[The Past]

Tye Zhang has made up his mind to entangle Cole Wu. So Cole Wu can do nothing about it.

He decides to pay no attention to him.

"Cole, you are packing up so quickly. Where are you going?" Tye Zhang pushes the wheelchair to sit by Cole Wu's side. He wishes that he could tie himself to Cole Wu's body.

Cole Wu looks at Tye Zhang coldly and saying, "I'm out to meet a client today. Are you coming with me?"

"Yes! Of course! I'm your partner. Of course I have to go with you!" Tye Zhang says yes immediately.

"...Really? Ok. Come with me."

Cole Wu suddenly smiles brightly, which attracts Tye Zhang.

However, when they arrive at the destination, Tye Zhang gets stunned.

"Cole...Why do we come to the Horyu-ji to meet the client?"

They are at the foot of the mountain. Tye Zhang is sitting on the wheelchair. When he looks up at the one thousand staircases that almost permeate the mountain, he can't help but start to sweat all over.

"If you don't want to follow me, you can just wait here. The group leader has arrived. I'm going to send the documents." Cole Wu gets his hands off the wheelchair and starts to climb the mountain by himself, leaving Tye Zhang at the foot of the mountain alone. Tye Zhang is stupefied.

"...Cole! Cole! I'm sitting on a wheelchair. How am I supposed to go uphill?!" Tye Zhang stays under the tree shadow with grievances, feeling dejected.

Horyu-ji is a famous temple in the Pearl City. It has loads of pilgrims and believers.

The newly appointed CEO of the company of the Xiao's is a Buddhist.

In order to cater to his taste, the group leader Jake Xu chose Horyu-ji to be their meeting place.

The case of the joint brand promotion of the Xiao's and the Zhang's was proposed a long time ago, but it has always been put aside. It has been put on the agenda only recently.

Today is just a probe.

Cole Wu set out two hours beforehand just to prevent himself from being late and leave a bad impression on the people of the Xiao's.

He takes with him the prepared pre-judged data regarding the specific implementation of the two companies' joint brand promotion plan, and comes to the room booked in advance in the temple.

"Here you are!" Jake Xu stands up and says.

He is a little nervous. Originally, Group four, the group that they are in, isn't responsible for this case, but because Group one is occupied by something else, Group four is required to handle this case.

The other two group members are also checking on the information about this new CEO of the Xiao's. Making a frantic last-minute effort is better than waiting and doing nothing.

After checking the time, Cole Wu reminds his colleagues, "Leader, Javier, Natalie...They should be coming soon."

Just as they get themselves ready, the door of the room is pushed open.

A shrewd and capable woman comes in and looks around with calm eyes. After she makes sure that everything is alright, she steps back and invites her boss to come in.

The man is very tall. He is wearing a silver grey Tang suit and a pair of cloth shoes, however, he doesn't look old at all.

He is in his early thirties, and has an outstanding appearance. His forehead is round and full and his face has sharp angles. He looks sculpted and handsome. His black long hairs are casually tied up behind his head. He has a pointed nose and is wearing a pair of frameless willow leaf-shaped glasses. He has sharp eyes and looks august without being angry.

"Mr. Xiao! Welcome!" Jake Xu stands up nervously and everyone else also stands up and walks over to welcome him.

The woman who looks like his secretary directly blocks their way. She shakes hands with Jake Xu perfunctorily and then asks coldly, "Where's Evan? Why he is not here? He has been responsible for the band cooperation of the Xiao's and the Zhang's all the time. Today is the first official negotiation, but he is absent. How can I understand it?"

"Well, Evan from Group one is suddenly ill. He is not in hospital, so he can't make it here. But don't worry, Mr. Xiao, as for the cooperation between your company and ours, our group has been following this case all the time as well! So..."

Before Jake Xu could finish, Mr. Xiao, who has been cold all the time, says lightly, "Let's go."

"……"

The cooperation fails before the official negotiation even gets started.

How is he going to explain to his boss!

Jake Xu looks anxious and worried.

"...Let's go! What a bummer!"

The newly appointed CEO of the Xiao's is so arrogant. Even if the Zhang's changes the team temporarily, there's no need for him to be this angry.

Cole Wu has underestimated Tye Zhang's fighting capacity. Although he has to sit on a wheelchair now, he is still agile and smart.

He hires a man to carry him uphill on his back!

Halfway up the mountain, Tye Zhang sees the people from the Xiao's.

"Fayer...He has come back from abroad?" Tye Zhang keeps looking back and staring at them, especially that man.

Jake Xu and others go downhill soon afterwards. On seeing Tye Zhang, who is carried by a man on his back, he gets nervous!

"What are you doing going uphill! You can only move inconveniently now. Cole, what's the matter with you? Tye Zhang is hurt on his feet. Why are you bringing him here!" He is only a group leader. He can't afford to take the responsibility if any accident happens!

"Sir. I asked to come. It's not his fault." Tye Zhang gives a sign to the man who is carrying him to put him down. He sits down on the stair at the side and places his feet on the ground, feeling exhausted.

"...He insisted on coming with me." Cole Wu says with uncomfortableness.

Jake Xu knows that Tye Zhang really wants to court Cole Wu, so here he can do him a favor.

Whether the young master is doing this out of sincerity or not, as long as this is what he wants now, he can do it.

"Cole Wu! You brought him here, so you should be responsible for taking him downhill! We're going back to the company first!"

……

Cole Wu sits on the stair with his body turned to the side. He glares at Tye Zhang and says, "Now you are satisfied, aren't you!"

"Yes, I am."

Tye Zhang pats the man whom he hires with a smile and saying, "Thank you, bro. I'll pay you triple the price for carrying me downhill. No tricks."

On their way downhill, he says to Cole Wu, "Cole, I don't care how you think about me now, but what I'm going to say is definitely for your good! Remember, never ever have any contacts with the one in the Xiao's...He is a lunatic."

Who?

The newly appointed CEO of the Xiao's?

"It's none of your business whom I make contacts with." Cole Wu sneers. He doesn't bear Tye Zhang's words in mind.

It takes a long time for them to get back to the company. When they arrive at the company, it's already over 3 pm.

Tye Zhang is always by Cole Wu's side. He just won't leave him for one second.

Cole Wu has been irritated by his stares!

"...They love each other so much." Chaz Wu says to Toy Zhang deliberately.

Toy Zhang looks towards Cole Wu, but he doesn't stop.

Lauren Fang looks at Chaz Wu coldly and says, "You have time to talk behind someone's back, but you don't have time to learn skills...Come. Hurry up!"

Chaz Wu stares at Lauren Fang's back fiercely with his head lowered. In his heart, he loathes Jack and Lauren Fang even more.

He thinks that they are such two eyesores!

When it's off-duty time, Cole Wu receives a WeChat message.

"Great!" He has found a suitable place to live.

Sherwin helped him find a sharing house. The other tenant is also a male office worker. The house is 30-minute walk away from the company and the rent is affordable for him. Everything is just perfect.

"What is great?" Tye Zhang comes closer shamelessly and asks.

Cole Wu stares at Tye Zhang for a while. Suddenly, he stands up and pushes Tye Zhang into a small vacant storeroom. Then he locks Tye Zhang in there and blocks the door from outside using an iron table.

"Cole, Cole! Don't be mischievous! Open the door! Cole..."