same words every year, let¡¯s change the topic of conversation this year.¡±


    Everyone responded: ¡°It¡¯s true, we are getting older, and we only think about the past.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s the same with older people.¡±


    Qin Xing just smiled, and he said to everyone: ¡°This is Shen Zhen.¡±


    Shen Zhen, who was sitting on Qin Xing¡¯s left after coming in, smiled politely in response, which gave people the illusion that he was not deeply experienced in society.


    Since he came in, everyone had been paying attention to him, but Qin Xing didn¡¯t mention it, so they didn¡¯t ask.


    In the past, Qin Xing just introduced Shen Zhen to the bosses of local companies, but this time it was the bosses of all the leading companies in the country.


    ¡°This is the child I admire the most, you can call him Xiao Zhen.¡± Qin Xing said.


    He didn¡¯t use the word dote, he used the word admire.


    ¡°Another young and promising talent.¡± Someone quickly answered, ¡°He has the demeanor of CEO Qin back then.¡±


    ¡°What is Xiao Zhen doing now?¡±


    ¡­..


    Shen Zhen put on a restrained and mature look: ¡°I just got involved in real estate and network information this year.¡±


    ¡°One is a pillar industry, and the other is an emerging industry.¡± Someone praised, ¡°Start doing practical things at such a young age, no wonder it is the child Mr. Qin admires, if it was me, I would admire too.¡±


    ¡°Those of us back then cannot be compared to the young ones of today.¡±


    ¡°We¡¯ve become old, the waves behind the Yangtze River push forward the waves ahead.¡±


    Qin Xing listened, with a smile on his face. Shen Zhen didn¡¯t feel much from being praised. He knew that these people weren¡¯t sincerely praising him, but just praised him for Qin Xing¡¯s sake, so there was no need to take it seriously.


    After the business lecture started, Shen Zhen and Qin Xing walked to the center of the hall. Qin Xing sat in the center seat in the audience, and Shen Zhen sat next to Qin Xing, surrounded by people who had just been in the lounge.


    In addition to well-known entrepreneurs, there were also several rookies who gave speeches on the stage.


    ¡ª¡ªIncluding Zhao Xuan who was beaten up by Shen Zhen before.


    He looked much better than before, probably because he had rearranged his appearance, but his eyes were flickering, as if he was afraid of being retaliated.


    It wasn¡¯t until his speech was over that Zhao Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.


    This meeting would also be broadcast live on TV and online.


    ¡°Camera! Damn! The camera just passed a super handsome little brother!¡±


    ¡°There are handsome guys in this kind of meeting? I¡¯m so touched, I thought it was all a group of middle aged balding men.¡±


    ¡°When the camera just moved over, it was really a lot of balding heads hahahaha.¡±


    ¡°Poverty makes me have lush and fine hair, wealth make them bald.¡±


    ¡°¡­..Why am I so poor yet still bald?¡±


    ¡°I have captured the screenshot of the little brother, godzamn, he is exactly the iceberg male protagonist in a novel, he had no expression during the whole process, but he is so handsome!¡±


    ¡°The one sitting next to him is also very handsome, but not necessarily the same handsome, he looks mature and steady at first glance.¡±


    ¡°Sure enough, good-looking people become friends with good-looking people.¡±


    ¡°Maybe they are related?¡±


    ¡°The facial features don¡¯t look alike at all.¡±


    ¡°It was really hard for me to find a handsome guy among a group of middle-aged and elderly people with beer bellies and bald heads.¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t watch until the camera scans the little brother.¡±


    ¡°By the way, didn¡¯t you guys notice? This conference only invites entrepreneurs, that is to say, this handsome guy is also a CEO.¡±


    ¡°¡­..Watson, you have discovered a blind spot.¡±


    ¡°I suddenly want to write a novel called ¡°Little Heart Stealer Demoness: The Icy CEO Fell In Love With Me¡±.¡±


    ¡°Write quickly! I¡¯ll read it!¡±


    Shen Zhen suddenly became popular on the Internet without any knowledge of it.


    Young, not bald, good-looking, and a CEO, he perfectly fit the main character set in Mary Sue novels. Shen Zhen¡¯s screenshots were also made into headshots and appeared on various forums and chat tools.


    When it was time for dinner at night, Shen Zhen checked WeChat, only to find that he had been picked up by the marketing account.


    [Little Pioneer in Entertainment]: I suddenly found that many lovelies have replaced their profile picture with my husband¡¯s picture. Now let¡¯s talk about my husband. My husband¡¯s name is Shen Zhen, and his nickname is Baby Zhen. He is the CEO of Huitong Real Estate, the CEO of Huitong Network Information Company, simply a life winner in capital letters, with Gary Stu stamped on his forehead, a walking male protagonist of romance novels, and can be cold and cute. I must blow a wave of rainbow fart, the photos are as follows, all kinds of Shen Zhen¡¯s Wives, go an save them to your content, you are welcome, please just call me Shen Zhen¡¯s Official Wife.


    The photos below were all photos of Shen Zhen attending various open occasions. There were those in which he looked indifferent, those in which he had his head bowed in thought, and those in which he was smiling slightly. They were almost all of him dressed in suits. Shen Zhen had a good figure, and wearing a suit highlighted his body¡¯s advantage.


    ¡°Damn damn damn, I never thought that I would have escaped the clutches of idols but not the CEO.¡±


    ¡°My family was already planning to buy a house, but now I have to inquire about Huitong, to support my husband.¡±


    ¡°Are the CEOs so handsome now, I feel despairing inside.¡±


    ¡°Although I¡¯m a man, I don¡¯t mind being my husband¡¯s wife.¡±


    ¡­..


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry, he didn¡¯t have such experience in his previous life, it seemed that even the world had changed after a different lifetime.


    Surrounding him was no longer scheming and intrigue.


    ¡°What?¡± Qin Xing put down the knife and fork, looking over at Shen Zhen who was looking at the phone and smiling foolishly.


    Shen Zhen pursed his lips and said with a smile: ¡°It¡¯s nothing, people on the Internet praised me for being handsome.¡±


    Qin Xing said gently: ¡°Xiao Zhen is very good-looking.¡±


    Apart from Shen Zhen, of course other people could also check the news. Su Shiqing, who currently lived in the Chu family, bit his lip as he checked WeChat. Before he knew it, Shen Zhen had already reached this level, but what about him? He lived in the Chu family, but he was not part of the Chu family. The Chu family elders ignored him, so what was the use if the servants liked him?


    And he didn¡¯t know what happened with Chu Haoyi recently, he could only see the other once a day.


    Su Shiqing squeezed the phone, if not for his lack of strength, he might have crushed the phone.


    Don¡¯t know why, but he had a feeling, that everything that Shen Zhen had now should belong to him. He felt that he was no worse than Shen Zhen, but he just lacked opportunities, it was just that no one could back him like Qin Xing backed Shen Zhen.


    Su Shiqing suddenly stood up.


    That¡¯s right, Qin Xing.


    Qin Xing was the key. Qin Xing backed Qin Yue before, and Qin Yue practically controlled half of the Qin family¡¯s voice.


    When Qin Xing became displeased with Qin Yue, Qin Yue became worthless and was even sent abroad.


    Su Shiqing picked up his phone and called someone he had never contacted before.


    ¡°Is it Mr. Zheng?¡± Su Shiqing¡¯s voice trembled a little, ¡°I¡¯m Su Shiqing.¡±


    The person on the other line asked, ¡°Shi Qing? Why did you contact me suddenly? What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Su Shiqing quickly said, ¡°It¡¯s like this. I¡¯m in the Chu family now, but I don¡¯t want to trouble the Chu family all the time. I¡­..I want to work in the Qin Group.¡±


    He was going to get close to Qin Xing. He believed that Qin Xing just didn¡¯t see his advantages. As long as Qin Xing saw him and discovered his good side, he would no longer regard Shen Zhen as a treasure.


    Just like Qin Yue.


    Qin Yue grew up with Shen Zhen, but didn¡¯t he choose him in the end?


    Mr. Zheng said, ¡°It¡¯s not a problem for you to go inside, but I don¡¯t have any power. I can only let you go to the grassroots level.¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°Fine, as long as I can get in.¡±


    Mr. Zheng: ¡°By the way, what is your college degree?¡±


    Su Shiqing was stunned, he¡­..he didn¡¯t go to college. He was brought to the Qin family by Shen Zhen in high school, and he never went to school again.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t graduate from high school¡­..¡± Mr. Zheng also had a headache, ¡°Qin Group is very strict, and it¡¯s impossible to fake your credentials, but if you want, I can arrange for you to work as a custodian.¡±


    Su Shiqing¡¯s voice was hoarse: ¡°A custodian?¡±


    Mr. Zheng: ¡°It¡¯s indeed an aggrievance to ask you to become a custodian, how about forgetting about it.¡±


    Su Shiqing said tremblingly, ¡°Go, I can do it.¡±


    Mr. Zheng: ¡°Then wait for my news.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Su Shiqing sat on the bed in a daze. He never thought he would go work as a custodian. He couldn¡¯t accept this in his heart. It took half an hour before he persuaded himself that if he stayed at the Chu family¡¯s house all the time, then he would really be ruined, he must get close to Qin Xing.


    Su Shiqing said to himself: ¡°Xiao Zhen, I don¡¯t intend to replace you on purpose. I just admire Uncle Qin just like you. You will understand me, right? Xiao Zhen?¡±


    At this time, Su Shiqing didn¡¯t know that Qin Yue was going back to China soon. He had already completely forgotten about Qin Yue.

 CH 48

    Qin Yue was sitting in the office when he received the notice to return to China. His whole person was in a daze. When the assistant came to pick him up, he didn¡¯t even know how he got up from the chair.


    When he first came, he was full of ambitions, thinking that even if he didn¡¯t have decision-making power, he could still make achievements and make his uncle look at him in a new light.


    But when did things go astray?


    Sitting on the plane, Qin Yue recalled everything after he went abroad.


    It started when he first came, and now when he looked back at his previous proposal he felt like his head was full of sh*t.


    This kind of situation maintained until a month ago, when he dug out his previous proposal documents in the middle of the night. He was so angry with his previous self and he didn¡¯t know how he would make such proposals in the first place.


    Back at the Qin family manor, Qin Yue stood at the gate. This was his home, where he grew up and was educated.


    He used to be half of the family¡¯s decision-maker.


    But now he was like a dog with its tail between its legs, being summoned back pathetically.


    ¡°Eldest Young Master Qin, Sir is waiting for you.¡± The butler came out from the door, and still invited Qin Yue in as respectfully as before.


    Qin Yue walked in expressionlessly, but his fingers were trembling slightly.


    The butler said, ¡°Sir is waiting for you.¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°¡­..Is there anyone else?¡±


    The butler lowered his head, making it difficult for people to see his expression: ¡°Young Master Shen is also there.¡±


    Qin Yue asked the butler: ¡°Xiao Zhen has returned to the Qin family now?¡±


    He remembered that Shen Zhen left the Qin family before he went abroad, and he thought that Shen Zhen would never come back.


    Butler: ¡°Young Master Shen is a guest.¡±


    Qin Yue understood. Shen Zhen only came to stay in the Qin family manor occasionally, and would not stay for a long time.


    After being led to the study room, Qin Yue stood at the door and took a deep breath. On the way, he had finished drafting how he should report to his uncle.


    ¡°Sir, the eldest young master is here.¡± The butler said at the door.


    Qin Xing¡¯s deep voice came from inside: ¡°Let him in.¡±


    The butler opened the door of the study.


    Qin Yue took a step and walked around the bookshelf, only then did he see Qin Xing sitting on the sofa, and Shen Zhen sitting next to Qin Xing pouring tea.


    Everyone had their own personal space, and once others encroached on this personal space, they would feel uncomfortable.


    Qin Yue didn¡¯t know how wide Qin Xing¡¯s personal space was, but Qin Yue knew that Qin Xing didn¡¯t like to be close to people.


    Even Qin Yue never stood a close distance to Qin Xing.


    But Shen Zhen was sitting next to Qin Xing at this time, and their knees were almost touching, but Qin Xing didn¡¯t even raise his eyebrows.


    ¡°You¡¯re here.¡± Qin Xing seemed to have just discovered Qin Yue¡¯s presence, the smile on his mouth disappearing, ¡°Sit.¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°Uncle¡­..¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Sit down and talk.¡±


    Qin Yue could only go over and sit down, sitting opposite Qin Xing. His eyes swept over Qin Xing, and soon moved to Shen Zhen. He hadn¡¯t looked at Shen Zhen for a long time. When he was abroad, he couldn¡¯t even remember what Shen Zhen looked like.


    But at this moment, Shen Zhen¡¯s figure appeared in Qin Yue¡¯s mind very clearly.


    He suddenly recalled when Shen Zhen was younger, when they were still in school.


    At that time, they were the closest friends. From the beginning of their acquaintance, they had never been estranged. At that time, Qin Yue thought that he and Shen Zhen would stay together forever. Even if they did not end up with each other and married others, they would still be good brothers.


    ¡°How was it abroad?¡± Qin Xing noticed Qin Yue looking at Shen Zhen, and he looked over with sharp eyes.


    Qin Yue quickly lowered his head: ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡±


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°What have you learned?¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°I was too arrogant in the early stage, and the proposals I made were too radical. At this stage, I need to stabilize the foreign market first, increase my reputation, and then gradually proceed with my plans.¡±


    Qin Xing patted Shen Zhen¡¯s hand: ¡°Xiao Zhen, go to the kitchen to see if there is any dessert.¡±


    Shen Zhen said obediently: ¡°Okay.¡±


    Shen Zhen knew that Qin Xing wanted him to not be present for the following conversation, otherwise he could just ask the butler to bring the desserts.


    After Shen Zhen left, Qin Xing looked at Qin Yue again. At this time, Qin Xing was very different from before. His face was expressionless and his eyes were deep. He was sitting on the sofa with feet planted apart, and his gentle temperament disappeared without a trace. His whole person was full of an oppressive aura, like a huge and dangerous predator.


    Qin Yue sat with his back straight. He could only feel like something was squeezing his heart, which made him almost unable to breathe. He clenched both hands into fists, but he couldn¡¯t exert any strength.


    For the first time, Qin Yue felt that he was so weak.


    He was so weak that when Qin Xing looked at him, he could only shrink back.


    ¡°Ah Yue.¡± Qin Xing began, ¡°Uncle had trained you for so many years, only to cultivate a waste. How do you think Uncle is feeling now?¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°Uncle, I already know where my problem is. Uncle, please give me another chance! Uncle!¡±


    Qin Xing was clearly looking directly at Qin Yue, but Qin Yue felt that Qin Xing was looking down on him.


    ¡°I gave you a chance.¡± Qin Xing¡¯s tone was calm, ¡°More than once.¡±


    Qin Yue had already broken out in a cold sweat, the sweat on his back soaking through his clothes.


    Qin Xing said: ¡°I also told you that you are not my only nephew. Is it because I gave you too much preferential treatment that made you feel that you are different?¡±


    Qin Xing raised his head and said with a pale face, ¡°Uncle¡­..¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°The Qin family can feed Ah Meng, and it can also feed you.¡±


    Qin Yue¡¯s eyes were filled with pleading: ¡°Uncle, I know that my ability is in doubt now, and I don¡¯t ask you to treat me like before. I want to not rely on the family and start my own business.¡±


    Qin Xing fell silent, and he looked at Qin Yue carefully.


    ¡°Okay.¡± Qin Xing said, ¡°I won¡¯t provide you with any help, and you can¡¯t tell anyone that you are a child of the Qin family. Before you succeed, you can¡¯t appear in front of me.¡±


    Qin Yue breathed a sigh of relief: ¡°Thank you, Uncle.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to thank me.¡± Qin Xing said, ¡°If you want to thank me, go thank Xiao Zhen.¡±


    Qin Yue looked at Qin Xing strangely.


    Qin Xing: ¡°You¡¯re dismissed.¡±


    When Qin Yue came out of the study, he happened to meet Shen Zhen. Qin Yue greeted Shen Zhen unnaturally: ¡°Xiao Zhen.¡±


    Shen Zhen had no expression: ¡°What?¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°In the past, I did a lot of wrong, I was not level-headed enough, and I didn¡¯t consider your point of view.¡±


    ¡°No need to apologize, you did nothing  wrong.¡± Shen Zhen held the dessert, ¡°I¡¯m going in first.¡±


    Qin Yue made way for Shen Zhen.


    Before Shen Zhen opened the door, he grabbed Shen Zhen¡¯s arm and whispered, ¡°Can we talk in private?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Qin Yue strangely: ¡°Why? Is it necessary?¡±


    ¡°I want to apologize to you for what happened before.¡± Qin Yue said, ¡°I shouldn¡¯t have been so rude, and I shouldn¡¯t have said that about you.¡±


    Shen Zhen felt that Qin Yue might be out of his mind, he didn¡¯t believe that Qin Yue had suddenly discovered his conscience. After all, Qin Yue in his previous life was practically crazy about Su Shiqing. Once someone made Su Shiqing unhappy, Qin Yue could drive the other to bankruptcy and destruction without a blink of an eye. As the rich and powerful, Qin Yue didn¡¯t even need to dirty hus hands himself if he wanted to deal with anyone.


    Qin Yue, who fell in love with Su Shiqing, had long since lost his sense of right and wrong. It would be really strange if he could know what was right and what was wrong.


    ¡°Oh, really?¡± Shen Zhen said lightly, ¡°But, that¡¯s not important.¡±


    Compared with what Qin Yue did in his previous life, what he did in this life was just superficial, without any pain or itch.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen.¡± Qin Yue said, ¡°I thought we were still good friends.¡±


    Shen Zhen turned his head to look at him, his expression full of sarcasm: ¡°You think?¡±


    Qin Yue looked at him.


    Shen Zhen smiled and said, ¡°Is what you think right?¡±


    With that said, Shen Zhen opened the door of the study room, no longer sparing Qin Yue a look, walking straight in and to Qin Xing¡¯s side.


    After putting the plate of dessert on the table, Shen Zhen sat beside Qin Xing again.


    ¡°What did Ah Yue say to you?¡± Qin Xing asked.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°He apologized to me.¡±


    Qin Xing¡¯s eyes flickered slightly: ¡°Oh? Did Xiao Zhen forgive him?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked up, with a puzzled expression: ¡°I was never angry at all, so I can¡¯t talk about forgiveness.¡±


    Qin Xing took a sip of tea, his knuckles whitening slightly while holding the teacup.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I don¡¯t have any feelings for him now. It¡¯s like looking at a stone. When it¡¯s in the way and blocking the road, I would give a second look and become more irritable, but when it¡¯s not in the way, I don¡¯t notice it at all.¡±


    Qin Xing¡¯s finger joints relaxed, and he reached out and touched Shen Zhen¡¯s head, with a gentle and loving tone: ¡°Ah Yue is going to start his own business.¡±


    Shen Zhen said without exception: ¡°Really?¡±


    If Qin Yue set up his own business, he should take Su Shiqing away from the Chu family, right?


    Qin Xing said again: ¡°Su Shiqing is working as a custodian in the Qin Group.¡±


    ¡°Custodian?¡± Shen Zhen was really surprised now, would a person like Su Shiqing, who needed to be taken care of and served by others, be willing to lower his profile and become a custodian? Did the Chu family drive him out? No, if the Chu family kicked him out, he would just go to Chu Haoyi or Qin Yue.


    He could even go to his parents, so why would he work as a custodian in the Qin Group?


    For the first time, Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t guess what Su Shiqing was thinking.


    Su Shiqing¡¯s brain circuit was sometimes really unpredictable.


    Shen Zhen said: ¡°Why doesn¡¯t he become an office worker? But a custodian instead?¡±


    Qin Group¡¯s custodians were more relaxed than those of other companies. Qin Group¡¯s management was strict, there would be no garbage except dust, and the treatment was not bad. So the custodians also cherished their jobs.


    But no matter how good it was, it didn¡¯t seem like a job that Su Shiqing would like. A person like Su Shiqing didn¡¯t like work at all. He preferred the feeling of living off others, being a kept canary, not worrying about food and drink, and just relying on his master¡¯s affections to live.


    And why did Qin Xing pay attention to Su Shiqing?


    Shen Zhen looked at Qin Xing.


    Qin Xing chuckled lowly. He seemed to guess what Shen Zhen was thinking. He sat up and said in Shen Zhen¡¯s ear, ¡°What? Are you jealous?¡±


    Shen Zhen silently reached out to touch his ear, and tilted his head: ¡°I¡¯m not jealous, it¡¯s Su Shiqing¡¯s blessing that you even care about him.¡±


    Qin Xing was amused, he suddenly wrapped his arms around Shen Zhen¡¯s shoulders, and Shen Zhen was pulled into Qin Xing¡¯s embrace before he could react.


    Qin Xing: ¡°Xiao Zhen wronged Uncle, so Uncle has to make a defense, right?¡±


    Shen Zhen tried hard to breathe steadily, but still couldn¡¯t stop the blood from rushing up. He wanted to break away from Qin Xing¡¯s embrace, but Qin Xing¡¯s arms were like cast steel, motionless.


    Qin Xing¡¯s chin rested on the top of Shen Zhen¡¯s head, and Shen Zhen was suddenly feeling a little dazed.

 CH 49

    The temperature in the study room was not high, but Shen Zhen still felt like he was being roasted on the fire. Every minute was torture. His cheeks were getting redder, and the tip of his nose was full of Qin Xing¡¯s scent, Qin Xing¡¯s breathing filled his ears, and he could even feel his heart beating faster and faster.


    This was not a good sign.


    Qin Xing¡¯s voice was low and ambiguous, and the hot air he exhaled was like scalding flames when he spoke. His chin rested on the top of Shen Zhen¡¯s head, and with one arm around Shen Zhen¡¯s shoulder, he whispered: ¡°Uncle will always pay attention to those who make Xiao Zhen sad.¡±


    Shen Zhen felt like he was drunk at this time, and he even felt a little dizzy.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen wronged Uncle.¡± Qin Xing suddenly grabbed Shen Zhen¡¯s hand. Qin Xing¡¯s palm was dry and warm, but Shen Zhen¡¯s hand was pale and cold. When Qin Xing held his hand, Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t help but to take a deep breath.


    Everyone yearned for warmth, but warmth was never within reach.


    Qin Xing smiled lowly: ¡°How will you compensate?¡±


    Shen Zhen raised his head and looked at Qin Xing¡¯s eyes in a daze. There were deeper things in them that Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t understand. His ability to reason was like a broken clock, which finally stopped at this moment.


    Unknowingly, Qin Xing came closer and closer, but Shen Zhen didn¡¯t move at all. It was as if someone had cast a fixing spell on him, and even his fingers wouldn¡¯t listen to his commands.


    Until a warm feeling landed on Shen Zhen¡¯s cheek, and intantly Shen Zhen burned into a ball of fire.


    He could feel the temperature of Qin Xing¡¯s lips, which were different from his palms. Qin Xing¡¯s lips were slightly cool. The kiss was understated like a gust of wind blowing gently, but at the same time it was so obvious that Shen Zhen could even outline the shape of Qin Xing¡¯s lips.


    Qin Xing¡¯s lips were thin, but well-shaped. Shen Zhen froze in Qin Xing¡¯s arms, motionless, like a puppet.


    ¡°I, I, I¡¯ll go back to rest first.¡± Suddenly Shen Zhen broke free from Qin Xing¡¯s embrace, he stood up, stared at the floor at a loss and then quickly left the study after leaving these words behind.


    The moment he closed the study door, Shen Zhen felt his heart was about to jump out of his chest.


    It shouldn¡¯t, it shouldn¡¯t be like this, and it shouldn¡¯t have happened.


    If¡­..If Qin Xing was interested in him, then what about in his previous life?


    Even if he made different choices in his previous life than in this life, his soul was the same, so what was the difference?


    Or was it a moment of impulse from Qin Xing?


    Shen Zhen felt that his brain was in a state of confusion, and he urgently needed to be alone to think quietly.


    When he got on the motorcycle, the temperature on Shen Zhen¡¯s face had dropped, and he looked paler than before.


    He felt fear, hesitation and confusion, each emotion unsettling him.


    Qin Xing was still sitting on the sofa. He didn¡¯t make any move, and he didn¡¯t chase after Shen Zhen. He still had a smile on his face, licking his lips lightly with the tip of his tongue. He seemed to be at ease and not worried at all.


    Looking at the direction where Shen Zhen left, Qin Xing smiled lightly and said, ¡°I¡¯ve been waiting for so many years, so how could I not even have this patience?¡±


    All the memories of the past were slowly recovering.


    After returning home, Shen Zhen soaked himself in the tub, his cold skin warmed up, and his stiff limbs gradually stretched out.


    Mama Zhang was not at home, probably having gone to pick up her son. Shen Zhen submerged the lower half of his face underwater, thinking calmly.


    Perhaps it was a kiss from an elder to a younger generation. After all, the kiss was on the cheek, not the lips, so it shouldn¡¯t have too much meaning.


    But Shen Zhen knew that he was decieving himself.


    He looked at his hand, which seemed to still have Qin Xing¡¯s body temperature.


    Shen Zhen raised his head and looked at the chandelier above his head. Qin Xing was gentle and considerate, powerful and aggressive. Anyone with a sexual orientation towards males would be attracted to him, but this should not include himself.


    Shen Zhen had suffered enough emotional losses.


    In his previous life, he couldn¡¯t even handle Qin Yue, let alone Qin Xing.


    Shen Zhen stepped out of the bathtub and took the towel beside him to wipe off the water drops on his body. Feelings were unreliable, only power was reliable. If he was always weak, then it would be no different from his previous life. Qin Yue could betray him, and so could Qin Xing, but he could do nothing but resent.


    Only when you become stronger could you control your own life, and when the other party wanted to leave, you could use reality to let them understand the price of leaving you.


    If one day, he would really be with Qin Xing.


    That must also be when he had the ability to control his own future.


    Not now.


    After putting on the bathrobe, Shen Zhen stepped out of the bathroom, but the front door opened just at this moment, and Mama Zhang led a young man inside.


    Shen Zhen¡¯s hair was still wet, and it was combed by Shen Zhen to the back of his head, revealing his facial features and forehead. The bathrobe was gaping slightly open, and Shen Zhen¡¯s chest was in contact with the air. He was 1.8 meters tall, thin and long-legged. At this moment, he was looking at Mama Zhang and her son.


    Mama Zhang said somewhat restrainedly: ¡°Young Master Shen, this is my son, Han Lang.¡±


    She tugged on her son¡¯s clothes: ¡°Xiao Lang, say hello.¡±


    Han Lang, who had just entered college, was wearing a baseball uniform. He was about 1.88 meters tall, with a strong figure, thick eyebrows and big eyes. He was a handsome young man, like a young oxen, sunny and outgoing.


    Han Lang greeted somewhat reluctantly: ¡°Young Master Shen.¡±


    Then he muttered in a low voice: ¡°What era is it now, this appellant is still the same as in the old society.¡±


    Mama Zhang smiled awkwardly at Shen Zhen.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t care too much: ¡°Just call me Brother Shen.¡±


    This time Han Lang was very decisive: ¡°Brother Shen.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going back to my room to rest first.¡± Shen Zhen said to Mama Zhang, ¡°I¡¯ll get up at six tomorrow morning.¡±


    Mama Zhang quickly responded.


    After Shen Zhen returned to his room, Mama Zhang said to Han Lang: ¡°Sit down for a while, Mama will make you a snack.¡±


    Han Lang sat on the sofa and felt a little uncomfortable. Unlike Mama Zhang who had been staying in the Qin family, Han Lang lived in other people¡¯s homes since he was a child. Other than reaching out to his wife for money, his dad did not know anything else, nor did he care about his son.


    Both his grandpa and grandma lived in the countryside. When he was a child, he lived with his grandparents. When he grew up, he went to the city and lived in other people¡¯s homes.


    Living with a host family meant living under someone else¡¯s roof. He only dared to look at the toys that other people¡¯s children have, but dare not say that he wanted it as well.


    Other people¡¯s children have pocket money, but he never got any from his uncles and aunts¡ª¡ªthey all said his family only gave them living expenses.


    This situation lasted until the end of the college entrance examination, and he got into the best university in the province, and only then did he leave his host family.


    Then his mom appeared.


    Although Han Lang didn¡¯t hate his own mother, if one wanted to talk about being close, he couldn¡¯t really say so without lying to himself.


    But he knew that his mother was more reliable than his father.


    ¡°Let¡¯s eat wonton.¡± Mama Zhang said, ¡°There are some in the refrigerator. I¡¯ll make you twenty?¡±


    Han Lang swallowed, ¡°Okay.¡±


    He looked at this apartment. This apartment was like one that only rich people live in in TV dramas. With huge floor-to-ceiling windows, one could see the night view of the entire city. The interior decoration was full of a modern air, simple and elegant, and so clean as if no one lived here. Even the sofa under his buttocks was incredibly soft.


    While eating wonton, Han Lang asked Mama Zhang: ¡°Mom, me living here, Brother Shen really has no objection?¡±


    Mama Zhang said while washing the pot, ¡°Young Master Shen is a very good person, he was the one to ask me to bring you over.¡±


    Mama Zhang had a smile on her face.


    Although she called him Young Master Shen, in her heart, she regarded Shen Zhen as her own child.


    ¡°Why?¡± Han Lang asked strangely.


    Mama Zhang smiled and didn¡¯t speak.


    Because in Young Master Shen¡¯s heart, she, a servant, actually occupied a place.


    Many relationships depend on the accumulation of time, and people¡¯s feelings are always mutual.


    Mama Zhang said: ¡°That¡¯s your room, I¡¯ve made up the bed for you, and I¡¯ll accompany you to school tomorrow to arrange your commuter student status.¡±


    Han Lang nodded: ¡°Okay.¡±


    He also wanted to live with his own mother. He had never lived with his mother before, so he didn¡¯t know what it was like to be with one¡¯s mother.


    At six o¡¯clock the next morning, Shen Zhen was woken up by the alarm clock. He didn¡¯t sleep well all night. He tossed and turned on the bed, thinking about Qin Xing. When he closed his eyes, he could only see Qin Xing¡¯s face. He didn¡¯t fall asleep until three or four in the morning. But now being woken up by the alarm clock, Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t fall asleep again.


    ¡°Young Master Shen, it¡¯s time to eat.¡± Mama Zhang¡¯s voice came from outside the door.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Coming.¡±


    He put on his pajamas, went to the bathroom to wash up, and then walked to the living room. Han Lang was already sitting at the dining table, and Mama Zhang was carrying over dishes from the kitchen.


    The breakfast was peanut porridge with deep-fried dough sticks and steamed buns, all made by Mama Zhang herself, clean and hygienic, and delicious.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t have the energy to talk to Han Lang yesterday, and now that his mood had stabilized, he asked, ¡°When did Xiao Lang come to the city?¡±


    Han Lang quickly replied, ¡°In August, I came early before school starts.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°What is your major?¡±


    Han Lang said with some embarrassment: ¡°Software engineering, I want to make games in the future.¡±


    The game industry was a rising industry. It had risen rapidly in recent years, but there were actually not many games released in China. The largest number of registrations and popularity belonged to a few leading foreign companies, which almost monopolize half of the global market.


    Most of the domestic game companies were small businesses, and very few could make it to the top.


    Those who could develop their market abroad were even pitifully less.


    Shen Zhen said to Han Lang, ¡°Not bad, it has a bright future.¡±


    Han Lang grinned.


    When he applied for this major, the relatives around him persuaded him to go to a teaching school, and then be a teacher in the future, as this job would be relatively stable, or he could take the civil service exam after graduation and get a guaranteed government job. Many people had prejudice against the game industry.


    When Han Lang told Mama Zhang, he thought that Mama Zhang would also scold him, but Mama Zhang said, ¡°Ah¡­..I don¡¯t understand this, I¡¯ll ask Young Master Shen.¡±


    She didn¡¯t understand, so she asked, but for many people even if they didn¡¯t understand, they could say straightforwardly: ¡°This kind of industry is not anything proper, and playing games is to negatively influence other people¡¯s children, and you will meet with bad luck in the future.¡±


    ¡°Brother Shen.¡± Han Lang asked cautiously, ¡°What do you think of the game industry? That is¡­..will it have a bad influence on children?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Han Lang strangely: ¡°Anything can be bad, if you don¡¯t know restraint and control. For example, you will get obese if you eat too much meat.¡±


    Han Lang slapped his thigh with his hand and exclaimed: ¡°Brother Shen is right.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡± Why so excited? Wasn¡¯t this the truth that everyone knew?

 CH 50

    At 7 o¡¯clock in the morning, Shen Zhen left home. As soon as he closed the door, he saw Shen Li pushing Shen Yun and Shen Mu out.


    Shen Li said while pushing them out, ¡°Go, get out, go find your Little Brother Su, eating my food and living in my home and telling me to apologize to Su Shiqing, have your heads been kicked by a donkey? If he is so good, why doesn¡¯t he give you money, why doesn¡¯t he find a place for you to live?¡±


    Shen Yun pushed Shen Li¡¯s hand aside, and said righteously: ¡°Shi Qing doesn¡¯t have any, but you do.¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°Bah, I don¡¯t have any either. Su Shiqing lives and eats off the Chu family, and I live and eat off Elder Brother.¡±


    Shen Yun: ¡°Elder Brother?¡±


    At this time, Shen Li saw Shen Zhen going out, and hurriedly shouted: ¡°Elder Brother! Here are two mangy dogs!¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±


    It turned out that Shen Li saw that Shen Yun and Shen Mu were really too pitiful, so he went to the street to look for them. It took him a whole day yesterday to find them. According to Shen Li¡¯s thinking, he would bring Shen Yun and Shen Mu to his place to wash up, take a bath, change clothes, give them a thousand yuan, and then do some ideological work on them to have them find a job and support themselves.


    Because Shen Li¡¯s pocket money had been cut off by Shen Zhen, what he was using now was the salary paid by the company.


    Shen Li was now an intern, his monthly salary was limited, and he had always lived extravagantly, so this thousand yuan was indeed saved by him with difficulty.


    It was a pity that Shen Yun and Shen Mu obviously didn¡¯t appreciate it. They thought that Shen Li was their younger brother, so what belonged to Shen Li belonged to them.


    As soon as they arrived at the place where Shen Zhen let Shen Li stay, they immediately acted as if they were the owners of the house. After taking a bath and eating, they naturally stayed. Shen Li found out early in the morning that they hadn¡¯t left last night as planned. They had barely even spoken when Shen Yun and Shen Mu began to do ideological work in reverse.


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t have treated Shi Qing like that.¡± Shen Yun pocketed his younger brother¡¯s money and accused Shen Li, ¡°You are just a child throwing a tantrum, can¡¯t you be more mature? You should apologize if you say something wrong.¡±


    Shen Mu¡¯s words were similar: ¡°Xiao Li, you should have repented by now, so go with us to find Shi Qing, apologize to Shi Qing, and we will go home together.¡±


    Then¡­..Shen Li, who was furious and angry, began to drive away Shen Yun and Shen Mu.


    His kindness was fed to the dogs.


    Shen Li ran to Shen Zhen¡¯s side and scolded his two elder brothers angrily: ¡°Eldest Brother gave me this place to live in, it¡¯s not mine. Eldest Brother is paying for me. I won¡¯t apologize to Su Shiqing, and Eldest Brother will not force me to go. But you two?¡±


    Shen Yun snorted: ¡°Of course he won¡¯t let you go, he hopes that us brothers will turn against each other, he is trying to win you over.¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°Oh, I just like being won over by Eldest Brother, I am living very comfortably. I shouldn¡¯t have brought you over, get out, get out.¡±


    ¡°Shen Li!¡± Shen Yun roared, ¡°Do you know how your Second Brother and I have living recently? If it weren¡¯t for you, would we have been kicked out by Dad?¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°¡­..¡± This was the legendary reversal of black and white, right?


    Shen Mu also said in response: ¡°Do you know how angry Dad is? He also said that we do not have brotherly affection, Xiao Li, you are already at this age, you should be sensible.¡±


    Shen Li had already given up arguing with them. He moved to Shen Zhen¡¯s side, and said timidly: ¡°Eldest Brother, can you make them return my thousand yuan, it took me a long time to save it.¡±


    Shen Zhen really didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry.


    Shen Zhen pushed Shen Li¡¯s head away, and said to him: ¡°Take care of your own troubles. If they don¡¯t leave, you can leave with them.¡±


    Shen Li¡¯s expression changed instantly.


    He was in Shen Zhen¡¯s territory now, yet Shen Yun and Shen Mu were already persecuting him like this. If he really left with Shen Yun and Shen Mu, then wouldn¡¯t he¡­..be at the bottom of the food chain again?


    He was very happy here, no one preached in his ears every day, and there was no Su Shiqing to be an eyesore. Although he had to go to work, since he got acquainted with his senior, his senior didn¡¯t yell at him as much, and sometimes even praised him for being smart, such that Shen Li felt like walking on cloud nine. When he was hungry, he went over to Shen Zhen¡¯s for a meal. Other than it not being as convenient to buy things¡ª¡ª-because he had no money, he didn¡¯t feel that his daily life was much different from that at home.


    In fact, he felt more freedom.


    ¡°This is not my apartment.¡± The rusty wheels turned in Shen Li¡¯s head, ¡°If you don¡¯t leave, I¡¯ll call the security guard, I really will!¡±


    Shen Yun and Shen Mu looked at him as he was mentally retarded.


    Shen Li: ¡°You don¡¯t believe it, do you? I¡¯ll show you right now.¡±


    After saying so, he called the property management.


    Shen Yun and Shen Mu still stood motionless at the door, they didn¡¯t believe that Shen Li would really drive them away.


    After sleeping on the streets for so many days, Shen Yun and Shen Mu didn¡¯t want to live that kind of life again. They have been waiting at the doors of people they knew recently, waiting for others to come home, and ask for some money. But they didn¡¯t expect Shen Fu to give each family a call, and the friends in the past now said that they were helpless, that they dared not withdraw money from the account, so they could only give them the change they had on hand.


    Few people carried cash now, so Shen Yun and Shen Mu often couldn¡¯t get much money, sometimes they were lucky to even get a few hundred yuan.


    But the second time they went to find their friends, the friends stopped giving them any money. They also had reasons, fearing that Shen Fu would retaliate if he found out.


    The two of them survived for so many days on a few hundred yuan.


    They still remember their friends looking at them as if they were beggars.


    But Shen Li was different, Shen Li was their own younger brother, it was impossible for Shen Li to drive them away, and it was also partly Shen Li¡¯s reason why they were driven out of the Shen family. Although this younger brother was not particularly obedient, he was not a very cruel person.


    Shen Yun and Shen Mu were confident.


    However¡ª¡ª


    The security team rushed up. The residents in this building were all rich and affluent. They dare not offend any of them. Compared with their peers, their wages were much higher. For the sake of wages and bonuses, they should be professional and dedicated.


    ¡°Drive them away, they are not my guests.¡± Shen Li pointed at Shen Yun and Shen Mu.


    The security guards walked over. They were all tall and big, and they looked quite intimidating when they moved together.


    Shen Yun and Shen Mu¡¯s eyes widened: ¡°What are you doing, we are his elder brothers!¡±


    The captain of the security guards spoke righteously: ¡°Not even relatives, we only listen to the residents and owners.¡±


    ¡°This way, please.¡± The security captain said, ¡°If you don¡¯t move, we can only help you to move.¡±


    Shen Yun and Shen Mu: ¡°We won¡¯t leave!¡±


    ¡ª¡ªTen minutes later.


    Shen Yun and Shen Mu were carried away by two strong security guards.


    Pampered and spoiled since childhood, they have average physical fitness. They didn¡¯t even like sports or go to the gym.


    ¡°Shen Li! I¡¯m your elder brother!¡±


    Shen Li replied: ¡°I know, I will still call you brother when we meet in the future.¡±


    After being carried into the elevator, Shen Yun and Shen Mu finally became quiet.


    Shen Li also complained: ¡°If I knew it earlier, I wouldn¡¯t be full of sympathy, my one thousand yuan!¡±


    He really saved for a long time! Shen Zhen¡¯s company was not big yet, and the salaries of regular employees were not high, let alone interns.


    Shen Li didn¡¯t even dare to buy snacks recently, and managed to save a thousand, and now like throwing a meat bun at a dog, it was gone forever.


    Shen Zhen looked at Shen Li¡¯s deflated look, held back a smile and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go, let¡¯s go to work together.¡±


    Shen Li was taken aback: ¡°Doesn¡¯t work start at nine o¡¯clock? It¡¯s only half past seven! It only takes 20 minutes to get to the company from here.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°You are right.¡±


    Shen Li breathed a sigh of relief, ready to go back to sleep for a bit longer.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°But this reasoning didn¡¯t convince me, let¡¯s go.¡±


    After finishing speaking, Shen Zhen walked to the elevator entrance. Shen Li looked at the elevator, and then at his open apartment door. After thinking twice, he closed the door, walked to Shen Zhen, and waited for the elevator together.


    ¡°Eldest Brother, this is your car.¡± Shen Li looked at the motorcycle, nearly drooling, ¡°It¡¯s so cool.¡±


    He had always wanted to buy one, but Shen Fu refused to buy it for him, thinking that such a vehicle had a low safety factor, and Shen Li couldn¡¯t save his own money, so he could only look at motorcycles and sigh.


    Shen Zhen glanced at Shen Li, gave him a look of ¡°you have good taste¡±, and handed Shen Li a helmet: ¡°Put it on, and I will take you to the company.¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°Really!¡±


    He immediately put on the helmet.


    After Shen Zhen mounted his motorcycle, he told Shen Li to get on behind him: ¡°Hold on tight, I won¡¯t be responsible if you fall off.¡±


    Feeling that he was about to start his life of racing and experience speed and passion, Shen Li hugged Shen Zhen tightly, even taking the time to think in his heart that hugging Eldest Brother¡¯s waist was really comfortable.


    However¡ª¡ª


    ¡°Eldest Brother, can we speed up?¡± Shen Li asked with a conflicted expression.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I¡¯m already fast.¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°Just now a scooter overtook us.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°He must be speeding.¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°¡­..The scooter has a speed limit.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°He must have modified it.¡±


    ¡­..


    Shen Li: ¡°I think I saw a bicycle pass us.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°He must have installed a battery secretly.¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°¡­..Eldest Brother, we are going to be late.¡±


    Shen Zhen parked his motorcycle at an empty spot on the side of the road, looked at his watch, and then started up his motorcycle again: ¡°It¡¯s still half an hour until nine o¡¯clock.¡±


    Shen Li had a complicated face: ¡°We left at seven o¡¯clock.¡±


    A distance that usually took no more than 20 minutes by cab took Shen Zhen nearly an hour to travel.


    Shen Zhen also said seriously: ¡°Don¡¯t talk while driving.¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°¡­..¡± All right, I shut up, I don¡¯t want to experience the feeling of being overtaken by a bicycle again in my life.


    In a small alley, Shen Yun and Shen Mu took out the 1,000 yuan that Shen Li gave them, and decided to stay in an inn for a few days, instead of sleeping on the streets. The small inn in the alley was not hygienic, and a single room for one night cost fifty yuan. The building did not meet regulations either, and the bathroom was shared on the first floor.


    The former Shen Yun and Shen Mu would have scoffed at such an inn.


    But now, it was already lucky to live in such a place.


    It was just that a lot of small cards would be stuffed into the cracks of the door every night. It was common for Shen Mu to spend hundreds of thousands or two hundred thousand a night when he went to certain places, but now he didn¡¯t even dare to make a call on the number printed on the small card which only cost 100 yuan a night.


    Standing at the door of the small inn, Shen Mu asked Shen Yun: ¡°What did we do wrong?¡±


    Shen Yun: ¡°¡­..I don¡¯t know either.¡±


    They didn¡¯t feel that they have done anything wrong, so they didn¡¯t understand why they should be punished.

 CH 51

    ¡°Mr. Shen, last quarter¡¯s report.¡± The assistant put the document on Shen Zhen¡¯s desk.


    Shen Zhen, who was sitting on the boss¡¯s chair, opened the report and looked carefully. The network information company was profitable in the last quarter, while the real estate side was full of expenditures¡ª¡ªthere was no helping it, after all, the news of the construction of the expressway and the subway had not yet come out, and it would have to wait until next year in April, when the housing prices and land prices in the surrounding area would all skyrocket.


    The housing price in that area was originally 6,000 yuan per square meter. After all, the transportation was not convenient, it was far away from the city center, and there were only a few buses.


    But as soon as the news came out, the housing price soared from 6,000 to 10,000, and from 10,000 to 25,000 in just two years, and it would continue to rise slowly. The whole country was now building expressways and subways. The next ten years would all belong to real estate corporate carnival.


    Shen Zhen took over these buildings and land to build a mid-range community with commercial and residential integration. Residents would have access to shopping malls, supermarkets, fresh food markets, and fitness shopping clubs as soon as they walked outside. So recently, Shen Zhen had been attracting businesses to settle in, as he couldn¡¯t eat this pie himself.


    So recently he almost often appeared in various social occasions.


    After reading all the materials, Shen Zhen called the Su family siblings after getting off work and invited them to attend a gathering with him.


    This made the Su family siblings smile widely. Originally, Shen Zhen didn¡¯t like to socialize. Attending once or twice a month was already considered frequent for him. But now, he could appear at the banquet five days a week and even bring along the Su siblings.


    Su Jinghan was wearing jewelry, eight centimeter crystal heels, and a silver haute couture evening dress, holding a limited edition designer handbag. Her whole body seemed to be clad in money. She took Su Yutong¡¯s arm and whispered: ¡°I heard it will be very lively tonight.¡±


    Su Yutong didn¡¯t understand, so he asked, ¡°What?¡±


    Su Jinghan: ¡°Feng Anyan is coming too.¡±


    Su Yutong was taken aback, but quickly realized who Su Jinghan was talking about, and his expression became excited: ¡°Doesn¡¯t he never attend parties?¡±


    Feng Anyan was a casino tycoon. His family made their wealth in casinos and was considered a proper crown prince. Ten years ago, the Feng family egan to whitewash their businesses and created the country¡¯s biggest film and television company. Feng Anyan was the only child and heir so naturally with this halo, wherever he would be the center of attention and praise.


    ¡°Half of the firepower tonight will probably go to him.¡± Su Jinghan shrugged, then tilted her head and asked, ¡°Is my lipstick fine?¡±


    Su Yutong: ¡°Sister, your makeup today is perfect, and you are the most beautiful among all the beauties.¡±


    Su Jinghan smiled and said, ¡°I like that sweet mouth of yours.¡±


    Shen Zhen arrived just when the party started. He had learned his lesson this time and asked the driver to drive the company¡¯s car. He couldn¡¯t go back in someone else¡¯s car like before.


    Shen Zhen was wearing a gray suit, with his hair combed back, revealing exquisite and indifferent features. This would make him look more mature.


    As soon as he stepped into the banquet venue, what he saw was a group of people gathered together, which surprised Shen Zhen.


    After all, even if these people wanted to flatter and hug the thigh of Feng Anyan, they still had to put up a pretense at the beginning. Even Shen Zhen, they would only stick over after they were a little familiar.


    ¡°Young Master Shen.¡± Su Yutong and Su Jinghan arrived one step ahead, and when they saw Shen Zhen coming in, they hurried forward to say hello.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°What¡¯s going on over there?¡±


    Su Yutong smiled and said, ¡°Feng Anyan came to a banquet for the first time.¡±


    Of course, Shen Zhen knew that Feng Anyan was one of Su Shiqing¡¯s suitors. To be precise, any man who was excellent and rich would fall at Su Shiqing¡¯s feet. Su Shiqing himself was better than any sense altering drug.


    This person also made Su Shiqing a national idol¡ª¡ªhe produced a special TV program for Su Shiqing, filming the daily life of the wealthy, satisfying the voyeuristic desire of ordinary people, and making Su Shiqing popular. Su Shiqing didn¡¯t need to do anything, just film some ads every year and he would earm heaps of money.


    And this person was even a saint, even if he knew that Su Shiqing¡¯s lover was Qin Yue, he would silently make sacrifices behind his back without asking for anything in return, living off the hope that he could cuckold Qin Yue one day.


    But whether that someday was years or decades away was unclear.


    Su Shiqing could mess around with Qin Yue, but the other supporting males had to remain chaste like jade for Su Shiqing.


    To be honest, Shen Zhen was quite impressed.


    Feng Anyan didn¡¯t know Su Shiqing yet. He just came from X City and was preparing to take over the family¡¯s entertainment company. His father was in charge of the part of the family businesses that hadn¡¯t been whitewashed.


    ¡°Young Master Feng, what are you looking at?¡± A girl asked coquettishly.


    Feng Anyan pointed to the direction where Shen Zhen was: ¡°Who is that person?¡±


    After all, in this entire venue, Shen Zhen was the only other one surrounded by people besides him.


    There was no such person in the information he got last year.


    The girl giggled lightly: ¡°That¡¯s Young Master Shen. I heard that he lived in the Qin family manor since he was a child. Mr. Qin has practically kept him by his side for more than half a year. Now there are not many who don¡¯t curry favor with him.¡±


    Feng Anyan nodded, no wonder he didn¡¯t have any impression. It turned out that it wasn¡¯t a memory error, but that it was normal that there was no such person in the information he got a year ago. He looked at Shen Zhen, his eyes full of weighing and inquiry.


    The girl grabbed Feng Anyan¡¯s wrist: ¡°It¡¯s rare for you to come to a banquet, come dance with me.¡±


    Feng Anyan pushed the girl away gently but firmly: ¡°I don¡¯t know how to dance.¡±


    This was a decline.


    The girl pouted, but she wasn¡¯t truly angry, just pretending: ¡°Then I¡¯ll go dance by myself.¡±


    Feng Anyan said nothing, and watched the girl enter the dance floor.


    Su Jinghan asked Su Yutong: ¡°How is it, so I look good tonight?¡±


    Su Yutong: ¡°Go, you are the most beautiful.¡±


    Su Jinghan stepped forward on high heels, passing Feng Anyan in a charming manner.


    ¡­..Feng Anyan didn¡¯t even look at her.


    Su Jinghan: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen sat on the side. He had just exchanged contact information with a few people, and then he would have to invite their elders to come out for a detailed discussion, but tonight¡¯s goal was accomplished, and he could drink wine and eat pastries at leisure.


    As for dancing¡ª¡ªthe only dancing he knew was radio gymnastics, and it had been so long that he didn¡¯t even remember it clearly.


    ¡°Sitting here alone?¡± Someone handed Shen Zhen a glass of champagne and toasted Shen Zhen, ¡°Aren¡¯t you bored?¡±


    Shen Zhen turned around and saw that it was Feng Anyan. Feng Anyan had already torn off his bow tie, which gave him a wild aura, the type that many people liked.


    But in fact, in the business world, an appearance that was too ostentatious was not an advantage.


    Such people were either too smart or too stupid.


    They weren¡¯t really people one wanted to deal with.


    At least now Shen Zhen didn¡¯t want to deal with him.


    For the sake of being polite, Shen Zhen still took the glass of champagne and said in a socially acceptable tone, ¡°It¡¯s alright.¡±


    Feng Anyan: ¡°My surname is Feng¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°I know, Feng Anyan.¡±


    Feng Anyan smiled: ¡°This is the first time I hear someone say my name, and it feels like they are reciting it.¡±


    Shen Zhen turned his head: ¡°What is it?¡±


    Feng Anyan leaned over, their heads becoming very close to each other. Feng Anyan whispered, ¡°Are you?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked confused: ¡°?¡±


    Feng Anyan chuckled lowly: ¡°Stop pretending, we are the same kind of people.¡±


    Only then did Shen Zhen understand what he meant by that, but thinking of Feng Anyan¡¯s ¡°deep love¡± for Su Shiqing, Shen Zhen said righteously: ¡°No, I¡¯m not.¡±


    Feng Anyan: ¡°¡­..?¡±


    Feng Anyan smiled and said, ¡°I don¡¯t mean anything else, I¡¯m new here, how about making friends?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Feng Anyan, his gaze was deep, his eyes amber, like the most luminescent amber under the light.


    Feng Anyan didn¡¯t know why, but he was inexplicably nervous.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°My surname is Shen¡­..¡±


    Feng Anyan breathed a sigh of relief, and said, ¡°I know, Shen Zhen.¡±


    Feng Anyan was a good conversation partner. He behaved naturally, and was handsome. Although his aura was unrestrained and wild, he knew how to speak within social boundaries. He even had a sense of humor. It was a pity that when faced with Shen Zhen, no matter how funny he was, the corners of Shen Zhen¡¯s mouth would not move even a millimeter.


    Shen Zhen listened to Feng Anyan¡¯s words, but his eyes swept across the person walking in from the front doors¡ª¡ªSu Shiqing was wearing a white down jacket, with a timid expression. He followed behind Chu Haoyi, looking innocent and pitiful, which really aroused one¡¯s tenderness.


    Feng Anyan also noticed that Shen Zhen¡¯s attention was not on him, and following Shen Zhen¡¯s gaze, he naturally found Su Shiqing, but he seemed to have misunderstood something.


    ¡°You have a good eye.¡± Feng Anyan touched his chin and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to like the little white rabbit type.¡±


    Feng Anyan not only thought that Shen Zhen was gay, but also thought that Shen Zhen was 1 just like himself. (TN: 1=top, gong 0=bottom, shou)


    And since both were 1, their aesthetics should be similar.


    Feng Anyan clicked his tongue: ¡°I prefer one with a bit more muscles, the one next to him is not bad.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡± This person was as good at talking to himself as Shen Li.


    Chu Haoyi and Su Shiqing also saw Shen Zhen and the person next to him. Of course, they would not walk over to Shen Zhen just to invite ridicule on themselves. After all, Chu Haoyi was the heir of the Chu family, and there were still people who were willing to curry favor with him, but Su Shiqing¡¯s treatment was not so good.


    After all, Chu Haoyi was the heir, not the head of the family, and the Chu family didn¡¯t have that much power and influence either. To curry favor with Chu Haoyi meant possible benefits, but to curry favor with Su Shiqing? That was really too lacking in class.


    By the time Su Shiqing realized it, he had already been pushed out by those people and could only stand there helplessly.


    ¡°He looks so pathetic.¡±


    ¡°Are you going to talk to him?¡±


    ¡°No thanks¡­..I don¡¯t know him.¡±


    The girls were more sympathetic, discussing in low tones.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you going over?¡± Feng Anyan asked Shen Zhen.


    Shen Zhen raised his eyebrows, and it unexpectedly made him look a little wicked: ¡°For what?¡±


    Feng Anyan felt that his saliva was secreting uncontrollably, and he whispered, ¡°The hero saving the beauty.¡±


    Shen Zhen finally laughed. With a faint smile he said to Feng Anyan, ¡°I¡¯m not the hero, are you?


    Feng Anyan also laughed: ¡°That depends on who you compare with.¡±


    When Feng Anyan appeared in front of Su Shiqing, Su Shiqing¡¯s whole person was in a daze. Of course he knew Feng Anyan, but he didn¡¯t know what he looked like. When Feng Anyan introduced himself, Su Shiqing¡¯s face already turned slightly red.


    God still treated him well, isn¡¯t that right?

 CH 52

    Su Shiqing had seen many men, restrained, mature, but this was the first time he had seen someone like Feng Anyan. Feng Anyan had no masks, his whole person emitting an arrogance of ¡°I am the best in the world¡±. Most importantly, he did have a great family background.


    Gambling had always been a hugely profitable industry, let alone those who run casinos. No matter how gamblers play, casinos were the ones that could make money without losing money.


    They just needed to sit there and the gamblers would send their money to them.


    Moreover, the Feng family used to be gangsters, with connections in both the underworld and normal society, and held influence in the three places on either side of the strait.


    Feng Anyan also had a gangster air about him, but it didn¡¯t give people any crude feeling.


    Su Shiqing said softly, ¡°I came with my friend.¡±


    Feng Anyan raised his eyebrows at Shen Zhen who was not far away. He just told Shen Zhen that if he caught this little white rabbit, Shen Zhen would have to act as his tour guide during this time.


    Before Shen Zhen could even agree, Feng Anyan had already walked over.


    At this time, Chu Haoyi was surrounded by many people talking and busy socializing. Su Shiqing felt that he was being left out, and felt very uncomfortable. Suddenly, such a high-quality man appeared in front of him, and it was as if all the clouds had dispersed in an instant, his expression becoming a lot more relaxed.


    Of course, Feng Anyan also noticed the change in Su Shiqing¡¯s expression, and thought a little strangely, what kind of vision did Shen Zhen have, how could he like someone like this?


    ¡°What about your friend?¡± Feng Anyan asked.


    Su Shiqing had tears in his eyes: ¡°He, he is very busy.¡±


    The picture of a pitiful little white flower in need of tenderness.


    Feng Anyan thought indifferently, he had seen this kind of people a lot, both men and women. He had not hidden from anyone that he was gay and there were a lot of rumors outside, so many people wanted to climb into his bed.


    Most were men, with only a handful of unbelieving women.


    He had seen almost every type there was.


    Most of them were well-behaved and obedient, cute and pitiful, and Feng Anyan was already tired of seeing them.


    At this time, he began to seriously doubt whether there was something wrong with Shen Zhen¡¯s aesthetics.


    Feng Anyan leaned over. He was tall and muscular, with the scent of expensive cologne on his body, as if pheromones turned into substance. He said in Su Shiqing¡¯s ear, ¡°I have a room upstairs, let¡¯s go talk?¡±


    Su Shiqing¡¯s face flushed red, his brows drawn tightly in a frown, and he looked offended, angrily saying: ¡°Mr. Feng, please show some respect, although my family background is not as good as yours, but I¡¯m not that kind of person either! ¡°


    Feng Anyan half-smiled: ¡°Then what kind of person are you?¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°Don¡¯t think that you can do whatever you want just because you have a little money, I¡­..¡±


    Feng Anyan said with a smile: ¡°If you have money, you can do whatever you want.¡±


    Su Shiqing bit his lip and glared at him with reddened eyes.


    Feng Anyan reached out and pinched Su Shiqing¡¯s face: ¡°Now you look even more like a rabbit.¡±


    ¡°Master Rabbit, should have the look of a Master Rabbit.¡± Feng Anyan suddenly became cold. (TN: t¨´ ¨¦r y¨¦, lit. master rabbit/lord rabbit is a derogatory term used to insult effeminate men, similar to sissy boy)


    ¡°I don¡¯t have time to play hard to get with you.¡± Feng Anyan looked down at his watch, ¡°Whether to follow me upstairs, you make your own decision.¡±


    Su Shiqing glared hard at Feng Anyan: ¡°You yourself are blind, and you still say that other people are playing hard to get, is there something wrong with your brain?¡±


    Feng Anyan: ¡°Okay, you don¡¯t have to go if you don¡¯t want to.¡±


    However, just when Feng Anyan was about to lift his foot to leave, Su Shiqing suddenly stopped him: ¡°Mr. Feng!¡±


    Feng Anyan stopped and turned to look at Su Shiqing.


    Su Shiqing looked like an aggrieved little wife, and he walked slowly in front of Feng Anyan, saying in an unsteady tone: ¡°You, as long as you promise me not to mess with the Chu family, I will go upstairs with you.¡±


    Feng Anyan: ¡°???¡±


    When was he going to mess with the Chu family? Did he say that?


    Was this person hallucinating?


    ¡°When did I¡­..¡± Before Feng Anyan could finish speaking, Su Shiqing interrupted him.


    ¡°But only this once.¡± Su Shiqing said, ¡°You have to promise me that you won¡¯t mess with the Chu family!¡±


    Feng Anyan was already a little dizzy. He looked at Su Shiqing suspiciously. Could this person be a mental case? He just wanted to have some fun, not mess with someone with a mental illness. This kind of thing was between two consenting adults, don¡¯t make it like he was forcing someone into prostitution, if the other was not willing then it¡¯s meaningless.


    Su Shiqing was about to cry again: ¡°You can¡¯t hurt Hao Yi because of me¡­..¡±


    Feng Anyan now realized that he had really provoked a lunatic.


    After all, he had seen a lot of this kind of people who sucked up to others in order to attend banquets like this, and they easily followed you with just a little suggestive hint.


    But he hadn¡¯t seen one like this before.


    He did not want to attract trouble.


    Feng Anyan immediately turned and walked away, leaving Su Shiqing alone with tears on his face.


    Su Shiqing¡¯s eyes widened, he couldn¡¯t believe that Feng Anyan left just like that, and he already agreed! What else did he want! Could it be that he was not satisfied with his body, but also wanted to have his heart as well?


    Qin Yue¡¯s face appeared in Su Shiqing¡¯s mind.


    No, he only loved Big Brother Qin.


    He would not fall in love with anyone except Qin Yue!


    ¡°You are amazing.¡± Feng Anyan gave Shen Zhen a thumbs up, ¡°You could actually like that kind of person.¡±


    Shen Zhen almost spit out his drink, this one had been talking to himself the whole time, and now he was throwing a black pot on him.


    Feng Anyan: ¡°His looks are not bad, but I think he has some mental problems.¡±


    Shen Zhen really didn¡¯t want to hear about Su Shiqing, but what puzzled him was that Feng Anyan actually didn¡¯t worship under Su Shiqing¡¯s trousers?


    Feng Anyan whispered: ¡°I know a few good ones, want me to introduce them to you?¡±


    Sharing lovers was also very popular among this group of rich second generations who liked having fun.


    ¡°No need.¡± Shen Zhen said, ¡°I¡¯m not interested.¡±


    Feng Anyan thought for a while: ¡°That¡¯s right, it¡¯s not clean, I¡¯ll introduce you to a few virgins then.¡±


    Men, as long as they talk about sex, it was very easy to chat, and it could even be regarded as a simple social skill.


    ¡°Let¡¯s exchange contact information?¡± Feng Anyan said with a smile.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t refuse, he knew that Feng Anyan must have his motive, and it was also easy to guess, his target was definitely Qin Xing.


    He estimated that it would not be long before he would ask him to introduce him to Qin Xing.


    From X City to the mainland, he not only wanted to take over his family¡¯s entertainment industry, but also open up the mainland social circle.


    As long as one established a good relationship with the Qin family, the road would become smoother.


    People like Feng Anyan were outstanding in studying interpersonal relationships.


    Shen Zhen took out his mobile phone and exchanged his number and social network account with him.


    Feng Anyan said: ¡°I just arrived here, if there is anything unclear, I will trouble you.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°If I¡¯m free.¡±


    He was very busy lately.


    Feng Anyan didn¡¯t mind this ambiguous answer either, and just smiled at Shen Zhen.


    However, Su Shiqing saw this scene of Feng Anyan and Shen Zhen having a happy conversation. He had a look of disbelief on his face. When did Xiao Zhen meet Feng Anyan? And they even look so familiar with each other. Feng Anyan was told to go over by Xiao Zhen just now, in order to make trouble for him, to see him be humiliated, right?


    Su Shiqing bit his lower lip, how did Xiao Zhen become this kind of person?


    Vicious and sinister, so ugly that people dare not look directly at him.


    Did Xiao Zhen use this kind of innocent appearance to deceive people?


    He lied to Uncle Qin, Feng Anyan, and everyone.


    He couldn¡¯t let Shen Zhen succeed! He would make Shen Zhen understand his mistake! And not become worse any further! He must get close to Uncle Qin!


    When the banquet was about to end, Shen Zhen received a call from Qin Xing, who came to pick him up in person today.


    ¡°No need, I brought my own driver when I came.¡± Shen Zhen politely refused.


    Qin Xing said on the other line: ¡°Why, you don¡¯t want to see Uncle?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Shen Zhen took a deep breath, ¡°I¡¯m just very tired today.¡±


    Qin Xing¡¯s voice was gentle: ¡°I¡¯ll take you to relax.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°What?¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t hear Qin Xing¡¯s words clearly, but as soon as he went out, he saw a car parked at the door, an eye-catching black Maybach with a total length of 6.2 meters. Normally, Shen Zhen didn¡¯t see Qin Xing take this car out.


    Many people looked at this car when they came out, especially those from families who were not too rich, and they were curious whose car it was.


    Until they saw Shen Zhen get into the car.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t I say so, it really belongs to Young Master Shen. This Maybach car has long been discontinued¡­.and now it¡¯s at a sky-high price.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Qin must have given him the car. Last time I mentioned to my dad that I wanted a Ferrari, my dad scolded me, saying that I have nothing to do but just want to show off my wealth every day.¡±


    ¡°My dad also scolded me, saying that I can¡¯t do anything but just want to enjoy all day long.¡±


    ¡°I remember Mr. Qin used to own a Ferrari, with 1050 horsepower, it cost more than 100 million yuan.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Qin doesn¡¯t seem to like sports cars, so he drove it a few times.¡±


    The several people let out sighs together. Others were staring at Qin Xing¡¯s money, but they were different. They were staring at Qin Xing¡¯s car.


    If they could possess Qin Xing¡¯s garage full of cars as their own, now that would be heaven!


    The interior space of the Maybach 62S was very large. As soon as Shen Zhen sat in, all the outside sounds were blocked, it was very quiet, and there was a feeling of isolation. When the car started to drive, the interior of the car was also very stable, and there was almost no feeling of shaking.


    ¡°Uncle Qin.¡± Shen Zhen sat a little far away from Qin Xing.


    Qin Xing didn¡¯t care, he just smiled and asked Shen Zhen: ¡°Did you have fun tonight?¡±


    Shen Zhen turned his head: ¡°Not really¡­..¡±


    ¡°Business talk?¡± Qin Xing asked softly.


    Shen Zhen knew that he couldn¡¯t hide it from Qin Xing, and he didn¡¯t want to hide it, so he nodded yes.


    Qin Xing¡¯s tone seemed to be like that of a siren bewitching hapless sailors: ¡°Why didn¡¯t you come to see Uncle?¡±


    Shen Zhen forced himself to be calm and said seriously: ¡°You have helped me a lot, and I can¡¯t take your help for granted.¡±


    Qin Xing chuckled lowly: ¡°Of course it¡¯s not for granted.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Qin Xing.


    Qin Xing: ¡°Since you¡¯re tired, take a rest.¡±


    ¡°Uncle has something to show you.¡± Qin Xing said with a smile, ¡°Xiao Zhen will definitely like it.¡±


    Shen Zhen was a little puzzled, his birthday was still early, and today was not a special day. What did Qin Xing want to show him?


    However, Qin Xing did not say anymore, just picked up the newspaper at hand, and all he could see was his gold-rimmed glasses which reflected a cold light.


    It was impossible to see what he was thinking.


    Shen Zhen looked down at his phone, and just at this time Feng Anyan sent a message:


    [I got stopped by Su Shiqing, where are you? I¡¯ll take you back.]


    It seemed that the spare tire in this book was going to reverse the situation with Su Shiqing now.

 CH 53

    Qin Xing didn¡¯t speak on the way in the car, Shen Zhen closed his eyes and rested, guessing on what Qin Xing was going to show him. Shen Zhen thought about it for a while, but he really couldn¡¯t think of it, he didn¡¯t have anything he particularly liked. Maybe because it was exactly because of this that his curiosity was aroused.


    The car was parked in front of the Qin family manor. After getting out of the car, the driver drove the car to the garage.


    At this point, the lights of the Qin family manor were still on, and the whole place was brightly lit, the servants still working diligently.


    Shen Zhen still remembered that when he lived with the Qin family, the servants all liked Su Shiqing, and they always pointed at him behind his back.


    Probably gossiping that he bullied Su Shiqing, and that the both of them lived under someone else¡¯s roof, and Shen Zhen was no more noble than Su Shiqing.


    When Shen Zhen entered the Qin family manor this time, he observed carefully, and the servants who had a good relationship with Su Shiqing in the past did not appear.


    There were now some new faces.


    As soon as he entered the front door, Shen Zhen saw Qin Yue, Qin Li and Qin Meng waiting. Qin Li came back from T City this time to catch up with the quarterly summary. He looked quite different from before he left. In the past, Qin Li always gave people a neuropathic feeling, but now he was much better. At least when looking at people, his gaze no longer gave people a sinister feeling.


    Qin Meng was still the same, he was a playboy, and lived day by day, did not think about the past, and never thought about the future. He could be regarded as a very chill person.


    As for Qin Yue¡ª¡ªhe became quite haggard.


    Even though there was no expression on his face, there was an air of depression between his brows, and he lost a lot of weight which was very visible to the naked eye.


    He had been back for so long but he didn¡¯t see Su Shiqing once. Maybe Su Shiqing didn¡¯t care about him anymore.


    If Su Shiqing had even a quarter of a heart he would be able to learn from Chu Haoyi that Qin Yue had already returned.


    But he didn¡¯t care, and he wouldn¡¯t ask.


    Shen Zhen thought of the message he had received from Feng Anyan. It seemed Su Shiqing now had a new goal.


    He was a parasitic flower, he could only live depending on others all his life, even if there was no Qin Yue, there were others.


    At this moment, Qin Yue also looked at Shen Zhen who was walking beside Qin Xing. His gaze was very complicated. When Shen Zhen walked past him, he stretched out his hand involuntarily, but retracted it in the next second, clenching it tightly in a fist.


    When Qin Xing took Shen Zhen upstairs, Qin Meng stretched lazily: ¡°Elder Brother, Second Brother, I¡¯m going back to sleep.¡±


    Qin Li smiled at Qin Meng. It might be because Qin Li had been in T City. After changing his environment, Qin Li was now emotionally more stable. In addition, he also went to see a psychologist regularly and even had a girlfriend. His mental state was almost the same as that of a normal person now.


    ¡°Go, you have to get up early tomorrow morning.¡± Qin Li said.


    Qin Meng¡¯s eyes widened: ¡°Get up early for what?¡±


    He slept until he woke up naturally every day. He usually didn¡¯t get up until after ten o¡¯clock in the morning. After washing up, it would already be lunchtime, so he never ate breakfast.


    Qin Li patted Qin Meng on the shoulder: ¡°Xiao Shan has gone abroad, I¡¯m going to speak to Younger Uncle about taking you to T City as well.¡±


    Qin Meng was about to cry: ¡°Second Brother, please let me go, even if you take me to T City, I would only make trouble for you, I would eat, drink and have fun, I would not do anything else, I am just a waste.¡±


    Qin Li: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Seeing that Qin Li didn¡¯t speak, Qin Meng cautiously looked at Qin Li¡¯s expression, and said firmly, ¡°Really, I¡¯m a waste!¡±


    Qin Li was quite speechless: ¡°¡­..Fine.¡±


    Qin Meng breathed a sigh of relief.


    Qin Li said to Qin Yue who stood on the side without saying a word: ¡°It¡¯s been so long since you¡¯ve been back, are you going to stay at home all the time?¡±


    Qin Yue showed no expression, but the look in his eyes became deeper and deeper.


    When Qin Li passed Qin Yue on his way back to his room, he said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: ¡°Your starting point was higher than anyone else, and now you are practically like Ah Meng.¡±


    After finishing speaking, Qin Li strode towards his room.


    He had been suppressed by Qin Yue all his life, and now he could suppress Qin Yue in turn.


    How could this feeling not let him feel vindicated?


    He was happy to see Qin Yue being unlucky.


    How he had lived for so many years, now it was time for Qin Yue to have a taste of it.


    Qin Yue glanced at Qin Meng, he was indeed no different from Qin Meng now.


    He said he wanted to start his own business, but he was still looking for an office building. Without the title and halo of the eldest young master of the Qin family, he had to find a place by himself. Qin Yue was not short of money. To be precise, he was the richest among the children of the Qin family. But he had followed Qin Xing for so many years, and he also knew how important liquidity was.


    So he didn¡¯t dare to be extravagant.


    Seeing that Qin Li was gone, Qin Meng breathed a sigh of relief: ¡°Eldest Brother, I¡¯m going back too. By the way, Su Shiqing lives with the Chu¡¯s now. If you want to find him, you can just call Chu Haoyi.¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°Chu Haoyi?¡±


    Qin Meng nodded: ¡°The illegitimate son of the Chu family has been recognized now. It looks like he treats Su Shiqing very well. Eldest Brother, if you are slow, Su Shiqing might leave with someone else.¡±


    Qin Yue knew that Qin Meng and his sister had always disliked Su Shiqing, so how could have kind intentions?


    However, Qin Meng seemed to see what Qin Yue was thinking, he smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m doing it for your sake.¡±


    He was simply afraid that the world would not be chaotic enough, he just wanted to watch Qin Yue and Chu Haoyi face off. He wondered which one would be stronger.


    Qin Meng was going to go back to his room early to tell Qin Shan the happy news.


    Shen Zhen had arrived at Qin Xing¡¯s room with Qin Xing at this time. This was the second time he had entered Qin Xing¡¯s room, but he was still as reserved as the first time he entered.


    An elusive fragrance floated in the air, ambiguous and fleeting, making it impossible to figure out where it was coming from.


    ¡°Uncle¡­..¡± Shen Zhen was about to say something.


    Qin Xing suddenly said, ¡°Xiao Zhen, come here.¡±


    Qin Xing stood at the window.


    Shen Zhen walked over and stood at the window with Qin Xing. There were only trees outside the window, waving slightly in the silent night. Shen Zhen fell silent and didn¡¯t say anything. He suddenly felt very peaceful.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen.¡± Qin Xing suddenly said, his voice was low and gentle.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I¡¯m here.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Uncle has been thinking for a long time about what Xiao Zhen likes and needs.¡±


    Shen Zhen pursed his lips. He himself didn¡¯t know it either.


    Qin Xing said again: ¡°Xiao Zhen, go and look at the document on the table.¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t understand, so he walked to the table and saw a thin piece of paper on the table. He picked it up and found out that it was a share transfer document.


    ¡°Uncle?¡± Shen Zhen¡¯s eyes widened.


    Qin Xing had already walked behind Shen Zhen at this time. Shen Zhen¡¯s back was suddenly leaning against Qin Xing¡¯s chest, and he could feel the heat from Qin Xing¡¯s body.


    Qin Xing¡¯s lips moved close to Shen Zhen¡¯s ear, and the warm breath sprayed on the delicate flesh, making Shen Zhen¡¯s ears flush instantly.


    ¡°Look carefully.¡± Qin Xing said.


    Shen Zhen¡¯s hands trembled a little. The transfer was written very simply. It could be summed up in one sentence, that is, Qin Xing would transfer 10% of Qin Group¡¯s shares to Shen Zhen. As long as he signed, it would take effect immediately.


    Shen Zhen froze in place, the thin piece of paper fell to the table again.


    ¡°Uncle will call a lawyer to notarize tomorrow.¡± Qin Xing said, ¡°Uncle has been thinking about it for a long time.¡±


    All he had was this wealth and a heart, and he was willing to give them all to Shen Zhen.


    ¡°No.¡± Shen Zhen was completely flustered. For the first time, he showed a flustered expression and said incoherently, ¡°What about the Qin family? Xiao Shan and Xiaoml Meng and the others? Eldest Brother and Second Brother? I can¡¯t¡­..¡±


    ¡°You can.¡± Qin Xing said with a smile, ¡°Just like what I once said to Ah Yue, I can give my things to whoever I want.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Qin Xing, he didn¡¯t know how to describe his current mood.


    Happy? It didn¡¯t seem to be happiness.


    Frightened? There really was some fright.


    He knew that Qin Xing was interested in him, but he didn¡¯t want to be a parasitic flower like Su Shiqing.


    Shen Zhen had even made up his mind that when he had his own career, could gain a foothold by himself, and gain status and respect by his own ability, he would consider the matter with Qin Xing.


    ¡°Uncle.¡± Shen Zhen looked directly at Qin Xing, ¡°I can¡¯t accept it, ten percent of the shares is too much.¡±


    Qin Xing¡¯s expression remained unchanged: ¡°Xiao Zhen doesn¡¯t like it?¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded firmly: ¡°I don¡¯t like it.¡±


    Qin Xing stretched out his hand, looked at Shen Zhen with deep eyes, but rubbed Shen Zhen¡¯s head with his hand gently: ¡°Uncle wants to give you the best.¡±


    Shen Zhen suddenly smiled: ¡°I already have the best.¡±


    He now had family members¡ª¡ªMama Zhang, friends¡ª¡ªbarely a few, and Qin Xing who was like a teacher and father¡ª¡ªbut probably Qin Xing wouldn¡¯t like this description.


    Shen Zhen felt that life was good now, and he didn¡¯t want to make any changes.


    Qin Xing thought of something, and he seemed to be pleased by Shen Zhen¡¯s words. He chuckled lowly and said, ¡°Ten percent is not good, is one percent good?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Not good.¡±


    Qin Xing sighed: ¡°Xiao Zhen, what do you need?¡±


    Shen Zhen said: ¡°What I need is very simple, I just need you to watch me succeed.¡±


    Qin Xing lowered his head, kissed Shen Zhen¡¯s hair, and said with a smile, ¡°Okay, Uncle is waiting to see Xiao Zhen succeed.¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t feel the kiss.


    That night, Shen Zhen stayed in the Qin family manor. He never left Qin Xing¡¯s room. He chatted about a lot of things with Qin Xing. It was not so much a chat as Qin Xing was teaching Shen Zhen how to analyze the market and how to use people.


    Chatting until three o¡¯clock in the middle of the night, Shen Zhen fell asleep on the sofa he was sitting on. Qin Xing directly changed Shen Zhen into pajamas and stuffed him under the duvet.


    The pajamas belonged to Qin Xing. On Shen Zhen they were a little bigger. With a little movement, the trouser legs and sleeves would push up at night, exposing his arms and legs. Shen Zhen turned over and hugged the duvet while sleeping.


    Qin Xing pulled it out of Shen Zhen¡¯s arms, flattened it out again, and then lay down on the bed as well.


    As a result, Shen Zhen stopped hugging the duvet and hugged Qin Xing instead.


    Qin Xing looked at the ceiling expressionlessly, but his eyes were smiling.


    But he couldn¡¯t laugh anymore in the next second.


    Because one of Shen Zhen¡¯s legs were thrown over his waist.


    It seemed that the position was not very comfortable, and Shen Zhen¡¯s leg slid a bit up and down, finding a more comfortable position.


    Qin Xing took a deep breath, and suddenly regretted not pushing Shen Zhen into the guest room.


    This was simply a huge sweet torment.

 CH 54

    Compared with Shen Zhen, who fell into a sweet dreamland, Feng Anyan was more unlucky. He even felt that he had befallen eight lifetime¡¯s worth of misfortune. He was still blocked by Su Shiqing in the parking lot.


    ¡°How many times do you want me to say it? I¡¯m not interested in you right now.¡± Feng Anyan sat in the driver¡¯s seat and rolled his eyes. He really wanted to step on the accelerator and run directly over Su Shiqing¡ª¡ªbut the underground parking lot had cameras, so he could only stand in a stalemate with Su Shiqing.


    Su Shiqing: ¡°Then you have to promise me that you won¡¯t mess with the Chu family!¡±


    Feng Anyan said with a headache, ¡°I won¡¯t mess with the Chu family.¡±


    As if he was that idle with nothing to do, facing off a local family when he first came here. It was not like his brain was filled with sh*t.


    But Su Shiqing obviously didn¡¯t believe it, he frowned: ¡°You are too perfunctory!¡±


    Feng Anyan already felt veins popping on his forehead, if Su Shiqing continued to entangle him, he would really hit him directly. At worst he would just lose some money: ¡°I am not being perfunctory.¡±


    Su Shiqing still didn¡¯t believe it: ¡°I¡­..have already agreed to your request, why won¡¯t you let the Chu family go!¡±


    His tears began falling down as if they didn¡¯t cost any money.


    Feng Anyan¡¯s patience had reached its limit, he roared angrily, ¡°If you don¡¯t move out of the way, I¡¯ll hit you.¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°I won¡¯t get out of the way unless you promise me!¡±


    Feng Anyan couldn¡¯t help swearing: ¡°Are you out of your f**king mind? How many times have I told you I won¡¯t mess with the Chu family? What else do you want? You can only believe me if I f**ked you?!¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°You¡­..how can you say such things?¡±


    Feng Anyan stepped on the accelerator. He didn¡¯t want to kill Su Shiqing either so the speed of the car was not fast, and Su Shiqing would dodge if he cared even a bit about his own life.


    But Su Shiqing really didn¡¯t dodge, he closed his eyes, waiting for the pain to come.


    The car stopped when it was only one centimeter away from him, and Feng Anyan punched the seat beside him hard.


    Su Shiqing breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to say something when he was pushed behind by a person. Su Shiqing quickly said, ¡°Hao Yi, why are you here? I¡¯m fine. I was chatting with Mr. Feng just now.¡±


    Chu Haoyi squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: ¡°About to hit you with a car while chatting?¡±


    Su Shiqing grabbed Chu Haoyi¡¯s arm: ¡°Hao Yi, it¡¯s not what you think, it¡¯s my fault, it¡¯s all my fault, it has nothing to do with Mr. Feng.¡±


    While pulling Chu Haoyi, Su Shiqing said to Feng Anyan pleadingly, ¡°Mr. Feng, you should go.¡±


    Feng Anyan really couldn¡¯t see what drama these two people wanted to act out, and he didn¡¯t want to continue to entangle with them either. Although Chu Haoyi¡¯s appearance was his favorite, he would not make a move on Chu Haoyi, let alone this Chu Haoyi probably also had a brain problem.


    ¡°Have your man get out of the way, don¡¯t get in my way.¡± Feng Anyan shouted at Su Shiqing.


    Su Shiqing pursed his lips tightly, with a look of enduring humiliation, and whispered to Chu Haoyi: ¡°He is Feng Anyan, Hao Yi, move out of the way quickly, he is not someone we can offend.¡±


    At this time, Chu Haoyi¡¯s blood was already surging, and it was useless for Su Shiqing to say anything.


    Chu Haoyi walked to Feng Anyan¡¯s car door, with one hand on the roof of the car, his body leaned down, with his eyes fixed on Feng Anyan and his tone threatening: ¡°Get out of the car.¡±


    Feng Anyan swallowed, dang, he really liked this type.


    But no matter how lustful Feng Anyan was, he won¡¯t lose his mind here, he sneered: ¡°If you tell me to get out of the car, I¡¯ll get out of the car, then aren¡¯t I too pathetic?¡±


    Chu Haoyi had already punched the glass of the car with his fist.


    The car glass was not so easy to break. Feng Anyan¡¯s car window glass was bulletproof. Chu Haoyi did not pull back at all with this punch, and there were blood stains on the glass when he pulled back his fist.


    Feng Anyan was taken aback, he had only rolled down the car window a crack, but now he rolled it up all the way.


    Were these two people crazy?


    Su Shiqing hugged Chu Haoyi¡¯s waist, and cried: ¡°Hao Yi, don¡¯t be like this, Mr. Feng really didn¡¯t do anything, it was me, it was me who kept pestering him, he is a good man, you really misunderstood, can you calm down, please?¡±


    Feng Anyan really didn¡¯t want to be stuck here all night, so he closed the car window, turned off the car, and then opened the car door.


    Feng Anyan was 1.9 meters tall, slightly taller than Chu Haoyi who was 1.88 meters tall, but with the naked eye, there was not much difference in height between the two.


    ¡°Chu Haoyi?¡± Feng Anyan took off his coat. He was only wearing a white shirt underneath, which perfectly outlined his muscles. Feng Anyan was afraid of the cold, and the heat in the car was relatively high, so after Su Shiqing blocked him for so long, Feng Anyan was already sweating a bit. In Chu Haoyi¡¯s position, he could even smell the sweat from Feng Anyan¡¯s body.


    Chu Haoyi was obviously about to lose his mind, he grabbed Feng Anyan¡¯s collar, and the blood on his hand smeared on Feng Anyan¡¯s white shirt: ¡°What did you say to Shi Qing, what do you want him to do?¡±


    The distance between the two was very close, and Feng Anyan suddenly thought a little distractedly, this Chu Haoyi¡¯s lips look quite sexy.


    Feng Anyan smiled and said: ¡°This Mr. Su makes me feel very troubled.¡±


    ¡°I originally invited Mr. Su to sit upstairs with me.¡± Feng Anyan shrugged, ¡°Mr. Su was not willing, and I did not force it either. But who knew, Mr. Su kept running after me, saying that if I don¡¯t sleep with him, then that means I want to mess with the Chu family.¡±


    Feng Anyan smiled at Chu Haoyi, ¡°Mr. Chu, I also find it very difficult now.¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°No! Hao Yi! It¡¯s not like what he said!¡±


    ¡°You are the f**k like that!¡± Feng Anyan yelled violently, and Su Shiqing jumped a bit, frightened.


    ¡°By the way.¡± Feng Anyan seemed to be able to change his face on the spot, he smiled and said to Chu Haoyi the next second, ¡°Mr. Chu, are you sure you want to offend me?¡±


    Feng Anyan sighed and said, ¡°It¡¯s said that harmony makes money, why don¡¯t you be more amiable, Mr. Chu? Don¡¯t make it difficult for me.¡±


    Chu Haoyi had already punched out.


    Feng Anyan¡¯s eyes changed. He had practiced Sanda and Taekwondo since elementary school. He was the only son of the king of gambling. Don¡¯t know how many people have their eyes on him since he was born and he had even been kidnapped several times. Chu Haoyi¡¯s meager fighting skills was really not something he would spare a look for.


    It was just brute force.


    Feng Anyan took advantage of his strength and threw Chu Haoyi directly over his shoulder. In the next second, Feng Anyan had his knee against Chu Haoyi¡¯s chin.


    ¡°Ai, Mr. Chu, I originally wanted to save you some face.¡± Feng Anyan became excited, and he used a bit of force, which almost made Chu Haoyi breathless.


    Chu Haoyi¡¯s eyes widened, he felt a hard object pressing against his ear through the fabric. He was also a man, of course he knew what it was, he said hoarsely: ¡°You¡­,,are courting death.¡±


    Feng Anyan patted himself on the chest, and said pretentiously, ¡°Ai, I¡¯m so scared.¡±


    Su Shiqing was very anxious on the side, he begged: ¡°Mr. Feng, let go of Hao Yi, I will promise you whatever you ask me to do.¡±


    Only then did Feng Anyan give Su Shiqing a look: ¡°Okay, piss off now, don¡¯t be an eyesore in front of me.¡±


    Su Shiqing glanced at Chu Haoyi, then at Feng Anyan, afraid that Feng Anyan would beat him up later. He was still a little limping, and if he was beaten again, he would definitely become even more lame, so he said, ¡°Then you can¡¯t hit Hao Yi any more. I, I¡¯m leaving now!¡±


    Looking at Su Shiqing¡¯s vigorous pace as he left, Feng Anyan felt that this person was actually running away rather than walking.


    Su Shiqing thought as he walked, Hao Yi was from the Chu family, Feng Anyan would not dare to do anything to him, but he was different.


    He agreed to Feng Anyan because he was forced to do so. If he had a choice, he would not want to have a relationship with anyone other than Qin Yue.


    ¡°Ai, say something.¡± Feng Anyan patted Chu Haoyi¡¯s face.


    Chu Haoyi looked at him, his eyes were bloodshot, because of Su Shiqing¡¯s matter, he hadn¡¯t had a good night¡¯s sleep for a long time.


    Because Qin Yue was back, he had been considering whether to tell Su Shiqing.


    He wanted to tell Su Shiqing, but he also didn¡¯t want to tell him.


    Only Chu Haoyi knew how much he was struggling in his heart.


    Feng Anyan: ¡°If you don¡¯t speak, I will put my little brother in your mouth.¡±


    Chu Haoyi: ¡°¡­..Let me go.¡±


    Feng Anyan stood up: ¡°So you do know how to talk?¡±


    Chu Haoyi stood up, he kept feeling a very uncomfortable sensation on his ear.


    ¡°Your little rabbit ran away.¡± Feng Anyan lit a cigarette, and handed one to Chu Haoyi, ¡°Mr. Chu, smoke one, I think you don¡¯t look very well.¡±


    Feng Anyan could tell that Chu Haoyi was not targeting him, he was probably stimulated by other things.


    Chu Haoyi looked at Feng Anyan with complicated eyes, this person was really strange.


    Feng Anyan said with a smile: ¡°Harmony makes money, ai, we who are in charge of casinos have to smile at everyone.¡±


    Chu Haoyi was taken aback by Feng Anyan¡¯s tone.


    A big muscular man who was full of banditry aura, actually had such a coquettish tone when speaking. He didn¡¯t notice before, but now Chu Haoyi had goosebumps all over his body.


    ¡°Aiya, Mr. Chu, how about I take you for a drink.¡± Feng Anyan said, ¡°You don¡¯t look very good.¡±


    When Chu Haoyi came back to his senses, he was already sitting in the bar with Feng Anyan.


    ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª


    The next morning, Shen Zhen woke up from his sleep. At this time, Qin Xing was no longer in bed. Shen Zhen breathed a sigh of relief. He didn¡¯t expect that he would fall asleep last night. He was too busy during this period of time and didn¡¯t have enough sleep. If he got up and saw Qin Xing, it really would be a bit embarrassing.


    He took up his mobile phone and looked at it. He received a lot of messages last night, all from one person:


    [Feng Anyan: I finally got rid of that lunatic, I called his man out for a drink.]


    [Feng Anyan: He is quite an interesting guy.]


    [Feng Anyan: How about that black-hearted white rabbit belong to you, and his man to me?]


    And then one message this morning:


    [Feng Anyan: That black-hearted little white rabbit is yours.]


    What did this morning¡¯s message¡­..mean?


    Shen Zhen was lost in thought.


    But before he could figure out anything, the door of the room was pushed open. Qin Xing came in with a glass of fresh milk. He put the milk aside, opened the door of the walk-in closet, and smiled at Shen Zhen: ¡°Choose by yourself, which suit to wear.¡±


    The Qin family had Shen Zhen¡¯s size, and this closet was full of suits in Shen Zhen¡¯s size.


    There were even shoes in the shoe cabinet.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±


    He really wanted to fall back asleep again.

 CH 55

    On the first day of working at the Qin Group, Su Shiqing stood with the cleaners waiting to be assigned their cleaning areas. The cleaners were almost all middle-aged and elderly people. They were wearing uniforms, and they were all very curious about this young man. There were not many young people who took up cleaning and custodian jobs. Most of them were not well-educated, and it was difficult to find a job. Because the Qin Group¡¯s salary for the cleaners was not low, there were still many people who tried their best to squeeze in, so it was actually quite competitive.


    However, there were hardly any new additions every year.


    Su Shiqing had fair and tender looks, his appearance was the kind that was very pleasing to elders. He was also a sweet talker, and in just one morning, he got along with the cleaners and was assigned to the most relaxing area.


    The office area was the easiest, because the employees were of high quality and did not litter. The garbage was thrown into the trash can at the end of the corridor. Other cleaners were responsible for the dust on the floor. Su Shiqing only needed to tidy up the cabinets and tables next to the office area.


    This new cleaner with outstanding appearance quickly attracted the attention of many people.


    At noon, Su Shiqing had already established relationships with many employees in this department.


    During the break time, the cleaners would also rest, so Su Shiqing naturally sat in the coffee shop with the office workers to rest. Probably because he felt that the life of a cleaner was relatively tight on money, someone even bought Su Shiqing a cup of coffee out of his own pocket. Su Shiqing smiled at the other and said thank you, causing that person¡¯s face to turn red.


    After chatting for a while, Su Shiqing asked curiously, ¡°Will CEO Qin come to inspect?¡±


    The office workers all laughed: ¡°How is it so easy to see CEO Qin, even the management may not be able to see him. Why would the people above care about us grassroots?¡±


    Su Shiqing was silent for a few seconds, and then asked, ¡°Doesn¡¯t the top floor need to be cleaned?¡±


    A cleaner who was about the same age as Su Shiqing said, ¡°The top floor also needs to be cleaned, but there is a fixed cleaning team on each floor. Only when someone resigns or is fired will they be replaced.¡±


    ¡°Shi Qing, why are you asking this? Do you want to clean the top floor?¡± Someone asked strangely.


    Su Shiqing quickly said, ¡°No, no, it¡¯s my first time working at a big company, I¡¯m just a little curious, nothing else.¡±


    The office workers laughed and said, ¡°We all joined a branch office right after graduation, and then the branch office recommended us to the headquarters. Except for the Qin Group, we have never been to any other company.¡±


    ¡°Society is developing very fast now.¡± Someone sighed, ¡°The head office used to only look at performance, and the people recommended by the branch office, if their performance passed the test, as long as their education is a bachelor¡¯s degree then it¡¯s fine. But that is no longer the case. Now not only do they look at performance, your education must also reach the graduate level.¡±


    ¡°Fortunately, I came in early.¡± The man said with lingering fear, ¡°I just want to stay at the Qin Group and not go anywhere.¡±


    ¡°Where¡¯s your ambition.¡± Someone laughed at him, ¡°I want to work for a few more years, save some money, and then go back to my hometown to get married and open a shop or a small company in my hometown.¡±


    The several people talked about the future they imagined, and they all felt that the future was bright. Although they were not management, but because they were in the R&D department, their annual salary was basically several million yuan. If they do a good job, the year-end bonus alone could compare to their annual wages.


    Su Shiqing was quite confused.


    He had never earned money, never worked, and he didn¡¯t know how hard it was to earn money, nor how difficult it was to find a good job.


    Even if Su Shiqing heard all this, he didn¡¯t have any special feelings.


    The only feeling was probably: ¡°Working so hard, yet the money I earn is not as much as the pocket money Qin Yue gives me.¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you find a good lover?¡±


    That¡¯s right, Qin Yue! He hadn¡¯t communicated with Qin Yue for a long time, and he didn¡¯t know how Qin Yue was doing now.


    But he was too busy.


    After all, he had to get close to Uncle Qin, since Uncle Qin was not as good to Qin Yue now as before.


    As long as he got Uncle Qin¡¯s attention, it would also benefit Qin Yue, right?


    He sacrificed so much for Qin Yue, and Qin Yue would be very touched when he knew about it.


    But how to get in touch with Uncle Qin was a big problem. He had to go to the top floor.


    Su Shiqing called Mr. Zheng again.


    Mr. Zheng agreed easily: ¡°Sure, I can help you with this.¡±


    ¡°Shall we go out for dinner this weekend?¡± Mr. Zheng asked earnestly.


    Su Shiqing replied sweetly, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Mr. Zheng was in charge of the company¡¯s logistics, the department manager of the logistics department. Though it was called logistics, in fact it was just miscellaneous personnel. He couldn¡¯t intervene in most of the company¡¯s important affairs. Though he was considered management, he did not have much power in his hands. Even so, there were still people who sucked up to him.


    Especially those who wanted to try their luck with Qin Xing.


    Don¡¯t look at the job of a cleaner and think it didn¡¯t seem to have anything to do with Qin Xing.


    The promotion channels for the company¡¯s employees were very fixed. If you don¡¯t have outstanding performance, you have to wait for your seniority. This aspect was very strict, so the one who could make contact with Qin Xing in a short period of time was actually the cleaner.


    Within a week of working below, Su Shiqing rose to the top floor.


    The strange thing was that no one was jealous of him, and they all sincerely thought that he was just very lucky.


    ¡°Xiao Su has only been here for a week, and he has already gone upstairs.¡± Though some people were a bit sour.


    Immediately, someone refuted him: ¡°Xiao Su is so quick in doing things, he is also good-looking, sweet talking, and polite. If he doesn¡¯t go, do you think you would go?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, the sour taste in your words practically permeates the whole building.¡±


    ¡°One has to be a little self-aware, Xiaosl Su is such a good person, the way I see it, he should go!¡±


    Hearing the praise from the crowd, Su Shiqing had a modest smile on his face: ¡°I don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on, maybe I¡¯m just lucky, everyone, don¡¯t think that it¡¯s any different just because I go to the top floor. I am still a cleaner, and I still have to do my job well.¡±


    When he got on the elevator to the top floor, only then did he let out a relieved sigh. Mr. Zheng¡¯s hands and feet were quite fast.


    Su Shiqing touched his left cheek, with a disgusted and contemptuous expression on his face. If it wasn¡¯t because he had to fight for a way out for himself and Ah Yue, how could he have agreed to Mr. Zheng¡¯s request.


    That kiss on his cheek made him sick.


    When he reached the top floor, there was the leader of the cleaning team in charge of this floor. She was an aunt in her forties. She immediately liked Su Shiqing when she saw him, and said to him: ¡°You can clean Mr. Qin¡¯s office. Mr. Qin likes cleanliness so it needs to be disinfected as well after cleaning.¡±


    Su Shiqing couldn¡¯t ask for more: ¡°Thank you, team leader.¡±


    The team leader smiled kindly and said, ¡°Just be careful.¡±


    She knew that these young people would definitely not be willing to just be cleaners and wanted to try their luck with Mr. Qin. She didn¡¯t care about the others, but she felt this new young man was particularly pleasing to the eye, so she was willing to arrange for him to go to Mr. Qin¡¯s office.


    ¡°Oh, how amazing. Actually able to immediately clean Mr. Qin¡¯s office.¡± The young woman was also wearing a cleaner¡¯s uniform, but even wearing a loose uniform couldn¡¯t hide her good figure, curvy and voluptuous. And even without makeup powder on the face, with a face just plain she was still beautiful enough, giving one the feeling of a hibiscus in clear water.


    But she didn¡¯t like Su Shiqing at all.


    After all, she was also here for Qin Xing. At first, she felt that as long as she went to the top floor, the future rich life would be beckoning to her. Her dream was also very simple. She did not dream of becoming the wife or madam, just a little lover was already very good, and her future would be guaranteed.


    As a result, after working for so long, the team leader kept her under watch the whole time. So don¡¯t even mention entering Qin Xing¡¯s office, she couldn¡¯t even greet him face-to-face.


    What right did this little brat have?


    Besides, they were all scheming characters, whatever he was thinking, how could she, a senior in the scheming world, not see it?


    It would be too ridiculous if she pretended not to see the other taking the same little white lotus path as her.


    The team leader scolded the young woman in a low voice: ¡°Zhang Lei, don¡¯t make trouble.¡±


    Zhang Lei snorted, ¡°What trouble am I making? I¡¯ve been here for so long. It should have already been my turn to clean Mr. Qin¡¯s office. Why should he get to do it? Just because he¡¯s a man and I¡¯m a woman, are you sexist? You¡¯re a woman too.¡±


    The team leader was also angry. She was just a little  team leader and had no power. At most, she could tell the management to deduct Zhang Lei¡¯s salary, but Zhang Lei didn¡¯t come here for salary, and she didn¡¯t care about it at all.


    Team leader: ¡°Anyway, I¡¯m the team leader. I can still decide who to clean where. Don¡¯t think that everyone doesn¡¯t know your little schemes, we just don¡¯t say it out loud.¡±


    Zhang Lei said angrily: ¡°What am I scheming? Tell me, you say I have schemes, and he doesn¡¯t?¡±


    Zhang Lei pointed at Su Shiqing with her slender index finger.


    The team leader snorted and looked down on Zhang Lei: ¡°He is a man, not like you, shameless.¡±


    Zhang Lei: ¡°Auntie, is there something wrong with your eyes?¡±


    Su Shiqing hurriedly persuaded the fighting women: ¡°Don¡¯t quarrel because of me. I came to work as a cleaner because I need the money. I can clean anywhere. Don¡¯t fight because of me.¡±


    Zhang Lei crossed her arms over her chest: ¡°Don¡¯t pretend in front of me. Speaking of pretending, I am your ancestor, but I am too lazy to pretend in front of you people. You think I can¡¯t see the little schemes in your heart?¡±


    The team leader was already speechless with anger at Zhang Lei. She originally thought that this was not all that important, and let Zhang Lei go clean Mr. Qin¡¯s office, but after hearing Su Shiqing¡¯s words, she became more firm. She grabbed Su Shiqing¡¯s wrist, and said to Zhang Lei: ¡°Who cares about you? If you have the ability, go talk to Mr. Zheng and see if he can arrange it for you.¡±


    The team leader also mocked her: ¡°Not learning well at a young age, not relying on your own hands to earn money, and wanting to take shortcuts. How shameless.¡±


    Zhang Lei: ¡°Who are you scolding shameless? Stop right there, let¡¯s talk about this clearly, why is he going to CEO Qin¡¯s office not shameless, but I am if I go?¡±


    ¡°What are you all doing standing here! CEO Qin is coming, do you understand the company¡¯s rules?¡± Assistant Ma came out of the office frowning, ¡°Resign if you don¡¯t do your job. I¡¯ve never seen a company as noisy as a vegetable market.¡±


    The team leader quickly said: ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Assistant Ma, it¡¯s just a small matter. A new colleague has arrived and I was assigning him an area.¡±


    Assistant Ma gave her a look of displeasure, and walked back to the office.


    Assistant Ma was not familiar with Su Shiqing, and he didn¡¯t especially look at the newcomer, so he didn¡¯t recognize him.


    But even if he recognized him, he wouldn¡¯t point it out.


    Zhang Lei glanced at Su Shiqing who was walking towards CEO Qin¡¯s office, and while going to get the cleaning tools, she thought to herself: If I don¡¯t make you cry like a dog, then I¡¯m not a scheming b*tch.

 CH 56

    It was already 10:30 in the morning when he left the Qin family manor. Shen Zhen originally wanted to go directly to the company, but Qin Xing said, ¡°Go to Uncle¡¯s office for a bit? Do you want to read the documents?¡±


    This made Shen Zhen follow Qin Xing into the car willingly. There was no helping it, he really wanted to see the Qin Group¡¯s business reporting method. Sometimes, this can increase efficiency and shine knowledge on the industrial chain to be targeted in the future.


    In fact, Shen Zhen didn¡¯t have to go to the company every day. His assistant would send all the materials of the day to Shen Zhen¡¯s email. It was just that Shen Zhen had a strong sense of responsibility and had never been absent from work for a month. Sometimes he even spent weekends and rest days at the company.


    Usually, if there were any appointments he couldn¡¯t decline, they were also done after getting off work.


    So today when Shen Zhen told the assistant that he would not go to the company, he gave the assistant quite the surprise.


    The assistant also said: ¡°CEO Shen, take a good rest and don¡¯t overwork yourself.¡±


    Seeing the boss working so hard, the employees below were also under a lot of pressure.


    Shen Zhen said seriously: ¡°If there is anything wrong at the company, please call me.¡±


    The assistant quickly said: ¡°Of course, CEO Shen, just inform me if there is anything.¡±


    The assistant was a young girl, but she had been in the workplace for a long time, and her skills in dealing with interpersonal relationships were very good, which was exactly what Shen Zhen needed. The only problem was that because she was a girl, it was difficult for Shen Zhen to hand over personal affairs to her. Shen Zhen planned to recruit another male assistant.


    When they arrived at the company, Qin Xing and Shen Zhen took the elevator, and many people saw Shen Zhen.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that CEO Qin¡¯s secretary? I feel like I haven¡¯t seen him for a long time. ¡°


    ¡°I remember he was in the media department before.¡±


    ¡°CEO Qin couldn¡¯t be that, right?¡±


    ¡°Could it be just to please the little lover?¡±


    ¡°Damn, for a man to do this kind of thing, isn¡¯t that a bit, you know?¡±


    ¡°Anyway, I look down on this kind of person. A man selling his ass, it¡¯s disgusting.


    ¡­¡­


    At this time, Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know that the rumors behind him were already flying all over the sky.


    And he became a male ¡°secretary¡± who betrayed his dignity to climb up.


    When Shen Zhen and Qin Xing got off the elevator, Assistant Ma was already waiting at the door of the elevator. He smiled and took Qin Xing and Shen Zhen¡¯s coats: ¡°Mr. Qin, all the documents you want are in your office.¡±


    Qin Xing nodded, and Shen Zhen greeted Assistant Ma: ¡°Brother Ma.¡±


    Assistant Ma also greeted: ¡°Young Master Shen.¡±


    Walking into the office, Shen Zhen found that Qin Xing¡¯s gaze and expression changed the moment he walked in. He looked around, turned to Assistant Ma behind him and said, ¡°Who cleaned the office?¡±


    Assistant Ma¡¯s face changed in surprise: ¡°It should¡­..be the same as before.¡±


    Shen Zhen also looked around the office and found that there was dust under the table, but it was not obvious. Only now that the curtains were drawn and the sunlight came in, he could see it clearly. Not only that, there were also fibers left by the cleaning rag on the table¡ª¡ªusually there would be no such traces on Qin Xing¡¯s desk.


    The glass windows also had very clear traces left from the window cleaner used to clean it.


    Assistant Ma: ¡°I¡¯ll ask the cleaners¡­..¡±


    Qin Xing raised his hand: ¡°No need.¡±


    Assistant Ma immediately said: ¡°I will clean it again, and this will never happen again in the future.¡± He would definitely fire the person who did such shabby work!


    Assistant Ma walked to the table and picked up the documents. They had been organized and cleaned by him personally and now they were also covered with dust. He had to take them back and rework them. He frowned, extremely displeased. He had worked for so many years, but don¡¯t even mention big mistakes, even small mistakes have never been made. In the very beginning, Qin Xing¡¯s office was cleaned and disinfected by him personally.


    Later, he handed it over to the cleaning team after seeing that they did a careful job.


    The top floor cleaning team earned five times as much as the lower floors.


    They couldn¡¯t even do this job well?


    Qin Xing led Shen Zhen to the lounge, and Assistant Ma was left to bitterly clean the office himself.


    After Assistant Ma finished cleaning, the room still smelled of disinfectant, so it needed to be ventilated.


    He walked to the room where the cleaning team was resting, strode over, and asked the team leader with an ugly face: ¡°Who cleaned CEO Qin¡¯s office today?¡±


    The team leader was taken aback, and she immediately knew something was wrong by seeing Assistant Ma¡¯s expression.


    But she couldn¡¯t say directly that it was Su Shiqing. After all, although she had only been in contact with Su Shiqing for just a few hours, she had already developed quite good feelings for this young man. She felt that this young man was like her son.


    The team leader lowered her head and quickly had an idea in her mind. She said, ¡°It¡¯s Zhang Lei. Zhang Lei was in charge today.¡±


    Assistant Ma frowned, he had never heard of this name, which proved that this person had never been in charge of CEO Qin¡¯s office before: ¡°Where is she?¡±


    Team leader: ¡°She should be outside.¡±


    Assistant Ma: ¡°Walking around?¡±


    The people in the lounge didn¡¯t talk, few of them liked Zhang Lei, because Zhang Lei was good-looking, and every time they tried to strike a conversation with her Zhang Lei never responded to them. They had felt uncomfortable for a long time, and Zhang Lei was also not one to please people. So with the team leader having spoken, it was better for them to shut up.


    Zhang Lei, who went back to the lounge after using the toilet, found that everyone looked at her with pity.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Zhang Lei asked strangely, ¡°What happened?¡±


    The team leader also felt guilty, she didn¡¯t dare to look at Zhang Lei, and winked at the person she had a good relationship with. The person came over and said: ¡°Zhang Lei, you have been fired.¡±


    Zhang Lei: ¡°Fired? What do you mean? Why am I fired?¡±


    The person didn¡¯t say anything specific, he just said: ¡°You didn¡¯t do your job well, and you didn¡¯t clean well, it just happened to be discovered by the inspector.¡±


    Zhang Lei looked at her in disbelief: ¡°Are you kidding? I¡¯m not the only one in charge of that area. Isn¡¯t Zhao Guoqing with me? Why am I fired? But he is fine?¡±


    ¡°There was a problem with the place you were in charge of!¡± The person insisted.


    Zhang Lei: ¡°Don¡¯t joke with me, you won¡¯t tell me? Then I¡¯ll ask myself!¡±


    Only then did the team leader say: ¡°You¡¯re already fired, save yourself some dignity, don¡¯t go out and make trouble, makes you look ugly like a shrew.¡±


    Zhang Lei snorted coldly: ¡°I have been fired but I can¡¯t even know the reason? What do you mean by that? You want to drive me away? I just won¡¯t let you do what you want!¡±


    The team leader didn¡¯t speak, and the lounge was very silent.


    Shen Zhen, who was sitting in the lounge next to Qin Xing¡¯s office, found that the air pressure around Qin Xing had been very low. Qin Xing¡¯s obsession with cleanliness was not particularly serious, but the cleaning of that office¡­..was really horrible. When he exited, he even saw a puddle of water behind the door.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be angry.¡± Shen Zhen poured Qin Xing a cup of tea, felt the temperature with the back of his hand before handing it over, ¡°Brother Ma has already gone to clean it, and it will definitely not be like this again in the future. It¡¯s not good for you to be angry.¡±


    Qin Xing¡¯s brows were still frowning.


    Shen Zhen felt that if this continued, his own mood would become depressed as well, so he approached Qin Xing, stretched out his hand, and rubbed the center of Qin Xing¡¯s eyebrows with his thumb: ¡°Is it better?¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled at him.


    The corners of his eyes were curved and very gentle.


    Qin Xing¡¯s mood improved at a speed visible to the naked eye.


    He said indifferently: ¡°En.¡±


    However, the corners of his mouth were still slightly upturned.


    Shen Zhen felt that Qin Xing was surprisingly easy to coax.


    The documents were sent over by Assistant Ma, with the same smile on his face as before, and he adjusted his mentality very quickly, without panic at all: ¡°Young Master Shen, the documents are all sorted, if you have any questions, just ask me.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°Brother Ma, I¡¯ve troubled you.¡±


    Assistant Ma: ¡°No trouble, no trouble.¡±


    Although many people in the cleaning team dislike Zhang Lei, Zhang Lei still had friends. The friend was a girl, thin and small, but she worked very quickly and could not fit in with the others. Zhang Lei had a strong personality, while this girl had a weaker personality. Every time someone asked the girl to help with something, it was Zhang Lei who pushed it back.


    The girl secretly said to Zhang Lei who was crying, ¡°It¡¯s the new guy who didn¡¯t clean Mr. Qin¡¯s office properly. Mr. Qin seemed very upset, so the team leader pushed you out.¡±


    Zhang Lei¡¯s tears were withdrawn in an instant, and she said angrily: ¡°I knew it, it was definitely not my problem. I have been working here for so long, and if there was any problem, I would have already been fired. The newcomer surnamed Su is the team leader¡¯s relative, right? Using power for personal gain, bah, shameless!¡±


    The girl didn¡¯t know either, so she could only say: ¡°I don¡¯t know either¡­..¡±


    So Zhang Lei angrily went to settle the score with the team leader and Su Shiqing.


    Ten minutes after Shen Zhen read the document, he heard a sound outside. It was not loud, but it was annoying.


    And the footsteps of security guards.


    Qin Xing also noticed, he looked up at Assistant Ma: ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡±


    Assistant Ma shook his head: ¡°I¡¯ll go out and have a look.¡±


    The security guards¡¯ reaction was already quick, but they were still a step late.


    Zhang Lei was fighting one against two. She grabbed the team leader¡¯s hair with one hand and Su Shiqing¡¯s with the other.


    Why didn¡¯t anyone realize that this woman was so fierce and reckless when beating people before?


    The team leader bared her teeth in pain, and kicked Zhang Lei¡¯s stomach with a foot. Zhang Lei arched back, and the team leader¡¯s leg ended up kicking Su Shiqing¡¯s leg. Su Shiqing¡¯s hair was being pulled, and tears involuntarily rolled down, even so he was still asking pitifully: ¡°What happened? What did I do wrong?¡±


    The team leader also scolded: ¡°Zhang Lei, what are you doing? It¡¯s the decision of the superiors to fire you!¡±


    Zhang Lei scolded angrily: ¡°Don¡¯t think I don¡¯t know, this surnamed Su didn¡¯t clean Mr. Qin¡¯s office well, so you pushed me out. Do you think I¡¯m easy to bully? I¡¯m not easy to bully, at worst, everyone can be fired with me.¡±


    The security guards hurried over to pull people away.


    As soon as Zhang Lei was pulled away, her whole person changed, and she began to sob pitifully. She covered her face with her hands and said to the security guard, ¡°Brother, they didn¡¯t do their job well, and they pushed me out as the scapegoat. They are just bullying a weak woman like me.¡±


    The security guards also had a heart of sympathy and tenderness for the beauty, but they couldn¡¯t control this aspect of things, so it was hard for them to speak up.


    Zhang Lei cried again: ¡°My family is in the rurals, and my younger brothers and sisters all expect me to send money to them to pay tuition fees. If I lose my job, our family will be ruined.¡±


    What she said was half-truth and half-false. Her family was indeed a rural registered permanent residence, but the family land had been bought to build highways, and she was considered a second-generation demolition child.


    Just as the team leader was about to say something, Zhang Lei cried even more bitterly: ¡°I¡¯m so devastated. I didn¡¯t know they would be like this. I¡¯ve been working hard this whole time, and I come early every day.¡±


    Coming early was because she wanted to try her luck, maybe Qin Xing would come early too? If Qin Xing came early, maybe he would have given her a second look.


    She cried: ¡°If I didn¡¯t do things seriously, I would have been fired a long time ago. How would it have waited until today?¡±


    Su Shiqing was already stunned, he had never seen such a shameless person!


    Simply flipping black and white!

 CH 57

    Since she was a child, Zhang Lei knew how to pretend to be pitiful. Her parents gave her good looks, with willow eyebrows, slender waist and cherry lips. When she was in school, male classmates tried their best to court her, but she always dismissed them. How could it be possible for her, who was so beautiful, to waste her time with these people? At that time, her family was not a demolition household. She had a younger sister and a younger brother. Her younger brother was her parents¡¯ darling and she and her sister were just extras.


    Although she didn¡¯t have to go work the fields when she was a child, she did all the chores at home, cleaning the yard, taking care of her younger sister and younger brother, and when she was young, she even had to step on a stool to cook. At that time, she was very naive and strong-headed, after hearing that men and women were equal at school, she really thought that men and women were indeed equal, and said to her parents when she got home: ¡°My younger brother has to do chores too. Now society pays attention to equality between men and women. Why should my sister and I do everything, and he doesn¡¯t have to do anything?¡±


    Her parents looked at her in surprise.


    ¡°How can you compare yourself with your younger brother. Your younger brother can carry on the family line, can you? Your younger brother can carry out funeral rituals for your parents, can you?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s stipulated by the law that you are an adult at the age of 18, and we have no responsibility for you when you turn 18!¡±


    ¡°Your brother is the root of the old Zhang family! What are you! You¡¯re just a waste of money!¡±


    Zhang Lei soon realized that there was no benefit to being strong. The more fierce she was, the more people outside would point and point, saying that she was already grown up yet she didn¡¯t know how to be considerate to her parents, but only knew to be jealous of her younger brother.


    But everyone liked her younger sister, because her younger sister was weak and gentle, soft-spoken, and would cry when being bullied.


    Zhang Lei learned this trick and had been invincible ever since.


    As soon as her parents said a harsh word, she cried, and the more she cried, the louder she became, so that nearby people around her would be drawn over, and only then would she verbalize her grievances.


    Sometimes the lethality of the weak and gentle was stronger than that of the strong. After Zhang Lei understood this truth, she embarked on the road of the white lotus and never returned.


    But after all, she had a strong nature, and she was more willing to show her nature when it was not necessary.


    Although it would make her look bipolar.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know why she keeps targeting me.¡± Zhang Lei subsided in crying, she sat on the chair, her eyes red, saying tearfully, ¡°Because I¡¯m young?¡±


    The team leader¡¯s face was also very dark. They were all sitting in the office of the logistics department. Mr. Zheng hurried over, his forehead was covered with sweat. He was in his early thirties, with very ordinary looks, the appearance of an honest and simple man. Only when seeing Su Shiqing did a smile appear on his face.


    But he quickly restrained himself and asked solemnly, ¡°What happened?¡±


    Zhang Lei didn¡¯t know that Mr. Zheng and Su Shiqing were old acquaintances, so she quickly grabbed Mr. Zheng and began to cry.


    But while she was crying here, Su Shiqing also had tears in the corners of his eyes, and that unsteady look of one about to faint was even more pitiful. Mr. Zheng¡¯s heart had already flown to Su Shiqing¡¯s side.


    As a small executive, Mr. Zheng only saw a small corner of the lives of the wealthy. He was full of curiosity and yearning for this class that he could not integrate into, but before meeting Su Shiqing, he had no other expectations.


    But when he met Su Shiqing, he fell in love with this fair-skinned young master so much. As soon as he saw Su Shiqing, he couldn¡¯t help but want to get close to him.


    If he conquered Su Shiqing, wouldn¡¯t it mean that he conquered Su Shiqing¡¯s class?


    This realization gave Mr. Zheng an adrenaline rush, and his mind was thrown into turmoil.


    But he was not a selfless person, as much as he helped Su Shiqing, he had to get it all back from Su Shiqing.


    Just like how he let Su Shiqing go to the top floor and got a kiss from Su Shiqing as thanks.


    Even if that kiss was his one-sided kiss, it was enough for him to be excited.


    He didn¡¯t care who Su Shiqing was with, on the contrary, it would only give him a greater sense of excitement.


    Thinking about it, Su Shiqing¡¯s lover was a son of a wealthy family, but he had an affair with the lover of a man whose wealth and status was all higher than him.


    Didn¡¯t this prove that he was more attractive than those people?


    Thinking of this, Mr. Zheng¡¯s blood boiled with excitement.


    At this time, Qin Xing¡¯s office was ready for work, and Shen Zhen didn¡¯t want to stay in the lounge the whole time either. There were reclining chairs, sofas, and wine cabinets in the lounge. It was a good place to relax but not to work. After reading the report for a while, Shen Zhen just wanted to go to lay down on the recliner, he felt that he could sleep for a few more hours.


    It might be that Shen Zhen had a hard time concentrating because of too much work pressure recently. He put down the report and massaged his temples.


    At this time, a hand stretched out. Qin Xing stood behind Shen Zhen. He was standing against the light, and there was only a black and blurry figure, but those hands were very warm and gentle, and Shen Zhen gradually relaxed.


    The atmosphere was very good at this time. Assistant Ma originally wanted to come in, but after taking a look, he retreated and closed the door of the lounge lightly without making a sound.


    ¡°Tired recently?¡± Qin Xing asked.


    Shen Zhen smiled helplessly.


    Qin Xing: ¡°You don¡¯t have to do everything yourself, just ask me if you don¡¯t understand anything.¡±


    After speaking, Qin Xing chuckled lightly: ¡°I won¡¯t charge you for tuition fee.¡±


    Shen Zhen thought with a smile on the corner of his mouth, what nonsense are you talking about, obviously there is a tuition fee, but it¡¯s not just money.


    Shen Zhen raised his head to look at Qin Xing, and Qin Xing also happened to lower his head as well. Their eyes met and Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t hold back, suddenly laughing: ¡°You didn¡¯t sleep well last night.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°En?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°There are dark circles under your eyes.¡±


    Shen Zhen whispered, ¡°Like a precious panda.¡±


    It was a pity that Qin Xing didn¡¯t hear the word panda, but heard the word precious, and his expression suddenly became complicated.


    Shen Zhen stood up from the sofa. He had been sitting for a long time, and felt his waist and shoulders were a little sore. He raised his arms and stretched his waist. He was not wearing a coat at this time, and only had a shirt on. The moment he raised his arms, the shirt was also pulled up, revealing a small stretch of bare waist.


    Shen Zhen¡¯s waist could not be called thin, but because he didn¡¯t do outdoor activities all year round, he was very white. During this period of time, he had neglected to exercise, so only a faint shadow of his abdominal muscles were left, which was very inconspicuous, but even so, it was still incredibly sexy.


    Qin Xing¡¯s Adam¡¯s apple moved up and down.


    He helped Shen Zhen take a bath and change clothes, but at that time he didn¡¯t have any inappropriate fantasies.


    Because at that time Shen Zhen was unconscious, like a puppet, and he had no interest in puppets.


    He liked the passionate and lively Shen Zhen, the way he yells and cries wantonly, that was another side of Shen Zhen, without any cover-up.


    Qin Xing stared at Shen Zhen intently.


    Shen Zhen practically grew up under his watch. He was sensitive, and had strong self-esteem. He forged a shell for himself, peering outside while nestled in the shell, reaching out carefully, and immediately retracting when he found something wrong.


    Qin Xing recalled when Shen Zhen was twelve or thirteen years old. At that time, Qin Xing was very busy with work, he was full of ambitions, and the domestic economy was in turmoil, so he had no time or energy to care about the affairs of the younger generation at home.


    It was a family dinner, and he was sitting in the center seat, watching the family members say some grandiose words with their own motives and self-interests. Everyone wanted something from him, but they were unwilling to say it outright. They hoped that Qin Xing could see their wishes and fulfill their wishes.


    That made Qin Xing lose any interest. He was completely bored. If it wasn¡¯t because his surname was Qin and he still remembered his father¡¯s instructions before he passed, he might have already left this family¡ª¡ªhe really didn¡¯t have any affection for the Qin family.


    In his eyes, the Qin family should have died a long time ago.


    A huge monster past its prime, reaching decline step by step. The best ending for it was to walk into the coffin at the right time.


    At that time, he didn¡¯t know who bought the outfit for Shen Zhen. The other children were all wearing suits, and he was the only one wearing a cotton jacket, which was even a bright red shade. The red jacket, pants, and shoes were as festive as any child on the street.


    As soon as he came out, everyone stared at him.


    The child couldn¡¯t hide his thoughts. He saw Shen Zhen¡¯s pale face, which made his lips appear redder, but he didn¡¯t back down, and instead straightened his back even more. When he walked, he looked straight ahead, only his slightly trembling hands exposed his emotions.


    When he came to pay New Year¡¯s greetings, Shen Zhen followed behind Qin Yue. Holding a glass of juice, he forced himself to smile at him with difficulty.


    At that time, Qin Xing felt that at such a young age, he had actually already learned to restrain his thoughts and emotions, and if he didn¡¯t make detours in the future, he might be able to achieve something successful.


    Qin Xing had the butler fire another nanny who was with Shen Zhen at that time, and only let Mama Zhang alone take care of Shen Zhen.


    That night, in a fuzzy state, Shen Zhen¡¯s blank eyes were wide open as he talked to himself with trembling lips. He seemed to be asking someone, but he didn¡¯t seem to expect an answer. He asked, ¡°Why doesn¡¯t anyone need me?¡±


    He was pushed out by the Shen family and lost his parents and brothers.


    His only friend and lover, Qin Yue fell in love with Su Shiqing.


    Even Mama Zhang had her own biological son.


    He didn¡¯t even ask why no one loved him, only why no one needed him.


    Qin Xing suddenly stretched out his arms and hugged Shen Zhen¡¯s waist. It was clearly not thin, but Qin Xing felt that it barely took up his embrace, and could be snapped with a little force.


    ¡°Uncle, Uncle?¡± Shen Zhen stood there dazed, his hands still stretched upwards, his skin exposed to the air rasing with goosebumps. He was like a rusted gear that could no longer operate naturally.


    Qin Xing¡¯s hand slipped under his shirt.


    His lips were close to Shen Zhen¡¯s ear, hot and humid, ambiguous, like an irresistible hot wind, making Shen Zhen¡¯s mouth dry.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen.¡± Qin Xing¡¯s tone was indescribably seductive, ¡°Uncle loves you, en?¡±


    Shen Zhen felt that his soul had left his body.


    Wherever Qin Xing¡¯s hand went, every inch of thirsty skin screamed for it to linger one more second.


    Qin Xing said again: ¡°Uncle loves you.¡±


    Shen Zhen finally lost all his strength. If he hadn¡¯t been hugged by Qin Xing, he would have fallen to the ground in a second.


    He didn¡¯t know why Qin Xing said such words suddenly and pierced the window paper, but despite his panic, he still felt an indescribable sweetness.


    Indifference and arrogance were just the shell he used to protect himself.


    It lets the hungry soul resist the instinct of longing for love.


    He needed familial love, friendship, and romantic love.


    But all of that was too far away from him.


    Like the distance between two galaxies.


    But now, his body and soul were trembling, and his reason and calmness had left him mercilessly.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t dare to move, nor did he want to move.

 CH 58

    Qin Xing¡¯s palms were dry and warm. Shen Zhen¡¯s cool skin slowly warmed up, but his reason was still wandering away. Qin Xing¡¯s voice sounded like it was coming from a distance, saying forcefully and gently: ¡°Xiao Zhen, Uncle loves you.¡±


    No response.


    Qin Xing said again: ¡°I won¡¯t force you.¡±


    He took Shen Zhen¡¯s hand and placed a hot kiss on the back of it: ¡°I will give you everything you want.¡±


    Shen Zhen finally found his voice, but it was hoarse and scratchy: ¡°Why?¡±


    Why? What about him was worth it?


    If he was good enough, why did his parents, Qin Yue, leave him?


    The pretense of self-confidence finally collapsed at this moment. Shen Zhen¡¯s voice was even a little nasally. He was teetering on the verge of collapse. He asked Qin Xing: ¡°Do you know what you are talking about?¡±


    Qin Xing said seriously and firmly, ¡°I know.¡±


    Qin Xing said in a tone like coaxing a child: ¡°I know what Xiao Zhen is thinking, wondering if Uncle is teasing you, playing with you.¡±


    Shen Zhen was trembling slightly.


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°Never.¡±


    Qin Xing said: ¡°Xiao Zhen is Uncle¡¯s darling.¡±


    He never spoke sweet words, but as long as he was willing to open his mouth, the lethality was huge.


    ¡°Everything belonging to Uncle belongs to Xiao Zhen. Uncle¡¯s life, money, whatever Xiao Zhen wants, Uncle will give it to you.¡±


    Shen Zhen remained motionless, as if he had turned into a puppet. He felt his cheek being kissed, but Qin Xing¡¯s lips did not move away. His lips seemed to be alive. After a few seconds that seemed like a century, Shen Zhen felt that his lips were covered, and something soft was pressed against the center of his lips.


    Like a guest knocking on the door of the host¡¯s house.


    The manner was not forceful, he was waiting for the owner to issue permission to enter.


    Shen Zhen opened his lips.


    At the beginning, Qin Xing was gentle, slowly invading like water, meticulous and careful. His lips, tongue and limbs wrapped around Shen Zhen, and except for a little awkwardness, Shen Zhen felt very comfortable. He felt like he was wandering in river water that was warmed from the sun, so comfortable he felt almost drunk.


    But soon, Shen Zhen found that Qin Xing¡¯s arms holding his waist were becoming tighter and tighter. His whole body seemed to be trapped in Qin Xing¡¯s embrace. He could feel the muscles under Qin Xing¡¯s shirt, which were solid and strong. The tip of his nose was surrounded in Qin Xing¡¯s unique scent, mixed with a hint of tobacco, a purely masculine smell.


    He almost lost himself in the scent and touch.


    Shen Zhen closed his eyes, he didn¡¯t want to think about anything at this moment.


    The kiss became more and more intense. Qin Xing lured his prey little by little. At the moment he got permission, he finally exposed his true nature. He invaded like a beast, biting and gnawing, and the slight pain made Shen Zhen even more dazed.


    Time seemed to stop passing, and at the same time also seemed to be accelerating.


    The moment they parted, Shen Zhen could feel that his lips had become numb.


    He didn¡¯t know that Qin Xing had this side to him.


    Qin Xing was always self-disciplined, like a living ascetic monk, passing by the colorful world, but never staying.


    ¡°Does it hurt?¡± Qin Xing rubbed Shen Zhen¡¯s lips with his thumb, and Shen Zhen¡¯s lips became even redder. Because of the kiss it had become moist, which made Qin Xing feel very satisfied, and he asked, ¡°Has Qin Yue ever treated you like this?¡±


    As soon as the words came out, both of them froze.


    A look of consternation appeared between Qin Xing¡¯s brows.


    He still cared about it, and he cared about it for who knows how many years. He had buried it deep in his heart, buried it for a long time, that he even forgot about it.


    But jealousy would never disappear, it would just lurk quietly, waiting for one day to turn into a poisonous snake, jump up from the dark abyss, and bite the host until blood dripped.


    Why wasn¡¯t he the one who accompanied Shen Zhen to grow up?


    Why wasn¡¯t he the one adored by the young Shen Zhen?


    Why was the one he regarded as a treasure and suppressed all his feelings about, Qin Yue got so easily?


    For a moment, Qin Xing even wanted to kill Qin Yue. On countless dark nights, the monster in his heart crawled out, roaring and asking him why hasn¡¯t he done it yet?


    He tossed and turned countless times, questioning the world in the dark, why was Shen Zhen¡¯s fate so miserable?


    But no one would answer him.


    Shen Zhen¡¯s thoughts were in a mess, he was extremely flustered, and said a little incoherently: ¡°No, he didn¡¯t, it was just an unrequited love on my part.¡±


    After saying this, he almost wanted to slap himself in the mouth.


    However, Qin Xing hugged Shen Zhen even tighter. He kissed Shen Zhen¡¯s forehead and the bridge of Shen Zhen¡¯s nose. Unlike the passionate and unrestrained kiss just now, this kiss held no trace of any lustful desire. It was more like the reassurance of an elder to a youngster.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± Qin Xing said, ¡°It¡¯s all over.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Qin Xing in a daze.


    He opened his mouth to speak, but was kissed by Qin Xing again. This time he failed to remain steady, and was pushed down on the sofa by Qin Xing. The air seemed to be burning with flames, and Shen Zhen¡¯s brain was also turned to mush. But he had given up resisting and thinking.


    He felt love between Qin Xing¡¯s lips and teeth.


    Even if this love lasts only for a moment, it was enough for him to let go of his reason.


    He forgot everything he had thought before, he forgot that he originally planned to wait until he was worthy of Qin Xing before putting everything out in the open.


    Just as Shen Zhen¡¯s hand reached for the button of Qin Xing¡¯s shirt, there was an untimely knock on the lounge door.


    Qin Xing raised his head from Shen Zhen¡¯s ear, hackles raised. He was like an angry cheetah, with fire in his eyes, fierce and brutal: ¡°What is it?!¡±


    The person outside seemed to be very scared, but they still said tremblingly: ¡°Mr., Mr. Qin, I¡¯m here to clean the room.¡±


    Qin Xing stood up, his shirt was wrinkled but this didn¡¯t distract him, he angrily said: ¡°Get lost!¡±


    However, Shen Zhen also stood up. He felt embarrassed belatedly, and quickly straightened his clothes. His shirt was not as wrinkled as Qin Xing¡¯s.


    ¡°Let him come in.¡± Shen Zhen whispered, ¡°Otherwise the influence will be bad.¡±


    No matter what, it was in the company and it was daytime, so the influence was really not good.


    After Shen Zhen spoke, Qin Xing could only say with a displeased expression, ¡°Wait two minutes.¡±


    There was a wardrobe in the lounge, Qin Xing went to change a shirt, but unfortunately there was none in Shen Zhen¡¯s size. Qin Xing touched his chin, and decided to also buy and hang a few suits that Shen Zhen could wear.


    ¡°Wear mine for now.¡± Qin Xing said to Shen Zhen. Shen Zhen was taken aback for a moment, but after thinking about it, he went into the changing room. He was slightly sweaty, and it was really uncomfortable to continue wearing his shirt.


    Qin Xing said to the cleaner outside the door: ¡°Come in.¡±


    The door was pushed open.


    A young man in uniform walked in, his slender figure giving off a delicate beauty.


    ¡°Mr. Qin.¡± He didn¡¯t look up, his voice very low.


    Qin Xing nodded, but didn¡¯t pay attention to the cleaner.


    There were so many employees in the company, if he paid attention to each of them, he would be exhausted.


    Qin Xing was planning to wait for Shen Zhen to come out of the changing room before leaving with Shen Zhen.


    He looked at his watch, and it was already half past eleven, just in time to take Shen Zhen to lunch.


    Qin Xing sat on the sofa with a smile on his lips.


    The cleaner also seemed to notice that Qin Xing was in a good mood. He put the cleaning tools aside and picked up the vacuum cleaner.


    Qin Xing didn¡¯t pay attention to the cleaner either. After all, he was wearing a hat and had his head lowered, so he couldn¡¯t even see what he looked like.


    The cleaner walked slowly to Qin Xing, and unexpectedly found out that Qin Xing was lost in his thoughts.


    This made the cleaner breathe a sigh of relief.


    ¡°Uncle Qin.¡± The cleaner called softly.


    Qin Xing looked at the cleaner.


    Su Shiqing took off his hat and exposed his face. His face was slightly red, which seemed to be because of the relatively high temperature in the room, which made his eyes look very moist. When he looked at anyone, it would give the other person the illusion that he deeply loved them.


    ¡°I¡¯m Shi Qing.¡± Su Shiqing said nervously and in awe.


    Qin Xing showed no expression: ¡°What are you doing here?¡±


    Could it be that the company¡¯s cleaner position was already so attractive?


    Su Shiqing lowered his head and said shyly, ¡°I want to support myself and earn money by myself.¡±


    Qin Xing let out a perfunctory hum.


    He had no interest in Su Shiqing, but he couldn¡¯t deal with Su Shiqing for the time being.


    Su Shiqing suddenly said, ¡°Uncle Qin, I haven¡¯t seen you for a long time.¡±


    Su Shiqing bit his lower lip and said, ¡°I miss you very much.¡±


    Qin Xing smiled indifferently: ¡°Mr. Su, I really don¡¯t want to say the same thing a second time. We have nothing to do with each other. If you want to work as a cleaner in Qin Group, as long as you can do your job well, I don¡¯t care.¡±


    ¡°But anything else, don¡¯t even think about it.¡±


    Su Shiqing was not discouraged, he knew that Uncle Qin had already been bewitched by Shen Zhen, and he had to use more patience to save Uncle Qin.


    And he believed that he was a patient person.


    Just now Mr. Zheng had someone drive Zhang Lei out, which made him heave a sigh of relief.


    He hated people like Zhang Lei so much, they were simply shameless green tea b*tches.


    If he hadn¡¯t received a good education, he would have returned that slap.


    ¡°Uncle Qin, I have always regarded you as my elder.¡± Su Shiqing said in a low voice, ¡°If I have done anything to make you feel unhappy, I apologize to you, I just hope you don¡¯t look at me with prejudice. ¡°


    Su Shiqing said: ¡°No matter what Xiao Zhen says about me, I still treat him as a friend.¡±


    Qin Xing stood up: ¡°Mr. Su, you should leave.¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°I know you won¡¯t believe whatever I say now, but I am sincere. I never lie, and I won¡¯t deceive others, nor myself, Uncle Qin!¡±


    Qin Xing closed his eyes, he was on the verge of exploding in anger, he really wanted to kick Su Shiqing out, but he didn¡¯t want Shen Zhen to see such an ugly scene when he came out.


    ¡°Xiao Ma!¡± Qin Xing shouted.


    Assistant Ma quickly responded, ¡°Boss.¡±


    Qin Xing¡¯s tone was cold: ¡°Send this Mr. Cleaner out.¡±


    Assistant Ma hurried forward.


    Su Shiqing¡¯s eyes widened in disbelief, it shouldn¡¯t be like this, it shouldn¡¯t be like this! Shouldn¡¯t Uncle Qin feel pity for him and give him more patience?


    Assistant Ma was about to grab Su Shiqing¡¯s wrist.


    However, Su Shiqing rushed towards Qin Xing at a speed that ordinary people could not grasp, hugged Qin Xing¡¯s waist tightly with both hands, and begged, ¡°Uncle Qin, I really have nowhere to go, Uncle Qin, if you don¡¯t help me, I really won¡¯t have any other way¡­..¡±


    At this time, Shen Zhen, who came out of the changing room, saw Su Shiqing hugging Qin Xing¡¯s waist.


    It was just like the way Su Shiqing hugged Qin Yue a long time ago.


    Shen Zhen felt dizzy.

 CH 59

    Why was there Su Shiqing everywhere? He was like a ghost that haunted him everywhere. In the novel, excellent men and women love him, and those who don¡¯t love him all end up with miserable fates. Shen Zhen knew that his existence was a villain to act as a foil to Su Shiqing. He had a similar life experience as Su Shiqing, but had everything that Su Shiqing didn¡¯t have.


    So he deserved to die, he deserved to be stepped on by Su Shiqing, no matter what he did, it was useless.


    Why? Just because he wasn¡¯t the protagonist he didn¡¯t have the right to live a good life?


    ¡°Xiao Zhen!¡± Qin Xing¡¯s tone became anxious, he practically threw Su Shiqing away the second Su Shiqing hugged him, but Shen Zhen still saw it.


    Shen Zhen¡¯s face was very dark, he had never had such an expression, as if a black storm was gathering behind him.


    Fierce, hateful, angry.


    He had always restrained his negative emotions, not letting himself be overwhelmed by the experience of his previous life, but at this moment, he finally couldn¡¯t bear it anymore.


    Shen Zhen strode forward. Su Shiqing, who was thrown away, was frightened by Shen Zhen¡¯s appearance. He took a step back and looked around in panic. However, when Shen Zhen kicked out, Su Shiqing still couldn¡¯t find a way to save the situation.


    It was a kick with all his strength, and Su Shiqing fell to the ground, the pain spreading from his abdomen. He clutched his lower stomach, curled up into a ball, tears falling silently. His whole body trembled slightly, appearing very pitiful.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen¡­..¡± he asked with difficulty, ¡°Why are you doing this to me?¡±


    Shen Zhen bent down and grabbed his collar, forcing him to look at him: ¡°Su, Shi, Qing.¡±


    Word by word, each word seemed to be grinded out from between his teeth.


    ¡°Does taking other people¡¯s things make you feel more fulfilled?¡±


    Su Shiqing widened innocent eyes: ¡°Xiao Zhen, what are you talking about? I¡¯m in so much pain¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s eyes were full of hatred, and his tone was cold and vicious: ¡°I gave you a chance more than once.¡±


    ¡°I brought you from the Su family to the Qin family, but how did you repay me?¡±


    Su Shiqing looked at Shen Zhen blankly. In his thought system, the reason Shen Zhen took him back to the Qin family, wasn¡¯t it because Shen Zhen discovered something about him that was unique and special? Shen Zhen was so much better off than him, why did he still need him to repay him?


    Giving kindness without asking for payment, wasn¡¯t this the truth that everyone understood?


    ¡°I forgot, you probably took it for granted.¡± Shen Zhen stretched out his hand and stroked Su Shiqing¡¯s face like a lover. His ips hooked upward, the smile full of wickedness, ¡°After all in your eyes, everyone has to be a dog for you, and never ask for anything in return.¡±


    Su Shiqing was so panicked that he begged Qin Xing for help: ¡°Uncle Qin, Uncle Qin! Xiao Xhen is crazy!¡±


    Shen Zhen punched Su Shiqing in the stomach.


    Su Shiqing was in more pain, and his tears couldn¡¯t stop flowing. Whoever looked at him would feel that he was very pitiful.


    His stomach began to cramp, and his vision swam from the pain.


    Shen Zhen turned his head to look at Qin Xing: ¡°Uncle, am I crazy?¡±


    He smiled, neurotically.


    Qin Xing shook his head and said gently, ¡°There is nothing wrong with Xiao Zhen.¡±


    Su Shiqing said desperately: ¡°Uncle Qin, don¡¯t be fooled by him, he is not a good person, he is not kind at all!¡±


    Shen Zhen patted Su Shiqing¡¯s face: ¡°Did I ever say I¡¯m kind?¡±


    Su Shiqing¡¯s eyes widened.


    Shen Zhen smiled and said, ¡°All the virtues in this world, I don¡¯t possess a single one.¡±


    Su Shiqing finally yelled: ¡°Shen Zhen! You are not human at all! You are a devil in human skin! You have no heart, only viciousness!¡±


    Shen Zhen squeezed Su Shiqing¡¯s chin, punched him in the chest, and asked with a smile, ¡°Does it hurt?¡±


    Su Shiqing had no strength left¡ª¡ªhe was a weak person, unable to resist Shen Zhen¡¯s violence at all, and he couldn¡¯t even protect himself.


    ¡°I really want to kill you.¡± Shen Zhen said softly.


    Su Shiqing was scared out of his wits, he knew that what Shen Zhen said was not a lie, he really wanted to kill him.


    ¡°No, no, you can¡¯t kill me!¡± Su Shiqing¡¯s hands scrambled on the floor, wanting to crawl backwards. He was terrified, he really felt that Shen Zhen had gone crazy, ¡°If you kill me, Big Brother Qin will not let you go, Uncle Qin will not just watch you kill me¡­..¡±


    ¡°You will go to jail!¡± Su Shiqing seemed to be grabbing at straws, ¡°If I die, you will have to pay for it too!¡±


    Shen Zhen shrugged his shoulders and let Su Shiqing crawl backwards, but he stood up and slowly pressed close to Su Shiqing. He whispered softly, with a smile like the spring breeze: ¡°The maximum sentence is just lifetime, twenty years, and isn¡¯t it easy to commute the sentence?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s more, who would believe that I killed you?¡± Shen Zhen said, ¡°Qin Yue? Who else? Chu Haoyi?¡±


    ¡°Would they really fight me to the death for you?¡±


    Su Shiqing¡¯s mind went blank, and he murmured: ¡°They won¡¯t not care about me! They won¡¯t!¡±


    They loved him so much, it was impossible that they would not care about him. Ah Yue said that he only loved him in this life, and Hao Yi also said that no matter what happened, he would never give up on him.


    Shen Zhen was just scaring him!


    So Su Shiqing calmed down. Although the pain was still there, he seemed to be able to bear it. He looked at Shen Zhen with an expression of almost pity, and said, ¡°Ah Zhen, do you think I stole Ah Yue? You are jealous of me, but you never thought, if you are that good, how could Ah Yue be snatched away?¡±


    ¡°Ah Yue doesn¡¯t love you, is it Ah Yue¡¯s fault? Ah Yue loves me, is it my fault?¡±


    ¡°Love is beautiful, not something you can control, and not something that you can have just because you grew up with him.¡±


    Su Shiqing coughed and then said, ¡°You only look for reasons in others, but you never reflect on yourself.¡±


    ¡°F**k your beautiful love!¡± Shen Zhen punched Su Shiqing again, venting his anger.


    All reason seemed to have disappeared, and Shen Zhen had only one thought in his mind, which was to kill this person.


    Su Shiqing curled into himself in pain, but was beaten so quickly that he lacked any strength. He laid with his belly turned up like a frog, his limbs spread out, and blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth, nearly unconscious.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen, that¡¯s enough.¡± Qin Xing said aloud.


    When Shen Zhen heard Qin Xing¡¯s voice, his brain had yet to react. When he turned his head to look at Qin Xing, his eyes were full of killing intent.


    Qin Xing¡¯s emotions did not waver at all, he walked over and hugged Shen Zhen from behind.


    ¡°You can¡¯t kill him yet.¡± Qin Xing said in Shen Zhen¡¯s ear, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, there will be a day.¡±


    Su Shiqing couldn¡¯t die, not now, not before he found a new pillar. The world would collapse if Su Shiqing died.


    Qin Xing said, ¡°Xiao Zhen, don¡¯t let Su Shiqing dirty your hands, he doesn¡¯t deserve it.¡±


    Shen Zhen remained motionless, and it took an unknown amount of time before Shen Zhen gradually calmed down. He looked at Su Shiqing who was lying on the ground, his eyes were cold and emotionless, and the words he said were coldly mechanical: ¡°Do you think I am wrong?¡±


    Qin Xing hugged him tightly, he knew that Shen Zhen¡¯s emotions were on the edge of collapse.


    Qin Xing still remembered the day when he heard the news of Shen Zhen¡¯s death. It was a fine day. Although it was winter, the sun was bright and warm. The warm sunlight shone in from the window, but he suddenly felt a palpitation in his heart and his legs lost their strength.


    Then a domestic call came in, informing him that Shen Zhen had been sent to be cremated.


    Perhaps he was even more broken that day than Shen Zhen was now, and when he woke up, the room was already in a mess, like a tornado had torn through it.


    But he couldn¡¯t do anything, a sense of powerlessness filled his whole body. He could only wait, wait until Qin Yue and Su Shiqing got married, wait until all the dust settled, and wait until that powerful consciousness left before he could do anything.


    The moment he heard the news of Shen Zhen¡¯s death, he wanted the whole world to be buried with his beloved, including himself.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen is right.¡± Qin Xing said softly, ¡°No matter what Xiao Zhen does, you will always be right.¡±


    ¡°But he can¡¯t die now.¡± Qin Xing said, ¡°There will be a way, Xiao Zhen.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Let go.¡±


    Qin Xing didn¡¯t move.


    Shen Zhen yelled: ¡°Let go of me!¡±


    Qin Xing grabbed Shen Zhen¡¯s shoulders, and pressed Shen Zhen¡¯s head to rest on his shoulders. He hugged Shen Zhen in an absolutely tolerant manner, ¡°Xiao Zhen, I will not harm you, nor will I disappoint you. You must trust me.¡±


    Shen Zhen suddenly asked: ¡°Do you mean what you say?¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°What do you think?¡±


    Shen Zhen laughed suddenly, and Qin Xing felt a spot on his shoulder become a little wet. He didn¡¯t speak, just hugged Shen Zhen quietly.


    And Su Shiqing, who was lying on the ground, was ignored completely.


    After Shen Zhen¡¯s mood stabilized, Qin Xing said to Assistant Ma who was guarding outside the door: ¡°Xiao Ma, you deal with this person.¡±


    Assistant Ma, who was hardworking and omnipotent, walked in, grabbed Su Shiqing under the armpits with both hands, and dragged Su Shiqing to the other side of the lounge.


    Assistant Ma looked at Su Shiqing¡¯s disfigured face from the beating, and clicked his tongue. Who would have thought that Young Master Shen was this ruthless, that he really could beat a person to death.


    This Young Master Su was really persevering.


    Assistant Ma shrugged his shoulders. Towards the secrets of the rich and powerful he had no interest anyway. So long as he didn¡¯t get squeezed out of his current position.


    ¡°Young Master Su.¡± Assistant Ma said to the unconscious Su Shiqing, ¡°If you didn¡¯t look for trouble, how would you be here today?¡±


    Also causing him to deal with this troublesome matter.


    Forget it, seeing that Su Shiqing had a good relationship with Mr. Zheng, he¡¯ll let Mr. Zheng deal with this hot potato.


    He didn¡¯t want to get entangled in these things at all.


    When Su Shiqing woke up, he was already lying on Mr. Zheng¡¯s bed.


    Mr.Zheng came in from the door with tea, and said with a smile, ¡°Are you awake? Come, have a cup of tea, and I¡¯ll apply the medicine for you later.¡±


    Su Shiqing opened his eyes wide in horror: ¡°Why am I here?¡±


    Mr. Zheng said with a half-smile: ¡°Then where do you want to be? If it weren¡¯t for me, you wouldn¡¯t be able to step out of Qin Group¡¯s door.¡±


    Mr.Zheng went to the bedside, and touched Su Shiqing¡¯s face with distress: ¡°Young Master Su, I have done so much, you must give me something sweet in return, yes?¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°¡­I, didn¡¯t I already last time¡­..¡±


    Mr. Zheng: ¡°Don¡¯t you also say it was last time? What about this time?¡±


    Su Shiqing was frightened: ¡°Then, it¡¯s still the same as last time¡­..¡±


    Mr. Zheng smiled and said, ¡°Young Master Su, this time it is me who is asking you for it, not how you want to give it.¡±


    Mr. Zheng stroked Su Shiqing¡¯s cheek with his hand: ¡°But now, let¡¯s take care of you first. I really can¡¯t get it up with your appearance now.¡±


    Su Shiqing yelled: ¡°My lover is Qin Yue! How dare you touch me?!¡±


    Mr. Zheng looked at him with gentle eyes: ¡°I touched you, but do you dare to tell Eldest Young Master Qin? Sleeping Eldest Young Master Qin¡¯s lover, how stimulating.¡±


    Mr. Zheng licked his lower lip: ¡°And I just love stimulation.¡±

 CH 60

    ¡°Ai, isn¡¯t this Mr. Su?¡± A woman walked in from the door. She was wearing a back revealing dress, her white and delicate skin on display. Holding a cigarette in her hand, she leaned on the door and looked at Su Shiqing lying on the bed.


    Su Shiqing: ¡°¡­..Zhang Lei?¡±


    Zhang Lei walked over, hips swaying alluringly. ¡°Thought I was driven away?¡±


    Su Shiqing did not expect to see Zhang Lei again.


    Zhang Lei ignited the cigarette, and after blowing out a ring of smoke, she said, ¡°We will be sisters from now on.¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°Who is sisters with you? I am a man!¡±


    Zhang Lei sneered: ¡°We are all relying on sleeping men to climb up, using love as a fish hook, what are you pretending to be noble for?¡±


    A man¡¯s hand wrapped around Zhang Lei¡¯s waist, and Mr Zheng leaned over, kissing Zhang Lei¡¯s ear: ¡°What are you two talking about?¡±


    Zhang Lei turned around and hugged Mr. Zheng¡¯s neck: ¡°Telling Mr. Su to follow you well.¡±


    Mr. Zheng patted Zhang Lei¡¯s ass and rubbed it: ¡°Tell him nicely, don¡¯t scare him.¡±


    Zhang Lei glanced at him sideways and sighed: ¡°You know that I can tolerate everything for you, so you just bully me.¡±


    Mr. Zheng: ¡°How are you bullied? Who bullied you? Tell me, I will teach him a good lesson.¡±


    It had been nearly a month since Su Shiqing¡¯s departure from Qin Group. The bruises on his face were almost faded, his injuries had gradually become better, and he was no longer in pain, but he still couldn¡¯t get out of bed¡ª¡ªhis ankle was shackled to the bed.


    Su Shiqing finally realized what kind of person he met.


    This was simply a lunatic with mental illness.


    And Zhang Lei, another lunatic.


    He was extremely scared, but his phone was taken away and there was no window in this room. He had no way to ask for help.


    Mr. Zheng first kissed Zhang Lei, then walked over to grab Su Shiqing¡¯s chin, kissed Su Shiqing¡¯s lips, and then adjusted his tie, saying said with a smile, ¡°Then I will go to work now, Xiao Lei, take good care of Shi Qing.¡±


    Zhang Lei smiled: ¡°I know.¡±


    After Mr. Zheng left, Zhang Lei sat beside the bed, and next to Su Shiqing. She poured a glass of wine, raised it in a toast, then took a sip. She held the wine in her mouth for a while then spit it out on Su Shiqing¡¯s face, before letting out a big laugh.


    ¡°Mr. Su, aren¡¯t you very capable? So capable you can drive me out of Qin Group.¡± Zhang Lei glanced at him in a charming manner, ¡°But so what? Where are you better than me?¡±


    ¡°By the way, Mr. Zheng is deeply affectionate towards you.¡± Zhang Lei touched her chest. ¡°When he f**ks me, your name is still the one he calls.¡±


    She smoothed her hair: ¡°But I don¡¯t care about this, anyway, I am just staying here temporarily.¡±


    ¡°My goal is not a low -level man like Mr. Zheng.¡±


    ¡°Speaking honestly, your goal is not him either, right?¡± Zhang Lei, ¡°But I have no other choice, if I want to climb up, I have to find a ladder. You are different, you were originally up high in the clouds, but you crawled down along the ladder yourself. ¡°


    Zhang Lei: ¡°I heard that Mr. Zheng was also a dedicated and honest man before he met you. He did well in Qin Group, and practiced fairness and justice. Although he is just a small leader, the cleaners liked him very much.¡±


    Zhang Lei looked at Su Shiqing: ¡°After encountering you, he became completely crazy. Looking at it this way, Mr. Su, it seems you are indeed better than me.¡±


    ¡°But so what?¡±


    Zhang Lei looked at Su Shiqing with contempt. She looked down on Su Shiqing. It was true that she was a social climber but Su Shiqing was willing to cheapen himself. She felt that she was much better than Su Shiqing.


    ¡°Mr. Su, for some time in the future, we will be staying under the same roof.¡± Zhang Lei took out the paper towels and wiped the wine on Su Shiqing¡¯s face. ¡°Let¡¯s get along well.¡±


    This month, Chu Haoyi was going crazy looking for Su Shiqing. Su Shiqing seemed to have completely disappeared from under his eyes. He didn¡¯t even leave a text message. Chu Haoyi was helpless and could only take the initiative to contact Qin Yue.


    Qin Yue was having a meeting in his company when he received the call.


    After all, it was the heir trained by Qin Xing, and Qin Yue¡¯s company had gone on track in a short time.


    ¡°Did you say that Shi Qing disappeared?¡± Qin Yue made a gesture, having the people continue the meeting, and then walked out of the conference room.


    Chu Haoyi: ¡°He isn¡¯t with you?¡±


    Qin Yue sneered: ¡°After I returned to China, all my calls and text messages sent to him seemed to have sunk into the ocean. Isn¡¯t it your doing?¡±


    Chu Haoyi¡¯s voice was colder: ¡°If Eldest Young Master Qin wants to look for someone, how can you not find them? Text and call? Are you brushing me off?¡±


    ¡°You didn¡¯t make an attempt at all, right?¡± Chu Haoyi drew blood directly.


    Qin Yue frowned: ¡°Chu Haoyi, don¡¯t think I dare not make a move against you.¡±


    ¡°Who do you want to make a move against?¡±


    The voice of another man came from the mobile phone, and thar man was right next to Chu Haoyi. His tone was careless, but Qin Yue could hear the threat in it.


    Chu Haoyi was infuriated on the other end of the line: ¡°Feng Anyan, I told you to piss off!¡±


    Then the phone hung up.


    ¡°Su Shiqing disappeared?¡± Shen Zhen was lying on the sofa, holding his mobile phone in his hand, and under his head was Qin Xing¡¯s thigh. He looked up at Qin Xing, ¡°Do you know where he is?¡±


    Qin Xing smiled: ¡°I don¡¯t know, there is no need to care about him.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I thought he would go find Qin Yue.¡±


    Qin Xing¡¯s fingers were sifting through Shen Zhen¡¯s hair. Shen Zhen¡¯s hair was very soft and his hair was also very dark. Qin Xing didn¡¯t care: ¡°And what can Qin Yue do?¡±


    Shen Zhen hooked a hand over Qin Xing¡¯s neck, making Qin Xing lower his head, and the two met in a lingering kiss.


    ¡°Tomorrow is the award ceremony of the top ten outstanding young entrepreneurs.¡± Qin Xing said vaguely in between kisses.


    Shen Zhen pushed Qin Xing away slightly, and looked at Qin Xing¡¯s eyes: ¡°I forgot.¡±


    Qin Xing laughed: ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I already prepared the suit and car. You only need to prepare yourself tomorrow.¡±


    Although it was just the top ten outstanding young entrepreneurs in the local area, and it could not be compared with the whole country, this was also still very prestigious. Shen Zhen also knew that he had yet to reach the national level.


    That night, Shen Zhen returned his apartment for once.


    The lights at home were bright. Mama Zhang had always been like this. So long as Shen Zhen did not say he would not come back, she would always turn on the lights. Sitting on the sofa in the living room, sometimes watching TV, sometimes weaving wool, the food kept hot in the kitchen. Just waiting for Shen Zhen to return home and eat.


    ¡°I¡¯m back.¡± Shen Zhen changed his shoes at the entrance.


    Mama Zhang stood up and said with a smile: ¡°Eat something first.¡±


    Shen Zhen found that Mama Zhang¡¯s son was not in the living room: ¡°What about Han Lang?¡±


    Mama Zhang paused, and the smile on the corner of her mouth collapsed: ¡°In the hospital.¡±


    Shen Zhen said strangely: ¡°Is he sick?¡±


    Mama Zhang nodded stiffly: ¡°I¡¯m going to go bring the food out.¡±


    Shen Zhen discovered that something was not right with Mama Zhang: ¡°What¡¯s wrong? He isn¡¯t hospitalized due to sickness?¡±


    Mama Zhang was busy in front of the kitchen island. She wiped her eyes with her sleeves, and smiled at Shen Zhen: ¡°There was a small conflict with his classmates.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Small conflict?¡±


    Mama Zhang nodded and brought the food to the table: ¡°I¡­..I have to go to the hospital to take care of him at night.¡±


    Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t see Mama Zhang upset.


    In Shen Zhen¡¯s heart, Mama Zhang was more like a mother to him than his own mother.


    ¡°What exactly happened?¡± Shen Zhen, ¡°Why was he beaten?¡±


    Mama Zhang Ma couldn¡¯t help it any longer. She rushed to Shen Zhen¡¯s arms and cried: ¡°I don¡¯t know. In the afternoon, their class counselor called me and said that Xiao Lang entered the hospital. When I went to see, Xiao Lang had already been pushed into the operating room. The counselor said that he was found in the school alley, and there is no surveillance there. ¡°


    ¡°There is clearly monitoring, surveillance cameras. I went to school in the afternoon, and I saw the cameras there.¡± Mama Zhang¡¯s emotions collapsed, ¡°His counselor said that the angle of the cameras was not facing the alley.¡±


    ¡°I said I want to watch the surveillance videos.¡± Mama Zhang, ¡°He then said that the surveillance was broken for a long time, there are no videos.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Lang is still in a coma.¡± Mama Zhang cried uncontrollably. She went to see her son in the afternoon and went to school to find evidence. She forced herself to remain calm for an entire day, and now she finally couldn¡¯t hold back.


    Mama Zhang spoke as if to herself: ¡°Xiao Lang would not fight with others. He never causes trouble, and is very polite.¡±


    Shen Zhen hugged Mama Zhang: ¡°Did you call the police?¡±


    Mama Zhang: ¡°I reported it, the police said they are investigating the case.¡±


    ¡°Are there clues?¡± Shen Zhen asked again.


    Mama Zhang shook her head: ¡°I just called and asked, they said there are no clues, said that all evidence was destroyed at the scene.¡±


    ¡°The blood on the ground is all Xiao Lang¡¯s.¡±


    Shen Zhen said calmly, ¡°I will go to the hospital with you.¡±


    He glanced at the food on the table: ¡°Wait for Xiao Lang o get better, we¡¯ll then eat together.¡±


    Mama Zhang nodded.


    Shen Zhen took Mama Zhang downstairs and started the car.


    Was it campus violence? Why was it towards Han Lang?


    What happened?


    Now Han Lang was still in a coma. Shen Zhen knew that Han Lang could not provide any news. He had to see Han Lang¡¯s injuries.


    ¡°Was he beaten or are there other wounds on his body?¡± Shen Zhen asked.


    Mama Zhang: ¡°I¡­..I don¡¯t know, I didn¡¯t see under his clothes.¡±


    Mama Zhang sobbed into her hands.


    When they arrived at the ward, Mama Zhang stood at the door, and didn¡¯t dare to go in.


    Shen Zhen opened the door of the ward and saw Han Lang lying on the bed.


    There was only the sound of beeping in the ward, and the tip of his nose was surrounded with the smell of disinfection water.


    Han Lang¡¯s chest, abdomen and arms were all bruised. He was lying flat on his back now, and the injuries on his back couldn¡¯t be seen. But the places where they could see were already all mottled purple. There was no skin on his face that was unmarred. Such a heavy beating, the perpretrator must have hated him deeply.


    But his breathing was smooth, his heartbeat was normal, and he was not in danger.


    The injured places had already been taken care of, and they could only wait for him to wake up naturally.


    After waking up, he would have to be checked again. The worst case scenario now was brain shock.


    The brain becoming damaged would be troublesome.


    ¡°Mama Zhang, give me the phone number of the school leader and his counselor.¡± Shen Zhen took out his mobile phone.


    Since Han Lang was the son of Mama Zhang, he couldn¡¯t turn a blind eye.


    If it was Han Lang¡¯s fault, then this beating was deserved. If not, the perpetrator should pay the same price.


    Shen Zhen looked at Mama Zhang¡¯s crying figure. He didn¡¯t know how terrifying the look in his eyes was at this time

 CH 61

    Han Lang¡¯s counselor was very young, and he also graduated from this college. After graduation, he stayed at the school to work. He did not work as a subject teacher, but only supervised the students. When Shen Zhen contacted him, he seemed to be at a party. The sound of wine glasses could be heard clinking.


    The counselor¡¯s surname was Zhao, and he was twenty-six years old this year but Shen Zhen still politely called him Counselor Zhao.


    ¡°Is it Han Lang¡¯s family?¡± Counselor Zhao spoke vaguely, seeming to be chewing something in his mouth. At the moment he couldn¡¯t spit or swallow, so he just kept it in his mouth, ¡°I already told everything to Han Lang¡¯s mother this afternoon. I don¡¯t have any more information here, if you still have doubts, I suggest you go to the police.¡±


    ¡°Please give me his roommate¡¯s phone number.¡± Shen Zhen said.


    The counselor seemed to pause for a moment, and then said after a while: ¡°I don¡¯t have it saved on my phone, sorry.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll hang up first, sorry for the trouble.¡±


    Counselor: ¡°No trouble.¡±


    ¡°We¡¯ll go to his school tomorrow morning, do you know his dormitory number?¡± Shen Zhen asked Mama Zhang.


    Mama Zhang nodded again and again: ¡°I know, 305, Building Six.¡±


    Han Lang¡¯s college entrance examination results were very average, and he barely got into the undergraduate course. The school he attended was a very ordinary private university. The tuition fee was half higher than that of the public university. The school was not large, and it was in a small town outside the city.


    Shen Zhen took Mama Zhang to Han Lang¡¯s school early in the morning.


    At this time, the breakfast shops near the school had already opened, but neither Shen Zhen nor Mama Zhang was in the mood for breakfast.


    There was no key card when entering the school, so Shen Zhen and Mama Zhang could only enter together when the students came in and out.


    After waiting for about ten minutes, a college girl in a light-colored sweater led them in. The girl was very talkative and asked Shen Zhen, ¡°Are you an alumnus? I haven¡¯t seen you in the school before.¡±


    With those looks, he was very eye-catching, so why else didn¡¯t she recognize him?


    Although Shen Zhen was anxious, he still said politely: ¡°My little brother goes to school here.¡±


    The girl asked curiously, ¡°What year?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Freshman.¡±


    The girl thought about it, was there any handsome freshman this year? How come she didn¡¯t know.


    ¡°Where are you going now?¡± the girl asked again.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t see any guide sign, and Mama Zhang also came to the school for the first time, so Shen Zhen said: ¡°We are going to the sixth boys¡¯ dormitory, but I don¡¯t know which way to go.¡±


    The girl said enthusiastically, ¡°I¡¯ll take you there. It¡¯s not far, but very close. Our school is very small.¡±


    The boys¡¯ dormitory and the girls¡¯ dormitory were in different directions, and there was a clear distinction. At this time, there were very few people coming out of the boys¡¯ dormitory. Although it was 8 o¡¯clock in the morning, all the people who  now had classes in the morning, and most of them were still sleeping.


    Don¡¯t know if Han Lang¡¯s roommates before moving out were still in the dormitory.


    ¡°Just go in and register, I¡¯ll go back first.¡± The enthusiastic girl sent them to the dormitory building.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Thank you, I¡­..¡± He was about to offer to give the other party a tip for the hard work, but the girl quickly took out her phone instead.


    The girl smiled and said, ¡°Then let¡¯s add friends on WeChat?¡±


    Shen Zhen thought about it, and felt that it was also fine: ¡°Okay.¡±


    At that time he could just send a red envelope directly which was better than giving cash.


    When they entered the dormitory, they needed to register with the dormitory auntie. The registration process was very convenient. They just need to write down their name and the number of the dormitory they want to go to, and leave their mobile phones.


    Although the school¡¯s tuition fees were not cheap, when Shen Zhen observed the dormitory rooms that were open, he found that the boys¡¯ dormitory had eight people to a room. The girl just now said that the girls¡¯ dormitory had six people to a room. There was also no air conditioning jiat a small fan and the water machine was outside the dormitory.


    Shen Zhen and Mama Zhang stood at the door of 305. There was no sound inside, and it was after Shen Zhen knocked on the door several times did he get an answer.


    ¡°Who is it?¡±


    ¡°Dormitory check? So early?¡±


    ¡°Can you keep your voice down?¡±


    It took more than a minute before a boy in his underwear opened the door.


    When he saw Shen Zhen and Mama Zhang, the boy was confused: ¡°Who are you looking for?¡±


    Mama Zhang quickly said: ¡°I am Han Lang¡¯s mother, Han Lang is in the hospital now, we want to ask if you know anything¡­..¡±


    The boy¡¯s expression became a little unnatural: ¡°How is he now? There is no danger, right?¡±


    Mama Zhang: ¡°He is still in a coma, but the doctor said there shouldn¡¯t be any major problems.¡±


    The boy in the dormitory who was still under the quilt said, ¡°Auntie, we don¡¯t know much about it. Recently, Han Lang usually only goes to the library after class, and he doesn¡¯t hang out with us much.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, he seems to be doing research recently, and he¡¯s very busy every day.¡±


    Mama Zhang was at a loss.


    Shen Zhen said to the boy who opened the door: ¡°Are you free now? I¡¯ll treat you to breakfast.¡±


    This boy with an unnatural expression must know something.


    Boy: ¡°No need, I¡¯m not very hungry now¡­..¡±


    As soon as his words fell, his belly growled.


    The others in the dormitory said: ¡°Even your stomach can hear that you are lying, if someone treats you to a free meal, then just go.¡±


    Although they were joking, their tone was slightly unnatural, as if they were covering up something.


    The boy felt a little embarrassed after being teased, so he turned around and said to Shen Zhen, ¡°Then I¡¯ll get dressed first.¡±


    The boy dressed quickly, a pair of trousers and a hoodie, put on sneakers, brushed his teeth and washed his face all in three minutes. Soon he walked out of the dormitory with Shen Zhen and Mama Zhang.


    The boy was a little nervous next to Shen Zhen. He was only about 1.7 meters tall, about ten centimeters shorter than Shen Zhen. He said, ¡°My surname is Zhou, Zhou Zihua.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°My name is Shen Zhen.¡±


    Zhou Zihua: ¡°Brother Shen.¡±


    They found the quietest restaurant near the school and entered a private room. The dishes were ordered by Zhou Zihua. There were soy milk, fritters, and steamed buns, as well as flower rolls and steamed dumplings. For breakfast, it was very rich.


    ¡°How is your relationship with Han Lang?¡± Shen Zhen asked.


    Zhou Zihua was a little cautious, but still replied: ¡°Alright, Han Lang is very nice.¡±


    Shen Zhen asked again: ¡°Do you know who has a feud with him?¡±


    Zhou Zihua didn¡¯t speak.


    Shen Zhen suddenly said: ¡°You don¡¯t have to be afraid, just tell the truth. If you tell the truth, I can send you to study abroad, and I can help you with all the procedures necessary.¡±


    Zhou Zihua looked up stupidly: ¡°Huh?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Or if you want cash then that¡¯s also fine, I can transfer it to your online banking or bank card.¡±


    Zhou Zihua was even more dumbfounded.


    Shen Zhen said, ¡°One million yuan.¡±


    Zhou Zihua: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Was he dreaming or hallucinating? Han Lang had always been very frugal. He usually refused to go out to eat hot pot, and ate in the cafeteria every day. When did he get such a rich brother?


    If he was so rich, why did he still come to this crappy school?


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I didn¡¯t bring a checkbook, so I can only transfer money to you, but it takes many transfers for one million yuan, and we can also go directly to the bank counter to do it.¡±


    After Zhou Zihua finished his meal in a daze, he followed Shen Zhen to the bank in a daze.


    Then he saw the balance text message on his mobile phone in a daze, and his whole person was completely dumbfounded.


    ¡°Let¡¯s talk.¡± Shen Zhen took Zhou Zihua to the tea house next to the school, and Mama Zhang also looked at Zhou Zihua intently.


    Zhou Zihua took a sip of water, and then he said with a little fear: ¡°Han Lang got very close to a senior sister before, and everyone says they are dating. The senior sister has an ex-boyfriend who is a senior student, and now he is outside the school working on an internship. He has picked on Han Lang several times, and told Han Lang that if he gets close to the senior sister again, he would break his leg.¡±


    ¡°We didn¡¯t take it seriously at the time. After all, it was just talk. I didn¡¯t expect him to really dare to do it.¡±


    Shen Zhen tapped his finger on the table: ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell the police?¡±


    Zhou Zihua said in a low voice: ¡°Senior sister¡¯s ex-boyfriend is the son of the school director. He said that if we speak out, the school will cancel our subject grades, and we will not be able to get a diploma in the future.¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled: ¡°There isn¡¯t just a threat, is there?¡±


    Zhou Zihua swallowed: ¡°If you don¡¯t say anything, you can apply to stay on for graduate school.¡±


    Mama Zhang¡¯s eyes were red. She grabbed Zhou Zihua¡¯s hand and said emotionally, ¡°What¡¯s the name of that person? What¡¯s the name of the person who beat my son?¡±


    Zhou Zihua: ¡°Sun Yun, his father¡¯s name is Sun Changyang.¡±


    Shen Zhen asked again: ¡°And that senior sister?¡±


    Zhou Zihua: ¡°Lin Manman, she¡¯s quite famous, she¡¯s very pretty, and she¡¯s also a rich second generation.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded, indicating that he knew: ¡°Do you have her phone number?¡±


    Zhou Zihua: ¡°No, she is a sophomore, majoring in landscape architecture. You can ask around.¡±


    Shen Zhen stood up, took Mama Zhang¡¯s wrist, and said to Zhou Zihua: ¡°You don¡¯t need to say anything after you go back. After all, I only gave you money, and not the others. You have to weigh the situation yourself.¡±


    Zhou Zihua repeatedly assured: ¡°I definitely won¡¯t say anything.¡±


    He was not that stupid. The other people in the dormitory knew about this matter as well. If he said it, the one million yuan he got would definitely be coveted by them. One million yuan, how many years did an ordinary family like theirs have to earn this much? At worst, he would go back and drop out of school, and then go abroad to study. One million yuan was enough for him to go abroad to finish university.


    Even if it was a bad university, it was still plated with the gold layer that was studying abroad.


    ¡°I called a taxi for you. You should go back to the hospital to see how Xiao Lang is doing.¡± Shen Zhen half hugged Mama Zhang, ¡°I¡¯ll handle this matter.¡±


    Mama Zhang sniffed: ¡°For that money, I¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°We¡¯ll talk about the money when the time comes.¡±


    What Mama Zhang gave him was worth much more than one million.


    Mama Zhang was restless at this time, and she didn¡¯t have the heart to think about the million yuan. After all, her salary was not low, and she still had a lot of savings. When the time came she could pay back the money in installments, the pressure was not too great.


    It was very common for boys to fight because of jealousy over girls, but what Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t accept was beating people nearly to death, and it was obviously not done by one person. Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t accept the use of power to present a false appearance of peace.


    And even if Han Lang woke up, and Zhou Zihua was the witness, it would still be very troublesome without evidence.


    Although it was also a solution to fight violence with violence, Shen Zhen had no interest in finding someone to beat Sun Yun up.


    Prison was a better end for him.


    Shen Zhen stood at the school gate, holding a mobile phone in his hand, and called Qin Xing: ¡°What time is the award ceremony tonight?¡±


    Qin Xing¡¯s tone was gentle: ¡°It starts at seven o¡¯clock, what¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°It¡¯s nothing, I can be there in time, I have to take care of something.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Do you need my help?¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s tone became gentle: ¡°No, I can solve it, I¡¯ll contact you later.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Shen Zhen looked at the school gate.


    Where was the best place to start?

 CH 62

    In the teaching building, the girls were whispering.


    ¡°Did you see that handsome guy at the door when you came in?¡±


    ¡°God, he¡¯s really handsome! He¡¯s tall, with long legs, not to mention that face. I really want to strike up a conversation, but I didn¡¯t dare.¡±


    ¡°Have you seen the watch he was wearing? I have seen the brand, but I haven¡¯t seen that model. It must be custom-made. The cheapest basic model of that company is at least 200,000 yuan. High-end luxury brand, I am convinced.¡±


    ¡°Looks and money, damn, if I was more beautiful, I would definitely ask for a phone number.¡±


    ¡°I wonder whose boyfriend he is, either way I haven¡¯t seen him in school before.¡±


    ¡°I know, I know, just now I heard him asking where Lin Manman¡¯s class is.¡±


    ¡°Lin Manman, the name sounds familiar.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t know the most popular girl in the sophomore year, the goddess of all geeks? She¡¯s even a rich second generation.¡±


    ¡°Ai, I thought so, rich people are only friends with rich people, ai.¡±


    ¡°But I think Lin Manman is just average.¡±


    ¡°Lin Manman is still average? I think she is quite pretty.¡±


    When Shen Zhen found Lin Manman, Lin Manman was just finished with class. She had long black hair like a waterfall, wore simple and elegant clothes, and light makeup on her face. Among girls, she was quite outstanding.


    ¡°Lin Manman, that handsome guy seems to be waiting for you to come out.¡± Lin Manman¡¯s friend whispered, ¡°Just now someone said that a guy is waiting for you downstairs the teaching building. How did you know such a handsome guy? You didn¡¯t reveal a hint.¡±


    Lin Manman was also at a loss: ¡°I don¡¯t know him.¡±


    The friend pushed her over: ¡°Go and ask.¡±


    Lin Manman looked at Shen Zhen, a little nervous, but soon pulled herself together and walked over with a smile on her face.


    ¡°Lin Manman?¡± Seeing Lin Manman approaching, Shen Zhen called out her name.


    Lin Manman: ¡°Yes, it¡¯s me, and you?¡±


    Shen Zhen took out a paper bag from behind, which contained a cup of milk tea. He handed the paper bag to Lin Manman, and then introduced himself, ¡°I am Han Lang¡¯s brother. I bought this cup of milk tea at the gate of your school. It hasn¡¯t been opened.¡±


    Only then did Lin Manman take out the milk tea and put in a straw. She stood beside Shen Zhen, her heart pounding against her chest like a deer, and she lowered her head: ¡°Han Lang hasn¡¯t come to school these days, is he sick?¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t expect that Lin Manman didn¡¯t know about it yet, so he asked gently, ¡°You aren¡¯t dating Han Lang?¡±


    Lin Manman hastily explained: ¡°We are just friends. He said some time ago that he wanted to make a small game app. I happened to be free, so I worked with him on it.¡±


    After all, in garden landscapes they also learned model design. Although it was not necessary for small games, scene design was still possible.


    Lin Manman suddenly asked: ¡°What happened to him? Did something happen?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Sun Yun, do you know him?¡±


    Lin Manman¡¯s face suddenly turned pale: ¡°Did he trouble Han Lang? I have explained to him several times but he is very domineering. I dated him in my freshman year, but I just can¡¯t stand his machismo so I broke up with him. After we broke up, he several times he has threatened my male friends.¡±


    ¡°I also told Han Lang about this.¡± Lin Manman explained anxiously, ¡°Han Lang said it¡¯s okay, that he isn¡¯t dating me, and Sun Yun has no reason to bother him.¡±


    Lin Manman: ¡°Han Lang¡­..did something really happen to him?¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°He was sent to the hospital last night, and is still in a coma.¡±


    Lin Manman¡¯s face turned pale: ¡°How can this be¡­..¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll call Sun Yun, I want to ask him.¡±


    Lin Manman took out her mobile phone and pulled up Sun Yun¡¯s number from the blacklist.


    Lin Manman took Shen Zhen to a quiet corner and turned on the speaker.


    The connection was made within ten seconds after the number was called.


    ¡°Manman? Taking the initiative to call me? Have you figured it out?¡±


    Lin Manman pressed the record button.


    She asked: ¡°Sun Yun, I have told you many times, we have already broken up, please don¡¯t pester me and the people around me anymore, Han Lang and I¡­..¡±


    The male voice on the other line interrupted her violently: ¡°I said it before! You can¡¯t be with any man in this life except me! What is Han Lang? Does he have money like me? What can you get from being with him? Let me tell you, if you still want to be with Han Lang, he will only be worse off than now!¡±


    Lin Manman: ¡°Speak clearly, what did you do to Han Lang?!¡±


    Male voice: ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it, you just have to remember, whoever dares to date you except me, Han Lang¡¯s fate will be their fate!¡±


    Lin Manman yelled at the phone: ¡°I have no feelings for you, and I don¡¯t want to be with you, I¡¯m not your property!¡±


    Sun Yun snorted coldly: ¡°What you say doesn¡¯t count.¡±


    Lin Manman glanced at Shen Zhen, and Shen Zhen nodded to her.


    Lin Manman¡¯s tone softened: ¡°Sun Yun, I really have nothing to do with Han Lang.¡±


    Sun Yun said: ¡°I don¡¯t care if there is anything or not, anyway, whoever dares to touch my woman, I will make him pay the price. I¡¯m not afraid of you knowing that Han Lang¡¯s beating is his own fault, if it wasn¡¯t because he didn¡¯t want to kneel down and apologize to me, I would not have him beat so miserably.¡±


    Lin Manman was trembling with anger.


    Just as she was about to say something, Sun Yun said, ¡°I still have something to do. I will pick you up from school at night, so I¡¯ll hang up first.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Lin Manman said to Shen Zhen guiltily: ¡°I didn¡¯t know he would really do this, otherwise I wouldn¡¯t have worked on the game with Han Lang¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°It¡¯s not your fault.¡±


    Lin Manman looked up at Shen Zhen. Under the sun, Shen Zhen¡¯s eyelashes looked very long, long and curled, and his facial features were also very fine and exquisite.


    Some people passed by and saw the two of them and began to joke goodnaturedly, especially those who knew Lin Manman.


    ¡°Manman, your boyfriend? He is so handsome!¡±


    ¡°Manman, remember to treat me to dinner!¡±


    ¡°Your boyfriend is so handsome! You must cherish it, Manman!¡±


    Lin Manman¡¯s face turned red and then white.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Let¡¯s add friends, and you can send me the recording.¡±


    Lin Manman nodded: ¡°Okay, if you have any news, or if you need me to do something, you can tell me.¡±


    Lin Manman said: ¡°This incident also happened because of me¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°En.¡±


    There was a recording, witness, and medical record provided by the hospital. The only thing missing now was the surveillance video.


    Shen Zhen looked at his watch, it was already four o¡¯clock in the afternoon. He hadn¡¯t eaten all day, but he still didn¡¯t feel hungry.


    The awards ceremony started at seven o¡¯clock, and Shen Zhen had to go back now.


    The awards ceremony this time was held by a local TV station. Shen Zhen went home and changed into a formal suit before driving to the TV station.


    Qin Xing had already arrived, and was in the backstage lounge of the TV station.


    Shen Zhen walked into the backstage and found that Qin Xing was the only one sitting in the lounge.


    ¡°Only Uncle is here?¡± Shen Zhen asked strangely.


    Qin Xing was reading the newspaper. He put the newspaper down and smiled at Shen Zhen: ¡°The others are in another lounge.¡±


    Shen Zhen understood: ¡°Uncle¡¯s special treatment.¡±


    Qin Xing chuckled.


    Shen Zhen was suddenly a little embarrassed. Ever since he and Qin Xing pierced the window paper, he always felt embarrassed easily.


    ¡°It¡¯s the first time for me to attend an awards ceremony.¡± Shen Zhen sat next to Qin Xing, and went to get the teacup with slightly stiff movements.


    Qin Xing¡¯s movements were very natural. He stretched out an arm and put it directly around Shen Zhen¡¯s shoulder.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous.¡± Qin Xing said, ¡°Xiao Zhen is the best.¡±


    Shen Zhen blurted out: ¡°You are just saying that because the beauty is in the eye of the beholder¡­..¡±


    But before he finished speaking, Shen Zhen felt something was wrong with the phrase he used. He really wanted to dig a hole for himself. Why did he feel so shameless when he said that.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen is right.¡± Qin Xing smiled and kissed Shen Zhen¡¯s earlobe.


    Shen Zhen¡¯s ears turned red instantly, and it even twitched. Why did he feel that Qin Xing seemed to have become a different person since the kiss from last time, and that the Uncle Qin who had always been calm, self-contained and abstinent was gone forever.


    He suddenly missed that Uncle Qin a little bit.


    ¡°Are you hungry?¡± Qin Xing asked.


    Shen Zhen shook his head: ¡°I¡¯m not hungry, I don¡¯t want to eat.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°I¡¯ll take you to dinner after the awards ceremony is over.¡±


    Shen Zhen did not refuse.


    There weren¡¯t many people in the studio. After all, it was a local TV station. It didn¡¯t have much funding, so it didn¡¯t invite audiences. It was enough for one to come on stage when his name was called by the host.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know who wrote the introduction for him, and he got goosebumps when he heard it.


    ¡°Shen Zhen, chairman and general manager of Tonghui Enterprise, is a young entrepreneur who puts the people in his heart and is committed to serving the people. Although he is young, he is humble and Tonghui Enterprise which is involved in real estate and network information has made outstanding contributions to the stability of the market, and at the same time provides a better network platform for the public. All roads lead to Rome, and emerging industries can also become the pillars of society!¡±


    Shen Zhen blushed when he heard this in the audience, it was like a public punishment.


    So embarrassing.


    Qin Xing didn¡¯t hold back, and also laughed out loud, saying to Shen Zhen in a low voice, ¡°Go on.¡±


    Shen Zhen could only go up still with a blush.


    Although his speech was memorized in advance, Shen Zhen still missed two sentences.


    He really didn¡¯t want to participate in such an award ceremony in the future, what was the point? Other than to suffer an execution of embarrassment in public.


    The employees working at Qin Group the next day found that the company¡¯s big screen in the lobby was all turned on. In fact, this screen was rarely turned on. Usually it was only turned on when there were important notifications. However, as soon as they went to work today, the screen kept playing Shen Zhen winning an award.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t this CEO Qin¡¯s secretary?¡±


    ¡°A young entrepreneur.¡±


    ¡°Who said last time that he has an improper relationship with Mr. Qin? Got slapped in the face, huh?¡±


    ¡°He looks even more handsome on TV. Has a good relationship with Mr. Qin, and has his own money and company. Damn, what a winner in life.¡±


    ¡°But¡­..having said that, why is it being played on a loop?¡±


    ¡°¡­..Why do I have the feeling that Mr. Qin is showing off?¡±


    ¡°Honestly, I feel the same way.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. When Eldest Young Master Qin received an award before, the company never broadcast it, let alone broadcast it on a loop.¡±


    Assistant Ma, who knew every inside information, walked by arrogantly.


    Hmph, when an older man falls in love, it was like a house catching on fire. You people just wait and see, this kind of level is only relatively modest.

 CH 63

    After the awards ceremony, Shen Zhen exchanged pleasantries with the people who received the awards together. Most of these people came from the bottom and worked their way up. The heirs of big families usually inherit their father¡¯s business. Few of them would come to receive such awards, unless it was nationwide.


    So this time when Shen Zhen came to participate in the award ceremony, the program team was also very surprised.


    When Shen Zhen and Qin Xing stepped out of the TV station, there were still people behind them who kept passing over their business cards.


    ¡°This is probably the last time I will participate in an award ceremony.¡± Shen Zhen whispered, ¡°I don¡¯t know who wrote the award speech, they are too talented.¡±


    Qin Xing laughed softly: ¡°They have a template, it¡¯s fixed.¡±


    Shen Zhen asked strangely: ¡°Have you attended an award ceremony before?¡±


    Qin Xing¡¯s expression became a bit weird, the past was truly not worth looking back on. It was when he was in his early twenties. After all, it was nationwide, and he really couldn¡¯t refuse. Qin Xing bowed his head and said in Shen Zhen¡¯s ear, ¡°Let¡¯s go eat first.¡±


    When mentioning eating, Shen Zhen was indeed a little hungry. After all, he hadn¡¯t eaten much all day, and now he finally felt hungry.


    ¡°I¡¯ve already made a reservation at the restaurant.¡± Qin Xing opened the car door, and Shen Zhen automatically sat in. It was only then he realized it, and thanked Qin Xing.


    Qin Xing had already sat beside Shen Zhen. He gently rubbed Shen Zhen¡¯s hair, his eyes gentle: ¡°There is no need for thanks between us.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Why didn¡¯t he notice that this person was so good at flirtatious remarks before?


    The driver was sitting in front, and curled his lips involuntarily, ai, the life of a single dog was not easy.


    The reserved restaurant was the most high-end gourmet restaurant in the city. The taste was top-notch and the price was also high, and it only accepted reservations. Their table was on the top floor of the tallest building in the city. The floor was made of thickened tempered glass. From the outside, this restaurant looked to be suspended in mid-air, and it had the reputation of a restaurant in the sky, but this also repelled many people who were afraid of heights.


    The decoration of the lobby was by a world-renowned designer. It adopted a minimalist futuristic style, but there was not much metal used. The whole restaurant was clean and generous. As soon as Shen Zhen entered, he knew that this was definitely Qin Xing¡¯s favorite restaurant. There was no other reason¡ª¡ªit looked very clean.


    The waiters wore white uniforms with no stains on them.


    There was a smile on their faces, and they would bow 30 degrees politely when guests came in.


    Both male and female, their looks were all very pleasant, and their manners and behavior could also be called elegant.


    Someone was playing classical music in the hall, the tune melodious. The well dressed guests sat in their seats, and the aroma of food wafted in the air.


    ¡°Mr. Qin.¡± The waitress led the way with a smile on her face.


    This was a high-end Chinese restaurant, and each dish was only a little amount, but the presentation was so beautiful that when Shen Zhen began to eat, he kept feeling that he could eat hundreds of servings just by himself¡ª¡ªthough it turned out that he couldn¡¯t eat that much.


    Qin Xing watched Shen Zhen put down his chopsticks: ¡°Are you full?¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°I¡¯m full.¡±


    ¡°Shall I take you back?¡± Qin Xing asked.


    Just as Shen Zhen was about to answer, Qin Xing asked again, ¡°Or go to Qin manor?¡±


    Qin Xing smiled, his eyes full of affection, and there seemed to be thousands of thoughts in his eyes.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..I have something to do tomorrow, so I¡¯d better go home tonight.¡±


    Qin Xing¡¯s smile remained: ¡°I¡¯ll take you back.¡±


    When the car drove to the building where Shen Zhen lived and Shen Zhen was about to step out, Qin Xing suddenly reached out and hugged him from behind, and Shen Zhen was enveloped into Qin Xing¡¯s embrace just like that. Qin Xing asked: ¡°Did you forget something?¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s mind went blank: ¡°Forget¡­..forget what?¡±


    When Qin Xing spoke, his hot and humid breath blew lightly at his skin. He said softly, ¡°Goodbye kiss.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Where did this person learn such old fashioned sweet talk?


    Shen Zhen had goosebumps.


    Forced to have no choice but to turn his head, Shen Zhen bit the bullet and kissed Qin Xing¡¯s face.


    Just when Shen Zhen made contact, Qin Xing suddenly turned his head, and the lips of the two touched instead. Shen Zhen¡¯s eyes widened, but he didn¡¯t pull away immediately. Qin Xing lightly bit Shen Zhen¡¯s upper lip before releasing him.


    ¡°Go.¡± Qin Xing said with a smile.


    Shen Zhen got out of the car in a daze, stayed in place and watched the car start before leaving his sight.


    After a few minutes, he shook his head and walked into the building.


    Turning on the lights, he saw that Mama Zhang hadn¡¯t come back yet, so Shen Zhen called Mama Zhang.


    ¡°Is he awake yet?¡± Shen Zhen asked.


    Mama Zhang¡¯s mood became much more stable: ¡°Not yet, but the doctor said there shouldn¡¯t be any problem.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°That¡¯s good. Don¡¯t push yourself too hard. You haven¡¯t slept well these days, right? Ask a nurse to help you look after him, so you can have a good sleep.¡±


    Mama Zhang: ¡°I don¡¯t feel tired, I¡¯m fine.¡±


    That was her own son, conceived in her womb, slowly growing up from a small embryo to have hands and feet. Every movement of the fetus, every pain the mother suffered, was like experiencing the miracle of life with the child.


    After hanging up the phone, Shen Zhen sat on the sofa. He thought of his mother. He hadn¡¯t seen her for such a long time that he nearly forgot there was even such a person.


    In his last life until the end, he never saw her.


    Sometimes Shen Zhen wondered, were they really mother and son?


    Children always have such hopes about their mother.


    Shen Zhen washed his face and looked at himself in the mirror. Did he resemble her in any way?


    Was it the shape of the face or the eyes, the nose or the lips?


    When he was suffering, did she feel distress?


    Just when Shen Zhen was about to go to bed, there was a knock on the door, and Shen Li¡¯s voice came from outside the door: ¡°Elder Brother, Elder Brother! Open the door! Are you at home?!¡±


    Shen Li¡¯s voice was very urgent, as if he had encountered some important event that could not be resolved.


    Shen Zhen went to open the door on bare feet. The moment he opened the door, Shen Li rushed in from the door and threw himself into Shen Zhen¡¯s arms.


    Shen Zhen was caught off guard, looking in exaspereation at Shen Li in his arms. His hands had nowhere to rest, he could only hang them in the air: ¡°What¡¯s wrong? What happened?¡±


    Shen Li¡¯s face was red: ¡°Second Brother, he ran to the Chu¡¯s to make trouble and was beaten out.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°And then?¡±


    Shen Li was at a loss: ¡°After being beaten out, he was hit by a car.¡±


    This person¡¯s luck¡­..he really didn¡¯t know whether to say good or bad.


    Shen Li: ¡°I called Dad. Dad said that he wanted to have him learn a good lesson and didn¡¯t send anyone over. Second Brother also refused to go to the hospital. Said it was embarrassing.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Where is he now?¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°I opened a hotel for them, and they are staying in the hotel now.¡±


    Shen Zhen sighed: ¡°You come to me, but what can I do?¡±


    Shen Li was taken aback, oh, that¡¯s right.


    Shen Li turned his head and said, ¡°Do you know where Su Shiqing is? If it weren¡¯t for him, would Second Brother have become so illogical? He must take responsibility for Second Brother!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know where he is.¡± Shen Zhen said honestly, ¡°Isn¡¯t he at the Chu¡¯s?¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°I heard that Chu Haoyi has gone crazy looking for him recently, and so has Qin Yue, but I don¡¯t know if he has been found or not.¡±


    Shen Zhen was a little sleepy: ¡°Go back first, I¡¯m going to rest.¡±


    Shen Li suddenly whispered: ¡°Eldest Brother, do you hate Dad and us very much?¡±


    During this period of time, Shen Li had been thinking about this question. He knew from a very young age that he had an elder brother named Shen Zhen, but this elder brother was not in the Shen family. His father told them that their elder brother was now in the Qin family.


    At that time, Shen Li thought that his elder brother was an amazing person. After all, although he was young at that time, he knew the status of the Qin family.


    But his other two brothers didn¡¯t think so.


    They told Shen Li that although Shen Zhen was their eldest brother, it was only a blood relationship, they had no feelings for each other, and Shen Zhen would only rob them of their family property.


    Teenagers with second year junior high syndrome hated this kind of thing the most.


    Shen Li¡¯s impression of his eldest brother Shen Zhen also became extremely bad.


    He had never lived at home and made no contribution to the Shen family, so why should he come back and snatch away what belonged to them?


    For a long time, Shen Zhen was Shen Li¡¯s imaginary enemy.


    But now, when Shen Li looked at Shen Zhen, he no longer thought about it that way. He felt that Eldest Bother was more reliable than his other two older brothers. After he left the Shen family, only this elder brother helped him, unlike Shen Yun and Shen Mu who not only didn¡¯t care about him, but also criticized him all the time, as if it was something heinous that he didn¡¯t like Su Shiqing.


    Shen Li¡¯s world was very simple, people who treated him well were good people, and those who treated him badly were bad people.


    It was because of this simplicity that Shen Zhen had a good impression of him.


    Although the child was a but noisy and annoying, he at least would not stir up trouble for no good reason.


    ¡°Eldest Brother.¡± Shen Li said hesitantly, ¡°What do you think of my performance in the company recently?¡±


    Shen Zhen let out a yawn: ¡°Not bad.¡± Going to and from work on time, and although his work progress was only one-third of others, but as an intern, one couldn¡¯t ask for too high a standard. After all, Shen Li was also a child who had never done any work since childhood. He was just a young master who pursued being a rice bug in life.


    Shen Li quickly said: ¡°Then how about you make me a regular employee? The current salary is too low!¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°What did the senior who mentors you say?¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Senior¡¯s demands on him have increased recently, and the compliments couldn¡¯t be heard anymore, instead he went back to furiously dissing him every day.


    Dissing him to the point of losing all love for life.


    In the hotel room at this time, Shen Yun was lying on the bed, breathing unsteadily, and said with difficulty: ¡°It must be Chu Haoyi¡­..who hid Shi Qing away.¡±


    Shen Mu offered Shen Yun a glass of water at the side: ¡°Brother, you should go to the hospital.¡±


    Shen Yun flatly refused: ¡°No, I can¡¯t go, so many people are waiting to see my humiliation, how would I have any face left if I go.¡±


    Shen Mu couldn¡¯t understand. He sat on the side and felt that Shen Yun¡¯s madness was a bit too much. If the car didn¡¯t brake in time, Shen Yun could only go to see the lord of the underworld now.


    He still remembered Shen Yun¡¯s crazy look at that time, like a drug addict in a fit.


    Could it be¡­..that he was also like that before?


    Shen Mu suddenly became a little scared. Could it be that he and Shen Yun looked like two lunatics before?


    Seeing Shen Yun who was still scolding the Chu family, Shen Mu swallowed, he kind of wanted to go home now.


    Life outside was really not easy.

 CH 64

    Chu Haoyi was fighting with Feng Anyan when he got news about Su Shiqing


    Chu Haoyi was panting heavily, already exhausted, but Feng Anyan was like a cat catching a mouse with ease. Seeing Chu Haoyi so angry, Feng Anyan said carelessly: ¡°Ai, I say, if you have the time to find Su Shiqing, why not just come with me to have a few more meals and watch a few movies.¡±


    ¡°The few films that our company has released recently are all quite good.¡± Feng Anyan grabbed Chu Haoyi¡¯s fist, and shamelessly leaned forward to kiss it.


    Chu Haoyi wanted to retract his fist, but he couldn¡¯t move because of Feng Anyan¡¯s strength.


    Feng Anyan sighed and said, ¡°Why are you so stubborn? Does that Su Shiqing have a good figure and kung fu like me, or can he please you like me?¡±


    Chu Haoyi was so angry that he couldn¡¯t speak, the degree of shamelessness of this person was really amazing.


    ¡°Feng Anyan!¡± Chu Haoyi growled almost syllable by syllable, ¡°I have no interest in you at all!¡±


    Feng Anyan: ¡°Hey, how can you say that? One day of married life breeds days of enduring affections, you wouldn¡¯t be so heartless, would you?¡±


    Chu Haoyi really didn¡¯t want to think about what happened that night. Although he ran away at the last moment, thinking about what they did before made him sick. He never wanted to see Feng Anyan¡¯s face again in this life.


    But the sad thing was, Feng Anyan seemed to be interested, and had been pestering him by his side all this time, no matter what he said.


    If he gave the cold treatment, this person could carry a conversation just by himself.


    If he opened his mouth to scold, he would be even more enthusiastic.


    Beat him up? Chu Haoyi couldn¡¯t beat him, and seeing Feng Anyan¡¯s gleeful look made him even angrier.


    ¡°Mr. Feng, apart from pestering me every day, don¡¯t you have anything serious to do?¡± Chu Haoyi said, holding back his anger.


    Feng Anyan: ¡°It¡¯s my serious business to pester you.¡±


    The veins on Chu Haoyi¡¯s forehead throbbed: ¡°Don¡¯t need to deal with the company¡¯s affairs?¡±


    Feng Anyan: ¡°I hired so many people and spent so much on their salaries, yet I still need to keep an eye on them all the time?¡±


    Just as Chu Haoyi was about to speak, Feng Anyan suddenly said, ¡°I can tell you about Su Shiqing¡¯s whereabouts, but I have one condition.¡±


    Chu Haoyi was stunned for a moment, and an ecstatic expression appeared on his face: ¡°You know where Shi Qing is? How is he doing now? Did he suffer? He didn¡¯t get hurt, did he?¡±


    Feng Anyan: ¡°Let me say it first, I have a condition.¡±


    Chu Haoyi frowned: ¡°What condition?¡±


    Feng Anyan: ¡°Sleep with me for one night.¡±


    Chu Haoyi said almost instantly: ¡°Impossible!¡±


    Feng Anyan sighed exaggeratedly: ¡°It seems that your feelings for Su Shiqing are just so-so.¡±


    Chu Haoyi didn¡¯t speak.


    Feng Anyan: ¡°Are you angry?¡±


    Chu Haoyi swung his fist, only for Feng Anyan to grab his fist again. He said with a low chuckle: ¡°I won¡¯t kid you anymore, the condition is that you can¡¯t refuse my pursuit, how about it? You can accept this condition, right?¡±


    Chu Haoyi sneered and said, ¡°If your pursuit is to harass me all the time, then thanks but no thanks.¡±


    Feng Anyan: ¡°Why do you say that? You don¡¯t want to know how Su Shiqing is doing?¡±


    ¡°I will find out myself.¡± Chu Haoyi said indifferently.


    Feng Anyan shrugged: ¡°That¡¯s fine, since you have this confidence, then I¡¯ll mind my own business.¡±


    At this time, Chu Haoyi thought that it was only a matter of time before he could find Su Shiqing with his own connections and those of the Chu family, and there was also Qin Yue who was also looking for him, so it was impossible that he could not get any clues.


    What he didn¡¯t know was that Qin Yue¡¯s mind wasn¡¯t on Su Shiqing at this moment.


    Shen Zhen looked at Qin Yue standing in front of him, wondering why he could still stand in front of him as if nothing had happened.


    ¡°What is it?¡± Shen Zhen got out of the car and stood at the gate of Han Lang¡¯s school.


    This was the only time Qin Yue could be alone with Shen Zhen.


    Qin Yue felt that everything was different after he came back from abroad. Shen Zhen became a young entrepreneur and had his own company. He was so busy every day that he barely had time to rest. No longer was he like before, always looking for him whenever he had a question.


    The closeness of their relationship was replaced by a strange kind of estrangement.


    Clearly they knew each other better than anyone else, but now they were not even acquaintances who could occasionally say hello to each other.


    Qin Yue looked at Shen Zhen in front of him, and asked with complicated feelings: ¡°How have you been recently?¡±


    Shen Zhen had made an appointment with Han Lang¡¯s counselor, and it was half an hour before the appointed time. He looked at Qin Yue expressionlessly: ¡°Did you come to me just to ask this question? I¡¯m doing very well now.¡±


    ¡°Can we find a place with few people to have a talk?¡± Qin Yue softened his attitude.


    Shen Zhen looked at his watch: ¡°We have nothing to talk about. If you are here for Su Shiqing¡¯s business, then I can only tell you that I am not interested in him. I don¡¯t know where he is now or how he is doing.¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t come to you because of Shi Qing.¡± Qin Yue said immediately, and he sighed, ¡°Ah Zhen, don¡¯t be so contrary to me.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I am not being contrary, I just don¡¯t want to see you.¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°I know you¡¯re angry about Shi Qing and I, but I haven¡¯t contacted him for a long time, Ah Zhen, haven¡¯t you finished being angry yet?¡±


    Shen Zhen felt a little powerless: ¡°What am I angry about?¡±


    Qin Yue took a step forward: ¡°Angry that I got closer to Shi Qing.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Why should I be angry about this?¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s gaze was indifferent: ¡°Qin Yue, do you think that I have deep feelings for you and I can¡¯t live without you?¡±


    Qin Yue stood where he was, looking at Shen Zhen seriously.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°We were just playmates who grew up together. If there was any relationship, it was just pure friendship, and this friendship was also thrown away by you.¡±


    ¡°Since you have already made a choice, then don¡¯t regret it.¡± Shen Zhen, ¡°Don¡¯t block the road.¡±


    Qin Yue could only turn sideways to let Shen Zhen walk over. He stood behind Shen Zhen with a bitter expression on his face. He recently looked back on everything before, and he didn¡¯t know why he did such a stupid thing.


    He and Shen Zhen grew up together. Although they were not blood brothers, they were better than blood brothers. Before Su Shiqing appeared, there was even a faint ambiguity between them.


    He still remembered that when he was studying at school, whenever he wanted to skip class, as long as he sent a message to Shen Zhen, Shen Zhen would come out to find him.


    At that time, he felt that even if the whole world would leave him, Shen Zhen would not.


    Now when he thought of Su Shiqing, for some reason, he clearly felt that he still loved him, yet he also felt a strange sense of disgust.


    He wanted to see Su Shiqing, but he also didn¡¯t want to.


    This conflicted feeling was driving him crazy.


    Perhaps, he really needed time to sort out his thoughts and figure out what he wanted.


    Han Lang¡¯s counselor was named Zhao Mingxian. He was not a tall man, about 1.7 meters tall. He was thin and had a long face and when he looked at people it gave one a wretched feeling. When he saw Shen Zhen he said enthusiastically: ¡°You are Han Lang¡¯s brother, right?¡±


    Shen Zhen sat on the chair opposite Zhao Mingxian and shook hands with him: ¡°That¡¯s right, I want to see the video captured by the surveillance camera.¡±


    Zhao Mingxian smiled: ¡°I have already told Han Lang¡¯s mother that the camera was an aging and damaged camera. It had been damaged for a long time, and no videos were taken.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded, seemingly not wanting to delve into it. Zhao Mingxian let out a relieved sigh subtly.


    He also found it troublesome. When this kind of thing happened, the school director would only order him, a little counselor, to solve it.


    ¡°Even if the camera is damaged, the memory card should still be there, right?¡± Shen Zhen said, ¡°I won¡¯t make things difficult for you, just give me the memory card.¡±


    Zhao Mingxian was taken aback: ¡°Memory card?¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded.


    Zhao Mingxian smiled with difficulty: ¡°I don¡¯t know, I have to ask, but the camera is already broken, so there should be no memory card, right?¡±


    Shen Zhen sighed: ¡°Counselor, are you sure?¡±


    Zhao Mingxian was taken aback by Shen Zhen¡¯s serious expression: ¡°I¡¯ll ask, I¡¯ll ask right away.¡±


    He pretended to pick up the phone and dialed the number: ¡°Old Wu, it¡¯s the camera in the alley next to the school garden. Where is the memory card?¡±


    Shen Zhen stood up suddenly, grabbed Zhao Mingxian¡¯s cell phone, and pressed the speaker.


    An old man¡¯s voice came from the phone: ¡°It¡¯s in the camera.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Zhao Mingxian.


    He noticed the last time he came to school that the camera there was replaced with a new one.


    The other party had probably destroyed the camera, and whether the memory card still existed or not was a problem.


    After hanging up the call, Shen Zhen asked Zhao Mingxian, ¡°Where¡¯s the camera?¡±


    Zhao Mingxian swallowed: ¡°Because it¡¯s broken, it must have been thrown away.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°Counselor Zhao.¡±


    Zhao Mingxian: ¡°Huh?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°You are also engaged in the education industry. Although you are not a teacher, you should also have professional ethics.¡±


    Zhao Mingxian looked angry: ¡°What do you mean?! You mean that I deliberately harmed Han Lang?¡±


    Shen Zhen sneered: ¡°I didn¡¯t say that.¡±


    ¡°But I still have something to remind you, some things can be done, some things can¡¯t be done, don¡¯t regret it when you pay the price.¡±


    Zhao Mingxian forced himself to be calm: ¡°Are you threatening me?¡±


    Shen Zhen did not deny it: ¡°If I give you such a feeling, then you feel right, I am indeed threatening you.¡±


    Zhao Mingxian: ¡°I¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen gave Zhao Mingxian a cold look, and Zhao Mingxian was suddenly unable to speak a word.


    Until Shen Zhen left, Zhao Mingxian was still sitting frozen on the chair. He reached out and touched his forehead, it was covered in cold sweat.


    What was the background of Han Lang¡¯s brother?


    Should he alert the school director Sun Changyang? If anything happens¡­..


    Zhao Mingxian shuddered, he had really met with eight lifetimes of bad luck, that this kind of thing happened in the class he was charge of.


    After leaving the office, Shen Zhen took out his mobile phone and called Officer Li who had been in contact with him during this whole time.


    ¡°The camera at the scene has been destroyed by them.¡± Shen Zhen said, ¡°But the nearby cameras have not yet.¡±


    Officer Li said righteously at the other end: ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Mr. Shen, our duty is to fight crime. As long as the nearby cameras record it, we will definitely have evidence.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Thank you for the hard work.¡±


    Officer Li chuckled and said, ¡°It¡¯s no problem, instead I should thank Mr. Shen for cooperating.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Okay.¡±


    Han Lang suffered such a serious injury, Sun Yun should pay the same price, that was only fair.

 CH 65

    For Lin Manman, the existence of Sun Yun was like a nightmare. Before they dated, Sun Yun was considerate and sincere, but when they actually began dating, his true nature was exposed. She was not allowed to wear shorts and short sleeves, and she was not allowed to go out with other people, even girls, and if she even said hello to male classmates or friends on the way to classes he would become angry.


    Sun Yun felt that after dating, Lin Manman was his property.


    This annoyed Lin Manman very much, and she mentioned breaking up countless times, but Sun Yun continued to do as he liked as if he couldn¡¯t hear her at all.


    So Lin Manman could only avoid him.


    Now standing in front of Han Lang¡¯s hospital bed, Lin Manman looked at the marks on Han Lang¡¯s face that hadn¡¯t faded yet, and she was filled with guilt.


    Mama Zhang brought her tea. Lin Manman took the teacup, and whispered, ¡°Thank you, Auntie.¡±


    Mama Zhang shook her head: ¡°You¡¯re welcome, Xiao Lang has been here for so long, but you are the first classmate who came to see him.¡±


    Lin Manman lowered her eyes, the incident happened because of her, but she didn¡¯t even have the courage to take responsibility?


    ¡°Auntie, Han Lang encountered this kind of thing¡­..because of me.¡± Lin Manman took a deep breath, feeling that no matter how angry Aunt Zhang would be, she had to bear the anger, which she should bear.


    After telling the cause and effect, Lin Manman lowered his head, waiting for Mama Zhang to lose her temper.


    But the expected scolding didn¡¯t come, what was waiting was Mama Zhang¡¯s gentle voice: ¡°It¡¯s not your fault, you didn¡¯t know that he is such a person.¡±


    ¡°I have experience.¡± Mama Zhang said, ¡°I know too.¡±


    Before she got married, she and her husband had also dated out of love. Before they got married, her husband was also very considerate, and there was nothing wrong with him. No matter how busy he was at work, he would cook for her after coming home. But after they got married, he became another person, lazy, addicted to gambling, and violent. Even though she was already pregnant with a child at that time, she filed for divorce in court, but her husband wouldn¡¯t agree to it.


    After a few years of lawsuits and a few years of separation, the court would not hand down the judgment so long as her husband did not let go.


    She was exhausted physically and mentally. After giving birth to her child, she had to go out to work in order to provide her child with a better future.


    Fortunately, a fellow native from her hometown was a kind person who had been helping her all the time. It was also because of them she got the opportunity to work as a nanny in the Qin family.


    Some men, before they get married, could always put on a very good pretense, so good that one couldn¡¯t find any flaws. But after they get married, they believe that the woman couldn¡¯t escape, so they show their true colors and reveal all kinds of ugly sides.


    When Mama Zhang wanted to divorce, her father-in-law and mother-in-law persuaded her, her own parents also persuaded her, and even various relatives and friends came to persuade her to give uo on divorce.


    Men, it was normal for them to have bad habits. After all, they had a child now, and when he got older and calmed down, everything would get better.


    But Mama Zhang had already despaired of her husband.


    He had no sense of responsibility, was selfish, and didn¡¯t care about his wife, son, or family.


    He cared more about his luck at today¡¯s poker game, and more about how much money he could take from Mama Zhang¡¯s hands.


    This marriage was Mama Zhang¡¯s nightmare. If there was any sweet part, it was the birth of Han Lang.


    Mama Zhang once said to Shen Zhen: ¡°I don¡¯t regret marrying him, because I gave birth to Xiao Lang.¡±


    Xiao Lang was a gift from heaven to her, the only shining spot that her failed marriage left her.


    Lin Manman was suddenly given understanding, and her eyes became a little red. She choked up and said, ¡°Auntie, I will come and take care of Han Lang with you in the future.¡±


    ¡°You still have to go to school.¡± Mama Zhang waved her hand, ¡°Auntie will be very grateful if you could visit him when you are free.¡±


    ¡°En¡­..¡±


    ¡°Xiao Lang!¡±


    ¡°Han Lang!¡±


    Han Lang, who was still in a daze when he opened his eyes, looked at his mother and Lin Manman who were guarding at his bedside, with a dazed expression: ¡°Mom, Lin Manman, where is this?¡±


    Mama Zhang wiped away her tears: ¡°This is the hospital.¡±


    Han Lang was taken aback: ¡°I¡¯m hospitalized?¡±


    Lin Manman ran to the corridor and called the doctor to come in for an examination.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing serious.¡± The doctor said, ¡°After two more days of observation, you can take him home to recuperate. During this time, pay attention to diet, and the state of excretion and urination.¡±


    Han Lang who just woke up was flushed with embarrassment.


    Mama Zhang kept saying thank you gratefully.


    The doctor said gently: ¡°It¡¯s nothing, it¡¯s our duty.¡±


    ¡°Han Lang, do you still remember what happened before you fell into a coma?¡± Lin Manman asked softly, fearing to stimulate Han Lang¡¯s emotions.


    Han Lang just woke up and was still a little confused. He sat on the bed and thought for a while before saying: ¡°I came out of the library, I was going to go back to the dormitory to put away my things and go home, and then someone beat me on the back of the head. I just remember that I fell to the ground and someone continued to hit me, I don¡¯t know the rest.¡±


    He didn¡¯t see anything, but Han Lang said: ¡°I seem to have heard someone talking, but it¡¯s not a familiar person.¡±


    Lin Manman sat next to Han Lang, saying with a bitter tone: ¡°It was Sun Yun¡¯s hand.¡±


    When Han Lang heard this, there was no expression on his face, he was not surprised. After all, although he was a loner, he had never offended anyone. If he had to say that he had offended anyone, it would only be Sun Yun.


    ¡°I¡¯m the one who got you involved.¡± Lin Manman lowered her head, not daring to look at Han Lang¡¯s expression.


    Although Mama Zhang didn¡¯t blame her, it didn¡¯t mean that Han Lang would forgive her.


    Han Lang smiled at Lin Manman: ¡°Then you can¡¯t give up on your part in the game project afterwards.¡±


    Lin Manman was taken aback. Then she fell on the bed and began to cry.


    At this moment, the door of the ward was pushed open. Han Lang looked up and saw Shen Zhen stepping in from the door. Shen Zhen was wearing a set of casual clothes. The temperature gradually rose after the beginning of spring. If it was not a formal occasion, he didn¡¯t even wear suits anymore.


    This made Shen Zhen look younger, almost like a college student who had not yet entered society.


    ¡°You¡¯re awake?¡± Shen Zhen walked towards Han Lang, ¡°Is your body still hurting? I brought you some consolation.¡±


    He carried fruit and milk powder.


    Mama Zhang took these things from Shen Zhen¡¯s hand, smiled and said to Han Lang: ¡°Your Brother Shen has been busy with your affairs these days, and when you get well, you must thank him well.¡±


    Han Lang looked at Shen Zhen.


    He couldn¡¯t look away.


    ¡°It¡¯s good you¡¯re awake.¡± Shen Zhen said, ¡°You don¡¯t have to think about anything else, it¡¯s all handled by the police now, and I will definitely help you get justice.¡±


    Only then did Han Lang come back to his senses, saying with a bit of difficulty: ¡°Brother Shen¡­..I¡¯ve troubled you.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I¡¯m fine, but Mama Zhang hasn¡¯t eaten well these days, and she hasn¡¯t slept much either¡±


    Mama Zhang seemed a little embarrassed, and quickly said: ¡°I am your mother, this is what I should do.¡±


    Han Lang held Mama Zhang¡¯s hands. These hands were calloused but warm, and the corners of Han Lang¡¯s eyes were moist: ¡°Mom, I made you worry.¡±


    Mama Zhang was even more flustered: ¡°It¡¯s nothing, it¡¯s nothing.¡±


    The ringtone rang, and Shen Zhen took out his mobile phone: ¡°I¡¯ll answer the call first.¡±


    He walked into the safety passage of the hospital. There was no one here, and the name of Officer Li was on the caller ID.


    ¡°Officer Li, do you have any clues?¡± Shen Zhen asked.


    Officer Li said in a low voice, ¡°There are clues, but our deputy director told us not to investigate any further.¡±


    Shen Zhen frowned: ¡°What does this mean?¡±


    Officer Li also seemed very angry: ¡°Our deputy chief is Sun Changyang¡¯s brother-in-law.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°So that¡¯s it.¡±


    Officer Li sighed: ¡°Mr. Shen, if you have connections on your side, you can have our chief speak out. But I am just a little policeman without any speaking power, and no one will listen to me.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to worry about this.¡± Shen Zhen¡¯s eyes became slightly cold, ¡°Just continue to investigate, and leave everything else to me.¡±


    Officer Li hesitated: ¡°This¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen said, ¡°Officer Li, I believe in you.¡±


    ¡°Ai.¡± Officer Li sighed, ¡°I understand.¡±


    Shen Zhen could feel that this Officer Li was a person with a sense of justice, and his edges hadn¡¯t been blunted by society. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t even make this call after his superiors already spoke, but would just do nothing, like Zhao Mingxian who just brushed him off with excuses.


    Deputy chief?


    Shen Zhen thought about it, what was the name of the captain of the anti-corruption brigade?


    Shen Zhen called Qin Xing.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen?¡± The phone was connected quickly, and Qin Xing¡¯s gentle and deep voice came from the other side of the line, ¡°What, miss me?¡±


    When Shen Zhen heard Qin Xing¡¯s voice, his expression softened involuntarily, the corners of his mouth did not press down as before, and his tone became much calmer: ¡°Do you have the number of the captain of the anti-corruption brigade?¡±


    In terms of contacts, Qin Xing had a wider network of connections.


    Qin Xing: ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Shen Zhen briefly explained the matter, and Qin Xing chuckled and said, ¡°I was wondering why you were so busy recently? I¡¯ll have Xiao Ma give you his contact information, you don¡¯t need my help?¡±


    Shen Zhen felt refreshed when he heard Qin Xing¡¯s words: ¡°No need, in fact, all the evidence has been found, I just need to pay a greeting.¡±


    ¡°Okay then.¡± Qin Xing¡¯s tone seemed a bit regretful, ¡°When will you be free?¡±


    Shen Zhen said soothingly, ¡°I¡¯ll come to you tomorrow.¡±


    Qin Xing¡¯s tone instantly became serious: ¡°Alright.¡±


    Shen Zhen was amused: ¡°Wait for me.¡±


    Qin Xing¡¯s tone was gentle and lingering, like honey on the tip of the tongue.


    ¡°I¡¯ve always been waiting.¡±


    When Shen Zhen hung up the phone, his skin was covered with goosebumps. When the older man became sappy, it was no less than a young man.


    In Qin Xing¡¯s office, Assistant Ma looked at Qin Xing¡¯s smile after answering the phone, and forcibly stopped the urge to shiver. Now he wondered more and more whether he needed to cultivate his relationship with his wife again.


    After getting off work, Assistant Ma went to the flower shop to buy a bouquet of roses.


    Assistant Ma¡¯s wife was a little confused when she received the flowers. Looking at Assistant Ma¡¯s face, she asked strangely, ¡°Did you do something that you need to apologize to me for?¡±


    Assistant Ma: ¡°¡­..¡±


    The wife put the flowers in the vase on the table, and squinted at Assistant Ma: ¡°You really didn¡¯t do anything?¡±


    Assistant Ma¡¯s self-esteem was hit hard.


    Afterwards, Assistant Ma, who bought the bouquet of flowers in vain, sat on the sofa in a daze. It seemed that romance was something not everyone could play. If you met someone who didn¡¯t understand romance, then any romantic gesture became meaningless.


    ¡°Come over for dinner.¡± The wife called from the dining room.


    Assistant Ma put down the remote control of the TV and walked to the dining room. He was stunned by the scene in front of him.


    ¡°So fancy?¡±


    The wife stood on the side. She had already changed into a dress and put on light makeup when he wasn¡¯t paying attention. She smiled at her husband and said, ¡°Let¡¯s eat.¡±


    Assistant Ma, who had never enjoyed this kind of treatment after married life, was now full of admiration for his boss.


    Sure enough, the ginger was spicy when it was old (TN: the older the wiser).

 CH 66

    The captain of the anti-corruption brigade was surnamed Wei. He had been in his current position since he was in his forties. He was also a capable person.


    Captain Wei asked Shen Zhen to tell him about the situation in person so Shen Zhen set off early the next day. Every province had an anti-corruption brigade. Generally speaking, if someone made a report, they would investigate.


    For such a long time, the fact that the police deputy chief had not been dismounted proved that he was really vigilant, or that he was still dedicated to his duties except for this matter related to relatives.


    ¡°You said that the police officer under him told you?¡± Captain Wei was wearing a uniform, was tall and strong, with a mustache, thick eyebrows and big eyes, his whole person giving off an upright aura.


    Shen Zhen handed the document containing the information he obtained from the investigation to Captain Wei.


    Captain Wei read very carefully, not missing a line of writing.


    ¡°There are witnesses and evidence, how can he still suppress it?¡± Captain Wei felt a little strange.


    He had been dealing with these people for more than just a few years, he was also familiar with him, and knew that he had a lot of cases under his belt, otherwise he would not be able to sit in his current position. Yet he had become so unreasonable now?


    Didn¡¯t he think that if something went wrong, not only would the other party be unlucky, he would also be dismounted, and his political career would end here?


    He was that stupid?


    Captain Wei said: ¡°Do you have a copy of the document?¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°More than one copy.¡±


    ¡°But you have no evidence to prove that he is indeed involved in this matter.¡± Captain Wei said, ¡°I will investigate. Until I am sure, you have to keep a low profile and not speak out.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I know this, but if you investigate for too long, my friend¡¯s case¡­..¡±


    Captain Wei: ¡°Your friend¡¯s case needs to be postponed for a while. It¡¯s about a big case like corruption. At the time the several crimes would be punished together. You don¡¯t have to be too anxious.¡±


    Having spoken to here, Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t say anything more. Before he left, he said to Captain Wei: ¡°I hope you are as upright as you appear.¡±


    Captain Wei waited for Shen Zhen to leave before stroking his mustache: ¡°The young people nowadays have bigger and bigger tempers.¡±


    ¡°My integrity has always been the same inside and out.¡±


    At this time, Shen Zhen was already on his way to Qin Xing¡¯s company.


    It was not the rush hour now, the road was not very congested, so Shen Zhen¡¯s speed was a little faster than usual.


    While waiting for the traffic light, Shen Zhen was about to brake when a person suddenly jumped out in front of him.


    Shen Zhen stepped on the brakes quickly, relieved that he was still some distance away from the man.


    However, what Shen Zhen didn¡¯t expect was that the person who was clearly not hit by him was lying on the ground as if he had been hit. Probably because he realized that he was a little far away from Shen Zhen¡¯s motorcycle, he actually crawled a short distance towards Shen Zhen¡¯s direction.


    Shen Zhen who witnessed all this: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Did he encounter the legendary pengci? (TN: to stage a fake accident to claim for compensation, typically of a pedestrian to voluntarily throw themselves at a traveling vehicle and blackmail the driver for ¡°injury¡± compensation)


    And the dumbest kind?


    ¡°Aiyoh!¡± The man hugged his leg and yelled, ¡°Aiyoh! It hurts so much! Aiyoh¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Stop pretending, piss off quickly.¡±


    The man had a beer belly and persisted in rolling on the ground: ¡°Hitting someone to death, hitting someone to death¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen reminded: ¡°This is an intersection, there is monitoring.¡±


    The man froze, looked up as expected, then got up resentfully, and gave Shen Zhen a middle finger: ¡°You are lucky.¡±


    Judging by the way this person acted, it was probably the first time he had done this.


    Shen Zhen reminded again: ¡°Now there are video recorders installed in cars.¡±


    The back of the man leaving became even stiffer.


    After this little interlude, Shen Zhen walked slowly to Qin Group¡¯s building. His work card was not returned, so he could go upstairs without registration.


    It was just that when Shen Zhen appeared in the building this time, he keenly noticed that many people seemed to be looking at him.


    ¡°Ah, I saw the real person, the real person is more handsome than on TV!¡±


    ¡°Right, right, so very handsome!¡±


    ¡°I wonder if we can go and say hello.¡±


    ¡°Forget it¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen found that no matter where he went, someone was watching him all the time. This feeling of being watched made him very uncomfortable. Just when Shen Zhen was puzzled, he finally saw the big screen that was playing the video of him receiving the award, including that embarrassing introduction that made him ashamed. And it was even being repeated on a loop!


    ¡°¡­..¡±


    He understood why so many people had been staring at him now.


    ¡°What is that on the screen?¡± Shen Zhen accused as soon as he entered Qin Xing¡¯s office, ¡°And it¡¯s even on a loop. How many days has it been?¡±


    Just as Qin Xing was about to speak, Shen Zhen said with a red face, ¡°Quickly turn it off.¡±


    Qin Xing hugged Shen Zhen from the front, Shen Zhen relaxed, and put his chin on Qin Xing¡¯s shoulder: ¡°It¡¯s really embarrassing.¡±


    Qin Xing didn¡¯t understand: ¡°Where is so embarrassing? My Xiao Zhen is so amazing, everyone should know.¡±


    Qin Xing was like a dragon with a treasure trove. On the one hand, he wanted to show off his treasure to everyone, and on the other hand, he didn¡¯t want it to be coveted by others. Qin Xing¡¯s feelings were very complicated.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen will be even more amazing in the future.¡± Qin Xing coaxed Shen Zhen like one coaxed a child, and he gently kissed Shen Zhen¡¯s earlobe, ¡°Xiao Zhen can¡¯t not like me then.¡±


    Shen Zhen raised his head in confusion.


    Qin Xing just smiled.


    He was nearly 20 years older than Shen Zhen. These 20 years were a hurdle that could not be bypassed. Shen Zhen would never know how much he was jealous of Qin Yue. He could grow up together with Shen Zhen, experience the troubles of youth together with Shen Zhen, accompany each other, and be naturally close together.


    Every time Qin Xing thought of this, he would want to kill Qin Yue. He suppressed his tyrannical emotions. He hoped that he would be a gentle person in front of Shen Zhen¡¯s eyes and in his heart.


    ¡°How are things going?¡± Qin Xing changed the subject.


    Shen Zhen said: ¡°Captain Wei said he will investigate, but Han Lang¡¯a matter has to be postponed.¡±


    Qin Xing nodded: ¡°That¡¯s normal.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to be so anxious.¡± Qin Xing still maintained the posture of hugging Shen Zhen.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Probably because I don¡¯t want to see Mama Zhang¡¯s sad expression.¡±


    Qin Xing sighed. While he didn¡¯t want Shen Zhen to be so softhearted, he was also glad that Shen Zhen was so softhearted.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go on vacation together at the end of the year.¡± Qin Xing said, ¡°I have a private island and haven¡¯t been there yet.¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know this, he smiled and said, ¡°Can I bring others?¡±


    The smile on the corner of Qin Xing¡¯s mouth gradually froze: ¡°Others?¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°Mama Zhang, and of course Han Lang will be with her. And aren¡¯t I cooperating with Yang Changsheng? I can call him too. Do you want to invite others as well?¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°¡­..All right.¡±


    As long as Shen Zhen went with him, everyone else could be regarded as air.


    At this time, Su Shiqing didn¡¯t have so much leisurely thoughts about vacationing. He had been locked in this room for more than two months, and Mr. Zheng would come to see him every day. At first Su Shiqing thought that Mr. Zheng would force himself on him. After trembling with fear for a long time, he finally realized that Mr. Zheng probably developed a new interest and wanted to make him fall in love with him.


    ¡°You are so lucky.¡± Zhang Lei sighed, ¡°I heard that there are still many people looking for you outside.¡±


    Su Shiqing¡¯s eyes widened, and he quickly begged, ¡°Are Ah Yue and Hao Yi looking for me? Zhang Lei, I beg you, please help me. It¡¯s been so long, and your anger should have calmed down now. As long as you help me this time, I can help you with anything you want.¡±


    Zhang Lei asked playfully: ¡°Really?¡±


    Su Shiqing couldn¡¯t stop nodding.


    Zhang Lei played with her long hair and said with a smile: ¡°Well, if you can let me follow Qin Yue, I will help you this time.¡±


    Su Shiqing was stunned: ¡°¡­..Follow Qin Yue?¡±


    Zhang Lei shrugged: ¡°Exactly as you understand it. I won¡¯t be with surnamed Zheng forever. He can¡¯t give me anything except a little money, and that money can¡¯t even buy a few luxury goods. Qin Yue is different. He now has his own company, so even if he doesn¡¯t inherit the Qin family in the future, he will still have endless money to spend.¡±


    Su Shiqing swallowed: ¡°Do you want to marry Ah Yue?¡±


    Zhang Lei looked at him strangely: ¡°Why should I marry him? It¡¯s not easy to be a wife of the wealthy. I¡¯m not like you. I know how much I am worth. I¡¯ll be satisfied to just be Qin Yue¡¯s mistress.¡±


    ¡°Su Shiqing.¡± Zhang Lei said, ¡°You are really strange. It stands to reason that people like us all want to pursue a better life, but why do you look like you are tired of living a good life?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve also heard about you from surnamed Zheng.¡± Zhang Lei really didn¡¯t understand Su Shiqing, ¡°Chu Haoyi is the heir of the Chu family, and he treats you so well. You won¡¯t suffer any hardships by his side, and you can get whatever you want. He is also so loyal and doesn¡¯t play around, such a man can¡¯t be found even with a lantern, yet you still tried to hook up with surnamed Zheng, why?¡±


    ¡°How can surnamed Zheng compare with Qin Yue and Chu Haoyi?¡±


    Zhang Lei had an expression of ¡°Are you crazy?¡±: ¡°If I were you, I would hold on to Qin Yue and never let go.¡±


    Su Shiqing had tears in his eyes: ¡°You don¡¯t understand, what I want is not money and status, I just hope that Ah Yue could suffer less and get what he deserves, and for this I can give everything.¡±


    Zhang Lei had a look of shock: ¡°Give everything means that you are going to seduce Qin Yue¡¯s uncle for Qin Yue¡¯s sake? And by the way, also seduce surnamed Zheng. Su Shiqing, you are really a person with brain problems.¡±


    Su Shiqing looked at Zhang Lei with a sorrowful expression: ¡°You don¡¯t understand, if you love someone deeply like me, you would know that in front of love, everyone is small and insignificant, I don¡¯t expect everyone to understand me, even if people don¡¯t understand, I will still stick to what I think is right.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not afraid that after Qin Yue finds out¡­..¡± Zhang Lei really couldn¡¯t understand.


    Su Shiqing sighed: ¡°I don¡¯t care.¡±


    ¡°As long as Ah Yue lives well, I think that¡¯s enough.¡±


    Zhang Lei was speechless. From a certain point of view, Su Shiqing could be considered quite amazing. He lived in his own world, believing he did things ¡°for the good of others¡±, but actually he was just seeking benefits for himself. He simply just needed a more grandiose and noble excuse.


    ¡°Since you are willing to do anything for Qin Yue.¡± Zhang Lei said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll help you out, and you let me become Qin Yue¡¯s mistress. This request isn¡¯t too much, right?¡±


    There was pity in Su Shiqing¡¯s eyes: ¡°I can¡¯t guarantee that Ah Yue would touch you, nor can I guarantee that Ah Yue would love you.¡±


    Zhang Lei smiled and said, ¡°You don¡¯t need to worry about that.¡±


    Probably because Zhang Lei was too confident, Su Shiqing began to hesitate.


    Zhang Lei asked impatiently, ¡°What do you say?¡±


    Su Shiqing thought of Mr. Zheng¡¯s face and the disgusting words of love he liked to say to him, and he could only nod first.


    ¡°Good.¡±


    Zhang Lei smiled.


    Thinking to herself: There would always be a day when you would regret it.


    But when that day came, it would be too late.

 CH 67

    Deputy Chief Yang He had been very anxious recently. He couldn¡¯t help walking and pacing in the living room. The temperature in the room was clearly not hot, instead it was actually slightly cold, but the sweat on his forehead kept dripping down. After doing something shameful, of course he was nervous. During this time, he kept approaching the people of the anti-corruption brigade cautiously, roundabout, and tentatively, but there was no result.


    The tighter the other party¡¯s mouth was shut, the more worried Yang He was.


    ¡°Old Yang, eat some fruit.¡± Yang He¡¯s wife came over with a plate of sliced apple. The apple slices were cut into the shape of a rabbit, clearly having been carefully prepared. She had a smile on her face but it held a trace of apprehensiveness.


    For her nephew¡¯s matter, she pestered her husband for a long time. After all, it was her nephew and the only son of her elder brother. It was impossible for her to really ignore it. If something happened, he would be sentenced to prison.


    It was common for young people nowadays to get into fights, but this kind of one-sided beating, and even putting the other party in the hospital. So long as the other party issued an injury certificate, her nephew would go to jail.


    Three years or less for minor injuries, and more than three years but less than ten years for severe injuries.


    Although she didn¡¯t know how the injured person was doing now, no matter what, her nephew couldn¡¯t escape jail time.


    For a person with a criminal record, people like them knew clearly what kind of future there would be.


    After all, her elder brother also hoped that his son could enter politics.


    Mrs. Yang¡¯s movement was extremely light, she was afraid that her husband would become angry.


    ¡°Eat what!¡± Yang He roared irritably, ¡°Don¡¯t you see that I¡¯m thinking about something now?!¡±


    Mrs. Yang put the fruit plate on the table without making a sound. She said cautiously: ¡°It¡¯s been so long, and there is no news over there. Maybe you are just worrying yourself. Don¡¯t worry so much. We all know the family situation of Han Lang, he has no background, but we have a good relationship with Judge Liu.¡±


    Yang He stretched out his hand and scratched his hair, making his disheveled hair even more disheveled.


    ¡°What do you know, is it just a matter of the judges?¡± Yang He roared, ¡°The Anti-Corruption Bureau is still unwilling to contact me, so they must definitely be planning something!¡±


    Mrs. Yang was taken aback, and she also became anxious: ¡°Then what should we do? How about we prepare some gifts? I¡¯ll ask my elder brother to prepare.¡±


    Yang He sneered and said, ¡°Bribe the Anti-Corruption Bureau, do you think my lifespan is not long enough?¡±


    Mrs. Yang stood there dumbfounded, she finally felt afraid.


    ¡°They have no evidence!¡± Mrs. Yang suddenly said, ¡°We don¡¯t have to be afraid, you just go make a greeting, and at that time you can talk to the people below, tell them that because it is related to relatives, they should treat it with caution. Just say it like this, you have so many friends, they will definitely help you.¡±


    Yang He sighed: ¡°Towards these routines, do you think the Anti-Corruption Bureau hasn¡¯t seen more than we have? They are selected by the top, and each one has a red background. Counting generations back, they are all red.¡±


    Mrs. Yang: ¡°If there is no evidence, there is no evidence. Old Yang, don¡¯t worry, if something really happens, I will have my elder brother take the blame.¡±


    Yang He said irritably: ¡°Don¡¯t say anymore, I¡¯m going out for a walk, don¡¯t contact your elder brother during this time.¡±


    Mrs. Yang quickly said, ¡°Got it, old Yang, I listen to you. I will do whatever you tell me to do.¡±


    Yang He was walking on the road and lit a cigarette. He was dressed plainly. He didn¡¯t wear a police uniform when he was not at work. He only wore cheap clothes. From head to toes, the total cost did not even reach a thousand yuan. Nowadays, even a better down jacket costs more than a thousand yuan.


    ¡°Old Yang, coming out for a walk!¡± Someone greeted him.


    No matter how irritable Yang He was, he still smiled and chatted with the other party.


    He could hear others complimenting him.


    ¡°Old Yang is a good guy, he has no airs, an upstanding and honest guy.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s what being an official is all about.¡±


    ¡°Old Yang, I truly have to give him a thumbs up.¡±


    Yang He put out the cigarette in the trash can, frowning tightly. He had climbed up from the bottom. He had no background, no backer, just hard work. He relied on honest effort to reach his position now, and hadn¡¯t taken a single penny from the people. Once upon a time, his goal was to be a good police officer, fight crime and support the victims.


    In the past few decades, he had acted upright and never worried that the Anti-Corruption Bureau would come to him.


    But now, he broke his own principles, Yang He sighed.


    When did it start? It probably started from the first store that his brother-in-law gave him. Every New Year, his brother-in-law would give him a big red envelope. At the beginning, he refused, but time and time again, he eventually accepted the red envelope.


    From then on it was like a switch was flipped.


    When he came back to his senses, he found that the duplex they lived in was given by his brother-in-law, and the car he was driving was given by his brother-in-law.


    Even his son was sent to a famous school by his brother-in-law as a special student through his connections.


    He was already tied to his brother-in-law, and he couldn¡¯t draw a line even if he wanted to.


    As long as his property was checked, traces would definitely be found. There was nothing seamless in this world.


    As long as it was done, it would definitely leave traces.


    Shen Zhen was sitting in the office of the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau at this time. There had been no news of progress for a week. Now Han Lang had been taken home to recuperate and had asked for leave from school. Shen Zhen had no plans to let Han Lang continue to study in that school, he planned to send Han Lang to study abroad.


    Captain Wei sat across from Shen Zhen. He knew why Shen Zhen was so anxious.


    ¡°Mr. Shen.¡± Captain Wei said, ¡°Our investigation here also takes time. I understand your feelings, but I hope you can understand us.¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled: ¡°It¡¯s not that I don¡¯t understand you, but Sun Yun is still at large. It has been nearly two weeks since the incident. In order to cooperate with you, we have not gone to court to sue.¡±


    Captain Wei said helplessly: ¡°We also have a process to go through here.¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t press too much, but said, ¡°I don¡¯t care how you investigate Yang He, that¡¯s your responsibility. I just want to know if I can sue Sun Yun now.¡±


    Captain Wei: ¡°That¡¯s fine, these are two cases.¡±


    After getting an exact answer, Shen Zhen also breathed a sigh of relief: ¡°Okay.¡±


    After leaving the bureau hall, Shen Zhen sat in the car that brought him over. Qin Xing was in the car. Shen Zhen sat beside Qin Xing and smiled at him: ¡°Have you been waiting for a long time?¡±


    Qin Xing hugged Shen Zhen¡¯s shoulders and said with a low chuckle, ¡°Not too long.¡±


    Shen Zhen was going back to the Qin family manor with Qin Xing today.


    Today was Qin Li¡¯s birthday. Qin Li was a junior and his birthday would not be lavish. It was only all the family members getting together to have a meal.


    Although Qin Li was in T City now, he came back yesterday for this rare gathering.


    The Qin family hadn¡¯t gathered so together for a long time.


    Shen Zhen also prepared a gift for Qin Li. Qin Li had no hobbies that cost money. From this aspect, he was quite similar to Qin Xing, which was a result of his mother¡¯s teachings.


    Shen Zhen had his assistant help prepare this gift a month in advance. It was a very low-yield tea, and it had taken a bit of effort to acquire it.


    ¡°Ah Li has also grown up.¡± Qin Xing said, ¡°Being more sensible than before, he has grown up a lot.¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t expect such a big change in Qin Li: ¡°Maybe because the environment is different.¡±


    Not in the Qin family, not in the shadow of Qin Yue. One¡¯s environment could change a person.


    Standing at the gate of the Qin family manor, Shen Zhen felt as if it had been a lifetime. He still remembered when he left the Qin family in his previous life. At that time, he felt that he had failed Qin Yue, so he stepped out of the door willingly.


    Originally, he wanted to go back to the Shen family, but the Shen family didn¡¯t welcome him at all, so then he thought about going out to find a job, gain experience, and then start his own business, but he repeatedly hit dead ends. No matter how humble his attitude was, no one took him seriously.


    Only those who really couldn¡¯t watch any longer revealed to him that it was impossible for him to find a job because someone from above had spoken out.


    His future was limited in a narrow frame from the very beginning, and he had no other way out.


    Countless thoughts flashed through Shen Zhen¡¯s mind, and eventually settled. He looked at Qin Xing who was standing beside him, and a smile unconsciously formed at the corners of his mouth.


    Walking into the gate of the Qin family manor, Shen Zhen had come back as a guest this time.


    Qin Xing wanted to stop by his room, so Shen Zhen went directly to the banquet hall. Qin Meng was already sitting in the banquet hall. He was the most idle person in the entire Qin family. He was sitting on the sofa in the banquet hall with a game console in his hands. When he saw Shen Zhen, he took the initiative to say hello: ¡°I haven¡¯t seen you for a long time, what have you been doing lately? I saw you participate in the award ceremony. To be honest, that award speech was really dumb.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Qin Meng threw the game console aside and winked at Shen Zhen: ¡°Eldest Brother will be back tonight, are you excited?¡±


    Shen Zhen stretched out his hand and pushed Qin Meng¡¯s head to the other side: ¡°How long ago is this matter, I have nothing to do with Qin Yue now.¡±


    Qin Meng was greatly surprised: ¡°Seriously?!¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°What?¡±


    Qin Meng touched his nose: ¡°I thought you were poisoned so deeply that you would never be able to pull out in this lifetime.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Don¡¯t talk about me, are you still mooching at home and waiting to die?¡±


    Qin Meng looked at Shen Zhen vigilantly: ¡°Don¡¯t tell me that you are also here to persuade me to go to work, don¡¯t even think about it, I think life as now is quite good, just look at how exhausted Xiao Shan is after going out to work, I don¡¯t want to be like her.¡±


    They were clearly siblings, but there was no similarity at all.


    Qin Shan was also very unlucky to have such an unreliable brother.


    ¡°I heard my name from far away.¡± Qin Shan walked in from the door. She just arrived back from abroad without any luggage. She was wearing a tracksuit, her hair tied up high in a ponytail, and she looked very energetic. Her whole person was radiant, which was very different from before, ¡°Qin Meng, are you talking ill of me again while I¡¯m away?¡±


    Qin Meng rolled his eyes: ¡°Call me Brother, you don¡¯t even recognize me as your brother after going out for a while, you are becoming more and more like a man.¡±


    Qin Shan knew her brother¡¯s stinky personality, and knew that he always blabbered nonsense the more reaction he got, so she simply ignored him and said to Shen Zhen, ¡°I haven¡¯t seen you for a while, how are you doing now?¡±


    Shen Zhen replied, ¡°Not bad.¡±


    Qin Shan had a smile on her face. She had been living a good life recently, and was in a good mood, so everything she saw was particularly pleasing to the eye.


    ¡°You¡¯re all here.¡± Qin Li came down from upstairs. He was wearing a black suit and his hair was combed back. His originally good looks were even more handsome. A Qin Li who was not crazy actually had some similarities to Qin Xing.


    After Qin Li came back, this was Shen Zhen¡¯s first meeting with Qin Li.


    Ever since Qin Li knew that it was Shen Zhen who suggested letting him go to T City, he now believed naturally that Shen Zhen was ¡°one of his own¡±, and his attitude towards Shen Zhen became different from others. He embraced Shen Zhen slightly on the shoulder, but he soon let go: ¡°I heard that you are also your own boss now, with your own real estate and network information companies. I know a lot of people on my side and if you are interested in doing business in T City, I¡¯ll help you connect the strings.¡±


    Qin Shan: ¡°What am I, chopped liver? You should also think about me.¡±


    Qin Li: ¡°You have Youngest Uncle¡¯s help, and you still ask me to help? Aren¡¯t you too much?¡±


    Qin Shan smiled.


    Looking at their interaction, Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t help feeling a little emotional. He had never seen them so harmonious in his previous life. Almost every time they met, they were like enemies, not wanting to say a word to each other.


    ¡°Eldest Brother is here.¡± Qin Meng whispered.


    They turned their heads, and Qin Yue indeed walked in through the door. Recently, Qin Yue didn¡¯t live in the Qin family manor. His own company had just started on the right track, and he stayed in the company almost every day.


    Just like what Qin Xing said to Qin Yue, he would not add any obstacles to Qin Yue¡¯s path, but he would not provide any help either. If he wants to climb up, he must rely on his own ability.


    ¡°You¡¯re all here.¡± Qin Yue came over, ¡°It¡¯s rare for everyone to gather so completely.¡±


    Probably because everyone was here, Qin Yue didn¡¯t say anything to Shen Zhen alone.


    Qin Li smiled and said, ¡°Yes, after all, today is my birthday.¡±


    Qin Yue was silent for a few seconds before saying: ¡°Happy birthday.¡±


    Qin Li smiled at Qin Yue: ¡°Thank you.¡±


    He seemed to be able to face Qin Yue with a normal attitude now.


    Probably because Qin Yue never received any special treatment from Qin Xing again, which made Qin Li feel better.


    Recently, when he encountered some things that he couldn¡¯t decide on, whenever he called Youngest Uncle, he would always teach him personally and give him a detailed analysis.


    Qin Li was very satisfied with his present life.


    He also had a girlfriend who lived in T City who was very considerate and caring towards him. Qin Li¡¯s life had never been so smooth.


    Shen Zhen sat on the side and took out his mobile phone to watch the stock market. Within a few minutes, he felt someone sitting beside him.


    He looked up, and it was indeed Qin Yue.


    Qin Yue¡¯s tone was very familiar and gentle: ¡°Xiao Zhen, have you been avoiding me these days?¡±


    Before Shen Zhen knew how to answer, Qin Yue said again: ¡°I have already realized my mistake.¡±


    Shen Zhen asked inexplicably: ¡°What did you realize?¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°Before, it was like I was in a trance. Now that I¡¯m awake, I don¡¯t want you to keep such a stanger¡¯s distance from me. Sometimes I feel that the relationship between us is not even as good as ordinary friends.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..Your feeling is right, the relationship between us is indeed not as good as ordinary friends.¡±


    Qin Yue sighed: ¡°I know that I did something that was brainless, which hurt you, but I can make it up to you.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked into Qin Yue¡¯s eyes: ¡°How will you make it up?¡±


    Could it be that Qin Yue didn¡¯t love Su Shiqing anymore?


    Qin Yue: ¡°Don¡¯t you have a company? My company just happened to need to outsource network information, and our asking price is higher than the market price. Are you interested?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I¡¯m not interested.¡±


    He didn¡¯t want to have anything to do with Qin Yue now, and it was best not to have any business contacts.


    Qin Yue was rejected, but he still didn¡¯t give up.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen, if you have any request, just ask, as long as I can do it, I will do it.¡± Qin Yue¡¯s eyes were extremely sincere, just like he always was.


    Shen Zhen really had nothing to say, so he stood up: ¡°Ah Li.¡±


    Qin Li was chatting with Qin Shan. He turned his head when he heard Shen Zhen¡¯s call, with a smile on his face: ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Is there something you need me for?¡±


    Shen Zhen walked up to Qin Li, reached out and shook hands with Qin Li: ¡°Happy birthday.¡±


    Qin Li was a little puzzled, didn¡¯t he already say it just now?


    Although it was a family banquet, the Qin family still dressed very formally, as if they were attending some high-end society ball. This was probably because Qin Li had now become the person in charge of a branch company and had power in his hands, which naturally meant he had status in the Qin family.


    In order to express their attitude towards Qin Li, the Qin family naturally did not attend in a sloppy manner.


    The only person who was careless was Qin Yue¡¯s mother, Qin Xin.


    The age difference between Qin Xin and Qin Xing was not too big, and their names were also very similar. To be precise, the reason why Qin Xing attached importance to Qin Yue was partly because of Qin Xin.


    ¡°Don¡¯t know what kind of sh*t luck he stepped on.¡± Qin Xin rolled her eyes.


    Qin Yue stood by Qin Xin¡¯s side. Qin Xin had maintained herself well. After she returned to the Qin family, she lived the life of a princess. She didn¡¯t have to worry about making a living. She had a powerful younger brother and a capable son. Although she didn¡¯t marry a good husband, life was still very comfortable.


    So Qin Xin¡¯s daily life consisted of traveling around the world and going shopping with her good friends.


    Now standing with Qin Yue, they did not look like mother and son, but more like siblings.


    Qin Xin whispered to her son, ¡°You haven¡¯t visited your uncle recently. How many times have I told you that if you have time to start a company, you might as well put more effort on your uncle.¡±


    Qin Yue said with exasperation: ¡°Mom, Uncle probably doesn¡¯t want to see me now.¡±


    Qin Xin¡¯s eyes widened: ¡°Why? Could it be that he really wants Qin Li to inherit the Qin family? No! That is absolutely not possible!¡±


    For so many years, Qin Yue had always been the heir in everyone¡¯s eyes, how could he be replaced by Qin Li? Qin Xin turned around and asked Qin Yue: ¡°Did you do something wrong? Go and admit your mistakes to your uncle now. He has trained you for so many years and would not give up on you so easily!¡±


    Qin Yue opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he didn¡¯t say anything.


    Even if he said anything, the status quo would not get better.


    He could only change the subject: ¡°Mom, I¡¯m doing well outside now, and my company has gone on the right track. Even if I don¡¯t inherit the Qin family, I won¡¯t be a loser.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell me that.¡± Qin Xin, ¡°I don¡¯t want to hear it either. Your uncle has spent so much time cultivating you for so many years. How much of it was for my sake? You should know better than me. Let me tell you, don¡¯t even think about setting up your own family, the Qin family must be yours.¡±


    But it was useless for him to talk to his mother about this.


    Qin Yue sighed, how could he not feel uncomfortable as well?


    Originally, he was the one standing next to Uncle. No matter what meeting he was attending or meeting with anyone, Uncle would always take him with him.


    When his peers were still in school, he had already followed Uncle outside to deal with the old foxes in the business world.


    Now let him give up the Qin family? He himself felt as upset as being cut by a knife.


    Shen Zhen was chatting with Qin Meng, when suddenly a pair of hands stretched out, they were a pair of well-maintained hands, like a young girl¡¯s hands.


    When he turned his head, he saw Qin Xin.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen, it¡¯s been a long time since you came back to see Auntie, right?¡± Qin Xin said with a smile.


    Qin Meng, who received Qin Xin¡¯s gaze, walked obediently to the other side.


    Shen Zhen still respected his elders, and although Qin Xin did not treat him well, it was not bad either. He nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯ve been busy recently, and I have a lot of things to do. I really should take time to visit you.¡±


    Qin Xin smiled lightly: ¡°Xiao Zhen is always so polite, and Ah Yue also told me that you have your own company now. Auntie is happy for you.¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know what Qin Xin was going to say, so he could only stand there and wait.


    Qin Xin sighed: ¡°You know about Ah Yue¡¯s situation recently. I don¡¯t know what¡¯s wrong with him. He seems to have fought with his uncle. If you have time, you can help Auntie persuade him.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I am also unable to get involved in Uncle Qin¡¯s affairs, so you might as well persuade Ah Yue more.¡±


    ¡°Of course I have.¡± Qin Xin pouted, ¡°But he doesn¡¯t listen to me. The child has gotten older and his wings are now tough, never listening to his elders.¡±


    Sometimes Qin Xin could always display a childishness that didn¡¯t match her age.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°If even Auntie can¡¯t do anything, what can I do?¡±


    ¡°You and Ah Yue have a good relationship.¡± Qin Xin said naturally, ¡°You grew up together, went to school together, and are no different from blood brothers.¡±


    ¡°By the way, when are you going back to the Shen family?¡± Qin Xin asked suddenly.


    She also knew the news that Shen Zhen did not go to the Shen family after leaving the Qin family.


    The corner of Shen Zhen¡¯s mouth curled up: ¡°The Shen family doesn¡¯t really need me.¡±


    Qin Xin was a little anxious: ¡°Silly boy, you are the eldest son of the Shen family. The Shen family should belong to you. You should try your best to fight for it. Isn¡¯t your Uncle Qin always treating you very well? Go and beg him, won¡¯t the Shen family be easily yours then?¡±


    Shen Zhen would inherit the Shen family one day, and Qin Xin knew it, so she especially hoped that Shen Zhen could stand on Qin Yue¡¯s side, so that Qin Yue would have more bargaining chips in his hand.


    The reason why Qin Xin chased Su Shiqing away was also in hopes that Shen Zhen would not be alienated from Qin Yue.


    However, Shen Zhen and Qin Yue still became estranged.


    Qin Xin suddenly asked, ¡°Is it because of that person named Su Shiqing?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked blank: ¡°Huh?¡±


    Qin Xin took Shen Zhen¡¯s hand: ¡°Xiao Zhen, don¡¯t worry, Auntie will take care of it.¡±


    Shen Zhen was even more confused.


    Qin Xin¡¯s eyes were full of viciousness: ¡°Auntie is always on your side.¡±


    If anyone stood in her son¡¯s way, she would make that person disappear, no matter the cost.


    She wanted her son to get the Qin family, the money and status that everyone in this world longed for.


    Even if her son would blame her and hate her, she would not regret it.

 CH 68

    At Qin Li¡¯s birthday dinner, Qin Xing just came out briefly to make an appearance, but this was normal. In previous years, Qin Xing also did the same at Qin Yue¡¯s birthday dinners. He just came out to show himself and say a few words.


    But even if this was the case, Qin Li was still on cloud nine.


    After all, when he used to celebrate his birthday, the birthday party would always be outside, simply just inviting his friends to celebrate it together. How could it compare to now, being able to celebrate it at home, and his elders all coming out to participate together.


    Qin Li drank a lot of wine and was eventually carried back.


    ¡°I can drink more!¡± Qin Li said, struggling.


    Qin Shan rolled her eyes on the side: ¡°Forget it, you lightweight.¡±


    Qin Li gave Qin Shan a fierce glare, and finally fell asleep because his head was too dizzy.


    Shen Zhen did not drink alcohol, but drank some nonalcoholic drinks. He had suffered enough from being drunk. He was the kind of awake drunk that would remember all the mentally retarded things that he did after waking up the next morning. Rather than suffer recalling his embarrassment he would much rather forget about it and not know anything.


    At the end of the dinner, just as Shen Zhen stepped out of the banquet hall, the butler who was waiting at the side stopped him respectfully: ¡°Young Master Shen, Mr. Qin is waiting for you in his room.¡±


    Shen Zhen coughed slightly, and his face became a little red.


    Qin Shan¡¯s chin suddenly landed on Shen Zhen¡¯s shoulder. Though she had to stand on tiptoe, she maintained this posture very naturally: ¡°I really envy you, Youngest Uncle has the best relationship with you in the family.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded with a natural expression: ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Qin Shan: ¡°Why?¡±


    Shen Zhen said seriously: ¡°Maybe because I am more likable?¡±


    Qin Shan was taken aback for a moment, and finally laughed out loud: ¡°Don¡¯t joke with a serious face.¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s lips also hooked up in a smile, as if  her words, and then said to Qin Shan, ¡°I¡¯ll go upstairs first.¡±


    Qin Shan waved to Shen Zhen: ¡°Go, I¡¯m going to rest too, I drank a lot tonight, I¡¯m a little dizzy.¡±


    The two parted at the corner, and Shen Zhen walked up the stairs.


    The Qin family¡¯s stairs were made of wood, but Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t tell what kind of wood it was. It was finely carved with hollowed-out patterns, but it didn¡¯t give people a tasteless feeling. The Qin family manor always had a faint fragrance, which came from the scent of the wood which had not dissipated after so many years. So one could imagine how expensive the wood should be.


    The floor was covered with a light gray carpet, which was very comfortable to step on. Don¡¯t know how many times it was cleaned every day.


    Standing at the door of Qin Xing¡¯s room, Shen Zhen knocked politely. This was his second visit to Qin Xing¡¯s room.


    In so many years, it seemed that he was the only one who had this honor¡ª¡ªalthough it was only entering a room, and should not have been called an honor in the first place.


    The door was opened from the inside.


    Shen Zhen saw the man standing in front of him at a glance.


    Qin Xing had already changed into a bathrobe, revealing a large swath of lean muscles, and his hair was slightly damp, docilely draping on the sides of his face.


    This made Qin Xing look ten years younger.


    Just as Shen Zhen was about to speak, Qin Xing hugged him. In fact, it was not exactly a hug, just Qin Xing¡¯s arms brushing past Shen Zhen¡¯s waist and closing the door of the room.


    It was just that after closing the door, he didn¡¯t pull his hands back, but embraced Shen Zhen¡¯s back.


    ¡°Miss me?¡± Qin Xing kissed the corner of Shen Zhen¡¯s mouth.


    Just as Shen Zhen was about to speak, Qin Xing kissed him again, and Shen Zhen shut up.


    Qin Xing asked: ¡°Are you busy tomorrow?¡±


    Shen Zhen thought for a while, and said honestly: ¡°It¡¯s nothing, the company matters don¡¯t need me to deal with it recently, and the matter of Mama Zhang¡¯s son has been handed over to the legal team.¡±


    Finally able to relax, Shen Zhen was also very excited, he was finally able to sleep in.


    ¡°Then can you give me tomorrow¡¯s time?¡±


    Qin Xing looked down at Shen Zhen, his question was gentle, and there was lingering affection in his eyes. Qin Xing raised his hand, rubbing Shen Zhen¡¯s lips lightly with his thumb, and asked, ¡°What do you say?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Judging by Qin Xing¡¯s appearance, it seemed he did not plan to let him go tonight.


    Shen Zhen hesitated for a rare moment, many inappropriate images flashing through his mind, and his face flushed red.


    ¡°Do you want to take a shower first?¡± Qin Xing asked, ¡°Pajamas and bath towels are all ready.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded stiffly: ¡°Okay.¡±


    Then he walked stiffly into the bathroom.


    Standing under the shower, Shen Zhen let the hot water run down his body. He turned his head and looked at himself in the mirror. His face was flushed and his eyes were moist. It was obvious that he hadn¡¯t done anything yet, but he still looked like something had happened.


    Shen Zhen smiled at the mirror, and Shen Zhen in the mirror also smiled at him.


    As if laughing at his current expression.


    When Shen Zhen exited the bathroom, what he saw was Qin Xing lying on the bed with the bedside lamp on. Qin Xing¡¯s bathrobe was already loose and the gap was even wider. Shen Zhen swallowed involuntarily. When Qin Xing was dressed properly, he always looked ascetic and aloof, especially when he wore gold-rimmed glasses, such that people dared not have any blasphemous thoughts towards him.


    But when he took off his glasses and gloves and changed out of his three piece suit, he was so sexy that one couldn¡¯t help thinking about it.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you coming over?¡± Qin Xing saw Shen Zhen¡¯s expression, and a smile appeared in his eyes. He stretched out his hand to Shen Zhen, ¡°Come here.¡±


    Shen Zhen walked towards Qin Xing step by step. When he laid down beside Qin Xing, Shen Zhen felt that his heart was about to jump out of his chest.


    Qin Xing put his arms around Shen Zhen, and kissed Shen Zhen¡¯s ear: ¡°You have been tired recently, right? Have a good rest, I won¡¯t fuss you.¡±


    The air that was still hot just now calmed down in an instant, and Shen Zhen lay flat on the bed, stunned for a few seconds.


    But what followed was an indescribable feeling, he felt very warm and safe.


    No one ever cared whether he was tired or not, and no one cared how he was doing. Shen Zhen let out a slightly nasally ¡°en¡±, then turned his head, and buried it into Qin Xing¡¯s chest. Qin Xing¡¯s pectoral muscles were firm, not exaggerated, but not soft at all.


    ¡°It¡¯s a bit hard.¡± Shen Zhen complained, as if he had suddenly shrunk in age.


    Qin Xing: ¡°Hard? Then I won¡¯t go to the gym anymore.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked up at Qin Xing, and found that Qin Xing was not joking, so he quickly stopped him: ¡°Don¡¯t.¡±


    Qin Xing chuckled lowly: ¡°Don¡¯t you like soft meat?¡±


    Shen Zhen pinched his own belly. He had neglected to exercise during this period, and his six-pack abs would not show at all if he didn¡¯t tense his muscles. Shen Zhen let out a melancholy sigh.


    In Qin Xing¡¯s room, in this small world, everything outside seemed to have disappeared. Shen Zhen had the rare mood to joke, and said, ¡°I like meat, but I only like to eat meat.¡±


    He showed his sharp little canine teeth: ¡°These are teeth for eating meat.¡±


    Qin Xing stretched out his finger and put it on Shen Zhen¡¯s mouth: ¡°It seems that I can only give you a taste first.¡±


    Shen Zhen pretended to take a bite, and then said in disgust, ¡°It¡¯s too salty.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Qin Xing said with a helpless look, ¡°Then you can only eat something else.¡±


    Just as Shen Zhen was about to speak, Qin Xing kissed his lips. His chin was pinched in between Qin Xing¡¯s fingers, so he could only accept the kiss passively.


    When the two separated, a wet smack sounded in the room, and Shen Zhen¡¯s face blushed again.


    Kissing was kissing, but what was up with the sounds?


    How embarrassing.


    Shen Zhen leaned on Qin Xing¡¯s arm. He had a very unreal feeling. Even now, he was still incredulous about his relationship with Qin Xing. He felt that he hadn¡¯t done anything to make Qin Xing treat him differently, let alone fall in love with him.


    Qin Xing¡¯s feelings came quickly and passionately, but also a little inexplicably, which made him feel deeply insecure while also being flattered.


    It was just that Shen Zhen didn¡¯t choose to ask Qin Xing. He felt that he didn¡¯t need to care about the reason. Feelings wouldn¡¯t give you a heads up when they come, and they wouldn¡¯t give people time to react when they leave. The only thing he could do was cherish it as much as possible while it lasted, so that he wouldn¡¯t regret it when he thought back about it later.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Qin Xing also picked up on Shen Zhen¡¯s slightly down mood.


    Shen Zhen stretched out his hand, tentatively and slowly, and put it on Qin Xing¡¯s waist. With his face against Qin Xing¡¯s chest, he said in a muffled voice, ¡°I¡¯m asleep.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Really asleep?¡±


    Shen Zhen reached out and pushed Qin Xing¡¯s face away: ¡°I¡¯m really asleep.¡±


    After closing his eyes, Shen Zhen was wrapped in Qin Xing¡¯s scent, which was very comfortable and full of security.


    But Qin Xing was clearly a man who broke his promise. Shen Zhen was woken up by a kiss. He didn¡¯t know how long he had slept, but he woke up in a daze and was passively pulled into intimacy. After a while, he fell asleep again, only to then be woken up again by a kiss.


    This night was the most restless night for Shen Zhen.


    On this moonless night, under the cover of darkness, he stretched his body, unreservedly diving into intimacy with the man beside him.


    But the man was always restrained, his hands clenched into fists, placed on both sides of Shen Zhen¡¯s shoulders, without any behavior that stepped over boundaries, so gentlemanly it was a bit too much.


    Shen Zhen asked vaguely between being kissed: ¡°Not doing it?¡±


    Men, sometimes they were quite unscrupulous. Even Shen Zhen would have needs under such stimulation.


    Qin Xing¡¯s lips were pressed against Shen Zhen¡¯s: ¡°Do you want it?¡±


    Shen Zhen was still a little dazed: ¡°Yes.¡±


    Qin Xing said with a low chuckle, ¡°Sleep well.¡±


    Although he said to sleep well, he didn¡¯t give Shen Zhen a single chance to sleep well. When he got up the next morning, Shen Zhen looked in the mirror and saw his slightly swollen lips. He brushed his teeth and washed his face expressionlessly. He felt that the base of his tongue hurt a little.


    Did Qin Xing use all his strength to kiss him?


    ¡°Did you sleep well?¡± Qin Xing walked into the bathroom wearing only a pair of trousers, and hugged Shen Zhen from behind. Qin Xing¡¯s hair was a bit messy, but this only gave him a sense of wildness. His hands wrapped around Shen Zhen¡¯s belly, and Shen Zhen felt a little itchy, involuntarily shrinking back, which caused his buttocks to bump directly into an unspeakable place.


    En¡­..one was comparatively more energetic in the mornings.


    Shen Zhen quickly rinsed his mouth: ¡°You use the bathroom, I¡¯ll go out first.¡±


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°I don¡¯t mind you watching.¡±


    Shen Zhen complained wildly in her heart¡ª¡ªBut I do!


    So Shen Zhen ignored Qin Xing and walked out of the bathroom by himself.


    There was the sound of water in the bathroom, and Shen Zhen began to put on his clothes. There were many clothes in Qin Xing¡¯s changing room that were his size, whether it was formal clothes, casual clothes, or pajamas.


    And the styles were clearly carefully selected, the formal clothes were practically the same, there was no difference except for the color and pattern.


    However, there were many styles of casual wear, almost collecting the most popular styles of all luxury brands in the year.


    Shen Zhen also found underwear that were clearly impossible for Qin Xing to wear, and he lifted it with one finger.


    The poor pair of briefs dangled between his fingers.


    Shen Zhen frowned. This kind of underwear must be uncomfortable, and it was obvious at a glance that it would dig in uncomfortably.


    This one was actually not bad, but Shen Zhen also saw more extreme ones, thongs with alluring lace on the sides.


    Shen Zhen put a hand on his forehead feeling a headache, and decided that he would never flip through these things again in his life.


    As for wearing them? Qin Xing could wear them if he liked it so much, anyway he wouldn¡¯t no matter what.


    And he himself felt that boxers were obviously also very sexy, and no one stipulated that only thongs were sexy.


    Shen Zhen imagined Qin Xing¡¯s appearance in this style of underwear, and felt struck by lightning. That scene must be very eye scorching, but also inexplicably exciting.


    No, this thinking was too dangerous.


    ¡°What are you looking at?¡± Qin Xing came out of the bathroom.


    Shen Zhen immediately stuffed the two underwear into the cabinet.


    But Qin Xing had sharp eyes, he had already seen it. He didn¡¯t seem to be ashamed of his aesthetics at all, instead he said: ¡°I think the red one suits you well.¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s expression was very embarrassed: ¡°This year is not my zodiac year.¡±


    Qin Xing said confidently: ¡°The style is very attractive.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..I think you should really watch more fashion dramas.¡±


    ¡°Is that disdain I hear?¡± Qin Xing seemed to like physical contact very much, and he hugged Shen Zhen again. Shen Zhen wanted to throw those two flimsy underwear into his handsome face, but after thinking about it, he begrudgingly gave up, so he could only say, ¡°If you wear it, I will wear it.¡±


    Qin Xing was lost in thought.


    Thinking hard.


    In the end he said regretfully: ¡°Then forget it, since Xiao Zhen doesn¡¯t like it, I won¡¯t force the matter.¡±


    Shen Zhen sneered.


    Even if you force me I won¡¯t wear it.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go and have breakfast.¡± Qin Xing kissed Shen Zhen on the side of his face.


    Shen Zhen stepped into his slippers and walked downstairs with Qin Xing.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t feel embarrassed, or afraid of being discovered about his relationship with Qin Xing.


    Things have already happened, so what was the point of hiding like thieves?


    Qin Yue, who was going to the dining room as well, just happened to stand at the bottom of the stairs, and what he saw was the scene where Shen Zhen came down with Qin Xing. He saw Shen Zhen¡¯s slightly swollen lips and slightly flushed face, and his eyes widened in disbelief. Although Qin Xing and Shen Zhen didn¡¯t make any intimate gestures when they went downstairs, Qin Yue was keenly aware that something was wrong.


    Shen Zhen¡­..didn¡¯t go back to his own room to sleep last night, did he?


    Qin Yue was in a daze, he kept staring at Shen Zhen until Shen Zhen walked in front of him.


    Qin Yue shook his head. He didn¡¯t believe that Shen Zhen would be with his uncle. After all, his uncle had lived like an ascetic monk all these years. If he liked boys, there would be countless willing to climb into his bed. Why wait until today, and why choose Shen Zhen?


    But the scene in front of him made him unable to deny it.


    ¡­..Impossible¡­..


    He knew how much Xiao Zhen loved him.


    Qin Yue approached the dining room like a walking dead, no matter what kind of food the servant brought, his eyes didn¡¯t lift at all.


    He must have misunderstood something, maybe Xiao Zhen chatted with Uncle too late last night, so he slept over in Uncle¡¯s room?


    As for the lips, perhaps a mosquito bite?


    Qin Yue¡¯s lips twisted in a wry smile, he didn¡¯t even believe the excuses he thought up.


    When eating, Shen Zhen naturally sat in the seat closest to Qin Xing,


    But now no one was surprised anymore, they were used to Shen Zhen¡¯s special status in the Qin family. No one was dissatisfied, to be precise, no one dared to be dissatisfied.


    The reason why the Qin family had their current status was because of Qin Xing, so Qin Xing could do whatever he wanted.


    No matter how jealous they were, they could do nothing but envy and hate.


    Qin Yue could barely swallow the food, he didn¡¯t taste anything. He kept looking at Shen Zhen and Qin Xing involuntarily. He didn¡¯t know what he was thinking, he just wanted to see their intimate behavior to confirm his guess, but he was also afraid to see how close they were to each other.


    He knew that if Shen Zhen was really with Qin Xing, then he would really lose Shen Zhen completely.


    The food was lifted to his mouth, and it tasted like chewing wax.


    Qin Yue felt that his mouth was full of bitterness.


    ¡°Eat more meat.¡± Qin Xing said to Shen Zhen, and placed a steamed dumpling on his plate.


    After Shen Zhen ate it, he said, ¡°It¡¯s better to have a light meal in the morning.¡±


    Qin Xing shook his head disapprovingly: ¡°You are too thin.¡±


    Shen Zhen shut up, he was almost 65kg now, yet he was still called thin.


    Fortunately, he was tall, otherwise, if he was only 1.7 meters tall and had no strong muscles, and weighed 65kg, although he could not be considered fat, it was not considered a good figure either.


    Qin Li suddenly interjected: ¡°Youngest Uncle, I feel that the business and market in T City are very stable now, you see¡­..¡±


    Qin Xing put down his chopsticks, put on his gloves after wiping his mouth with a napkin, and then said to Qin Li: ¡°I¡¯ll look at the performance report for this period first, and if there is no problem, I will transfer you back.¡±


    Qin Li was overjoyed: ¡°Thank you, Youngest Uncle.¡±


    In the branch or in the head office, this was obviously a different matter.


    Before Qin Yue disappointed Qin Xing, he had never been to other places.


    Qin Li added: ¡°I will not disappoint Youngest Uncle.¡±


    Qin Xing smiled at him.


    Shen Zhen also looked at Qin Xing¡¯s smile, and he suddenly found that Qin Xing¡¯s smile always seemed gentle, but they were actually without any emotion. His eyes did not crinkle at all, his smile clearly superficial.


    Only when he smiled at him, did those eyes contain emotions.


    Shen Zhen lowered his head with a silly smile on his lips.


    Qin Xing, who was the first to finish eating, asked Shen Zhen, ¡°Shall I send you back?¡±


    Shen Zhen shook his head: ¡°No need, I¡¯ll go back by myself, do you have anything else to do? Why don¡¯t you go ahead and do it first?¡±


    Their conversation was almost like that between an old married couple.


    Qin Yue frowned while listening.


    Qin Xing: ¡°I¡¯ll take Ah Li to the company first. Pay attention to safety when you go back, and call me when you get home.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°I know, you should also pay attention on the way.¡±


    Qin Meng whispered to Qin Shan, ¡°My teeth hurt from hearing all that.¡±


    Qin Shan also replied in a low voice: ¡°Me too.¡±


    However, Qin Meng¡¯s focus was not on the right point. He sighed, his tone full of envy and jealousy: ¡°When will Youngest Uncle care about me so much?¡±


    Qin Shan: ¡°¡­..Don¡¯t even think about it. Really, you are getting fatter and fatter. You should consider losing weight. If this continues, the Qin family will not be able to accommodate you.¡±


    Qin Meng: ¡°Please, don¡¯t be so exaggerated, okay? Okay?¡±


    Qin Shan laughed at her brother very bluntly: ¡°It¡¯s not okay at all, I am wondering if you will even need to be carried to your wedding ceremony when you get married.¡±


    Qin Meng turned his head, unwilling to accept that this poisonous woman was his sister.


    Qin Li followed Qin Xing with a look of admiration. When standing behind Qin Xing, Qin Li showed a rare introverted expression. After all, he used to always walk behind Qin Yue, but he was never this close to Qin Xing.


    Shen Zhen was going to sit on the sofa for a while before going home. He still had to ask the legal team about Han Lang, but once he sat on the sofa, he didn¡¯t want to move at all, especially when there were desserts from nine to ten o¡¯clock. The pastry chefs hired include Chinese and Western styles, and their craftsmanship was very good. Shen Zhen was going to at least try the taste before going back.


    Qin Shan was painting her nails on the side. She raised her hands in the air: ¡°I want to come back to China too, but I dare not tell Youngest Uncle.¡±


    Shen Zhen asked strangely: ¡°Why don¡¯t you dare to say?¡±


    Qin Shan: ¡°I haven¡¯t made any achievements yet¡­..Besides, although Youngest Uncle never scolds people, I don¡¯t know why but I am still afraid of him since I was a child. Whenever I did something wrong when I was a child, I could cry with just a look from Youngest Uncle.¡±


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid of Youngest Uncle?¡± Qin Shan turned and asked.


    Shen Zhen said naturally, ¡°I¡¯m not afraid.¡±


    Although Qin Xing was always aloof in his memory, he was not afraid of him, at least not as afraid as Qin Shan.


    Qin Shan sighed: ¡°That¡¯s great.¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled.


    ¡°Xiao Zhen.¡±


    Shen Zhen and Qin Shan looked over, seeing Qin Yue standing not far away.


    He slowly walked towards Shen Zhen. The current Qin Yue was very different from before. His self-confidence in the past was always extroverted, probably because he knew that he was the heir of the Qin family since he was a child, so there was always a touch of domineering in his words and actions.


    But it was different now, Qin Yue seemed to have learned to become restrained, and after losing all his halo, he looked much gentler and less sharp around the corners.


    Qin Yue changed so much that he was like a stranger to Shen Zhen.


    Who he liked back then was the kind of Qin Yue who was always full of confidence and seemed unbeatable.


    But now Qin Yue¡­..seemed to be no different from others.


    Shen Zhen stood up: ¡°What is it?¡±


    Qin Yue just looked at him, he shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡±


    Shen Zhen said to Qin Shan, ¡°I¡¯ll go back first.¡±


    Qin Shan waved her hand: ¡°Contact me when you¡¯re free.¡±


    Shen Zhen walked out, and just as he passed by Qin Yue, he heard Qin Yue¡¯s low voice: ¡°We will be able to go back to before.¡±


    Shen Zhen thought he had an auditory hallucination, he stopped: ¡°What did you say?¡±


    Qin Yue didn¡¯t look at him: ¡°Xiao Zhen, you will understand me. What I said before is not just a casual remark.¡±


    Shen Zhen sneered: ¡°That has nothing to do with me.¡±


    What would Qin Yue and Su Shiqing be like now without the smooth life they had in their previous life?


    ¡°Because Su Shiqing abandoned you, so you want to come back to me?¡± Shen Zhen said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, ¡°I¡¯m not a garbage collection station here.¡±


    ¡°Something Su Shiqing doesn¡¯t want, I will take it back?¡±


    Shen Zhen patted Qin Yue¡¯s shoulder: ¡°You think too highly of me.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not as great as you think.¡±

 CH 69

    The neon lights of the city were flickering at night, and in the street lined with bars where young people liked to gather, people could be seen pressed shoulder to shoulder, flushed, dressed conservatively or revealingly. Even passing by, one could smell the unique scent of nightclubs, mixed with the smell of alcohol and other smells that one couldn¡¯t tell whether it smelled good or bad. Walking into the nightclub, the deafening music seemed to burst the eardrums, and if a person wanted to talk they had to raise the volume of their voice to yell.


    Qin Yue was sitting in the VIP area at the highest floor of the nightclub. The friend next to him had an arm around his little lover and was about to go down to the dance floor to have fun. When he turned his head, he found that Qin Yue was frowning tightly, and his face was extremely pale.


    The friend and Qin Yue had known each other for a long time, and they could be regarded as quite familiar with each other, so he asked a little strangely: ¡°Ah Yue, are you in a bad mood?¡±


    Qin Yue didn¡¯t speak, but the knuckles of the hand holding the wine glass were clearly popping out because of the force he used.


    Friend: ¡°It¡¯s rare to come out to play, don¡¯t be so serious, how about I call a beautiful woman over for you?¡±


    ¡°Ai, I almost forgot, you don¡¯t like women.¡± The friend squeezed the breasts of the woman sitting on his lap, and said with a smile, ¡°Call a handsome guy over for your Brother Qin, and make sure he isn¡¯t someone from the circle.¡±


    The woman covered her mouth and giggled: ¡°Sure.¡±


    Qin Yue suddenly said, ¡°No need.¡±


    The friend sighed: ¡°Ah Yue, how long has Su Shiqing been gone, listen to me, as long as he has feelings for you, he won¡¯t disappear as soon as you go abroad, no matter how infatuated you are he won¡¯t care. ¡°


    The friend was a playboy and couldn¡¯t understand Qin Yue¡¯s feelings for Su Shiqing. In his opinion, so long as Qin Yue wanted a little boy like Su Shiqing, there would be many similar to him throwing themselves over with a beckon of his fingers.


    Qin Yue had a cold face: ¡°It¡¯s not because of him.¡±


    The friend was taken aback: ¡°No way, you finally figured it out? Weren¡¯t you quite hung on Su Shiqing?¡±


    ¡°You should have listened to my advice no ago and not waste the entire forest for a crooked-neck tree.¡±


    ¡°Right? Xiao Meng?¡± The friend smiled and kissed the woman.


    Xiao Meng also laughed: ¡°Brother Qin is so infatuated, it makes one envious.¡±


    Qin Yue scratched his hair impatiently, and his friend finally realized something was wrong, so he quickly took out a card and stuffed it into Xiao Meng¡¯s pocket: ¡°Baby, go dance by yourself first.¡±


    Xiao Meng winked and left tactfully.


    ¡°Who is it this time?¡± The friend lit a cigarette and handed Qin Yue another one, but Qin Yue didn¡¯t take it. The friend was very clear about Qin Yue and Su Shiqing¡¯s affairs, but he had never had the chance to see Su Shiqing in person.


    He also knew that Qin Yue had been obsessed with Su Shiqing for a long time, and thought that Qin Yue would be with Su Shiqing for the rest of his life.


    Qin Yue drank a glass of wine, actually rather than drinking it, it was more like being poured down his throat. He turned his head and asked his friend: ¡°Do you think Shen Zhen hates me?¡±


    ¡°Shen Zhen?¡± The friend didn¡¯t react for a while, he hadn¡¯t heard the name Shen Zhen from Qin Yue¡¯s mouth for a long time, and he had to think for more than ten seconds before matching the name with the person. He didn¡¯t dare to say directly, ¡°You fell out with him? I remember that Shen Zhen was very clingy to you before. We used to say that he was your little follower.¡±


    At that time, Shen Zhen was exquisite and fair-skinned. When standing beside Qin Yue, everyone would involuntarily look at him more than once.


    The friend still remembered how some friends joked that Shen Zhen was Qin Yue¡¯s child bride. Shen Zhen¡¯s face became as red as a ripe apple at that time, and in the end Qin Yue beat up the friend who said that.


    After the beating, Qin Yue walked up to Shen Zhen and told Shen Zhen with a gentle expression that he would not allow anyone to insult Shen Zhen in any way.


    At that time, everyone thought that Qin Yue would be with Shen Zhen.


    It was just that they didn¡¯t expect Su Shiqing to appear later.


    After Su Shiqing appeared, Qin Yue became a different person.


    The friend blew out a smoke ring. He wanted to ridicule Qin Yue, but in the end he just sighed: ¡°Now you want to go back to find Shen Zhen again? I advise you to not be serious and just play around, but if you have you should be sincere.¡±


    Qin Yue didn¡¯t speak.


    ¡°Whatever, I can¡¯t persuade you anyway.¡± The friend smiled, ¡°Anyway, Shen Zhen likes you so much, you just need to say a few soft words.¡±


    Qin Yue frowned and said: ¡°He¡­..seems unwilling to have contact with me, and I suspect¡­..¡±


    The friend asked strangely: ¡°What do you suspect?¡±


    Qin Yue lowered his head, making it difficult to see his expression: ¡°I suspect that he and my uncle¡­..¡±


    ¡°No way!¡± The friend stood up excitedly, ¡°It¡¯s been so many years, and don¡¯t even mention gossip, there hasn¡¯t even been any news. I used to suspect that he didn¡¯t have that kind of¡­..cough cough¡­..impulsion, aren¡¯t you overthinking yourself?¡±


    Qin Yue sighed: ¡°I also hope that I think too much.¡±


    The friend patted Qin Yue on the shoulder: ¡°I think you are just too nervous. We can all see how Shen Zhen has treated you for so many years.¡±


    He still remembered that when the several of them skipped class and went out together, Qin Yue got in trouble with some hoodlums. At that time, Shen Zhen had thin arms and legs, but he still rushed over after making a phone call¡ª¡ªalthough the result of rushing over was to be beaten together with Qin Yue.


    Although the group of hoodlums had an even worse fate afterwards, for young masters like them who were spoiled since childhood, don¡¯t even mention being beaten, their family hardly even spoke a harsh word to them.


    When Qin Yue was in trouble, the most they could do was call their family members. They didn¡¯t dare to go over, they only dared to watch from the sidelines.


    Later, people came and the hoodlums were arrested. Shen Zhen and Qin Yue supported each other to stand up, and seeing each other¡¯s wounded face, they even burst into laughter.


    Since then, the several of them had no prejudice against Shen Zhen, and even thought that if they could find someone who was willing to face thick and thin with them no matter what they encountered, even if it was a man, it would also be quite a nice thing.


    No one expected what happened later.


    The friend also took a sip of wine: ¡°To be honest, you should really be sorry to Shen Zhen for the past few years.¡±


    Qin Yue nodded, without retorting: ¡°I know.¡±


    The friend asked him, ¡°What is it about Su Shiqing that you fell in love with? Is there anything you can talk about together? If I knew earlier, I would have come back earlier to meet the person who our Eldest Young Master Qin had become so obsessed with.¡±


    Qin Yue took another sip of wine: ¡°I don¡¯t know either.¡±


    At the beginning, he just thought that Su Shiqing was Shen Zhen¡¯s friend, and he took care of him for Shen Zhen¡¯s sake. He was also busy at that time, and he didn¡¯t have time to care about Su Shiqing.


    When did he first notice this person?


    He remembered that Su Shiqing seemed to have moved his documents once.


    At that time, he had no interest in this person and wanted to drive this person out of the Qin family, but he didn¡¯t know how to tell Shen Zhen.


    Then¡­..Qin Yue couldn¡¯t remember what happened afterwards.


    He only knew that his attention was always involuntarily shifted to Su Shiqing.


    When Su Shiqing was aggrieved, he would also be sad, and if Su Shiqing was happy, he would be happy too.


    Soon he began to ignore Shen Zhen, and even sometimes when Shen Zhen was clearly standing beside him, he couldn¡¯t see him at all.


    His feelings for Su Shiqing swept over him fiercely, but when he thought about it carefully, he couldn¡¯t find any clue, any sign, he fell in love just like that.


    He had never thought about this before, but recently he often thought about it.


    When he and Su Shiqing were together, they always talked about lovey dovey stuff, and a sentence could be repeated several times without even becoming bored. Now that he thought about it, he couldn¡¯t believe that he could say such things.


    Su Shiqing had never been to university, never worked, and didn¡¯t know the ways of the world. He needed the care and love of others, he was a flower that would wither if there was even a slight change.


    The friend said: ¡°Actually, I felt that you and Su Shiqing wouldn¡¯t last long, you two have nothing in common. You and Shen Zhen at least grew up together. Besides, we all see how Shen Zhen treats you. I remember at the very beginning, we all felt that Shen Zhen was not good enough for you.¡±


    ¡°Later, I felt that it was your fortune that Shen Zhen took a fancy to you.¡±


    ¡°If someone could treat me like Shen Zhen treats you, maybe I would have settled down long ago.¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°It¡¯s meaningless to say this now.¡±


    Qin Yue was a little depressed: ¡°He treats me differently now.¡±


    The friend didn¡¯t believe it: ¡°The way I see it, he must be angry with you. Think about it, you and Su Shiqing were like that before, it would be strange if he wasn¡¯t angry. Let me tell you, when a man encounters relationship problems, he is actually no different than a woman. Just coax him well and it will be fine.¡±


    Qin Yue looked at his friend.


    The friend laughed: ¡°I have experience, right? My ex-girlfriends can line up around the city twice.¡±


    ¡°F**k!¡± The friend suddenly exclaimed.


    He looked ahead with glowing eyes: ¡°That chick is my type!¡±


    A woman walking not far away was wearing a dark red dress, which only covered to the top of her legs, revealing a pair of long and straight legs, white and flawless. She had on delicate makeup that was neither thick nor light, and her walking posture was very elegant and natural, but if one looked carefully, one would find that the designer jewelry on her earlobe was actually fake.


    She walked all the way, and many men¡¯s eyes followed her.


    Friend: ¡°She¡¯s coming towards us.¡±


    Qin Yue didn¡¯t even raise his eyes, showing no interest.


    The woman who came was Zhang Lei, and she was actually very nervous. After all, although she had great ambitions, she had never been in contact with people of Qin Yue¡¯s level. When she finally reached the top floor of Qin Group, she didn¡¯t even see Qin Xing¡¯s face once.


    ¡°Excuse me, is this Mr. Qin Yue?¡± Zhang Lei behaved naturally and confidently, with a smile on her lips.


    Only then did Qin Yue raise his head and look at the woman in front of him.


    The friend laughed: ¡°Beauty, our Eldest Young Master Qin is not interested in a beauty like you, why don¡¯t you make do by sitting next to me?¡±


    Zhang Lei said with a smile on the corner of her mouth, ¡°I came here specially to find Mr. Qin.¡±


    She had spent a lot of effort to get the news of Qin Yue¡¯s whereabouts.


    Qin Yue said indifferently: ¡°What is it?¡±


    Zhang Lei sat down next to Qin Yue unhurriedly, and said softly, ¡°It¡¯s about Su Shiqing. Doesn¡¯t Eldest Young Master Qin want to know where Su Shiqing is now?¡±


    ¡°Oh?¡± Qin Yue finally took Zhang Lei seriously, ¡°Do you have any news about him?¡±


    Zhang Lei was stared at by Qin Yue¡¯s cold eyes, and her whole body felt cold, stiffening involuntarily, but she tried her best to act as if nothing had happened: ¡°Su Shiqing is now at Mr. Zheng¡¯s house.¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°Really? How is he doing? ¡°


    Zhang Lei said softly: ¡°Mr. Zheng locked him up at home. To be honest, he¡¯s not doing well.¡±


    Qin Yue¡¯s expression was very complicated. On the one hand, he felt that he shouldn¡¯t go to Su Shiqing, because of Su Shiqing, his current life was a mess, and he had recently made up his mind to patch up the relationship between himself and Shen Zhen.


    On the other hand, he still wanted to find Su Shiqing. When he heard about Su Shiqing, he still had the urge to see him.


    The urge made him restless now.


    The friend smiled and said, ¡°Beauty, what¡¯s your relationship with Su Shiqing?¡±


    Zhang Lei smiled shyly: ¡°It¡¯s a relationship that can be considered to be founded on shared woe.¡±


    The friend was still very interested in Zhang Lei: ¡°How about exchanging phone numbers?¡±


    Naturally, Zhang Lei would not refuse. If she couldn¡¯t catch Qin Yue, then it would be the same if she caught another one like him. She already knew that it would be difficult to follow Qin Yue. After all, Qin Yue liked men. She was just thinking that it would be great if Qin Yue swung both ways.


    If Qin Yue was purely gay, then she could only find another way out.


    Qin Yue suddenly said, ¡°Where is he? I¡¯ll go pick him up.¡±


    His brain was a mess again.


    There was joy on Zhang Lei¡¯s face.


    Su Shiqing didn¡¯t dare to let Qin Yue know what he was doing during this period, so naturally he wouldn¡¯t tell Qin Yue about the deal between the two of them. Even if she couldn¡¯t become Qin Yue¡¯s mistress, she still did a favor for Su Shiqing. So when the time came to ask for benefits, wouldn¡¯t it be very smooth and natural?


    Su Shiqing would not dare to offend her.


    The friend was also stunned.


    Why did Qin Yue, who had said so convincingly just now that he wanted to bring Shen Zhen back, suddenly changed his mind?


    A man¡¯s heart was really like a needle at the bottom of the sea.


    He had been friends with Qin Yue for so many years, but he still didn¡¯t know Qin Yue well enough.


    Qin Yue stood up. He was tall and muscular, with a serious and handsome face. Zhang Lei¡¯s heart pounded while looking at him. Why did such a man fall in love with someone like Su Shiqing? Her heart was pounding like a running deer, while also feeling deep dislike and jealousy towards Su Shiqing.


    If a man like Qin Yue loved her as much as he loved Su Shiqing, she wouldn¡¯t act like a promiscuous sl*t.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Qin Yue said to Zhang Lei, his tone was like an order.


    Zhang Lei stood up and led Qin Yue out of the nightclub.


    The friend had no choice but to follow.


    Of course Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know all this, he had no interest in Su Shiqing now, but if Su Shiqing appeared in his field of vision and made him feel uncomfortable, he didn¡¯t mind rolling up his sleeves and teaching Su Shiqing a lesson.


    At this time, Shen Zhen was in a meeting.


    At the beginning of the month, the documents concerning the construction of a highway and subway had already been issued. Half of the unsure pieces of land he bought before were in the urban planning area, while the other half remained in abandoned areas. In this way, there was still profit to be made, at least twice as much as he spent.


    But the unfinished building projects all reaped profit. Recently, many people have approached him, hoping to buy a few pieces of land or unfinished building projects in Shen Zhen¡¯s hands at a more cost-effective price in the early stage.


    Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t handle such a big project by himself, so he was thinking about who to cooperate with in the meeting now.


    Not only did he have to analyze the profits of the other party¡¯s previous projects, but he also had to analyze the hard power of the other party¡¯s company. After five or six hours in a meeting, Shen Zhen was a little tired, but he still hadn¡¯t made up his mind.


    It seemed that there was still work to be done, but he was not in a hurry, and he didn¡¯t think he could make a decision in just a day or two.


    Shen Zhen sat on the boss chair, took a sip of tea from the teacup, and sighed a little tiredly.


    The assistant walked in from the door and handed over the last quarter¡¯s report to Shen Zhen, and a copy of the online version was also sent to Shen Zhen¡¯s email.


    Shen Zhen looked at the female assistant¡¯s unsteady steps, and said, ¡°It¡¯s been too busy recently, you can take a few days off.¡±


    The female assistant quickly said, ¡°It¡¯s not very busy, it¡¯s fine.¡±


    Shen Zhen said, ¡°Don¡¯t push yourself too hard.¡±


    Female assistant: ¡°Not hard, no hard at all.¡±


    She managed to find such a good job. The boss didn¡¯t trouble her much, was handsome, and wouldn¡¯t harass her in the workplace. She went to and from work on time every day, and didn¡¯t work overtime for no reason. Although the work was busy, she was very clear on whether the company had a bright future or not.


    For a promising company, it didn¡¯t matter if one suffered a little more in the early stage. For employees, the fear was actually that no matter how much they suffered, they would not see any future prospects.


    After getting off work, Shen Zhen took the documents and left the company.


    Shen Li also hurriedly followed.


    ¡°Elder Brother, I have a driver¡¯s license.¡± Shen Li smiled ingratiatingly, ¡°So¡­..how about I drive you back today.¡±


    Riding a heavy motorcycle required an E-license, and Shen Li had been envious of Shen Zhen¡¯s heavy motorcycle for a long time so he took the test.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t even think about it for a second, and directly refused: ¡°No.¡±


    Shen Li wailed: ¡°Why? Elder Brother, I will cherish her very much, treat her very well, and definitely won¡¯t fall.¡±


    Shen Zhen shook his head: ¡°You go back by car.¡±


    Poor Shen Li had been squeezed by the subway and bus crowds all this time.


    He was penniless when he left home, and completely relied on Shen Zhen for relief. Of course, he didn¡¯t have the money to buy a car. His own car was back in the Shen family, but he didn¡¯t dare to go back, and Shen Zhen was unwilling to borrow or buy a car for him. Though his friends sympathized with him, because of the reminders of their families, they dared not give him financial support.


    So Shen Li, who lived on wages, now had to squeeze on the bus and subway with his senior in order to save money.


    The senior was a slovenly man with stubble on his chin, and he was very casual in his dress, but he was capable, and he was always serious and responsible in his work. Now Shen Li had a good relationship with the senior, and even visited the senior¡¯s house as a guest.


    Shen Zhen also found that Shen Li had a good relationship with Zhao Hao recently, but he didn¡¯t care about it. After all, Zhao Hao was indeed a good person. He was willing to teach Shen Li, which was also a good thing for Shen Li.


    After all, when Shen Zhen first started the company, Zhao Hao also served as his teacher for a while.


    ¡°Brother Zhao seems to be busy with blind dates recently.¡± Shen Li sighed, ¡°He doesn¡¯t have time to play games with me after getting off work.¡±


    Shen Li couldn¡¯t understand: ¡°Why get married so early?¡±


    Shen Zhen reminded: ¡°Zhao Hao is thirty-two this year.¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°That¡¯s still quite young, look at Mr. Qin, isn¡¯t he not married yet?¡±


    Shen Li began to gossip about Qin Xing in a low voice: ¡°I heard from them that Mr. Qin was hurt by a romantic relationship when he was young, so he made up his mind not to fall in love again.¡±


    ¡°And some people say that Mr. Qin was injured in that place before, so that kind of thing can¡¯t be done.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Sure enough, when people were older yet unmarried, no matter whether they were men or women, there were people who liked to slander them behind their backs.


    It was either that there was a physical problem, or that there was an emotional problem.


    Shen Li pursed his lips and said, ¡°If I had that much money, I wouldn¡¯t get married, I¡¯d just date for the rest of my life.¡±


    Shen Zhen was too lazy to talk to him about this topic, so he just said, ¡°Have you ever had a girlfriend?¡±


    Shen Li snorted: ¡°Countless.¡±


    As he spoke, he took out his phone and showed it to Shen Zhen: ¡°This is my eldest wife, this is my second wife, and this is my third wife.¡±


    ¡°Why date? 2D wives are true love.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..So long as you are happy.¡±


    Shen Li nodded: ¡°I¡¯m really happy. Think about it. When you¡¯re dating, you have to go out with your girlfriend, give gifts, and guess her thoughts. 2D wives are great, you just recharge them with 2D money.¡±


    Shen Zhen, who had never played any love app games, couldn¡¯t understand Shen Li. He glanced at the 2D characters Shen Li showed him, and could only say: ¡°She has a good figure.¡±


    Shen Li was happy: ¡°Right, this is my eldest wife. Although she has a bad temper, she has a good figure, good looks, and is very cute.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded perfunctorily.


    Shen Li chattered in his ears all the way, and if it wasn¡¯t for the fact that he was his own younger brother, Shen Zhen really wanted to throw him on the road. After Shen Li hugged his waist and sat on the motorcycle, Shen Zhen could finally let out a sigh of relief.


    ¡°Eldest Brother.¡± Shen Li said when they arrived at their building, ¡°Your road speed really amazes me.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°This is paying attention to trafgic safety.¡±


    Shen Li sighed.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±


    What are you sighing for? You¡¯re so annoying but I didn¡¯t even sigh!


    ¡°Xiao Li!¡± Someone called out to Shen Li.


    Shen Li and Shen Zhen looked back together, and saw Shen Mu who came alone.


    They didn¡¯t see Shen Yun.


    Shen Li¡¯s gaze and expression were a bit complicated, but he still called out ¡°Third Brother¡± when Shen Mu approached.


    At first, Shen Mu was afraid that Shen Li would pretend not to see him, but now that Shen Li was still willing to call him, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. His brows that had been tightly furrowed loosened, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.


    ¡°I¡¯m here to see you.¡± Shen Mu also greeted Shen Zhen, his attitude lowered, and he said very respectfully, ¡°Eldest Brother.¡±


    Because of this, Shen Zhen looked at Shen Mu a second time. Had this person changed his personality? Reached enlightenment?


    Shen Mu swallowed: ¡°I have something to tell you.¡±


    It was already seven o¡¯clock in the evening, and Shen Zhen was originally planning to go to the parking lot to leave his bike and take Shen Li to eat¡ª¡ªQin Xing had something to deal with today.


    Shen Zhen glanced at Shen Mu, his eyes were cold, without any emotion.


    The smile on Shen Mu¡¯s face became a little stiff.


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing to talk about between us.¡± Shen Zhen looked at his watch and said sharply, ¡°I¡¯ll go up first.¡±


    The reason why he was willing to give Shen Li a hand was because Shen Li extended his hand to him when he was in a desperate situation in his previous life.


    Whereas Shen Mu followed closely behind Su Shiqing¡¯s ass in his previous life, wanting nothing more than to kick and step him into the mud.


    Shen Mu now was as miserable as he was in his previous life, so Shen Zhen didn¡¯t pay attention to him at all.


    Shen Mu hurriedly said: ¡°I know I was wrong, Eldest Brother! Xiao Zhen! Please forgive me! I was blind before, and I didn¡¯t know what I was doing! If I were given another chance to do it all over again, I would definitely not do that!¡±

 CH 70

    Looking at Shen Mu in front of him, Shen Zhen didn¡¯t feel anything in his heart.


    Shen Mu was a person who never felt that he had done wrong. Shen Zhen did not have much contact with him, but he was still clear on what kind of personality Shen Mu had.


    This person always puts his own interests first. He, Shen Mu, didn¡¯t care about the Shen family. If he could get greater benefits, he could even give up his own family.


    Shen Mu looked at Shen Zhen¡¯s expression, and knew that his eldest brother was as cold-blooded and ruthless as always, and would not be easy to convince, so he put all his energy on Shen Li, saying pitifully: ¡°Xiao Li, you know what kind of life I¡¯ve been living recently. I already know I shouldn¡¯t have treated you that way before, but I couldn¡¯t bring myself to apologize to you this whole time.¡±


    Shen Li turned his head uncomfortably: ¡°That, that¡­..¡±


    Seeing Shen Li¡¯s softened expression, Shen Mu knew there was a chance here, so he said, ¡°How about we go up and talk, it¡¯s not good to continue standing out here.¡±


    Shen Li turned his head and looked at Shen Zhen¡¯s eyes questioningly.


    However, Shen Zhen had already turned around and was walking towards the gate. When he left, he said without looking back, ¡°You guys talk by yourselves.¡±


    Shen Li thought that Shen Zhen agreed to take in Shen Mu, but in the next second Shen Zhen said: ¡°But don¡¯t go upstairs, don¡¯t forget, the place you live is my property.¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°¡­..¡±


    It seemed that there was no agreement here.


    He turned his head to look at Shen Mu, and sighed: ¡°Brother, you should go find your friends, I can¡¯t do anything here.¡±


    Shen Mu looked at Shen Zhen¡¯s back with gloomy eyes, but the next second he recovered his previous pitiful expression, and he quickly said to Shen Li: ¡°Xiao Li, just look at me now, no matter how angry I was before, you should¡¯ve calmed down now, right?¡±


    Shen Li scratched his cheek, indeed, seeing Shen Mu¡¯s miserable state, his anger had indeed dissipated long ago.


    After all, in his memory, his two older brothers always looked very mature and gentlemanly, and whenever they went out together, others would say, ¡°Why is Xiao Li still acting like he hasn¡¯t grown up?¡±


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if he doesn¡¯t grow up, anyway, his big brothers are so talented, Xiao Li is lucky, he has a blessed life.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s also good to be carefree all your life. You don¡¯t have to worry about anything.¡±


    It seemed that he had been compared with his brothers since he was a child.


    While those people were saying things like ¡°Xiao Li¡¯s life is good¡±, they also felt that he was just a waste of space who happened to be born in a wealthy family.


    Shen Li looked at the pathetic Shen Mu in front of him, and thought about Shen Zhen¡¯s words. He could only say in a small voice: ¡°I am living in an apartment arranged by Eldest Brother, and I am also working in Eldest Brother¡¯s company. How about I beg Eldest Brother, and let you go to work in his company too?¡±


    Shen Mu repeated Shen Li¡¯s words in disbelief: ¡°Go to work?¡±


    He also stretched out his index finger and pointed at his own nose: ¡°Me, go to work?¡±


    Shen Li said as a matter-of-factly: ¡°Yeah, otherwise how do you have money? Let me tell you, Eldest Brother¡¯s company pays very well. I am just an intern now and although the salary is not high, the company¡¯s cafeteria is very cheap but the meals are very rich. Also, the company even provides afternoon tea and dessert every afternoon.¡±


    Shen Mu looked at Shen Li who was blabbering away excitedly, with an expression of one having seen a ghost on his face.


    Wasn¡¯t his little brother always lazy? Never sit when he could lie down, never stand when you could sit.


    Moreover, he also had the acquired temper of a young master. If one wants to offend someone, just take him out for a walk and it¡¯ll be done.


    But this kind of young master was now actually working in Shen Zhen¡¯s company?


    And voluntarily?


    And even thinking that the employment benefits were very good?


    Shen Mu was a little dizzy, he must have transmigrated to some other world, right?


    Was this Shen Li in front of him really Shen Li? Could it be that he was brainwashed by Shen Zhen?


    The corners of Shen Mu¡¯s mouth twitched.


    But he still bowed his head in a very sensible manner and said, ¡°Xiao Li, you also know my current situation. I¡¯m not in good shape recently, and my health is not very good. If I want to go to work, I think I may need to recuperate for a while first.¡±


    Shen Li hesitated. He suddenly remembered something, and asked, ¡°Where is Second Brother?¡±


    Shen Mu suddenly froze.


    Shen Yun was like a piece of waste now.


    All he was thinking about now was Su Shiqing, and because he had no money and didn¡¯t want to lose face, he refused to go to the hospital. As a result, he had been walking with a limp for a while now, but even so he didn¡¯t care about it, and felt that it didn¡¯t matter if he was crippled all his life. After all, Su Shiqing¡¯s leg was also lame. Thinking about it this way, the two of them seem to make a good match.


    Although Shen Mu could understand, he also felt that Shen Yun had gone too far.


    Even if he also liked Su Shiqing, he wouldn¡¯t like Su Shiqing to the extent that just because the other became lame, he would become lame too.


    Wasn¡¯t that the same as being crazy?


    Shen Mu said: ¡°Your Second Brother may have some psychological problems recently. I asked him to come to see you with me, but he didn¡¯t want to. I asked him to go home with me and beg Dad but he refused as well.¡±


    Shen Li couldn¡¯t believe it: ¡°Is he crazy?¡±


    Shen Mu really felt the same way, but he couldn¡¯t be as straightforward as Shen Li, he just said: ¡°Maybe he just didn¡¯t figure it out yet.¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°Then it¡¯s useless for you to look for me, I¡¯m not a psychiatrist.¡±


    Shen Mu: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Now he suddenly felt that Shen Li¡¯s one-track mind was not a good thing.


    He used to think this kind of person was easy to use, but now he felt that he was just too stupid.


    ¡°I don¡¯t have any money with me right now.¡± Shen Li suddenly remembered this. He took out his wallet and took out the only few hundred yuan cash he had left. There was some money in his bank card¡ª¡ªbut that was his living expenses for next month, and it was not like he could live on nothing for the next month just to help his two brothers, right? Shen Li was not that selfless.


    Shen Li handed the money to Shen Mu: ¡°I only have this little money on me, you go and use it first, take care of your health, and find a job when you¡¯ve recuperated.¡±


    Shen Mu looked at the several hundred yuan in his hand in disbelief, there was even some spare change in it. Last time Shen Li at least gave them a few thousand, but this time it was only a few hundred?


    What was a few hundred yuan enough for? At most it could just pay for the next month¡¯s rent.


    Although it was a low-rent housing, the housing price had been rising recently, so the landlord would also increase their rent as well.


    What was the difference between this and sending off a beggar?


    Shen Mu couldn¡¯t accept this. He stared at Shen Li: ¡°Xiao Li, how did your Third Brother treat you before?¡±


    Shen Li didn¡¯t understand: ¡°Just okay? I remember you used to snatch my game console before.¡±


    Shen Mu: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Shen Mu: ¡°I gave you pocket money before.¡±


    Shen Li suddenly remembered, and he said strangely: ¡°Wasn¡¯t that because I took the blame for you and had my pocket money deducted by our dad so you compensated me?¡±


    Recalling this, Shen Li was also a little angry: ¡°You only gave me half!¡±


    Shen Mu was speechless, if it wasn¡¯t because he had no other choice, he really didn¡¯t want to deal with Shen Li.


    ¡°You are by Shen Zhen¡¯s side now, how much money he has, you should be very clear, right?¡± Shen Mu suddenly said, ¡°Don¡¯t forget how much you hated him before, and you were even beaten up by him during the first meeting, is your memory so bad?¡±


    Shen Li didn¡¯t respond.


    Shen Mu thought he had hit on Shen Li¡¯s sore spot, so he quickly continued: ¡°You should be clear about how much you hated him before, right? Do you think he actually has any brotherly affection for you?¡±


    ¡°He hasn¡¯t seen the Shen family for so many years, and he hasn¡¯t been very good to you either. But now he just treats you a little better, and you forget everything that happened before?¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you think about it, maybe he was just waiting for this day, waiting for you to leave the Shen family, so that us brothers would turn against each other and he could reap the benefits.¡±


    Shen Mu said: ¡°Think about it, he is our eldest brother and the legitimate heir of the Shen family. If we have a falling out, he can deal with us one by one, and at that time wouldn¡¯t the Shen family be in his pocket?¡±


    Shen Li was taken aback by Shen Mu¡¯s words.


    He¡­..he really didn¡¯t think about it.


    When he left the Shen family, it was just out of anger, and he didn¡¯t expect that his father would drive his two brothers out as well.


    He felt that what Shen Mu said made sense.


    Thinking about it with his walnut-sized brain, he couldn¡¯t find any flaws in Shen Mu¡¯s words.


    Seeing that Shen Li was moved, Shen Mu continued insidiously like the evil witch coaxing the little mermaid: ¡°We are blood brothers who grew up together. Anyone could harm you, but Second Brother and I would definitely not.¡±


    Shen Li looked around and asked in a low voice: ¡°Third Brother, what are you trying to say? Although I want to help you, I really don¡¯t have any money.¡±


    Shen Mu: ¡°Well, you go with me to find Second Brother. We¡¯ll go to Dad and say that we have reconciled, this way we can all go home.¡±


    ¡°We can go home?!¡± Shen Li was suddenly excited.


    But the excitement quickly faded away.


    There didn¡¯t seem to be much benefit in going home. Although there was money, he was not allowed to buy this, and he was not allowed to buy that.


    Life in comparison wasn¡¯t as free and happy as it was now.


    Shen Li thought for a while and said, ¡°Well, then, I¡¯ll accompany you to bring Second Brother home, talk to Dad, and then I¡¯ll come back.¡±


    Shen Mu¡¯s face froze: ¡°You don¡¯t want to stay at home?¡±


    Shen Li nodded: ¡°Yeah, in fact, I am doing well at work now. You feel that Eldest Brother would harm me, but I don¡¯t think there is anything he can harm. After all, I don¡¯t have any of the family business shares in my hands, and I¡¯m pretty happy in the company I am working at. My mentor even said that he would treat me to eat beef when he came back from his blind date.¡±


    Shen Mu: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Shen Li must have been brainwashed, right?


    Shen Mu was a little despairing.


    But he could only agree to Shen Li¡¯s proposal first: ¡°Then let¡¯s go find Second Brother together first.¡±


    Shen Li nodded: ¡°Okay!¡±


    Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, Shen Zhen watched the two little ant-sized dots downstairs leave together, and knew that Shen Mu had persuaded Shen Li. What Shen Li planned to do next was out of his control.


    He turned on his cell phone and called the lawyer he had found.


    His legal team had been fighting with Sun Changyang for the past few days.


    ¡°Mr. Shen.¡± The lawyer was a young man in his thirties, but he had a good reputation in the industry. He had fought so many lawsuits and had a winning rate of 80%. This was quite an amazing feat, but of course, his salary cost quite the pretty penny as well.


    This person was introduced to Shen Zhen by Yang Changsheng.


    Shen Zhen went straight to the point: ¡°How is the case now?¡±


    The lawyer said with a smile: ¡°It was a bit difficult at the beginning, but I think it¡¯s a sure thing. There should be a sentencing in the near future. It is estimated that there would be monetary compensation and a prison sentence. The other party now wants to settle with us out of court and is willing to pay more compensation.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Money is not a problem, he must go to prison.¡±


    The lawyer expressed his understanding and promised that Shen Zhen would definitely get what he wanted.


    Sitting on the sofa, Shen Zhen poured himself a cup of tea. The aroma filled the room, and Shen Zhen took a deep breath, as if all the fatigue had disappeared. Just when Shen Zhen was about to lay down on the sofa to nap for a while, his phone suddenly received a message.


    [Qin Xing]: Are you home yet?


    Shen Zhen became energized instantly, and texted back: Already at home.


    Qin Xing had to go abroad this time, and it was estimated that he would have to be gone for some time, and the two would not be able to see each other for a while.


    [Qin Xing]: I have to be away for a month this time, will you miss me?


    Shen Zhen pursed his lips, but the corner of his mouth involuntarily quirked up in a smile: No.


    [Qin Xing]: Really?


    Shen Zhen felt that he could see Qin Xing¡¯s expression at this time. He must be smiling. He would know that he was lying at a glance and so he would have a helpless expression on his face.


    [Shen Zhen]: Really.


    [Qin Xing]: It seems that I can only come back earlier, lest Xiao Zhen forget me and run off with someone else.


    [Shen Zhen]: You aren¡¯t on the plane now?


    [Qin Xing]: I just got off the plane. On the way to the hotel, it is already night over here.


    [Shen Zhen]: Then send me a message after you get settled in the hotel. I¡¯ll sleep for a while.


    [Qin Xing]: Okay, don¡¯t catch a cold.


    Shen Zhen put the phone on the table beside him, lay on the sofa and prepared to nap for a while, his eyelids were already losing the fight.


    Sure enough, as soon as he closed his eyes, Shen Zhen fell into a deep sleep.


    He had a vivid dream.


    In the dream, he was standing at the gate of the Qin family manor. It was when he was nineteen years old in his previous life. He had just entered college, and it was rare for him to return to the Qin family manor. Compared with living in the Qin family manor, he preferred to stay at school.


    Standing beside him, Qin Yue held their laptops in his hands, and said to him with a smile: ¡°It¡¯s rare to come back, after all, it¡¯s Uncle¡¯s birthday, so don¡¯t make such a bitter face.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I¡¯m not making a bitter face.¡±


    Qin Yue pinched Shen Zhen¡¯s cheek, with a look of ¡°you can¡¯t hide it from me¡±: ¡°It¡¯s so dark it¡¯s practically dripping ink.¡±


    Clearly Shen Zhen had no expression as always, but Qin Yue could just see the change in Shen Zhen¡¯s mood no matter how small.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Go in quickly, lest Auntie scold you again.¡±


    Qin Yue shrugged: ¡°When doesn¡¯t my mother scold me? I¡¯m used to it. She won¡¯t bother you, right? If she scolds you, tell me, and I¡¯ll go and reason with her. ¡°


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t hold back the laugh, and took over his laptop with a smile: ¡°Come on, Auntie won¡¯t give you a beating?¡±


    Qin Yue threw an arm over Shen Zhen¡¯s shoulders and walked forward with his arm around Shen Zhen: ¡°I know you don¡¯t like staying in the Qin family manor, so when I graduate from university, I¡¯ll buy a house and write your name on the deed. At that time we¡¯ll live together.¡±


    Shen Zhen lowered his head: ¡°You said it.¡±


    Qin Yue vowed: ¡°I won¡¯t forget what I said, and the promises I made have never been broken.¡±


    They walked through the gate together.


    Qin Li passed by them, his eyes full of gloom, and he looked at Qin Yue and Shen Zhen with strong hostility.


    Qin Shan and Qin Meng sat on the other side. They just looked up briefly and then looked away.


    The Qin family had always been like this. Everyone kept a weird distance. They were obviously a family, but they were not close to each other at all. It seemed as if they were enemies living under the same roof and so everyone must remain wary and on guard.


    ¡°Uncle Qin seems to be seldom at home.¡± Shen Zhen sat on the sofa talking to Qin Yue, ¡°I feel like I have barely seen him a few times since I was a child.¡±


    Qin Yue thought for a while: ¡°That¡¯s right, Uncle doesn¡¯t seem to talk to the younger generation much except me.¡±


    Shen Zhen elbowed Qin Yue: ¡°Look at your gleeful face.¡±


    Qin Yue touched his chin with a smile: ¡°Is it so obvious? Do I look that gleeful?¡±


    Shen Zhen rolled his eyes: ¡°Whenever you can get rid of the shortcoming of cocking your tail at any time, then you will be perfect.¡±


    Qin Yue laughed loudly: ¡°I think I¡¯m pretty good already right now.¡±


    Shen Zhen turned his head, he really didn¡¯t want to continue looking at Qin Yue¡¯s narcissistic face.


    But there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and the look in his eyes was very gentle.


    Qin Yue was always like this. In front of him, he was carefree, narcissistic and proud, but in front of others, he always acted calm and self-restrained. He never said or did anything out of line. In the eyes of others he was ¡°other people¡¯s child¡±.


    ¡°Uncle has come down.¡± Qin Yue nudged Shen Zhen.


    Shen Zhen looked up, and sure enough, he saw a man walking down the stairs.


    He was tall, had long legs, and was dressed in a gray suit. Shen Zhen hadn¡¯t seen Qin Xing for a long time. It was the first time he saw someone who could look so good in a formal suit. People always appreciated beauty, and he himself had a hard time looking away as well.


    Qin Xing walked downstairs step by step, and everyone¡¯s eyes followed him. He didn¡¯t need to do anything, just appearing and he was the center of everyone¡¯s attention. This was an innate charm of a person in a seat of authority and power.


    Although it was his birthday, Qin Xing himself had no interest in these activities. At most, he just simply greeted the juniors.


    Qin Xing glanced over the people in the hall, but his gaze stayed on Shen Zhen for a few seconds longer.


    Shen Zhen, who accidentally met Qin Xing¡¯s eyes, quickly lowered his head, his ears quietly turning red. Fortunately, his hair was relatively long at this time and could cover his ears from sight.


    Qin Yue smiled at Shen Zhen, and then took Shen Zhen to go say hello to Qin Xing.


    He whispered: ¡°Actually, Uncle has a very good temper. I have never seen him lose his temper anyone. You don¡¯t have to be too afraid of him. Just say a few words with me. Otherwise, I don¡¯t know how long it will be when we¡¯ll see Uncle next time.¡±


    Shen Zhen was still a little apprehensive.


    Although he had seen Qin Xing at the Qin family manor before, the total number of times was no more than ten times, and every time he was always in the crowd, looking at him from a distance.


    ¡°I heard that Uncle won¡¯t be going out so much after coming back this time.¡± Qin Yue said again, ¡°I believe he will be having dinner with us in the future.¡±


    Qin Yue had a proud expression on his face.


    He was taught personally by his Uncle. In the whole Qin family, he had the closest relationship with Uncle.


    This was enough for Qin Yue to be proud.


    When Qin Yue led Shen Zhen to Qin Xing, Shen Zhen stood there at a loss, not daring to look up at Qin Xing.


    He could only hear Qin Yue¡¯s voice: ¡°Uncle, happy birthday, may you always have today¡¯s glory. And let today¡¯s good memory always be with you.¡±


    Qin Xing smiled lightly and said, ¡°Good boy.¡±


    Shen Zhen felt Qin Yue elbowing his waist, so he could only bite the bullet and say, ¡°Uncle¡­..¡± (TN: the ¡°uncle¡± here is the appellation used by Qin Yue and points to one¡¯s mother¡¯s brother)


    The atmosphere in the room stagnated.


    Shen Zhen also realized that he had made a mistake, and quickly corrected himself: ¡°Uncle Qin, happy, happy birthday.¡± (TN: the ¡°uncle¡± here can be used to call any male elder)


    Then he also heard Qin Xing¡¯s gentle voice: ¡°Good boy.¡±


    Shen Zhen felt his heartbeat speed up a lot.


    ¡°Why is your face so red?¡± Qin Yue took Shen Zhen to the other side and asked strangely, ¡°Is it too hot?¡±


    Shen Zhen quickly said: ¡°No, it¡¯s probably because I am nervous talking to Uncle Qin.¡±


    Qin Yue said with a smile: ¡°I told you that Uncle has a good temper, do you believe me now?¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded.


    Qin Yue said: ¡°When I inherit the Qin family, Uncle will likely go abroad.¡±


    ¡°Actually, Uncle hasn¡¯t had much interest in the domestic market for a long time, which was why he focused on training me.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Qin Yue: ¡°You can definitely do it.¡±


    Qin Yue smiled at Shen Zhen: ¡°I think so too. When the time comes, you can go back to the Shen family if you want to, and help me by my side if you don¡¯t want to go back.¡±


    ¡°Ah Yue!¡± Qin Xin waved at Qin Yue.


    Qin Yue said helplessly: ¡°I¡¯ll go over first, and I¡¯ll be right back to find you.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°Go ahead.¡±


    Shen Zhen sat alone on the side. He had the best relationship with Qin Yue in this family, but he could barely speak a word to the others. He was not the kind of person who would force himself to establish a good relationship with others. He would rather be alone than have any interest in actively looking for someone to chat with.


    The atmosphere in the hall made Shen Zhen a little suffocated. He took his cigarette case and lighter and walked to the balcony.


    Shen Zhen leaned against the wall and lit a cigarette. He learned to smoke together with Qin Yue. Qin Yue¡¯s addiction was not very strong, but his addiction was getting bigger and bigger, to the point where it was difficult to quit.


    ¡°Smoking alone?¡±


    Shen Zhen instantly extinguished the cigarette in the ashtray and put away the cigarette case before turning around.


    All of this was done in one go.


    ¡°That scared?¡±


    Shen Zhen could only look down at his toes, feeling very guilty. He said in an equally guilty tone, ¡°I don¡¯t smoke often¡­..¡±


    ¡°Light one up for me?¡±


    Shen Zhen took out the lighter from his pocket, clicked it a few times before lighting it up, and then stretched out his hand to light the cigarette for the person in front of him.


    ¡°Uncle Qin, why aren¡¯t you¡­..¡±


    With a cigarette between his fingertips, Qin Xing said with a half-smile, ¡°Inside?¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded cautiously.


    Qin Xing: ¡°Then why aren¡¯t you inside?¡±


    Shen Zhen said nervously, ¡°Came out to get some air.¡±


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°You don¡¯t like crowded places?¡±


    Shen Zhen originally wanted to deny it, but for some reason, he nodded and said in a low voice, ¡°If there are too many people, I would feel uncomfortable.¡±


    There would be a sense of suffocation, and his whole body would feel uncomfortable, as if his heart was being pressed down by something heavy.


    With Qin Yue by his side, he could bear it. Without Qin Yue, the feeling would be so intense that he couldn¡¯t breathe.


    ¡°Nervous to see me?¡± Qin Xing asked again.


    Before Shen Zhen¡¯s brain could react, his body moved first, and his head kept nodding up and down.


    Qin Xing looked at the little guy in front of him, nineteen years old, just becoming an adult, and so shy.


    ¡°Accompany me for a walk?¡± Qin Xing said softly, ¡°I have something to ask you.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked up at Qin Xing: ¡°Is it about Ah Yue?¡±


    It seemed that as soon as it involved Qin Yue, the child could suddenly become calm, and he even dared to look directly at him.


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Bang!¡±


    Shen Zhen fell from the sofa to the ground, and the back of his head smacked against the coffee table. He rubbed the back of his head, the corners of his eyes even becoming red from the pain.


    Sure enough, as long as he had dreams related to his previous life, there would be no good results.

 CH 71

    In the room enclosed on all sides with the lights turned on making the room perpetually as bright as day, Su Shiqing sat on the bed, hugging his arms. It was clearly not cold, but was still shivering, his eyes wide open and flickering around in fear.


    He thought that he would be rescued soon, but after such a long time, his hope was shattered little by little.


    Mr. Zheng would come to see him every day, talk to him, and tell him about the current situation.


    Su Shiqing himself didn¡¯t know how many times he begged Mr. Zheng. He tried his best to convince Mr. Zheng, promising that Qin Yue and the others would definitely give him benefits after he went out.


    But Mr. Zheng was unmoved.


    Mr. Zheng persisted in wanting him to fall in love with him.


    Su Shiqing was about to collapse mentally.


    There were footsteps outside the door again, Su Shiqing buried his head on his knees, weeping silently.


    Why was it always him who got hurt?


    Since childhood, he had never hurt anyone, and he was willing to treat everyone with a tolerant heart.


    Even if others treat him badly, he would not harbor hatred in his heart.


    But why, why were there still so many people who didn¡¯t like him?


    Why? Su Shiqing couldn¡¯t figure it out, he clealry wished that everyone would have a good life and everyone would be happy.


    The footsteps were getting closer and closer, Su Shiqing sniffed, thinking with despair: He had to gather his energy again to deal with Mr. Zheng¡¯s madness.


    ¡°Shi Qing!¡±


    ¡°Shi Qing! Are you inside?!¡±


    It was the voices of Chu Haoyi and Qin Yue.


    Su Shiqing raised his head, with an ecstatic expression on his face: ¡°I¡¯m here! I¡¯m here! Ah Yue! Hao Yi! I¡¯m here!¡±


    Mr. Zheng locked the door of this room tightly every time. Although it was a wooden door, Su Shiqing couldn¡¯t break it open with only his strength. After trying a few times, he gave up and could only wait for others to rescue him.


    There was the sound of colliding on the door from outside, and the door frame was shaking non-stop.


    Su Shiqing covered his mouth with his hands, afraid that he would burst into tears.


    When Qin Yue¡¯s face appeared within Su Shiqing¡¯s field of vision, he finally couldn¡¯t help but rush forward. He threw himself into Qin Yue¡¯s arms, but he didn¡¯t see Chu Haoyi¡¯s lonely expression standing beside Qin Yue.


    Chu Haoyi¡¯s fists were clenched tightly. As long as Qin Yue was around, no matter what he said or did, Su Shiqing would not be able to see him.


    No one cared about his dedication, and no one would feel distress for him.


    ¡°Did that surnamed Zheng do anything to you?¡± Qin Yue held Su Shiqing¡¯s face in his hands, and then touched Su Shiqing¡¯s arms, ¡°Are you injured?¡±


    Su Shiqing wiped his tears and said in a choked up voice, ¡°I¡¯m not hurt, I¡¯m just scared, I thought you wouldn¡¯t come find me, I don¡¯t know how I survived this whole time¡­..¡±


    Qin Yue gently patted Su Shiqing¡¯s back, and softly comforted him: ¡°It¡¯s okay, you will never encounter such a thing again, I will protect you well.¡±


    Su Shiqing couldn¡¯t help but nod.


    Standing there, Chu Haoyi felt completely like an outsider.


    He didn¡¯t even want to look directly at Su Shiqing.


    ¡°Hao Yi.¡± Su Shiqing finally noticed him.


    Chu Haoyi looked over.


    In Qin Yue¡¯s arms, Su Shiqing smiled weakly at Chu Haoyi. He was like a flower blooming in the dust. Although he was so weak, he was still eye-catching, with a kind of abused beauty.


    ¡°Hao Yi, thank you for coming to save me.¡±


    Chu Haoyi¡¯s voice trembled a little: ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡±


    Su Shiqing added, ¡°You are my best friend.¡±


    Chu Haoyi smiled with difficulty: ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Best friend.


    Chu Haoyi couldn¡¯t describe his current emotions.


    He only felt that his limbs and internal organs were getting colder and colder.


    For so many years, he had accumulated strength, hoping that one day when he returned to China, he could support Su Shiqing and build a world for Su Shiqing that would not let him be hurt or sad. During his most difficult and bitter days, it was thoughts about Su Shiqing that helped get him by.


    Though he clearly told himself countless times that as long as Su Shiqing lived happily, he didn¡¯t matter.


    But at this time, he felt unwilling again.


    How was Qin Yue better than him?


    Was it because Qin Yue was the heir of the Qin family, but he was only from the Chu family?


    But did Su Shiqing know that Qin Yue was no longer the heir of the Qin family?


    Chu Haoyi was very conflicted in his heart. He didn¡¯t want to watch the scene of Qin Yue and Su Shiqing expressing their love for each other again, so he turned around and said, ¡°I¡¯m going back first.¡±


    Su Shiqing leaned his head on Qin Yue¡¯s shoulder, tightly clutching Qin Yue¡¯s clothes, and did not look at the back of the departing Chu Haoyi.


    Qin Yue carried Su Shiqing out and looked straight ahead: ¡°I will deal with surnamed Zheng. You don¡¯t have to think about anything, just take care of your health first.¡±


    Su Shiqing tilted his head: ¡°Ah Yue, there is something that I don¡¯t know whether I should tell you or not.¡±


    Qin Yue looked down at him: ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°The reason why I was locked up by Mr. Zheng¡­..is¡­..is because¡­..¡± He seemed to be unable to continue, bowing his head and crying.


    Qin Yue hugged him even tighter, as if he could pass on his own strength to him.


    Su Shiqing sobbed a few times, and finally continued, ¡°Ah Zhen, he, Ah Zhen¡­..¡±


    ¡°Because I went to work at Qin Group, Ah Zhen thought I was trying to get close to Uncle Qin, and he hit me before I could even explain myself¡­..¡± Su Shiqing finally couldn¡¯t help himself, and burst into tears, saying with difficulty while crying, ¡°I didn¡¯t, I¡¯m wasn¡¯t, I never thought of getting close to Uncle Qin, I just want to work in Qin Group, learn more things, and help you in the future.¡±


    ¡°I was beaten unconscious by him, and when I woke up again, I was locked up by Mr. Zheng.¡±


    Su Shiqing wiped his tears: ¡°I don¡¯t know why he hates me so much that he wants to treat me like this?¡±


    He never mentioned the real reason why he went to the Qin Group, nor did he mention that it was him who got into contact with Mr. Zheng.


    He spoke extremely sincerely, as if what he said was the truth. He kept wiping away his tears, which wet the front of Qin Yue¡¯s shirt.


    Qin Yue frowned, his eyes full of anger: ¡°How could Xiao Zhen treat you like this?!¡±


    Su Shiqing became more and more pitiful: ¡°I, I told him before that if he really can¡¯t let you go, I¡¯m willing to fulfill the two of you.¡±


    ¡°Ah Yue, I don¡¯t have to fight with him.¡± Su Shiqing said, ¡°I know that you grew up together, and your relationship is very deep, which is beyond my comparability, but I don¡¯t think there is such a thing as a first-come, first-served rule when it comes to relationships. But Xiao Zhen is also my friend, if he must be with you, I can also step back.¡±


    Su Shiqing sobbed, ¡°I just hope that the three of us can return to our original friendship.¡±


    Qin Yue looked at Su Shiqing with complicated eyes: ¡°Shi Qing, you don¡¯t hate him even though he treats you like this?¡±


    Su Shiqing shook his head: ¡°It¡¯s me, I was the one who failed him, I shouldn¡¯t have met you, I shouldn¡¯t have talked to you, let alone¡­..fall in love with you.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re just too kind.¡± Qin Yue¡¯s thumb brushed against Su Shiqing¡¯s cheek, as if he wanted to wipe away all of Su Shiqing¡¯s tears, as gently as if he was touching a piece of tofu that would crumple when touched.


    Su Shiqing bit his lip and leaned weakly against Qin Yue¡¯s chest.


    He was brought back by Qin Yue to the house that Qin Yue specially bought for him. This house was a duplex with two floors and had more than 200 square meters. Su Shiqing¡¯s father, Su Yuan, and mother, Ge Lan, both live in this house. They also haven¡¯t seen Su Shiqing for a long time.


    When encountering each other suddenly, both sides were stunned for a while.


    Su Shiqing didn¡¯t expect that his parents had never returned to the Su family.


    But Su Yuan and Ge Lan did not expect their son to come back in such a state of embarrassment.


    Su Yuan also knew about Su Shiqing and Qin Yue¡¯s affairs now, and his attitude was much worse than Gu Lan¡¯s supportive attitude. In his eyes, it was shameless for his son to mix with men, so while enjoying the benefits brought by Su Shiqing with peace of mind, at the same time he hated his son for being gay.


    In a way, he and Su Shiqing really deserved to be father and son.


    ¡°Dad, Mom.¡± Su Shiqing stood with difficulty and hugged Ge Lan, ¡°Mom!¡±


    Both mother and son sobbed together.


    Su Yuan was asking Qin Yue to explain himself at this time: ¡°Mr. Qin! What happened to Shi Qing?! Why is he in such a bad state? Since you can¡¯t take good care of Shi Qing, don¡¯t come to see Shi Qing anymore. This family does not welcome you.¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°Uncle Su, it was indeed my negligence before, but I can guarantee that I will not let Shi Qing be in danger again.¡±


    ¡°Dad!¡± Su Shiqing said quickly, ¡°Don¡¯t blame Ah Yue, Ah Yue doesn¡¯t know anything, if you want to blame someone, blame me, it¡¯s my own problem!¡±


    Seeing that Su Shiqing was still defending him, Qin Yue¡¯s heart softened into a puddle of water. He swore to Su Shiqing, ¡°Shi Qing, I will definitely give you justice. I will go find Shen Zhen now.¡±


    This was the first time that Qin Yue had called Shen Zhen by his full name, and Su Shiqing was instantly overjoyed.


    He and Qin Yue have been together for so long, but every time Qin Yue mentioned Shen Zhen, he would call him Xiao Zhen, and his tone was very intimate.


    Even though he never said anything, it didn¡¯t mean he didn¡¯t mind.


    Su Shiqing persuaded: ¡°Xiao Zhen and Uncle Qin have a very good relationship now, don¡¯t go to him, lest Uncle Qin won¡¯t even like you anymore too, I¡­..I¡¯m fine¡­..¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay for me to be wronged.¡± Su Shiqing sniffed, ¡°Anyway, I¡¯m used to it. Isn¡¯t it always like this since I was a child?¡±


    Being bullied in the Su family, he could only endure it.


    Being kicked out of the Qin family, he could only endure it.


    Not being welcomed by the Shen family, and being hated by the Chu family.


    He couldn¡¯t do anything.


    Su Shiqing bit his lower lip, but at least, Qin Yue loved him.


    Chu Haoyi loved him.


    Even that crazy Mr. Zheng loved him.


    Didn¡¯t being loved by excellent people mean that he was also an excellent person?


    ¡°There will be a gala tomorrow night.¡± Qin Yue said to Su Shiqing, ¡°Shen Zhen will also go, and I will take you with me when the time comes, and I will definitely give you justice. No matter what, Shen Zhen should apologize to you.¡±


    Su Shiqing looked at Qin Yue, and shook his head with tears in his eyes: ¡°No, what if Uncle Qin hates you even more? I don¡¯t care, I can bear how I am treated, but I cannot accept you being wronged.¡±


    Qin Yue pulled Su Shiqing into his arms, and said softly: ¡°It¡¯s okay, if I can¡¯t even protect my lover, what kind of man am I?¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°Ah Yue¡­..¡±


    The two of them seemed to have completely forgotten that Su Yuan and Ge Lan were watching from the sidelines.


    ¡ª¡ª


    ¡°Tomorrow¡¯s gala.¡± Shen Zhen straightened his tie and said to his assistant, ¡°Can I not attend?¡±


    The assistant said helplessly: ¡°CEO Shen, it¡¯s a once-a-year gala, so it¡¯s better to go.¡±


    Shen Zhen sighed, and it seemed that he couldn¡¯t escape from it: ¡°Okay, you give me the information of the guests who will be attending tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°You come with me tomorrow.¡± Shen Zhen said to his assistant, ¡°You will be reimbursed for all expenses, and your salary will be increased by two points this month.¡±


    The assistant nodded immediately: ¡°Okay!¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled and said, ¡°You won¡¯t even refuse a bit?¡±


    The assistant also laughed: ¡°That¡¯s money you¡¯re talking about, anyway, I have nothing to do tomorrow night either.¡±


    On the night of the gala, it was Qin Xing¡¯s driver who came to pick up Shen Zhen.


    ¡°Mr. Qin told me before he left that if you need to use the car during this time, to call me.¡±


    The driver said: ¡°I don¡¯t drink alcohol, and I don¡¯t drive while tired. It¡¯s very safe.¡±


    Shen Zhen felt as if everyone had realized that he paid special attention to safety.


    It might be because he died once, so Shen Zhen cherished life very much.


    Don¡¯t mention drunk driving, he had never even run through a red light once, and even if it was a yellow light, he would stop the car obediently.


    The assistant¡¯s surname was Li, Li Xiaolin. This name was very unisex. One couldn¡¯t tell whether it was a man or a woman just by listening to the name. She was wearing the evening dress that Lin Yuan had someone prepare for her. Participating in this level of social gathering, and as Shen Zhen¡¯s female companion, she did not sleep at all the night before due to the excitement.


    Such that she got up in the middle of the night and read the information of all the guests again, trying her best to be able to match the photos with the people when seeing them in person.


    ¡°Very beautiful.¡± Shen Zhen said to Li Xiaolin, ¡°You have a very good figure.¡±


    Li Xiaolin blushed a little, and carefully looked at Shen Zhen¡¯s profile. She was sitting next to Shen Zhen, and at this time she felt that the temperature in the car was so high that she couldn¡¯t breathe.


    The plot of the novel ¡°The Domineering CEO Falls in Love with Me¡± that she had read before suddenly emerged.


    This kind of beginning, could it be¡­..


    Li Xiaolin fantasized for a while, and blushed like an apple.


    Shen Zhen also noticed it, and he asked, ¡°Is the heat too high?¡±


    The driver also said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll turn it down a little bit.¡±


    Li Xiaolin shook her head vigorously: ¡°No, no, the heat is not very high.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°You don¡¯t have a cold, do you? If so then don¡¯t go tonight, I¡¯ll take you to the hospital first?¡±


    Li Xiaolin said excitedly: ¡°No, I don¡¯t have a cold, I¡¯m just too nervous!¡±


    Shen Zhen was doubtful: ¡°Really?¡±


    Li Xiaolin: ¡°It¡¯s more real than pearls!¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Then okay, if you feel uncomfortable, tell me earlier, don¡¯t bear it.¡±


    Li Xiaolin breathed a sigh of relief: ¡°Okay.¡±


    She calmed down her heartbeat, but still paid attention to Shen Zhen involuntarily.


    He had a good figure, good looks, and had a gentlemanly demeanor. As his assistant, she also knew that Shen Zhen¡¯s private life was also very clean.


    So young yet he was already a CEO.


    Such a man must have many suitors, right?


    If one could be with him, one must have a very happy life, right?


    Li Xiaolin¡¯s thoughts wandered into the sky.


    Don¡¯t know who had such luck. If she had such luck, she would really celebrate by setting off firecrackers.


    The gala was held in a hotel on the outskirts of the city. This hotel occupied a large area, but it was more of a green environment and was built like a manor. After entering the iron gate, passing through the garden and fountains, one could see the hotel¡¯s true face.


    Shen Zhen opened the car door, got out of the car, politely put his hand on the top of the car door, and waited for Li Xiaolin to come out before he withdrew his hand.


    The doorman opened the door, and Shen Zhen took off his coat and handed it to the attendant standing on the side.


    Li Xiaolin followed behind Shen Zhen, her heart beating non-stop.


    ¡°It¡¯s Young Master Shen!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s rare to see you. I thought you wouldn¡¯t come this time.¡±


    ¡°What Young Master Shen? Now it¡¯s CEO Shen.¡±


    Many people came to say hello, and Shen Zhen also greeted back politely.


    ¡°Is this CEO Shen¡¯s girlfriend?¡± Someone suddenly asked about Li Xiaolin.


    Li Xiaolin quickly said: ¡°No, I am¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen interrupted: ¡°We¡¯re friends, not boyfriend and girlfriend.¡±


    After Shen Zhen said that, of course the other didn¡¯t continue to ask questions tactlessly.


    ¡°I seem to have seen Eldest Young Master Qin just now.¡± Someone said suddenly.


    ¡°He¡¯s over there, does CEO Shen want to go over?¡±


    Most of them know that Shen Zhen and Qin Yue have been playmates since childhood, but they didn¡¯t know what happened afterwards.


    Shen Zhen waved his hand: ¡°No need.¡±


    The person who mentioned Qin Yue had an embarrassed expression on his face, but he quickly said, ¡°That¡¯s right, it¡¯s common to see each other after all.¡±


    After finally chatting with a bunch of people, Shen Zhen finally found a sofa and sat down. He was not hungry, nor did he want to eat snacks, let alone drink alcohol.


    Li Xiaolin asked worriedly: ¡°CEO Shen, we will just be sitting here?¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°What else, anyway, I just came to have a look, and there is no need to establish a good relationship with them.¡±


    When there were benefits, these people would naturally rush forward.


    No matter how good the relationship was, if there were no benefits then it was useless.


    Li Xiaolin was still a little worried. In her view, all the people attending this gala were big shots.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°If you¡¯re hungry, there are desserts on the table, or you can ask the waiter to order what you want.¡±


    Li Xiaolin shook her head: ¡°No need, I¡¯ve been trying to lose weight recently.¡±


    Shen Zhen glanced at her: ¡°You are not fat, just fit.¡±


    Li Xiaolin¡¯s face turned red again. This kind of careless seduction was the most deadly.


    Just as Shen Zhen was about to sit here until the gala was over, the light in front of him was suddenly blocked, casting a shadow.


    Shen Zhen raised his head, and what he saw was Qin Yue¡¯s angry face.


    Qin Yue seemed to be holding his breath, and said through gritted teeth: ¡°Shen Zhen, come out with me.¡±


    Shen Zhen asked inexplicably, ¡°Why?¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°If you don¡¯t want to fight with me in public and lose face in front of everyone, it¡¯s better to go out with me.¡±


    Li Xiaolin also saw that Qin Yue¡¯s intentions were not friendly, so she plucked up her courage and said: ¡°Mr., Mr. Qin, if you have anything to say, you can contact the lawyer. If you do anything to CEO Shen, I will call the police now and sue you for intentional injury.¡±


    Qin Yue glanced at Li Xiaolin with an unkind expression.


    Li Xiaolin choked instantly.


    Shen Zhen stood up from the sofa and looked at Qin Yue face to face. The distance between them was no more than ten centimeters. Qin Yue¡¯s eyes were full of anger, but Shen Zhen¡¯s eyes were emotionless and still.


    The two sides confronted each other, and neither of them moved.


    ¡°Shi Qing, did you hit him?¡± Qin Yue asked.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°En, I did.¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°You also handed him over to surnamed Zheng?¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t quite understand, he sneered and said, ¡°Qin Yue, use your brain when you speak, who is surnamed Zheng?¡±


    Qin Yue lowered his voice: ¡°Shen Zhen, don¡¯t play dumb.¡±


    The two just looked at each other, and Li Xiaolin was so anxious that she almost cried.


    ¡°What¡¯s happening between CEO Shen and Eldest Young Master Qin?¡±


    ¡°Argument? Didn¡¯t they have a good relationship before?¡±


    ¡°Who knows? Young people have big tempers, so there must be some friction?¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°You should give an explanation for what Shi Qing had suffered during this period of time, shouldn¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°What explanation?¡± Shen Zhen looked at Qin Yue expressionlessly, ¡°He did it to himself, yet I have to give him an explanation?¡±


    Qin Yue clenched his fist tightly, as if he was about to swing it at Shen Zhen¡¯s face in the next second.


    Qin Yue: ¡°You aren¡¯t sorry for what you have done even now? Shi Qing never hurt you, but you have always hated him. Aren¡¯t you ashamed of your viciousness?¡±


    ¡°Ashame?¡± Shen Zhen tilted his head and smiled at Qin Yue: ¡°The only thing that makes me feel ashamed is that when he first appeared, I should have made him disappear from my eyes forever.¡±


    ¡°Why are you so cruel?¡± Qin Yue was extremely angry, his fists trembling slightly.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    Qin Yue was taken aback for a moment: ¡°Go where?¡±


    Shen Zhen sneered and said, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to take me to a quiet place? Let¡¯s go.¡±


    With so many people watching, it would be difficult for him to beat up Qin Yue.


    Originally he thought that Su Shiqing and Qin Yue could stay away from his sight, but since they came out to find fault by themselves, they couldn¡¯t blame him.


    The two walked towards the corner of the garden in silence.


    Shen Zhen saw Su Shiqing sitting by the small fountain almost at a glance.


    Su Shiqing lost weight, but not much. His lame leg was well concealed, and if he walked slowly, one wouldn¡¯t be able to see it at all.


    ¡°Ah Yue!¡± Su Shiqing came over, but stopped when he saw Shen Zhen. His face turned pale, as if he remembered the time when he was pushed down to the ground by Shen Zhen and beaten viciously.


    Except for that incident with Shen Li, he was only beaten by Shen Zhen.


    His fear of Shen Zhen rose at this moment.


    ¡°Su Shiqing.¡± Shen Zhen didn¡¯t even spare Su Shiqing a look, ¡°Isn¡¯t the lesson from last time not enough?¡±


    Su Shiqing trembled: ¡°No, no, I persuaded Ah Yue, but Ah Yue didn¡¯t listen to me¡­..¡±


    ¡°Shi Qing!¡± Qin Yue finally couldn¡¯t help but said, ¡°Can¡¯t you not be so gentle? It¡¯s him who did the wrong thing, not you!¡±


    Su Shiqing looked at Qin Yue, and tears fell from the corners of his eyes again.


    ¡°This drama is a bit lame.¡± Shen Zhen watched from the side with folded arms.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I¡¯m not very interested either.¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°¡­..Xiao Zhen, you should have calmed down now, right? I, I, I can forgive you for treating me like that before, as long as you are no longer like before¡­..¡±


    ¡°Forgive?¡± Shen Zhen seemed to have heard some joke, ¡°You, forgive, me?¡±


    ¡°Why should I ask you to forgive me?¡±


    ¡°Apart from Qin Yue and Chu Haoyi, what chips do you have?¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled and said: ¡°By the way, I don¡¯t even care about Qin Yue and Chu Haoyi now.¡±


    Shen Zhen turned to look at Qin Yue, the smile on the corner of his mouth turning a bit evil: ¡°Are you sure you want to shed all pretenses of cordiality?¡±


    ¡°If you decide so, it doesn¡¯t matter to me.¡±

 CH 72

    In this corner of the garden, few people pass by, so it could be regarded as a hidden place.


    If someone passed by at this time, they would find that the atmosphere in this corner was very strange.


    Su Shiqing bit his lower lip. He hadn¡¯t completely lost his mind yet. He knew that what Shen Zhen said was right. He really had no bargaining chip. Qin Yue had lost his special status now. Without Qin Xing to back him up, he was just the eldest young master of the Qin family in name only. Not many people would respect him as before. After all, the current situation was changing rapidly, and Qin Yue wasn¡¯t the only junior in the Qin family.


    There was Qin Li, or at worst, Qin Meng and Qin Shan.


    Although Qin Meng had no skills, Qin Shan had emerged as a new force during this period, attracting the attention of many people.


    As for Chu Haoyi, although he would definitely inherit the Chu family, the Chu family¡¯s weight was simply not comparable to that of the Qin family.


    Su Shiqing lowered his eyes, weighing the pros and cons. He fisted his hands, raised his head and said to Qin Yue who was about to speak: ¡°Ah Yue¡­..maybe Xiao Zhen didn¡¯t mean it, let¡¯s, let¡¯s go back first.¡±


    Qin Yue didn¡¯t think as much as Su Shiqing, he only had one thought in his mind now, and that was ¡°he couldn¡¯t make Shi Qing feel wronged¡±.


    The thought was so strong that he couldn¡¯t even think about anything else.


    ¡°Shen Zhen.¡± Qin Yue asked suddenly, ¡°I should ask you this question. Do you think Uncle would always be willing to support you? Just because he likes you now doesn¡¯t mean he will like you in the future, but I¡¯m different from you. Uncle and I are related by blood, I am his nephew from birth until my death.¡±


    ¡°Putting all your hopes on illusory feelings, Shen Zhen, when did you become so naive?¡±


    Shen Zhen suddenly laughed.


    Qin Yue¡¯s face changed greatly: ¡°What are you laughing at? What¡¯s so funny?¡±


    Shen Zhen shook his head and said, ¡°I laugh at you because to this day you still don¡¯t understand why you were rejected by Qin Xing.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not rejected by Uncle, Uncle is just testing me.¡± Qin Yue almost squeezed out these words from between his teeth.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Really? Have you always comforted yourself like this?¡±


    Unable to bear it any longer, Qin Yue took a step forward and grabbed Shen Zhen¡¯s collar. Shen Zhen looked at him without any waves in his eyes.


    ¡°Do it.¡± Shen Zhen chuckled, ¡°Don¡¯t you want to teach me a lesson? If you don¡¯t shake your fist, how can you teach me a lesson?¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°You think I don¡¯t dare?¡±


    Shen Zhen pulled away Qin Yue¡¯s hand, and said with a half-smile: ¡°If you dare, you won¡¯t just be bluffing as you are now.¡±


    Qin Yue looked at him with a dark face, but couldn¡¯t even utter a single rebuttal.


    Yes, he didn¡¯t dare to do anything to Shen Zhen at all now. Now Shen Zhen was the person Qin Xing liked the most. No matter what this kind of like was, Qin Yue knew clearly that according to his uncle¡¯s protective streak, as long as he dared to even touch a single hair on Shen Zhen, his end would only be more miserable.


    And currently, he just wanted to give Shen Zhen a warning.


    Even if he really wanted to deal with Shen Zhen, it would not be as simple as giving him a punch directly.


    At least it had to be done seamlessly, so that people couldn¡¯t see that it was by his hands, only that way would it be safe enough.


    Su Shiqing stood next to him, adding fuel to the fire, he said: ¡°Xiao Zhen¡­..I just want to know why you hit me, I¡­..I just want to support myself, yet you don¡¯t want me to appear in Qin Group that much?¡±


    Shen Zhen seemed as if he finally noticed Su Shiqing at this time. He felt disgusted when he saw Su Shiqing¡¯s pitiful expression. He turned his head and stopped looking at Su Shiqing. His tone when speaking was very indifferent, as if Su Shiqing was just a clown who could not affect him in any way.


    ¡°Where you go and what you do, I don¡¯t care, and I don¡¯t want to care.¡± Shen Zhen sneered.


    ¡°As for why I hit you, I thought you wouldn¡¯t take the initiative to ask.¡±


    Shen Zhen tilted his head: ¡°What is it that makes you think, all the men in the world should fall in love with you?¡±


    ¡°Can¡¯t Qin Yue satisfy you? Yet you still want to reach out to Uncle Qin, your ambition is not small at all.¡±


    Su Shiqing immediately shouted: ¡°You are slandering me! You are insulting my person! What do you think of me as! A courtesan? Uncle Qin is Ah Yue¡¯s uncle, I just want to say a few good words for Ah Yue in front of Uncle Qin!¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t bother to argue with him: ¡°Then you are really capable indeed. Just to say a few words, you even want to make body contact.¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°I didn¡¯t! You¡¯re slandering me! Ah Zhen! I know you hate me because I¡¯m with Ah Yue, but why don¡¯t you think about it? You and Ah Yue have never been in love at all. Because you and Ah Yue knew each other earlier, I have always been stepping back, but you can¡¯t keep bullying me because of this¡­..¡±


    Su Shiqing¡¯s tears could always flow as soon as he wanted it to like a faucet: ¡°In regards to love, there is never such a thing as first come first serve.¡±


    ¡°Su Shiqing.¡± Shen Zhen said, ¡°Have I ever voluntarily troubled you? If you hadn¡¯t always bounced in front of me, I wouldn¡¯t even have any interest in dealing with you.¡±


    Su Shiqing was taken aback.


    Shen Zhen really didn¡¯t seem to have taken the initiative to make trouble for him.


    But his life was getting worse and worse, and even Ah Yue became disliked by Uncle Qin.


    ¡ª¡ªNo, Shen Zhen must have done something secretly behind his back and said something in front of Uncle Qin, otherwise it would not be possible to become like this.


    The reason why he had such a miserable life was because of Shen Zhen.


    Wasn¡¯t Shen Li, who cause him to be lame, Shen Zhen¡¯s younger brother?


    Shen Zhen must have asked him to make trouble for him!


    Su Shiqing sobbed and said: ¡°Ah Yue, let him go, he has always been like this, he only finds problems in others, but he can¡¯t see the problems in himself. Shen Zhen, I don¡¯t know how you became like this, but starting today, you and I are no longer friends, and I will not consider for you anymore.¡±


    When Qin Yue heard this, he glared at Shen Zhen: ¡°Are you really not regretful? Are you sure you won¡¯t apologize?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°En, do you want me to put it down on paper that I guarantee I won¡¯t regret it?¡±


    Qin Yue let out a short laugh in anger, and at the end of the laugh, he said to Shen Zhen: ¡°If you encounter any trouble in the future, don¡¯t come to me.¡±


    Shen Zhen made an OK gesture and smiled at Qin Yue: ¡°I will do what I say, but let me remind you that if you come to trouble me, I will only make you more miserable.¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°Shen Zhen, don¡¯t be too arrogant. If you don¡¯t have Uncle, you are nothing, completely worthless.¡±


    Shen Zhen chuckled: ¡°The same to you.¡±


    When you were favored, you would take it for granted that you were worthy.


    But when others were favored, you feel that others were relying on ingratiation.


    People were always like this.


    ¡°Is there anything else you want to say?¡± Shen Zhen asked.


    Qin Yue and Shen Zhen looked at each other: ¡°From now on, we are no longer friends. I will always remember what you did to Shi Qing. One day, you will pay the same price, and you can go back and tell Uncle, but I won¡¯t change my mind.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°I have no opinion, and I will not tell Uncle Qin. That¡¯s bad taste.¡±


    He was too lazy to deal with Qin Yue and Su Shiqing because they were no longer a threat to him.


    But if they rushed over to find trouble, Shen Zhen didn¡¯t have the heart of a bodhisattva.


    Since you were looking for death, don¡¯t blame the knife for being too sharp.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go first.¡± Shen Zhen was led away by Qin Yue in a fit of anger. When he came back, his clothes were still neat and tidy, as if he just went away to chat for a while.


    In the gala hall, Li Xiaolin finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Shen Zhen coming back. She didn¡¯t feel comfortable staying alone in such a venue, and she didn¡¯t know where Shen Zhen had gone, so she could only sit and wait in the lounge area near the door.


    ¡°Have you been waiting long?¡± Shen Zhen smiled slightly at Li Xiaolin.


    Li Xiaolin felt her heart beat faster, shook her head and said, ¡°It¡¯s not too long.¡±


    ¡°Did you eat anything?¡± Shen Zhen led Li Xiaolin inside.


    Li Xiaolin whispered, ¡°I said before, I am trying to lose weight.¡±


    When Shen Zhen thought about it, it seemed that she had indeed said it before.


    Seeing Shen Zhen appearing, many people surrounded him again. They just wanted to establish a good relationship with Shen Zhen and become familiar with each other.


    At this time, there was still nearly a month left before Qin Xing returned from abroad.


    Shen Zhen sent messages to Qin Xing every day, and the two often chatted, but their conversations consisted more about business matters.


    Qin Xing taught Shen Zhen almost by hand, just like how he taught Qin Yue back then, but even more patiently and meticulously.


    If it weren¡¯t for Shen Zhen always remembering that his daytime was Qin Xing¡¯s night, maybe Qin Xing would have to stay up several nights.


    He also knew that Qin Yue would definitely make his move, but it was not clear how.


    But he soon found out.


    First, someone he knew from the media informed him that someone seemed to be trying to mess with him during this period.


    They had already bought a lot of media and online media, but they haven¡¯t released them yet.


    Because real estate was an industry, the most one could do was to report tax evasion. After all, the price was supervised by the market, so it was not easy to get hold of any weakness.


    But network information companies were different, relying on things that were originally virtual.


    ¡°It seems that they want to issue a press release saying that your information company leaks user information, and all user information would be leaked, sold to second-hand traffickers, and used as collateral for loans.¡±


    ¡°I just got this news, I don¡¯t know anything else.¡±


    It was not clear on that side either: ¡°How many platforms and media people would post this, I don¡¯t have any data here, so you have to think about a solution.¡±


    Once it had something to do with credit investigation.


    Even if the company¡¯s innocence was finally clarified, the loss of customers was impossible to recover.


    After the issue became big, new customers would no longer flood in, and old customers would also be lost quickly.


    Sometimes public opinion plays a huge role.


    At the same time, Shen Zhen also received resignation letters from many employees from his real estate company.


    Although these employees were not the first group of pillars to come in, they have worked in the company for so long, and they have come into contact with the materials and information of the company.


    Once they left, Shen Zhen lost more than just some employees.


    Sitting in the office, Shen Zhen asked the employee opposite him: ¡°Why do you have to leave? Is the salary not suitable? Or do you have other needs?¡±


    Shen Zhen could say without a guilty conscience that he was good enough to his employees, even if Qin Yue wanted to poach people, it shouldn¡¯t be so easy.


    The employee sitting opposite Shen Zhen was a team leader. He had led a project and was considered a middle-level employee. There were quite a lot of commissions and bonuses in his position and plus the salary, if Qin Yue wanted to poach, it would be a lot of money.


    The person probably also felt that what he was doing was not so decent, so he lowered his head and said cautiously, ¡°Something happened at home¡­..¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to tell me these things.¡± Shen Zhen, ¡°We all know how to speak pretty words.¡±


    The person lowered his head, and finally said: ¡°The salary quoted to me over there is 30% more than my original salary, and the staff dormitory arranged for me is in a high-end community¡­..¡±


    That was enough.


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°I¡¯ll approve the resignation letter for you.¡±


    The person lowered his head in embarrassment and never looked at Shen Zhen once.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t bother quibbling with them either. After all, it was very common to poach people, as long as the other party could afford the price. As an employee, they may stay because of nostalgia, but it was normal to leave to pursue higher interests.


    But Shen Zhen didn¡¯t want to provide the same kind of treatment to the remaining employees because of this.


    The salary, bonus and treatment he gave were already much higher than those of his peers in the industry.


    If it was any higher, then it really became him who was the fool.


    Li Xiaolin waited for the person to come out before walking into Shen Zhen¡¯s office. Just as she was about to speak after putting down a document, Shen Zhen sighed: ¡°Are you also here to resign?¡±


    Li Xiaolin quickly shook her head: ¡°I¡¯m not resigning, why should I resign?¡±


    Shen Zhen leaned back on the boss chair, while Li Xiaolin said angrily: ¡°What kind of salary did they get outside before? After joining the company, as long as we did our job well, you awarded us bonuses without even a blink¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled: ¡°What¡¯s to be angry over, people go to high places, and water flows to low places, they all want to climb up, it¡¯s normal.¡±


    Li Xiaolin: ¡°But¡­..they know about our next project¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°It¡¯s just some projects that have already been implemented. The next ones haven¡¯t been approved yet. What¡¯s the use if they just know the previous ones?¡±


    Regarding important projects, Shen Zhen had done a good job of keeping confidentiality. All the upper management have signed confidentiality agreements. The contracts signed by these people were different from those below. These people were all brought here after Qin Xing¡¯s greeting.


    According to Qin Yue¡¯s current net worth, it would cost a lot to poach them.


    As long as the people above who make decisions and lead the general direction didn¡¯t leave, and not more than half of the people below didn¡¯t leave, then Shen Zhen didn¡¯t care.


    What needed to be resolved now was the matter of Qin Yue buying those press releases.


    It was actually very difficult to find out the source of rumors. Even if Shen Zhen immediately sued and went to court, Qin Yue could still pay a sum of money to have someone take the blame for him, and this crime was actually not too serious, the other party could barely be imprisoned for a few years, and the fine wasn¡¯t much either.


    Shen Zhen looked through the various public platforms, but couldn¡¯t find a press release yet.


    Not knowing what Qin Yue¡¯s script was like, he said to Li Xiaolin, ¡°Call Feng Anyan and make an appointment for me to have dinner with him.¡±


    Li Xiaolin nodded: ¡°When is the time?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Tonight.¡±


    Li Xiaolin was speechless: ¡°Isn¡¯t it too rushed?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°He will agree, you can call him.¡±


    Li Xiaolin nodded and went out to call Feng Anyan.


    Sure enough, Feng Anyan readily agreed, and the two parties made an appointment at a western restaurant. Shen Zhen didn¡¯t leave the company until after getting off work.


    Qin Yue probably sent invitation letters to everyone in the company. Looking at the expressions of these people, Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t help thinking, could Qin Yue really be able to take on so many people?


    When the time comes, he better not shoot himself in the foot.


    After all, the real estate company had not yet officially started to make profits, and so many people were practically supported by Shen Zhen with the money earned from his network information company. If there were fewer people, Shen Zhen¡¯s pressure would actually be less.


    When he arrived at the western restaurant, it was already dark. Someone was playing the piano on the stage in the western restaurant. After Shen Zhen reported Li Xiaolin¡¯s name, he was led to a private room.


    When Shen Zhen walked in, Feng Anyan was already sitting inside. Feng Anyan was no different from the last time they met, still smiling as ever. He had the face of a young master, but he had the aura of a crook clinging to his person.


    ¡°I thought you wouldn¡¯t contact me.¡± Feng Anyan spread his hands exaggeratedly.


    Shen Zhen smiled: ¡°One never goes to the Buddhist temple for no reason. I have something to ask of you.¡±


    Only then did Feng Anyan restrain his playfulness: ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Who is it related to? What benefits can I get?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Someone bought press releases and the media to discredit my company for leaking the personal information of our customers. Qin Yue and Su Shiqing are involved. The benefit you can get is that I will invest capital in you after June. Didn¡¯t you want to come out and do it yourself recently?¡±


    Feng Anyan clasped his hands: ¡°Qin Yue, don¡¯t you have a good relationship with him? He is this ruthless to you?¡±


    ¡°There are no permanent friends in the business world.¡± Shen Zhen sat down, ordered a steak and red wine, and then looked at Feng Anyan in a leisurely manner.


    Feng Anyan: ¡°How much can you invest in me?¡±


    Shen Zhen gestured: ¡°This number.¡±


    Feng Anyan shook his head: ¡°After all, you want to go head to head against Eldest Young Master Qin, this number is not very good.¡±


    After all, it was capital injection, not bribery. If Feng Anyan¡¯s business was good, he would naturally get dividends.


    Shen Zhen gestured again: ¡°Does this number work?¡±


    Feng Anyan asked curiously: ¡°Where do you get the money? Didn¡¯t they say you haven¡¯t sold the land yet?¡±


    Shen Zhen sighed: ¡°For this matter, it seems that I will have to sell a piece.¡±


    Of course it would be sold at the highest peak price.


    Feng Anyan: ¡°Young Master Shen is paying an arm and a leg, have a drink?¡±


    Shen Zhen raised his wine glass, clinked the glasses and took a sip.


    ¡°That¡¯s right, I just discovered that besides Qin Yue, there is also Su Shiqing?¡± Feng Anyan sighed, ¡°Recently, this name has been ringing in my ears, and it annoys me so much. I managed to escape his clutches with such difficulty last time.¡±


    Feng Anyan: ¡°It¡¯s not because of him that you turned against Qin Yue, right?¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t deny or admit it, he chose not to answer.


    Feng Anyan said with a smile: ¡°I suddenly find this a little interesting. How about this, I¡¯ll settle this matter for you, but I get to punish Qin Yue instead, is that okay?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked up at him.


    Feng Anyan shrugged and said, ¡°I don¡¯t like him, alright?¡±


    Shen Zhen raised his eyebrows: ¡°I didn¡¯t say anything, it¡¯s your freedom to do what you want, it has nothing to do with me.¡±


    Feng Anyan: ¡°Tsk tsk, the heart of a man is indeed vicious when they want to be.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Then wish us a happy cooperation.¡±


    Feng Anyan raised his wine glass and clinked it with Shen Zhen.


    If Qin Yue could hit a hard wall, it could be regarded as his accomplishment.


    Feng Anyan was a person who lived endlessly to make trouble.


    Feng Anyan suddenly asked: ¡°I think if I compare with Su Shiqing, I¡¯m much better than him, right?¡±


    Shen Zhen almost spit out his sip of red wine. He didn¡¯t know what evil had possessed Feng Anyan that he would want to compare himself with Su Shiqing.


    Feng Anyan shrugged: ¡°I¡¯ve been chasing Chu Haoyi for so long, but it¡¯s Su Shiqing who he can¡¯t forget every day. Is Su Shiqing as fit as me, as handsome as me, as rich as me, and treat him as well as me?¡±


    It was difficult for even an upright official to decide on family affairs. Shen Zhen could only express that he was powerless to help.


    Speaking of which, it was a little inconceivable for Shen Zhen that Feng Anyan actually didn¡¯t fall in love with Su Shiqing.


    After all, in the book, Feng Anyan was no less loyal than Chu Haoyi.


    Shen Zhen rested his chin and thought carefully.


    Since he was reborn, those who loved Su Shiqing in the previous life still love him, and those who hated Su Shiqing still hate him.


    Only Feng Anyan was an exception.


    Why?


    Was there anything unusual about Feng Anyan?


    Was he also reborn?


    Shen Zhen involuntarily looked at Feng Anyan.


    Feng Anyan noticed Shen Zhen staring at him. He touched his face and asked shamelessly: ¡°What? Suddenly found that I¡¯m very handsome? Don¡¯t fall in love with me, I¡¯m only interested in Chu Haoyi now. ¡°


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..You think too much.¡±


    Feng Anyan laughed: ¡°We can also be considered as mutually benefitting and mutually assisting, don¡¯t be so cruel, so what about admitting to my charm?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Nothing much.¡±


    Feng Anyan: ¡°I have to use my family¡¯s resources to help you smooth things out this time. It¡¯s not too much to flatter me with a few nice words, right?¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled: ¡°Fine, you are better than Su Shiqing, are you happy?¡±


    Feng Anyan didn¡¯t speak for several seconds. After a while he said: ¡°Although I asked for it myself, why do I feel that you are scolding me?¡±


    Shen Zhen cut off a piece of steak, put it in his mouth, and chewed slowly before saying, ¡°You also know that you asked for it.¡±


    Feng Anyan sighed: ¡°Anyway, if it has something to do with this person, there must be nothing good. But since I agreed, you don¡¯t have to worry. I don¡¯t believe that if I made my attitude known, there would still be media who dare to post it.¡±


    After all, Feng Anyan¡¯s family went ashore after whitewashing, and what they did now was in the entertainment industry. They also have a lot of entertainment media under their control. They could be regarded as leading figures in the industry. As long as Feng Anyan spoke, few media outlets had the guts to publish the rumor-making releases that Qin Yue asked them to publish.


    Even if some fish slipped through the net, there would be no big troubles, and they would delete it as soon as they got the lawyer¡¯s letter.


    Of course, he couldn¡¯t control the government media, but if he couldn¡¯t even control, then naturally Qin Yue had no such ability.


    After the two of them had dinner, they went back to their respective homes. Although Feng Anyan acted like a playboy, he always did what he promised.


    At least that was how he was in the book.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t want to let Qin Yue fulfill his wish. Although the network information company didn¡¯t earn a lot, and he didn¡¯t care about it going bankrupt, he couldn¡¯t accept that it was as a result of Qin Yue.


    Now that he had decided to confront him, Qin Yue must also be prepared to bear the consequences.


    Shen Zhen glanced at his phone.


    The information collected by Li Xiaolin had been made into a PDF and sent over.


    It had the name of the legal person of Qin Yue¡¯s registered company, as well as their recent projects and the cooperative companies they contacted.


    The corner of Shen Zhen¡¯s mouth hooked upwards.


    Qin Yue used money to poach people from him, so of course he could also use money to buy information on the other.


    Since he wanted to play games, of course the stakes had to be bigger for it to be interesting.


    If it was just a small schoolyard fight, why bother to spend that time and waste that energy?

 CH 73.1

    ¡°Ai, Xiao Shen, how embarrassing, letting uncle take advantage of you, this isn¡¯t very good.¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled and said, ¡°Uncle Zhao, this is simply a mutual benefit.¡±


    After the negotiation, Shen Zhen walked out of the conference room, pulled his tie, and exhaled.


    He won over all the companies that were in talks with Qin Yue.


    But he had also let out a lot of blood.


    However, Qin Yue¡¯s vision was not bad. He would only profit and not make a loss by cooperating with them. Not to mention unlike Qin Yue, he had signed the contract first.


    Even if Qin Yue wanted to re-negotiate, the other party did not have the leeway to regret.


    He wondered if Qin Yue now regret poaching away so many people.


    After all, that amount of expenses was not small at all.


    Shen Zhen returned to his office and saw the land quotation form brought by the assistant, and a smile appeared.


    There were now a lot of bidding for the land he had stored. They were likely dazzled by the recent grandness in the real estate industry. Among them, there were no lack of small companies that had just been established bidding sky-high prices.


    The land that was originally obtained at one to two million yuan was now raised to one billion, and it would only become even more crazy.


    However, Shen Zhen was not interested in waiting for them to continue to rise in value. After all, these small pieces of land were not the main goal, no matter how much it rose it could not be raised much.


    And as for the big land pieces, he had his own project in store.


    ¡°The best offer is made by Jianghe Real Estate.¡± Li Xiaolin said.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Make an appointment to talk about the contract.¡±


    Li Xiaolin was shocked: ¡°CEO Shen, are you really going to sell? I think the situation can still wait some more, and the benefits will be maximized.¡±


    Shen Zhen laughed: ¡°Don¡¯t be too greedy, there is no good end for greedy people.¡±


    The boss having said that, Li Xiaolin could only shut up obediently.


    In regards to real estate, if there was a market then the price could reach sky-high, and one couldn¡¯t even buy it even if they had the money. When there was no market, it was a hot potato. No one wanted to have a piece of land that could not bring in profit.


    This piece of land that had been raised to a billion was not small, but the location could only be considered average. However, recently it was rumored that there would be new urban planning in the area and it happened that the location of that piece of land would be in the center of the new city, thus the price soared.


    However, Shen Zhen knew that while urban planning would indeed happen, it could not be completed within five years. This land would have to sit idle for five years, and it would also not be in the center of the city.


    Since the price was already over one billion, he would also not be courteous.


    Within the business circle, everything originally depended on one¡¯s accurate judgment.


    There were many people who went bankrupt every year.


    Compared to Shen Zhen¡¯s big profits on this side, Qin Yue was not so well-off.


    The media, which had originally been contacted, all expressed that there have been recent policies that this kind of news could not be published.


    He opened one of their mouths with money, and only then did he know that they received a notice from the Feng Group.


    The early stage investment was directly a waste of money and energy. After all, these people would not refund the money to him.


    Although the cost individually was not expensive, there were too many media he had contacted before, and the total expenses were not small.


    While Qin Yue had a headache over this, an even more troublesome thing came knocking.


    His company saw internal conflicts.


    Although those newly poached people promised that they would not leak their salary with the company¡¯s people, but after all, not everyone was tight-lipped. When the new people attended a social gathering with the company¡¯s original employees, everything was revealed after a few drinks.


    The old employees were naturally unhappy. In their opinion, they followed the company and worked hard from nothing to today¡¯s accomplishments. But it turned out, their salary was not as high as these newcomers?


    The mood of the old employees became extremely poor.


    Many of them began to slack off at work.


    ¡°Where is the reasoning in this? Old employees who have been working for so long are not as high-paying as newcomers? They even live in high-end communities. We have been working here for so long, but we are still renting places to live ourselves.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, what is this? Since the newcomers are so capable, what do they need us for?¡±


    ¡°If you have the ability then you can go anywhere. I have never seen such a company that disrespects their employees.¡±


    ¡°If my treatment is not improved, I will also leave, who doesn¡¯t know how to jump ship?¡±


    ¡°I will ask the manager tomorrow. If my treatment can¡¯t be the same as theirs, I will leave after this month.¡±


    ¡°What the hell, this is so inexplicable, is CEO Qin¡¯s head alright? Those newcomers have not yet even started to get used to the work but he is already thinking of driving away us old workers?¡±


    ¡°You think you are a senior worker but maybe CEO Qin still thinks that us seniors eat white rice and are a waste of money. We are just not worth giving a higher salary. Rather than increase our salary, why not use the money to give high salaries to newcomers.¡±


    The dissatisfaction among Qin Yue¡¯s company employees had risen even higher after several days of fermentation.


    At the end of the month, there was a wave of resignation.


    Most of the resignations from Qin Yue¡¯s company were important pillars, who had contributed a lot to the company and had strong ability.


    Those who had poorer abilities dared not leave, afraid that they would not find a better job after leaving.


    Only those with strong ability had no scruples, after all, they would be fought over wherever they went.


    Qin Yue was instantly busy attempting to clean up this terrible mess.


    ¡°I told you to deal with it! We can¡¯t let them leave!¡± Qin Yue lost his temper at his assistant.


    The assistant also had a belly full of anger, but he didn¡¯t dare to show it. He could only say, ¡°Then what about their condition for improved treatment? CEO Qin, we currently do not have much funds.¡±


    With so much money, Qin Yue¡¯s company was now bright and beautiful.


    Qin Yue: ¡°Isn¡¯t this what you should be solving? If you take everything to bother me, then what do I have you for?!¡±


    The assistant lowered his head, completely infuriated inside, but he could only say, ¡°Then I¡¯ll go  talk to them first.¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°Go.¡±


    The assistant couldn¡¯t come to an agreement with them at all.


    The old employees had made up their minds, they must have better treatment than those of the newcomers for them to remain.


    ¡°Brother Xiao Han, we aren¡¯t trying to make trouble for you, but which company pays newcomers higher than senior workers? Where is the reasoning in that?¡±


    The assistant persuaded again and again, but they had already made up their mind and were not planning to give an inch.


    Either their salary was raised, or they would leave.


    It was useless even if the assistant spoke to the point of getting a sore throat, and he could only go back to report this to Qin Yue.


    ¡°Forget it.¡± Qin Yue said, ¡°Reduce the salary of the newcomers.¡±


    Assistant: ¡°Contract¡­..¡±


    Qin Yue turned to look at him: ¡°Isn¡¯t the contract yet to be signed?¡±


    The assistant wiped the sweat on his forehead: ¡°But going back on our word¡­..¡±


    This was a matter of reputation. If what the company promised employees could not be carried out, it would cause great problems for the image and management of the company.


    Qin Yue: ¡°Do you have a better way?¡±


    The assistant didn¡¯t speak.


    Qin Yue: ¡°I don¡¯t believe they will resign from me and return to Huitong again.¡±


    Qin Yue issued an order, and the assistant could only carry out Qin Yue¡¯s instructions.


    After getting their salary for the first month at their new company, the people who were poached by Qin Yue were all shocked, it was different from what was agreed upon!


    They compared with each other and found that the salary was the same. The group of people were furious and asked the department manager to give an explanation.


    What could the department manager say? He could only say, ¡°You have made no accomplishment in the company, and the senior employees have expressed their satisfaction before. As a result, the company decided that during the first three months you will be issued a normal salary, and afterwards your salary will be what was promised.¡±


    Of course, the employees did not believe this. After so long in the workplace, they also knew that this was just polite talk.


    The new employees and old employees were both dissatisfied, and the trouble they raised caused Qin Yue to be so busy he barely had any time to rest.


    After complaining to Su Shiqing, Su Shiqing had an idea: ¡°Don¡¯t other companies have a probation period? If the contract is not signed, it can also be said that their probation period is not qualified, and so they are not hired, and the contract won¡¯t be signed. Isn¡¯t this possible?¡±


    Qin Yue used his knotted brain to think about it. It seemed to be the case. Without signing the contract, there was no legal effect. Without the protection of labor laws, they could only leave.


    He told this to his assistant.


    The expression of the assistant was as ugly as if he had eaten sh*t.


    CEO Qin had iron in his head, and it must have gotten rusty, right?


    Where did the savvy CEO Qin go? Was he eaten up by a monster?


    However, as the instructions were issued by the boss, the assistant could only bite the bullet and carry it out.


    When the new employees learned that they had not passed the probation period, everyone was extremely angry, and they rushed to the manager¡¯s office to ask for an explanation. And the old employees of the company made sarcastic jibes on the sidelines.


    The company became like the vegetable market. Qin Yue was not in the company, and so the unlucky ones became the management.


    They left Huitong which had good potential and came to Wanju. Wasn¡¯t it exactly because of the company¡¯s higher treatment?


    The salary at Huitong was not low, so if not for this, who would jump ship?


    But now that they were here, Wanju burned the bridge after crossing the river, driving them out with a turn of the head. After leaving, could they return to Huitong? This was obviously impossible!


    Go job searching again?


    How could they find a company that had employee treatment as good as Huitong?


    Once it had something to do with one¡¯s interests, everyone couldn¡¯t maintain their rationality. These newcomers couldn¡¯t win in regards to legalities, so they could only sit and protest downstairs in the company every day. The security guards would not let them go up so they could only sit on the couches in the lobby and even brought drinks and snacks. Every day when someone seemed to come in to talk about business, they would go over and tell them how unreliable Wanju was.


    Having said it too many times, naturally some people began to believe it.


    So long as someone believed it, then Qin Yue would be met with losses.


    The newcomers were not the only problem either, the mindset of some old employees also began to shift.


    The original company¡¯s good environment suddenly became tense and antagonistic.


    Qin Yue did not often go to the company during this time. He spent more time on Su Shiqing. He had to take Su Shiqing to look at his leg and he even invited foreign experts to come to the country, which was also a big expense.


    He just listened to the assistant relay the company issues to him remotely.


    Of course, the assistant would not say anything unpleasant, and Qin Yue felt that these were only small problems.


    However, the destruction of a company was often precisely due to these small problems.

 CH 73.2

    When Shen Zhen learned of these things, there was no sense of accomplishment. It was mainly because such a Qin Yue was too stupid. When defeating a fool, it would be strange to have a sense of accomplishment.


    Shen Zhen leaned against the window while reading some documents. A pair of hands stretched out from behind, embracing Shen Zhen around the shoulder.


    Shen Zhen tilted his head naturally, and a soft kiss landed on Shen Zhen¡¯s ear.


    ¡°What are you looking at? Looking so concentrated, is it more interesting than me?¡± The man¡¯s voice sounded in his ears, gentle and magnetic, with a hint of a smile, making one unable to resist going red in the ears.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Teaching Qin Yue a lesson, let him know not to make trouble for me if he knows what¡¯s good for him.¡±


    Qin Xing gently pinched Shen Zhen¡¯s earlobe: ¡°So petty?¡±


    Shen Zhen pulled Qin Xing¡¯s arm and looked at Qin Xing: ¡°Very petty.¡±


    Qin Xing bowed his head and kissed Shen Zhen¡¯s lips: ¡°Your pettiness is also attractive.¡±


    ¡°You aren¡¯t angry?¡± Shen Zhen asked strangely.


    Qin Xing rolled up his sleeves and cooked for Shen Zhen: ¡°Despite his experience of so many years, if he still couldn¡¯t win against you, then he only deserves to be unlucky. The business world is like a battlefield, and if he can¡¯t stand on his own then it¡¯s no one¡¯s fault but his own. Darling, pass me the soy sauce.¡±


    Shen Zhen went to the cabinet to find the soy sauce: ¡°Light soy sauce or dark soy sauce?¡±


    Qin Xing laughed: ¡°You actually know the difference between ligjt soy sauce and dark soy sauce?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I did the shopping, okay?¡±


    Qin Xing had his sleeves rolled up and an apron tied around his waist while cooking. Shen Zhen stood beside him and watched, saying curiously, ¡°How come you know how to cook?¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°I stayed abroad for ten years, and I ate practically the same thing every day because the nanny hired was foreign. At that time I was quite proud and didn¡¯t want to ask the family for help so I learned how to cook myself.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not difficult.¡± Qin Xing turned to Shen Zhen, ¡°Do you now suddenly think your man is very capable?¡±


    Shen Zhen raised his hands in defeat: ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m really lucky.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°It¡¯s good that you know it, cherish me.¡±


    Shen Zhen sat on the side watching. He and Qin Xing started living together since Qin Xing returned last month. Even Mama Zhang was directed away. Qin Xing seemed to have completely taken over the place as his own home. He was the other male master in this family. Now the slippers were also in pairs, the toothbrush was also in pairs, and even the towel was prepared in pairs.


    It seemed that since they began living together, their relationship became even more close and intimate.


    ¡°Can we not eat tomato scrambled egg tonight?¡± Shen Zhen made an opinion.


    Qin Xing: ¡°Don¡¯t you like it very much?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..After eating every day for a month, I don¡¯t think I like it anymore.¡±


    Qin Xing compromised: ¡°Okay, then it will be tomato egg soup tonight.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±


    He suspected that Qin Xing only knew how to make those few dishes.


    Thinking about it, more than a year ago, he also respectfully said that he wanted to cook for Qin Xing.


    After more than a year, the tables had completely turned.


    ¡°Come over,¡± Qin Xing said.


    Shen Zhen walked over. The dishes Qin Xing made were like him. Even if it was a home-cooked meal, he could make it look like a national banquet. The plating was particularly beautiful and the taste was very ordinary. Would these kinds of dishes taste better?


    No, it would just look more expensive.


    After putting the dishes on the table, the room was full of the scent of food. The rice stored at home was bought by Assistant Ma in Qin Xing¡¯s name, and who knew where Assistant Ma went to buy the rice but it was particularly fragrant and plump. The unique fragrance of rice completely filled the place.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t like to eat vegetables. He had always left a lot of vegetables after finishing his rice.


    Shen Zhen picked up a chopstick full of food and sent it into his mouth, praising: ¡°It tastes better than my cooking.¡±


    Qin Xing laughed and said: ¡°As long as one can cook, it will likely taste better than what you make.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I think I cook well, you have just never seen real toxic dishes.¡±


    Qin Xing said exaggeratedly: ¡°Is there cooking more toxic than yours?¡±


    Shen Zhen was teased but didn¡¯t feel angry, and instead replied, ¡°Do you want to try it?¡±


    Qin Xing shook his head and said: ¡°Among all toxic cuisines, I will only eat yours. I like whatever Xiao Zhen makes.¡±


    Shen Zhen was doubtful: ¡°How many pounds of sugar did you eat today?¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Is it sweet?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Nauseatingly so.¡±


    Qin Xing licked the corner of his lips. He leaned forward slightly, and those chest and abdomen muscles appeared clearly in Shen Zhen¡¯s view: ¡°If you come over and have a taste, I guarantee it will be sweeter.¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s throat swallowed involuntarily. He looked away, fearing that he would throw himself over in a loss of control. He said stubbornly, ¡°It¡¯s not like I haven¡¯t tasted before. It¡¯s only so-so.¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t tease you anymore.¡± Qin Xing laughed, ¡°Eat quickly, go to wash the dishes after eating.¡±


    Anyway, there was the dishwasher, and all Shen Zhen had to do was just to clean the chopsticks.


    Qin Xing was not willing for Shen Zhen to touch the oil.


    But after eating, Shen Zhen still ended up tasting the sweetness.


    After cleaning the tableware, after putting everything away, Shen Zhen went to take a bath. After washing up, he lay on the bed and looked at the documents. After Qin Xing came out of the bathroom, he saw Shen Zhen lying on the bed, completely uncaring of his appearance and just leaving his birdy out in the open.


    Qin Xing couldn¡¯t control his hand, propping one hand on the bed, and flicking the birdy with the other.


    Shen Zhen quickly clamped his legs shut: ¡°Uncle Qin, pay attention to your image.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°So it is uncle at this time?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Qin Xing¡¯s facial features, and his brain was a little dazed.


    Qin Xing was too sexy, full of the charm of mature men. Unlike those middle-aged balding men, Qin Xing was fit and well maintained. His hairline was no different from young people. He was only in a bathrobe now but it was actually even more attractive then if he had nothing on, really giving him a half-covered seductive charm that really wore on one¡¯s resistance.


    Although they lived together for a month, Shen Zhen was busy dealing with Qin Xing during this time. After returning every day, he simply just washed up and slept.


    The most they did was just sleep holding each other.


    But after a week, Qin Xing went to sleep in the guest room.


    Shen Zhen was a little nervous. He did not have an intimate relationship with another in his previous life and in this life. In his previous life, his sincere heart landed on a person like Qin Yue whose IQ had fallen. In this life, there was no time to date and be in a relationship. It took much courage to break through that layer of window paper with Qin Xing, but now Shen Zhen was feeling a little cowardly.


    After all, Qin Xing had always been abstinent in his memory. He had not had intimate contact with anyone.


    Don¡¯t even talk about a lover, there was not even one who was even slightly close to him.


    He was practically a walking Daoist priest.


    Therefore, every time Shen Zhen thought of something that was inappropriated, he felt as if he was commiting blasphemy against Qin Xing.


    ¡°I¡¯ll blow your hair for you.¡± In a fit of nerves, Shen Zhen ran directly to the bathroom to take out the hair dryer.


    Qin Xing, who originally wanted to have a kiss, was stunned, and could only laugh and watch Shen Zhen run out. As expected, he really couldn¡¯t hurry. They could just take it slowly. Anyway, he had time and patience.


    Shen Zhen turned the hair dryer to the middle gear and slowly blew Qin Xing¡¯s hair. Qin Xing¡¯s hair was very dark and soft, just like the feeling Qin Xing¡¯s appearance gave people. Those who were not familiar with him would always feel that he had a good temper.


    As if he was born unable to get angry.


    Only the people who were clear about his past knew that it wasn¡¯t that Qin Xing did not know how to be angry. The main reason he looked gentle and mild tempered was that no one would be blind enough to go offend him.


    If someone really didn¡¯t have good eyesight, just what kind of end they would be met with could probably be guessed.


    Shen Zhen thought randomly and asked, ¡°Do you drink black sesame seed powder?¡±


    Qin Xing did not hear clearly over the sound of the hair dryer, moreover Shen Zhen¡¯s voice was not loud.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I am praising your hair.¡±


    Qin Xing laughed: ¡°Lower your head.¡±


    Shen Zhen lowered his head, and Qin Xing hooked his chin with his fingers.


    Qin Xing: ¡°With such a sweet mouth, I must taste how much honey you drank.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Why didn¡¯t he discover that Qin Xing was actually an old hooligan before?


    The best at camouflage was Qin Xing, no question.


    ¡°If Qin Yue begged you for help, will you help him?¡± After blowing his hair, Shen Zhen put the hair dryer on the cabinet on the side and asked Qin Xing a question filled with fatal traps.


    Qin Xing: ¡°It depends on your performance.¡±


    Shen Zhen was inexplicable: ¡°My performance?¡±


    Qin Xing nodded, his eyes filled with a deep smile: ¡°If you can coax me well, I won¡¯t help him.¡±


    Shen Zhen asked: ¡°Then how can I coax you?¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°It¡¯s not difficult. For example, give me a morning kiss every morning, and give me a goodnight kiss at night. You also can¡¯t not eat when I make tomato scrambled eggs.¡±


    Shen Zhen replied without thinking: ¡°The last condition is a no go.¡±


    Eating tomato scrambled eggs every day, he was afraid that he wouldn¡¯t be able to control himself and dump Qin Xing.


    Qin Xing pretended to sigh in sorrow: ¡°And my requirement is so low¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Change to another one, and I¡¯ll promise you.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Then you have to wear what I bought for you¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen quickly said, ¡°Stop! Change to another one! This one is also a no!¡±


    He remembered the fear that those big red lace panties filled him with.


    Qin Xing sighed: ¡°Xiao Zhen, this is a no and that¡¯s a no, I¡¯m also troubled.¡±


    Shen Zhen leaned over and gave Qin Xing a two minute long deep kiss. Shen Zhen only separated when he felt that he was lacking oxygen. He asked, ¡°Then is this fine?¡±


    Qin Xing touched his chin: ¡°Barely.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°You said it, you won¡¯t help Qin Yue.¡±


    Qin Xing kissed him again: ¡°Absolutely, if I do then Xiao Zhen can punish me however you like.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Without your help, Qin Yue will have to go back to the Qin family with his tails between his legs.¡±


    Qin Xing held Shen Zhen in his arms and said lowly: ¡°He made a lot of mistakes. And if he can¡¯t figure out where he is wrong, I will not let him go back to the Qin family.¡±


    Although he had killed Qin Yue once, it did not mean that he could also do the same now.


    But looking at Qin Yue stuck in bad luck, this feeling was pretty good.


    After being interrupted by Qin Xing, Shen Zhen¡¯s documents couldn¡¯t maintain his attention anymore. He got out of bed and found a clean pair of pajama pants and stood in front of the mirror as always. His abs came back a bit, but it still did not compare to his peak period, though his waist had become more slender. Although his waist was not thick before, it couldn¡¯t be called slender either.


    Now looking at himself, his figure had really gotten better.


    Recently, he was taken by Qin Xing to work out.


    The effect was not bad.


    ¡°Touching yourself in the mirror?¡± Qin Xing laughed on the bed behind, ¡°How does it feel?¡±


    Shen Zhen said without any shame: ¡°Not bad, it feels quite good.¡±


    When Shen Zhen returned to the bed, Qin Xing held Shen Zhen in his arms and buried his head in Shen Zhen¡¯s neck.


    Shen Zhen laid back on the bed, feeling that he might really need to nourish his kidneys.


    Even though clearly they had not even come to the last step, why did it reach the point of needing to nourish the kidneys?


    Men who have been vegetarians for too long a time could not be easily provoked. This was indeed a truth that made quite a lot of sense.

 CH 74.1

    Shen Zhen woke up in Qin Xing¡¯s arms. He laid on the bed. Clearly, he should get up and wash up at this time, but he just didn¡¯t want to move. He had never procrastinated in bed before. Shen Zhen turned over, the tip of his nose surrounded in Qin Xing¡¯s scent. If he had to say it, he couldn¡¯t describe what it was like, but it smelled very good.


    It smelled so good he became hard, so he could only get up, go to the bathroom to wash up, and stay in the bathroom for almost half an hour before coming out.


    After he came out, Qin Xing had already woken up and was putting on his pants.


    Shen Zhen leaned against the bedroom door and looked at Qin Xing putting on his clothes. No matter how he looked at him, he felt that the other was extremely handsome, just like walking pheromones.


    So Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t hold back, and threw Qin Xing on the bed. He sat on Qin Xing and asked him, ¡°Going to the company today?¡±


    Qin Xing spread his hands with a doting look and said in a gentle voice, ¡°I should go and have a look.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I¡¯ll drop you off on my bike.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Thank you, but I don¡¯t think I can get very used to motorcycles.¡±


    Shen Zhen felt a little regretful: ¡°Really? Then I won¡¯t ask you next time, but I have pretty good driving skills.¡±


    If Shen Li was here at this time, Shen Li would want to hit someone.


    Qin Xing pinched Shen Zhen¡¯s earlobe: ¡°Get up, I¡¯m going to go make you a sandwich.¡±


    Shen Zhen stood up obediently, and sat on the side: ¡°Don¡¯t add tomatoes.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Okay, no tomatoes.¡±


    Shen Zhen watched as Qin Xing seemed to move with ease among the various kitchen utensils, his pace calm and unhurried. It seemed as if he was not cooking, but making a work of art. Shen Zhen asked him: ¡°Aren¡¯t you a clean freak? You¡¯re fine now?¡±


    Qin Xing raised his eyebrows: ¡°I can¡¯t be counted as a clean freak.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°You don¡¯t count?¡±


    Qin Xing chuckled lowly: ¡°It¡¯s not serious, if I want to overcome it, I can always overcome it.¡±


    Shen Zhen seemed to understand but also not. He didn¡¯t know much about this, he only knew that sometimes excessive cleanliness was also very harmful to oneself, and before he was worried that Qin Xing¡¯s symptoms of obsessive cleanliness would become more and more serious.


    Qin Xing finished cooking, and the food presentation was also very nice. After breakfast, the two kissed and then separated, going to their respective companies by car or motorbike. In recent years, Qin Xing had become more and more idle. Other than business out of the country which he had to personally oversee, the domestic business made profit without much supervision needed from him.


    Unlike Shen Zhen, who had to work tirelessly and personally worry over every little detail about his company.


    As soon as he arrived at his company, Shen Zhen was about to go upstairs when he was stopped by several people.


    ¡°CEO Shen, CEO Shen!¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at the young people in front of him, but didn¡¯t remember who they were for a while, so he asked, ¡°Is there something you need?¡±


    Those people nodded hurriedly.


    ¡°CEO Shen, do you remember that we used to work in Huitong before?¡±


    There were so many employees in the company, Shen Zhen naturally didn¡¯t have time to get to know each of them one by one. He knew only the management, and the people below would naturally be known by the management, so it went down level by level.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Sorry, I don¡¯t really remember.¡±


    These few people were not upset, and instead said: ¡°CEO Shen, we have realized our mistakes. We hope you can give us another chance. In the future we will definitely work hard in our positions, and create greater benefits for the company.¡±


    ¡°Yes, CEO Shen, we really didn¡¯t know that things would develop like this.¡±


    ¡°CEO Shen, the salary is also negotiable.¡±


    Shen Zhen had a headache: ¡°Whatever it is, please register with the security guard, and then come up and find me.¡±


    After speaking, he got on the elevator without looking back.


    The several remaining people looked at each other in blank dismay.


    ¡°What does CEO Shen mean?¡±


    ¡°Does he agree or not?¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t tell¡­..¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go and register first.¡±


    When Shen Zhen reached his office, Li Xiaolin told him about the recent events. He didn¡¯t know that Qin Yue actually fired all the people who had been poached away. After paying the probation period salary, the people were then sent away.


    It was useless even if those people went to find labor arbitration.


    First, there was no contract.


    Second, their probationary wages were not kept from them.


    Essentially, Qin Yue found that he couldn¡¯t hold it anymore, and then thought of a stupid trick. Not only was he not clear in the head, he also turned his company into a mess. The dismissed employees basically went to make trouble every day, and the security had to keep stopping them every day, but this kind of thing couldn¡¯t continue every day. In short, it was just a pile of muddled and unclear accounts.


    The three people who stopped him just now were the ones who were dismissed by Qin Yue and wanted to go back to work at Shen Zhen¡¯s side.


    At that time, Shen Zhen¡¯s company had just been established, and there were only a few core employees introduced by Qin Xing, and he couldn¡¯t hire people with deep qualifications, so many of them were fresh graduates, or had just one to two years of work experience and needed to be trained by the company.


    Shen Zhen¡¯s wages and benefits for them were not low, in hopes that they would stay in Huitong after they finished learning the work.


    But the result?


    Anyway, those who left, he didn¡¯t want them back. Now was no longer the time when he couldn¡¯t hire any people.


    Any normal person in the industry with eyes could see the current trend of Huitong. There were already many senior professionals who have sent emails to the company¡¯s public mailbox.


    ¡°Wanting to come back now, in their dreams.¡± Li Xiaolin was both angry and proud.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Don¡¯t bother with them.¡±


    Li Xiaolin asked, ¡°CEO Shen, are you not angry at all?¡±


    Probably because she had been with Shen Zhen for a long time, occasionally when the atmosphere was good, Li Xiaolin could say a few playful words.


    Shen Zhen smiled and said: ¡°I told you before, there is nothing to be angry about, everyone has their own choices, it¡¯s not like I can brainwash them, and the company is not a prison, so it¡¯s not like we can trap them, right?¡±


    Li Xiaolin: ¡°Anyway, they will definitely not be able to find a boss as good as you, CEO Shen.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Who knows.¡±


    He didn¡¯t take pleasure in the bad luck of those who left the company.


    But he did unconsciously smile because of Qin Yue¡¯s misfortune.


    Qin Yue indeed felt that he probably had encountered eight lifetimes of bad luck.


    The company was already on the right track, with sufficient liquidity, and all cooperation projects had been negotiated and would begin launching.


    But all of a sudden, problems arose one after another.


    The negotiated cooperation project was gone. He called repeatedly to confirm, but the other party just stuttered and said that the situation had changed.


    After all, they were all reputable people, and it was impossible for Qin Yue to go to the other party¡¯s company to cause a scene.


    The most important thing was that he himself failed to sign the contract earlier, which resulted in the fruit being picked.


    And he knew that the person who picked the fruit before him must be Shen Zhen.


    After all, he poached employees from Shen Zhen first.


    As for the contacted media whom he already gave money to, it also turned out to be in vain.


    Qin Yue was lying on the sofa, looking at Su Shiqing who was sitting next to him watching TV, his heart filled with irritability. Turning his head, and seeing that Su Shiqing was watching an idol drama he was even more annoyed: ¡°Switch to the news channel.¡±


    Su Shiqing stared at the TV intently, and said coquettishly, ¡°The finale is coming soon, I¡¯ll switch it after I finish watching this, okay?¡±


    Normally, Qin Yue would of course say yes with a gentle face, but for some reason now, he was so irritable and saw that nothing was pleasing to the eye, and as soon as Su Shiqing¡¯s words fell, Qin Yue stood up and shouted: ¡°I said change the channel!¡±


    Su Shiqing was taken aback. Qin Yue had never yelled at him like that before. He just sat there in a daze, motionless, with tears gathering in his eyes, as if he was about to cry in the next second.


    ¡°It¡¯s not aimed at you.¡± Qin Yue calmed down a bit, and explained to Su Shiqing while putting a hand to his forehead.


    Su Shiqing wiped his tears with the back of his hand, shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯m fine.¡±


    Qin Yue remained restless even by nighttime. He had been sorting out how he wasted a handful of good cards, but every time he felt that he was about to catch a clue, a strange feeling made him unable to concentrate.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to sleep in the guest room tonight.¡± Qin Yue took out his change of clothes from the master bedroom and walked straight to the guest room.


    Su Shiqing bit his lip behind him.


    This had been the case for a while, and Su Shiqing went back to the bedroom. After thinking for a while, he finally dialed a phone number.


    The person on the phone seemed to have been waiting for his call, and answered it almost within three seconds.


    Su Shiqing asked softly, ¡°Is it Mr. Liu? It¡¯s me, Su Shiqing.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Liu¡± on the other end laughed: ¡°You don¡¯t need to use this unfamiliar politeness, Shi Qing can just call me Brother Huan.¡±


    Su Shiqing blushed a little, but quickly said: ¡°I talked to you before, but I¡¯m a little unsure now, I¡­..I don¡¯t know if my boyfriend still loves me now.¡±


    ¡°Since what happened last time, my boyfriend often loses his temper, sometimes yells at me, and then apologizes to me after the yelling.¡±


    Liu Huan asked: ¡°Shi Qing, I have a question for you, and you have to answer it truthfully, is that okay?¡±


    Su Shiqing nodded: ¡°Okay.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°Did you have sex with Qin Yue during this time?¡±


    Su Shiqing¡¯s face was blushing fiercely, and he whispered, ¡°¡­..No.¡±


    Liu Huan asked again: ¡°Is he in the company most of the time?¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°No, he¡¯s been taking care of me. He even hired an expert to look at my leg. Is it because I¡¯m so useless that he¡¯s so irritable? Do I need to do something?¡±


    Liu Huan comforted him: ¡°It¡¯s not your problem, it should be your boyfriend¡¯s problem. He may be under a lot of pressure recently. I suggest you keep a distance. You can separate for a while to let each other calm down. Sometimes when the distance is too close it is difficult to reconcile conflicts.¡±


    Su Shiqing whispered: ¡°But Ah Yue bought this house, and my parents also live here. I can¡¯t tell Ah Yue to move out, can I?¡±


    Liu Huan said generously: ¡°It just so happens that I have an empty house in this city, with three bedrooms and one living room, it¡¯s a duplex building with two bathrooms, and professionally decorated. You can bring your parents to live there first.¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°That isn¡¯t quite¡­..okay, is it?¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°What¡¯s wrong with it? I¡¯m not telling you to live there for free, you have to pay rent.¡±


    Su Shiqing breathed a sigh of relief: ¡°How much is the rent? I can¡¯t afford too much.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°Six hundred yuan a month, is that affordable?¡±


    Su Shiqing said in delight, ¡°Brother Huan, you are such a good person!¡±


    Liu Huan laughed: ¡°Then treat me to dinner when you have time.¡±


    After Su Shiqing hung up the phone, his spirits improved a lot. He and Liu Huan met by chance. They met at the same psychiatrist a month ago. They chatted for a while while waiting, and felt that they got along very well with each other so they exchanged mobile numbers.


    Afterwards, they would often send messages to each other, asking about each other¡¯s recent situation, asking about each other¡¯s troubles, but Su Shiqing often spoke and Liu Huan listened.


    Su Shiqing was lying on the bed, thinking of Qin Yue for a while, Chu Haoyi for a while, and then Liu Huan for a while.


    He remembered what Chu Haoyi said to him: ¡°Do you think Qin Yue treating you well and his love for you can last a lifetime? He can¡¯t, but I can.¡±


    In the past month, Su Shiqing thought of this question countless times, and he was suddenly shaken.

 CH 74.2

    After Su Shiqing hung up the phone, Liu Huan continued to process the documents. The secretary next to him asked him, ¡°Mr. Liu, the information you want.¡±


    The secretary gave him the folder, which contained Su Shiqing¡¯s background.


    ¡°The reason Qin Yue is unlucky this time is because Shen Zhen set him up, right?¡± Liu Huan rubbed his chin, his eyes full of amusement, ¡°Qin Yue is that stupid? Using this method to poach people, if I were Qin Xing, I would have snapped his leg.¡±


    The secretary said with exasperation: ¡°The relationship between Mr. Qin and Qin Yue is not very good now. Young Master Shen has now seemed to replace Qin Yue.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°Looks like I have to find some time to meet this Young Master Shen.¡±


    The secretary said suspiciously: ¡°You wouldn¡¯t really happen to feel anything towards Su Shiqing¡­..¡±


    Liu Huan spread his hands: ¡°To be honest, I do have a good impression. I like his type.¡±


    The secretary stared with wide eyes: ¡°Last year, you liked the type with big butts.¡±


    Liu Huan laughed loudly: ¡°It changes every year, why, are you jealous?¡±


    The secretary rolled his eyes: ¡°I¡¯ve already become a jar of vinegar.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°Contact Shen Zhen and tell him that I want to talk to him about the business of the land on South Road, and make an appointment with him.¡±


    The secretary reminded: ¡°No matter how much you like Su Shiqing, don¡¯t offend anyone for him.¡±


    Liu Huan sighed: ¡°Am I just a lecher in your heart? And a lecher without a brain to boot?¡±


    Secretary: ¡°Who knows? Isn¡¯t Qin Yue quite brainless now?¡±


    Liu Huan was stunned: ¡°What you said makes sense, I¡¯m actually speechless.¡±


    ¡°I just think Su Shiqing is very interesting.¡± Liu Huan stood up, stretched, and smiled at his secretary, ¡°He must rely on others for a living, be meticulously cared for, and can¡¯t stand even a little wind or rain. Whoever transplants him into their garden can make him grow into the type they like, but once transplanted out, he will die if he can¡¯t adapt to the outside environment.¡±


    The secretary was speechless: ¡°So you want to raise a delicate flower? Then you might as well raise me, I am also quite a delicate flower.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°What you said is interesting. How can there be a delicate flower as big as you? If you stretch out your legs, the hair on your legs will be longer than mine.¡±


    Secretary: ¡°This is called masculine, sex appeal.¡±


    Liu Huan swore without any psychological burden: ¡°My ass, go and shave your legs.¡±


    The secretary rolled his eyes and left, but still made an appointment with Shen Zhen for him.


    ¡°Six thirty in the afternoon the day after tomorrow.¡± The secretary said to Liu Huan.


    Liu Huan nodded: ¡°Okay.¡±


    The secretary muttered in a low voice: ¡°I¡¯ve never seen you so interested in anyone, and even to the extent of vying to be a male mistress.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°Don¡¯t think I can¡¯t hear you. I heard it all. When you say bad things about people, speak louder.¡±


    The secretary put away the documents and said without looking up: ¡°I was praising you for being handsome, that everyone who sees you loves you.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°That¡¯s more like it. By the way, go to my house after getting off work tonight and help me take my dirty clothes and underwear to the laundry.¡±


    The secretary didn¡¯t hold back: ¡°Can¡¯t you call and ask them to pick it up?¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°I didn¡¯t remember the number.¡±


    Secretary: ¡°I¡¯ll send it to you.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°I won¡¯t call them even if you send it to me.¡±


    The secretary swallowed a big mouthful of blood, and turned his head to look at Liu Huan who was sitting behind the desk: ¡°How much virtue have I accumulated in my previous life to be your secretary in this life.¡±


    Liu Huan crossed his legs: ¡°You also know that it is virtue, so you should treat me better, and don¡¯t talk bad about me behind my back.¡±


    The secretary continued to roll his eyes.


    The secretary nagged: ¡°Even if you meet Shen Zhen, so what? Tell him not to deal with Qin Yue? I didn¡¯t know that you are quite considerate towards your rival in love. The radiance of the Holy Mother shines on the earth.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°Who said that? Am I the kind of person who sacrifices himself for others? I want to join hands with him and kick Qin Yue down in the mud.¡±


    Secretary: ¡°Damn, that¡¯s amazing. They say a beautiful woman is a source of calamity, but I feel that male beauty is just as much so.¡±


    Liu Huan waved at him: ¡°Come here.¡±


    The secretary walked over, and Liu Huan gave him a knuckle rap: ¡°What do you know, I¡¯m just planning in advance. Even without Su Shiqing, I will still have to attack Qin Yue.¡±


    The secretary didn¡¯t understand, and felt that his boss was making excuses, so he gave Liu Huan a contemptuous look, and left to do his own business.


    ¡°Remember you can¡¯t leave first after getting off work today.¡± Liu Huan was still saying to his secretary.


    Secretary: ¡°I¡¯m done! I¡¯m resigning!¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°I won¡¯t approve it for you, so just give up.¡±


    The secretary was speechless: ¡°If you spend less time hooking up, I would be able to relax a lot more.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°When have I hooked up with anyone?¡±


    Secretary: ¡°Do you remember how many times you have flirted eith another this month, including this Su Shiqing?¡±


    Liu Huan shook his head as a matter of course: ¡°Why would I keep track of this, don¡¯t I have you, otherwise I would be paying you for nothing.¡±


    The secretary broke down and said, ¡°Whose secretary has to deal with this kind of thing!¡±


    Liu Huan looked his secretary up and down, and sighed: ¡°Others¡¯ secretaries have big breasts and big buttocks, look at you, your chest is as flat as your back, I haven¡¯t even felt disdain for you yet, but you dare to be disdainful of me.¡±


    The secretary had no expression on his face: ¡°I¡¯m a man, so I¡¯m so sorry that my chest and back are equally flat.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°Forget it, although you are not as good as other people¡¯s secretaries, but I have become used to you, and you must continue to perform well in the future.¡±


    The secretary decided to make a voodoo doll to prick after returning home.


    It would be even better if he could sew up his boss¡¯s unreliable mouth.


    On the day when he had a meeting with Shen Zhen, Liu Huan changed into formal clothes. He was in his thirties, the best age for a man. He looked at himself in the mirror and felt that he was as handsome as ever, the most handsome fellow in the room. Only then did he drive to the appointment location.


    Shen Zhen had already been waiting for about ten minutes.


    Every time Shen Zhen made an appointment with someone, he usually arrived about fifteen minutes earlier. He didn¡¯t like being late, but it didn¡¯t bother him if he had to wait for someone.


    He was sitting on the seat by the window, and the sunlight shrouded his whole person in it, making his skin fair and his long eyelashes even more apparent. He was only in his early twenties this year, and his aura was a mix of boy and man, making him look even more attractive.


    At least Liu Huan couldn¡¯t take a single step right now.


    He had seen photos of Shen Zhen and the video of Shen Zhen participating in the business awards ceremony, but he had never seen Shen Zhen in person.


    In his impression, Shen Zhen should be the kind of person who looked very ruthless and sinister¡ª¡ªafter all, his methods of dealing with Qin Yue couldn¡¯t be called upright and honest.


    But the real person was completely different from what Liu Huan imagined.


    It wasn¡¯t until Liu Huan walked into the restaurant and sat opposite to Shen Zhen that Shen Zhen raised his eyes to look at him.


    To be honest, Shen Zhen could barely remember the character Liu Huan, mainly because he didn¡¯t appear much in the original novel.


    He was not so much a male supporting role as he was Su Shiqing¡¯s biggest golden finger.


    Liu Huan was the only male supporting role who was close to Qin Xing in status. Whenever Su Shiqing¡¯s harem group couldn¡¯t solve something, Su Shiqing only needed to ask Liu Huan for help, and everything would be solved.


    But that was Liu Huan in the later stage, and Liu Huan in the early stage was more like a passerby, there was not much description of him at all.


    ¡°Mr. Liu.¡± Shen Zhen greeted politely.


    Liu Huan acted very friendly and familiar: ¡°You don¡¯t need to be so polite, you can just call me Brother Huan, and according to seniority, it¡¯s fine if you also call me Uncle Huan.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..About the land we were talking about.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°That piece of land is not important.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡± Was this person here to make trouble?


    Liu Huan said with a smile: ¡°I won¡¯t go around in circles with you, are you dealing with Qin Yue?¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know how to answer, but he didn¡¯t feel like lying, so he asked: ¡°You have a problem?¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°It¡¯s like this, let¡¯s join forces, and I¡¯ll help you bring down Qin Yue¡¯s company, how about it?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked confused. Was there something wrong with this person¡¯s brain circuit?


    Liu Huan sighed: ¡°Just take it as a greeting gift to Qin Xing after I return to China?¡±


    Shen Zhen took a sip of tea: ¡°Uncle Qin doesn¡¯t care much about Qin Yue.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°That¡¯s true, otherwise he wouldn¡¯t just be watching you deal with him.¡±


    Liu Huan said with a smile: ¡°Smart people don¡¯t play stupid, I want to buy Qin Yue¡¯s shares in Qin Group.¡±


    Qin Yue had one percent of the shares in his hand. Although it didn¡¯t look like much, this one percent was enough for him to lie on a mountain of gold and silver for several lifetimes and just eat, drink and have fun.


    Shen Zhen almost spat out a mouthful of tea: ¡°As long as Qin Yue doesn¡¯t go crazy, he won¡¯t sell the shares.¡±


    Liu Huan shrugged: ¡°We won¡¯t know until then.¡±


    ¡°Of course, I will not deny you benefits.¡± Liu Huan chuckled, ¡°I heard that you are looking for a partner recently and plan to open a large chain shopping mall. Are you thinking this is not easy to do? And few people dare to invest?¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled: ¡°This you don¡¯t need to worry.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°That¡¯s right, I almost forgot, Young Master Shen is Mr. Qin¡¯s favorite junior now. If Mr. Qin is willing, don¡¯t mention a chain shopping plaza, he can even help you open a chain of snack bars all over the country.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Liu Huan, his face was expressionless, indifferent like a piece of ice.


    Liu Huan moved his neck and said to Shen Zhen: ¡°I am different, we are a cooperative relationship of mutual benefit, don¡¯t you think so?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked away and down at the teacup in his hand.


    ¡°Mr. Liu, I want to ask, there is not a lack of people who have shares in Qin Group, why are you eyeing Qin Yue?¡±


    ¡°If you choose another target, the difficulty will be much lower, right?¡±


    Liu Huan suddenly looked directly at Shen Zhen. Sitting upright, with a serious and self-disciplined demeanor, he looked at Shen Zhen, his eyes full of tenderness: ¡°If I said I fell in love with you at first sight, would you believe it?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡± Excuse me?

 CH 75.1

    In the coffee shop, Liu Huan sat across from Shen Zhen. The atmosphere between the two was a bit awkward. To be precise, Shen Zhen was probably the only one who felt embarrassed. His fingers were on the coffee cup. Although his face was expressionless, the look in his eyes was a little dazed.


    Shen Zhen opened his mouth: ¡°Mr. Liu¡­..¡±


    Before he finished speaking, Liu Huan suddenly said, ¡°I¡¯m speaking the truth.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Liu Huan added: ¡°One of my strengths is that I never tell lies.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded stiffly: ¡°It seems that I can¡¯t accept Mr. Liu¡¯s kindness. I¡¯ll take my leave first.¡±


    Liu Huan said with a smile: ¡°Don¡¯t be so nervous, business is business, private is private, I¡¯ve always distinguished business and feelings. Mr. Shen, please sit back down again.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Liu Huan¡¯s face, and finally sat back down.


    Liu Huan: ¡°I don¡¯t care about Mr. Shen and Qin Yue¡¯s feud, or any love-hate relationship, nor have I thought about minding it. What I want are the shares in Qin Yue¡¯s hands. If Mr. Shen agrees, we can confirm the cooperative relationship, right?¡±


    Shen Zhen raised the coffee cup to his mouth and took a sip. He still didn¡¯t like coffee very much and didn¡¯t like the taste.


    ¡°Does Mr. Liu know how much investment a chain shopping mall needs?¡± Shen Zhen asked.


    Liu Huan nodded: ¡°Of course.¡±


    Shen Zhen stood up and reached out to Liu Huan: ¡°Happy cooperation, Mr. Liu.¡±


    Liu Huan shook Shen Zhen¡¯s hand and smiled at Shen Zhen: ¡°I will be asking Mr. Shen for more advice in the future.¡±


    Shen Zhen withdrew his hand. Although Liu Huan didn¡¯t make any unnecessary movements, he didn¡¯t let go the whole time either. So Shen Zhen could only pull back by himself.


    ¡°Where does Mr. Shen live? I¡¯ll take you back?¡± Liu Huan stood in front of the table. His figure was very similar to Qin Yue¡¯s, but he looked a little thinner, unlike Qin Yue¡¯s muscular physique.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°No need to bother Mr. Liu, I will go back by myself.¡±


    Liu Huan followed behind Shen Zhen: ¡°Don¡¯t be so polite, I have time anyway.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I have a lot of things to do and I¡¯m in a hurry.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°Then even more I should drop you off.¡±


    Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t bear it anymore: ¡°I have my own vehicle.¡±


    Liu Huan said seriously: ¡°You can call a substitute driver, may I call for you?¡±


    Shen Zhen stood still, looking at Liu Huan seriously with dark eyes: ¡°Mr. Liu, you are that idle?¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°Indeed I am quite idle. If not, I wouldn¡¯t offer to send you home, right?¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t want to be entangled by him: ¡°You said just now that business and private are clearly distinguished.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°It¡¯s quite clear, you see, we¡¯re done talking business, now it¡¯s private time, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    ¡°I think I should be able to decide whether I can pursue you in my private time?¡±


    Shen Zhen had never met such a straightforward person in his life, and said helplessly: ¡°Mr. Liu, if you like hunting for prey, I think there will not be a lack of people who meet your standards. Also, I have a lover now. Your pursuit is harassment to me.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ve even used honorifics.¡± Liu Huan rubbed his chin and said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯m not in a hurry, we can take it slowly.¡±


    After the two parties parted ways, Liu Huan called his secretary: ¡°Didn¡¯t you say he was single?¡±


    Secretary: ¡°Yes, I checked. Except for his secretary who is a woman, all of the people around him are men, and there are no women who are usually close to him.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°What about the men?¡±


    The secretary laughed: ¡°You think everyone is queer like you, how can there be so many queers?¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°I¡¯m warning you, if you call me queer again, I¡¯ll deduct your salary.¡±


    Secretary: ¡°Okay, Comrade Liu, there are not so many homosexuals in this world.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°There is a problem with your thinking. Are you homophobic? A lot of homophobes are actually deep in the closet. Don¡¯t fall in love with me.¡±


    Secretary: ¡°To be able to fall in love with you is really a virtue accumulated in eight lifetimes.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°Go and find out carefully what is the relationship between Shen Zhen and Qin Yue before.¡±


    Only then did the secretary come to his senses: ¡°Are you suspecting? No way!¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°The previous relationship between Shen Zhen and Qin Yue may not be as simple as playmates.¡±


    Secretary: ¡°¡­..Dang, you became interested in Qin Yue¡¯s current lover before, and now you are interested in his ex-boyfriend. I¡¯m afraid you have an enmity with Qin Yue, right? What kind of deep hatred is this?¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°Talk normally, how can there be a first come first serve in regards to emotional matters?¡±


    Secretary: ¡°¡­..That¡¯s really scummy of you.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°A little virgin like you knows nothing.¡±


    Secretary: ¡°Hehe, I¡¯m afraid if I take it out it might even be bigger than yours.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°I don¡¯t have time to talk smack with you, go check it out.¡±


    The secretary hung up the phone.


    Sitting in the car, Liu Huan looked at the group photo of Qin Yue and Shen Zhen stored in his mobile phone. This was probably a photo of them attending an event together a few years ago. Qin Yue in the photo looked like a lively boy, smiling wide and showing white teeth. Shen Zhen was beside him, but smiled very shyly, although Shen Zhen¡¯s eyes were facing the camera.


    But Liu Huan could tell that Shen Zhen¡¯s body was leaning towards Qin Yue, and it seemed as if he would pounce on Qin Yue in the next second.


    No wonder Shen Zhen was so ruthless. Sure enough, something must have happened before.


    Liu Huan turned around and called Su Shiqing again.


    ¡°Have you decided to move out?¡± Liu Huan had always pretended to be gentle and mature with Su Shiqing.


    Su Shiqing¡¯s voice was very sweet: ¡°I¡¯ve thought about it for a long time, and I decided to move out. I think Ah Yue and I need time to calm down and find our feelings for each other again.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°When are you going to move? I¡¯ll bring you the key.¡±


    Su Shiqing said softly, ¡°Is the day after tomorrow okay?¡±


    Liu Huan smiled: ¡°Okay, in the morning?¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°En, at ten o¡¯clock in the morning, Ah Yue happens to be in the company at that time.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll ask the secretary to bring it to you when the time comes.¡±


    Su Shiqing suddenly spoke hesitatingly, ¡°You¡­..won¡¯t you come over yourself?¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°Want to see me?¡±


    Su Shiqing didn¡¯t speak, and continued after a few seconds: ¡°If it¡¯s convenient for you¡­..¡±


    Liu Huan¡¯s voice became more gentle: ¡°Since you have already spoken, I will definitely come over in person.¡±


    Su Shiqing seemed relieved: ¡°That¡¯s good.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Liu Huan put away his smile.


    Although Su Shiqing was very interesting, it seemed that he was too easy to catch. He had practically lost interest in Su Shiqing by now.


    He had always been like this, whenever he had his eyes on someone, he always spent his time in pursuit, making people feel that even if they wanted the moon, Liu Huan would desperately pluck it out of the sky and give it to them.


    But once Liu Huan was about to succeed, he no longer felt interested.


    According to him, the fun was basically lost.


    Now that he was interested in Shen Zhen, and Su Shiqing took more initiative, Su Shiqing would naturally take a seat back.


    Liu Huan leaned back on the chair, and said to himself: ¡°It seems that this Qin Yue is quite lucky, but his brain just isn¡¯t so good.¡±


    Qin Yue, who had a bad brain, was not in a good mood recently. He was sitting in the conference room, and the people below dare not show even breath too loudly. The company¡¯s operation was in a mess, and several projects that were originally to be worked on had problems one after another cropping up.  Qin Yue hadn¡¯t been to the company for more than a month. When he finally did come to the company, he ended up facing a lot of problems. Naturally, he would start to pursue the responsibility.


    ¡°You have seen the recent turnover.¡± Qin Yue crossed his arms over his chest, ¡°Is there anything you want to say?¡±


    No one spoke, and almost everyone lowered their heads. The company started to become chaotic after Qin Yue poached people, and after he poached them, he then fired them. Some of them downstairs in protest and some went to the Labor Bureau to sue them. The management was overwhelmed with a lot of things, and now Qin Yue, the instigator, held them accountable, so everyone¡¯s expressions were not very good.


    These managers were all people with work experience and achievements under their belts. They were recruited by Qin Yue at the beginning because Qin Yue offered high wages, promised good conditions, and Qin Yue himself had a good attitude, otherwise they would not have jumped ship.


    So they still had confidence on their side.


    Qin Yue asked again, and someone suddenly said, ¡°CEO Qin, do you know when the company¡¯s turnover began to decline?¡±


    Qin Yue looked at the person who was talking, with an uncertain expression: ¡°Go on.¡±


    That person: ¡°Since you decided to poach people from Huitong.¡±


    ¡°Huitong does not compete with us in the same industry.¡±


    ¡°Nor did they compete with us for any resources. In other words, the well water does not interfere with river water. They did not block our way, nor did they have any conflicts with us.¡±


    ¡°Real estate is not our main business, why do we have to start a fight with Huitong?¡±


    ¡°CEO Qin, your personal feelings have affected the company, do you admit it?¡±


    Qin Yue¡¯s face was so dark ink could be squeezed out, but he still nodded and said, ¡°I admit it.¡±


    The man: ¡°So can you give us an explanation and tell us why we must go against Huitong?¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°Why should I give you an explanation?¡±


    Everyone: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Qin Yue was probably so angry he couldn¡¯t help feeling amused: ¡°Don¡¯t I pay you a salary? What loss do you have?¡±


    The man: ¡°CEO Qin, it cannot be put that way. If it wasn¡¯t for the betterment of the company, why would I say these things? Wouldn¡¯t it be good to just continue to do what I¡¯m doing and get the same salary as before? What¡¯s the situation in the company now? The people¡¯s hearts are unstable, everyone is feeling very uneasy, many employees under my management say they want to change jobs, want to leave, so should this situation be ignored?¡±


    Qin Yue was very annoyed: ¡°Then tell them to leave! If I offer such a high salary, would I not be able to hire more people?¡±


    Everyone knew that Qin Yue was telling the truth, but the more truth it held, the more chilling it was.


    Of course, there would be no shortage of prospective employees aiming for the high salaries, but the corporate culture of a company was always supported by old employees. If the employees had no loyalty to the company, how could they grow bigger and stronger?


    The man finally didn¡¯t know what to say, so he could only say dejectedly, ¡°You pay the salary, what to do, you decide.¡±


    Qin Yue was also feeling uncomfortable. He twirled the pen in his hand and said to the person with the head down: ¡°Focus on the inside of the company first, let them go if they want to leave, and keep those who want to stay. The company¡¯s rules and regulations should also be re-enacted, and then act according to the rules and regulations. If you have any questions, contact my assistant and ask him to report to me. Is there any problem?¡±


    Everyone: ¡°No problem.¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°Then let¡¯s end the meeting.¡±


    Everyone came out in a file, with very ugly expressions on their faces.


    The person who spoke against Qin Yue rolled his eyes and whispered, ¡°I want to see how long this company can last and when it will collapse. The boss¡¯s mind is muddled, and no matter how capable the people below are, it¡¯s useless, after all, the decision-making power is in his hands.¡±


    The person next to him said: ¡°Don¡¯t say anymore, just keep your eyes open during this time, see if there are any suitable companies, then contact them first.¡±


    That person: ¡°I want to go to Huitong.¡±


    The person next to him was surprised: ¡°No way? Isn¡¯t that slapping CEO Qin in the face?¡±


    The man sneered and said, ¡°I think Huitong is pretty good. We poached their employees, but you don¡¯t see Huitong in a mess.¡±


    The person next to him just said, ¡°Just make sure to think it over some more yourself.¡±

 CH 75.2

    Sitting alone in the conference room, Qin Yue frowned tightly, his expression dark and unclear. He knew that he shouldn¡¯t have said that just now, but he was so angry that he couldn¡¯t control himself.


    This feeling was bad, very bad.


    Feeling too irritable in the company, Qin Yue notified his assistant, and then drove home again, ready to take Su Shiqing to dinner and say a few words, maybe he would feel better.


    However, when he got home, what he saw was a messy scene at home.


    His mind almost went blank at that moment. He ran to the master bedroom and found that Su Shiqing¡¯s things were gone.


    He went to the room where Su Shiqing¡¯s parents lived, and even the sheets and quilts were gone, not to mention the clothes in the closet.


    Qin Yue felt a little dizzy. He sat on the sofa and called Su Shiqing with trembling hands.


    The call was hung up.


    Qin Yue continued to call.


    It got hung up again.


    Su Shiqing didn¡¯t pick up until the tenth time.


    ¡°Where have you been?¡± Qin Yue tried hard to restrain his emotions.


    Su Shiqing whispered on the other line: ¡°Ah Yue, I was moving things just now, and I didn¡¯t hear the phone ringing.¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°I asked you, where have you been?¡±


    Su Shiqing said timidly: ¡°I¡­..I moved out, and I didn¡¯t tell you in advance because I was afraid that you would disagree.¡±


    Qin Yue roared: ¡°Why did you move out?!¡±


    Su Shiqing seemed to be even more frightened: ¡°You¡­..you yell at me like this every day, I really can¡¯t stand it anymore, I know you still love me, but I think there is something wrong with our relationship, both of us need time to calm down. It also takes time to think about where we went wrong, and until we calm down and open up to each other, let¡¯s keep a little distance.¡±


    Qin Yue took a deep breath: ¡°You wouldn¡¯t even discuss such a big matter with me?¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°I know you wouldn¡¯t agree¡­..¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°Where are you now?¡±


    Su Shiqing was a little scared: ¡°You want to come find me? Ah Yue, don¡¯t be so excited, okay?¡±


    Qin Yue leaned on the sofa, and all the strength in his body leaked away: ¡°When did you rent the house? The card I gave you showed no expenses during this time.¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°¡­..My friend has an unoccupied house, and he let me live here for now.¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°What friend?¡±


    Su Shiqing didn¡¯t have many friends, only a bunch of suitors.


    The only ones who could be regarded as friends were Shen Yun and Shen Mu, but both Shen Yun and Shen Mu were not even able to care for themselves now.


    Qin Yue: ¡°What¡¯s your friend¡¯s name?¡±


    Su Shiqing said, ¡°I, I still have something to do, so I¡¯ll hang up first.¡±


    There was a ¡°beep beep¡± sound from the mobile phone. Qin Yue couldn¡¯t hold back and smashed the mobile phone to the ground. This expensive mobile phone was very durable. When it fell, it spun a few times on the ground, and the screen got a crack. It laid at the door entrance, waiting a long time for its owner to pick it up.


    ¡ª¡ª


    ¡°Has Qin Yue returned to the Qin family?¡± Shen Zhen laid on Qin Xing¡¯s back while looking at his phone. He only wore a loose top with two long legs that stuck out from underneath. His movements were very natural, without the stiff and unnatural feeling before.


    He and Qin Xing got along more and more comfortably.


    Qin Xing turned around and had Shen Zhen lie on his chest. He kissed Shen Zhen on the forehead, and said softly, ¡°He did.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°What is he thinking?¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°I am his uncle, not the roundworm in his stomach.¡±


    Shen Zhen said sweetly in a serious manner: ¡°How can there be such a handsome roundworm like you, even if there is, Qin Yue is not worthy.¡±


    Qin Xing was amused. He gathered strength in his abdomen, grabbed Shen Zhen¡¯s waist, and lifted Shen Zhen upwards.


    Shen Zhen stared at Qin Xing expressionlessly, his hands and feet a little stiff: ¡°How does it feel to hold me up?¡±


    Qin Xing weighed him: ¡°Darling, you¡¯re a little lighter than before.¡±


    Qin Xing asked: ¡°Is it because my cooking is not tasty?¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s feet touched the ground again, and he hugged Qin Xing while saying, ¡°It¡¯s tasty, so it takes more effort and energy at the gym.¡±


    Qin Xing touched Shen Zhen¡¯s muscles meticulously: ¡°It is indeed better than before.¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s thoughts were interrupted just now, but now he remembered again: ¡°Did he and Su Shiqing break up?¡±


    Apart from this reason, he couldn¡¯t think of any reason why Qin Yue would move back to the Qin family.


    But he felt that it was impossible, after all, he knew how much Qin Yue loved Su Shiqing in his previous life. Basically if Su Shiqing even slightly frowned, Qin Yue would ruin the reputation of the person who made Su Shiqing frown.


    Why was it different in this life?


    Because Qin Yue was not as powerful as in his previous life?


    Shen Zhen rested his chin on Qin Xing¡¯s shoulder in a daze, thinking deeply.


    Qin Yue was not like in his previous life. He lost his status as the heir of the Qin family. Even though this status was predetermined and previously everyone just had a tacit knowledge of this, everyone now knew that Qin Xing would not choose him as heir again, even if it was just at this time.


    There was also a problem with the development of his company. Instead of smooth sailing, his path became full of stumbles.


    Qin Yue, who had lost the aura of the Qin family heir, was somewhat similar to himself in his previous life in a certain way.


    No wonder Su Shiqing tried his best to get close to Qin Xing.


    Shen Zhen felt that he finally understood.


    Su Shiqing didn¡¯t only love Qin Yue, but loved only the one with the highest status.


    So once Qin Yue lost this halo, he would naturally switch his attention to others, and his eyes would not only focus on Qin Yue.


    So now that Qin Yue had stepped down, naturally only Qin Xing had the highest status.


    Shen Zhen suddenly bit Qin Xing¡¯s lower lip.


    Qin Xing was bitten painfully and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Shen Zhen said, ¡°Nothing.¡±


    When he thought that Su Shiqing might continue to seduce Qin Xing in the future, he felt unspeakably uncomfortable.


    Qin Xing hugged Shen Zhen into his arms: ¡°Speak up if you have something to say, and I will answer everything I can.¡±


    Shen Zhen said sullenly, ¡°I¡¯m just afraid you will become the second Qin Yue.¡±


    Qin Xing seemed to think of something: ¡°Do you think Su Shiqing will come to seduce me?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked up at Qin Xing: ¡°He has already tried to seduce you once, and it is inevitable that there will be a second time.¡±


    Qin Xing chuckled lowly: ¡°In your heart, am I someone so lacking in fortitude?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Well¡­..¡±


    Qin Xing touched Shen Zhen¡¯s hair: ¡°Get up, didn¡¯t you want to ask me how to deal with Ah Yue?¡±


    Shen Zhen was dumbfounded, he just asked that question randomly, did Qin Xing really want to teach him?


    But Shen Zhen would not let go of this opportunity. He stood up immediately, made a pot of black tea for Qin Xing, and then sat opposite Qin Xing, obediently like a student, and a good student at that.


    Seeing the speed at which Shen Zhen¡¯s face changed, Qin Xing slightly hooked up the corners of his mouth, looking like he was about to smile, and even asked, ¡°Do you want to bring a pen and paper over and write it down directly?¡±


    Shen Zhen had a look of realization: ¡°I¡¯ll get it, just wait a moment.¡±


    Before Qin Xing could say anything, Shen Zhen went to get a pen and paper.


    Qin Xing looked at Shen Zhen¡¯s back with deep eyes.


    What should be his, should be his.


    Qin Xing spoke very slowly, almost breaking it into pieces for Shen Zhen, and after a while he would ask, ¡°What do you not understand?¡±


    Shen Zhen wouldn¡¯t pretend to understand, and asked for clarification on what he didn¡¯t understand. The two of them talked until two o¡¯clock in the morning. Shen Zhen yawned and looked at his watch, only then did he realize that it was so late.


    ¡°Go to sleep.¡± Qin Xing said, ¡°It can¡¯t be finished in one night.¡±


    Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t keep his eyes open, so he nodded and packed up his notes before going to wash up and sleep.


    Shen Zhen¡¯s speed was very slow. When he finished washing up and went to the room, he found that Qin Xing was already lying on the bed. Recently, he and Qin Xing slept on the same bed, but there had been no further steps in their relationship. Qin Xing always felt that he was very busy and too tired, and didn¡¯t have the heart to exhaust him further at night.


    After Shen Zhen washed his face, he found that his energy had returned and he didn¡¯t want to sleep so much.


    Looking at Qin Xing who was lying on the bed, phrases appeared in his mind: ¡°beautifully delicious¡±, ¡°animalistic desire¡± and ¡°lively fragrance¡±.


    Qin Xing caught him and held him in his arms, skin to skin, without any barrier.


    Qin Xing suddenly said seriously: ¡°Go to bed early, you are so busy during the day.¡±


    He had seen Shen Zhen¡¯s mental state during this time.


    He also hoped that the first time between the two of them would be longer and that Shen Zhen would have better memories.


    Of course, the most important thing was that Qin Xing was studying during this period, and asked his assistant to find and send a lot of gay porn to him.


    He didn¡¯t want Shen Zhen to feel any discomfort due to inexperience and clumsiness.


    Shen Zhen¡¯s fingers made circles in a certain place: ¡°You really aren¡¯t going to come?¡±


    Qin Xing restrained himself: ¡°Go to bed early.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked into Qin Xing¡¯s eyes: ¡°I don¡¯t have to go to the company tomorrow morning.¡±


    Qin Xing looked away: ¡°I¡¯m going to the company tomorrow.¡±


    Since that had been said, Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t say anything more, so he could only sleep on the other side, lying on the same bed with Qin Xing under the quilt, purely sleeping.


    Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t help but think that maybe Qin Xing didn¡¯t have that kind of affection for him.


    Otherwise, why would he refuse physical contact?


    Maybe Qin Xing just treated him a little special, and Qin Xing himself mistook it for love.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t sleep well all night, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart.

 CH 76.1

    Liu Huan¡¯s pursuit caught Shen Zhen off guard.


    ¡°CEO Shen, someone delivered this in the morning.¡± Li Xiaolin opened the envelope at Shen Zhen¡¯s gesture, and inside was a VIP ticket for a concert, with the venue, time and the name of the band written on it.


    Li Xiaolin was taken aback when she saw it, did CEO Shen have a suitor?


    Shen Zhen said to Li Xiaolin with a headache: ¡°Put it there for now.¡±


    Li Xiaolin put the ticket on the desk.


    Shen Zhen called Liu Huan.


    The only person he could think of who would give this kind of thing was Liu Huan.


    If Qin Xing wanted to take him to a concert, he would bring it up when they were together, instead of sending it directly to his company.


    ¡°Why did you suddenly think of calling me? Missed me?¡± Shen Zhen sighed speechlessly at Liu Huan¡¯s opening remark.


    Shen Zhen said in a steady tone: ¡°Mr. Liu, I received a concert ticket.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°Oh, that, I booked it some time ago, there is no one to accompany me so I just sent it to you. If you are interested, go, if you aren¡¯t, don¡¯t worry, the ticket is already yours, you can use it yourself or give it away.¡±


    What Shen Zhen was about to say was blocked in his throat.


    Liu Huan¡¯s words having been said like this, if he still said ¡°I have a lover, and I have no interest in you¡±, it would seem as if he was very narcissistic, so he could only swallow it back.


    What should be said had already been said in the last meeting, so Shen Zhen replied: ¡°I am not interested in the concert, I¡¯ll give that ticket to someone else.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°It¡¯s up to you, no need to inform me, what I give you is yours, it has nothing to do with me anymore, no matter what I give you in the future, I will always say this.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°In any case, let¡¯s talk later, I still have something to take care of.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±


    After hanging up the call, Shen Zhen gave the ticket to Li Xiaolin: ¡°There is only one ticket, you can go see it yourself or give it to a friend.¡±


    Li Xiaolin held the ticket in her hand, with a dazed expression on her face¡ª¡ªshe had no artistic affinity at all, she could even fall asleep watching a musical play, let alone a music concert.¡±


    Not to mention art movies, she would basically fall asleep like a dead pig within ten minutes of the opening. She could only watch action movies and comedy movies with gusto.


    ¡°Can I sell it?¡± Li Xiaolin asked cautiously.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°You can do whatever you want with it, don¡¯t ask me.¡±


    The smile on Li Xiaolin¡¯s face widened.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°There isn¡¯t anything important to take care of in the company today, is there?¡±


    Li Xiaolin: ¡°No, the following projects are going well, much smoother than expected.¡±


    Shen Zhen breathed a sigh of relief: ¡°Has the land money been transferred?¡±


    Li Xiaolin: ¡°After the transfer, the tax has been deducted, and the company has finally started to make a profit.¡±


    The taxes on the real estate industry was high, but the profits were also huge. Seeing that the income had shrunk a lot, Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry.


    Li Xiaolin suddenly said, ¡°CEO Shen, it¡¯s time for you to change your car. You should also get a Maybach.¡±


    Shen Zhen also felt that he could buy a new car. He only had a motorcycle, and the cars he used to go in and out were all Qin Xing¡¯s.


    Now that he had the money, he really should buy a new one.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°You¡¯re right.¡±


    It was convenient to buy a car, just choose the brand and model, and then go pick up the car when the time came.


    Li Xiaolin asked again: ¡°If you have a car, you need a driver, right?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Why did he feel like buying a car was such a waste?


    Although he had a lot of money in his hand, he still felt an inexplicable heartache.


    This was probably because he personally experienced the hard work in making money himself?


    ¡°Okay.¡± Shen Zhen said, ¡°Go and post the hire notice.¡±


    Li Xiaolin: ¡°Is there any request?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Don¡¯t talk too much, don¡¯t be too curious, adhere to traffic rules, don¡¯t speed, don¡¯t drink and drive, don¡¯t drive tired, anyway, I don¡¯t want a driver who had a car accident experience.¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s request was not too much, and Li Xiaolin nodded in agreement.


    After getting off work, Shen Zhen left with Shen Li and had a meal together in a restaurant outside for once.


    Qin Xing had gone back to the Qin family manor today, and there was no one to cook at home. Shen Zhen found it troublesome, so he went outside to solve the problem.


    Shen Li was different from his usual chatterbox personality today, instead he was a little silent. He opened and closed his mouth to say something several times while looking at Shen Zhen, looking very hesitant to speak.


    ¡°The last time you went back with Shen Mu, why did you come back here again and didn¡¯t stay at the Shen¡¯s?¡± Shen Zhen asked suddenly, his tone very natural, just like a normal chat between friends, blurting out a question naturally, without any deliberate expression.


    Shen Li was a little depressed: ¡°He lied to me again.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Oh?¡±


    Shen Li picked up a piece of vegetable with his chopsticks and put it in his bowl, but he didn¡¯t move to eat it for a long time. He fiddled with the poor little green vegetable with his chopsticks, and said in a muffled voice, ¡°Dad scolded me again.¡±


    Shen Zhen could think of Shen Fu¡¯s expression at that time. Shen Fu thought that as long as he drove his sons out, the three sons would naturally unite after knowing that life outside was difficult. But as a result, the three sons lived their own lives and when they finally thought of going back, only two went back, and these two didn¡¯t even care about the one outside.


    Shen Zhen felt that if he were Shen Fu, he would faint from anger on the spot.


    After spending so many years cultivating his sons, none of them turned out useful.


    Shen Li suddenly raised his head and asked Shen Zhen: ¡°Big Brother, do you also think I¡¯m stupid?¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t speak, just looked at Shen Li.


    Shen Li poked at his rice: ¡°I know you all think so, whether it¡¯s Dad, you, or Second and Third Brother, you all think I¡¯m stupid and think that I can¡¯t live without the Shen family. When I was in school, my classmates were also the same. On the surface they played well with me, but behind my back they say that I am stupid and rich, an idiot with a lot of money, someone who is easy to deceive.¡±


    As Shen Li spoke, his voice became a little nasally: ¡°I know it all in my heart, but I don¡¯t show it, because it¡¯s useless even if I did, and it¡¯s not like I can become as smart as they hoped anyway.¡±


    ¡°Since I was a child, I have heard them say that you are very smart, that you were sent to the Qin family at such a young age, and that you even had such a good relationship with Eldest Young Master Qin.¡±


    ¡°I thought at the time, if it was me who was sent, would I be the one who they praise?¡±


    ¡°But I know now.¡± Shen Li sniffed, tears falling into his rice bowl, ¡°I will never become smarter.¡±


    ¡°But I always felt that even if Second and Third Brother temporarily treat me badly, they wouldn¡¯t lie to me.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Shen Mu lied to you?¡±


    Shen Li nodded: ¡°He asked me to ask Dad for some money, because I am the youngest son, and Dad might be soft-hearted towards me, so I asked Dad for it, and Dad gave me 200,000 and told me to use it sparingly.¡±


    Sure enough, Shen Fu was also not able to let go of his worries about this stupid son.


    Shen Li said again: ¡°Then Shen Mu asked me to borrow 20,000 yuan, and I borrowed it. He asked me to give him the card, and he¡¯ll take it to transfer the money, and I also gave it.¡±


    ¡°I just found out yesterday that he transferred all the money away.¡±


    Shen Li couldn¡¯t control his emotions: ¡°I¡¯m not angry about the two hundred thousand yuan. I used to pay more than two hundred thousand for a sports car before, and more than two hundred thousand for a friend¡¯s birthday gift. But I, I just feel uncomfortable, I feel upset.¡±


    Shen Li choked up and said: ¡°I called him, and I asked him if he had typed an extra zero when transferring the money, and he laughed at me, saying that I was always so stupid since I was a child, and I still haven¡¯t changed a bit after growing up.¡±


    ¡°He also said that people like me should stay at home honestly in the future, and don¡¯t go out to embarrass the family.¡±


    Shen Li looked up at Shen Zhen, and found that Shen Zhen was looking at him intently.


    Shen Li took the napkin next to him and wiped his face dry: ¡°You dealt with that Su Shiqing before, right? Is he really better than me?¡±


    Looking at Shen Li¡¯s pitiful puppy-like eyes, Shen Zhen could only say: ¡°He¡­..you don¡¯t have to compare with him.¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°I just can¡¯t figure it out.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Shen Li and felt that a person like Shen Li had truly never grown up. Or maybe he had grown up a long time ago, but he just didn¡¯t want to face the reality, buried his head like an ostrich, and pretended that he didn¡¯t know anything.


    Living like this was sometimes quite tiring.


    Shen Li said: ¡°I used to think that they came to find me because they still cared about our sibling relationship, because I am their younger brother, but now I find that¡¯s not the case. It¡¯s just because I still have money in my hands, and I¡¯m still worth using.¡±


    Shen Zhen suddenly asked: ¡°If the two hundred thousand yuan is in Shen Mu¡¯s hands, then what about Shen Yun?¡±


    Shen Li was taken aback for a moment, and also panicked: ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­..¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t even know where Second Brother is.¡± Shen Li stood up from the chair. He couldn¡¯t eat anymore, his mind went blank. In truth, he knew Shen Mu, and knew how selfish Shen Mu was. And as for where Shen Yun was, what Shen Yun was doing, Shen Mu didn¡¯t reveal a single word.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Then Shen Zhen waved to the waiter to pay the bill.


    ¡°Do you know where Shen Mu lived before?¡± Shen Zhen asked.


    Shen Li gradually calmed down: ¡°I know.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Then let¡¯s go there first.¡±


    Shen Zhen had no good intentions and didn¡¯t want to save Shen Yun, he just wanted to see what Shen Yun looked like now.


    Shen Yun, who stood arrogantly in front of him in his previous life, how was he doing now?


    Shen Zhen and Shen Li soon arrived at the part of the city where Shen Yun and Shen Mu were living in to save expenses. Most of the people living here were migrant workers, and the dwellings were very simple, makeshift single rooms constructed with a few boards, with a bed and a door. It was so small that it couldn¡¯t even fit a table, and the place was full of various odors.


    These kinds of wooden partition rooms could neither block out sound or odor.


    When Shen Zhen walked through this floor, he could hear the ¡°creaking¡± sound of the wooden boards.


    Shen Li walked beside Shen Zhen. It was the second time for Shen Li to come here, but he still couldn¡¯t stand the environment here. He felt as if he had nowhere to place his feet, and felt that everything was dirty.


    Shen Zhen, on the other hand, looked very natural and unbothered.


    ¡°Big Brother, aren¡¯t you afraid of getting dirty?¡± Shen Li asked curiously.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°It¡¯s only the shoes that will get dirty. Don¡¯t your shoes get dirty when you walk outside?¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°¡­..That seems to make sense.¡±


    They stopped in front of a security door that looked like a residence, and Shen Li pressed the doorbell.


    ¡°Who is it!¡± Someone yelled inside.


    Shen Li: ¡°We came to find someone!¡±


    The people inside were very vigilant: ¡°Who are you looking for?!¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°Shen Yun in Room 3!¡±


    Then someone came to open the door for them.

 CH 76.2

    This was not an inn, just a residential house, but it was converted into a rental area by the owner himself. Except for the load-bearing walls, everything that could be dismantled was demolished, and then made into partitions. Such partitions were more airtight than those in the corridor, many rooms had no windows, so the air circulation was not good. People who were sick would only get worse if they stayed in it.


    Shen Li led Shen Zhen to door No. 3, in fact it was just a yellow wooden board, which looked flimsy and not strong at all. Shen Li just reached out to knock on the door, but as soon as he put his hand on it, the door opened by itself.


    There was a very awful smell coming from within.


    Like a toilet that hadn¡¯t been flushed in ages.


    ¡°What¡¯s so stinky!¡±


    ¡°It stinks! What¡¯s going on!¡±


    ¡°Did the toilet blow up?!¡±


    Shen Li and Shen Zhen¡¯s faces also showed disgust, but they could only walk into the room and close the door.


    Room No. 3 was not next to the window, and there was a person lying on the bed. Shen Yun looked very different from before. He had lost a lot of weight, his cheeks had sunken in, and his body muscles had also disappeared. Fortunately, his original foundation was still there and he was not really a skeleton yet.


    ¡°Shen Yun?¡± Shen Zhen called out.


    Only then did Shen Yun open his eyes. When he saw Shen Zhen and Shen Li, he turned over, apparently not wanting to talk to them: ¡°Why are you here? I didn¡¯t invite you here, so go away and do what you should do.¡±


    Shen Li: ¡°Shen Yun, are you crazy? Look at yourself now, how can you stand the smell in your room? Do you remember what you were like before?¡±


    Shen Yun didn¡¯t react at all, like a puppet. He said after a few seconds: ¡°It¡¯s none of your business what I¡¯m like.¡±


    ¡°Shen Zhen, are you here to laugh at me? How about it? Is a joke like me funny enough for you?¡±


    Shen Zhen said seriously: ¡°It¡¯s really not that funny, but it does stink.¡±


    Shen Yun¡¯s expression became a little distorted.


    He regretted it a long time ago, but he gritted his teeth and dared not say that he regretted it. What kind of life did he have here? He had a lame foot, and he didn¡¯t dare to go anywhere, for fear that he would lose face for the rest of his life if he met an acquaintance.


    He went out to eat the cheapest box lunch every day. There were only two toilets in this shared house, and they were basically occupied by people every day. He had no choice but to buy two plastic buckets with lids and settle them in this room.


    But the plastic buckets were not completely airtight, and there was always a smell in the room.


    Over time, the smell couldn¡¯t go away at all.


    If only Shen Li came to look for him now, he would have definitely accepted a helping hand, but he didn¡¯t expect Shen Zhen to come too. In front of Shen Zhen, he must not show weakness, he must hold on even if he had to force himself.


    ¡°Now you have seen enough, can you go?¡± Shen Yun said, almost gnashing his teeth.


    Shen Zhen suddenly asked: ¡°Are you planning to live here for the rest of your life? Or are you still waiting for Su Shiqing to come to you or Shen Mu to pick you up?¡±


    ¡°You are already in your twenties, stop having such unrealistic dreams.¡±


    Shen Li also said beside him: ¡°Third Brother tricked me out of two hundred thousand yuan, I can¡¯t find him anywhere.¡±


    Shen Yun: ¡°¡­..¡±


    He knew in his heart that Su Shiqing would not come to look for him, if he had, he would have come long ago, so why wait until now? He just didn¡¯t want to admit it, how embarrassing would it be if he had to admit it? Wouldn¡¯t admitting it mean that he was a total loser?


    Shen Li said: ¡°Second Brother, how about I take you away, you¡¯re lame in the leg now, go back and talk to Dad, Dad won¡¯t drive you out again.¡±


    Shen Yun finally said bitterly: ¡°How can I have the face to go back?¡±


    He was the second youngest of the Shen family. Apart from Shen Zhen, he was the most promising heir. As a result, he had put himself into such a state that he didn¡¯t even know how to go out to see people anymore.


    Now Shen Yun didn¡¯t dare to think about the future, locked in his shell like a tortoise, living day by day, sometimes thinking, if he didn¡¯t force Shen Li to apologize to Su Shiqing, maybe he wouldn¡¯t have been kicked out by his father.


    What if he found a job after being kicked out of the house, after all he graduated from a prestigious university, so no matter what he would not be able to starve to death.


    But just for the sake of saving face, he pushed himself to a desperate situation step by step.


    Why did he ask Shen Li to apologize to Su Shiqing? Because he was the older brother of the three brothers since they were children, he basically took it for granted that his younger brothers should obey him and not disobey him.


    Why didn¡¯t he go get a job? Because he thought he was the heir of the Shen family, how could he work for others?


    Every time Shen Yun thought of this, he didn¡¯t dare to think about it any further.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Your lame leg, do you intend to let it be lame forever?¡±


    Shen Yun gritted his teeth: ¡°It¡¯s none of your business, I will find a way myself.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°En.¡±


    Shen Zhen said to Shen Li: ¡°You have seen him already, let¡¯s go.¡±


    Shen Li lowered his head so that no one could see his expression, but he did not refuse Shen Zhen¡¯s suggestion to leave, as if he would follow Shen Zhen when he left.


    Shen Zhen opened the door of the room.


    ¡°Wait!¡± Shen Yun finally couldn¡¯t hold back anymore, he got up from the bed and took a few steps forward, ¡°You, I¡­..I¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen turned his head to look at Shen Yun: ¡°Go find Su Shiqing, we won¡¯t stop you.¡±


    Shen Yun: ¡°He, he¡­..¡±


    Shen Li couldn¡¯t help but say: ¡°Forget about him! It¡¯s not like you don¡¯t know that when you are useful, you are Second Brother Shen, to him but when you are useless, you are just a disabled and cripple living in a low-rent house. Are you that stupid?!¡±


    Shen Yun¡¯s face turned red and then white.


    Didn¡¯t he know? Of course he already knew!


    But he would rather not know!


    Otherwise, it would make him look even more stupid. He fell into this state for a person who didn¡¯t like him, he was a complete joke to anyone who sees him.


    Shen Yun finally lowered his head. Facing Shen Zhen, he finally lowered his posture, bowed at the waist and said to Shen Zhen, ¡°I want to heal my leg.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to go back to the Shen family.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s too embarrassing.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°If you don¡¯t go back to the Shen¡¯s, where do you want to go?¡±


    Shen Yun looked at Shen Zhen blankly.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Forget it, let¡¯s go out first.¡±


    Shen Li also realized that they had stayed in this room for too long, such that their noses had even gotten used to the smell, but it didn¡¯t mean that the smell didn¡¯t exist.


    Shen Li supported Shen Yun to go out, and the three of them stood by the roadside, still not having decided where to go.


    Shen Yun thought all the way as he walked, and said in a low voice: ¡°I want to find a job for myself.¡±


    At any rate, with some accomplishments, he would then have the face to go back to the Shen family.


    Shen Yun was a person who valued face more than anything else.


    Shen Yun looked at Shen Zhen¡¯s expression, and said in a slightly begging tone, ¡°Big Brother, I want to work in your company, and I can work from the bottom.¡±


    Shen Li also looked at Shen Zhen, as if begging Shen Zhen to agree.


    Shen Zhen asked, ¡°Why should I agree?¡±


    Shen Yun froze.


    Shen Zhen smiled and said, ¡°But I can show you a way. It¡¯s up to you whether you want to go or not.¡±


    Shen Yun: ¡°Tell me.¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s voice was very gentle: ¡°You know the relationship between Su Shiqing and Qin Yue, right?¡±


    Shen Yun nodded: ¡°They are lovers.¡±


    Shen Zhen said: ¡°In this case, you can go to Qin Yue¡¯s company. Your surname is Shen, and you hold a grudge against me. Qin Yue will let you in. Maybe your position will not even be that low after you go in. The starting point is comparably higher than if you were to go to my company.¡±


    Shen Yun looked at Shen Zhen strangely. He had already put himself in Shen Zhen¡¯s hands. If Shen Zhen wanted to deal with him and torment him, wouldn¡¯t it be more convenient to put him by his side?


    Shen Li said from the side: ¡°Shen Yun, don¡¯t be foolish! Don¡¯t tell me that you still want to see Su Shiqing?¡±


    Shen Yun suddenly said: ¡°I understand.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Shen Yun with a half-smile: ¡°What do you understand?¡±


    Shen Yun: ¡°I will go to Qin Yue¡¯s company, and I know what to do.¡±


    Shen Zhen understood what Shen Yun meant, and he suddenly asked strangely: ¡°Can I ask you a question?¡±


    Shen Yun¡¯s expression became much sturdier, like the proud young master of the Shen family from before: ¡°Go ahead.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°What made you change your mind?¡±


    Shen Yun really had no feelings left for Su Shiqing?


    Shen Yun: ¡°I have to find out no matter what, how the perpetrator can live so well when I am like this.¡±


    Shen Zhen understood.


    A person like Shen Yun was always like this, he would never admit his own mistakes, and could always find someone to blame. He used to blame Shen Li, but now he blamed Su Shiqing, thinking that it was Su Shiqing who made him into what he was now.


    He didn¡¯t think of himself as being in an unrequited love, nor did he think of himself as having wishful thinking.


    He only felt that Su Shiqing had seduced him, but left him at a critical juncture. He put all the problems on Su Shiqing¡¯s head.


    So now Shen Yun hated Su Shiqing so much that he gnashed his teeth.


    Just like he hated Shen Zhen in the previous life.


    But there was one thing about him that was better than Shen Mu, at least if he and Shen Mu¡¯s situations were reversed, he wouldn¡¯t abandon his younger brother so easily.


    Shen Mu was a complete egoist. He had no familial affection, no friendship, only interests in his eyes.


    When Shen Yun could give him benefits, he was Shen Yun¡¯s most loyal younger brother, but if Shen Yun couldn¡¯t, he just abandoned Shen Yun without blinking an eye.


    If Shen Zhen thought about it seriously, none of the brothers of the Shen family, including himself, were normal.


    ¡°After I go to Qin Yue¡¯s company.¡± Shen Yun said, ¡°I will give you all the information that should be given to you, but now I want to treat my leg, I want my leg to be exactly the same as before, I also need a place to live, money and a car.¡±


    Shen Zhen sneered: ¡°Are you worth so much? I don¡¯t need to put someone in Qin Yue¡¯s company either.¡±


    Shen Yun didn¡¯t expect Shen Zhen to say that, and for Shen Zhen to act so uncaring.


    Shen Yun thought the deal was a sure thing, but now he panicked. He looked at Shen Zhen and asked in an unsteady tone: ¡°Then what do you want?¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled and said: ¡°Actually, it¡¯s fine if you can also go to Qin Yue¡¯s company. I can also find someone to treat your leg. But there is no house, so you have to squeeze in with Shen Li. There is no car either but you can choose the bus or subway.¡±


    Shen Yun: ¡°Okay.¡±


    He sold himself.


    When Shen Yun got into the car, he was still thinking that after he stepped Qin Yue under his feet, he must take a good look at Su Shiqing¡¯s face.


    When that pretty face becomes twisted, it must be even more lovely.

 CH 77.1

    It would take two months to treat Shen Yun¡¯s leg, plus the recuperation period.


    Of course, the money was paid by Shen Li. Shen Zhen deducted it from his salary, and now Shen Li was in negative equity.


    ¡°Are you coming back tonight?¡± After washing his hair, Shen Zhen wiped his hair with a towel, and stood on the balcony to call Qin Xing.


    Qin Xing said on the other line: ¡°I will be slightly late, so don¡¯t wait for me, go to bed early.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Okay.¡±


    Though that was what he said, Shen Zhen still left the light on in the living room, took a book, and read for a while in the bedroom with the bedside lamp on.


    Shen Zhen also lit the incense to help sleep. Don¡¯t know where Qin Xing bought it but the sleep aid effect was first-rate. Shen Zhen had a bit of insomnia before. Now after lighting the incense and reading a book, it took less than half an hour for him to feel sleepy.


    When he felt sleepy, Shen Zhen put the book on the bedside and tucked himself into the comforter to sleep.


    In the middle of the night, Shen Zhen heard the slight sound of footsteps outside the door. He turned over and knew that it should be Qin Xing. Then he heard the sound of water, and knew that Qin Xing must be taking a shower.


    Shen Zhen remained half asleep until someone hugged him together with the comforter.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t open his eyes, at the tip of his nose was the refreshing scent of shower gel, and he said softly, ¡°Go to sleep, you¡¯ve been busy until so late.¡±


    Qin Xing didn¡¯t speak, just slipped under the comforter as well.


    As soon as Shen Zhen turned over, he hugged Qin Xing¡¯s waist, with a leg even thrown over Qin Xing¡¯s.


    Qin Xing sighed leisurely in the dark.


    When the sky became bright, Shen Zhen got up from the bed, opened the curtains, and let the sunlight penetrate into the room. He stretched and felt that the muscles and bones of his whole body were relaxed.


    ¡°Not sleeping anymore?¡± Qin Xing asked from the bed behind him.


    Shen Zhen put on his clothes with his back to Qin Xing. Qin Xing got off the bed, stepped on the carpet with bare feet, and hugged Shen Zhen from behind.


    Shen Zhen still maintained the posture of putting on his clothes: ¡°I¡¯m putting on clothes.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°I¡¯ll help you.¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s ears were a little red, and they twitched again, causing Qin Xing to pinch an earlobe.


    ¡°It¡¯s a little itchy.¡± Shen Zhen raised his hand to pull the other¡¯s playful one away, but Qin Xing grabbed Shen Zhen¡¯s wrist, and stroked his hand upwards along the wrist.


    Shen Zhen finally understood what Qin Xing meant.


    Shen Zhen suddenly asked, ¡°Did you turn off the water in the bathroom?¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°I did.¡±


    Shen Zhen wanted to ask, then why can I still hear the sound of water, was it a hallucination?


    But soon, he couldn¡¯t think about anything, he just felt that he had turned into a piece of iron that needed to be forged, every inch surrounded by flames, and not a spot was left untouched.


    When the hammer just started to come down slowly, the movement was very slow and soft, like the feeling of a feather falling on the body.


    But slowly, the blacksmith seemed to lose his patience, and the hammer fell faster and faster, almost without stopping.


    He wanted to call out, to tell the other to slow down, but he couldn¡¯t speak, and could only turn into a puddle of water.


    ¡°Slow down,¡± he begged.


    Sure enough, the speed of the hammer slowed down, and its movements became more gentle.


    The blacksmith was still asking, ¡°Still want it?¡±


    He gritted his teeth and responded: ¡°Yes!¡±


    When he woke up again, it was already dark, and almost every corner of the house was tainted by them.


    When Shen Zhen opened his eyes, Qin Xing¡¯s face was still in his mind.


    He still remembered Qin Xing¡¯s expression when he was most excited, like an angry lion, completely lacking in his usual calmness and composure, his back muscles rippling, and his expression appearing ferocious.


    Shen Zhen thought about it for a while, and felt a pain in the unspeakable place, so he stopped recalling immediately.


    Qin Xing was not in the bedroom at the moment, so Shen Zhen touched himself, and found that what should be cleaned had been cleaned up. He put a bathrobe on and did not wear underwear, for fear of putting pressure on that sore spot. He walked in small steps, inching across the room step by step.


    ¡°You¡¯re up?¡± Qin Xing¡¯s voice came from the kitchen.


    Shen Zhen was standing in the living room, he could only stand, he didn¡¯t dare to sit¡ª¡ªhis butt hurt.


    ¡°I¡¯m cooking porridge for you.¡± Qin Xing said, ¡°Sit down for a while.¡±


    Shen Zhen sat down on the sofa with difficulty, resisting the discomfort, and finally got used to it after a while. What Qin Xing cooked was mung bean porridge, and it was very thick. It was served with the pickled cabbage that Mama Zhang made before, and Shen Zhen quite liked it.


    Just when Shen Zhen said he would clean up after eating, Qin Xing said: ¡°You go to rest first.¡±


    Shen Zhen sat on the sofa, and Qin Xing asked, ¡°Want to drink water?¡±


    ¡°How about some fruit?¡±


    Shen Zhen found that he seemed to have suddenly shrunk more than twenty years in age, becoming a baby, and was taken care of by Qin Xing meticulously. If he was not too big, maybe Qin Xing would even carry him to the toilet and help him go to the potty, causing him to not know whether to laugh or cry.


    ¡°It¡¯s not too uncomfortable.¡± Shen Zhen said, ¡°Your technique is pretty good. I didn¡¯t feel much pain. When I first got up, I was just a little uncomfortable. It¡¯s much better now, and you don¡¯t have to be so careful¡­..¡±


    Qin Xing asked solemnly: ¡°Am I being very careful?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°En, you are just short of helping me go to the potty.¡±


    Qin Xing chuckled: ¡°If you don¡¯t refuse, that¡¯s fine with me too.¡±


    Shen Zhen waved his hand quickly: ¡°No need, I¡¯m not disabled.¡±


    Qin Xing lowered his head and thought deeply, did this mean that there was no problem with what he did?


    ¡°This.¡± Qin Xing took out a small tube of ointment from the cabinet, ¡°Use it before going to bed.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡± It seemed that Qin Xing had planned everything for this day, and everything that should be prepared had been prepared.


    Shen Zhen looked at the small tube of ointment and thought it was a hot potato. He felt embarrassed when he saw it, but he knew it was for his own good, so he could only reach out and take it.


    ¡°There are instructions on it.¡± Qin Xing said, ¡°There are also disposable gloves and¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen quickly interrupted him: ¡°I know, I will read it, thank you, don¡¯t say any more!¡±


    Qin Xing suppressed his smile: ¡°Can you still go to the company tomorrow?¡±


    Shen Zhen rubbed his waist: ¡°It should be fine if the swelling subsides. If the swelling doesn¡¯t subside, I¡¯ll stay at home for another day.¡±


    Qin Xing coughed lightly. Shen Zhen looked over and found that there was movement again.


    Shen Zhen was shocked and almost blurted out¡ª¡ª¡±Are you a donkey?!¡±


    But he held back.


    After the two of them had dinner, an entire day was wasted away. Shen Zhen looked at his watch and saw that it was already ten o¡¯clock in the evening. He sat on the bed, leaning against the pillow, and talked about the recent events.


    ¡°Qin Yue never asked you for help?¡± Shen Zhen asked.


    Qin Xing embraced Shen Zhen with one hand, and turned on the desk lamp with the other: ¡°He won¡¯t look for me at this time.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Why? His situation is already so miserable.¡±


    Qin Xing said with a smile: ¡°A person like Ah Yue, no matter how he handles matters, the things in his bones will not change. Even if he asks me for help, it will be on the basis of mutual benefit and reciprocity. Now he needs my help unilaterally. If I give him a hand, then to him it¡¯s almost like giving alms.¡±


    Shen Zhen said strangely: ¡°I didn¡¯t realize that he cared so much about face before.¡±


    Qin Xing shook his head: ¡°It¡¯s always been there, you just don¡¯t know him well enough.¡±


    Shen Zhen felt a little strange when he heard this, but he didn¡¯t think deeply about it, and just said, ¡°That¡¯s possible.¡±


    Shen Zhen slept on his side, not daring to lie on his back, as it would be uncomfortable to lie flat. He closed his eyes, thinking while brewing drowsiness, although it was more pleasurable later on, this kind of thing seemed to take up too much time, having to rest two days after each time.


    But if it was once a week on Friday night, and then just rest on Saturday and Sunday. This rhythm would be perfect.


    Qin Xing lay flat, letting Shen Zhen¡¯s leg rest on his lower abdomen.


    Recently, Shen Zhen had become more and more dishonest when sleeping. He often rolled to the other side while sleeping, and liked to flail away the comforter.


    Qin Xing would get up every night to straighten him and cover him with the comforter.


    At the beginning, Shen Zhen didn¡¯t have these problems when sleeping, it seemed that it was only during this period of time.


    Qin Xing reached out and patted Shen Zhen on the back.


    He felt that he had prepared quite well.


    There was a relaxing environment.


    Everything needed was there.


    The foreplay also took a lot of time and the prep work was also done very carefully.


    Qin Xing kissed Shen Zhen¡¯s forehead before closing his eyes.


    He was older than Shen Zhen, and he also hoped that he could always be relied on in Shen Zhen¡¯s eyes. He would age earlier than Shen Zhen but before that, he hoped that Shen Zhen would live happily.


    Even if one day they separated and Shen Zhen found someone more suited to him and left him, he also hoped that when Shen Zhen recalled this relationship, there would be a smile on his lips.


    But he would never leave, even if Shen Zhen left first, he would still wait in place.


    So long as Shen Zhen looked back, he would always be there.


    Shen Zhen slept well. When he got up in the morning, the discomfort was completely gone. He looked up and saw that Qin Xing was still sleeping. Shen Zhen propped himself up on the bed with his palm, and nibbled at Qin Xing¡¯s chin.


    Qin Xing was woken up, and he lightly slapped Shen Zhen¡¯s buttocks: ¡°Not sleeping anymore? Do you still feel uncomfortable?¡±


    Shen Zhen stood up energetically and stretched in the sun.


    ¡°I can go to the company by myself, how about you today?¡± Shen Zhen asked Qin Xing after getting dressed.


    Qin Xing was putting on his trousers, his waist was lean and strong, and Shen Zhen¡¯s gaze couldn¡¯t help lingering. He only looked away after Qin Xing put on his shirt.


    It¡¯s okay, he could touch to his heart¡¯s content at night, Shen Zhen thought to himself.


    Qin Xing: ¡°I¡¯m going to the company too, and your company happens to be on the way, so I¡¯ll drop you off?¡±


    Shen Zhen said reservedly: ¡°No need, I sold a piece of land last time and though I didn¡¯t make much money, I already bought a car, and I¡¯ll be picking it up today or tomorrow.¡±


    He had been holding back this whole time, and finally found a chance to reveal this news.


    Like a child who had scored well in an exam and couldn¡¯t wait to show off to his parents.


    Qin Xing said very cooperatively: ¡°Xiao Zhen is so capable?¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s face was expressionless, but the slightly raised corners of his mouth revealed his good mood: ¡°Not really, it¡¯s just luck.¡±


    Qin Xing chuckled lowly: ¡°Then why don¡¯t others have such luck?¡±


    Shen Zhen also laughed, and said, ¡°Actually, it¡¯s almost as expected, but I¡¯m not going to sell the bigger ones.¡±


    Qin Xing nodded: ¡°There is indeed no need to sell those few pieces.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I¡¯ve talked with someone before about cooperating to develop a chain shopping plaza. The funds are already in place, and the planning is almost done. If we¡¯re fast enough, we will be able to start operations at the beginning of next year.¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°Tell me if you don¡¯t have enough money.¡±


    Shen Zhen was not courteous with him either: ¡°I will.¡±


    ¡°By the way, I bought a Maybach.¡± When Shen Zhen left, he turned his head and smiled at Qin Xing, ¡°Next time you go to the company, shall I take you there in my car?¡±


    Qin Xing smiled and said, ¡°Okay, will you be my driver?¡±


    Only then did Shen Zhen just realize that he hadn¡¯t touched the steering wheel for several years, so he was a little panicked.


    ¡°Okay.¡± Shen Zhen agreed.


    No big deal, he could just spend two hours a day practicing driving after getting off work.


    After taking the driver¡¯s license test, he never touched the steering wheel again, and all knowledge that should be returned to the trainer had already been returned to the trainer.

 CH 77.2

    Shen Zhen went to the company on his motorbike. Someone had a car accident on the road. He didn¡¯t know if it was real or a scam. He waited for half an hour before passing through. It was already ten o¡¯clock in the morning when he arrived at the company, and he was an hour late.


    Since he was the CEO, it didn¡¯t matter if he was late.


    As soon as he arrived at the office, Li Xiaolin came over in a hurry and said to Shen Zhen, ¡°CEO Shen, Wanju has contacted and said they want to make an appointment to talk to you.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°About?¡±


    Li Xiaolin said softly: ¡°It seems that all their projects have been stranded recently, someone must have done something behind the scenes. They probably think that you were the one behind it.¡±


    Shen Zhen knew who it was without even thinking about it.


    Liu Huan acted too quickly, and didn¡¯t give Qin Yue a chance to react.


    Sure enough, an old fox was an old fox. Compared with him, Qin Yue was much too tender.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Just say I don¡¯t have time.¡±


    Li Xiaolin: ¡°Okay.¡±


    When he got off work, Shen Zhen saw a familiar figure downstairs.


    He didn¡¯t expect that Qin Yue would come to the company downstairs to block him after he rejected the meeting with him.


    If he had gone directly to the basement to pick up his car, wouldn¡¯t it be a waste of his time?


    Shen Zhen wanted to turn around and take the elevator to the basement but he stopped, he felt that he had done nothing wrong or shameful, so why should he hide from Qin Yue?


    So Shen Zhen walked directly towards the front doors.


    ¡°Shen Zhen.¡± Qin Yue had been staring at the door, and the moment he saw Shen Zhen, he strode over.


    Just by looking at his appearance, Shen Zhen could tell that Qin Yue¡¯s current condition was not good. He looked thinner, not only thinner, but his spirits were also not as good as before, his eyes ringed in dark circles as if he hadn¡¯t slept well for many days. His eyes were even bloodshot, and though his clothes were still properly dressed and neat, the feeling was not the same as before.


    Shen Zhen had no expression. Once he had no expression on his face, he would give people an extraordinarily indifferent and arrogant feeling: ¡°Is there something you need?¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°The recent events were caused by you, right?¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t speak, he didn¡¯t need to explain himself.


    Qin Yue laughed twice: ¡°Are you so cruel?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked into Qin Yue¡¯s eyes: ¡°I don¡¯t want to argue with you like a primary school student about who is more excessive. In the business world, if you lose, then you are inferior to others.¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°What exactly do you want to do? You must make me lose everything to feel happy, right?¡±


    Shen Zhen turned his head: ¡°If you think that, then so be it.¡±


    Qin Yue grabbed Shen Zhen¡¯s wrist, and said with a vicious expression: ¡°Have you ever thought about what you can get out of it if I really lost everything?¡±


    ¡°Qin Yue.¡± Shen Zhen withdrew his hand forcefully, practically using his all to stop himself from punching Qin Yue, ¡°Did you think about it when you poached my people? Did you think about it when you were about to put out those media articles? What? You don¡¯t consider for me, but you want me to consider for you?¡±


    Qin Yue looked at Shen Zhen: ¡°Are you taking revenge on me for this? Do you have any losses?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Qin Yue and felt that this person had already been completely assimilated by Su Shiqing.


    They could be sorry to others, but others could not be sorry to them.


    It was a match made in heaven. They should get married early and bind each other so as to not implicate any innocents.


    ¡°When will you and Su Shiqing get married?¡± Shen Zhen changed the subject unexpectedly.


    Qin Yue almost couldn¡¯t react. Looking at Shen Zhen: ¡°You know everything, are you mentioning him on purpose?¡±


    Shen Zhen really didn¡¯t know: ¡°Huh?¡±


    Qin Yue sneered: ¡°Shen Zhen, don¡¯t play dumb, you know everything, you just keep pretending you don¡¯t.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Mr. Qin, let¡¯s not waste each other¡¯s time. Move over a little so that you don¡¯t block the way.¡±


    Qin Yue: ¡°Do you really think that Uncle will always help you?¡±


    Shen Zhen stopped and looked at Qin Yue.


    Qin Yue¡¯s tone was full of sarcasm: ¡°What do you think is the difference between you and me? Didn¡¯t Uncle treat me the same way he treats you now? No, you are worse off than me. After all, he took me with him everywhere he went, but don¡¯t take you with him.¡±


    ¡°How much did he teach you? Not much, right? After all, he is busy.¡±


    ¡°In his eyes, you are the same as me. Do you feel that you are very important and that Uncle values you?¡±


    ¡°To him, there is no difference between the two of us, just a plaything for him to pass the time.¡±


    ¡°He can give up on me, and he can also give up on you.¡±


    ¡°We are no different.¡± Qin Yue said, ¡°But you should feel that you are quite special now, right?¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t speak.


    Qin Yue probably felt that he had stepped on Shen Zhen¡¯s sore spot, and continued to ask: ¡°Do you think you are special?¡±


    ¡°Because Uncle is there, everyone will greet you with a smile. Whatever you want, Uncle will nod his head. If you ask for money, Uncle will give it to you.¡±


    ¡°It is easy for him to give it, and it is also easy for him to take it back.¡±


    Qin Yue said maliciously: ¡°I just don¡¯t know what will be the difference between you and me when that day comes.¡±


    Shen Zhen finally spoke: ¡°Qin Yue, are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid?¡±


    Qin Yue looked at Shen Zhen and said nothing.


    Shen Zhen sneered: ¡°Is it Uncle Qin¡¯s fault that you are here today? Was it you or not who made the wrong decisions when you went to T City? Was it you or not who made problematic suggestions when you went abroad? When Uncle Qin gave up on you it can be considered quite late.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°You don¡¯t happen to come to hate Uncle Qin, do you?¡±


    Qin Yue didn¡¯t look at Shen Zhen.


    Shen Zhen understood, he couldn¡¯t believe it: ¡°Qin Yue, are you crazy?¡±


    Qin Yue pursed his lips tightly, and finally opened his mouth: ¡°I don¡¯t care if you tell Uncle what happened today, but Shen Zhen, remember this, we will no longer be friends in the future, and I won¡¯t keep in mind anything about the past again.¡±


    Shen Zhen asked back, ¡°Didn¡¯t you forget it long ago?¡±


    Qin Yue came over full of anger, and was still angry when he left.


    Looking at Qin Yue¡¯s back, Shen Zhen felt that Qin Yue might really have some mental problems, or rather anger issues.


    It was like any little question could make him angry.


    It was just that he could still control himself now, but maybe after a while, the situation would get worse if he didn¡¯t realize it himself.


    But about what Qin Yue said, that he knew about Su Shiqing¡­..Now what the hell was that?


    ¡ª¡ª


    ¡°How about this one?¡± Liu Huan asked his secretary.


    The secretary looked at the price: ¡°Not bad, it¡¯s up to tens of millions. How can anything go wrong with a car worth tens of millions? Are you really going to give it away?¡±


    Liu Huan smiled and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know what he likes, so I¡¯m just choosing randomly.¡±


    Secretary: ¡°I¡¯ve never seen you so generous before.¡±


    Liu Huan knocked on his forehead: ¡°What do you know, this one is more difficult, ordinary gifts can¡¯t impress him.¡±


    The secretary understood: ¡°Shen Zhen?¡±


    Liu Huan looked at him with a ¡°the child can be taught¡± expression.


    The secretary looked confused: ¡°What about that Su Shiqing? He just called me yesterday and told me to transfer money to him as you said. You won¡¯t not reimburse me, right?¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°Of course I will.¡±


    After all, Su Shiqing hadn¡¯t completely been caught yet, so it was a bit of a pity to give up now.


    Su Shiqing felt that life was very good these days. Without Qin Yue, he didn¡¯t have to worry about when Qin Yue would fly into a rage every day. Liu Huan also hired two nannies for them. One was in charge of cleaning and serving tea and water, and the other was in charge of cooking and housekeeping. The location of the place was also better than the one Qin Yue bought.


    Moreover, it was an apartment with elevator access to the home, a two floor duplex with a lot of space.


    In this city where every inch of land was expensive, it could be regarded as a luxury villa.


    Moreover, Liu Huan was very considerate. Every time he came over, he would call in advance, and he never came empty-handed every time.


    Sometimes it was a bouquet of flowers, sometimes it was tickets to a concert, and sometimes tickets to a stage play.


    Su Shiqing felt that being with Liu Huan was the most relaxing time for him.


    Liu Huan also conquered Su Shiqing¡¯s parents.


    Even Su Yuan said to his son: ¡°Even if you want to be with a man, you have to choose someone like Liu Huan! How can Qin Yue compare with Liu Huan? Liu Huan is the head of the Liu family, and he is more capable than Qin Yue. He¡¯s also richer than Qin Yue, and he¡¯s also very polite, so you know who to choose if you¡¯re not out of your mind.¡±


    Although Gu Lan didn¡¯t say it clearly, she also said indirectly: ¡°Now young ones are all about free love, and it¡¯s normal to separate and reunite. If two people are together, if they don¡¯t get along happily, it¡¯s best to separate.¡±


    They all encouraged Su Shiqing to break up with Qin Yue and accept Liu Huan¡¯s pursuit.


    Su Shiqing¡¯s heart was also unknowingly shaken.


    Liu Huan was really kind to him, gentlemanly and tactful, and he would never do anything that would embarrass him. He had helped him so much, but he never asked for anything in return.


    Unlike Qin Yue¡­..


    When he lived in Qin Yue¡¯s place, Qin Yue asked him to learn how to cook. He never cared about whether his hands would become rough because of it, nor worried about whether the oil and steam would make him uncomfortable. Sometimes when Qin Yue was in a bad mood he would also yell at him.


    The more Su Shiqing thought about it, the more he felt that he might no longer be suitable to be with Qin Yue.


    Between the two of them now, there was no longer any happiness, without any of the previous impulse and passion, nor the lingering affection that drove them to want to see each other all the time.


    Su Shiqing couldn¡¯t help thinking sadly that his relationship with Qin Yue might have already broken down, but he just didn¡¯t realize it.


    After thinking for a long time, Su Shiqing didn¡¯t dare to call Qin Yue about breaking up.


    He just dared to send him a text.


    [Shi Qing: Ah Yue, I have thought about it seriously. I think we are not happy when we are together. Maybe we are not suitable for each other. I don¡¯t want to waste your time. If you want to blame, then blame me. Blame me for mistaking passion for love. I hope we can still be friends after we break up. If you need my help, no matter what time, I will always stand by your side.]

 CH 78.1

    At the beginning of June, the temperature gradually increased. Almost all the people walking on the streets changed out of their spring clothes and only put on a thin jacket over their summer clothes. However, because Shen Zhen had to go to work, he still wore his usual shirt and pants but now without the suit jacket.


    Probably because of the effect of working out, when Shen Zhen stood in front of the mirror, he felt that his figure was much better than before, and his six-pack abs were also back, just not very obvious.


    On a rare day off, Shen Zhen also had a haircut specially done by a hairstylist named Tony. His hair was highlighted and dyed blonde. He was young, in his early twenties, thin and with a slender waist.


    When Shen Zhen entered the door, the receptionist was originally supposed to ask the questions but Tony squeezed the receptionist away and asked Shen Zhen: ¡°Is Mr. Handsome here to wash the hair or cut the hair or do both?¡±


    Shen Zhen thought for a while: ¡°Shampoo, and do styling as well.¡±


    Tony washed his hair personally. After washing, he wiped his hair and asked, ¡°What hairstyle does Mr. Handsome like?¡±


    Shen Zhen thought about it, and didn¡¯t have any special requirements, so he said, ¡°You can choose.¡±


    Tony touched Shen Zhen¡¯s hair and said, ¡°Mr. Handsome, your hair quality is very good, do you want to consider changing your hair color?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°No need.¡±


    If he changed his hair color, it would be inappropriate for him to attend some formal occasions.


    Tony sighed regretfully, and could only work on his hairstyle: ¡°I will definitely cut it very handsomely for you, the kind that stands out and dazzles people blind.¡±


    Shen Zhen thought he was quite interesting. He nodded and smiled, ¡°Then I will trouble you.¡±


    Tony looked at the smile on the corner of Shen Zhen¡¯s mouth and felt his heart beating a little faster.


    When getting his hair cut, Shen Zhen closed his eyes and rested his mind. He didn¡¯t have any requirements for the hairstyle, so long as it was clean and tidy.


    Of course, it was better not to be too short.


    ¡°It¡¯s finished, take a look.¡± Tony said.


    Shen Zhen opened his eyes and looked at himself in the mirror.


    Was this a haircut?!


    This was like transforming into an entirely different person!


    Shen Zhen used to have a very ordinary hairstyle, and he was always too lazy to take care of it himself. Every time he went to the barber shop, he found it troublesome and simply asked the other to cut it short. But this time, Tony gave him the most popular hairstyle that was the current trend.


    The hair on both sides was flattened, leaving only short stubble, but the scalp was not visible while the hair on top was combed back.


    If it was on a man in his thirties, this hairstyle would be considered mature and steady.


    But when this hairstyle appeared on Shen Zhen, it gave him a proud and untamed aura, especially when Shen Zhen was expressionless.


    In the past, his aura could be said to be cold and aloof, but now he looked even more arrogant and condescending.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Tony was very excited: ¡°I have cut hair for so many people, but you are the most suitable for this hairstyle, super handsome! So handsome that anyone who sees you won¡¯t be able to close their legs!¡±


    Shen Zhen glanced at Tony.


    Tony didn¡¯t know why, but subconsciously clamped his legs.


    Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t ask him to glue back the hair that had been cut, so he could only say, ¡°Pay the bill.¡±


    Tony led Shen Zhen to the front desk and handed over his business card after agreeing on the price: ¡°If you come next time, remember to come to me again. I am No. 16.¡±


    Shen Zhen asked: ¡°Should I just say that I want to find Tony?¡±


    Tony sighed, shook his head and said, ¡°We have four Tonys and three Ivans here.¡±


    ¡°See you next time!¡±


    Tony saw Shen Zhen out the door, still waving excitedly.


    The receptionist at the front desk said, ¡°Brother Guang Ming, don¡¯t look anymore, he¡¯s gone.¡±


    Tony glared at him, and sat on the sofa next to him with a twist of his buttocks.


    A colleague asked him: ¡°He¡¯s so handsome, did you ask for a phone number just now?¡±


    Tony: ¡°No, but I gave him my business card, I don¡¯t know if he will add me.¡±


    Colleague: ¡°He will definitely add you. Brother Guang Ming, you are so handsome, as long as he is not a straight man¡­..No, he will still add you if he is a straight man.¡±


    Tony snorted: ¡°Little novice, do you think I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re thinking? Do you want to wait until he adds me so you can poach him away?¡±


    Though the colleague was exposed, his face did not blush and his heart remained calm: ¡°Brother Guang Ming, each depends on his own ability. It¡¯s not like you haven¡¯t seen the watch on his wrist. Just the price of that watch, I may not even earn that much money in my entire life.¡±


    Tony: ¡°I saw it too. He is handsome, rich, and polite. I don¡¯t know who will be the lucky one in the end. Just thinking about it makes me envious.¡±


    Shen Zhen, who was walking on the road, kept feeling chilly around his ears. For some reason, he also felt that many people were secretly staring at him.


    Although there were not a lack of people who stared at him in the past, it seemed that more people were staring at him today, and they didn¡¯t bother to hide it either.


    Several times, Shen Zhen was stopped by female students and asked for his mobile phone number and contact information. At first, he politely refused, but then after several times he quickly accelerated his pace whenever he saw someone walking towards him.


    Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t figure it out, was there such a big difference in changing the hairstyle? It was not like his facial features had changed.


    Just when he was about to go to Qin Xing¡¯s company to surprise Qin Xing, his cell phone rang at an inopportune time.


    The name Liu Huan appeared on the caller ID. Shen Zhen connected the call and asked in annoyance, ¡°What is it?¡±


    Liu Huan¡¯s side was very quiet: ¡°Tonight, there is a party, will you come?¡±


    Just as Shen Zhen wanted to refuse, Liu Huan said again: ¡°It¡¯s not a serious occasion, Feng Anyan will go too, he¡¯s the host, and when he heard that I know you, he asked me to let you know by the way, and said that if you don¡¯t go, the you don¡¯t treat him as friend.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Liu Huan laughed: ¡°Are you thinking that you indeed don¡¯t consider him a friend?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Yes.¡±


    Liu Huan got serious: ¡°We still need to adhere to social niceties. You also have business cooperation with him, and it¡¯s normal to contact each other occasionally, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    Shen Zhen refused on the surface, but indeed he still had to go: ¡°What time?¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°It starts at five o¡¯clock, shall I come pick you up?¡±


    It was half past four now.


    Shen Zhen refused: ¡°No, I¡¯ll take a taxi so just send me the address.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°Okay.¡±


    Fortunately, he didn¡¯t tell Qin Xing that he was going to find him, otherwise it would not be good to go back on his word, even though he knew that Qin Xing would not be angry with him.


    Feng Anyan¡¯s party was scheduled to be held in a top-notch private club, in the outskirts of the city. It took more than 40 minutes by taxi, and it was already half past five when Shen Zhen arrived, even without traffic jams to worry about.


    It was called a private club, but it was actually a relatively large villa with a swimming pool and entertainment facilities, and enough alcohol.


    After he was welcomed in, the first thing he saw were all kinds of beauties in bikinis. He carefully identified them and found that several of them were young actors and singers, not only women, but also men.


    None were ugly or average.


    As for those with pot bellies and thinning hair, no need to even think about it, they were all bosses.


    What party?


    This was a venue for pimping, right?


    Shen Zhen turned around and wanted to leave.


    As soon as he turned around, he saw Liu Huan coming over with a bottle of wine, and the two almost bumped into each other.


    ¡°I just haven¡¯t seen you for a while, and you suddenly became so enthusiastic?¡± Liu Huan joked.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I¡¯m not very interested in this kind of gathering.¡±


    Liu Huan smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m not interested either.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°But we¡¯re here, so let¡¯s sit down for a while, it¡¯s just a matter of a few minutes.¡±


    Shen Zhen had a headache: ¡°I¡¯ll wait for Feng Anyan to come and say hello to him before leaving.¡±


    ¡°Have you changed your hairstyle?¡± Liu Huan seemed to have just noticed Shen Zhen¡¯s new hairstyle.


    Shen Zhen nodded.


    Liu Huan: ¡°Very handsome, very suitable for you, makes you look quite fierce.¡±


    Shen Zhen choked speechlessly: ¡°Do you know how to speak?¡±


    Liu Huan said with a smile: ¡°I¡¯m praising you, really, you look good.¡±


    So good it makes one feel an itch in the heart.


    The original sharp and delicate features when matched with this hairstyle, now had some wildness to the flavor.


    It made people involuntarily want to get close and conquer.


    Shen Zhen and Liu Huan entered the villa together. He saw a bald middle-aged man put his hand on the waist of a beautiful woman in a bikini, smiling while rubbing his fingers against her skin, which made Shen Zhen turn his head away in disdain.


    Probably because of all the alluring beauties, no one paid attention to the arrival of Shen Zhen and Liu Huan. There was music playing in the villa, which was so loud and lively that it could shatter people¡¯s eardrums.


    The two of them just sat down when Shen Zhen said, ¡°Why is Feng Anyan, as the host, late to his own party.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°Probably delayed on the way.¡±


    ¡°CEO Liu.¡± A bald man with a beer belly walked in with a wine glass in his hand, and stopped in front of Liu Huan respectfully, ¡°It¡¯s rare to see you come out, it seems that this time I must thank Young Master Feng.¡±


    Liu Huan also picked up a wine glass from the table, and the bald man hurriedly poured  wine for Liu Huan from the side. Liu Huan also smiled: ¡°CEO Zhang too. I haven¡¯t seen you for so long but you still look as vigorous as before.¡±


    Bald man: ¡°No, no, I have been so busy recently. Look, hasn¡¯t my head gone bald from all the pressure?¡±


    After speaking, he turned his head and looked at Shen Zhen: ¡°This is?¡±


    Before anyone could speak, the bald man said again: ¡°It¡¯s okay, I understand, I understand, I will first make a toast.¡±


    Drinking foreign wine with the air of drinking Chinese white wine, the bald man threw back the glass of R¨¦my Martin.


    Liu Huan wasn¡¯t as straightforward as him, and just took a sip.


    Shen Zhen was thinking about something, and didn¡¯t hear what they were discussing.


    He just wanted to wait for them to finish drinking, say a few words, and introduce himself.


    As a result, as soon as they finished drinking, the bald man left with his empty glass.


    Shen Zhen who was waiting to speak: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Was he an invisible person? His presence so non-existent?


    Shen Zhen sat on the sofa and looked at his mobile phone. The people Feng Anyan invited were basically from the entertainment industry. After all, he was in charge of an entertainment company. Most of these people were not from this city, they were just invited to attend the party, and few of them knew Shen Zhen, so on the contrary it saved Shen Zhen from being too busy with socializing.


    Liu Huan poured Shen Zhen a glass of wine: ¡°Don¡¯t you want a drink?¡±


    Shen Zhen sat up straight, picked up the glass and said, ¡°My tolerance isn¡¯t very strong.¡±


    As he spoke, he just took a sip.


    After waiting for nearly an hour, Feng Anyan still didn¡¯t come. Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t wait any longer. He said to Liu Huan, ¡°I¡¯m going to the restroom. If Feng Anyan still doesn¡¯t come then I¡¯ll be leaving.¡±


    Liu Huan didn¡¯t force him to stay: ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll tell him when he comes.¡±

 CH 78.2

    Shen Zhen felt that he smelled of alcohol and tobacco all over his body. As soon as he came out of the restroom, he turned his head and saw the person standing on the side.


    He almost didn¡¯t recognize the other, and hesitated for a long time before asking: ¡°Su Shiqing?¡±


    The person looked up, and it was indeed Su Shiqing, but he was quite different from what Shen Zhen remembered.


    Su Shiqing in his memory would wear sunny and clean style clothes, always bare faced with very good skin, but now, Su Shiqing was wearing a pair of black leather pants and his legs look like a pair of chopsticks. On top he wore a solid-color tank top, and the two small red dots on his chest would be exposed with the slightest movement.


    There was also makeup on his face, and the eyeliner gave him a particularly seductive look.


    Lipstick was also painted on his lips.


    How did this look anything like Su Shiqing?


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t expect that he would see Su Shiqing again, and it was in such an environment.


    With some annoyance, he took out a cigarette¡ª¡ªthe one Liu Huan gave him just now, and asked Su Shiqing, ¡°You have a light?¡±


    Su Shiqing quickly said, ¡°Yes, yes.¡±


    After speaking, he took out a lighter from his trouser pocket.


    The lighter was quite exquisite, but Su Shiqing didn¡¯t smoke, so it was self-evident who he prepared it for.


    Shen Zhen hadn¡¯t smoked for a long time, and after taking a smoke, he felt dizzy for a while, feeling very nauseous, and it took a few seconds for him to recover slowly.


    ¡°What are you doing here?¡± Shen Zhen asked.


    Su Shiqing said softly, ¡°I¡­..my agent asked me to come.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Agent? Have you entered the entertainment circle?¡±


    Su Shiqing nodded: ¡°I want to support myself.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Su Shiqing as if Su Shiqing had gone crazy: ¡°You came to this kind of occasion on your own?¡±


    This occasion was clearly a place for pimping.


    No matter male or female, they were all here to find a bankroller.


    Su Shiqing¡¯s eyes were red: ¡°I can¡¯t help it, I broke up with Ah Yue.¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Their love was so passionate and vigorous, practically wanting the whole world to make way for their relationship, but now they break up just like that?


    ¡°Xiao Zhen, I¡¯ll return Ah Yue to you, please don¡¯t be angry with me?¡± Su Shiqing looked into Shen Zhen¡¯s eyes and said pitifully, ¡°I¡¯ve thought a lot and reflected a lot recently. I¡¯m really too selfish, I didn¡¯t consider your feelings, now I realize my mistake, Xiao Zhen¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°What do you want to say, just say it directly, there is no need to make such a long foreshadowing.¡±


    Su Shiqing said in a low voice: ¡°I have been in the company for two months, and I have only taken two print photos for magazines. I heard that Mr. Feng¡¯s company is planning to shoot an international film with cross-border cooperation. I was thinking¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen sneered.


    Su Shiqing, sure enough, was a profiteer.


    If he had no use for you, he would never waste time with you.


    ¡°Then I can¡¯t help you.¡± Shen Zhen said to him, ¡°I think it¡¯s better for you to talk to Feng Anyan yourself.¡±


    Su Shiqing entwined his fingers together: ¡°I¡­..I dare not¡­..¡±


    He always felt that Feng Anyan hated him, although he didn¡¯t know why.


    But the way Feng Anyan looked at him made him very uncomfortable and upset.


    As if he had been stripped naked.


    Shen Zhen had nothing else to chat with Su Shiqing: ¡°I¡¯m leaving first.¡±


    Su Shiqing grabbed Shen Zhen¡¯s arm, ¡°Xiao Zhen, first say you forgive me, okay?¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t expect Su Shiqing to dare to attack, and he froze on the spot for a while. Just as he was about to kick him away, suddenly a person rushed over.


    It was a young boy, about twenty or even younger, but he was very tall, with short blond hair, and excellent looks, clearly from the entertainment industry.


    ¡°What are you doing?!¡± Fortunately, there was no one else in the restroom.


    Su Shiqing was also stunned, obviously not expecting this person to come.


    ¡°What are you doing here? ¡°Su Shiqing.


    The blond boy came over angrily, rolled up his sleeves and said, ¡°Is he the ex-boyfriend you mentioned?¡±


    Su Shiqing quickly said, ¡°No, it¡¯s not him!¡±


    Blonde boy: ¡°Don¡¯t protect him, let go, don¡¯t hug him!¡±


    Su Shiqing could only let go, he was really afraid that his new friend would really fight with Shen Zhen, when now he had something to ask of Shen Zhen.


    The blond boy glared at Shen Zhen like an enraged lion: ¡°You and Shi Qing are over, now that you two are over, don¡¯t pester him again!¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Me? Pester him?¡±


    The blond boy nodded.


    Shen Zhen sneered, and looked at the boy with his chin slightly raised.


    His posture was condescending, and the look in his eyes was contemptuous, as if he was just an insignificant small pebble blocking the way.


    But the blond boy was dumbfounded.


    He had seen cold and aloof people, and people who pretend to be cold and aloof. Many people in the entertainment industry liked to use the cold and aloof image, but this was the first time he had seen such a person.


    He swallowed involuntarily, his Adam¡¯s apple rolling up and down.


    ¡°I¡­..¡± The blond boy stuttered, but he still said with difficulty, ¡°I know about you and him, if it weren¡¯t for you, he wouldn¡¯t have entered the entertainment circle.¡±


    Su Shiqing hurriedly said, ¡°Stop it, don¡¯t say anymore!¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Me? What did I do?¡±


    The blond boy said loudly: ¡°It is because you have not been able to become popular in the entertainment industry that he wants to enter the entertainment industry to help you. He is willing to do anything for you, but you don¡¯t cherish it at all and want to break up with him. You are such a scumbag! A true scumbag!¡±


    Shen Zhen had a question mark on his face.


    What the hell?


    When did Su Shiqing have an ex-boyfriend who was in the entertainment industry?


    But when he saw Su Shiqing¡¯s expression, Shen Zhen understood.


    It seemed that this ¡°boyfriend¡± was made up, in order to arouse the sympathy of others and to gain benefits for himself.


    One of Su Shiqing¡¯s best traits in the past was that he never lied and always said what came to his mind.


    Unexpectedly, this trait also disappeared.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I¡¯m not an artist, I don¡¯t mix in the entertainment industry.¡±


    The blond boy obviously didn¡¯t believe it: ¡°Then why are you here? If no one invited you, you couldn¡¯t have come in, so don¡¯t pretend to be noble. Could it be that you were invited by Young Master Feng?¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°Feng Anyan invited me.¡±


    ¡°Hahahahaha.¡± The blond boy couldn¡¯t help laughing while hugging his stomach, ¡°You might as well say that you are the boss of a company, don¡¯t joke.¡±


    ¡°Look at them.¡± The blond boy looked at the middle-aged men who were having a carnival with a group of young models and stars, ¡°That¡¯s what bosses should look like.¡±


    A bald head and a beer belly was a standard for successful people.


    Shen Zhen inexplicably wanted to laugh.


    Probably because this blonde head was so conspicuous, several young boys with colorful hair came over.


    Shen Zhen counted, there were seven of them, exactly forming seven Calabash Babies.


    ¡°Are you a group?¡± Shen Zhen asked casually.


    Su Shiqing answered quickly: ¡°Yes, we are a group, and we haven¡¯t officially debuted yet.¡±


    Shen Zhen glanced at him. It seemed that what he asked for just now was just an opportunity for himself.


    Those newcomers practically surrounded Shen Zhen. They all had a good relationship with Su Shiqing and treated Su Shiqing as the youngest brother. Now seeing the blonde boy confronting Shen Zhen, they naturally felt that it was Shen Zhen who bullied Su Shiqing.


    But listening to Su Shiqing¡¯s tone and demeanor when responding, it didn¡¯t seem to be what they thought.


    ¡°I can help.¡± Shen Zhen said suddenly.


    Su Shiqing didn¡¯t expect Shen Zhen to say yes, and let out a dazed ¡°ah¡±.


    Shen Zhen smiled and said, ¡°But I don¡¯t think you are suitable.¡±


    Before Su Shiqing had time to speak, Shen Zhen said again: ¡°It¡¯s easy to stuff one into the cast, and I think Blondie is pretty good.¡±


    Everyone: ¡°Blondie?¡±


    Blonde boy: ¡°¡­..My name is Jefferson.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°Feng Anyan¡¯s multinational co-production movie, I can recommend you for some screen time, how about it?¡±


    ¡°Ah?!¡± Everyone was surprised.


    Su Shiqing bit his lower lip.


    Shen Zhen smiled and said: ¡°If you want to say thanks, just thank Su Shiqing, he won the opportunity for you.¡±


    ¡°I still have something to do, please move to the side.¡±


    The group of people stepped aside, still dumbfounded.


    It just so happened that Liu Huan also came over: ¡°CEO Shen, are you chatting with handsome guys here?¡±


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know why, but he was in a good mood, and he was even in the mood to joke with Liu Huan: ¡°Yes, we are all young after all.¡±


    Liu Huan exaggeratedly touched his face: ¡°Do I look very old?¡±


    A boy who was in the same group as Su Shiqing said, ¡°CEO Liu looks very young and handsome.¡±


    Liu Huan didn¡¯t even give him a look, and only said to Shen Zhen: ¡°Feng Anyan is here, looking for you in the front, and said that he will apologize to you in person, and punish himself with three cups.¡±


    Shen Zhen followed Liu Huan over.


    The remaining group of people continued to be confused.


    Especially the blondie, Jefferson.


    ¡°CEO Liu called him CEO Shen just now¡­..¡±


    ¡°So young, is he really a big boss?¡±


    ¡°Shi Qing, you actually know such a person. Didn¡¯t you say that your family conditions are very poor and you came out into society before finishing high school?¡±


    Su Shiqing couldn¡¯t hide it anymore, so he could only say: ¡°He helped me before, when I was doing housekeeping, my employer made things difficult for me, and he helped me out.¡±


    Jefferson asked suddenly: ¡°Then why did he say that you helped me win the opportunity? You¡­..really told him that you want me to go¡­..¡±


    Now that the matter had come to this point, Su Shiqing could only bite the bullet and respond: ¡°You have taken care of me, so this is natural of me.¡±


    The person next to him said strangely: ¡°It turned out that Jefferson is the only person who took care of you. So we are not people.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, sure enough, in his heart, we all have to sit in the back row.¡±


    ¡°Hehe, it seems that you have to be picky about being nice to people, otherwise you won¡¯t even be remembered for being nice to them.¡±


    There were also some who persuaded them.


    ¡°Don¡¯t say that. After all, it is begging for help. It is already very good to get one opportunity.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, this kind of opportunity doesn¡¯t mean that you can get it just because you begged for it. It¡¯s not like Shi Qing can beg an opportunity for everyone, right?¡±


    ¡°His face is not so big.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t be funny, as if we don¡¯t understand what it means to have a chance at that kind of production? Even if it is to allow us to debut earlier, it is easier than that request, right?¡±


    ¡°He simply doesn¡¯t think of us as a group at all.¡±


    ¡°Stop arguing!¡± Jefferson yelled, ¡°It¡¯s still unknown, yet you are already quarreling. Maybe he just mentioned it casually. We got along so well before, but now we are starting to quarrel over a trivial matter?¡±


    Su Shiqing lowered his eyes and gritted his teeth.


    He was still thinking about the way Liu Huan stood next to Shen Zhen just now.


    This feeling was extremely uncomfortable, and it made his chest feel tight and painful.

 CH 79.1

    Feng Anyan was surrounded by a lot of people, and when he saw Liu Huan and Shen Zhen, he rushed over to greet them. Although he invited many people, only these two were the most important of his guests. Liu Huan originally had a high status, and Shen Zhen was his investor.


    ¡°I was worried that you wouldn¡¯t come.¡± Feng Anyan pushed everyone away.


    Liu Huan smiled and said, ¡°Young Master Feng inviting me over is to give me face, so why not come?¡±


    The smile on Feng Anyan¡¯s face was a bit awkward, he had finally met someone whose tongue was as acrimonious as his own.


    Feng Anyan laughed twice: ¡°Brother Liu is too polite.¡±


    After finishing speaking, he turned his head to look at Shen Zhen: ¡°I thought you wouldn¡¯t come.¡±


    Just as Shen Zhen was about to speak, there was a bald man next to him who probably thought that Shen Zhen didn¡¯t look like a person in the business circle. Although he was dressed like that, judging by his good looks and flashy hairstyle, he appeared more like either a rich second generation or a young actor.


    But this time Feng Anyan didn¡¯t invite any rich second generation, so naturally he misunderstood.


    The bald man smiled and said, ¡°This is Young Master Feng¡¯s¡­..¡±


    Another person muttered in a low voice: ¡°Isn¡¯t it Mr. Liu¡¯s? I just had a drink with them, could it be¡­..a threesome¡­..that¡¯s quite wild.¡±


    Feng Anyan was afraid that Shen Zhen would become angry, so he quickly said: ¡°I forgot to introduce you, this is CEO Shen, Shen Zhen, you all know Huitong Real Estate and Huitong Information Network Company, right?¡±


    The bald man reacted quickly, and said quickly: ¡°I only knew that CEO Shen is young, but I didn¡¯t expect CEO Shen to be so good-looking as well. I almost mistook CEO Shen for being a big celebrity.¡±


    Shen Zhen still said politely: ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡±


    The bald man said ingratiatingly: ¡°CEO Shen has achieved such success at such a young age, young people nowadays are quite amazing.¡±


    Soon flattery and praises flowed from the people around them as if it didn¡¯t cost money.


    There were also people who had never heard of Shen Zhen, and asked in a low voice, ¡°Who is this person? Do they have to go that far?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s normal that you don¡¯t know. I also heard about it from a friend while chatting. A few years ago, the domestic economy was in a downturn, especially in real estate. Many real estate projects became abandoned, and there were still many places where no one was bidding. But last year, this person spent a large sum of money to take over the unfinished buildings and bidded on those wastelands.¡±


    ¡°When this year¡¯s urban re-planning was announced, all prices on those lands increased. He sold a piece of land before, which was less than 100 million when he bought it but this year, he sold it for 1 billion.¡±


    Many people¡¯s faces changed: ¡°Could he have inside information?¡±


    ¡°If there really was inside information would it have been left to him? None of the leading companies in the real estate industry bought the land, but he did. He has either foresight or luck.¡±


    Now everyone looked at Shen Zhen with different expressions.


    The young man in front of them was not just a simple rich second generation. He looked so outstanding, but who would have expected him to possess equally outstanding ability as well.


    It was no exaggeration to call him a nouveau riche.


    Feng Anyan asked Shen Zhen: ¡°Having fun?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Somewhat, I met an acquaintance.¡±


    Feng Anyan said strangely: ¡°I didn¡¯t invite anyone from this city except Brother Liu.¡±


    Shen Zhen mouthed the name ¡°Su Shiqing¡±.


    Feng Anyan¡¯s expression changed, pulled Shen Zhen aside, and whispered, ¡°No way? Where did you see him?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Right here. He has entered the entertainment circle now. It seems to be your company? He has entered an idol group.¡±


    Feng Anyan: ¡°What¡¯s the name of the group?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I don¡¯t know either, I only know that there is a guy named Jefferson in the group, and the hair colors of the members are all different.¡±


    Feng Anyan: ¡°¡­.That¡¯s the same as not having said anything. Now that pretty boys are popular, they have to have colorful hair.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded, and he said, ¡°Does your company want to co-produce an international movie?¡±


    Feng Anyan smiled, quite proudly: ¡°Yeah, it took me nearly a year to wrest the project over, and all the investment has already been in place. The main actors have all been decided, and I¡¯m just waiting to make money.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Can I still introduce an extra into the cast?¡±


    Feng Anyan: ¡°Sure, it doesn¡¯t matter if you insert one in, just a passer-by who has a line or two is fine.¡±


    Shen Zhen nodded: ¡°The one who is in the same group as Su Shiqing named Jefferson, with blond hair, don¡¯t get it wrong.¡±


    Feng Anyan¡¯s expression was a little strange: ¡°Are you okay? Su Shiqing is so annoying, yet you still want to help his group member?¡±


    Shen Zhen shook his head: ¡°He wants this opportunity himself, so I will give it to his group member. He likes to give favors, so I will help him out this time.¡±


    Feng Anyan understood: ¡°Just say that you are trying to annoy him.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°It¡¯s not to annoy him, it¡¯s just that Jefferson looks a bit familiar.¡±


    Not just familiar.


    In his previous life, Jefferson was his coworker.


    The two worked together on a construction site, but Jefferson wasn¡¯t blond at that time, so he nearly didn¡¯t recognize the other just now.


    As for why Jefferson fell to such misfortunes, it had something to do with Su Shiqing.


    In the previous life, Jefferson and Su Shiqing also knew each other from an idol group, and the group didn¡¯t do very well, so they were taken to a party by their manager, in the hopes of attracting a financial backer. However, Jefferson was a straight man and it was out of no other choice that he chatted with Chu Haoyi briefly. And it was exactly because of this that he offended Su Shiqing.


    When Su Shiqing felt aggrieved and threw a temper tantrum, once Chu Haoyi asked and found the reason, his heart ached.


    Resulting in bad luck for Jefferson.


    He could no longer be his little idol. Even though he was born in a well-to-do family, his father suddenly owed a huge amount of gambling debts, and his scandals also flooded the entire Internet practically overnight. Although he was originally not considered all that popular, he still managed to get by in the entertainment circle, but after this incident, he became extremely unlucky and couldn¡¯t even find a job. He could only suffer misery together with Shen Zhen and work at a construction site.


    At the construction site, he was the only one Shen Zhen could exchange a few words with.


    At that time, his name was no longer Jefferson, going back to using his real name, Zhou Yu.


    Now that everything had restarted over again, it was nothing to him to do the other a favor.


    Feng Anyan said, ¡°Which type do you like?¡±


    Shen Zhen glanced at him: ¡°You think I¡¯m you?¡±


    Feng Anyan rubbed his chin and smirked lasciviously: ¡°Everyone has a love for beauty, I can understand you.¡±


    Shen Zhen felt exasperation at Feng Anyan¡¯s brain circuit, ¡°You can think whatever you want.¡±


    Feng Anyan: ¡°It¡¯s no problem to arrange a role. I¡¯ll go back to the company and ask. The stage names of our company¡¯s artists are all different. There shouldn¡¯t be two Jeffersons.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Then I will trouble you.¡±


    Where they couldn¡¯t see, Su Shiqing was hiding behind a pillar watching Shen Zhen chatting with Feng Anyan.


    Once upon a time, he was able to attend the banquets and parties that both Feng Anyan and Shen Zhen could be invited to, not as a small artist accompanying the guests, but as an equal to them. At that time, he was still Young Master Su, and no matter what the people who called him like that truly thought of him, but at least they still gave him face.


    But now? He could only watch from a distance, not even qualified to say a word.


    ¡°What are you looking at?¡± A member of the group who was still angry said sarcastically, ¡°You think you know him, but maybe he doesn¡¯t even know you.¡±


    ¡°I heard from them just now that his name is Shen Zhen, and he is the boss of Huitong.¡±


    ¡°I just checked on the Internet, and his net worth is really impressive, at least tens of billions?¡±


    Su Shiqing finally couldn¡¯t bear it anymore and said: ¡°I used to be friends with him, very good friends!¡±


    ¡°Then why is he a boss and a nouveau riche, while you¡¯re still passing the days by with us? Without even any sign of debuting?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, after getting an opportunity, he even gave it to Jefferson.¡±


    ¡°Saying you gave the opportunity to Jefferson, don¡¯t be ridiculous, are you so selfless?¡±


    ¡°I wanted to say it just now. If you had this idea, would Young Master Shen be silent for that long before speaking?¡±


    Su Shiqing looked at them, his eyes red, and tears kept falling.


    The group members who had originally disliked him rolled their eyes and said speechlessly: ¡°Don¡¯t cry, you always cry when you encounter problems, are we wrong? If we are wrong, you can just refute us.¡±


    Su Shiqing bit his lower lip. He had lied wrongly once, and it didn¡¯t matter if he lied a second time.


    ¡°I, I just got the opportunity for Jefferson. I, I hope that he will have a chance to succeed. In the group, Jefferson has always been the one to work the hardest. Do you dare to say that Jefferson is not working hard enough? His looks and condition are good, I just thought the chances of recommending him will be higher.¡±


    ¡°I have a very good relationship with Shen Zhen. Tell me what you want, and I will go to him when the time comes. He promised me this time, and he will do the same in the future.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± The group members looked at Su Shiqing in disbelief, ¡°You aren¡¯t lying to us, are you?¡±


    Su Shiqing carefully looked at the faces of the group members: ¡°I never lie.¡±


    The faces of the group members changed: ¡°You should have said it earlier, we thought you only thought about yourself and Jefferson, sorry, we were a little emotional just now.¡±


    However, some people said suspiciously: ¡°Since you have such a good relationship with CEO Shen, then just go over and talk to him, and you can also get to know more people.¡±


    ¡°CEO Shen and CEO Feng have a very good relationship. If you go over now, you can even talk to CEO Feng.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, it¡¯s even better to have a good relationship with CEO Feng, so go over quickly.¡±


    ¡°Go!¡±


    Su Shiqing had no choice but to walk over if he didn¡¯t want his lie to be revealed.

 CH 79.2

    Feng Anyan was talking to Shen Zhen about the project that Shen Zhen invested in him, and just when he was talking enthusiastically, he saw Su Shiqing walking towards him, and his expression changed.


    After all, he was still chasing Chu Haoyi, but Chu Haoyi still had Su Shiqing in his heart.


    If he quibbled with Su Shiqing, it would make him seem like the bully, after all, his status was very different from Su Shiqing¡¯s.


    But if he didn¡¯t quibble with Su Shiqing, he still had anger in his heart, and he couldn¡¯t pass that hurdle.


    ¡°What is he doing here?¡± Feng Anyan asked in a low voice.


    In order to cooperate with him, Shen Zhen also replied in a low voice: ¡°Maybe he wants to ask you for a role.¡±


    Feng Anyan¡¯s face turned dark: ¡°In his dreams, if he became popular, I would be the one having a headache.¡±


    If Su Shiqing became popular, wouldn¡¯t he be seen everywhere, and it would be even more difficult for Chu Haoyi to forget him, it would basically be an impossible task.


    Su Shiqing originally came over in fear, and when he saw Feng Anyan¡¯s expression, he wanted nothing more than to retreat.


    But as soon as he turned back around, his lies would be revealed, so he could only bite the bullet and walk over.


    ¡°Mr. Feng¡­..Xiao Zhen.¡± Su Shiqing stood in front of Feng Anyan and Shen Zhen, and said in a low voice, ¡°I haven¡¯t seen you for a long time, how are you doing recently?¡±


    ¡°No need to bother Mr. Su.¡± Feng Anyan said with a smile, ¡°My days are quite comfortable without you.¡±


    Su Shiqing¡¯s eyes reddened again.


    Feng Anyan¡¯s expression was serious: ¡°Don¡¯t cry, I don¡¯t fall for this trick, and I¡¯m not Chu Haoyi or Qin Yue.¡±


    When Su Shiqing heard the names Chu Haoyi and Qin Yue, tears came down.


    Both say they love him.


    But Qin Yue treated him badly and yelled at him every day. And Chu Haoyi didn¡¯t come to him after so long, so he must have forgotten him as well.


    There was originally still Liu Huan¡­..but¡­..


    Su Shiqing thought about two months ago, when he moved into the house Liu Huan had prepared for him, fully thinking that Liu Huan would treat him well.


    He still remembered that in the first week after moving, Liu Huan would visit him every day and give him some gifts, diamond buttons, limited edition watches, designer bags and other luxuries. And Liu Huan was very gentlemanly, never saying or doing anything that crossed the line.


    This instead gave Su Shiqing a feeling that he was cherished and deeply loved.


    Originally, he could still refuse with restraint, and said to Liu Huan: ¡°Mr. Liu, I really can¡¯t accept your kindness. Although I broke up with Ah Yue, I still think about him. I can¡¯t start a new relationship right away. That is not responsible to me, nor to you.¡±


    Liu Huan looked at Su Shiqing seriously with an affectionate face: ¡°But you can¡¯t sentence me to death, Qin Yue missed out on you, do you have the heart to miss out on me?¡±


    Of course Su Shiqing couldn¡¯t bear to miss out on Liu Huan.


    Liu Huan was more mature than Qin Yue, knew when to advance and retreat better than Qin Yue, and was more gentle and romantic than Qin Yue.


    He was also more sweet-talking than Qin Yue.


    No matter how he looked at it, Liu Huan was better than Qin Yue, not only a little better, but much better.


    Su Shiqing fell for the other naturally. While saying that he still thought of Qin Yue, he involuntarily became more and more intimate with Liu Huan.


    He would look forward to Liu Huan¡¯s visits every day, and he would also look forward to what surprise presents Liu Huan would bring him.


    Even Su Yuan said to Su Shiqing: ¡°I think Xiao Liu is very good. If you are with him, it will be much better than being with Qin Yue. I don¡¯t have a good impression of Qin Yue. When we lived at Qin Yue¡¯s place, when has he ever given me a good face? Or know to treat me as his elder?¡±


    Ge Lan also chimed in: ¡°I think so too, Shi Qing, what do you think?¡±


    Su Shiqing stood in front of his parents with a blushing face, and nodded shyly.


    So that night, when Liu Huan came to see him again, Su Shiqing pulled Liu Huan aside and offered to have Liu Huan stay the night.


    Liu Huan asked in confusion, ¡°In the guest room?¡±


    Su Shiqing didn¡¯t dare to look into Liu Huan¡¯s eyes, and whispered, ¡°The bed in my room can sleep two people.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°¡­..You mean, I¡¯ll sleep with you tonight?¡±


    Su Shiqing took Liu Huan¡¯s hand: ¡°Didn¡¯t you keep asking me what I thought? I¡¯ve already thought about it, and I¡¯m ready to start a new life with you. Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ve really forgotten Qin Yue, I am completely ready to be with you.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about Qin Yue being a problem. I will solve it. I will tell him that in this world, only feelings cannot be forced. Since I have made up my mind to separate from him, I will never change my mind.¡±


    Liu Huan just looked at Su Shiqing seriously at that time, and asked again: ¡°Are you sure?¡±


    Su Shiqing nodded vigorously: ¡°I¡¯m sure!¡±


    Liu Huan asked him, ¡°It¡¯s only been a month since you moved here.¡±


    Su Shiqing looked at Liu Huan with embarrassment: ¡°Sometimes it just takes a moment for the heart to be touched, you know that.¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°¡­..Mr. Su, I didn¡¯t expect you to switch your affections to another so quickly.¡±


    Su Shiqing was dumbfounded at the time: ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    Liu Huan sighed: ¡°I thought you could last a little longer.¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°¡­..¡±


    Liu Huan: ¡°I didn¡¯t mean to play with your feelings on purpose, I do have good feelings towards you, but I can¡¯t help but wonder if one day the two of us quarrel, will you also switch your affectuons to another within a month? ¡°


    Su Shiqing quickly said: ¡°But, but you are different from others!¡±


    Liu Huan sighed: ¡°You used to think that Qin Yue was different from others, didn¡¯t you?¡±


    Su Shiqing looked at Liu Huan, as if he couldn¡¯t understand what he was saying.


    Liu Huan: ¡°I don¡¯t think we are suitable, I need a loyal lover.¡±


    ¡°How about this, you can continue to live in this house, and the rent is still as negotiated before, 600 a month is fine, but you have to figure out living expenses on your own. If you want to go back to Qin Yue, I won¡¯t stop you either.¡±


    It wasn¡¯t until Liu Huan left that Su Shiqing realized what had happened.


    He didn¡¯t know what changed. Didn¡¯t Liu Huan always like him very much, spending so much time and energy, and even so much money on pursuing him?


    It was only once Liu Huan left that Su Shiqing realized that he had no money, and he couldn¡¯t sell the things Liu Huan gave him. When he left Qin Yue, he didn¡¯t have any luxury items on him, but now that he had them, of course he wouldn¡¯t sell them.


    It just so happened that he saw the news that the entertainment company was recruiting, so he went, and he was lucky.


    It was only later that he found out that the boss of the company was Feng Anyan.


    The contract had already been signed, and the penalty for breaking the contract was sky-high, so he could only stay.


    At this moment, looking at Feng Anyan, Shen Zhen, and Liu Huan who were socializing not far away, Su Shiqing finally couldn¡¯t help crying, and said while crying: ¡°Why am I so miserable? Xiao Zhen doesn¡¯t like me, Qin Yue treats me worse and worse, Hao Yi doesn¡¯t come to see me, everyone bullies me, the whole world doesn¡¯t like me, what did I do wrong?¡±


    Su Shiqing looked at Shen Zhen, and he asked Shen Zhen: ¡°Xiao Zhen, I returned Qin Yue to you, why are you still so cold to me? Why are you so hard-hearted and unfeeling?¡±


    Shen Zhen had no expression on his face. After he changed his hairstyle, when he was expressionless, he gave off the feeling of contempt to others. Now when looking down at Su Shiqing from above, the feeling was even stronger, and not just contempt but even loathing.


    Feng Anyan said impatiently: ¡°Why are you crying? What a mood-killer.¡±


    The people around were also attracted by Su Shiqing¡¯s crying.


    ¡°What happened?¡±


    ¡°Who is crying?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know him, is he a little star?¡±


    ¡°Can a little star be that courageous? Crying in front of Young Master Feng and CEO Shen?¡±


    Feng Anyan: ¡°I told you not to cry, where¡¯s your manager?¡±


    When bringing the artists under them, the manager would also be present, but they were just not among the guests outside.


    Feng Anyan shouted into the villa: ¡°Where are the managers who brought the artists here?¡±


    A group of people upstairs responded: ¡°Young Master Feng, over here.¡±


    Feng Anyan was furious: ¡°Get out here now!¡±


    Sure enough, the group of people quickly went downstairs and appeared in front of Feng Anyan.


    These managers were not particularly important figures in the company. The top tier agents were in charge of famous artists, so it was naturally impossible to bring such artists to this kind of occasion.


    ¡°Who is responsible for this person?¡± Feng Anyan pointed to Su Shiqing who was squatting on the ground and asked.


    A long-haired woman walked out of the crowd. She was wearing a short black skirt and her hair was not tied up. She looked very neat and professional. When she saw Su Shiqing crying, she knew the situation had become messy.


    What kind of occasion was this, as if they needed such a mood-killer?


    She quickly pulled Su Shiqing up from the ground with a lot of force. Su Shiqing¡¯s strength was not as strong as hers, so he could only be pulled up passively by her. She also pressed Su Shiqing¡¯s head and bowed to Feng Anyan together: ¡°Young Master Feng, I didn¡¯t look at him carefully, it is my fault, I will take him away immediately.¡±


    Feng Anyan said to the people around him, ¡°Go ahead and continue, I¡¯ll take care of the company¡¯s internal affairs.¡±


    The people around also smiled, and then scattered away.


    Feng Anyan asked her: ¡°How many years has he signed?¡±


    The agent said, ¡°Seven years.¡±


    Feng Anyan: ¡°What did he sign? An idol group?¡±


    The agent nodded quickly: ¡°Yes.¡±


    Feng Anyan asked: ¡°Is there someone named Jefferson in the group?¡±


    The manager was a little confused, and she didn¡¯t know why Feng Anyan noticed this small idol group. Could it be that someone in the group caught his eye? But she still replied, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Feng Anyan: ¡°Okay, come to my office tomorrow to find me.¡±


    Then he said: ¡°As for this person, don¡¯t let him appear in front of my eyes in the future, and don¡¯t let him appear on TV or the Internet.¡±


    This was basically giving up on him.


    Although she didn¡¯t know what was going on, the manager still nodded, but also asked, ¡°What about the others?¡±


    After all, it was a group, if one was given up it was not a big loss, but if all of them were given up it was really a bit of a loss.


    Feng Anyan asked: ¡°How many people are there in the group?¡±


    The agent thought to herself, didn¡¯t I just say that? But still replied: ¡°Seven.¡±


    Feng Anyan: ¡°With one less, there¡¯s six, the number six symbolizes smooth-sailing, the meaning is not bad.¡±


    Su Shiqing¡¯s eyes widened as he listened to their words, his lips trembling.


    What did this mean? Didn¡¯t this mean that he lost his chance to debut?


    Seven years, wasted just like that?


    Even if he sold everything Liu Huan gave him, he still couldn¡¯t afford the contract penalty.


    Although those things were all luxury goods, their second-hand prices were not high at all, and even if they were all sold, it would not be enough to make up a million.


    The contract penalty was more than just one million yuan.


    Su Shiqing: ¡°Mr. Feng! Mr. Feng! Don¡¯t treat me like this! Give me a chance! Don¡¯t you have a very good relationship with Xiao Zhen? I have a very good relationship with Xiao Zhen too!¡±


    He looked at Shen Zhen as if grasping at a straw, and said pleadingly: ¡°Xiao Zhen, please help me, please, please help me! You will also feel sympathy when you see me in such a miserable state right?¡±


    Feng Anyan sneered and said, ¡°Mr. Su, I think you misunderstood one thing. You don¡¯t seem to have any qualifications to call CEO Shen ¡®Xiao Zhen¡¯ now?¡±


    Su Shiqing was shedding tears, like a pitiful little white flower swaying in the wind.


    Shen Zhen looked at Su Shiqing, he looked at Su Shiqing¡¯s tears, and the deep pleading in his eyes, and he couldn¡¯t help but wonder if he had the same expression when he was desperately begging Qin Yue in his previous life?


    ¡°Mr. Su.¡± Shen Zhen said, ¡°Don¡¯t beg me.¡±


    Su Shiqing looked at Shen Zhen in a daze.


    Shen Zhen smiled, maliciously and mockingly: ¡°I find it nauseating.¡±

 CH 80.1

    Su Shiqing froze in place, he couldn¡¯t believe that Shen Zhen would say such a thing.


    Shen Zhen just looked at him coldly.


    Feng Anyan said in a manner fearing that the world would not be chaotic enough: ¡°CEO Shen, what is there to talk about with him? Thinking that if he begged others, they should do things according to his wishes. I have seen people with big faces, but I have never seen such a big face as his.¡±


    He still remembered how Su Shiqing blabbered on to him, his head completely in his own world, when they first met.


    Su Shiqing looked at Shen Zhen, bit his lips as if he was being bullied, and said, ¡°I know you don¡¯t like me because of my relationship with Qin Yue, but I have no relationship with him now, so I¡¯ll give him back to you, isn¡¯t that enough?! What else do you want? Since you love Qin Yue so much, shouldn¡¯t you be happy? I¡¯ve already retreated, and I¡¯ve fulfilled your wish, so just what do you want me to do?¡±


    Su Shiqing broke down a bit, and he said to Feng Anyan: ¡°I know you are the young master of the Feng family, and I know it¡¯s easy for you to mess with me, but what did I do wrong? Can any of you tell me what I did wrong?¡±


    ¡°I have never harmed anyone, nor have I done anything to make others unhappy, and I hope everyone is well.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Zhen, have you always thought that I stole Qin Yue?¡±


    ¡°If he really loves you, he wouldn¡¯t be taken away by anyone, he just doesn¡¯t love you.¡±


    ¡°Is it my fault that he doesn¡¯t love you?¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you think about it, why is it that you and Qin Yue have known each other since childhood, but he still fell in love with me?¡±


    Su Shiqing calmed down slowly, looking at Shen Zhen with even a hint of pity in his eyes.


    ¡°Because you are selfish, you are never considerate of Qin Yue, you only think about yourself.¡±


    ¡°So he doesn¡¯t love you, and you feel that the whole world is persecuting you, but you haven¡¯t thought about the reason at all.¡±


    Shen Zhen suddenly asked: ¡°Have you said enough?¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°No I haven¡¯t!¡±


    Su Shiqing said loudly as if smashing a pot to pieces just because it was cracked: ¡°I¡¯ve always been considerate of you. Before I was with Qin Yue, I also asked for your opinion!¡±


    This was the first time Shen Zhen heard about it, he asked curiously, ¡°You asked my opinion?¡±


    Su Shiqing said: ¡°I asked you, if there was a person who liked me, but you liked him, what would you do?¡±


    Shen Zhen fell into deep thought. He seemed to remember that there was such a thing.


    That was when Su Shiqing first arrived at the Qin family manor, and Shen Zhen still had sympathy for him, thinking that Su Shiqing was another person who was not liked by his original family.


    And at that time, Su Shiqing hadn¡¯t shown his true colors, he was obedient and sensible, and by Shen Zhen¡¯s side, he was like a well-behaved younger brother.


    At that time, Shen Zhen felt that Su Shiqing was pitiful, and he was indeed kind towards him.


    Su Shiqing always looked pitiful at that time.


    He never said anything when he wanted something, just stared at that thing with longing.


    When Shen Zhen asked, he would say, ¡°When I was at home, my other brothers and sisters had it, and only I didn¡¯t.¡±


    So Shen Zhen¡¯s heart softened and he would give him the thing.


    At the beginning, all he liked was Shen Zhen¡¯s little bits and pieces of knick-knacks.


    Like watches, or out-of-print music albums.


    Later, what he stared at was what Qin Yue gave to Shen Zhen.


    At that time, Qin Yue and Shen Zhen had a very good relationship. Whenever Qin Yue saw any good things outside, he would buy them for Shen Zhen.


    Because it was gifted by Qin Yue, Shen Zhen didn¡¯t speak when he saw Su Shiqing¡¯s longing expression a few times, and turned a blind eye, but he would compensate Su Shiqing in other places.


    For example, giving Su Shiqing his bank card, and there were at least millions of yuan in it, and he would generously tell Su Shiqing to buy whatever he wanted.


    But Su Shiqing didn¡¯t, he wouldn¡¯t take that card, nor would he buy things for himself, but always stared at Shen Zhen¡¯s things.


    Shen Zhen felt that Su Shiqing lacked love, so he didn¡¯t say anything about it.


    Until Su Shiqing saw the photo album of Shen Zhen and Qin Yue. At that time, the mobile phone was not a smart phone, and the photos could only be washed out for storage. In the photo album, there were photos of Shen Zhen and Qin Yue from childhood to adulthood.


    Sometimes Su Shiqing would ask about Shen Zhen and Qin Yue¡ª¡ª


    Su Shiqing would look with a pair of wide rabbit-like innocent eyes and ask, ¡°Is Eldest Young Master Qin good-tempered?¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled and said: ¡°He has a good temper, and he basically won¡¯t ever get angry, but his tongue is very acrimonious.¡±


    Su Shiqing¡¯s eyes widened: ¡°Acrimonious?¡±


    Shen Zhen just laughed and didn¡¯t continue to say anything.


    Su Shiqing asked curiously, ¡°What kind of person does Eldest Young Master Qin like?¡±


    Shen Zhen remembered what Qin Yue said to him before, blushed a little, coughed and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know either.¡±


    Su Shiqing was thoughtful, and after a while he asked, ¡°Ah Zhen, I want to ask you a question.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Just ask.¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°If, I mean, if the person you like suddenly likes your friend, would you be angry?¡±


    Shen Zhen said at the time: ¡°I would not be angry.¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°Why? If it¡¯s me, I¡¯ll be angry.¡±


    Shen Zhen thought for a while: ¡°I might be angry, but relationships are not one-sided. If I like him one-sidedly, then this relationship is only mine. It is not considered a relationship, and I have no position to be angry.¡±


    What Shen Zhen didn¡¯t expect at the time was.


    Su Shiqing had already had his sights on Qin Yue before he even met Qin Yue.


    At this moment, Shen Zhen looked at Su Shiqing, and suddenly asked, ¡°Su Shiqing, do you think that other people¡¯s belongings are better than your own?¡±


    Su Shiqing looked at Shen Zhen, and he said almost hysterically: ¡°You still think I stole Qin Yue, don¡¯t you? I, Su Shiqing, am not so cheap that I always covet other people¡¯s things! Qin Yue didn¡¯t like you before, and he won¡¯t like you now. You think you will feel better by pushing the problem on my head, don¡¯t you?!¡±


    ¡°In love, there never exists stealing or not! Only those who feel love for each other should be together!¡±


    Shen Zhen chuckled lightly, with mockery in his eyes: ¡°Is that so?¡±


    He lowered his head and whispered into Su Shiqing¡¯s ear, ¡°Since you know, why did you drug my drink?¡±


    Su Shiqing fell to the ground in shock.


    It shouldn¡¯t be! It shouldn¡¯t be possible! How did Shen Zhen know?


    He never told anyone!


    ¡°Because you weren¡¯t sure if Qin Yue loved you at the time, right?¡± Shen Zhen smiled, ¡°Because you weren¡¯t sure, you could only work your schemes on me, as long as Qin Yue knew that I slept with someone else, based on his personality, of course, it was impossible to have anything further with me.¡±


    ¡°You clearly got what you want, so why won¡¯t you let me go?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t!¡± Su Shiqing said, ¡°I don¡¯t know anything, what drug? I don¡¯t know!¡±


    Su Shiqing suddenly raised his head: ¡°It was clearly you who drugged yourself, you just want me to know, you want me to give you the drug, so that you could sleep with Uncle Qin!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s your heart that¡¯s vicious, and you¡¯re the one who schemed against me! You schemed against everyone, including Uncle Qin!¡±


    Feng Anyan had already gone elsewhere when Su Shiqing started talking nonsense.


    Now only Shen Zhen and Su Shiqing were left here, and no one knew what they were talking about.


    After all, Feng Anyan was a clever person, and was clear about what to know and what not to know.


    Su Shiqing: ¡°You don¡¯t want people to know your true face, do you? Knowing that the successful CEO Shen had relied on sleeping with a man to climb up. Have you always felt that you are better than me? You think I rely on Qin Yue, right?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at him. He didn¡¯t know whether Su Shiqing was born with a twisted heart, or whether it was cultivated after.


    Shen Zhen asked him, ¡°Do you think I¡¯m the same as you?¡±


    Su Shiqing looked at Shen Zhen: ¡°You think you are different from me, but in fact you are worse than me. There is no one in your heart but yourself. No matter how good I treat you, you will never remember. You just think I snatched Qin Yue away, but you never think about how you treated me before.¡±


    ¡°How I treated you?¡± Shen Zhen almost laughed, it was the first time he saw such a person who reversed black and white, ¡°Did I not treat you good before?¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°What is good?¡±


    ¡°You give me what you don¡¯t want every time, as if giving charity. Do you think I appreciate that?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Charity?¡±


    Su Shiqing looked at him, and finally there was resentment visible in his eyes: ¡°Do you still remember that you gave me your watch? You said you haven¡¯t worn it for a long time, and you don¡¯t like it anymore, so you give it to me.¡±


    Shen Zhen laughed out loud.


    At that time, Su Shiqing displayed a very low self-esteem. He said this to take care of Su Shiqing¡¯s self-esteem and give him the watch without making him feel bad.


    But it turned out that in Su Shiqing¡¯s view, his actions were an insult to Su Shiqing.


    ¡°But Qin Yue wasn¡¯t given to me by you.¡± Su Shiqing said, ¡°He chose me over you.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Su Shiqing.


    For the first time, he discovered that Su Shiqing was so pathetic.


    Su Shiqing lived out his days lost in bizarre thoughts.


    He was a sick man.


    Su Shiqing said to Shen Zhen with provocation, ¡°Do you hate me?¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Su Shiqing calmly.


    Su Shiqing smiled and said, ¡°I hate you too.¡±


    After finally saying these words, Su Shiqing himself seemed to relax a lot.


    He said: ¡°You acted like you treated me very well, but you looked down on me the whole time, and never regarded me as an equal person to you.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Then what do you want from me?¡±


    Su Shiqing didn¡¯t speak.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°How can I treat you so that you don¡¯t think it¡¯s a charity?¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°I¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen sneered: ¡°I must be like Qin Yue, completely entranced by you, and give you everything I can, only that way it¡¯s not charity, right?¡±


    Su Shiqing: ¡°You are misinterpreting my meaning!¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°We all know whether I misinterpreted it or not.¡±


    Shen Zhen looked at Su Shiqing condescendingly: ¡°This is the last time I hear you spout such drivel.¡±


    ¡°If you stay far away from me, maybe I will let you go.¡±


    ¡°This is the last time I am warning you, Su Shiqing, if you appear in front of me again and make me feel discomfort, your end will only be worse, understand?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to repeat the same thing a second time.¡±


    Shen Zhen took one last look at Su Shiqing and walked to the other side.

 CH 80.2

    Feng Anyan saw Shen Zhen walking towards him, so he hurried over and said a few words to Shen Zhen.


    Basically just not to be angry over people like Su Shiqing.


    But in Su Shiqing¡¯s eyes, it was Shen Zhen seducing Feng Anyan.


    He gritted his teeth tightly and swore he would never fall like this.


    ¡°Is that Su Shiqing?¡± Liu Huan walked over with a glass of wine in his hand. He had been surrounded by people before, and only now extricated himself.


    Shen Zhen and Feng Anyan stood on the side. When Liu Huan approached, he only heard Shen Zhen¡¯s voice: ¡°I¡¯m going back first, we can meet again when there¡¯s a chance.¡±


    Feng Anyan was a standard flamboyant playboy, and he was still persuading: ¡°What are you afraid of? There are quite a few people here this time, what do you like? I¡¯ll call them over to accompany you?¡±


    Seeing Liu Huan approaching, Feng Anyan changed his tone. He had a very good attitude when facing Liu Huan. After all, according to seniority, he had to call Liu Huan ¡®uncle¡¯.


    However, although their seniority was different, Feng Anyan and Liu Huan had a good relationship.


    Before meeting Chu Haoyi, Feng Anyan and Liu Huan were basically villains colluding together, eating, drinking and having fun together.


    Shen Zhen was really not interested in chatting with them, but he still had to give face, so he left after a few pleasantries.


    ¡°CEO Liu, it¡¯s rare that you didn¡¯t bring a companion today.¡± Feng Anyan joked.


    Liu Huan showed no expression: ¡°It¡¯s boring. Recently, I have been quite abstinent, and I feel that I can cultivate into an immortal.¡±


    Feng Anyan: ¡°Where¡¯s your secretary? You didn¡¯t bring him today.¡±


    Liu Huan spread his hands, looking helpless: ¡°He said he wants to play video games, what can I do? I can¡¯t control him at all.¡±


    The two were chatting, but for some reason their topic of conversation moved to Su Shiqing again.


    ¡°CEO Liu has lost interest in Su Shiqing? Weren¡¯t you very interested a while ago?¡± Feng Anyan asked with a smile.


    Liu Huan glanced at Feng Anyan, and smiled, ¡°It¡¯s just like eating desserts, you want to eat it all when you don¡¯t have it, but you feel sick after you do eat it up.¡±


    Feng Anyan sighed: ¡°CEO Liu is still the same, a scum with a capital ¡®S¡¯.¡±


    Liu Huan had a surprised expression: ¡°Young Master Feng can actually call others scum.¡±


    On the other side, Su Shiqing was sitting alone in the corner with his head bowed, looking pitiful, but there was no one around him to comfort him. His mind was in chaos, he didn¡¯t know what happened, why he fell into such a state.


    ¡°Why are you here alone?¡± Someone suddenly spoke beside him.


    Su Shiqing raised his head, and what he saw was a slightly fat face. The man who spoke was not tall, and he was about the same height as Su Shiqing when he sat down. He was also slightly bald on the top of his head, but it was not serious. He hugged Su Shiqing around the shoulders and asked, ¡°Are you free tonight?¡±


    These words were too blatant, and Su Shiqing understood the other¡¯s meaning almost instantly. Just as he was about to refuse, the other said again: ¡°Don¡¯t you want to make your debut? If Young Master Feng doesn¡¯t help you, I can help you.¡±


    Su Shiqing glanced at the middle-aged man, and his body that had already turned sideways sat back to its original position. His body was stiff, but he still nodded. He thought of the days he had lived before, when he was by Qin Yue¡¯s side, practically getting whatever he wanted. Although Qin Yue had yelled at him before, when he was good to him it was still good.


    But now¡­..he also knew that if couldn¡¯t earn any money and Liu Huan took the house back, his family would really have to sleep on the streets.


    Su Shiqing allowed himself to be embraced by the man, resisting the urge to push away, and obediently leaned on the man¡¯s shoulder.


    The man¡¯s hand was stroking his back through his clothes.


    So disgusting¡­..


    Su Shiqing thought in a slight daze.


    But he couldn¡¯t push it away.


    At this time, Shen Zhen was already sitting in the car going back.


    Qin Xing¡¯s call came, and Shen Zhen answered the call. Qin Xing¡¯s deep and magnetic voice came from the other end of the line.


    ¡°Not back yet? Having fun?¡±


    The corners of Shen Zhen¡¯s mouth curved up unconsciously: ¡°On the way back, I¡¯m almost there, are you home?¡±


    Qin Xing: ¡°I arrived two hours ago.¡±


    ¡°Have you finished taking a shower?¡± Shen Zhen didn¡¯t know what to ask, so he asked casually.


    Qin Xing¡¯s low chuckle came from the other end of the line: ¡°Just finished washing up, and you can check when you come back.¡±


    Shen Zhen¡¯s ears were a little red.


    Qin Xing said again: ¡°Little rogue.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..I¡­..¡±


    Before Shen Zhen could say anything, Qin Xing said, ¡°I¡¯m going to hang up first, and wait for you to come back.¡±


    Shen Zhen touched his ears, which were a little hot.


    He felt that Qin Xing was becoming more and more natural with him now.


    Although he was still a little unnatural.


    Shen Zhen looked at the crowds outside the car window. There were a lot of people out at night, the office workers only having this time to come out for a walk. Some of them were in groups of twos and threes, and some families were also out for a walk. Couples held hands while they walked, often looking at each other and smiling.


    He remembered that in his previous life, he was always walking alone on the streets, thinking about the meaning of living his life like this, and at the same time feeling that he couldn¡¯t give up until the last moment. But even until his death, he didn¡¯t understand what he did wrong.


    On the day he died, it seemed to be very good weather, cloudless, the blue sky like a boundless sea


    Then when he woke up, he found himself lying in a white space with no edge and no top. There was only a lonely wooden table without a chair, and there was a book on the table.


    The cover of the book was white, and the title of the book was gold-stamped. The texture of the material itself was also very good. Shen Zhen didn¡¯t understand why he was alive again when he was dead.


    He looked at the book, which was called ¡°Regardless of Everything¡±. Shen Zhen flipped through the book, and only then did he realize that his life was a joke.


    In the story, he was not even a villain.


    The villain could still live for dozens of chapters at least, causing trouble for Su Shiqing here and there.


    But because he was an eyesore, he could only be regarded as cannon fodder, used to emphasize Qin Yue¡¯s love for Su Shiqing.


    Who told him to grow up with Qin Yue, and could be regarded as a childhood sweetheart to some extent, and add to the fact that there were vague ambiguous feelings between him and Qin Yue, so naturally he could only be unlucky.


    But he didn¡¯t stay in that strange space for long, when he saw a door suddenly appear in the original white space.


    Shen Zhen still remembered that door. It was a warm yellow door, the door was not big, and it could only allow one person to pass through.


    Shen Zhen opened the door and walked through. When he woke up again, he was back to the day before he left the Qin family.


    He didn¡¯t expect that the story could really be changed. He didn¡¯t die at the hands of Qin Yue and Su Shiqing. He had his own career and his own lover as he had dreamt about a long time ago.


    As for Qin Yue and Su Shiqing, he just needed to quietly wait for them to seek destruction themselves.


    Their love needed the whole world to make concessions for them, towards people who have nothing to do with them, they could easily decide their fates.


    As long as you displease them, their conscience would not hurt when they dealt a fatal hit.


    Shen Zhen looked at his hand, his little finger was still trembling slightly.


    He won¡¯t use dirty tricks to harm people like Su Shiqing, but he won¡¯t forget the hurt he had suffered.


    The so-called throwing away everything in the past and moving towards a new life.


    But when the enemy had not received retribution, how could he move towards a new life?


    Only those who have not suffered, have not felt torment, and watched from a high place could say such words.


    Shen Zhen took the elevator upstairs, he wiped away his expression, and opened the door.


    The lights in the house were kept on.


    Qin Shan helped him buy this house, and he had thought it was just a place to sleep at night.


    Shen Zhen had never had any concept of the word ¡°home¡± in his heart. The Qin family was not his home, nor the Shen family. He was just a temporary guest in the Qin family, and in the Shen family he was a nuisance that everyone disliked.


    Only now did he have the concept of ¡°home¡±.


    ¡°Home¡± was a place you could return to anytime.


    ¡°You¡¯re back?¡± Someone came out of the bedroom, wearing a pair of loose trousers and bare-chested, showing lean muscles. His hair was still a little wet, and there were drops of water on his shoulders.


    For some reason, Shen Zhen suddenly felt a little emotional. He walked over quickly and hugged the other person¡¯s waist.


    Qin Xing was a little stunned by Shen Zhen¡¯s sudden action, but he quickly hugged Shen Zhen back and asked softly, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Were you wronged outside? En? Acting like a baby when you come back?¡±


    Shen Zhen almost laughed, and the originally depressed mood disappeared immediately: ¡°Who is acting like a baby?¡±


    Qin Xing kissed Shen Zhen¡¯s face: ¡°Who did you meet?¡±


    Shen Zhen rested his chin on Qin Xing¡¯s shoulder and whispered, ¡°Su Shiqing.¡±


    Qin Xing patted the back of Shen Zhen¡¯s head: ¡°Seeing him put you in a bad mood?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Yeah, I feel sick when I see him.¡±


    Qin Xing said: ¡°Then how can Xiao Zhen feel better? Shall I ask someone to beat up Su Shiqing? Or should I beat him up myself?¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled: ¡°Don¡¯t be funny.¡±


    He couldn¡¯t imagine Qin Xing beating up someone, it was so strange.


    Qin Xing: ¡°Aren¡¯t you angry?¡±


    Shen Zhen said sullenly, ¡°It¡¯s much better now.¡±


    Qin Xing said softly: ¡°I have prepared something for you, come and have a look?¡±


    Shen Zhen glanced at Qin Xing strangely, and asked curiously, ¡°What is it?¡±


    Qin Xing just smiled at Shen Zhen, but didn¡¯t say anything else. He put his arm around Shen Zhen¡¯s shoulders and pulled Shen Zhen into the bedroom.


    Shen Zhen looked at the things on the bed with a blank expression on his face.


    Qin Xing asked: ¡°Do you like it?¡±


    Looking at the two life-sized silicone dolls on the bed, Shen Zhen¡¯s mind collapsed.


    These two dolls were almost exactly the replicas of Shen Zhen and Qin Xing, and even their expressions were similar, but the hairstyle of Shen Zhen¡¯s doll was still the one he had before.


    Moreover, these two dolls were wearing suits, making them look like real people at first glance.


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..What is this¡­..for?¡±


    Qin Xing said: ¡°I can take the doll-you with me when I am on a business trip in the future. And if I am not here, you can also still see me everyday. What do you think?¡±


    Shen Zhen said with a complicated expression: ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡±


    Qin Xing sighed, and said softly: ¡°I thought you would like it, and I even went abroad to find someone to custom make it.¡±


    Because Qin Xing¡¯s tone was too disappointed, Shen Zhen quickly comforted him: ¡°I like it, I was just joking, I like it very much.¡±


    Qin Xing suddenly laughed.


    He led Shen Zhen to another bedroom.


    Shen Zhen was still thinking when Qin Xing pressed down on him.


    Was he being tricked?


    After trying out various shameful positions that he was unwilling to try before, Shen Zhen was sure that he had indeed been tricked.


    And the person who tricked him was as if he possessed endless physical strength, causing him to be unable to even stop and reason with the other.


    Before Shen Zhen completely exhausted his energy and fell asleep, what he was thinking in his mind was¡ª¡ª


    Old hooligan, too tricky indeed.

 CH 81

    ¡°CEO Shen, please look at this document.¡± Li Xiaolin handed the document to Shen Zhen.


    She said with concern: ¡°CEO Shen, you didn¡¯t sleep well last night? The dark circles under your eyes came out.¡±


    With dark circles under his eyes, Shen Zhen said without guilt, ¡°I slept too late last night.¡±


    Li Xiaolin didn¡¯t know the truth: ¡°Recently there have been a lot of things going on, CEO Shen should take care of his body and don¡¯t get too tired.¡±


    Shen Zhen picked up the document, and he found the problem after flipping through a few pages.


    ¡°Last quarter¡¯s profit?¡± Shen Zhen looked at Li Xiaolin.


    Li Xiaolin nodded her head and said, ¡°There was a problem with the network information side.¡±


    Li Xiaolin recounted the situation, and Shen Zhen felt a headache.


    The current head of the network information company was called Chen Zian. He was an old senior worker there and had been in the company from the beginning. Shen Zhen also treated him as he deserved, increased salary and bonuses, onl y more and never less.


    And he indeed performed really well before, and his report results for several quarters were very good.


    But this month the profit not only fell sharply, several projects that were originally negotiated on were implemented ahead of schedule by other companies.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t believe that there was no traitor here.


    All signs indicated that the traitor was Chen Zian.


    Shen Zhen rubbed at his forehead, and asked Li Xiaolin, ¡°Are you sure?¡±


    Li Xiaolin: ¡°It was also reported to me by Manager Zhang from over there. Whether it is true or not has not yet been determined.¡±


    ¡°Then let¡¯s start the investigation.¡± Shen Zhen, ¡°You bring the documents, and we¡¯ll go straight over.¡±


    Li Xiaolin nodded, packed up the documents, then called the driver and told him to drive and wait downstairs in the company.


    Sitting in the car, Shen Zhen was looking at Chen Zian¡¯s information. After all, he was the head manager, so his information was quite complete. Chen Zian was a local, and his grades were good when he was in school. After graduation, he started from a lowly office worker and slowly climbed up. He had mentored many newcomers and been in charge of many projects as well. In terms of qualifications and abilities, his employee treatment could be considered to be at the top of the industry.


    Shen Zhen couldn¡¯t believe that he would leak the company¡¯s confidential projects to competitors.


    Li Xiaolin whispered, ¡°Maybe Manager Zhang is jealous of him?¡±


    Shen Zhen shook his head: ¡°He should know that we would investigate and won¡¯t say groundless things.¡±


    In fact, Shen Zhen didn¡¯t go to the network information company very often. It was stable and there were many old senior workers there. So he put more energy on the real estate side.


    Although he didn¡¯t place too many expectations on the network information company making a lot of profit, if someone leaked important information, it would be troublesome.


    There were still several developed APPs that had not been launched yet. Clearly, the negotiations had been done, but the hard work of several project teams had been ruined.


    The people in the company were very depressed now.


    When Shen Zhen arrived, he happened to see an employee smoking outside the company door, complaining while smoking.


    ¡°I looked at their APP, which is exactly the same as the one we developed, only the icons are different, but the look is the same, just the style is different.¡±


    ¡°The functions are all the same, they obviously copied ours.¡±


    ¡°Months have been wasted.¡±


    They were all colleagues in a research and development team. It took more than half a year for the new APP to go from conception to formation, and it was just on the verge of being launched soon. Only to encounter such a thing, which was equivalent to wasting more than half a year.


    Their commision was gone, their bonus was gone, and they could only wait to get their wages. After working so hard, all the hard work was in vain, and there was nothing left.


    Shen Zhen didn¡¯t speak to them and walked straight into the company.


    The building rented by the network information company was an old building with little space and no smoking room. Employees had to go outside if they wanted to smoke.


    They were chatting outside, and Shen Zhen didn¡¯t want to disturb them.


    After all, he didn¡¯t come here often, and not many people knew Shen Zhen in the company. They only knew that they had a young boss who basically didn¡¯t show up often.


    Everyone in the company sat listlessly in their seats, many of them were staring at the computer in a daze. There was a blackboard at the front of the office, on which were written several APP plans, and now the plans were all aborted.


    Li Xiaolin took Shen Zhen to the office directly.


    ¡°CEO Shen, you go to the office first.¡± Li Xiaolin said, ¡°I¡¯ll get you some tea.¡±


    After Shen Zhen walked in, many people stared at him.


    ¡°Is this a newcomer? So handsome.¡±


    ¡°I feel refreshed all of a sudden, I feel much better, and I can fight on again.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t think about it, there is a beautiful woman following behind him, maybe it¡¯s a couple applying for the job together.¡±


    ¡°¡­..Wait, is our company still hiring?¡±


    ¡°They should likely still be hiring?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, who of you can go to the job recruitment website to have a look.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t care, hot guys gives me strength!¡±


    Shen Zhen stayed in the company¡¯s boss¡¯s office, but Chen Zian had been using this office the whole time before, and he never cared about it. After all, Chen Zian was the best in terms of performance reports and abilities, and Shen Zhen was also very trusting of him.


    The matter had not been investigated yet, and it was unreasonable to convict people now.


    Li Xiaolin came in with a teacup.


    Shen Zhen said to her: ¡°Sit down and rest for a while, where did Chen Zian go?¡±


    Li Xiaolin: ¡°He went out to talk business. He has been out recently on the name of talking business, but he never brought any good news back.¡±


    It seemed that someone was indeed poaching him, but he couldn¡¯t imagine how much the other party would spend to pach him.


    ¡°CEO Shen, can¡¯t we sue him for divulging commercial secrets?¡± Li Xiaolin asked in puzzlement.


    Shen Zhen shook his head: ¡°There is no evidence.¡±


    Li Xiaolin said strangely: ¡°But we have the original program!¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled and said: ¡°Do you think the original program is evidence? The other party would not change the coding? Even if it is just a little change, as long as it does not completely overlap, it will not stand at all.¡±


    ¡°And is there proof that he leaked it?¡±


    Li Xiaolin bit her lip and said, ¡°Then just fire him.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I have to pay him an extra three months¡¯ salary, and the hearts of the company¡¯s people will become unstable. Firing a veteran worker just like that, and without a reason. What will other people think?¡±


    Li Xiaolin¡¯s eyes widened: ¡°Then are we just going to wait for him to continue leaking information?¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled: ¡°There is always a way, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Li Xiaolin looked at Shen Zhen¡¯s smile: ¡°CEO Shen, you have already figured out a solution, right?¡±


    Shen Zhen shook his head: ¡°I haven¡¯t yet.¡±


    Li Xiaolin was instantly discouraged: ¡°But you act so confident.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°A solution will always come up. Let¡¯s wait for Chen Zian to come back and see what he will say.¡±


    Li Xiaolin: ¡°What else can he say? I¡¯m sure he will say it has nothing to do with him. He can¡¯t admit that he leaked it, right?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°What about the company¡¯s monitoring?¡±


    Li Xiaolin: ¡°I¡¯ve checked, but there are no clues, and the boss¡¯s office is not monitored.¡±


    Shen Zhen asked strangely, ¡°Why?¡±


    Li Xiaolin lowered her head: ¡°The boss, they always need a little privacy.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°¡­..¡±


    That¡¯s right, otherwise when he was in the office with Qin Xing before¡­..


    Those who watch the surveillance would get treated to a free show. They indeed need a little privacy.


    ¡°It¡¯s better to put it on in the future.¡± Shen Zhen said.


    Chen Zian came back half an hour later. As soon as he entered the company, he saw the employees chatting.


    ¡°What are you guys talking about?¡± Chen Zian said somewhat abruptly, and the employees immediately sat back in their seats and went back to their work obediently.


    But there were also people who had a good relationship with Chen Zian and said, ¡°Brother Chen, has the company recruited newcomers?¡±


    Chen Zian asked inexplicably, ¡°What newcomers?¡±


    The person said: ¡°A young man, about our age, very handsome!¡±


    Chen Zian: ¡°Handsome?¡±


    He was still in the mood to joke: ¡°Can he be as handsome as me?¡±


    The employees laughed: ¡°Brother Chen, you are the most handsome, giving a shout out to Brother Chen.¡±


    Chen Zian: ¡°Okay, do your work now. I just went out to chat with someone. I should be able to win a new project.¡±


    The employees quickly said: ¡°I just know Brother Chen is the best!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t flatter me!¡± Chen Zian laughed, ¡°I¡¯m going back to the office first, come to me if there is anything.¡±


    ¡°Brother Chen is not easy, so many things have happened, yet he is still able to remain steady.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, the company being able to have today is thanks to Brother Chen.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. I¡¯ve been in the company for so long, but I haven¡¯t even met the boss. If it wasn¡¯t for Brother Chen, our company would have collapsed a long time ago.¡±


    ¡°To be honest, Brother Chen might as well set up his own business. I would go wherever Brother Chen goes, I would rather hang out with Brother Chen.¡±


    ¡°I think so too!¡±


    Listening to the words of the staff behind him, Chen Zian smiled.


    He had done so much, and finally saw some results.


    But speaking of, he was indeed a bit reluctant. After all, although he was not the boss, he was no different from the boss in this company. He sat in the boss¡¯s office and had his own assistant.


    He was no worse off than anyone else, yet he had to be inferior to a rich second generation. There was a breath he held that couldn¡¯t be exhaled out.


    One day¡­..


    ¡°CEO Shen!¡± Chen Zian looked at the person sitting in his boss¡¯s chair, showing a surprised expression, but he quickly reacted and smiled, ¡°Why are you here? Is there something wrong?¡±


    Shen Zhen also smiled: ¡°Brother Chen, sit down first, I have something to ask you.¡±


    Chen Zian sat down on the sofa naturally, with an expression of ¡°I don¡¯t know anything¡±, and after a few seconds he said as if suddenly realizing something: ¡°You came because of the plagiarism of the app we developed recently, right?¡±


    ¡°I have already written the document.¡± Chen Zian said, ¡°I am fully responsible for this matter.¡±


    His voice was not low, and someone walking outside heard him, and remained standing at the door.


    Shen Zhen asked, ¡°Plagiarized?¡±


    Chen Zian nodded: ¡°Yes, almost exactly the same.¡±


    It was obviously leaked, but now calling it plagiarism.


    Shen Zhen already had a plan in mind.


    If this matter had nothing to do with Chen Zian, according to his professional level, he would never be able to say something like plagiarism.


    Anyone who was even a little bit knowledgeable knew that the program code of the other party was the same as that designed by the original company.


    Just a tiny part of the code and screen appearance were changed.


    Shen Zhen smiled and said, ¡°Then do you have a solution? We can¡¯t suffer this loss without a word, right?¡±


    Chen Zian said in embarrassment: ¡°The other party has already gone online and seized the market first. We can only swallow our anger now.¡±


    ¡°CEO Shen, you don¡¯t have to worry.¡± Chen Zian said, ¡°I will take care of it. I will compensate for the loss of the project team during this period, and I will pay the money.¡±


    As soon as the words fell, someone outside said: ¡°It has nothing to do with CEO Chen!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! It¡¯s no big deal, we can just quit!¡±


    ¡°We can just resign, that¡¯s enough right?¡±


    ¡°Not caring about us at all normally, and then coming to make trouble when something goes wrong.¡±


    ¡°We are only willing to do things under Brother Chen¡¯s command!¡±

 CH 82

    Chen Zian shouted at the people outside: ¡°Stop making trouble, CEO Shen is just asking me about the latest events, you guys go back to work.¡±


    Only then did the employees outside dispersed.


    This company had changed hands several times, and the also boss kept changing. Only Chen Zian remained the constant. Most of the people in the company were mentored by him. Everyone had feelings and after getting along for so long, in addition to the fact that he always helped them, the employees would definitely stand by Chen Zian¡¯s side.


    Shen Zhen could also understand.


    For example, if Qin Xing had a conflict with someone now, he would definitely stand on Qin Xing¡¯s side first.


    People were always more willing to believe in their feelings.


    Shen Zhen asked Chen Zian: ¡°Who is the boss of the company who plagiarized us, do you know?¡±


    Chen Zian glanced at Shen Zhen¡¯s face, and said, ¡°It¡¯s Honghe Network Company.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I¡¯m asking who is the boss.¡±


    Chen Zian asked: ¡°Why do you ask about the boss? Now that things have happened, what we have to do now is to minimize the loss. It is useless to say anything else. You don¡¯t understand this industry, but I do. Just ask me if you don¡¯t understand, I also said that I will bear the responsibility, if you want to deduct money as punishment, you can just deduct it from me alone.¡±


    ¡°Are you educating me?¡± Shen Zhen asked with a smile.


    Chen Zian also seemed to be a little angry, he turned his head and said: ¡°You are the boss, how can I educate you, I am just reasoning with you.¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled and said, ¡°I will deal with this matter.¡±


    Chen Zian: ¡°How do you want to deal with it?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°Of course it¡¯s to reason with others, do you think I would go and have a fight with them?¡±


    Chen Zian quickly smiled and said, ¡°Yes, we should reason.¡±


    Chen Zian smiled on the surface, and also smiled in his heart. He really was a rich second generation, actually talking about reason?


    Would others reason with you?


    It was ridiculous to think that the world was black and white.


    These rich second generations were just relying on their family¡¯s wealth, they couldn¡¯t do practical things, they could only brag.


    ¡°It just so happens I can speak with the employees, so that they can be at ease.¡± Shen Zhen stood up and walked straight out of the door.


    Li Xiaolin glared at Chen Zian and followed Shen Zhen out. Chen Zian touched his nose and smiled behind them, but quickly recovered his expression and left the office as well.


    The employees were absent-minded about their work. When they saw Shen Zhen and the others coming out, they immediately looked up and stared at them.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t this the handsome guy just now? I thought he went to the lounge inside. Why did he come out of the boss¡¯s office?¡±


    ¡°Could it be that he was chatting with Brother Chen in the office just now?¡±


    ¡°Wasn¡¯t the boss chatting with Brother Chen?¡±


    ¡°I thought it was Brother Chen chatting with the boss on the phone¡­..Then what we said just now¡­..¡±


    Oh no!


    They just let the blood rush to their head for a moment, and let their emotions run off, but if asked to leave this company they really were reluctant to.


    Not any company could give such good employee benefits.


    They really like Brother Chen, but they were not ready to lose their jobs because of Brother Chen.


    Now they were all incredibly embarrassed, because they were afraid that the boss would settle accounts with them.


    Shen Zhen stood at the forefront, and he said to the employees: ¡°As for the leak of our APP, I will find someone to investigate, and I will also get in touch with Honghe Network. It will not be so easy to just take away your hard work for such a long period of time.¡±


    ¡°Oh, that¡¯s right, I forgot to introduce myself.¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m Shen Zhen, and I¡¯m also your boss. I haven¡¯t been to the company much, so it¡¯s normal if you don¡¯t know me.¡±


    The group of people below looked dumbfounded.


    Although they knew that the boss was young, this guy was too young, right?! And not just young! He was also so handsome!


    ¡°CEO Shen, Brother Chen didn¡¯t cause this. We are all responsible. If you want to deduct wages, don¡¯t just deduct Brother Chen¡¯s.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, CEO Shen, Brother Chen does not have it easy. After spending so many nights with us, the APP also has his own hard work in it. He definitely doesn¡¯t want to see this to happen either.¡±


    Standing behind Shen Zhen, Chen Zian lowered his head and smiled.


    This boss was still too young.


    But Shen Zhen said at this time: ¡°I didn¡¯t say I will be deducting whose salary. I just want to know how the source code was leaked? I will contact the boss of Honghe first. He should know who leaked it.¡±


    ¡°This APP is made up of your painstaking effort. It took so long to get it out. If I don¡¯t ask someone to find out, wouldn¡¯t your hard work for so long really be in vain?¡±


    ¡°We are also angry, but they will definitely not tell us the truth.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, they¡¯ve already used such dirty means, how can it be that if we just try to reason and they will listen?¡±


    ¡°CEO Shen, you have a solution, right?¡±


    Shen Zhen smiled and said, ¡°What should we do if the source code was leaked by our own people?¡±


    ¡°Who is so heartless? He took the money from the other side? This kind of person should definitely be fired!¡±


    ¡°Sue him! Leaking the company¡¯s confidential documents, the contract must definitely have this written down, they must go to jail, and lose money!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right!¡±


    Shen Zhen turned to Chen Zian and said, ¡°Brother Chen, did you hear that?¡±


    Chen Zian raised his head and asked blankly, ¡°Hear what?¡±


    ¡°Hear that the one who leaked the company¡¯s confidential documents will be going to jail and losing money?¡±


    Chen Zian almost laughed out loud.


    These legal illiterates.


    This was not the National Security Agency. Leaking documents was nothing more than apologizing and losing money.


    Losing money was only between 10,000 and 200,000 yuan.


    The money he got was more than that.


    He really hoped that Shen Zhen would tear down all niceties with him at this moment and fire him from the company, so that he would not only get three months extra salary, but also have a way to convince the employees that Shen Zhen wronged him, and then lead the few most capable people under him away and go out to set up his own business.


    He was forty this year, and how could it be possible that he would work for others for the rest of his life?


    He now had connections, ability, and money, so of course he wanted to go out and start his own business.


    If it wasn¡¯t for him, what use would this group of young people be? How could the company make money? Wasn¡¯t it all thanks to him?


    Shen Zhen suddenly said: ¡°It seems that they don¡¯t need to go to jail, they only need to lose money, right?¡±


    Chen Zian lowered his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know, why don¡¯t you ask a lawyer?¡±


    Shen Zhen sneered and said: ¡°There¡¯s no need to ask, but I can guarantee that even if they don¡¯t have to go to jail, the consequences facing that person who leaked the documents would not be much better than going to jail, maybe it will even be worse.¡±


    Chen Zian didn¡¯t speak, but lowered his head, wanting to laugh.


    The rich second generations were always like this, thinking that they were the king of the world. But what could they say when that time truly came?


    The employees were very angry. After all, it was their achievements that were stolen, and it was as if they had been injected with chicken blood right now.


    At the beginning, they thought that this loss could only be suffered in silence, maybe their salary would even be deducted, and if it was serious, they would even be fired.


    Now that the boss himself came out and said that he would find out the truth, their hearts were relieved.


    Many people even felt embarrassed.


    ¡°CEO Shen, wwe didn¡¯t mean what we just said outside the office.¡±


    ¡°We just don¡¯t want you to misunderstand Brother Chen. Brother Chen also put a lot of thought into the project and spent many nights on it.¡±


    ¡°Yes, CEO Shen, don¡¯t be angry.¡±


    ¡°CEO Shen, we are also anxious. After all, no one wants to see this kind of thing happen. It was our hard work that was stolen. We are more angry and anxious than anyone else.¡±


    Shen Zhen also smiled at them: ¡°I¡¯m not angry, I¡¯m only angry at the person who leaked the documents, you guys can go back to work. I also happened to have invited the boss of Honghe to come over for a meeting, so if you have any questions, we can just ask him directly.¡±


    Everyone was stunned:


    ¡°Will he really come?¡±


    ¡°Impossible, he dares to come here after doing such a thing?¡±


    Shen Zhen just smiled, but said nothing.


    He turned around and glanced at Chen Zian, who was still pretending to be dumb.


    He was probably sure that he could find nothing, and even if he could find out something, he would not find any evidence.


    Practically the model of ¡°until all is over one¡¯s ambition never dies.¡±


    When Shen Zhen left, he said to Li Xiaolin: ¡°Have someone investigate the boss of Honghe. Money is not a problem. The key is to check his taxes.¡±


    Li Xiaolin finally had a smile on her face: ¡°Understood.¡±


    The boss of Honghe also thought so when he received the call from Shen Zhen.


    He paid a high price to buy the source code from Chen Zian, would he admit his crime so easily? Wasn¡¯t that simply ridiculous?


    ¡°I won¡¯t say much else.¡± Shen Zhen said, ¡°I don¡¯t intend for you to remove the app. What I want is for you to come and explain the matter clearly. You don¡¯t want the evidence of tax evasion on your side to be reported, right?¡±


    Honghe CEO: ¡°Ai, don¡¯t talk nonsense, who evaded taxes? As a¡­..¡±


    Shen Zhen said coldly: ¡°Don¡¯t pretend, do you want me to send you the information?¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t send it out, I¡¯ll just read it to you.¡± Shen Zhen took the document handed over by Li Xiaolin and recited the words on it.


    The other side finally panicked: ¡°Brother, don¡¯t be so ruthless, I¡¯ll come, I¡¯ll come right away, can I bring two bodyguards?¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°I have no objection to you bringing bodyguards. My main purpose is not to mess with you. Also, you come up with the compensation yourself.¡±


    The boss of Honghe felt that he was really unlucky.


    He said, ¡°I have something to do today, can I come tomorrow?¡±


    He needed a day to prepare himself mentally. How did his income and expenditure leak out?


    Sitting next to him, Li Xiaolin said, ¡°These materials cost a lot of money.¡±


    There was no information that money could not buy, only the question of whether there was enough or not.


    It was too common for large companies to find ways to avoid taxes, but most of them took legal ways to avoid taxes.


    However, there were also those who were rather daring. There were not many legal tax avoidance methods, but there were many illegal ones.


    Shen Zhen took a sip of tea: ¡°The result is worth it.¡±


    Li Xiaolin said: ¡°That surnamed Chen is really good at buying people¡¯s hearts.¡±


    Shen Zhen: ¡°This can be regarded as talent and personal ability.¡±


    Some people were a natural at buying people¡¯s hearts.


    Even if they did something wrong, they could make others stand by him.


    Always taking the moral high ground.


    Such people were uncommon, but they do exist.


    If they also happened to be immoral, it was a recipe for trouble.


    Shen Zhen felt a little pity, if Chen Zian didn¡¯t cause such a thing to happen, he felt that he should even give Chen Zian a raise.