The air went quiet for a moment.
The air-conditioning in the bar was very low, and the heat and irritation in Yu Huan’s body were quickly blown away.
She waited patiently for a moment, then repeated again, “Do you know Zhu Heqing?”
Of course he knew him.
Who wouldn’t know the famous young heir of the Zhu Family?
Wang Hao slightly regretted boasting earlier.
Winning the favor of a beauty was important, but offending Zhu Heqing was even more unwise.
Zhu Heqing had always treated women coldly.
If Yu Huan went to disturb Zhu Heqing, his father would probably kick him out of the line of heirs by tomorrow.
Wang Hao felt regret, yet he also couldn’t bear to let such a beautiful little girl run into someone as difficult as Zhu Heqing. Deep down, he even felt a faint trace of jealousy.
Jealous that Zhu Heqing might receive Yu Huan’s favor.
He couldn’t help but advise, “Zhu Heqing has never had a good attitude toward women. Even if you were as beautiful as a fairy, he still wouldn’t treat you kindly.”
Wang Hao recalled a party he had attended before, hosted by someone in their circle. He didn’t know how that person managed it, but even Zhu Heqing had been invited.
When Zhu Heqing entered, everyone’s attention had been drawn to him.
At that time, Zhu Heqing had just taken over the Zhu family’s company, and many people had set their sights on him.
Among them was a female celebrity who had recently become famous from a hit drama.
She held a wine glass, her figure swaying gracefully as she walked toward Zhu Heqing.
Then, copying a clumsy trick from novels, she poured the entire glass of red wine onto Zhu Heqing’s suit and panicked while apologizing.
Wang Hao had been very close to Zhu Heqing at that time. Zhu Heqing’s smile remained unchanged, but his eyes turned cold in an instant.
He unhurriedly took off his suit jacket and threw it on the ground as if it were trash.
“1.5 million. Pay now or call the police?”
The female celebrity’s face instantly turned pale. Her panic replaced all pretense, leaving only fear in her eyes.
Wang Hao was a man who sympathized with women, and he didn’t want this girl—who looked like a fairy from heaven—to be frightened by Zhu Heqing as well.
“Zhu Heqing wouldn’t dare to be harsh with me,” Yu Huan said. “Just tell me where he is.”
“Zhu Heqing wouldn’t dare to be harsh with me.”
Beautiful people always sounded so confidently self-assured when they spoke.
After a few seconds of hesitation, Wang Hao gritted his teeth and said, “Fine, I’ll tell you. But if he asks later, don’t mention that it was me.”
Yu Huan nodded absentmindedly. “I won’t say anything.”
She didn’t even have time to care who told her—she still needed to settle scores with Zhu Heqing.
“President Zhu and the others are in the Guanyun Pavilion private room on the second floor.”
“Thanks.”
After getting the exact location, Yu Huan generously gave Wang Hao a smile.
Wang Hao was so dazzled by it that his mind went blank for a moment. By the time he came back to himself, Yu Huan had already reached the second floor.
He silently swallowed the words, “I don’t even know your name yet,” and said a bit sourly, “President Zhu is really lucky.”
Every private room on the second floor had a dedicated attendant standing outside.
As soon as Yu Huan reached the room named Guanyun Pavilion, she was stopped by the attendant.
“Miss, may I ask what you need?”
“I’m looking for Zhu Heqing,” Yu Huan said.
The attendant remained polite. “Sorry, miss, do you have an invitation?”
Yu Huan shook her head honestly, then asked confidently, “So I can’t go in without an invitation?”
The attendant: “……”
He forced himself to keep a polite expression. “No, you can’t.”
Yu Huan hadn’t expected it to be so troublesome to catch someone, and her little face immediately scrunched up.
She asked again, “If I make a scene outside, will your job be affected?”
The attendant nodded. “Yes, I would be fired.”
“Alright then.”
Yu Huan wasn’t an overbearing person. She squatted down in front of the door. “I won’t affect your work.”
Anyway, Zhu Heqing would come out sooner or later. She would just wait here like a hunter waiting for prey.
When the attendant tried to speak again, Yu Huan looked up sharply, eyes wide with disbelief.
“I already said I won’t affect your work—can I not even squat at the door?!”
The attendant’s mouth twitched. “Suit yourself.”
Yu Huan was lucky. Less than two minutes after she squatted down, the private room door opened from inside.
A waiter came out carrying a tray.
Yu Huan immediately saw Zhu Heqing sitting on the sofa. Her anger flared up instantly. “Zhu Heqing!”
Her fierce shout drew everyone’s attention.
Zhu Heqing turned toward the sound. The person he had been thinking about day and night suddenly appeared before him, squatting on the ground in a small bundle, looking up at him eagerly. Her hair was slightly messy from running around.
Everyone watched as the man who had just been cold and distant moments ago showed shock, disbelief, and even a trace of barely visible grievance.
Zhu Heqing immediately stood up and quickly walked to the doorway, lifting her straight into his arms.
“Fufu, when did you come back? Why didn’t you call me to pick you up? How long have you been waiting here? Are your legs tired from squatting? Why didn’t you call me?”
He kept talking nonstop, like a strict but caring guardian.
Yu Huan slapped her hand over his mouth, stopping him.
“Shut up first.”
She straightened up slightly and quickly scanned the people inside the room.
Besides a woman in a white dress, the rest were men, including one she had met not long ago—He Zhiheng.
The lighting was normal, there were no inappropriate items on the table, and the smell of alcohol in the room wasn’t strong.
Only then did Yu Huan relax, though she still wasn’t pleased. She moved her hand from his mouth to his cheek, pinching it lightly.
“I’m not around and you secretly come to a bar, Zhu Heqing—you’re really not being honest.”
The accusation was very straightforward and could easily offend someone.
But He Zhiheng had already seen how Yu Huan even made Zhu Heqing handle small things like drinking water, so he wasn’t surprised and didn’t get angry.
Instead, he quickly explained, “This is my fault. I was the one who called A-He over.”
“His sister just came back from abroad, so we organized a gathering. This bar also belongs to me, so we chose it for convenience.”
Yu Huan let out an “oh,” only now realizing she might have misunderstood. She looked up at her boyfriend a little awkwardly.
Zhu Heqing wrapped his long, well-defined fingers around her hand, gently soothing her, then introduced her to the others.
“This is my girlfriend, and also my future wife, Yu Huan.”
Even though things between them had barely just begun, he had already eagerly given her the title of “wife.”
His subtle declaration of ownership made He Zhiheng’s eye twitch.
“Fufu, this is Li Yan, this is Zhao Xun…”
Zhu Heqing introduced them one by one. Each time a name was called, the person smiled and greeted Yu Huan, “Hello, sister-in-law.”
Finally, his gaze stopped on Xu Yunshu.
Leaning against Yu Huan’s neck, Zhu Heqing spoke softly, “This is Xu Yunshu, my younger sister.”
Xu Yunshu’s already pale face turned even paler. She forced back the bitterness in her nose and softly said, “Sister-in-law.”
She had long prepared herself for the fact that Zhu Heqing would have a woman.
But seeing it with her own eyes—seeing Zhu Heqing holding another woman in his arms, speaking to her with a tenderness she had never seen before, and even publicly declaring that this woman would be his future wife—
Xu Yunshu felt as if her heart had been tightly clenched by a hand, making it hard to breathe.
Yu Huan had heard about her before, so she smiled kindly and asked with concern, “Are you feeling unwell? You look very pale.”
Zhao Xun scratched his head. “She was fine when we first arrived. Maybe the air-conditioning is too cold?”