Zhou Xing drove the Panamera into Suhe Bay.
The car stopped in the underground garage.
"Boss, I'll head back first then."
Su Xi waved to Zhou Xing, then drove off and left Suhe Bay.
Zhou Xing looked at the underground garage, thinking to himself as he walked towards the elevator.
It was time to buy a few more cars.
The mclaren p1 had been crashed, and the laferrari would still take several months.
Because he had bought this top-floor duplex, he was given quite a few parking spaces, along with those that came with his other houses.
He needed to find an opportunity.
He should fill up these garages; otherwise, having only a single Lamborghini parked in the underground lot would be a bit too shabby.
He took the elevator directly back to the top-floor duplex.
He opened the door.
The inside was empty.
Min Sishi hadn't chosen to stay here today.
This left Zhou Xing feeling slightly regretful.
He had originally planned to turn on the lights as night fell, watching the bright lights outside while enjoying Min Sishi's folk dance at home.
The only regret was... Zhou Xing had watched Min Sishi perform folk dances so many times, yet he actually had no idea which ethnic group's dance she was performing.
He would ask her after she finished dancing next time.
Just then.
His phone rang.
He took out his phone to check.
It was Zhou Jianping.
"Hello, Dad."
Zhou Xing answered the call.
"Mm."
Zhou Jianping's voice came from the other end: "You should be back at school by now, right?"
"No, I'm at the Suhe Bay residential area. I bought a small apartment here."
Zhou Xing spoke truthfully.
Now that his grandfather was there to take the blame, Zhou Xing no longer had any need to hide things; he could just push all the questions onto his grandfather anyway.
"Suhe Bay..."
Zhou Jianping fell silent for a moment before saying, "If you didn't want to stay at school, you should have told me in advance. I remember I also have several apartments and villas over there, though I can't recall the exact number right now."
"I'll have my secretary organize them later and send the property deeds over to you."
Zhou Xing: "..."
"No need, Dad. This apartment of mine is barely enough."
Zhou Xing hesitated for a moment, ultimately deciding not to mention that he had bought several apartments in one go.
"They're just sitting idle anyway. Go take a look when you have time. If nothing else, let those little girlfriends of yours stay there."
Zhou Jianping's tone was as calm as a still well!
"!!!!!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xing stood up instantly. "Dad, how did you know?"
"Heh..."
Zhou Jianping chuckled but didn't offer much explanation. "I don't care about the rest, but you'd better behave yourself and focus on your studies at school. It's best if you don't get anyone pregnant before you graduate from university."
"After graduation, I won't bother managing you. If you're willing, it's fine even if you bring back eight or ten kids; your old man can afford to raise them."
"If worst comes to worst, there's still your grandfather. I expect your grandfather is dying for you to have a few more."
Seeing Zhou Jianping mention his grandfather, Zhou Xing immediately asked the question that had been puzzling him all day. "Dad, Grandfather... what's really going on with that? Why have I never heard you talk about it?"
"And... Grandfather sent someone over today too, even a secretary-general."
"I heard from the secretary-general that Grandfather is..."
Before Zhou Xing could finish, Zhou Jianping interrupted him. "That's enough. Don't ask too much about your grandfather. You'll naturally find out in the future."
"But..."
Zhou Jianping's tone turned solemn. "Even though you've never met, he is still your grandfather, connected by blood. When you interact with him... you'd better show some respect and don't be impudent."
"If he gives you something, just take it. A gift from an elder should not be refused. Since it's for his own Grandson anyway, it's no big deal."
"If your grandfather wants to see you, give me a call in advance."
Zhou Xing immediately nodded. "I understand."
"Mm."
Zhou Jianping ended that topic and continued, "As for the Li family matter, both your grandfather and your mother sent people over, so I didn't get involved. I just did a bit of investigating into their family."
"This time, considering their family's Old Master pulled some strings and eventually reached out to me to beg for mercy, I just let their family members take a 'rest'."
"They won't be able to cause any more trouble in the future. I've settled the Li family matter for you this time."
Zhou Jianping warned, "But don't think that just because I'm here, you can act lawlessly like that Li Guoxing. This time, the Li family brought it on themselves. If I find out you're using my name to do reckless things out there, I'll be the first one to come and break your legs."
Zhou Xing smiled and couldn't help but say, "I understand, Dad. It's not like you don't know me. I'm a very devoted person—I only like pretty girls. Other than that, how could I do anything out of line?"
"I know, which is why I chose to help you. Otherwise, do you think I'd aid a villain?"
Zhou Jianping said irritably, yet his tone revealed a hint of pride.
He didn't ask for Zhou Xing to be incredibly capable.
As long as he didn't go astray, that was enough... At least from his observations over the years, Zhou Xing's character was still sound, and he hadn't picked up the bad habits of other Second-generation rich kids.
He was quite mature in his dealings with others, only showing his playful side in front of them.
As for being a playboy... that wasn't a flaw at all.
"But... actually, it would have been fine if I'd gone to Grandfather too."
Zhou Xing raised an eyebrow. "His influence seems to be quite a bit greater than yours."
"Beep, beep, beep..."
As soon as Zhou Xing finished speaking.
The call was hung up on the spot.
A smile couldn't help but appear on Zhou Xing's face.
He had finally won a round.
When facing Zhou Jianping, he usually only got lectured. Today, he finally managed to subtly make him feel frustrated for once, which Zhou Xing found quite amusing.
He put down his phone.
Standing by the curtain wall, he looked at the thousands of lights along the riverbank.
Zhou Xing fell into deep thought about what could have possibly caused his father and grandfather to appear as though they hadn't been in contact for so long.
Otherwise, how could he have never met his own grandfather?
But ever since he learned about his grandfather's identity.
Zhou Xing suddenly had a moment of clarity.
He had originally been somewhat puzzled about how Zhou Jianping, starting from scratch, could get involved in heavy industry and build Jianghan Heavy Industry Group into what it was today, leaping to become a leader in the field.
It seemed now that although there might be an estrangement between his grandfather and father.
His grandfather had definitely helped his father a lot in secret.
And his father was definitely well aware of it.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have specifically warned him to be polite to his grandfather.
So if his grandfather was secretly helping his father, and both parties understood and cared about each other, why had they never been in contact?
While Zhou Xing was thinking.
The phone rang again.
Zhou Xing picked up the phone to look.
His pupils constricted, and he instantly sucked in a breath of cold air.