Extra 3: Rare Silence in Zhou Domain
Story: Burning River, Smoldering Mountain Author:Velvet Verity Novels words:7545 Update time:2023-07-15 12:23:33
In the evening, for the first time, this vacation villa, which has always enjoyed the beautiful seaside scenery alone, experienced a small peak in the number of visitors.
Zhou Yu has returned, followed by a tall and handsome man, leading... two chefs and three to five assistants, along with a group of technicians carrying suitcases. They should be here to install the security system.
Jiang Zhan took off his jacket and, upon seeing Lin Yue, teased, "
"Ah Yue is also here, when did you come back? Has the United States already started their vacation this early?"
When Zhou Yu was brought back to the Zhou family, Lin Yue was only seven or eight years old. She was thin and small, her height not even reaching Zhou Yu's waist. Jiang Zhan could be considered someone who watched the child grow up.
As Lin Yue descended the stairs, she pleaded, "Jiang Ge... please don't provoke my brother anymore."
"...It's fine that you didn't come to save me last night, I've already suffered enough from the beating..."
Jiang Zhan dotes on him too, seeing his little face full of grievances and complaints, couldn't help but laugh and scold, "You ungrateful brat! I even specially brought two top chefs from the prestigious banquet just to prepare a meal for you."
"...Feast?! The feast at the Southern Residence?"
Lin Yue was instantly both surprised and delighted, her little face beaming like the sun. She didn't even care about the pain as she hurried down the stairs, taking three steps at a time.
Rong Yan is a newly opened Taizhou Cantonese restaurant, a high-end brand under the Rong Wei Group, specializing in personalized, menu-less private bookings. In Zhou Xiaoyue's "What should we eat today?" group chat, her friends had long set their sights on it, but they could only secure a reservation for three months later, much to Zhou Xiaoyue's disappointment as a food aficionado.
I didn't expect Jiang Ge would actually bring him back home.
"...Yes! And also unagi soup! Jiang Ge is mighty!"
"The audacity to blame me for not saving you?"
Lin Yue busily wagged her tail and said, "No blame, no blame. Next time I will call you, I promise to notify you promptly!"
"Always acting so high and mighty... I think your older brother has been too lenient with you. Why don't you come over and stay at my place for a couple of days?"
When Lin Yue thought of the pitiful appearance of Brother Yi Qian, her tail immediately tucked between her legs as she waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "...please spare me, Brother Jiang."
The child was still excitedly watching the chef prepare the ingredients, occasionally taking out their cell phone and snapping a few pictures. They proudly posted them in the foodie group, receiving admiring and jealous glances from their fellow food-loving friends.
The weather in March was still a bit chilly. Zhou Yu saw him wearing only a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, with a frown on his face. He walked over and lightly slapped his waist without holding back.
"Just a few months in and you're already dressing so lightly. Don't you feel cold? Go up and put on something thicker before coming back down."
The child had a slender and fair waist. Zhou Yu felt like he could hold it with just one hand, as if he could see the red fingerprints left by him on that slender waist.
Lin Yue didn't notice and simply ducked his head and went upstairs to put on more clothes, dejectedly.
Jiang Zhan watched as the child carefully ascended the stairs.
"What's wrong with you? A'yue already said that it wasn't him who hit the person. It seems to me that his classmate saw that the child was kind-hearted and easy to bully, so why did you still lay hands on him? When has he ever lied to you?"
"Yes," Zhou Yu said, "He wouldn't dare either."
Zhou Yu sat down and loosened his tie before speaking, his voice filled with frustration.
Since people weren't beaten by him, why didn't he tell me? He came back but didn't even return home? I bet he hasn't been disciplined for several months, and now he's getting insolent. If he's not taught a lesson, he'll turn against authority in the future!
Jiang Zhan was quite helpless.
Why don't you know why the child didn't go home? It's because he dared not go home, afraid that you would hit him.
Zhou Yu snorted coldly, "I'm his older brother. What's wrong with giving him a beating? Moreover, if he didn't make any mistakes, could I still beat him?"
Jiang Zhan: "......"
It seems that you don't feel sorry at all when you fight with your own younger brother.
Since there was no point in trying to persuade him any further, he poured himself a glass of water. From the moment he entered the room until now, Jiang Shao had been managing and overseeing everything, yet he hadn't even managed to score himself a glass of water.
"...You, why do you suddenly insist on sending the child to America? When has that child ever been away from you? Oh, now that he's being bullied and wronged over there, I refuse to believe that you are not heartbroken."
Zhou Yu leaned back on the sofa, rare for him to be silent.
After a while, he said, "Pour me a glass too."
Jiang Zhan: "......"
Next time, regardless of whether it's Yi Qian or Qi Chuan, at the very least they need to bring one along.
"I think you need to change your mindset about education. Often, simply giving someone a beating does not solve the problem. When educating children, it is important to reason with them and provide encouragement. As parents, only through patient listening and communication can we..."
Zhou Yu couldn't even swallow a sip of water when he heard it.
"Jiang Zhan."
"Who was it that beat Ah Qian so badly last time that he couldn't get out of bed for half a month?"
"She braved a high fever to keep an eye on that batch of goods for you. And who was it that dragged her back halfway and beat her half to death..."
"There's also that time..."
Jiang Zhan quickly interrupted when he noticed something amiss in the conversation, saying, "Alright, alright, how did this turn into my struggle session again? Ah Qian has been with me since he was young, do you think I can bear to hit him?... He's done something so infuriating, not even taking care of his own health. If you were in my shoes, could you resist not using force?"
Zhou Yu glanced at him and honestly said, "I can't help it, but at least Lin Yue can still get out of bed."
The solid evidence of a three-hit critical strike revealed the true hypocritical face of this even more ruthless educator mercilessly.
Jiang Zhan: "......"
Zhou Yu pulled out a cigarette box and was about to light one when Jiang Zhan suddenly snatched his lighter away. "Smoke outside, not at home."
Zhou Yu was brought to the terrace by him and lit a cigarette. Zhou Yu turned his head and looked at him with a hint of amusement.
"Jiang Zhan, it doesn't seem like you're going to S City to develop the market for Li Jiang. It looks more like brainwashing people... It's just the acquisition of a small company on the verge of bankruptcy. To make Jiang Shao stay there for a month, I guess there must be someone who Jiang Shao can't bear to leave behind."
Zhou Yu lifted his chin and casually picked up the ashtray brought by Jiang Zhan.
"It seems that this person has higher ideological consciousness than you."
Jiang Zhan only just noticed and chuckled softly, neither confirming nor denying it.
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