Chapter 7: The Scheming Money-Worshipping Substitute
Mr. Zhou has an elegant appearance and is dressed in casual clothes. He is holding a fishing rod in his hand when he enters the room, and he is smiling: "It is all because of Lao Zhang. He insists on catching fish before he leaves, and keeps us busy until so late." Mrs. Zhou, who was hugging Li Ruoyao, greeted her and called out "Congli" to the back.

Li Ruoyao smiled and looked over with expectation in her eyes. Zhou Congli had a calm expression and nodded.

A hint of resentment flashed across Li Ruoyao's eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

"Big brother!"

Zhou Ye suddenly spoke at this time.

Everyone looked at him and also saw the girl next to him. Father Zhou looked at Mrs. Zhou and when he saw her nodding, he knew that she was Zhou Ye's girlfriend.

The moment Zhou Congli saw Lin Zhi, he was stunned and almost thought he was seeing things.

"Dad, big brother, let me introduce you." Zhou Ye suddenly pulled Lin Zhi over. He had just ignored her, but now he was suddenly enthusiastic. "This is my girlfriend, Lin Zhi."

He stared at Zhou Congli with an intriguing look in his eyes: "Brother, what do you think of my girlfriend?"

Mr. and Mrs. Zhou were both full of questions about his actions, but they basically didn't care about their children's affairs, so they didn't say anything.

Zhou Congli looked at the person opposite him who was dressed exquisitely and had a sweeter smile than usual, and his voice became lighter: "... Not bad."

"I'm going upstairs."

Turn around and go upstairs to leave the living room.

Mr. Zhou laughed: "Not bad, not bad, the little girl is very beautiful, you have good taste." He patted Zhou Ye's shoulder, invited everyone in, and said to Lin Zhi, "Don't be restrained, just treat it as your own home."

Lin Zhi smiled and nodded, she was speechless about Zhou Ye, who took advantage of the fact that no one knew anything and arrogantly brought her in front of Zhou Congli to show off.

However, she seemed to know nothing and could only treat Zhou Congli as an ordinary boss.

Mr. Zhou just came back and was about to wash up, so Mrs. Zhou accompanied him upstairs. Li Ruoyao, who was obviously in a bad mood, also entered Zhou's room. Zhou Ye looked like he wanted to catch up with her immediately, so he hurriedly left a warning, "From now on, don't talk if you can," and went upstairs in a hurry.

Soon Lin Zhi was the only one left in the living room. She was chatting with her two roommates in a small group. She was amused by their gossip about the unit. Suddenly, she heard footsteps and turned around to see Zhou Congli coming down the stairs.

Zhou Congli changed into home clothes and stood in front of the water dispenser to get water. His profile looked handsome.

Lin Zhi looked around the living room and saw no one there. She hesitated and walked over, calling softly, "President..."

Zhou Congli stared at the glass and seemed not to hear the sound of splashing water.

Lin Zhi's face flashed with embarrassment, and she whispered in a flattering voice: "Boss, I want to ask you a favor, okay? Can you please not tell Aye about my internship at the company?"

Zhou Congli looked at her coldly. Lin Zhi stammered, feeling a little unwilling:
"Is it okay? I really want to work in Dongning. I like the atmosphere of the company. If Ah Ye knew about this, he would definitely be angry and wouldn't let me..."

"Why are you angry?" Zhou Congli asked. After asking, the anger of being deceived in his heart suddenly found an outlet. "You already knew that Zhou Ye and I are brothers, and you deliberately approached me in the company?"

Lin Zhi's eyes widened and she shook her head vigorously: "No! I didn't know you were Aye's brother at first, but later I found out that you two looked a bit alike."

"How are we alike?" Zhou Congli had a blank expression on his face. When he thought about how his mind had been full of this woman these past few days, he worried all day whether it was her that night. What if it was her?... He almost laughed out of anger at being fooled.

Lin Zhi was at a loss for words and laughed dryly, "Not really. Mainly because I told Aye to submit my resume to Dongning, but he told me not to and told me to change to another company. Then I saw you and your last name was Zhou, so I guessed." She added hastily, "But I just saw you and I'm really sure."

Looking at him pitifully, "President, please."

Zhou Congli's breath was choked, and he suddenly moved away and walked towards the sofa: "It's no use begging."

Lin Zhi chased after him: "President..."

Lin Zhi didn't expect Zhou Congli to be so difficult to deal with. He didn't agree to her request until dinner. However, Li Ruoyao's lips were red and swollen when she came down from upstairs, and Zhou Ye looked very high-spirited, obviously he had coaxed her into submission.

The nanny asked everyone to move to the restaurant. Mr. Zhou and Mrs. Zhou sat at the first seat, and the two sons sat on both sides with their girlfriends (fiancées), so opposite Lin Zhi was Zhou Congli, and opposite Zhou Ye was Li Ruoyao.

"Zhizhi, I heard that you are also from A University. You will graduate this year, right? Have you decided where to work?" Mr. Zhou chatted about family matters and pointed at Zhou Ye, "You should start thinking too. Are you still going to be a nobody?"

Zhou Ye said with a playful smile: "What's wrong with being a salted fish? Big brother is so capable, I would just be a drag if I go."

Mr. Zhou pointed at him and said, "You are just lazy."

But his face was full of indulgence.

Obviously, he also thinks there is nothing wrong with his second son being a second-generation lazy person. After all, his eldest son is very capable, so there is no problem in handing over the company to him.

Lin Zhi glanced at Zhou Congli guiltily and said, "I am temporarily interning at a company introduced by my senior." After saying that, she lowered her head and did not dare to look at Zhou Congli's expression.

Father Zhou nodded and didn't ask any more questions, thinking it should be a small company.

"Ms. Lin, I heard that your family is from City C. Who else is there in your family?" Li Ruoyao spoke with a beautiful smile on her face, as if she was asking casually.

Lin Zhi was silent for a moment, and when everyone looked at her, she said, "There is only one mother."

Li Ruoyao covered her mouth in surprise: "Then you are from a single-parent family? I heard that children from single-parent families have strange personalities. Of course, I am not saying that Miss Lin is strange, but, does your father not want your mother..."

"Li Ruoyao." Zhou Congli said lightly.

Li Ruoyao's face darkened, but she quickly smiled: "I'm sorry, Miss Lin, I'm just curious. You're not angry, right?" She blinked with an innocent expression.

Lin Zhi looked at her and was sure that Li Ruoyao had done it on purpose and had investigated herself thoroughly. Suddenly, she remembered the incident with the original owner's L photo in the plot and felt that in addition to Li Ke, it could also be Li Ruoyao.

Although the contact was brief, this woman was obviously possessive of Zhou Ye. When she saw Zhou Ye appear as Zhou Ye's girlfriend, she couldn't help but show hostility towards her. It was normal for her to do other things.

Zhou Ye said impatiently: "What's there to be angry about? You are telling the truth! And brother, how can you treat an outsider better than your girlfriend?"

Zhou Congli sneered: "Outsider? Does your girlfriend look like an outsider to you?"

Zhou Ye thought for a moment: "Ruoyao and I have been together for more than 20 years. How can anyone compare to us..."

"Alright, alright, let's eat." Mr. Zhou quickly spoke up, picking up a piece of food for each of the children with his chopsticks, smiling, "Auntie Wang prepared so many delicious dishes today, don't waste them."

(End of this chapter)

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