Chapter 424 — We're Going Too

Though he had witnessed Yang Juehuan's prowess, Fan Ce did not give up. On the contrary, the resentment in his heart deepened by another layer. He would make Yang Ce pay—he would make him know the price of offending him! To contend with him for a woman meant only one road: death!

But Fan Ce was no fool. This time he dared not oppose Yang Ce head-on; he intended to adopt a roundabout strategy—to strike at him through others.

According to his information and investigations, Yang Ce was Chen Shutang's boyfriend, yet now he was mixed up with Zhao Ying. Heh heh—if he were to tell Chen Shutang this news, then that bastard Yang Cenbin would be as good as dead... gah gah!

At this thought, the pain of Fan Ce's injuries vanished; he felt strength flooding through his entire body. Niu Zhadan did not try to stop him either. He patched his tire, wished him a smooth journey—while inwardly sighing in lament: since you're courting death, don't blame me for not warning you!

At that same moment, another car was also heading toward Donghai, though it did not take the old road but the new Dongsong Expressway.

In the car sat Xiao Qing and Zhou Yanning. The two had come at Sun Jie's invitation. Xiao Qing was driving—Liu Yan's Audi A6.

The whole thing was actually quite a coincidence. The situation had been like this.

That morning, Zhou Yanning came to the laboratory, saw Xiao Qing, and said, "Sister Xiao Qing, tonight I'm staying at the lab—how about I stay with you?"

"Oh? Has Yang Yongjin come back? You're not staying at home?" Zhou Yanning knew all about Xiao Qing's affairs, and Zhou Yanning was not the jealous type, so the two got along very harmoniously and spoke quite casually.

"Sister Mengyan and Sister Lin went on the school-organized spring outing—they've gone to Donghai. Yang Shuoxuan had something to do, so I'm the only one left at home with nothing to do. That's why I'm staying here!" Zhou Yanning said. She used to call Lin Yanhe "Sister Zhiyun" too, but later everyone called her Sister Lin, and Zhou Yanning had grown used to calling her that.

"Oh? Gone to Donghai? That reminds me—their Economics Department did go to Donghai for fun. I think they went to the Sea-Moon Resort, and they even asked whether our Computer Science Department wanted to come along!" Xiao Qing nodded. "But I remember that place is Sun Jie's property, isn't it?"

Zhou Yanning had naturally come to know Sun Jie through Xiao Qing, and had met Zhao Ying as well. She had more or less guessed that Sun Jie had some connection with Yan. As for Zhao Ying, she could not see through her—but she did not ask.

Zhou Yanning felt that being with Yan was already happiness enough, so about certain things she could see plainly, she simply buried them in her heart and did not go tell Chen Shutang.

Things like Jing Yu, for instance. Or Xiao Qing. Or Sun Jie and Zhao Ying, whom she had come to know later—these people all had, to varying degrees, a somewhat ambiguous relationship with Yan, but Zhou Yanning did not mind.

"Really? So it's Sister Sun Jie's property? Had I known, I would have gone with them! Sister Sun Jie would surely have hosted me, wouldn't she?" Zhou Yanning was a little regretful. She seldom went out to have fun, and this time such an opportunity had come along and she actually wanted to go—but undergraduates were not allowed to bring friends, and Chen Shutang was the student council president, so naturally she could not be the first to violate the department's rules. Thus Zhou Yanning did not want to make trouble for her.

But now, hearing Xiao Qing say this, she felt rather regretful. That place was Sun Jie's turf; her own relationship with Sun Jie was not exactly close, but not unfamiliar either—she had eaten with her a few times alongside Sister Xiao Qing. So had Zhou Yanning known earlier, she would certainly have gone. After all, it would be Sun Jie hosting her, nothing to do with the school; and once they were all playing together, the school could not control that.

"..." Xiao Qing was somewhat speechless. "Jiajia, that resort also has shares belonging to your mother. You... didn't know?"

"Huh?" Zhou Yanning was startled. "My mother's shares?"

"Yes. Sea-Moon is one of the projects your mother developed in partnership with the Donghai Sun family. You didn't know? It was just last year!" Xiao Qing found it a little unbelievable—the Sea-Moon project had shares belonging to Zhou Yanning's family, and Zhou Yanning actually did not know?

"At that time, I was having a conflict with my mother... because of the Yang Juehuan business... so I didn't know what her company was doing either..." Zhou Yanning explained with a bitter smile. "Later, she retired and went traveling with Dad, and I had no interest in looking into what properties their company held, so I just didn't know."

Having said this, Zhou Yanning stuck out her tongue a little sheepishly. "Sister Xiao Qing, now that you've said all this, I regret it even more. Had I known there were Mother's shares in it too, I would have gone no matter what..."

"Heh heh, it's not too late now! Jiajia, do you want to go? How about we go too?" Seeing Zhou Yanning's disappointment, Xiao Qing suggested. Their research was nearing its end anyway; there was no need to stay in the lab every day.

"Us? Go now?" Hearing Xiao Qing's words, Zhou Yanning was instantly tempted. "Can we?"

"Let me give Sun Jie a call and ask." Xiao Qing said, and took out her phone, dialing Sun Jie's number.

Sun Jie answered quickly. "Hello, Qingqing? What made you think to call me? You should be in the research room at this hour, shouldn't you?"

"Heh, can't I call you just because I've finished my work?" Xiao Qing laughed. "Jiajia and I want to go to your Sea-Moon Resort. Well? Are we welcome?"

"Even if I didn't welcome you, I'd have to welcome Jiajia! Sea-Moon has Jiajia's shares, after all. When Aunt Hua left, she transferred all her shares to Jiajia's name—only this major shareholder has never once come to inspect her property in Donghai!"

"Heh heh, all right then, we'll head over now! Oh, by the way, Chen Shutang and Lin Yanhe went there today too..." Xiao Qing hesitated a moment before saying, "Our school's Economics Department activity is at your hotel, and Zhao Ying went as well!"

"Oh? I really didn't know that—the hotel manager must have handled the booking. I'm still at the head office!" Sun Jie said. "Since that's the case, I'll come over and join the fun too! Are you coming over now?"

"Sure! Let's share a room—then we can go find Zhao Ying together." Xiao Qing said. "We'll head over now, then."

"No problem. I'll come over as soon as I finish these few documents on hand. That kid Tian Yan is still a bit green—Third Uncle and I have to keep an eye on him..." Sun Jie said somewhat helplessly. "See you in a bit!"

"Done!" Xiao Qing hung up and said to Zhou Yanning, "Let's go—we're heading over now!"

And so Xiao Qing and Zhou Yanning, too, set out on the road to Donghai... Several girls were about to meet in Donghai...