Sole decision

On the day of Zhou Xiangyun's birthday banquet, there was an endless stream of guests from the Zhou family's mansion who came to congratulate him, and those famous people in Lucheng came to the scene one after another, which was very lively.In addition, there are many "family members".

Everyone was wearing formal suits. Although Zhou Ce was also dressed in a suit, his navy blue jacket, khaki pants, and striped tie, the typical Ivy League student attire formed a sharp contrast with the serious black crowd around him.Fortunately, he is tall and straight, so that it will not make people feel too frivolous.

Zhou Ce socialized with the guests. He hadn’t appeared in the sight of everyone for a long time. Many uncles and grandparents even had a strange feeling when they saw him, and then realized that he was the youngest son of the Zhou family, and then lamented that he had grown up so much , Yushu Linfeng is really a good-looking talent, do you know if you have a girlfriend?

They are all elders, and he can only respond to this kind of family-style greetings with a smile. For a moment, he was a little confused, as if this is just an ordinary family, and everyone is just ordinary people.

But no, none of those smiling and amiable uncles and grandpas are kind.

A guest who just came and asked him where the birthday star was after a while, Zhou Ce looked around, shook his head and said he didn't know.After searching carefully, the elder brothers were not there, nor was Pei Zhaoxue, but he saw Liu Rui—an important figure in the company's board of directors, an important minister next to Zhou Xiangyun, and Zhou Ce wanted to call him "uncle".

Today, the heir of the Zhou family will be announced, which is also a big event for Liu Rui. If he assists in the future, he will not encounter too many ups and downs in his career.

It's just that Liu Rui didn't know where Zhou Xiangyun and his son had gone, which made Zhou Ce feel some indescribable subtleties.

In the study room on the north side, the windows are half covered by thick dark green velvet curtains, and the room is on the backlit north side, the indoor light is not very good, only the low lamp next to the sofa is on.

Zhou Xiangyun and Zhou Jian were sitting on the couch, the people sitting next to them were facing the door, Zhou Ling was standing behind Zhou Xiangyun, Zhou Ang was sitting by the window, away from the center circle, and looking up again, Pei Zhaoxue folded his arms and leaned against the door. There were other people by the door, in various corners of the house, but not from the Zhou family.

The room was filled with smoke, and the person sitting on the single sofa with his back to the door was Wang Shijin, the young head of the Wang family. He was older than Zhou Jian, holding a cigarette in one hand and leaning on the armrest of the sofa, crossing his legs.The Wang family and the Zhou family have been having constant friction recently, but he is also very relaxed in other people's territory.

"Uncle Yun, it's meaningless for us to keep fighting like this. I stole your business, didn't you also kill my subordinates? Let's even talk about it, how about sitting down and talking about making money together?" ?” Wang Shijin talked eloquently.He said that they are preparing to jointly develop a project with the overseas government, and there is a large amount of land available for use, but the other party has put forward relatively harsh conditions, and the pie cannot be eaten by his family, so after thinking about it, he intends to persuade Lu Zhou Xiangyun, the chairman of the City United Chamber of Commerce, had better be able to come forward and join forces with other families to do it. As for the benefits, there are naturally great benefits.

"That land is very wide." He pointed to Zhou Xiangyun on the map, "The part near the sea can be used to develop resorts, and this part can be used for planting. There is a huge demand for subtropical cash crops."

"Cash crops?" Zhou Xiangyun said, "Coffee, rubber..." He lit one by one, and finally asked Wang Shijin, "Is there anything else?"

"If you want to have it, you can have it." Wang Shijin smiled meaningfully, "Uncle Yun, if the accounts are divided between several companies, there will be no loss."

Zhou Xiangyun seemed to be still thinking about it, and Zhou Ling came to the front: "Since we've come to this point, why don't you make your words clearer, Tai Chi is not interesting."

"Zhou Ling." Zhou Jian interrupted him, "Don't talk too much."

Pei Zhaoxue originally had his back against the wall, but now he stood up straight and fixed his eyes on Zhou Ling.Zhou Ling pulled the corner of his mouth and leaned back.

Wang Shijin said: "Why don't you think about it first, and we can talk later when you have an intention? Uncle Yun, I know that we had many small misunderstandings in the past, and I am sincere. The two of us can cooperate. It's all a good thing, I hope you can..."

Suddenly someone knocked on the door, and everyone in the room moved. Pei Zhaoxue went to open the door, and Zhou Ce stood outside.Pei Zhaoxue asked, "Is there something wrong?"

Zhou Ce glanced inside and said, "It's time to call Dad out, don't make the guests wait too long."

"Okay." Pei Zhaoxue nodded, and Zhou Ce gave him a pull, "What's so exciting?"

Pei Zhaoxue looked back, Zhou Xiangyun gave him a look, Pei Zhaoxue said to Zhou Ce: "It's not important, let's go, I'll go out with you first, Uncle Yun will be here in a while."

He took Zhou Ce's arm and walked out, and closed the door with his backhand. Zhou Ce couldn't help but look back, and saw Zhou Xiangyun put the teacup on the table through the crack of the door that was about to close.

Then the door closed.

Zhou Ce had a lot to ask, but with Pei Zhaoxue's cold attitude, it seemed that he would not answer too much.Pei Zhaoxue pulled Zhou Ce's wrist, and Zhou Ce noticed that Pei Zhaoxue didn't wear gloves. His hands were very white with a long scar on the back of his hands. The palms didn't feel good, with thick calluses.Zhou Ce suddenly remembered the incident that Pei Zhaoxue slapped him that night.

His face seemed to be a conditioned reflex, and he immediately felt a burning sensation.

"I haven't settled the score with you yet." Zhou Ce said, "I'm very angry about what happened that night."

Pei Zhaoxue said, "I'm sorry."

His direct attitude was beyond Zhou Ce's expectation: "That's it?"

Pei Zhaoxue thought for a while before saying, "You are very skilled, better than your older brothers. Whether you admit it or not, you..." He shook his head and didn't say any more.Zhou Ce didn't like charades, so he asked, but Pei Zhaoxue didn't say anything, and walked straight ahead.Zhou Ce looked at his straight back, followed him two steps quickly, and stretched out his hand to tug Pei Zhaoxue's hair.

This time he was prepared, and he was able to follow Pei Zhaoxue's attack with ease. He grabbed Pei Zhaoxue's wrist and said with a smile, "Brother Pei, don't be angry, don't be angry. I have a gift for you." Out came a slender silver-white necklace with a small silver cross pendant on it.Although the shape is extremely simple, the workmanship is excellent at a closer look, considering Zhou Ce's handwriting, I am afraid that the price is not cheap.

"Look at how generous I am. You beat me, and I bought you a gift." Zhou Ce said, "I wanted to give it to you after I was awarded the knife, but I'm afraid I might forget, so I'll give it to you in advance. In the future, I will give it to you in this family." , I still have to be taken care of by you." He said to himself again, "It's a pity that the birthday present I bought for my dad can't be delivered today, it has to be tomorrow. I treat you better than my dad, don't I? "

He forced the necklace into Pei Zhaoxue's hands. Pei Zhaoxue didn't understand what kind of trick he was playing. He looked at the necklace in his hand for a while, and heard Zhou Ce continue to say: "I don't care about the business at home, but I care about my family. My family, you are also my family, I hope you are all safe, don't always do those desperate business. I rarely see my dad with that look, now, can you say it?"

Pei Zhaoxue looked up at Zhou Ce, and the shadow of Zhou Ce when he was a child gradually overlapped with him, and suddenly he realized that this person was more complicated than he imagined.

Zhou Xiangyun stood in front of the crowd with a red face, first thanked everyone for their visit, and then announced the plan.Regarding the matter of Pei Zhaoxue awarding the knife, there are different opinions in the market.Some people have seen Pei Zhaoxue's methods, and some have only heard of him in rumors, but this is the Zhou family's own business, and everyone is watching the fun. Most of the purpose of coming this time is to confirm the heir of the Zhou family.

This determines the structure of a certain circle in Lucheng and the relationship between families, and the interests of many people will also change as a result.Judging from the Zhou family's current industrial distribution and core business participation, the eldest son Zhou Jian is almost sure, and even in terms of personality and style, he fits the attitude that a parent should have.

When Zhou Xiangyun said Zhou Ling's name, there was an uproar at the scene, even Zhou Ling himself showed a surprised expression, and Zhou Jian, who was always reserved and calm, opened his eyes slightly, making sure that he heard correctly.

There is no need to say more about Zhou Ang and Zhou Ce.

Pei Zhaoxue was the only one present who was calm and unchanging. With a knife in one hand, he stood quietly beside Zhou Xiangyun.

A lonely and crisp applause broke the silence of the scene. Zhou Jian smiled and clapped her hands, walked up to Zhou Ling and hugged him, as if congratulating him, Zhou Ling also hugged her elder brother vigorously.The relationship between Zhou's father and son has always been good. Even if this result is unexpected, it is not completely unacceptable in terms of brotherhood.

The news was spread as quickly as possible, and everyone praised the father for being kind, the son for being filial, the brothers for being filial, and the brothers for being respectful.

Zhou Xiangyun revealed his willingness to retire. The Zhou family will be managed by his son, and the position of president of the Lucheng United Chamber of Commerce will be re-elected at a certain date. His era will eventually come to an end.

The new pattern seemed to be re-established, but on the second day of his birthday, Zhou Xiangyun was shot and assassinated when he went out.Only Pei Zhaoxue was present at that time.

Zhou Xiangyun was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, but his life and death are uncertain.