52: Chapter 52 Zhou Xiaodie

Compared to red wine, Chu Yuan even preferred plain water.

"Young Master Chu, as long as you allow Tianlong Group to cooperate with the Zhou Family, I am willing to pay any price."

Zhou Xiaodie gritted her teeth, but she still agreed to this unequal treaty.

In truth, she had already made her choice long before she arrived.

It was merely her pathetic sense of shame and self-respect that caused her some lingering hesitation.

She did not want to go from being a wealthy socialite to a commoner burdened with debt; she even wanted to climb higher, to fly up to the branches and become a phoenix.

Following Chu Yuan and gaining the support of Tianlong Group would be a guaranteed win-win deal regardless of how one looked at it.

Although she was already married, it was only because she had fulfilled her grandfather's dying wish, out of sheer necessity.

Toward that nominal, good-for-nothing husband, Zhou Xiaodie felt not a shred of affection; in fact, she felt only disgust.

She was, in fact, the type of person with a strong-willed personality; the weaker and more incompetent Shen Wen was, the more she loathed him.

Conversely, for a strong person like Chu Yuan, Zhou Xiaodie even felt a hint of secret delight in her heart.

"Ding-ding-ding!"

Just as she entered the room, before she could do anything, her phone rang.

Zhou Xiaodie picked up the phone and took a look; the two characters "Shen Wen" on the screen made her feel nauseous.

Adhering to the principle of "out of sight, out of mind," she hung up the call without a moment's hesitation.

The other party did not give up and called again.

A flash of anger appeared on Zhou Xiaodie's face, and in her frustration, she turned off the phone.

"It seems that good-for-nothing Shen Wen is calling. This young master can still give you one chance: leave now, and we can pretend nothing ever happened."

Chu Yuan looked at Zhou Xiaodie with an amused expression.

Perhaps it was because she had a few too many drinks and the alcohol had gone to her head, or perhaps it was out of her loathing for Shen Wen, but this time, Zhou Xiaodie did not hesitate in the slightest; she closed the door and walked over to Chu Yuan.

Since she had already made her choice, there was nothing to hesitate about.

Even if she were to be with Chu Yuan, she, Zhou Xiaodie, would not be at any disadvantage.

As the words fell, the room lapsed into silence, and Zhou Xiaodie hung onto Chu Yuan, feeling somewhat at a loss.

"This young master will go take a shower first."

Chu Yuan spoke, breaking the brief silence.

...

"Powered off? Why would Xiaodie's phone be powered off?"

Shen Wen held the phone, lost in thought.

Last night, he had suffered the Zhou Family's punishment; the pain was unbearable, and he couldn't sleep all night, only falling into a deep slumber at dawn.

Early in the morning, he learned from the Zhou Family members that Zhou Xiaodie had gone to Tianlong Group once again.

Now that it was afternoon, and he hadn't seen Zhou Xiaodie return for several hours, how could Shen Wen not be anxious?

Although he did not know much about Chu Yuan's character, he could tell from just two meetings that Chu Yuan definitely had ill intentions toward his wife, Zhou Xiaodie. Now that Zhou Xiaodie had gone alone to see Chu Yuan, could some accident have occurred during these few hours?

Shen Wen did not dare to continue imagining.

"No, I absolutely cannot sit by and wait for death, watching helplessly as Xiaodie falls into the clutches of that rich young master, Chu Yuan."

"But I already explained the situation to my father yesterday; surely my father must have taken some action by now."

"With my father and the entire Shen Family behind me, even Chu Yuan would have to weigh the consequences and would not dare to act rashly."

"Yes, it must be that Chu Yuan is being pressured by my father, so he is cooperating honestly with Xiaodie; the two of them are currently in the midst of discussing the details of the cooperation."

Thinking of the power of the Shen Family and his father, Shen Wen felt much more at ease.

With the Shen Family involved, Chu Yuan could only obediently cooperate with Xiaodie.

"Good-for-nothing, what are you standing there gaping at?"

"Have you washed the clothes? Have you mopped the floor? Our Zhou Family does not support idlers; if you can't do it well, then get out of the Zhou Family."

Running into Shen Wen made Miao Yue's anger rise from within, and she couldn't help but give this good-for-nothing son-in-law a thorough scolding.

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault. I... I'll go do it right away."

Shen Wen bowed and scraped; when facing Miao Yue, his nominal mother-in-law, he couldn't even hold his head up.

In the three years he had been with the Zhou Family, Shen Wen had been tormented by Miao Yue no small amount.

The fear in his heart had already caused him to lose any thought of resistance.