Chapter 1303: Chapter 1303: Enduring is Extremely Hard

Zhou Hengyang spoke a lot about his younger brother’s “great achievements” from childhood, leaving Su Wen stunned and speechless. How could there be such people in the world? It sounded like something between light and shadow, if one were to call it dark… well, it indeed was.

It was the bad kind of righteous.

Zhou Hengyang saw the concern in his wife’s eyes and consoled her, “Don’t worry too much, my brother might not be a good person, but he knows his limits. He values family a lot, so he wouldn’t go too far with Su Qing.”

“What counts as too far?” Su Wen’s scalp tingled, “Pretending to be a classmate to write letters to my sister, deceiving her feelings, and not even apologizing when discovered, let alone feeling guilty.”

“He is actually showing restraint now; otherwise, how could he have done nothing for such a long time? It’s all to give Su Qing time to accept,” Zhou Hengyang explained helplessly.

“Then my sister is doomed?” It really was her misfortune to have encountered such a lunatic.

“Hmm!” Zhou Hengyang spread his hands helplessly, “I can’t control him.”

“Isn’t he supposed to listen to you?”

“That’s only if he wants to listen. I can’t just interfere with everything he does because he’s willing to listen—that’s not how brothers behave.” Despite Zhou Hengyang’s reluctance to deal with this troublesome younger brother and not even informing him when he left home, he actually cared a great deal about his brother’s affairs, otherwise, he wouldn’t personally arrange match-making candidates for Su Qing.

Su Wen thought of something and asked suspiciously, “Are you introducing suitors to Su Qing so earnestly for some reason?”

“What reason could I have? I’m only helping because you asked me to,” Zhou Hengyang said earnestly, without mentioning the manipulative depths he went to arrange the matchmaking.

While he disparaged his brother, he still had to consider his feelings. If his brother were truly hurt, it would weigh heavily on him. Therefore, Zhou Hengyang had put a great deal of effort into this round of matchmaking.

None of the suitors matched Zhou Hengguang, and if one looked closely, one could spot a bit of Zhou Hengguang in them. But compared to Zhou Hengguang himself, they fell far short.

This was something he could never tell his wife.

Otherwise, he would definitely end up sleeping on the floor.

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Capital, a certain hotel’s third floor—

This place wasn’t entirely a hotel because the first and second floors were hotels, while the third and fourth floors were a entertainment facilities. The entertainment places of the eighties weren’t as abundant as those that came later, but the furnishing here was absolutely top-notch.

The decoration was meticulously designed, with a bar for drinking, various domestic and international spirits, as well as a bowling alley, pool tables, etc. Additionally, there was a tranquil resting area specifically for chatting and discussing matters.

This place wasn’t open to the general public, serving only a very limited number of people.

Now, during the New Year period, many shops outside were closed, yet business here was better than usual. The people who worked out of town and came home for the New Year were called over by friends and acquaintances.

Among them was Zhou Hengguang.

His appearance immediately caused a huge stir, with endless greetings and small talk following him. It wasn’t until half an hour later that things quieted down.

The person who came with him was Feng Yanze.

However, compared to Zhou Hengguang’s dazzling presence, Feng Yanze seemed somewhat disheveled, his handsome face marred by a bruise around his eye, clearly from being hit. But everyone tried hard to pretend they did not see it, neither daring to laugh nor ask.

It was quite a struggle.