Chapter 925: Zhou Andong, Wrongfully Accused

Zhou Andong’s expression turned complex, and for a moment he forgot to answer.

Zhao Ping said with some concern: “Dongzi, Old Auntie will always stand by you. Don’t worry—I’ll keep talking to Qiuxiu’s mom, I’ll convince her.”

Zhou Andong snapped out of it: “Old Auntie, I want to talk to my mother-in-law myself. Arrange it for me.”

Zhao Ping hesitated and asked: “You… are you okay?”

Zhou Andong chuckled lightly: “I’m fine. When’s a good time?”

Zhao Ping didn’t know what Zhou Andong was up to and said warily: “Are you sure you want to meet Qiuxiu’s mom now?”

“Absolutely!” Zhou Andong said with renewed energy. “Old Auntie, I’m going to give my mother-in-law a surprise.”

Zhao Ping’s heart stirred—could this kid’s personal assets already reach one billion?

Thinking of it, she shook her head in disbelief—how could that be?

In March this year, the first Forbes China Rich List was published.

Nineteen people made the list; the Liu brothers from Sichuan ranked first with 600 million yuan.

The man who traded canned goods for airplanes came in fourth.

The last person on the list had just over 70 million yuan in personal assets.

When Zhao Ping saw that list, she was genuinely stunned.

The idea of someone having hundreds of millions in wealth was unimaginable.

At the time, everyone in her hospital—doctors and nurses alike—talked about it for a long time.

But she hadn’t seen Zhou Andong’s name on that list.

Zhao Ping sighed silently: “When are you free?”

Zhou Andong thought for a moment: “Better to act now than wait. How about tonight?”

Zhao Ping said: “Come over for dinner with Qiuxiu—I’ll cook you something special.”

Zhou Andong smiled: “I want hot pot.”

“Fine!” Zhao Ping agreed. “I’ll go buy sliced meat right away.”

Then Zhou Andong chatted with Zhao Ping for a few more minutes before hanging up.

Jian Qiu asked: “Old Auntie?”

Zhou Andong smiled, his grin radiant. He wrapped an arm around Jian Qiu’s shoulder and leaned close to her ear.

“Your old matriarch set me a condition: if I reach one billion yuan in personal assets within two years, she’ll stop interfering in our lives.”

Jian Qiu froze stiff. Zhou Andong patted her cheek: “Too excited?”

Jian Qiu’s eyes slowly moistened, then tears slipped down her cheeks.

No matter how strong she appeared, the pressure she carried inside was immense.

“Mom!” The fourth sister, who had been peeking, saw Jian Qiu crying and darted into the inner room. “Big brother is bullying Sister-in-law—he made her cry!”

“What?” Yuan Liying’s eyes flared. She stormed out. “You little brat!”

Yuan Liying cursed, snatched the broom from behind the door, and swung it down over his head.

“… ”

Zhou Andong dodged aside, staring at Yuan Liying in disbelief.

“You dare dodge?” Yuan Liying raised the broom again.

Then voices came from the inner room.

“Hit him hard! This is outrageous!”

At that moment, the old man and old woman also stepped out.

Without hesitation, the old man yanked off his shoe and hurled it.

Zhou Andong realized he was now the enemy of everyone—he turned and ran, vanishing in a flash.

“Little brat, if you’ve got guts, don’t come back!” Yuan Liying shouted.

Jian Qiu watched, stunned, then burst out laughing.

“Auntie, Grandma, Grandpa—Dongzi didn’t bully me.”

“Don’t defend him,” the old man grunted. “If he’s got strength, use it outside. He must never bully a woman at home.”

Jian Qiu opened her mouth to speak, but the fourth sister dashed over, hugging her thighs. “Sister-in-law, I’m here—I won’t let Zhou Andong bully you!”

Jian Qiu smiled, bent down, picked up the fourth sister, and kissed her cheek hard. “Then I’ll count on you to protect me from now on.”

“Mm!” The fourth sister nodded seriously. “I’ll protect you for sure.”

Jian Qiu felt warmth in her heart. “Auntie, Grandpa, Grandma—Dongzi really didn’t bully me.”

“Then why were you crying?” Yuan Liying didn’t believe her.

Jian Qiu set the fourth sister down. “Because he told me good news—I was just moved.”

“Then it’s fine,” Yuan Liying tossed the broom aside.

The old man picked up his shoe, put it on, and went back inside with the old woman.

Yuan Lu and Yuan Zhe patted their chests, exhaling deeply—what a scare that was.

An Jing watched the whole scene, then smirked: “He ran faster than a rabbit—missed him. Boring.”

“Creak!”

The hospital room door creaked open. Zhou Andong’s head peeked through the crack. Seeing the calm, he pushed the door fully open and stepped in.

“I’m more wronged than Dou’e.”

“Dou’e wasn’t this wronged,” Jian Qiu couldn’t help laughing again.

“Right?” Zhou Andong nodded vigorously. “Luckily I ran fast—if I hadn’t, I’d have nowhere to plead my case.”

“Tap tap tap…”

The hospital room door was knocked on. Zhou Andong called out: “Come in!”

A young man entered, carrying a black plastic bag. He greeted An Jing first.

“Senior Sister!”

An Jing waved her hand: “Did you bring the design drawings for Qiudongfang Office Building?”

The young man nodded: “Yes.”

“Give them to me!” An Jing reached out, took the black plastic bag, opened it, and pulled out a thick stack of blueprints.

Zhou Andong and Jian Qiu leaned in—they were the big Budong and the little Budong ; all they could make out was the exterior.

At the time, Zhou Andong had agonized for a long time over the Qiudongfang Office Building’s design, and suddenly remembered the Apple headquarters building from the future.

The building was a ring-shaped structure, roughly 1.6 kilometers in circumference, with a large central courtyard like a landed spaceship.

Five stories tall, covering 260,000 square meters, it could accommodate 15,000 employees. Inside were a 1,000-seat auditorium, a restaurant seating over 2,000, cafés, a jogging track, and an orchard.

The exterior featured 360-degree curved glass walls, with 7,000 trees planted across the campus—once completed, it would become one of the world’s largest buildings.

Of course, Apple built the world’s largest smart-system building. Zhou Andong had no such resources now, so he only wanted the exterior design.

The entire structure still used glass curtain walls, including the roof, to facilitate future upgrades in the intelligent era.

“So beautiful!” An Jing murmured.

Jian Qiu nodded in agreement: “This is the most beautiful, grandest, most modern building I’ve ever seen.”

“This design concept came from Zhou Dong. After seven months, we finally completed this work.”

The young man looked at Zhou Andong, deeply impressed.

“If Zhou Dong had studied architecture, he would surely become one of the greatest designers in the world.”

Zhou Andong waved his hand, humbly saying: “I just like to daydream. If you made me a designer, I’d be hopeless.”