So all the wives were waiting for me to break up with them.

"Sister Hua," Zhou You said obediently.

"Not bad~~"

Yun Mingyue chuckled with satisfaction, then glanced at Chen Tangtang. With this woman present, she couldn't very well extend an invitation directly. Otherwise, knowing Chen Tangtang as she did, Chen Tangtang would likely shamelessly join in the fun.

It would be best to find a reason to trick Chen Tangtang into leaving.

Buzzing~~ Buzzing~~

As she was pondering how to fool Chen Tangtang, Zhou You heard his phone vibrate. He glanced at the caller ID.

"It was my mother's phone call."

"Go answer the phone, I'll chat with your sister Bing for a while."

Zhou You left the conference room, nodded and greeted Sun Qing who was guarding the door, and went to a corner to answer the phone.

"Mom, are you trying to ask me about the pomelo?"

"Be gentle, be gentle, don't move around. We've been married for twenty years, how can you still be so naughty..." Zhou You heard his father's slurping voice.

Mr. Zhou seemed to be pushing Mrs. Zhou away, waiting for everything to calm down before asking, "Son, how have you been lately?"

Zhou You thought about his recent days: he would go to class or work in the morning and spend his evenings fooling around with charming older women.

This is so much happier and more blissful than when I was dating Yun Daidai.

"I'm living a very fulfilling life."

"Have you encountered any problems?"

"Not for now." With so many powerful and influential older sisters around, Zhou You didn't think he would encounter any trouble.

The son's communication with his father was always simple and direct. Zhou's father continued frankly, "I want you to meet Xiao Chuchu, my and your mother's god-sister."

Zhou You knew about the god-sister that his father had mentioned.

It is said that he was his parents' high school classmate. One time, after getting drunk, he became sworn brothers with his parents, and the three of them have been calling each other brother and sister ever since.

After his parents got married, the relationship between the three of them did not fade, but instead became even closer. From this point of view, it is highly likely that Xiao Chuchu did not have those kinds of feelings for his mother and father.

“I heard that Xiao Chuchu got a promotion and landed a good job in Hangzhou. If you have time these next few days, you should go see her. It will be good for you to have someone to take care of her while we’re not home.”

It's clear that Xiao Chuchu has a really good relationship with Zhou You's parents; Zhou's father didn't seem embarrassed at all when talking about this connection.

"Ouch~~"

Just as Zhou You was about to respond, his father's panicked voice came from the other end of the phone.

Beep beep beep~~

The call was abruptly ended.

Zhou You's expression was extremely complicated. He was certain that Xiao Yan was indeed his biological mother. How could a mother treat her son like this if she wasn't his biological mother?

hum~~

My phone vibrated again.

A bunch of messages appeared in the WeChat group.

The two words preceding it are pitiful: "I've arrived in Hangzhou!"

Love in the Ice City: [Welcome, Mayor, to Hangzhou!]

The two words preceding it are pitiful: "I really am the mayor, stop being sarcastic!"

Ice City Romance: [I didn't do that, waaaaah~~]

"Flowers Bloom in Wealth and Prosperity": [I can vouch for this; this person is a bit dim-witted and would never be sarcastic or sarcastic towards you.]

The two words preceding it are pitiful: "Really? Well, you've met in person, so you probably know each other better than I do."

The two words preceding it are pitiful: "I'll take this as a genuine congratulation. I've heard things are a bit unsettled in Hangzhou lately, and my arrival might be troublesome. @IceCityLove"

The two words preceding it are pitiful: "[What are the Chen family and Yun Group from Hong Kong up to?]"

The last message was withdrawn by the words "pity". She didn't want to talk about this with irrelevant people. In fact, if it weren't for the undercurrents in Hangzhou, she might not have gotten this opportunity even with her qualifications.

Zhou You didn't see what the last two words before "pitiful" meant, but he was still thinking about it.

If what the phrase "pitiful" says is true, then...

She might know her mother's younger sister, Xiao Chuchu, after all, she's a high-ranking official, like a mayor.

P.S.: Monthly tickets! Please, dear readers, help me out and give me some monthly tickets!

73. I love you.

When Zhou You returned to the conference room, he noticed that Yun Mingyue and Chen Tangtang's expressions were somewhat off.

Yun Mingyue's expression was a bit cold, while Chen Tangtang pouted and mumbled something.

Could these two be...?

Yun Mingyue saw through his thoughts at a glance, "I didn't quarrel with your sister Bing, but..."

She remembered the last sentence in the group chat, "The two words before 'pity'," which Zhou You hadn't seen, but the two of them had.

After thinking it over, Yun Mingyue glared at Chen Tangtang instead, realizing that it was clearly this young lady who was causing trouble.

"Why are you looking at me like that? It was all my mom's idea." Chen Tangtang was unusually quick-witted this time and immediately understood Yun Mingyue's look.

She felt innocent too; she just wanted to spend time happily and carefree with her crush in Hangzhou, and she didn't say she wanted to do anything outrageous.

She would get up early to watch the sunrise from a tall building, or leave the city at night to look at the stars. No matter how ordinary the thing was, she would feel happy when she was with the right person.

It was her mother who stirred up such a storm in Hangzhou; she was simply following Li Muyun's wishes to take over these businesses.

"It's getting late, let's find a place to have dinner."

Seeing that the two were not getting along, Zhou You tried to smooth things over.

Yun Mingyue and Chen Tangtang turned their attention to Zhou You.

To outsiders, she was an aloof and beautiful CEO, who was just moments ago so imposing. As a wealthy heiress, countless people wanted to curry favor with her.

Neither of them are ordinary people.

"I'll listen to you." Chen Tangtang said obediently, "I don't want to argue with her. It's a waste of breath and tiring."

Yun Mingyue's pretty face twitched slightly, but she suppressed her anger out of respect for Zhou You, and smiled gently.

"Little brother, what do you want to eat? I'll make it up to you. After all, I'm the one who spoils you the most."

When Zhou You saw that they were really giving him face, he felt flattered.

"Just grab something to eat. I need to go home after dinner, so I probably won't be able to spend time with my two older sisters tonight." Zhou You has become increasingly busy since starting university, with more than one thing to handle at hand.

After all, it was something Ning Moxin had specifically instructed him to do. If he didn't perform well during the speech, his teacher, Sister Mo, would probably think he was being too perfunctory.

He didn't want to disappoint the older sisters who had always taken care of him, just as he hadn't wanted to disappoint Yun Daidai in the past.

Although Yun Daidai used to think that whatever he did or said was what he should do, that was the kind of person she was back then.

As Zhou You thought about it, he couldn't help but chuckle to himself. He was now able to face his past with equanimity.

"Does Youzi want you to go home early tonight?" Chen Tangtang guessed.

Is her own sister still unwilling to give up? Does she want to try to conquer Zhou You with her meager ambition (compared to Chen Tangtang)?

“It’s a school matter…” Zhou You explained briefly, “...and the project we discussed today, I’ll probably need to spend some time writing it down for Sister Hua to review.”

"Oh, I see." Chen Tangtang slumped dejectedly onto the long table in the conference room.

"I'm so lonely~~"

She rested her rounded chin on the cold table, her eyes revealing an undisguised loneliness.

From frugality to luxury is easy, from luxury to frugality.

When two people have been happy together for a long time, and then suddenly they go back to being alone, they can no longer entertain themselves in the same way they did when they were alone.

"That's why I should cherish the present even more." Chen Tangtang adjusted her emotions so quickly that Zhou You didn't even have time to react to her sadness just now.

She immediately jumped up and hugged Zhou You excitedly, just like always.

This time, Zhou You surprisingly didn't struggle, saying, "Sister Bing, it's just one night."

"But I just don't want to be apart." Chen Tangtang thought for a moment and a brilliant idea came to her mind. "Why don't I live at your house from now on, so I can hold you every night when I sleep?"

"..."

Yun Mingyue's slender eyebrows furrowed tightly. Sleeping together every day? This woman is indeed treacherous.

Her sense of crisis grew stronger. She had to find an opportunity to act quickly, otherwise who knew what Chen Tangtang might do?

If Chen Tangtang steals and eats the fruit, she will definitely regret it.

"I know a really good restaurant." Yun Mingyue said calmly, pulling the two people who were hugging each other out of the conference room.

Seeing the three of them arguing and pulling at each other, Sun Qing, who was guarding the door, glanced at them and pretended not to see them, silently leading the way at the front.

Her first principle as a trusted confidante is to mind her own business and not meddle in things that are none of her concern.

Even if Zhou You really did sleep with the chairman, she would only listen to the chairman's orders.

…………

"Why don't we find a quiet place to sit for a while? Little brother, there's not much difference between writing at home and writing here."

Yun Mingyue found a restaurant near Times Square. After eating, she originally wanted to take Zhou You home, but then she thought that Zhou You didn't need to go home to write his speech.

Besides, she's a CEO, after all. She's used to energizing and motivating her employees to work hard, so she's very skilled at public speaking and can even offer him some advice.

"Yes, yes, yes." Chen Tangtang nodded quickly.

She pulled Zhou You toward a coffee shop that looked somewhat familiar to him. "Let's go there."

This coffee shop seems to be the one where he broke up with Yun Daidai.

The two sat down, but Yun Mingyue hadn't caught up yet.

Before Zhou You could even raise his hand to greet them, a waiter had already remembered Zhou You, the 'playboy' who had left a very deep impression on him.

Damn! This guy actually brought a fourth pretty girl to the same coffee shop, and they even sat in the same spot!