It's all Shangguan Mingyue!
Zhou Xuan secretly resented Shangguan Mingyue. Li Wei always made fun of her, and the loss of his ice-energy ability was also related to her. Of course, in the end, it had little to do with Shangguan Mingyue. Even without her, if he had seen the Golden Water at that underground auction, he would have bought it anyway, and the outcome would have been the same!
When he gets angry, he'll grab any rope he can and try to put it on, no matter who's in front of him or whoever gets caught in it.
After dropping Zhou Xuan off at the villa in Hongcheng Garden, Zhou Xuan got out of the car and just urged him to hurry up.
Li Wei looked into the doorway and saw Fu Ying coming out to greet him with a smile, saying, "Oh, my beautiful sister-in-law is out!"
"Get out, get out of here." Zhou Xuan was worried that this guy might really say something reckless. Although he had a clear conscience and nothing had happened, this was just unnecessary trouble. If Fu Ying heard these words, she would definitely be unhappy, that was for sure. Whether she believed it or not, he didn't know.
"Zhou Xuan, what are you doing? Li Wei picks you up and drops you off every day. He's done a lot, even if he hasn't done anything special. Why do you keep chasing him away? He should come in and sit for a while."
As Fu Ying walked over, she said reproachfully.
"He's busy, he's not available!" Zhou Xuan said, closing the door tightly. "I'll call Old Li to thank him for his concern."
"Okay, okay, I'll be right there!"
The moment Zhou Xuan mentioned Old Li, Li Wei immediately surrendered. He was about to call his grandfather, but if he wasn't careful, he might be grounded again. He knew his grandfather and father would absolutely obey Zhou Xuan's orders now. Joking aside, Li Wei was very clear about the situation. Before Fu Ying even approached, Li Wei waved to her with a smile and said, "Beautiful prostitute, see you tomorrow. I'm leaving now, going home to listen to my grandfather's lecture!"
Fu Ying waved to him with a smile, and even after Li Wei drove away, he was still saying, "What a polite young man, such a nice person, why were you so rude to him?"
Young man? You seem to be doing well?
Zhou Xuan stormed back. Fu Ying's personality was too gentle now, and she was nowhere near as shrewd as she was when they first met online. Someone once said that girls in love become very stupid, and it seems that this statement is really true.
Seeing Zhou Xuan's annoyed expression, Fu Ying felt a little relieved. When she went out in the morning, Zhou Xuan still seemed a bit melancholy. Now that he knows how to get angry and has a temper, it's much better.
After sitting in the hall for a while, Fu Ying poured Zhou Xuan a glass of orange juice. Zhou Xuan took a sip; it was icy cold, slightly sour, with some grains in his mouth, yet also sweet—it tasted very good.
Then she finished the orange juice in the glass in one gulp. Fu Ying frowned and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? No one's going to fight you for it. I'll pour you another one when you're done!"
Zhou Xuan smiled, put the cup on the coffee table, and said, "That's enough. It's a bit cold, but it tastes pretty good. Maybe I was just thirsty. Was it frozen?"
"What's so cold about it? It's winter already!" Fu Ying took the cup to the side.
Jin Xiumei noticed that Zhou Xuan looked exhausted and said, "Son, are you too tired? I think you need to rest for a few more days. You slept well yesterday, but it didn't feel like enough."
Zhou Xuan smiled and shook his head. "Mom, it's nothing. I'm just a little tired, but I'll feel better in a couple of days. I'll talk to my brother when he gets back."
"Oh, you called him and told him?" Jin Xiumei didn't say anything more after her son said he had something to do, but asked if he had made an appointment with Zhou Tao.
Zhou Xuan nodded and said, "Yes, I called him and he came back." Then he considered whether to tell his mother about Li Li, but he was afraid that her enthusiasm would scare the girl away.
To be honest, Zhou Xuan really likes Li Li and thinks she and his brother are a good match. Zhou Tao also likes her. The key is that Zhou Tao and Li Li haven't made things public yet. Neither of them has brought this up, so how can he tell his mother about it?
While Zhou Xuan hesitated, Zhou Tao and Li Li had already returned.
Jin Xiumei was taken aback when she saw the pretty Li Li come in with Zhou Tao. Then Zhou Tao awkwardly introduced her, "Mom, Li Li is our store's new accountant!"
"Oh, young lady, please sit down!" When Jin Xiumei heard that it was the store's accountant, she didn't think much of it. Zhou Xuan had come to find them, so it wasn't strange. However, seeing Li Li's pretty and lovely appearance, she really liked her and quickly and warmly invited her to sit down.
Li Li greeted everyone generously: "Hello, Auntie; Hello, Brother Zhou; Hello, Miss Fu."
Jianying had met her before and they knew each other, but they hadn't said anything. When Li Li spoke, she politely nodded and said, "Hello, please sit down."
After sitting down, Aunt Liu brought over tea. Li Li said "thank you" and then asked Zhou Xuan, "Brother Zhou, did you invite us to your home because you need my help with something? If so, just let me know, you don't need to come all the way here!"
"It's not a family matter," Zhou Xuan smiled. "It's like this, I've partnered with Xu's Jewelry, which is kind of an acquisition. I've also invited Mr. Xu Juncheng to be the general manager of our new company. But he requires me to send someone to handle the finances. He'll be in charge of sales and development, while I'll send someone to manage finances and HR. So I was thinking of transferring you and my younger brother Zhou Tao there. You know these things, so you can assist my brother in managing the company's finances. Also, you can work with Mr. Xu to finalize the company's new articles of association, business license, legal representative, and operating permits."
Li Li and Zhou Tao were stunned when Zhou Xuan suddenly announced such a surprising arrangement.
After a long while, Zhou Tao asked, "Brother, I'm doing just fine here, why did you transfer me over? I don't know anything about this place, and the shop here is only just starting out."
Zhou Xuan waved his hand and said, "I've already acquired Xu's Group. My business is none of your business. I'll give you 10% of the shares for now. You two will go to the Xu's Group headquarters at 2 PM this afternoon to hand over the work. Mr. Xu will explain the tasks to you. Go ahead, I'm tired and need to rest!"
Zhou Xuan was thinking about the crystal in the room. He needed to figure out the ice energy as soon as possible. He couldn't even stand being without ice energy for one day, let alone the future.
Volume 1, Chapter 230: The Crazy Ice Gas
Just as Yue Tao and Li Li were about to leave, Zhou Xiaocha called them back! "Wait a minute..."
As Zhou Xuan spoke, he took out his wallet from his pocket, took out a bank card, and handed it to Zhou Tao, saying, "There are 400 million yuan on this card, 300 million of which is used to repay the debts of the Xu family. This Li Li is a financial expert. You should learn from her!"
Regarding debt handling, Li Li is knowledgeable about it, and the company has a set of corresponding measures. These procedures will be implemented one by one after Li Li assists Zhou Tao and Xu Juncheng in completing the transfer procedures for the company's legal representative.
So Zhou Xuan didn't think about this and wasn't worried. He was a hands-off boss, and what bothered him now was the disappearance of the ice energy, which made him feel uncomfortable all over.
After waving his hand, Zhou Xuan rubbed the skin on his face and said, "Go on, I'm going back to my room to sleep. I can't keep my eyes open anymore."
He looked really tired, and Jin Xiumei and Fu Ying urged him to go upstairs to rest.
Perhaps because she was discussing wedding matters with Jin Xiumei, Fu Ying didn't pay much attention to Zhou Xuan, nor did she feel comfortable openly following him into the room. She continued to whisper with Jin Xiumei.
After returning to his room, Zhou Xuan locked the door again before sitting on the edge of the bed, staring at the crystal on the table. He was tired, but not sleepy. He held the crystal in his hand, but no matter how he tried to visualize it or touch it, he couldn't reach the icy energy within.
Zhou Xuan was stunned for a while, then tried hard to recall how he obtained the icy energy. It happened at the amusement park by the sea in Nanfangchongkou. After diving into the sea and obtaining the golden stone, he was bitten by a sea turtle. He seemed very tired and went back to bed to sleep. After using the golden stone to cushion his injured hand, he gained that strange ability in his sleep.
In fact, Zhou Xuan himself did not know how he obtained it. He was just guessing. After using ice energy to attract the energy inside the golden stone, he was certain that his ice energy ability came from that small golden stone.
But how did it initially get into my body? After thinking about it, I suddenly remembered that I had placed my injured hand on the stone. Could it be because of the blood?
This has been seen in many movies and television shows; human blood is used as a peculiar catalyst. Perhaps that's the reason!
As soon as Zhou Xuan thought about it, he couldn't sit still any longer. He found a small knife and, with a heavy heart, made a cut on the edge of his left palm. Blood gushed out immediately. The cut wasn't actually that big, only about one centimeter long, and the wound wasn't deep either. Although blood came out, it didn't flow; it just gushed out a few drops.
Since there are no blood vessels at the wound site, there will naturally not be a lot of blood flowing out.