"E, Eric? What are you doing here?" Zhou Yun, still shaken, clutched her chest and looked at Song Heng in confusion.
She was unaware of the ambiguous position she was in with Song Heng.
The man raised an eyebrow. The sweet fragrance that filled his nostrils and the soft touch in his arms made him tense up, his hands straight without overstepping any boundaries.
"An invitation from a partner." The voice was very soft, and you could tell that the other person was trying their best to suppress their volume.
But in Zhou Yun's ears, his tone suggested that he disliked being touched by strangers.
"Oh? Oh!" The woman, finally regaining her senses, hurriedly pushed away the arms that were wrapped around her waist.
"Excuse me, Mr. Song," he said, glancing down at the power line that had tripped him and frowning.
A hint of sadness flashed across Song Heng's eyes as he lowered them.
Does she hate herself?
"It's alright, Miss Zhou, you just need to be more careful when you walk." The man's face returned to a gentlemanly and refined smile.
Gentle, but distant.
Zhou Yun didn't notice the change in the man's expression. She picked up her phone and sent a message to the staff to come and fix the wire problem.
When she looked up again, she saw the man staring intently at her.
"Mr. Song? Is there something on my face?" Zhou Yun touched her cheek.
Today she wore light makeup, which was different from her usual sexy and glamorous look, giving her a more understated and natural appearance.
"No, just watch where you're going next time, so you don't bump into other men." Song Heng lowered his eyes.
Zhou Yun smiled awkwardly. If there hadn't been a "wolf" chasing her, she wouldn't have been unable to see the "tiger" in front of her.
"Xiaoyun!" Zhou Jin's voice came from behind.
Zhou Yun's eyes flashed with coldness, but she did not turn around.
"Mr. Song, thank you for today. I have something to attend to. I'll thank you again next time." Zhou Yun said, turning to walk out of the hall without looking up.
"Xiao Yun!" A pulling force came from behind her arm, and Zhou Yun winced in pain.
"Hi! Mr. Ji, it's nice to see you again."
Song Heng stepped in front of Zhou Yun, and Ji Chu, who was still holding Zhou Yun's hand, had to let go under Song Heng's obstruction.
He glanced at Zhou Jin, who was chasing after Ji Chu, and a smile appeared on his lips. "Mr. Ji, your fiancée seems to be calling you."
"Mr. Song, how have you been?"
Ji Chu's voice remained as cold as ever. He didn't look back, but stared at Zhou Yun behind Song Heng, his expression becoming even more gloomy.
Song Heng turned slightly to the side, completely shielding Zhou Yun behind him.
She looked at Ji Chu with amusement, "Mr. Ji, a man with a fiancée, is always seen being so affectionate with Miss Zhou. It's bound to cause some gossip if outsiders see it."
"Aren't you worried about your fiancée's health? Look, she can hardly breathe. If she falls ill again, there won't be any extra kidneys available to provide for her."
The smile in Song Heng's eyes didn't reach his eyes; his words were full of mockery towards the Zhou family and Ji Chu.
"Xiaoyun is my fiancée's younger sister. I wonder what Eric's position is here, and why he's blocking us from speaking?"
Ji Chu's expression was calm, but his voice was extremely cold.
"Sister? Zhou Jin's or yours?" Song Heng's tone was indifferent, but the domineering and dissatisfied tone in his voice was obvious.
Zhou Yun was about to leave, but after hearing the confrontation between Song Heng and Ji Chu, she sighed heavily in resignation.
Turning around, her eyes were firm and resolute. "Mr. Ji, I have no relation to the Zhou family anymore. Please don't try to morally blackmail me by using the Zhou family in front of me."
"Also, keep an eye on your fiancée. If I find out about any of her behind my back again, don't blame me for making her suffer."
Ji Chu's eyes darkened.
"Xiaoyun! That's not how it is, I don't know those people." Zhou Jin chased after them, her face pale.
She experienced occasional rejection after the surgery, and the immense work pressure she faced during this period took a toll on her health.
Previously, Zhou Yun managed all of the Zhou family's businesses by herself, and she did many things personally.
Since the Zhou family severed ties with Zhou Yun, all the responsibilities have fallen on her shoulders.
For the first twenty-odd years of her life, she was either taking medicine or getting injections, and every day she lay in bed thinking about when her body could be like a normal person's.
At that time, she was jealous of Zhou Yun, jealous that she could enjoy all the resources the Zhou family provided and the glory she had always dreamed of.
All she could do was lie in bed every day praying that time would pass quickly, that the date for her surgery would arrive sooner.
Now that she has received a kidney from Zhou Yun, her body has begun to recover slowly, but her life, which she could have enjoyed without effort, has completely changed after Zhou Yun left.
Although Ji Chu helped with the company's affairs, she was hindered by Ji Meng's attitude towards her and Zhou Yun's status among the second generation of Beijing elites.
She is now finding it difficult to make a living in the second and third generation circles in Kyoto.
"Miss Zhou, please keep your fiancé in check and don't let him provoke people he shouldn't. He may not care about his reputation, but I do." Zhou Yun looked at Zhou Jin coldly, her tone devoid of any emotion.
"Xiaoyun...we've been away from home for so long, your mom and dad miss you so much. Come home with us." Zhou Jin's timid voice rang out, and her expression towards Zhou Yun showed a hint of grievance.
Zhou Jin's originally pale and delicate face looked even more pitiful now. People around her shook their heads when they saw Zhou Jin's humble appearance and Zhou Yun's domineering manner.
"Stop." Zhou Yun's icy voice rang out.
"Miss Zhou, please stop with that pitiful act. I'm not a man, and I can't handle that. If you want to cry, go cry to your fiancé."
The implication is that Zhou Jin's approach only works on men, especially Ji Chu.
"Furthermore, your Zhou family adopted me as your kidney donor, and they've been abroad with you all these years. You dumped the crumbling Zhou family on me, and I didn't take a single penny from you. What more could you possibly want?"
Zhou Jin, whose eyes were already starting to well up with tears, twitched unnaturally when she heard Zhou Yun's words.
Zhou Yun was thoroughly fed up with Zhou Jin's pretentious attempt to appeal to family ties. If she had known Ji Chu would be there today, she definitely wouldn't have shown up.
Faced with Zhou Yun's impatient expression, the grievance and helplessness in Zhou Jin's eyes turned into jealousy and resentment the moment he lowered his eyes.
"Achu, let's go over there. Xiaoyun is still angry with me and my parents. I'll bring my parents over after she calms down."
Zhou Jin took Ji Chu's arm.
At this moment, the man tensed up, letting Zhou Jin wrap her arms around him.
Perhaps sensing Ji Chu's change, Zhou Jin looked up and saw that the other party was staring at Zhou Yun with a strange look in his eyes.
Zhou Jin felt a sudden, heavy blow to his heart, and the fingertips holding Ji Chu began to tremble slightly.
She had seen that expression on Zhou Yun's face before.
When she first returned to the Zhou family, Ji Chu protected her from behind, and Zhou Yun stared intently at Ji Chu with that kind of look.
That was possessiveness, a look of taking.
He wants her!
Zhou Jin's face turned deathly pale instantly, and a chill quickly spread through his body.
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