Chapter 77：

Zhao Yao actually didn't know how to explain it to Pei Mingzhan when his aunt said that he was going home for dinner. First of all, his relationship with the Zheng family seemed very close to outsiders, but in fact, apart from his childhood memories, he didn't know how to explain it to Pei Mingzhan. The Zheng family actually didn't feel much, so in the face of such an enthusiastic Zheng family, when he thought about his previous estrangement, it was inevitable that he would be a little embarrassed.

For the Zheng family, Zhao Yao couldn't tell how he felt. In his last life, he was indeed not a good person, nor did he understand the friendliness of the Zheng family, which pushed the Zheng family to a different situation. When he came to visit the Zheng family, he did not expect to receive such a warm welcome, and the Zheng family did not mind his estranged behavior at all, and even took the initiative to invite him to stay for the New Year.

Including now, when I heard that he and Pei Mingzhan were out to play, he invited them to have dinner at home in the evening.

"She was very enthusiastic and said she wanted you to come home for dinner at night." Zhao Yao was silent for a while, "You can refuse."

Pei Mingzhan sat beside him, unscrewed the water bottle, took two sips of water, and asked, "Why should I refuse, I should have come to visit."

Zhao Yao paused slightly.

Pei Mingzhan said to himself, "Let's go shopping after shopping for a while. Although I brought some things with me when I visited in the morning, I can't go there empty-handed when I come to eat..."

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Zhao Zhikai asked someone to deal with it as soon as he learned about Bai Chengxue's matter, but this matter has already made Zhao Changshuo take the lead. He will do other things and only make himself dirty. He didn't take Bai Chengxue's mother and son in his eyes at first, Bai Chengxue is a fool with only beautiful skin, otherwise his eldest brother would not have brought such a person into the house.

The fact that the person in charge of the Zhao family has three wives has attracted much attention from the outside world, but very few people really dare to talk about it. His eldest brother's first two wives were not simple, especially Zhao Yao's mother, who is a strong woman who is different from her appearance. . Zhao Zhikai still remembers the way this lady was in the Zhao Group. She was an admirable and not to be underestimated person. Even his eldest brother was a little afraid of her, but it was a pity that she died of illness at a young age.

Because of Zhao Yao's mother, when his eldest brother married his third wife, he chose a woman like Bai Chengxue who put her mind on her face and could see through it at a glance. The Zhao Group didn't need a woman who would jeopardize the chairman's status, but a woman who could be taken out to a banquet party just for the prestige of fame.

Bai Chengxue is such a person.

He thought that Bai Chengxue would only buy bags and have a party. At most, he would collude with people inside the group to help his son Zhao Qizhen open the way, but he didn't expect that one day he would go wrong. company, and even this company is involved in confidential documents within the group.

If there is a financial problem, he can help solve one or two things. It is only a trivial matter to open a company, but the problem is that Bai Chengxue affects the interests of the group. These problems are in the current situation. If he makes a move to protect Bai Chengxue, he is actually fighting against the shareholders who are not yet firm. Zhao Changshuo already has a great advantage. If this matter makes his advantage more obvious, then He completely lost all initiative.

Zhao Zhikai threw the ashtray and said with a gloomy face: "Bai Chengxue, this idiot, since he has done these things, no one should be caught. Now he not only sent himself in, but even nearly took Zhao Qizhen."

There were several other people standing in the office, and one of them said, "Boss, we have checked this matter, and it is true that the affairs of the group passed through Zhao Changshuo's hands, but before that, Bai Chengxue had asked people to deal with Zhao through this company. Yao, but it didn't work."

Another person also said: "We checked down this line and found that the main market pressure faced by Bai Chengxue's company came from the Zhao Group, and the director responsible for this raw material collection had a little relationship with Zhao Yao. Wouldn't it be Zhao Yao telling Zhao Changshuo this time?"

"And the internal crisis that the company is facing now, there are people in the market who are considering the acquisition. We also checked and found that it has something to do with Zhao Yao's mother's asset agency team."

Others felt that there was such a possibility, that Zhao Changshuo had such a great prestige, and there was actually Zhao Yao behind his back. Previously, they wanted to use Zhao Qizhen to intensify the conflict between Zhao Changshuo and Zhao Yao.

"Do you think your self-righteous methods can deal with Zhao Yao?" Zhao Zhikai looked at the subordinates who were discussing and became more and more irritable, "It's not difficult to check these things, but as long as Zhao Yao works hard, you think you two It is so easy to find out about Zhao Yao's team? Zhao Yao clearly didn't want to hide it, before his relationship with Zhao Changshuo was revealed, and now he is even more arrogant for you to find out, he is smarter than anyone else."

Zhao Zhikai is watching Zhao Yao grow up. Zhao Yao is the most suitable person to sit in this position among the three sons of the Zhao family. He is capable and shrewd in his work, and he will never be soft when necessary. He originally thought that such a person is the best target. The easiest person to compete with Zhao Changshuo, but he didn't expect Zhao Yao to quit early and quit the competition to engage in the ridiculous entertainment industry.

But thinking that Zhao Changshuo's resolute methods during this period may have traces of Zhao Yao's guidance, Zhao Zhikai was a little afraid. In the original observation, Zhao Yao was a young man who was a little smart and almost tempered, but now he shows his thoughts The means are exactly like the old fox who has been in the mall for many years. He is not afraid of provocation, but the people who provoked him have never had good results.

Bai Chengxue is an example, and it is also an example that Zhao Yao took out to shock everyone.

He did not cover up all traces of his planning in this matter, so that those who found out about this matter would know what happened to Zhao Yao who provoked him one after another.

This is a young man who is not yet twenty-five years old. The accumulation of capital around him is still shallow, but he can use the existing resources and contacts to make the most of it. Zhao Zhikai is suddenly a little fortunate that the person he is dealing with is Zhao Changshuo, not Zhao Yao. If Zhao Yao is still supported by him in the group, it will be even more difficult for him to take over Zhao's authority from Zhao Yao in the future.

"Boss, shall we just leave this matter alone now?"

Zhao Zhikai frowned slightly: "The matter of Bai Chengxue is not mixed up. I will try to take out Zhao Qizhen and put the whole pot on Bai Chengxue. As for Zhao Yao, I can't use simple means to deal with him. Let me think about it again."

He also has a Huang Wenjun buried in Zhao Yao's team. To deal with Zhao Yao, he can't do it step by step, but defeat him in one fell swoop.

Otherwise, with Zhao Yao's ability, once he is allowed to seize the opportunity, the counterattack will be an immeasurable consequence.

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Zheng Leqi was quite confused about his cousin at first, but seeing that his parents were so calm, he felt that he was making a fuss. He saw that Uncle Wang, who came with his cousin, was helping to make dumplings, while his mother was tinkering with her apron on the other side. He couldn't help but ask his brother, "Isn't it a New Year's Eve dinner tonight? Is mom busy so early?"

In the past, their family would give their servants a holiday for the New Year's Eve, and his mother would cook the New Year's Eve meal in person, but there are still two days before the New Year's Eve. .

My brother was sitting on the sofa playing games, and when he heard Zheng Leqi's question, he responded carelessly: "She said that my cousin would bring someone over for dinner at night, and wanted to cook something by himself. He started to get busy just after watching the vx."

Zheng Leqi paused: "Is it Pei Mingzhan?"

Brother hummed, "Didn't you get your autograph in the morning, I'll help you go in the evening."

In the blink of an eye, it was night, and my aunt asked Zheng Leqi to go out to take a look. Someone should be coming. Zheng Leqi put down his mobile phone and walked out, and saw a strange car parked in front of his house. Pei Mingzhan opened the door and walked down and handed the key to the bodyguard at the door, while his cousin got off the co-pilot with a scarf around his face, looking a little bit on his face. sleepy.

Zheng Leqi hurried over and shouted kindly when he saw someone, "Cousin, Brother Pei."

Pei Mingzhan remembered the child and stared at him in the morning, "Hello."

Zhao Yao nodded slightly, looking at the lively situation in Zheng's family, even his uncle was wearing an apron, as if the whole family was busy. Such a lively scene made him think of Yao Bai's house at once, and it was so lively around the New Year's Eve, but Yao Bai's house was a friend's house after all, and Zhao Yao was more envious.

But seeing the situation of the Zheng family, there was an unexplainable feeling in addition to the excitement, which was strange, but he didn't hate it.

The uncle came over quickly to ask how the two were playing today. Pei Mingzhan handed the gift he brought to his uncle and said seriously, "Uncle Zheng, I'm sorry to disturb you."

Seeing this, my uncle said, "Why do you bring something here, just treat it as your own home."

Pei Mingzhan smiled and said, "It should be."

Zhao Yao and Pei Mingzhan were sitting outside, while the people on the other side seemed to be almost finished. Zhao Yao noticed that Zheng Leqi's eyes had been lingering on him and Pei Mingzhan, so he asked aloud, "What about Leqi?"

At this time, the brother sitting next to Zheng Leqi said, "Cousin, Xiaoqi wants to ask Pei to sign his autograph, so he is too embarrassed to speak."

Zheng Leqi glared at his brother, and Pei Mingzhan said with a smile, "Is this the case? Do you want to sign now?"

Zheng Leqi had to go back to the room and get a piece of letter paper. While Pei Mingzhan was helping him sign, Zhao Yao on the other side talked to his uncle about the market again. He didn't understand the terms. Seeing that Pei Mingzhan had signed it for him, So he asked in a low voice, "Brother Pei, are you and my cousin a couple?"

Pei Mingzhan gave a slight pause and smiled, "You can ask your cousin about this."

Zheng Leqi took the autograph and glanced at his cousin again.

Several people were talking about the market, but Zheng Leqi didn't understand either. When the time was almost up, the servants at home came over to remind them that they could move to the restaurant. This is the first time Pei Mingzhan has come to the Zheng family since he was an adult. He used to run to the Zheng family often, but only to the old house in the Zheng family. Now that he came here to see the attitude of the Zheng family and his wife, he thought that the Zheng family was still the same as before. The same has not changed.

"Looking at the two of you always reminds me of when you were two children, when you were still a little kid, and you've grown so big in a blink of an eye." My uncle said with some nostalgia: "I heard that the two of you cooperated to set up a live broadcast platform. I heard from my friends that this industry is a new industry, but the prospects are also good, young people who are just starting a business should support each other, and if they encounter any trouble, they can ask their elders.”

Aunt also said, "Young people now know more than you."

Uncle smiled and said, "That's right, come on, uncle toast you."

The glass in front of Zhao Yao's table was changed with tea, he raised his glass in return, and heard his uncle mention another matter.

The uncle put down the wine glass, and when he saw the younger generation, he asked cheerfully: "Xiao Pei is not too young. Now he has left the circle and returned here. When his career is stable, he should also consider the matter of his partner? Do you have a partner?"

At this moment, my aunt touched my uncle's arm, "This young man is busy starting a business, so he has no time to think about it, right, Xiao Pei, your uncle loves to nag about it when he drinks, don't worry about it."

The uncle said again: "This marriage is not in a hurry, but this object can be dealt with first, Xiaoyao is also, starting a career is important and starting a family is also important, there must be someone to support each other."

Zhao Yao heard the words and paused slightly: "Actually, I have a partner."

The uncle and aunt were stunned when they heard the words, and then the aunt responded: "Why don't we come together this New Year? Which girl is it, and how did you meet?"

When my uncle was happy, he raised his glass and was about to drink again: "Good thing, good thing."

"Bring it here today." Zhao Yao hesitated for a while, then said, "Forgot to introduce, Pei Mingzhan is my boyfriend."

Pei Mingzhan smiled and said, "Yes, Uncle Zheng, I'm dating Xiao Yao."

The Zheng family and his wife were stunned when they heard this. The aunt was very surprised, and the wine glass in the uncle's hand was almost unsteady.

On the other side, Zheng Leqi's brother was stunned, while Zheng Leqi looked at his parents doubtfully, no, didn't his parents already know about it? In the morning, I said that the two of them were fine when they were young, why does it feel a little strange?

Although the Zheng family couldn't react for a while, they didn't talk too much about the child. They had heard about the two men together, but they were surprised when they thought that it was Zhao Yao and Pei Mingzhan. But the relationship of children is not something their elders can interfere with, and the Zheng family has never cared about their children's relationship.

But thinking that the two children are actually together, the Zheng family is a little dazed. Suddenly, they think of the rumors on the Internet, and the circle of friends that Zhao Yao posted earlier when they were shopping. It seems that they are two good brothers together. Going out to play, it's like going on a date with someone.

The uncle asked cautiously, "How long have you been together?"

Zhao Yao said: "It didn't take long, it was decided some time ago."

The atmosphere at the dinner table became awkward for a moment, and my aunt saw her husband stunned, so she continued: "This is good, it is good for young people to fall in love. I hide it in my heart. By the way, Lao Zheng, I'll bring you the bottle of wine you said you wanted to open last time. It just so happens that Xiao Pei is here, and you two will drink it. "

Uncle suddenly came back to his senses, "Yes, yes, bring my wine."

This back and forth broke the embarrassment on the field. Zhao Yao originally thought that aunt and uncle might ask more things, but they didn't say anything else. They were sure that the two children were really in love. Turning to the matter of the New Year.

On the other side, Zheng Leqi's brother has long been dragging Zheng Leqi to ask what is going on. After a meal, everyone has his own thoughts, and the only focus is on Pei Mingzhan and Zhao Yao!

It took a long time to eat a meal, and when my uncle was a little faint from drinking, the table was not scattered. Pei Mingzhan drove by himself. He couldn't drive after drinking, so his aunt said he would stay and live.

But Pei Mingzhan said, "It's okay, just call the driver."

My aunt asked the driver at home to take Pei Mingzhan back.

Zhao Yao accompanied Pei Mingzhan out, and the oncoming cold wind blew away the smell of alcohol on Pei Mingzhan's body. Zhao Yao was a little worried when he smelled the wine. "After you go back, take a bath and rest early. Don't catch a cold when the weather is cold."

Pei Mingzhan slightly stretched out his hand and pulled the person into his arms, "Let me hug him and do nothing else."

Zhao Yao saw that the man was still sober after drinking, so he still held him. Pei Mingzhan likes to rub on his shoulders very much recently. Usually, he has a light mint fragrance, but today it is indeed a bit strong wine fragrance. Zhao Yao hadn't drank high-level alcohol for a long time, and when he was rubbed like this, his whole body became a little hot.

When Zhao Yao came out, he didn't wear a scarf, and the exposed skin was a little cold from the cold wind. It was a little bit out of control when he clashed with Pei Mingzhan's alcohol-smelling breath.

Both of them are young and vigorous young men who are very sensitive to each other's bodies, but this is the Zheng family after all, he is worried that something will happen to the two of them, and reminds: "Don't move around, I'm a little hot. "

Pei Mingzhan smiled lowly, but didn't say anything. Instead, he leaned slightly against the person and seemed a little quiet.

Zhao Yao asked, "Pei Mingzhan? Are you drunk?"

Pei Mingzhan said, "I'm not drunk, I don't want to go back."

Zhao Yao suddenly felt that Pei Mingzhan was drunk like a spoiled child, "Then why don't you stay here?"

"No." Pei Mingzhan paused for a while before saying, "Let's live together after returning to City S. You can go to my place or I can go to your place. You can see you if you want to get off work."

Zhao Yao was also a little dizzy by the faint smell of alcohol on Pei Mingzhan's body. Pei Mingzhan's hands were loose on his waist, as if the whole body was leaning on him, but Zhao Yao knew that Pei Mingzhan did not Completely relieved of his strength, he slightly stretched out his hand to grab Pei Mingzhan's wrist, his fingers quietly inserted into his sleeve, and became even more excited by the scalding temperature inside.

He tilted his head slightly and kissed Pei Mingzhan's face, and then kissed along the corner of his mouth.

The confused smell of alcohol was scattered around the two of them, and in the gap between their lips and teeth, Zhao Yao said, "Okay."

The driver did not know when he drove here, and silently turned off the engine and waited. Pei Mingzhan was worried that if they kissed the two of them again, they would go off on fire. Before putting it on Zhao Yao, he slowed down his voice in Zhao Yao's ear and said, "Xiao Yao, your uncle and aunt are very nice people, so sometimes you shouldn't put it on your face. Push yourself too hard."

Zhao Yao paused and said nothing.

Pei Mingzhan then said, "I will pick you up to my house after the new year, and then take you to see the place in the countryside before?"

Then he let go of Zhao Yao, and walked to the door of the car parked beside him, "Come in, it's cold outside."

"Be careful on the road." Zhao Yao said.

Pei Mingzhan got into the car, and the driver quickly drove away.

Zhao Yao stood in front of Zhao's house for a while, looking at the car that was gradually disappearing into the night, and didn't come back to his senses until the taillights disappeared from view. He pulled his collar slightly, but Pei Mingzhan's breath didn't seem to dissipate.

He suddenly felt that falling in love was really a wonderful thing, and the feeling of being cared by a young man whose mind might be younger than him had an indescribable sense of dependence.

On the other side of the Pei family, Pei's mother heard that Pei Mingzhan would not come back for dinner at night, and then asked the elder brother of the Pei family to inquire, only then did she know that she was going to Zheng's family for dinner if she did not go home. Mother Pei felt a bit disadvantaged when she thought of this. It was also a meal, so why didn't she come to eat at home.

When Pei Mingzhan came back from Zheng's house, Mother Pei had been sitting in the living room looking at Pei Mingzhan, and when she saw someone coming over, she asked, "I bought clothes with Xiao Yao in the afternoon? Why didn't you bring someone back home for dinner?"

After she finished speaking, she smelled the smell of alcohol on Pei Mingzhan's body, so she hurriedly asked someone to prepare sober soup.

The elder brother of the Pei family sat next to him and looked at the documents, and was a little surprised to see Pei Mingzhan like this, "I don't know if you thought you were taking a drink to relieve your worries, why did you go to eat and drink so much? Lost in love?"

Although Pei Mingzhan drank a lot, he was still a little sober. He put on the scarf and said, "Why did you lose your love? I went to see the parents."

The eldest brother of the Pei family was stunned. He knew that Pei Mingzhan was interested in Zhao Yao, but when he heard what he said, he immediately reacted: "Are you catching up? When did it happen?"

Everyone in the Pei family knows Pei Mingzhan's sexuality. It was only part of the reason for going to the entertainment industry for the riot at the beginning. A bigger part is that Pei Mingzhan came out to the family. When Pei Mingzhan was a child, he was dishonest and liked to cause trouble, but as he got older, his personality gradually stabilized. Originally, everyone in the Pei family thought that Pei Mingzhan would go to Pei's work step by step according to the family arrangement. As a result, things changed. Zhan declared that he liked men, and then went to the entertainment industry to develop.

Pei's eldest brother knows what kind of person his brother is. At least when Pei Mingzhan was a teenager, he was so innocent that he didn't even have a girlfriend. How could he suddenly like men? So he sent someone to find out, but he didn't find out about Pei Mingzhan's boyfriend. The source of this coming out is also nonsense.

Pei's family is not a person with heavy traditional ideas, and will not bring other ideas because of Pei Mingzhan's sexuality. At first, he did not understand it, but then Pei Mingzhan chose to leave home to develop in other circles. This is a matter of coming out of the closet. It gradually faded away. Later, it was also for some reason that the eldest brother of the Pei family knew that the reason why Pei Mingzhan came out of the closet was probably because of Zhao Yao, and then because of an accident in the crew of "Fantasy", he knew that Pei Mingzhan was chasing Zhao Yao.

"It's been a while." Pei Mingzhan had a headache, and after a while, he said, "It's still there. I originally planned to wait for him to come to the door."

When Mother Pei came over, she happened to hear the conversation between the two brothers. She took the hangover soup and gave a slight meal, "What are you dealing with? Who are you dealing with?"