《The Villain is Born with a Sweet Tooth》


 CH 1

    Chapter 1 - Awaken from a dream


    The orange morning light leaped into the gap between the curtains. It slipped into the cold-toned living room and crept on the polished floor.


    The smoke curled and passed the owner of the cigarette. The mist swirled in the mid-air.


    A ringing tone suddenly broke the silent space of the person and made the translucent coffee table whine.


    The cold white hand crushes the cigarette butt in the ashtray and his slender finger lightly swipes the phone screen to connect in the call.


    "Zhou, I know you''re a very busy person. Xiaoyuan''s birthday is coming. I thought about it all night. I really don''t know what gift I''ll present to him. You give me some advice."


    Tang Zhou turned on the hands-free and leaned back on the sofa. His eyes moved from the wall clock, and gently pulled the corners of his lips.


    The same question at the same time.


    After he awakened from a dream yesterday evening, he sat on the sofa all night and waited for the outcome.


    That dream did turn out to be real.


    He followed his own answer in the dream and said in a bored tone: "Just ask him what he wants."


    "Isn''t there no surprise if you ask?"


    After smoking for half a night, Tang Zhou lost his voice.


    "It''s more terrific if you let it off."


    "..."


    The other side was silent for a few seconds and sighed, "I shouldn''t have asked you. You need to see a doctor. Why is your voice so hoarse, you didn''t sleep well?"


    Hearing a different question than the one in his dream, Tang Zhou felt slightly fresh as he reached up to cover his eyes and block the unsolicited light.


    "Lu Ye, if one day you find out that you''re just a character in the virtual world, how would you feel?"


    Lu Ye: "Did you watch ¡¶Westworld¡· all night?"


    This answer has been just how he expected, Tang Zhou lightly laughed and did not speak again.


    Lu Ye has long been used to his temperament, and then he said: "What do you really think about the surname Fu? Don''t you always hate that kind of person? Why did you promise to invest before?"


    If Tang Zhou did not dream, he probably would have dismissed it casually. But after half a night of contemplation, he said in a serious tone, "I invested because his project has the value of being invested in, and it has nothing to do with who he is. Also, if I remember correctly, the content of your previous investigation only proves that he is related to Xiaoyuan''s father, not that he is an illegitimate child."


    Lu Ye was astonished, "Didn''t you hate him before? And his attitude towards Xiaoyuan is a bit strange, I''m really worried that he will hurt Xiaoyuan."


    Tang Zhou only dreamed of his own ending. He didn''t know what other people in the dream had experienced later. However, at the end of the dream, Qiao Yuan''s family had indeed been destroyed. He was hit hard. Lu Ye was in a mess in order to help Qiao Yuan.


    From the perspective of Lu Ye and Qiao Yuan, Fu Shen is indeed a "villain". He stirred the storm and made Qiao Yuan suffer a series of heavy blows.


    As a friend of Lu Ye and Qiao Yuan, Tang Zhou naturally opposed Fu Shen because of Fu Shen''s stand in life.


    But from Fu Shen''s point of view, there is no excuse for what he did.


    Tang Zhou lit another cigarette. He was choked abruptly and coughed until he burst into tears. After a while, he said: "I haven''t only watched ¡¶Westworld¡·, but also ¡¶Pride and Prejudice¡·[1]."


    In one of his dreams, because of contempt and arrogance, he was framed by his illegitimate brother whom he once looked down on, and ended up with a bad reputation.


    "Are you okay?" Lu Ye has known him for many years and sensed that something was wrong, "Why are you coughing so hard and talking strangely. It''s your... family matters?"


    Tang Zhou laughed and the corner of his eyes was filled with ridicule. "If something happens, it won''t be now."


    "That''s right, after all, you haven''t officially taken over the company." Lu Ye sighed and advised, "But if you really have a plan, let me know. Don''t carry it alone."


    Tang Zhou''s voice was hoarse, "Yeah. I still have things to do, let''s talk again later."


    "Wait! You''re coming to Xiaoyuan''s birthday, right?"


    "Yes."


    Ending the call, Tang Zhou extinguished his cigarette butt and opened the curtain by remote control.


    The sunshine in early spring was gentle and bright. With the opening of the curtains, they rushed through the transparent glass and caressed his cheek. Tang Zhou was born with cold white skin, slightly deep eye sockets, dense and long eyelashes drooping slightly, and the shadow just covered the dark circles under his eyes after staying up late. Under the tall bridge of his nose, the light pink lips closed tightly.


    Like a decadent jade carving.


    When Fu Shen came over, what he saw was such a picture. The movement of entering the door disturbed the thoughts of the jade sculpture. The jade sculpture raised his eyes. The light brown pupils were like crystal clear glass balls, they were calm and cold.


    He played this kind of glass ball when he was a child. When he first touched it, it was cold and warm up in a short time.


    The room was full of smoke and it was very choking.


    Fu Shen walked a few steps forward, his eyes swept over the pile of cigarette butts on the coffee table, and voluntarily bent down to clean it up.


    He remembered that Tang Zhou usually does not smoke much.


    However, whether he smokes or not has nothing to do with him. He''s only responsible for cleaning up.


    "I didn''t call you to clean up." Tang Zhou coughed lightly, his throat was really a bit unbearable, and habitually ordered, "Pour me a glass of water."


    Fu Shen put down the ashtray and picked up the cup to get water under the water dispenser.


    The water is warm and just right to moisten his throat.


    Tang Zhou drank several mouthfuls in a row, and his dry throat was finally relieved. He looked at the young man who bent over to tidy up the garbage bag and said: "Sit down."


    Fu Shen raised his head and met his gaze, showing a confused look.


    He is very handsome. The type of good-looking who''s very manly. His short hair is neat and his eyebrows are very thick, even his eyes are clear and vivid. His lips are well shaped, and his skin color is wheat. He''s wearing an ordinary black sports zipper coat, which is only pulled up by two-thirds, revealing the white T-shirt inside.


    It is no different from ordinary boys who have just entered college, just a little more handsome than those people.


    If Tang Zhou did not dream, it is estimated that he would be fooled by the false image shown by the person in front of him.


    A few years later, the college student in front of him became the biggest dark horse[2] in the business world and ruined his biological father, which is not ordinary in itself.


    Seeing that Fu Shen stayed still, Tang Zhou spoke again: "Sit down."


    Fu Shen no longer hesitated, and sat down opposite of Tang Zhou with a clean smile on his face, which looked like he''s a brother next door.


    As a result, he was stunned by the "bomb" dropped by Tang Zhou in the next second.


    "What?" He asked in a daze.


    Tang Zhou patiently repeated, "The previous agreement is invalid. I can give you the funds immediately. How much you want, I will give, but I have a condition."


    As the successor of the Tang family, Tang Zhou has been famous in the industry since he was a teenager. He seems to have opened the door and invested in what''s popular. Now he is about to graduate from college. He has become a famous wealthy person in the industry. Many people are waiting in line for his favor.


    A month ago, Fu Shen, on behalf of his team, came to Tang Zhou to talk about cooperation. Even though he knew that Tang Zhou was biased against him, he could only come to Tang Zhou in order not to disappoint the team and to start the project after meeting him in other places countless times.


    Tang Zhou gave him two choices.


    He can invest if Fu Shen will work as his personal assistant for half a year. Otherwise, he won''t help.


    Fu Shen compromised.


    This month, Tang Zhou changed his ways to "enslave" him. He had to do whatever he was asked to do, he''s no different from being a "bully".


    At least Tang Zhou thought so.


    But in Fu Shen''s eyes, Tang Zhou''s little tricks had always been just a small fight for him. The young master is born in the nest of wealth and doesn''t know what real human suffering is.


    Compared with what Fu Shen experienced when he was a child, Tang Zhou''s way of "making things difficult" is not painful at all.


    Working for him as a personal assistant for half a year and getting an investment in return is worth it.


    Now, the wealthy person wants to change the agreement.


    Fu Shen smiled and his eyes fell on the youthful image of Tang Zhou, as if he did not know how to negotiate. He cautiously said: "Senior, please speak."


    The two people studied in the same university. Tang Zhou will soon graduate and Fu Shen is only in the first semester of freshman year. Generally, he will call him "senior".


    "I want more shares."


    Tang Zhou ordered in his hoarse voice and the room became silent.


    Fu Shen''s smile gradually vanished. His amber eyes couldn''t help narrowing. His eyes were against the light, as if they were cold.


    In the original agreement, as long as Fu Shen worked as a personal assistant for half a year, Tang Zhou would invest 5 million yuan, accounting for 5% of the shares.


    The initial investment of the game project is quite huge. Five million is only a small number, but even a small amount is a huge sum of money for Fu Shen''s team.


    Fu Shen has a talent for computers. He has been making money by selling software since high school. However, making money by selling software is an utterly inadequate measure for a game developer.


    Five million is not much, and not a lot.


    Five percent of the shares are not much, but they are also quite a lot.


    Fu Shen wondered why Tang Zhou suddenly changed his mind, and whether this matter had anything to do with his sudden frenzy of smoking.


    He stared at Tang Zhou and asked: "How much can you invest?"


    Tang Zhou made light of the situation, however, he said in a powerful tone: "To the greatest extent you required."


    He thought about it in the middle of the night and decided to change the outcome of his dream. Fu Shen is a very good partner in business.


    After investing for so many years, Tang Zhou''s personal assets have been beyond the reach of many people for several generations. He has good vision and investment talent. The reason why he ended up like that in his dream is that he was blinded by the so-called familial love.


    In other words, he bound himself by the shackles of family affection.


    Fu Shen smiled and asked: "How many shares do you want?"


    "Forty percent."


    Fu Shen: "..." This completely came to the lion''s mouth.


    His smile remained unchanged. "Today seems to be April 1st."


    "I''m not kidding."


    Of course, Tang Zhou didn''t really want 40% of the shares. He just wanted to see if the Mr. Fu who was strategizing in his dream would show a different look.


    After all, Fu Shen is still not the Mr. Fu from years later. His smile had disappeared. A pair of thick eyebrows frowned slightly, trying to convince Tang Zhou: "I can only offer you the 10% of the shares."


    "It''s too little." Tang Zhou, as an investor, fully revealed his coldness and ruthlessness.


    The fist hanging down on his side clenched in silence. Fu Shen bowed his head and thought for a long time before he said, "I can''t agree to your conditions."


    This was expected by Tang Zhou, he pretended not to care, "Then forget it."


    Fu Shen slowly got up, his tall and upright body made him look superior.


    He fixedly looked down at Tang Zhou, and suddenly smiled again, "If you cancel the agreement without authorization, don''t you give an explanation?"


    The young man''s body blocked the dazzling sunlight, allowing Tang Zhou to look up at him wantonly.


    "Two statements. I can take responsibility for the breach of contract, or you can go back and ask the team if they agree."


    Fu Shen: "..."


    Only a fool would agree to it.


    Footnotes:


    1. °ÁÂýÓëÆ«¼û (¨¤om¨¤ny¨³ Pi¨¡nji¨¤n) - Pride and Prejudice, novel by Jane Austen Õ䡤ŠW˹͡£üÕ䡤°Â˹͡


    2. ºÚÂí (h¨¥im¨£) - dark horse / fig. unexpected winne

 CH 2

    Chapter 2 - Cause and effect


    Fu Shen left in a very casual manner.


    The cigarette ends in the ashtray were not finished, and the coffee table was in a mess.


    Tang Zhou didn''t have much rest last night. His eyelids were fighting to stay awake. With the smell of smoke in the house, he lay down on the sofa and slept.


    He entered a dream again, and the world in the dream was strange.


    A little boy hid in the corner, holding a broken doll and wiping his tears secretly. He hiccupped from crying so much.


    Tang Zhou stood in front of him and asked blankly: "What are you crying for?"


    The little boy was startled, and his tears fell down again. He raised his little head and looked at him. He asked in confusion: "Who are you?"


    The face of the little boy is a small version of Tang Zhou.


    Tang Zhou squatted down and looked at him, "What''s the point of crying?"


    "The doll is broken." The little boy held the cut-off arm of the doll in distress, "They wouldn''t let me play with the doll and they ruined it."


    His chest was filled with pain. Tang Zhou stared at the doll and said coldly: "They don''t let us play. We can play by ourselves."


    "But I have no money, and they won''t buy it for me." The boy pouted in grievance.


    He couldn''t understand why other children could get into their mother''s arms, ride on their father''s back, get rewards after getting good grades, and get comfort when they were sad, but he had nothing?


    His parents never go home. His grandfather often tells him that he is the heir of the Tang family. He can''t play with dolls, spout nonsense or go to the playground. He must study endlessly and bear the responsibility that an heir should do.


    He doesn''t really understand these instructions towards him.


    Tang Zhou reached out and touched his head, "Then make money by yourself. When you make money, you can have as many dolls as you want and do whatever you want."


    The eyes of the little boy lit up and he quickly asked, "So do you have a lot of dolls now?"


    Tang Zhou slightly paused and facing the boy''s expectant gaze, he said after a long while: "Yes, I can have as much as I want."


    He can have it, but he doesn''t need it anymore.


    Tang Zhou mocked himself in his heart. As the successor of the Tang family, such a hobby is not decent in the eyes of others. Of course, he certainly can''t show it in front of people.


    The shadows of his childhood were always engraved in his heart. From the time his grandfather let the servant throw his doll in the trash, and the time he failed to protect it, he didn''t deserve to have it anymore.


    But in the end, the person who made the decision to throw away his doll, also gave up on him.


    As soon as the picture shifted, a face with vertical and horizontal gullies appeared in front of Tang Zhou.


    "A Zhou, your father did something wrong, but you are also a member of the Tang family. You can''t just watch the company go bankrupt."


    "Grandpa, how do you want me to save it?"


    "For so many years, I haven''t interfered with your private investments, but I''ve heard that all those investments you''ve made..."


    "Do you want me to sell those shares and take the money to fill the debt for him?"


    "A Zhou, he is your father. You are the heir of the Tang family. Do you want to watch the Tang family fall?"


    Tang Zhou smiled. He can indeed exchange those shares for a lot of money, but in an emergency situation like this, the value of those shares will be greatly reduced.


    But faced with the current condition of the Tang family and his grandfather''s request, he had no choice.


    He resolutely sold all his shares. As expected, the money he could get from those shares was reduced by nearly half.


    "Mr. Tang, Mr. Fu of Deep Blue Technology said he was willing to buy your shares at the market price."


    Tang Zhou froze for a moment, "Market price?"


    With the current influence of Deep Blue Technology and the market price of his 5% shares, it can be called an incredible amount.


    Why did Fu Shen do the opposite when everyone else bought them and was heavily discounted?


    Of course, Tang Zhou would not think that Fu Shen was merciful. He decisively dialed Fu Shen''s phone.


    "Mr. Fu, tell me about your conditions."


    Fu Shen laughed deeply, "I hope Mr. Tang can condescend to be my personal assistant for half a year."


    The karmic retribution, as expected.


    Tang Zhou had to agree, because he is indeed short of money.


    The debt that Father Tang made was too big, and Tang Zhou did his best, but the money was still not enough.


    Although Lu Ye and Qiao Yuan wanted to help him, they were also powerless.


    As a last resort, Tang Zhou could only find Fu Shen.


    Fu Shen seemed to have been waiting for a long time. He sat in the wide and bright office, as if holding a winning ticket, "I can lend you, but there is a condition."


    Tang Zhou was not surprised and said calmly, "You say it."


    "Five years." Fu Shen leaned forward slightly, carefully examining Tang Zhou''s expression, "You will be my assistant for another five years."


    In Tang Zhou''s thought, these five years should be regarded as repaying the Tang family''s nurturing. However, five years is very short, and it passed in a blink of an eye.


    Tang Zhou turned the tide[1] and brought the Tang family back to life.


    Just before Tang Zhou was expected to completely take over the estate of the Tang family, a specious[2] photo instantly pulled Tang Zhou down from the platform.


    Old Father Tang had a dark and sullen face. He threw the picture in front of Tang Zhou, "What''s going on here?"


    In the photo, Fu Shen put his arms around Tang Zhou''s shoulders and his face pressed diagonally over him. From the perspective of the photographer, the two seemed to be kissing.


    It was just that Fu Shen was drunk. He had to fulfill his duty as an assistant and carried him home.


    Tang Zhou''s face was expressionless, "Fake."


    "What exactly is your relationship with him?" Old Father Tang showed the strength as the head of the family, "Why did he buy your shares in Deep Blue at the market price in the first place?"


    Tang Zhou''s heart suddenly became cold.


    It was so cold that he laughed uncontrollably, "Grandpa, why didn''t you ask me when did he buy it that time?"


    This sentence stirred up the prestige of the head in the family. Mr. Tang flung the photo on him, "You are from the Tang family and can''t lose the face of the Tang family."


    Tang Zhou was disheartened. "Even if I like men, It''s not as much as Tang Zhen''s loss of face."


    He knew it was not a coincidence, it was a scheme that was plotted by others.


    He sold all his shares to fill the debt made by Tang Zhen. Now he has nothing. If he carries the "accusation" that he was a homosexual, the seat in power of the Tang family will easily fall into the hands of his illegitimate brother.


    Tang Zhou, this person, no longer has any value anymore.


    The temperature was very chilling. Tang Zhou woke up from his nightmare. The sweat on his back soaked his clothes and it was cold on his body.


    He shuddered abruptly.


    Until now, he still did not want to believe that he was just cannon fodder in a novel. In order for the protagonist to attack the subject isolated under the difficulties created by the villain, he, the cannon fodder, of course, had to sink into the mud first.


    Since he had received the warning of the dream, he will definitely not repeat the same mistake again.


    He doesn''t want to be a puppet of the Tang family anymore, he just wants to live for himself.


    *


    Fu Shen returned to the dormitory and patted the bed boards of his roommates to wake them up.


    A fat man turned over and looked at him through the gap in the bedside railings, and asked in a daze: "Brother Shen, what''s the matter early this morning? Let''s sleep a little longer."


    The other two didn''t move.


    "Is it a big deal that Tang Zhou wants to withdraw his investment?" Fu Shen turned his chair and sat down.


    The dormitory was quiet for a second. Two people suddenly sat up from their bed, and the other sat up slowly.


    "Withdrawal?!"


    Fu Shen put the back of his elbow on the table, "Are you guys awake now?"


    The fat man hurried down from the pole and moved the chair to sit over. "I¡¯m awake, I¡¯m awake, hurry up and talk about it. What is going on!"


    Although he is fat, he moves more flexibly than those two.


    Another man crawled and asked, "Why did Tang Shen[3] withdraw his investment?"


    "I''m just fooling you guys." Fu Shen waited for everyone to sit down and explained, "He made a condition this morning, saying he wanted forty percent of the shares, do you guys agree?"


    "Didn''t we have an agreement before?" The fat man was so anxious that his head was sweating, "Tang Shen can''t go back on his word, right?"


    At the beginning, they really had no choice, so they discussed with Fu Shen to find Tang Zhou, who has the same school as him to cooperate. Fu Shen brought back the good news and said that Tang Zhou promised to inject 5 million yuan in half a year. It was only a month. Why did he change his mind?


    The boy in Pikachu pajamas flipped through his phone calendar and hesitantly said, "Today is April Fool''s Day, could Tang Shen be joking."


    The skinny boy with dark-framed glasses pushed the edge of his eyewear and said without an expression in his face, "As far as I know, Tang Zhou never jokes."


    Tang Zhou is a popular figure in Jiangda. He was born in a rich family. He has never taken second place since he was a child. A legendary gold achiever in the eyes of ordinary people.


    Everyone unanimously respected him as "Tang Shen".


    It''s just that this Tang Shen, who is noble and arrogant, can only talk to his friend Lu Ye, the heir of the Lu family. Unless it''s necessary, he rarely comes out. The person is quite mysterious at his whereabouts, appearing at one moment and disappearing after.


    There are countless people who want to climb[4] up to him, but most of them can''t even meet him.


    When they first went to find Tang Zhou to cooperate, they were impetuous. However, they didn''t expect that they could really get on with this relationship.


    Now Fu Shen brought back the bad news and several of them were at a loss.


    The boy in Pikachu pajamas frowned, "Tang Shen is not a person who goes back on his word. Could it really be an April Fool''s joke? I tell you, in fact, some people appeared aloof and maybe they were silly but an amusing person inside."


    "Although being silly doesn''t accord with Tang Shen''s temperament." The fat man creased and crumpled his hair, "But can we ask again tomorrow?"


    The boy in glasses pondered for a moment and looked at Fu Shen, "According to my statistics, Tang Zhou won''t go back in his words halfway when he makes his investment. However, he suddenly changed his mind. Is there a possibility of negotiating again?"


    Fu Shen thought for a while, "It''s possible."


    Raising the price is either euphemistic refusal or giving them a psychological anticipation before bargaining.


    The boy in Pikachu pajamas said, "That''s not enough ah. If you ask me, let''s talk about it again. The four of us go to a restaurant together and fill him with three or five bottles of alcohol. At that time, I''m sure he''ll agree to whatever we say."


    "What a bad idea!" The fat man punched him. "That''s taking advantage of someone."


    "It''s not a bad idea." The boy in glasses took out a few coupons from the drawer, "This is the restaurant where Tang Zhou, Lu Ye and Qiao Yuan often go, the most high-end one near Jiangda is a little more expensive, but there are coupons. We can sincerely invite him to negotiate there."


    "Crap, where did you get that?" The fat man grabbed over to observe, "I have not been there, this time I can satiate my hunger."


    The boy in Pikachu pajamas patted his fat belly, "If you eat again, you won''t be able to find a girlfriend."


    The fat man looked at him with resentment. "I have to deal with 01 every day. Only ghosts can find a girlfriend."


    "Hahahaha, then you find a boyfriend instead!"


    "Go to hell!"


    Ignoring the two who were joking around, the boy in glasses asked Fu Shen: "Tang Zhou suddenly changed his mind, is it related to you?"


    Fu Shen smiled and said, "I have that much reputation?"


    Thinking of the scene when he came in this morning, he was sure that something must have happened last night, but it should have nothing to do with him.


    The boy in glasses patted him on the shoulder, his delicate and pretty face was full of earnest, "Brother Shen, it''s been a hard time for you."


    Fu Shen was stunned, "You know?"


    He concealed about being Tang Zhou''s assistant from his three friends, but he didn''t expect to still be found out by Liang Chen.


    No wonder this month, when he returned to his dormitory, he found that his water bottle was full and his desk was neat. He never had a share in cleaning on duty.


    When they were asked, they said they lost a bet and had to do it.


    Liang Chen nodded.


    Fu Shen looked at the two men who had hit the door, "And the two of them?"


    "Lost a bet with me."


    Fu Shen smiled and patted him on the arm.


    "Thank you."


    Footnotes:


    1. (Á¦Íì¿ñÀ½) l¨¬w¨£nku¨¢ngl¨¢n - to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis


    2. ËÆÊǶø·Ç (s¨¬sh¨¬''¨¦rf¨¥i) - apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)


    3. Éñ (Sh¨¦n) - God / abbr. for ÉñÖÛ


    4. ÅÊ (p¨¡n) - to climb (by pulling oneself up) / to implicate / to claim connections of higher status

 CH 3

    Chapter 3 - Tang Zhou likes men


    In his dream, he worked as Fu Shen''s assistant for a period of time. Through this, Tang Zhou is now familiar with cleaning the house.


    After tidying the coffee table and opening the window for ventilation, he took a comfortable bath.


    Since he made up his mind to break free from the shackles of the Tang family, Tang Zhou''s whole mind was much broader.


    Whether in dreams or in reality, he never had any ambition to take over the estate of the Tang family. He was merely upset by the indifference and even malice from his relatives.


    However, his good mood disappeared when he heard his cell phone ring.


    He gazed at the caller ID with cold eyes. He didn''t answer the call and waited for more than ten seconds before it stopped. However, after the ringing ended, it started to hum again not long after.


    Tang Zhou pressed the button to respond and turned on the hands-free. His distinguished eyebrows were slightly cold.


    "Tang Zhou, there is a banquet in the evening. You go with me."


    The one who spoke was Tang Zhen, his biological father.


    A father who only communicates with his son by name and surname is in itself a kind of indifference and alienation.


    Tang Zhou opened his notebook and said in an absent-minded tone, "No, I don''t like that sort of occasion."


    Tang Zhen said: "It was your grandfather''s order. The granddaughter of your Grandfather Du will celebrate her 18th birthday today. You come over."


    It''s a blind date in disguise.


    Tang Zhou carefully analyzed the stock market today and coughed lightly: "I have a cold, and I''m not feeling well."


    If he remembered correctly, this Miss Du in his dream was standing in the same boat as his illegitimate brother. Whether the dream was true or not, he did not want to wade in this muddy water.[1]


    His voice was slightly hoarse. He didn''t know whether Tang Zhen believed his words but his father didn''t force him anymore.


    It didn''t take long for another call to come in. It was his grandfather.


    When facing Tang Zhen, he didn''t feel the slightest fluctuation in his heart. However, in the face of his grandfather who taught him since childhood, Tang Zhou couldn''t calm down.


    For more than twenty years, in Tang Zhou''s memory, Old Father Tang was counted as his only warmth. Yet in his dream, his grandfather, whom he had always respected and revered, gave him a fatal blow, revealing a hideous side he had never seen before.


    "A Zhou, I heard your father say that you are sick, have you seen a doctor? I''ll ask Dr. Li to go over there."


    The old man''s kind voice didn''t make Tang Zhou feel warm, on the contrary, his back went cold.


    He was very confused. If the old man¡¯s love was sincere, or merely the value he could bring for the Tang family.


    "No, it''s only a minor illness. I''ll be fine after I sleep." Tang Zhou lightly chuckled, "On the contrary, it''s you who always coughed a few days ago. You must pay attention to your health."


    Old Father Tang laughed, "It''s just a little cough. I''m in good health. I went to the countryside to do farm work for several years and did no worse than others. Now life is getting better and better. I''m afraid that the health of your young people may not be as good as our old people."


    He turned to the topic, "However, if your health is not a big deal, you have to go to the party in the evening. Grandfather Du has been talking to me about you. Even if you don''t like his granddaughter, go and see him."


    It''s all about the previous persuasion. If Tang Zhou refuses again, it''s easy to arouse suspicion.


    "Okay, I''ll be there tonight."


    Tang Zhou is now a fourth year student at Jiangcheng University, and he has been living in a house near the school since he enrolled in his freshman year.


    Jiangcheng is very big. It''s about an hour and a half drive from the venue. The banquet began at six o''clock in the evening. Tang Zhou didn''t have enough time. He somewhat sorted out his things at once, he wore formal attire and drove to the banquet place.


    The Du family has a little bit of popularity in Jiangcheng. Many celebrities came to Miss Du''s birthday party. There are a lot of people outside the banquet hall. Many of them are prominent figures in their circle and some were familiar to Tang Zhou, but he cannot remember their names.


    Among the younger generation, Tang Zhou''s reputation is considered outstanding. As the successor of the Tang family, he became the focus of the crowd as soon as he got out of his car.


    With his noble and handsome appearance, tall and straight figure, including his enviable family background. He is a winner in life in the eyes of men, and in the eyes of women, he is a young man from a wealthy family with gold and sparkling light.


    The waiter immediately greeted him with a respectful smile, "Mr. Tang, please."


    Tang Zhou handed the car key to him. His voice was cold but somehow gentle, "Thanks for your hard work."


    The waiter smiled and bowed. He watched as Tang Zhou''s back disappeared at the entrance of the banquet hall, then he thought: Mr. Tang is not as arrogant and indifferent as the rumors said.


    After entering the banquet hall, several people took the initiative to greet him. Tang Zhou responded one by one. He looked around the hall and saw Tang Zhen talking with several uncles, both younger and older than him.


    Tang Zhou never liked this kind of occasion and sat down in an inconspicuous corner. He wanted to have a peaceful time, however, an unexpected guest arrived.


    Tang Zhen held his glass of wine and looked down on him.


    "Didn''t you reject coming here?"


    Tang Zhou''s appearance inherited the best genes of his parents. As his father, Tang Zhen''s appearance is naturally not bad. A man of nearly fifty looks only in his early forties because of proper maintenance.


    It''s just that the aura of the person with a large amount of money can intimidate others. Still, it doesn''t work at all in front of Tang Zhou.


    Tang Zhou leaned on the sofa and looked at him lazily, "Grandpa asked me to come."


    Those eyes were calm and indifferent. He didn''t even pay attention to him at all. This is one of the reasons why Tang Zhen doesn''t like Tang Zhou.


    He could not find a little sense of achievement and satisfaction as a father in Tang Zhou. The child seemed to be born to restrain him.


    A child who oppresses his father is doomed to lack his father''s love.


    Tang Zhen''s eyes flickered in disgust, "The granddaughter of your Grandfather Du is beautiful and well-educated. You do it yourself."


    Tang Zhou''s eyes filled with a smile, making people chill for no reason, "She is Tang Tianyang''s person. I don''t have the hobby of wearing a green hat."[2]


    Tang Tianyang is Tang Zhou''s illegitimate brother. He is currently a freshman at Jiangcheng University.


    "What are you babbling about!" Tang Zhen glared at him, "You are a member of the Tang family. Pay attention to your words outside and don''t let people mock us."


    Tang Zhou suppressed his smile, and hid the blade in his words, "It''s not me who will make the Tang family subject to ridicule."


    "You-"


    Tang Zhen was too angry to speak. He shrugged it off and walked away.


    As soon as he left, Tang Zhou''s cell phone rang. It was Lu Ye.


    "Tang Zhou, did you go to the Du family banquet?"


    "Hmm." Tang Zhou casually rested one of his hands on the armrest of the sofa, "Why didn''t you and Qiao Yuan attend?"


    "I''m tied up with something. I can''t go. Xiaoyuan is accompanying me." Lu Ye changed the topic, "I heard you and Miss Du..."


    "No." Tang Zhou gazed randomly at the people who came and went in the banquet hall. His eyes abruptly paused, and said to Lu Ye, "Something''s up, let''s talk again later."


    He hung up the phone and got up. He walked after the familiar figure he saw a while ago.


    The man in front of him was tall, with long legs and walked in big strides. Tang Zhou almost didn''t keep up and had to speed up his steps.


    His back disappeared around the corner. Tang Zhou swept a glance at the sign. This side was the lavatory. He didn''t think much and leaned over directly.


    Just after he turned into a corner, a hand suddenly struck him and quickly grabbed his throat. He pressed him against the wall.


    The man was so strong that Tang Zhou frowned in pain, "Let go!"


    "It''s you." The assailant''s tone was low, showing a hint of surprise.


    He loosened his hand, his tall figure covered the entire stature of Tang Zhou and half concealed the lights of the corridor. Under the interweaving of light and shadow, his distinct angular face added a bit of charm.


    Tang Zhou''s skin is very white, and he has the delicateness raised in the nest of wealth. The blow just now left a shallow mark on his white neck, as if he suffered an abuse.


    Fu Shen averted his gaze, as if he felt sorry.


    Tang Zhou stretched out his hand and rubbed his neck. He stared at him with a cold glint in his eyes, "Why are you here?"


    Fu Shen stepped back a little. Tang Zhou was exposed to the light, and the traces on his neck were more obvious.


    He knew he was in the wrong, "Sorry, I thought someone was following me."


    He also pointed to the waiter''s uniform on his body, "I work here to make money."


    Tang Zhou: "..."


    The waiters here are professionally trained. Fu Shen can mix in, he didn''t know what method he used.


    However, it has nothing to do with him.


    "It seems useless to apologize." Tang Zhou went into the bathroom and pointed to the red mark on his neck in the mirror, "I can''t go back like this."


    Fu Shen stood behind him, and his young handsome face showed obvious annoyance: "I''ll go find something to cover up the blemish."


    Tang Zhou looked at him in the mirror, "No need."


    A series of footsteps sounded outside the bathroom, and Tang Zhou''s heart moved at will.


    He reached out and pushed Fu Shen against the wall. His long, slightly cool hand cupped his lower jaw and his other hand propped up on the side of his ear. His light brown eyes slowly took advantage of the distance and came closer.


    "Cooperate with me."


    A soft breath was sprayed on his face, and Fu Shen seemed to smell a fragrance like bamboo leaves.


    They were too close.


    The door of the bathroom was pushed open. Tang Zhou firmly leaned close to Fu Shen''s lips. As if he was really kissing him.


    Fu Shen subconsciously held his breath. He doesn''t know what Tang Zhou''s intention is, but he doesn''t care about the other person''s opinion. In addition, he just offended Tang Zhou, so he didn''t have the mind to resist.


    Being so close to him, he could even see the tiny hairs on Tang Zhou''s cheek.


    As soon as the guest entered, he saw two men who appeared to be kissing, and before he had time to react, he saw one of them raise his head and look over coldly.


    He was shocked. Isn''t this Tang Zhou!


    Tang Zhou actually likes men! He''s in a relationship with a waiter! Fuck, fuck, fuck!


    Ten thousand grass and mud horses[3] galloped past in the visitor''s heart. He even forgot to go to the toilet and hurriedly said: "You continue! You continue!"


    The door was also thoughtfully closed after exiting.


    He covered his pounding heart, as if his feet had wings, and returned to the banquet hall at a chaotic pace. He immediately shared the gossip "quietly" when he saw his friends.


    As for whether he will be retaliated against by Tang Zhou afterwards, he doesn''t care.


    Gossip is the way to go.


    After the man left, Tang Zhou immediately moved away from Fu Shen.


    Fu Shen calmly straightened his collar and asked: "Did you do this on purpose just to not get matched?"


    "It''s none of your business."


    Fu Shen''s smiling expression is not as good as right in front of his eyes, "You borrowed my body, of course, it has something to do with me."


    Tang Zhou slightly raised his eyebrows, "I''ll pay your rental fee."


    "Senior, if you want to rent for a long time, I don''t mind at all." Fu Shen paused, "But maybe we can talk about the project investment. They want to invite you to a meal. Would you like to join us?"


    Tang Zhou was stunned and looked askance at him through the mirror.


    The man wore close-fitting work clothes, white shirt and a black bow tie. His slim waistcoat outlines the perfect shape of his wide shoulders and narrow waist. His legs are long and straight.


    Even if Tang Zhou is not good at recognizing beauty, he had to admit that Fu Shen''s appearance was enough to let one''s imagination run wild.


    What he did just now is not just to avoid being dated. However, what he wants to confirm is that if the news came out that "he likes men". Will his grandfather directly deny all his previous efforts and the value of his existence just like in his dreams.


    If he wants to be honest about the fact that "he likes men", he has to admit that Fu Shen is indeed the most suitable partner.


    Although the method is melodramatic, it is useful.


    What''s more, he was waiting for Fu Shen to invite him to negotiate again, and now he has no reason to refuse.


    "Yes."


    Footnotes:


    1. ÌË»ëË® (t¨¡ngh¨²nshu¨«) - (fig.) to get involved in an unsavory enterprise


    2. ÂÌ (l¨¸) - green / (slang) (derived from ¾Gñ×Ó£üÂÌñ×Ó) to cheat on (one''s spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)


    3. ÃHÄãÂè (c¨¤on¨«m¨¡) - fuck your mother (vulgar)

 CH 4

    Inside the room, Du Ruoyu, who was already dressed up, was surprised.


    She stared fixedly at her best friend who had whispered to her about the news and asked once more, ¡°Are you sure? Tang Zhou likes men?¡±


    Her best friend nodded: ¡°Just now, someone saw it in the bathroom with their own eyes. He¡¯s with a waiter, tsk tsk.¡±


    Du Ruoyu¡¯s face was complicated, and she didn¡¯t know whether she should laugh or cry.


    She thought for a while, and said to her best friend, ¡°I¡¯ll go to the bathroom.¡±


    After closing the bathroom door, she immediately sent a message to someone using her mobile phone. After that, she rubbed her eyes in the mirror and returned to the room with a sad expression on her face.


    Seeing that she was downcast, her best friend was very sympathetic and comforted her: ¡°It¡¯s a good thing to know this very early, but it¡¯s already too late.¡±


    Du Ruoyu slammed firmly onto the sofa. She bit her lower lip and stood up, ¡°I¡¯ll go find grandpa!¡±


    She seemed to be anxious, regardless of the consequences, she rushed to the room where Old Father Du was resting. Ignoring the other people in the room, she immediately cried: ¡°Grandpa, I don¡¯t want to be with Tang Zhou!¡±


    Old Father Du spoiled his precious granddaughter a lot. Seeing that her eyes were red and her expression was sad. Old Father Du disregards her etiquette and demeanor. He beckoned, ¡°Why are you crying? Who made our baby angry?¡±


    Du Ruoyu wiped her tears and flung herself onto his lap, ¡°Someone just saw Tang Zhou getting intimate with a man, grandpa, he likes men, I don¡¯t want to be with him!¡±


    Everyone present: ¡°¡­¡±


    The heir of the Tang family likes men?!


    Old Father Du was stunned, his expression was a little hesitant. He had heard that Tang Zhou had always been clean, capable, and good-looking before, so he let his precious granddaughter to look upon him. Now she actually pointed out that the kid from the Tang family likes men, is this still worth it?


    Regardless of whether this matter is true or not, the Tang family has to give an explanation.


    He turned his head and instructed the butler, ¡°Go ask about the situation, and get Tang Zhou over here.¡±


    The butler left and came back after, ¡°Chairman, someone did see young master Tang getting intimate with a waiter in the bathroom just now. Young Master Tang said that he was unwell and left the venue early.¡±


    Old Father Du was so angry that he slammed the table. ¡°If he gets into trouble, he knows how to run. I want to ask Tang Zhihua how he educated Tang Zhou! Call Tang Zhihua!¡±


    ¡°Grandpa, don¡¯t be angry,¡± Du Ruoyu tried to suppress the smile on the corner of her lips, ¡°Since he doesn¡¯t want to, forget it. ¡±


    ¡°This girl, you¡¯re just too kind.¡± Old Father Du stroked her head and sighed, ¡°It¡¯s that boy who is to blame.¡±


    When the phone was connected, Old Father Du snorted, ¡°Tang Zhihua, you¡¯re not sincere enough.¡±


    Tang Zhihua was puzzled, ¡°Care to explain?¡±


    ¡°That precious grandson of yours likes to screw men, did you know?¡±


    ¡°Impossible!¡± Tang Zhihua raised his voice, ¡°I know very well what kind of person A Zhou is.¡±


    If he really likes men, it¡¯s impossible to be easily discovered.


    Old Father Du sneered, ¡°Someone saw it with their own eyes and it¡¯s not true? Moreover, Tang Zhou knew he was exposed so he ran away and didn¡¯t even greet me. It was clear that he was guilty!¡±


    Without waiting for Tang Zhihua to defend himself, he hung up directly, his lips shaking with anger. In vain, he had praised that kid before, but he didn¡¯t expect that he made an error in his judgment.


    Tang Zhou, who had caused the heated discussion, didn¡¯t care about the opinions of others at all, and drove aimlessly on the road.


    He also dragged Fu Shen with him.


    If they want to put on a play of ¡°an adulterer and his man¡± they can only run together.


    Fu Shen caught Tang Zhou¡¯s hidden delight and asked, ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid that your reputation will be damaged?¡±


    Tang Zhou parked his car by the river, and the evening breeze blew slowly. With the cool smell of the river water, it was refreshing.


    He leaned back in his seat and glanced at Fu Shen, ¡°For what reason am I afraid?¡±


    He has never been so at ease and unrestrained before. It¡¯s rare for him to choose himself first and he doesn¡¯t know how happy he is.


    The relationship between the Du family and the Tang family is good, but after all, it is just the maintenance of the benefits. In his dream, the Tang family was in a slight decline, and the Du family decisively fell into trouble.


    Since he has no interest, why bother to feign civility.


    In Fu Shen¡¯s impression, the heir of the Tang family in front of him has always been known for being cold and arrogant. During the month when he was working as a personal assistant, Tang Zhou did indeed behave the same as the rumors.


    However, this morning, this person has changed.


    It seems that he became a tale that urges people to read more.


    The neon lights by the river lined Tang Zhou¡¯s light brown eyes. There was a bit of smoke and fire for no reason.


    Fu Shen sighed lightly, ¡°You are not afraid, I¡¯m the one who¡¯s afraid.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    Tang Zhou turned his head, his long eyelashes carrying the slightly raised corner of his eyes intertwined with the dull voice of his doubt, and a few strands of ambiguity quietly grew in the narrow car.


    Fu Shen said solemnly, ¡°I lost my job. I¡¯m afraid no one will hire me for this kind of banquet in the future.¡±


    ¡°Fu xuedi1,¡± Tang Zhou raised his eyebrows, ¡°If I¡¯m not mistaken, Mr. Qiao is also in the banquet hall tonight, and you didn¡¯t go there to bring plates and serve.¡±


    Fu Shen¡¯s pupils contracted slightly, and his amber eyes set off a cold light.


    Tang Zhou was well acquainted with him in his dream. Compared to the successful and famous Mr. Fu, this young and lush Fu xuedi is not enough to look at, ¡°I won¡¯t interfere in your matters, and don¡¯t interfere with mine.¡±


    At this point, Fu Shen no longer pretended to be a simple xuedi, ¡°You used me as a shield, it shouldn¡¯t be too much for me to make some demands.¡±


    Finally, it came to the topic.


    Tang Zhou took out a cigarette, put it between his fingers, and didn¡¯t light it. The night was deep, and his hand was even more whiter.


    ¡°Go ahead.¡±


    Fu Shen lowered his eyes, and the corner of his eyes quietly explored the brilliance, ¡°Twenty percent.¡±


    ¡°Heh.¡±


    Tang Zhou flexibly fiddled with the cigarette. He showed a meaningful smile, but his eyes were cold when he looked at Fu Shen.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t we agree to treat ourselves to dinner? How can we talk business if we don¡¯t eat?¡±


    Fu Shen lifted his eyebrows, ¡°Okay, you must have not eaten this evening, we go now. ¡±


    He doesn¡¯t like to drag things out.


    The mobile phone rang suddenly, and Tang Zhou¡¯s voice drifted, ¡°Not tonight, let¡¯s change it another day.¡±


    He let the phone ring for a few seconds before answering.


    ¡°Grandpa.¡±


    ¡°Where are you now?¡±


    ¡°Outside.¡±


    ¡°Come back.¡±


    ¡°Hmm.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Tang Zhou stuffed the cigarette back into its box, ¡°You go back by yourself? ¡±


    A smile appeared on the corners of Fu Shen¡¯s lips, ¡°Although I am a shield, I am also your lover. Young Master Tang is so stingy to his lover? ¡±


    ¡°Sorry,¡± Tang Zhou said perfunctorily, ¡°I¡¯m inexperienced and it¡¯s my first time, so bear with me.¡±


    The ambiguity of these words was so great that Fu Shen couldn¡¯t help but glance at Tang Zhou. Seeing that his expression was normal, he couldn¡¯t help but curl his lips.


    This Young Master Tang, the flower of Gaoling, didn¡¯t seem to be as boring as he thought.


    They didn¡¯t talk on their way. The car stopped at the entrance of Jiangcheng University.


    The night market of the university is relatively lively, people come and go at the entrance of the school, the aroma of food on the stalls hooked Tang Zhou¡¯s cravings, his stomach suddenly grumbled.


    Fu Shen gave a light laugh and unbuckled his seat belt, ¡°Wait here for a few minutes.¡±


    Tang Zhou could have ignored him, but for some reason, he didn¡¯t start the car.


    Maybe it¡¯s because he now wants to pick a deviant path2 and try to walk it.


    The lively night market, with the smoke and fire from the barbecue stalls and the steam from the wonton stalls, becomes more and more lively with the chatter of the stall owners and diners.


    Tang Zhou has never been here before, because he doesn¡¯t like noise and ruckus. Now that he has experienced it, he feels a different kind of interest.


    At least compared to the cold, empty house, there is much more warmth here.


    Not long after, Fu Shen carried a bag over and handed it in through the window, ¡°This is a thank you gift for sending me.¡±


    Tang Zhou did not pick up, his eyes hesitant, ¡°What is this?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s osmanthus glutinous rice balls.¡±


    Blue plastic bag, set with a paper bowl, covered with a transparent plastic cover, and a pair of disposable chopsticks plus disposable plastic spoons lying next to it.


    Tang Zhou pursed his lips and wanted to ask if this thing could be eaten, but knowing that this sentence should be hurtful, he didn¡¯t say it.


    Fu Shen was very good at observing, he got in the car directly, opened the lid, and the sweet scent of the osmanthus glutinous rice balls instantly filled the car.


    Tang Zhou¡¯s stomach became even more hungry, and his gaze involuntarily glued to the snow-white dumplings.


    ¡°These food stalls are all proper. Look at their placards. They are all in a standardized style, so there will be no problems.¡±


    Fu Shen handed him the bowl and box, ¡°Just try.¡±


    The fragrance lingered on the tip of his nose. Tang Zhou hadn¡¯t eaten anything for a day. He was craving and couldn¡¯t control it, so he took a bite.


    The fragrant and sweet taste reaches his heart, it is hot and sweet, and with the soft and waxy taste, it makes people feel full of happiness.


    Tang Zhou didn¡¯t hold back, was in silence, and ate several in a row. When his hunger gradually disappeared, he was reluctant to stop and took a sip of the soup to moisturize his throat.


    The young man¡¯s pale pink lips were with a layer of crystal soup, the corners of his mouth opened and closed, and his thin cheeks were filled with dumplings, bulging out into a large bag, which completely diluted his usual cold temperament. From Fu Shen¡¯s point of view, he even found a trace of cuteness.


    A smile appeared in the corner of his eyes, and when he saw that Tang Zhou did not continue, he said empathetically: ¡°I have to return to school. ¡±


    Then he got out of the car and left.


    With no one else there, Tang Zhou was unrestrained, and sighed after eating all the bowls of dumplings.


    It¡¯s really delicious.


    Only after eating and drinking can he pursue spiritual construction. Thinking that he would have to face his angry grandfather when he returned later, Tang Zhou narrowed his eyes and burst into a fighting spirit.


    He was originally not interested in the decaying Tang family, and if his grandfather let him stay away from the center of power of the Tang family, he would like to do so.


    Who wants those messes?


    Driving to the Tang family mansion, Uncle Fang, the housekeeper, was already waiting at the door, he personally opened the door for Tang Zhou, and gallantly exhorted: ¡°Young master, the chairman is angry, be careful.¡±


    Tang Zhou nodded faintly, changed his shoes at the entrance, and came to the study.


    After the old man became rich, he was artful and elegant. All kinds of valuable ornaments, calligraphy and painting in the study didn¡¯t smell much ink, but the taste of money was a lot.


    As soon as Tang Zhou entered the door, he was greeted by the old man¡¯s roar: ¡°You have hardened your wings! How dare you screw a man on that occasion! I¡¯m afraid, you are not scared to lose face!¡±


    The old man, who was nearly 70 years old, sat on an upholstered mahogany chair, staring straight at Tang Zhou, his face full of hatred.


    Tang Zhou¡¯s expression was calm, and he allowed the old man to curse and swear for a long time before he said, ¡°I don¡¯t want to get married.¡±


    He is the product of a failed marriage and has no interest in marriage. Instead of suffering from each other after getting married, it is better not to get married in the first place.


    Old Father Tang regained his composure, his sharp gaze was directed at Tang Zhou, and his tone was irrefutable: ¡°I don¡¯t care if you like men or women, you must get married.¡±


    ¡°Why? ¡±


    Tang Zhou wanted to ask this word in his dream. He wanted to ask why, no matter how much effort he put in, Old Father Tang only cared about those vain things.


    Could it be that they aren¡¯t as good as his affection for him?


    Tang Zhihua sighed slightly, ¡°A Zhou, you are the heir of the Tang family, and you have this duty.¡±


    Tang Zhou raised his eyes, looked at him for a few seconds, and said lightly: ¡°What if I just don¡¯t like getting married?¡±


    Tang Zhihua raised his eyebrows to deemphasize, ¡°A Zhou, don¡¯t make a fuss. ¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not making trouble. ¡±


    Tang Zhihua obviously didn¡¯t want to talk about it anymore, ¡°I¡¯m tired, that¡¯s it for today. Remember to go to Du¡¯s house tomorrow to apologize. ¡±


    Tang Zhou walked out of the study, his eyes full of indifference.


    Du Ruoyu and Tang Tianyang already had a relationship at the beginning, and they concealed it first, so it was impossible for him to apologize.


    Just after leaving the mansion, he received a message.


    [Fu Shen]: Tomorrow night at six o¡¯clock at the Juxiang Pavilion Pavilion, are you free?


    The corners of Tang Zhou¡¯s lips were raised lightly, and he quickly replied: Okay.


    Finally, there is something not so bad.


    junior or younger male schoolmate


    to rebel against orthodoxy / to depart from established practices

 CH 5

    He''ll Sell His Body Once More?


    Back at his residence, Tang Zhou opened the chat software and contacted a person named ¡°Mouse loves Rice¡± on the Internet.


    ¡¾Sweet Porridge¡¿: You¡¯ll accept the job?


    ¡¾Mouse loves Rice¡¿: I¡¯ll pick it up.


    Tang Zhou sent him two photos, made clear his requirements and said: Can you do it tomorrow morning?


    ¡¾Mouse loves Rice¡¿: No problem, pay the deposit first.


    ¡¾Sweet Porridge¡¿: There is one more order.


    After he sent the photos and the request, there was a delay in response from the opposite side.


    As soon as Tang Zhou was about to ask, a message popped up in the dialog box.


    ¡¾Mouse loves Rice¡¿: It was difficult to track the things twenty years ago. I can¡¯t do it tomorrow morning. The price is also higher than before.


    ¡¾Sweet Porridge¡¿: This is one week. Money is not a problem.


    ¡¾Mouse loves Rice¡¿: Ok.


    After the two ended the conversation, Tang Zhou turned off the chat software. He felt that something was wrong. But thinking of the reputation of ¡°Mouse loves Rice¡± in the industry, he waved the idea in his mind.


    Male dormitory of Jiangcheng University.


    Fu Shen came out after taking a bath and was surrounded by his two roommates.


    ¡°Liang Chen said that Tang Shen has agreed to talk to us again?¡± Fatty had an excited look on his face.


    ¡°Yeah, tomorrow night at six o¡¯clock, let¡¯s go together.¡±


    ¡°Okay, okay, I have to check what I¡¯ll wear tomorrow!¡± The other person took out a sweater with a Pikachu printed on it, and asked them, ¡°How about this one?¡±


    The fat man looked down at him, ¡°It¡¯s too childish and you look unreliable at first glance. What if Tang Shen dislikes it and quit.¡±


    ¡°Where is the childishness!¡± The Pikachu boy said angrily, ¡°You¡¯re the one who¡¯s unreliable!¡±


    Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Fu Shen casually said, ¡°Don¡¯t be too formal. Tang Zhou¡­ probably won¡¯t care about this.¡±


    Liang Chen, who was reading a book, glanced up at him and pushed his glasses.


    The message prompt sounded, Fu Shen clicked on it, and stopped suddenly.


    ¡¾Mi Shu¡¿: [Image]


    ¡¾Mi Shu¡¿: Is this a photo of you?


    ¡¾Fu Shen¡¿: It¡¯s me. Why?


    ¡¾Mi Shu¡¿: Someone wants to check your affairs.


    ¡¾Fu Shen¡¿: Who?


    ¡¾Mi Shu¡¿: According to the rules, I cannot disclose it.


    ¡¾Fu Shen¡¿: Won¡¯t disclose according to the rules?


    ¡¾Mi Shu¡¿: I owe you three favors, do you want to use this one as a payment?


    Fu Shen hesitated for a few seconds and replied: No need.


    He put down his mobile phone with a serious expression. He opened the computer under the stunned eyes of the three people, and quickly pressed the keyboard with both hands.


    Liang Chen glanced at it and then turned his head again.


    The other two were startled by the situation and immediately were as quiet as chickens.


    The sound of the keyboard crackled, like a continuous stream of notes, echoing in the quiet dormitory, and moments later, the definitive answer was intersected.


    Fu Shen raised his eyebrows slightly, and leaned back on the back of his chair. His hands naturally fell on his legs, and his fingers tapped softly.


    The familiar IP address is somewhat unexpected and makes sense.


    The next morning, Tang Zhou washed up, ate some bread, and opened his mailbox.


    There is a new email from Mouse loves Rice.


    After clicking and browsing the information, he couldn¡¯t help but sigh in his heart.


    Tang Zhou only knew that Du Ruoyu and Tang Tianyang had a relationship, but he didn¡¯t know that these two turned out to be so popular in high school.


    His illegitimate younger brother was a school male god in high school, with good grades and speak well. Hooking up with a few beautiful girls is not a problem.


    Du Ruoyu was just a young girl at that time. Under Tang Tianyang¡¯s brainwashing, she believed that Tang Tianyang and his mother had been suppressed and bullied by Tang Zhou. She believed that Tang Zhou¡¯s current achievements were only because she occupied all the resources of the Tang family¡ª¡ªand part of those resources should belong to Tang Tianyang.


    Beautiful and miserable, is an unrivalled weapon that inspires little girls¡¯ love in this era.


    Tang Zhou glanced at it and he couldn¡¯t help laughing.


    First of all, he hadn¡¯t even spoken to Tang Tianyang, how could he bully him. Taking the resources of the Tang family as an example, did Tang Zhen spend less effort on Tang Tianyang?


    What an oppressed and resilient little white flower.


    Tang Zhou now relies on his mood to do things. If someone makes him unhappy, he must retaliate by using the past.


    The phone rang suddenly, and he casually answered it.


    ¡°Tang Zhou, I heard that you¡­ were you genuine last night?¡± Lu Ye¡¯s tone was a bit subtle.


    Tang Zhou said wistfully, ¡°Are you against it?¡±


    ¡°Of course not!¡± Lu Ye quickly clarified, ¡°I just think it¡¯s a bit unbelievable. I always think you have nothing to do with these things.¡±


    Tang Zhou thought: The one before was just the mask of the heir of the Tang family.


    ¡°What happened to you last night?¡± Although Tang Zhou dreamed that he was a character in a book, he only had his own perspective in the dream and did not know the details of other characters, ¡°Do you need my help?¡±


    Lu Ye: ¡°It¡¯s nothing, I just met a few little hooligans, I was beaten up, and went to the police station to make a transcript.¡±


    Tang Zhou secretly sighed. Lu Ye is still a hot-blooded young man now, not the gloomy and cold Mr. Lu in his dream.


    He couldn¡¯t bear it, and reminded him: ¡°Lu Ye, what are your plans after graduation?¡±


    ¡°Xiaoyuan said he wanted to travel around the world, so I¡¯ll accompany him.¡± There was a bit of silliness in the words.


    Tang Zhou: ¡°You are the only one in your family, don¡¯t you care about your family?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m really not interested in those industries,¡± Lu Ye was a little impatient, ¡°I want to do what I like.¡±


    Those who are favored have nothing to fear, and Tang Zhou sometimes really envies him.


    ¡°What if something happens to Qiao Yuan and you¡¯re not able to help him?¡±


    ¡°What can happen to Xiaoyuan?¡± Lu Ye seemed to think of something after speaking and said, ¡°Are you saying that the surname Fu will hurt Xiaoyuan? If he dares, I will definitely not let him live!¡±


    Tang Zhou was speechless. You and Qiao Yuan in the dream were turned upside down1 by Fu Shen¡¯s wave of operation.


    He rubbed his eyebrows. ¡°Lu Ye, don¡¯t underestimate him.¡±


    Lu Ye was quite puzzled, ¡°Tang Zhou, what¡¯s wrong with you? What is he? Just a poor student, how can he compare with us?¡±


    It was he who founded Deep Blue Technology, it was he who defeated Qiao Chengan, and it was he who became an upstart in the business world.


    But Tang Zhou couldn¡¯t say this now.


    ¡°Lu Ye, if you like Qiao Yuan, you have to face future obstacles.¡± Tang Zhou could only leave it here.


    He had no doubt about Lu Ye¡¯s feelings for Qiao Yuan, but if Lu Ye didn¡¯t have the influence in the Lu family, he would still have to separate from Qiao Yuan under the control of the Lu family, same as in his dream, and he will suffer for several years.


    Lu Ye jumped in surprise, ¡°What is your motive! Tang Zhou, don¡¯t talk nonsense, Xiaoyuan and I are friends! On the contrary, you know that Fu Shen might hurt Xiaoyuan and give him funds. If you don¡¯t give him, where can he get the ability?¡±


    ¡°Lu Ye, I invest in any project because it is profitable. As long as it is not illegal or dangerous, I don¡¯t care.¡±


    It¡¯s not that he can¡¯t suppress Fu Shen, but he is more willing to cooperate with Fu Shen than suppress him. He is an investor, not a hero who saves the world.


    Instead of suppressing the possibility of the growth of the dark horse in the future, it is better to become the co-helm of this dark horse.


    Lu Ye couldn¡¯t help but hang up.


    At six o¡¯clock in the evening, Tang Zhou came to Juxiang Pavilion on time.


    Before he got out of the car, he received a call from Tang Zhihua.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t go to Du¡¯s house today.¡±


    Tang Zhou kicked a straight ball2: ¡°Du Ruoyu and Tang Tianyang are a couple, I don¡¯t want to get involved.¡±


    Tang Zhihua: ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°I have something else to do, so I¡¯ll hang up first.¡±


    At the same time, Old Father Du looked at several photos on his desk and frowned.


    ¡°Who sent this?¡±


    The housekeeper said respectfully: ¡°I don¡¯t know, it was stuffed in from outside the courtyard.¡±


    He glanced at the photo quietly, and said to himself: It turns out that the young lady likes the illegitimate son of the Tang family. What can I do about this?


    In the photo, the young man and the young woman are wearing school uniforms and embracing each other in an intimate manner.


    Old Father Du snorted coldly, ¡°Go and call the young lady.¡±


    If Xiaoyu really likes Tang Tianyang, it¡¯s not impossible. Anyway, they are the seeds of the Tang family, and Tang Zhou likes to take the dry road3. It¡¯s not clear who will hold the Tang family in the future.


    Juxiang Pavilion Private Room.


    Fu Shen and the three of them arrived early and were playing with their mobile phones in their seats.


    The door of the private room was suddenly pushed open, and several people looked up at the same time.


    The young man stood outside the door, wearing a bamboo-green hooded sweater, with a white and slender neck, and further up, his lips were cherry red, his nose was high, his eyes covered by long eyelashes were quiet and clear, and his whole body was exquisite and perfect.


    Except for Fu Shen, the other three had never seen the legendary Tang Shen with their own eyes. Now that they had seen it, they only felt that the rumors were true.


    F**k, how can they survive when he was like this!


    Fu Shen glanced over the young man¡¯s neck. The trace he had pinched last night no longer existed.


    He got up and said unhurriedly, ¡°Senior Tang.¡±


    Tang Zhou entered the private room, closed the door, nodded slightly, and said with a light expression, ¡°Hello.¡±


    Liang Chen took the lead in reacting and stretched out his thin hand, ¡°Senior Tang, my name is Liang Chen, hello.¡±


    Tang Zhou shook his hand gently, ¡°Nice to meet you.¡±


    The other two came back to their senses and rushed to introduce themselves.


    ¡°Tang Shen, my name is Pi Xiu.¡±


    Tang Zhou smiled, ¡°Hello.¡±


    Pi Xiu4 is a auspicious beast. He can attract money and treasure. He can only get in but can¡¯t get out. What a good name.


    ¡°Tang Shen, my name is Li Fengyu5, and I am nicknamed Fatty, hehe.¡±


    Tang Zhou nodded, ¡°Hello, Li xuedi.¡±


    Unexpectedly, this seemingly tough junior still has such an elegant and delicate name.


    Several people continued to sit down, Pi Xiu and Li Fengyu were still a little excited, completely forgetting the purpose of today¡¯s dinner.


    The food was brought to the table one after another, and the room was quite lively with jokes from Pi Xiu and Fatty.


    They were embarrassed to get straight to the business.


    After the meal was over, Tang Zhou took the initiative to speak: ¡°Let¡¯s talk about shares.¡±


    Pi Xiu and Fatty stopped talking immediately.


    Liang Chen glanced at Fu Shen, pushed his glasses, and said with a serious expression: ¡°Senior Tang, we are very grateful for your generosity, but 40% is too high for us.¡±


    Tang Zhou leaned back in his chair and said solemnly, ¡°As far as I know, the development of a game project can¡¯t produce any good finished product without hundreds of millions of funds. Do you think so much money is not worth 40%? Besides, you are only a freshman and not a senior game researcher. I take a very high risk.¡±


    Fatty and Pi Xiu lowered their heads. Why did they think what Tang Shen said made sense? Although they have the confidence to do this game well, in the eyes of others, they are just making a fuss.


    After looking for so many people, only one person, Tang Shen, is willing to invest in the end, shouldn¡¯t they be satisfied?


    Fu Shen was not biased and said calmly, ¡°The senior is a famous golden achiever in the industry. Now many people pay close attention to your investment trend. If they know that the senior is interested in this project, even if they don¡¯t agree to invest before, they might be able to invest later.¡±


    If this is the case, then Tang Zhou will not invest in it, and it will be dispensable for them.


    There may be people who can¡¯t match Tang Zhou¡¯s strong capital, but what about ten or twenty people added together? It¡¯s always easier to control a decentralized shareholding than one person alone.


    Tang Zhou was stunned. No wonder in his dream, he only invested five million, and Fu Shen could support such a large project.


    Staring at Fu Shen for a few seconds, he suddenly got up and said, ¡°I¡¯ll go to the bathroom.¡±


    Fu Shen received the signal, then got up and left.


    The three of them were left staring wide-eyed in the private room.


    Pi Xiu scratched his head, ¡°What are they doing in the bathroom?¡±


    Fatty: ¡°It¡¯s not going to be a fight, is it?¡±


    Liang Chen pushed the glasses that slipped off, ¡°Maybe we should take a step back.¡±


    The two leaned together, ¡°What did you say?¡±


    Liang Chen coughed lightly and joked, ¡°He¡¯ll sell his body once more?¡±


    Pi Xiu & Fatty: ¡°¡­¡±


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    He said directly.


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 CH 6

    ¡°Fu Shen, are you trying to threaten me?¡±


    Tang Zhou gazed at him, ¡°If I say that your project has no investment value, do you think others will believe me?¡±


    At that time, Fu Shen couldn¡¯t even get a penny.


    Threatened, who won¡¯t likely.


    Fu Shen wasn¡¯t intimidated. He lowered his head and looked at the young man¡¯s neck, his cyan blood vessels were clearly visible on it.


    ¡°It¡¯s a fact that Tang Shen never wastes his words on worthless projects.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re right,¡± Tang Zhou didn¡¯t deny, ¡°I am indeed optimistic about your project, but I cannot say that there¡¯s no risk.¡±


    ¡°Forty is too much.¡±


    ¡°Twenty is less.¡±


    The two confronted each other firmly.


    Fu Shen said, ¡°I think Tang Shen¡¯s original intention wasn¡¯t to break the cooperation.¡±


    Tang Zhou¡¯s eyes were cold, ¡°Fu xuedi doesn¡¯t want the project to be suspended either, right?¡±


    The two looked at each other and said in unison: ¡°Each takes a request in return.¡±


    Fu Shen¡¯s voice was deep, ¡°You say it first.¡±


    Tang Zhou didn¡¯t refuse, ¡°Let¡¯s compromise, thirty percent.¡±


    ¡°Twenty-five.¡± Fu Shen shook his head, ¡°No more.¡±


    Tang Zhou analyzed that these twenty-five percent is indeed the highest value Fu Shen can take out. With Fu Shen¡¯s character, he must have the absolute decision-making power of the project.


    He doesn¡¯t understand the game, and of course he won¡¯t really compete with Fu Shen for the helm. Twenty-five is indeed his expected goal, but he doesn¡¯t want to give up easily.


    ¡°Twenty-five isn¡¯t impossible, but you have to promise me one condition.¡±


    Fu Shen¡¯s eyes deepened slightly, ¡°You tell it.¡±


    ¡°If you take off the five percentage points all of a sudden, that¡¯s five years.¡± Tang Zhou said seriously, ¡°You have to be my assistant for five years.¡±


    In the dream, Fu Shen also asked him to be his assistant for five years because he borrowed money.


    Proper behavior based on reciprocity is Tang Zhou¡¯s principle of doing things.


    Fu Shen: ¡°¡­¡± He didn¡¯t understand why Tang Zhou was so persistent in letting him be his assistant.


    Five percentage points in five years, after all, he earned it, and there is nothing he can¡¯t agree to.


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    His simplicity made Tang Zhou a little dazed. Remembering that he was still struggling with dignity issues at that time, Tang Zhou had to admit that Fu Shen¡¯s ability to give and take was indeed expected to do great things.


    The two reached a deal in the bathroom, and sorted it out. Their expressions were not as serious as they had just been, and they were relieved.


    After returning to the private room one after another, Fu Shen told the other three people about the result, and didn¡¯t hide the fact that he worked as a laborer for five years.


    Pi Xiu and Li Fengyu looked at each other, did he really ¡°sell himself¡±?


    Liang Chen timely proposed to Tang Zhou, ¡°Why don¡¯t the four of us take turns to be your assistants?¡±


    One person, one year and one quarter, is just right.


    Pi Xiu and Li Fengyu repeatedly nodded.


    Tang Zhou¡¯s expression was always indifferent. He smiled for the first time when he heard the words, as if the ice and snow had melted, and the spring was shining brightly.


    ¡°I¡¯m more old-fashioned.¡±


    People who are used to it, don¡¯t bother to change it. What¡¯s more, in his dream, he only worked as an assistant to Fu Shen, and he had nothing to do with the other three.


    Fu Shen also laughed, as if he was not talking about him.


    Tang Zhou came here by car and didn¡¯t drink alcohol the whole time. The three people and Fu Shen still have class tomorrow, and they have no plans to drink.


    It¡¯s about business. There is no atmosphere of celebration at all.


    As it happens, none of them like the politeness of pushing cups and changing lamps.


    After signing the contract, they settled down. Tang Zhou didn¡¯t like to be sloppy so he directly used the dining table as a conference and began to discuss project development matters.


    ¡°In terms of technology, I¡¯m a novice, and I won¡¯t intervene, but we have to discuss things other than technology.¡±


    Fu Shen happened to have this intention, ¡°Say it.¡±


    Tang Zhou came straight to the point, ¡°Do you think the school dormitory is a suitable office location?¡±


    Pi Xiu: ¡°When we have funds, we can rent an apartment outside.¡±


    Tang Zhou: ¡°The team size is too small, and the division of labor is not clear, which affects efficiency.¡±


    Liang Chen pushed his glasses, ¡°You can recruit.¡±


    Tang Zhou: ¡°There are so many professionals in procedures, planning, art, etc., how many people do you estimate? How much is the salary?¡±


    Li Fengyu raised his chubby hand, ¡°Tang Shen, why don¡¯t we discuss these together after you have listed them?¡±


    He is only interested in technology, and he got a headache when he was hearing this.


    Tang Zhou didn¡¯t continue.


    Fu Shen smiled, ¡°In this way, these matters will be discussed by me and Senior, how about it?¡±


    It¡¯s unrealistic to let Tang Zhou do it alone. After all, he is not an expert, and some things may not be clear.


    However, Tang Zhou¡¯s attitude made people have a favorable impression.


    Tang Zhou nodded, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about the place, I¡¯ll arrange this. If Fu xuedi is free tonight, he might as well go to my place.¡±


    Time waits for no one, he doesn¡¯t like to delay.


    In his dream, Fu Shen¡¯s founding of Deep Blue Technology has gone through ups and downs, but only a few years. If everything goes well this time, maybe Deep Blue can appear in advance.


    As for how long it can be advanced, it depends on the real skills of Fu Shen¡¯s team.


    Fu Shen nodded, ¡°Okay.¡±


    After the meal, Tang Zhou took Fu Shen to the car with him.


    He glanced at the person who was about to get into the co-pilot and asked, ¡°Do you have a driver¡¯s license?¡±


    Fu Shen: ¡°¡­Yes.¡±


    Tang Zhou started the car, ¡°Starting tomorrow, take your driver¡¯s license with you.¡±


    The boss drives and the assistant rides the car. It doesn¡¯t make sense. Thinking of the days when he was a driver for a certain someone in his dream, Tang Zhou felt aggrieved.


    He could afford a driver, but he still asked him to drive.


    Fu Shen responded smoothly, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Not even the slightest reluctance.


    Tang Zhou felt that he had not been abused, and his heart was a little blocked. Unbeknownst to him, these things are completely child¡¯s play in Fu Shen¡¯s eyes.


    The ride was peaceful and the car pulled into the community.


    As soon as Tang Zhou got out of the car, he keenly captured the hidden photographer not far away.


    He remained silent, taking advantage of the situation and holding the hand of the person beside him.


    Fu Shen was startled, and he was about to throw it away subconsciously, but was suppressed by Tang Zhou¡¯s eyes, ¡°The assistant¡¯s duty is to share the boss¡¯s worries.¡±


    Fu Shen: ¡°¡­¡± What else can he do, bear it.


    The young man¡¯s phalanges are long and slender, his skin is as fine as white porcelain, and as smooth as sheep fat. When he puts it in his palm, it¡¯s like a cold jade in his hand.


    Fu Shen didn¡¯t like to be close to people, and it was the first time he held hands so intimately.


    There was no impression of disgust, and even when the fingertips left, there was a faint sense of loss.


    Perhaps, it¡¯s normal for the first time in a situation to leave ripples behind.


    Fu Shen reassured himself.


    After entering the elevator, Tang Zhou saw that his expression was strange, and said faintly, ¡°Someone took a photo just now, sorry.¡±


    In fact, he is far from being so calm on the surface.


    The heir of the Tang family has been taught to be reserved and decent since childhood, so he has never been so close to anyone.


    At that moment, he subconsciously grabbed Fu Shen, and it was just to give the photographer a more intuitive photo. After all, it¡¯s not his style to give up halfway while doing a full set of acting.


    He just didn¡¯t expect that Fu Shen¡¯s palm was so hot. From getting out of the car to entering the building, he was sweating profusely in a short time.


    Tang Zhou¡¯s physique is inclined to cold, especially in winter, his hands and feet are often cold. Now that the spring is chilly, it¡¯s normal for his hands to be cold.


    He hadn¡¯t thought that someone could be the furnace itself.


    The heat made him a little uncomfortable.


    Fu Shen raised his eyes, his eyelashes were dense and long, covering the deepness that flashed away, and said calmly: ¡°Regarding the scope of responsibilities of the ¡®personal assistant¡¯, I think we should talk about it in detail.¡±


    He can be a shield, but why does he do things that have no benefit?


    Tang Zhou retorted: ¡°As agreed last night, if you cooperate with me, I can talk about collaboration again.¡±


    ¡°A one-time thing.¡±


    Fu Shen smiled and looked at him, ¡°There is a charge for more.¡±


    Tang Zhou: ¡°¡­¡± This person really has the eyes of money.


    He decisively changed the subject, ¡°If you don¡¯t mind, let¡¯s go and see the future staff dormitory now.¡±


    Fu Shen watched in surprise as he pressed the 17th floor.


    If he remembers correctly, Tang Zhou lives on the 16th floor.


    When the elevator stopped, Tang Zhou took the lead and walked out, passing through a small corridor, and stopped in front of a door.


    1726. Downstairs happened to be Tang Zhou¡¯s residence.


    After unlocking the door with his fingerprint, Tang Zhou walked in and turned on the lights.


    Fu Shen¡¯s first impression was, it¡¯s very empty.


    The room was vacant, there were no furnishings, and the marble floor was still covered with a layer of dust. It was obvious that it had not been cleaned for a long time.


    ¡°This was?¡± He inquired.


    Tang Zhou explained: ¡°When I moved in, I was worried about the noise upstairs, so I bought this floor too. The place here is big enough, and it¡¯s more than enough for you guys to live here.¡±


    The project front isn¡¯t short, and they must stay during the summer vacation. At that time, they can¡¯t live in the school dormitory, and can only stay outside the school. Moreover, the school dormitory turned off the lights early at night. According to Tang Zhou¡¯s idea, they don¡¯t need to live in the school now.


    As for the office space, it¡¯s not difficult for Tang Zhou.


    Fu Shen has no objection to this, but, ¡°If we move in, will it affect your rest?¡±


    Tang Zhou: ¡°I bought a house here to facilitate school. I still have a few months to graduate. It has no effect.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no problem then.¡±


    Tang Zhou was quite decisive, ¡°All right, when the time comes, make a list of what you need and I¡¯ll have someone allocate it.¡±


    Fu Shen couldn¡¯t help being moved by his thoughtful consideration.


    After visiting the future staff dormitory, the two returned downstairs and began to discuss the details.


    Under Fu Shen¡¯s explanation, Tang Zhou had a better understanding of the development of the project. In addition, he had worked as an assistant to Fu Shen for a period of time in his dream, and he had a certain understanding of the future of Deep Blue. In some ways, he was more prescient than Fu Shen, and raised many constructive opinions.


    Fu Shen was aroused by interest, his eyes lit up, and he unknowingly told Tang Zhou many genius-like ideas.


    The two seemed to regret not having met earlier, and they forgot the time while chatting.


    When Tang Zhou¡¯s throat fumes and his eyelids were fighting, he couldn¡¯t bear it, and finally separated from the pleasure of divine friendship. He glanced at the time, and it¡¯s half past two in the morning.


    Hearing that his voice was hoarse, Fu Shen got up and went to the water dispenser to get water. After taking a cup of cold ones, thinking of the chill when holding hands before, he subconsciously poured and blended some hot ones, and the water temperature was just right.


    When he brought it back to the sofa, he was about to call Tang Zhou, but found that the young man had fallen asleep on the sofa.


    The bamboo green sweater rubbed up, revealing a small waist line.


    It is as white as porcelain, like the first buds of a branch in early spring. It¡¯s extremely delicate, and it can be broken with a single grip.


    Fu Shen stood quietly for a few seconds, then put the cup down without making the slightest sound.

 CH 7

    When Tang Zhou woke up, the sky was bright.


    After sleeping on the sofa all night, his body ached unbearably. Sitting up with his neck covered, the blanket on his body slipped off, and a corner touched the ground.


    He seemed to have fallen asleep directly last night. Then Fu Shen covered him with this blanket?


    On the coffee table, the manuscripts and papers are neatly stacked, which was the result of last night¡¯s discussion.


    He suddenly realized that Fu Shen had to go to class today. It was so late last night. He left early in the morning and basically didn¡¯t sleep for long.


    He guessed, the person had to sleep over in the classroom.


    Jiangcheng University.


    In class, Fu Shen wrote carefully in a notebook. Everyone who didn¡¯t know thought he was taking notes. The professor on the podium secretly praised him several times, unaware that all the things listed in his notebook were items that needed to be purchased.


    Pi Xiu sat next to him, swiping his phone while listening to the class.


    ¡°D**m, Tang Shen is in love?¡±


    Holding his phone, he turned his head in astonishment and shared it with Li Fengyu. Li Fengyu took a look at it, ¡°School forum? Who took this picture?¡±


    Because it was night, the photo was taken a little blurry, and only Tang Zhou¡¯s silhouette and the hand he shook with another person could be seen.


    As for the man beside him, his face and body were hidden in the shadows, and could not really be seen.


    But the two men spent time with Fu Shen and recognized him at once.


    Is ¡°selling oneself¡± really ¡°selling oneself¡±?


    Pi Xiu warily took it to Fu Shen to see.


    Fu Shen swept a glance and lightly wrote: ¡°Give me the link.¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡±


    ¡°No, is it true that you and Tang Shen are real?¡±


    Fu Shen lowered his head to make a list, ¡°The teacher is looking at you.¡±


    Pi Xiu: What?


    ¡°That student, do you have any questions?¡± The professor looked at Pi Xiu and asked kindly.


    Pi Xiu: ¡°¡­¡± Teacher, I¡¯m sorry!


    After class, Fu Shen returned to the dormitory and opened the link.


    The post has been fermented since last night, and the popularity has been quite high. The story was covered for several pages.


    Except for some who expressed surprise or indifference, most of the rest were mocking and criticizing the fact that ¡°Tang Zhou is gay¡±.


    Tang Shen¡¯s suspected homosexuality was enough to set off the forum.


    Fu Shen still couldn¡¯t understand Tang Zhou¡¯s intention, but it didn¡¯t prevent him from figuring out the IP of the person who posted it.


    He sent a message to Tang Zhou: The photo is on the school forum.


    ¡¾Tang Zhou¡¿: Yeah.


    Fu Shen paused, and then said: Do you really want to ruin your reputation?


    ¡¾Tang Zhou¡¿: Depends on what others think.


    Fu Shen understood what he meant.


    The matter of liking men is only Tang Zhou¡¯s personal affair after all, and has nothing to do with others, and doesn¡¯t affect Tang Zhou¡¯s capability in investment. It depends on how important this thing occupies in the mind of others. Tang Zhou was testing. Who was he testing?


    ¡¾Fu Shen¡¿: The person who posted it has been found, do you want to know?


    ¡¾Tang Zhou¡¿: It¡¯s just a minion.


    The mastermind is obvious.


    Except for Tang Tianyang, he couldn¡¯t think of a second person. In the dream, Tang Tianyang forged intimate photos of him and Fu Shen to kick him out of the center of power and become the heir of the Tang family.


    What Tang Zhou is doing now is just to advance this matter. At present, he is not the down-and-out Tang Zhou who was penniless to protect the Tang family in his dream. He is not afraid at all.


    Seeing Tang Zhou¡¯s reply, Fu Shen laughed.


    Although Tang Zhou didn¡¯t care about the little minion, Fu Shen was vindictive.


    Someone exposed his privacy, and he couldn¡¯t sit still, even if his face couldn¡¯t be seen clearly in the photo.


    Neither the minion nor the mastermind can get away. As for the mastermind¡­ He had investigated Tang Zhou¡¯s family situation before, and coupled with Tang Zhou¡¯s ambiguous attitude, he had reason to believe that the mastermind was Tang Tianyang, the illegitimate son of the Tang family.


    Tang Zhou hated the illegitimate child very much, but this dislike was only an emotional expression. He never paid attention to Tang Tianyang.


    Fu Shen also knew that the reason why Tang Zhou had targeted him before was only of his life experience.


    He is not an illegitimate child, but he is involved with an illegitimate child, which destroys the existence of other people¡¯s complete families.


    Tang Zhou was prejudiced against him, he could understand, but he wasn¡¯t carefree.


    However, seeing as such a demon as Tang Tianyang, Fu Shen can¡¯t help but feel a little sympathy for Tang Zhou.


    Low-level tricks are low-level, but disgusting enough.


    On the forum, everyone was having a good time eating melons, when suddenly the original poster posted a few more photos, his tone was extremely sarcastic.


    ¡¾Liking men is a personal matter after all, but this fellow, you dated multiple people at the same time.¡¿


    The male lead in several photos is the same person, while the female leads have their own merits. One of them, Du Ruoyu¡¯s face, stood out.


    When it comes to the morality of love between men and women, it¡¯s a matter of concern for everyone. Suddenly, insults filled the post, everyone was dissing the male lead of the photo angrily, saying that Jiangda¡¯s reputation was damaged.


    After completing the operation, Fu Shen turned off the computer, hid his merit and name.


    In a cheap rental room, a young man with mung bean eyes was lying on a rocking chair with his eyes closed and his mind refreshed.


    From last night to now, he has been rhythmic in his post, and he is very tired, but he is quite happy to think that he can get a lot of money after finishing this order.


    Suddenly, heavy metal music sounded, and the young man jumped up and answered the phone.


    ¡°Hey, boss, how¡¯s it going? Have we done a good job? When will the balance be settled?¡±


    ¡°Not bad, your f**ker!¡± The other side was obviously so angry that he forgot his basic demeanor, ¡°Are you crazy or mentally retarded! Why did you send those photos! I only permit you to set up Tang Zhou, what are you doing now, moth! Pay back the balance, the d**ned balance, you have to refund the money!¡±


    The young man was unsure. He ran to the computer desk and clicked on the post to scroll down.


    When he saw those photos, he instantly got a chill down his back and he felt cold all over.


    He said in a trembling voice: ¡°Boss, I didn¡¯t send this!¡±


    The voice was almost shrill, and the fear in it was real.


    He did take these photos, but he never thought about posting them.


    The other side smiled grimly, ¡°If not you, is it the ghost who sent it? I asked you to take pictures of Tang Zhou, what are you doing with these?¡±


    The young man suddenly raised his voice, ¡°I got it! We must have run into a tough one! It¡¯s obvious that someone has hacked into my computer. Boss, calm down first. You asked me to set up Tang Zhou. I did. As for those photos, they just prove that I didn¡¯t deliberately attack Tang Zhou. Anyway, it has nothing to do with you, and you have nothing to lose. Now the popularity of posts is even higher.¡±


    The breathing on the opposite side suddenly became heavier.


    The young man was a little puzzled. He and the boss have only been in contact on the phone, and he doesn¡¯t know the identity of the other person, let alone why the boss cares so much about that little incident.


    His brain, which was spinning at high speed with insufficient capacity, suddenly froze.


    D**n, it won¡¯t be such a coincidence! Could it be that the boy in the photo is the boss?! Is the boss being turned against by the opponent?


    The young man¡¯s heartbeat accelerated instantly. He hurriedly rushed to the computer and wanted to delete the post, but he couldn¡¯t delete it. There was a bug? What¡¯s going on, d**n it!


    ¡°Boss, the post can¡¯t be deleted¡­¡± The young man wanted to cry without tears.


    The other side hung up abruptly.


    The young man collapsed on the ground, he won¡¯t be retaliated, right!


    Generally speaking, it is impossible for hot posts from university forums to appear in front of the big shots, but who is the hero of the hot post who is unusual?


    When Tang Zhihua saw the post, he was so angry that he almost had a heart attack.


    There¡¯s really nothing to say about this matter. Who hasn¡¯t been young and vigorous? With Tang Zhou¡¯s worth, even if he likes men, most boys are willing to stick to him. Tang Tianyang likes to pedal a few boats1, and many girls are willing to follow him.


    However, the love affair doesn¡¯t affect much.


    But both of them are surnamed Tang! What¡¯s more, among the boats that Tang Tianyang stepped on, there was also Du Ruoyu!


    Originally, he felt that it was not impossible for Tang Tianyang to marry Du Ruoyu, but now, he has lost all his face with Brother Du!


    ¡°Go! Call Tang Zhen and Tang Zhou back!¡± Tang Zhihua shouted angrily.


    Tang Tianyang is an illegitimate child. He has never set foot in the Tang family since he was born. Tang Zhihua has never taught him a single point or half.


    When he asked Tang Zhen to come here, he just wanted to ask him how he taught his son.


    While he asked for Tang Zhou to come here to ask him if he still wanted the identity of an heir.


    Tang Zhou was not surprised to receive a call from the housekeeper.


    He casually put on a beige coat and drove to Tang residence. At the entrance of the courtyard, he happened to run into Tang Zhen.


    Tang Zhen regarded himself as a father, and when he saw him, he scolded, ¡°Hide the man, don¡¯t lose the face of the Tang family.¡±


    Tang Zhou counterattacked neatly: ¡°Not as good as someone.¡±


    Tang Zhen coldly grunted, and Tang Zhou entered the house first.


    The two walked into the study room one after the other, and they were greeted by a few brushes. Fortunately, Tang Zhou was behind, and Tang Zhen blocked all the attacks for him.


    ¡°Look what you¡¯ve done!¡± Old Father Tang raised his eyebrows and pointed at the two men¡¯s noses, ¡°Tang Zhen, how did you teach your children! Tang Zhou, you¡¯ve been obedient since you were a child. How can you be so stubborn in this matter!¡±


    Tang Zhen was used to being scolded, and his face was quite thick-skinned, ¡°Dad, it¡¯s normal for a young man to have a few girlfriends. Those photos don¡¯t prove that Tianyang is stepping on a few boats. It¡¯s just that this matter of Ah Zhou, if it gets too big, it will not be good for our family¡¯s reputation.¡±


    Tang Zhou turned a blind eye to Tang Zhen¡¯s eccentricity. He bent over and picked up the brush, put it back on the desk with a calm expression, and said indifferently, ¡°Either there is none, or there is only one, let me put one at home. I can¡¯t raise one outside.¡±


    The ridicule in the words made Tang Zhen¡¯s face black.


    In Tang Zhihua¡¯s eyes, as long as Tang Zhou can get married and have children, he can play as he likes. It¡¯s not a matter of liking men, the important thing is not to get married and have children because of this. But he knows Tang Zhou¡¯s temperament very well. Because of the influence of his family, he has a very serious cleanliness in his view of marriage and love.


    If he really likes a man, he will never get married and have children.


    Tang Zhihua is worried! His son is not up to standard. He finally looks forward to a smart and capable grandson, but his grandson likes men.


    ¡°Ah Zhou, can¡¯t it be for the sake of the Tang family in the future?¡±


    Tang Zhou looked back at Tang Zhihua¡¯s pleading gaze and said nothing.


    Tang Zhen took the opportunity to speak: ¡°Dad, look at what you said, Tianyang is also from our family, and he is also very smart. If Tang Zhou really doesn¡¯t like women, let¡¯s not force him.¡±


    In the past, Tang Zhihua must have dismissed Tang Zhen¡¯s words. But now, he needs to change his strategy.


    He regarded the Tang family as more important than anything else, and he thinks naturally that Tang Zhen and Tang Zhou can¡¯t give up the Tang family¡¯s industry.


    Tang Zhen¡¯s ambition was obvious, while Tang Zhou was relatively silent and reserved.


    Tang Zhihua felt that Tang Zhou dared to be so unscrupulous because the Tang family was in his bag.


    Therefore, he has to kill Tang Zhou¡¯s determination, and only when there is competition can he have a sense of crisis.


    He paused and looked at Tang Zhen, ¡°You are right, Tianyang also called me Grandpa after all. Well, on the tenth day of next month, you bring him over and have a meal together.¡±


    On the tenth day of next month, it¡¯s Old Father Tang¡¯s lunar birthday, a reunion dinner is usually served.


    In previous years, only Tang Zhou and Tang Zhen participated, but this year there will be Tang Tianyang joining.


    Tang Zhen¡¯s face showed joy, and Tang Zhou¡¯s expression remained unchanged, still indifferent.


    Tang Zhihua only felt tired and waved the two of them out without even letting them stay for a meal.


    Tang Zhou returned to the car and sent a message to Fu Shen: Did you disclose Tang Tianyang¡¯s photo?


    ¡¾Fu Shen¡¿: Am I that capable?


    Tang Zhou sneered, this man is really cunning. If he answered yes, he was praising him. If he answers no, then his first question is not valid.


    Before thinking about how to reply, the other person sent a long picture.


    ¡¾Fu Shen¡¿: For the purchase list, please check it Mr. Tang.


    Tang Zhou skimmed through, and had to say that this list was quite detailed, and the product model and market price were clearly marked, which made people understand it at a glance.


    ¡¾Tang Zhou¡¿: Don¡¯t worry about this, register the company first, and then the funds will be taken from the company¡¯s account.


    ¡¾Fu Shen¡¿: Okay.


    ¡¾Tang Zhou¡¿: Have you figured out the company name?


    ¡¾Fu Shen¡¿: Deep Blue.


    The corners of Tang Zhou¡¯s lips were raised slightly, and a sense of established fate overwhelmed him meticulously.


    Date at the same time.

 CH 8

    In a blink of an eye, it was Qiao Yuan¡¯s birthday.


    Tang Zhou dressed casually and came to the appointed private room of the club. As soon as he was about to push the door in, he saw that the private room door was opened from the inside. Lu Ye pulled Qiao Yuan¡¯s arm out. His handsome face was full of displeasure.


    Qiao Yuan, whose arm was held by him, had short chestnut hair, softly resting on his forehead and sideburns, making his face paler and fairer, and his apricot eyes drooped innocently, obviously at a loss for Lu Ye¡¯s sudden irritability.


    Seeing Tang Zhou, Qiao Yuan was pleasantly surprised. ¡°Zhou ge! Take care of Ye ge. He somehow got angry.¡±


    Being looked at by these clear cat pupils, no one can harden their hearts.


    Tang Zhou: ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡±


    Lu Ye closed the door of the private room, took the two of them a little further, frowned and said, ¡°Why did you invite the surname Fu? Do you know him well?!¡±


    Tang Zhou was aware of it.


    Qiao Yuan obviously didn¡¯t understand Lu Ye¡¯s worry. He said aggrieved, ¡°I do know him quite well in a club. Moreover, he is also the representative of our freshmen. He is very outstanding.¡±


    Qiao Yuan and Fu Shen are both freshman students, and they met in a travel club.


    Fu Shen is an earnest person and has helped Qiao Yuan several times. Qiao Yuan has a very good impression of him. It didn¡¯t take long for them to become friends with whom they can communicate. It was normal to invite him for his birthday.


    He didn¡¯t understand why Lu Ye always had so many prejudices against Fu Shen.


    What else did Lu Ye want to say? Tang Zhou interrupted him, ¡°Today is Xiao Yuan¡¯s birthday. His happiness is the most important.¡±


    Lu Ye knew Fu Shen¡¯s identity, and there was nothing wrong with worrying that Qiao Yuan would be harmed. However, Tang Zhou, who foresaw the future, knew very well that Fu Shen had never regarded Qiao Yuan as an enemy, and what he wanted to do had always been aimed at only one person.


    As for whether Qiao Yuan was implicated, this was not within the scope of Fu Shen¡¯s consideration.


    In the business world, the winner takes all, and it¡¯s not clear who was right or who was wrong. Fu Shen is the winner, he has an absolute influence on the outcome.


    Tang Zhou had no right to interfere in other people¡¯s affairs, but he didn¡¯t want to see Lu Ye and Qiao Yuan suffer once more, so he would mention something to Lu Ye in the previous phone call.


    Now, it doesn¡¯t seem to have any effect.


    Lu Ye took Qiao Yuan very seriously, so when he heard this, he had to put aside his prejudice, rub Qiao Yuan¡¯s soft hair, and said awkwardly, ¡°Okay, I won¡¯t talk about it.¡±


    ¡°Uh-huh,¡± Qiao Yuan smiled, like a simple and harmless little white rabbit, ¡°Fu Shen is very nice, you¡¯ll understand once you get acquainted with him.¡±


    Lu Ye thought: With this temperament, one day he¡¯ll be sold and helped count the money1, alas.


    When he returned to the private room, there were many people inside, and Tang Zhou saw Fu Shen in the corner at a glance.


    The young man was wearing a simple black coat and slightly loose jeans. His legs were long and straight. He was sitting on a high stool. He seemed to feel Tang Zhou¡¯s gaze. He raised his head and looked over. His amber eyes were deep and there was a smile.


    Tang Zhou was actually a little surprised. Fu Shen in his dream did not attend Qiao Yuan¡¯s birthday party.


    Qiao Yuan invited most of his classmates, who were at the same level as him, only Tang Zhou and Lu Ye were seniors.


    Everyone else looked excited when they saw Tang Zhou appear. This is the famous golden achiever Tang Shen. They usually can¡¯t even meet him. Aren¡¯t they glad to be able to get up close in contact?


    In front of outsiders, Tang Zhou was basically unsmiling. But today is Qiao Yuan¡¯s birthday, and the ambiance is very important. He looks quite gentle and looks approachable.


    A xuedi boldly greeted him: ¡°Hello, Tang Shen.¡±


    Tang Zhou smiled lightly, ¡°Call me Tang Zhou and Senior is alright. I dare not accept the honor to be called Tang Shen.¡±


    He speaks in a different tone from ordinary people. He is slow and reasonable, with a sense of solemnity, but he speaks softly, not abrupt at all, and people are very comfortable to listen to.


    Generally speaking, he is very educated, but not lofty at all.


    The younger brothers and sisters couldn¡¯t help but smile, and they were all quite relaxed.


    Today Qiao Yuan is the protagonist, Tang Zhou didn¡¯t say much, so he found a place to sit down at will.


    When everyone arrived, Lu Ye put out a huge cake. The cake is carefully made, the high-quality cream looks very tempting, inlaid with chocolate and cherries, and it smells sweet.


    With candles inserted, everyone gathered around the cake and sang a birthday song in unison.


    Qiao Yuan had a happy smile on his face, with the sweetness coming from a honeypot.


    Lu Ye looked at him with a smile, his eyes full of love.


    Tang Zhou turned to Fu Shen, who was hiding outside the candlelight. It happened that Fu Shen also looked over. The two looked at each other for a second and then looked away.


    When Qiao Yuan finished his wish and blew out the candle, Lu Ye volunteered to help him cut the cake.


    It doesn¡¯t matter if they eat or not, just find a sense of ceremony. As for smearing cakes on each other, no one present had the courage to do so.


    Lu Ye was upset to see Fu Shen and didn¡¯t give him a slice. Qiao Yuan was having fun with the others and didn¡¯t notice it.


    Tang Zhou didn¡¯t like the sweet and greasy cake, so he handed the one in his hand to Fu Shen.


    ¡°Why?¡±


    Tang Zhou looked askance, ¡°I don¡¯t like to eat.¡±


    Fu Shen said calmly, ¡°You can skip it.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s shameful to waste.¡± Tang Zhou raised his eyebrows, ¡°You are my assistant, so you have to share my worries.¡±


    Fu Shen: ¡°¡­¡±


    The sweetness of the cream is mixed with a light fruity flavor, which keeps lingering on the tip of his nose. As a person with a sweet tooth, Fu Shen pretended to be aggrieved and reluctantly accepted it.


    Seeing him pretending, Tang Zhou said secretly: Fortunately, he worked as an assistant in his dream and knew that he liked sweets, otherwise he would be deceived by his expression.


    The cake is sweet but not greasy, soft and creamy in the mouth. It should have been customized in a well-known cake shop in Jiangcheng. Fu Shen ate it slowly, turning a blind eye to Lu Ye¡¯s unhappy glances from time to time.


    He was looking at Tang Zhou.


    Tang Zhou was holding a glass of juice with distinct phalanges, slender fingers as white as cream. The bluish green color of the juice in the transparent glass rippled. The crimson lips bit the straw, and his side face fell into the shadow, beautiful and mysterious.


    As if a bystander, out of place with the laughter and fun around him, there was a bit of silence.


    Perceiving that someone was looking at him, Tang Zhou tilted his head and met Fu Shen¡¯s gaze, he was stunned for a second, then suddenly smiled.


    He seldom smiles, and a smile that blooms completely like this is even rarer. This smile made his whole person brighten up. The end of his eyes rose slightly. The plump at the bottom of his eyes pooled. His lips were red and his teeth were white, looking incredible.


    Fu Shen held the small bowl and looked at him half confused and half bewildered.


    Tang Zhou smiled enough, bent his eyes and nodded at the corners of his mouth, motioning that Fu Shen had cream on his lips.


    The latter was aware of it, seemingly calmly wiping it off with paper, but the slightly reddened ears showed the fluctuations of his heart.


    After enjoying someone¡¯s embarrassment, Tang Zhou was satisfied and took a sip of the sweet and sour juice.


    Qiao Yuan himself has a playful temperament, and he was already high. Seeing Tang Zhou pouring himself a drink, he pulled him along and said excitedly, ¡°Zhou ge, let¡¯s play darts!¡±


    With that being said, he also ran over to pull Fu Shen over, and Lu Ye frowned upon seeing this.


    Everyone agreed, ¡°Okay, okay, how to play?¡±


    ¡°You can get any person to PK2, and whoever loses will drink.¡±


    ¡°Drink well! If you lose, drink hahahaha.¡±


    Everyone was gearing up and came to the target. Designated one person directly if they have a strong desire to perform and the two began the competition.


    After a few rounds, all of them drank a lot of alcohol.


    Lu Ye won a few games and suddenly provocatively looked at Fu Shen. ¡°Fu xuedi, let¡¯s have a competition.¡±


    Everyone with a discerning eye can see that this is the rhythm of making trouble.


    Fu Shen didn¡¯t refuse, and said calmly, ¡°Senior first.¡±


    Lu Ye threw one, hit the bull¡¯s eye, exited the field, and motioned to Fu Shen with his gaze.


    The game does not follow the formal rules of darts, but rather is a simple and intuitive game that is decided by the number of rings.


    Fu Shen twirled one, and threw it without much force. The dart was also nailed to the bull¡¯s eye, but it was slightly off than Lu Ye¡¯s.


    Judging from the results, Fu Shen was indeed slightly inferior, but Tang Zhou clearly saw that he was not serious, or that he didn¡¯t want to lose Lu Ye¡¯s face on this occasion.


    Fu Shen didn¡¯t say a word of nonsense, and directly poured a glass of wine.


    Lu Ye was not stupid, and he obviously saw that he didn¡¯t try his best. Feeling offended, he frowned and said in displeasure, ¡°Do it again.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Fu Shen twirled one up again, ¡°I¡¯ll go first this time.¡±


    With an easy throw, he hit the bull¡¯s eye directly. His neat skill caused everyone to applaud and admire him.


    Qiao Yuan¡¯s eyes shone brightly, ¡°Fu Shen, you are amazing!¡±


    Lu Ye seemed to have drunk a bottle of old vinegar, probably because his heart was not calm. He did not perform well this time and the dart didn¡¯t fall in the bull¡¯s eye.


    It¡¯s fair for one person to lose once.


    After drinking angrily, Lu Ye was about to fight Fu Shen again, but saw him looking at Tang Zhou, ¡°Senior Tang, would you like to play too?¡±


    Lu Ye: ¡°¡­¡±


    Tang Zhou is a game killer. He can¡¯t play at all!


    He wanted to help Tang Zhou block it, but the younger brothers and sisters cheered loudly, all wanting to see Tang Shen¡¯s might and aggression.


    Tang Zhou had no choice but to stand in front of the line and said deadpan, ¡°I really don¡¯t know how to play.¡±


    A dart was handed to him. Fu Shen leaned close to his ear. His voice was low and inaudible: ¡°It¡¯s just a game, it doesn¡¯t matter whether you win or lose.¡±


    Tang Zhou glanced at him: You just want to see me make a fool of myself!


    The corners of Fu Shen¡¯s lips raised slightly, ¡°Senior, please first.¡±


    Tang Zhou isn¡¯t a man who flinches, even if he loses, he will lose justly.


    He stared intently, and studied the posture of the starting hand ten times, which was quite bluffing. Others held their breath in expectation.


    Everyone thought that he was just being humble just now, how could Tang Shen not know darts?


    The dart body whizzed past his eyes, ¡°snapped¡±, and hit the wall with a dull thud.


    Everyone: ¡°¡­¡±


    Lu Ye had some regrets. He shouldn¡¯t have provoked Fu Shen. Now Fu Shen¡¯s provocation against Tang Zhou must be revenge.


    Tang Zhou didn¡¯t care about this little failure, and said calmly, ¡°I lost.¡±


    As he said, he held up the wine glass, but was held back by Fu Shen.


    ¡°I haven¡¯t thrown yet.¡±


    Tang Zhou said, ¡°I¡¯ll drink mine, you throw yours.¡±


    The young man¡¯s eyes were calm and there was no embarrassment. Fu Shen silently released his hand.


    He didn¡¯t know that Tang Zhou could not play.


    Tang Zhou frowned and drank a glass. He was almost choked by the smell of wine.


    He really doesn¡¯t like drinking, which is one of the reasons why he doesn¡¯t like to attend those drinking parties.


    Lu Ye came up at the right time, ¡°Tang Zhou, you go to the sofa to rest for a while, and when the game is finished, I will ask someone to take you back.¡±


    He knew Tang Zhou¡¯s drinking capacity was bad and was afraid that he would faint if he drank too much.


    Tang Zhou sat down on the sofa obediently, his head dizzy.


    The game will not end because of his withdrawal alone. The noise penetrated into his mind like a magic sound. He frowned uncomfortably and squinted his eyes, staring at the strange world.


    When everyone was high enough, Lu Ye had drunk a lot. He couldn¡¯t take care of Tang Zhou at all, not to mention Qiao Yuan.


    Fu Shen stared at Tang Zhou¡¯s rosy cheeks, bent over and whispered to him, ¡°Tang Zhou, get back.¡±


    Tang Zhou was not drunk thoroughly. When he heard someone calling him, he opened his eyes in a daze, saw Fu Shen, and smiled, ¡°Ah, Assistant Fu.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    He was quite obedient, staggering to his feet, and after taking a few steps, he rushed forward.


    Fu Shen quickly supported him, and Tang Zhou collapsed on him motionless, his eyes half open and half closed.


    The flying haze stained at the end of the eyes, watery and moist, like a clear mist, the tone of his voice was also incredibly soft.


    ¡°Don¡¯t want to go, want to hug.¡±


    Fu Shen¡¯s pupils shook.


    Fortunately, everyone in the private room was drunk, otherwise if such a Tang Shen was seen, Tang Shen¡¯s divinity would definitely shatter.


    He couldn¡¯t reason with a drunk man, so he turned around helplessly, bent his knees and stooped, ¡°Back.¡±


    Tang Zhou blinked, as if it was okay.


    So he slammed on his back, pressing Fu Shen almost to the ground.


    After Tang Zhou put his arms around his neck, Fu Shen held him in both hands and walked out of the club slowly.


    being taken advantage of thoroughly without even knowing it.


    PK normally means player killer in online gaming forums and on tv shows in Chinese, and often refers to a round, or game, where contestants are playing off against each other.

 CH 9

    The night breeze was chilling, and when they left the club, Fu Shen¡¯s drunkenness was completely gone.


    Tang Zhou was also somewhat sober up because of the wind, and struggled to get off the ground.


    It made the person angry again.


    Fu Shen had no choice but to put him down and hold his arm, ¡°Do you want a chauffeur or a taxi?¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Tang Zhou muttered with drunken eyes.


    Fu Shen stopped asking him, stretched out his hand to stop a taxi, and was about to go up with him, but was pushed away by Tang Zhou.


    ¡°Don¡¯t take, don¡¯t take a car.¡±


    With that, he turned around and walked away.


    Fu Shen couldn¡¯t forcibly drag him into the car, so he had to apologize to the older man and followed him silently.


    The young man tilted, paused as he walked, shook off Fu Shen¡¯s outstretched hand, and glared at him, ¡°I can walk.¡±


    His eye socket was a little deep and his eyes were very large. This stare, which was a little round, suddenly dispersed his cold temperament, like a coquettish fluffy fur cat. The street lamp happened to be reflected in his pupils, it¡¯s very bright and resonant.


    Fu Shen couldn¡¯t get angry at all. Seeing him turn a corner, he hurriedly raised his steps and followed him. He was not far or near. His eyes always fell on him. If something went wrong, he could come forward immediately .


    A glass of alcohol is not a large amount. Tang Zhou was indeed drunk, but he was not very drunk.


    He vaguely knew this place, and a strong voice in his mind told him to walk along this street.


    Stumbling, like a young child, rushing to a place he has longed for.


    It is located in the downtown area with numerous shops and people.


    Fu Shen was worried that he was being squeezed, so he strode to catch up and held his arm, ¡°Where are you going?¡±


    Tang Zhou confusedly looked at him. He probably thought he looked familiar. He didn¡¯t get rid of him and stretched out the other hand to point in front.


    A child was so excited that he forgot to look at the road. Suddenly, he bumped into him. The people around him quickly dodged. Tang Zhou drank alcohol, took root on the soles of his feet, and didn¡¯t react.


    The child rushed into his lap like a small cannonball, Tang Zhou fell back, and the heart-pounding feeling of losing his balance made his eyes widen.


    Fortunately, his back did not kiss the ground, but instead fell into a broad and supple chest. Separated by a few thin layers of fabric, he seemed to feel a little warm, as well as a slightly faster heartbeat.


    The child bumped into someone and knew that he had done something bad, so he said sorry in a milky voice.


    The parents also rushed over, apologized to Tang Zhou, and gently slapped the child on the butt a few times to show punishment.


    The child¡¯s face turned red, he buried himself in his father¡¯s arms, and coquettishly said that he wanted to carry him back.


    The father squatted helplessly in front of him, with his back to him, his eyes doting.


    The child climbed onto his father¡¯s wide back and shouted happily, ¡°Drive~ drive~¡±


    Tang Zhou watched the family of three go away, the corners of the lips suddenly drooping, his eyes were watery, and glanced at Fu Shen for a moment.


    Fu Shen raised his eyebrows.


    ¡°No one has ever carried me on their back.¡±


    He said childish things in a pitiful tone, but it didn¡¯t make people disgusted.


    Fu Shen said to himself: Was it the ghost that carried you earlier?


    He replied casually, ¡°No one has carried me either.¡±


    Tang Zhou opened his eyes wide, as if to say ¡±you are also a fallen person from the end of the world1¡°, then turned his back to Fu Shen, bent over and said, ¡°Let me carry you!¡±


    Seeing Fu Shen standing still, Tang Zhou tugged at his hand, ¡°Come on up!¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Is this still the legendary flower of Gaoling?


    Fu Shen sighed and pulled him up, ¡°No need. Didn¡¯t you have a place you wanted to go just now?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± The three years old Tang took his hand and walked forward quickly, ¡°It¡¯s just ahead, I remember!¡±


    Passing through the zebra crossing, several side-by-side doll catching machines came into view. Fu Shen¡¯s heart thumped, and he saw Tang Zhou rushing up quickly, his eyes shining, and he was very happy.


    Unexpectedly, Tang Shen actually liked rag dolls.


    He stood in his place in a complicated mood and watched Tang Zhou pull the handle, but the handle didn¡¯t move. He was so anxious that the corners of his mouth drooped again, he went forward to remind him: ¡°Insert coin.¡±


    Tang Zhou was stunned for a while and looked at him expectantly.


    Fu Shen: ¡°I have no coins.¡±


    The three year old Tang¡¯s eyes turned red immediately, and he looked very pitiful.


    Fu Shen: ¡°¡­ Wait for me here, don¡¯t run around.¡± Tang Zhou, who is drunk, can toss people even more than those who are not drunk.


    Tang Zhou nodded obediently.


    Not long after, Fu Shen came back with a pocket of coins. Tang Zhou was still staring at the direction where he left. When he saw him appear, a surprise suddenly appeared from the bottom of his eyes. His well-behaved and obedient appearance made people feel a little softer unconsciously.


    Fu Shen couldn¡¯t help but spread out the coins in his palm and coaxed softly: ¡°Do you want to play? Do you want to play, ge.¡±


    Now that Tang Zhou has lost his mind, What ge? Call father.


    Without hesitation, he said, ¡°Ge.¡±


    It was as if something had hit his heart, and it was instantly in a soft mess.


    Fu Shen pressed his fist to his lips, but he couldn¡¯t stop smiling.


    Tang Zhou was anxious and patted him on the arm, ¡°Hurry up and cast.¡±


    No matter how urgent he was, he would not grab a coin from Fu Shen¡¯s hand and throw it in.


    Fu Shen smiled. He was a good boy. He obediently dropped in the coin. Tang Zhou quickly moved the handle, aimed at an ugly doll and launched a surprise attack.


    It was a defeat without a doubt.


    Before he lost it, Fu Shen cast once more, reminding, ¡°Hurry up.¡±


    Tang Zhou gathered his emotions and became more and more courageous in the battle.


    After losing several times in a row, seeing that the young man was almost about to cry, Fu Shen took out the last coin, leaned close to his ear and coaxed, ¡°Let me try it once?¡±


    Tang Zhou glanced at the doll in the machine, and then at Fu Shen¡¯s seemingly reliable face, so he nodded.


    The two changed their positions. Fu Shen dropped the coin neatly. His eyes fell on the little blue whale lying quietly in the window. He moved the clip and finished it in one go.


    Tang Zhou leaned forward on the window, clenched his fist and stared at the little whale, lest it fall like the other companions before it, and dared not to breathe.


    Until the doll accurately fell into the hole, Tang Zhou finally breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Fu Shen¡¯s eyes full of admiration, ¡°You¡¯re awesome!¡±


    The awesome Fu gege bent down to take out the little whale and handed it to Tang Zhou.


    Tang Zhou looked at him puzzled.


    Fu Shen: ¡°It¡¯s for you.¡±


    ¡°You caught it.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a present for you.¡±


    The young man¡¯s eyes lit up like morning stars, and he took it with joy, ¡°Really?¡±


    Fu Shen nodded.


    Tang Zhou was overjoyed, his hands cupped the little whale into his arms and touched the poor quality rough fabric.


    ¡°We have to go home.¡± Fu Shen said anachronistically.


    Tang Zhou pressed forward, ¡°But I¡¯m tired of walking.¡±


    ¡°By car.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t want to ride.¡±


    ¡°¡­ shall I carry you?¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡±


    Fu Shen was angry but found it laughable, ¡°Do you remember your name?¡±


    ¡°Tang Zhou yah.¡±


    ¡°Then who am I?¡±


    Tang Zhou looked at him for a long time and suddenly whispered, ¡°You¡¯re my gege yah.¡±


    The gege who gave him a doll.


    The evening breeze passed through the crevices of the high-rise buildings, whistling and ruffling the soft hair of the young man.


    He is very white, with bright eyes, and he is holding a little whale in his hand. His silly appearance is out of place with the hurried pedestrians around him. He looks like an elf who strayed into the world by mistake in the story. He is stained with a bit of smoke and heat, which is surprisingly cute.


    Fu Shen slowly exhaled a sigh of relief and bowed with his back to him, ¡°Come up.¡±


    Tang Zhou smiled and lay down on his back, put his arms around his neck, and still held the little whale tightly with both hands. After Fu Shen lifted him up, he put half of his face on the back of the man¡¯s neck, squinting slightly, and drowsy.


    He looks thin, but he¡¯s not light on his back.


    Fu Shen had to raise the person up when he took a few steps, causing Tang Zhou¡¯s drowsiness to leave. He lay on his back and rubbed the little whale happily.


    ¡°You like dolls very much?¡± Fu Shen asked.


    If there¡¯s a question, Tang Zhou will necessarily answer, ¡°I like it.¡±


    ¡°Why do you like it?¡±


    ¡°No idea.¡±


    ¡°You can buy a lot of them if you like.¡±


    ¡°Can¡¯t buy it.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°Because¡­¡± The soft breathing overshadowed the sound of car horns on the street, and it fell clearly into his ears.


    The two hands on his chest were suddenly released. Miraculously, the little whale was firmly grasped on his right hand, without the slightest tendency to fall off.


    Fu Shen stopped and fetched a taxi.


    Carefully put Tang Zhou in the back seat. He didn¡¯t wake up during the whole process. Fu Shen breathed a sigh of relief and sat down immediately.


    After giving the address, the car started.


    The entire upper body of the young man was tilted in Fu Shen¡¯s arms. Fu Shen held his cheek with his right hand and placed it on his lap. From this angle, he could clearly see the long and dense eyelashes of the young man, the bridge of his nose, and crimson lips.


    Tonight, Tang Zhou completely subverted his previous image. This kind of strong blow and contrast made people even more curious to know what kind of temperament was under this mask of nobleness and indifference.


    After finally returning to Tang Zhou¡¯s residence, Fu Shen was about to open the door when Tang Zhou woke up.


    He opened his eyes in confusion, glanced at the little whale in his hand, quickly broke free from Fu Shen, and stuffed the little whale into his arms.


    Fu Shen¡¯s eyes were slightly sunken, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Tang Zhou leaned closer to him and whispered, ¡°You can¡¯t take it home, it will break.¡±


    ¡°Why would it break?¡±


    Tang Zhou was aggrieved, ¡°They don¡¯t allow me to play, they will break it.¡±


    Fu Shen: ¡°¡­¡±


    His heart suddenly blocked.


    ¡°No, I gave it to you, they won¡¯t dare to break it.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t lie to you.¡±


    Tang Zhou hesitated. His eyes fell on the little whale. He didn¡¯t dare to take it back.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid,¡± Fu Shen returned the little whale to him, ¡°I will accompany you.¡±


    ¡°Even if it¡¯s broken, I can give you another one.¡±


    Tang Zhou was bewitched by his ¡°sugar-coated words¡±, tightly protected the little whale, and opened the door.


    The house is very quiet, there is no one at all.


    Tang Zhou hid in the entrance, took a few sneaky glances, and then rushed to the bedroom.


    Fu Shen followed up curiously, only to see Tang Zhou open the wardrobe, hide the little whale in the deepest part in a panic, and cover it up with other clothes.


    He pursed his lips, walked over and took it out directly. In Tang Zhou¡¯s accusing eyes, he said seriously: ¡°You leave it alone in the cupboard, how lonely it is.¡±


    Tang Zhou was puzzled, ¡°Then what should I do?¡±


    Fu Shen directly stuffed the little whale into the quilt, ¡°Hide it here, and you can still sleep with it at night.¡±


    Tang Zhou¡¯s eyes lit up, he took off his shoes and went to the bed, hugged the little whale, closed his eyes, and didn¡¯t forget to announce to Fu Shen: ¡°I¡¯m going to sleep!¡±


    After speaking, there was no more sound.


    Fu Shen: ¡°¡­¡±


    He doesn¡¯t know how Tang Shen will react when he wakes up tomorrow morning when he sees the little whale in his arms.


    He wished he wouldn¡¯t be scared.


    Those who suffer the same misfortune sympathize with each othe

 CH 10

    When Tang Zhou woke up, he was dumbfounded.


    He looked at the little whale in his arms, faintly remembering what happened after he was drunk last night.


    What did he do?! He kept acting as a devil in front of Fu Shen, and also called Fu Shen ¡°Ge¡±¡­


    Tang Zhou covered himself with a quilt, dying of shame and anger.


    He inwardly decided not to meet Fu Shen for a while.


    He wasn¡¯t willing to throw away the little whale and hid it in the cupboard.


    After a few days, the materials of the registered company have been handed over to the relevant departments, and are just waiting for the results of the audit.


    At the same time, Tang Zhou received an email from Mouse loves Rice


    He read the email carefully from start to finish, and he felt quite uncomfortable.


    Needless to say, self-blame and guilt, and a bit of disappointment.


    If Tang Zhou in the dream could not understand Fu Shen¡¯s method, Tang Zhou now empathizes.


    Having suffered betrayal, who would show mercy to the traitor?


    Tang Zhou still had some sentiments for Old Father Tang, but Fu Shen had only hatred for his so-called biological father, and later on, it was justifiable to suppress the other person with deadly force.


    It just affected Qiao Yuan, the fish in the pond.


    Once again, Tang Zhou did not want to see Qiao Yuan hurt, but he had no right to interfere with Fu Shen¡¯s decision.


    He had to think carefully whether there was a remedy.


    As for Father Qiao, Tang Zhou didn¡¯t want to save this disgusting scumbag


    By coincidence, Lu Ye called.


    ¡°Tang Zhou, go out for an outing on weekends, let¡¯s go together ah.¡±


    Such a youthful and lively Lu Ye inevitably reminded him of the silent and cold President Lu in his dream.


    Tang Zhou wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, he felt that this was a good opportunity. He could talk to Lu Ye in detail during the outing.


    Lu Ye has been hiding from Qiao Yuan about Fu Shen¡¯s life experience, lest he be hurt a little, but paper can¡¯t cover the fire. Qiao Yuan will know one day, but by the time he knows, it will be too late.


    Moreover, Lu Ye always had a sense of superiority in front of Fu Shen, and did not care about Fu Shen. His young master¡¯s mentality did not change, which was not a good thing for himself and Qiao Yuan.


    ¡°Why did you suddenly think of going out?¡±


    Lu Ye: ¡°It was an event organized by Xiao Yuan and his club. There are more than a dozen people in total. I don¡¯t feel at ease for him. Let¡¯s go together.¡±


    ¡°Travel agency?¡± Tang Zhou remembered that Fu Shen also belonged to the travel club, ¡°Will Fu Shen go?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Lu Ye said helplessly and awkwardly, ¡°Why did you ask him? Tang Zhou, I find that you pay too much attention to him.¡±


    Tang Zhou said indifferently, ¡°He is the person in charge of the project I invested in. Who do I focus on if not him?¡±


    ¡°You have invested in so many projects, and I haven¡¯t seen you pay attention to other people.¡± Lu Ye complained, and said angrily, ¡°He won¡¯t go.¡±


    Tang Zhou chuckled, ¡°Didn¡¯t you also inquire?¡±


    Lu Ye almost jumped to his feet, ¡°I was eliminating a potential threat! If he hurts Xiao Yuan, who will I find to cry? Are you going or not?¡±


    ¡°Going.¡±


    The place for the outing was chosen in Lishan, Fancheng, which is said to be named after the mountain¡¯s pear-like shape.


    Fancheng is about a four-hour drive from Jiangcheng, and more than a dozen people choose to charter a car.


    Everyone brought their tents and planned to go camping.


    Tang Zhou didn¡¯t bother to bring it. He was going to freeload on Lu Ye¡¯s tent, just in time to give Lu Ye an excuse to freeload on Qiao Yuan¡¯s tent.


    When Lu Ye learned about it, without saying a word, he gave him a thumbs up.


    Most of the students who participated in the outing were freshmen. They were as excited as chicken blood1. After getting in the vehicle, they chatted continuously


    Qiao Yuan itself had a lively and cheerful temperament. He played with everyone. Lu Ye was inseparable from him and naturally stayed with him.


    Only Tang Zhou sat quietly in the back, leaning on the back of the chair and closing his eyes.


    A few people chatting couldn¡¯t resist stealing glances at him and whispering.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Senior Tang to come too, but he looked really aloof.¡±


    ¡°But he¡¯s really handsome!¡±


    ¡°I think Senior Lu Ye is more handsome.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a different kind of handsome, all are equally excellent. Senior Lu¡¯s lines are hard, and Senior Tang¡¯s lines are soft.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s so white, his skin is so good, it feels like he¡¯s glowing, I wonder what kind of skin care products he uses.¡±


    ¡°Born that way, I guess.¡±


    ¡°There are handsome men in our grade, too. Qiao Yuan is quite handsome, and the freshman representative at the beginning of the school year is also very handsome.¡±


    ¡°Qiao Yuan looks like a little brother. The freshman representative you mentioned is Fu Shen from the School of Computer Science, who is also in our club.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a pity he didn¡¯t come.¡±


    ¡°I heard that he took part in a computer competition nationwide, really awesome!¡±


    ¡°F**k, great God2!¡±


    ¡­


    Seeing that they were about to arrive in Fancheng, everyone was excited to discuss where to set up camp later. Who would have thought, Heaven is not cooperating3. The sky suddenly became gloomy, dark clouds broke through the sky, surging in, and the wind wreaked havoc outside the car.


    Everyone: ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°No, I checked the weather forecast before coming ah. It hasn¡¯t rained in Fancheng these days.¡±


    ¡°Maybe the dark clouds are just passing by, and they will be gone in a while.¡±


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t look like it.¡±


    ¡°Fancheng has many mountains, and the weather is inherently a bit changeable.¡±


    ¡°Is that so? Then how are we going to pass the night?¡±


    ¡°If it rains, let¡¯s find a hotel first.¡±


    Before getting off the highway, bean-sized raindrops crackled on the windows and there was a wailing in the car.


    Tang Zhou opened his eyes. It seemed that there was no need to sleep at the foot of the mountain at night.


    The group started to make reservations on their phone software, but it is a pity that they are not the only ones who travel on weekends. The hotel near Lishan is basically overcrowded, and it is difficult to book so many rooms at once. Even if a few people squeeze into a room, there may not be vacancies.


    There are a few possibilities to do this separately.


    The group swiped their phones, and Tang Zhou also turned on the software.


    After a while, Lu Ye walked over and asked, ¡°Have you found a room?¡±


    ¡°Not yet.¡± Tang Zhou wasn¡¯t worried.


    If there is no hotel, a small private hotel is also possible. It¡¯s not that he hasn¡¯t stayed before.


    However, these private hotels are usually hidden in alleys, so you have to find them by yourself.


    Some people have grabbed a room, but there are up to four people in one room. Counting this, there¡¯s still a few who don¡¯t have a room to live in.


    The group looked at each other.


    Lu Ye spoke at the right time: ¡°I, Qiao Yuan, and Tang Zhou will go first to Lishan Hotel to try our luck and see if there is a room available. You all go to other hotels and settle down. Contact us by phone tomorrow.¡±


    It¡¯s not that they don¡¯t want to share a room with everyone, but because Lu Ye and Tang Zhou are not the kind of people who would squeeze into a bed with others, they are embarrassed to speak.


    Lu Ye didn¡¯t care about this, but he knew that Tang Zhou didn¡¯t like it, and he didn¡¯t want Qiao Yuan to squeeze in with so many people before making this decision.


    The car stopped at Lishan Hotel. Tang Zhou and the others got out of the car.


    The rain was swift and heavy. Tang Zhou was wearing sports shoes with nets, which could easily get wet. The rainwater seeped into the shoes, which was uncomfortably sticky.


    But a few steps away, the hems were splashed wet.


    The three of them arrived at the hotel lobby in a mess, Lu Ye rushed to the front desk and asked, ¡°Is there any room?¡±


    The receptionist¡¯s gaze implied sympathy, and said regretfully: ¡°Sorry sir, the guests are full.¡±


    Lu Ye looked at Qiao Yuan¡¯s head drooping in disappointment, feeling very uncomfortable. He has no place to reside by himself, but he just can¡¯t bear to let Qiao Yuan suffer.


    Tang Zhou said, ¡°Take a break here for a while, and find a private hotel when the rain is lighter.¡±


    As a young master of the Lu family, Lu Ye has never stayed in a worst hotel. He can¡¯t help but say, ¡°Can that kind of place accommodate people?¡±


    Growing up in a wealthy nest, he¡¯s way of talking needed a bit of beating.


    Tang Zhou sat down on the sofa in the lobby, ¡°Except that the room is a little smaller, the sound insulation is a little worse, the quilt is a little moldy, and the hygiene is a little bad. There¡¯s no difference.¡±


    Lu Ye: ¡°¡­¡±


    Qiao Yuan¡¯s state of mind has recovered. He shook Lu Ye¡¯s arm and said optimistically, ¡°Just listen to Zhou ge. I haven¡¯t stayed there yet.¡±


    Lu Ye has no choice but to do so.


    The three sat in the lobby and waited for the rain to subside. The receptionist took pity on them and handed them hot water, which was greatly appreciated by the three handsome men and made their hearts leap.


    Just then, several people walked into the hotel from outside, all with relaxed smiles on their faces.


    Tang Zhou didn¡¯t care at first, but was stunned when he heard a familiar voice.


    Before he had a chance to see, he heard Qiao Yuan beside him shout in surprise: ¡°Fu Shen!¡±


    Upon hearing this, the guy in the lead turned his head and his gaze instantly collided with Tang Zhou.


    He was holding an umbrella in his hand, and the rain on the umbrella surface flowed to the tip of the umbrella, dropping on the ground and splashing fine drops of water.


    The amber eyes were stunned for half a second. Perhaps the sky was too gloomy, the lights in the lobby were suddenly lit up and reflected in the pair of pupils, as if the stream of light halted and the stars were eternal.


    He turned around, his lips curled into a smile.


    ¡°What a coincidence.¡±


    refers to a sudden abnormal excitement


    Great God means someone who¡¯s good in a particular area of expertise.


    weather is not favorable for the planned activity

 CH 11

    Fu Shen was accompanied by his teammates in the competition. There were second year and third year students, only he was a freshman.


    In addition to Fu Shen, there are two men and one woman.


    Because of the early reservation and the large number of rooms, each of the four people have one room.


    The female team member is a third-year university student. She heard about Tang Zhou and Lu Ye¡¯s reputation as school grass1 when she entered college. She had paid special attention to posts about the two of them for three years and recognized them at a glance.


    She couldn¡¯t help but greeted shyly: ¡°Senior Lu, Senior Tang.¡±


    The other sophomore male team member: ¡°¡­¡± Is this still the cold senior sister?


    Lu Ye nodded at them, ¡°Hello.¡±


    Tang Zhou¡¯s nerves were already tense from the soaked shoes, so he only nodded blankly.


    As a bond between the two sides, Fu Shen introduced each other extremely naturally, and finally asked Qiao Yuan: ¡°Waiting for someone?¡±


    Lu Ye was about to reply, ¡°It has nothing to do with you¡±, Qiao Yuan complained bitterly: ¡°The club organized us to come here for an outing. The weather forecast said that it would not rain. We carried tents and planned to go camping, but it rained before we arrived in Fancheng. We wanted to make a reservation online, but didn¡¯t make it. It was really unlucky.¡±


    He is fair and handsome, lovable and cute. The third year senior sister couldn¡¯t help but ask in distress: ¡°What about the others?¡±


    ¡°They finally booked a few rooms in other hotels, and they all dispersed.¡±


    The third year senior sister: ¡°¡­¡±


    She thought that someone like Young Master Lu and Tang Shen would have luxury presidential suites wherever they reside.


    ¡°That¡¯s too bad.¡± The other two boys looked sympathetic.


    Fu Shen glanced at Tang Zhou¡¯s drenched shoes, and then looked at his expression. Knowing that he was struggling with discomfort, he suggested: ¡°It¡¯s raining heavily outside now, and it¡¯s not convenient for you to hold your luggage. Why don¡¯t you come up with us to rest for a while.¡±


    The two teammates agreed one after another: ¡°Yes, they are all students of Jiangda, let¡¯s go up together.¡±


    Qiao Yuan was very grateful and wanted to agree, but when he saw that Lu Ye and Tang Zhou didn¡¯t move, he didn¡¯t make a sound.


    The third year senior sister persuaded, ¡°Your clothes are all wet. If you bring clean clothes, it would be more comfortable to go up and take a bath, then change your outfit.¡±


    Lu Ye simply didn¡¯t want to accept Fu Shen¡¯s help, while Tang Zhou was a little uncomfortable.


    The others think that the two seniors have a good face, and they understood when they thought about it. After all, they are the school¡¯s influential figures. It¡¯s estimated that they have never been in a difficult situation.


    Fu Shen smiled and grasped the point: ¡°It¡¯s chilly now, it¡¯s easy to catch a cold.¡±


    Sure enough, Lu Ye turned his head and saw Qiao Yuan¡¯s pale face and slightly trembling lips. He is distressed, so he could only ¡°set aside his dignity¡± temporarily.


    ¡°Then thank you xuedi2 and xuemei3.¡±


    Qiao Yuan¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°Fu Shen, xuezhang4 and xuejie5, thank you.¡±


    Two out of three people agreed, and the remaining one just followed.


    Tang Zhou kept silent, picked up the suitcase and put it in the back.


    Fu Shen waited a few steps, and called out as he passed by, ¡°Senior.¡±


    The voice was light and deep, and it pierced into Tang Zhou¡¯s ears inflexibly, making it difficult not to hear it.


    He paused and raised his eyebrows.


    While he was dazed, Fu Shen quickly grabbed his suitcase, ¡°I¡¯ll help you.¡±


    Tang Zhou subconsciously avoided: ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s only natural for an older brother to help his younger brother.¡±


    The scene of being drunk that night suddenly appeared in his mind. Tang Zhou¡¯s cheeks were hot, but his eyes were cold.


    ¡°I¡¯m older than you.¡±


    Fu Shen smiled as he walked to the elevator.


    ¡°Then respect the old and love the young.¡± He is not only Senior Tang¡¯s Fu xuedi, but also the three year old Tang¡¯s gege.


    The others in the elevator called Tang Zhou: ¡°Senior, come in.¡±


    Tang Zhou had no choice but to go in, and he¡¯s expressionless the whole time.


    The other three just thought that Tang Shen was aloof, and they believed that there¡¯s nothing wrong about it.


    A team member patted Fu Shen on the shoulder and said quietly, ¡°Not bad ah, xuedi. I didn¡¯t expect you to be acquainted with Tang Shen.¡±


    Fu Shen smiled and didn¡¯t say anything.


    The other team member suggested: ¡°Since the seniors and xuedi haven¡¯t booked a room, it¡¯s better to stay here tonight, let¡¯s squeeze in.¡±


    Except for one girl, the rest were all boys, two people sleeping in one bed is just fine.


    ¡°This is good. There are many people and it¡¯s lively. We can play games together at night.¡± The guy who whispered to Fu Shen agreed, ¡°Senior Lu, if you guys don¡¯t mind, you¡¯ll stay in a room with us tonight.¡±


    Lu Ye had no problem. He looks at Qiao Yuan. His eyes showed gratitude, and knew that he would definitely be willing, then he looked at Tang Zhou.


    Well, it¡¯s still that world weary look.


    He said politely, ¡°Then thank you, junior.¡±


    They are lucky to meet schoolmates here. When they return to Jiangcheng, they will definitely find an opportunity to invite them to a meal.


    Several people walked out of the elevator.


    ¡°Senior, don¡¯t be so formal, we are all from Jiangda, it¡¯s fate to meet outside.¡±


    ¡°Yes ah, yes ah, but how are the rooms divided? Do the seniors want to choose?¡±


    Lu Ye selfishly didn¡¯t want Qiao Yuan to sleep with others, and said apologetically. ¡°Xiao Yuan is not in good health. I am worried that he will catch a cold in the rain. I want to accompany him tonight. I¡¯m just afraid to bother you guys.¡±


    ¡°Not a bother, not a bother,¡± The two male team members clasped their shoulders, ¡°Then tonight Senior Lu and Junior Qiao will live in the same room, we will sleep in the same room, Senior Tang and Fu Shen¡­¡±


    Tang Zhou opened his mouth.


    Fu Shen quickly replied: ¡°That¡¯s it.¡±


    After speaking, he looked at Tang Zhou, ¡°Senior will be with me tonight.¡±


    What else can Tang Zhou say? He can only say thanks and follow Fu Shen.


    His body¡¯s chilly, his shoes and socks were drenched, the cold penetrated from the soles of his feet, and his rain-soaked pants were pressed against his legs. He was wet and cold, and he had no intention of doing anything extra.


    Entering the room, Fu Shen put the suitcase beside the bed.


    ¡°You take a bath first.¡±


    Tang Zhou didn¡¯t refuse, gathered his clean clothes and towel, and walked to the bathroom, but was stopped by Fu Shen.


    ¡°Senior, you don¡¯t want to live with me, do you?¡±


    The tall guy stood by the bedside and looked at him, with no expression on his face and no ups and downs in his tone.


    Tang Zhou frowned.


    Such an emotionless Fu Shen gradually coincided with the pleased and vigorous Mr. Fu in his dream, which made him suddenly a little uneasy.


    ¡°Why did you ask?¡±


    Fu Shen took a few steps closer, ¡°Just now in the corridor, you seemed to have something to say.¡±


    Tang Zhou was a bit confused.


    He recalled the scene a moment ago, and finally understood what this person was talking about.


    ¡°I just want to yawn.¡±


    It¡¯s normal to feel tired after sitting in the car for a long time and getting caught in the rain.


    Fu Shen froze and smiled again, as if he was not the same person as just now.


    When Tang Zhou closed the bathroom door, Fu Shen sighed secretly.


    In fact, he didn¡¯t need to ask, he never cared what others thought of him.


    He didn¡¯t know why he¡¯s being unreasonable a while ago.


    There was a knock at the door, Fu Shen got up to open it.


    ¡°Senior, is something wrong?¡±


    The guy outside the door smiled brightly and said, ¡°Isn¡¯t our competition over? Senior Lu and Junior Brother Qiao just invited us to go on an outing together. If it doesn¡¯t rain tomorrow, will you go?¡±


    In the competition, Fu Shen¡¯s abilities were obvious to all. They originally thought that the teacher was too hasty to let a freshman participate in the competition. Facts have proved that Fu Shen¡¯s attainments were not inferior to them, and may even be higher to them.


    He really wanted to make friends with him.


    Fu Shen is independent in nature and doesn¡¯t like to be in a group. He didn¡¯t want to participate, but he swallowed his words.


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡°Then it¡¯s settled, but Senior Lu and the others are really unlucky, their shoes are wet, not knowing if they¡¯ll be dry tomorrow.¡±


    Fu Shen subconsciously tilted his head, and his gaze fell on the shoes at the door of the bathroom.


    It was indeed a little wet, and there was mud on it. It was estimated that it was very uncomfortable to wear earlier.


    After the guy left, Fu Shen sat on the sofa and flipped through his phone. The water in the bathroom suddenly sounded and stopped, making people feel a little impatient.


    It may be that the space alone has been violated, and the movement of the other person is disturbing.


    He couldn¡¯t play with his phone, and he didn¡¯t want to do anything else. After being bored, Fu Shen turned on the TV.


    ¡°I love you¡ª¡ªdid you hear that! I¡ª¡ªlove¡ª¡ªyou¡ª¡ª¡±


    Under the pouring rain, a man was drenched all over, his hair woefully stuck to his face. He was raising his head and yelling into the sky.


    The camera turned to a window. The girl was holding the window with her hand and covering her mouth with her other hand, crying and smiling.


    Fu Shen: ¡­


    Suddenly feeling that something was wrong, he turned to the bathroom. Tang Zhou was standing at the door of the bathroom, glancing at the TV with an extremely complicated gaze, and then looked at him again.


    Fu Shen: ¡°¡­¡± Is there still time to explain now?


    However, Tang Zhou said nothing, and naturally averted his gaze.


    No matter how depressed Fu Shen was, it was impossible to rush to explain, it would only get darker and darker.


    He pretended to calmly put down the remote control, got up and said, ¡°I¡¯m going out to buy something. If you feel bored, you can watch TV.¡±


    Tang Zhou glanced at the screen again.


    The female lead was running towards the arms of the male lead. The rain wet her hair and drenched her clothes. The two people finally hugged and kissed together.


    Moving heaven and earth6.


    Having experienced the taste of being drenched by the rain firsthand, Tang Zhou had to admire the actors, who were really dedicated.


    He nodded earnestly.


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    After a while, Fu Shen came back.


    There was only one room card and the room needed electricity, so he couldn¡¯t take it out and had to knock on the door when he returned.


    Tang Zhou walked over to open the door uncomfortably wearing the poor quality thin-soled slippers provided by the hotel.


    Fu Shen came in with a stream of water vapor and handed him something.


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Shoe dryer. It should be able to dry overnight.¡±


    Tang Zhou was puzzled, ¡°How does it work?¡±


    Fu Shen raised his eyebrows, he felt that Tang Zhou was deceiving him.


    Judging from Tang Zhou renting a house outside the school but not hiring any housekeeper, he shouldn¡¯t be such an imbecile.


    ¡°There are instructions.¡±


    Tang Zhou: ¡°Oh.¡±


    He opened the box, took out the shoe dryer inside, and said coldly, ¡°Assistant Fu.¡±


    Fu Shen¡¯s intuition is not good.


    ¡°Unexpectedly, Assistant Fu likes to watch love idol dramas.¡±


    Tang Zhou stared at him calmly, as if the winning ticket was in his hands.


    Fu Shen laughed to himself.


    Instead of calling out his full name or xuedi, he directly called him as assistant. Isn¡¯t he just hoping that he could help him? And using such childish and clumsy words to menace him.


    If he didn¡¯t help, would everyone know that he ¡°loves watching¡± idol dramas tomorrow?


    He slowly took the shoe dryer and opened his mouth in the midst of Tang Zhou¡¯s implicitly smug gaze.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Tang Shen to like rag dolls.¡±


    Tang Zhou: ¡°¡­¡±


    Well, after all the words were said, he had nothing to be uncomfortable about. Anyway, all the wretched aspects of his reality and dream are clearly seen by Fu Shen.


    He¡¯s not ashamed of it at all now.


    ¡°Assistant Fu, you worked hard that day. I¡¯m also grateful today. I¡¯ll reimburse you for how much it costs to catch the doll and the shoe dryer.¡±


    The young man looked calm, not as estranged as before. Fu Shen was inexplicably relieved, and most of his boredom was dispersed.


    ¡°No need.¡±


    He bent down, neatly put the shoe dryer into the shoes, and connected it to the power supply.


    ¡°Just respect the old and love the young.¡±

 CH 12

    After everyone ate some dinner at will, Qiao Yuan¡¯s complexion wasn¡¯t really good, and he was helped back to his room by Lu Ye with a listless look.


    Tang Zhou ran into Lu Ye on the way back to his room. Seeing him in a hurry, he asked, ¡°Where are you going?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll go out and buy some medicine for the cold and two new pairs of shoes. Your shoes are wet, right? Do you want to buy a pair too?¡±


    The quality of the shoes they wear wasn¡¯t good. Although they may not be able to buy the same quality around here, it was fine to wear them for two days.


    Tang Zhou originally had this intention, but after Fu Shen bought him a shoe dryer, he gave up this idea.


    ¡°I don¡¯t need one.¡±


    ¡°Then what are you going to wear tomorrow?¡±


    ¡°With a shoe dryer, it should dry overnight.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Lu Ye shot him a strange look, ¡°You weren¡¯t so simple before.¡±


    Tang Zhou¡¯s expression remained unchanged: ¡°Advance preview of life after bankruptcy.¡±


    Lu Ye was speechless, waved his hand and turned away.


    Looking at the carefree Lu Ye now, Tang Zhou faintly sighed.


    He didn¡¯t want the dream to come true.


    ¡°Lu Ye.¡±


    The handsome guy turned his head. ¡°Want to buy shoes again?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Tang Zhou smiled, ¡°When you come back, I will tell you something.¡±


    Lu Ye narrowed his expression, didn¡¯t ask much, nodded and said yes.


    Back in the room, Fu Shen sat on the sofa and lowered his head to play with his phone very quietly.


    Thinking of the email sent by Mouse loves Rice, Tang Zhou couldn¡¯t help feeling guilty.


    What happened in the dream had something to do with Fu Shen, but he was definitely not the culprit.


    He sat down on the opposite sofa and said casually, ¡°Thank you and your teammates today.¡±


    Fu Shen looked up in surprise, feeling strange.


    Tang Shen could still say such things.


    Tang Zhou wasn¡¯t really cold and unkind, otherwise he wouldn¡¯t have filled Tang Zhen¡¯s debt stupidly in his dream and put himself in it.


    What¡¯s more, all his woes were seen by Fu Shen, and in front of Fu Shen, he didn¡¯t have to carry the identity of the Tang family heir.


    ¡°I heard that you guys came to participate in the competition. How was the result?¡±


    Seeing that he was interested in chatting, Fu Shen couldn¡¯t help but put down his phone and sat upright a little.


    ¡°Sort of got the job done.¡±


    Tang Zhou: ¡°¡­¡±


    The task of the school was definitely to win the award. Completing the task means getting the award. He didn¡¯t know what the award was.


    He didn¡¯t ask much, and changed the topic: ¡°What do you think of Qiao Yuan?¡±


    Fu Shen raised his eyebrows slightly.


    ¡°Lively and cheerful, simple and enthusiastic.¡±


    Tang Zhou clasped his hand. He pinched the palm of his left hand with the fingertips of his right hand, and summoned up the courage to say bluntly, ¡°Lu Ye has always felt that you will hurt Qiao Yuan, and he¡¯s a little repulsive to you. I didn¡¯t treat you well because of some prejudices before. I¡¯m very sorry.¡±


    He was sincerely apologizing. Whether his prejudice harmed Fu Shen or not, he should apologize for it.


    Fu Shen obviously didn¡¯t expect him to suddenly come to this issue. He was stunned. He was silent for quite a while before he recovered his expression. He faintly said, ¡°No need.¡±


    He had no ill feelings towards Qiao Yuan, and he really didn¡¯t have a favorable impression. Even if Qiao Yuan might be implicated in the future, he wouldn¡¯t care at all.


    He didn¡¯t need this kind of hypocritical apology.


    Tang Zhou didn¡¯t have the temperament to cower when it comes to things. Seeing that Fu Shen was a little resistant, he immediately gave the shocking information.


    ¡°Qiao Chengan, he¡¯s the one you want to take revenge on.¡± Facing Fu Shen¡¯s suddenly sunken eyes, Tang Zhou calmly said, ¡°You approached Qiao Yuan before, for the same reason¡­¡±


    ¡°I approached him?¡± Fu Shen seemed to have heard a joke and asked rhetorically with a fake smile.


    Tang Zhou was stuck for a while because of his attitude, and said doubtfully, ¡°Lu Ye said before that every time he went to Qiao Yuan, you were there. It didn¡¯t seem to be a coincidence.¡±


    As soon as the voice fell, Fu Shen¡¯s expression was touched, only then did it sink in that he was wrong.


    According to Lu Ye¡¯s possessiveness towards Qiao Yuan, he must have thought that Fu Shen had thoughts about Qiao Yuan, so he investigated Fu Shen. As a result, he learned that Fu Shen and Qiao Chengan were father and son, and he came up with a conspiracy theory that Fu Shen would hurt Qiao Yuan.


    It sounded a bit silly, but Lu Ye¡¯s emotions for Qiao Yuan bordered on paranoia, and there was nothing wrong with thinking outside the box.


    Lu Ye¡¯s subjectively influenced Tang Zhou. He originally hated illegitimate children, especially illegitimate children who didn¡¯t know their place. He learned that Fu Shen was the son left by Qiao Chengan. Before he met Fu Shen, he had a bit of prejudice.


    Later, Fu Shen found him here for investment. On the one hand, he was a little interested in the project, but on the other hand, he was unwilling to invest in an ambitious ¡°illegitimate child¡±. After struggling, he then proposed the conditions for Fu Shen to be his personal assistant.


    A childish and paranoid outrage.


    However, Fu Shen in the dream later gave him a taste of being an assistant, which was regarded as eating his own bitter fruit1.


    But now, Fu Shen¡¯s rhetorical question suddenly made him realize that perhaps in addition to prejudice and relentless anger, he also made another mistake¡ª¡ªlistening to others and believing others.


    Lu Ye¡¯s view of Fu Shen had always been strongly subjective. His feelings for Qiao Yuan could be described as ¡°love brain¡±.


    The ridicule in Fu Shen¡¯s eyes became more and more obvious, Tang Zhou¡¯s face suddenly became hot, and the surging sense of shame made him dare not look at him at all.


    ¡°Senior Tang, you can think of me any way you want, as long as it doesn¡¯t interfere with the project development.¡±


    Fu Shen didn¡¯t want to explain more, so he got up and wanted to leave.


    ¡°Fu Shen.¡±


    Tang Zhou buckled his wrist all at once, this seemed to be the first time he had called his name so seriously.


    Fu Shen didn¡¯t move his hand, looking down at Tang Zhou on the sofa.


    The young man raised his head, his soft hair was neatly pressed to his ears and sideburns, his eyebrows were slightly frowned, and his light brown eyes reflected the round lights on the ceiling, which were astonishingly bright.


    He wanted to say something, but he didn¡¯t say anything for quite a while.


    The knock on the door next door awakened the two of them. Tang Zhou subconsciously let go of his hands and lowered his head, like an abandoned child, hiding alone in the corner, holding his knees and holding back tears.


    Fu Shen pinched the wrist that had just been held, and his eyes sank a few times.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go out for a while.¡± Tang Zhou stood up abruptly, and without waiting for Fu Shen¡¯s reaction, his figure disappeared outside the door.


    He leaned against the wall of the corridor and suddenly wanted to smoke.


    To be honest, he and Fu Shen were just a cooperative relationship, there was no need to hold on to the past.


    He didn¡¯t need to care, and Fu Shen wouldn¡¯t care either.


    But he just felt a bit bothered, a kind of self-scorned boredom.


    Lu Ye came back with a cold face, and when he saw Tang Zhou wandering in the corridor, he couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    Tang Zhou asked rhetorically, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡±


    When he went out, his face became so dark.


    Lu Ye was in a somewhat depressed mood, and was looking for someone to talk to.


    ¡°I¡¯ll put my stuff inside first and find a place to talk later.¡±


    There was an open space at the end of the hotel corridor. Few people came. The two stood in front of the window, both expressionless.


    Lu Ye couldn¡¯t hold back first, frowning tightly, ¡°Do you know who I saw?¡±


    ¡°Who?¡±


    ¡°Xiao Yuan¡¯s father.¡±


    There was something in Tang Zhou¡¯s intuition, ¡°Mr. Qiao came to Fancheng?¡±


    ¡°Not only did he come, he also brought his secretary, they¡­¡± Lu Ye gritted his teeth and couldn¡¯t continue.


    Thinking that Qiao Yuan admired his father very much, Lu Ye couldn¡¯t bear to tell Qiao Yuan these nasty things.


    Tang Zhou waited in silence.


    Lu Ye¡¯s face was completely black: ¡°It¡¯s not enough for him to have Fu Shen as an illegitimate child. He still wants to cheat. It¡¯s d__n disgusting. Tang Zhou, I still don¡¯t understand. What do you think of Fu Shen? Don¡¯t you hate these people the most?¡±


    Outside the window, the rain continued. Tang Zhou sighed lightly and asked, ¡°Do you think that Qiao Yuan is the only victim?¡±


    ¡°And Aunt Sheng.¡±


    Qiao Yuan¡¯s mother¡¯s surname was Sheng.


    Tang Zhou shook his head slightly.


    ¡°Have you ever thought that Fu Shen is also a victim?¡±


    Lu Ye didn¡¯t investigate in detail. He only knew the father-son relationship between Fu Shen and Qiao Chengan, but he didn¡¯t know what happened back then.


    People¡¯s hearts are biased.


    In Lu Ye¡¯s eyes, Qiao Yuan was simple and clever. Naturally, he was good. Fu Shen wasn¡¯t shallow and his intention was to occupy the magpie¡¯s nest2.


    He was shocked by Tang Zhou¡¯s words.


    ¡°What are you talking about?¡±


    Tang Zhou looked faintly, and handed him the email on his phone.


    ¡°Twenty years ago, Qiao Chengan abandoned his girlfriend and chose Aunt Sheng, who has an impressive family background. It¡¯s as simple as that.¡±


    Back then, Qiao Chengan deceived Fu Shen¡¯s mother, saying that he would go to the big city to earn money, and wait for him to come back to pick her up when he made money.


    Not long after he left, Fu Shen¡¯s mother found that she was pregnant and wanted to contact the other person, but she couldn¡¯t contact him.


    She didn¡¯t know that Qiao Chengan had unilaterally cut off contact. She had been worried that something would happen to him. Shortly after giving birth to the child, she died of depression.


    Fu Shen¡¯s grandfather could only endure the pain and raised Fu Shen alone.


    One day, the old man accidentally saw Qiao Chengan in the newspaper and saw that he had become the man in power of Sheng¡¯s family, and then he understood.


    Thinking of his daughter¡¯s pain and regret before her death, the old man couldn¡¯t accept the situation at the same time. He died of a sudden illness. When he died, he still held the newspaper tightly in his hand.


    Fu Shen had just entered junior high school at that time, and suddenly lost his only relative. He only felt that the whole sky was dark.


    His grandfather¡¯s body has always been healthy, and unless he was greatly stimulated, he wouldn¡¯t die suddenly.


    He carefully flipped through the newspaper, until he heard the neighbor exclaim ¡°Isn¡¯t this the Qiao kid back then¡±, he suddenly reacted and asked thoroughly.


    It turned out that he wasn¡¯t fatherless, rather, that person wasn¡¯t worthy of being a human being at all.


    He buried his hatred deep in his heart, and he studied and worked hard. His only motivation was: One day, he would make that scum pay the price he deserved.


    The sound of rain outside the window gradually stopped, and a beam of light seemed to break through the clouds in the sky.


    Lu Ye was unable to speak for a long time.


    Tang Zhou took back his phone.


    ¡°Qiao Chengan has played a good son-in-law, a good husband and a good father for so many years. Grandpa Sheng has only one daughter, Aunt Sheng. Most of the Sheng family is now in Qiao Chengan¡¯s hands. Do you think it¡¯s appropriate to still hide it from Qiao Yuan?¡±


    ¡°But Xiao Yuan, he¡­¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s an adult.¡± Tang Zhou¡¯s eyes were cold, ¡°If you don¡¯t want the Sheng family to be destroyed in Qiao Chengan¡¯s hands, Qiao Yuan and Aunt Sheng can¡¯t continue to be kept in the dark.¡±


    Lu Ye¡¯s fists were clenched and his voice trembled slightly.


    ¡°Give me some more time.¡±


    to suffer the consequences of one¡¯s own actions


    To get something he doesn¡¯t own.

 CH 13

    Lu Ye saw Qiao Chengan cheating with his own eyes, which was a good thing for Tang Zhou.


    Otherwise, Tang Zhou didn¡¯t know how much effort it would take to convince Lu Ye that Qiao Chengan was a scumbag.


    If he believed it, it will be easier to handle it.


    In Lu Ye¡¯s eyes, anyone or anything that could hurt Qiao Yuan was rubbish.


    Qiao Chengan cheated and was already flourishing on the edge of Lu Ye¡¯s anger. Tang Zhou once again proved that he was aiming for the Sheng family¡¯s property twenty years ago, and Lu Ye would only be more afraid of the consequences.


    A deep scheming hypocrite, with his and Qiao Yuan¡¯s current abilities, it was not easy to deal with him.


    In the presence of a crisis, Lu Ye would definitely try his best to change the current situation in order to protect Qiao Yuan from as little harm as possible.


    But Qiao Chengan had been pretending to be a perfect father for all these years. This incident would have been a great blow to Qiao Yuan. Lu Ye¡¯s hesitation was normal.


    ¡°You go back first, let¡¯s talk about it after the outing.¡± Tang Zhou patted him on the shoulder.


    Lu Ye¡¯s expression was heavy, ¡°I know.¡±


    The rain stopped at nine o¡¯clock in the evening.


    After a day of tossing, Tang Zhou was already sleepy and couldn¡¯t hold on. He fell on the bed and closed his eyes. He greeted Fu Shen, who was still leaning on the sofa, and quickly fell asleep.


    As for sharing the bed with Fu Shen, he didn¡¯t care very much. Anyway, it wasn¡¯t that they hadn¡¯t slept together in his dream.


    His calmness made Fu Shen feel at a loss.


    Since he was a child, he had never slept with people his own age, and he thought that Tang Zhou should also not be used to sleeping with others like this.


    He originally wanted to enjoy Tang Zhou¡¯s embarrassment, but he didn¡¯t expect him to fall asleep directly.


    The orange wall lamps rendered a warm and peaceful atmosphere. The light fell on the bed, outlining the slender and thin figure of the young man.


    He was lying on the side, occupying only one-third of the bed, and he would fall if he turned over slightly.


    The temperature in the room was obviously not low, but the young man wrapped the quilt tightly. Perhaps it was the strange smell of the hotel quilt that made him frown slightly.


    Fu Shen quietly looked at him for a while, and couldn¡¯t help sighing. He grabbed his collar, lowered his head and sniffed. There was no odor. He simply gave up the idea of taking a bath.


    Subconsciously, he didn¡¯t want to wake up Tang Zhou with the movement of him taking a bath.


    After changing into a set of pajamas, Fu Shen turned off the light and lay sideways on the other side of the bed.


    The two of them were back to back, and one more person could be stuffed in the middle.


    When he lay down, the collapse of the bed alarmed Tang Zhou. Tang Zhou turned over and stretched out his arm to Fu Shen, just in time to touch his back.


    The slightest touch produced an infinite itch.


    Fu Shen moved a little further to the side.


    The itching disappeared, but the sleepiness never came.


    Unable to sleep and maintain a posture for a long time, half of Fu Shen¡¯s arms were already numb with pressure. He sat up, turned cautiously and lay down.


    The hotel curtains were quite covering the light. He couldn¡¯t see Tang Zhou¡¯s face clearly. The obstacles in his mind were much smaller. He closed his eyes and waited quietly to fall asleep.


    The night in early spring was a bit chilly.


    Tang Zhou¡¯s arms occupied half of the bed, almost naked. When he was exposed, he noticed the cold, and took the quilt directly in his sleep.


    Fu Shen£º¡­


    He tried to grab the quilt back from Tang Zhou silently.


    Tang Zhou held it so tightly that he couldn¡¯t even drag it.


    He changed his strategy, pinching Tang Zhou¡¯s fingers with one hand, and began to pull the quilt out little by little with the other hand.


    With this pinch, he found Tang Zhou¡¯s hand to be very cold.


    Tang Zhou was dreaming himself in the cold wind, his hands and feet were ice-cold, and he looked around and couldn¡¯t find any clothes to wear. Suddenly, a heat source appeared on his hand. He couldn¡¯t wait to follow the heat source and cling to it, holding it tightly.


    Fu Shen, who had been hugged by Tang Zhou, stared dumbfounded.


    Although he couldn¡¯t see clearly, Tang Zhou fumbled along his hand. The process of enthusiastically throwing his arms around him was still vivid.


    The young man¡¯s soft hair was rubbed against his neck, his forehead was against his chest, his arms were across his waist, and the fragrance of shower gel lingered on the tip of his nose. Fu Shen didn¡¯t know how to react for a while.


    He felt that he was frightened because his heartbeat suddenly became very fast.


    It keeps thumping, won¡¯t it wake Tang Zhou up?


    If Tang Zhou was awakened, what kind of expression would he show when he saw this posture?


    Fu Shen actually had a bit of weird expectation inwardly, as if he wanted to see Tang Zhou suddenly change color. It¡¯s also like making excuses for not wanting to push Tang Zhou away.


    Perhaps it was the fragrance of the shower gel that caused his drowsiness, and Fu Shen gradually felt sleepy.


    The world fell into silence.


    Tang Zhou was awakened by the heat.


    He slept with the heater on and never got this hot, as if he was surrounded by a large stove. He was sweating from the heat, but unable to move.


    Opening his eyes with difficulty, it fell on the collarbone, straight and tough, with implicit sharpness.


    His short-circuited brain began to function normally. He blinked and was about to move away quietly. His slightly hoarse magnetic voice vibrated slightly as it passed through his chest cavity and penetrated into Tang Zhou¡¯s ears.


    ¡°Did you sleep well?¡±


    With a slight laugh of teasing, Tang Zhou woke up in an instant. He pretended to be calm and got up, both hands propped down indiscriminately¡­


    Fu Shen gritted his teeth and stifled a grunt. Tang Zhou quickly retracted his hands. In a moment of desperation, he counterattacked, ¡°That¡¯s something very normal in the morning, you don¡¯t have to feel embarrassed.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Tang Zhou looked away guiltily and stumbled out of bed. Coincidentally, someone called. He didn¡¯t even look at his phone and pressed the answer.


    ¡°Tang Zhou, get up and come out for breakfast. Let¡¯s go play together after eating.¡± Lu Ye hung up after speaking.


    Through the gap of the curtains, Tang Zhou saw a ray of sunlight.


    Today¡¯s weather was good, suitable for an outing.


    Lishan Scenic Area could be regarded as a business card of Fancheng. It not only had charming natural scenery, but also had complete amusement facilities and leisure places.


    Although Fu Shen¡¯s three teammates were not familiar with the people in the travel agency, they were all of the same age. From unfamiliar to familiar was just a matter of a few words.


    After a night¡¯s rest, Qiao Yuan was revived. He himself had a playful temperament. He wanted to try everything he saw. Lu Ye also let him play with him. No matter how childish the game was.


    In front of outsiders, Tang Zhou had always behaved coldly. No one dared to play with him. He really didn¡¯t like to play those games, so he just enjoyed the scenery by himself.


    Because of the awkwardness in the morning, Tang Zhou never talked to Fu Shen. Fortunately, neither of them had a talkative personality, and everyone didn¡¯t see anything strange.


    He greeted the other people playing games and walked aimlessly into the distance.


    Passing by a shop playing an archery game, Tang Zhou couldn¡¯t help but pause, his gaze glued to the stuffed toys hanging in the shop and didn¡¯t move.


    Although these stuffed toys look a bit inferior, they¡¯re cute ah!


    Tang Zhou had a hobby for stuffed toys, and once he saw them, he was motionless.


    The boss hurriedly solicited business, smiled and said, ¡°Young man, would you like to try? Twenty chances for ten yuan!¡±


    Tang Zhou couldn¡¯t help but take out his phone and scan the code to pay. He knew he had no talent for shooting, but what if? What if he hit the target?


    He wanted the biggest one!


    The owner enthusiastically handed him a bow, and the arrows were in the basket, ready for use.


    Tang Zhou stretched out his bow and arrow, and his posture was quite sufficient.


    He felt that he had aimed at the bull¡¯s eye, and as soon as he loosened his hand, the arrow shot out and slammed into the wall with a pop.


    The owner comforted him: ¡°It¡¯s normal to be unskilled for the first time. Just shoot a few more times.¡±


    Tang Zhou: ¡°¡­¡±


    That¡¯s right. It¡¯s just where it¡¯s weird.


    He nodded and picked up the bow and arrow again.


    Nineteen times in a row, none of them hit the target, let alone the bull¡¯s eye.


    Tang Zhou almost wanted to give up the last arrow, when a familiar voice suddenly came to his ears: ¡°Senior, can you let me shoot once too?¡±


    Tang Zhou didn¡¯t look back, and said indifferently, ¡°Buy it yourself.¡±


    Fu Shen approached his ear and whispered a word. Tang Zhou glanced at him and then at the owner before he opened his mouth to discuss with the owner: ¡°Boss, he is my friend. Can you let him play this last chance?¡±


    The owner nodded, ¡°Yes, yes.¡±


    Fu Shen asked, ¡°If I hit the target, can I get the reward?¡±


    The boss didn¡¯t hesitate, ¡°Of course.¡±


    He didn¡¯t believe that this young man could hit the target at once.


    Tang Zhou handed him the bow and arrow and stood beside him.


    The moment Fu Shen pulled the bow and arrow, his aura suddenly changed. The pair of usually gentle and deep eyes gradually became sharp and cold, as if the target wasn¡¯t in front of him, but his prey.


    Tang Zhou had only seen such Fu Shen at the conference table, but that was Mr. Fu a few years later.


    Just when he was stunned, an arrow swooshed through the air, rushed towards the target with extraordinary momentum, and embedded itself in the bull¡¯s eye with a clatter.


    Tang Zhou¡¯s heart beat violently for a while, and then returned to tranquility.


    He watched as Fu Shen narrowed his sharpness, gently took the teddy bear handed by the owner, and walked in front of him.


    The tall young man embraced the half-human sized teddy bear, which attracted the attention of many tourists, but he didn¡¯t care at all.


    ¡°Here.¡±


    The young man was facing the light, with a handsome facial appearance and just the right smile.


    Tang Zhou drifted back to his senses.


    ¡°You take it.¡±


    He didn¡¯t want to carry such a big bear around the town, which would damage his image as Tang Shen.


    Fu Shen saw his careful thinking and deliberately sandwiched the teddy bear between his arms, ¡°Senior wants to give me a gift?¡±


    Tang Zhou looked askance at him, ¡°Play by yourself.¡±


    ¡°I said, if I want to play, the boss will have to lose a lot.¡±


    This was what he whispered to Tang Zhou a moment ago, otherwise Tang Zhou wouldn¡¯t have given him the last arrow.


    Tang Zhou originally didn¡¯t believe him, but after witnessing it with his own eyes, he was convinced.


    Meeting such a tough guy like Fu Shen, the owner did suffer.


    He complimented him, ¡°You¡¯re very good at playing darts and archery.¡±


    Fu Shen said lightly: ¡°I learned it when I was a child.¡±


    Tang Zhou found it strange that with Fu Shen¡¯s family environment when he was a child, he could still learn these things?


    ¡°Who did you learn from?¡±


    Fu Shen lowered his eyes and looked at the ground, ¡°My grandfather.¡±


    Tang Zhou sincerely praised: ¡°Your grandfather is great.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, he¡¯s great.¡± Fu Shen smiled faintly, with hidden nostalgia in his eyes.


    Tang Zhou¡¯s heart softened and tried to comfort him: ¡°You are also very great.¡±


    Fu Shen teased and smiled lightly, ¡°Where¡¯s great?¡±


    He just asked casually. He didn¡¯t rely on other aspects at all, but he couldn¡¯t stand Tang Zhou¡¯s guilt which was easy to visualize.


    Thinking about what he accidentally touched when he woke up this morning, Tang Zhou quietly put his hands behind his back, as if this would cover up the black history.


    Fu Shen glanced at his small movements in his peripheral vision, and was surprised. After half a second, Fu Shen almost laughed.


    The sudden ringing of his phone broke the awkwardness. Tang Zhou quickly took out his phone to answer.


    Not knowing what the other person said, he slightly narrowed his brows and his voice was low, ¡°I understand.¡±


    After hanging up, he looked at Fu Shen.


    ¡°Help me tell Lu Ye and the others, I have to go back to Jiangcheng first.¡±


    Fu Shen hugged the teddy bear tightly and unexpectedly opened his mouth.


    ¡°Together.¡±

 CH 14

    After notifying Lu Ye on the phone, Tang Zhou and Fu Shen returned to the hotel, express delivered the half-human sized teddy bear back to Jiangcheng, and left with their luggage.


    Jiangcheng and Fancheng were connected by high-speed rail, and they quickly arrived at Jiangcheng Station.


    Tang Zhou needed to go to the hospital. It was inconvenient to push the suitcase, so he said, ¡°Assistant Fu, please bring it back for me.¡±


    Fu Shen looked at him and smiled, ¡°It¡¯s not a working day, I don¡¯t have a rest?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll double your salary.¡±


    Fu Shen didn¡¯t continue to make things difficult for him, took the pull-up bar, and blurted out, ¡°What do you want to eat tonight?¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Tang Zhou was puzzled.


    Fu Shen was helpless, ¡°I¡¯ll cook.¡±


    Tang Zhou suddenly remembered that during the time Fu Shen asked him to be his assistant, he did eat a lot of food cooked by Fu Shen.


    Just a dream for several years, he had forgotten all about it.


    Thinking of it, when he worked as an assistant to Fu Shen, it was much easier than when Fu Shen was his assistant. At least he didn¡¯t have to cook, and he could often eat a big meal made by his ¡°financial backer¡±.


    There was a trace of shame in his heart, Tang Zhou gazed gently and said: ¡°No need.¡±


    The two parted ways and Tang Zhou took a taxi to the hospital.


    His maternal grandfather¡¯s family name was Zheng. His mother, Zheng Qiuyi, was the youngest girl in the generation of the Zheng family. Because she was born prematurely and her health wasn¡¯t very good, she had been pampered since she was a child, but even so, she couldn¡¯t escape the fate of marriage.


    Zheng Qiuyi was still somewhat looking forward to the marriage at the beginning. After all, Tang Zhen was the only son of the Tang family, plus not bad looking and seemed to be a pretty good match on the surface.


    But life after marriage wasn¡¯t as good as it could have been.


    Zheng Qiuyi hadn¡¯t suffered any hardship. In the face of Tang Zhen¡¯s indifference and cheating, she almost collapsed.


    Tang Zhou appeared under such circumstances.


    Giving birth to an heir to the Tang family was a heavy burden that was placed on her and she had to do it. Under the strong reaction during pregnancy and the severe pain during labor, she no longer had any attachment to the Tang family.


    Although her natural maternal instinct made her somewhat look forward to this little child, Tang Zhou was raised too calmly and indifferently by Tang Zhihua. That even she, this child¡¯s mother, wasn¡¯t even close to him. With a cold heart, she gave up completely.


    Tang Zhou grew up rarely seeing her, unless there were some formal occasions where the family needed to be present.


    He stopped outside the ward and didn¡¯t knock on the door for a long time.


    In fact, he didn¡¯t know how to get along with Zheng Qiuyi.


    Suddenly the door of the ward was pulled open. A 13 or 14-year-old little girl poked out her head. When she saw Tang Zhou¡¯s eyes, she looked away for some reason, lowered her head and whispered, ¡°You¡­ come in.¡±


    Tang Zhou¡¯s expression was stiff.


    ¡°I won¡¯t go in.¡±


    The little girl pursed her lips, ¡°Then, then I¡¯ll come out.¡±


    She closed the door carefully, hanging her head and not daring to look at Tang Zhou.


    Tang Zhou wouldn¡¯t go as far as to argue with a little girl, he asked, ¡°What happened?¡±


    The little girl glanced at him secretly and said honestly: ¡°Mom, she¡­ quarreled with Uncle Tang. Uncle Tang pushed her down, and hit her head.¡±


    ¡°What did the doctor say?¡±


    ¡°Mild concussion, she just needs to recuperate.¡± The little girl inclined her head and pulled the corners of her mouth down, looking aggrieved.


    Tang Zhou observed her, remaining calm and collected, ¡°What¡¯s the reason for the quarrel?¡±


    The little girl lowered her eyes, ¡°It seems to be Grandpa Tang¡¯s birthday.¡±


    What does this have to do with the old man¡¯s birthday? Tang Zhou thought for a while and immediately understood.


    He was silent for a short period of time, then whispered, ¡°I¡¯ll go in and see her.¡±


    The little girl¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°Okay!¡±


    Tang Zhou: ¡°¡­¡±


    He remembered that this girl¡¯s name was Zheng Xue and she was adopted by Zheng Qiuyi from the orphanage. She was treated with affection and was raised as her biological daughter.


    He used to envy Zheng Xue, but it didn¡¯t really matter now.


    Zheng Xue obediently fell behind him, her round apricot eyes showing a bit of joy and admiration where Tang Zhou couldn¡¯t see them.


    Tang Zhou stood beside the bed and looked down at Zheng Qiuyi who was sleeping on the hospital bed.


    The woman was in her forties and was well maintained with no wrinkles visible. Her head was covered with a layer of gauze, and her complexion was a little pale.


    When he was a child, he didn¡¯t understand why his mother, who looked so gentle and beautiful, would be so indifferent to him.


    Growing up, he understood her situation, but remained somewhat resigned.


    Zheng Qiuyi never cared about anything regarding him, except for the inheritance rights of the Tang family.


    It seemed that in her eyes, since she had worked so hard to give birth to such a ¡°tool¡±, then this ¡°tool¡± must do what he should do, otherwise she would be sorry for all the years of endurance.


    The quarrel with Tang Zhen this time was probably because the old man had the intention of accepting Tang Tianyang.


    Probably because he didn¡¯t sleep well last night, his eyes unexpectedly became a little sour, and Tang Zhou¡¯s voice was hoarse. ¡°Take care of her, I will go back first.¡±


    He turned around and left the ward, but stopped again.


    ¡°In the future, there¡¯s no need to specifically inform me of such things.¡±


    His thin back disappeared outside the ward. Zheng Xue was stunned, her eyes were red, and she subconsciously went to see the person on the hospital bed, only to see that the person on the hospital bed had opened her eyes.


    ¡°Mom, you¡¯re awake.¡± She hurried over and inquired, ¡°Does it still hurt? I¡¯ll call the doctor.¡±


    ¡°No need.¡± Zheng Qiuyi stopped her and her gaze fell on the corridor outside the door.


    Tang Zhou left the hospital with a gloomy expression on his face, and his steps were getting faster and faster, as if a fire was burning in his heart, which made his internal organs boil.


    After waking up from his dream, he had been suppressing all of his indignation, all of his resentment, and all of his uneasiness. They were all kept in the bottom of his heart.


    He always thought that he was rational, but was his f__king rational intelligence eradicated?!


    Zheng Qiuyi, who was on the hospital bed, seemed like a match. All of her emotions instantly ignited inside, swelling and clamoring to rush out of her chest.


    He called a taxi, dialed a number, and asked in a low voice, ¡°Is Tang Zhen in the company?¡±


    Although it was a weekend, it¡¯s normal for such large companies to work overtime.


    Opposite was Tang Zhen¡¯s secretary, who naturally recognized Tang Zhou¡¯s voice. Although he didn¡¯t understand why Tang Zhou called Tang Zhen¡¯s full name directly, he still said conscientiously: ¡°Mr. Tang is in his office, do you want to talk to him?¡±


    ¡°No need.¡±


    He hung up directly and squeezed the phone tightly in the palm of his hand. His face was frighteningly cold. The taxi driver didn¡¯t dare to come out. He hurriedly sent the evil spirit to his destination and escaped in an instant.


    Tang Zhou raised his head and glanced at the towering commercial building. Without stopping, he went straight to the general manager¡¯s office.


    Old Father Tang still didn¡¯t delegate his authority, and Tang Zhen was only a general manager to this day. He had suffered frequent setbacks in his career. How could he like Tang Zhou, who was better than himself and set himself off like a useless person?


    He was looking at the business statements of the previous quarter, and the declining range on it made him frown.


    What does the sales department do for a living? How come sales continue to be low?


    ¡°Young Master Tang! I¡¯ll go ask, you can¡¯t just enter directly¡ª¡ª¡±


    ¡°Bang!¡±


    The office door was rudely pushed open, hitting the door suction with a strong crashing sound.


    Tang Zhen was shocked, scuffed his head and looked up. Before he could see clearly, he was grabbed by the collar and picked up. His tough fist instantly hit his cheek. The sharp pain made him cry out in surprise and fell to the ground.


    He covered his face and stared at the audacious perpetrator, ¡°Tang Zhou you¡¯re crazy!¡±


    Tang Zhou let out a sneer. He lifted him up and ruthlessly punched him again.


    ¡°Cheating, domestic violence, a useless society scum like you would only make people sick.¡±


    The suffocation in the dream gushed out, making Tang Zhou unable to bear it anymore when confronting the face that made him vomit. He firmly punched him a few more times before being forcibly pulled away.


    He had wanted to beat up Tang Zhen for a long time.


    In the dream, to help fill the debt, he had already endured again and again.


    Zheng Qiuyi was injured and became a fuse. It became a trigger, an excuse to vent his anger and stifled frustration.


    He didn¡¯t care if this matter would affect the Tang family¡¯s prestige and become a topic of idle conversation to the company.


    If this incident could make Tang Zhen more hostile to him, made Old Father Tang more disappointed in him, and made Tang Tianyang appear on the stage of seizing power, why not?


    He was already fed up with those false face-saving projects and wasn¡¯t willing to continue to pretend that everything was going well.


    The company¡¯s security guards came quickly, and many employees secretly hid outside to enjoy watching a bustling scene.


    Tang Zhen was beaten with a bloody nose and a swollen face. In a rage, he wanted to beat Tang Zhou back when he was captured, but he was kicked over by Tang Zhou again.


    ¡°Are you crazy, Tang Zhou! You dare to hit me?!¡± Tang Zhen couldn¡¯t believe that this was his cold and arrogant son.


    This is the f__king company! He¡¯s shameless!


    Tang Zhou broke away from the person dragging him, his hands trembled slightly, as if he was exasperated, and his words were trembling.


    ¡°If you dare to hit my mother, I won¡¯t be afraid to hit you.¡±


    Although this was Tang Zhou¡¯s fake anger, it¡¯s also his sincere words.


    Just because he and Zheng Qiuyi weren¡¯t close to each other, it didn¡¯t mean that there¡¯s no affection at all.


    The Tang family of three had always maintained a harmonious family atmosphere in the eyes of outsiders. Tang Zhen and Zheng Qiuyi looked affectionate and close when they appeared at the wine receptions or in the media, so everyone thought that Tang Zhen and Zheng Qiuyi had a deep relationship.


    Unexpectedly, Tang Zhou¡¯s words broke the deep-rooted concept.


    He hit his wife? D__n, the seemingly graceful general manager is actually a domestic violence man?


    The probing gazes of everyone made Tang Zhen¡¯s face red all of a sudden. He got up sullenly and bellowed at Tang Zhou: ¡°What are you babbling about?! When did I hit her?¡±


    He and Zheng Qiuyi didn¡¯t see each other a few times a year. How could he have the time to hit her?!


    Tang Zhou¡¯s face was as sunk as water. The young man who was like the flower of Gaoling seemed to be overwhelmed with anger, ¡°Concussion, do you want to see the hospital¡¯s injury report?¡±


    He was already handsome and his eyes looked fierce with anger, but in fact, he interpreted a high-profile image of fighting for his mother.


    The spectators thought that they had figured out the causes and consequences, and they didn¡¯t hate Tang Zhou, but they had an ill feeling for Tang Zhen.


    Anyone with empathy wouldn¡¯t have a good impression of violent men.


    It¡¯s inevitable to lament a few times. Tang Zhou¡¯s trouble might turn the father and son against each other and affect the status of him as the heir.


    The security guard dispersed the employees and stayed awkwardly in the office waiting for instructions.


    Tang Zhen¡¯s face was swollen like a pig¡¯s head. There was resentment in his eyes when he looked at Tang Zhou.


    Tang Zhou turned a blind eye to his viper-like gaze, sneered, turned and left.


    ¡°Lunatic! Lunatic!¡± Tang Zhen slapped the table with a bang, but didn¡¯t dare to move Tang Zhou.


    Tang Zhou can be shameless, he can¡¯t.


    Amidst the peeping of the employees, Tang Zhou stepped out of the company.


    The sun pierced through the dark clouds and shone brightly.


    He had never punched anyone before and he didn¡¯t expect to be so happy. He should have known that when he dreamed, he should have beaten him up several times to avoid himself in an arduous and thankless task.


    There was a faint pain in the joints of his right fist, he guessed that he had beaten him too hard a moment ago.


    The phone in his pocket buzzed continuously. Tang Zhou hung up directly.


    It must be the old man. He didn¡¯t want to be scolded yet.


    Walking aimlessly along the street, the early spring sun was warm, but it made people¡¯s hearts sour.


    He had nowhere else to go and no place was his home.


    The phone rang again and he was about to turn it off. He cast a glance on the call ID in his peripheral vision and involuntarily pressed the answer.


    ¡°Still in the hospital?¡±


    ¡°Not at all.¡±


    Fu Shen seemed to hear a bit of choking of emotions, paused, and his voice became softer.


    ¡°Back home?¡±


    ¡°Mn.¡±


    Tang Zhou raised his hand to wipe the corners of his eyes. Why was the sun so dazzling?


    ¡°Where is it? I¡¯ll pick you up.¡±


    Tang Zhou said hoarsely.


    ¡°Nanjiang road.¡±


    Fu Shen¡¯s voice through the earpiece was partly solemn.


    ¡°Wait for me.¡±

 CH 15

    When Fu Shen found Tang Zhou, the young man was squatting at the foot of the wall and he resembled a homeless stray cat. His light brown eyes were staring blankly at the camphor tree on the side of the road and he was thoroughly a bit dazed.


    His heart suddenly softened a bit.


    He went in front of Tang Zhou and his tall figure blocked the sun. It seemed that because the spring sun was too warm, his expression was very gentle.


    ¡°Get in the car.¡±


    Tang Zhou stood up with his hands on his knees and took a step forward. The numbness swept across his calves in an instant, and he staggered forward.


    Fortunately, Fu Shen¡¯s eyes and hands were quick, and he caught him fully.


    Tang Zhou¡¯s legs were unconscious and he had no other choice but to climb on Fu Shen to prevent himself from falling to the ground.


    Fu Shen put his arms around his waist helplessly, ¡°How long have you been squatting?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    Tang Zhou¡¯s eyebrows frowned slightly because of the sudden numbness, and he couldn¡¯t really endure it. He could only hold Fu Shen with one hand and knead his calf with the other.


    A pedestrian passed by and cast a meaningful gaze, but Fu Shen didn¡¯t see it.


    He helped Tang Zhou to the camphor tree and let Tang Zhou support the trunk by himself. He then squatted down and stretched out his hand to hold Tang Zhou¡¯s calf.


    ¡°What are you doing!¡±


    Tang Zhou jumped in shock. Due to his soft and numb legs, he didn¡¯t move. He could only stare at Fu Shen with two frightened eyes.


    Fu Shen didn¡¯t say anything and pressed down hard.


    ¡°Hiss¡ª¡ª¡±


    Tang Zhou took a deep breath, it was sore and refreshing.


    Fu Shen paused and continued to ease him.


    His warm palm was against his thin casual pants, clearly tracing the shape of his slender and proportional leg.


    Tang Zhou leaned against the trunk of the tree, and from his angle, he could only see the back of the guy¡¯s head and the wheat-colored neck. The hands holding his leg were slender and strong, transmitting a reliable temperature through his pants.


    It¡¯s not that he hadn¡¯t experienced his legs getting numb, it¡¯s just that he had never received such concern from others like this.


    His legs gradually recovered. Tang Zhou, however, didn¡¯t utter a word.


    Fu Shen estimated that it was about time. He raised his head and asked, ¡°Can you walk?¡±


    The sunlight¡¯s sort of fragments of gold penetrated through the gaps of the leaves and fell on his amber eyes, like a bright meteor in the sky. It was beautiful but short.


    Tang Zhou drifted back to his senses and said indifferently, ¡°Mn, thanks.¡±


    The two sat in the car.


    ¡°What happened to your hand?¡± Fu Shen turned his head and looked at his red joints.


    Tang Zhou fastened his seat belt and said lightly: ¡°I beat up a scumbag.¡±


    He didn¡¯t want to say it, Fu Shen also didn¡¯t ask much. He started the car and joined the traffic.


    Not far from here was Tang¡¯s enterprise. If he guessed correctly, Tang Zhou should¡¯ve gone to the company earlier. As for who was beaten up, this kind of thing wasn¡¯t a secret, and it should be very easy to find out.


    However, Tang Zhou didn¡¯t seem to be such an impulsive person.


    Seeing that Tang Zhou was in a bad mood, Fu Shen didn¡¯t do an inauspicious thing, and picked a common topic: ¡°What do you want to eat tonight?¡±


    Tang Zhou didn¡¯t have much appetite, but he felt that staying with Fu Shen wasn¡¯t bad. A scene suddenly flashed in his mind and he couldn¡¯t help but curl the corners of his lips.


    ¡°It¡¯s almost evening.¡±


    He exclaimed without thinking and then said, ¡°Osmanthus glutinous rice balls are quite good.¡±


    Fu Shen was stunned and a smile appeared in his eyes.


    ¡°Then let¡¯s go to school.¡±


    When he drove to Jiangda, the food stalls outside weren¡¯t set up yet.


    The two of them couldn¡¯t just wait in the car. Fu Shen suggested, ¡°It¡¯s better to go to the dormitory and stay for a while, just in time to chat with Liang Chen and the others about the project.¡±


    Tang Zhou nodded in response.


    It¡¯s about a ten minutes walk from the school gate to the boys¡¯ dormitory building.


    Currently this weekend, there weren¡¯t as many students in the school as usual, but dozens of them could be encountered along the way.


    As the school grass figure of Jiangda, Tang Zhou had always been eye-catching.


    Fu Shen wasn¡¯t bad compared to him. The two were handsome guys with different styles. If you really want to separate them into different levels, it¡¯s really hard to tell.


    It¡¯s just that Fu Shen¡¯s family was poor and not as attention-grabbing as Tang Zhou.


    Tang Zhou was thinking about things and didn¡¯t care about the gaze of the people around him.


    Fu Shen was sending messages in the group, and also didn¡¯t pay any attention to those peeping eyes.


    ¡¾Fu Shen¡¿ : Tang-shen is coming. Those with smelly socks should collect them quickly.


    ¡¾Pi Xiu¡¿ : F__k! How long will it take?!!!


    ¡¾Fu Shen¡¿ : Five minutes


    ¡¾Li Fengyu¡¿ : F__k!


    ¡¾Liang Chen¡¿ : Why did he come all of a sudden?


    Because of the project, they¡¯re in the dormitory and none of them went home or went out to play, living a life of going bald before graduating.


    ¡¾Fu Shen¡¿ : Tang-zong will inspect the progress.


    ¡¾Liang Chen¡¿ : ¡­


    Fu Shen raised his lips, looked up at Tang Zhou, who was staring out of the sky, and lowered his head.


    ¡¾Fu Shen¡¿ : Did the food stalls open last night?


    He was worried that the food stalls wouldn¡¯t be open on weekends, so he asked specifically.


    ¡¾Liang Chen¡¿ : They did open, why?


    ¡¾Fu Shen¡¿ : Nothing. How are the two doing with their stinky socks?


    As soon as the message was sent out, a voice came in: ¡°Have you ever seen the news?¡±


    Fu Shen stopped in his tracks, ¡°Huh?¡±


    Just as Tang Zhou turned his head, he saw Fu Shen lowered his head to send a message, he¡¯s also unable to restrain his emotions and smile. He looked like he was in love with someone, so he couldn¡¯t help but interrupt him.


    He knew that Fu Shen hadn¡¯t fallen in love since he became President Fu, but he didn¡¯t know if Fu Shen had a relationship before becoming President Fu.


    ¡°There was a girl playing on her phone with her head down and her leg got stuck in the sewer.¡±


    Fu Shen: ¡°¡­ My legs are not that thin.¡±


    Tang Zhou glanced at his legs subconsciously. They were long and straight, with smooth lines, and his loose pants were lined very thinly.


    The main reason was that his legs were nice-looking and his bones and flesh were well-proportioned.


    Tang Zhou turned around: ¡°Don¡¯t play with your phone while walking.¡±


    Fu Shen smiled and put his phone in his trouser pocket.


    ¡°Mn, I¡¯m not playing anymore.¡±


    Thinking of the feeling of helping Tang Zhou to solve the numbness of his legs, Fu Shen couldn¡¯t resist but cast his gaze on Tang Zhou¡¯s legs which were much thinner than his.


    Fu Shen¡¯s dormitory was on the fifth floor, and neither of them was physically weak, so it was easy to climb to the fifth floor.


    This was the first time Tang Zhou had visited, or visited the door of the freshman students, which was a bit novel.


    The door to the dormitory was wide open.


    ¡°Tang-shen!¡± The boy in the Pikachu sweater stood at the door and greeted him excitedly, ¡°Welcome, welcome!¡±


    Tang Zhou: ¡°¡­¡±


    He had never seen such an enthusiastic person.


    The obvious helplessness on Tang Zhou¡¯s face made the smile in Fu Shen¡¯s eyes thicken. He grabbed Tang Zhou¡¯s thin white wrist and whispered, ¡°Come in.¡±


    Tang Zhou set foot into the boys¡¯ dormitory and looked all the way around. It was cleaner and tidier than he expected.


    The door closed behind him, isolating the empty corridor, leaving only the narrowness and liveliness in front of him.


    Loft bed with a desk underneath, four simple chairs were arranged in all directions, and there were notebooks placed on each table.


    Fatty came out of the bathroom, used the stainless steel lunch box to fill freshly washed grapes, brought it over diligently, and handed it to Tang Zhou, ¡°Tang-shen, eat grapes!¡±


    Tang Zhou: ¡°¡­¡±


    Under Li Fengyu¡¯s expectant eyes, he pulled off one and said gently, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    Fu Shen saw that he was uncomfortable, took Li Fengyu¡¯s grapes, put them on the table, and asked the three of them, ¡°Have you eaten dinner?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Liang Chen suggested, ¡°When the night market opens, let¡¯s go altogether?¡±


    ¡°Good ah, good ah, Let¡¯s go eat skewers with Tang-shen later!¡± Pi Xiu quickly agreed.


    Li Fengyu nodded: ¡°It¡¯s been a long time since I had a barbecue. Let¡¯s buy some beer.¡±


    Fu Shen had no opinion, thus all four of them looked at Tang Zhou.


    Tang Zhou prided himself on his identity. He had never drunk alcohol and ate skewers at a street stall, but seeing that several of them were eager to try it, he was infected by this atmosphere and couldn¡¯t help but look forward to it: ¡°Yes ah, let¡¯s eat skewers altogether.¡±


    Pi Xiu clapped his hands, ¡°I¡¯ll buy some beer later.¡±


    Fu Shen shook his head, ¡°Buy less, Senior Tang drove here, he doesn¡¯t drink.¡±


    Thinking of Tang Zhou¡¯s alcohol intake, he dared not let Tang Zhou drink again, otherwise Tang-shen¡®s reputation would be ruined by alcohol.


    Tang Zhou also remembered his embarrassment after getting drunk, and nodded with a faint smile: ¡°Mn, I won¡¯t drink.¡±


    Several of them didn¡¯t force it.


    It was still early before the night market opened, Liang Chen proposed: ¡°We might as well talk about the project altogether.¡±


    Everyone looked at Tang Zhou again.


    Tang Zhou said with a serious expression, ¡°I have discussed it with Fu Shen before, let him talk about it.¡±


    To be honest, Deep Blue could have that kind of development in the future, Fu Shen would definitely take great credit. Tang Zhou was self-aware. He didn¡¯t understand games or the player market, so there was no need to intervene in these matters.


    Fu Shen didn¡¯t refuse, and talked eloquently. This game project was the result of his idea in his mind for several years. His concept of this project was already quite mature, and it¡¯s not obscure.


    Tang Zhou didn¡¯t understand some professional aspects such as game architecture. Fu Shen and others would also explain to him patiently, although the explanation didn¡¯t have any significant effect.


    But it didn¡¯t prevent him from finding it very interesting.


    From childhood to adulthood, the old man¡¯s education for him was that he couldn¡¯t play with objects, so he didn¡¯t even give him dolls to play with, let alone online games?


    He wouldn¡¯t be interested if he hadn¡¯t been in contact with it. Now that he had been exposed, he wanted to try it.


    ¡°Is the game really fun?¡± He asked.


    Seeing that he was interested in the game, Pi Xiu immediately became high-spirited, ¡°Tang-shen will know when he plays. Whether it¡¯s fun or not depends on the individual. Why don¡¯t you try it?¡±


    He said, turning on his computer and entering the game client.


    Tang Zhou caught a glimpse of the word ¡°Chivalry¡±.


    Pi Xiu kept presenting the game to him, and he also controlled his character to kill monsters and upgrade to do tasks.


    This was a virtual world, without the interference of the real world, and it was indeed a good place to relax.


    Tang Zhou became more and more interested, and tried to control the game character to do various actions by himself.


    Li Fengyu also joined the line of leading Tang-shen to astray, and the three of them had a lot of fun.


    Fu Shen¡¯s chair was occupied by Tang Zhou. He leaned back in the closet and his gaze fell on Tang Zhou¡¯s side face.


    His skin was very white and his eyes were bright.


    It¡¯s nice to look at.


    Liang Chen walked over and patted him on the shoulder, ¡°Go out and talk?¡±


    Fu Shen followed him to the corridor.


    ¡°Something wrong?¡±


    Liang Chen said with a cautious expression: ¡°Shen-ge, I have always wanted to ask, is the photo on the forum real?¡±


    ¡°What photo?¡±


    Liang Chen coughed lightly, ¡°You and Senior Tang.¡±


    Fu Shen was slightly stunned. ¡°What do you want to say?¡±


    ¡°We are worried, are you with Senior Tang because of the shares¡­¡±


    Fu Shen: ¡°¡­you guys think too much.¡±


    Regardless of whether he wanted to or not, Tang Zhou would definitely not use money to do that kind of thing. At most, let him be a shield.


    Thinking of the shield, his heart was inexplicably blocked.


    Fu Shen shook off the messy emotions and said with a serious expression, ¡°Just a personal assistant, clean up the waste in your heads.¡±


    Liang Chen breathed a sigh of relief and didn¡¯t ask why the two of them were holding hands in the photo. Since Fu Shen had denied it, he didn¡¯t need to say more.


    ¡°Mn, I¡¯ll have them both clean it up.¡±


    Fu Shen knew they were concerned about him, so he no longer dwelled on this topic. Hearing the sound of fervor fighting coming from inside, he said, ¡°The night market is almost open. Let¡¯s go down altogether.¡±


    Otherwise, someone would be led ¡°astray¡±.

 CH 16

    The food stalls outside the school opened at seven o¡¯clock in the evening. Each of the small carts with uniform plaques looked simple, but they were a bit more pyrotechnic and friendly than those high-end and bright commercial buildings.


    On weekends, there weren¡¯t many people, it wasn¡¯t as crowded as Tang Zhou saw when he came over last time.


    He followed Fu Shen, those four, towards the barbecue stand.


    Halfway there, Fu Shen suddenly stopped and said, ¡°Liang Chen, you guys go first.¡±


    After saying that, he turned his head and glanced at Tang Zhou.


    There was a stall selling glutinous rice balls next to it. Tang Zhou understood tacitly and couldn¡¯t help but bend his eyes.


    He thought he wouldn¡¯t be able to eat glutinous rice balls tonight, but he didn¡¯t expect Fu Shen to remember.


    Liang Chen had just talked with Fu Shen, knowing that he shouldn¡¯t think wrongly, but seeing the two of them interacting in secret, he still couldn¡¯t convince himself.


    But he was certain that even if these two have something, it was definitely not the kind of ¡°sugar dating¡±.


    After the three of them had gone far, Fu Shen took Tang Zhou to the stall and asked the owner for two servings of glutinous rice balls.


    Luckily, there were fewer customers today, so there was no need to line up.


    The owner was a middle-aged man with a simple and honest appearance. He glanced at the two of them, started to work skillfully, and praised: ¡°This young man is really handsome and a top student of Jiangda. He has a promising future.¡±


    The simple diction and the not-so-subtle compliment didn¡¯t make Tang Zhou feel embarrassed, but rather his whole body relaxed.


    Fu Shen replied with a smile: ¡°Your family¡¯s glutinous rice balls are delicious and affordable. Your business must be getting more and more prosperous.¡±


    Under the business mutual boasting, the owner laughed in hehe and put a few more.


    Tang Zhou¡¯s stomach rumbled as the sweet scent of the soup was poured into the disposable paper bowl.


    Fu Shen took the two servings of glutinous rice balls and half of his cheek was hidden in the shadows. In the midst of the smoke and fire in the downtown area, he appeared particularly gentle, ¡°Let¡¯s go and find Liang Chen and the others.¡±


    ¡°Mn.¡±


    The barbecue stall was smoky. Tang Zhou endured the discomfort and sat down.


    Pi Xiu asked, ¡°What did you two buy?¡¯


    ¡°Glutinous rice balls, right?¡± Li Fengyu continued, ¡°Shen-ge likes that family¡¯s glutinous rice balls a lot.¡±


    Except for Fu Shen, no one else in their dormitory had a sweet tooth.


    Pi Xiu joked with a smile: ¡°Shen-ge can¡¯t find fellow enthusiasts, so he pulled Tang-shen into the water1 ah.¡±


    Fu Shen ignored them. He scooped up the soup and took a sip.


    Contrary to what one might expect, Tang Zhou took the initiative to explain: ¡°It tastes pretty good.¡±


    Li Fengyu took a sip of beer and said with a laugh: ¡°Shen-ge is so blessed to be able to find a kindred spirit2 like Tang-shen.¡±


    Tang Zhou couldn¡¯t help being curious when he heard them calling ¡°Shen-ge¡± all the time: ¡°Fu Shen is the oldest in your dormitory?¡±


    He never noticed anyone¡¯s age.


    ¡°Yes ah, Shen-ge is one year older than all of us.¡± Pi Xiu said casually, ¡°Shen-ge said that he studied one more year in junior high school before he was admitted to senior high school.¡±


    Tang Zhou: ¡°¡­¡±


    With Fu Shen¡¯s learning ability, how could he need to repeat a year?¡±


    It suddenly crossed in his mind the investigation email mentioned that Fu Shen¡¯s maternal grandfather passed away when he was in junior high school, which hit him so hard that he had to take a year off from school.


    Tang Zhou was in a trance. He sneaked a glance at Fu Shen. Seeing that he was still enjoying his food, as if he was unconcerned, he retracted his gaze and lowered his eyelashes.


    The BBQ tray was quickly served, and above were the various kinds of skewers Tang Zhou couldn¡¯t name at all. The taste of pepper and paprika was overwhelming, so people would have a big appetite.


    He took a skewer of roast lamb, bit off a piece, and chewed it up slowly.


    Honestly, it wasn¡¯t delicious. The lamb wasn¡¯t fresh and the taste was below average. The paprika somewhat irritated his throat. He quietly scooped a spoonful of the instant soup and swallowed it.


    This could be a difficult task.


    He couldn¡¯t just throw it away after taking a bite, it¡¯s wasteful and would hurt them.


    Fu Shen approached at the right time and asked, ¡°Are you full because of the glutinous rice balls?¡±


    ¡°Mn?¡± Tang Zhou hummed out in a nasal voice, unsure.


    Fu Shen stretched out his hand in a very natural way, ¡°Give it to me if you don¡¯t feel like eating it anymore.¡±


    Tang Zhou looked at him fixedly for a few seconds, then solemnly handed the lamb skewer to him. He breathed a sigh of relief, but there was a question mark in his mind.


    Could it be that Fu Shen did this when he saw that he didn¡¯t like to eat it?


    Watching Fu Shen eat the skewer neatly, Tang Zhou felt grateful and a little uncomfortable.


    He was so absorbed in watching that he didn¡¯t know Fu Shen suddenly turned his face, raised his eyebrows and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Tang Zhou¡¯s heart jumped, but it wasn¡¯t visible in his face. In a panic, he saw the pepper powder on the corner of Fu Shen¡¯s lips. Without thinking about it, he directly reached up and gently wiped it off, ¡°There¡¯s some stain.¡±


    The atmosphere instantly froze.


    Fu Shen¡¯s eyes suddenly darkened, staring at him for several seconds in silence. Seeing him turning his face away and withdrawing his hand in a panic. He subconsciously grabbed his wrist.


    With the other hand, he drew out a piece of paper and lowered his eyebrows to wipe away the dirt from his fingers.


    Tang Zhou tried to retract back, but failed.


    His cheeks were slightly hot.


    Fu Shen wiped it very carefully, as if to clean the jade white fingertips without the slightest stain.


    ¡°Not bad.¡± Saying this, Tang Zhou pursed his lips.


    Fu Shen paused slightly, and conveniently let go of his wrist, but the tissue was still in his hand.


    What¡¯s wrong with him?


    The other three weren¡¯t stupid. Pi Xiu laughed out loud and tried to ease this strange ambience, ¡°Shen-ge and Tang-shen have a really good relationship! Before, I always heard people say that Tang Shen was high and cold, but I didn¡¯t expect that he would be so caring, haha.¡±


    The rest: ¡°¡­¡± Shut up if you don¡¯t know how to use your words!


    Tang Zhou¡¯s ears and cheeks were hot. He got up and said apologetically: ¡°I suddenly remembered that I still have something else to do, enjoy your meal. I¡¯ll go first.¡±


    If he stayed any longer, he reckoned that he¡¯d be on fire.


    Fu Shen: ¡°I¡¯ll send you off.¡±


    Tang Zhou shook his head. He pretended to be estranged and said, ¡°Assistant Fu, I¡¯ll give you a leave of absence tonight.¡±


    The few stood up to watch him leave. The atmosphere was a little sluggish and awkward at the same time.


    Pi Xiu raked his hair and said with a bitter face: ¡°Did I say something wrong? Does Tang-shen hate me?¡±


    He didn¡¯t mean it, he was just trying to lighten the mood, but he messed up.


    ¡°Not really.¡± Fu Shen rolled the tissue in his palm, ¡°He¡¯s not that narrow minded.¡±


    ¡°Shen-ge,¡± Liang Chen changed the subject, ¡°You won an award in Fancheng. Let¡¯s celebrate tonight. Come on, cheers!¡±


    Fu Shen happened to be in a messy mood, so he picked up a can of beer and poured it down with a grunt.


    Driving back to the residence, Tang Zhou had calmed down.


    He just got out of the car, but he was stopped by someone.


    ¡°Young Master Tang, the chairman asks you to come back.¡±


    It was someone under the authority of the old man.


    This was expected by Tang Zhou. He didn¡¯t refuse, ¡°I see.¡±


    He entered the car once again and drove to Tang¡¯s home.


    Tang Zhen was complaining to Tang Zhihua. He endured the swelling pain on his face, his eyes full of sorrow, anger and grievance.


    ¡°Dad! Look what Tang Zhou has become now! He even beat his father at work! Our family¡¯s face has been tarnished by him!¡±


    Tang Zhihua leaned back in the chair, glancing lightly at his stupid son who looked like a pig¡¯s head, his mind was in a mess.


    He didn¡¯t understand what happened to Tang Zhou, as if he had suddenly entered a rebellious period.


    But no matter how rebellious he was, he shouldn¡¯t beat his own father in public. Does his reputation still matter?


    ¡°What did you do to make him this angry?¡± Tang Zhihua believed that he knew the grandson he raised personally. Tang Zhou wouldn¡¯t beat people for no reason.


    Tang Zhen became angry at the mention of this.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t do anything at all! He suddenly rushed into the office and not only beat me, but also scolded me for cheating and domestic violence. I cheated for so many years and haven¡¯t seen him put half a farce. In addition, domestic violence, I haven¡¯t seen Zheng Qiuyi for a year. Where did domestic violence come from?!¡±


    Tang Zhihua: ¡°¡­.¡± His son was clearly scum.


    This was probably his only advantage.


    ¡°I went to check. Zheng Qiuyi was hospitalized with a concussion, it was you who pushed her.¡±


    Tang Zhen: ¡°¡­¡±


    He blinked and said inexplicably: ¡°She was the one who argued with me unreasonably, I then pushed her a little bit. Who would have thought it would be a concussion. This is called domestic violence?¡±


    And when did Tang Zhou have such a good relationship with his mother? This was obviously deliberately looking for a reason to beat himself up, d__n it!


    Tang Zhihua¡¯s eyes were half closed, ¡°Whether it¡¯s domestic violence or not, you did it.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s her¡ª¡ª¡±


    ¡°Chairman, the young master is back.¡± Uncle Fang, the housekeeper, interrupted Tang Zhen¡¯s words.


    Tang Zhen immediately shut up and glared indignantly at the door.


    Tang Zhou¡¯s tall and elegant figure appeared in sight. Tang Zhen skimmed his mouth. If the disagreement between father and son was put aside, he had to admit that Tang Zhou was indeed the most suitable heir to the Tang family.


    ¡°Grandpa.¡± Tang Zhou called out, standing in front of Tang Zhihua, without even giving Tang Zhen a look.


    Tang Zhen almost rolled his eyes in anger.


    Tang Zhihua sighed softly, ¡°Explain. ¡±


    Tang Zhou: ¡°It¡¯s upsetting seeing him.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Tang Zhihua and Tang Zhen were left speechless. After a long while, Tang Zhihua only frowned and said, ¡°You have become more and more willful recently.¡±


    ¡°Which matter are you referring to?¡±


    Tang Zhihua stared at Tang Zhou, ¡°Are you still with that boy?¡±


    Tang Zhou raised his eyebrows, ¡°You¡¯re not going to tempt him to leave me with a few millions, or find someone to threaten and intimidate him by force, do you?¡±


    Tang Zhihua: ¡°¡­¡±


    Where did these strange ideas come from? Is he that stupid? So long as Tang Zhou still likes the man, does it make any difference? He didn¡¯t need to take a little boy seriously, he didn¡¯t even know the boy¡¯s last name.


    ¡°Tang Zhou.¡± Tang Zhihua stopped wrangling with him, and said solemnly, ¡°Make it clear tonight. What do you really want by doing this?¡±


    Tang Zhou said abruptly with a serious expression: ¡°Grandpa, I won¡¯t get married.¡±


    Tang Zhihua sighed and said: ¡°If you don¡¯t get married, how will you get an heir?¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t know anything after I die. Why do you care so much?¡± Tang Zhou said indifferently.


    Tang Zhihua was well aware of Tang Zhou¡¯s temperament. He knew that Tang Zhou wasn¡¯t joking, but that was precisely why he had a hard time choosing.


    He couldn¡¯t let go of Tang Zhou as his successor, and he couldn¡¯t let the Tang family¡¯s business fall into the hands of others in the future.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t raise you this big to hear you say these words.¡± Tang Zhihua¡¯s face was finally chilling.


    He felt cold inwardly.


    Tang Zhou felt guilty, but still said firmly: ¡°Grandpa, I can only say that if the Tang clan is handed over to me, I won¡¯t disappoint you for so many years of cultivation. As for the rest, it¡¯s impossible to promise.¡±


    He was confident that he could carry forward the Tang clan before the end of his life. As for the affairs after death, it¡¯s none of his business.


    He could do his best for the Tang clan, but he didn¡¯t want to lose his freedom.


    Tang Zhihua calmed down after being extremely angry, and said with a sharp gaze: ¡°What if I ask you to assist Tang Tianyang?¡±


    Tang Zhou couldn¡¯t marry and so it was inappropriate to be an heir, but he had to be a helper of the Tang clan.


    Tang Zhihua didn¡¯t think there was a problem with this kind of handling.


    It¡¯s a pity that Tang Zhou didn¡¯t feel grateful.


    ¡°Grandpa, I don¡¯t like to clean somebody¡¯s mess.¡± He said with great seriousness, ¡°Either I am in charge or I don¡¯t care at all.¡±


    Tang Zhihua slapped the table in indignitation: ¡°Tang Zhou! You really want to kill me from anger! I have taught you all these years just to make you abandon your family business?!¡±


    Tang Zhen also chimed in: ¡°Tang Zhou, do you really want to be an ingrate? If you really don¡¯t want to manage the family business, just say so. Is it necessary to make your grandfather furious?¡±


    The noise of the three grandparents and grandchildren3 spread outside the room. Uncle Fang sighed helplessly.


    Listening to Tang Zhou who calmly said: ¡°The Tang family will prosper for another fifty years or the Tang family will decline in Tang Zhen¡¯s hands. Grandpa, you choose one.¡±


    If there was no Tang Zhen and Tang Tianyang¡¯s rumpus operation in his dream, Tang Zhou was confident that he could expand his family business several times.


    If in his dream, he wiped Tang Zhen and Tang Tianyang¡¯s butts later and his grandfather handed the Tang clan to him, he was still confident that he could revive the Tang family.


    It¡¯s a pity that his grandfather would rather have the so-called ¡°future heir¡± than give him the slightest chance.


    He¡¯s giving the old man a choice now.


    There was silence in the study. After quite a while, an old and feeble voice came out.


    ¡°Tell Tang Tianyang to move in tomorrow.¡±


    Tang Zhihua doesn¡¯t believe that he can teach one Tang Zhou and can¡¯t teach a second.


    Tang Zhen¡¯s pig-headed face flushed with excitement.


    Tang Zhou¡¯s heart sank abruptly, and he quickly fell into a lightless abyss.


    metaphor to induce others to do bad things together.


    a person whose interests or attitudes are similar to one¡¯s own.


    meaning the three generations of the family, Tang Zhihua, Tang Zhen and Tang Zhou.