Chapter 187: A Pyramid Scheme Organization?

"Just look at his sneaky, rat-faced appearance. Approaching you like this must be with some ill intent; you really need to be extra careful."

The beauty in the cheongsam looked at Chang Yu with utter contempt, and her words were venomous enough to pierce the heart.

Had the relationship between Chang Yu and Zhao Dasheng not been so profound, the two men might have developed a rift right then and there.

As expected of a master manipulator, her skills were truly peerless.

Before Chang Yu could even speak, Zhao Dasheng flew into a rage at Yanyan: "What nonsense are you spouting? I think you're the blind one!"

"Brother Chang radiates righteousness and moral integrity; how could he possibly look sneaky or rat-faced?"

Yanyan had calculated her moves meticulously, but she made a colossal mistake.

She severely underestimated the weight Chang Yu held in Zhao Dasheng's heart, thus touching upon Zhao Dasheng's absolute bottom line.

"Brother... Brother Chang?" Yanyan was dumbfounded on the spot, her mind buzzing with disbelief.

Did I hear that correctly just now?

Chairman Zhao just... called that young man his older brother?

Considering how Zhao Dasheng had roamed the world for so many years, when had he ever addressed anyone younger than himself as an older brother?

As the person closest to Zhao Dasheng's pillow, Yanyan knew his temperament better than anyone.

Zhao Dasheng possessed his own pride and rarely looked up to ordinary people.

Anyone who could catch his eye without exception was a person of extraordinary talent and brilliance.

For Zhao Dasheng to voluntarily address someone as brother was enough for Chang Yu to be proud of for a lifetime.

Realizing the immense weight Chang Yu carried in Zhao Dasheng's heart, Yanyan's legs turned to jelly, and she almost collapsed to the ground.

Her pretty face turned pale as she stammered a terrified apology to Zhao Dasheng: "I... I'm sorry, Chairman Zhao. I didn't know he was your friend. If I have offended you in any way, I apologize."

As she said this, Yanyan felt an overwhelming sense of grievance and anguish.

He was clearly just a smelly loser dressed in cheap street market clothes—someone she wouldn't even spare a glance at on the street—so how on earth did he suddenly become Zhao Dasheng's honored guest?

It was utterly infuriating!

"What are you apologizing to me for?" Zhao Dasheng's foul mood showed no signs of subsiding; if anything, it was intensifying.

He pointed a finger at Chang Yu beside him, a towering fury written across his face: "You offended my Brother Chang. You should be apologizing to my Brother Chang instead."

"I'll tell you the truth: if you cannot win my Brother Chang's forgiveness today, don't blame me for being ruthless with you from now on!"

At this, Yanyan truly felt despair sinking in. Her eyes dimmed, and her expression turned so wretched she was on the verge of tears, as if she had committed an unforgivable sin.

She knew Zhao Dasheng's character and was well aware that he meant every word.

If she didn't apologize to Chang Yu, Zhao Dasheng would genuinely cast her aside into obscurity.

Yanyan immediately bowed at a perfect ninety-degree angle to Chang Yu, her attitude remarkably humble: "I'm so sorry, Brother Chang. It was my ignorance that offended you just now."

"I truly meant no ill will toward you; it's just that I'm not good with words and often offend people inadvertently. Please don't take to heart what happened just now."

Looking at the cheongsam-clad beauty in front of her, who was so anxious she was almost crying while maintaining a deadpan seriousness...