An old sea king like Zhou Yi can understand the secrets in one go.
But he was curious: "How did we meet?"
Zhou Li: "The night I came back from New York."
Zhou Yi: "You mean the night they held a practice banquet for you? Didn't you go home first?"
Zhou Yi was there that night. He was accompanying a model he had just met to go to New York for a catwalk show, so he had time to attend the banquet.
Before the show was over, Zhou Li said he wasn't feeling well and left leaving a bunch of people behind.
Zhou Yi: "Are you out looking for a woman?"
Zhou Li: "...I feel unwell because the wine I drank contained ingredients."
"She did it." Zhou Li added a simple and crude explanation.
Zhou Yi raised his eyebrows with interest: "Immortal dance?"
Zhou Li shook his head.
Zhou Yi: "Is that because I have a crush on you?"
Zhou Li continued to shake his head.
Zhou Yi: "He has a grudge against you and wants to kill you?"
Zhou Li: "Absolutely."
Zhou Yi: "This joke is not very funny."
It was impossible for Zhou Li to have a grudge against anyone, and it was even more impossible for the Zhou family to have such an upright family tradition for the third generation. Zhou Yi was considered the most rebellious one in the family. At most, he was a bit dissolute and had never made any enemies outside.
Zhou Li put one arm on the armrest, lowered his eyes and stared at the carpet under his feet, deep in thought.
After a moment of silence, he finally made a decision: "My mother's surgery back then should have used a kidney from someone close to her."
Zhou Yi's originally joking expression suddenly became serious, and his eyes became sharper: "Isn't it Zhan Yubai's?"
Zhou Li folded his hands together and said nothing.
But Zhou Yi had already seen the answer from his expression: "Is there any evidence?"
Zhou Li shook his head.
Zhou Yi: "If it is true, this matter is not easy to handle. Is Zhan Yubai capable of this?"
——
When Jiang Mingzhu woke up in the morning, she felt like she was going to die and there was pain everywhere in her body.
Zhou Li has never understood how to show mercy to women, but last night he was even more exaggerated than before, and he refused to stop no matter what.
Jiang Mingzhu was forced to open her business the next few times.
My waist is almost useless.
Jiang Mingzhu exhausted all her strength and got up and went to the bathroom to take a shower and brush her teeth.
Looking at the marks all over her body, she could only be thankful that the temperature was low now and that she was wearing a high-necked sweater so she wouldn't be exposed as soon as she went out.
Jiang Mingzhu suspected that Zhou Li had not touched Zhan Yubai during this period, maybe because he was disgusted by what happened between her and Su Min.
Then he ran to find her because he had nowhere to vent.
A mad dog.
Jiang Mingzhu's facial features wrinkled when she thought of what he said in her ear last night.
And what he did in the hot springs - what she liked to call male dog behavior during mating season.
But she did enjoy it. After all, she was the one who served him in the past. She didn't expect that Zhou Li would also have this day.
After Jiang Mingzhu got dressed, she tidied up the things in the room and opened the window to let in the wind.
Soon Yuanye came to find her.
Jiang Mingzhu: "You got up so early."
Yuan Ye: "I have to create the feeling that we sleep together at night."
Jiang Mingzhu didn't tell Yuanye what happened last night, especially when she heard that Yuanye cared about her, she felt a little guilty.
She and Fu Xiaozhi thoroughly explained Pei Ye's matters, but Yuanye had been kept secret. He also felt that she only approached Zhou Li because she liked him.
Yuanye even had a confrontation with Zhou Li over this matter.
The more Jiang Mingzhu thought about it, the more she felt sorry for Yuanye, but Yuanye and Fu Xiaozhi were different, so it was hard to tell him yet.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Yuanye felt uncomfortable with Jiang Mingzhu's direct gaze.
Jiang Mingzhu: "I think you are particularly handsome today."
Yuanye: "You're so complimentary that I'm scared. Tell me if you can do it."
What am I sorry for? "
Jiang Mingzhu: "Do you want to beat me up if I do?"
Yuan Ye: "I can't tell."
Jiang Mingzhu: "Then I won't tell you. I'm not stupid."
She slyly ducked back, her demeanor and expression just like that of a little fox.
Yuanye pulled her back by her arm and rubbed her head a few times.
When he spoke again, his voice became more serious: "I know many secrets about you."
Jiang Mingzhu's smile was a little stiff.
Yuan Ye: "But I won't ask you. Just tell me when you are willing to talk."
"But there is one thing I have to confirm." Yuanye raised Jiang Mingzhu's face and looked at her: "Are you acting nice to me now?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "Of course not."
"Okay, I admit it was a little bit at first...but definitely not now, I swear." Jiang Mingzhu raised her hand.
Yuan Ye: "That's fine."
As long as this matter is confirmed, he can ignore the rest for the time being.
Jiang Mingzhu was quite surprised that Yuanye would guess this. She blamed her for thinking of Yuanye too simply, or maybe Yuanye had always had a "simple" image in front of her, which led her to underestimate his sensitivity.
To put it mildly, people who hang out with Zhou Li are not really stupid and sweet.
Jiang Mingzhu: "I will tell you everything when the time comes."
Yuanye: "Okay, you're hungry. I'll take you to eat."
——
Jiang Mingzhu and Yuanye ran into Zhou Li as soon as they went out.
He changed into a khaki sweater today, which was similar to the one he wore yesterday. His bangs were pressed against his forehead, making him look like a movie poster.
Why a poster because he just opens his mouth and it ruins this face.
Zhou Li came out with Xu Siyan. Jiang Mingzhu didn't say hello to them, but the four of them still entered the same elevator.
With Jiang Mingzhu here, Yuanye's attention was also on her. On the way downstairs, he was introducing to her which dishes in the restaurant were delicious.
Jiang Mingzhu rubbed her hands in anticipation: "I want to eat both."
After the elevator stopped, Jiang Mingzhu happily pulled Yuan Ye down.
Xu Siyan glanced at Zhou Li with his peripheral vision. His face was cold and the corners of his mouth were stiff.
Jiang Mingzhu didn't eat much for dinner last night, and was left half dead by Zhou Li. Her stomach felt like a bottomless pit.
The table was filled with things, and they didn’t look like enough for two people.
Zhou Ruo came over holding Fu Xiaozhi's hand and asked in surprise: "You two eat so much?"
Yuan Ye: "...she has a better appetite today."
"It's your credit for your good appetite." Zhou Yi didn't know when he came over and teased her ambiguously.
It's hard for Yuanye to explain. After all, others think they are a couple, so it's normal for them to joke like this.
After Zhou Yi finished teasing, he glanced at Zhou Li, and sure enough he received a warning look from him.
Zhou Yi smiled and fixed his gaze on Jiang Mingzhu.
Jiang Mingzhu was holding a quicksand bag in her hands and chewing on it. She was deaf to what was going on outside the window, like a hamster.
Just looking at Jiang Mingzhu's words, deeds and appearance, it is hard to see that she has the courage to be strong against Zhou Lilai.
However, without this contrast, Zhou Li would not be so special to her.
His cousin had followed the rules since he was a child and had everything going smoothly. His love life was a blank slate. He would definitely not be able to resist a woman like this.
Zhou Yi sat down at Zhou Li's table, leaned into his ear and whispered, "No wonder you like her so much, you've never seen anything like this."
Zhou Li: "Don't talk nonsense."
Zhou Yi: "Don't be duplicitous."
