Sun Ziyu left with someone gently supporting her.

Just during their brief conversation, she even had someone holding an umbrella for her – becoming a wealthy madam had certainly made her life precious.

Tang Yuanyue patted Du Zhaohui’s shoulder, “Enough, don’t be angry with such a woman. Nouveau riche, lacking class. No need to harm the father-son relationship over her. You’ve endured for so many years – think about your family members, don’t act impulsively, and do something that would please your enemies while hurting those close to you. Not to mention, your brother Du Zhaoqi would be happy to see you fall out with Uncle Du. Zhaohui, Du Zhaoqi recently mentioned wanting to learn from Japan’s Yaohan model. One of the high-level VIP members at today’s ceremony happens to be surnamed Wadian. Let’s go meet him together.”

Du Zhaohui was somewhat tempted.

Du Zhaoqi wouldn’t give up, and Du Zhaohui had been considering for a long time whether to steal the business Du Zhaoqi wanted to do.

Since Tang Yuanyue deliberately mentioned it, it must be the same Wadian family.

However, Sun Xiaolan was still here. He had already asked – Sun Xiaolan only had VIP membership status and couldn’t enter the high-level VIP area.

Unless someone brought her in.

Leave Sun Xiaolan alone?

Having Tang Yuanyue bring Sun Xiaolan wasn’t a good idea either – wouldn’t that mean Sun Xiaolan would have to defer to He Zhitong?

Heh, women were all hypocrites. He Zhitong clearly still remembered the old grudge of “breaking off the engagement.”

She probably hated Tang Yuanyue too.

Now that she was going to marry Tang Yuanyue, naturally, she’d turned her hatred toward Sun Xiaolan.

Behind closed doors they’re family – their own man did nothing wrong, it was the vixen outside who was too crafty—

He Zhitong glanced over, “Zhaohui seems reluctant to leave Miss Sun. Why don’t you come with us, Miss Sun? Yuanyue, it’s fine to bring one more person, right?”

Tang Yuanyue nodded, “Of course it’s fine.”

He Zhitong was a bit petty, and this was the first time he was appearing in public with her. Tang Yuanyue didn’t want any complications.

Ignoring Sun Xiaolan would bring her fewer troubles.

He Zhitong actively extending the invitation must have some ulterior motive.

Sun Xiaolan had been somewhat absent-minded since earlier.

She barely noticed He Zhitong’s subtle daggers or Tang Yuanyue’s deliberate distance – her mind was elsewhere.

“Thank you for your kindness, Miss He, but I came with friends. I’ll pass on the high-V rest area. Also, Mr. Tang, I heard about what happened a few days ago. Please take care of yourself while grieving. Oh, and I have a few words I’d like to speak privately with Young Master Du. Could I borrow him for a moment?”

“Alright, Zhitong and I will take a walk around and wait for you to finish. Thank you for your concern. I’m very glad to know a friend like you.”

In a few words, Tang Yuanyue had classified his relationship with Sun Xiaolan as “friends.”

This was the tone he had set.

He hoped He Zhitong would understand his meaning and know when to stop, not keep dwelling on it.

Sun Xiaolan smiled apologetically and walked toward the golf course first, with Du Zhaohui following immediately.

His heart was pounding.

Thump thump thump, he couldn’t control the rhythm.

What did Sun Xiaolan want to tell him, being so serious?

Because the golf course was so large, he and Sun Xiaolan gradually walked far away, with few people around. Du Zhaohui’s thoughts became increasingly scattered.

Sun Xiaolan’s brows remained furrowed:

“Du Zhaohui, I have a question for you. Sun Ziyu’s first contact with you was when you hit Kang Wei in Shenzhen, right?”

“Hey, I didn’t hit him, the driver did! Why do you still remember this? Didn’t I pay compensation? That Bai woman even kicked out one of my teeth. If it weren’t for… I would have had people break her arms and legs!”

Sun Xiaolan gave him a look.

He made it sound like not taking revenge on Bai Zhenzhu was due to his magnanimity.

That wasn’t it at all. At that time, Du Zhaohui had antagonized several parties and was having a very difficult time in Shenzhen, so he couldn’t spare energy to take revenge on Bai Zhenzhu.

“Alright, I’m not bringing this up to blame you. I’m just curious. I remember seeing Sun Ziyu back then but wasn’t sure, because I didn’t know how a female student like Sun Ziyu could have any connection with you. I mean, when you first came to the mainland, you were arrogant and judge women by their looks, thinking someone like me could go film in Hong Kong. But Sun Ziyu before her plastic surgery – her looks shouldn’t have impressed you, right? So why did you help her?!”

What did Sun Ziyu use to convince Du Zhaohui?

Just by suggesting the “beauty strategy”?

Before plastic surgery, Sun Ziyu didn’t even meet the standard to be used as a pawn before Du Chengrong.

That wasn’t the initial reason.

Sun Xiaolan had always felt Sun Ziyu’s intelligence was inconsistent, like a broken puzzle missing a crucial piece – she could never figure it out completely.

She hadn’t cared much about Sun Ziyu before, but now that Sun Ziyu could represent Du Chengrong on such occasions, Sun Xiaolan couldn’t underestimate her anymore.

“This is very important. You must tell me.”

Ugh, must he say it?

It was so embarrassing that he had been tricked by Sun Ziyu.

Du Zhaohui still couldn’t resist Sun Xiaolan’s devastating gaze.

Sun Xiaolan’s eyes were too beautiful. Even with a serious expression, those eyes were misty and moist, alluring… Du Zhaohui gave up trying to hide it:

“When Sun Ziyu first came to find me, she said she was Sun Dajun’s niece and wanted to discuss cooperation right away. She said I had caused trouble by hitting Kang, and to show her sincerity, she’d sell out all your information. I wrote her a check, and we called it even.”

Sun Ziyu told him that Sun Xiaolan’s boyfriend’s family had a significant background, so naturally, the Kang family wasn’t simple either.

Adding to Tang Hongen’s obvious dislike then, Du Zhaohui didn’t want to make three enemies at once, so he chose to apologize and compensate with money and a car.

Of course, the Kang family didn’t want his money. He modified the Jeep 212 he had wrecked Kang Wei’s and sent it to the Kang family.

More importantly, he had sold out Liu Tianquan then, sacrificing the Du family’s smuggling business to gain Tang Hongen’s favor. Honestly, Sun Ziyu’s information had been timely enough and somewhat helpful. Du Zhaohui remembered writing a check for 100,000?

“Later she said she wanted to do business with me, immediately asking me to trust in her abilities. What nonsense – how could I fall for that? Didn’t I meet you on the road and ask if you wanted me to tie Sun Ziyu to a rock and sink her in the sea? But you said no. Later Sun Ziyu was terrified, probably really afraid I would casually kill her, so she desperately tried to prove her value by demonstrating a ‘prophetic’ ability – I remember it wasn’t even New Year yet when she told me that by March of the following year, the Soviet Union would change leaders.”

Prophecy?

The Soviet Union changing leaders?!

She indeed hadn’t misheard!

Sun Xiaolan murmured, “In March, the Soviet Union did install a new leader… so that’s how it was.”

Her tone made Du Zhaohui’s skin crawl.

“Hey, do you think there’s some prophetic ability? I didn’t believe it then. Even when the Soviet Union changed leaders in March, I didn’t believe Sun Ziyu had prophetic abilities. I suspected she had an intelligence group backing her. They knew about the Soviet leader’s illness in advance, understood the other party’s health condition, and deliberately gave me a vague timeframe to fool me!”