Chapter 24 He Can't Protect Her
Song Changyun is also from the Zhou family and once worked under the old man of the Zhou family. Later, he came to Rongchuan because of a career transfer. Now he has reached retirement age and has given up too much power. If he retires, Wei Qiming will undoubtedly take over his position.
Nowadays, there are many leaders in Rongchuan who are opportunistic. That is why Song Changyun, the leader, was overshadowed by Wei Qiming, which led to the Wei family being the only dominant force in Rongchuan.
Zhou Jingyu was busy attending banquets and performing in plays some time ago, and Song Changyun was also on business trips to several places. This week he was free, so he invited Zhou Jingyu to his home for dinner and to discuss business.
Song Changyun was wearing a low-key black jacket that was common in the system. Half of his hair was white, but he looked very energetic. Although he was old, his facial features showed his handsome appearance in his youth.
The servants at home brewed tea and brought it over. Song Changyun greeted him warmly, "Jingyu, try our tea and see how it compares to the tea you usually drink."
When Zhou Jingyu heard this, he remembered that when he went to Grandma Xu's house at the end of National Day, the little girl cooked Bamboo Leaf Green, which is also a specialty of Rongchuan.
But after he tasted it, he found that the tea was the same tea, but the taste seemed a little worse. However, he still said, "Good tea."
Song Changyun laughed when he heard this and said, "Jingyu, Jingyu, I was worried that you were used to the special tea and couldn't get used to the tea here."
Zhou Jingyu curled his lips slightly and said, "Uncle Song, please stop teasing me. Even if it's special tea, the old man only gives it out during festivals. How can we, the little ones in our family, drink it every day?"
Zhang Qing could clearly hear the difference between the closeness and respect between calling Wei Qiming "Uncle" and "Uncle" before.
Song Changyun was just joking, and Zhou Jingyu was being modest. How could he not know what kind of tea the Zhou family wanted to drink? How could they not have it?
Thinking of something, he said earnestly, "Actually, I didn't expect the old chief to be willing to send you to Rongchuan. Your brother was promoted too quickly, so it's reasonable for him to let you take a steady position."
Zhou Jingyu's expression remained calm and composed as usual: "I'm just following your instructions."
Song Changyun said, "It's better to come to Rongchuan. I can send you there openly and honestly, which will stop the gossips."
Jin Yunyi came down from upstairs. She was wearing a light-colored champagne gold sweater and skirt suit. Her fishtail skirt was flowing like a lotus as she walked downstairs. "What are you talking about? I just heard Lao Song laughing happily upstairs."
Song Changyun married the great painter Jin Yunyi, who was fifteen years younger than him, for the second time, which was also considered a romantic affair in the circle.
Jin Yunyi is only in her forties this year. Because she takes good care of herself and has a pretty face, some people would believe she is only thirty.
Song Changyun stood up and led the person over, saying gently, "Before, when you were painting upstairs, I didn't let the servants go up to disturb you. This is the one I mentioned to you, Zhou Jingyu, the second son of the Zhou family. He is now the president of Rongtou Group."
Upon hearing this, Jin Yunyi looked at the handsome yet sharp man in front of him, with an air of nobleness and a hint of surprise in his eyes. "You were the one who bought my painting for three million at the Rongchuan Art Auction?"
Zhou Jingyu: "It's me."
Jin Yunyi smiled faintly: "I've heard that the second son of the Zhou family is a brilliant man. Now I see that he is indeed a rare talent."
Zhou Jingyu said modestly, "Mrs. Song, you are so kind."
Jin Yunyi could tell that they had some business to discuss, so he said, "I'll go to the kitchen to see how Aunt Liu is preparing the dishes."
Song Changyun thought of something and said, "Your hands are precious, don't touch the cold water. Let Aunt Liu do it alone, you just watch. Also, call Han Zhou and ask him to come back for dinner tonight."
Jin Yunyi chuckled and said, "I see. You have to worry about this every day. No wonder your hair turns white so fast."
Song Changyun turned around and looked at Zhou Jingyu, who looked a little distracted, and said, "Excuse me."
Zhou Jingyu took a sip of tea and shook his head to hide the emotion in his eyes: "No, Uncle Song and Madam have a very good relationship."
Song Changyun waved his hand and said that they were already an old married couple. He had wanted to chat with Zhou Jingyu about family matters, but then he remembered that the relationships within the Zhou family were quite complicated, so he gave up and started talking about business. "We were talking about the cultural development in the western suburbs before..."
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After the meal, Song Changyun and his wife sent the people to the car. As the car just drove out of the villa area, it passed by a motorcycle.
Zhou Jingyu didn't care, but the owner of the motorcycle stopped and looked at the Cullinan that had already driven away.
Jin Hanzhou took off his helmet. His mother had called him earlier and asked him to come back for dinner. There was a guest at home, and the guest was of high status, so she wanted him to come back to meet him.
I didn’t expect it to be him, Zhou Jingyu!
Zhou Jingyu hadn't had many drinks tonight. He was sitting in the back row looking through documents, stroking the pages with his fingertips. Seeing Zhang Qing's hesitant look, he lifted his thin eyelids and glanced at him.
"Just tell me what you want to say." Zhou Jingyu said unhappily, "You've come to Rongchuan, and you can't even speak clearly?"
So Zhang Qing recounted what happened today in Rong University Library. Zhang Qing had received the news a few hours ago, but Zhou Jingyu was talking about business with Song Changyun at that time, so he never mentioned it.
"That kid again?" Zhou Jingyu closed the document, his face slightly gloomy.
"It seems that Wei Yunxi didn't continue to cause trouble at school because of Jin Hanzhou's face." Zhang Qing said, "By the way, Jin Hanzhou is the youngest son of Song * and Jin Yunyi."
Zhou Jingyu raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this.
Zhang Qing didn't expect that things would turn out to be so coincidental. If the Song family had intervened, Mr. Zhou might not have gotten what he wanted.
Zhou Jingyu seemed to guess what Zhang Qing was thinking. He sneered and said in a calm tone, "The Song family will not let Jin Hanzhou get involved in this. He can't protect her."
He had already sounded out Song Changyun's thoughts tonight. He was originally planning to retire and just wanted to do his job well and didn't want to fight anymore.
Maybe Rongchuan is a place where life is too comfortable, which easily wears down people's fighting spirit.
Zhang Qing asked: "Should we go back to Jing Mansion or the Group now?"
Zhou Jingyu tapped the photo carelessly with his slender fingers. The panic on Chen Zan's face in the boy's arms was captured accurately, like a little animal that was extremely frightened and had no idea where to go.
The man's dark eyes were cold and heavy, and then he said without any emotion: "Let's go to Rong University and take a look."
Zhang Qing was stunned for a moment, "Should I call Miss Chen?"
Zhou Jingyu: "No, I'm not going to see her specifically."
Zhang Qing complained in his heart, just pretend to be stubborn, and made a special detour to Rong University. Who else could he go to see except Miss Chen?
It's destined to be a futile effort.
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Chen Zan went to tell the teachers in the department about Wei Yunxi. After all, Rong University is the number one brand in the Rongchuan education circle, and they definitely don't want to see such a scandal spread that college students are forced by the second generation of powerful people.
The teacher could only guarantee Chen Zhan's personal safety on campus, and the school had no control over what happened after she left school. Perhaps because Chen Zhan looked pretty, the teacher couldn't help but give her a few words of advice.
The general meaning is that flies don't bite seamless eggs, and Chen Zan should keep himself clean and not cause trouble for the school.
Chen Zan tightened her grip. She wanted to explain that there were some stink bugs and that it was unreasonable to want to disgust people, but he obviously didn't want to listen to her explanation. He told her to prepare for the competition and not think about it anymore.
After coming out of the office, Chen Zhan received a call from his mother Xu Jing, saying that the express delivery had arrived in China and asked Chen Zhan to go to the school's express delivery station to sign for it.
Chen Zhan exhaled softly: "I understand, Ms. Xu."
Xu Jing probably heard the dejection in Chen Zhan's tone and deliberately joked, "Miss Chen, are you in a bad mood today?"
Ms. Xu is a single mother, and Chen Zhan has always been sensible and never wanted her to worry about anything. This time was no different. "No, I'm just a little tired from preparing for the competition."
When it comes to academic matters, Xu Jing becomes serious and says as someone who has been through it all: "It's okay to be a little tired now. When you graduate from school, you will be grateful for your hard work now."
Chen Zhan: "I see, Mom. When will you be back?"
Xu Jing: "I'll be returning home after the last performance. Oh, and there's a gift for you in the package too. Open it and see if you like it. Take it back to your grandma over the weekend. I called her a couple of days ago and she said she had a headache. She took some medicine and I'm not sure if it's better. I asked her to come to the city for a checkup, but she was too tired to come. Go back and try to persuade her."
Regarding Ms. Chen Jiaohua's health, Chen Zhan said worriedly, "Grandma, why didn't you tell me earlier that you had a headache?"
Xu Jing: "I was worried you were busy at school, so I didn't call you. You're the same way, too, always busy with your studies. If you have time, you should call your grandma to check on her health. She's old, and it's not a good idea to leave her living alone in the countryside all the time."
She had long wanted to bring Chen Jiaohua to live in the city, but the old lady herself was unwilling.
Chen Zhan had indeed been too busy these past few weeks, and things outside had been bothering her. "Well, I'll call grandma in a minute."
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