Even one of CEO Zhou’s employees couldn’t stand watching how indulgent he was toward Su Wan.
The benefits at Zhou Corporation were excellent, and he didn’t want to find himself unemployed at such a young age.
“Miss, could you try to persuade CEO Zhou? I’ve dealt with the people from Tianyu before. They’re the kind who will stop at nothing to achieve their goals. Even if CEO Zhou doesn’t get personally involved, as long as the compensation is paid out by Zhou Corporation, Tianyu definitely won’t let this opportunity slip by. Who knows what kind of nonsense they’ll feed the media!”
After hearing this, Zhou Suisui was deeply pleased.
Her brother was kind by nature, and most of the people around him were still good people.
“Assistant Wen, I need you to take care of something for me.”
“Please tell me.”
“Go notify the finance department immediately. As a shareholder, I’m ordering them not to approve this payment without my permission.”
Her voice sounded delicate, yet it carried a firm, commanding strength.
If anything happened, she would take full responsibility.
Assistant Wen let out a sigh of relief. His opinion of Zhou Suisui had genuinely changed.
Before this, his impression of the young heiress had been that she never bothered with the company’s affairs. She spent her days eating and drinking with her friends, shopping, and buying clothes and bags. At worst, she would fly overseas to attend concerts and fashion shows.
His tone became noticeably more respectful.
“All right, Miss. I’ll call the finance director right away.”
“Thank you for your trouble.”
“It’s my duty.”
After hanging up, Jiang Ruitian asked worriedly, “Suisui, what happened? Why do you look so upset?”
“Su Wan wants my brother to compensate her for her losses.”
“What?”
Jiang Ruitian gritted her teeth. “How did I never realize before that she was this shameless? She was the one who schemed against Brother Sui’an first. Brother Sui’an didn’t even go after her, and she still has the nerve to turn around and blame him?”
Her adorable little face flushed bright red.
Before this, she had also supported Brother Sui’an pursuing Su Wan.
Although Su Wan was only a minor celebrity in the entertainment industry, she had a high EQ and handled the few public appearances she attended with ease.
On top of that, Su Wan and her fans had created an image for her as an “independent, clear-headed woman”—the kind of strong female lead who knew exactly what she wanted. Even Jiang Ruitian had been fooled.
After Uncle Zhou and Aunt Zhou passed away, the entire burden of the Zhou family had fallen onto Brother Sui’an’s shoulders.
He had suffered far too much.
She had hoped that someone would stay by his side.
Even if that person couldn’t share any of his burdens, simply being there for him would have been enough.
Unfortunately, she had misjudged Su Wan.
Su Wan was nothing but a scheming, calculating bitch.
“No!”
Zhou Suisui suddenly cried out, her gaze turning dark.
Her brother had agreed to transfer the money to Su Wan. That meant Su Wan had once again whispered something in his ear, and there was a ninety-percent chance that he was planning to meet her that night.
She still remembered what had happened in her previous life. After confessing his feelings, her brother had gone to see Su Wan, only to be surrounded by her fans on the way.
In her previous life, those fans had attacked him.
“Young Master Zhou, you’re already so rich. Why are you still clinging to my idol and refusing to let her go? She only wants to focus on acting. Are you trying to ruin her?”
“What kind of love is that?”
“Love means setting her free!”
“She’s going to become the ultimate female lead, the role model for all women! Go to hell!”
Those fans, who had completely lost control of their emotions, had gone at her brother like rabid dogs. They had thrown pig’s blood all over him and his car.
Reporters who had been lying in wait captured the entire scene and splashed it all over the news.
For that period of time, the scandal surrounding her brother had dominated the trending headlines for an entire month.
With those fans stirring up trouble, the more they tried to explain, the worse the situation became.
And behind all those scandals, the name “Su Wan” was inevitably attached.
Both Brother Sui’an and Zhou Corporation had suffered serious damage to their reputations.
Su Wan, on the other hand, had benefited tremendously. Her fame soared.
Then, with the boost from the next drama in which she played the female lead, her image as a strong, independent woman broke through to the mainstream, and she instantly became a top celebrity.
“No. I can’t let him go see Su Wan.”
“What are you planning to do?”
“Didn’t you say Young Master Lu is throwing a welcome banquet for Brother Yan tonight? We’re going together.”
Zhou Suisui couldn’t be bothered to waste her breath arguing with her brother anymore.
Talking clearly hadn’t worked. She would have to use stronger medicine.
Meanwhile.
Zhou Sui’an had questioned A-Biao and A-Ling about Zhou Suisui’s whereabouts. After learning that she had gone to see Jiang Zongyan that afternoon and behaved intimately with him, he angrily called Jiang Zongyan to warn him.
Jiang Zongyan had probably been annoyed by his constant nagging and tossed him a single sentence:
“I see Suisui as a younger sister, just like you do.”
Although Zhou Sui’an didn’t entirely believe him, the man had been coveting his sister for quite some time.
Still, Suisui had gone home obediently after meeting him that afternoon.
Sister Wu had said that she had stayed home the entire time and hadn’t done anything else.
The heavy stone weighing on Zhou Sui’an’s heart finally began to settle.
Just then, Su Wan called him in tears.
That was when he learned that he had misunderstood everything earlier that afternoon. The contract had not been compensation for him. It required him to compensate Tianyu instead.
When he heard Su Wan explain, he fell silent for a moment.
Su Wan choked back a sob. “If you hadn’t stood me up at the last minute, I wouldn’t have to pay so much. I’m only a minor celebrity. Most of what I earn in a year goes to the company, and I also have to pay for social obligations. I really don’t have that much money left.”
If she dared to break the contract without paying Tianyu’s compensation, she would have no future in the industry.
Zhou Sui’an felt helpless after hearing this.
How could this be his fault?
But Su Wan was the woman he held closest to his heart. The moment he saw her tears, all his grievances and doubts vanished.
If she said it was his fault, then it had to be his fault.
As a man, he should pamper his own woman. Why quibble over such trivial matters?
Zhou Sui’an successfully convinced himself of this and turned around to comfort Su Wan.
“Wanwan, stop crying. This is my fault. I’ll have the finance department contact Tianyu as soon as possible and resolve the matter.”
“Just transfer the money to me. I’ll have Sister Wang negotiate with Tianyu.”
Su Wan stopped him from taking that approach.
Twenty percent of the compensation was an extra amount Sister Wang had added. It was meant to serve as their commission for handling the matter.
Of course, Zhou Sui’an knew nothing about this.
He trusted Su Wan completely.
When Su Wan had first met him, she hadn’t even dared to make their relationship public. Even when they interacted normally as friends, she had worried that she would damage his reputation. She had refused his money and asked for nothing.
Where could he find another good girl like her?
It had been two days since they last met, and Zhou Sui’an was beginning to feel restless with longing.
He dressed himself up carefully. Just as he was about to leave, Assistant Wen hurried in, looking flustered.
“CEO Zhou, something’s wrong. Miss has gone out.”
“Where did she go?”
Zhou Sui’an had just changed into a clean suit. He had even sprayed it with white tea-scented perfume. The fragrance was pleasant—crisp and refreshing.
“She said she was going to the Peninsula Club.”
Assistant Wen paused, then added, “There’s one more thing. A-Ling just checked. Young Master Jiang is already at the Peninsula Club.”
Zhou Sui’an’s dark eyes instantly turned cold, his gaze sharp and piercing.
Perhaps he was furious enough to the point of madness. He clenched his fists and laughed in anger.
“Good. Very good!”
Were the two of them treating him like a fool?
He really was an idiot to believe a word that Jiang Zongyan said!
“Just treating her like a younger sister,” he’d claimed… and now they were meeting up at a private club.
Assistant Wen glanced at the roses he had just had rushed over from the flower shop.
Droplets of water still trickled down the flowers’ delicate petals.
“Then… are you still going to meet Miss Su?”
“Meet her, my ass!”
After being stopped several times in a row, Zhou Sui’an was so furious that he gritted his teeth.
His younger sister and Jiang Zongyan clearly had an ambiguous relationship.
At a time like this, how could he possibly feel comfortable leaving the two of them alone together?
