Chu Ziyun himself never expected that he had been completely manipulated by Zhao Chen.
At this moment, he was still consumed by envy, jealousy, and hatred.
He felt that he had also experienced many ups and downs, and that this glamorous, attention-grabbing treatment should be enjoyed by him.
He also wanted to have a ceremony to acknowledge his ancestors, just like Zhao Chen. He wanted everyone to pamper him, side with him, and respect him.
However, he knew very well that none of this was realistic.
Because as long as Zhao Chen is around, he will be overshadowed by the other party.
The Zhao family has a more powerful background than the Chu family, and he also has a deep-seated grudge against Zhao Chen.
At this moment, Chu Ziyun couldn't help but feel deep regret. If he had known about his background earlier, why would he have acted like a scheming manipulator and tricked Zhao Chen? Wouldn't it have been better to just be a good young master of the Chu family?
But at the time, he genuinely didn't know. He thought he could only rely on the Zhao family.
Now he realized that he was just a tool Zhao Guohua used to deal with Zhao Chen.
He was filled with hatred. He had been used as a tool and now he had to suffer this consequence. Even if he returned to the capital, he wouldn't dare to hold his head high and could only grovel and be subservient.
He longed to be like Zhao Chen, to shine in front of others and be liked by everyone!
But he knew that none of that was possible...
He could only continue to be depressed like this, otherwise, he would die a very ugly death.
Thinking about these things, he could only sigh at the cruel twist of fate.
Going forward, we should keep a low profile and try to minimize our presence.
Although he knew that Zhao Chen was aware of his existence, he figured that as long as he stayed hidden in the Chu family and didn't leave, Zhao Chen probably couldn't do anything to him.
Although the Chu family is not as powerful as the Zhao family, they are not easily manipulated.
Moreover, he had just seen his older brother and sister chatting happily with Zhao.
This clearly means that the two companies will have to cooperate in the future.
For the sake of these collaborations, Zhao Chen will probably turn a blind eye to past grievances. As long as he doesn't cause trouble outside, everything should be fine.
At this moment, Chu Ziyun couldn't help but think that he should find a school as soon as possible and focus on his studies before thinking about anything else.
This time he wants to get into a prestigious university. If that doesn't work out, he'll ask his family to arrange a place for him to study abroad.
By then, with the emperor far away, Zhao Chen wouldn't be able to do anything to him from abroad.
However, he had no idea that he was safest in the country...
Of course, Zhao Chen had already made arrangements to have people closely monitor this guy's movements.
After all, Chu Ziyun was once the protagonist of this world, but now it seems that his luck has been taken away by Zhao Chen.
Since taking control of his destiny, Zhao Chen has never encountered any obstacles from fate. Instead, he has risen to prominence with smooth sailing.
But Chu Ziyun is different. Ever since he clashed with Zhao Chen, nothing has gone smoothly for him.
Therefore, even Chu Ziyun himself felt that he had to avoid Zhao Chen, and stay as far away from him as possible.
This makes it more difficult for Zhao Chen to catch him.
The kind of unreasonable difficulties Zhao Chen had imagined during this ancestral recognition ceremony didn't seem to materialize. After all, everyone now clearly understands Zhao Chen's current status within the Zhao family.
Making things difficult for Zhao Chen is no different from making things difficult for the Zhao family; this is not how you slap someone in the face.
It's all about human relationships and social interactions. If anyone embarrasses the Zhao family at this time, it's no different from making an enemy.
That's why the banquet ceremony went very smoothly.
Zhao Chen also made his official debut in the entire Beijing social circle.
Interestingly, a top VIP actually came to the banquet center this time.
He also greeted Zhao Chen and offered some words of encouragement:
"You're a great young man. Your advice helped us avoid a huge loss this time."
"Logically, you should be commended, but you are not part of the system after all."
“I also know that you have great ambitions and want to develop your career in the internet industry and other industries.”
"In that case, we will provide you with some policy benefits in the future."
"However, I'm a little curious, are you really that optimistic about the future of the internet?"
Upon seeing this top figure arrive, everyone rose to greet him. They never expected that this VIP would personally come down to the scene, and even more so, to treat Zhao Chen with such courtesy.
At first, they all thought the big boss was doing this because of Old Master Zhao.
Unexpectedly, they came directly to find Zhao Chen.
Upon hearing the big boss's words, Zhao Chen immediately replied:
"Leader, we need to broaden our horizons and look at the whole world."
"The next era is the Internet age, and the United States is already making great efforts to develop the Internet world."
"Whether it's infrastructure, software, or the entire framework, they want to control everything and make other countries in the world follow their rules."
"If we don't catch up now, we will fall far behind in the next round of competition."
"The internet also has national borders. Although it can connect the world, if we allow the other side to control our online world at will, it's the same as the other side invading our online territory!"
"Online battles are wars without gunfire; a few lines of code could cost us trillions of dollars."
"Currently, we in the East do not have this awareness."
"I hope the leadership can have a serious discussion with the higher-ups and take this matter seriously; we must be wary of this."
"Vigorously developing the internet and improving its infrastructure is an inevitable trend for the future!"
Upon hearing Zhao Chen's words, the senior leader, who wasn't particularly familiar with the internet, couldn't help but frown.
Because Zhao Chen had given them several suggestions beforehand, they had an informational advantage in international trade and some large-scale transactions, thus avoiding several major pitfalls.
The interests involved are truly in the trillions. If these are lost, while it may not be a major blow, it will still be a significant loss.
The reason these losses were avoided is simply because Zhao Chen shared the information gap with them, which was enough to make up for many shortcomings. Zhao Chen has undoubtedly made a great contribution in this regard.
In terms of information gathering, they all felt that Zhao Chen was the best.
Especially regarding these economic and trade news, Zhao Chen seemed to be able to foresee them. Yet, he also possessed a high level of economic expertise to explain everything.
Zhao Chen used a very detailed paper to show them some shady practices abroad, which helped them avoid a major pitfall.
The various data and performances that Zhao Chen had previously shown them gave them great confidence in his abilities.
Don't let his young age fool you, he's absolutely talented!
Upon hearing Zhao Chen's words, the big shot immediately took it seriously.
At the same time, he couldn't help but say to Old Master Zhao beside him:
"Old Zhao, everyone says the Zhao family has brought back a prodigy, and today I truly believe it!"
"This is more than just a prodigy; this is a genius of unparalleled talent!"
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