I Want a Lifetime with You
Chapter 125

Su Shaoqing was someone who could never sit still. Anywhere there was a spectacle, he would go. He was always the type who would just watch excitedly from afar. Judging from Fu Chengyan's actions today, Su Shaoqing could tell that the second master was really furious. He followed Zhou Zheng to the hall on the second floor.

The hall was filled with all those who had come to party at Prosperous Dynasty. Now that everyone was being kept here, they were naturally extremely unhappy, wondering what could have happened that ended up involving this many people. Those who weren't allowed to leave, despite being regular customers, understood how grave the situation was.

A few wealthy young masters demanded an explanation, having never received such treatment before. But they were afraid of the man behind Prosperous Dynasty, so the most they could do was whine. Meanwhile, Anna was already so frightened that she dared not say whatever she pleased. She could only tremble in fear while next to Shi Wei. "What should we do, Wei? Now..."

"You're still talking?" Shi Wei glared at Anna, silently lamenting over how Anna had such a knack for screwing things up. "I told you since forever not to do anything reckless." "Forget it. Don't berate her anymore," Su Su quickly cut them off. "With so many people around, you might be heard!"

Right at this moment, Zhou Zheng walked over with Song Rongrong and Su Yian. But instead of inquiring around, they headed into the surveillance room to observe the audience's reactions.

Since this matter was related to Shi Nuan, Song Rongrong and Su Yian naturally dared not slack off. They carefully watched every single person's movements. Of course, they especially took note of Shi Wei and Anna.

Expectedly, Song Rongrong found something amiss soon enough. "Take a look at them, Mr. Zhou. Something's not right about them!"

Song Rongrong pointed to Shi Wei and Anna. "Everyone looked angry and burdened, but these two look really strange. They look like they're hiding something."

Zhou Zheng looked towards the direction of Song Rongrong's finger. He had to admit that as a journalist, Song Rongrong was very observant.

But Song Rongrong was rather troubled. "It's too bad we can't hear what they're saying, otherwise we'll know for sure whether or not it was them!" she said with a resentful expression. "Honestly, we know it was surely them, but we just don't have any proof!"

"Proof?" Zhou Zheng let out a cold laugh and immediately made a phone call. "Turn on Mic 2!" Very quickly, they could hear a conversation from inside that hall. It was Shi Wei and Anna's voices.

Song Rongrong pointed to Zhou Zheng, dumbfounded. "You can even do this?"

Zhou Zheng curled his lips. "What do you think Prosperous Dynasty is, Ms. Song?"

Song Rongrong opened her mouth, maintaining an 'I am naive' expression on her face. She had never been here, and thus naturally had no idea how Prosperous Dynasty operated. But she had heard bits and pieces about Prosperous Dynasty.

Everyone said that Prosperous Dynasty was owned by a huge figure who wasn't one of Jiang City's Big Four. No one knew who this prominent figure was, but this person was more than capable. Everything was just hearsay. But today, Song Rongrong had witnessed this place with her own eyes. "So you're saying Chengyan is the big boss of Prosperous Dynasty?"

Zhou Zheng raised an eyebrow. "No." Listening to the conversation from the other room, he frowned. "Take that one called Anna away."

"Anna's brother is An Chenyu," Song Rongrong couldn't help but remind Zhou Zheng. "Wouldn't it be bad if you were to just take Anna away like that?"

Zhou Zheng smiled. "There's nothing bad about it! Thank you for your efforts, Ms. Song and Ms. Su." He maintained a polite and humble attitude all this while, which was rather different from his usual image. This was mainly because of Shi Nuan- he knew that these two women were her best friends.

"Oh, it's no problem," Song Rongrong said with a wave of her hand. "If there's nothing else, can we leave?"

"Of course!" Zhou Zheng smiled. "I'll have someone send you two home."

"T-There's no need! We can get back on our own!" Song Rongrong wasn't a mild-tempered person, but she still knew when to behave appropriately. She knew Zhou Zheng was treating them favorably simply because of Shi Nuan. And seeing how Zhou Zheng still had work to do, they certainly didn't want to bother him. "But could you tell us which hospital Shi Nuan is in, Mr. Zhou? We want to see her."

"There's nothing to worry about with Mr. Fu by her side. But if you're worried, why not visit her tomorrow morning?" Zhou Zheng sounded polite, but Song Rongrong and Su Yian understood that the answer was 'no'. "OK then!"

Right after sending Song Rongrong and Su Yian off, a subordinate came in and announced, "Mr. Zhou, Song Shen is here!"

"Oh? That's fast!" Zhou Zheng raised an eyebrow. "I'll go meet him."

Song Shen was originally still tied up with other matters, but immediately pushed all his work aside and rushed over after receiving Liu Min's phone call. Seeing everyone locked up in the hall on the second floor, Song Shen could tell how serious the issue was.

"I'm over here, darling!" Liu Min always insisted on putting on a tough act in front of everyone, but that didn't mean she wasn't afraid. Today's incident had certainly frightened her. Seeing that Song Shen had come, her heart finally felt at ease. "Darling!"

"What's going on?" Song Shen asked as he looked around. "Isn't this supposed to be a party? What happened here?"

"I don't know what's going on either. All I know is that one of my classmates was locked inside a bathroom by someone and even got bitten by a venomous snake. I still don't know what the situation is right now. When the people of Prosperous Dynasty found out someone was causing trouble, they detained all of us, saying we couldn't leave because they wanted to be clear about what's happening."

Song Shen frowned. He was a smart man and was also very familiar with how Prosperous Dynasty operated, so he knew this incident wasn't as simple as it sounded.

If someone had been injured, the most that could happen was that the victim would be taken to the hospital and they would carry out an investigation. They wouldn't mobilize such a large force.

But Song Shen clearly knew he was just making his own guesses, so he went to the person in charge, who brought him directly to Zhou Zheng.

No one knew what had happened today, but since Zhou Zheng had gotten involved, the person-in-charge knew this matter was out of his own hands.

Thus, Song Shen was shocked to see Zhou Zheng upon being taken to a private room.

Song Shen had met Zhou Zheng during a bidding event. The latter was representing Fu Chengyan. Basically, wherever Zhou Zheng appeared, it was on behalf of Fu Chengyan. So today's incident has something to do with Zhou Zheng?

"Mr. Zhou!"

"It's been a while, Mr. Song. How have you been?" In front of Fu Chengyan, Zhou Zheng wore the image of a conscientious and diligent model employee. But to outsiders, he was an absolute villain. Song Shen rarely ever crossed paths with Zhou Zheng, but from the several interactions they shared, he couldn't deny how capable Zhou Zheng was.

"It really has been a while. Sorry for troubling you!" Song Shen said with a smile, then continued after looking around. "What's going on today?"

"Oh, the matter has been investigated. Your wife has nothing to do with it," Zhou Zheng said to Song Shen with a grin. "There's no need for you to worry, Mr. Song. In fact, we would have sent your wife home even if you didn't come over. But since you're here, I should tell you something."

"Please do, Mr. Zhou!" Song Shen was already sweating on his forehead. He felt especially intimidated by this man who worked for Fu Chengyan. Song Shen was normally a principled and upright man, but he had used his connections to grant Liu Min's request to show off to her classmates.

Zhou Zheng smiled. "I'm sure you're a smart man, Mr. Song. It wouldn't be difficult for you to figure out the root of today's incident. Your wife may have nothing to do with it, but it was caused by someone she had invited. Do you understand what could happen if today's incident were to repeat itself?"

"Yes, yes! I understand. Don't worry, Mr. Zhou," Song Shen said and paused for a moment. "Please tell Mr. Fu not to worry as well!"

"Alright!"

"How did it go?" Liu Min asked when she saw her husband return with a horrified look on his face. "Did you talk to someone?”

Song Shen pursed his lips and pulled Liu Min along. "Let's go!"

"Wait!" she called out to Song Shen. "You haven't told me what happened!"

"The matter has been settled. It has nothing to do with you!" Song Shen said and gave Liu Min a glance. "From now on, don't mingle with these classmates of yours." He then looked towards Shi Wei and Anna. "Especially them."

"How can that be? They..."

Before Liu Min could even finish, she saw two men in black rushing over to take Anna away. No matter how much Anna screamed, the men held onto her tightly and refused to let go.

Anna's agonizing screams caused all who were there to tremble in fear. Everyone eventually understood that Anna surely had something to do with this incident.

The woman screamed non-stop while being taken away. She looked at Shi Wei, hoping to receive some help from her. "Save me, Wei! Didn't you say Fu Chengyan is your uncle? Tell these guys here! Tell them to let me go because you know Fu Chengyan. My brother is An Chenyu! Let me go!"

"Wei..."

Shi Wei turned away and clenched her fists, pretending not to hear Anna's voice.

After Anna had been taken away, the person-in-charge came out and dispersed the men in black. "We're done investigating today's incident. You may all leave now."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that and began to scatter away. In the end, only Shi Wei and Su Su remained in the large hall. Shi Wei had turned completely pale. "Anna... She..."

Su Su narrowed her eyes and grabbed onto Shi Wei's hand. "We'll talk later. Let's go now." Su Su was always the smart one. She spoke the least among the three of them, but her mind was extremely sharp. "This isn't the place to talk about it."

Shi Wei bit her lip and looked at Su Su with a pitiful face. "But Anna... I wanted to save her, but you know I can't. I... It's all my fault. She did that for my sake!"