A Twisted Love Affair
Chapter 133 - 132 grid pattern open_1

Chapter 133: 132 grid pattern open_1

Morning.

The yacht docked.

Zhou Luchen’s circle of friends was always changing, encompassing different age groups and personalities. Casual as he was, he himself probably didn’t know who his true close friends were.

Shen Jing didn’t bother to find out too much.

She watched Xie Qinyang and his group get into a line of cars heading to the airport, leaving Shanghai.

The little kitten’s illness was checked at the pet hospital, and with specialized care, Shen Jing didn’t really need to worry.

Zhou Luchen wasn’t so incompetent that he couldn’t protect a single cat. It just wasted a bit of his time to arrange everything.

「Back at Yunding.」

The little kitten was already safe and sound.

Shen Jing held it in her arms, stroking it soothingly for a while, then turned her head to look at the young master getting a drink of water at the bar.

When did he ever have to pour water for himself?

Shen Jing glanced at the time. "I’m off to work."

"I’ll arrange for you to commute by helicopter in the future," Zhou Luchen added indifferently. "No traffic."

Shen Jing was filled with images of excessive luxury.Perhaps she saw it as extravagant, but for Zhou Luchen, it was an ordinary matter, like an ordinary person switching from taking the subway to taking a taxi. In the end, money wasn’t the issue. He would apply for the flight route and arrange everything properly. She could wake up later and have more freedom in the future. Was he taking care of her?

"Have you considered moving to Su City and living with me?" Shen Jing asked. "It would be more convenient for me. No need to wake up early. No need to rush."

Zhou Luchen, holding a paper cup with one hand in his pocket, always carried that faint, distant air about him. He casually walked past her and out the door.

"Dream on," he said, unfeelingly as usual.

That meant there was no way he would move to Su City to live.

"Aren’t you afraid I’ll get airsick?" Shen Jing asked.

Zhou Luchen turned back and reached out to pull her into his embrace. "Don’t fuss. I’ll make time to support your performances at the teahouse."

The two of them left the house together, their steps slow and in sync.

"You don’t understand the art of storytelling and ballad singing, so what exactly are you thinking about when you listen?"

Zhou Luchen’s thin lips twitched into a smile. "I’m thinking, how can the young lady on stage be so endearing? It makes me want to spend money on her."

He was unbelievable. Flirting with her, teasing her—it came to him effortlessly. That carefree demeanor seemed to be ingrained in his bones; even his suggestive glances were natural.

The elevator doors opened, and she laughed as she escaped from Zhou Luchen’s embrace.

"Bye, President Zhou, see you tonight."

Zhou Luchen caressed the sports car keys in his hand and hummed in agreement.

She and he often went their separate ways during the day. At night, their souls touched the depths, entwined to the end.

In the world of adults, talking about love always seemed particularly time-wasting. Pretending to be affectionate—Zhou Luchen was not the type to be convincing.

In the end, Shen Jing didn’t choose to take the helicopter. She let Zhuang Ming drive her.

She disliked being overly ostentatious. Taking a helicopter to a job that paid a monthly salary of tens of thousands? She found it wasteful.But then again, if she broadened her perspective, boldly taking a helicopter to work also seemed quite romantic.

The next day, she really did just that. The sensation was exhilaratingly fast.

She asked Zhuang Ming, "You wouldn’t secretly go to the Zhou Family and snitch, would you?"

Zhuang Ming was rather serious. "The Zhou Family has never cared how much money he spends. What he squanders is all earned by himself."

Shen Jing marveled, "His surname is Zhou. He probably makes money much more effortlessly than ordinary people."

"Don’t underestimate President Zhou’s capacity," Zhuang Ming, the sycophant, said. "President Zhou is very influential internationally."

Shen Jing didn’t respond but put on her headphones, ready to focus on work.

During those days, Zhou Luchen arranged for her to have a tutor teach her finance. He taught her too, but he was impatient with her and busy. So, he simply handed her over to a professional tutor.

After work, she had to attend classes. Seeing Zhou Luchen became even more difficult.

「An unexpected event occurred.」

It was the day she was dining with Chen Yao at a private kitchen. The dishes were all served.

Unexpectedly, Wei Sulin’s usual boisterous voice was absent, making the atmosphere less lively.

A girl asked, "We haven’t seen Young Master Wei for so many days. His father couldn’t really be in trouble, could he?"

Listening to them talk, someone explained, "Your Brother Sulin can’t come; he’s caught up in trouble and has been taken in for an investigation over tea."

Chen Yao couldn’t help but complain, "The Wei Family is really a mess. How could Sulin ever do anything illegal? It’s entirely possible that he was framed."

They were all taught by their families from birth, living the good life of the second-generation rich; there was no need to seek thrills and risk deviating from the norm. One misstep could ruin everything.

Shen Jing, who was quietly eating her meal, couldn’t help but ask Chen Yao, "He handled the Tong Village affair quite well."

Chen Yao couldn’t stop lamenting his friend’s plight. "Well, it was crap! He succeeded only by throwing money at it."

"When the Wei Family started falling apart internally, they didn’t reorganize. They just waited, thinking everything would be fine since Brother Luchen invested."

"Look, Director Wei married so many wives, and now he’s in the hospital. Not a single one cares about whether he lives or dies. They’re all just after his money."

"The first wife and the mistresses started undermining each other. Do the Wei Family members have a disease or what? They don’t know how to stick together. Sooner or later, they’ll ruin themselves. Do they think all their business partners are fools? There are so many companies in Shanghai. Do they have to work with the Wei Family? Stupid."

Shen Jing didn’t want to listen any longer.

What did the Wei Family’s problems have to do with her?

Stupid?No, it wasn’t stupidity. Business isn’t child’s play. They just wanted to secure more benefits for themselves by any means necessary. Some were genuinely transparent, while others resorted to schemes and plots.

Someone asked, "Isn’t Wenxin dealing with it?"

Luckily, Zhou Luchen wasn’t present, or else who would dare to mention her?

Chen Yao glanced at Shen Jing. "We shouldn’t bring her up."

「A few days later.」

Chen Yao said, "Alin still can’t get out. He’s involved in a serious matter. It’s a clear-cut case of economic crime, with undeniable evidence."

Shen Jing didn’t believe it. "I don’t believe Wei Sulin is a bad person. He’s always so optimistic and cheerful; how could he possibly violate laws and regulations?"

But what use was her belief? Everything comes down to evidence.

Chen Yao sighed deeply. "The Wei Family isn’t even planning to bail him out. To limit the corporation’s losses, the shareholders are all too willing to throw him under the bus."

Afterward, Shen Jing busied herself with her own matters, no longer paying attention.

Still, she could hear Chen Yao say, "Wei Wenxin wasn’t spared either. That brat Sulin implicated her as an accomplice, dragging her down with him. Although there’s no evidence, this has turned out to be quite an entertaining mess."

Enough. She had come to understand. For the past half-month, the elite siblings had been grappling with each other. On the surface, they treated each other politely, but as soon as their interests were touched, who cared if they shared the same father?

Chen Yao cautioned, "Mind less about their family matters. Those are the troubles their father conjured up with his womanizing."

Shen Jing wasn’t particularly interested; it was just that Chen Yao, unable to find someone else to vent to, had picked her to talk to.