Chapter Twenty-Eight: A Likable Younger Brother? Not at all!
Chapter Twenty-Eight: A Likable Younger Brother? Not at all!
Chapter Twenty-Eight: A Likable Younger Brother? Not at all!
"Brother, I'm sorry for suddenly contacting you and causing you trouble."
Seeing Zhou Ran's expression change, Zhao Wenle pitifully pursed his lips and apologized.
That expression made him look like a pitiful little thing who had been bullied by him.
The onlookers had finished eating their melon seeds and continued with their meals.
The young boy who had just been in a chaotic situation was now happily heading towards another table.
He said a couple of sentences, and his face still looked aggrieved.
Everyone's eyes lit up; there was another juicy story to tell.
They all pricked up their ears and peeked over here.
When they saw the faces of the two people at the table, they all gasped.
A mature man, just sitting there, is a beautiful sight to behold.
The mature man's composure and charisma, coupled with his handsome face.
He is practically the image of the Prince Charming in most women's hearts.
The person speaking to the boy was also a boy.
But the boy eating was more endearing, with curly hair, a baby face, and big eyes.
Like a delicate porcelain doll, it makes you like it from the bottom of your heart, and you want to reach out and squeeze it to relieve the itch in your heart.
After marveling at their good looks, I realized they were two boys, and it was Valentine's Day, and they were having dinner at a romantic restaurant.
Then I thought back to the tender moment between the boy and Hao Chen earlier.
Excitement gleamed in everyone's eyes; the two men were also a couple.
Sure enough, most of the gay man's friends are also gay.
These two seem to have a good relationship; I wonder what they're talking about? Their expressions are a bit strange.
Everyone craned their necks, trying to hear the conversation between the two.
However, the two of them were speaking too softly, and Xia Chenggan's chosen spot was in a corner.
It offers good privacy; even if they crane their necks, they can't hear what's being said on the other end.
"You know you're causing me trouble, so don't be a nuisance here. Get out of here!"
Zhou Ran didn't tolerate Zhao Wenle's frivolous remarks at all and directly confronted him.
Zhou Ran was happy to grant the wishes of anyone who came to him for humiliation.
"Brother! How...how..."
The boy's eyes were brimming with tears, threatening to fall, and he could barely speak his grievances, stammering for a long time without uttering a single word.
Zhou Ran casually picked up her small bowl of condiments and poured it over her head.
What are you pretending to be, playing the green tea b*tch? You think you can trick him by showing off in front of him? You'll have to see if your skin is tough enough to take a beating.
In the previous situation, he dared to take the opportunity to use a leg-crushing kick on his cheap father, so why would he worry about not being able to mess with this little brat?
"Ah! My eyes!"
I felt a bright red light before my eyes, followed by a spicy sensation.
"Oh, I forgot to mention, I like spicy food. You'd better get lost, or I won't be responsible if you go blind."
Zhou Ran glanced at the red wine on the table. Forget it, this red wine is quite expensive. It's not worth it for something like this.
"Ahhh, help! My eyes!"
The boy cried out in pain but didn't forget to smear Zhou Ran.
"Brother, how could you be so cruel? I just greeted you and you wanted to blind me."
"Oh, you know I'm vicious? You still want to get close to me. You're the illegitimate child of a mistress. Stay away from me. I find you disgusting."
Zhou Ran calmly prepared a new spicy dipping sauce for herself. She had put too much chili and salt in the previous one, so she would put less this time.
"Ugh, you bitch!"
The illegitimate child born to a mistress is a source of pain for the boy from childhood to adulthood.
When he was little, he saw that other children had both parents, and he went back to ask his grandmother about it with envy.
Why doesn't he have a father and mother?
His grandmother told him that he had a father and mother, but they were both busy.
He asked, rather unhappily, why they couldn't stay by his side.
Later, as I grew up, I realized that it was all just a lie told by my grandmother.
He has parents, but it's no different from not having them.
His father was someone else's son-in-law who moved into their family home; he had a wife, children, and a family.
His mother was a mistress, and the kind of mistress who was not respectable enough to be seen in public, like a hostess.
Even though she had a child with his father, she didn't dare to make it public and still had to help her father by sleeping with other people.
He tried his best to keep his background a secret, but secrets can't stay hidden forever, and his identity as a mistress's illegitimate child was eventually exposed.
People have almost zero tolerance for third parties.
The malice he felt towards people in real life came over him like a tidal wave.
His desk was covered in profanities, and his belongings were thrown away.
Everyone was pointing fingers at him.
He went mad, he went mad right then and there.
For him, power was the best means of revenge.
It was also a means for him to protect himself.
Those disgusting people who say they like him are just after his young body.
He followed the same path as his mother.
He feigned compliance and became entangled with them.
He will use any means to take revenge on those who once laughed at him.
He was stuck in a quagmire, so he tried to drag those who bullied him down with him.
I dislike Zhou Ran not only because he is the son of the first wife.
Also, since they both struggled through the mud, why was Zhou Ran able to escape?
Call it envy or jealousy.
Zhou Ran wanted to be clean and wanted to be superior to others, so he dragged Zhou Ran down.
Once you're in a swamp, how can you ever get out cleanly?
No one will do.
Meeting the murderous intent in those bloodshot eyes, Zhou Ran swiftly splashed the spicy dish over again.
"Don't look at me with those trashy eyes of yours. Who do you think you are?"
"ah!!"
The boy shouted and covered his eyes.
Zhou Ran splashed it on his head just now, but this time she aimed it directly at his eyes.
This time, even more chili pepper got into his eyes, causing him so much pain that he couldn't open them.
The onlookers couldn't help but feel sorry for the boy.
Tsk tsk, that hurts so much. This guy is really ruthless. Once wasn't enough, he did it again. He's really aiming to blind him.
People sympathize with the weak, even if they just heard that the boy on the ground was the son of a mistress.
But now that child's eye is injured, a little lesson would have sufficed, why did they actually try to hurt him?
Zhou Ran ignored the stares around her, sat back down, and this time she was too lazy to make the spicy dipping sauce.
"What bad luck!"
I was having a great time watching the drama unfold, but now I'm just annoyed.
He looked at Hao Chen, who was standing to one side.
"Uncle-in-law? You want to stand up for this piece of trash? Are you coming to settle scores with me?"
That's right, Hao Chen in front of us is Zhou Ran's cousin-in-law.
That Zhou Jiaojiao is his cousin, and she's considered a close friend of Zhou Mengwei.
However, judging from the information alone, Zhou Jiaojiao was just a fake friend, and Zhou Mengwei's death was somewhat related to this crazy woman, Zhou Jiaojiao.
Hao Chen holds a senior management position in Zhou's company.
He has some ability, but not much ability; yet he wields considerable power.
He abused his position to steal money, embezzle and accept bribes, seize the fruits of others' labor, and sexually harass female employees.
This person is still able to continue working for the Zhou family thanks to Zhao Feng.
Zhao Feng trusted him greatly and even protected him.
Male friendships are either based on sleeping together or getting into trouble together.
They both belong to the latter category.
They were birds of a feather, frequented brothels, and often got together to have fun.
Having a shared secret inevitably makes the relationship stronger.
When he was looking at the materials, this person highlighted the important points.
If someone can become your right-hand man, then they can become your breakthrough point.
Especially people whose character is inherently terrible.
Before he could even make a move, Xia Chenggan pulled him over to put on a good show and cause trouble for Zhou Ran.
This was a test, a test by Xia Chenggan of Zhou Ran's abilities.
Zhou Ran was not angry, but she became more wary of Xia Chenggan.
This person's ideas overlap with his in many ways.
Even the tapeworms in his stomach couldn't see through him like that.
His assessment of Xia Chenggan's danger level should be higher.
However, I still need to get rid of Hao Chen right now; that guy is too dirty.
The literal meaning of "dirty" is that the body is dirty and the heart is dirty.
"No, I just haven't seen you in a long time. I didn't expect to see you here, so I came to say hello."
Hao Chen smiled broadly, even when the pain from his wound made him wince.
The wound made his smile look somewhat sinister.
"Okay, you've said your greetings? You can go ahead and do your work."
Zhou Ran directly ordered Hao Chen to leave, not giving him a chance to test the waters.
"Okay, I'll be going now."
As he spoke, he pulled the boy up from the ground and hurriedly led people to treat him.
After everyone left, Zhou Ran continued eating.
Xia Chenggan used serving chopsticks to put slices of meat on Zhou Ran's plate.
"So, how was the show? Was it good?"
“It’s great. What’s wrong with my own performance? It’s really kind of you, Young Master Xia, to go to so much trouble.”
Sensing the dissatisfaction in those words, Xia Chenggan said innocently.
"I was just trying to help you because I saw you were taking so long to make a move."
"No need. You just want me to be your shield. You're determined to take the Zhou family's assets?"
The Zhou family's main business is daily chemical products.
With foreign brands holding 70% of the market share.
Because of its unique formula, it stubbornly occupies a certain market share.
However, the Zhou family did not have a powerful enough backer.
This is tantamount to a child carrying a gold brick and parading around in the city, attracting a large number of wolves.
Many people, both domestic and international, are desperately trying to obtain Zhou's secret recipe, resorting to both coercion and bribery.
The Zhou family isn't stupid; the secret recipe is the lifeblood of the Zhou family, so how could they easily part with it?
There was a period of time before when everyone was targeting the Zhou family.
This nearly led to the downfall of the Zhou family.
Later, he remained the person in charge of the Zhou family at the time.
He was the person in power in the Zhou family before the Zhou family.
Zhou Ran's grandfather's father (here, he is portrayed as a son-in-law who lives with his wife's family; Zhou Ran takes the wife's surname and is therefore called Zhou Mengwei's father and grandfather).
He was Zhou Ran's great-grandfather.
He used his connections to climb up the social ladder to the Xia family and befriended them.
They received the protection of the Xia family head at the time.
Only by protecting the Zhou family's secret recipe amidst a pack of wolves could they survive.
At this point, we must mention the Xia family.
The Xia family came during a period of turmoil, and they served as military and political leaders to protect their home.
Later, when military power was returned to the state, the Xia family members who had entered politics gradually stopped.
They gradually found a new path and started their business in real estate.
Following the previous crisis, the company actively transformed its business, with its main development directions being finance and entertainment.
For many years, the Zhou family has been a supporter of the Xia family.
Why is the Xia family suddenly interested in targeting the Zhou family?
The Xia family is currently at the height of its power, and there's no news of any problems arising.
There's no need to kill Zhou to recover health.
Furthermore, given the Zhou family's current situation, they face more troubles than profits.
For the Xia family, it was a double-edged sword.
It's tasteless to eat, but a pity to throw away.
If it were up to him, he would find a capable person to take control of the Zhou family, deal with Chen Ke, regroup, and continue to generate wealth.
Zhou Ran's eyes flickered slightly; Xia Chengan's aim was to make him a useful tool to deal with the Zhou family.
Zhou Ran thought about it again and realized something was wrong. This person was so shrewd; he must have other motives.
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