Li Junjie chuckled and said, "The whole family is busy, but you, the main character, are still fast asleep. Your grandfather asked me to come and wake you up!"
"You called me? What's up?" Zhou Xuan was still a little confused.
"You really are something else. You forgot about your engagement to your cousin today?" Li Junjie was somewhat impressed. Zhou Xuan really had a good memory!
Zhou Xuan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized that he was still tired from treating his second aunt's husband's leg yesterday and hadn't thought of this at all. He quickly said, "I'll get up right away, cousin, you can go down first!"
Li Junjie snapped his fingers toward the door, and two men came in carrying a clothes rack with several sets of clothes hanging on it, from underwear to outerwear, as well as a pair of leather shoes.
Li Junjie smiled and said, "I'll be waiting for you in the living room downstairs. My family has all gone over there and are very busy. Even my great-grandfather is at the hotel!"
"Is it just the two of us left?" Zhou Xuan asked in surprise.
Li Junjie nodded: "Yes, things are so urgent, and you must be tired. I've been waiting for you for a while, but you must have been exhausted treating my dad's leg yesterday. I didn't have the heart to wake you up, so I let you sleep for an extra half hour. It's good that you're awake!"
Li Junjie waved his hand and laughed, "I'll wait in the living room!" Then he called the two men out of the room and downstairs.
After washing up in the bathroom, Zhou Xuan grabbed a set of clothes from the hanger and put them on. The foreign girl had taken his measurements yesterday, and they fit him perfectly. The clothes were of very good quality. He had never worn high-end clothes before, so he didn't know how much they were worth and didn't care. He put on his new leather shoes and went downstairs.
When Li Junjie saw Zhou Xuan come down, his eyes lit up, and he praised, "It's true that clothes make the man, and now that you're dressed like this, you really are a dashing young master!"
Zhou Xuan spat, "Let's go, what's with the 'big brother' thing? Others may not know, but don't you? I'm just a country bumpkin!"
Li Junjie smiled and shook his head. He and Zhou Xuan walked out together. Outside the gate of the Fu residence, Zhou Xuan was stunned again!
A white Lincoln limousine, more than ten meters long, was parked outside the gate, followed by several luxury cars. Several men in formal attire were waiting. Upon seeing them come out, they immediately bowed and invited them to get into the cars.
Li Junjie pulled Zhou Xuan into the car, waved, and the driver started the car.
It attracted countless eyes along the way, with passersby watching. Such a grand spectacle is probably the dream scene that Cinderellas love and long for the most!
Upon arriving at the Hilton Hotel and getting out of the car, Zhou Xuan was bewildered by the bustling scene. Men in formal attire and elegant, beautiful women were all staring at him.
With so many people around, Zhou Xuan had no idea where Fu Ying and the Fu family were, and even Li Junjie was nowhere to be found. He was led in by a hotel waiter.
As they entered the hall, two young men stepped forward from the crowd. One of them smiled and said, "Mr. Zhou, we meet again!"
The laughter was somewhat sinister. Zhou Xuan recognized the speaker as Lewis, whom he had met at Liu Qingyuan's place. Beside Lewis was Johnny, Fu Ying's older cousin!
Chapter 196 Transparent Red Underpants
Zhou Xuan was somewhat surprised to see Johnny. After all, he hadn't expected this person to appear in front of him at this time.
Actually, Zhou Xuan didn't understand that the security at the Hilton Hotel was guaranteed. For a super-rich family like the Fu family, the security measures were definitely adequate. The security enjoyed by the super-rich was comparable to that of high-ranking national officials.
Johnny was not on the Fu family's invitation list. However, Fu Tianlai was not only holding an engagement ceremony for Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying, but also inviting major media outlets. The Hillwood Hotel was now filled with reporters from major media outlets around the world. Fu Tianlai was using this opportunity to push Zhou Xuan forward and place him in the position of Fu's designated successor. Regardless of whether Zhou Xuan intended to manage the Fu Group, this responsibility would fall on his shoulders.
However, Fu Tianmu only announced this decision. Zhou Xuan is the successor of the Fu family, but that doesn't mean he has to take over all the affairs of the Fu family now, because he also knows that the Zhou family has no intention of managing it. Fu Tianmu's intention is simply to tie Zhou Xuan to the Fu family's rope from now on.
Having lived to Fu Tianmu's age and experienced numerous dangers, Fu Tianmu understood Zhou Xuan's special abilities. He knew that someone like Zhou Xuan represented more than just safety; he also represented wealth. Although Zhou Xuan was unwilling to manage the Fu family's business, his abilities allowed him to amass extraordinary wealth with a single move. Only Zhou Xuan could truly safeguard and expand the family's fortune. More importantly, Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying were in love, and their granddaughter was also kind. They were satisfied; such a happy ending was rare. Zhou Xuan would never covet the Fu family's wealth, which made Fu Tianmu even more gratified. Zhou Xuan would never betray Fu Ying; at least the Fu family's wealth would not fall into the hands of outsiders!
Lewis had received an invitation. Although Johnny wasn't invited, he and Lewis were always very close, and Lewis was unaware of Johnny's disobedient act towards the Fu family. Johnny came along, and the security supervisor knew that Johnny was Fu Yaolai's grandson, so Johnny easily entered.
Seeing Zhou Xuan's radiant appearance, Johnny and Lewis each had mixed feelings!
Johnny had fallen from heaven to hell, and in his memory, Zhou Xuan was just an incompetent and penniless country bumpkin. But now the country bumpkin was the complete opposite of him, stepping into heaven in one step. How could he bear this contrast!
Lewis, however, had a different feeling. The beautiful woman he had longed for for over a decade had shattered his illusions in an instant, falling into someone else's arms. His jealousy and hatred were even greater than Johnny's!
Zhou Shi felt a sense of disdain upon seeing these two people. Neither of them was a good person; one was in love with Fu Ying, while the other was jealous of Fu Ying's wealth and status and wanted to take her place!
Zhou Xuan looked around. None of the Fu family members were around. He didn't know what these two guys were planning to do. Of course, he wasn't afraid. With the Ice Qi around him, he wasn't afraid of them pinching any ghosts. At least they wouldn't dare to openly take out guns and shoot at him.
"Hehe, yes, we meet again!" Zhou Xuan paused slightly before replying.
"On a day like this, I must raise a glass to you!" Lewis said with a smile, then turned around.
Walking to the table on the side, the waiter poured many glasses of wine.
With his back to Zhou Xuan, Lewis secretly reached out and took a small packet of powder, then quickly poured it into a glass of wine. He picked it up and shook it, then picked up another clean glass in his left hand. Holding both glasses, he turned around and walked back.
Lewis had a beaming smile on his face, and outwardly there was nothing amiss. However, Zhou Xuan had already sent out a burst of icy energy the moment Lewis turned away. Although Lewis's back was to him, every move Lewis made was recorded in Xuan's mind, making the scene of him drugging Lewis seem as vivid as if he had witnessed it firsthand.
At first, Zhou Xuan wasn't so wary as to unleash his icy aura at any moment. But upon seeing Johnny and Lewis, he became more cautious, especially when Lewis turned his back to get a drink. Zhou Xuan, with a sense of humility, knew better than to be too cautious. And just as he expected, a leopard can't change its spots!
Zhou Shi simply couldn't figure out what kind of drug Lewis had given him—whether it was meant to embarrass him or kill him. He had no idea, and he certainly didn't have the ability to secretly switch the two glasses of wine.
Lewis brought over the cup, smiled, and said, "Mr. Zhou, on such a joyous day, let me toast you!" He then handed the cup in his right hand to Zhou Xuan.
Zhou Xuan smiled faintly at Lewis, took the glass Lewis offered, and said, "I absolutely have to drink this one, thank you!"
He tilted his head back and downed the entire glass of wine in one gulp, emptying it completely. In fact, the wine immediately transformed into gold upon entering his mouth, which he then swallowed. However, to Lewis and Johnny, it appeared that Zhou Xuan had swallowed not a single drop.
The wine contained a strong laxative powder. This powder, once ingested, would not affect life, but would cause diarrhea, and it was a very potent drug. If Zhou Xuan had actually taken it, the engagement ceremony could not have been held in its entirety today. Therefore, it suited Lewis's idea, as long as Fu Gui's engagement ceremony could not be held.
But he had no idea that Zhou Xuan possessed such unimaginable abilities. Seeing Zhou Xuan drink it all in one gulp without hesitation, he was secretly delighted, waiting for the drug to take effect in a few minutes, causing Zhou Xuan to embarrass himself on the spot, then be unable to come out of the bathroom, thus ruining the engagement ceremony.
The potent laxative administered by Lewis would last for at least several hours, even if intermittently, so Zhou-Xuan did not hold an engagement ceremony; that was enough for him!
After downing his drink in one gulp, Zhou Shi smiled and said, "Excuse me, I have to go now. Please excuse me!"
Lewis smiled and gestured, "Please!"
Zhou Xuan casually handed the empty glass to the waiter, nodded excitedly to Lewis, and then turned and followed the hotel staff who had led him in. When he was about seven or eight meters away from Lewis...
A sinister smile crept across Liu Mas's face. He and Johnny exchanged a knowing glance, both understanding the situation. They figured Zhou Xuan wouldn't be able to hold on much longer in a few minutes.
Zhou Shi's figure was now completely obscured by the people in the hall. Without hesitation, Zhou Xuan channeled his icy energy, transforming and devouring the belts and waistbands of both Lewis and Johnny. With a "whoosh," both belts snapped into several pieces, though this was imperceptible from the outside. Their waistbands loosened, and their trousers instantly fell to their ankles, revealing Lewis was even wearing transparent red underwear!