There is no doubt that Jiang Mingzhu's words were another blow to Zhou Li.
Zhou Li held her hand tightly in his palm, still staring at her: "Jiang Mingzhu, what do you want."
Jiang Mingzhu: "...I should be the one asking you."
She has known Zhou Li for more than half a year, and she has never found him so difficult to get along with: "If you have any requests, you can just say it. It's really boring to guess like this."
Zhou Li squeezed her hand and said nothing.
Isn't it interesting? I can't guess what he wants.
Even if she gave him 20% of the energy and effort she put into Pei Yegu, this would not be the situation.
Zhou Li's eyes gradually cooled down, he let go of her hand and pushed her away from him, sat up and tidied his clothes.
Jiang Mingzhu: "You haven't told me the progress of the investigation yet."
Zhou Li: "First think about what I want."
He left these words and left.
When Jiang Mingzhu went downstairs to have breakfast, Zhou Li had disappeared.
I heard from my aunt that he answered the phone and seemed to have gone out for an appointment.
Jiang Mingzhu kept thinking about Zhou Li's words while eating breakfast. What did he want?
He used the matter of investigation cooperation to trick her into signing an agreement. Wasn't it because he wanted to keep her by his side and have sex with her? After using this method, he couldn't still expect her to be sincere to him, right?
Not long after breakfast, Fu Xiaozhi came to Yuanyin Manor.
Jiang Mingzhu took Fu Xiaozhi to the bedroom to chat. Fu Xiaozhi's facial features wrinkled up after hearing about Zhou Li's erratic behavior.
"Why is he so crazy? It's so easy to do." Fu Xiaozhi gave the above evaluation.
Jiang Mingzhu: "I think he is weirder now than before. At least I could figure out why he was angry before."
Fu Xiaozhi: "Does he think you are too careless about him?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "Probably."
Zhou Li repeatedly made things difficult for her, obviously trying to find a sense of presence in her, but Jiang Mingzhu didn't know what his purpose was: "But he tricked me into signing a cooperation agreement first, so why should I be distracted by him? "
Fu Xiaozhi: "He might be afraid that you would run away, so he would find something to tie you up."
Jiang Mingzhu: "... Then tie me up. Didn't he think about the consequences when he tied me up? If I choose this method, I won't be sincere to him."
Fu Xiaozhi also agreed with Jiang Mingzhu's idea. Zhou Li obviously wanted both. The more he listened, the more he felt that he was doing it.
——
Zhou Li went to Xu Siyan's appointment at the coffee shop.
The coffee shop is located in a remote location in the suburbs, and there are not many customers even on weekends.
Zhou Li and Xu Siyan sat face to face, their gloomy eyes fell on his face, and the temperature around them dropped to freezing point.
Xu Siyan: "Fourth brother."
Zhou Li sneered: "Don't call me that."
I have never seen any brother come to the door to pry the corner.
Zhou Liren had already saved face for Xu Siyan by not taking action until now.
When Xu Siyan went to Yuanyin Manor to find Jiang Mingzhu, he knew that this matter would definitely not be hidden from Zhou Li, so he was not surprised.
Xu Siyan: "I came to Yuanyin Manor early in the morning and met Jiang Mingzhu."
Zhou Li tightened his grip on the mug in his hand, his knuckles turning white, and his eyes filled with murderous intent.
Xu Siyan: "Fourth brother, let her out."
Zhou Li: "Xu Siyan, you want to die."
Xu Siyan: "If you lock her here, it will only make your relationship more and more tense."
Zhou Li: "It's not your turn."
He let go of the mug and looked at Xu Siyan to warn: "I don't care about our past friendship with you, so don't go looking for her again in the future."
Xu Siyan: "What you are doing now is killing her bit by bit!"
Zhou Li's inconsistency made Xu Siyan's voice rise a lot, which sounded extremely harsh in the quiet cafe. The waiters at the bar looked over.
Xu Siyan took a deep breath
In one breath: "Let's go out and talk."
There was a deserted forest near the coffee shop. Zhou Li and Xu Siyan walked to a deserted place and stopped.
Zhou Li straightened his tie and glanced at Xu Siyan with cold eyes.
Xu Siyan: "Let her go."
Zhou Li: "Put it next to you?"
Xu Siyan: "Do you think she will be yours if you don't let her go? Fourth brother, you can't be so confused."
Zhou Li's movements stopped and his fingers tightly grasped the tie.
——Do you think she will be yours if you don’t let her go?
Xu Siyan's words cut into his heart.
Anger gathered in Zhou Li's eyes, bloodshot and a layer of haze enveloped his whole person.
Even so, Xu Siyan still did not flinch at all. He looked into Zhou Li's eyes and said, "Have you ever wondered why she would get close to you at all costs?"
Zhou Li didn't answer with a sullen face.
Xu Siyan: "She has never been in love once. In order to avenge Pei Ye, she can do this. What do you think she planned?"
Zhou Li gritted his teeth, his right eyelid began to beat violently because of these words, and a ridiculous idea entered his mind.
"She didn't even think about living." Xu Siyan squeezed out these words with difficulty, "When the revenge is finished, she will have no reason to live."
Zhou Li: "Did she tell you?"
Xu Siyan: "Can't you see? Why doesn't she care about anything?"
Xu Siyan's question once again caused various images to flash through Zhou Li's mind.
In the past, when Jiang Mingzhu tried her best to seduce him, she could do anything, and she wouldn't even blush after being discovered.
At that time, he often called her "shameless" and even used words like "coquettish" and "romantic" to describe her, but she laughed it off.
Including the period of time when we signed the agreement with him——
While Zhou Li was deep in thought, Xu Siyan's voice interrupted him again: "She hates me so much. Why do you think she said that to me in front of you?"
"There is surveillance in Yuanyin Villa, why did she let me get close to her even though she knew you would see it?"
Zhou Li's hands clenched into fists and his cheeks were sore from biting down.
"She is giving up on herself because her belief in living will soon disappear." Xu Siyan's words were sharp and precise: "Fourth brother, if you lock her up, you are pushing her to hell."
——
After finishing his overtime work late at night, Zheng Linxu received a call from Zhou Li as soon as he got in the car.
Zheng Linxu: "Are you looking for me?"
After exchanging contact information with Zhou Li, they have not contacted each other, and most of the time they communicate through Zhou Yi.
Zheng Linxu was curious about Zhou Li's sudden call.
There was silence on the phone for a long time, and then Zheng Linxu heard Zhou Li's hoarse and depressed voice: "Is Jiang Mingzhu's illness not cured?"
Zheng Linxu immediately tensed up after hearing this question: "What's wrong with her?"
Zhou Li: "It's not good, is it?"
The answer can already be drawn from Zheng Linxu's slightly panicked tone.
If he was completely healed, Zheng Linxu would not ask such questions.
Zheng Linxu: "Tell me what happened to her first."
Zhou Li: "I locked her up."
Zheng Linxu's eyelids twitched, and his voice suddenly became stern: "What did you say?"
Zhou Li: "She hid part of the cooperation from you."
Then, he and Zheng Linxu confessed about the agreement.
