Chapter 406: Questioning During The Competition

Zhou Dayuan ran out the doors of the large hall. He anxiously searched his surroundings to find Jian Han. Where did she go?

She would not have ended up in an accident, right?

Okay then. Okay then. He had to admit, he regretted it.

He should not have behaved that way.

He had not seen her for only six days, but she was now together with Tang Fan. He was afraid that Tang Fan would really snatch her away, and he was afraid that all that once belonged to him would be given to another man…

Zhou Dayuan combed through his surroundings thoroughly, and he froze when he saw something.

There were two people standing at the fountain some distance from him. Jian Han was in Tang Fan’s arms at that moment.

That woman was still crying. Tang Fan hugged her tight and had a hand on her back. He lowered his gaze and gently kissed her hair.

Zhou Dayuan look at them in a daze. They were about 10 meters away from each other, but the gap in the middle was as if they were at the opposite ends of the earth.

Heh. He slowly curled the corners of his lips and turned to leave.

He was a fool once again.

…

Jian Han was tired from sobbing. She used one of her small hands to wipe the tears from her face before she left Tang Fan’s embrace. “Tang Fan, thank you.”

Tang Fan shook his head. His expression was gentle as he said, “You don’t have to thank me… Don’t cry anymore in the future. It will not be good for the child if you cry too much… Forget Zhou Dayuan. He is not worth it; he doesn’t deserve you!”

Tang Fan was furious. He had only socialized with someone else for a moment. When he turned back to have a look again, he saw Jian Han running out of the hall while sobbing, and he quickly chased after her.

He did not even think to know that it was definitely Zhou Dayuan who made her cry, and he was only that man could bully her like this.

Jian Han took a breath through her reddened nostrils. Her voice was hoarse as she said, “Tang Fan, forget it, he is already in the past… After we hear the results of the competition, I will go back to Singapore. In the future, I will have nothing to do with him anymore.”

“Will you really have nothing to do with him anymore? Jian Han, you are fooling yourself and everyone else. You have his child in your stomach, and he is the father of your child. Jian Han, do you really want to give birth to this child and raise him to adulthood all alone? You don’t have your parents and relatives around with you anymore. It is very hard for a girl to raise a child all alone. Do you want to reconsider?”

Jian Han lifted her gaze to look at Tang Fan. She placed one small hand on her own abdomen, and she had a frown on her face. “Tang Fan, don’t ask me to consider this anymore. This child is mine. I will definitely give birth to him and raise him to adulthood.”

Jian Han left upon speaking.

Tang Fan hurriedly tugged Jian Han’s slim arm. “Jian Han, don’t be angry. I will not say it again. It is just that I am worried about you. It would also be good if you give birth to this child. I would also treat him like my own child. Jian Han, let us return to Singapore together. Don’t reject me this time, I will take care of you and the child.”

Jian Han forcefully took her arms back. “Tang Fan, I have to thank you for being by my side throughout these years, but I will repeat: I can only treat you as a senior, and it is impossible for us to be a couple. Tang Fan, don’t return to Singapore with me. Find a good girl, and start your own family.”

Jian Han walked away.

…

The red wine competition officially started.

Zhou Zhilei was dressed in a professional suit as she stood on the organizer’s stage. She had an elegant and confident smile on her face as she said, “It is the official start of the Zhou Corporation red wine competition. I have to thank everyone for attending…”

Ning Qing and the participants were seated in a single row in the large hall. There was a row of world renowned red wine sommeliers and billionaires from all over the world on the left of the organizer’s stage.

Ning Qing broke out into a cold sweat, and she lifted her gaze to have a look. She saw Zhou Heng dressed in traditional Chinese garb as he sat in the first seat on the right together with his butler accompanying him.

That special seat was reserved for the king of the world of wineries.

And it made anyone else revere him.

Zhou Heng also saw her. He immediately put a benevolent and encouraging smile on his face when he noticed her.

Ning Qing curled the corners of her lips up into a smile. She playfully winked her eye, and she used her small finger to point to the red wine on her own table and gave herself a big thumbs up.

Zhou Heng did not expect her to do that. He immediately broke out into laughter. This young lady was already way too confident.

Ning Qing laughed merrily.

Zhou Zhilei on the organizer’s stage finished her pleasantries and flagged off the red wine competition officially. An attendant took a small blue and white porcelain wine cup and took samples of red wine from each participant.

Xiao Zhou stood by Ning Qing’s side. As she waited for the attendant to come, Xiao Zhou came forward and popped the cork of the red wine bottle.

When the attendant took a sample of the wine, Xiao Zhou’s gaze met Zhou Zhilei, who was amongst the crowd at that moment. She noticed Zhou Zhilei’s questioning look, and Xiao Zhou nodded her head slowly.

Zhou Zhilei was relieved and was secretly delighted inside her heart.

Didn’t Ning Qing want to participate in the red wine competition? She would definitely give Ning Qing a big “surprise” this time round.

What did Ning Qing want? She had created her own brand, Yi Fan red wine, and she wanted to be the champion of the red wine competition to bring her Yi Fan red wine up to greaterheights.

Zhou Zhilei laughed coldly. Ning Qing wanted to borrow the prestige of the Zhou Corporation red wine competition to bring popularity to her own brand. Well, she would also have to see whether her, the Young Miss of the Zhou family, would agree to this or not!

The attendant placed the small blue and white porcelain wine cup by the side of the judge’s hand. James tasted a few cups,and said to Zhou Heng, “The skills of the participants in this year’s competition are very impressive. Their brewing skills are all above mid level.”

Zhou Heng tasted the red wine in his hands and smiled without saying a single word.

Zhou Zhilei looked at them and knew that Zhou Heng was unimpressed with the red wine inside her heart. This grandfather of hers had extremely strict standards for red wine.

Zhou Zhilei personally took a cup of red wine from the attendant, then placed it in front of Zhou Heng. She glanced at Ning Qing meaningfully, and she cleared her throat to say, “The participants in this year’s red wine competition are all impressive. Isn’t this this cup is from our newly plated director in the entertainment industry, Ning Qing? Mrs. Lu has personally brewed this wine. Everyone, have a taste.”

With her words, Ning Qing became the focal point of the entire hall.

All the media spotlights shone on her face. There was much fanfare in the first row of people. “Oh, this is the red wine brewed by Mrs. Lu? Mrs. Lu has gained much support online these days. Your Yi Fan red wine is covered with a mysterious veil. All of us are very excited to try the red wine that Mrs. Lu has brewed personally.”

Ning Qing looked at Zhou Zhilei calmly. This woman was also being weird. She personally highlighted her name at such a public occasion, and Zhou Zhilei had the intention to make the entire crowd focus on her.

Would she be so kind hearted?

Ning Qing’s small exquisite face had a bright smile on it. Her clear voice was pleasant to the ears as she said, “Everyone has over complimented me. In the world of red wine, everyone here is my senior, and I am merely a newbie who has much to improve on. I entered this competition due to my passion for brewing red wine. I will still need the guidance of all seniors here.”

Ning Qing said these pleasantries loudly and pleasantly, and as expected, they all immediately smiled. They looked at her kind, friendly gaze, and they had long heard that this Mrs. Lu was glib with her tongue and talented in multiple aspects. They were clear inside their hearts that she was not some minor character.

There was admiration and respect in everyone’s gaze when they looked at her.

Zhou Heng liked Ning Qing even more. In his eyes, brewing skills were secondary. The thing that a person had to do first was to be a person of good character.

Those who know how would be like Ning Qing — she would still shine brightly in any crowd that she was thrown in.

Because she had brought the glow along with her.

Zhou Heng smiled. He turned his gaze sideways to look at Lu Shaoming who was seated on his right. That man looked at his own wife. Although he did not have much of an expression on his face, his handsome face had a loving quality to it.

Zhou Heng teased him, “I did not know that Mrs. Lu would participate in the red wine competition beforehand. What are we going to do now? With Mrs. Lu around, how does Young Master Lu plan to vote?”

His question attracted much attention.

Ning Qing’s small face turned red. She looked at him and crashed into his dark and sparkling eyes. The crowd that was brightly lit up, and she did not know how he would respond.

Lu Shaoming curled his thin maroon lips up. His deep voice was lazy as he jokingly said, “Old Master Zhou has asked a weird question. In my eyes, the red wine that my wife brewed, I naturally have to vote for her, because in my heart, she would forever be the best.”

Someone in the crowd took a breath. Ning Qing’s heart thumped violently, and her small face felt as if it were burning.

This man…

Lu Shaoming had not finished his words, and continued to say, “But if I vote for her, everyone would think I am biased… If I do not vote for her, there would be chaos tonight. Why not let me give up my vote then.”

“Woah…” Everyone was cheering and laughing.

Because he had said, “there would be chaos tonight.”

Ning Qing was already embarrassed, and she did not dare lift her head up. The journalists said, “Our Director Ning has been a dominant force in the entertainment industry. We didn’t think that she would be so firm at home too. Our grand Young Master Lu has turned into a hen pecked husband. If he does not vote for you, he probably has to go home to kneel on the washboard tonight.”

Everyone had their own opinions, and they chatted among themselves, and the atmosphere was cheerful.

Zhou Zhilei felt her chest go on fire immediately. Her hands were kneaded into fists, and she almost vomited a mouthful of blood.

She actually hadn’t intended to turn Ning Qing into the centre of attention. The higher she stood, the harder she’d fall. She didn’t consider that Ning Qing would actually make use of the situation to turn the tables, and it was totally out of her control now.

She looked at Lu Shaoming again. She had known him for 26 years, and it was really her first time seeing him behaving like this.

Washing board?

What nonsense?

He was not that low.

He was the president of Guang Qing, the successor of the richest company in the country, Lu Corporation, and he had the world in his hands in his hands at 32 years old.

How did Ning Qing match him. How did she dare?

Zhou Zhilei suppressed the fire in her heart, and she forced a smile on her face. “Okay everyone, we have also finished laughing. Now, let us have a taste of the wine that Mrs. Lu brewed.”

She quickly pulled everyone back to the subject at hand, and she could not allow Ning Qing to continue attracting everyone’s attention.

Everyone stopped laughing and took the small blue and white porcelain wine cup at the same time.

Zhou Zhilei stood beside Zhou Heng. She stared at every expression at Zhou Heng made when he drank the red wine. She had asked Xiao Zhou to secretly switch Ning Qing’s wine. She did not know what kind of weird taste the red wine would have. She anticipated Zhou Heng’s disappointed expression.

As expected, Zhou Heng had a taste of wine, his hand froze, and his expression also froze.

He looked like he was in a dilemma.

Everyone became silent. Everyone held the wine glass in their hands, and they froze for a moment. They were tasting the special flavor of this glass of red wine.

Zhou Zhilei got more and more satisfied. She waited for Zhou Heng to say something. Very quickly, Zhou Heng took another sip of red wine, and he lowered his gaze to shake the maroon red wine in the glass, before he lifted his head slowly to look at Ning Qing. “Young girl, what is this red wine?”

Ning Qing was at the centre of attention. She had a pure, sweet smile on her face. “Old Master Zhou, this is the Common Daisy from Yi Fan red wine’s flower series. Common daisy — it is pure and naïve, and it can make you dream of another place.”

As she spoke, Ning Qing winked her eyes playfully and said, “Old Master Zhou, have you gone back? The hometown in your dreams — who is there?”

Everything was not as Zhou Zhilei had expected. In a blur, she witnessed Ning Qing receive a resounding round of applause, and she looked at Zhou Heng hold Ning Qing’s small hand personally as she went onto the stage to get the honoured first prize. She looked on, seeing Ning Qing stand in front of international media. She has turned the flower series of her own Yi Fan brand of red wine into a success.