The Bravest

Lin Jie had just sat down when Mrs. Jin came over with Zhou Zhou: "Director Lin, sorry to bother you."

"No, no, please take a seat, Ms. Jin! You too, Zhou Zhou." Lin Jie bowed slightly to express his welcome.

After Mrs. Jin sat down opposite Lin Jie, Zhou Zhou walked over to the opposite side and sat next to Lin Jie. He also hugged Lin Jie's arm intimately. Lin Jie did not refuse in front of Mrs. Jin.

"Director Lin, I'm here to tell Mr. Liu that according to Director Lin, the cooperation will be put on hold for the time being, but the business can still be done."

Mrs. Jin knew that Lin Jie came today just to wait for Liu Yang's reply, and he also brought security personnel with him, so she skipped the polite words and went straight to the point.

"Xiao Zhou, have you seen Mr. Liu?" Lin Jie did not answer Mrs. Jin's question, but instead asked Zhou Zhou if he had seen Liu Yang.

"No."

"Director Lin, I heard that you don't want Zhou Zhou to get involved in this mess, so I took the initiative to pass on the message to Mr. Liu on behalf of Zhou Zhou. Mr. Liu has already agreed that he will not drag Zhou Zhou into these things. I can guarantee this, Director Lin, don't worry."

"Hahaha, then I thank Mrs. Jin for her care. But forget about doing business with Mr. Liu. After all, our identities are not very convenient. But I can cooperate with Mrs. Jin on this business and I can pay the market price."

"Really? That's great. I'll treat you all today, including your expenses. Come, let me toast to Director Lin."

Lin Jie generously reduced the price by 30% which was higher than the price charged by the Military Control Commission, making Mrs. Jin very happy. He even included the expenses of Liu Ruyan and her team.

"Haha, Ms. Jin is really generous. I am the one who offended you. But you guys really want to come to Paramount to see it, so you brought it along."

Lin Jie had never thought that his manpower could be hidden from Paramount. Since Mrs. Jin had made it clear, he would not hide it.

"Zhou Zhou, go tell Secretary Liu to have the brothers come over here and set up two tables. Don't run around like country folk coming to the city, making people laugh at you."

"Well, I'll go right away." Zhou Zhou's eyes lit up. This was Lin Jie backing her up in front of Mrs. Jin. Zhou Zhou excitedly kissed Lin Jie on the face, then stood up and went to look for Liu Ruyan.

"Haha, Lin Jie is really nice to Zhou Zhou. It's worth it that she waited for you for so many years."

Jin Daban understood what Lin Jie meant by doing this. It was just telling her, Jin Daban, that Zhou Zhou was not the woman that Lin Jie was playing with outside. She could represent Lin Jie when necessary.

"Hehe..." Lin Jie neither admitted nor denied it. He picked up the wine glass, gestured to her, and drank it in one gulp.

"Director Lin, how about this? You're busy with work and don't come to my place often. It's not convenient for me to go to the police station to find you directly, so I want to let Zhou Zhou handle the contact. What do you think?"

Mrs. Jin was returning the favor by giving Lin Jie a little kickback in Zhou Zhou's name.

"Haha, that's good too. It'll help Zhou Zhou earn some money for his rouge!"

"Hahaha, then it's settled. Cheers."

"Sister, you look so happy. What are you talking about?" Zhou Zhou arranged Lin Jie's brothers and returned to his seat.

"Zhou Zhou, I'm happy for you."

"Ah! Why are you happy for me?" Zhou Zhou didn't look at Mrs. Jin, but hugged Lin Jie's arm and looked at him with bright eyes.

"Well, from now on, if Miss Jin needs to contact me, I'll leave it to you. You can come to the police station to find me directly. By the way, I'll let you earn some rouge money."

"Can I really go to the police station to look for you? What if you're not there? Can I go to your house to look for you?"

Zhou Zhou's voice became very low as she spoke. She said this in front of Mrs. Jin, which actually put Lin Jie on the spot.

"If you have an emergency and can't find me, come here."

Lin Jie agreed without getting angry. He knew that Zhou Zhou was sensible and would not go to Lin Jie's house unless it was a very important matter.

"Okay, I understand." What Zhou Zhou wanted was Lin Jie's attitude. She had not disturbed Lin Jie's family for all these years, and she would not do so now.

"Director Lin, I won't disturb you from reminiscing about the past." After the matter was settled, seeing Zhou Zhou and Lin Jie being intimate with each other, Mrs. Jin stood up and said goodbye and left.

"Lin Jie, have a drink with me." Zhou Zhou's body was almost squeezed into Lin Jie's arms, and he did not hide his love for Lin Jie at all.

"Xiao Zhou, please sit still, there are many people watching us.

"Then let's find a place where there's no one to drink, okay?" Zhou Zhou had just had one drink when he started to attack Lin Jie under the influence of alcohol.

"Xiao Zhou, don't do this, we..."

"We won't have a future, right? Lin Jie, what do you want me to do? Just find someone to marry? Are you willing to do that?"

"Xiao Zhou, I have a lot of women at home. You won't be happy if you follow me."

"I think Secretary Liu is quite happy. She was showing off to me just now. Why does she do that?"

Zhou Zhou sat up straight and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp. He looked at Lin Jie with red eyes, unable to conceal the resentment in his eyes.

"You are different from her. You still have a choice. There is no need to wrong yourself like this."

Lin Jie felt a pang of pain when he saw Zhou Zhou's aggrieved look. If he were still single now, Lin Jie would definitely beg Zhou Zhou to marry her home in a sedan chair carried by eight people.

"Didn't I choose you? How do you know I won't be happy? I will wait. This is given to you by Mr. Liu, and Mrs. Jin doesn't know."

Zhou Zhou stuffed a ball of paper into Lin Jie's hand, then stood up and left, not giving Lin Jie a chance to continue.

……

"Everyone has left, what are you still looking at?" Liu Ruyan sat down where Zhou Zhou had just sat, and sourly took the wine glass from Lin Jie's hand and poured it into her own mouth.

"I'm just thinking about something. By the way, you will be in charge of the business at Paramount from now on!"

"Who are you connecting with? It's not your Zhou Zhou!"

"It's not convenient for me, so just consider it as helping me. Besides, you should also learn how to do business, otherwise you will have to support your brothers like this."

"Oh, but aren't you afraid that I will fight with her? If that happens, will you help me or her?"

"Don't talk nonsense. We are all family, why are you fighting?" Lin Jie patted Liu Ruyan on the head. Why did Liu Ruyan always want to go against Zhou Zhou?

"Haha, another one. Lin Jie, can you handle it?" Liu Ruyan laughed at Lin Jie. Although she was mentally prepared and had never thought about asking for any status, she still felt unhappy.

"Don't talk nonsense. I just treat Zhou Zhou as my relative. It's not what you think."

"What about me? My concubine? My secret lover? Or a tool for you to vent your anger?"

"Ruyan, you weren't like this before. Why are you so jealous now?" Lin Jie was a little annoyed by Liu Ruyan's questioning, and his tone became serious.

"Because you only love her. None of the women you have now have ever entered your heart. Zhou Zhou is the one you love the most. Am I right?"

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