She was fired after she refused to be the CEO's dog licker.

I was really confused. I really didn't expect that Mrs. Zhou would make such a request to me. She clearly knew about my relationship with Zhou Hanzhi and Lin Xixi, but she still wanted me to persuade Zhou Hanzhi to break up with Lin Xixi.

Are you sure this isn't a deliberate attempt to embarrass me?

I was just dragged out by Zhou Hanzhi to make Lin Xixi happy. Now we are sworn enemies. If it wasn't for getting my diamond bracelet back, I would never have come to him. I don't plan to have anything to do with him in the future.

Moreover, Lin Xixi originally felt that I had delayed her and Zhou Hanzhi's sweet relationship and hated me to the core. Now if she knew that I wanted to persuade Zhou Hanzhi to break up with her, wouldn't she want to tear me apart and eat me up?

I regret it very much now. If I had known earlier, I would not have barged in. If I had known earlier, I would not have used Madam Zhou's power. If I had known earlier, I would not have asked Madam Zhou what she was angry about.

I quickly glanced at Zhou Hanzhi, only to find that Zhou Hanzhi, who had a dissatisfied look on his face just now, was now looking at me leisurely, with a hint of... smile flashing in his inky eyes?

What is he laughing at?

Oh, it was a mockery, a mockery of me for not gaining the most but losing the most. I wanted to borrow the power of others but ended up being used as a knife by others.

I held my breath, gritted my teeth, quickly retracted my gaze, and pinched my palms with my fingertips to remind myself to stay calm and not be impulsive.

But, how can I refuse Madam Zhou now?

"Grandma, please don't make things difficult for Manager Meng. You don't like surfing the Internet and didn't see the news. Netizens on Weibo have already scolded Manager Meng to death, saying that she is the mistress between my cousin and Miss Lin. Now you ask Manager Meng to persuade my cousin to break up with Miss Lin, wouldn't that make things worse for Manager Meng?" Zhou Pinzhi, who had been silent, suddenly spoke at this moment.

He sat on the other side of Mrs. Zhou with a smile on his face, and helped me out in a gentle tone.

I didn't expect Zhou Pinzhi to help me out, but I didn't feel relaxed at all. Instead, I became more nervous: Zhou Pinzhi was not a kind person and he must be up to something bad.

Sure enough, the next second, he smiled and said, "In my opinion, grandma, you might as well persuade Manager Meng to get back together with my cousin. After all, they were a couple before, and my cousin has always been obsessed with Meng Jingyi. The two of them have a foundation of old love and are now both elite talents, so they are evenly matched. They are more than ten times better than that Miss Lin, don't you think so, grandma?"

My mind just exploded.

Even though I was prepared, I didn't expect Zhou Pinzhi to make such a suggestion.

Once again, I realized how vicious and cunning Zhou Pinzhi was. He deliberately suggested to Old Madam Zhou that Zhou Hanzhi and I get back together. He must have known that Old Madam Zhou had been on guard against me for a long time. He also knew that everything Old Madam Zhou said to me now was a test. He joined forces with her to test me together.

"Stop joking, Manager Zhou!" I almost shouted. I was so excited that I almost couldn't hold the cup in my hand. "Manager Zhou and I are a thing of the past. Our relationship now is just a work relationship. Manager Zhou has always had Manager Lin in his heart. The previous incident at the Zhou family was just a misunderstanding. I have already moved on. Besides! I already have a boyfriend now. Manager Zhou, you should be more careful when joking."

Get back together with Zhou Hanzhi? Pah! I was restrained and well-mannered enough that I didn't fight him.

But after I said these words, my eyes still subconsciously looked at Zhou Hanzhi.

When I saw this, I was stunned again.

Did I see it wrong? There was a deep layer of loss on Zhou Hanzhi's face. He withdrew his gaze from my face, his eyelashes drooped, and there was a bit of resentment.

Like blaming me.

What did he blame me for? Wasn't my explanation very clear and concise?

And why does he look so resentful towards me? Everything he did to me was despicable and shameless. I was already polite by not seeking to settle the score with him, but he still holds a grudge against me?

But I couldn't help but wonder, what is Zhou Hanzhi missing?

The next second, Zhou Hanzhi's voice finally rang out: "Pinzhi, it's okay for you to joke with me, but you knew that Manager Meng had a boyfriend and still made such a proposal. Are you deliberately making things difficult for her, or are you deliberately teasing grandma?"

His tone was low and powerful, full of aggression and strength, without any sense of loss or resentment.

I knew I was dazzled just now, how could Zhou Hanzhi be so disappointed and resentful?

"Cousin, you are being too polite. How could I tease you? I am making a serious proposal, and I am making this proposal to fulfill your long-cherished wish." Facing Zhou Hanzhi's questioning, Zhou Pinzhi was not panicked at all, and still smiled, "Cousin, you can fool others, but you can't fool me. The person you have been thinking about is Manager Meng. I helped you fulfill your wish, why are you still so angry?"

Zhou Pinzhi really did not miss any opportunity to test the relationship between me and Zhou Hanzhi, and at the same time deliberately damaged Zhou Hanzhi's position in Old Madam Zhou's heart.

Madam Zhou's smile faded slightly, and she said in a light tone, "Really, Han Zhi? So it turns out that the person you've always been thinking about is Xiao Meng?"

There was scrutiny in her eyes as she looked at Zhou Hanzhi.

I couldn't help but clench my fingers. At this moment, I really wanted to answer this question for Zhou Hanzhi.

No, of course not. Zhou Hanzhi's heart is certainly not filled with me, but Lin Xixi! The fact that he racked his brains to think of so many ways to resist so much pressure and insisted on marrying Lin Xixi into the Zhou family is enough to prove this point.

How could Old Madam Zhou not understand such an obvious thing, and how could she be led astray by Zhou Pinzhi's jokes?

But in fact, I didn't need Zhou Hanzhi to answer for him, he spoke up himself: "Of course not."

My heart, which had been in a knot, sank. I fell into the water with a splash and quickly sank to the bottom, drowning to the point of suffocation.

Zhou Hanzhi's voice seemed to come through the water, sounding buzzing and not quite real, but it fell into my ears very clearly: "Just like Manager Meng said, she and I have long passed, I have never regretted it, and I have never thought about looking back. Now there is only Xixi in my heart. I want to marry Xixi. This matter has to be done whether it is possible or not."

That's indeed the case.

I told you, it's useless for Madam Zhou to ask me for help. Zhou Hanzhi has already fallen in love with Lin Xixi and is determined to marry her.

No one can persuade him, no one can stop him.

My heart felt like it was stuffed with a handful of thorns. It was painful and numb. I thought about us two years ago.

It was also because of the obstruction of his family that Zhou Hanzhi ruthlessly abandoned me, but now, he actually contradicted Madam Zhou in public for Lin Xixi.

Love or not, it's so obvious.