Quick Transmigration: Why did you provoke him? He's love-struck!

Chapter 118 Deviation (40)

Yan Zhen asked knowingly, "You want to deal with him? He's your nephew. If people find out, the Zhou family will drown you in their spittle."

Zhou Rang felt no guilt whatsoever: "It's fine as long as they don't know."

Yan Zhen: "..."

At this point, Zhou Rang recalled something: "On the day we left Yudao Island, you suddenly disappeared at the service area. Did you run away on your own?"

Although he asked the question, his eyes clearly showed the answer: he already knew, and was certain, that she had run away on her own.

Yan Zhen chuckled awkwardly, trying to change the subject: "It's been so many days, why are you suddenly asking this..."

"Why run?"

Yan Zhen hesitated for a moment before saying, "I didn't know you were a member of the Zhou family back then. I was worried that if you ran into Zhou Yan, he would do something to harm you."

Zhou Rang's heart stirred slightly.

She was always thinking of him, even if it meant putting herself in danger.

"So you plan to come back alone to face Zhou Yan?"

“Yes, I brought up divorce with him after I came back. I originally planned to come find you after the divorce.” Yan Zhen sighed. “But Zhou Yan said he would agree to the divorce on the condition that I have a child for him and Su Er.”

Zhou Rang's eyes darkened, and he said coldly, "He certainly dares to think that way."

After he finished speaking, he felt sorry for her again and gently stroked her neck with his fingers. Several days had passed, but there were still faint bruises there.

"I know you mean well, but don't do such dangerous things again."

God knows how much he wanted to kill Zhou Yan when he saw the injuries on her body in the council hall of the Zhou family's old mansion and learned that these injuries were inflicted by Zhou Yan.

Yan Zhen sighed: "Now I know you're a member of the Zhou family... I won't do it again."

Zhou Rang sensed the underlying meaning in her words: "You still mind my identity?"

"It's not that I mind, it's just that I don't know how to accept it... Divorcing my husband and then marrying his uncle, that's too shocking. I've only ever seen such a plot in novels."

Zhou Rang was both amused and exasperated: "If you're worried about gossip, then let's move and find a place where nobody knows us."

Yan Zhen frowned: "So, are you going to give up your control of the Zhou family?"

"It's okay. It was a thankless job anyway, so I'll just give it up."

"But..." Yan Zhen hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.

"Ok?"

“I heard that you have worked hard for a long time to achieve what you have today. You said you don’t want me to make any changes, and I don’t want you to give up anything for me.”

“For me, this is just a job. If it conflicts with my feelings, I can just find another one. There are plenty of jobs that can make money.” Zhou gently stroked her back. “But you are the only one I have, and I don’t want to miss out on you.”

Yan Zhen pursed her lips, hugged him with a grateful expression, and said, "Brother Zhou, thank you!"

The two talked for a long time until Zhou Rang left at three o'clock in the morning.

No sooner had he left than the system service light came on, and Xiao Qi's signature boyish voice rang out: "Master, are you planning to marry Zhou Rang?"

"No."

"Then why did you do that with him...?"

"Just playing around," Yan Zhen said nonchalantly. "It's not like I haven't played around with men in other worlds. Why didn't you give your opinion before?"

Xiaoqi didn't dare tell her that she had given Jingchen the mission number for this world, and that he might track her down here. If he were to run into her... it was unimaginable what kind of chaotic scene that would be.

"I was just asking casually..." Xiaoqi said softly, then gently advised, "Didn't you say that relying on people is unreliable, and relying on mountains is unreliable, and it's best to rely on yourself in everything? Relying on men is not advisable, and it also damages your queenly image..."

Yan Zhen scoffed: "Don't flatter me. What I'm doing is called 'Those who achieve great things don't concern themselves with trifles.' I'm making use of all available resources—including Zhou Rang—to my advantage. How is that not a strategy?"

Xiaoqi changed her perspective and continued to persuade him: "But I think Zhou Rang is more difficult to deal with than Zhou Yan. What if you get rid of Zhou Yan and then get entangled with Zhou Rang? And you don't plan to marry him, what will you do then?"

"Let him keep bothering me, I'm interested in him too." Yan Zhen said, his expression becoming playful. "With his physique and looks, I could play with him for at least ten years."

Xiaoqi: "..."

Well, it has already given a subtle warning anyway. If the host doesn't listen, she'll have to bear the consequences herself.

Thinking of this, Xiaoqi quickly logged off, and the service light went out.

-

The next day, when Zhou Yan woke up, his head was throbbing as if he had been hit on the head with a hammer.

He sat on the bed, and it took him a long time to clear his muddled mind.

Recalling what Su Er had said in the clubhouse stairwell the night before, he felt agitated.

It hasn't been that long since we last met, and she already has another man by her side.

Moreover, she personally confirmed that the man was better than her and could bring her more novelty and excitement.

He could almost foresee what would happen to Su Er and her so-called "boss" during their business trip.

In Su Er's eyes, he was just one of her many lovers. Compared to those men, he was neither outstanding nor had any advantages.

It seems we must have a child as soon as possible to keep Su Er at bay.

With this in mind, Zhou Yan grabbed her phone, called the hospital, and scheduled a physical examination for herself and Yan Zhen for the morning.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yan got out of bed to wash up.

Just then, the nanny came in, tidying the blankets on the bed as she said, "Young master, the driver is waiting for you downstairs. You can leave after breakfast."

"Where to?" Zhou Yan turned around. "I didn't call a driver today."

The nanny asked curiously, "Headquarters? Didn't Third Master say there was a meeting at headquarters today and that we couldn't be late?"

"Third Uncle?" Zhou Yan was even more puzzled. "When did he say that? How come I didn't know?"

“Last night…don’t you remember? It was Third Master who brought you back last night.”

Zhou Yan: "..."

Fragments of memories flashed through his mind: last night, after getting drunk at the club, he was helped out and got into a car; in the car, he seemed to have indeed seen his third uncle…

However, at the time he thought he was dreaming.

Why would Uncle San be so kind as to take him home?

When Huimei was taken away from him before, he clearly felt that his third uncle disliked him and was even somewhat hostile towards him.

Although Zhou Yan had doubts, he didn't dare to call Zhou Rang to verify.

After thinking it over, he made a phone call to Fang Tianqi, Zhou Rang's special assistant.

"Good morning, Assistant Fang," Zhou Yan said with a smile. "Is Uncle San at work yet? He drove me home last night, and I wanted to thank him in person."

Assistant Fang: "Good morning, Second Young Master. The boss is in a meeting."

“He’s busy… then I won’t bother him. Could you please tell Uncle that I caused him trouble last night?”

"You're too kind. The boss was discussing cooperation at the club last night, and seeing that you had drunk too much, he offered to take you home. It was nothing, please don't take it to heart."

Upon hearing Assistant Fang's words, Zhou Yan immediately understood.

Ultimately, his surname is Zhou, and he is a junior member of the Zhou family. As an elder, his third uncle was worried that he might get into trouble after drinking too much, so he took him home. This is perfectly normal.

However, my own overthinking and speculation were a bit like judging others by my own petty standards.