A few years have passed, and the people who used to play together have changed a lot.

Many of them had gossiped about Zhou Ziyi in secret and laughed at his jokes. But this did not stop them from surrounding Zhou Ziyi and chatting with him.

Zhou Ziyi held a wine glass and walked back and forth in front of the buffet, dealing with everyone who came to talk to him at the same time. Whether others talked to him about the past, asked about his current life, or even mentioned the sudden experience of his family intentionally or unintentionally, Zhou Ziyi responded with ease. The embarrassment, gloom, or pretentiousness that people imagined, did not seem to appear on this young man.

He was like Zhou Ziyi, who wandered among the crowds back then, and could strike up a conversation with everyone, but those who didn't want to get close to him never got more attention from him. But he was not the young man back then, and those overt and covert attacks and malicious inquiries were all maturely and decently...rejected by him.

There’s no way around it. Who makes the title of “President’s Wife” of Huahao Group so useful?

Although Zhou Ziyi was dressed as the center of a romantic and chic boy band today, he was wearing a wedding ring, sunglasses bought by Yan Xiuji, and a Patek Philippe watch, a wedding gift from the Chu family. No one would think that he had suffered in the Yan family.

So someone sighed in the corner: "This Zhou Ziyi is so lucky. He was able to climb back after such a bad fall. It seems that the Yan family really treats him well."

But some people refuted: "Who knows if he is pretending to be doing well? Yan Wenwu doesn't even acknowledge him, how can he be relaxed?"

Someone else said, "That's right. The Yan family has such a huge business, and Yan Xiuji is an only child. How could they not leave any descendants?"

However, no matter whether these people were envious or jealous, Zhou Ziyi, who suddenly appeared, was undoubtedly the focus of the night.

But soon, a small group of people gathered together, discussing something. Then, they looked at Zhou Ziyi with obvious teasing on their faces.

Zhou Ziyi didn't notice, but Tang Shirong saw it clearly. Tang Shirong quickly ran to Zhou Ziyi's side and approached to tell him: "There are a few bastards looking at you with a gloating expression. I suspect they are causing trouble. Be careful."

Zhou Ziyi turned his head and asked with lowered eyes: "What's going on?"

Tang Shirong shook his head: "I didn't go to listen."

"Alright." Zhou Ziyi chuckled. "When the enemy comes, we will stop him with our own weapons. When the water comes, we will block it with earth. We will adapt to the situation."

Tang Shirong said: "That's right. After all, you have Yan Xiuji behind you. They wouldn't dare to do anything to you."

After about two quarters of an hour, Zhou Ziyi and Tang Shirong finally realized what this group of people were up to.

"Hold……"

Zhou Ziyi glanced at the man who was walking into the hall, and couldn't help but turn around and curse: "...Why is it him!"

Tang Shirong was also shocked and immediately came to Zhou Ziyi's side: "This group of people really want to see you make a fool of yourself! They actually called Sheffield here!"

Yes, the Sheffield who used to tease Zhou Ziyi and do all kinds of annoying tricks and nonsense is here.

He was wearing a dark casual suit, with his hair combed up and his mouth and eyes raised, showing his romantic style. Compared with a few years ago, he was a little more mature, but in Zhou Ziyi's opinion, he was still the annoying guy back then.

As a married man, Zhou Ziyi doesn't want to get involved with this difficult guy.

However, just because Zhou Ziyi doesn't look for trouble doesn't mean trouble won't find him.

"Hey, Sullivan!"

Sheffield had only been in for five minutes, but he quickly found Zhou Ziyi standing in the corner and came to Zhou Ziyi: "Long time no see, you are still so charming, I missed you so much!"

As he spoke, he spread his arms as if to hug him. Zhou Ziyi raised his eyebrows and took two steps back: "Long time no see, Sheffield. Sorry, I didn't miss you that much."

Sheffield was stunned for a moment, then laughed softly, "I know you are married, Sullivan, but are you the kind of person who abandons friendship when you fall in love?"

Zhou Ziyi glanced at him and said calmly: "It seems that there is no friendship between you and me."

"These words are really sad." Sheffield smiled, then suddenly took two steps closer, "I heard that you are in a lot of debt and in a difficult situation... Why don't you come to me?"

If Zhou Ziyi retreated any further, he would be forced into a corner. He had no choice but to retreat tactically: "This has nothing to do with you."

"It could be related." Sheffield laughed softly, "Has your husband helped you pay off your debt? If not, maybe you can consider letting me help you instead."

Zhou Ziyi narrowed his eyes.

"Besides, I don't need you to exchange your marriage for me." Sheffield said, "I just need you to be my lover, or in other words, my happy bedmate. How about that? Isn't it relaxing?"

"Not very good." Zhou Ziyi said coldly, "Watch your words, Sheffield."

"It's nothing, Sullivan. You should be a very open person, right?" Sheffield smiled. "I didn't know you would come out before, so I was just joking when I told you this. Now that you are willing to marry a man for money, I can also talk to you seriously."

The man lowered his voice and coaxed her: "Be my lover, one million dollars a year, how about that?"

"Not very good." Zhou Ziyi said coldly, "You are insulting me, Sheffield!"

Sheffield didn't care: "How is this an insult? Sullivan, you have to know that many people want to be my lover..."

"Get away, stay away from me!"

Zhou Ziyi said this coldly and turned away.

Everyone was paying attention to what Zhou Ziyi and Sheffield were doing. When Zhou Ziyi walked away with a cold face, everyone had a feeling of "as expected".

Many people had heard Sheffield speak out against Zhou Ziyi's marriage before, and now it seemed that Sheffield might be bold enough to say it to her face.

It seems that Sheffield really doesn't even take Yan Xiuzhi seriously.

Tang Shirong saw that Zhou Ziyi and Sheffield had indeed parted on bad terms, so he quickly slipped over to ask what was going on: "What's the matter, Ziyi? What was that guy nagging at you for?"

Zhou Ziyi was extremely angry, but he couldn't explode. His face turned cold as ice: "He actually dared to say those words to my face!"

Tang Shirong didn't understand for a moment: "What are you talking about?"

Zhou Ziyi: "One million a year."

Tang Shirong: “…Fuck?!”

He then exploded: "How dare he... How dare he?! Fuck him...!" Tang Shirong wanted to hit him, but he knew that many people were watching Zhou Ziyi, and it would be unwise to use force. He glared at Sheffield's back, then approached Zhou Ziyi and said, "What do you mean? How about we go?"

"No." Zhou Ziyi sneered, "Why should I leave first? It's like I'm afraid of him. No matter how shameless he is, I will just break up with him. How can I be afraid of an outsider in my own territory?!"

Tang Shirong listened to his speech and felt that he was already furious: "Are you sure? I'm afraid you'll be angry to death before you even get home."

"We have to keep it." Zhou Ziyi said, "Boss Yan said that we can't lose his face."

"..." Tang Shirong felt that Zhou Ziyi was so angry that he had gone crazy and even brought up Yan Xiuzhi.

However, in fact, Zhou Ziyi did not suddenly think of Yan Xiuzhi at this moment.

Just now when Sheffield mentioned his marriage, Yan Xiuji's face flashed through his mind. Then, somehow, no matter what Sheffield said, Zhou Ziyi always unconsciously put Yan Xiuji in this context and made assumptions and comparisons.

Sheffield said, "Your husband will help you pay off your debts," but in fact, Yan Xiuzhi would only mention it when he transferred money, and he would never mention the fact that Zhou Ziyi had to pay off his debts.

Sheffield said, "You married a man for money," but after the marriage contract was signed, Yan Xiuzhi never used similar words to insult Zhou Ziyi.

Yan Xiuji would not regard Zhou Ziyi as a poor man with a huge debt, nor would he treat the young man from the perspective of a benefactor. He treated Zhou Ziyi with an equal attitude and maintained normal respect when getting along with him. Even sometimes when Zhou Ziyi joked that he was "performing for money" and "showing affection for money", Yan Xiuji would look at him with a disapproving expression.

In the past, Zhou Ziyi felt fortunate to have found the source of the 30 million.

Thinking about it now, he should be grateful that he could "get the money and maintain basic dignity at the same time."

An important factor in this ability to "maintain dignity" is Yan Xiuzhi's respect for him.

Even though Zhou Ziyi didn't like to hear it, he knew what others would think of his marriage with Yan Xiuji. It was easy for a person of ordinary origin to marry a rich family, let alone Zhou Ziyi who was in huge debt? Zhou Ziyi was not stupid, he understood that others looked at him with more or less sarcasm, disdain and insult. And Sheffield was just the embodiment of other people's attitudes, and added his own desires.

Zhou Ziyi had always admired and appreciated Yan Xiuzhi, and when Sheffield said those disgusting words, it only made Yan Xiuzhi even more valuable.

Compared to the hypocritical Sheffield, Yan Xiuzhi is a truly strong and upright person.

In Zhou Ziyi's opinion, compared with Sheffield, his "peer", President Yan is truly amazing and shining.

How can Sheffield compare to Yan Xiuzhi?

Even Mr. Yan's usual cold face, unapproachability and seriousness can be considered cute in Zhou Ziyi's eyes.

A thought even flashed through Zhou Ziyi's mind: Even if he had to buy Coke from a man for money, he would rather choose President Yan!

Mr. Yan is handsome and capable of fighting, so it’s worth it!

…

While Zhou Ziyi's mind was full of thoughts, Tang Shirong still thought that he stayed out of spite.

"Okay, then keep it." Tang Shirong sighed, "Anyway, I'll show you the way. If he dares to mess with you, we'll put him in a sack together. Don't be afraid!"

***

In fact, Sheffield did not harass Zhou Ziyi again afterwards - probably to show his so-called gentlemanly demeanor.

He would just pass by from time to time and look at Zhou Ziyi meaningfully. If Zhou Ziyi noticed his look, he would get goosebumps all over his body.

When the party was finally coming to an end, someone suggested a second party - playing billiard.

As soon as this proposal was made, Sheffield showed an expression of "reminiscing about the past" and stopped Zhou Ziyi and Tang Shirong who wanted to leave.

"I wanted to play ball with you before, but it never worked out. Can't I play ball with you this time?"

Zhou Ziyi glanced at him and said coldly: "No."

"It's not a waste of time." Sheffield laughed, "I said before that if you don't want to fight for a thousand dollars, then five thousand dollars a round, okay? No matter if you win or lose."

Tang Shirong, who was standing next to him, was about to hit someone because he was drunk: "Sheffield, f---!"

Zhou Ziyi half-closed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking about, and suddenly asked: "One-on-one snooker? What if I win?"

"Hahaha, you never play with me, so you don't know my strength, right?" Sheffield said, "If you beat me, I'll give you $10,000 per game!"

Zhou Ziyi actually roughly remembered his billiards level, but he didn't mention it. He just said, "Lost 5,000 and won 10,000?"

Sheffield looked carefree and said, "Yes, you better keep going!"

"...Okay." Zhou Ziyi put his hands in his pockets and chuckled, "Let's go."

Tang Shirong's jaw dropped, and he leaned over to Zhou Ziyi's ear and whispered, "No way, are you really going to fight him?"

"Someone gave me money, why shouldn't I accept it?" Zhou Ziyi sneered, lowered his eyes, and a fleeting light flashed in his eyes.

"I can... bankrupt him."