So, in the remaining seven days, Xie Zhuzhou successfully found the third team playing hide-and-seek and cleared them out.
Ji Wuwei fever on the third day, but he watched helplessly as all his people were gradually purged. Even his subordinate Sha Li, was out of contact.
After a week of traveling, Xie Zhuzhou returned home, quickly took a shower, and then snuggled into the soft blankets.
In my past life, I longed for mountains, seas, and lakes. Now that I've seen the ocean, the mere description of its magnificent waves is insufficient to capture its allure.
It evokes fear, panic, and dread. Those with thalassophobia are inevitably afraid to look it in the eye. The ocean seems to possess a soul and life, with joys and sorrows, providing resources and attracting those driven by greed.
Lost in thought, Xie Zhuzhou fell asleep and slept at home for a day and a night.
Xie Zhuzhou didn't show up until the second night after he returned home.
Xie Zhuzhou doesn't have to go to class, and most of the clothes he wears at home are cute. He now regrets entrusting his walk-in closet to his third brother.
Fortunately, there's one outfit that's barely wearable: the Nightmare Dark Suit. Unfortunately, it has a flaw: it has a heart-shaped tail tip.
"Little brother, while you were sleeping, Uncle came over again to apologize. He said he really didn't know there were so many assassins on the cruise ship, and those recordings were just things he said in anger." Ji Wangyun told his brother this good news as soon as he saw him.
That wasn't what Xie Zhuzhou cared about. "And then?"
"Then he plans to compensate you with two hundred million, hoping you won't hold it against him." Ji Wangyun found it ridiculous that these people always liked to settle things with money. Was his brother the kind of person who loved money more than life itself?
"Of course we can't ignore it, but isn't two hundred million too little?" Xie Zhuzhou was not satisfied.
Perhaps compared to the billions he had previously salvaged from the old house, these two hundred million yuan are not even enough to prepare a birthday gift for his father.
Ji Wangyun wanted to say, "Where is the shortage?!" Those of them who were presidents of branch offices didn't actually receive much after paying taxes. If it weren't for the bonuses, it wouldn't be enough for their daily expenses.
In wealthy families, everything has to be the best—high-end custom-made pieces. Which piece of jewelry—on your hands, feet, or neck—wouldn't cost more than a million?
Ji Wangyun felt that even after working diligently for one or two years, he couldn't earn as much as Xie Zhuzhou had in a single compensation payment.
Sometimes he even wanted to tell his younger brother, who was playing outside, "If you miss me, come find me on the grasslands. I've become a cow or a horse."
"It's little, really quite little." Ji Wangyun couldn't say much, worried that his younger brother would think he was penniless too. He looked at Xie Zhuzhou, and as he looked, he suddenly felt something was off. "Hey, aren't you going to class today?"
Xie Zhuzhou: "..."
Ji Wangyan sighed, "Someone's on winter break."
Ji Wangyun then remembered, straightened his collar and tie, and said, "My little brother has been taking leave every few days, I forgot for a moment. I really envy him, he doesn't have to go to work."
Xie Zhuzhou recalled Ji Wangyun's occasional bouts of madness and now finally understood that whether it was superiors or subordinates, working would drive young people crazy.
He said helplessly, "So you have about thirty days a month when you don't want to go to work? But you still clock in on time every day?"
Ji Wangyun stared at Xie Zhuzhou in disbelief. "Little brother, how did you know?! You know me too well! Only Dad, eldest brother, and third brother don't care about me."
Ji Wangchen's expression was indifferent, as if he was already used to it. "How could I not feel sorry for you? I feel sorry for you that even if you forget to eat and sleep, and are willing to die for your job, you still have to go to work."
Xie Zhuzhou, true to his reputation as Ji Wangchen 2.0, silently translated in his mind: So, Second Brother, you're a useless piece of trash, eating at home, getting angry at the company a thousand times over, but you still refuse to quit. In the end, when you ask yourself how much you earn a month, you break down on the spot.
Ji Wangyan still supported his second brother at this point, stating objectively, "My younger brother's school life is indeed very comfortable, with not much pressure."
Xie Zhuzhou raised an eyebrow and looked at the two older brothers opposite him. "I have my own pace of learning. Although studying is tough, I believe time is money, and if I can sell an inch of time to buy gold, what's wrong with being happy?"
Besides, learning without thinking is futile, while not learning or thinking is disastrous.
Everyone has the right to pursue the true meaning of their own life.
I hadn't realized my brothers were so resentful before; it would have been better if they had said so sooner. Turns out they also wanted to study. Perhaps they should continue reading and enjoy the pleasure of learning.
You're right, aren't you, Father?
Ji Wuqiu just wanted to have a quiet dinner, but seeing the battle raging at the table, and even his youngest son throwing the topic at him, Ji Wuqiu looked at his second and third sons. "That's right, you're still very young, there's still time for you to continue your studies. The strong never stop learning, you should follow the eldest's example."
After going around in circles, the topic of conversation was back on Ji Wangchen's shoulders. Ji Wangchen didn't seem tired at all; he said nonchalantly, " Chu Yanzhang went to university in his teens and managed to earn money while studying. If he can do it, you can't be any less intelligent, can you? Since you complain about how hard your jobs are, I'll sign you all up for a class."
Xie Zhuzhou, with just a few words, shifted the blame onto them. Only then did Ji Wangyun and Ji Wangyan remember that their younger brother was the type to settle scores on the spot. Not only that, but after stirring up trouble, he simply vanished!
Upon hearing this, Ji Wuqiu suddenly put down his chopsticks and said seriously, " Wangchen is right. Although Chu Yanzhang is a genius, even geniuses need to study hard, so you should all learn from him. I haven't interfered much in your education over the years, so now, while you still have plenty of time and energy, continue to improve yourselves."
Ji Wangyun: "..." He always said that Chu Yanzhang was an eyesore!
Ji Wangyan: "Big brother, I'll handle the class registration myself. I feel that Father is still young, so we can also enroll him in a class on 'How to Be an Excellent Father.' If we wait until Father retires, his health probably won't be very good, and he won't have as much energy to study."
Ji Wuqiu: "..." See, he knew that only Zhouzhou was a filial son.
And so, an eerie silence fell over the table as everyone thought to themselves: Studying is impossible, there's no way we'll ever study in this lifetime.
If you take it seriously, you'll lose!
Xie Zhuzhou felt that it was finally quiet and he could eat.
But he forgot, if he slept during the day, what was he going to do at night?
Yes, exercise...!!
Thinking of Chu Yanzhang's barely visible pectoral muscles, Xie Zhuzhou made up his mind to work out hard, feeling that he would definitely achieve a miracle.
The butler hired a personal trainer for him, but he was stumped at the very first hurdle.
"Coach, the protein powder is hard to swallow." Xie Zhuzhou was utterly dejected. Chu Yanzhang actually had a better physique than him! He could no longer call the other a pitiful little guy! And yet, he had previously worried that Chu Yanzhang wasn't eating enough!
How is this supposed to put a future tough guy like him in this situation?
So before summer arrives, he must work out diligently.
But he never expected the protein powder to taste so bad, perhaps because he was too picky.
His personal trainer is Zhang San. Why not Li Si? Because Li Si is now Zhang San's assistant and also his helper.