Chapter 5: You little heartless guy who blocks peach blossoms, are you hiding something...
The Youran Foundation is the Du family's property. Now the Du family is mainly managed by Du Ningyou's elder brother Du Ninghan, so Zhou Yangze called Brother Du directly.
"Brother Han, I'm Aze."
"Aze, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"Well, we have a variety show called 'Life in Taoyuan'. This year, we're planning to revamp it into a variety show plus charity. We'd like to collaborate with the Youran Foundation, so we called Brother Han to discuss it."
"Has Aze started working at Zhou Corporation?"
"Haha, yes."
"You can just contact Ning You directly about the Youran Foundation. She's the one who's in charge of it now. My second sister and I just visit from time to time."
"Ning You?"
"yes."
Hearing this news, Zhou Yangze felt like a bolt from the blue. It took him a long time to react. "Oh, okay, then I'll contact Ning You directly."
After hanging up the phone, he felt completely uneasy. Didn't Du Ningyou, that little liar, claim he just wanted to be supported by his family? When did he actually start working? And now he's in charge of the Youran Foundation, which must have been a long time coming. No wonder he'd look down on me while I was still living a life of luxury.
Feeling a mixture of backstabbing, Zhou Yangze angrily called Du Ningyou. When the other party picked up, he immediately asked, "You heartless little bastard, are you hiding something from me?"
Du Ningyou was a little puzzled, and quickly recalled how he had offended this young master recently. He found that he had almost confessed everything he needed to. Could it be that he was caught reading someone else's love letter to him back in school?
So he cautiously probed: "It shouldn't be, right? What could I possibly hide from you?"
"Why didn't you tell me about such an important matter as the Youran Foundation?"
"I'm responsible? Who told you that? I don't have the ability to be responsible for such a serious matter as public welfare and charity."
"I asked Brother Han, and he said that you are now mainly in charge of the foundation and asked me to contact you if I have anything."
Du Ningyou probably understood. It was probably his elder brother's subconscious beautification of his own sister that caused Zhou Yangze to misunderstand. However, his tone sounded as if he had betrayed him. Forget it, he decided to explain it properly.
"Well, the Youran Foundation was founded because of me. It's been run by my father, eldest brother, and second sister in succession, and it's now very mature. Seeing that I like doing charity work, they let me take on a sinecure here. My eldest brother and second sister will come over from time to time to handle work, and there's a professional team to handle things. I mainly play a supervisory role and pass on information."
After hearing her explanation, Zhou Yangze calmed down a bit, but not completely. "Then you didn't tell me about this either."
"Didn't I tell you before that I was helping out at the foundation? It's just that I didn't have time to tell you about the promotion, hehe..."
"Oh."
Du Ningyou changed the subject guiltily: "So what do you want from me?"
"I'm ready to discuss cooperation with you."
"Cooperate with me? Zhou Yangze, you have to think clearly. I'm doing charity, not business. Not only will I not make money, but I will also spend money."
"I know. Aren't I currently in charge of the variety show 'Life in Taoyuan'? The new season is planning to try a variety show + charity format. I want to work with the Youran Foundation to attract social funding and truly do something practical for the villages where we film."
"Yes, we have a special project to support impoverished mountainous areas."
"That's perfect, let's make an appointment and talk in person."
"This afternoon will do."
"Okay, I'll come see you this afternoon."
Du Ningyou was about to hang up after finishing his business when Zhou Yangze suddenly remembered something and quickly said, "Wait!"
"Um?"
"Just a favor."
"Master Zhou actually needs my help with something. What is it? Tell me."
"Help me block a peach blossom."
Du Ningyou's tone immediately changed when he heard this, "Goodbye!"
"Hey, hold on. Just listen to me first. You don't have to do anything. Just be a little more intimate than we usually are. This peach blossom is now in my project team. Her work ability is okay, but the thing that's not good is that she has feelings for me. Just show some affection to me so that she'll give up."
"You have so many romantic interests. I can't block all of them. I can't help you with this."
"In that case... well, it seems I'm having a hard time finding you a marriage partner."
“…”
"Hehe... I think we can discuss it further."
"Can I help now?"
"Yes~ Brother Aze takes such good care of me, so it makes sense that I can't help you with a small favor. But let me be clear in advance, it's just this one flower."
"Just this one."
"Also, when it comes to showing affection, I can only accept holding hands and hugging, nothing more."
"Don't worry, I'm such an upright person, I won't take advantage of you."
“…”That’s hard to say.
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yangze kept smiling. He contacted Sister Zhang happily and told her to take Zhu Xue to the Youran Foundation office in the afternoon.
Zhu Xue was so happy when she received the news. Not only could she go on a business trip with Mr. Zhou Er, but she could also go to the Youran Foundation together, a place that held a different meaning to her. She was so lucky!
The news gave her a boost of energy for the whole morning.
However, when they set off in the afternoon, Zhu Xue sat in Sister Zhang's car and sighed in her heart. She had originally thought that she could ride in the same car with Mr. Zhou Er and chat with him on the way, but she didn't expect that he would ride in a car alone. She really underestimated the rich people's pomp.
Guan Zhuo was driving Zhou Yangze's car. After he took over the project, his elder brother assigned one of his secretaries to him, Guan Zhuo. Guan Zhuo was thoughtful and reliable, and indeed solved many problems for him.
The Zhou family was about half an hour's drive from the Youran Foundation. When they arrived, an assistant was already waiting at the door. Zhou Yangze silently deducted points in his heart and said that he wanted to show his affection, but Du Ningyou didn't come downstairs to pick him up in person, which was a bad review.
The assistant took them to the person in charge's office. When Du Ningyou heard the noise outside, he quickly changed from lazily slouching in the chair to sitting upright. He then skillfully hid the milk tea in his hand in the cabinet behind him. When the people came in, he greeted them with a smile on his face.
"Brother Aze~ you're here!"
Zhou Yangze opened his arms naturally, and the two of them hugged each other lightly.
After letting her go, he affectionately put his arm around her shoulders and introduced her to the people behind him, "This is Du Ningyou, the third daughter of the Du family. We grew up together and have known each other for more than 20 years. The cooperation is about connecting with her."
Then he introduced his subordinates: "You should know my brother's secretary Guan Zhuo. This is Manager Zhang from the Planning Department, a capable person in our company. This is Zhu Xue, who just joined Zhou's this year."
Du Ningyou greeted them one by one in a friendly manner as a hostess, and then asked them to sit in the reception area next to her.
There are professional staff for the cooperation. Zhou Yangze has Guan Zhuo on his side, and they will take charge of the details. The two parties will participate in it from the side, express their opinions from time to time, and chat in private in their spare time.
"Is this Zhu Xue the peach blossom you want me to block?"
"Um."
"She's so beautiful, has a good personality, and is capable at work, how could you bear to hurt her?"
"Don't try to match me up with someone else. I think you and I have similar interests and a deep connection. Will you marry me?"
"You wish."
After all, this was a formal work setting, so they didn't go out of their way to show affection. As for the occasional eye contact or whispering in each other's ears, that was just a normal way of getting along.
After listening to Guan Zhuo's story and Zhu Xue's comments, Du Ningyou became very interested in this project. He touched the arm of the person next to him and whispered, "Your program is a great idea. I want to record an episode."
"Come on, you're welcome anytime."
"I'll think about it. However, Master Zhou's work attitude is very serious this time."
Zhou Yangze complained in his heart: Don’t you see who it is because of?
But in reality, he said stubbornly: "Because this project is interesting."
Zhu Xue has shown a complicated expression since she met Du Ningyou. She didn't expect that she was the head of the Youran Foundation. At first, she thought she was just an ordinary love-brained girl chasing after Mr. Zhou Er.
If it's her, I'd better give up my thoughts on Mr. Zhou Er from now on.
After both parties finalized the details of the cooperation, Zhou Yangze stood up and announced, "Everyone has worked hard today. It's almost time to get off work. Ning You and I will treat everyone to dinner. How about Honglai Restaurant?"
Sister Zhang was the first to agree, "Second Young Master is so generous!"
The others agreed, and the group set off for Honglai.
The employees on Youran's side drove a car, with Du Ningyou and Zhou Yangze together, and everything else was the same as before.
After getting in the car, Zhou Yangze took Du Ningyou's hand and teased meaningfully: "Behave well later."
She pulled her hand back impatiently and said, "I know, I know."
When they arrived at Honglai Restaurant, Zhou Yangze took Du Ningyou's hand without any hesitation and did not let her go until they entered the private room. When they sat down, he gentlemanly moved the chair away for her and ordered dishes according to her taste, all of which she liked.
"Ning You, are these okay?"
"Okay, Brother Aze, you still understand me~" Du Ningyou looked like a little bird on the surface, but in fact she was already feeling nauseous in her heart.
Zhou Yangze was very satisfied. He changed his sitting position and leaned towards her. His peach blossom eyes were so affectionate that they were almost tearing out.
Guan Zhuo was not surprised by the way the two of them got along. Sister Zhang and other Youran employees looked like they were enjoying themselves, while Zhu Xue's face was a little dark, not because of jealousy, but because she was instantly upset with Zhou Yangze.
She still remembered that some time ago, Miss Du went to Zhou Yangze downstairs of Zhou’s building. The second young master had a cold face and looked completely impatient towards the girl at that time. Now he was pretending to be affectionate for the sake of cooperation and deceiving the girl’s feelings. He was a complete scumbag!
Later in the toasting session, Zhu Xue came over to Du Ningyou with her glass in hand and lowered it in a friendly manner. "Ms. Du, my name is Zhu Xue. You are so young but already the head of the Youran Foundation. You are absolutely my idol. I would like to toast you, is that okay?"
Du Ningyou felt guilty after hearing this. Zhou Yangze put one hand on the back of the chair behind her and poured a glass of juice into her hand with the other hand, saying to Zhu Xue, "She can only drink juice."
"Sure, sure."
After the toast, Zhu Xue did not leave, but sat down next to him, looking like she wanted to continue the conversation.
Du Ningyou turned to look at Zhou Yangze, winking and hinting, "Is she going to start targeting me?"
Zhou Yangze patted her shoulder to indicate that everything was fine.
Zhu Xue stared at the dirty hand and tried her best to control her expression, repeatedly telling herself: He is the boss, he is the boss...
Then he looked at Du Ningyou with a smile and asked kindly, "Ms. Du, did you join the Youran Foundation after graduation?"
"Not exactly. I've participated in some charity projects before." "That's great. I'm actually very interested in charity work, but for the sake of making a living and my major, I had no choice but to work for Zhou's."
"Haha, Zhou's treatment is pretty good." Du Ningyou thought to herself, girl, is it really okay for you to say this in front of your second boss?
Zhu Xue smiled and continued the conversation: "Miss Du is about my age. I guess you haven't heard of the devastating mountain flood in Yuwa County nine years ago. You were probably still in junior high school back then."
However, Du Ningyou said, "I know."
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Xue's eyes suddenly lit up.
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