Big brother, you've finally grown up.

Listening to Zhou Cheng's words, Zhou Wanyu's small brain struggled to keep up!

As a love-brained person who usually loved watching idol dramas, she was often moved to tears by the protagonists!

Now, hearing her second brother say this, it actually seemed to make sense!

If they truly loved each other, why would they wait until the very end?

Then, she thought about her eldest brother and Ye Juaner. Before her second brother revealed the truth and Uncle Chen produced the letter, Ye Juaner hadn't even realized that her brother might be waiting for her at the place where they first met.

In other words, without the truth being revealed or the letter, Ye Juaner wouldn't even have gone!

Zhou Wanyu originally hoped for her brother and Ye Juaner to reconcile, but looking at it now, even if Ye Juaner regretted it, she wasn't worthy of being with her brother anymore.

"So, Second Brother, you saw through everything? That's why you didn't stop her?" Zhou Wanyu looked at Zhou Cheng and asked curiously!

"Something like that," Zhou Cheng said casually.

Hearing this, Zhou Wanyu sized up Zhou Cheng; her second brother really knew how to act cool.

Just then, Uncle Chen brought in the late-night snack with the servants, so Zhou Cheng didn't bother chatting any more nonsense with Zhou Wanyu.

After eating the snack, he took a bath and then happily lay in bed to sleep!

...Meanwhile, at the police station!

With the help of the Group's lawyers, the Ye family paid the fines and completed the procedures before being released!

What they had done was just as Zhou Cheng thought; it didn't constitute kidnapping since their motive was merely to make Song Wanfeng apologize.

Coupled with what Ye Quan said earlier—that he did it because Song Wanfeng had ruined the relationship between his daughter and son-in-law—there was even less that could be done to them.

So in the end, it was settled as illegal detention, and with the lawyers' maneuvering, they were released immediately!

On the road, Ye Lingxian drove while Old Master Ye and Ye Quan sat in the back!

"Grandpa, what should we do now? That Zhou Cheng is completely unreasonable! And he seems dead set on cutting ties with our Ye family!"

"How about we just get rid of him? Once he's gone, the Zhou Family will be back under Zhou Feiyu's control, and for Xiao Juan's sake, he'll definitely continue to support us!"

"And I know a hitman who just got out of prison. He used to be a mercenary in Africa with top-tier skills; I heard he was once a God of War..."

Ye Lingxian said ruthlessly, actually wanting to resort to murder!

But as soon as he said it, he was scolded by Old Master Ye!

"Nonsense! Although the Zhou Family has cut ties with us, they haven't started targeting us yet! If we do this and fail, our Ye family will be uprooted! None of us will survive!

And if we succeed, we still won't survive! Neither the Zhou Family nor the Chen Family behind them will ever forgive us!"

"Just because Zhou Cheng acts according to the law doesn't mean the Zhou Family or the Chen Family behind him will do the same, understand?"

Hearing his grandfather's angry rebuke, Ye Lingxian shrank back; he had actually just mentioned it in passing!

Indeed, using such underhanded tactics was no different from seeking death!

"Then what should our Ye family do now?"

"Contract our industries and minimize losses. In the end, we can only pin our hopes on Juaner, hoping she can win back Zhou Feiyu," Old Master Ye said worriedly.

"Xiao Quan, convene a Board of Directors meeting in two days. You will take over as Chairman, and Lingxian will be the CEO. Minimize losses as much as possible, cut most projects, and only keep the core industries," Old Master Ye said slowly.

The current outcome was already the best they could hope for. He had a premonition that if they actually did what Ye Lingxian suggested, the Ye family would meet a miserable end!

...The next day, at 7:00 AM, Zhou Cheng woke up. After a moment of grogginess in bed, he finally got up.

After washing up, he went to the dining room for breakfast!

Although he had become a second-generation rich in this life, Zhou Cheng still maintained his habits, and he had to go to work today.

While eating breakfast, his phone rang. Zhou Cheng picked it up and saw it was from his elder brother, Zhou Feiyu.

Seeing this, Zhou Cheng chose to answer.

He had originally arranged for Zhou Feiyu to go to the the United States, but he didn't expect his brother to secretly go somewhere else.

Two days after Zhou Feiyu went abroad, Zhou Cheng had spoken to him on the phone.

He had even lied, saying he was in the the United States.

However, even though he had been lied to once, Zhou Cheng didn't mind.

He had gone to the place he couldn't forget, but he hadn't waited for Ye Juaner.

This way, it would be easier for him to see Ye Juaner's true colors and free himself from this relationship sooner!

"Xiao Cheng, it's after seven in the morning over there, right? Have you had breakfast yet?"

As soon as the call connected, Zhou Feiyu's voice rang out, sounding more free and natural than before.

"I'm eating now," Zhou Cheng replied, waiting for Zhou Feiyu's next words. He knew Zhou Feiyu must have something to say by calling at this time.

"I want to return home now," Zhou Feiyu said.

Zhou Cheng frowned slightly upon hearing this.

According to their agreement, he wasn't allowed to return for half a year! It hadn't even been half a month yet! It was far from time to come back!

Furthermore, Ye Juaner had found out the truth last night and was currently on her way to find him.

And now you're telling me you want to come back?

Could it be that Uncle Chen or Zhou Wanyu hadn't told him about last night?

"You should be waiting for Ye Juaner right now, right? Isn't there one day left? Maybe she'll arrive tomorrow," Zhou Cheng said.

These words startled Zhou Feiyu.

"Xiao Cheng, you know?" Zhou Feiyu asked in confusion.

Hearing this, Zhou Cheng was certain that Uncle Chen and the others hadn't told Zhou Feiyu about last night.

"Of course I know. I also know that someone left a letter for Ye Juaner, promising to wait for her for half a month," Zhou Cheng teased.

This let Zhou Feiyu feel a bit embarrassed on the other end of the line.

He was silent for a while before speaking.

"That day, when Uncle Chen was seeing me off, I was sitting in the car but still felt a bit unwilling. I still thought she just couldn't wrap her head around it because you suddenly brought out the Divorce Agreement."

"Then I thought that if I just disappeared for a few days, she would definitely look for me. If I disappeared for a week, she would surely come to the UK to find me. Because we once agreed that if one of us ever went missing, the other would look for them at the place we first met!"

Zhou Feiyu explained why he had changed his destination.

Zhou Cheng listened casually! This was a common trope in TV dramas; he was just the protagonist's brother and a villain in this drama, so he was quite familiar with the routine!

"But isn't there still a day and a half left before the time you promised in the letter? What if...?" Zhou Cheng said offhandedly.

"Forget it, I'll be straight with you. I sent Song Wanfeng to the police station last night. At the same time, Ye Juaner understood the truth and saw the letter you left. She went to find you last night."

Zhou Cheng simply told Zhou Feiyu everything that happened last night.

"So you only need to wait another half a day, and maybe you'll see Ye Juaner tomorrow!"

Zhou Cheng's words reached Zhou Feiyu's ears through the phone.

In the past, Zhou Feiyu would have been ecstatic to hear this, but now, he remained calm.

"Is that so? But arriving at the last moment—how is that any different from being late? Besides, she only came after reading the letter I left. Doesn't that prove the point even more?"

"This relationship is over," Zhou Feiyu said in a deep voice.

"The most beautiful dreams must eventually end, and even the most beloved people must eventually part."

"Although I gave myself a half-month deadline, when she still hadn't appeared by the thirteenth day, the result was already clear."

"If it's time to give up, don't regret it; if they don't cherish you, then break up. That's what I've concluded these past few days."

Zhou Feiyu's voice was full of philosophy, which surprised Zhou Cheng.

"So, my only thought now is to expand our family's Chenyang Group and focus on my career."

Hearing this, Zhou Cheng stopped eating.

He smiled with relief. "Brother, you've finally grown up."

Zhou Feiyu: [・ヘ・?]