Ji Wangyan, who had just witnessed her younger brother's seemingly elusive movements after learning jujitsu and Sanda, felt a chill run down her spine.
He tied his hair up in a high ponytail and nimbly flipped himself onto the stage.
Ji Wangyan stood on the octagonal platform, his gaze fixed firmly on Xie Zhuzhou. He knew that confronting his younger brother head-on was unwise. Ji Wangyan decided to let his brother avoid hitting his face.
"Third Brother, I won't hold back," Xie Zhuzhou said with a smile, his tone slightly teasing.
Ji Wangyan raised an eyebrow. "Bring it on, little brother."
I'm really sorry to let him go first again.
Before the words were even finished, Xie Zhuzhou had already rushed towards Ji Wangyan like a whirlwind. His movements were swift and precise, each move carrying a fierce offensive. Ji Wangyan quickly dodged to the side, while simultaneously attempting to trip Xie Zhuzhou with a low sweeping kick. However, Xie Zhuzhou's reaction speed was extremely fast. He lightly leaped away from Ji Wangyan's attack, and in mid-air, he turned and struck Ji Wangyan's shoulder with a backhand palm strike.
Ji Wangyan was prepared. He quickly stepped back and used both hands to block, successfully deflecting Xie Zhuzhou's attack.
The two exchanged blows, punches and kicks.
Ji Wangyun and Ji Wangchen, watching from below the stage, were terrified. They knew that although Ji Wangyan was skilled in jujitsu, she was still inferior to Xie Zhuzhou in terms of strength and speed.
Chu Yanzhang watched with great interest, and he couldn't help but cheer Xie Zhuzhou on in his heart.
Ji Wangyan knew that he had to lose with some dignity today, no matter what.
Just then, Xie Zhuzhou suddenly dodged, grabbed his wrist, and then delivered an elbow strike straight to his ribs.
He stopped, familiar with the situation, and said, "Third Brother, you're too kind." One elbow strike was enough; if he hit me a few more times and killed me, who would go to work at the company?
Ji Wangyan clutched his chest, took a deep breath, and thought to himself that his younger brother had shown mercy; his brother loved him too. "Not bad, little brother, you still know to hold back for your older brother."
Xie Zhuzhou denied it and said seriously, "That's because, Third Brother, you have to go to work tomorrow."
Ji Wangyan: "..." Little brother, can you shut up when you should?
He exchanged a glance with Ji Wangchen below the stage, and suddenly said, "I wonder if your Chu Little Yan can do it? Why don't you have him practice with you? You don't seem very enthusiastic."
Chu Yanzhang's smile froze on his face, but he still forced a smile. " Zhouzhou, if you need me, I can accompany you." Getting hit is okay; leaving marks is Zhouzhou's reward and medal for him.
Xie Zhuzhou frowned and said unhappily, "Brothers forgot, Little Yan isn't feeling well and got caught in the rain."
The older brothers. "..."
"Don't bully him anymore, he's so pitiful." Xie Zhuzhou slowly walked off the stage.
Chu Yanzhang felt touched and secretly happy, and his smile shone even brighter as he faced the stares of those around him.
But he didn't expect Xie Zhuzhou's next sentence. "Don't let Little Yan's tall stature fool you, he's actually quite fragile. Brothers, please don't bump into him in the future."
Chu Yanzhang's smile froze once again.
Ji Wangyun couldn't help but burst out. "Pfft, hahahahaha..."
Chu Yanzhang quickly stood up, grabbed a towel, and went over to wipe Xie Zhuzhou's sweat, anxiously explaining, "No, actually I'm quite good too. Otherwise, I'll spar with Brother Wangyun, and you'll see."
"Never mind, your cold isn't better yet."
"I... I don't have a cold." Chu Yanzhang was dumbfounded.
I said you have a cold, so you have a cold.
Everyone: "..."
Under Xie Zhuzhou's management, the Ji Family was well-organized. His older brothers and Chu Yanzhang all worked diligently, but he was the only one who could slack off.
It's not that he doesn't interfere with his elderly father, but he's worried about exhausting him.
Starting today, I'm on a five-day holiday and won't be going to the company. In addition, Ji Wangchen will receive a bonus of three million.
"This is your reward for persuading those people to turn themselves in. Five days. Don't go overboard."
Xie Zhuzhou pursed his lips happily, trying his best not to laugh out loud.
"Don't be so happy yet. My mom said all the paintings from your exhibition have sold. You can go over and see who bought them."
Chu Yanzhang sat on the sofa, feeling guilty, working on documents while listening intently.
"Alright, I haven't visited Aunt Sheng in a while, so I'll bring her a gift. What does your mother like?" I had wanted to visit her before, but Auntie Sheng didn't stay in City A for long, and it wasn't convenient to visit her during the Chinese New Year.
It's been dragging on until now.
Ji Wangchen was stunned for a moment. His mother liked too many things, and he really hadn't thought about these things carefully. Over the years, he had also neglected his mother's side.
Even for Mother's Day, it was my special assistant who helped me choose and deliver the items.
In wealthy families, mothers and sons with a relationship like Ji Wangchen and Ms. Sheng are commonplace, and not uncommon at all.
Everyone lives life with clarity and doesn't care about these things.
If we have time, we can have a meal together, which is already quite rare, since we each have our own lives.
Xie Zhuzhou was unaware of the mother and son's relationship. In his previous life, he had carefully selected the birthday gift for his mistress, showing that even though they didn't see each other often, his feelings for her were never lacking.
This is a rare instance of camaraderie within a large family.
My older brother is a very good person, so there's no doubt that he'll treat his brother's family well too.
Xie Zhuzhou was only polite to those around him; once he stepped outside the gate, he was a completely different person.
Ji Wangchen was somewhat surprised that Xie Zhuzhou was always exceptionally particular about etiquette. Even if someone advised him, he would do things his own way, and no one could interfere.
"She likes plants, she likes collecting perfumes, and..." Ji Wangchen thought for a moment, then realized there were too many to list, so he only mentioned a dozen or so.
Xie Zhuzhou nodded and carefully memorized it.
To avoid embarrassment, he brought Chu Yanzhang, the "most idle" person in the family, along.
Chu Yanzhang was still preparing his ideal spot for confessing his love; he had finally managed to get a day off...
Seeing Xie Zhuzhou hurriedly take his hand, he lowered his eyes, his heart raced, and his ears turned red as they got into the car together.
After Xie Zhuzhou got into the car, he treated him the same as everyone else, saying, "You should also relax a bit. Your older brother and the others all have weekends off, so you should too."
Chu Yanzhang watched as the other person immediately let go of his hand after getting into the car. He felt a little regretful, but also secretly pleased.
"Your ears are so red." Xie Zhuzhou turned his head and saw Chu Yanzhang's bright red ears. He couldn't help but laugh. "Are you wearing too many clothes today?"
Seeing Xie Zhuzhou smiling at him, Chu Yanzhang stared blankly and quietly. Zhouzhou was smiling happily at that moment, not with a stern face, nor with a deliberately mischievous grin, but with a genuine smile from the bottom of his heart.
He always knew that Zhouzhou only let down her guard in front of him.
Zhouzhou is essentially a lively and mischievous boy, cute and clever, a fact known only to him.
That's why he refuted the others, saying that Zhouzhou wasn't a bully.
That was Zhouzhou's camouflage.
Perhaps because he was bewitched by Zhouzhou, his head was a little dizzy, and he couldn't help but lean on Xie Zhuzhou's shoulder.
" Zhouzhou, I'm so sleepy." He acted spoiled and pampered, like a big golden retriever, wanting to be snuggled up to him.
Upon hearing this, Xie Zhuzhou immediately sat up straight so that his little dog could lean on him. Look at him, his little dog is so weak and needs to rely on him.
Also, why does Chu Yanzhang always smell so good...?