At nine o'clock in the evening, Chu Yanzhang, who was supposed to be walking his dog, found someone else to walk it for him.
He stood in the elegant courtyard, his gaze sweeping over every corner of the yard. The flowers and plants were all vibrant, and at the far end were Zhouzhou's favorite mechanical toys, which she could play with for a long time.
But what if Zhouzhou doesn't agree? How can he continue to stay by Zhouzhou's side then?
But if he says nothing, even if the probability of Zhouzhou falling for someone else while he's struggling is only one in a billion, he'll be extremely anxious.
While Chu Yanzhang was planning how to sneak Xie Zhuzhou out from under Ji Wangchen's nose on Saturday, Xie Zhuzhou was looking at the calendar on his desktop computer. He still had a month of work left, and after his internship, he would go to the island.
He's really busy.
Thanks to his older brother's "meticulous guidance," he has been influenced by what he sees and hears, and in just half a month, he knows what the president is busy with all day long.
Even though Ji Wangchen is already incredibly busy, he still finds time to go home and play with his younger brother. How can that not be considered a good older brother?
Ji Wangchen frowned, watching Xie Zhuzhou sit in his seat, fidgeting as if there were nails in his chair. It's just overtime work, why can't he sit still?
"If you don't want to sit, then go back."
"Really? You won't tell Father after I leave, will you?" Xie Zhuzhou asked cautiously.
Ji Wangchen: "..."
"Forget it, you should just work overtime. You're suited for overtime." Ji Wangchen lowered his eyes, no longer pitying his underling.
When Xie Zhuzhou first returned, Ji Wangchen thought his younger brother was cute and pitiful.
Ji Wangchen is now left with only helplessness and speechlessness; none of his younger brothers are normal.
The second child has excessive energy, spending all day teasing cats and dogs, frequently causing trouble, yet never getting himself into any trouble, always teetering on the edge of danger.
The third brother has some unknown quirks: he's a cross-dresser and his sexual orientation is unclear.
The youngest son, given the chance to debate with a group of scholars, could utterly annihilate them. Apart from Chu Yanzhang, that pretentious brat, his youngest son has offended almost everyone he could argue with or offend.
Even his father Ji Wuqiu, chokes on his food every now and then.
As the eldest brother, Ji Wangchen had no way to control or suppress his younger brother's nature.
"I'm not suited to working overtime," Xie Zhuzhou protested. "Most people in the company have already left work, what's the point of me being the disciplinary inspector?"
Ji Wangchen chuckled lightly, "How could it not work?"
These past few days, thanks to my younger brother, Gao Weixiao, who had been hiding for nearly ten years, couldn't sit still after only a few days.
The proud second Ji Wulin, had been deeply angered and humiliated by his younger brother. No junior had ever dared to talk back to him like that before, so he was eager to teach Xie Zhuzhou a lesson. Ji Wulin thought it best to get rid of this troublesome character, Xie Zhuzhou.
He worried that Xie Zhuzhou would become a powerful supporter of the main branch of the family once he rose to power, so he wanted to take advantage of Xie Zhuzhou's temporary weakness to eliminate him and prevent future troubles.
Of course, acting hastily resulted in giving away such an important piece for nothing, which is hardly a reflection of Xie Zhuzhou's personal skill.
In addition, my younger brother is also quite adept at psychological warfare; a mere glance or a few sarcastic remarks are enough to get a small number of problematic individuals to voluntarily surrender, be dismissed, and be investigated.
After all, Xie Zhuzhou was able to "find" Gao Weixiao's affairs (in reality, it was done using AI), let alone those people who didn't have any backing.
Xie Zhuzhou's exaggerated mystique at the company was so outrageous that even Ji Wangchen found it absurd. After all, those people were all elite managers who had been in the workforce for a long time and were certainly cunning, yet they were so afraid of being exposed. This showed how talented his underling was at intimidating people.
After thinking it Ji Wangchen still felt that his father was too soft-hearted; a month and a half was hardly an internship.
Ji Wangchen was lost in thought for a moment when Xie Zhuzhou's seat became empty. Ji Wangchen looked at Special Assistant Xu, "Where is he?"
"The young master said he wouldn't disturb your overtime work; he's off work."
Ji Wangchen: "..."
**
Ji Family Second Branch Residence
The hall was in chaos. Ji Wulin's entire face was scratched by Gao Jilan's fingernails. His chest heaved violently as he wiped his face, his hand covered in blood.
Are you crazy?!
When Gao Jilan returned from University A, she was thinking, what if Xie Zhuzhou was lying to her? That cunning Xie Zhuzhou didn't seem like the type to tell the truth.
She's not young anymore, and she must be patient in order to find clues. If she tells Ji Wulin what Xie Zhuzhou said, it will only alert them, and what if it's true? Then she'll be at a disadvantage from both sides!
If Ji Wulin dares to cheat on her, she won't let Ji Wulin with it!
Therefore, she secretly installed surveillance cameras at home to monitor Ji Wulin's every move after he returned home.
Sure enough, on the first day the surveillance cameras were installed, Gao Jilan overheard Ji Wulin calling other people "baby" and "darling," and even heard that Ji Wulin had a son outside of their marriage and that he had another family outside.
This sent a chill down her spine. No wonder Ji Wulin to China every few days; it turned out he had someone else here. She had thought Ji Wulin very filial to the old man, but it turns out he was back to keep his mistress company!
Xie Zhuzhou knew all along, which is why he reminded her...
The day after the surveillance cameras were installed, Gao Jilan gave Ji Wulin sleeping pills. While Ji Wulin asleep, she stole his fingerprints, opened his spare phone, and discovered a chat account registered under someone else's identity. The contents of the chat account ignited endless rage within her.
It turns out that the person who caused her brother's accident was Ji Wulin!
Ji Wulin wanted to get rid of her brother so that she would be left helpless and have no choice but to tolerate the mistress taking her place.
Ji Wulin really played his cards well.
Over the years, Ji Wulin had doted on her, Gao Jilan never doubted Ji Wulin's sincerity, but she never expected that sincerity could change so quickly.
Upon learning the truth, Gao Jilan immediately turned off all notifications on Ji Wulin's phone and, as a precaution, set up call forwarding to a switched-off phone to minimize the possibility of Ji Wulin receiving outside information.
After everything was prepared, Gao Jilan began to transfer the couple's joint property. However, this was a huge and difficult task, and Ji Wulin eventually discovered it.
Even so, Gao Jilan was already satisfied.
"Heh, you're saying I'm crazy?" Gao Jilan looked at the steel plates on her nails and chuckled softly. Her face was ferocious and cold, her crimson lips contrasting with her pale skin, making her look like a female ghost, wanting to take lives.
Ji Wulin's breathing quickened, his eyes fixed on her. "What exactly do you want to do? Aren't you afraid I'll punish you later?"
"You once said that everything you had would be mine, so what's wrong with me getting it now...?" Gao Jilan pinched Ji Wulin's scarred face and said coldly, "Do you want to call the police? Do you want to be arrested too? Let me tell you, I've already obtained a certificate of mental illness."
In just three days, Gao Jilan had prepared everything except for transferring all the money.
"What do you want to do to me?" Gao Jilan said, and then slapped him hard across the face again, leaving Ji Wulin with blood all over his face and mouth.
All the servants in the house are not here today, and the bodyguards have all been granted leave by Gao Jilan and are on vacation.
If Ji Wulin hadn't been able to receive messages from his assistant on WeChat, he would still be completely in the dark.