“Shi’en, you should call Zhaohui ‘brother.’ Isn’t their close relationship natural? When Uncle Tang passed away, Zhaohui helped extensively and even served as a pallbearer. Though not blood brothers, they’re as close as real ones!”
The speaker was He Zhitong.
Tang Yuanyue was someone who remembered kindness. When his brother turned against him heartlessly, Du Zhaohui provided strong support as a friend. Regardless of any ulterior motives, they were no longer just drinking buddies but deeply bonded “intimate friends.”
Just like her.
Because the He family had stood firmly with Tang Yuanyue in his moment of crisis, Tang Yuanyue had to remember this loyalty.
After she married Tang Yuanyue, the previous situations would never occur again, like Tang Yuanyue publicly dining with other women… Absolutely not. Not because Tang Yuanyue would suddenly become virtuous and focus entirely on family and wife, but because he would prioritize his wife’s dignity.
If he wanted to play with women, he’d do it secretly, neither letting her know nor allowing the media to catch him.
Of course, He Zhitong’s decision to reconcile with Tang Yuanyue wasn’t just for this special treatment, nor was it merely following her father’s wishes.
Although her subsequent boyfriends had been excellent in every way, their wealth couldn’t compare to Tang Yuanyue’s former status, let alone the current Tang Yuanyue who had inherited 60% of Tang Jinyun’s estate!
Being a wealthy wife had completely different levels – whether the husband’s assets were 100 million, 1 billion, or tens of billions.
Because she had a brother in He Shi’en, most of the He family’s future assets would go to him as the male heir. He Zhitong didn’t want to lower her pre-marriage living standards, so she could only choose a wealthier husband…
The extended car had plenty of room for four people in the back.
Du Zhaohui took one seat, He Shi’en sat on the other side, while Tang Yuanyue and He Zhitong sat side by side.
“Shi’en, your sister is right. That way of addressing is too formal. Remember, Zhaohui is my very good friend, and you’re my beloved brother. I hope you and Zhaohui can get along well. You should respect and be close to him.”
He Shi’en reluctantly changed his form of address.
He didn’t like being close to Du Zhaohui at all.
Previously, Tang Yuanyue had broken off his engagement with his sister because of a beautiful northern girl, and Du Zhaohui had helped that northern girl.
Did Du Zhaohui like that northern girl?
Brother Yuanyue also liked that northern girl.
But Tang Uncle had died, and Brother Yuanyue was going to marry his sister again. He Shi’en couldn’t quite understand adults’ choices. From his perspective, he could see his sister He Zhitong actively taking Tang Yuanyue’s hand.
They were suddenly an affectionate couple.
As if they both had amnesia.
His sister forgot that Tang Yuanyue had once actively proposed to break their engagement for a beautiful northern girl.
Tang Yuanyue also forgot that just last month, his sister was still passionately in love with someone else, was someone else’s fiancée, and had been photographed swimming in a bikini with that person.
Being an adult was meaningless; everyone was quite hypocritical.
If he had to name the least hypocritical person he knew, it would surprisingly be Du Zhaohui… Du Zhaohui was consistently unlikeable.
The car stopped, and Tang Yuanyue and He Zhitong got out first. Du Zhaohui wrapped his arm around He Shi’en’s neck: “Little brother-in-law, what complaints do you have about me?”
“Who’s your little brother-in-law? Let go!”
“Tang Yuanyue’s little brother-in-law is my little brother-in-law.”
“You’re talking nonsense! Sister, tell him—”
Du Zhaohui pulled He Shi’en out of the car.
Damn it, Tang Yuanyue hadn’t just inherited Tang Jinyun’s estate, but naturally inherited all of Tang Jinyun’s various identities too.
While he, such a handsome guy, had to rely on piggybacking on Tang Yuanyue’s high-level VIP invitation to come here… Tang Yuanyue said this was a small matter, but how was this small? He would have loved to switch places with Tang Yuanyue.
What dead father?
Brothers suing each other?
Are outsiders coveting family assets?
Du Zhaohui wouldn’t mind any of that at all!
Outside the car, Tang Yuanyue was already conversing with Harold.
Truthfully, though they’d met before at business reception parties, this was the first real face-to-face interaction for both Tang Yuanyue and Du Zhaohui with Harold.
“This is my fiancée.”
“My friend, Du Zhaohui, owner of Pengcheng’s Chenrong Plaza.”
Bill whispered something in Harold’s ear, and Harold smiled:
“Ah, from the Hong Kong Du family, welcome, welcome.”
Du Chenrong had sent a woman.
And Du Chenrong’s son had come along with a friend.
Heh.
Du Zhaohui didn’t feel much reverence for Harold either.
Did this man know his elder brother and sister-in-law were plotting against him?
By the looks of it, he probably didn’t.
But Tang Yuanyue was right about one thing: this Harold was formidable, able to defeat his older siblings and become the helmsman of the Wilson family… This was worth learning from.
The group chatted as they walked inside, and even He Shi’en was particularly well-behaved, not making any fuss.
They had arrived a bit late, and the opening ceremony was about to begin. There was no need to wait in the lounge area, and members who were in the lounges were notified of the time.
The golf course was so large, and Pengcheng’s spring weather was perfect – naturally suitable for a lawn party.
Du Zhaohui spotted Xia Ziyu being helped out and showed a sinister smile.
That woman, coming here to show off.
Du Zhaohui’s eyes turned cold. Wasn’t she comfortable staying in Hong Kong? Why come to Pengcheng to make trouble?
Did she think that just because the old man favored her now, he wouldn’t dare to make a move?
Being stared at like this, Xia Ziyu felt like she was being targeted by a poisonous snake. The hair on her arms stood up, giving her goosebumps.
He Shi’en thought his sister and Tang Yuanyue were both very hypocritical, so he wandered off to the side. He had no interest in the food laid out on the long tables, but the champagne looked nice enough to try.
Just as he picked up a glass, he saw a beautiful woman walking this way, laughing and chatting with others—the northern girl, that beautiful northern girl. Little brother He Shi’en unexpectedly saw Xia Xiaolan.
After one year and one month, that face was still as beautiful as peach blossoms.
Wouldn’t that woman ever become ugly or old?
“Hmph, old woman!”
He Shi’en’s words betrayed his true feelings.
He quickly looked back at Tang Yuanyue. Tang Yuanyue seemed to haven’t noticed Xia Xiaolan yet, but that stupid dog Du Zhaohui was staring intently.
Heh, adults were all hypocrites. Tang Yuanyue must have seen her but didn’t dare show any interest in front of his sister.
Xia Ziyu also saw Xia Xiaolan.
She wasn’t surprised at all.
Wherever there was excitement, Xia Xiaolan always had to join in. She had long known that Xia Xiaolan was a shameless woman, single-mindedly scheming to climb into the privileged class, no different from herself, yet insisted on creating an “independent and strong” persona… Was she independent and strong? If she had the ability, why rely on Liu Fen’s “foresight” to do business? Why use the mayor’s stepfather as a backing, why attach herself to high-ranking officials’ children?
Xia Ziyu’s chest heaved, and then she smiled again.
It seemed Xia Xiaolan had been here for a while, but they hadn’t met in the high-level VIP lounge, which showed that Xia Xiaolan hadn’t received a high-level VIP invitation.
Well, well. With so much help and after mixing in these circles for so long, she was still just a small business owner who had to pay her membership fees.