69novels Chapter 141 Wild Growth
Chapter 141 Wild Growth
Chapter 141 Wild Growth
Seeing Zhou Wenzhe gradually calm down after his initial anxiety, Zhou's father was puzzled. Analyzing the phone call he had just made, he figured it must be related to a certain girl.
But the two of them were just chatting and nothing happened, and no phone calls came in. How did he know that the girl was in trouble?
"If you're really in a hurry to go back, I can arrange a plane for you." Mr. Zhou has many business partners in Taiwan, so arranging a private plane on short notice is not impossible, although it might be difficult.
"No need, I can go back after the wedding."
"Is the matter resolved?"
"Yes, it's resolved."
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"Alright then."
Although Mr. Zhou was very curious, his son was already so old and had his own privacy, so he didn't ask any more questions.
Shortly after returning to the hotel from the night market, Zhou Wenzhe received a call from Li Zhi'en.
At first, he didn't want to answer, but after thinking about it carefully, he finally answered the phone, only changing how he addressed her: "IUi".
Lee Ji-eun was taken aback when she heard this address. Just a moment ago, he had been calling her "Ji-eun," so how could he have become so distant so quickly?
However, she couldn't care less about such trivial matters right now. From her conversation with Choi Sulli just now, she could tell that her younger sister's emotions were very off.
According to her analysis, the couple must have had a big fight, so big that they might break up.
Knowing her younger sister Choi Sulli well, she couldn't stand idly by. Even if they were to break up, she had to make things clear.
"Wen-Zhe, when are you coming back from Taiwan?"
"The day after tomorrow, why?"
"Come find me when you get back the day after tomorrow. I'll invite Shirley over, and the two of you can have a good talk."
"No need, there's nothing to talk about, let's leave it at that." Zhou Wenzhe no longer wanted to see Cui Xueli. He never expected that after giving so much for her, he would still be betrayed.
"Oh dear, what's wrong between you two? She won't tell you why, and neither will you. Even if you had a fight, does it really mean you have to break up?"
"You don't need to worry about this." Hearing Lee Ji-eun say this, Zhou Wenzhe smiled contemptuously. It seemed that Choi Sulli also knew that she couldn't tell her good friend what she had done.
"you.."
Lee Ji-eun wanted to say something more, but then she realized the call had ended and Zhou Wenzhe had hung up.
When I called back, I found that his phone was switched off.
After turning off his phone and tossing it onto the bed, Zhou Wenzhe walked to the window and looked at the night view of Tainan City. His mind began to automatically play back memories of his time with Choi Sulli, from their first meeting in Hawaii to their reunion in Seoul, and the fireworks show on the Han River.
Then he smiled.
Life is about experiencing the bitterness of love; if it's too smooth, it feels unreal.
The next morning, Zhou Wenzhe dressed neatly and arrived at the groom's house. Today, he was going to help with the wedding procession as a relative or friend.
After being introduced by a relative, he shook hands with today's groom, Zhou Haocheng. The two cousins were meeting for the first time today.
Just as Zhou Wenzhe was listening to the wedding planner explain what was going to happen next, a girl walked in from outside and called out to the groom, "Brother."
When Zhou Wenzhe heard the somewhat familiar voice, he turned his head and looked over. When he saw who it was, his eyes were filled with surprise.
The girl happened to see Zhou Wenzhe, her eyes widened instantly, and she subconsciously asked in Korean, "Oppa, what are you doing here?"
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"You two know each other?"
The groom looked at his sister and Zhou Wenzhe with surprise. Although he couldn't understand Korean, he could tell that the two knew each other and seemed to be quite close.
"Are you siblings?" Zhou Wenzhe looked at Zhou Ziyu and Zhou Haocheng curiously; the two really did look somewhat alike.
"Hmm, you know my brother?"
"This is the first time we've met today." Zhou Wenzhe smiled. He hadn't expected things to be so coincidental; Zhou Ziyu was actually his cousin.
If Lim Na-yeon and the others knew this, they would definitely be shocked.
"Wen Zhe is our cousin."
"Cousin?" Chou Tzu-yu was puzzled. She had never heard of such a cousin, especially not Chou Wen-che.
"This relationship is a bit complicated, we'll talk about it later."
Although they both share the surname Zhou, Zhou Wenzhe and Zhou Ziyu are only from the same clan and are not closely related by blood. According to traditional Chinese customs, they are beyond the fifth degree of kinship.
After Chou Tzu-yu's explanation, Chou Hao-cheng finally understood how his sister met Chou Wen-che. Their parents were also very surprised when they heard about it.
Besides being surprised by this connection, I was even more surprised that Zhou Wenzhe was a shareholder and director of JYP Entertainment.
Because of their daughter, they are very clear about the scale of JYP Entertainment. Zhou Wenzhe became a shareholder and director at such a young age, and the reasons behind this must be quite complicated.
However, because of the wedding, I didn't ask any further questions.
Although this wasn't Zhou Wenzhe's first time attending a wedding, today was the first time he had been deeply involved in a wedding as a relative or friend.
He found all these experiences very interesting, especially the little games set up by the bride's relatives and friends, which made the groomsmen quite embarrassed.
After the wedding procession, the next step is the banquet.
Upon arriving at the hotel, Zhou Wenzhe was assigned by the wedding coordinator to greet guests, register them, and collect gifts. Zhou Ziyu was the one who did this job with him.
The handsome man and beautiful woman were the subject of many jokes from the guests, and quite a few actually thought they were a couple.
Zhou Wenzhe was too lazy to explain. Anyway, he wouldn't have a second chance to meet these people, so why waste his breath?
Chou Tzu-yu didn't know how to explain, and after seeing Chou Wen-che's tacit agreement, she simply stopped explaining, because there were many guests she didn't know, and what was the point of explaining to these people?
A short while later, perhaps having heard some rumors, Chou Tzu-yu's father came over. After seeing the two of them, he simply smiled and went back to greet his relatives and friends.
Gradually, most of the guests entered the banquet hall, and Zhou Wenzhe and Zhou Ziyu began to collect the monetary gifts. After collecting them all, they put them in a box along with the gift book.
"Ziyu, you'd better keep a close eye on this box and don't lose it," Zhou Wenzhe joked. According to his calculations, all the monetary gifts had already exceeded three million New Taiwan Dollars.
The bulk of the money came from a check for NT$88 given by Zhou Wenzhe's father, and he also gave a separate check for NT$10.
"Yes, I know." Chou Tzu-yu hugged the gift box tightly.
After checking that nothing was missing, the couple entered the banquet hall, found their seats, and waited for the wedding to begin.
"Wen Zhe hyung, when are you going back to Seoul?" Chou Tzu-yu asked softly.
"tomorrow."
"So fast?"
"Hmm, what's wrong?"
"I thought you could stay a few more days so I could take you around to see the sights."
"Where are you taking me to play?"
Zhou Wenzhe didn't actually have anything to do in Seoul. The reason he was going back tomorrow was because his father still had work to do. After returning to Seoul tomorrow, he and his mother would take a private plane directly back to New York.
"There are many fun things to do in Tainan, as well as many historical sites."
"Really? That's fine then. I'll stay a few more days."
Although Zhou Wenzhe wasn't interested in these so-called fun things or historical sites, he needed to relax.
Which hotel are you staying at? I'll come find you tomorrow.
"This is the place." Zhou Wenzhe pointed upstairs.
"it is good."
The two were whispering and chatting happily, and their parents at the next table saw the whole scene.
After the wedding banquet ended and the group photo was taken.
Many young guests came to ask Tzuyu for autographs and photos, as well as some hotel staff. Zhou Wenzhe temporarily took on the role of manager, helping to maintain order.
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After the photos were taken, Chou Tzu-yu went home with her family, while Chou Wen-che returned to his room upstairs in the hotel.
I had just returned home when the doorbell rang.
When I opened the door, it was my father.
"Dad, is something wrong?"
"Yes, let's talk."
Looking at his father's serious expression, Zhou Wenzhe was a little puzzled. What did they want to talk about?
After his father came in, he made a cup of tea and placed it in front of him. "Dad, have a drink to sober up first."
"Um."
The father picked up his teacup, blew on it, took a small sip, and put the teacup down before saying, "Are you very familiar with Yi Cheng's daughter?"
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"You mean Tzuyu? Hmm, we're fairly familiar with each other."
Actually, before today, Zhou Wenzhe and Zhou Ziyu were not very familiar with each other, and they had only exchanged a few words.
"Is she a celebrity in South Korea?"
"Yes, she is the youngest member of the girl group Twice."
"You also have shares in their entertainment company?"
"Yes, JYP Entertainment. I should now be considered the second largest shareholder of this company."
Why did you acquire so many shares in Korean entertainment companies?
Mr. Zhou didn't understand this at all. Although the South Korean entertainment industry was relatively developed, the profit margin was really not high and the market was also very limited. Based on his investment advice over the years, this didn't seem like something he would do.
Zhou Wenzhe could tell others that he did this because he was optimistic about the development of the Korean entertainment industry, but this explanation was not very convincing in front of his father, so he told the truth: "Actually, my purpose in investing in these entertainment companies is not to make money."
"For a woman?" Zhou's father wasn't too surprised by this.
"That's one way to put it, but not entirely."
Zhou Wenzhe initially only wanted to complete his mission in order to extend his lifespan, but as he gained more and more girlfriends, these shares also served as a form of security.
"Besides Irene, you have other girlfriends, right?"
"Um.
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Zhou Wenzhe nodded. He certainly wouldn't tell his mother about this, but he didn't want to hide it from his father.
Mr. Zhou looked at his son and sighed. Although he certainly wouldn't support his son's behavior from a subjective perspective, on the other hand, given his son's circumstances, it was perfectly normal for such things to happen. In fact, many girls would still actively pursue him even knowing that he had a girlfriend.
"Dad, I have my reasons," Zhou Wenzhe said with a helpless smile.
"Alright, I understand." Zhou's father waved his hand, interrupting Zhou Wenzhe's attempt to explain, and then added, "You should know your place. Don't make things too ugly. If your mother finds out about this, she won't understand you like I do."
"I know."
Zhou Wenzhe was well aware of his mother's personality. The reason she acted this way was because many women had taken the initiative to pursue her after his father became successful.
There's no way around it; once a man has money and social status, he faces many temptations.
To shield her father from these temptations, her mother gave up her dream of becoming a musician and joined the family's investment company, becoming her father's right-hand woman.
"Anyway, only one person can enter our Zhou family. Your mother and I will not acknowledge the others. You brought this trouble upon yourself."
After saying that, the father got up and left.
Zhou Wenzhe carefully pondered his father's last words before he left. These words implied that his father tacitly acknowledged his philandering, but that such behavior could only occur before marriage.
On the other hand, after Chou Tzu-yu returned home, she was also questioned by her parents, who asked almost the same questions.
"Ziyu, when you were in Korea, did you have a lot of contact with Wenzhe?" Zhou's father asked.
"Not many, we've only seen each other a few times."
"Oh, does he wield a lot of power in your company?"
"Yeah, he has a lot of power. Besides our president, he's probably the one with the most power." Sometimes, Zhou Ziyu felt that Zhou Wenzhe had more power than Park Jin-young. Like last time in Japan, he could take them to a hot spring with just a word.
"Do you know how he became a shareholder of your company?" Mr. Zhou was now a little suspicious of his cousin. "He's not just a high-ranking bank executive, otherwise how could he give his son so much money to invest in an entertainment company, a listed company at that?"
"I don't know, Dad. Is there a problem?"
"It's nothing. Do you know anything else about Wenzhe?"
"Hmm—he also has shares in other entertainment companies, and it seems like quite a few." Chou Tzu-yu thought for a moment; she had heard this news from Lim Na-yeon.
Are you sure?
"I'm not entirely sure; I heard it from one of the older members of the team."
"Does he have a girlfriend now?" Zhou's mother asked.
"I don't know, Mom, why are you asking this?" Although Lim Nayeon has never admitted to her relationship with Zhou Wenzhe, the other members of the group have all tacitly accepted that the two are in a relationship.
However, since the person involved doesn't admit to it, Chou Tzu-yu can't easily tell her parents.
"I saw you two were having a pleasant chat just now. You could actually consider it," Zhou's mother said with a smile. Her daughter was already an adult, and although she was an artist, she should also consider her personal life.
"Mom, what are you saying? We're relatives." Chou Tzu-yu's face immediately turned red.
"Actually, our family and their family used to be from the same village, so we weren't close. It was only after your grandfather and his grandfather came to Taiwan that we became closer. If you really want to be precise, our two families can only be considered as relatives," Zhou's father explained.
"That won't work either," Chou Tzu-yu shook her head.
"Never mind, since you didn't mean it that way, let's pretend we didn't say anything." Zhou's mother waved her hand. She just thought Zhou Wenzhe was a good candidate and was giving her daughter a suggestion.
Zhou's father didn't mention the matter again.
Zhou Ziyu returned to her room, lay on her bed, and her mind was filled with what her parents had just said. The more she thought about it, the more shy she became, and her heart started racing.
Thinking about it, Zhou Wenzhe is indeed a very good person to date. If it weren't for Lin Nayeon, she would really like to experience the taste of love.
Once this thought takes root in your mind, no matter how you try to stop it, you can't suppress its wild growth.
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