"So... Zhu Xiaojun, do you think I'm stupid?" Zhou Yuanyuan looked at Zhu Xiaojun disdainfully and asked again.
"No, no, Aunt Yuanyuan, can you please just say clearly what you want to say? I'm stupid and can't figure out what you mean by these words." Zhu Xiaojun begged Zhou Yuanyuan for mercy.
"Okay! What I want to ask is... Zhu Xiaojun, what do you want to do by tricking me out?" Zhou Yuanyuan stopped beating around the bush with Zhu Xiaojun and yelled directly.
"I, I, I... I, I..." Zhu Xiaojun was shocked. He wanted to explain but didn't know what to say.
"Was it your idea to trick me out? Or were you instructed by... someone?" Zhou Yuanyuan raised her chin towards the Qingxin Bar.
"It's me, it's my fault. It has nothing to do with Brother Yizhi. It was all my idea." Seeing Zhou Yuanyuan's clear expression, Zhu Xiaojun quickly admitted his mistake. No wonder Cao had always said that Zhou Yuanyuan was a very capable person. He hadn't said anything yet! How did Zhou Yuanyuan realize that something was wrong?
"Cao... Yi... Zhi..." Zhou Yuanyuan's voice was cold, and the three words "Cao Yizhi" seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth, which scared Zhu Xiaojun a little. Had he unknowingly betrayed Brother Yizhi? I wonder if Brother Yizhi would beat him up if he knew he had let the cat out of the bag?
"Zhou Yuanyuan, Zhou Yuanyuan, it really has nothing to do with Brother Yizhi. It's my fault, it's all my fault. If it weren't for me, Meiling wouldn't have disappeared. I... I really have no other choice. I've looked everywhere, but no one has seen any trace of Meiling. I heard from Brother Yizhi that you are very powerful, so I tricked you out. Please do me a favor." At this point, Zhu Xiaojun didn't dare to hide it from Zhou Yuanyuan anymore and could only tell the truth.
Zhu Xiaojun likes Liu Meiling? Zhou Yuanyuan finally understood.
Fortunately, it wasn't because of Zhang Jintao, otherwise, Zhou Yuanyuan would have been unable to protect herself and turned away. Zhou Yuanyuan didn't have the habit of offering her right cheek when someone hit her left cheek.
When Zhang Jintao came to the Zhou family tonight, he mentioned the disappearance of Liu Meiling from the Liu family. However, Zhang Jintao's attitude was too arrogant, and his words were too harsh. It seemed that if Zhou Yuanyuan didn't take action, she would be sorry for the motherland, the people, and the Liu family. General Zhou was infuriated by him. Zhou Yuanyuan and Liu Meiling had no friendship, so he didn't bother to pay attention to Liu Meiling's affairs.
Liu Meiling is also a senior this year. However, she does not attend Chaoyang Middle School, but the High School Affiliated to Qingdao University.
There were only twenty or thirty young people in Zhou Yuanyuan's circle of aristocratic families in Kyoto City. Zhou Yuanyuan had an excellent memory, and although she seldom attended various gatherings of aristocratic girls, she knew everyone she should know.
The Liu family rose to prominence later, only coming into the sight of Zhou Yuanyuan and her family in the past two years. Because of this, the Liu family wasn't eligible to live in General Zhou's compound. However, Liu Jingye had a close relationship with Zhu Manwen, a member of the Zhu family in the compound, and the children of both families were close. Liu Meiling, in particular, was the same age as Zhu Xiaojuan. She often visited the Zhu family to play with Zhu Xiaojuan, using the excuse that they were of similar age and had much in common.
Liu Jingye has only two daughters. The eldest daughter, Liu Meifang, is 22 years old and is a clerk in the tax office. The youngest daughter is Liu Meiling.
Every family in the compound knew that Liu Meiling's frequent visits to the Zhu family were probably the Liu family's idea. Zhu Manwen had two sons! Even if Zhu Xiaoshan and Zhu Xiaojun weren't up to the task, they still had six cousins. If any of them took a liking to Liu Meiling, the relationship between the Liu and Zhu families would be further strengthened. Compared to the Zhu family, the Liu family's foundation was still too weak. With the Zhu family's help, the benefits to the Liu family would be significant.
Of course! Liu Jingye had originally planned to make Zhu Xiaoshan his son-in-law. In the Liu family, Zhu Xiaoshan was the first of the grandchildren, only two years older than Liu Meiling, making them a perfect age match. Liu Manwen was also Zhu Xiangyang's default heir to the patriarchate. If Liu Meiling could marry Zhu Xiaoshan, it would be the greatest help to the Liu family.
Compared with Liu Meiling's enthusiasm, Zhu Xiaojuan's attitude towards Liu Meiling has always been ordinary, neither intimate nor cold.
However, what surprised Zhou Yuanyuan was that Zhu Xiaoshan did not like Liu Meiling, but Zhu Xiaojun, who was six years older than Liu Meiling, fell in love with her?
"Zhu Xiaojun, your attitude of asking for help is too unique, isn't it? I don't deserve it." Zhou Yuanyuan's face darkened. No matter how much Zhu Xiaojun liked Liu Meiling, it was none of her business.
If Zhu Xiaojun was a smart person, he should have told the truth from the beginning when asking for help. Why did he sneakily use Zhu Xiaojuan to trick her out? Did he think that she had a good temper and would definitely help him?
"Zhou Yuanyuan, please, help me, okay? It's all my fault. I brought Meiling here to play. Meiling disappeared. It has been two days now. If I can't find her, I... wuwuwu..." Zhu Xiaojun squatted down, buried his head in his knees, and burst into tears.
Zhu Xiaojun knew that many of his elders considered him a failure. But how could they possibly know anything about his family? With such an old man around, how could he, Zhu Xiaojun, dare to achieve anything? Over the years, he had been a jerk, so much so that even he himself believed he was a jerk.
But he really likes Liu Meiling, and more importantly, Liu Meiling also likes him.
You're such a grown-up, and you're crying in the street? Didn't you see people on the street staring at you? Zhou Yuanyuan was completely upset.
Seeing Zhu Xiaojun crying so hard, Zhou Yuanyuan felt too embarrassed to just leave. Well, forget it, for Zhu Xiaojuan's sake, she would just listen to what Zhu Xiaojun had to say reluctantly!
Zhu Xiaojun cried for a while before he told the story in a halting manner.
The night before yesterday was Liu Meiling’s birthday. Liu Meiling specially asked for an evening off from school, dressed up beautifully, and followed Zhu Xiaojun to the Qingxin Bar to watch a performance.
When Zhu Xiaojun and Liu Meiling were together, they talked about everything, including his experiences hanging out in bars. Zhu Xiaojun liked to see Liu Meiling looking at him with admiration with her sparkling eyes.
The cabaret performances at the Qingxin Bar only became popular at the beginning of this year, less than three months ago. Girls of Liu Meiling's age are curious and eager to experience new things. Unfortunately, Liu Meiling only has two sisters at home, and without anyone to take care of them, they wouldn't dare go to a place like a bar.
After hearing what Zhu Xiaojun said once, Liu Meiling asked Zhu Xiaojun to take her to Qingxin Bar several times.
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