Chapter Thirty-Three: Her Man is a Business Tycoon

No sooner had the words been spoken than two men in suits entered the banquet hall.

The two men stepped forward respectfully, bowed to Zhou Wangyuan, and said in fluent Beijing accents, "Mr. Zhou, our master wishes you boundless happiness and longevity!"

As they spoke, he handed them a bottle of wine with diamonds encrusted on its surface.

The crowd erupted: "This is Amalfi Limoncello Supreme, a single bottle is worth eight figures!"

"Coming up to congratulate someone on their birthday, yet not introducing themselves? When did the Zhou family get on the good side of such an important person!"

Others might not understand, but the Zhou family understood instantly.

They're from the Huo family of Kyoto!

Zhou Wangyuan was overjoyed: "Please thank your master for me!"

After accepting the wine, the two men in suits turned and left, leaving quite a ripple in the birthday party.

Zhou Wangyuan's attitude towards the mysterious wine delivery man was so obsequious, he practically wanted to kneel down!

Fu Hengzhi saw this and his expression grew increasingly gloomy.

The painting that the Fu family gave them was also very valuable, so why were the Fu family members relegated to the VIP room and treated coldly?

Fu Hengzhi frowned in displeasure, and his voice deepened as he questioned again, "Uncle Zhou, what exactly do you mean by this?"

Zhou Wangyuan glanced at Fu Hengzhi and raised his voice to declare, "Today, at my birthday banquet, I would also like to clarify one thing: it has always been the young master of the Fu family who has unilaterally wanted to marry my daughter! The Zhou family has never agreed to this marriage!"

Thud—

Fu Hengzhi's brain felt like it had been bombed.

The guests were incredulous: "The Fu family is the most powerful family in Jiangcheng. It's a blessing for the Zhou family to even be interested in them. How could the Zhou family disagree?"

Fu Hengzhi had long since lost his composure, and turned to glare at Zhou Mengying: "Ying'er, speak up!"

Zhou Mengying's gaze fell on the diamond-encrusted bottle of wine in Zhou Wangyuan's hand, and the corners of her mouth turned up almost imperceptibly.

She thought to herself: Su Muci, what's the point of you showing me attitude while wearing those high-quality fakes?

My man is the business tycoon of Kyoto. You will never be able to reach my future status!

Thinking of this, Zhou Mengying raised her innocent eyes, looked at Fu Hengzhi, and said aggrievedly:

"Hengzhi, I'm sorry, matters of the heart cannot be forced. I wish you happiness soon."

The resolute words almost made Fu Hengzhi lose his footing.

Fu Hengzhi explained, "Ying'er, are you upset that I mistook you for someone else and hugged Su Muci? That was my fault, I'll reflect on it!"

"But if you break up with me now, my dad won't let the Zhou family off easily. Think it through, who in the whole of Jiangcheng is better than me? Who else can you choose?"

Zhou Mengying chuckled inwardly upon hearing this.

Who says I have to choose a man in this tiny Jiangcheng?

She feigned fear and backed away, saying, "Hengzhi, don't force me."

Seeing Zhou Mengying's frightened appearance, everyone looked at Fu Hengzhi with mixed feelings.

"Could it be that the Fu family has been forcing Miss Zhou all along?"

"With the Fu family's status, who can't he marry in Jiangcheng? Surely Young Master Fu wouldn't lose his composure in front of so many people?"

Fu Hengzhi's eyes were already bloodshot: "Ying'er, why is this happening? Tell me what exactly happened!"

"Hengzhi! Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough yet?!"

Chairman Fu suddenly walked out of the VIP room, his eyes blazing with anger.

Everyone turned to look at Fu Leiting.

The latter, dressed in a noble and dignified suit, strode in, followed closely by bodyguards, each exuding an imposing aura.

Fu Leiting declared on the spot: "The Zhou family has embarrassed the Fu family in front of the whole city today. I, Fu Leiting, hereby announce that from today onwards, the Fu Group will not cooperate with any company that does business with the Zhou family!"

Turning to his bodyguards, he ordered, "Take that painting away, and drag your young master away too!"

After angrily uttering his words, he ignored the birthday banquet, glared at Zhou Wangyuan, and left in a gloomy manner!

Fu Hengzhi was still unwilling to give up, "Ying'er, I'll tell you the truth! Is someone forcing you? Tell me the truth!"

"Young Master, stop asking, let's go!"

The bodyguards, having received Fu Leiting's orders, dared not disobey and forcibly dragged Fu Hengzhi away from the Zhou family villa.

The other bodyguards also went inside and took away the ancient painting that was given as a birthday gift.

The remaining guests became uneasy and restless.

"Now that the Zhou family has offended the Fu family, will they be able to continue to live in Jiangcheng?"

"Judging from that expensive bottle of diamond wine we just saw, the Zhou family may have other connections!"

The guests split into two factions. Seventy percent of the guests were afraid of Fu Leiting and quickly left the Zhou family villa, not daring to have any contact with the Zhou family.

The other 30%, out of consideration for that bottle of wine, guessed that the Zhou family had other connections. Instead of breaking ties with the Zhou family, they flattered them, saying, "Chairman Zhou, happy birthday! May your business prosper!"

Zhou Wangyuan smiled broadly: "Thank you all for your support!"

Looking at the situation before him, he remained calm.

What does it matter if most of the partners have left? The Zhou family has the Huo Group to back them up!

Zhou Wangyuan was confident that, with the help of the Huo family in Kyoto, the day when the Zhou family would be promoted to the ranks of Jiangcheng's elite families was not far off!

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"The Zhou family really has the face of nouveau riche. They dare to look down on me after just climbing up to the Huo Group in Kyoto!"

"I'm warning you, from now on the Fu family and the Zhou family are sworn enemies. If you contact that woman surnamed Zhou again, I'll break your legs!"

Outside the Zhou family villa, Fu Leiting's angry rebuke fell.

Fu Heng's jawline tightened in embarrassment.

He calmed down and realized that something was wrong with what happened today.

Thinking back to that bottle of wine, and those two men in suits with Beijing accents…

He voiced his guess: "Dad, could it be that Mr. Zero of the Huo Group is holding a grudge against me for refusing to pour the wine that day, and is using the cooperation as leverage to threaten the Zhou family into breaking off the engagement?"

His words were a wake-up call for Fu Leiting.

Fu Leiting's expression turned serious: "If that's really the case, then it's terrible."

"Those companies in Kyoto that offended the business tycoons all met with bad ends! Even if the Fu family can't climb up to the Huo family, they absolutely cannot make enemies with them!"

"Hengzhi, I don't care what method you use, you must find Mr. Zero and apologize!"

Fu Hengzhi's face was gloomy.

The Fu family father and son were unaware that Huo Zhan was currently at the Zhou family villa.

Huo Zhan, dressed in a bodyguard uniform, witnessed the entire scene of the public break between the Zhou and Fu families, but he had more important things to do now.

While the Zhou family was busy entertaining guests, he headed towards the lounge.

He knew that Su Muci was inside.

Suddenly, a loud "bang" came from the lounge!

Huo Zhan thought something had happened to Su Muci, so he quickened his pace and kicked open the door.

However, upon seeing the scene before him, he froze in his tracks.

Two Zhou family bodyguards and a tea-serving maid, who were responsible for monitoring Su Muci, were lying sprawled on the ground.

Su Muci bent over and laboriously dragged one of the bodyguards behind the sofa to clean up the crime scene.

Suddenly, someone broke in, and Su Muci's entire body of alert cells instantly sprang to life.

She dropped the unconscious bodyguard on the ground, swiftly grabbed the sleeping spray she had prepared, and was about to spray the intruder with the drug!

But when they saw who it was, the man in the bodyguard uniform looked surprisingly familiar.

A flash of light appeared on Su Muchi's forehead, and her pupils contracted.

"Mr. Huo? It's you!"

Before Huo Zhan arrived, he never imagined that the usually petite and delicate Ci Ci had subdued three adults without his knowledge.

His expression softened slightly: "Ahem, let me... help you..."