Lu Yunshi remained dismissive.
Tang Yuanyue didn’t bother to explain.
Hong Kong would eventually return to China—the wealthy who hadn’t left Hong Kong had accepted the fact that Hong Kong would return in ’97. Lu Yunshi might think Zhou Cheng wasn’t anything special, but Tang Yuanyue had learned that Zhou Cheng’s rank far surpassed his peers.
And then there was the Zhou family…
He hoped Lu Yunshi wouldn’t regret it!
She had intended to teach Xia Xiaolan a lesson today, but who knew how she might be “taught a lesson” herself in the future?
It might not even be Zhou Cheng who acts—Xia Xiaolan was now active in Hong Kong and might dig a pit for Lu Yunshi herself.
Lu Yunshi thought nothing of it, looking down on Xia Xiaolan’s abilities. Yet she failed to consider how Du Chenrong had treated Xia Xiaolan cordially at the wedding banquet.
Unless Du Chenrong had lustful intentions, he would never waste time on a mere pretty face.
Du Chenrong was willing to talk to Xia Xiaolan because she had value!
Tang Yuanyue couldn’t figure out what game Qihang Capital was playing.
Surely Xia Xiaolan wouldn’t abandon profitable real estate business to come to Hong Kong to give money to stock investors—there must be a reason. Xia Xiaolan said she was “trial and error testing,” so after the trials, wouldn’t what remained to be the correct options?
Tang Yuanyue was very curious.
However, this incident not only made future interactions with Xia Xiaolan awkward but also affected his relationship with Du Zhaohui.
Tang Yuanyue’s newlywed joy had completely vanished, yet he still had to maintain his spirits to entertain the guests.
This time, he didn’t ask He Zhitong to accompany him.
He Zhitong felt uneasy.
Lu Yunshi sneered, “Who’s he trying to impress?”
“Abby—”
“Alright, I admit I’m not capable enough, got caught in the act—it was my operational error. If Mr. Tang is still upset, I’ll find time to apologize in person. It’ll help smooth things over for you, okay?”
Lu Yunshi showed no real remorse.
Even her apology would be for He Zhitong’s marital happiness, not because she recognized her mistake, much less taking Zhou Cheng’s warning seriously.
This was because Hong Kong’s economic level far exceeded the mainland at that time, and Lu Yunshi, being the daughter of a wealthy Hong Kong family, looked down on all mainlanders who came to Hong Kong to make a living.
“It’s just a small lesson. Speaking of which, that boy Shi’en… Hey, He Shi’en, stop right there!”
Lu Yunshi complained, “Whose side are you on? How old are you, getting weak-kneed at the sight of a pretty woman?”
He Shi’en retorted:
“I don’t want to talk to you, and Sister, you weren’t like this before. What’s so great about Tang Yuanyue that everyone has to fight over him?”
Tang Yuanyue was the right age to be his brother-in-law, but to be with Xia Xiaolan would mean an age gap of over 10 years—an “old man.” He Shi’en thought Xia Xiaolan wouldn’t be interested at all.
He also felt his sister had changed.
She’d become less confident than before.
If his sister could be a good Mrs. Tang, no woman outside could threaten her position!
If she couldn’t, that had nothing to do with Xia Xiaolan—
He Shi’en turned and left, making He Zhitong’s face darkened further.
At the wedding venue, Xia Ziyu sat down holding her dress, her heart still pounding.
She had hidden and observed everything earlier, feeling pleased when she saw Xia Xiaolan being harassed by the notorious pervert. Who knew Young Master Qiu would be so useless, subdued in an instant without even touching Xia Xiaolan?
Then Zhou Cheng arrived with his people.
Xia Ziyu didn’t know why Zhou Cheng appeared, but he gave her a terrifying feeling, and she feared being discovered.
“Enjoying others’ drama?” Du Chenrong suddenly asked her.
Xia Ziyu tensed: “Mr. Du, I just happened to see… and stayed a moment longer.”
Du Chenrong made no comment.
“Women, nine out of ten have long hair but short vision, unable to grasp the essence of issues, relying purely on imagination, and their petty cleverness is quite laughable.”
With his son Du Zhaohui investing in Qihang Capital, Du Chenrong naturally paid attention.
Not because he feared Du Zhaohui would lose those tens of millions, but because Du Chenrong increasingly saw Xia Xiaolan’s capabilities. If she could truly work with Zhaohui wholeheartedly, he wouldn’t mind handing the Du family business to Zhaohui… unfortunately, Zhaohui couldn’t handle Xia Xiaolan.
Du Chenrong watched Qihang Capital assess Xia Xiaolan’s potential and the investment company’s potential.
But when women like Xia Ziyu and He Zhitong looked at it, they only saw romantic relationships between men and women.
Unable to grasp the key points, he had no desire to converse with Xia Ziyu.
Xia Ziyu dared not respond carelessly.
She used to think Du Chenrong was easy to please, but the longer they interacted, the less she understood his thoughts!
Learning of Liu Keying’s pregnancy, plus Xia Xiaolan not being humiliated as expected, Xia Ziyu attended the wedding banquet but found no joy in it.
…
Du Zhaohui chased out too late, no longer seeing Xia Xiaolan and Zhou Cheng.
Angry, he kicked a car door.
“Ah Hua, have someone cripple that pervert Qiu’s legs, but do it discreetly. Don’t let it be traced back to us.”
Ah Hua hadn’t had a chance to perform today, with all the spotlight and showing off given to Du Zhaohui, but he felt crippling Young Master Qiu’s legs wasn’t quite appropriate.
“Young Master, you just had a conflict with Qiu, if anything happens to him now, the Qiu family will suspect you— Yes, Young Master, I’ll handle this matter well!”
Ah Hua backed down.
The Young Master’s expression was too frightening.
The pervert Qiu hadn’t done anything yet but had already provoked Hong Kong’s “King of Jealousy”—his future looked grim.
Actually, even if Young Master didn’t act, Zhou Cheng might not let him off… Never mind, as a bodyguard, he should just follow orders and not try to be clever. Couldn’t he see the Young Master was in a bad mood?
Miss Xia had just left with Mr. Zhou like that.
Poor Young Master.
Du Zhaohui didn’t want to stay at the wedding either. He was very dissatisfied with Tang Yuanyue’s performance today.
Although he often prioritized women over friendship himself, he couldn’t accept others doing the same—Du Zhaohui was just such a straightforwardly hypocritical dog.
He had made up his mind to pledge the 5% group shares to immediately repay Tang Yuanyue’s loan.
After driving for a while without catching up to Xia Xiaolan and Zhou Cheng, Du Zhaohui suddenly slapped the car seat:
“Wait, Zhou is a cadre, it’s not easy for him to come to Hong Kong, let alone attend Tang Yuanyue’s wedding. Isn’t he afraid of paparazzi taking photos and writing nonsense?”
“Young Master, you think something’s wrong?”
Had the Young Master lost his mind?
What’s wrong with a surprise between fiancés? Others might find it hard to come to Hong Kong, but Mr. Zhou wasn’t an ordinary person—he surely had his special channels.
Du Zhaohui muttered to himself:
“Of course something’s wrong. I’ve never seen Zhou afraid of causing trouble, but today he just let it go. Did he listen to Xiaolan, or is there another reason… These rough men, don’t they often have secret missions? Is Zhou here in Hong Kong on a mission?”
Huh?!
Ah Hua was speechless.
Now when you’re in love with a woman, not only do you have to understand her preferences, but you also have to thoroughly analyze her fiancé.
“Young Master, I remember Miss Xia’s birthday is in a few days. Mr. Zhou might be planning a surprise for her…”