Chapter 72

Chapter 72: Fu Qing Han Might Really Hold It Against the Zhou Family Because of This

Zhou Wen An still managed to keep himself from seeming either servile or arrogant, but the people beside him couldn’t hide their eager, flattering looks.

Fu Qing Han smiled faintly, distant yet polite. “Mr. Zhou, Madam Zhou, please accept this small gift as a token of my sincerity. Happy eighteenth birthday to your daughter.”

When he finished speaking, his subordinate handed over the gift box.

Someone from the Zhou Family hurried to accept it.

Madam Zhou looked Jiang Shi Yue up and down, so subtly it was hard to catch. A flash of disdain crossed her eyes, but she quickly switched to a warm, friendly smile. “Miss Jiang really is as pretty and lovable as the rumors say. The moment I look at you, I feel like we just click.”

“Of course.” Jiang Shi Yue nodded in agreement. “I almost called you Mother-in-law.”

That line was painfully awkward.

Quite a few people who knew the inside story watched with glee. Everyone knew what kind of man the Zhou Family boss was.

He liked young, pretty girls, and he never had good intentions.

Men were always possessive, after all.

Fu Qing Han might really hold it against the Zhou Family because of this.

Madam Zhou’s expression stiffened, but she wasn’t someone to be pushed around. She kept smiling as she spoke. “Miss Jiang is so outstanding, it’s only natural that my eldest son liked you, but it’s a pity I didn’t have that kind of luck.”

Beside her, Zhou Ling glanced at Fu Qing Han shyly. He stood right in front of her, almost close enough to touch. This man had absolute status, and on top of that he was young and handsome – what woman wouldn’t be moved?

But why did Jiang Shi Yue get to benefit from it?

Jiang Shi Yue’s gaze swept over Zhou Ling, light and unnoticeable. She giggled, showing a row of shining white teeth.

“Madam Zhou, you’re absolutely right. What’s yours is yours. What’s not yours will never be yours.”

She spoke with sincere conviction, her eyes honest.

Others might think Jiang Shi Yue was just making a casual remark.

But it made Zhou Ling and Madam Zhou’s hearts tighten in anger.

They’d given her face, and she still refused to take it, really thinking she was a phoenix.

Fu Qing Han glanced at Jiang Shi Yue. A hint of an amused, almost-smile rippled through his eyes. Sure enough, with this little girl around, she could solve quite a few problems for him.

The dinner officially began. Everyone who came was someone with a name in C City, but they had only heard of Second Young Master Fu – they never had the chance to see him in person.

Now that he had come, it was a perfect chance to curry favor.

A group of people secretly plotted, determined to find the right moment to get close to him.

Opportunities like this weren’t exactly once in a millennium, but they were close.

Only after Second Young Master Fu arrived did the banquet truly begin.

Perfume and fine clothes filled the air as glasses clinked in toasts. The background music was soft, yet still graceful and pleasing. Everyone who could attend the Zhou Family’s banquet was somebody, and many of them did business together, so they used this chance to keep talking and deepen their ties. If someone was unfamiliar, as long as they seemed useful, a friend could introduce them – maybe those connections would come in handy later.

That was how banquets usually went.

But today, almost everyone’s eyes were on Fu Qing Han.

They tried hard to restrain themselves, yet the eagerness in their eyes was hard to hide.

Still, a few young ladies from prominent families watched Jiang Shi Yue with quiet, jealous hatred. They wished the person standing beside Fu Qing Han were themselves.

In their minds, they kept sneering at Jiang Shi Yue, wondering what gave her the right to be pursued by Fu Qing Han. They didn’t even dare to think too hard, because the moment they did, the jealousy turned into a venomous snake tearing at their hearts.