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Chapter 852: Chu Zhaoxi Reappears

    

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"You're truly annoying. The carefully nurtured feelings were completely destroyed by you."

Shangguan Shishi used her fork and knife to viciously attack the steak in her plate, venting her frustration.

"I never expected to run into an acquaintance here," Wang Zheng said with a smile as he looked at the restaurant entrance.

"Who" Shangguan Shishi's attention was diverted once again.

"The eldest grandson of the Chu family, of course." Wang Zheng said with a cold laugh: "Chu Zhaoxi."

Upon hearing this name, Shangguan Shishi also turned her face toward the exit and just managed to catch sight of a man in casual attire entering the restaurant with a female companion.

"This is a venomous snake," although young, Shangguan Shishi was quite accurate when it came to assessing people. Clearly, what Chu Zhaoxi had been up to recently made everyone wary.

In the Chu family, the second grandson, Chu Zhaonan, shone like the sun in the sky, incomparably brilliant, and his achievements over the years were outstanding. However, as the eldest brother, Chu Zhaoxi's star dimmed greatly; he was almost forgotten by the clan.

Yet, it turned out that all along, Chu Zhaoxi had merely been biding his time and playing a waiting game to mislead everyone. He chose to strike fiercely at the most opportune moment, directly sending his sun-like younger brother, Chu Zhaonan, plummeting into the abyss!

He is like a venomous snake, one that doesn't act unless it's to unleash a thunderbolt strike, instantly turning the tide of battle! And altering many people's fates for life!

A man like this can't help but make others wary!

In fact, in some ways, Song Mingsheng from the Song family is quite similar to Chu Zhaoxi, except that the latter is even more ruthless and vicious. Once he acts, there will definitely be no lingering troubles!

To be honest, Shangguan Shishi has no good feelings towards this man; she prefers the seemingly amiable Chu Zhanan before. In fact, Shangguan Shishi despises this guy from the bottom of her heart. He looks splendid on the surface but who knows how many sordid deeds he's done in secret.

"Just seeing him ruins my mood," said Shangguan Shishi with a huff: "Let's eat quickly and leave here."

"I don't mind, it mainly depends on your eating speed," Wang Zheng收回目光,若無其事地吃著牛排。rephrased as "Wang Zheng withdrew his gaze and ate the steak nonchalantly."

"Do you think something might have happened to Chu Zhanan if he hasn't given us any news for so long" Shangguan Shishi shook her head: "Reduced to this state by his own brother, he must have been blinded by love."

"Saying that he was blinded by love is an understatement. I'm afraid in the end, even that love won't be reliable," Wang Zheng's tone was complicated and tinged with a hint of regret. Indeed, anyone witnessing Chu Zhaonan's swift fall from grace after being ranked just below Su Tianran would likely sigh deeply.

"What You... What do you mean by this" Shangguan Shishi had heard about Xiao Juan's affair; she was once moved by Chu Zhanan abandoning his family business for love. But hearing Wang Zheng speak like this, she sensed a different flavor to it.

Wang Zheng didn't answer but shook his head and glanced at Chu Zhaoxi.

Shishi Shangguan was incredibly smart; Wang Zheng merely needed to give her a simple glance to convey the answer.

"Y-You mean..." Shishi Shangguan was too shocked by her own conjecture to speak!

"I didn't say anything." Although Wang Zheng said this, he nodded slightly.

"Oh my god, this is simply unbelievable!" Still in shock, Shishi Shangguan whispered, "If it's true like that, Chu Zhaonan might be in grave danger!"

"He was already in grave danger. But if he can't resolve this matter, then he doesn't deserve to be called Chu Zhaonan." For Wang Zheng, this was a very high compliment.

"I don't think so. Everyone immersed in love loses the ability to think rationally," Shishi Shangguan objected.

"Don't act so serious; one might mistake you for someone who's experienced love." Wang Zheng looked at her with disdain.

"Y-You..." Shishi Shangguan argued, "I know this feeling!"

In reality, the situation was quite clear. Every time Wang Zheng said something casually, it would cause a significant emotional shift in Shishi Shangguan, either making her angry or sweetly smiling.

"How did you know" Wang Zheng had already thrown Shishi Miss off balance and she couldn't think straight anymore.

"I'm not talking to you anymore." Shangguan Shishi knew that in front of Wang Zheng, the expert at changing topics, their conversation had strayed from its original purpose again.

"Actually, I didn't say that Xiao Juan was sent by Chu Zhaoxi as a spy; it's all my speculation. Because I tend to be rather pessimistic and like to consider the worst possible scenarios."

"Yeah, you're not only pessimistic but also quite treacherous."

"Go away." Wang Zheng tapped Shangguan Shishi lightly on her forehead with his finger—it seemed an unconscious action, yet it appeared intimate to others.

"Before, I didn't think about this possibility because I've met Xiao Juan and from the way she looks at Chu Zhaonan, I can clearly see affection. Therefore, I believe there's genuine emotion between them." Wang Zheng said: "You've also met her; you must have noticed too."

"Yes, that’s why when you led me to think this way just now, it shocked me."

"However, let's get back to the point. After all these years of enduring, Chu Zhaoxi had so many chances to bring down Chu Zhaonan; why did he wait until now Considering how treacherous and cunning a person can be—someone even more dangerous than a venomous snake—if they could plan this far ahead, it's not surprising at all." Wang Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly. If the truth was as he speculated, in terms of being calculating and scheming, he would have to admit defeat to Chu Zhaoxi.

"Hearing you say that makes me feel chilly down my spine," Shangguan Shishi couldn't help shivering.

"I've tried looking for information about Chu Zhaonan but haven't found anything useful. I hope he can get through this unharmed." Wang Zheng and Chu Zhaonan had a decent relationship, so he hoped that the former second prince of the capital wouldn’t run into trouble.

Times have changed. The two most prominent young men in the capital—Su Tianran and Chu Zhaonan—were both expelled from their families! This kind of reversal of fortune was truly astonishing!Liu Xuan, we would price her according to the market rate. We wouldn’t offer merely six thousand; that’s too petty and looks like bullying newbies." Shangguan Shishi said, "But dealing with Cai Bincun...