Chapter 31 How could someone not have...

As he expected, when her voice called out this taboo, this stable word became lingering for no reason. Even, it was much more ambiguous than he imagined.

Zhuang Youkai was almost like a possessed man, his fingertips moved down little by little, about to touch her lips, like touching a young and plump flower. Zhao Manzhi held her breath, not daring to break the tranquility of the moment.

Everyone knows that they have crossed the line, but they are willing to pretend to be confused and indulge themselves in selfishness for a moment.

Until the car slowly stopped.

Zhao Manzhi lived in the back half of the mountain, so Lu Qianning could enter the school directly from the back door and drive to the door. Far away from the hustle and bustle of the front mountain, the Bowen Academy hidden in the shadows of the trees was as quiet as the Garden of Eden. But after seeing the familiar scene, Zhao Manzhi dared not indulge in it anymore. She gently touched Zhuang Youkai with her hand and turned her face away, "I, I'm here."

Zhuang Youkai also sat back as if he had just woken up from a dream, separated by a distance in the spacious space, and cleared his throat, "Okay, you go back and have a good rest."

"... Yeah." When Zhao Manzhi thought of the scene just now, her heart almost jumped out of her throat. She didn't do anything, why did she feel so guilty?

She opened the door and got out of the car. As if she remembered something, she turned around and looked into the car window.

She spoke carefully, "This weekend is a re-enactment of the summer play. If you are free, you can also come and have a look to understand the strength of our arrangement. After all, the work on paper is empty, and it is more convincing to see it with your own eyes." He nodded slightly, his manners were still noble, as if he had not experienced the emotional storm just now. "I know, I will arrange it."

Zhao Manzhi was a little lonely, but she still smiled with pursed lips, "Then I will wait for good news."

She stood on the side of the road and watched the car leave. She took a deep breath and turned to walk towards the dormitory. A group of locals were eating Pi Da Uno in the lobby on the first floor, and the laughter was endless. Zhao Manzhi put on her headphones and walked around, not noticing Chen Muchuan who followed her.

The elevator door opened, and Zhao Manzhi was about to walk in when a hand was placed in front of her eyes, blocking the elevator.

"Chen Muchuan?" She was a little surprised. "What are you doing here?"

"I..."

Seeing Zhao Manzhi getting off the antique luxury car, he didn't lose control until he saw the blush on her face and the fact that she didn't respond when he called her. Then he rushed over regardless. But when Zhao Manzhi suddenly asked him, Chen Muchuan became uneasy: What position did he have to question her? Wouldn't this push them further and further apart?

So he forced himself to calm down, pretending that what just happened had not happened, and smiled, "You didn't reply to my WeChat, so I thought I would wait for you here. Isn't there a drama performance this weekend? I plan to book tickets for the whole group and discuss it with you."

"For just this matter, it's not worth making the trip to Bowen. It's so far." Zhao Manzhi somehow breathed a sigh of relief, "Sure, as a member of the village, I can give you two tickets. Don't order more."

"Okay, I know." Chen Muchuan saw that Zhao Manzhi was soft-hearted and slowly relaxed a little, "Then let's go out for a chicken hotpot after the show? Or anything else is fine, I'll go order the food."

"I may have work to do after the show, so you can send a message to the group to ask for opinions. If it's late, ordering pizza and playing board games is ok."

"Do you still have anything to do after the performance? Li Ke is really exploitative."

"If the sponsor comes, I have to do the guest reception work." Zhao Manzhi blurted out, then realized that she shouldn't have told Chen Muchuan. He was so petty that he might think too much. "Oh, I'm not talking about Huanye."

"I didn't think about Huanye either." Chen Muchuan smiled, but his eyes turned cold. "That's it. I'm relieved to see you come back safely. Go to bed early. Good night."

He loosened his hand and turned to leave. Zhao Manzhi was stunned for a moment. When she came back to her senses, the elevator went up again.

*

Deep Water Bay Manor ushered in the long-lost bustle on the day of Zhuang Zhenye's 80th birthday.

This is the unspoken rule of the big families in Guangdong and Hong Kong. Even if they fight each other at ordinary times, they will try their best to maintain superficial peace on such a big day as the head of the family's birthday.

Even Guan Yonglin, who usually doesn't like her daughter-in-law, will give Chen Peishan some good face on this day, not because of her, but because she doesn't want others to see the joke. Chen Peishan also knew how to judge the situation. She was so humble and honest that day that it seemed as if all the past events had nothing to do with her.

Zhuang Youkai couldn't stand such hypocrisy, and always found excuses to avoid Chen Peishan and his party, and then find another day to celebrate grandfather's birthday. But now is different from the past. After all, it is a birthday party, and he is in Hong Kong Island. There is really no reason to hide away. After getting up in the morning and dealing with the work of the group, he returned to Deep Water Bay.

The housekeeper Aunt Cen was directing the arrangement of the greenhouse. When she saw him coming, she dropped her work and greeted him, "The master is playing golf with the old man, and Master Liang is also here, waiting for you."

Zhuang Youkai nodded, "Sister Ying is on her honeymoon and can't come. Where is Peiyi?"

"Miss Peiyi seems to be in the stable. The master gave her a pony a while ago. She is very precious."

"Got it."

Zhuang Youkai returned to the room and changed into a set of sportswear before coming to the spacious golf course.

The wind today is very warm, with a hint of coolness. If it weren't for the need to face Zhuang Youliang, it would have been a very pleasant day.

"Akai is here?" Zhuang Youliang was resting nearby, holding a glass of lemon sparkling water in his hand, and raised his chin towards him, "Grandpa and Dad are over there, they'll be back soon, sit down first and wait."

Zhuang Youkai said nothing, pulled out a chair next to him and sat down, put on his sunglasses to avoid looking at him again. Zhuang Youliang knew that he was such a person, and turned his eyes to the side with a very indifferent expression, "I know you don't want to talk to me, and neither do I. But today is the old man's birthday, and it's not good for anyone to make a scene." Zhuang

Youkai sneered and said, "You are really similar to Aunt Chen, always saying so many high-sounding words."

"Akai, you really should change your temper." Zhuang Youliang was not far behind, tit for tat, "As a family member, it's nothing to give in to you, but there are a lot of complaints about you in the group, and even some small reports have been sent to me. Guess how much Grandpa can hear?" "

What snitch? It's not because I replaced your people." After several years of experience, Zhuang Youkai was no longer surprised by these criticisms. "If you want to blame someone, blame them for being caught. You should know better than me how much kickback Daniel asked for in purchasing. You can't keep this position even if you are in his place." Zhuang

Youliang was stunned for a moment, then said, "How was he reported? The cause and effect are quite strange. Don't say you don't have doubts after reading the investigation report."

"Even if I designed to let him go, so what?" Zhuang Youkai turned around and stared at him. "The hotel was only managed by you before. You can do tricks under your grandfather's nose. I have done my utmost to deal with you like this. I'm not a kindergarten teacher. I still give you a chance to correct your mistakes."

"You are too ruthless." He knew that they would part on bad terms, and was prepared to not take Zhuang Youkai's words to heart, but Zhuang Youliang was still so angry that his face turned pale. "The hotel has been in the news a lot this year, right? The stock price is like a roller coaster. Aren't you anxious to be the board of directors? These are not all my hands. If you fall down someday, you don't know who will kill you."

Zhuang Youkai said, "Thank you for reminding me, Brother Liang."

He did not respect Zhuang Youliang and almost regarded him as his brother. Every time he called him this title, it was extremely sarcastic. Zhuang Youliang didn't agree with him, and he was so angry that he drank the sparkling water in his hand, but he accidentally choked and coughed several times.

Then he heard a chuckle from the side.

His face turned red and white, he looked at him coldly, and calmed his breath, "Zhuang Youkai, you'd better be so proud forever."

Zhuang Youkai raised his sunglasses, "Good luck to you."

How could anyone not have a weak spot? When he finds one, let's see how proud Zhuang Youkai will be.

Zhuang Youliang was extremely excited when he thought that one day, this brother who had been proud for the first half of his life would finally beg him humbly, and even his fingertips couldn't stop trembling.

There will be that day, it will definitely happen.

*

After sitting for a while, Zhuang Youkai went to play basketball with Zhuang Zhenye. His basketball skills were not inferior, but he always showed his flaws modestly like the elders in the family. Zhuang Zhenye laughed and said that playing a fixed game was boring, so the group packed up their things and returned to the manor for tea.

This is usually the time when Zhuang Zhenye, as the largest chairman, asks about the situation of the group. Although it is a family gathering, he must keep the report serious. Zhuang Youkai listened absent-mindedly and kept looking out the window.

Zhuang Youliang saw it and pointed at him intentionally, "Akai, is there anything else? It seems that you are about to get restless."

Zhuang Zhaocheng cast a glance and snorted, "You are still like this after so many years, and you are not serious in front of the elders."

Zhuang Youkai and his son did not get along well, and with Chen Peishan's pillow talk for so many years, he didn't like this son at all. Zhuang Youkai didn't mean to prove his innocence in front of his father, but he bowed to Zhuang Zhenye on the main seat, "There are still some things to deal with in the hotel. I have called a meeting of senior executives."

"It's good to be ambitious, but there is no rush at this time." Hearing that Zhuang Zhaocheng and Zhuang Youliang sang the same tune, Zhuang Zhenye couldn't do it too obviously even if he wanted to be partial. He looked at Zhuang Youkai and said earnestly, "Today is a special day. You have to stay and finish the meal before leaving."

Zhuang Youkai glanced at the other two people at the table. They were clearly related by blood, but they had their own thoughts. It was really ironic.

"Then I'll make a phone call and arrange some work."

Zhuang Zhenye agreed, "Go ahead."

Zhuang Youkai walked to the garden outside the teahouse and lit a cigarette as the phone was connected.

"Hello, what can I do for you?" Lin Zhuowen's voice came.

"Go to CUHK for me at 7pm. Please contact Zhao Manzhi for details."

"Seven o'clock? I can't. I have to go out to sea now. I finally arranged a yacht party." Lin Zhuowen said, "You can call Jiang Yu. She's hiding in Hong Kong Island and has nothing to do."

"What's the use of you." Zhuang Youkai blew out a smoke ring, "I know, I'm hanging up."

"Wait a minute, you just said Zhao--"

Before Lin Zhuowen finished speaking, Zhuang Youkai hung up the phone, squinted his eyes and flipped through the numbers, and finally found Jiang Yu's Hong Kong number.

"At 7pm, go to CUHK to attend an event for me."

"What event? A cocktail party? What's the dress code?"

"Watch a play." Zhuang Youkai paused and added, "A student play, don't be too formal."

"..." Jiang Yu put down the paintbrush in his hand, "I didn't even go to the old man's birthday party today, so why am I going to watch a play for you?"

"Pick a crocodile skin and I'll pay for it."

"Okay, Mr. Zhuang's face is still precious." Two million for a play, only an idiot would not make money. Jiang Yu immediately grinned, "Where is CUHK? Is there anyone to receive you?"

"Please contact Zhao Manzhi, I'll give you the phone number later." He thought for a moment, "You are attending as a representative of Huanye, think about your identity yourself, don't be too ostentatious."

"Ok, don't worry."

After explaining the whole story in detail, Zhuang Youkai was really relieved. He put out the cigarette that he hadn't taken two puffs of, and when he was about to go back to the tea room, he happened to meet Chen Peishan at the door.

The woman, who is nearly fifty years old, is well-maintained and still has charm. The pampered life of the rich family has also made her shed the vulgar atmosphere of her early years and become elegant and noble. Although she is nominally a stepmother, Zhuang Youkai has never been nice to her. On the contrary,

Chen Peishan, as an elder, has to be careful and attentive to him all year round. Chen Peishan pulled up the corners of her mouth and smiled awkwardly, "Why didn't Ah Kai drink tea with Grandpa?"

"I came out to make a phone call."

"So busy." Chen Peishan said, "Auntie Cen just said that the dishes are almost ready, and I wanted to call you. It's just right, you go back and tell Grandpa and Dad that it's almost time to sit down."

Zhuang Youkai nodded indifferently and pushed open the door of the tea room and went in. Chen Peishan breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he didn't notice that she was eavesdropping.

Zhuang Youkai is close to Guan Yonglin, and it's not strange for him to have activities at CUHK, but it has always been his subordinates who take care of it. But this time he seemed to be particularly concerned and asked someone to report if he couldn't go.

Zhao Manzhi. It seems to be this name.

Chen Peishan's eyes flashed with cruelty.

I hope that this time, she can discover Zhuang Youkai's real weakness.