48 I'm the boss!
Wen Zihuan was stunned for a long time after seeing this and didn't move forward. Lu Zhou's birthday had already passed this year. After all, he attended the party at that time and still remembered it.
It took him a full five minutes to finally remember that his birthday seemed to be recently.
The reason why he didn't remember it clearly was that he hadn't celebrated his birthday officially for a long time, and secondly, he had no concept of time during the time he lived here. The things in his mind were also a mess, so how could he remember that his birthday was coming.
"Why are you standing there? Come down quickly." Lu Zhou stuck the last balloon in his hand to the wall and turned around to see Wen Zihuan standing motionless on the stairs.
Wen Zihuan finally couldn't remember how he got down. Anyway, when he came to his senses, they were only half a meter apart.
"What are you doing?" Although he had some guesses, he was not sure. After all, no one had celebrated his birthday since his parents left. The experience of these years also taught him a truth, there is no disappointment if there is no expectation.
"Isn't it obvious? My birthday has passed a long time ago. This is of course celebrating your birthday. What a coincidence." Lu Zhou said as he pulled him to the table to sit down.
After leaving the home where he had lived for three years, Wen Zihuan ate his own longevity noodles, birthday cake, and blew candles for the first time.
Although it was only three years since the last time he experienced these, it seemed like a lifetime ago.
This birthday party with only two people lasted less than half an hour. Wen Zihuan watched the servants beside him start to pack up. He looked at Lu Zhou who was sitting opposite him.
"He doesn't want you anymore anyway, why don't you stay with me?"
A similar question came out of his mouth a few months ago, but both times were completely different circumstances and mentality.
At that time, I just thought that what he said was a joke from a playboy.
Even if he was sincere, it was just a temporary novelty. Wen Zihuan never took that sentence seriously.
He never thought that he would have completely different thoughts when he heard this sentence again a few months later.
However, Lu Zhou's tone of voice this time was different from last time. Compared to the previous joking tone, this time he was obviously more serious. Although there was still a bit of a sly smile on his face, it was different in Wen Zihuan's eyes.
"If you don't answer, I'll take it as your consent. Don't worry, just let me handle the matter over there. Anyway, he already has a new lover and is about to get married. Even if he doesn't take the initiative to find you to get a divorce, he will definitely take the initiative to find you."
Wen Zihuan didn't agree or refuse, just sat there.
Just when Lu Zhou stood up and prepared to leave, he spoke, "I'll go by myself."
This time it was Lu Zhou's turn to be surprised. He didn't expect Wen Zihuan to want to see Zhou Jingbai again. As a friend of many years, he felt that this guy had gone too far this time.
He really didn't believe that the Zhou family was so weak that they couldn't deal with a few kidnappers who didn't even have guns. At the very least, they could send someone back to rescue Fang Xingluo before taking her away.
However, his people cleaned up the scene and no one came from behind.
"Okay, I'll just stay next door and don't show up. Call me if you have anything."
"Thank you..."
"Go to bed early." Lu Zhou said and went upstairs.
Zhou Jingbai actually sent someone over, but when they arrived, the abandoned factory had been completely cleaned up, and even footprints and fingerprints could not be found around.
So he never thought that he would receive a call from Wen Zihuan a month after he disappeared.
"Hello?" Wen Zihuan's voice was slightly trembling, and his voice was very soft, and it was difficult to hear clearly without careful listening.
"Wen Zihuan? Is that you? Where are you now?" Zhou Jingbai frowned.
"Let's talk when we meet?" Wen Zihuan didn't say more, just a short sentence.
The meeting time between the two was set for tomorrow at noon. Zhou Jingbai showed up on time as usual, and Fang Xingluo also accompanied him.
The two showed different degrees of surprise when they saw Wen Zihuan in the private room.
"Weren't you taken away by the kidnappers?" Zhou Jingbai couldn't help asking.
"They took too much money and had no place to put it, so they left me behind halfway." Wen Zihuan said this excuse that he had thought of in advance but he himself thought was ridiculous.
But because he said it seriously, the two people on the opposite side were puzzled for a while and finally convinced him.
"Then why didn't you contact me for a month?" Zhou Jingbai thought immediately.
"I..." Wen Zihuan obviously forgot to make up an answer to this question. After thinking for a long time,
he couldn't think of a reasonable answer and finally chose to remain silent. "Why do we have to meet here? Why don't you go home?" Zhou Jingbai saw that he didn't say anything and continued to ask.
"I don't plan to go back in the future. I came to you today for..."
"Is it for the money we talked about before? Then we will get a divorce directly after taking the money. I will ask someone to prepare the contract right away, and you just need to sign it."
Zhou Jingbai thought that the most thing Wen Zihuan had done by his side in recent years was to hope that he would die soon so that he could take the money and run away soon.
However, now that he and Fang Xing were about to get married, the previous words would naturally take effect again. Apart from that, he couldn't think of anything else Wen Zihuan could say.
"Okay." Wen Zihuan replied slowly after being silent for a while.
The meeting between the three of them came and went in a hurry.
Wen Zihuan looked at the closed door for a long time without moving, until the door was opened again.
Lu Zhou pushed the door open and walked in. The phone in his hand stayed on the page of connected call, and he did not hang up now.
In fact, the call was connected before the three of them met inside just now. This was Lu Zhou's request. He didn't show up but had to know the situation inside.
The process was more neat and quick than he thought.
The divorce agreement that Zhou Jingbai mentioned just now came faster than expected, as if it had been prepared in advance.
Because they had someone deliver it before they left the restaurant, and it was taken away after signing, all in one go.
Lu Zhou snorted coldly at the back of the person in charge of delivering the agreement.
"Don't tell me you still miss him." He looked at Wen Zihuan when he said this.
"How is that possible." Wen Zihuan's tone was much more relaxed.
Yes, how could he miss Zhou Jingbai? He shouldn't miss him, and he couldn't miss him, because the final result of their relationship was destined from the beginning, and now it is a very good result for him.
He married Zhou Jingbai just for money. Now that they are divorced, he doesn't have to serve him anymore, and he should be happy because he got the money.
But no matter how much he thinks so, he still can't be really happy. Even he himself doesn't understand why.
Wen Zihuan finally went home with Lu Zhou. Although he suddenly had a huge sum of money, he didn't know where he could go.
After entering the room, Wen Zihuan did not go back to the room immediately, but stopped in front of Lu Zhou.
"What's wrong?" The latter was very confused.
"Here you go." Wen Zihuan handed over the bank card Zhou Jingbai had given him.
Lu Zhou was stunned for a moment and laughed but didn't take it. "What do you mean? Isn't this your divorce compensation? What are you giving it to me for? Are you planning to use this as a reward for my saving your life?"
Wen Zihuan nodded. That was what he meant. Lu Zhou guessed it before he could say anything.
"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know whether I was dead or alive. I... wouldn't have anything to give you. Although you are definitely not short of money, there is a lot in this card. I..." Wen Zihuan didn't know what to say at the end.
"Do you have to accept it?" Lu Zhou asked seriously.
"Yes."
He had learned the principle of repaying a drop of water with a spring, let alone a life-saving grace.
"That's a life-saving favor, isn't this enough?"
Wen Zihuan panicked immediately after hearing this. After all, he couldn't come up with any other money. What if this wasn't enough?
Seeing his panic, Lu Zhou couldn't help laughing, "I love beauties more than money."
How could Wen Zihuan not understand this? Even if he didn't understand this sentence, he could guess it based on Lu Zhou's past experience.
So Wen Zihuan settled down here in a daze, and this place also became his home in a daze.
He still forced the card to Lu Zhou, and when he didn't want to take it, he asked him to keep it for him.
Wen Zihuan thought he was willing to accept the money, but he suddenly took him to see a company not long after. Just when he was confused, Lu Zhou took the initiative to explain.
"Didn't you insist that I accept the money? I used the money to start this company. You are not the boss. After all, I don't like working. Since you want to repay me but don't want to marry me, why don't you work for me and earn money?" "I
... I want to be the boss. How can I be the boss? I can't do it. No, no." Wen Zihuan's mind was instantly confused when he heard that he was the boss of this company.
After all, he married into the Zhou family when his family suffered a change in the middle of his studies. It can be said that he has no social and work experience.
He might be able to do the jobs of sweeping the floor and serving dishes, but being the boss of a company was really a challenge for him.
"Why not? Illiterate people can be bosses, why can't you? If you don't know how, I can teach you. Don't you want to repay the favor or do you want to pledge yourself to the boss? Of course, I'd be happy if you chose the latter."
Wen Zihuan finally chose to work and earn money to repay the favor. Although this choice was extremely absurd, he didn't want to continue to rely on others.
Lu Zhou's words woke him up.
"The road has been paved for you, and you haven't even tried it, so why are you so sure that it can't work? At worst, you can pledge yourself to the boss if you really don't succeed."
Well, the last sentence can be ignored.
Wen Zihuan's long road to becoming a boss started in such a muddled way.
After two months of devilish training by Lu Zhou, he actually became quite capable. Although most of the time it was just on the surface, being able to do this was already a huge change for Wen Zihuan.
"Mr. Wen, Mr. Lin's contract has arrived. Would you like to take a look?" The secretary interrupted Wen Zihuan's thoughts.