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Chapter 11
When I heard her say that, I was baffled. She continued, "My family is called the Zhu family. Your Zhou family and our Zhu family have quite a history..."
"The Zhu family?" It finally clicked. I felt like I had heard the name somewhere before.
Zhu Yun took another sip of tea, tucked a strand of her beautiful hair behind her ear, and crossed her alluring, full, black-stockinged legs. She began to explain, "The Four Great Families of Jingzhou City are the Zhou, Gu, Yao, and Zhu. Your father and mother must have mentioned them, so you've probably heard of them. My older brother, Zhu Yu, is the current head of the Zhu family."
She went on, "Our families are all old, established families in Jingzhou. Although we have some business rivalries, we've also been friends for many years. We often have marriage alliances between us, so you could say we're inseparable."
She paused, then said meaningfully, "Actually, the ancestors of our four families were all disciples of a Daoist temple that spread benevolence to the common people. We are all descendants of fellow disciples from the same lineage. That crude stone statue I saw in the basement just now looked just like our founding master."
"Huh?" I couldn't process it for a moment. "F-Founding Master?"
She smiled faintly. "I know this might be hard for you to accept all at once. Your parents might not have told you about these things. The first time I saw you, at the Tongyue Tower, I heard your name was Zhou Bin and it felt familiar. I even held you when you were a child, and I was quite good friends with your mother. I remembered you then."
Seeing my dumbfounded expression, she said, "Originally, our four families coexisted peacefully. By rights, you should have grown up slowly within the large Zhou family, but something happened over a decade ago."
I asked blankly, "What happened?"
She said, "The head of the Yao family, Yao Shuangli, was wildly ambitious back then. He wasn't satisfied with the balance of power between the four families and wanted to swallow up the others. He set his sights on your Zhou family first."
She continued, "It was right around the time your father took over the position of family head from your grandfather, so his position wasn't stable. That Yao Shuangli frequently used various tactics, both internal and external, to try and ruin your Zhou family. He even tried to win us over, but my brother and I were unwilling to do such a thing, so we refused him. However, the Yao family was the most powerful and at the height of its power back then. We were willing but unable to help with your family's situation."
"Later, it seemed like your Zhou family had a mole. That Yao Shuangli obtained a lot of key business secrets and secretly obstructed you in both political and business circles. Soon, your family's business went into decline. You should know what happened after that. Your father went bankrupt, and your mother went abroad. We knew about all of this. I even saw your mother when she was leaving the country."
Thinking about my family's downfall, my mind was in a turmoil. I said numbly, "So, you're saying the collapse of our Zhou family was mainly the Yao family's doing!?"
"Yes, that's basically it." Zhu Yun nodded, looking at me.
A thousand thoughts rushed through my mind at once, a chaotic mess. The amount of information was too much for me to accept.
Zhu Yun stood up, then lightly shifted her rounded hips to sit right next to me, pressing close. The fragrance of her body wafted over as she said softly, "I know you can't accept this all at once. I can see you're an honest and good kid. Our meeting is fate. Since you invited me here, I decided to tell you all this. Now that your father has left, you are effectively the head of the Zhou family. Even if your family has fallen on hard times, the traditional bloodline of us Daoist disciples has not been broken. I had never heard about your family building that basement. What did your father tell you at the time? Did he leave anything for you?"
I remembered the mirror my father had left me and quickly said, "Yes, he did. I'll go get it."
With that, I hurried to the bedroom and retrieved the bronze mirror from a drawer. Zhu Yun took it and studied it carefully with a thoughtful expression on her face.
"I don't know what these ancient things are used for. It seems my family has similar objects. We call them artifacts."
She paused, placed the bronze mirror on the table, and said to me, "It is said that our ancestors had us pass these artifacts down through the generations for a common mission. But it's been too long, and we probably lost sight of what that mission was many years ago. Little Bin, do you know?"
She looked straight at me as she spoke. I shook my head blankly. "I don't know. Dad just said this thing was very important and told me to look after it well. He didn't tell me anything else."
"I see." Zhu Yun nodded, her face showing a hint of disappointment.
At that moment, we were sitting very close on the sofa. Her intoxicating, feminine scent surrounded me, and the feeling of her full body pressed against mine made me feel like I was floating on clouds. The soft touch was incredibly comfortable. I lowered my head and stole a glance. Her stocking-clad legs were crossed and pressed tightly against me. If I just moved my hand a few inches to the right, I could touch her sexy thigh, wrapped in thin, transparent black stockings.
"Right, you mentioned our Zhou family had a mole. Who was it?" I tried to suppress my desire for her fragrant, voluptuous body. The question suddenly came to mind, and I had a feeling it was important.
Zhu Yun smiled lightly and said to me, "Who is the beneficiary now? That person is the mole, right?"
I immediately thought of that bastard Jiang Weixin. He had always seemed to be my father's subordinate, working under him. After our Zhou family declined, he started to prosper. He was undoubtedly the mole who betrayed my father and teamed up with Yao Shuangli!
"It's Jiang Weixin of the Weixin Group!" I shouted.
"Yes. His subsequent rise to wealth was largely thanks to the Yao family's support. A large part of his business now is basically what he took over from your Zhou family. We all saw it happen; we know he's an ally of the Yao family," Zhu Yun said.
It was only then that I realized something. I said in utter shock, "Then... then Mom is now... with the enemy!?"
Zhu Yun said, "Your mother has always been exceptionally smart. How could she not have guessed? We used to be very good friends. This time she returned to the country, and although I haven't had a chance to catch up with her yet, I've heard the rumors about her and Jiang Weixin. It seems they're already a couple."
"How could your mother not know about that scoundrel's despicable actions? With her intelligence, I suspect she's already figured most of it out, but she's just lacking some key information. She must have come back from abroad prepared. Right now, she's surely just feigning compliance with him, using the opportunity to get evidence of how he harmed the Zhou family all those years ago. She really is a remarkable woman, daring to do what needs to be done."
Listening to Zhu Yun's analysis, I thought about the company Mom had started after returning. It had indeed quickly established a connection with Jiang Weixin's group. It was probably Mom's intention all along. After all, Mom was the kind of person who didn't need to rely on anyone to build a successful business brand on her own.
The thought that Mom wasn't genuinely with that Jiang Weixin, but was sacrificing herself for the sake of a grand plan of revenge, made my heart ache with a sour feeling. But I was also somewhat relieved. It meant Mom didn't really like that bastard.
At this thought, a wave of emotion washed over me. I said, "Then I can't let Mom fight alone. I'm a grown man now. I have to find a way to help her and take down that bastard Jiang!"
Zhu Yun seemed to press even closer against me. Her cherry lips neared my ear as she whispered, "If there's anything you need Auntie Zhu to help with, just say the word. After all, your parents and I are family friends."
Looking at the mature, beautiful Zhu Yun pressed tightly against me, her soft, tender body intoxicating my senses, an audacious, lustful idea popped into my head. I said to her with a trembling voice, "Auntie Zhu... it's just... sometimes when Mom goes on dates with that bastard Jiang, I get... I get so angry, and then... it gets uncomfortably pent-up down there..."
"Pent-up down there?"
Zhu Yun didn't understand what I meant at first, but she quickly realized. Her face flushed crimson, and she actually giggled. She didn't usually smile much, but she was so beautiful when she did.
"Little guy, you're already telling your auntie you're pent-up. You're just like your mother, always doing these strange things," Zhu Yun said, looking at me with a bewitching smile.
"I'm already... a grown man, okay?"
Her teasing made me bristle. No man would back down on this point. I steeled myself and, right there beside her, I yanked my pants down, pulling my underwear down to my knees along with them.
"Little Bin! What are you doing!" Zhu Yun exclaimed.
The cock between my legs sprang out, standing erect in my crotch. It was already hard, pale and tender, perfectly smooth and clean. The head was a glistening pink, quite beautiful.
"Oh my god... you..." Zhu Yun's vermilion lips parted in astonishment.
"Auntie Zhu... you see? I told you I'm a grown man. Please help me... Sometimes when I think about Mom's situation, I get so uncomfortably pent-up... You said you would help me."
I spoke with a tremor in my voice, even lifting my butt slightly off the sofa, just to raise my cock a little higher.
"You like your mother that much? You little rascal... How do you want Auntie to help you?" Zhu Yun's pretty face was flushed crimson as she watched my lewd gesture, her expression seductive and alluring.
Seeing that she wasn't angry at all, I knew I had a chance. I quickly said, "Auntie Zhu... help me... please help me get it out. Whenever I think of Mom going on a date with that bastard Jiang, this thing stays hard. I feel like I'm going to get sick from holding it in..."
Seeing my pitiful act, Zhu Yun covered her mouth and giggled. Then, as if she couldn't do anything about it, she said, "Why do you get so hard when your mother goes on a date with someone else? Is there something wrong with you? I suggest you go to a hospital."
I decided to strike while the iron was hot, boldly wrapping my arms around her slender waist and acting coquettishly. "Aww, Auntie Zhu, I'm serious! I don't know why, I just get so unhappy, and frustrated, but also excited, and then I get hard. Auntie Zhu, look how hard it is, I really can't take it anymore!"
Seeing me acting so shameless, Zhu Yun was at a loss. She could only chide, "Alright, alright, Auntie gets it. I'll help you with this wicked thing just this once. But you must never let your mother know, or she won't let me off easy."
When I saw she had agreed, my heart bloomed with joy. I tightened my grip on her slender waist, pulling her into my arms. My cock even gave a few excited twitches in my crotch. "Okay, Auntie Zhu, I definitely won't tell Mom. This will be our little secret."
Zhu Yun shot me an exasperated look and chided, "Who wants to have a secret with you, you little rascal!" She extended her fair, jade-like hand. Looking at my cock, she hesitated for a moment before placing her hand on it.
"Ohh..."
The cool, soft touch instantly enveloped the head and shaft of my cock. The moment her slender fingers wrapped around it, my cock throbbed a few times, and I couldn't help but let out a moan of pleasure.
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