Sole decision

Zhou Ce invited Zhang Wenjie to dinner.The news of his injury was well blocked, even Zhang Wenjie didn't know what happened, and thought that Zhou Ce went to date a beautiful woman and neglected his friendship.

Zhou Ce didn't explain too much about his current situation to Zhang Wenjie, but just chatted about some gossip news in the market recently. Zhang Wenjie treated Zhou Ce very frankly and knew everything.What he was more curious about was the Zhou family's gossip. Zhou Jian had a very tense relationship with the Wang family before. Now that Zhou Ling came to power, Zhou Xiangyun's situation is unclear, and there are more and more rumors outside.

Zhang Wenjie was concerned about Zhou Ce's situation, and also hoped to learn something from Zhou Ce's mouth so that he would not suffer losses due to any changes in the Zhou family. After all, even his father was optimistic about Zhou Jian at the beginning.

How could Zhou Ce not know what Zhang Wenjie was thinking?It's just human nature, and he said frankly: "It is true that my second brother is in charge now, but you can guess that the situation is definitely not that simple. No matter how many things there are, I can't actually touch them."

"Hey." Zhang Wenjie sighed, "Having too many children is trouble. Look at my family. My father is only me. Even if I don't live up to expectations, the family business will eventually be left to me. Your brothers are all so outstanding, indeed. It's a difficult thing to do. If you are self-motivated, I don't have to think about it so much."

Seeing Zhou Ce's silence, he felt that his words were inappropriate, and explained, "Don't get me wrong, I'm just talking casually. No matter what happens, it won't affect our relationship."

"I know." Zhou Ce nodded, then changed his mind and said, "There is a party at the White Horse Hotel this weekend, are you going?"

"Of course." Zhang Wenjie said, "It would be rude if Miss Lu didn't go to the party, how about you?"

Zhou Ce shook his head: "Unfortunately, I don't have the qualifications."

The Lu family is a very special existence in Lucheng. Mr. Lu left early, leaving two orphans and widows.It is not easy for Mrs. Lu to bring up Lu Ai alone, and it is inevitable that she will be neglected in business matters.In terms of strength and background, the Lu family is far inferior to other families.It's just that Lu Ai is extremely sociable, very slick, and keeps an unpredictable relationship with anyone.Over time, her party became the most important social place and information exchange platform in the city, and the Lu family grasped important information resources in one fell swoop.Although no one can really win over Lu Ai, everyone doesn't want to give up this opportunity.

Attending Miss Lu's party is a status symbol.

"She may not know that you're back." Zhang Wenjie didn't expect this, and made excuses, "Or... she thinks you are not interested in Lucheng's social circle."

Zhou Ce shrugged, and Zhang Wenjie began to complain that these seemingly high-society parties are inherently boring, and there are only so few people going back and forth. If it weren't for being in it, he didn't want to waste time.After talking a lot, Zhang Wenjie planned to broadcast live to Zhou Ce the situation.

"Anyway, my third brother will go, and he will probably tell me when the time comes."

"Your third brother?" Zhang Wenjie was a little surprised, "I thought Miss Lu would invite your second brother."

"I do not know then."

Zhang Wenjie thought about it carefully, maybe Lu Ai also took a wait-and-see attitude towards the current situation of the Zhou family, so he only invited Zhou Ang.Just treat it as an ordinary afternoon tea, and there won't be too many entanglements in the future.

On the day of the party, the driver could not find Zhou Ang.

Zhou Ang didn't come home very often these days, so Zhou Ce called Zhou Ang himself when he saw the driver's hurry.Because it was him, the call was connected quickly, and Zhou Ang's voice in the receiver was lazy.He was in his apartment, fooling around with some woman, Zhou Ce reminded him about the appointment, his attitude was very perfunctory.

There was a rustling sound on the phone, and after a while, Zhou Ang told Zhou Ce that he didn't bring the invitation card with him, and he should have left it at home.Zhou Ce found the invitation according to Zhou Ang's prompt. Zhou Ang probably thought of the reason and asked Zhou Ce to go for him.Zhou Ce originally refused, but Zhou Ang couldn't help persuading him again and again.When the invitation was opened, only the words "Mr. Zhou" were written on it, and Zhou Ang told him that Lu Ai's party only looked at the invitations and not the people, and it was just to gather the number of people, which was fine.

Zhou Ce wanted to roll his eyes when he heard Zhou Ang's words. Zhou Ang's character was like a lump of mud, and he always made Zhou Ce less fond of him in certain aspects.It's just because of the brotherhood, Zhou Ce can't say anything, and other than that, Zhou Ang treats him very well.

The driver drove Zhou Ce to the White Horse Hotel. As Zhou Ang said, the guard only saw the invitation and let Zhou Ce in.He has been to a lot of fun parties, and he can adapt to the situation on the spot.Almost all the people present were young masters and young ladies of the same age from various families, some of whom he recognized, and some of whom he was not very familiar with.

He was probably covered in the aura of an outsider, which attracted the attention of most people. Zhang Wenjie walked quickly, and Zhou Ce smiled at him.

"How did you come?"

"I came for my brother, why, can't I?"

"Where?" Zhang Wenjie patted Zhou Ce's shoulder, "Come on, let me introduce you."

After a lap, everyone knew that the person who came today was Zhou Ce, the fourth young master of the Zhou family who rarely showed up in Lucheng. In view of the current situation of the Zhou family, everyone maintained a certain standard for interacting with Zhou Ce.Zhou Ce didn't care. He just looked around and didn't find Lu Ai. Instead, he saw an acquaintance Wang Shijin in his sight.

"Is he there?" Zhou Ce asked Zhang Wenjie.

"Yeah." Zhang Wenjie said, "He admires Lu Ai very much, but Lu Ai doesn't give him much face."

Zhou Ce said, "Do you even know this kind of gossip?"

Zhang Wenjie smiled: "Isn't this my strength?" After thinking about it, he said, "But it's hard to say what the result will be. If Wang Shijin really contributed to the joint business of several families, he will really become a young man. He is the best of his generation. It is in the best interest of the Lu family that Lu Ai joins hands with him."

"You family members." Zhou Ce shook his head, "Even the calculation of marriage benefits is extremely accurate, it's really boring."

"Hey, you too..." Before Zhang Wenjie finished speaking, he saw a figure appearing in the corridor. After careful identification, it was Lu Ai.He pointed to Zhou Ce, and Zhou Ce saw it too.He left home when he was young, and he didn't care about anything in Lucheng before. He only knew Lu Ai a few times when he was very young, so he could be called a stranger.

The Lu Ai in front of him is the same but different from the image he imagined.Lu Ai has typical upper-class features, elegant and beautiful, and his gestures are full of style.She was wearing a long white backless dress. Zhou Ce carefully scrutinized her back when she passed the crowd sideways, and looked at the lines on her back where the shoulder blades were slightly stretched and tightened. .

Wang Shijin stepped forward very attentively, and Lu Ai chatted with him with a smile, then waved his hands, and unexpectedly walked towards Zhou Ce's direction.

"Zhou Ce?" Lu Ai asked.

Zhou Ce nodded and politely kissed the back of Lu Ai's hand.Lu Ai didn't ask him why he replaced Zhou Anglai, nor did he ask him what he did before and what he would do in the future.She always speaks with a smile, her tone is gentle, and she looks familiar when chatting casually about the weather and food, as if the two are old acquaintances.

Lu Ai likes to look directly into each other's eyes when talking. The way she squints her eyes and smiles may be charming, but it seems dangerous to Zhou Ce.This woman is smart and secretive, Zhou Ce gradually became wary of her.

After Lu Ai left, the smile on Zhou Ce's face disappeared immediately and became serious.Zhang Wenjie noticed the change in him, and asked him what was wrong, he looked up at the sky, but said nothing.

When they were in school, the two often went to various parties. Zhou Ce is a very popular type with women, and he is also very good at catering to women. However, in his communication with Lu Ai just now, Zhang Wenjie didn't seem to feel Zhou Ce's usual attitude. Playboy cynicism.

In the distance, Wang Shijin had a panoramic view of the interaction between Lu Ai and Zhou Ce.