“Mr. Jiang.”
Lin Zhou walked over.
Before he could say anything, Jiang Zongyan punched him in the stomach.
“Urgh! Mr. Jiang?”
Lin Zhou clutched his stomach and crouched on the floor, his face turning pale.
“What did I do?” he asked, looking utterly wronged.
Jiang Zongyan rolled his neck, flexed his wrist, and hauled Lin Zhou up from the floor. His expression was dark.
“You arranged this? I told you to put her and me in the same room?”
Jiang Zongyan was furious.
Zhou Suisui was a woman.
They were lucky it was him!
What if she had run into some other kind of scumbag?
Lin Zhou had only just found out that the organizers had misunderstood his instructions and arranged adjoining rooms for them.
What was the difference between that and putting them in the same room?
“Mr. Jiang, I only found out just now!”
Who could have guessed Mr. Wang would take things so far?
Jiang Zongyan’s anger flared. “Have the organizers arrange another room for me. No one else is allowed to stay in this room.”
“All right, all right. Please don’t be angry!”
Lin Zhou hurried away to ask the organizers to change the room.
He had only taken two steps when Jiang Zongyan called him back.
“Wait. I have something to ask you.”
Lin Zhou stopped at once. “Go ahead.”
“How is the investigation into Fu Jie going?”
Lin Zhou quickly replied, “Fu Jie is indeed an orphan. Through his own hard work, he was admitted to Tsinghua University, and his professional abilities are genuinely outstanding.”
“Fu?”
Jiang Zongyan frowned slightly. After a few seconds of silence, he asked coldly, “What is his connection to the Fu family of Jiang City?”
Lin Zhou froze. Clearly, he had never considered that possibility.
He hesitated before saying, “I… didn’t investigate that specifically. His records before the age of eighteen are indeed rather strange…”
Jiang Zongyan’s gaze instantly sharpened, and the atmosphere around him grew several degrees colder.
“More than ten years ago, there were rumors that the Fu family of Jiang City had adopted a son. The boy was exceptionally intelligent. Fu Yancheng, the head of the Fu family at the time, personally took him under his wing and raised him. But later, the boy suddenly vanished without a trace, and no one ever saw him again.”
Lin Zhou’s eyes widened in shock. “Mr. Jiang, are you saying… Fu Jie is that missing child?”
He paused, then said worriedly, “Does CEO Zhou know his identity? As far as I know, he seems to be planning to make him Miss Zhou’s live-in son-in-law. After all, an orphan with no background would be easier to control. As long as he kept the man under his watch, he wouldn’t dare mistreat Miss Zhou.”
Jiang Zongyan’s eyes turned icy. “Investigate everything about Fu Jie before he turned eighteen. I want every detail. And… contact Jason. Invite him to dinner tonight in my name.”
“Yes, Mr. Jiang. I’ll take care of it right away.”
—
After taking a shower, Zhou Suisui sprawled out on the soft bed, arms and legs spread wide.
She had spent most of the day traveling and soon fell asleep after yawning.
She slept for a little over an hour.
When she opened her eyes, she felt much more refreshed.
After stretching, she reached under her pillow and took out her phone. She glanced at the messages in the group chat.
Fu Jie: “Young Miss, are you awake?”
Zhou Suisui’s delicate brows drew together slightly.
Zhou Suisui: “Finance Director Fu, call me Assistant Zhou when we’re outside.”
Fu Jie: “Then… Young Boss Zhou?”
That would do.
It sounded just a little more impressive than Assistant Zhou.
Zhou Suisui: “When are we going to dinner? Have you made contact with Jason?”
She rubbed her stomach. She was actually getting a little hungry.
After she sent the message, Fu Jie didn’t reply right away.
Just as Zhou Suisui was beginning to wonder, Fu Jie called her.
She answered.
“Finance Director Fu, what happened?”
Fu Jie sounded apologetic. “We originally arranged to treat him to dinner alone tonight, but… he just replied and said he has a last-minute appointment.”
“A last-minute appointment?”
So he had stood them up.
Zhou Suisui’s brows furrowed into a deep crease, and her expression darkened. She was clearly unhappy.
But she also knew that someone as talented as Jason would be fought over by countless companies.
Another company might have intercepted him halfway.
“Find out who he’s having dinner with tonight.”
Zhou Suisui gave a cold snort and made a prompt decision. “This is a rare opportunity. We can’t just give up. Since he already has plans, we can arrange a chance encounter.”
“Understood.”
After hanging up, Zhou Suisui hurried to the bathroom and splashed water on her face.
She opened her suitcase, applied some makeup, and concealed the baby fat that made her face look so cute, making herself appear more mature and composed.
Then she changed into a tasteful business suit.
She picked up her handbag and the company documents and was just about to leave when her phone chimed.
She took it out and glanced at the screen.
J: “Wait a few minutes and let’s go eat together. I have something to take care of right now.”
Zhou Suisui curled her lips and turned off her phone.
She wasn’t going to wait for him. She had important business to handle.
—
In Room 6602 downstairs, Fu Jie stared at the empty chat window on his phone, his gaze turning cold as he stood lost in thought.
An hour earlier, he had sent a message to CEO Zhou, but he still hadn’t received a reply.
Wasn’t he the one who cared most about the Young Miss?
Why had he completely ignored Fu Jie’s message?
With a trace of unease and anxiety, Fu Jie tidied himself up, put away his phone, and left the room.
Zhou Suisui was already waiting for them downstairs.
Zhang Liang had also taken a short rest and changed into clean clothes.
The moment she saw Zhou Suisui, she said excitedly, “Y—Young Boss Zhou, did you receive the organizers’ message?”
“What message?”
Zhou Suisui picked up her phone and opened the text message.
She quickly scanned its contents. Her expression flickered with surprise for a moment before returning to normal.
It made sense.
With the Jiang family's heir attending, the organizers naturally wouldn’t miss the chance to publicize it. They probably wished they could hang his name on the hotel entrance.
Zhang Liang leaned closer, her face brimming with excitement and infatuation.
“The Jiang family's heir is attending the conference too. He’s a special guest tomorrow and will even give a speech! I wonder which room he’s staying in. Do you think I could create a chance encounter?”
Zhou Suisui was curious. “Is it really that exciting?”
“Of course! The Jiang family's heir isn’t just a legend throughout the business world—he’s also so handsome it’s practically offensive. Just getting to look at him would be worth it!”
After hearing that, Zhou Suisui nodded earnestly.
“He really is handsome. And he has an eight-pack.”
“That’s right… Wait, what?”
