Chapter 105: Staying Out of the Matter (2)
At this moment, even though Zhou Yan was aware of Zhou Cheng's anger, he still stood up from his chair and said three words, "I'm leaving."
As soon as he finished speaking, he walked out without looking back. Shan Zhen and Xue Han looked at each other and then turned to Zhou Cheng who was sitting on the dragon throne. They seemed to see that Zhou Cheng was covered with a layer of flames and was ready to go.
“Stop right there!!”
Just when Zhou Yan was only a few steps away from the door, Zhou Cheng's roar sounded from behind him. Although Zhou Yan was unmoved, he still stopped but did not look back.
"You go down first."
Seeing Zhou Yan stop, Zhou Cheng turned to Shan Zhen and Xue Han and said that it was obvious that they were not suitable to be present for the next topic.
"yes."
Shan Zhen and Xue Han were both very self-aware. Even if they knew what was going to happen next, they would not ask. Not being qualified was one of the reasons. After receiving the order, they bowed and left.
When they walked past Zhou Yan, neither of them stopped or made any meaningless movements. After they opened the door of the imperial study and left, they immediately closed the door, leaving the space to Zhou Yan and Zhou Cheng.
However, neither of them broke the silence. Zhou Cheng needed to think about how to start the conversation, while Zhou Yan was just waiting for Zhou Cheng to start.
Just like that, after a long while, perhaps because he was tired of standing, Zhou Yan turned slightly to the side, moved the muscles around his lips, and spoke slowly: "If there is nothing else, can I go first?"
Zhou Yan's words were rarely polite, but of course there was no hint of that in his tone.
"…What do you want?"
Awakened by Zhou Yan's voice and after thinking for a long time, Zhou Cheng's voice softened. It was not because he was forced by Zhou Yan's momentum, but because he still regarded Zhou Yan as his only younger brother, someone he still felt indebted to.
"What's the meaning?"
Zhou Yan pretended not to know and asked Zhou Cheng instead. Zhou Cheng knew that Zhou Yan was asking despite knowing the answer, but he was speechless, let alone criticizing him harshly.
"Then let me put it another way. You went to Zhao State to meet the King of Zhao, right?"
"otherwise?"
Zhou Cheng had just finished speaking when Zhou Yan asked back the next moment. For a moment Zhou Cheng felt speechless, and at the same time thought that it was nothing if it was just this simple. However, Zhou Cheng knew very well that Zhou Yan would just go to see Zhao Ziheng, but he couldn't see through Zhou Yan's thoughts, so he couldn't help but feel uneasy.
"What about Yinyin? Will she come along too?"
"Do I need to answer your question?"
Once again, Zhou Cheng was deeply stimulated by Zhou Yan's words. He could tolerate and forbear again and again, especially in the matter of Yin Yin. He knew clearly how much determination Zhou Yan had made to let Yin Yin go, so how much pain he had endured. Zhou Cheng could not say that he fully understood it, but he also understood that kind of pain would never be lost to anyone else.
"Do you really have to talk to me like this?"
"I don't mind if you come and teach me how to talk to you in person, my royal brother."
Zhou Cheng could understand Zhou Yan's tone and attitude that always carried hatred towards him, and he didn't even plan to escape from anything, because he owed Zhou Yan this; despite this, Zhou Cheng never thought that he needed to give up or compensate because he knew very well what kind of compensation Zhou Yan wanted, and he couldn't do it, so he wouldn't. Apart from that, everything else was fine, including his throne.
"I have already made the concessions I should have made, and I have also made the concessions I shouldn't have made, so I don't need you to teach me what to do. Besides, someone who has been hiding behind the scenes has no right to do so."
"you--"
Zhou Yan's ridicule was still exchanged for his repeated tolerance, but Zhou Cheng couldn't find any other way to deal with it except tolerance. Zhou Cheng didn't know whether he was now measuring his relationship with Zhou Yan from the perspective of a brother, or a sinner who hurt the same woman they loved, or both? But when it comes to deep love and hurt, Zhou Yan is also responsible. Zhou Cheng has no reason to be submissive to Zhou Yan or feel guilty, but when it comes to hurting Yin Yin, neither of them can stay out of it.
Suddenly, an idea came into Zhou Cheng's mind. Zhou Cheng himself did not dare to believe this idea, but he felt that the possibility was very high, so he put aside some factors, adjusted his mentality, and Zhou Cheng spoke again: "I don't object to you going to see Yin Yin. On the contrary, I want to know why you want to go to see King Zhao? What requires you to go in person? If you say it's because of Yin Yin, I can't convince you."
"So what? Did I ever say I had to convince you to go?"
Zhou Yan has always liked to act on his own and would do what he decided to do, so he felt somewhat .
"You really don't need to convince me, so what's your reason for coming back?"
Zhou Cheng is Zhou Yan's brother after all, and one of the few people who understands Zhou Yan. Generally speaking, Zhou Yan is not easily persuaded, but if you really understand Zhou Yan, you will know that Zhou Yan also has a fragile side in his heart. He is not really fragile, nor is he really cold-hearted. Of course, this only applies to people he cares about, and they must be special. After all, there are not many people who can attract Zhou Yan's attention, and it can be said to be rare.
"I know I have no right to say this, but I just hope you can be a little nicer to her and not end up like me, who will never have this chance again."
"…You want to use her to threaten me?"
Although Zhou Yan didn't want to think about it that way, and never thought that Zhou Cheng would use this method to threaten him, the fact seemed to be true, which made Zhou Yan furious. No one likes to be threatened, let alone Zhou Yan.
