The people on the tablet returned to their respective work stations. At this moment, the female employee who had just said he was arrogant looked furtive, then took her breakfast to the break room to meet up with her friends at the company.
Xie Zhuzhou's fingertip pointed to the scene in the tea room.
The moment the screen opened, the two girls looked distressed. "Those people are really something, always talking bad about Zhouzai! It forces me to join in!"
"Me too! I watched Love 5 and thought it was alright. Even though Zhouzai was just in the background, it was really hilarious. He was just wearing a mask, not completely out of the picture. I thought his eyes were super cute when they were darting around!"
"Ahhh, I think so too! He's obsessed with roasted sweet potatoes and even bought so many cat food cans for Xuelai's cat! He must be a big animal lover. How could a boy who loves animals be fierce?!"
"Yeah, and the skiing scene was hilarious! Qin Fang just passed right between his legs!"
"And another thing, during the first episode's mountain climbing, Zhouzai was so innocent and adorable, carrying a stick while climbing and paddling! He even secretly wiped his sweat with a small handkerchief behind the camera's back."
"These are all pre-recorded clips that aren't shown in the live stream. Pre-recorded footage is definitely more interesting, haha!"
Xie Zhuzhou was shocked, confused, incredulous, and terrified. He turned off the tablet and began to question the meaning of life.
Ji Wangchen chuckled. "What's wrong? Someone likes you, is that a bad thing?"
Xie Zhuzhou was completely petrified.
He's bad, very bad.
That damn pre-recorded video! They recorded so much stuff... and he hadn't even noticed!
He's naive; a million isn't so easy to earn.
He spent the morning in a daze, then comforted himself, "It's alright... it's just that a few people have rather unusual tastes. Not many people will like him. Those are just coincidences."
After all, people have to hide in the break room to talk about him, which shows how much he, the person in question, is shady, and how much his fans are shady too.
Thinking of this, his eyes gradually regained their brightness.
It was lunchtime, and he was about to get up to eat when his phone automatically displayed a call from an unknown "delivery person." It was Chu Yanzhang on the other end, and he recognized his voice immediately. When he heard Little Yan say he would take him to skip his afternoon shift, he couldn't help but feel eager to try it out.
He had never angered his older brother or father before, and he didn't know where their bottom line was, so he might as well give it a try this time.
Maybe his father and older brother won't do anything to him?
Xie Zhuzhou was inwardly excited, but outwardly remained calm as he hung up the phone, his tone even and expressionless, "Brother, I'm going downstairs to pick up the takeout."
Ji Wangchen looked over and asked, "What takeout?"
"It's fried chicken. I've never had it before, and I'd like to try it. Do you want some, sir? If so, I'll order another serving."
Ji Wangchen: "Which fried chicken shop is this?"
Xie Zhuzhou: "..." Damn it, are all the Ji Family members so shrewd? Why would they even ask that?
"I just wanted to remind you that some unscrupulous vendors might use substandard meat, so please be careful." Ji Wangchen realized he had been too strict, but he still offered the reminder.
Xie Zhuzhou nodded. "I know, don't worry, brother! You don't mind me eating here, right?"
Seeing Xie Zhuzhou's calm demeanor but hurried tone, it was clear he didn't want to keep the delivery driver waiting.
"Okay, let Yang Da go get it for you."
" Yang Da has to go to lunch, there's no need for him to watch me all day long. I also want to walk around. I don't want to have back pain at such a young age if I sit on a stool all day." Xie Zhuzhou yawned, lying without batting an eye.
He was actually incredibly nervous; his brother was being far too strict!
They won't even let me pick up a takeout order!
"Alright, I'm not talking to you anymore, the delivery guy is in a hurry."
Ji Wangchen sensed something was off, but couldn't quite put his finger on it. "Hmm, go ahead."
Watching Xie Zhuzhou leave, Ji Wangchen thought about how his younger brother usually didn't eat sweets or fried food, so why was he eating fried chicken today, and even taking it openly downstairs at the company?
After an unknown amount of time, Ji Wangchen finally remembered Chu Yanzhang's unusual action of pulling out a chair that morning—this was a clue.
As expected, he underestimated Chu Yanzhang!
" Yang Da."
When Yang Da heard President Ji calling him, he immediately strode in and looked up to see Ji Wangchen wearing a suit jacket.
"Go arrest them."
Yang Da asked in confusion, "Who are you arresting?"
"Youngest brother, he went off to play with Chu Yanzhang. Go and bring him back right now." Ji Wangchen's tone was calm, and he really wanted to scold Ji Wuqiu for letting a wolf into the house!
Yang Da thought to himself, "So what if he ran away? Young Master Xie's always disappearing. They can't catch him anyway, so they're used to it."
And it's just skipping work, is it really that big of a deal?
The young master attends classes during the day and has to work overtime at night; he would also break down if he were in that situation.
"Immediately, right now!"
Yang Da dared not hesitate any longer and answered in a loud voice, "Yes!"
On the other side, Xie Zhuzhou guessed that his older brother had realized he was going to skip work, and his tension turned into excitement and pleasure. This feeling of skipping work made him feel both guilty and happy.
" Little Yan! Why are you riding a motorcycle today?!"
"I just learned how to drive here recently. Let's go for a drive to a fun place. I have something I want to tell you."
Xie Zhuzhou was unaware of Chu Yanzhang's grand plan. He climbed up and sat on the back of Chu Yanzhang's bike, taking the helmet from him. "Hurry up and set off! It'll be too late if we're late!"
Chu Yanzhang smiled slightly and slowly set off.
Xie Zhuzhou: "..."
"So slow, Little Yan, should I take over?" I feel like my older brother's men are catching up!
"It's alright, we're taking the back path."
" Chu Little Yan, you're really slow! Is this road off-limits to motorcycles?"
" Zhouzhou, don't worry, they won't know where we are. I'm just worried about hitting someone if we go too fast."
Xie Zhuzhou looked at the old woman riding a bicycle next to him, whose speed was about the same as theirs, and fell into deep doubt.
Oh well, what can I do if it's someone I like? I guess I'll just have to be a little slow.
The car was driving slowly. Xie Zhuzhou was a little sleepy, so he hugged Chu Yanzhang's waist and pressed himself against his back.
Chu Yanzhang pulled his hand over and placed it on the fuel tank, saying, " Zhouzhou, hold it like this."
Xie Zhuzhou: "..." I want to hit someone.
While the two were still on their way, Ji Wangchen's men had already arrived at Chu Yanzhang's company, Wu Chang and his group were also arrested and questioned.
Wu Chang was completely bewildered. They were working peacefully at the company, so why was Ji Wangchen suddenly coming over with his men in such a menacing manner?
Where is your boss?
"I don't know, he's on vacation today."
"Okay, then let me ask you, where does he stay during his vacation?"
Wu Chang watched as Yang Da and the others rolled up their sleeves. Ultimately, they were outnumbered, and he felt that a fight would definitely hurt each other's pride. He also thought that the boss had been avoiding them recently, so he must have already made plans.
In addition, Wu Chang and the others felt that their own lives were more important, and besides, the boss was someone they were willing to betray.
So Wu Chang smiled and said, "I'll write down all the addresses I know, you can go look for them. I don't know anything else, we're just employees, how would we know the boss's exact whereabouts?"