Chapter 091

On the way to the academic venue, the second secretary had already retrieved Song Zhile's information.

"Song Zhile, 26 years old, the second young master of the Hillel Hotel, attended Bowen Middle School in middle school, and later went to the United States for further studies. He was a classmate of Yan Xi, two years older than her."

Zhou Yanci asked, "Do they have any intersection?"

"Yes, both of them are top students in their grade. I've probably seen such good students before when I gave my freshman speech."

The second secretary took out a photo, which was downloaded from the official website of Bowen Middle School. It was a group photo of several top students in the school when Yan Xi was in the first year of high school.

Song Zhile was among them, standing next to Yan Xi, and the two of them were very close.

Zhou Yanci's tone was a little sour, "Are they still together?"

The second secretary didn't react for a moment, hesitated for two seconds, and quickly replied, "According to feedback from colleagues at the academic conference, President Yan and Song Zhile are still together, and they are chatting happily."

Zhou Yanci's face suddenly turned darker.

He walked briskly towards the academic venue.

This financial forum was on a large scale, and the organizers booked the entire hotel to host the event. The place where Zhou Yanci was located was quite some distance away from the academic venue.

But just before he was about to enter the academic conference, he saw a familiar figure waiting for him in the hotel corridor.

Zhou Yanci stopped.

When Meng Yingrong saw Zhou Yanci, she couldn't stop her joy.

After Meng Xuanyu got into trouble, Zhou Yanci refused to see her. The front desk of Zhou Group did not let her pass, and the security guards of Zhou's residence also blocked her. Later, Zhou Yanci went on a business trip to Country X and deliberately avoided her.

After much difficulty, Meng Yingrong found out that Zhou Yanci would attend this financial forum, and came here specifically to wait for him.

Meng Yingrong's eyes were red as she looked at Zhou Yanci's ankle. Fortunately, seeing him walking briskly, his injury should have healed.

"Banquet speech."

Zhou Yanci didn't expect to see Meng Yingrong here. He nodded slightly, "Mother."

Meng Yingrong opened her mouth. She was obviously looking forward to meeting Zhou Yanci, but her words were stuck in her throat. Meng Yingrong didn't know what to say for a moment.

After thinking for a long time, the first thing she said was, "Xuanyu is still in prison, with injuries on his body. He will be tried soon. Can you help him?"

Zhou Yanci was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed out loud.

Even now, when his mother sees him, the first thing she thinks of is Meng Xuanyu.

Meng Yingrong was incoherent. "Yanci, don't get me wrong. It's not that I don't care about you. I know you were in the hospital before, but I saw you go so fast, I thought you should have recovered. I also know that you encountered a blizzard in the Queen City. Now you are back, so you should be fine... But Xuanyu——"

"Didn't Meng Xuanyu tell you?" Zhou Yanci interrupted Meng Yingrong.

Meng Yingrong looked confused and had no idea what Zhou Yanci was referring to.

Zhou Yanci paused for a moment, "If Meng Xuanyu hadn't attacked Yan Xi, I might have helped him. Unfortunately, he did. All the injuries on his body were caused by me."

Meng Yingrong's eyes widened.

"So, you want my help? I'll only make things worse for him."

"Yan Ci," Meng Yingrong said sadly, "I was wrong these years. I neglected you. I thought you had already surpassed others by a large margin by following your father. You shouldn't lack anything..."

"You're right," Zhou Yanci said, "I really don't lack anything."

Meng Yingrong breathed a sigh of relief, but Zhou Yanci continued, "Since you have left the first half of my life vacant, let's keep it this way in the future. I have a father and a sister, which is enough for me."

Meng Yingrong felt her eyes tear up, "Yanci, I know it's wrong to hide it from you, but I have my own reasons, Xuanyu..."

"Mother, please don't let me repeat some things a second time." Zhou Yanci's eyes turned cold, "Let me help, I will only make Meng Xuanyu worse."

Meng Yingrong froze, feeling as if the blood in her body had frozen, chilling her to the bone.

…

Zhou Yanci passed by Meng Yingrong and went to the academic conference venue.

He stopped in front of the venue door.

There was a tea break area on the side of the venue. While everyone was concentrating on listening to the academic analysis of the bigwigs on the stage, Yan Xi was quietly eating a small cake.

Zhou Yanci took out his cell phone and sent a message to Yan Xi.

Where is it?

Yan Xi replied quickly: [I am attending the forum with my mentor. Have you returned to China? ]

Zhou Yanci: [Yes, I’m back.]

Zhou Yanci thought for a moment and continued to send a message to Yan Xi: [Someone just asked me for help, but I refused. Do you think I am cold? ]

Yan Xi: [What’s the matter?]

Zhou Yanci: [He is a very important person to me. 】

Yan Xi paused, and Zhou Yanci saw that the chat dialogue showed "the other party is typing". After a while, the screen lit up.

[You rejected someone who was very important to you, which shows that you are also very upset. 】

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At that moment, Zhou Yanci's heart softened completely.

He wanted to go forward right now and hug Yan Xi tightly.

As a result, he just took a step forward and passed by the Chinese screen in front of him that blocked his view, and saw Song Zhile sitting next to Yan Xi.

Zhou Yanci: "..."

Song Zhile kept chatting with Yan Xi about Zhou Qingyu, without noticing that Yan Xi's attention had shifted from him to her phone.

Until a shadow was cast from above. Although the air conditioning in the venue was set to 26 degrees and the temperature was just right, Song Zhile felt like there was a piece of ice next to him.

He looked up and saw the man in front of him with a frighteningly dark face.

Yan Xi was thinking about how to comfort Zhou Yanci. When she saw him coming, she stood up suddenly with a hint of joy in her eyes.

"Why are you here?"

Zhou Yanci saw the excitement in her eyes.

Oh, are you so happy just chatting with your senior?

Zhou Yanci pointed at Song Zhile and asked coldly, "Who is this?"

Yan Xi almost forgot about Song Zhile. Song Zhile was very excited, and he felt like his brother-in-law was meeting his parents. Yan Xi couldn't refuse Song Zhile, so she took the initiative to introduce him, "This is my senior from Bowen Middle School, Song Zhile."

She then introduced Zhou Yanci, "This is... Qingqing's brother, my boss, Zhou Yanci, CEO of Zhou Group."

Zhou Yanci:?

Do you need to introduce this identity?

Yan Xi obviously didn't realize this, and Song Zhile was even less aware of it, and took the initiative to shake hands with Zhou Yanci.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou."

Under Yan Xi's gaze, Zhou Yanci shook hands with Song Zhile very reluctantly.

The senior sister came over to remind Yan Xi, "Xi Xi, it's your turn to go on stage. Professor Han wants you to share your paper."

“Oh oh oh!” Yan Xi also had to give a speech today, so she picked up the thesis, “Then you guys chat first! I’ll be right back!”

Then, she happily went to find Professor Han.

Only two men were left standing there.

The atmosphere was awkward and strange. Zhou Yanci didn't understand why he and Song Zhile had to chat.

But Song Zhile had a smile on his face, and it looked a little silly.

The more Zhou Yanci looked at Song Zhile, the more unhappy he became.

Song Zhile took the initiative to break the silence, "Mr. Zhou, Yan Xi just introduced my relationship with her. To be honest, Qing and I..."

Zhou Yanci interrupted him impatiently, "That's all in the past. She has a partner now."

Song Zhile was stunned.

Zhou Qingyu already has a partner?

Song Zhile felt sad and said stubbornly, "But I just asked Yan Xi, and Yan Xi was ambiguous. I don't think they are together!"

Zhou Yanci:?

Zhou Yanci glared at Song Zhile, "Who said they're not together? It's just that they haven't made it public!"

Song Zhile smiled, his smile was quite contemptuous, "Mr. Zhou, we are all men, don't you understand this? If you don't make it public, then you don't love someone! If you like someone, you will definitely want to tell the whole world, who would be willing to hide it?"

"If they hide it, it means they don't like it, or they don't like it enough! In this case, what's wrong with me wanting to intervene? Football has a goalkeeper, so do athletes not shoot?"

It's heartbreaking.

Zhou Yanci's face turned even darker. He felt like a fire was burning in his chest, almost ready to explode.

"Not making it public... there may be other reasons, we can't generalize."

Song Zhile didn't care, "But we made it public at the time!"

Zhou Yanci's pupils trembled, "Have you ever been together?"

"yes!"

Song Zhile felt sweet inside when he thought of the past memories with Zhou Qingyu.

Song Zhile looked at Zhou Yanci and said sincerely: "Mr. Zhou, give me a chance!"

After all, Zhou Yanci is Zhou Qingyu's brother, and Song Zhile has a harmonious family. He doesn't believe in sibling rivalry. He hopes that his love with Zhou Qingyu can be blessed by his family.

Zhou Yanci clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, "Did Yan Xi know about this? Did she know that you wanted to pursue her?"

Song Zhile scratched her hair shyly. "Of course, we just talked about it. But if possible, I would like to get your blessing, and I also hope that you can attend my wedding!"

Zhou Yanci: ???

Absurd! Not only did this guy want to poach someone, but he also wanted to poach him and let him attend the wedding?

Is he crazy?

——

In the corner of the conference room, Qu Yan kept staring at Zhou Yanci.

When Zhou Yanci looked at Yan Xi's expression just now, it was obvious that there was something between the two of them.

In the past, Zhou Yanci had no interest in love, and Qu Yan was not in a hurry. She felt that she was good-looking and close to the man, so there would always be a chance.

But Yan Xi appeared.

Yan Xi is also pretty and can be close to the water tower.

More importantly, Yan Xi is young.

Qu Yan doesn't like the society's practice of pua based on women's age. She thinks age doesn't matter and every age has its own beauty.

But looking at the lively Yan Xi, Qu Yan still felt jealous.

Zhou Yanci didn't like her in the first place, because he knew what she was thinking and always avoided her. Now that Yan Xi was born, Meng Yingrong also arranged a blind date for Zhou Yanci, so there was not much time left for Qu Yan.

Qu Yan recalled what her father had said, "Zhou Yanci is a very responsible person. Being responsible is sometimes an advantage, but sometimes a disadvantage. So, grasp his disadvantages, and you will succeed."

Qu Yan gritted her teeth, held the champagne in her hand tightly, and after hesitating for a moment, she poured the champagne into the champagne glass.

A waiter passed by, Qu Yan grabbed him and put the champagne on his tray.

"Send it to Mr. Zhou."

The waiter was arranged by Qu's father. He was very considerate. He took a look at the champagne that was still bubbling and took the initiative to bring it to Zhou Yanci.

At that time, Zhou Yanci had just finished listening to Song Zhile's theory of attending the wedding to send blessings. He was so angry that he exploded. When he saw someone bringing him water, he raised his head and drank the champagne in one gulp.

The last drop of liquid fell into Zhou Yanci's mouth, and Qu Yan showed a smug smile in her eyes.

Song Zhile saw Zhou Yanci

He didn't want to pay attention to him. It was normal. The Zhou family had a bad relationship with each other. Zhou Yanci didn't like Zhou Qingyu, so how could he have a good impression of his future brother-in-law?

Song Zhile is a man of taste and knows how to shut up at the right time.

The two of them listened to the speeches in silence. In the conference room, which was at a suitable temperature, Zhou Yanci gradually felt a sense of heat. This unnatural feeling quickly reminded him of the glass of champagne just now. Zhou Yanci's face changed, his breathing became rapid, and he quickly contacted Special Assistant Sun.

A few minutes later, Zhou Yanci's earlobes were abnormally red. Special Assistant Sun came to his side, handed Zhou Yanci the room card, and the two of them left the venue quickly.

——

On the stage, Yan Xi finished her speech. Her task for the day was complete, so she said hello to Professor Han and left.

But after walking around the venue, Zhou Yanci was nowhere to be seen.

Yan Xi asked Song Zhile, "Where is Mr. Zhou?"

Song Zhile didn't notice. "I saw him and his assistant leave. Maybe something happened?"

Yan Xi was stunned. What could happen? Why did he leave in such a hurry without even saying hello?

As she walked, she sent a message to Zhou Yanci: [I'm done here, are you going home? ]

After taking only two steps, Yan Xi was stopped by a man in a suit.

"Boss Yan," the bodyguard nodded politely, "Boss Meng wants to talk to you."

Yan Xi knows only one person who can be called "Mr. Meng" - Meng Yingrong.

…

In the lounge area of ​​Hillaire's lobby, Meng Yingrong took a sip of American coffee slowly, raised her eyes, and glanced at Yan Xi.

Yan Xi sat across from Meng Yingrong. She was not polite and called the waiter over. "Mocha, thank you."

Then, Yan Xi put the bag aside and looked at Meng Yingrong with a smile.

"Mr. Meng, long time no see."

Meng Yingrong looked at Yan Xi with an elegant posture.

Her impression of Yan Xi had always been "Zhou Qingyu's follower", and she had never looked at her straight in the eye. But after a careful look today, Meng Yingrong discovered that Yan Xi was quite pretty. Although she looked a little childish, she looked quite presentable in a suit jacket.

If it was a month ago, Meng Yingrong would definitely not be able to understand why Zhou Yanci actually liked a woman like Yan Xi, but now, Meng Yingrong would not look down on Yan Xi.

To be fair, Yan Xi is capable and skillful, but her background is a little inferior. If we ignore her background, Meng Yingrong feels that Yan Xi is not necessarily inferior to Lu Wanning.

But now is not the time to talk about this.

Meng Yingrong pushed a document in front of Yan Xi.

"I know about your relationship with Yanci. If you want to be with him, you should at least consider his family! It's not good to say that your niece-in-law sent your uncle to prison."

"This is Xuanyu's letter of understanding. If you sign it, I won't embarrass you in the future."

Yan Xi knew that Meng Yingrong had been worried about Meng Xuanyu recently, and she had gone to Zhou Yanci many times. She guessed that Zhou Yanci didn't want to help her, so he blamed her.

Yan Xi flipped through the letter of apology and sneered, "Boss Meng, Little Boss Meng did kidnap me. You asked me to sign this, saying that Little Boss Meng and I were just joking. Are you asking me to be a false witness?"

"But nothing happened to you!" Meng Yingrong said angrily, "You are safe and sound, but Xuanyu has two broken ribs! Who is the kidnapper and who is the victim?"

"If you don't sign the letter of understanding, do you think there is still a chance for you and Yanci? I am grateful that you discovered Yanci's illness, but I don't agree with you two being together!"

Yan Xi shrugged nonchalantly, "How about this, Mr. Meng, you contact Zhou Yanci, and if he asks me to sign, I will sign."

"You——!" Meng Yingrong stood up angrily.

Suddenly, there was a quarrel behind them, and Assistant Sun broke through the bodyguards' defense and ran over hurriedly.

He glanced at Meng Yingrong with the corner of his eye and kept his eyes on Yan Xi.

"Boss Yan! Something happened!"

Because Special Assistant Sun did not mention "Zhou Yanci" in front of Meng Yingrong, Meng Yingrong did not think that the "accident" he was talking about was Zhou Yanci's accident.

Meng Yingrong looked surprised: "Assistant Sun, didn't you notice that I was talking to Yan Xi?"

Assistant Sun looked solemn, "Madam, I'm sorry, but I do have more important things to do here. Sorry!"

After saying that, he pulled Yan Xi's sleeve and left.

Meng Yingrong became even angrier, but she was afraid that Special Assistant Sun and Zhou Yanci would tell on her, so she didn't lose her temper.

Special Assistant Sun pulled Yan Xi and ran all the way to the executive suite on the top floor of the hotel.

On the way, Yan Xi asked Special Assistant Sun, "Did something happen to Zhou Yanci? What happened?"

Sun Tezhu was speechless and said, "You'll know when you get there!"

"The doctor is on his way, but... I think Mr. Zhou still needs someone to take care of him!"

The two of them ran all the way to the door of the hotel room. Special Assistant Sun took out the access card, and with a "beep", the door opened.

The executive suite was pitch black. Assistant Sun felt a subtle sense of weirdness, but he still inserted the room card into the card slot.

The lights came on and the room's layout came into view.

The air was filled with a faint smell of disinfectant. The room was clean and tidy, with a thick carpet covering the spotless floor and the bed was neatly made without even a wrinkle.

Yan Xi took a quick look and asked, "Where's Zhou Yanci?"

Special Assistant Sun panicked and ran to the door to check the room number. "No. 1231, no mistake! Where is the person?"

"You mean Zhou Yanci disappeared?"

Special Assistant Sun nodded repeatedly. "I contacted the doctor and sent Mr. Zhou to this suite. Then I went downstairs to find you. Mr. Zhou... Why is Mr. Zhou missing?"

——

At the same time——

Zhou Yanci opened his eyes in a daze, his whole body was hot. He felt so uncomfortable and urgently needed to vent.

He missed Yan Xi very much.

I miss her sweet lips and soft body.

The door of the room opened and someone walked into the room.

The lights in the executive suite were half turned on, and the light was dim. Zhou Yanci's vision was blurry, his lips were dry, and his Adam's apple was rolling.

He remembered that before leaving, Assistant Sun said he was going to call Yan Xi.

“Xixi…”

Qu Yan's heart seemed to skip a beat.

She knew her father's medicine was effective, but she didn't expect it to be so helpful.

She saw Zhou Yanci lying on the bed, his dark blue tie was untied, and the buttons on his collar were torn off, revealing his beautiful collarbone. His white shirt was tucked into his dark suit pants along his narrow waist, and his solid muscles were vaguely visible under the pure cotton fabric.

Zhou Yanci's eyes were confused, with a hint of lust.

Before leaving, Assistant Sun boldly poured all the mineral water on Zhou Yanci's head to keep him awake for a moment. Now his shattered bangs were stained with water droplets, and it was unclear whether it was clean water or sweat. It felt quite messy, making Zhou Yanci look even sexier.

“Xixi…”

Zhou Yanci called her again.

Qu Yan knew that this drug had a hallucinogenic effect and could cause people to mistakenly recognize someone else.

She boldly approached Zhou Yanci and asked, "What did you call me?"

Zhou Yanci looked at her and smiled, "Xixi, you're here."

——

Special Assistant Sun is going crazy.

How come a living person disappeared?

He grabbed his hair, and the little hair he had was twisted into a mess.

"It's over, it's over! I personally brought Mr. Zhou here, I turned on the air conditioner, and I poured water all over Mr. Zhou's head... How come it's all gone?"

Yan Xi was quick to spot the loophole in Special Assistant Sun's words. "You've done so many things, the room should have signs of use, but this room is obviously new. This is not the room you booked."

Special Assistant Sun pointed to the room number and said, "No. 1231, that's right! This is what the organizer prepared for Mr. Zhou."

Yan Xi immediately took out her cell phone and contacted Song Zhile.

This is his hotel, no one knows it better than him.

A few minutes later, Song Zhile arrived at the door of the executive suite. He glanced at the room number and said, "Did you go to the wrong building? This hotel adopts a mirror-symmetrical design. All the buildings and landscapes on the left and right of the axis are mirror-symmetrical. This is Building B, Room 1231. You should be looking for Building A, Room 1231."

Special Assistant Sun was even more confused. "Even if I went to the wrong room, the room card can't be used for both rooms, right?"

This is also the reason why Special Assistant Sun is confused. How can one room card open the doors of two suites?

Yan Xi quickly took

I took out my room card and swiped it at the door of the executive suite next door, and the door actually opened.

Special Assistant Sun widened his eyes in disbelief.

Song Zhile: "This should be the room card we use internally. It can be used to open every room."

So...this is Building B, and Zhou Yanci is in Building A!

The three of them immediately went to Building A.

The layout of the Hillaire Hotel is very regular, symmetrical and orderly, but it may be a bit confusing for first-time visitors.

Fortunately, Song Zhile was familiar with the place, as this was his home to him.

At the intersection of Building A and Building B, Song Zhile suddenly stopped.

He glanced at the road sign, which seemed to be fine, but when Song Zhile reached out and pushed it gently, he found that the sign pointing in different directions of buildings A and B was loose!

Special Assistant Sun’s eyes widened even more.

Song Zhile apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm afraid the road sign is loose and you went the wrong way. This is our hotel's fault."

Yan Xi's expression was solemn. The Hillier Hotel was a five-star hotel. Theoretically, it would not make such a low-level mistake. Moreover, even if the hotel's signboard was loose, it was impossible for Special Assistant Sun's room card to open the doors of two suites at the same time. Someone must have tampered with it.

But there was no time to think about that. Yan Xi said anxiously, "Let's find Zhou Yanci first!"

Come to Executive Suite 1231, Building A.

As soon as I opened the door, the cold air hit me in the face.

The room was in a mess. The Chinese screen at the entrance blocked the view, and the sound of a woman's moans could be faintly heard.

The moans mixed with the sound of gurgling water seemed extremely ambiguous in such a dim executive suite.

Song Zhile swallowed in shock, "Let's not go in. It would be bad to ruin Mr. Zhou's good deeds!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the woman's moans became louder, a mixture of struggle and begging for mercy.

Yan Xi quickly recognized the owner of the voice.

——Qu Yan.

Her face darkened and her breathing became heavier.

Special Assistant Sun had not expected this to happen. Qu Yan's voice was too ambiguous, and it was hard not to make people associate it with other things. What's more, Zhou Yanci was drugged... It's normal that he couldn't control himself!

It's over! I should have known not to ask Yan Xi to come over!

Yan Xi had already guessed what was going on today. She felt sad and bitter in her heart, and her tears almost burst out of her eyes, but she forced them back.

In the past, she would have left long ago.

But today, Yan Xi couldn't help it and kicked the screen of the suite away!

There was no one in the room and the sound came from the bathroom.

Have you started playing bathroom games?

Yan Xi rushed to the bathroom angrily.

The bathroom was colder than outside, and liquid was constantly overflowing from the bathtub, covering the entire floor with water.

Qu Yan's clothes were still on, intact, but wet from the water on the floor, making her look very miserable. Her hands were tied to the bathroom door handle with a dark blue tie, and a rag-like thing was stuffed in her mouth.

Seeing Yan Xi and others coming in, she sobbed hard, with tears in her eyes.

Yan Xi was stunned for a moment, then looked into the bathroom again——

The water flowing out of the bathtub was light red, a mixture of red wine and blood. Zhou Yanci lay in the bathtub, with a long cut on his arm from the broken red wine bottle. The cold water and the severe pain in his arm made him try to regain consciousness, but his sanity seemed to be a boulder tied with a strand of hair, swaying and about to fall.

Until he saw Yan Xi, he raised his head, his face as pale as paper, "Xi Xi, you're here."

He glanced at Qu Yan and said, "I didn't touch her. Really, I didn't do anything."