Bait

Shen Zhen was terrified, like a frightened elk, tensed in his arms, trying to push away his chest.

"Aren't you going?"

The man's broad and strong body hung above him, his arms supported the back of the sofa, "Aren't you afraid?"

She bit the bullet, "I'm not afraid." From the corner of the eye, she looked around secretly, "Have you studied atheism in philosophy?"

Chen Yuan said solemnly, "Then have you ever heard the philosophy that it is better to believe in something than to believe in nothing?"

Shen Zhen nodded in a daze.

He has a solemn face, "Furong Road is adjacent to the western suburbs. There is a Chang'an cemetery. It was planned to be rebuilt in 78. It used to be a mass grave. The development of the western suburbs has been sluggish until now, because businessmen are jealous of its feng shui." Chen Yuan tilted his head and looked at the wall. on the wall clock, "It's 12 o'clock."

This time, Shen Zhen had heard about it in the community, but when he mentioned it in the middle of the night, his neck was chilly.

She clasped her hands together and bravely said, "I am a good citizen, and the Buddha will protect me."

Chen Yuan paused, and then laughed out loud, "I've never met a woman who can't help being teased like you, but also duplicity."

She opened her eyes a little, "There are no mass graves, right?"

"Yes." He knew how panicked she was, so he calmed her down, "It's just a rumor, it was a temporary shanty town earlier."

Chen Yuan rubbed off the glistening and greasy lip gloss on her lips affectionately with his fingertips, "Scared you?"

She breathed a sigh of relief, "I didn't do anything wrong, so I can't be scared."

He put his index finger on it, "I said try the lipstick, are you scared?"

Shen Zhen turned away his face, and sat up with a bow, "You are not a man who sneaks in."

With a smile on his face, Chen Yuan said, "When a woman is weak, she sneaks in and owns it for a while. When she wakes up, she will only resent her. I don't want the gain to be worth the loss." His smile magnified silently, "Wan Xixi asked I, why do I like you." He knelt on the edge of the sofa with his left knee, lights and neon intertwined into a misty backlight, "Meeting, emotions all originate from fate and karma, but it is a man who seduces reason for no reason."

"There is no love, hate, sorrow or joy for no reason." Shen Zhen walked past him, and a gust of wind engulfed the moist frost and dew, blowing the curtains to float under the night. "Women hate being treated as shadows, as entertainment. When I met Professor Chen, he Start a new relationship and forget to heal the wound, the scar is there from the beginning to the end, marrying Zhou Haiqiao, I lost to He Ya, followed Professor Chen, I lost to Ni Ying, a man with a woman hidden in his heart is really untouchable."

"The initial closeness was for her. The later temptation was not for her." Chen Yuan's straight nose brushed against her forehead, his voice was hoarse and deep, "Maybe I won't let you lose again?"

She lowered her eyes, "Go back."

He didn't bother anymore, "I'll be waiting for you to report at the company tomorrow."

"Manager Chang and I have resigned." Shen Zhen stared at the two double images projected on the floor, "We will not return to Shenghe."

Chen Yuan straightened his waist and stood there erectly, "Am I bothering you?"

She pursed her lips and nestled in a corner of the armrest of the sofa, "Shenghe's working environment is not suitable for me."

Without saying a word, he stared at her, so profound, dark, and sharp.

After a while, Shen Zhen confessed, "Rumors and rumors are raging, I don't want to affect your marriage with Miss Wan." She avoided his gaze, "Brother Chen Yuan, I will still call you Mr. Chen in the future. Habits are hard to change."

After a long silence, he reached out and tried to hold her, but stopped abruptly in mid-air, and slowly retracted.

Shen Zhen looked at his back, the door opened and closed until the endless darkness overwhelmed him, she came back to her senses, picked up the flashlight in the drawer, and faced the aisle lighting, the footsteps went away, and then sounded again, Li Huizhi was at this moment Come in, "Where is the voice-activated light, is it broken again?"

Shen Zhen was stunned, "Didn't you play mahjong all night?"

"Three missing one, your Aunt Hu Ying's daughter-in-law is pregnant. After eight years of marriage, she was pregnant with baby pimple, and went to serve her happily." Li Huizhi changed her slippers, and said suddenly, "Can I hold my grandson in my lifetime? "

"If you live to be 150 years old, you must be hugged." Shen Zhen clutched his lower abdomen, thinking of the fetus who died tragically under Ni Ying's persecution, and went back to the house upset.

In fact, it's not that she didn't give Chen Chongzhou a chance, nor did she expect him to take revenge on Ni Ying, to avenge herself and the innocent child who died in vain.

But Ni Ying is still unscathed, free and easy, and even has a grand wedding soon, becoming a legitimate and honorable Mrs. Chen, except that his old love is unforgettable, and he secretly let Ni Ying go, she can't figure it out.

The Second Young Master Chen, who was feared by everyone in the upper class, could not bring down a woman.

Liao Kun said that Chen Zhiyun was devoted to protecting Ni Ying, but Chen Chongzhou was a wise man. After all, he was a young man, and under Chen Zheng's iron-fisted suppression, he couldn't kiss his second uncle.

Shen Zhen is not unreasonable, but the person who nearly killed half his life was her, not Chen Chongzhou, nor anyone else.

She was like fish on a chopping board, but he couldn't stop the vicious knife.

In the final analysis, Chen Chongzhou's nostalgia for Ni Ying was soft, which made her act arrogantly without any scruples.

During this on-off and on-again relationship, Shen Zhen really fell for it, so she was even more wronged. He eroded her sense of security little by little.

Blood debts, love debts, piled up like a mountain, how can they be easily dissipated.

Li Huizhi knocked on the door outside, "Your boss has been showing up quite frequently recently, how long has he been here?"

Shen Zhen was taken aback, and opened it again, "Did you bump into it?"

"The hallway is dark, he didn't pay attention to me, I paid attention to him." Li Huizhi walked to the living room, "I disagree with you."

She suddenly realized, "So you deliberately introduced your cousin to him to force him to retreat?" Shen Zhen couldn't help laughing, "He is my boss, you are overthinking."

"The boss ran to the house of his female subordinates in a hurry, you are fooling a fool." Li Huizhi sat down, "Dong Chen's background is so high that we can't match him. Do you like it? Rich and powerful men are just looking for novelty, coax you when they are fresh, and forget about you when you are tired, you are so stubborn in love, and you will die if you are dumped by a man."

"I know you like Professor Chen." She interrupted, "They both have the same background."

Li Huizhi remained silent.

Shen Zhen stood for a while, "I know it well."

***

Ever since Wan Youliang was promoted to the head of a state-owned enterprise, his colleagues visited and congratulated him, and the family was crowded, which can be seen from the prestige of the Wan family.

Originally, he was proud of the spring breeze, but a statement made public by Shenghe Group without warning caught him off guard.

Upon hearing the news from his subordinates, Wan Youliang immediately contacted Chen Zheng, "Old Chen, you are not a good parent."

Chen Zheng frowned, restraining his temper, "Old Wan, so angry, did Chen Yuan offend you?"

"Old Chen, you have raised a good son." Wan Youliang said in a strange manner, "He is good at killing first and playing later."

Chen Zheng was too lazy to play riddles, "What happened?"

"Shenghe Group's official website statement, you can see for yourself!" Wan Youliang hung up angrily.

Zhang Li immediately called up the information page, "Chen Dong, the eldest son unilaterally announced the dissolution of the engagement."

Chen Zheng was startled, "Break the engagement?"

He took the laptop and said in a statement: Mr. Chen Yuan, the general manager of Shenghe Group, and Ms. Wan Xixi have been in a stable relationship for several months on the premise of marriage. They regret that their personalities are not at ease. After careful consideration by the two families, they have made a decision to break up peacefully , the Chen family and the Wan family are still friendly business partners, hereby announce.

Chen Zheng threw the computer violently, and the computer fell under his feet, breaking in two, "Notify him to go back to the old house, and order him to come back immediately!"

Zhang Li turned the steering wheel, "Chen Dong, calm down."

His face was ashen, "It must be that vixen, who confused the second child and the boss, and insisted on disturbing the Chen family."

"Shen Zhen is not so scheming." Zhang Li called Chen Yuan's number continuously, but he missed all of them. No."

Chen Zheng's arrogance was not calm, "Chen Yuan is not the second child, he has always obeyed me."

Zhang Li smiled, "You have been wise all your life, don't you understand that when the spring is pulled to the end, when it can't hold it, it will crack and rebound more seriously than anyone else."

Chen Zheng rubbed his swollen and sore temples, "Chen Yuan, this boy, played a trick." He kicked off the computer and repeated, "Through the careful consideration of both families."

Zhang Li sighed, "The eldest son has no room for change. The Chen family and the Wan family can't beat themselves up and get married again."

Chen Zheng closed his eyes and tried his best to calm his emotions, "My second child is overwhelmed, and he couldn't help but pull out my palm."

"The Eldest Young Master is more calm than the Second Young Master, and Fan Tian turned even harder."

Half an hour later, Wan Youliang hurried back to Wan's house. Wan Xixi was standing in front of the dressing table. She noticed his dissatisfaction through the mirror, and put down the cream in her hand, "What's wrong with you?"

He was extremely furious, "You still have the face to ask me? You couldn't subdue your fiancé, but the Chen family preempted him, and the Wan family lost all face!"

She looked blank, "The Chen family?"

Wan Youliang's secretary stepped forward and reported the matter in a low voice, Wan Xixi fell silent for a moment.

"Nothing to say?" Wan Youliang hated iron for being weak, and his chest heaved with anger, "If you have some ability to control him, would Wan Jia be so passive? Sheng and Hua Yan retired with great fanfare, but Hua Yan was completely unprepared! "

"I know."

The secretary was incredible, "You..."

Wan Xixi faced Wan Youliang who was equally astonished, "Chen Yuan and I discussed that we are not suitable to be a husband and wife."

He looked at Wan Xixi, "Since you know, why didn't you tell me?"

"It's us who are engaged, and it's us who cancel the engagement. I think it's enough for him and me to understand each other."

"Nonsense. Do you understand marriage? It's the combination of the power of the two families, not the two of you." Wan Youliang exposed her lie, "You don't know at all, Chen Yuan played you, and also played a trick I have a million families, and I will never allow him to be presumptuous."

He turned around angrily, and Wan Xixi rushed over, "Dad, don't you believe me?"

Wan Youliang was really puzzled, "Are you so afraid of him? No matter how powerful he is, is he better than Chen Zheng? With Dad and Uncle Chen making decisions for you, why are you afraid of him?"

Wan Xixi shook her head and cried, unable to say anything, she just begged bitterly, "I beg you, keep my last dignity, don't settle accounts with him, we end decently, do you have to embarrass the two families on the stage?" ?”

"Xixi—"

She burst into tears, "I've already begged you! Do you still want me to kneel down and beg?"

Wan Youliang was stunned for a long while, "You really don't want to marry him?"

Wan Xixi didn't start, "I don't want to force a fantasy."

After she finished speaking, she ran upstairs.

On the other side, Chen Chongzhou asked Zhou Yuan to meet at Qingfeng Teahouse at noon.

Not long after he was seated, Zhou Yuan arrived in a hurry, pushed open the door of the private room, "Second Master Chen, congratulations." He cupped his hands and laughed, "I should call you Director Chen."

Chen Chongzhou was sitting in front of a huge glass jar, inside which was planted a spring willow peony, scallion pea green.

"It doesn't matter what you shout, as long as Mr. Zhou speaks smoothly."

Zhou Yuan turned his head and said to the manager of the lobby, "Cultivate spring flower seeds in winter, isn't it expensive?"

The manager respectfully said, "If Mr. Zhou likes it, we will send you a plant from our teahouse."

He waved his hand, "It's too delicate, I can't support it. Second Young Master Chen is meticulous, you can give him away."

The manager brought a pot of tea himself, and Chen Chongzhou lifted the glass cover, "There is no difference between raising flowers and raising women. Careful care is necessary to prevent flower pickers and prevent flowers from wilting when they get tired of blooming." tea mouth, sniffed, "I raised a woman and I haven't raised a family, why should Mr. Zhou make fun of me?"

After the manager stepped down, Zhou Yuan said bluntly, "Any order?"

Chen Chongzhou caressed the tender white peony stamens, "The flowers are in full bloom and the person is superior. No matter what kind of inappropriateness is out of date, it may not be a good thing."

There was a stove under the table, and Zhou Yuan dried his hands, "Whenever you join the board of directors, it's a great blessing. Who doesn't like the power in hand? Even if you pay the price of skin and bones, it's a good deal."

The man on the opposite side calmly introduced the topic, "To sit firmly on the board of directors and grasp the real power, I need Mr. Zhou to help me."

Zhou Yuan was very interested, "Oh? I'm all ears."

"Anqiao has lost power, Shenghe's secretary to the board is vacant, and the Taiping business district project seems to be in the hands of Uncle Zhou." Chen Chongzhou poured a cup of tea and put it next to his hand, "Chen Yuan has been robbing, you and I have worked hard to train him." Now is a good opportunity to make a chess piece. If Yang Ji finishes the project, she will hand it over to Chen Yuan, a woman beyond men's expectations. Her brilliance will make men shake."

"Taiping business district..." Zhou Yuan was in a dilemma, "I'll tell you the truth, Second Young Master Chen, my father likes it very much, I'm afraid he won't spit it out."

Chen Chongzhou took the cup lid and brushed the floating tea leaves, "Mr. Zhou invests, and I will give you ten times the income. You also know that you pay the price first and then you get the return. Uncle Zhou likes the Taiping Street project because of its huge profits. Here I am Isn't it the same for acquisition?"

Zhou Yuan's eyes flashed, and he licked his front teeth, "Ten times? The valuation of Taiping Street is 1 million."

"One billion." The man said calmly, "A gentleman's agreement, I don't regret it."

Zhou Yuan dug his ears, "You have a billion?"

"It's not like it."

He was amused, and said truthfully, "It's not like that. Chen Yuan has been in charge of Shenghe for ten years, and it is also difficult to move a billion in cash."

Chen Chongzhou laughed, "Director Fucheng has great power to speak. As long as you are willing to take a long time to catch big fish, how much money you will have in the future is not in your pocket. The fame and fortune of Vanity Fair are won by gambling. Not pie from the sky."

Zhou Yuan pinched the teacup and rolled his eyes.

"You don't have enough capital in the mall, so it's hard to become a big player." Chen Chongzhou took a sip of tea, "If I assist you, not only Uncle Zhou will look at you with admiration, but the old man will naturally also think highly of you, the eldest grandson."

Zhou Yuan looked straight at him, "Are you really willing to help me?"

"Two-way win-win." He calmly said, "I'm a businessman. Do businessmen have any grudges against money?"

The bargaining chips offered by Chen Chongzhou were too tempting, Zhou Yuan's heart broke, "I promise you, I will help you trap Chen Yuan first."