Qingyun's long legs, encased in jeans, were wrapped around Zou Minchen's waist. He reached out and tugged at Zou Minchen's collar, leaning closer as if to say something.
Zou Qiyao had no idea what the two were trying to say. At this moment, he had even forgotten who he was and where he was. He stammered, "Brother..."
Zou Minchen's eyes turned as black as ink because of his words.
Qingyun's eyes grew colder and colder. He could tolerate Zou Qiyao jumping around like a clown, but he couldn't stand Zou Qiyao entering his living space without any hindrance.
Zou Qiyao had provoked him time and time again, and Qingyun hadn't intervened because he believed Zou Minchen could handle it himself. Now it seemed he had been overthinking things.
Sensing the change in Qingyun's emotions, Zou Minchen panicked and dropped the spatula on the ground with a clatter.
"Cheng Nuo, let me explain..." Zou Minchen quickly wrapped his arms around Qingyun.
Qingyun chuckled softly, reaching out to wrap his arms around Zou Minchen's neck. His jade-like hand even stroked Zou Minchen's stubble-covered chin, but his gaze grew increasingly inscrutable.
Zou Minchen's heart sank lower and lower, making it impossible for him to spare even the slightest attention for the stunned Zou Qiyao.
"Oh, I've met him twice. So he's President Zou's most beloved younger brother," Qingyun whispered, pinching Zou Minchen's chin.
"Very well, then go ahead and spend your life with your precious little brother." His tone suddenly turned sharp. Qingyun pulled away from Zou Minchen's arm, got off him, grabbed her coat from the sofa, and headed out.
“Baby, no…” Zou Minchen hurriedly grabbed Qingyun’s arm, but Qingyun slapped it away.
Zou Qiyao watched as Zou Minchen followed Qingyun out in a subservient manner, not even sparing him a glance. Only then did alarm bells begin to ring in his mind, and his body trembled as he subconsciously searched for a place to hide.
But he dared not move his body at all.
A scene from a Zou family banquet flashed through Zou Qiyao's mind again. Just because of a single sentence, Zou Minchen took his grandfather's cane and brutally broke his second uncle's leg.
Blood splattered all over the ground, and his second uncle's wails were deafening.
But no one in the Zou family dared to move, no one dared to speak up for him. The old man of the Zou family just watched his beloved youngest son crawling on the ground like an animal, and could only drink his tea with his eyes downcast.
To avoid disturbing Zou Minchen's "refined interest," everyone at the banquet had to put on a smile, stepping on the sticky bloodstains on the floor, dancing and chatting as his second uncle howled.
The smell of blood at that banquet overpowered the smell of alcohol, seeping deep into the hearts of everyone present and clinging tightly to their nerve endings. With the slightest stimulation, the scene from that day would come vividly to mind.
Even then, Zou Minchen remained indifferent; Zou Qiyao had never seen Zou Minchen so out of control.
Thinking about his own despicable thoughts, Zou Qiyao knew he was finished.
When Assistant Gu arrived, the wailing could no longer be heard from inside the villa.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw Zou Qiyao curled up on the floor, his face covered in blood, mumbling incoherently, "Sister-in-law will come back, sister-in-law will come back..."
Zou Minchen sat on the sofa folding an apron, carefully smoothing out every wrinkle, clearly cherishing it greatly.
"This must be something Young Master Xiao sent," Assistant Gu thought.
He had been following Zou Minchen all along, so he naturally knew about Zou Minchen's pursuit of Xiao Chengnuo over the years. Strangely enough, since meeting Xiao Chengnuo, Zou Minchen hadn't lost his temper for a long time. All the violence in his heart seemed to have found an outlet, turning into passion and tenderness that flowed towards Xiao Chengnuo.
Before meeting Xiao Chengnuo, Zou Minchen was a mad beast; no one knew when he would go berserk. After meeting Xiao Chengnuo, this beast seemed to have suddenly found its master, appearing much more docile, but also regaining its rationality, and still choosing to devour those it could.
Assistant Gu lowered his eyes and handed over the documents in his hand, saying, "I called Ruixin's branch office in China and asked, but President Xiao is not here. But this place is very close to the Xiao family home, so President Xiao has probably gone home."
"What 'General Manager Xiao'? And Ruixin?" Zou Qiyao listened vaguely, his mind a little foggy. He knew Ruixin, though; these days, almost everyone knew the name Ruixin Pharmaceuticals. Even if they couldn't recall the company name, they'd recognize the world-renowned anti-cancer drug. But who was "General Manager Xiao"? Xiao Chengzhe?
Zou Qiyao suddenly shuddered, remembering the check that Xiao Chengnuo had tossed aside like trash. An unbelievable thought slowly formed in his mind: Xiao Chengnuo and Ruixin Pharmaceutical…
No wonder Xiao Chengnuo could so casually throw away a five million check; no wonder Zou Minchen, who was indifferent to everyone else, treated Xiao Chengnuo differently. Zou Qiyao suddenly understood everything. Xiao Chengzhe's provocative words flashed through his mind, and a surge of anger welled up in his heart—anger towards Xiao Chengzhe.
"Brother, it's all Xiao Chengzhe's fault! He's the one who tried to harm my sister-in-law..." Zou Qiyao explained as he crawled toward Zou Minchen, but Zou Minchen kicked him away, sending him flying with a dull thud as his forehead hit the marble wall.
Zou Minchen took the documents and glanced at them twice, then looked at Zou Qiyao with his dark eyes. "Twice, plus this time, that makes a total of three times."
These words seemed to come out of nowhere, but Zou Qiyao couldn't help but tremble twice—that was how many times he had provoked Xiao Chengnuo.
"Cheng Nuo doesn't want to see him." Zou Minchen's voice was gloomy, and a stern line appeared between his brows. He was now filled with both frustration and panic. Just thinking of Qing Yun's resolute back made him almost lose his mind.
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