Chapter 70

In the dining room, lunch is ready.

As soon as everyone sat down, Qu Yan stood up and took the spoon to serve soup to Zhou's father.

"Uncle Chen's bone soup is still as delicious as ever. Brother-in-law, let me serve you a bowl!"

Zhou's father did not refuse. In the old house, even if Qu Yan did not serve him soup, the servant beside him would do it. Zhou's father did not find it abrupt or strange.

Qu Yan placed the bone soup in front of Zhou's father and served a bowl to Zhou Qingyu. "Nannan, you must be tired from filming recently. You have lost a lot of weight! Drink more soup to replenish your body!"

Finally, Qu Yan filled another bowl of soup and handed it to Zhou Yanci.

"Yanci, I just found out that you were in the hospital. You should have told me earlier. I didn't even go to the hospital to see you..."

Zhou Yanci didn't even raise his eyelids and deliberately avoided Qu Yan.

With a "clang", the soup bowl hit the ground heavily, shattered in an instant, and the hot soup spilled out.

The people in the dining room were startled and looked over instinctively.

Qu Yan covered the back of her hand aggrievedly, her fair skin was reddened by the boiling soup, "Yan Ci, I just wanted to help you serve soup, you don't have to do this to me..."

Zhou Qingyu stood up instantly, and when she saw Qu Yan's red hand, she became furious.

After learning that Zhou Yanci and his father came to worship their mother every year, she decided not to confront Zhou Yanci in the future. Unexpectedly, Zhou Yanci still looked down on her and her family as before.

"Zhou Yanci, my aunt is kind enough to help you serve soup, what do you think?"

Zhou Yanci glanced at Zhou Qingyu and Qu Yan.

He did nothing but avoid Qu Yan. It was Qu Yan who slipped.

But Zhou Qingyu couldn't see these from her angle. She only saw the soup bowl shattered, so she thought he had knocked over the soup bowl on purpose.

Zhou's father probably thought so too, and said in a low voice, "Yanci, you went too far this time! Qu Yan just wanted to care about you!"

There was no surveillance in the dining room, and the scene just now could not be explained. Zhou Yanci simply controlled the electric wheelchair and backed out from the dining table.

"I have something else to do at the company. I'll leave first."

After saying this, he left the dining room without looking back.

"Zhou Yanci!" Zhou Qingyu was unwilling, "You haven't apologized to your aunt yet!"

But the electric wheelchair was very fast, and within a few seconds, Zhou Yanci had disappeared from Zhou Qingyu's sight.

Qu Yan looked aggrieved and held Zhou Qingyu's hand, "Yan Ci must have misunderstood. He probably thought I stayed here just for my brother-in-law! But I just want to accompany you!"

How could Qu Yan not know about the gossip spread by Butler Yu and Aunt Zhang?

Father Zhou also knew the rumors about the servants and sighed, "Forget it, forget about it."

He had the same idea as the servant, thinking that Qu Yan stayed in Zhou's house to become Mrs. Zhou. But gradually, Zhou's father found that Qu Yan showed no intention of taking things further with him except for her revealing clothes.

After all, Zhou's father had two wives, so he knew very well whether the women had feelings for him or not.

But Zhou Yanci had always disliked Qu Yan. Zhou Qingyu had been angry with him because of this, and Zhou's father could do nothing about it.

Zhou Qingyu rolled her eyes. She knew that Zhou Yanci looked down on the Qu family and thought that the Qu family was sucking the Zhou family's blood. Without the Dapu, why didn't he think about how the Meng family sucked his blood? Why are you laughing at someone who is only fifty steps away?

"If he doesn't want to eat, then don't eat!" Zhou Qing said angrily, "Starve him to death!"

Uncle Chen felt very sorry, "Young Master was discharged from the hospital today, and I cooked a lot of his favorite dishes! What a pity..."

Yan Xi pulled Zhou Qingyu's sleeve and said, "Mr. Zhou is a patient, don't be angry with him!"

Zhou Qingyu gritted her teeth and said, "If he wasn't a patient, would I have let him go so easily? Ha!"

Yan Xi looked in the direction Zhou Yanci left.

It's really interesting. The servants in Zhou's house think that Qu Yan is interested in Zhou's father. Even the system thinks so. But Zhou's father and Zhou Qingyu don't think so. What exactly caused this misunderstanding?

Yan Xi knew that if Qu Yan wanted to become Mrs. Zhou, Zhou Qingyu would be the first one to disagree. The fact that she was still protecting Qu Yan showed that she also felt that Qu Yan did not have such intention.

[Host, those in power are confused, but those who are watching can see clearly! ]

[My vision is definitely not wrong! Qu Yan must be interested in Zhou's father! ]

"Is it because of the way Qu Yan looked at Zhou's father?"

[That's right! That's clearly the look he gave his sweetheart, very revealing! ]

Yan Xi thought about it carefully, "But, outside the cemetery today, it wasn't just Zhou's father who was standing in Qu Yan's sight."

The system was stunned. [What else? ]

"And Zhou Yanci."

——

Yan Xi didn't know whether her guess was right or not, but if Qu Yan was looking at Zhou Yanci, given Zhou Yanci's personality, it would be impossible for him to confess to Zhou's father Zhou Qingyu, so the current misunderstanding was understandable.

"Uncle Chen, why don't you pack up the food and I'll deliver it to Mr. Zhou!"

When Uncle Chen heard Yan Xi took the initiative to take over this job, his eyes lit up, but he still glanced at Zhou Qingyu.

Zhou Qingyu curled her lips, "Why do you care about him!"

Yan Xi smiled, "If you don't want me to see you off, then I won't. Anyway, Mr. Zhou just had a tumor removed and has only been in the hospital for a week. He hasn't recovered yet..."

"Stop, stop!" Zhou Qingyu frowned, "Just this once, I mainly don't want to waste Uncle Chen's hard work!"

Uncle Chen acted quickly. After all, he was an old man who had watched Zhou Yanci grow up and didn't want him to suffer any injustice. All of them, the servants, supported Zhou Yanci and had no good feelings towards Qu Yan.

Yan Xi is carrying

The thermos walked towards the door of Zhou's house.

Zhou Yanci had been gone for a while, and she was afraid that she would miss him, so she sent him a text message.

At that time, Zhou Yanci had just arrived at the door of Zhou's house, and Special Assistant Sun was standing next to the Rolls-Royce, waiting for Zhou Yanci to get in the car.

Seeing the text message, Zhou Yanci paused.

The corners of his mouth curled up, he controlled the electric wheelchair, turned around and returned to the old house.

Special Assistant Sun:?

What's going on? Didn't you say you were going to the company? Why are you leaving again?

Zhou's residence is a traditional private garden in the south of the Yangtze River, with winding corridors of different heights and many steps. But when Zhou Yanci was ill, Zhou's father hired someone to renovate the garden and improve the barrier-free facilities of the entire garden, so Zhou Yanci's wheelchair can move around without any obstacles.

The scenery in the garden is beautiful, with vegetation of varying heights.

In the middle of the curved corridor, Yan Xi saw Zhou Yanci and handed him the thermos.

"You really don't like Aunt Qu?" Yan Xi asked casually.

Zhou Yanci had a faint smile on his face, but when he heard the name, his expression instantly turned colder.

“I don’t like it.”

"That's right," Yan Xi agreed with him, "I don't like my stepmother either."

As she spoke, she observed Zhou Yanci's attitude.

Zhou Yanci had no reaction to the word "stepmother", but hated the name "Qu Yan" even more.

【Host, I think you are right. 】

The system interrupted, "If my brother hates his stepmother, then he must also hate Qu Ying, but as far as I know, my brother and Qu Ying have a good relationship."

At least he would follow Zhou's father to worship Qu Ying every year, which showed that he didn't dislike Qu Ying as his stepmother.

Besides, who is the stepmother and what does it have to do with Zhou Yanci? That is something that Zhou's father needs to worry about.

But Qu Yan's thoughts obviously go beyond this.

Who wants to be with an old man who is 20 years older than her! She is not much older than Zhou Qingyu, wouldn’t it be better for her to find a brother who is seven years younger than her?

After confirming her guess, Yan Xi breathed a sigh of relief.

Just because Zhou Yanci is not in a position to tell Zhou Qingyu about this doesn't mean she can't find a way to tell Zhou Qingyu indirectly. If Zhou Qingyu knew the truth, she would probably be angrier than Zhou Yanci.

While Yan Xi was lost in thought, Qulang fell into a brief silence.

It was Zhou Yanci who first broke the silence.

He pointed to the thermos. "Thank you."

"Oh," Yan Xi rolled her eyes, "Qingqing asked me to give it to you! Don't look at her angry face just now, she is a kind-hearted person!"

Zhou Yanci was stunned for two seconds, and said helplessly, "I know."

[My brother doesn’t look very happy.]

Yan Xi was also wondering, "Why is he unhappy? Qingqing is still willing to care about him when she is angry, but he is still unhappy! Does he want Qingqing to personally deliver lunch?"

[Heh, the young lady is willing to let you bring him food, it's already very kind of her! ]

[My brother has actually learned to push his luck! ]

[Men! It’s easy to be greedy! ]

Yan Xi nodded in her heart, "Yes, men! It's easy to be greedy!"

Her stomach growled. Yan Xi hadn't eaten yet, so she and Zhou Yanci waved goodbye and decided to go back for lunch.

However, she hadn't taken a few steps when a yellow furry creature suddenly flew past her feet!

"Ahhhh! There's a bug!"

Yan Xi jumped up subconsciously and hugged the nearest thing to her tightly.

She was so frightened that her shoulders were shaking and she dared not look at the ground.

Zhou Yanci, looking at Yan Xi who was in his arms, was stunned for a long time, and the corners of his mouth, which were pursed into a straight line, slightly raised.

Behind the red pillars of the curved corridor, a sleek weasel was holding a gray mouse in its mouth. It was frightened by Yan Xi's scream and stood there stupidly, not daring to move its black bead-like eyes.

——Zhou’s residence has abundant vegetation and a good ecology. In order to better drive away rats and insects, the servants don’t take care of these small animals. Occasionally, there are stray cats in Zhou’s residence.

Zhou Yanci glanced at the weasel, lowered his head and smiled, then asked Yan Xi, "Are you afraid of bugs?"

"It jumped on my foot!"

Yan Xiya didn't see what landed on her feet, she just felt the back of her feet itching.

If the bug is on the ground, she is not afraid, but if it crawls on her, it would be super scary!

Yan Xi took a deep breath and looked back cautiously.

The weasel was so frightened that it dropped to its knees and scurried into the bushes beside it. Yan Xi saw nothing.

"Did it run away?" Yan Xi asked.

Zhou Yanci lied with his eyes half closed, "It crawled back again."

Yan Xi:!!!

She immediately hugged Zhou Yanci tighter and pulled her legs together.

"Why didn't I see it? Where did it crawl to? Can you please step on it to death?"

Zhou Yanci's smile deepened. "I'm afraid I can't crush it to death now."

"You could run it over with your wheelchair!"

"I'll try."

Zhou Yanci pretended to steer the wheelchair forward, tentatively rolling forward.

"Is he dead?" Yan Xi poked his head out.

"not yet."

Yan Xi's eyes widened. The floor of the curved corridor was flat and clean, and the bluestone bricks bore traces of years' wear and tear, and there was nothing else.

“It seems to have run away!”

Yan Xi didn't see the bug, and her anxious heart relaxed. Her voice revealed a hint of joy.

She turned around and was caught off guard by the man's deep eyes.

Zhou Yanci's eyes were shallow and clear, like amber fossils that were thousands of years old. He looked deeply at Yan Xi, and her shadow was reflected in his eyes.

Yan Xi hugged him too tightly and was too close to him. Zhou Yanci's breathing became heavier and his Adam's apple rolled.

Grass (a kind of plant).

Yan Xi felt like something exploded in her head. The Zhou Yanci in front of her was clearly a patient, with a pale face, but in her eyes he was extremely sexy.

Especially the Adam's apple, which rolled slightly as he swallowed, making people want to reach out and touch it.

She almost reached out.

The cell phone suddenly rang. It was Zhou Qingyu calling. Yan Xi hurriedly jumped off Zhou Yanci and answered the call.

"I came to deliver lunch, why haven't you come back yet?"

Yan Xi's face flushed, "I'll be back right away!"

She turned around and looked at Zhou Yanci, who remained calm and collected. "You're right, the bug did run away."

Yan Xi lowered her eyes. Zhou Yanci's black shirt was wrinkled by her. There was also an obvious scratch on his neck, which she had accidentally scratched.

Zhou Yanci's fair skin made the scratch even more eye-catching, and combined with his wrinkled shirt, it gave off an indescribable feeling.

Yan Xi was too embarrassed to look at it anymore, "Then I'll go back!"

She turned around and left in a panic.

Zhou Yanci watched Yan Xi's leaving back, and the smile in his eyes deepened.

The system popped up and floated beside Yan Xi.

As the only eyewitness, it clearly saw that it was a weasel, not a bug.

But...should it tell Yan Xi?

After thinking for a long time, the system decided to shut up.

How can the host be so smart every time? It also needs to master some information that the host does not know in order to show its level of artificial intelligence!

——

After lunch, Yan Xi went to the study to handle work, mainly remotely supervising Chu Tingbai's Seven Percent. This variety show did not require much investment, but it was a project that Yan Xi was very optimistic about.

Yan Xi handed over the construction of the stage to Cheng Xun.

Back in Country H, Cheng Xun recommended himself and was planning to take over the design of the Xingyao stage. At the same time, Yan Xi was also interested in investing in Chu Tingbai's variety show, and the two of them hit it off without any prior agreement.

Currently, Cheng Xun's company is in charge of setting up the stage for Seven Percent. According to Chu Tingbai, the progress is very good.

On the other side, Qu Yan took Zhou Qingyu's arm and returned to the room.

Zhou Qingyu got up too early in the morning and had to attend Chi Wei's concert in the afternoon, so she wanted to sleep for a while.

When Zhou Qingyu was changing clothes, Qu Yan deliberately mentioned that she was replaced by Zhou Yanci.

She complained, pushing all the responsibility onto Yan Xi and Zhou Yanci, "I just found a few artists to accompany me for drinking, so is the group going to fire me? Now that I'm not in the company, Yan Xi has become the head of the company, but she's an outsider..."

"How can Xixi be considered an outsider?" Zhou Qingyu changed into a comfortable pajamas and lay comfortably on the bed with the cat doll in her arms. "She is mine. Handing Xingyao over to her means it is still in my hands. Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Qu Yan was so angry that she vomited blood.

She doesn't mind Yan Xi being the VP, the key point is, she can't bear to give up the position of CEO!

You know, the CEO of Xingyao has an annual salary of over one million!

Zhou Qingyu trusted Yan Xi too much. Even though they had no blood relationship, Qu Yan could feel that Zhou Qingyu trusted Yan Xi as much as she did herself.

Qu Yan changed her words, "That's not what I meant. I know Yan Xi has a good relationship with you, but I didn't expect that she is not only good to you, but also to Yan Ci!"

"Just now when you were arguing, she even offered to send lunch to Yanci! Do you think Yanxi is interested in Yanci?"

Handsome man, beautiful woman, young and energetic.

Besides, Zhou Yanci has money, good looks, and is clean, with no gossips so far. It's only natural that Yan Xi would like him!

Zhou Qingyu paused, and her eyes changed slightly.

Seeing this, Qu Yan pressed the issue, "I just heard from Uncle Chen and the others that Yan Ci was sick and hospitalized. He didn't tell anyone except Yan Xi! And Yan Xi visited him every day and brought him breakfast..."

It was so obvious that Qu Yan felt that there was no way Zhou Qingyu couldn't have guessed it.

Zhou Qingyu frowned deeply.

Yes, why didn’t she think of it!

She pinched the stuffed animal in her hand, and the cat's head was deformed.

"Son of a bitch!"

Qu Yan was so proud, "That's right, she is a bastard, and she only approached you for the banquet..."

"Zhou Yanci, that bastard!" Zhou Qing's face turned green with anger, "He actually seduced Yan Xi while I wasn't paying attention!"

Qu Yan: ???

"Ahhhh! And Yan Xi just broke up! That old man Zhou Yanci! He deliberately made her look miserable and took advantage of her! How could he do this!"

Qu Yan swallowed her saliva, "Is it possible... that you are thinking the opposite?"

"Rebellion?" Zhou Qingyu asked back, "Are you saying that Yan Xi seduced Zhou Yanci?"

Qu Yan: "I feel like there is a sign of this."

"How is it possible?" Zhou Qingyu didn't care. "Yan Xi likes Zhou Yanci? What does she like about him? Because he's older? Because he's a crazy supporter of his uncle? Or because he has a lame leg and sits in a wheelchair? Yan Xi is not blind!"

"Zhou Yanci is still the biggest problem! The old man is shameless!"

Qu Yan was silent. She didn’t know whether Yan Xi was blind or not, but she felt that... her love-brained niece was really blind!

——

In the afternoon, Zhou Qingyu and Yan Xi went to attend Chi Wei's concert together.

On the way, Zhou Qingyu thought of what Qu Yan had said to her, and couldn't help but remind Yan Xi, "Some men, don't be fooled by their good looks, they are actually not young anymore, and they still want to pick up little girls! You have to be careful!"

Yan Xi thought about it, why does this description sound a bit like Pei Hanli?

Yan Xi asked: "Is this kind of man dressed in a suit and leather shoes every day, gentle and humble in front of others, but cruel and ruthless behind others' backs?"

Zhou Qingyu was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously.

——In order to secure his position as CEO of the group, Zhou Yanci dealt with so many directors without caring about their old relationship with his father. Isn't this cruel and ruthless?

Zhou Qingyu deliberately didn't mention Zhou Yanci's name, because curiosity is the beginning of affection. Yan Xi had no interest in Zhou Yanci at first, but after hearing what she said, she suddenly became curious about Zhou Yanci. What if she became attracted to him?

Now all we have to do is get vaccinated in advance!

Zhou Qingyu was relieved to find that Yan Xi had already noticed it.

Zhou Qingyu: "The gentleness of old men is all fake, they want to play the long game and catch the big fish! Oh, they also pretend to be weak, old green tea!"

——Zhou Qingyu asked the doctor and found out that Zhou Yanci has recovered very well. Why is he sitting in a wheelchair with such a small wound? He is just pretending! He is old and pretentious, an old green tea!

Yan Xi: "They will take advantage of your weakness and strike you when you are heartbroken!"

——Taking advantage of Pei Yubai's request for reconciliation to deliberately get close to Zhou Qingyu, isn't this called taking advantage of the opportunity? Pei Hanli is so scheming... No wonder he is a villain!

Zhou whispered: "Your family is still a mess! Don't you know that you should take care of your family first before chasing after girls? Why do you want to make the girl suffer after you marry her?"

Yan Xi nodded, "Yes, yes, yes!"

——My younger brother is my rival in love, my father is a scumbag, and there is a mistress pretending to be a nanny at home. Isn’t this family relationship chaotic enough?

Zhou Qingyu: "In short—"

Yan Xi: "You must stay away from this kind of man!"

——

Zhou Qingyu was finally relieved to know that Yan Xi and she had the same idea. She was worried that Yan Xi had recently broken up and Zhou Yanci could seduce her successfully! Fortunately, Yan Xi was very sober and knew that such a stinky man was not worth having.

Yan Xi also breathed a sigh of relief. Although the system said that she and Zhou Qingyu were both villains, how could they compare with Pei Hanli? He was a big villain in the novel! It was better to stay away from him.

Knowing that the other party had been on guard, both of them felt relieved and attended the concert happily.

Chi Wei is quite famous in the industry, and the Gufan Orchestra is one of the best orchestras in the country, so many people come to listen to his concerts.

As soon as they entered the theater, they saw Su Lingling at the security check.

Like Zhou Qingyu, Su Lingling has been learning cello since childhood, and she usually attends concerts in Haicheng.

Seeing Zhou Qingyu and Yan Xi, Su Lingling frowned.

——When sworn enemies meet, it would be unacceptable not to make a few sarcastic remarks about each other.

"Zhou Qingyu, you've entered the entertainment industry. I thought you had given up the cello a long time ago!"

Zhou Qingyu suddenly recalled what Yan Xi had cried to her about last month. Su Lingling even dared to mock her for not being able to play the cello anymore, and still let Yan Xi be her follower?

She wishes!

Zhou Qingyu snorted softly, "Have some people forgotten that they lost the money they earned working in Hancheng to me? What, didn't they watch the replay of the variety show? They don't know how well I play the cello!"

"You should make more faces so that you can remember that you are my loser!"

"you--!"

Su Lingling was so angry that her eyebrows were raised.

Zhou Qingyu was very proud. "Why? You are not convinced! What can you do if you are not convinced? You couldn't beat me in the past, and it's the same now!"

Su Lingling was so angry that she gritted her teeth. Zhou Qingyu was so annoying!

It was annoying before, and it’s even more annoying now!

There are still so many people on the Internet who like her, are they blind?

Suddenly, Su Lingling saw the concert ticket in Zhou Qingyu's hand.

She was stunned for two seconds and chuckled, "Zhou Qingyu, what's the point of being better than me? In the end, you're just a spectator! Why do I remember someone said before that he wanted to be a musician!"

Zhou Qingyu's eyes dimmed. "I just said that when I was a kid. Su Lingling, when you were a kid, you said you wanted to marry a prince? You're not a princess yet!"

The two of us talked, you said something, I said something.

Yan Xi only felt his veins throbbing, as if ten thousand sparrows were chirping in his ears.

The two have been like this since junior high school, and they always argue with each other whenever they meet. On variety shows, they don't work together, so they argue less, but when they return to Taiwan, they argue more when it comes to their common areas.

Yan Xi pulled Zhou Qingyu twice, as if to persuade her to stop swearing, but it didn't work. The eldest lady would never admit defeat in an argument, and Su Lingling was the same. Yan Xi simply ignored it and went to say hello to Chi Wei.

Before a concert usually starts, Chi Wei will go to the lobby. Besides the audience, there are also sponsors of the Gufan Orchestra who come to the concert, and Chi Wei needs to entertain them.

But today, Chi Wei stayed in the backstage.

A musician was lying on a rest bed with a pale face. The doctor gave him an IV drip, but unfortunately it had little effect.

"Acute appendicitis," the doctor said. "It's best to have surgery."

"Doctor," the musician grabbed the doctor's sleeve, "Can you give me some painkillers first? I'm about to go on stage!"

The doctor was helpless. "Your inflammation has turned into pus, and you still want to go on stage? Pack up and send to the hospital!"