Zhou Zhihao has always known Qiao Shen. He knew since he was a child that he had a very capable half-brother, who had a better family background than him, was smarter than him, more capable than him, and even looked better and taller than him in every way.
Because of the existence of his brother, he can only survive in secret. He cannot have a complete father of his own. He can only watch his mother weep silently, waiting for his father to come occasionally, and dare not show it.
Zhou Zhihao collected all the information he could find about Qiao Shen, his reports, his photos. He would occasionally feel secretly happy because even such an outstanding brother could not get his father's unreserved love, and could not even see the real father, the father who seemed gentle and elegant on the surface but was actually ambitious.
Zhou Zhihao has been holding his breath all these years, always wanting to suppress Qiao Shen.
This was the first time he really came face to face with Qiao Shen. The illegitimate son who grew up like a rat in the gutter and the legitimate son who lived in the sun met for the first time in front of everyone. However, at just one glance, Zhou Zhihao knew he had lost.
Qiao Shen's aura was too strong. Just a light glance at him made him shrink unconsciously. He suddenly remembered his identity and felt embarrassed and inferior.
After seeing Zhou Zhihao, Qiao Shen did not react at all, but just glanced at Yan Shule subconsciously. After all, he discovered Zhou Zhihao's existence because of Yan Shule.
It's funny to say that even though he has always had a strong insight, he could also be confused by family affection and blood ties.
Fortunately, he discovered it early.
In fact, in the original book, there was no incident in which Qiao Shen noticed Yan Shule buying Lihua stocks. Qiao Shen had always trusted his family and did not know that his father had cheated on him until he was killed.
The appearance of Yan Shule was like a butterfly flapping its wings, which changed the entire plot.
Wu Tianying happened to see Qiao Shen looking at Yan Shule, and she subconsciously looked at Yan Shule, "You are not attracted to Qiao Shen too, are you?"
Wu Tianying's voice was not loud, but no one was talking in the corridor and it was so quiet that many people present heard it. Even Xue Yang and others beside Yan Shule looked at Yan Shule with subtle expressions.
Yan Shule then realized that her gaze seemed too direct. She pretended to be calm and coughed, "It's rare to see such a handsome man in the entertainment industry. Beautiful things are definitely worth appreciating."
However, her words did not make her embarrassing situation any better. The surroundings were still quiet. Only Wu Tianying secretly gave her a thumbs up, thinking in her heart that this girl was awesome. She was so bold that she even dared to tease Qiao Shen!
Qiao Shen chuckled. "I have heard a lot of compliments over the years, both genuine and fake, but this is the first time I've heard someone compliment me on my good looks. I really find it fresh. Thank you for your appreciation, young lady. I am honored."
Never mind, just consider it as a favor to her.
Although he just felt that Yan Shule was not looking at him, but rather at something that she coveted very much through him, Qiao Shen was really puzzled.
I heard from the assistant that Miss Yan loves money very much. Could it be that she is attracted to my status and money?
It has to be said that Qiao Shen's guess is already quite close to the truth.
But what he just said to help Yan Shule out of the situation made her jaw drop.
Except for Xue Yang and others who were unaware of the truth, everyone else present knew Qiao Shen's identity. Even Duan Nian, who had read business magazines, had read reports about Qiao Shen and had a general idea of his personality. He never expected that he would actually respond to Yan Shule!
Could it really be love at first sight?
Of course, only a few people present could understand this idea.
One of them is Wu Tianying, who has recently become obsessed with all kinds of sweet romance novels. She originally had some feelings for Yan Shule and wanted to be friends with her. Now she has imagined a script in her mind where a domineering president falls in love with me, and she can't wait to add Yan Shule's contact information so that she can be ready to watch the scene at any time.
Yan Luofei, whose complexion had not been good since the beginning, now looked even paler, as if he had suffered a huge blow.
Are some things really destined? Even if you are stranded outside, are you destined to get a good background, good luck, and a good marriage back?
No, she doesn't want to give up!
It was Xu Yazi who first broke the weird atmosphere. She walked forward, nodded and smiled, "Xiao Shen, are you having dinner here?"
Qiao Shen nodded and smiled without changing his expression, "I heard that a lost imperial dish has just been served here, let's try it."
"We won't bother you any more, Aunt Xu. When we return to the capital, we'll come visit the Yan family again if we have the chance." Xu Shen nodded politely and left with the dumbfounded people behind him.
Xu Yazi glanced at Yan Luofei and shook her head gently, "Yating, Xiaoying, it's time for us to go back to the hotel."
Finally, she thought for a while and said to Yan Luofei, "You should go back to the crew and film well..." Xu Yazi finally glanced at Zhou Zhihao and wanted to say something, but she didn't say it and left.
Wu Tianying was pulled by her mother and quickly took the opportunity to exchange WeChat with Yan Shule.
Yan Shule thought that more friends mean more paths, and seeing that they seemed to have some relationship with Yan Luofei, she added Wu Tianying's WeChat out of curiosity.
Wu Tianying left with a satisfied look.
Today I saw Yan Luofei get humiliated and witnessed an idol drama-like encounter (fog). I was so happy.
Yan Shule and his group followed closely behind, and Yan Shule didn't even glance at Zhou Zhihao from beginning to end.
The corridor soon became quiet again, leaving only Zhou Zhihao, who looked pale, and Yan Luofei, whose face was pale. It took them a while to recover, but their faces were still not looking good. The two of them tried to leave arm in arm with a smile on their faces, but they were very quiet along the way, and no one knew what they were thinking about.
Zhou Zhihao was better off, but today when he met Qiao Shen for the first time, his half-brother whom he had always regarded as his rival, he found that Qiao Shen was not as strong as he thought. His psychological defenses collapsed for a moment, but with his narcissism, he just needed to rebuild himself.
Yan Luofei was so panicked that she was shaking all the way. She just saw... saw that Wu Tianying and Yan Shule actually exchanged contact information.
What will they talk about? Will you talk about yourself? Will Yan Shule discover something? Will Wu Tianying discover anything? What about the Yan family? Will Xu Yazi and the others talk about Yan Shule? Will we discover something unexpectedly?
When she thought of this, Yan Luofei was so frightened that she wanted to hold her head and bang her head against the wall. Her heart was filled with great panic and fear, and she even wanted to destroy it all.
The Xu sisters and Wu Tianying were indeed talking about Yan Shule, but it was not what Yan Luofei imagined.
The three of them returned to the hotel. They were a little tired after a day of shopping, so they found a masseur and chatted while they had a massage and skin care treatment. They talked about what they were going to do in the evening.
"Sister, do you think there's something weird going on between that girl and Luo Fei today? And the same thing about Luo Fei's boyfriend and what he said to that girl. I always feel like there's something going on between them." They're all family now. Xu Yating lay on the bed with her head tilted towards Xu Yazhi, and couldn't help but gossip.
Xu Yazi pondered for a moment and said softly, "It is normal for young people to have some emotional entanglements."
"From what they said, it seems that Luo Fei's boyfriend and that girl had that kind of relationship before?" Xu Yating guessed excitedly.
"Maybe." Xu Yazi was obviously not interested. "Young people's affairs, who knows what will happen."
"I think that young lady is quite pretty. She didn't even give them the two of them a single bit of face. She's so domineering." Wu Tianying couldn't help but interrupt.
Xu Ya Ting couldn't see Wu Tianying beside her, but that didn't stop her from complaining, "You, you've just read too many novels and animations nowadays. To use the words of you young people, you're a middle school student."
"No, it's not like that. No matter what the relationship between that young lady and that guy was in the past, she is very sober now and has said it very clearly. That guy is just too narcissistic and always thinks that others like him. And that Yan Luofei, I don't know what kind of vision she has to fall for such a person." Wu Tianying curled her lips. Anyway, she just didn't like Yan Luofei.
Xu Ya Ting and Xu Ya Zi looked at each other, their eyes full of helplessness, "I don't know why you just have to pick on Luo Fei."
"I just don't like her." Wu Tianying said bluntly.
Xu Yazi suddenly talked about Yan Shule, "I think that girl is pretty good. She has clear eyes and dares to speak and act. Even if she had something with Luo Fei's boyfriend before, I think there must be other reasons."
"It's rare that you, sister, have such a high opinion of someone you meet for the first time." This person is Yan Luofei's love rival.
Xu Ya Ting looked at Xu Ya Zi, paused and then said, "Sister, I don't know what you think. Although I joked before that you might as well take Yan Luo Fei as your goddaughter, it was just talk. This girl always gives me a feeling that she is a little unreliable."
"Although you have taken good care of her for Xiao Ai's sake over the years, it has been so many years after all, and you have been good enough to her. If you really have feelings for each other..."
Xu Ya Ting looked at Xu Ya Zi with some confusion.
Xu Yazi slowly raised her eyes and looked at Xu Ya Ting, "It's impossible to have a goddaughter. I know very well that no one in this world can replace Xiao Ai. I paid for her education, gave her a good education, and gave her a house. I am just taking care of her childhood playmates for Xiao Ai."
"She sometimes tells me stories about Xiao Ai's childhood, and I like to listen to her." Xu Yazi lowered her eyes and looked at the edge of the bed, whispering as if she was only talking to herself, "But I know that my Xiao Ai is gone, and no one can replace her. I would rather suffer for the rest of my life and remember her for the rest of my life than selfishly look for someone else to replace me. My daughter, I want to remember her."
Xu Yazi has tried her best to make herself happy over the years. She knows that life must go on, and she doesn't want to make her family worry.
But some emotions could no longer be restrained and welled up in my heart when I talked about my daughter.
She didn't want to spoil the mood of Xu Ya Ting and Wu Tianying, so she gently closed her eyes and pretended to be too tired and wanted to take a nap. However, when she closed her eyes, her mind was full of the way her daughter looked when she was just born. People say that it is difficult to tell what a baby looks like when it is just born, but Xu Yazi felt that she saw the shadows of herself and her husband in her daughter.
She still remembered that because her daughter was too thin, she hung her jade pendant on her daughter, hoping that it would bless her to grow up healthy. Who knew that in the blink of an eye, the child was taken away.
It was five years later that I saw the jade pendant again.
When she saw Yan Luofei wearing the jade pendant, she was so excited that she almost went crazy. When she learned that her daughter had passed away, she collapsed instantly.
She almost died at that time. When she woke up, she saw her husband crying and trembling all over, her parents aged in an instant, and her ignorant son crying loudly in fear, his little face turned red and he almost fainted. Only then did she come to mind.
She began to work hard to return to normal. She took back the jade pendant and sent Yan Luofei to school. Everyone thought at first that she was nice to Yan Luofei because of transference. Only she was clear-headed from beginning to end. Her daughter was irreplaceable.
This was her mistake, and she deserved it. Any substitute or empathy was just a selfish attempt to make herself feel better.
She had already let her daughter down and couldn't hurt her again.
When Xu Ya Ting saw the tears overflowing from Xu Ya Zi's eyes, she regretted having said too much. She lay quietly on the bed, not daring to speak any more.
Wu Tianying also felt that the atmosphere was not right. She even stopped playing with her phone, closed her eyes and forced herself to lie down quietly. The only sounds in the room were the masseuses' massage and their gentle breathing.
But the story is not over yet.
Previously, rumors that Yan Shule was being kept by someone spread all over the Internet. Although Yan Shule was not very famous, Li Xuefei was determined to ruin her reputation and put in a lot of effort.
Just now when they were confronting each other in the corridor of Juxian Building, there happened to be someone eating next door, and they bumped into each other. That person was a third-generation rich man, a well-known playboy. He had a lot of fans on Weibo, just because he loved to share his luxurious life and reveal some entertainment gossip about his own experiences.
He also particularly likes to read gossip about the entertainment industry. Sometimes when he comes across something he knows, he will come out directly to corroborate or dispel the rumor. Because of his identity, it is particularly easy for people to believe him.
Last time, the news of Yan Shule being kept by someone was widely circulated, and some netizens asked about his Weibo, but his circle did not overlap with Zhou Zhihao's, and few people knew about the affair between Zhou Zhihao and Yan Shule, and he didn't even know Yan Shule, so he directly replied that he didn't know.
However, this also made him pay a little attention to this matter, and he recognized Yan Shule at first sight, and then recognized Zhou Zhihao and Yan Luofei sitting opposite Yan Shule.
Although he was not familiar with Zhou Zhihao, he had met him twice. The news about Zhou Zhihao and Yan Luofei had been a hot topic before, so he naturally knew them.
Looking at the situation, he knew there must be gossip, so he turned on the video on his mobile phone, quietly opened a crack in the room, and secretly recorded it.
Who knew that Qiao Shen would show up later? He was so scared that he almost dropped his phone.
Although he had never dealt with Qiao Shen, he had heard of Qiao Shen's bad reputation countless times. Once, his father took him to a party to talk to Qiao Shen. He was frightened by Qiao Shen's aura at the time. From then on, he never dared to get close to Qiao Shen again, and was often scolded by his father for being useless.
He just held his hand in his hand and didn't dare to move until Qiao Shen left and the others left one after another. Then he sat down on the ground and turned off his phone.
After returning, he deliberately deleted all the shots of Qiao Shen, and considerately put mosaics on Xu Yazi and others before he dared to release the video.
He didn't recognize Xu Yazi and Xu Yating at first. It was not until Qiao Shen called them Aunt Xu that he remembered that he had seen the mistresses of the Yan and Wu families from afar at a cocktail party. He heard that they were a pair of sisters with the surname Xu.
To be on the safe side, he even blurred out Duan Nian and several others, leaving only three people involved.
There were people from Qiao Shen, the Yan family and the Wu family in the corridor that night. Who knows if the other young people might also be from big families? He didn't want to cause trouble for himself.
As for Yan Luofei, he had also heard a little about her relationship with the Yan family, but on the one hand, Yan Luofei herself had entered the entertainment industry, and secondly, he saw that Xu Yazi and the others had a general attitude towards Yan Luofei that day, so he felt at ease to expose her.
This person did not post the video directly on his Weibo, but posted it on his Moments. His Moments included many people who shared the same interests as gossip, so it soon spread everywhere.
After the video started to be uploaded to Weibo, he logged into his Weibo account and reposted it.
His Weibo name was simply his real name, Liu Tianhao, and he added a "Verified" stamp. As soon as he reposted the message, he attracted a lot of fans.
Liu Tianhao looked at his rising popularity and the comments and reposts that were refreshing every second, and raised his eyebrows proudly.
His father always compared him to Zhou Zhihao, saying that the latter started from scratch and that he was a prodigal son who did nothing serious all day long.
Now look at it, although he is gossipy, he keeps himself clean. He is not like Zhou Zhihao, who has a messy private life.
While Liu Tianhao was gossiping, he also felt a little joy of victory.
"Oh my god, so the person who was rumored to be supporting Yan Shule was actually Zhou Zhihao? My worldview is shattered. Didn't he announce his relationship with Yan Luofei before?"
"So did Zhou Zhihao abandon Yan Shule after he got together with Yan Luofei, or did he cheat on her and support a mistress while he was with Yan Luofei?"
"To be honest, Yan Shule is quite handsome!"
"If Yan Shule is a kept mistress, to be honest, I have never seen a kept mistress who is so tough."
"I didn't expect this to be exposed. People who know the inside story said that Yan Luofei and Yan Shule are innocent. The two girls are really miserable. Zhou Zhihao is a scumbag!"
"Haha, the rumors have been going on for so long and no one has spoken out, and now someone who knows the inside story has come out to label him a scumbag. Do you think I believe it?"
"Zhou Zhihao and Yan Luofei seem to be in love. Did Yan Shule do something? Some bitches are just so shameless!"
"Am I the only one who thinks Yan Shule is super handsome? His dislike for Zhou Zhihao is so obvious. The sentence "Are you mentally retarded or am I mentally retarded" made me laugh to death. I feel like Yan Luofei was innocently implicated."
"After watching this video, my impression of Zhou Zhihao was shattered. He is so narcissistic. The girl clearly said that she is not interested in him anymore, but he still thinks that she is in love with him."
"I feel like Yan Luofei is such a green tea. She didn't do anything, so why does she look like she's being bullied?"
"I agree with what the above said. I feel that Zhou Zhihao has been deceived."
"You are all discussing Yan Shule, Yan Luofei and Zhou Zhihao. Am I the only one who wants to know who those people in mosaic are?"
“It feels like another big show, so exciting.”
“You are such a wonderful woman!” Xue Yang couldn’t help but sigh as he scrolled through the trending searches. “When you were an artist, you were penniless, and after you retired, you’ve been on the trending searches every other day. How many times has this happened? If you keep going like this, I can’t help but want to bring you back to the entertainment industry. Maybe you’ll be the next scandal queen!”
Yan Shule glanced at him unhappily.
Xue Yang jumped up from the sofa, "I'm telling the truth. Let me show you how many agencies have contacted me recently, saying they want to sign you."
Yan Shule waved his hand lazily and said, "No need to look at it. I have received messages several times. I don't know where those people got my new number. I am too lazy to respond."
Xue Yang sighed and sat back on the sofa, propping up his chin and looking at Yan Shule, "Although there are all kinds of things on the Internet, after all, Zhou Zhihao and Yan Luofei have managed their image well before, and they have a team. I'm afraid that if this continues, you will suffer."
"I saw it. Many people are scolding me." Yan Shule rolled his eyes speechlessly. "Are these people just idle and have nothing to do? They want to be police officers to uphold justice."
"That's not right. If these people were allowed to be police officers, there might be unjust cases every day." Yan Shule complained expressionlessly.
"Stop complaining about others and think about how to deal with the public opinion online." Xue Yang frowned as he scrolled through his Weibo account. "I think their online trolls have started to influence public opinion. Many comments downplayed what you said about Zhou Zhihao, saying that you were a man who hated him because his love was not accepted. Some even accused you of being a mistress because you worshipped Zhou Zhihao's money and wanted to interfere with him and Yan Luofei."
Yan Shule looked distressed. "I originally wanted to keep a low profile and make a fortune quietly, but I didn't expect the world would not let me go at all."
Xue Yang looked at her left and right, "Why do I always feel that you want to cause trouble?"
Yan Shule snapped his fingers and said, "Congratulations, you got the answer right, but there is no prize."
"Instead of fighting against their troll army and clarifying some unnecessary things, it is better to cut off the source of the problem and be more direct." Yan Shule opened the stock trading app on his phone and began to screenshot all his transactions. "Since they all think that I am being kept by someone, a mistress, and materialistic, and that I am with Zhou Zhihao for money, and they also want to break up Zhou Zhihao and Yan Luofei."
"Then I might as well tell them directly that I am not short of money. Wouldn't it be better to make more money with all the time I have? Why bother with a stinky man?" After taking the screenshot, Yan Shule opened the photo editing software, hid her privacy, and directly opened Weibo to upload the picture.
Less than two minutes later, Xue Yang heard the Weibo notification sound on his phone. He had long ago set Yan Shule as a special follower so that he could easily know her Weibo activities. Later, when Yan Shule terminated her contract and retired from the entertainment industry, he never changed his mind.
Xue Yang opened Yan Shule's Weibo and saw what she had just posted, "I really have no interest in some narcissistic scumbags. If I have that time, I might as well pick a few more stocks myself. After all, I am a materialistic person and I love money very much."
Below the Weibo post were several stocks she had bought recently. It was clear that each stock was rising to some extent, and no stock was losing money. Furthermore, the purchase volume was not low. Xue Yang could tell at a glance that the value was at least tens of millions.
The last picture is of Unilever’s stock. Yan Shule was relatively low-key and blurred the numbers, but you can still vaguely see a long string, which is shocking enough.
Yan Shule’s reputation has been really bad recently. After he posted on Weibo, some people started scolding him without even reading his post.
"Haha, you're going to say something to clear yourself up again, fuck you, mistress!"
"So disgusting. Didn't he retire from the entertainment industry? He's always hyping himself up and making the trending searches, and even meddling in other people's relationships."
"Stinky bitch, rotten mistress, %￥ # &*@"
It wasn't until a minute or two later that some people finally came to their senses after reading Yan Shule's Weibo content and pictures and began to comment.
“Amazing!”
"I thought I was reading gossip, but I didn't expect that I was reading the birth of a stock god!"
"Holy shit, awesome is not enough to describe how I feel. Lihua, that's Lihua Technology. I took a rough look and there are at least tens of thousands of shares. Holy shit, Lihua is almost up to four hundred now! How much is that? How much is that? Ahhhhhh, my brain is short-circuiting!"
"I'll say this in hindsight. From the beginning I felt that someone was trying to influence public opinion. Now that I've seen the young lady's Weibo, it's true. She can make money, is capable, and is pretty. Why should she care about Zhou Zhihao? What was said in the video is the truth, right? Some haters even insisted on saying that others were hating her because their love was rejected. I'm sick..."
"Are these pictures real? They're not photoshopped, are they?"
"Master, please help me! I have lost almost all my money recently. Please recommend a stock that can help me make back my money."
"But you still haven't made it clear what your relationship with Zhou Zhihao is? Have you really been a mistress?"
Yan Shule flipped through the comments and saw this one. She responded directly, "I thought I made it clear enough. What is a man? Is he worth wasting my time on? What do I want? Is it because he's a jerk and narcissist? Isn't that a bad idea?"
Yan Shule’s reply was quickly discovered, and many people directly commented “666” below.
Zhou Zhihao naturally also paid attention to the developments on the Internet. When he saw Yan Shule’s reply, he was so angry that he almost broke his phone.
But when he saw Yan Shule's Weibo, he couldn't help but think, if what Yan Shule posted was true, if he had this money, then his recent deficit...
But the next second he saw Yan Luofei beside him and quickly shook his head. What was he thinking? Luo Fei is gentle, pretty, and considerate, and has a close relationship with the Yan family. Why should he be so short-sighted and focus on Yan Shule? If he can be with Luo Fei and get closer to the Yan family in the future, maybe...
Zhou Zhihao was still lost in thought and didn't notice Yan Luofei's pale face at all.
No wonder, no wonder Yan Shule could afford to buy a house in Jingxin Huayuan. She actually made so much money from stock trading.
Is it true that she is unable to stop Yan Shule's relentless pressure? She is becoming more and more powerful and dazzling. Will there come a day when she will be discovered by the Yan family, and all her lies will be exposed, and everything she has will burst like a bubble?
Yan Luofei couldn't help feeling scared at the thought of something like this happening.
No, she couldn't just sit there and wait for death. She had to find a way to make Yan Shule disappear so that no one would see her again.
Even if it fails, she still has Zhou Zhihao. She has to find a way to help Zhou Zhihao return to the Qiao family with dignity. Only in this way can she fight against the Yan family.
Yan Luofei's eyes darkened, and no one knew what he was thinking.
At this time, Yan Shule received a voice message from Wu Tianying.
"Ahhhhhhhhh! Lele you are so amazing! Oh my god! You actually made so much money just by trading stocks. Was that a cool script you got? This is so amazing. You are absolutely my idol."
Although they had only met once, Yan Shule seemed to see Wu Tianying jumping excitedly in front of her when listening to the voice.
Before she could reply, she immediately received another message.
"LeLe, can you take me to invest in stocks and make some money? I've recently fallen in love with a limited edition bag, but my pocket money for this month is almost gone, hehe..."
Yan Shule smiled and pressed the voice button to reply, "Okay, no problem. I'll pick some stocks that have been rising well and tell you later."
She thought about it and sent another voice message, "I have another project here. If nothing goes wrong, it should be able to make money, but it will take a little time. Do you want to invest?"
Wu Tianying replied quickly, "Thank you Lele, I love you so much. Remember to tell me which stock you are buying. I trust you now."
"And what project are you talking about? I don't have much spare money, but my mom and my second aunt like to invest. If the project is good, I can tell them about it."
This was exactly the answer Yan Shule wanted. She knew that Wu Tianying didn't have much money, so she would naturally go after the people around her.
The project that Yan Shule was talking about is the web drama that Liu Kangle is currently filming.
She has now completely offended Zhou Zhihao. Although the fact that she is an investor has been kept secret, just in case, she decided to attract some investors with backgrounds to invest. Unexpectedly, the cutie Wu Tianying came to her on her own initiative.
It seems that she really needs to carefully pick a stock with good growth for her.
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