Sitting in the private room, the rich and spicy wine slid down his throat. In the dim light, Sheng Jianan’s eyes slightly narrowed, lost in thought.
When Zhou Chengze pushed the door open, this was the scene he saw.
Unlike his usual playful and carefree demeanor, Zhou Chengze seemed a bit agitated today. He walked in, said nothing, sat next to Sheng Jianan, grabbed the bottle, and took a big gulp. It was strong liquor, incredibly stimulating. After swallowing the wine from his mouth, Zhou Chengze wiped his mouth and cursed softly, "Damn it!"
Sheng Jianan raised an eyebrow. They were brothers, childhood friends; he knew exactly what could make Zhou Chengze . With a slightly teasing tone, he spoke, "What’s up? Forced into another blind date?"
Zhou Chengze rubbed his forehead and leaned back against the sofa chair, "Not this time. Damn it, I’m actually being forced to marry."
"Being forced to marry? Who?"
"Daughter of the Cui Family."
Sheng Jianan frowned, the Cui Family?
"Cui Lixing’s daughter? What’s her name again?"
Sheng Jianan laughed rather unkindly, that name, really...
"Cui Lixing is the hot pick for the next mayor. If they could get connected with the Zhou Family, it would be a done deal, right? If Zhou Real Estate had government connections, things would be much easier in the future. Not bad, a perfect match."
As soon as Sheng Jianan finished speaking, Zhou Chengze sat up, looking unhappy at him, "Brother Nan, can you not rub salt in the wound?"
Sheng Jianan chuckled twice. His analysis was undoubtedly correct. Zhou Chengze was the president of Zhou Real Estate Group; the real estate industry, unlike others, required very good relationships with municipal leaders. But Sheng Jianan also knew, like himself, Zhou Chengze despised the entanglement of personal feelings with family interests.
Raising his glass, Sheng Jianan clinked it with Zhou Chengze’s, "Congratulations, now you’re one step closer to me."
Zhou Chengze shook his head in frustration. He naturally understood what Sheng Jianan meant. When Sheng Jianan was forced to get engaged to Tang Yanqi, he also mocked him . Now it was finally his turn.
Thinking of Tang Yanqi, Zhou Chengze almost subconsciously said, "It’s different."
All of Zhou Chengze’s words reached his lips, but when the calm face of Tang Yanqi floated into his mind, he swallowed the words back down.
In the past couple of days, he had already noticed his loss of composure. He couldn’t indulge himself anymore.
It’s just that whenever Sheng Jianan mentioned that woman, Zhou Chengze always instinctively wanted to speak for her.
Of course, it’s different!
Zhou Chengze hung his head, silent for a long time before squeezing out, "Brother Nan, do you still hate... her so much?"
Sheng Jianan remained silent, and Zhou Chengze continued, "Brother Nan, why do you hate her so much?"
When he finished speaking, Sheng Jianan’s thoughtful gaze shifted over. Zhou Chengze realized that what he said might not be right, so he quickly added, "Just like me, being forced to marry, I only hate this way, but towards that person, I don’t have much feeling. Of course, I know there’s someone in your heart. Marrying Miss Tang makes you feel guilty towards that person in your heart, so you just turn the resentment and guilt about being forced into marriage into hatred directed at Miss Tang, isn’t it?"