Cheng Xi folded the quilt without saying a word, straightened the pillows, and opened the curtains. Zhou Jingchen watched her finish all this.
"Don't look for me again." She stood by the window.
Zhou Jingchen said nothing.
"The man in the photo that day is good-looking and has a good family background. Aunt Zhou can catch his eye. He is naturally one in a million. Let me try to date him."
A long silence.
"The Ye family refused, Aunt Zhou was angry, and I was embarrassed. She couldn't introduce it to me without being completely sure, and let the other party reject me again."
Zhou Jingchen stood there motionless, the sun shining in the window in vain, making her eyes dazzle.
"While Uncle Zhou and Aunt Zhou are still in the dark—"
"Mr. Zhou." The nanny knocked on the door, "The old man is back and wants you to go to the study."
The second half of Cheng Xi's sentence ended abruptly.
The man didn't respond.
The nanny knocked on the door again, "Please go immediately."
Zhou Jingchen straightened his shirt and said in a gloomy voice, "Right away."
He finished fastening his cufflinks, straightened his collar, and approached Cheng Xi step by step, "Do you really like the young master of the Hu family?"
Cheng Xi lowered his eyelids, "It's quite pleasing to the eye."
"Have you thought about it?"
She pursed her lips and said, "Think about it."
"No regrets?" Zhou Jingchen's face was sharp, "The Zhou family does not need to marry the Hu family. Whether you marry or not has no effect on the Zhou family."
Cheng Xi bit his lower lip until it hurt.
"The Hu family clings to the Zhou family and is willing to pay a sky-high price for the betrothal gift. Do you plan to use that money to repay the Zhou family?" Zhou Jingchen raised her face and said, "The money owed has been settled. Where is the debt of favor?"
She was speechless.
"Mr. Zhou." The nanny turned the door lock, "The old man wants to invite you in personally."
Cheng Xi pushed him away with all his strength.
Zhou Jingchen turned around and opened the door, "Miss Cheng is not feeling well. Make her a bowl of porridge."
The nanny glanced inside, but he blocked it tightly and could only see the neat bed.
Something doesn't feel right.
It’s indescribable.
The nanny nodded, "Yes."
After Zhou Jingchen left, Cheng Xi was restless in the room.
She tiptoed out and stared at the study at the end, which was quiet.
Zhou Huaikang was rarely at home during the day. He usually asked about Zhou Jingchen's work and the news in Mrs. Zhou's circle at the dinner table at night. He was rarely so serious.
Obviously, something important has happened.
Cheng Xi was so panicked that his hands were shaking.
After a long while, the study door opened.
Zhou Jingchen followed Zhou Huaikang out.
Looking at each other from a distance, Cheng Xi bravely stepped forward to meet him.
Zhou Huaikang was wearing a dark gray formal suit, and his secretary was waiting at the stairs with a briefcase. He didn't show anything wrong, and smiled amiably, "Xi'er, are your studies going well? Your Aunt Zhou told me that you changed your internship company?"
Cheng Xi subconsciously glanced at Zhou Jingchen, who had a calm attitude.
Maybe she was overthinking it.
Zhou Huaikang had a lot of things to do every day. He visited the grassroots level in various departments and districts and counties non-stop to guide and inspect the company. How could he have any extra energy to doubt her and Zhou Jingchen.
Her tense mood gradually relaxed, "The internship at the original company has expired. Let's find a new one."
"If you have any difficulties, talk to Aunt Zhou, and she will make the decision for you." Zhou Huaikang smiled more and more kindly, "Xi'er has lost weight, please take more nutrition."
Zhou Jingchen is 60-70% similar to the young Zhou Huaikang. At that time, Zhou Huaikang was the famous top scorer in the college entrance examination and a top student in the slums. He was handsome, tall and talented. He was a classmate of Mrs. Zhou. Mrs. Zhou’s natal family had been in business for generations and was very knowledgeable about people and things. I was discerning and chose Zhou Huaikang at once, and they got married right after graduation.
Zhou Huaikang started his career at the age of forty, and he has a good character. He is not a "phoenix man" who abandons his wife, but a real "golden man".
Based on this, Mrs. Zhou has always believed that a good man should start as early as possible, and taught Cheng Xi to keep his eyes open, not to indulge in love with small favors, but to have an overall view of the situation.
...
Cheng Xi and the son of the Hu family made an appointment to meet at the coffee shop.
The son of the Hu family is also an only son. He was well-known in the circle of international students before and was a spendthrift. He was known as the "Chinese husband" and "the light of the second generation of wealth."
This group of children let themselves go abroad, pick up foreign girls, and even take drugs. At home, they inherit the family business honestly. The family has only one request: don't cause trouble and don't bring disaster to their parents.
Therefore, domestic circles don’t know much about their true appearance.
Cheng Xi heard from Mrs. Zhou that the sons of the Hu family were quite popular. Who didn't like handsome men? The rich Bai Fumei also liked him. The richest man in other provinces offered to let him marry into his wife. In the future, all the family property would be given to his daughter and son-in-law. But the Hu family was also rich, so on the spot He scolded the richest man.
After this incident, the Hu family's young master became famous and popular because of his good looks and strong character.
Mrs. Zhou was the daughter of several big families and snatched it for Cheng Xi.
Cheng Xi drank juice while looking at the street scene outside the window. There was light snow in the air, and the high-rise buildings were covered in fog. There was a lot of snow this year.
"Do you like men?" Mr. Hu asked this nonsensical question.
She frowned.
"It doesn't mean me, it means all men." He smiled, "Do you like men?"
Not understanding what he meant, Cheng Xi still politely replied, "I like it."
Mr. Hu's smile widened, "I like it too."
Cheng Xi was stunned.
Gradually he came to his senses, "You..."
He gestured to shush and signaled her to whisper, "The Hu family doesn't know. If you are willing to marry, I will be willing to marry too. You can help me hide it. I promise not to interfere in your private life. We treat each other as guests and we each have our own fun. As for having children, Even if I don't go into battle, you can always get pregnant."
Cheng Xi held the straw in his mouth, his pupils dilated.
A business car was parked by the road at this time, and the back seat windows were lowered, revealing Ye Bonan's face.
He came to the commercial building here to negotiate a contract. Passing by this shopping mall, he happened to find Cheng Xi sitting by the window.
The driver also witnessed this scene, "Is Hu Sheng, the son of the Hu family, gay? He had a lot of fun in the United States and restrained himself a lot after returning to China. The Hu family has been engaged in real estate business in other provinces over the years and just returned to the city last month. Zhou Huaikang and his wife should have investigated the Hu family. They must have found out how many girlfriends Hu Sheng had and whether he had any marriage history. Only one big man has a boyfriend... The Zhou family never expected that."
Ye Bonan's expression was solemn.
He had a relationship with Hu Sheng.
In a gay bar in another province, Hu Sheng got into a fight with a rich second-generation man and was beaten to a bloody head. He was escorted to a police car at the door. He was discussing business in an open-air tea restaurant next door and happened to see the whole thing.
Ye Bonan got out of the car, opened an umbrella to cover his head, stood outside the window, and tapped the glass with his fingers.
