I Want A Lifetime With You Chapter 223


    After Zhou Zheng finished his meeting at Xinhuang, he headed to the parking lot and saw two people


    standing beside his car. One was Guan Jing and the other Su Su. He yed with his keys while he


    stared curiously at the two women. “What are the two of you doing next to my car?”


    “Mr. Zhou!” Guan Jing and Su Su both recognized Zhou Zheng. After all, he was such an important


    person to Fu Chengyan, so they naturally would know.


    Zhou Zheng raised an eyebrow, “You’re looking for me?”


    “Mr. Zhou, could we have a word with you please?” Guan Jing knew how to conduct herself, and after


    looking around her, she got right to the point. “It’s regarding Shengyuan’s annual meeting. I’d like to


    discuss some things with you, Mr. Zhou.”


    “Shengyuan’s annual meeting? Ms. Guan sure knows a lot of things!” Zhou Zheng gave a small smile


    while ying with his keys. “How did you know about it?”


    “I naturally have my ways. I was just hoping to hear whether the attendance list has been confirmed?”


    Guan Jing offered a red packet to Zhou Zheng while saying this. Zhou Zheng smiled but didn’t reach


    for the red packet. Instead, he looked at Su Su, who was standing beside Guan Jing. “Aren’t you the


    one who’s always around Ms. Shi?”


    “Mr. Zhou, my name is Su Su. I’m now working as her assistant,” exined Su Su.


    “Assistant?” wondered Zhou Zheng. “With such good traits, isn’t it a shame for you to be just an


    assistant?”


    Su Su was actually quite pretty and even on the same level as Shi Wei. The only difference was Su Su


    kept a low profile and didn’t style herself as shily as Shi Wei, so naturally wasn’t as eye-catching as


    her.


    Su Su’s eyes darted when she heard what Zhou Zheng said, but quickly answered, “Mr. Zhou is


    exaggerating. As for Shengyuan’s annual meeting…”


    “How about this. It’s nearly lunch hour, and this isn’t a great ce to have a discussion.” Zhou Zheng


    looked at his watch and continued, “I have a two-hour break, so I’ll see what the two of you have to


    offer to persuade me.”


    Zhou Zheng opened his car door and asked, “Will the two of you be taking my car or…?”


    “That won’t be necessary, we have our own ride.” Su Su pointed to the car. Zhou Zheng looked to


    where she was pointing, narrowed his eyes, and asked, “Ms. Shi is here as well?”


    “Yes, Mr. Zhou.”


    Zhou Zheng grinned lightly. “Might as well. I know of a nice restaurant nearby. If we’re going to talk,


    then we should have a proper conversation,” said Zhou Zheng, before getting in his car.


    Su Su and Guan Jing looked at each other, then headed towards their own car.


    Shi Wei had been observing from inside the car, and upon seeing Su Su and Guan Jing, hurriedly


    asked, “What did Zhou Zheng say?”


    “Zhou Zheng agreed to have a conversation, but let us have lunch first. Are you joining us?” Su Su


    asked. Though Shi Wei doesn’t always listen to Guan Jing, she listened well to Su Su. The two of them


    had been discussing about ways to break the news to Shi Wei while they were walking toward the car.


    Shi Wei frowned, “Have lunch with him?” To be honest, Shi Wei wasn’t too willing to dine with Zhou


    Zheng. Even though he was Fu Chengyan’s assistant, at the end of the day, he was still just an


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    Su Su and Guan Jing looked at each other before Guan Jing suggested, “If that’s the case, Su Su and I


    will go and check things out first and see what Zhou Zheng’s thoughts are. If he agrees then that’ll be


    best; and if he doesn’t, then we’ll just think of another way.”


    “Guan Jing is right. We definitely have to go to this lunch today since we’re the ones asking for a favor.


    Wei, if you can’t go, Guan Jing and I will head there first.”


    “Alright,” nodded Shi Wei. She grabbed Su Su’s hand and said, “As expected, you know me well. I still


    need to head to Xicheng’s officeter, so I won’t join the two of you. You can just drop me off at the


    intersection up ahead.”


    “Sure!”


    Shi Wei put on sunsses and disguised herself before getting off the car, and only then did Su Su


    stop smiling and quietly sat back.


    Guan Jing noticed Su Su’s change in demeanor and asked, “Aren’t you good friends with Shi Wei?”


    Su Su turned around, “Yes, we’re good friends! Don’t you know, we’ve always been really good


    friends!” But the expression on Su Su’s face didn’t match her words at all.


    Guan Jing raised an eyebrow and guessed that Su Su was hiding something, but it wasn’t something of


    her concern. “I’m not concerned with what goes on between you and Shi Wei as long as it doesn’t


    affect me.”


    “Don’t you worry, I won’t get into any conflicts with her. After all, I’m Wei’s good friend. All that I do is in


    her best interest!”


    Guan Jing looked at Su Su with a mixed expression and slightly shook her head, but didn’t say


    anything further.


    Their car tailed behind Zhou Zheng’s the whole way, and after arriving at the restaurant, both got off the


    car.


    Zhou Zheng was leaning against his car when he noticed that only Su Su and Guan Jing were there,


    but he didn’t seem too surprised.


    Both saw that Zhou Zheng wasn’t too concerned, so they wisely didn’t say anything regarding Shi Wei


    and hurried after him.


    “Mr. Zhou, you’re here?”


    The manager of the restaurant recognized Zhou Zheng and knew that he was someone close to Fu


    Chengyan. He quickly brought the three of them to a private room. “We reserved this room for you. Will


    it be okay?”


    “Yes, that’s fine. You can hand the menu to the twodies.” Zhou Zheng pulled the chairs for both


    women and waited for them to be seated like the perfect gentleman, before indicating for them to ce


    their orders.


    While Guan Jing and Su Su still felt reserved around Zhou Zheng, he was feeling pretty rxed. After


    seeing that they had finished cing their orders, Zhou Zheng stated, “Actually, even if the two of you


    hadn’te to find me, I would have also made my decision.”


    Su Su and Guan Jing both raised their heads, anticipating Zhou Zheng’s further boration.


    Zhou Zheng grinned, “Shi Wei has good traits, and her image is good. Seeing that she’s also highly


    valued by Xinhuang, having her attend Shengyuan’s annual meeting would naturally be a good fit.”


    Guan Jing breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that. “You’re a visionary, Mr. Zhou!”


    Zhou Zheng raised an eyebrow, “Oh really?”


    Guan Jing suddenly panicked, “Is… Shi Wei not shortlisted?”


    “It’s not that. But Ms. Guan should understand that I’m just an assistant. So while I can submit a list for


    consideration, the person who makes the final decision is still Mr. Fu.”


    “But hasn’t Mr. Fu delegated this to Mr. Zhou?” Guan Jing had also just found this out, and it was why


    she had wanted to have a conversation with Zhou Zheng in the first ce.


    The silly Shi Wei might not know the true capabilities of Zhou Zheng, but Guan Jing had spent time


    learning about the higher-ups in Xinhuang. That was how Guan Jing found out that Fu Chengyan


    barely tended to matters at Xinhuang and the decision-making all fell on Zhou Zheng.


    So basically, whatever resources were nned for the artists at Xinhuang had to get approval from


    Zhou Zheng, while Fu Chengyan would not necessarily even be aware. So Zhou Zheng’s identity was


    far more than just that of Fu Chengyan’s assistant.


    Zhou Zheng smiled, “It seems like Ms. Guan is quite familiar with Xinhuang’s human resources.”


    While Zhou Zheng’s words seemed normal on the surface, Guan Jing could read between the lines.


    She quickly exined, “Mr. Zhou, I didn’t mean anything by that. Shi Wei is my artist, so naturally, I


    wish for her to do well.”


    Zhou Zheng nodded. “Go back and wait for good news then, Ms. Guan.”


    Guan Jing’s eyes shone when she heard that. “Thank you, Mr. Zhou!”


    “No need to thank me.” After all, this was a direct order from Fu Chengyan. He had made it clear that


    Shi Wei was to attend the annual meeting. But as to the reason behind it, Zhou Zheng could only guess


    it had something to do with Shi Nuan.


    Guan Jing and Su Su were both meticulous, so not much else was said during lunch. Guan Jing left


    right after to tend to some urgent business, while Su Su stayed on. She looked at Zhou Zheng


    hesitantly.


    Zhou Zheng put down the napkin he was using and asked, “Ms. Su has something to say?”


    “Mr. Zhou, why are you giving Shi Wei such an opportunity? If she goes, she’ll be a hot


    commodity in the entertainment industry. She’ll…”


    “Isn’t that a good thing?” Zhou Zheng asked Su Su in return. “She’s your best friend, don’t you want her


    to be more popr?”


    Su Su bit her lips and clenched her fists, not even realizing her nails were biting into her palm.


    Of course, not! Why would I want Shi Wei to be more popr? All I wanted was for Shi Wei to fall


    into a deep abyss and never find a way out. Otherwise, why would I sacrifice working in my family’s


    business and choose to work for Shi Wei as a lowly assistant? I had to endure all this just so I can


    personally witness Shi Wei’s destruction, step-by-step.


    Shi Wei didn’t deserve a life of smooth-sailing. Especially not when she used me and Anna as stepping


    stones to reach her sess.


    Zhou Zheng could see the fiery hatred in Su Su’s eyes. He grinned and passed a napkin to her. Su Su


    looked up in surprise, only to realize that she had been crying.


    Su Su reached for the napkin and quickly wiped her tears. “My apologies. I shouldn’t have let Mr. Zhou


    seen that.”


    “Ms. Su, a person should look ahead. After all, there is such a thing as karma.”


    “But I can’t wait any longer!” Su Su was being truthful. She was in much pain, seeing how Shi Wei was


    enjoying more and more sess each day.


    “There are some things that are worth waiting for. Would you rather see her fail now or have her stand


    at the peak of sess before suddenly crashing down? Which scenario do you think would cause her


    more pain?”


    Su Su looked up in disbelief. “Mr. Zhou, do you have a grudge against Shi Wei?” Why is Zhou Zheng


    being so cruel towards her?


    Zhou Zheng didn’t say anything and just tapped his fingers on the table. “I’ll contact Ms. Su when the


    chance arises, and you too should let me know if anything happens. You should know, you are the one


    who willingly initiated this partnership. I didn’t force you.”


    “I understand. I will report all of Shi Wei’s matters to you, but you too mustn’t forget what you promised


    me.” Seeing that Zhou Zheng wasn’t willing to share anything more on the matter, Su Su decided to not


    press him further. As long as they had the same goal, then it was good enough. She would find out the


    reason behind their animosity sooner orter.


    “Don’t worry. Since I made a promise to you, I’ll naturally uphold it. You can be sure to expect some


    good news!” Zhou Zheng got up to leave but quickly turned back around. “Oh! Ms. Su has some great


    traits too. Don’t you want to give the entertainment industry a try yourself?”