Xu Yanchuan returned empty-handed after being lectured by Zhan Beijue.
Back in the car, he recounted the conversation to Zhou Jinxiu, who was also furious.
How could he, with his power and influence, bully a woman, and his own subordinate, time and time again? It was a sign of weakness!
She had helped him before. No matter what, he couldn't stand by and watch Jiang Nanfang suffer.
Even if it meant falling out with his second brother, he had to find out her whereabouts.
Since Xu Yanchuan failed, it was up to him.
He drove at breakneck speed to Zhan's company, only to be stopped by the receptionist.
"Hello sir, whom are you looking for?"
"I'm looking for your Mr. Zhan. I'm his cousin. Please inform him."
"I'm sorry, Assistant Zhong just called to say that Mr. Zhan is in a meeting and is not accepting any appointments. Please come back tomorrow."
Zhou Jinxiu: "A meeting can't last all day, can it? Since he's busy, I'll just wait."
"You do your thing. I'll wait for him in the office."
The receptionist quickly blocked his path: "I'm sorry sir, you cannot go to the CEO's office without an appointment."
"If you want to wait, wait here. Please cooperate with my work."
Xu Yanchuan could go up earlier, but now he was being blocked?
Zhan Beijue was guilty and deliberately hiding, wasn't he?
Zhou Jinxiu was not stupid and wouldn't be easily dismissed.
He bypassed the receptionist and rushed directly to the elevator.
"Less talk. I'm not hindering your work. You do your thing, I'll just go upstairs and wait for him."
Seeing him enter the elevator, the receptionist, unable to stop him, called Assistant Zhong.
"Assistant Zhong, a Mr. Zhou Jinxiu just took the elevator directly to the CEO's office. I'm sorry, I couldn't stop him."
He figured Zhou Jinxiu was also here about Jiang Nanfang.
Assistant Zhong: "I know. I'll handle the rest. You don't need to worry about it."
Zhou Jinxiu took the elevator up, and Assistant Zhong waited for him at the elevator entrance.
"Mr. Zhou, you're here."
Zhou Jinxiu, with his imposing aura, ignored Assistant Zhong and walked in.
"Where is Zhan Beijue? I need to see him. As a man, he has the guts to do it but not to own up to it. Hiding like a turtle after bullying a woman, what kind of capability is that? Let me in to see him."
Assistant Zhong followed and advised him kindly.
"Mr. Zhou, please don't be impulsive. Mr. Zhan is in a bad mood today and is very busy. He doesn't have time to see guests."
"If you have something important to tell him, I can convey it for you. Please don't force your way in."
"If you could convey it, I wouldn't have to come here myself."
"Enough nonsense. I don't believe he's so busy that he doesn't even have time to say a few words. Let me see him, and I'll leave."
Seeing someone barging in, the two receptionists at the CEO's office also stood up.
"Sir, I'm sorry, you can't without an appointment..."
"Sir, please be mindful of yourself. You cannot..."
"Sir..."
Zhou Jinxiu ignored them, pushed them aside, and went straight to the CEO's office door.
"Get out of the way. I'm annoyed, don't force me to act."
"Second Brother, come out! I'm Zhou Jinxiu, I have something to say to you. If you don't come out, I'm coming in!"
With his loud voice and unpleasant words, Zhan Beijue heard him as soon as he got off the elevator.
How interesting.
One admirer leaves, and another admirer immediately shows up. Jiang Nanfang is quite popular.
Zhan Beijue sat calmly behind his armchair and said to the door, "Stop them. Let him in."
They couldn't stop him anyway, and if they continued to try, there might be a fight.
Assistant Zhong could only help open the door and let Zhou Jinxiu in.
Zhou Jinxiu walked in, kicked the door shut with his foot, and looked at Zhan Beijue with an unfriendly expression.
"Where is Jiang Nanfang? Second Brother, what do you mean by this? What did she do to offend you that you're holding onto her like this?"
Zhan Beijue looked expressionlessly at his ex-wife's "admirer."
"Calling me what? Zhou Jinxiu, you still know I'm your Second Brother?"
His tone implied he had tolerated him for a long time.
Zhou Jinxiu heard about his impolite remarks when he was drunk last time.
But he never apologized to him. He figured Zhan Beijue held a grudge, and today was an opportunity to apologize.
"I'm sorry. I said things I shouldn't have when I was drunk last time. I apologize to you."
"But that's one thing, and this is another. I'm here today to ask about Jiang Nanfang..."
"Still Jiang Nanfang." Zhan Beijue interrupted him.
"Are you and Xu Yanchuan her guardians? You come to ask me if you can't find her? What, is my face written with 'lunatic'? Do I look like I'm very interested in her?"
"..."
"Xu Yanchuan just barged in and caused a commotion. I'm already very impatient. Zhou Jinxiu, I advise you to be sensible and leave before I get angry."
"I have a bad temper. When I get angry, I don't recognize anyone, you know that."
Zhou Jinxiu knew he could be ruthless when angry, but he couldn't go home without finding out Jiang Nanfang's whereabouts.
"Second Brother, if I did anything wrong, you can hit me or scold me. But Jiang Nanfang..."
Heh.
He was willing to be hit or scolded for Jiang Nanfang. He was deeply in love.
But the more devoted he was, and the more he came to his front to pledge loyalty to his ex-wife, the more displeased Zhan Beijue became.
His anger, which wasn't that intense initially, was now barely containable due to the repeated provocations from him and Xu Yanchuan.
"Crash!" The folder in his hand was slammed onto the desk.
Zhan Beijue's voice was heavy.
"Between you and Xu Yanchuan, who is pursuing her? Or did Jiang Nanfang agree to date both of you at the same time?"
"One after another, you all come to my front to pledge loyalty to her. Is she that good?"
"She is quite good. I and Xu Yanchuan..."
Zhou Jinxiu wanted to say that he and Xu Yanchuan were only coming to speak up for her out of friendship, and neither of them was pursuing her.
And certainly not dating all three at the same time.
Second Brother, what prejudice do you have against her? Can you stop speaking so unpleasantly?
However, before he could finish speaking, Zhan Beijue felt as though his head was being covered in green, and he stood up frantically.
"Get out! I don't want to hear you talk!"
"Whether Jiang Nanfang is good or not is none of my business. If you mention her name in front of me again, be careful, I won't be polite to you!"
"You and Xu Yanchuan are not three-year-old children. If you genuinely want to find a woman, you have plenty of ways. Why do you have to come and disgust me? Get lost!"
Zhan Beijue seemed to have gone mad.
He was increasingly disregarding their brotherhood and speaking more and more harshly.
He actually told him to get lost?
Zhou Jinxiu was a grown man; how could he tolerate such an insult?
"Second Brother, you..."
"I told you to get lost, can't you hear me?"
Zhan Beijue grabbed the folder in front of him and threw it at his feet.
"Don't call me Second Brother. I don't have a brainless brother like you! Don't come to the company to find me anymore. I don't want to see you! Get as far away as possible, get lost!"
What's the big deal?
It's just that the annual revenue of Zhan's Group had a couple more zeros than Zhou's.
But I don't eat your food or drink your wine. Why are you acting superior in front of me?
You even want to hit me?
Zhou Jinxiu was also furious. He kicked the folder and said.
"You don't have a brother like me, and I don't have a brother like you! Zhan Beijue, don't think you're so great just because you earn money!"
"Others fear you, but I don't! Stop putting on airs in front of me. Who do you think you are!"