Step by step, a gentle breeze leads to a smooth path

Chapter 422 Finding You

After a few rounds of drinks, Suzuki Aki was already slightly tipsy. "Zheng Xiangqian, do you know? My father has always looked down on me. He said I was good for nothing, good for nothing, and all that wasted my height, hahaha... He looked down on me. And you? You're also a father's son, what have you accomplished? Hahaha... Aren't you even more useless?"

"Do I need to tell you whether I'm successful or not? With your father around to keep you on track, you're still not satisfied." Zheng Xiangqian wasn't afraid of trouble. At the Suzuki family, he didn't argue with them because of Ting Nan.

Suzuki Aki said indignantly, "Do you think I want a father like this? He... he is... because of him, my boss doesn't trust me at all, and the tasks assigned to me are all peripheral and unimportant."

I told him I was being bullied in the army, and he actually told me to figure it out myself, that it's a good thing to get some training. He even said it was because I didn't have any real skills and couldn't impress people, hahaha... He's just a peasant, what does he know? Rank and class struggle aren't as easy as he makes them out to be..."

Zheng Xiangqian retorted, "He's right. You're just cowardly and incompetent, only good at making excuses. If you're so capable, make a name for yourself, just like your brother!"

Suzuki Aki rolled his eyes and said in a very irritating way, "Learn from him? Humph, workers, peasants, and scholars should learn to be merchants. Merchants are the lowest of the low. I am the eldest grandson of the Suzuki family. How can I go into business?"

"Tch, eldest grandson? What era are we living in? I've heard that the Suzuki family would have fallen long ago if it weren't for Father's efforts to save the family. If you're really determined, then work hard. Father's gone, it's your turn to protect your family."

“You…you…” Suzuki Aki shook his head, remembering that the matter was not yet finished, and stopped arguing. “Let’s drink and not talk about anything that will spoil the fun. Whoever doesn’t drink is a coward.”

Was he resorting to reverse psychology? Zheng Xiangqian secretly circulated his internal energy for a cycle, drank two more cups, and then pretended to be drunk, slumping onto the table.

"Zheng Xiangqian, get up, get up, drink some more!" Suzuki Aki pushed him hard, but there was no response.

He staggered out laughing, "That's it? Just to complain?"

To be on the safe side, Zheng Xiangqian continued to lie prone.

A moment later, the sound of clothes being taken off could be heard, and at the same time, someone walked towards him.

Zheng Xiangqian opened his eyes and saw a ghost. "Who are you? Who sent you here?"

"Darling, are you drunk? Didn't you draw me a layout of the mansion and tell me to come keep you company tonight? Why are you being so fierce?" A woman in her early twenties approached, her figure graceful, her eyes full of affection, and a sweet smile on her lips. She was dressed very lightly, and Zheng Xiangqian quickly looked away.

He said sternly, "Don't move! Look carefully, I'm not Suzuki Aki! He sent you here, go find him."

The woman said coquettishly, "Oh, how annoying! Of course I know you're not Suzuki Aki, but his brother Zheng Xiangqian. This is your room, isn't it? Oh dear, I know it's a special time right now, so I came here discreetly."

Zheng Xiangqian dodged the woman's outstretched hand, looked around, and after a moment's thought—this was Suzuki Aki's scheme, how despicable.

"Go to the bedside yourself."

The woman chuckled and walked to the bedside as instructed. "So dramatic! What tricks are you playing now? Just chatting under the covers, I get it!"

Zheng Xiangqian was not one to show mercy to women. He used his arm to push the woman down onto the bed and then left.

A moment later, he dragged Suzuki Aki from the next room and threw her onto the bed, thus fulfilling their wish.

Zheng Xiangqian thought: If Suzuki Aki doesn't follow up, he'll let it go for his father's sake, since they won't meet again anyway.

However, just in case, he went around the hall to find Suzuki Kan, and also showed himself in front of several servants.