During the Lantern Festival, the Zhou Family held a family banquet.
It was simply those with the surname Zhou sitting together for a meal.
The Zhou Family Matriarch had rushed from Shanghai to Beijing for the sole purpose of seeing Zhou Luchen.
Zhou Luchen sat next to the Matriarch. As a junior, he methodically brewed tea, his well-proportioned fingers manipulating the teapot. He did not broach the subject of his refusal to marry, not even mentioning it.
The Second Madam always spoke well of Zhou Luchen, fiercely protective of him. "I've already punished him. He was wrong, truly wrong. Elder Sister, please don't hold it against him anymore."
The Matriarch remained cool and composed. "I see no remorse from him."
