Xia Houwu walked out from the study. His parents looked at him with a serious expression, asking, "Little Wu. What are you going to do? "
"Nothing." Xia Houwu waved his hand, striding out.
Husband and wife exchanged a glance, guessing their precious son's thoughts.
"I should be going to find Zhao Chuan," his father said slowly.
"Sigh. Silly son. "His mother sighed. Her face was filled with sorrow.
… …
Dong dong.
Xia Houwu used all his strength to knock on the door of the office. The employees that passed by had expressions of shock on their faces. But when they discovered that the person knocking was Xia Houwu, they only gave a knowing smile, not caring at all. They did not obstruct him.
After knocking for a long time, Zhao Chuan finally opened the door. A smile hung on his face.
"Why didn't you pick up my call?" Xia Houwu barged into the room, panting heavily as he sat on the sofa. He grabbed Zhao Chuan's teacup and drank a mouthful, questioning him. "You didn't receive Old Yan's message?"
Zhao Chuan closed the door, walking towards Xia Houwu and slowly sitting down. Pushing the fruit platter on the table, he said with a smile, "Eat some fruit first. If you have something to say, say it slowly. "
Seeing this, Xia Houwu almost jumped up in anger. "Zhao Chuan! What the hell do you mean? "
Seeing Xia Houwu's anger, Zhao Chuan's expression was calm as he lit a cigarette. There was less of his usual easygoing attitude, but there was an additional seriousness.
He took a deep breath, his eyes calm as he asked, "I don't mean anything. You? What do you mean? "
"What I mean is, what do you plan to do?" Xia Houwu questioned. His eyes were red.
"I have a meeting at noon. In the afternoon I have to accompany the leader on a business trip. I can only return to the capital after a week. "Zhao Chuan concisely explained his schedule for the next week.
"That's it?" Xia Houwu's breathing was heavy. His fists clenched.
"That's it." Zhao Chuan nodded his head.
"Fuck you!" Xia Houwu punched Zhao Chuan's face across the table. Angrily. "I've misjudged you!"
Finishing, he turned around to leave.
"Little Wu!"
Zhao Chuan, with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, pulled Xia Houwu back.
"I have nothing to say to you!" Xia Houwu used all his strength to push Zhao Chuan away.
"But I have to say it to you," Zhao Chuan said in a low voice. "Sit down."
Xia Houwu felt indignant, glaring fiercely at Zhao Chuan. But in the end, she still sat down.
He had known Zhao Chuan for many years. Other than Yen Teng-kuei, Zhao Chuan was his best friend. They even spent more time together than they did with Yen Teng-kuei.
"You came from home?" Zhao Chuan lit another cigarette. That arrow had been sent flying by Xiahou Wu.
"Nonsense," Xiahou Wu said angrily.
"Your parents didn't stop you?" Zhao Chuan continued to ask. His words were indifferent.
"Nonsense." Xia Houwu's eyes were red.
"Then do you know why they didn't stop you?" Zhao Chuan pursed his lips and said.
"Why?" Xia Houwu countered.
"Because they knew you would come looking for me. As for me. I won't let you mess around, "Zhao Chuan said calmly.
"What nonsense are you spouting?" Xiahou Wu questioned. "Is standing up for your brother reckless?"
Hearing this, Zhao Chuan's lips curled into a mocking smile. "Do you have the ability to help him? Do you know what level of competition this is? Do you think that your relative working in the disciplinary committee can help him? Or do you plan to use money to crush him? How much money do you have? More than Lin Chaotian? "
Xia Houwu calmed down after being questioned. "But at least I won't stand by and watch him die! Everything depends on one's own effort! "
"Stand by and watch him die?" Zhao Chuan countered. "Will he die? In the worst case scenario, he will at most be punished. He will lose the right to inherit the Yan family. This is already an established fact. Unless Master Yan acts. If he does not act, then there is no meaning for us to jump up and down. If he acts, then there is no need for us to act. This debt, do you know how to calculate it? "
Xia Houwu stared at Zhao Chuan. After a long while, he said through gritted teeth, "Zhao Chuan, you really are cold-blooded!"
"Cold-Blooded?" Zhao Chuan's gaze froze, asking back. "Little Wu. On the other hand, if the person in trouble today was you. Would he help you? Don't let your emotions affect your decisions. Don't lose your rationality. With your understanding of him. Do you think he would take the risk of being dragged down with him and lend you a helping hand? "
Xia Houwu sat on the sofa in a daze. After thinking for a long time.
After an unknown amount of time, Xia Houwu lifted his eyes to look at Zhao Chuan. "What about you? Would you? Lend you a helping hand? "
"I won't help him." Zhao Chuan shook his head. "But I will help you."
"You really are a hypocrite!" Xia Houwu said mockingly. "If the person in trouble right now was me, perhaps he would say the same words to him?"
Zhao Chuan suddenly laughed strangely. Taking a drag of his cigarette, he said, "Little Wu. We've been friends for so many years. When you were in trouble, wasn't I the first to rush out? Do you still remember the first time your investment failed and you didn't dare to tell your family? Who helped you settle it? Do you know how much effort I had to expend to get back the money you were cheated of? At that time, what was Yen Teng-kuei doing? He was playing mahjong with a bunch of young masters all night! At least a million! "
Xia Houwu was dumbfounded.
He sat on the sofa, his face blank.
"Little Wu. I'm not taking credit from you. I just want to tell you, Yen Teng-kuei and I are not the same kind of people. Even if we often hang out together and have a good relationship. But it is only limited to helping each other. If a disaster comes, he won't help you. You don't have to help him. And the most fundamental difference is that when you are in trouble, he has the ability to help you. But when he is in trouble, you have no ability to help him. "Zhao Chuan lit up another cigarette, a forced smile on his face. "These years, you and I have been at his beck and call, running errands and running errands for him. You are after friendship, I am after benefits. Mutual benefits. On normal days, you will be his lackey and lead the charge for him. I won't say anything. I won't persuade you. Because it won't hurt you too much. But this time, even if you break off all ties with me, I won't allow you to help him. You can't help him. He is not worth you risking your life. "
Zhao Chuan extinguished his cigarette, rubbing his stiff face. Seeing Xia Houwu sink into a painful struggle. His heart hardened, he pursed his lips. "Why is Yu Fei willing to be cannon fodder for Xiao Zheng? How long have they known each other? How intelligent is Yu Fei? How long have we known each other? Why am I not willing to help him? I'm not even willing to do a symbolic gesture? Little Wu, in your eyes, am I really so cold-blooded? "
Xia Houwu opened his mouth with difficulty, looking at Zhao Chuan. "But I can't forgive myself."
"If you must go," Zhao Chuan said with a calm expression. "I'll accompany you."
Xia Houwu's body trembled. There was a bitter feeling at the corner of his lips. "Why?"
"You are my brother," Zhao Chuan said word by word. "But he is not."
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