"Heytea is open downstairs. Come on, I'll treat you to a cup of stepmother milk tea at noon."

"What is stepmother's milk tea?"

"Don't you even know about such a powerful melon?"

Heytea’s branch downstairs from Zhou Group started operating in early December, and the half-price discount also attracted a lot of customers.

Some people go there because of the Heytea brand, while others go there just to join in the fun.

Looking down from the Zhou Group’s office building, you can see young people from the neighborhood flocking in every day, going in and out and taking away cup after cup of milk tea.

Most importantly, the milk tea cups in this store also have themes, resulting in the images of Snow White and the evil stepmother being seen everywhere nearby. Coupled with the recent rumors in the company, some things become very subtle.

During this period, the vase in Duan Ying's office was broken three times.

She increasingly felt that Zhou Xiaoyao was like a shadow in her life, suddenly pressing down on her, just as she had controlled Zhou Xiaoyao like a shadow back then.

But no one in the company saw her get angry or frustrated in public. It was as if she was not the protagonist of the story. She was still so elegant.

She even insisted on making soup for Zhou Shirong every day, and then sending it to the office on the top floor and eating with him.

"Don't take the rumors in the company to heart. After all, it's hard for an upright official to settle family affairs."

"I know, thank you husband."

Duan Ying opened the lunch box, brought out the soup, handed the chopsticks to Zhou Shirong, and half-opened the curtain in front of the window to let in the sunlight.

While doing these things, she had a slightly bitter smile on her face, as if she was a good stepmother who had been smeared by rumors.

"Actually, with your words, it doesn't matter no matter how many people misunderstand me."

Zhou Shirong's secretary was also there at this time, and when he saw Duan Ying's performance, he couldn't help but be amazed.

This woman is quite powerful.

Zhou Shirong hummed, praised the soup for being delicious, and then said, "You should just rest at home from now on. Don't worry about the company's affairs. I'm almost done with my work here, so you should stay at home and accompany Andy."

"What... did you say?" Duan Ying was stunned for a moment.

"I told you to rest at home and adjust your mood, or go out for a trip, it's all fine."

"It's okay, I'm not tired."

Zhou Shirong was silent for a moment: "It is not appropriate for you to be in the company now. Everyone's attention has been diverted and they cannot concentrate on their work."

Duan Ying was originally going to sit down and drink soup with him, but after hearing these words, her hand holding the chopsticks trembled, and the elegance finally disappeared from her face.

In fact, Zhou Shirong could only do this.

He didn't do anything well after taking over Zhou's company, and his prestige had already been greatly reduced. Letting Duan Ying stay in the company would have no other meaning except to make the employees laugh at him.

At present, Joy City's investment promotion work is the top priority. All units must fully cooperate, solve all obstacles and not be distracted.

If employees only care about watching the excitement of their leaders, what will happen to their work?

The most important thing is that when he held department meetings these days, he clearly felt that more and more people were questioning his decision-making.

Everyone seemed to think that if he couldn't even handle his family affairs, how could he handle a business as big as the Zhou Group?

When a company's senior executives begin to question and distrust their leadership, the company is already on the brink of danger.

The worst thing is that Baihua Valley and Qin Jingqiu's Qin Real Estate have been very popular on social media recently, which inevitably makes the company's employees recall the days when Qin Jingqiu was there.

If Zhou Shirong wanted to reduce the impact, he could only keep Duan Ying as far away from the company as possible.

Duan Ying was silent for a long time, and finally picked up her bag and turned to leave without saying a word, but her expression was already mixed with anger and grievance, not elegant at all.

She originally wanted to use the meal as an opportunity to get involved in Hurricane Capital, but failed.

Now, she had finally been able to enter the Zhou Group under the pretext of "husband singing and wife following", but this time she was driven away again.

She had a premonition that she would soon become a joke among her wives.

You know, at the beginning of this storm, many wives of wealthy families were not very welcoming to her, and more and more people were talking about the words "second marriage" and "high-ranking".

"Duan Ying left this time, and there is almost no chance of coming back."

"Isn't it good to be a full-time housewife with peace of mind?"

"For ambitious people, this is more uncomfortable than killing them, especially..."

"What in particular?"

"Especially knowing that Mrs. Gu actually has a billion-dollar brand of her own, our Mrs. Zhou may feel that her value is too low."

In the office next door, Cai Ming watched Duan Ying leave in a hurry, chatting with his wife, feeling like he was watching a show.

At this time, Zhou Shirong rubbed his temples and sat in the office, with little expression on his face.

In fact, he really had true feelings for Duan Ying, and he loved his son very much. Although the two did not have much emotional foundation when they got married, they had been together for more than ten years, so even if they were a fake couple, they became a real couple.

Zhou Shirong is a person who cares more about a happy family, because since having Andy, he has indeed become much happier.

Moreover, Duan Ying is really gentle and considerate. You don’t care whether she is acting or real, but isn’t that what men want?

He felt that it would be better if Xiaoyao could forget the past unhappiness and come back again.

He has a gentle wife, a lovely son, a graceful daughter, and a son-in-law who is the Dragon King.

Aren’t there going to be good days from now on?

This summer, he took the opportunity of giving his daughter a graduation present to go to Wuhe. He talked to his daughter about the importance of family harmony, gave her earnest advice, and promised her that he would make up for his previous debt.

But he didn't get any response at all, and gradually... he was about to become a laughing stock in the circle.

The past is over, the future is more important, isn't it?

Zhou Shirong began to blame Duan Ying for her previous actions, but in his heart he was also a little displeased with his daughter's willfulness, and he could not accept Gu Ming's arrogance and domineering behavior.

It is really rude to open a stepmother-themed milk tea shop right in front of the Zhou Group’s gate.

Hasn't he thought about how he will face his father-in-law if he gets married? I never thought that if the relationship was so tense, what chance would there be for reconciliation in the future?

"Mr. Zhou, Mr. Xu from Huazhou Real Estate wants to invite you to have tea. It's time."

"Oh, I see."

Zhou Shirong stood up and left the office, and came to the underground parking lot, only to find a big hole on his car door: "What's going on?"

Uncle Gong pursed his lips: "My wife asked me to take her back just now. She kicked her when we got out of the car. I don't know what happened. Are you and your wife okay?"

"Xiaoyao's Heytea opened downstairs from Zhou's and even created a stepmother theme. People in the company were saying all sorts of things, so I asked her not to come to the company during this period."

Uncle Gong calmly let go of the steering wheel and quietly moved the milk tea he just bought from the armrest box to a place on the right out of sight.

Zhou Shirong looked at Uncle Gong: "I know Duan Ying is wrong, but after doing this, does Xiaoyao really not plan to return to the Zhou family?"

"The young lady has a family now. She lives in Unit 7, Building 1, No. 502, Hongrong Garden, Jinshan Street, Jezhou City. She has a father, a mother, and Master Gu, and they all love her very much."

"..."

Seeing Zhou Shirong fall into silence, Uncle Gong pretended to be scare, but no one knew that this serious old driver wanted to honk the horn happily, and it had to be to the rhythm of "Good Days".

I am old and should have retired two years ago, but I have insisted on driving just for this moment.

He had seen the young lady being bullied and controlled, and it was useless to complain!

What did everyone think at that time? They hoped that the eldest daughter could marry an ordinary man who loved her peacefully and no longer be implicated in this matter.

In other words, it’s okay to hide even if you can’t afford to offend him, right?

But Uncle Gong never expected that his son-in-law would build the company so big in just 4 years. It’s so exciting!

My peerless son-in-law is proud of the sky, and he will never deceive me!

At this moment, Zhou Shirong asked Uncle Gong to drive, and then the black car drove away from the underground garage. He saw that the sky was gloomy and it seemed that it was going to snow.

At this time in Jinan, the first snow had already fallen, and the sky and the earth were pure white.

Zhou Xiaoyao lay on the desk with her hair tied into a high ponytail, holding the mouse and carefully browsing the reports and statements sent to him by Fang Xiaoxuan.

Heytea has established its own milk tea research institute in Beijing, constantly updating its product categories and developing new flavors, making it a leader in the milk tea industry.

During this period, Heytea opened many new stores, especially in 34rd and th tier shopping malls, with almost no stores left out.

However, Fang Xiaoxuan specifically mentioned a theme store opened in Shanghai in the report and attached several photos.

The rich young woman tilted her head slightly, and her beautiful eyes gradually widened.

In that photo, the Heytea store was beautifully decorated, and behind it was a huge rockery with the words "Zhou Group" written on it, as well as a queue scene on site.

Then she saw Snow White and her stepmother. She couldn't help but swaying on her feet, and then she looked up and looked out the window.

Gu Ming was making a snowman outside her window. He had been busy for the whole morning and now it was finally finished. Although it looked ugly, the words "Yanzu" were written on the heart.

At this moment, a snowball flew over and almost hit Gu Ming, causing him to curse angrily.

Li Minghe was standing in the open space, looking very energetic.

Boss Gu stood up calmly, patted the snow, and then grabbed a few handfuls of the snow around him, apparently wanting to give Lao Li a big one.

But Zhou Xiaoyao was not panicked at all. Anyone who has played a snowball fight knows that the bigger the snowball, the better. In fact, a smaller one is more powerful.

But Lu Qiang, who was standing next to them, couldn't help swallowing his saliva. Without saying a word, he pulled Li Minghe and ran away.

"Hey, hey, what are you asking me to do? Have a snowball fight."

"I saw Brother Gu secretly wrap a stone in it."

"?????"


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