"I estimate I'll be staying in Kyoto for a while, so you should plan your return to Chengdu as soon as possible. The company still needs someone to keep an eye on things!"

Is this a way of trying to get me out of the way beforehand?

A dark glint flashed in Zhou Zehao's eyes, and he nodded obediently, "Okay, I understand."

He doesn't necessarily have to stay in Kyoto. As long as he's willing, he can still know immediately if the old man makes any move.

It's better not to be under his nose, because that way I'll have a chance to do other things.

Thinking back to the scene he witnessed at the airport that day, Zhou Shengyu seemed lost in thought, then looked up at the person across the table.

"Keep your distance from Xie Huanyu. If you're really serious, find a good girl and get married soon."

Like father, like daughter. With such a restless father, she herself must not be a good person either. And as far as he knew, Xie Huanyu had just gotten divorced.

Zhou Zehao shrugged dismissively. "Didn't you say before that my personality needed more time to develop, and that there was no rush to settle down? Why are you bringing this up again now?"

"Don't worry, she has no chance of becoming your daughter-in-law. It's just that she pursued me relentlessly for a long time, so I agreed to give it a try."

What?

Zhou Shengyu's expression suddenly changed. Did that mean that Xie Huanyu had already gotten involved with Xiao Hao before they were even officially divorced?

"Xiao Hao! I can turn a blind eye to all your usual misbehavior, but how could you interfere in someone else's marriage?"

“What do you mean by interfering in a marriage? Pursuit is one thing, but we only just got together,” Zhou Zehao hated this lecturing attitude the most, and his tone immediately became impatient. “Besides, Xu Yanshu cheated first, trying to climb the social ladder.”

Zhou Shengyu paused for a moment, then asked incredulously,

"Xu Yanshu?"

"Yes, Xu Yanshu, do you know him, Father?"

Perhaps the father and son will meet sooner or later, but before that, I can preemptively influence the old man's first impression of Xu Yanshu.

A cunning glint flashed in Zhou Zehao's eyes. The biggest characteristic of this old man, Zhou Shengyu, was his self-righteousness. He certainly couldn't tolerate things like infidelity.

Similarly, Zhou Shengyu's prejudice against Xie Huanyu was something he was happy to see happen, so that even if that woman recklessly came to the old man and said something, Zhou Shengyu would not believe it for a while.

Zhou Shengyu's face turned ashen. He nodded noncommittally and replied, "I saw him at your Uncle Huang's place a couple of days ago. He's a very capable young man."

Have you already met them?

Zhou Zehao was slightly taken aback. It couldn't be a coincidence; Huang Dongsheng was deliberately trying to elevate Xu Yanshu. A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.

I thought that the man surnamed Huang just wanted to use Xu Yanshu occasionally, but I didn't expect that he would actually pave the way for him.

In that case, we should be careful.

Zhou Zehao said meaningfully, "So, Uncle Huang thinks quite highly of Xu Yanshu."

snort!

Zhou Shengyu scoffed inwardly, his expression dark and uncertain.

Old Huang couldn't possibly be unaware of these things, yet he showed no intention of mentioning them to me, and on the other hand, he wanted to use me to elevate him? There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

Xu Yanshu was no pushover either; he would stop at nothing to climb the social ladder, even setting his sights on women.

Having observed all of this without making a sound, Zhou Zehao subtly curled his lips into a smile. "Dad, since that's the case, I'll go back to Rongcheng tomorrow. That way, you can stay here and look for my older brother without worry."

Meanwhile, at the Huang residence.

“Uncle Huang, I know you mean well, but I want to start my own business on my own. Also, the procedures there have been completed, so I want to get there as soon as possible.”

Huang Dongsheng paused slightly, "Yan Shu, is it because of Zhou Dong's attitude towards you that day that you...?"

“No!” Xu Yanshu answered decisively, explaining sincerely, “I mainly wanted to test just how capable I really am.”

This was not an empty statement, but more importantly, he did not want to have too much contact with Zhou Shengyu because of this.

Huang Dongsheng was somewhat unhappy. He had already planned to pave the way for him, but unexpectedly, the man was determined to go it alone.

Since that's the case, let him run into some walls first. Young people can only learn a lesson by suffering some losses.

“Since you have your own ideas, I won’t force you anymore,” Huang Dongsheng waved his hand noncommittally, his deep tone revealing neither joy nor anger. “But before you leave Kyoto, shouldn’t you say goodbye to Jay Chou?”

Although he was reluctant, Xu Yanshu knew he couldn't refuse any longer, so he readily nodded and agreed, "Of course."

It was already quite kind of Huang Dongsheng not to turn against him directly after he had politely declined the other party's offer, and it was perfectly reasonable for him to make this request now.

Seeing this, Huang Dongsheng's solemn expression eased slightly. "I happen to have dinner with Lao Zhou tonight, let's go together then."

Tonight?

Xu Yanshu was surprised for a moment, but then readily nodded in agreement.

It's good to get through this formality as quickly as possible so I can set off for Chengdu sooner.

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