Chapter 351 Incompatible as Water and Fire

Before Jiang Zhizhi could finish speaking, Zhou Xiye interrupted her: "No, I will take care of this before I leave."

Jiang Zhizhi hugged his neck and pressed her cheek against his: "You only have four days left at home. If you're busy dealing with this, you won't be able to spend time with us. I'll be sad too."

Zhou Xiye remained silent, only tightening his arms around her slender waist.

Jiang Zhizhi affectionately rubbed his cheek: "I think that since he's back, he must have a purpose. Instead of looking for evidence, why don't we take the initiative and lure him out?"

Zhou Xiye frowned slightly, and after a moment he understood what Jiang Zhizhi wanted to do: "No... that's too dangerous."

Jiang Zhizhi was very confident: "With you here, I'm definitely not in danger, right? Besides, my parents haven't returned to China yet, so they don't pose a threat to me either."

Now that the situation has changed, even if her background is revealed to the world, at most some people might make a fuss behind her back, but it won't amount to much.

Shang Shiyi cannot return to China because his term of office has not yet ended; otherwise, his family might have already reunited.

Zhou Xiye frowned, but still refused: "If Bian Zhan finds out that you are Bian Suxi's daughter, he will figure out that the Bian family is finished mainly because Vice Minister Shang made the moves behind the scenes. He will then take all his hatred out on you and the child."

Jiang Zhizhi reached out and covered his mouth: "Listen to me first. I've thought about it today. If we do this, what kind of danger will there be? In the end, there's only one danger: only I will be in danger."

"After all, we already know what's going to happen, so we've taken precautions in advance and just need to protect Xiao Zhouji and Shangshang."

Before Zhou Xiye could speak, Jiang Zhizhi cupped his face and kissed him, playfully teasing his tongue.

His hands weren't idle either, touching everything indiscriminately.

Finally, Zhou Xiye was successfully seduced, and accompanied by the drizzling rain outside the window, he sang softly until midnight.

...

Jiang Zhizhi felt like she hadn't slept in for a long time. She knew it was getting late and she should get up, but she just couldn't get up.

It's her fault; she insisted on attracting a wolf's attention last night.

She turned over, deciding to sleep a little longer. In her drowsy state, she felt a soft little body lying on her head, and then her face was covered in drool.

Immediately afterwards, he received a solid small slap on the face.

Jiang Zhizhi opened her eyes helplessly and saw Shang Shang sitting on her pillow, bending over and smiling at her. When she grinned, drool dripped onto her face.

"You little rascal!"

Jiang Zhizhi smiled and scooped her daughter into her arms, gently patting her little bottom.

Zhou Xiye stood by the bedside, watching the two of them bicker with a smile. After they had finished, he said softly, "It's almost 10:30. Do you want to get up?"

Jiang Zhizhi was surprised. She remembered waking up once before at eight o'clock. How could it be 10:30 after just a short nap? She quickly sat up and nudged Shang Shang, saying, "You take her out first. I'll get up right away. Why didn't you call me?"

Zhou Xiye remained silent. It was what she had said last night: she wanted to sleep until she naturally woke up in the morning and not to be woken up.

Jiang Zhizhi quickly got up, washed up, and went to the living room. Fang Hua was holding Xiao Zhouji and watching Zhou Chengyu and Sister Chen make dumplings.

Seeing her come out, Fang Hua smiled and said, "You're up? It's getting late. Don't eat breakfast yet. The dumplings will be ready soon, so let's eat dumplings right away."

Jiang Zhizhi blushed and sat down to help make dumplings: "I was thinking of taking a short nap, but I ended up sleeping until now."

Zhou Chengyu looked understanding: "It's normal for young people to like sleeping in. Besides, Zhou Xiye has finally come back for a visit, so..."

Fang Hua cleared his throat and glared at Zhou Chengyu: "You really are something now, saying whatever comes to mind. Young people are sensitive, so stop with your crude language."

Zhou Chengyu laughed heartily: "Sister-in-law, I feel like Zhizhi is your real daughter. You're biased towards Zhizhi the moment you open your mouth."

Fang Hua said matter-of-factly, "I'm not biased towards anyone. I'm good to whoever is good to me. You tell me, if it weren't for Zhizhi, would your leg pain have gotten better?"

Zhou Chengyu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, this is all thanks to Zhizhi. If it weren't for Zhizhi, my legs wouldn't feel so comfortable on this cloudy day."

Jiang Zhizhi blushed even more: "Mom, Aunt, please stop talking about me. How can I bear this?"

It continued to drizzle during the day, and because of the rain, the two children couldn't go out for a walk, and they were crying anxiously at home.

After climbing inside the fence for a while, they would reach out and point to the outside towards the adults.

Jiang Zhizhi and Zhou Xiye patiently told them that it was raining and cold outside and they shouldn't go out, or they would get sick.

I don't know if the two little ones understood, but after listening, they turned around and crawled off to play. A little while later, they came back, pointed outside, and made their requests.

After lunch, Zhou Xiye went out, and Fang Hua couldn't help but mutter, "What could he possibly have to do when he comes back? What could be more important than his wife and kids? He's only been home for a few days, and he's been going out every day. What's the point of him coming back?"

Jiang Zhizhi laughed and said, "Mom, I don't have any ideas. Xiye loves his two children very much. If it weren't something he absolutely had to do, he definitely wouldn't have gone out."

Seeing that Jiang Zhizhi had no complaints on her face, Fang Hua was relieved and sighed, "Speaking of which, Xiye has it tough too. He must also want a wife and children and a warm bed, but the circumstances don't allow it. So, as the saying goes, it's hard to be both loyal and filial. If you take care of the big family, you can't take care of your own."

"Zhizhi, you've suffered too."

Jiang Zhizhi smiled and said, "Mom, look how polite you are. How could I be tired? I am so happy now. You, Dad, and Aunt are so good to me. They help me take care of the children unconditionally and let me do what I like. I am very content."

Fang Hua exclaimed, "These are things we should do..."

Zhou Chengyu interrupted the two with a smile: "Alright, you two, stop praising each other so politely. We're all family, so it's only right that we do things together."

...

Chaoyang No. 2 Prison.

Bian Xiaoxiao looked at Bian Zhan with a haggard and pale face, and began to cry silently and aggrievedly.

Bian Zhan frowned at her: "Don't cry. Tell me what happened? Why did it turn out like this? Is what they're saying outside true? Is my mother really scared out of her wits?"

"And what about my uncle's family? What exactly happened?"

Bian Xiaoxiao choked up, "It must have been Jiang Zhizhi. She made the Zhou family do this."

Bian Zhan frowned as he looked at Bian Xiaoxiao, who was sobbing uncontrollably. His heartache was mixed with unspeakable anger. He gritted his teeth and said, "You... this is the man you insisted on marrying. You could have married him back then."

Bian Xiaoxiao suddenly looked up at Bian Zhan: "Brother, you'll save me, right? You love me the most, right? And what did you do to me back then? Have you forgotten? You promised..."