After the charity auction.
Lin Xuqiu and Wen Yanci left the dinner.
The two sat in the back seat of the car.
Wen Yanci closed his eyes, leaned lazily against the back seat, and spoke in a low and gloomy voice.
"Xuqiu, can you tell me now? Why do you keep peeking at Zhou Yu?"
Lin Xuqiu felt that his choice of words was inappropriate and corrected him.
"I didn't peek, I was looking openly."
"Get to the point."
Lin Xuqiu looked sideways at Wen Yanci and cursed in his heart: "You uncle, you turned your face away from me when you were angry. I gave you face."
She was considerate of the driver in front of her, so she didn't curse and tried to calm down.
"I told you before that you, as a friend, felt familiar to me."
Hearing this, Wen Yanci opened his eyes, and his eyes became even colder.
Lin Xuqiu ignored the change in the man's eyes. She was really impressed by this jealous man.
"Today I finally understand why I feel this familiar feeling?"
"He looks about 60% like my brother Lin Cheng. If my brother wasn't such a rough guy, they might be even more alike."
The bitterness in Wen Yanci's heart faded a lot, but his voice was still low.
"Zhou Yu is the only son of the Zhou family and has no brothers or sisters."
"I didn't say my brother and he were brothers. I was just simply confused as to how two strangers could look so similar."
Lin Xuqiu said this with gritted teeth, emphasizing the word "only".
How could Wen Yanci not know that this woman was angry about his behavior just now, but could he blame him for that?
It is impossible for any man not to be angry when his wife stares at other men again and again.
The two of them ignored each other.
The driver in front raised his eyes and glanced at the rearview mirror, but was warned by Wen Yanci with a sharp look. He was so scared that he dared not look again and acted like a invisible person.
Wen Yanci knew he was in the wrong, so he broke the silence and spoke.
"Xuqiu, weren't you very curious about Zhou Yu just now? Let me tell you about the Zhou family."
Lin Xuqiu glanced at him and took it as a consent.
Wen Yanci began to speak.
"Zhou Yu's grandfather, Zhou Taishan, started from scratch, from a single restaurant to a chain restaurant, occupying half of the catering industry in Chongqing."
"Later, he entered the real estate industry and founded the Zhou Group, which has businesses including real estate, film and television, tourism, hotels, and more."
"He and his wife, Jiang, have two sons: the eldest, Zhou Qiguang, and the second, Zhou Qifan."
"Zhou Qiangguang died in a car accident many years ago."
"Zhou Qifan married the eldest daughter of the Huo family, Huo Siming's aunt Huo Shuzhen, and gave birth to Zhou Yu."
"The Zhou family is a very low-key existence in the wealthy circle of Kyoto, so it's normal that you don't know about it."
Lin Xuqiu's curiosity was also aroused, so he asked.
"Did Zhou Qiguang die without leaving any descendants?"
"Well, after all, it happened a long time ago, so I don't know much about it. I only know that he died young and unmarried."
"Then how did you and Zhou Yu meet?"
"We studied abroad in the same place and had similar interests, so we got together."
"Later, we all returned to China. He stayed in Kyoto for two years, but had to return to the United States for treatment because of a recurrence of heart disease."
Lin Xuqiu looked surprised.
"So he had a heart disease. Doesn't his return mean it's been cured?"
"Well, a new heart was transplanted."
After hearing this, Lin Xuqiu felt indescribable and felt a little sympathetic towards Zhou Yu.
Lin Xuqiu had a good impression of Zhou Yu. He felt that he was gentle and polite, and spoke in a soft voice.
After learning about the Zhou family's situation, she stopped asking questions. Her curiosity disappeared as quickly as it came.
*
Old Mrs. Zhou was lying on the hospital bed, looking through the photo album.
The album contains photos of her eldest son Zhou Qiangguang, who died young, from childhood to adulthood.
She stroked the old photos with her wrinkled hands and lost herself in memories.
When her daughter-in-law Huo Shuzhen, who was sitting next to her, saw the old lady's appearance, she felt angry and cursed in her heart.
"That damn old woman, she thinks about her deceased eldest son every day, but ignores her living second son. She holds on to most of the Zhou family's assets and refuses to let go even when she's dying."
"Could it be that he wants to burn his son in the underworld?"
"My father-in-law is also a fool. He clearly only has Zhou Qifan as his son, but he still refuses to give him power."
"My father-in-law and mother-in-law are both half-dead, yet they hold on to the Zhou family assets so tightly. They are guarding against them like thieves."
Old Mrs. Zhou looked up at her second daughter-in-law, and seeing her sarcastic expression, she scolded her.
"If you don't want to stay here, get out of here right now."
Huo Shuzhen was suddenly scolded like this, so she pretended to cry.
"Mom, you're too partial. Qifan and I have worked tirelessly to take care of you and Dad, supporting the Zhou family's huge business. Even if we haven't made any contributions, we've worked hard. Yet, you don't even give me the slightest bit of kindness."
Huo Shuzhen even picked up a handkerchief and pretended to wipe away the non-existent tears.
When Mrs. Zhou thought that her eldest son’s car accident might be related to her second son and the woman in front of her, she felt furious.
She was so angry that she covered her heart and it became difficult for her to breathe.
Huo Shuzhen noticed something was wrong with Old Mrs. Zhou and asked in a pretended anxious tone.
"Mom, are you okay?"
"Medicine, my medicine..."
The nurse had just been sent away by Huo Shuzhen to do other things, and at this time Huo Shuzhen was the only one by the old lady's side.
Huo Shuzhen pretended not to hear clearly and spoke anxiously.
"Mom, I can't hear you clearly. I'm going to call the doctor. Please wait for me."
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