Zhou Qiucheng's Deep Schemes

Listening to Jiang Nan's explanation, Zhang Chen was left somewhat speechless. What did she mean by Shen Qiu wanting a hug before he left?

He wanted to hug her, so she let him? Had she forgotten that she was now someone else's fiancée?

Beside them, Zhou Zhen trembled with rage and shouted sharply, "Preposterous! Absolutely preposterous! Don't forget your identity! He wanted to hug you, and you let him? Where does that leave my dignity?"

Zhou Zhen's voice brimmed with fury.

"Senior Brother, I didn't mean it that way. I only wanted to settle this trouble once and for all. I didn't want to drag you into it anymore..." Jiang Nan wept bitterly, tears streaming down her cheeks.

Zhang Chen looked at Jiang Nan, then at Zhou Zhen. He felt that after all Jiang Nan's scheming, everything had come to nothing. This marriage was surely ruined; it only remained to be seen how Zhou Qiucheng intended to handle it.

Yet the very next words from Zhou Qiucheng left Zhang Chen staring dumbfounded, while Zhou Zhen felt as though five bolts of lightning had struck his head. He looked at his father in utter disbelief.

"Jiang Nan meant well; she simply used the wrong method. Who never makes mistakes? To know one's error and correct it is the greatest good. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. Hurry back and prepare for the wedding in three days. Do not let this become a great uproar!" Zhou Qiucheng rebuked Zhou Zhen.

Those words were enough to make Zhou Zhen feel thunderstruck, and even Jiang Nan stood frozen on the spot. She had never imagined that Zhou Qiucheng would brush the whole matter aside so lightly with a single sentence.

"Thank you, Master, for trusting me!" Jiang Nan immediately dropped to her