The pushover offended a top-tier boss

Ye Zhenzhen rolled her eyes at him: "How am I supposed to buy a luxury apartment that costs over 90,000 yuan per square meter?"

With a sum of over seven million yuan, he still can't afford a house.

Ye Zhenzhen suddenly realized that it wasn't such a huge sum of money after all...

Indeed, there is no harm without comparison.

Chen Zheng was stunned for a moment.

"No, who said you had to pay?" He sprang up from the sofa, pulled a black card from his pocket, and held it up to her. "I brought the card with me."

Ye Zhenzhen stared at the card and blinked: "Whose card is it?"

"It's not mine anyway."

Ye Zhenzhen knew whose it was.

Chen Zheng led her back to the city center.

"I think this one is fine, Fengqiyuan, 230 square meters, good location, and it comes fully furnished." He pointed to the building in the very center of the model.

Ye Zhenzhen looked at the building, then at the price tag, and swallowed hard.

"It's really good, and the price is good too..."

Located in the heart of the CBD, this spacious apartment boasts top-tier amenities. Priced at 91,000 RMB per square meter. Totaling 230 square meters.

She did the math in her head and then gave up.

"Okay, this one is fine, full payment." Chen Zheng turned to the saleswoman and said.

Ye Zhenzhen was stunned.

She stood there, her mind blank, unable to process what had happened for a long time.

Her hands were trembling as she signed the contract. Not from excitement, but from fear.

"Where did Zhou Huaijin get so much money?" she whispered, leaning close to Chen Zheng's ear. "He didn't embezzle it, did he?"

"What if he gets arrested someday? Would I be considered an accomplice?"

There was no excitement about the luxury mansion, only deep anxiety about his future.

Chen Zheng looked at her worried face and almost laughed in exasperation.

"Not your sister? You really don't understand your man's capabilities?"

Ye Zhenzhen whispered, "Where would a district party secretary like him get so much money...?"

"So you still don't know what his family does?"

"I know... well... his father seems to work in the government, and he holds a pretty high position, but it's unlikely he'd be earning that much..."

Chen Zheng let out a sigh of relief, speechless.

"Do you know Yu Ji?"

Ye Zhenzhen was taken aback for a moment: "I know, it's an old brand that started in Bin City."

When I was a child, many of the towels, bed sheets, bicycles, and televisions in my home were from Yu-Chi.

Yuji is an old brand in Binzhou, established during the Republic of China era. From textiles to industry, every household has used Yuji products.

Today, it is a semi-public and semi-private enterprise, and most of the high-tech products such as aviation and artificial intelligence in China are manufactured by Yu-Chi.

"Who is the head of Yuji?" Chen Zheng asked, emphasizing each word. "It's my eldest brother's mother. Currently, the main affairs are handled by CEO Zhou Chenyu, who is also my eldest brother's elder sister."

Ye Zhenzhen was shocked.

She thought of Zhou Huaijin's mother, that gentle and kind woman with a soft smile. She had assumed she was just a retired professor, perhaps from a well-off family.

I never expected him to be... such a big shot.

She was stunned for a long time.

"Why did Zhou Huaijin become the district party secretary? It would be so much more comfortable for him to stay at home and be a rich kid." She sighed to herself.

Although this position is unattainable for many, it's incredibly demanding compared to others. He doesn't rest on holidays, has one meeting after another, and spends entire days on field research, sometimes without even having time to eat. He rose through the ranks from the bottom, enduring far more hardship than most people can imagine.

Chen Zheng leaned back in his chair, unusually serious for once.

"Sister, money and power are not the same thing."

"Having money without power is like being a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered. Having power without capital makes one easily manipulated and coerced."

Ye Zhenzhen suddenly understood.

The Zhou family—in the business world there is Yu Ji, in the military there is Zhou Fu, and in the political world there is Zhou Huaijin.

Good heavens, could Zhou Huaijin be the young master of the Beijing elite circle from the novel?

She suddenly realized that her "poverty mindset" was completely inadequate.

"Then..." Ye Zhenzhen thought of another question, "With such a large amount of money flowing through his account all at once, he'll definitely be investigated, right?"

Chen Zheng was completely speechless.

"Ka is definitely not his name. Don't worry, even if he really does fail, it has nothing to do with you."

"Besides, it's only natural for them to spend their own money."

Ye Zhenzhen felt that her brain was not working properly.

But she came to one conclusion—the money was clean. Zhou Huaijin was a rich second-generation heir.

Most importantly, the house is registered in her name.

She stared at the string of zeros on the purchase contract for a long time.

"I think," she suddenly looked up, her expression serious, "that I should be more obsequious to my superiors?"

Chen Zheng glanced at her sideways: "Have you ever flattered me?"

Ye Zhenzhen retorted, "How humble am I usually?"

"Who's really the one humbling themselves?" Chen Zheng laughed at her.

So many beautiful women used to throw themselves at him, but he wouldn't even give them a second glance. Now, he's worrying himself sick over Ye Zhenzhen, talking himself hoarse.

It's true that everything has its counter.

"How could my brother possibly fall for someone as dense as you?"

Ye Zhenzhen put her hands on her hips in dissatisfaction: "Because I'm beautiful!"

Chen Zheng laughed so hard he almost fell over: "Sister Ye, confidence is definitely a good thing."

Ye Zhenzhen was so angry she wanted to kick him.

But soon, she came closer again, a deliberately sweet and cloying smile on her face.

"Hey, little brother~"

Chen Zheng immediately became alert and took a step back: "Please say."

"What was Zhou Huaijin's ex-girlfriend like?" Ye Zhenzhen blinked. "Am I some kind of substitute? Someone who looks like his unrequited first love?"

Chen Zheng rolled his eyes: "Give me a break! You don't look like it at all!"

Ye Zhenzhen immediately grasped the key point: "What was his first love like?"

"She wasn't my first love, she was my fiancée." Chen Zheng scratched his head, as if carefully choosing his words. "It fell through later. She must be a stunning beauty."

"Why did it turn yellow?"

"Oh, you wouldn't understand even if I told you. Anyway, it's a family issue."

"They have a good relationship, right?" Ye Zhenzhen pressed.

Chen Zheng thought for a moment: "It's not exactly great, it's more like an arranged marriage. But compared to when I was with you... at least my mental state is normal."

Ye Zhenzhen: ...

She couldn't be bothered to ask anymore.

We're all getting on in years, it's normal to have exes. Besides, he's 33, it wouldn't be surprising if he'd been married before. Anyway, there must have been a problem with the breakup, it has nothing to do with her.

She selectively ignored the slight, bittersweet feeling in her heart.