Chapter 81: Feeling sorry for a man will bring you bad luck for the rest of your life

"Auntie, how many times do I have to tell you that I just need time to calm down? I didn't say I don't trust you. Weren't we just having a good chat about how to spend our first anniversary? Could you please stop looking for trouble?"

"Am I the one looking for trouble again? I've been subjected to this unprovoked misfortune for no reason. Don't I even have the right to feel sad and anxious?"

Zhou Chaolu stood up and slapped him. She used all her strength, condensed all her sadness and sorrow into her palm and slapped Yan Hao in the face.

Without waiting for anyone to react, she picked up her bag and left.

Shi Huai and Song Xu Wen, who were peeping from the side, suddenly felt their mammary ducts become unobstructed.

"I almost thought that all the explosive power of the Zhou family was concentrated on your husband, but I didn't expect your sister-in-law to be so powerful too." Song Xuwen jokingly said in amazement.

Zhou Chaolu's eyes were filled with tears and disappointment as she picked up her bag and turned away.

Seeing Zhou Zhaolu running out the door, Shi Huai immediately followed. Seeing that Shi Huai, the aunt, didn't even say hello and just stood up and left, Song Xuwen also hurriedly stuffed the last bite of toast into his mouth, picked up his bag, stood up and followed Shi Huai.

After taking just two steps, he saw that the spoils of his and Shi Huai's conquest today were forgotten on the coffee table. He ran back the same way, carrying bags and small bags, to chase the two men.

Shi Huai quickly followed Zhou Chaolu, calling her, "Chaolu."

Hearing the familiar voice, Zhou Chaolu suddenly stopped.

When he turned around, he met Shang Shihuai's worried face.

"Second, second sister-in-law?" Zhou Chaolu thought she had seen it wrong for a moment and blinked in disbelief.

After confirming that the person in front of her was her own sister-in-law, Zhou Zhaolu's eyes suddenly flushed red, and she froze in place, not knowing what to say. The moment she saw her loved one, all the grievances she had felt could no longer be concealed, and were exposed at a glance.

Shi Huai could tell at a glance that something must have happened to Zhou Chaolu!

Shi Huai's face was gentle, and he took the initiative to step forward: "What happened?"

Less than a week after returning to Guangnan, Zhou Chaolu's surroundings had undergone earth-shaking changes.

The classmates around her all looked at her strangely, and her boyfriend was hot and cold towards her, often weighing her with a helpless and incomprehensible expression.

Later, she learned about it from gossiping classmates.

I was slandered.

Her clothes are all high-end limited editions, and she is generous and magnanimous. But Zhou Zhaolu is always thinking about what her parents said.

When you're out and about, be low-key and don't show off your Zhou family's fame. Be careful not to draw jealousy and gossip.

Those who truly want to do evil will stop at nothing to belittle and exploit you. Even if the rumors are groundless and without any substance, they will still comment on them with relish.

It was revealed on the Guangnan University campus forum that the Guangnan campus beauty was suspected to be kept by a wealthy old man. The chain of evidence is as follows.

Various expensive brand-name jewelry are worn differently every day, and hundreds of photos are pieced together. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

She carries a variety of designer bags and limited edition custom jewelry every day, and a necklace worth tens of millions that can only be bought at auction. All of these photos are posted on forums as evidence of her alleged support.

Zhou Chaolu's boyfriend Yan Hao was also "attacked".

Guangnan school beauty sells herself to support her poor boyfriend. This title once became the number one hot search on campus forums.

It was also revealed that since Yan Hao and Zhou Chaolu started dating, their clothes, shoes, and watches have basically all been high-end brand names, and they have been extravagant and wasteful whether they go out for sightseeing or for entertainment and team building.

Shi Huai read the so-called "chain of evidence" that Zhou Chaolu handed over to prove that she was being kept with a serious expression.

She frowned and immediately grabbed Zhou Zhaolu's slender wrist and walked out of the mall: "Call the police right now."

When Zhou Chaolu heard that they had to call the police, she hesitated for a moment.

She sniffed and lowered her eyes: "Sister-in-law, I won't go."

"Why?"

Zhou Zhaolu said in a sullen tone, "If, if Mom and Dad knew, they would definitely not agree to me being with him."

Shi Huai was completely stunned by Zhou Zhaolu's words. She gritted her teeth and said, "Are you going to let your life be ruined by these fabricated rumors?"

Zhou Zhaolu burst into tears and cried out, "But, but I just don't want to break up with him."

"You thought I didn't see him questioning you in the restaurant just now?" Shi Huai clenched his fists, rarely angry. "Zhou Zhaolu, are you going to spend your whole life groveling to a man who is unworthy of you in every way?"

Zhou Chaolu gritted her teeth, shaking her head and nodding.

I am also a little wavering in my mind.

She felt really wronged because she was slandered for no reason. Her boyfriend was also implicated in the rumors caused by the wealth.

But when I thought about it, he looked at me with those wet eyes, and said to me with a choked voice, "Chaolu, I've been dating you for a year and I still don't know your true identity. You are my girlfriend, how can I feel good seeing you being treated like this? I want to use all my strength to trust you, can you give me some time?"

Zhou Chaolu couldn't help but feel soft-hearted.

Looking at Zhou Chaolu's silent expression, Shi Huai knew that she must be feeling sorry for the man.

If you feel sorry for a man, you will be unlucky for the rest of your life.

Shi Huai: "Have you found out who is behind the rumors?"

Zhou Zhaolu shook her head. "Not yet. I originally wanted to pay someone from the Computer Science Department to help investigate the poster. But Yan Hao said he wanted to protect me."

Hearing this, Shi Huai sneered, and the answer in his mind gradually became clear.

"Don't you feel strange when you see these photos?" Shi Huai put the phone back into Zhou Chaolu's hand.

"From these photos, it's obvious that someone was watching you all the time and taking secret photos of you. And you look like you're on a date in the photos," Shi Huai said slowly.

Zhou Chaolu's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Shi Huai then said calmly, "Yan Hao keeps saying he'll give you justice, but just a second ago he was saying he needed time to settle before deciding whether to trust you. Don't you think that's inconsistent?"

Shi Huai's words were sonorous and powerful, with clear logic, which gradually woke Zhou Chaolu's dizzy mind, which was originally covered by a thin mist.

Her lips trembled slightly. She didn't want to admit what Shi Huai said, but she was speechless, thinking that what Shi Huai said made sense.

Seeing Zhou Zhaolu gradually relax, Shi Huai stepped forward, held Zhou Zhaolu's hand and asked, "Chaolu, let me ask you, will you be depressed because of these rumors?"

Zhou Zhaolu didn't hesitate, and blurted out, "No."

"What if your boyfriend insists on not believing you, will you be so depressed that you want to commit suicide?" She bluntly asked the question that had been on her mind for a long time.

Before Zhou Zhaolu could answer, Shi Huai's heart began to pound rapidly, and his grip on Zhou Zhaolu tightened. His eyes were filled with anxiety.

But fortunately, Zhou Chaolu did not let her down.

Zhou Zhaolu still said affirmatively: "No. I still have my grandma, mom and dad, brother and sister-in-law, and my family who love me. Even if I don't want to break up now, I won't waste my life because of him."

Shi Huai's breathing stopped.

In her previous life, nineteen-year-old Zhou Chaolu did not commit suicide for love.

But there was another cause of death.

Shi Huai's eyes showed a complicated expression, and his distressed and fragile eyes fell on Zhou Chaolu.

The life of a girl as bright and beautiful as a spring flower ended at the age of nineteen, when spring was approaching.

She would not let Zhou Chaolu repeat the tragedy of her previous life.

Shi Huai raised her hand slightly and gently wiped away the tears on Zhou Chaolu's cheek with the back of her hand. Her smiling face was deeply imprinted in Zhou Chaolu's mind.

"Chaolu, your life is yours alone. Whatever you decide, as long as you have a clear conscience, that's all." Shi Huai lowered his eyes, his eyelashes fluttering like a small fan. "But are you truly happy?"

"Protecting the one you so-called love is truly brave and powerful. But when you made the decision to protect your boyfriend and put yourself at risk, did you ever think about loving yourself?"

Although they were just a few light and gentle words, they hit Zhou Chaolu's heart like a heavy stone, making her panic unexpectedly.

Zhou Chaolu clenched her fists, her eyes gradually dimming.

When she was young, her parents were always arguing. Her eldest brother was silent, and her second brother was considered conscientious if he didn't act as a catalyst. She was still young and couldn't help much. Only by crying loudly in front of her parents could she calm the flames of the quarrel.

She really doesn't like quarrels, and she feels uncomfortable, sad and scared when she sees her parents arguing.

In terms of relationships, she always wanted to avoid all unpleasantness and would rather suffer herself than argue with Yan Hao.

I heard Shi Huai say, when you are wronged, have you ever thought about loving yourself?

Zhou Chaolu began to reflect on herself.

Shi Huai gently stroked Zhou Zhaolu's head. "You are still young and have plenty of time. Don't be obsessed with just one tree."

Zhou Zhaolu wiped her tears and said, "Second sister-in-law, Yan Hao saved my life."

After these words were spoken, Shi Huai's expression froze for a moment.

"When I was a freshman in college, I came home late and was dragged into an alley by a group of drunk hooligans. It was Yan Hao who stepped forward to save me. So I wanted to repay him."

Shi Huai pursed his lips and said, "Life is your own. You were not born into this world to owe anyone anything."

"There are many ways to repay someone. Is bending and stretching yourself necessarily a way to repay a favor?"

Repaying a favor is also an unsolvable problem for Shi Huai.

"Zhaolu, is it worth it for him?"

As this question came up, Zhou Chaolu's tears stopped completely.

Is it worth it?

She was originally a rich lady who was loved by everyone.

Now, for the sake of one person, he has become neither human nor ghost, like a madman, yelling and screaming for some worthless things, even in a coffee shop, yelling in front of so many people.

Shi Huai held Zhou Zhaolu's hand and said, "Zhaolu, don't contact Yan Hao for the time being. I will investigate the person who really spread the rumors about you."

Zhou Chaolu's heart skipped a beat.

Shi Huai’s reminder just now was almost like handing the answer directly in front of him.

But she was still stubborn and refused to believe that the person who hurt her was her lover.

Seeing Zhou Zhaolu remain silent, Shi Huai's eyes flickered. The light in his eyes was like shattered glass, sincere and pious. "Trust me, okay? As a family member, I won't let you get hurt."

My sister-in-law is also my family.

She should choose to believe in Shi Huai unconditionally.

Zhou Chaolu nodded: "Okay."

After seeing Zhou Chaolu off, Song Xuwen came back to Shi Huai.

She deliberately didn't interrupt their conversation.

Song Xuwen took Shi Huai's arm and said, "You are such a competent sister-in-law."

Shi Huai smiled and said, "As I should."

This is what she should do.

In this life, she wants all the Zhou family members to be healthy, safe and live carefree in this world.

This is her responsibility after her rebirth.

He didn't eat much at the previous meal, and after visiting a few more shops, Song Xuwen started to complain about being hungry again.

After buying almost everything, Shi Huai and Song Xu Wen went out to have dinner together again.

While eating, Shi Huai thought of someone.

He was her childhood sweetheart.

The intangible cultural heritage is gathered in several families in Guangnan, and dinner gatherings are quite frequent.

My grandparents had different personalities and were grieving over their daughter's death, so they often neglected to take care of her. They still lived in my grandfather's house.

Opposite my grandfather's house is a martial arts gym with a century-old martial arts tradition.

Shi Huai often went to the martial arts hall across the street to play. The inheritors of the martial arts hall were a pair of brothers.

A big brother and a little brother.

The older brother is seven years older than me, and the younger brother is one year younger than me.

Both brothers have calm personalities and took good care of the little Shihuai at that time.

Ever since she went to Changjing to attend university, they had been interacting less and less.

The feelings between people who have known each other since childhood will not feel unfamiliar even if we don’t keep in touch often for several years.

Her childhood sweetheart, her younger brother, is also attending university in Guangnan.

During the Spring Festival last year, she went to her grandfather's house and chatted with them. She learned from her younger brother that he was in the computer department and seemed to be quite good academically.

So Shi Huai took the initiative to contact his younger brother and sent him a WeChat message.

The younger brother replied almost immediately and asked her what was wrong.

Shi Huai told him about Zhou Zhaolu's situation and asked him for help. He would treat him to a meal in two days.

The little brother said that he was busy with his business recently and didn’t pay much attention to the school forum.

When I clicked on it, I saw overwhelming abuse against Zhou Chaolu begging.

Within a few minutes, the post that spread the pornographic rumor about Zhou Chaolu turned into [404], and the real instigator of the incident was also exposed by him.

It was indeed Yan Hao.

The genius kid was quite deceptive in his actions and didn’t forget to send a lawyer’s letter to the person who spread the rumor.

After expressing his gratitude, Shi Huai immediately forwarded the message to Zhou Chaolu.

Yan Hao's message was sent to Zhou Chaolu's mobile phone, and she collapsed for a moment.

She took several deep breaths before she calmed down.

[Zhou Chaolu]: Thank you, second sister-in-law... I understand.

[Zhou Chaolu]: Can you please not tell my second brother and the others about this for the time being?

[Shi Huai]: Why?

[Shi Huai]: You still want to protect him, right?

【Zhou Zhaolu】: No...

[Zhou Chaolu]: If they find out, I won’t be able to stay in Guangnan.

[Zhou Chaolu]: When my second brother finds out, he will definitely throw me back to Changjing.

[Zhou Chaolu]: Please, second sister-in-law.