Yao Yuan replied, "Classmate."

"Classmate? Chu Zhi also looks quite young." Yao Chen was puzzled, then suddenly realized he had misspoke and quickly corrected himself, "Brother, I didn't mean you're old."

Yao Chen slapped himself, making a crisp sound: "Pah, I have a foul mouth."

Yao Yuan got angry when he saw his younger brother's pathetic state.

He didn't bother to investigate further and said slowly, "Zhiye skipped four grades, so he's four years younger than us."

"Zhi is the youngest in our class, but he has the best grades. After the college entrance examination, he went abroad to study and graduated this year and returned to China."

Yao Chen opened his mouth, his face full of surprise.

Yao Yuan is the pride of the Yao family and Yao Chen's idol, yet his own brother is no match for Chu Zhiye.

This shows how powerful it is.

Peng Lingbo asked timidly, "Is his family very rich?"

"More or less." Yao Yuan glanced at it and answered casually, "Zhiye's mother is a renowned designer, famous both domestically and internationally; his aunt is a music diva, you should have heard of 'Chu Yi,' that's his aunt..."

During his senior year of high school, Chu Zhi also took Yao Yuan's place as the top student. He learned a lot about the Chu family and got to know many members of the Chu family.

"Currently, Zhi is the head of a large investment institution."

"How big?" Hou Rui couldn't help but ask.

"Billions."

The three of them were speechless with astonishment.

Among them, only the Yao Group has assets worth billions, and although Yao Yuan is the successor of the group, he still does low-level work, while high-level affairs are still managed by his father's generation.

Chu Zhiye was different from Yao Yuan.

It manages Founder Investment independently and autonomously, and is responsible for all company affairs and decisions.

The two are worlds apart.

"Ghost..." Peng Lingbo composed himself, "How did Manman and Chu Zhiye start dating?"

Upon hearing this, Yao Yuan frowned slightly: "What? Who's dating Zhiye?"

“Manman, Xu Man,” Peng Lingbo replied.

Then Peng Lingbo revealed the relationship between the two.

Yao Yuan pictured Xu Man's face in his mind; beneath that delicate exterior lay a calculating mind.

Why are they together?

"Love," Peng Lingbo replied casually.

"Love? Hahaha..."

"Xu Man actually has love? To me, that sounds like a fantasy."

“Interesting, really interesting.” A slight smile appeared on Yao Yuan’s lips. “I feel that their relationship is not as simple as it seems.”

"Huh? What do you mean, Brother Yuan? Let me ask Manman." Peng Lingbo was about to call Xu Man.

Since that night, she and Xu Man have deleted each other's contacts and can no longer send messages.

Yao Yuan stopped Peng Lingbo: "No, don't disturb them. Let's keep watching. I think there's going to be a good show."

Yao Chen, Peng Lingbo, and Hou Rui looked at each other in bewilderment.

"oh."

... ...

On the way back, the moonlight was bright.

Chu Zhi put his hands in his pockets and walked slowly forward.

Xu Mingcheng remained in a daze and nearly got hit by a car while crossing a traffic light.

Xu Mingcheng then came to his senses, tilting his head to look Chu Zhiye up and down. The latter glanced at him, and Xu Mingcheng immediately shrank his neck, looked around, and pretended to be nonchalant.

The two walked side by side back to the large apartment.

"You two are finally back," Zhuo Danqin asked.

"Not so good," Xu Mingcheng replied.

Then he saw Xu Man coming downstairs, and a look of terror flashed in his eyes.

"Xu Man, you're so cunning!"

Xu Mingcheng pointed at his sister who was coming downstairs, then quickly ran upstairs and slammed the door shut.

After closing the door, Xu Mingcheng leaned against it, panting heavily, his mind replaying the events of the night.

"That's terrifying."

"Xu Man specially brought in a player of the same level as Yao Chen to suppress me."

"It's so heavy I can't breathe."

"Xu Man wanted to take this opportunity to create a strong psychological shadow on me so that I would never dare to be her enemy again."

"Hmm..."

"Xu Man and Chu Zhi are also boyfriend and girlfriend, what should I do?"

"If they get married, I will live in Xu Man's shadow for the rest of my life."

"No, I'm going to ruin their relationship!"

... ...

"Huh? What's wrong with this child?" Zhuo Danqin's head was filled with big questions.

Chu Zhiye approached Xu Hui and said, "It's getting late, Uncle, I'll take my leave now."

"Okay." Xu Hui sat up straight, a gentle smile on his face. "Come often when you have the chance, just treat it as your own home."

After exchanging a few words, the two left the large apartment.

Xu Hui stared at Chu Zhiye's retreating figure for a long time without looking away.

"Old Xu, do you really approve of that guy surnamed Chu?"

Xu Hui did not answer.

... ...

After leaving the residential area, Chu Zhi and Xu Man walked along the street.

Xu Man seemed quite happy, skipping and hopping all the way, behaving like a little girl.

The moonlight fell on her graceful figure, and her long, beautiful hair swayed gently in the wind, as if it had been given life by the moonlight, outlining her silhouette with a faint halo.

"Tonight, my father actually said that I am his daughter and that he will treat me and Xu Mingcheng equally."

“From now on, I will also have half of the company’s equity.”

"Hmm... ...that's unbelievable."

"I have to thank you, Chu Zhiye, for this."

Thank you.

"No need," Chu Zhiye replied casually.

"Why did you agree to pretend to be my boyfriend today?" Xu Man smiled brightly, the moonlight casting a silvery glow on her pretty face.

Chu Zhiye: "The braised pork ribs are delicious."

"That's it?"

"Yes."

"I don't believe it," Xu Man said with a smile. "You just have feelings for me, you like me, so you're using this to your advantage, trying to curry favor with my father and leave a good impression so that it will be easier to make your move on me later."

"How about this, I'll give you a chance to go from being a counterfeit to a legitimate brand."

Chu Zhi glanced at her and smiled, "Humorous."

"What do you mean? Are you saying I'm not charming? I have a lot of fans, and the people who like me could line up from Shanghai to Beijing. We don't see eye to eye, so I'm not talking to you anymore."

After saying that, Xu Man strode away.

The two returned to Limin Lane residential area one after the other.

Back home, Xu Man locked herself in her room, looked at herself in the mirror, and murmured softly, "This shouldn't be. I'm beautiful, I have a great figure, I'm perfect in every way, how come Chu Zhiye isn't interested at all?"

"Could he be a eunuch?"

Xu Man recalled that since she met Chu Zhiye, the latter had always looked at her with ordinary eyes, without any other thoughts.

It seems that he looks at her the same way he looks at anyone else.

"No, I have to reclaim my dignity." Xu Man felt a surge of inexplicable competitiveness.

... ...