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"Why do you have to ride in my car?" Zhou Qiting asked the question in his mind after the driver closed the door for the person next to him.
When Zheng Siying learned that Zhou Qiting would also attend the charity gala, she repeatedly reminded her to remember to pick her up before the gala.
There was no dance tonight, and there was no requirement to bring a partner. Zhou Qiting couldn't understand why there was a need for a couple to go out together.
Zheng Siying smiled meaningfully and replied simply: "To save money."
When Zhou Qiting heard this, she thought of what happened to Zhenbang some time ago. She felt guilty at first, and then felt deep sympathy for what she had been going through. She picked up her handbag and took out her cell phone.
Zheng Siying glanced at her phone interface and immediately stopped Zhou Qiting from transferring money to her, adding, "Oh, it's not about saving gas money."
Although she has to be frugal, she is not stingy.
Her family had always been critical of Zheng Siying's "personal hobbies," not being able to match the lavish Miss Zhou. She was currently earning a salary lower than what her position as "Little General Zheng" warranted. So, while she wouldn't necessarily be frugal, she still had to roughly plan each expense to see what kind of public funds she could use.
However, since she started living a life between home and work, she is not as frugal as before because the most expensive project is temporarily gone.
But you still have to save on big expenses.
The last time I attended a partner’s birthday party, in addition to business guests, there were also some popular stars at the party.
Zheng Siying just happened to greet one of the celebrities she knew with a polite smile after getting off the car. They were side by side for about a second or two, but it was in the news the next day, and it was overwhelming gossip.
After spending money to remove all related news, she lamented the media's ability to fabricate stories, and at the same time, she did not forget to hand over the detailed expenses to her family for reimbursement. As a result, she received the reply "You have to clean up the mess you made yourself."
On the other hand, Zhou Qiting has attended several banquets since she took over the Zhou family's affairs, but let alone gossip, even the people attending the banquet seemed to have glue on their lips and did not leak any information related to the eldest daughter of the Zhou family.
In comparison, Zhou Yiting is like a rose in a glass cover, while Zheng Siying is a wild flower on the roadside. Not only did her family fail to protect her tightly, but they have become leaky like a sieve. Since she became an adult, she has been exposed to wind and rain for so many years, and she is thankful that she has not been broken or bent.
Tonight, Wild Flower held on to her purse tightly and decided to follow Rose and rub against her bulletproof glass.
Although Zheng Siying didn't say it explicitly, Zhou Qiting still guessed it and said helplessly: "Do you think I'm a walking mosaic?"
"You can't say that," Zheng Siying said seriously, touching her cufflinks. "I just feel safe following you."
"But I didn't expect you to attend this charity gala."
Today's gala is hosted by the Jishi Charity Foundation. Although it is called a charity gala, its social nature is far greater than its charitable nature.
The main reason is that, except for the specially invited upper-class circles, anyone who donates a certain amount to Jishi this year can be invited to attend the party, so a small number of people spend a lot of money for an opportunity to enter with the purpose of meeting celebrities.
Zhou Qiting has never liked or needed to flatter others, so Zheng Siying was a little surprised by her participation.
Zhou Qiting raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard Zheng Siying say this. Instead of explaining the reason directly, she asked, "Have you not read the document you sent me?"
Zheng Siying said with a bitter face: "I watched the video first and didn't dare to finish it."
I was so frightened that I had to get back to work immediately to divert my attention.
Zhou Qiting understood and explained, "I want to come here to find out something in person."
Hearing her say this and mentioning the document again, Zheng Siying immediately understood what she wanted to know, so she stopped asking.
After arriving at the banquet hall, Zhou Qiting immediately moved away from Zheng Siying. Firstly, it was because she had already played the role of blocking the camera for her, and secondly, there were too many people who knew Mr. Zheng and surrounded her to talk to her.
The light refracted by the crystal chandelier became even brighter, and the sparkling light poured down, making the banquet hall look magnificent.
Zhou Yiting was wearing a simple black one-shoulder dress today. She paced among the guests who were toasting each other, looking for the project leader of the foundation.
The advantage of rarely showing her face was reflected at this moment. Although she had an extraordinary appearance, she was able to move freely in social occasions where interests were the main focus because she had always been low-key.
Following the information picture in his memory, Zhou Qiting saw the person he was looking for in the crowd not far away. Just as he was about to walk forward, he was blocked by someone.
"Mr. Zhou, I didn't expect to see you again." Zhang Hao greeted Zhou Yiting with a flattering smile.
Originally, he didn't know this Mr. Zhou. That day, he was trapped in the elevator for a long time at Zhenbang Group due to a sudden power outage. He was very frightened. After being rescued by firefighters, he saw Zheng Siying only caring about an unknown woman and asking about her well-being.
Although Zheng Siying's status is higher than his, he still feels very angry at the fact that she deliberately left him aside.
Later, when he heard someone calling the woman "Miss Zhou", he realized something was wrong. From her features that were somewhat similar to those of Chairman Zhou, he deduced that the woman was most likely the heir to the Zhou Group.
So today he took the initiative to greet this "Mr. Zhou" with a humble look, so that he could ask about his well-being and get to know him better, so that he could climb up the big tree of Zhou Group in the future.
Unexpectedly, let alone a conversation, Mr. Zhou didn't even look at him and walked away, leaving him standing there awkwardly, his heart filled with resentment of being ignored.
After bypassing the annoying roadblocks, Zhou Qiting came to the person in charge. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, she directly stated her identity and purpose, and asked for the information of the donors of the welfare home.
"Ms. Zhou, my subordinates are following up on this donation to the Shuguang Welfare Home. I'll call and ask. Please wait."
As a result, no one answered the phone after several calls.
Zhou Qiting looked at the increasingly embarrassed person in charge, and didn't want to make things difficult for him, so he handed over a business card with his email address on the back and expressed his understanding: "I'm sorry to trouble you with this matter, don't worry, if you have any news, please email me." After that, he said goodbye and left.
The number on the business card was usually handled by the assistant, so Zhou Qiting included her personal email address to prevent the assistant from concealing information about the welfare home. She didn't leave a personal number to prevent personal information from being leaked.
Miss Zhou said she was not in a hurry, but the person in charge did not dare to be really not in a hurry. After another series of desperate calls, he finally dialed the phone of his subordinates.
"Okay, I'll send you the donor information right away! Eh..."
The subordinate on the phone suddenly became hesitant. Someone happened to come over to greet him, and the person in charge hung up the phone without hearing what the subordinate said next.
“…The donor also attended tonight’s party.”
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After Zhou Qiting sent a message to Zheng Siying, he came to the VIP lounge alone.
There was no other way. The walking mosaic had to help Zheng Siying block the paparazzi hiding in the dark when the party was over, and by the way, send her home after drinking. Naturally, he couldn't leave without saying goodbye, so he could only wait here for the busy Mr. Zheng to finish his social engagements.
The party was held on the upper floors of a five-star hotel. All the attendees were either rich or noble, so the organizer arranged very strict peripheral security. It was inconvenient to bring personal bodyguards, so Zhou Qiting asked his men to stand by in the parking lot.
Zhou Yiting walked into the lounge. She always locked the door when she was alone. She walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked down at the usual night scene of the city from above.
The similar perspective inevitably brought back memories. She thought of the man who had stopped downstairs in the hotel and what he had said, "What if I said I wanted to die with you?"
Didn’t you want to die together? Why haven’t you contacted me since that day?
A trace of bitterness rose from the depths of her heart, crawling through her veins and spreading throughout her body. The complex emotions that had plagued her every day since she knew he had left without saying goodbye began to slowly submerge her again.
She had to take a deep breath to calm her sudden loneliness.
The phone in her handbag suddenly vibrated non-stop, bringing Zhou Yiting back from her trance. She picked it up to check the screen and found it was an unfamiliar number.
At the same time, there was a sound of messy footsteps outside the door, and it seemed that many people were running through the corridor.
She answered the phone with doubt, but what came from the other end was not a human voice, but a burst of noise.
"Who are you……"
“Knock knock—”
Knock knock——
She was answered by a heavy knock on the door, coming simultaneously from the phone and outside.
Zhou Qiting's heart sank suddenly. He hung up the phone, but immediately received another call from his bodyguard.
"Miss! Someone just killed someone with a gun at the party. Please wait in a safe place. We will immediately..."
Bang--
It was the sound of a gunshot after being silenced by a silencer, and the door lock was broken.
The door was pushed open and the person who walked in with a gun was the person Zhou Yiting had been thinking about day and night for the past three months, but he was also the source of her nightmares for the past fifteen years.
The pair of golden eyes narrowed slightly, revealing an unfathomable cunning. A bright smile spread across the corners of his mouth, and a gentle voice slowly rang out.
"I found you."
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