Chapter 90

Jiyun Chu initially came to meet Shi Yunlan, a girl with a good temperament. Later, it seemed that this girl already had someone in her life.

However, he overheard Shi Yunlan's subconscious words just now.

"Oh, oh..."

At this moment, Zhu Xiaolin's mother had not yet arrived, and the treatment arrangements could not be made. With nothing to do, Zhao Zhiqiang inadvertently glanced over and saw Shi Yunlan staring at him in a daze.

It's her!

Zhao Zhiqiang immediately remembered the girl who had helped him on the train from the capital to Bin City. At that time, his injuries were still severe, and the things he was carrying were heavy. She had steadied him when he stumbled, even getting him a seat to lie down in Linzhou. He remembered that this girl said she was from Bin City, and he never expected to meet her here!

Zhao Zhiqiang, wanting to repay her kindness, didn't think much and walked over.

At this moment, a young and handsome boy also approached Shi Yunlan from another direction.

Hu Zige. His father was a fifth-generation film director, and he was also Shi Yunlan's schoolmate, both from Bin City. After meeting at school, he was captivated by Shi Yunlan. This time, he was invited by Zhu Xiaolin's friend to attend this birthday party for the first time, and he brought Shi Yunlan, whom he was planning to hook up with, along. This was known as "entering the circle."

Just then, he encountered Zhang Jiacheng, a well-known young master from the capital, the son of a leader in the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television. So he went over to chat and mingle, trying to get familiar with him. He heard that the person didn't bring his girlfriend. To his surprise, when he returned, he saw that the "idiot" Zhang Jiacheng mentioned was standing in front of his girlfriend.

Although Shi Yunlan had never admitted it, in front of other men, the girl he brought was his girlfriend.

Whether she was or not.

It wasn't good.

And there was another handsome guy, Jiyun Chu!

Hu Zige was even more surprised.

Jiyun Chu, from the Ji family, was another wolf.

That was a prestigious family.

Like the Lin and Zhu families, a powerful and influential household.

He never expected that the young and handsome Jiyun Chu would also be standing next to his girlfriend.

Attracting bees, there were already two of them! He couldn't let this little beauty be taken away before he had a chance to play with her!

Hu Zige bowed his head and smiled at Jiyun Chu, "Mr. Ji."

Jiyun Chu nodded.

After greeting, he turned his cold face towards Zhao Zhiqiang.

"Who are you?"

His tone was extremely cold, as if he had changed his expression.

This was the first time he had brought a future star from a film school to support an event, but seeing Zhao Zhiqiang, who looked slightly dirty and casual, his sense of superiority emerged. Plus, he had just heard Zhang Jiacheng say that this person was an idiot and a toad trying to eat a swan, so he assumed this might be the child of some nouveau riche family. Why not bully him now?

However, Jiyun Chu, from a prestigious family, didn't pay much attention to Hu Zige.

He was used to the fact that in certain circles, not only potential stars from school, but even famous stars, could be summoned and dismissed at will.

But people with real status might not be as they appeared.

"Hello, Jiyun Chu." Jiyun Chu had been interested in this young man who was chatting with Zhu and Lin, and he smiled and extended his hand.

"Hello, Zhao Zhiqiang."

Zhao Zhiqiang ignored the man with the sharp chin and smiled as he shook hands with Jiyun Chu.

Jiyun Chu noticed that this person was indeed a bit rustic. He didn't know what he had been doing to get so dirty, but he didn't mind and shook his hand warmly.

Then, Zhao Zhiqiang stood in front of Shi Yunlan.

"Shi Yunlan! What are you doing here? I thought I would never meet you again."

Shi Yunlan's face turned red, and she glanced at Hu Zige.

"Ah, Zhao Zhiqiang, are you better?"

"You know each other—?"

Hu Zige's face darkened. If it weren't for Mr. Ji standing nearby, he would have already tried to block Zhao Zhiqiang.

"We met on the train, Zhao Zhiqiang, what are you doing here?" Shi Yunlan asked.

To be honest, Zhao Zhiqiang had left a deep impression on her over a month ago. Her admiration for soldiers was one of the reasons she had helped him; her father was a retired veteran.

On the train, he had been injured but still helped to scare off a small thug. Later, she learned that he was from Linzhou, but why was he here? These questions made Shi Yunlan curious.

"Oh, I have some business to attend to, and I came with a friend," Zhao Zhiqiang smiled.

"Train! What train?"

Hu Zige's face felt hot!

Wasn't this embarrassing?

He thought, Shi Yunlan, even if you took the train, you shouldn't say it, and you even know the person Zhang Jiacheng called an "idiot"!

"Business? Ha, didn't you walk into the wrong room? The driver should be in another room."

Hu Zige said coldly, "Who takes the train these days? Are you kidding?"

Zhao Zhiqiang's words left Jiyun Chu puzzled. In their circle, people flew everywhere for business; who would take the train?

Zhao Zhiqiang sneered, "Shi Yunlan, is this—your friend?" He noticed that this person seemed to be close to Shi Yunlan.

"Um, I—"

She was about to speak but was stopped!

"What, what do you want?" Hu Zige saw Zhang Jiacheng approaching and immediately raised his voice!

"Oh—okay, I won't disturb you two, goodbye."

Zhao Zhiqiang, even if he was angry, wouldn't embarrass Shi Yunlan.

I'll just stay away from you, then.

"Brother Zhao, wait for me."

Jiyun Chu had no good feelings towards Hu Zige and even less for the group of rich kids drinking foreign wine like water in the distance. He simply followed Zhao Zhiqiang.

Just now, he felt that Zhao Zhiqiang was very sunny, easy to talk to, and compatible.

"Hey, Ji—"

Hu Zige comforted Shi Yunlan and was about to apologize to Mr. Ji, but Mr. Ji and the rustic guy had already left!

"Idiot! Thinking he's a Casanova, trying to leave a scent everywhere!" Hu Zige deliberately raised his voice to curse Zhao Zhiqiang, also wanting Zhang Jiacheng to see and hear.

The meaning was, look, Mr. Zhang, I'm dealing with the idiot you mentioned, I'll take care of it for you.

Zhao Zhiqiang wasn't angry, but Jiyun Chu was!

Because he thought Hu Zige was cursing him—leaving a scent everywhere was a nickname given to him by the rich kids in the capital, derived from Chu Liuxiang...

Just as he was about to turn around to curse back, or even hit someone, Zhao Zhiqiang held him back.

"Brother Ji, why get angry with a rabid dog in heat? Stay away from such people; it's just a pity for Shi Yunlan. Sigh, if this guy goes crazy, she'll have to clean up the mess."

Jiyun Chu thought about it and agreed. A son of a director, not even worth looking at, why bother with him?

"Ha, Brother Zhao is right. Let's go have a drink."

They walked a few steps away from the table where Shi Yunlan and the others were.

Just then, a middle-aged man in his forties walked to the center of the hall, holding a microphone. He cleared his throat and attracted the attention of the people scattered throughout the grand hall.

"Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of today's birthday girl, Zhu Zhilin, I welcome you to the birthday party. Since our little birthday girl is praying for her mother, we have also invited Ms. Xuan from the Hong Kong Xuan Ya Special Charity Foundation to attend this banquet. Please give her a warm welcome."

After the middle-aged man's slightly magnetic voice, the hall erupted in thunderous applause.

Everyone was looking towards the front of the stage, searching. Even Jiyun Chu, who was about to ask Zhao Zhiqiang about his relationship with Lin Xuerou, was now on tiptoe, looking around.

"Uh, who is Ms. Xuan?"

"Ah! It's Huo Zhuxuan, Brother Zhao, haven't you heard of her?" Jiyun Chu widened his eyes, looking incredulous.

It was as if not knowing the name Xuan was a grave sin.

Zhao Zhiqiang thought for a long time, feeling that the name sounded familiar.

"Uh, I really haven't heard of her."

Zhao Zhiqiang answered honestly. As the ancients said, knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, that is true knowledge. He didn't have the habit of pretending to be something he wasn't.

Hearing his words, Jiyun Chu understood that this person was not from a prominent family.

However, he was quite genuine, which was rare in their circle, and interesting.

Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, a young and beautiful girl in her twenties, full of vitality and wisdom, accompanied by Zhu Zhilin, walked to the center of the venue.

"Thank you all for coming to Zixuan Garden to celebrate my little sister Zhilin's birthday. To show our love for the children in need and to bless Auntie, I am donating a famous jade ornament... I hope everyone has a wonderful evening." After a few words, she left with Zhu Zhilin, entering a nearby room.

Zhao Zhiqiang felt puzzled. What was this all about?

"Brother Zhao, is this your first time here?"

"Ah, yes, what are they planning? Why do they even have an auction hammer?"

"Ha, Brother Zhao, you're a good person. You're right. There will be a charity auction. This is a must-have program for many princesses and princes on their birthdays. The proceeds go to charity. Actually, this platform is just an opportunity for these show-offs to flaunt, hehe!"

Jiyun Chu looked at Zhao Zhiqiang and found him less and less like a rich person, but this person was very straightforward, completely unlike the fake people in their circle, which was quite amusing.

"Oh—rich people need a chance to show off."

"Right, exactly."

Jiyun Chu glanced at the legendary "one of the three beauties," feeling a bit disappointed. He had come to see this beauty, but only caught a glimpse. "Hey, Brother Zhao, how do you know Princess Xue?"

"Princess Xue?" Zhao Zhiqiang was confused. Who was this again...

At this moment, Lin Xuerou hadn't returned, but Shi Yunlan was running over from that direction!

"Zhiqiang, I know you weren't invited either. I want to leave with you, okay? Let's get out of here." Shi Yunlan's eyes were slightly red. "Hu Zige is not my friend. I don't have friends like that. Yes, he brought me here, but I can only say I came to the wrong place. I'm sorry, Zhiqiang. I didn't answer you earlier because I thought that person was still a friend. I was wrong..."

She had been bullied.

She had been groped by that Zhang Jiacheng!

Zhao Zhiqiang's eyes slightly opened, and he saw what had happened in the past few minutes after he left. It was all in Shi Yunlan's mind!

Seeing that Zhao Zhiqiang didn't respond, Shi Yunlan bit her lip and said, "Zhiqiang, you, you don't think I—I came here to, to sell myself, do you?"

After saying this, she was stunned herself.

She didn't know why she was so afraid of the big boy in front of her misunderstanding her. She wanted to explain everything and leave as soon as possible. To her, there was no one good here.

Compared to the people here, Zhao Zhiqiang was the only one—different.

Or, perhaps, the only one like her. Shi Yunlan even thought about dropping out of school after leaving this place. She had tried to adapt, but what had just happened would haunt her for life.