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

Chapter 272 Apology

I was stumped by Zhou Hanzhi's question and turned to look at him in disbelief.

Under the warm light from the roof, his face had perfect features, like a god, but his dark eyes contained endless anger.

Seeing that I didn't answer his question, he asked again with a sullen face: "Meng Nanxu, the reason you refused to be the young lady of my Zhou family is because you have made up your mind to be the young lady of the Yuan family?"

I was immediately confused: "Mr. Zhou, are you drunk? Do you know what you are saying?"

There was no wine at the table just now, and none of us drank. Why did Zhou Hanzhi start talking nonsense when he was drunk?

I refused to be the young lady of the Zhou family to pave the way for him and Lin Xixi to give in. Why is it that Zhou Hanzhi is not only not grateful to me, but also questioned me angrily and even dragged the matter to the Yuan family?

It was obviously Shen Hualan that he should blame.

Besides, what does this matter have to do with Yuan Tianye and the Yuan family?

"Of course I know what I'm talking about. Meng Nanxu, tell me, have you decided on that guy?" Zhou Hanzhi's face became increasingly gloomy, and his tone even became a little impatient.

There seemed to be a flame burning in those dark eyes, urging me: "You went to the Yuan family at noon today, to meet that kid's parents, right?"

He seldom calls me by my full name and usually calls me Manager Meng.

I was originally forced to move back a little by Zhou Hanzhi's burning gaze, but when I heard him say this, I was stunned: "What do you mean by meeting the parents?"

I was confused for a moment, then I understood. I frowned and looked at Zeng Zhi who was driving in front of me: "Assistant Zeng, when you brought me porridge this afternoon, didn't you say that Mr. Zhou already knew why I went to Yuan's house at noon?"

"Yes, sister-in-law, Mr. Wu called Mr. Zhou earlier and told them that you went to the Yuan family to plead for Yuan Tianye, but..." Zeng Zhi glanced at Zhou Hanyi cautiously in the rearview mirror while driving.

"But, Mr. Zhou heard a rumor in the evening that Mr. Yuan had touched Yuan Tianye's Zhuangyuanhong at noon today. It turned out that Mr. Yuan used that wine to entertain you."

No. 1 red?

It turns out that the wine is called Zhuangyuanhong, and it is really delicious.

"Mr. Yuan entertained me and did serve wine, but even if the wine was Zhuangyuanhong, so what? Mr. Zhou, how can you bring this up with me and Yuan Tianye meeting his parents?" I was confused.

"Um, this..." Zeng Zhi hesitated and finally did not dare to say more.

Zhou Hanzhi approached me, his dark eyes grasping my face, and said aggressively: "Don't you know what Zhuangyuanhong is? That wine was buried underground on the day Yuan Tianye was born."

"Well, I know this. The elder said that the wine has been stored for twenty-two years, nine months and eighteen days." I nodded.

At this moment, I suddenly remembered the meaning of Zhuangyuanhong. When a boy was born in ancient times, the family would bury a jar of wine underground. When the boy grew up and became the top scorer in high school, they would dig it out and use it as a celebratory wine.

"Since you know what the wine means and you drank it, why are you pretending not to understand me?" Seeing me nod, Zhou Hanzhi's face suddenly turned cold, and his tone became even colder, "Meng Nanxu, you really know how to pretend to be confused."

He doesn't behave like his usual calm and composed style.

I didn't drink tonight, but I was still confused by Zhou Hanzhi's words.

I couldn't bear it any longer, so I sat up straight and said seriously, "Boss Zhou, I know that the champion red is used to celebrate men who pass the imperial examination. Yuan Tianye participated in the production of Monogatari, and the popularity of Monogatari also represents his success. It's okay for Mr. Yuan to take out the champion red to celebrate, right?"

The anger on Zhou Hanzhi's face seemed to freeze after hearing what I said.

I continued, "I just drank his celebratory wine. How can it be linked to my meeting his parents? He is not a girl, and what I drank was not a girl's wine."

After I said this, the air in the car suddenly became quiet.

Zeng Zhi silently repeated what I said: "Yes, what my sister-in-law drank was not a girl's wine, but a champion's wine. How can it be considered as meeting the young master of the Yuan family?"

The anger on Zhou Hanzhi's face quickly subsided. He was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "Sorry, I misunderstood."

It's so rare to hear Zhou Hanzhi say sorry.

The breath that was stuck in my chest finally dissipated, and I saw Zhou Hanzhi reach out to me, lift up a strand of my hair, and gently hang it behind my ear.

The action was so gentle that my heart trembled when his fingertips touched my earlobe.

I looked up and saw that his originally sharp and cold eyes were now flashing with tiny lights and full of tenderness.

Impossible, I must have seen it wrong.

Zhou Hanzhi's tenderness now belongs to Lin Xixi. He can't be tender to me.

I quickly moved a little further away.

Zhou Hanzhi's hand froze in mid-air, then slowly retracted.

I still had a doubt in my mind, so I coughed lightly and asked, "By the way, do your guest rooms block cell phone signals?"

"Hmm?" Zhou Hanzhi looked a little solemn.

"I asked Yuan Tianye, and he said that when he couldn't find me at the banquet, he called me, but the prompt tone at that time meant that my phone was temporarily unreachable. I guess there is a signal-blocking device in the guest room of the Zhou family's old house?" I explained the reason.

Zhou Hanzhi frowned. "There is no signal shielding equipment in the guest room. After I sent you to the guest room, I answered Zeng Zhi's call when I left. There was no problem with the signal."

"That's strange, why can't he get through to me when he calls me?" I was even more confused.

Zhou Hanzhi seemed to have thought of something, his expression changed slightly, and then he looked at me, his expression seemed natural and casual: "Maybe, it's just because the Zhou family's old house is located in a remote area, and the signal is occasionally bad."

"Well, it's possible."

At this moment, we arrived at our destination. I thanked him, opened the door and was about to leave when Zhou Hanzhi called out from behind me, "Meng Nanxu."

"What else does Mr. Zhou need?"

"Like I said before, you'd better behave yourself recently, only then will you be safe." Zhou Hanzhi said this and told Zeng Zhi to drive away.

I stood there for a long time, watching the black Maybach disappear into the night, then I turned around and slowly walked towards home.

Just then, my phone rang.

It was You He calling. I answered the call immediately. You He's anxious voice said, "I was busy with something this afternoon and didn't see the message. Is it too late to meet now?"

"There's still time." I looked at my watch and immediately made an appointment with Youhe.

Half an hour later, we met at a private restaurant in the south of the city.

This place is secluded and the private room is well soundproofed. After I closed the door, I couldn't wait to tell Youhe what happened last night and what I felt was strange.

"The door of a confidential place like the study is not locked?" After hearing this, his face became very serious.