"Why did Wang Yucen bring him along? What a spoilsport!" Xu An snorted and downed the tea that Dong Hua had just poured for him in one gulp.

"Since you're here, let him in."

Zhao Cheng said something to Zhao Wu, then looked at Dong Shier and said, "Brother Dong, why don't you go to the clubhouse and have a seat?"

Dong Shier retired from Zhao Huan's Dragon Spear Guard and later served as a soldier in the Right Prime Minister's Office. His current public identity is the owner of Dong's Trading Company. Zhao Cheng tries to avoid letting outsiders know about their relationship.

Dong Shier shook his head like a rattle-drum, stood up and said, "I'd better not. I've heard about the skills of the girls at the club. Let alone going in for a while, I'm afraid my legs will go weak if I even just pass by."

Zhao Cheng laughed and scolded, "Look at you, so pathetic!"

Dong Shier looked nervous and said, "You have no idea how strict Yan Zhi's investigation is!"

Xu An asked suspiciously, "What, are you checking the inventory as soon as you get home?"

Dong Shier sighed and said, "More or less."

Xu An sighed and said, "Then you must be having a tough time. Don't leave tonight, I'll have a drink with you, brother."

"Hmm, I'll go visit the Anecdotes Society."

A while after Dong Shier left, Zhao Wu led Wang Yucen and Du Yucheng into the courtyard.

Along the way, he kept looking around, increasingly shocked. He never imagined that such a large manor was actually Zhao Cheng's private property!

Moreover, we just passed a low-key yet luxurious building, which is said to be the most fun place in Yanchuan City at night, called something like "Club".

What Du Yucheng never dared to imagine was that Wang Yucen said the club's prices were even higher than those of Heaven on Earth and Red Sleeve Pavilion!

My mother, my dearest mother...

The best girls at Hongxiu Tower cost two hundred taels of silver per hour.

Is the price at the club even higher than at Hongxiulou?

That must be incredibly expensive!

Poverty limited Chengdu's imagination.

So much so that when he learned that the owner of the club was none other than the Fourth Young Master of Yanchuan, and that Zhao Cheng was one of the shareholders, his opinion of Zhao Cheng became as complex as a spider web.

envious!

envy!

Hatred!

I hate it!

We're both human, both children of officials, so why is there such a huge difference between us?!

On what grounds?

Although he thought this way, Du Yucheng's expression was extremely kind. When he saw Zhao Cheng, he even smiled like a gentle breeze, just as he had when he treated Li Zhi, Zhu Guoneng, and Cheng Xu.

Under normal circumstances, Du Yucheng has never laughed like this before!

Zhao Cheng gave Xu An and Xiao Luomu a wink, signaling them to stop teasing Du Yucheng and listen to what he wanted to do first.

"Brother Zhao Cheng!"

Wang Yucen walked over, grabbed Zhao Cheng's hand, and turned to Du Yucheng, saying, "Brother Chengdu has something to tell you."

"Oh?" Zhao Cheng asked doubtfully, "General An Yuan, please speak freely."

Du Yucheng's brows furrowed deeply, and he stammered without uttering a sound.

Xu An suddenly found it interesting and, with a sense of anticipation, picked up his teacup and took a sip.

Wang Yucen grew anxious and urged, "Speak!"

Du Yucheng steeled his resolve and shouted loudly at Zhao Cheng, "Brother Zhao Cheng!"

puff!

Xu An spat out the tea he hadn't swallowed yet, leaving Zhao Cheng and Xiao Luomu stunned.

Even Dong Hua, who was still brewing tea, froze and looked at Du Yucheng in confusion.

Wang Yucen calling Zhao Cheng "brother" is so cute.

But why do you call Zhao Cheng "brother"? It's so disgusting!

Zhao Cheng's skin crawled, and he swallowed hard. "Maybe not... General An Yuan, you're older than me..."

Having already said it aloud, Du Yucheng seemed to have gone all out, and said seriously, "Yu Cen told me about her relationship with you. I misunderstood before; I didn't expect you two were really like siblings. Since Yu Cen calls you 'brother,' then I'll follow her example and call you 'brother' too!"

"Brother Zhao Cheng, I was being petty before, please don't take offense!" Du Yucheng bowed to Zhao Cheng.

Since everyone else had already adopted such a humble attitude, Zhao Cheng stopped putting on airs. He stood up, took Du Yucheng's hand, and said, "If you insist on acknowledging me as your brother, that's fine, but I hope you can drop my name and just call me brother..."

"Hearing 'Brother Zhao Cheng' from the mouth of a grown man like you is really hard to calm down..."

"Okay, brother!!"

Zhao Cheng's cheek muscles twitched. He suddenly felt that just calling him "brother" was really weird, and it reminded him of watching "Water Margin" on TV in his previous life.

elder brother!

elder brother! !

Brother, let's drink together and sleep together!

Brothers one, two, three, four, five, six, seven...

I won't say anything more; those who know, know.

Wang Yucen took Zhao Cheng's hand and waved it, revealing a sweet smile, and said, "Brother Zhao Cheng, since Brother Chengdu has apologized to you, please put aside your prejudices and get along peacefully from now on, okay?"

Zhao Cheng said, "Of course I have no problem with that, but I don't know if General An Yuan... can really let bygones be bygones?"

Du Yucheng waved his hand magnanimously and said, "It's a small matter, not worth mentioning."

puff!

Xiao Luomu couldn't hold it in any longer, so he spat out a mouthful of tea and then pounded his chest.

"Cough cough—"

"Excuse me, please continue your conversation."

Xiao Luomu turned to the side to take a deep breath, trying to calm his turbulent emotions.

Both Du Yucheng's words and his dashing wave deeply impressed him.

You consider eating dog poop a trivial matter?

Not even worth mentioning?

You're so generous!

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