Chapter 29 Ayu, open the door, it's my turn

Shi Huai: “…”

Zhou Jibai was indeed annoyed.

When he got home from work and couldn't find Shi Huai, he went crazy.

He went over in his mind dozens of times what he had done to Shi Huai these days, wondering if he had offended Shi Huai in some way.

When I learned that Shi Huai and his sister-in-law went to Jiang'an, I immediately bought a plane ticket to follow them.

Shi Huai was still pregnant and didn't even tell me before leaving. She should at least let me know.

What if something went wrong? He was not around, and he had no idea where Shi Huai was. He could only stare blankly.

Seeing Shi Huai's fearless look, Zhou Jibai stopped walking and let Shi Huai take two steps forward by himself.

Shi Huai saw that Zhou Jibai didn't leave and deliberately stayed behind her. She turned around and looked at him: "Why don't you leave?"

"Let me look behind you and see if you have invisible wings that allow you to fly like this." Zhou Jibai said expressionlessly.

Shi Huai: ...

Sensing someone's slight outburst, Shi Huai could only walk back dejectedly. He came to his side and took Zhou Jibai's arm affectionately: "I forgot to send you a message."

Zhou Jibai's expression remained stern. "I'm afraid you've installed a blocker in your heart, specifically blocking me out."

Seeing that he couldn't please Zhou Jibai no matter what he did, Shi Huai could only soften his attitude and gently shook his arm, "I really didn't."

"Well, I admit it. I'm not in your heart."

“…”

In front of Zhou Jibai's eloquence show, Shi Huai was just a little ant and could not defeat him at all.

Sometimes she wanted to ask Zhou Jibai if he had taken a public speaking class when he was a child, otherwise how could he be so eloquent and speak so eloquently, and never repeat himself without using any swear words.

Shi Huai could only bite the bullet and change the serious topic with Zhou Jibai, telling him everything that happened when he and his sister-in-law went to Jiang'an today.

When mentioning the Cantonese restaurant, Shi Huai remembered that he had left his mobile phone in the box and turned on the recording before going out, just in case Qin Bilan bullied his sister-in-law.

In the end, she caught him red-handed.

How could she bear to see Ruoyu crying because of Qin Bilan's bullying?

When Zhou Jibai heard that Shi Huai was reckless, he angrily started to fight with Qin Bilan, without thinking at all that she was still pregnant.

His temples were throbbing wildly, and he could clearly feel the blood coursing through his veins. "Do you think you're pregnant with the King Kong Gourd Boy?"

Being so impulsive, what if something goes wrong?

Seeing Zhou Jibai's gloomy face, Shi Huai said this and stopped talking. He spread his arms and turned around in front of Zhou Jibai a few times.

"I'm fine, aren't I?" Shi Huai said to Zhou Jibai with a playful smile.

Looking at Shi Huai's bright smile, Zhou Jibai felt inexplicably angry.

After confirming that Shi Huai was fine, he slowly took a deep breath and said, "Can you treat me like a human being next time?"

Shi Huai blurted out without thinking: "When did you stop being a human being? Why didn't you notify me?"

"It seems that everything is really fine. He is quite smart when it comes to arguing with people." Zhou Jibai raised his eyelids and spoke softly.

He had done something wrong in the first place. He hadn't spoken to Zhou Jibai about his sudden trip to Jiang'an with his sister-in-law, leaving him feeling like a man whose wife had run away, and it was only natural that he was angry.

If I argue with him, it will probably add fuel to the fire and make him even angrier.

Shi Huai lowered his eyes and said, "I will definitely report to you next time and won't run around anymore."

"Is there another time waiting for me?"

Shi Huai closed his mouth and said no more.

Zhou Jibai raised his hand and pinched Shi Huai's cheek, "If the child is born in the future, are you still planning to abandon your husband and child?"

"I really don't dare." Shi Huai took the initiative to admit defeat.

"Oh."

Seeing that Shi Huai was as soft as a noodle and as timid as a mouse, Zhou Jibai no longer had the heart to scold her.

I'm glad that everyone is okay.

…

Zhou Xu caught up with Ruoyu in just three or two steps.

Ruoyu is a shameless person. Even though Zhou Xu is her husband of more than five years, she doesn't want Zhou Xu to see her crying.

Seeing that Zhou Xu was holding her in place and not letting her move, Ruoyu's first thing was to wipe the tears from her face.

Zhou Xu frowned, and seeing Ruoyu pursed her lips and the aggrieved look in her eyes, he took in the look. "Qin Bilan and I are just ordinary superiors and subordinates."

Seeing Zhou Xu said this lightly without saying anything else, Ruoyu felt a little tired and said in a hoarse voice, "I understand."

She was in no mood to argue with Zhou Xu. If she said a few more words, he might think she was jealous, petty, and overthinking.

Zhou Xu was still worried about the burn on Ruoyu's hand. "Let's go to the hospital to see if your hand is healed."

Ruoyu didn't look up at Zhou Xu and whispered, "I'll go by myself."

"I'll accompany you." Zhou Xu's words left no room for questioning.

It's like this every time.

Ruoyu also argued with him this time, stubbornly shaking off Zhou Xu's arm that was restraining her, "I don't want you to accompany me."

Having said that, Ruoyu continued to run forward.

Zhou Xu watched Ruoyu trying to escape from his sight again. He sighed helplessly and chased after her in three or two steps. Without giving Ruoyu any chance to resist, he bent down and hugged her waist and picked her up sideways.

Ruoyu's heart skipped a beat.

Except for the day of their wedding, Zhou Xu never carried herself like a princess again.

It wasn't too late yet, and the streets around were bustling with people. She turned her head away and said, "Put me down."

"No."

Ruoyu:……

Zhou Xu didn't let go until they got in the car.

I took Ruoyu to the hospital for emergency treatment. Fortunately, the water in the kettle wasn't completely boiling, so the wound wasn't too serious. For the next two days, I'll keep her away from water. I'll just apply some medicine a few times and it'll be fine.

Zhou Xu held the medicine in one hand and Ruoyu's wrist in the other, and took her back to the hotel.

Ruoyu couldn't resist Zhou Xu's coercion and could only accept her fate and go into the hotel room.

As Zhou Xu walked into the room, the door closed with a "bang", and the huge presidential suite fell into silence.

At this moment, Ruoyu was feeling very depressed. She didn't want to be in the same room with Zhou Xu, so she walked into the next room without saying hello to him.

This is the first time the two have slept in separate rooms in their five years of marriage.

In the five years of marriage, both Zhou Xu and Ruoyu have been acting like model couples, treating each other with respect and never arguing over anything.

The only time they had a cold war was four years ago when Ruoyu went to a class reunion and drank too much, and was sent home by a male classmate.

The cold war lasted only one night. The next day, Ruoyu sobered up and talked to Zhou Xu, but found that he ignored her, so she stopped talking to him and wasted her time.

Seeing that Ruoyu looked completely unaware, aggrieved, and didn't dare to come forward to talk to him, Zhou Xu softened his heart and took the initiative to talk to her.

Watching Ruoyu enter the second bedroom next door, Zhou Xu tugged at the tie around his neck, sat down tiredly on the sofa, placed the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose on the coffee table, and pinched his eyebrows.

Ruoyu is not the type of person who likes to make trouble. No matter how big or small the problem is, she always bears it alone and endures it silently. She rarely shows her emotions on the surface.

Today was the first time he saw his usually gentle wife lose her temper with him.

Although this temper can be ignored.

Zhou Xu thought of the Cantonese restaurant where Shi Huai fought with Qin Bilan and Ruoyu handed him the phone with red eyes.

Zhou Xu subconsciously took out Ruoyu's cell phone from his suit pocket.

Slide the screen open to display the password.

Zhou Xu lost his happy birthday and it was easily solved.

How long had it been since he checked Ruoyu's phone? The last time he checked Ruoyu's phone was the night she was drunk. He opened Ruoyu's phone and deleted all the opposite sex contacts on her WeChat.

Ruoyu's social circle is simple, and her WeChat list is so clean that Zhou Xu can recite the names with his eyes closed.

Zhou Xu casually flipped through WeChat twice and found nothing unusual, so he opened the photo album.

The album contained mostly happy photos, some of them cats and dogs. On the last level, Zhou Xu saw the photo Cheng Ling had posted on WeChat Moments with his college classmates.

He was caught in the shot without even realizing it.

Ruoyu rarely saved a photo of herself, and Zhou Xu smiled faintly.

Finally, Zhou Xu clicked on the message in the lower column.

An unfamiliar number with no remarks sent a message to Ruoyu.

Zhou Xu was very familiar with this number. He frowned and clicked to see the content.

After reading this, Zhou Xu's expression darkened visibly. A wave of hostility enveloped him, his breathing stagnating. The chill between his brows seemed to freeze the air around him.

Immediately afterwards, Shi Huai sent a message.

It is a recording that is about ten minutes long.

Zhou Xu clicked to listen.

"You have no education, no status, and no ability. It's truly pathetic for a woman to live like this. Zhou Xu would be unlucky to marry you."

"Zhou Xu and I have known each other for ten years. I know Zhou Xu better than you do and am more qualified to be by his side."

"You being with Zhou Xu will only make him get criticized. If I were you, how could I dare to continue to be with Zhou Xu so shamelessly?"

"Ruoyu, if I were you, I would have divorced Zhou Xu long ago."

"Don't you know how you married Zhou Xu? When Zhou Xu was in college, he and I..."

After listening to these recordings, Zhou Xu's face gradually became full of anger.

I didn't expect that Qin Bilan would actually belittle and suppress Ruoyu in such a way when I couldn't see her! She even spread some vile rumors to make Ruoyu misunderstand me!

Zhou Xu's hand unconsciously clenched Ruoyu's cell phone, and the blue veins of anger were clearly visible on his entire arm.

He made a phone call and said to the person on the other end of the line in a cold voice, "Send Qin Bilan to Africa. If she fails to complete her assignment, let her stay there forever."

The person on the other end of the line didn't dare to say much. The group's latest expansion project involves a branch in Africa, but that part of Africa is remote and extreme. While it might sound like an outpost for her, it's actually a tough job no one dares take. Secretary Qin probably won't be back for another ten or twenty years.

I could hear the displeasure in Mr. Zhou's tone. If I dared to say another word, I would probably lose my job.

Qin Bilan had signed a contract with the Haoting Group. If she didn't work there for the full ten years, she would have to pay tens of millions in liquidated damages. Qin Bilan couldn't afford that, so she decided to teach her a lesson.

After explaining all this, Zhou Xu's gaze fell on the door of the second bedroom diagonally opposite.

Ruoyu suffered such a great injustice this time, and a large part of the reason was due to herself.

It was because he hadn't taken care of Ruoyu's emotions in time, nor had he noticed this old classmate's ulterior motives, that Ruoyu had suffered such a huge disaster for no reason.

He stood up and walked to the door, knocking on Ruoyu's door: "Ayu, open the door."