Summer Resort

"Hello sir, I'm a sales representative from Guomei Fitness Club. Are you interested in working out?"

As soon as he stepped out of Qingcheng International, a girl of seventeen or eighteen, blushing, shoved a fitness club flyer into his hand.

Fitness? That's something he could get a membership for.

Even though the system had given him a strong physique and combat skills, if he didn't take care of himself, his body would gradually weaken over time.

"Sure, where is your fitness club located? I'll get a membership when I have time."

Zhuang Xin got the address and added the girl's social media account before leaving.

Back home, he casually cooked something to eat. After showering, Zhuang Xin collapsed into bed.

He was truly exhausted after running around all day.

The next morning, after waking up, Zhuang Xin called Qu Hongyun.

"I want to go see that sea area. Are you free? Accompany me on a trip."

Qu Hongyun immediately agreed, "Of course, Young Master Zhuang. If you have this idea, I'll naturally accompany you. You can ask me anything you don't understand in the future."

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

After hanging up, Zhuang Xin went downstairs. As soon as he got into his sports car, he saw several passing elderly women pointing and talking about him.

"See that? Isn't that Old Zhuang's son? Sigh, I didn't expect him to be so ruthless, almost sending his own relatives to jail."

"Yeah, it's one thing to get rich, but not taking care of his own family, and being so harsh instead."

The women walked past, but Zhuang Xin heard everything they said.

This made him frown. The matter with Cheng Huai had only happened yesterday.

How did people around his home know about it today?

It wasn't just these few elderly women; even when Zhuang Xin went to a restaurant for porridge, the owner and her staff were murmuring nearby. In just one day, what happened yesterday was common knowledge!

This was very abnormal.

His parents weren't even home. How did these people know about his family affairs?

No need to guess, someone must be behind this.

Besides the Cheng family father and son, there was no one else who could be playing such games, except for his own aunt.

"Brother Xin."

Zhuang Xin, who was eating porridge, saw Xu Chi run in from outside. "I just arrived. I saw your car from a distance. I guessed it was you."

"So early?" Zhuang Xin was a little surprised. It was only 8:30 AM. Even taking the earliest bus, he couldn't have arrived this quickly.

"Hey, I came last night and booked a room nearby. I didn't call you because I was afraid of disturbing you. But... I heard many people talking about you on the road just now." Xu Chi sat beside Zhuang Xin and leaned in, "I also found a lot of small flyers on the ground, look…"

He handed a flyer to Zhuang Xin. Opening it, he saw it was filled with words slandering him.

It exaggerated the events at his grandmother's house yesterday.

However, it didn't mention Cheng Huai stealing the bank card or the white jade chess pieces... It even glossed over the incident where his mother went back to borrow money, portraying him as a sharp-tongued and heartless person.

It even claimed that his maternal family had lent him money to pay for his medical treatment back then, otherwise Zhuang Xin would have died.

"Interesting! So I've become the ungrateful one." Zhuang Xin chuckled coldly. He hadn't expected his aunt and the Cheng family father and son to pull this stunt on him. Did they really think he was made of clay with no temper?

Before he could put down the flyer, he received several text messages.

"Zhuang Xin, I'm telling you, don't think you can be biased and abandon me, your aunt, just because you've gotten rich. My Cheng Huai isn't incapable; he just lacks a platform to perform. Either give me two million so my Cheng Huai can start a business, or let my Cheng Huai join your company as a general manager or something. Otherwise, don't let your mother and father come back to our maternal family anymore."

"Did you hear me? I'm talking to you, don't play dumb."

Xu Pei's messages came one after another.

Zhuang Xin narrowed his eyes, placed his phone on the table, and remained silent.

"Why aren't you talking? Is silence okay? Don't think I'll let this go. Why can Xu Chi work with you, but my son can't? You must give me a clear answer today."

"Are you done talking?"

Zhuang Xin narrowed his eyes and replied.

A dozen seconds later, another message arrived.

"Not done! Either give my son two million to start a business, or let him come with you. I won't take these two million for nothing; consider it a loan, and my son will repay you once his business is successful."

Xu Pei herself didn't believe this.

Even if she wrote an IOU, it would be in her name. If Zhuang Xin dared to ask for the money later, she would stall him for over ten years. Anyway, she was already half-dead and not afraid of going to jail.

"Let alone two million, I won't give you a single cent. Xu Pei, I truly don't understand how someone like you can exist in this world."

In the past, when he watched short videos of all sorts of brainless women, Zhuang Xin would just chuckle and move on.

Now that such an idiot had appeared beside him, Zhuang Xin couldn't even be bothered to curse.

"Fine, fine, fine. Zhuang Xin, you are heartless, so don't blame me for being unjust."

Seeing this last message, Zhuang Xin directly blocked her number, his expression turning ice-cold.

Does this Xu Pei really think so highly of herself?

"Cousin, what should we do? If this goes on, your reputation will be ruined." Xu Chi placed his phone on the table, having seen the text messages just now. He deeply resented his shameless aunt.

"Just a clown, I'll take you to arrange your job first. This matter isn't urgent." Zhuang Xin paid for the congee and got into his car with Xu Chi, completely ignoring the gossip on the roadside.

Half an hour later.

At Biyue Bay Beach, Zhuang Xin met Qu Hongyun.

The guy had already arrived and was waiting for Zhuang Xin.

"Young Master Zhuang..." Qu Hongyun walked over with a smile, pointing to the beach and sea area behind him. "From this center, the surrounding kilometer is all yours. People have wanted to develop this place for a long time, but they could never get the approval. It was only recently that the permit was finally obtained."

"So, I can develop it directly now?" Zhuang Xin was a little surprised.

"Yes. Ever since the permit came through, many big companies have approached your family, wanting to buy this place. But your family gave it to you."

"Oh?"

Zhuang Xin surveyed the beach. He had to admit, it had its own unique charm.

It was shaped like a giant crescent moon, with azure waters that offered a striking beauty at first glance.

No wonder it was called Biyue Bay Beach; the name was quite fitting.

"I plan to build a Summer Resort here, integrating entertainment and tourism. But I don't have much experience in this area." Zhuang Xin glanced at Qu Hongyun. He actually didn't know much, but he had seen the blueprints provided by the system.

They were absolutely top-notch, featuring many entertainment facilities that hadn't even appeared yet.

Even just for the novelty, it would attract countless people.

"This... Young Master Zhuang, I don't mean to discourage you, but we don't have many tourist attractions around here. Most of our industry is developed. The number of tourists we can attract is quite limited. If that's the case, it would be better to build a marine park. That could attract locals to experience it, and by reducing some of the investment, we could still make money and avoid losses."