Chapter 73 She loves him more than anyone else in the world.

Zhou Jinbai is a person who has never felt love. He grew up in a dark environment. No one taught him what love is, and no one taught him how to love others.

It was only when he met a sister who was willing to protect him when he was young that he realized that people need to be loved while they are alive.

A person who is not loved by anyone is like a stray dog that no one wants on the street. Apart from growing tenaciously and trying hard to survive, no one cares about his life or death.

Perhaps in his early years, stray dogs had a better life than him.

No matter which relationship he was in, whether it was raising Zhou Zexi or being with Su Li, he was always the one who gave. He was used to giving in this way, so he never asked for anything in return.

He doesn't want to get anything from others, he just wants to give. If he doesn't give enough, it means he is incompetent. But because of this, everyone takes his efforts for granted in the end.

After raising Zhou Zexi for so many years, he has never heard him say thank you. In Zhou Zexi's eyes, anything his father does for him is taken for granted and he never needs to say thank you.

Even if they are your biological children, you should say thank you for raising them so diligently and responsibly.

He has not experienced many emotions and treats the world with a grateful heart. He feels that as long as he is alive, he must do something for this society and contribute his little.

He was redeemed in his early years and believed that the world was full of love. He grew up in such a dark and damp environment, but he was still able to embrace everything with a kind heart.

He had never asked anyone to repay him, nor had he thought about it, so he didn't ask Su Li to give him the same affection and love. As long as she didn't hate him, that was enough.

As long as she doesn't hate him, his marriage with Su Li can continue. He has tried his best to be cautious, but sometimes, many things are unpredictable. He tried his best to avoid accidents, but they still happened uncontrollably.

He didn't take his own experience seriously, but felt sorry for her. At such a young age, she had to face such great malice and be condemned by everyone, as if she had done something unforgivable.

However, once the Zhou Zexi incident is over, public opinion will reverse.

Zhou Zexi was detained and his drug abuse was exposed. There is basically no way to wash it off.

Overnight, Zhou Zexi's fans collectively broke down, some stopped being fans, some turned against him, and the direction of public opinion began to change.

Su Li's netizens who were originally defending Zhou Zexi changed their expressions faster than turning the pages of a book. Anyway, no one knows what is behind the words, but the reversal is quite dramatic.

Those who had originally scolded Su Li seemed to have shut up overnight, and Zhou Zexi's fans were no longer crazy. Some of them broke down, some jumped off buildings, and their heart-wrenching roars could be heard late at night.

Zhou Jinbai never went to see Zhou Zexi. In his eyes, this son was gone. He, Zhou Jinbai, had spent half his life doing good deeds and charity, wanting to do something for the flowers of the motherland. Thinking that the country would have more talents because of his good deeds in the future, it would be a great comfort to him.

But he didn't expect that in the end his own son would become a disaster. He was a failed father and he failed to educate Zhou Zexi well.

The impact of Zhou Zexi's arrest for drug use is far-reaching. In order to prevent the fire from burning him, Zhuo Yu immediately issued a termination statement and no longer had any involvement with Zhou Zexi. Yang Enru also deleted all Weibo posts and comments about Zhou Zexi and closed the comment section.

The one who was most wronged was Zhou Jinbai. Everyone knew that Zhou Zexi was Zhou Jinbai's son. Almost on the second day after Zhou Zexi's accident, when the hot searches were still going on, the group company's stock market began to fall.

He did not cause the stock market to plummet because of his relationship with Su Li, but the company faced losses because of Zhou Zexi.

In half a day, the market value of Zhou Group evaporated by more than 50 billion yuan, and everyone was anxious.

This is just the beginning. If it continues for another two or three days, this city will evaporate and disappear completely.

The Chinese people hate drugs deeply. People like Zhou Zexi are sorry for all the people's anti-drug police officers who carry heavy burdens and sacrifice their lives on the road to drug control.

Zhou Jinbai had thought of this matter. This was the cause he had sown, and now the retribution began to bear fruit.

After thinking about it for the whole afternoon, Zhou Jinbai contacted the newspaper and reporters, and held a press conference at the company in the afternoon, severing the father relationship with Zhou Zexi and confessing that he and Zhou Zexi had no blood relationship.

This was the first time he mentioned his past in front of the media. Although his expression was calm and indifferent, it was not his style to reveal his misery to everyone.

But for the sake of so many people in the company, he couldn't just sit there and wait for death.

He told a story, starting from his childhood. When he talked about the birth of Zhou Zexi, he couldn't help but tear up. He was the only child his sister left in the world, and he ended up like this.

It's very heavy and uncomfortable, but we can't let the development of the group company be affected because of Zhou Zexi alone.

Once the press conference was held and reported by the media, it actually did not help much in recovering the losses, but instead attracted another wave of criticism.

When a wall falls, everyone pushes it down. The essence of this world is hatred of the rich. Zhou Jinbai is a self-made man who has relied on his own abilities to sit firmly on the throne of a celebrity in the capital, but everyone thinks he is unworthy.

A man who had only attended school for a few days made his fortune in real estate and later became the richest man in Beijing and a big shot among big shots.

When he is fine, no one will say anything in front of him.

As soon as he got into trouble, people came to criticize him. People in the circle said that he was unworthy of his position and that he deserved his son's behavior.

Who wants others to be better off? They feel good when they see others living a worse life than themselves, especially people like Zhou Jinbai. If they pull him down from the altar, everyone will be happy.

Everyone thinks he's playing the victim. As a father, doesn't he know anything about his son's drug addiction? He must know something, but he's just hiding it.

Everyone is well aware of the tricks played by these rich people and doesn't buy into them at all.

Market value is still evaporating and the stock market is still falling.

At the most outrageous time, the market value evaporated by hundreds of billions in one night.

But he didn't dare tell Su Li and continued to do what he was supposed to do every day.

After the direction of public opinion shifted, Su Li's online blackening finally stopped. Now when she opened her phone, all she saw were things about Zhou Zexi, and Su Li was too lazy to even read them.

After getting a new phone, I didn’t download Weibo. I simply downloaded WeChat, the software that came with the system.

Don't read anything else.

She now grows flowers at Zhou's house. She asks Zhou Jinbai what he likes and then she grows what he likes. She does this out of boredom.

Zhou Jinbai said it was up to Su Li to plant whatever she liked, so Su Li planted all kinds of flowers.

The most eye-catching one is the chrysanthemum. A few pots of chrysanthemum look particularly rich and majestic from a distance.

Zhou Jinbai parked the car when he came back from the company around six in the afternoon. When he got out, he saw Su Li planting flowers in the yard and Jiang Wen helping her.

Zhou Jinbai looked at her busy figure, stood not far away and watched for a long time without going forward.

It was not until Jiang Wen looked at him and asked that Su Li looked at him.

He calmed down and walked over, then asked with a smile, "Are you planting flowers?"

Su Li pointed to the newly planted flowers in the yard and said, "I didn't know which one you liked, so I planted them all. I don't even know how many will survive."

Zhou Jinbai pulled her out of the garden and brushed the dirt off her body. "You're pregnant, don't overwork yourself. Just plant some crops."

Su Li nodded and agreed, "It's not tiring, Uncle Zhou."

I took her hand and walked her into the house, took her to the guest bathroom to wash her hands, and dinner was ready.

Jiang Wen usually doesn't eat at the same table with Zhou Jinbai. They have their own seats, but on this day Zhou Jinbai asked Jiang Wen to sit over there as well.

Jiang Wen knew something was wrong at a glance, so he didn't refuse and sat opposite Zhou Jinbai.

Su Li continued, "Butler Jiang, don't be restrained. We are all family, so eat whatever you want."

Jiang Wen agreed. Zhou Jinbai rarely drank at home, but that day he and Jiang Wen had two drinks.

Su Li thought he was a little strange, but didn't care. After dinner, she went to the room to check the flowers she had arranged for Zhou Jinbai. Zhou Jinbai was still talking to Jiang Wen.

Seeing Su Li leave, Jiang Wencai said softly, "Just say whatever you want to say. Madam is gone."

Zhou Jinbai hummed, "I knew you understood my feelings. Right now, my group company is facing bankruptcy because of Zhou Zexi's situation. Its market value has evaporated in just a few days, and the stock market is already in ruins. I used my own money to fill the gap, but it can't keep up with the rate of evaporation. I might be in debt in the near future, and I might have to sell this house. You should get rid of the nanny and servants at home while we still have some spare money. Otherwise, we'll have to owe them wages. It's not easy to work."

Jiang Wen was silent for a moment before agreeing, "I understand. You should think of a way to get my wife out of here later. Otherwise, if she asks, I won't be able to explain myself."

Zhou Jinbai nodded, "I'll find a way."

Su Li has been learning flower arrangement recently because she has nothing to do. She has never given Zhou Jinbai anything, so she thought it would be nice to give him a bouquet of flowers.

Zhou Jinbai has everything, but he still lacks romance.

She thought that she should love him more in the future, otherwise Zhou Jinbai would feel insecure.

She put the vase on the bedside and waited for a while before Zhou Jinbai came in. Su Li walked up to him holding the vase. She blinked her beautiful lychee eyes for a long time waiting for compliments, but she didn't hear any compliments from Zhou Jinbai.

Su Li asked dissatisfiedly, "What's wrong? You didn't even say that the flowers I arranged were beautiful. I was going to give them to you."

Zhou Jinbai nodded thoughtfully after hearing this. "It's for me, that's great. Why did you suddenly think of giving me flowers?"

Su Li asked, "Don't you like it? I feel like you have everything you need, and I don't know what to give you. After thinking about it, I decided to give you flowers. It's more romantic."

Zhou Jinbai took the vase from her hand and said, "It's really romantic. I didn't expect to receive flowers from my wife after marriage. It's really nice."

Pulling her to sit on the edge of the bed, Zhou Jinbai praised her for a long time. Su Li hugged his arm and smiled foolishly, "Of course it's not as valuable as your gift. I would have hidden it even if you gave me a two-pound golden rose."

Zhou Jinbai nodded and said, "Hide it. It will be useful in the future."

He placed the vase on the bedside table again, and then asked Su Li, "Shall we move out? Let's move into that big flat we had before?"

Su Li was stunned, confused, "Why do you suddenly want to move out?"

Zhou Jinbai said, "If you don't want to live here, you can live in the villa at Jiangshan Film Studio."

Su Li thought that if he lived here he would think of Zhou Zexi, so he wanted to move out. After thinking about it, she agreed.

"Okay, then let's live in the big flat. Jiangshan Cinema is too far away."

Zhou Jinbai agreed, "Okay, we'll move there tomorrow, and I'll live there with you from now on."

Su Li now feels that her life is good. Zhou Jinbai comes home every day, and there is nothing serious to worry about. She can rest assured and take care of her pregnancy.

After breakfast the next day, Zhou Jinbai directed the servants to move Su Li's things and take out all her stuff.

Su Li felt that he acted a little too quickly, but she didn't ask.

Jiang Wen took his men there to clean up and tidy up things in advance, and Su Li and Zhou Jinbai arrived later.

Even though he was almost penniless, he did not touch a single cent of the property he gave to Su Li.

He owns six properties under Su Li's household. This is a guarantee that she and her son can live a better life in the future, and it must not be touched.

To fill the gap, he recently sold all his properties that could be sold.

Including the Zhou family's large mansion at Lingding Waterside Pavilion.

After settling Su Li down, he and Jiang Wen went back to send the servants away.

Everyone had been in the Zhou family for a long time and were all trustworthy elders. He asked Jiang Wen to take some more money from the Zhou family's warehouse and compensated each person with three times their salary for three months.

Everyone was reluctant to leave, but there was nothing they could do.

Zhou Jinbai asked them to leave quickly and find other jobs.

Otherwise, when he really runs out of money, he won’t even be able to pay the servants’ salaries.

No matter how much you say, it's useless. Everyone took the money he gave them, packed up and left.

Jiang Wen didn't ask for his salary, about 300,000 yuan, so Zhou Jinbai told him to take it. "This little money of yours isn't even enough to cover my company's losses for even a second. There's no point in keeping it. Take it. Go back and find someone to marry. You should have saved some money over the years."

Jiang Wen said, "I can lend it to you first."

Zhou Jinbai waved his hand, "No need, it's just a drop in the bucket. You should just live your life well."

Jiang Wen asked, "Then your wife will find out sooner or later. What will you do if you can't hide it anymore?"

Zhou Jinbai said calmly, "Let's talk about it when we can no longer hide it. If I really am in debt, I can't let her get involved. The several properties under her household are enough for her and her children to live on."

Jiang Wen, “…”

No matter how difficult Zhou Jinbai's life was, he never thought of touching Su Li's properties. That was the way out he provided for Su Li and her children.

Although Su Li didn't know what was happening with Zhou Jinbai's company now, she also went online, and the browser automatically pushed out information. Because of Zhou Zexi's drug abuse, Zhou's stock market plummeted, the market value evaporated by trillions, and the company was facing bankruptcy.

After reading the news, Su Li felt a little nervous.

When Zhou Jinbai came back, she hurried over to him, holding his hand and asking about the situation, "Is everything okay at your company?"

Zhou Jinbai remained in the same mood and asked with a smile, "What happened?"

Su Li showed him her phone and asked, "Can financial news reports also make mistakes?"

Zhou Jinbai nodded. "Yeah, I guess so. How could I not know the situation in my own company? It's nothing, don't worry."

Su Li felt a little more at ease after hearing him say this. "Zhou Zexi is such a nuisance. He has implicated so many people."

Zhou Jinbai said, "Let's not talk about him anymore. If you've been feeling bored lately, you can go home more often. Having your family around will make you feel better."

Su Li pulled his arm and sat on the sofa. "With you by my side, I feel better. Uncle Zhou, there shouldn't be any major problems in the future, right?"

Zhou Jinbai nodded, "I think not. However, I may have to put the plane I promised you on hold until after you give birth, okay?"

Su Li didn't want any plane. "I don't need it, so don't buy it. Although your company won't go bankrupt, it should be in great need of money right now. Don't spend money recklessly. If you run out of money, tell me. I still have some private money."

Zhou Jinbai smiled and said, "If my company really makes a loss, what can you do with that little money? It's not even enough to cover my company's losses in an hour."

Su Li was shocked. "Is it that serious? I have over 1 billion."

Zhou Jinbai sighed, "You're so rich! When I'm broke, you'll support me."

Su Li generously agreed, "Okay, that's no problem at all. You stay home to take care of the kids, and I'll go out to work and support you."

Zhou Jinbai looked at her and smiled, "Lizhi, why are you so nice?"

Su Li replied, "Because you're good to me, I have to be good to you too. I'll pay more attention to you in the future, so that you don't feel sad and lonely because you've lost your son, and cry in secret."

Zhou Jinbai pinched her fingers and said, "You've caught me again. I'm so embarrassed."

Su Li looked into his eyes and smiled foolishly, "What's the big deal? I don't know how many times I've cried in front of you, and I only caught you once. Maybe when I didn't know, you cried secretly, and I didn't know."

Zhou Jinbai said, "Then you must keep a close eye on it next time, lest you miss it again."

Su Li responded, "I will."

The Zhou family villa in Lingding Waterside was eventually auctioned off for 10 billion yuan, and they also had other industries, which together amounted to 100 billion yuan, but it was far from keeping up with the speed of evaporation.

Zhou Zexi's drug abuse incident destroyed half of his life's efforts. He will either spend the rest of his life in prison or in debt.

After paying off hundreds of billions of debts, Zhou Jinbai felt powerless and had to consider declaring bankruptcy.

The Zhou family, which had been prosperous in the Beijing circle for more than ten years, was hit hard at a critical juncture when their business was booming.

Chairman and legal representative Zhou Jinbai was in debt of hundreds of billions and had lost the ability to repay. He still wanted to see if he could revive the company, but in the end he failed.

Hou Jiangyong called him and told him to declare bankruptcy early to minimize his losses. He advised him earnestly, "Old Zhou, money can be earned again if lost. If you lose your life because of these debts, you will lose everything. It's been so long since the business has made any profit, so cut your losses in time. Your son is really amazing. He destroyed all your hard work with just one person."

It was useless to say anything now. Even if he wanted to kill Zhou Zexi, the loss would still be suffered.

Hou Jiangyong added, "It's okay. At worst, you can make a comeback after this. I'm here for you. What are you afraid of?"

In fact, Hou Jiangyong's industry is also facing losses because of him, but not that severe.

After listening to Hou Jiangyong's advice, Zhou Jinbai said he would consider it.

I originally planned to hide it from Su Li, thinking that I could see if I could make it work, and then tell her if I could.

But now it seems there is no hope. If he can't pay the bank back in time, his other half will be implicated. Su Li doesn't know about this, so there is no need to implicate her.

I’m afraid that the properties under her name will be auctioned off by the bank.

Zhou Jinbai thought about it and made a decision.

He listened to Hou Jiangyong's advice and decided to declare bankruptcy.

When he returned home that night, Su Li had prepared four dishes and a soup, waiting for him to come home.

Seeing him come back, she came out with a shovel, "You are so punctual, I just finished it."

Zhou Jinbai took off his coat and put it on the sofa, and asked, "What delicious food are you making?"

Su Li asked him to go to the restaurant and wait, "It's all over there, go and see."

Zhou Jinbai went to the kitchen to bring her some soup. She cooked home-cooked dishes and her cooking skills were pretty good.

He likes the food cooked by Su Li.

He praised her generously, "Your skills are getting better and better, Litchi."

Su Li was happy to hear him praise her, "Compared to Uncle Zhou's craftsmanship, it's far inferior."

Zhou Jinbai picked up some food for her and said, "You are still better."

He wanted to tell Su Li about his plan, but he decided to wait until he finished his meal so that she wouldn't feel uncomfortable and unable to eat.

After finishing his meal and washing the pot, he washed his hands and came out. Su Li was sitting cross-legged on the sofa in the living room, eating fruit and watching TV.

It was Li Fuling's drama. Su Li grumbled while eating, "I told her her acting was bad and she was scolded. She's been in the industry for so many years, why is her acting still that same slap-nosed, glaring look? Her facial features are all messed up."

Zhou Jinbai sat down beside her. "Well, TV dramas nowadays are different from before. Few TV dramas can keep people watching. I remember when I was a kid, I loved watching TV, especially martial arts dramas. Every day I fantasized about becoming a knight who avenged his enemies."

Su Li turned her head to look at him, "What about now?"

Zhou Jinbai met her gaze and said, "Life has long since worn away my edges. How can I still have that kind of leisure and ease?"

Su Li smiled and passed a grape to his lips, "You must maintain a young mentality so that you won't age quickly."

Zhou Jinbai ate the grapes she fed him and took her hand, holding it. "Lizhi, I have something to tell you."

Su Li nodded, "You go ahead."

Zhou Jinbai organized his words, "I might have been in some trouble recently, and it might have affected you. To be safe, I think we should get a divorce certificate and wait until the storm has died down."

Su Li heard this and pulled her hand away from his. "We've been married for less than two months, right? You want to divorce me already? Tell me what's the problem. It can't be that your company really went bankrupt and you're in debt, right?"

Zhou Jinbai's heart twitched. "Don't you think it's scary? If I go to jail because of my debt, what will happen to you and your child's life?"

Su Li looked into his eyes and said nothing.

Zhou Jinbai added, "It's only temporary. This is just my guess. Maybe the bank will ask me to pay it back. If I can't, it will affect you and the baby in your belly. I don't want him to be sentenced to death by his own father as soon as he is born."

Su Li's fingers trembled, and she just asked, "How much do you owe?"

Zhou Jinbai didn't specify the amount, but only said, "Let's get a divorce first, and then we can wait until the crisis is over..."

Su Li interrupted him, her attitude firm. "No, you said that we prosper together and suffer together. We are husband and wife, Zhou Jinbai. I can't stay with you just because you are successful, and then leave you when you are in trouble. I admit that I don't like to share hardships. I am only suitable for sharing happiness, just like many people. But Uncle Zhou, I want you to know that there are still people in this world who are willing to share hardships with you."

Zhou Jinbai looked at her, with a slight soreness in the corners of his eyes.

She said seriously, "It's okay. I come from a small family. I can live happily even without money. Even if we lose everything, I still have my parents to help me. We still have our own hands. This is not your fault. It will get better. Believe me, I will go back to work after I give birth to the baby."

Zhou Jinbai's thin lips trembled. Looking at her expression, he didn't know what to say, but his eyes slowly turned red.

Su Li put down the grapes in her hand, turned around and wiped the corners of his eyes. "It's okay. As long as our family is together, it's better than anything else. Even if you go to jail for this, it's not your fault. I will explain it to the children later. I will wait for you. No matter how long it takes, I will wait."

Zhou Jinbai's tears fell without warning. "Are you stupid? What if your life is over? And you still say you don't love me? You love me more than anyone else in this world, Litchi."