Poor Jinzi had to ask around to find out that his "strategist" had been dumped by his fiancée.

It seems to be saying, "Women all like men who are a bit rough and domineering, so the bodyguard bullied his girlfriend in various ways. The woman couldn't stand it, so she broke off the engagement and ran away."

"We still don't know where they are."

A few years ago, when there was a rush to find work, the woman avoided him by not telling anyone her work address and hid from him for three to five years.

Now she's back, with her husband and a child.

The bodyguard, an older single man, not only lost his love but was also verbally abused by her parents: "Get as far away as you can, you heartless bastard! If it weren't for you, would my daughter have been able to marry so far away?"

Therefore, Jin Ziduo summarized it as follows—

Women still need to be pampered.

He couldn't bring himself to say sweet words, so to make up for his mistake last time, Jin Ziduo decided to apologize properly and follow the normal procedure.

The bodyguard bullied the woman's family because of his position, leaving them angry but unable to speak out.

But if it were in his own shoes, Jinzi would have learned a painful lesson—

You should just apologize properly and learn from others why they can win Zhou Xinya's affection.

So the first step is to please them.

Seeing that Zhou Xinya was avoiding him and wouldn't let him take anything, Jinzi pointed to a servant below and said, "You, come here and help her take some things."

The maid quickly ran up and politely extended her hand, "Hello, Miss, let me help you lighten your load."

"I guarantee the item will be delivered; please hand it over to me."

As she spoke, the maid stepped back with her right leg, squatted down, and gracefully extended her hands.

He smiled, revealing eight teeth, and tilted his head slightly, gazing at her sincerely.

A set of standardized standing greeting phrases left Zhou Xinya completely bewildered.

Is this the old society?

Are there really maids this obedient and well-behaved?

That's definitely not possible; it's Jinzi who's bullying them.

Zhou Xinya kept her thoughts to herself, as it was somewhat risky for a maid in a business dress to squat on the stairs.

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Xinya gave the things to the maid.

They are just so gentle and sincere.

Zhou Xinya could never resist gentleness, so while handing the things to the maid, she took the maid's hand with her left hand and said, "Help me up, be careful."

Zhou Xinya was afraid that the maid would trip and fall.

Perhaps for the sake of extravagance, the Jin family has two spiral staircases that converge into one in the very center.

Just looking at it makes my legs ache.

Previous designs were only for aesthetic purposes. This white marble with gold trim, bronze handrails, and Greek angel reliefs are all exquisitely crafted.

Aside from being impractical, it's really beautiful.

After Zhou Xinya helped the maid up, she ran up a few steps ahead of her, saying, "Hurry up, don't lose her."

Just now, Sun Lifang and Liu Qing were walking and talking, while Zhou Xinya was carrying things behind them.

Now that the maid has taken the things, Zhou Xinya can run away easily.

...

Sun Lifang met Liu Kou in the renovated bedroom.

How should I put it?

Despite having tubes inserted into her body and a square gauze pad on her face, the woman's every move remained serene and elegant.

It gives people a very quiet feeling.

Just like now, with the help of the caregiver, she adjusted the position of the hospital bed, leaned against the pillows, and said with a firm and strong gaze, "You've come."

His voice was a little hoarse, with a breathy quality that carried a jarring quality; though soft, it was very powerful.

Yesterday, Liu Qing called to inform her that Liu Kou was bringing people to see her today.

Liu Kou's skin began to fester from the inside, like black spots on an apple, with patches of pus oozing and scabbing over.

The surface was riddled with potholes, making it difficult to look directly at.

Sun Lifang forced herself to look, sat down on the circular stool in front of the bed, took a deep breath before introducing herself, "Hello, I'm your neighbor next door, the parent of Jin Ziduo, I've come to visit you."

"Oh, hello, thank you." Liu Kou smiled wearily. "I've heard Zi Duo mention this before. We'll be neighbors from now on."

Just then, Jinziduo came in.

Standing in front of my mother's hospital bed, I held her other hand, which was wrapped in gauze.

When Zhou Xinya came in and saw this scene, she was still a little scared and didn't dare to take a step forward.

The woman's cheek was still damp with a patch of gauze, yellow pus mixed with blood and stuck together, with a hard scab growing nearby.

It was too terrifying; Zhou Xinya dared not look.

Sun Lifang chuckled twice and told her daughter to go outside and wait, "Mom has something to say to Aunt Liu Kou, be good."

Zhou Xinya refused to go out, but the woman on the bed spoke up, "Ziduo, take your sister out to play. The adults have something to discuss."

Yes, Liu Kou also knows that she looks ugly now.

She was afraid of frightening the child, so she usually refused many visits.

After the children had all left, Liu Kou smiled and looked at Sun Lifang, "Zhou Xinya is the younger sister, right?"

"Huh?" Sun Lifang didn't know Jin Ziduo's birth date, but seeing the other person's confident look, she followed up the conversation, "Born at the end of the year, not much different from yours, right?"

It's obvious that the other person is trying to find a topic to talk about.

Even though she didn't have much energy, she still tried her best to take care of her guest's feelings, saying, "Haha, let's just be the younger sister."

"Ziduo is too lonely by himself, and he keeps asking me to have a younger brother or sister for him to keep him company."

The woman smiled gently and serenely, "I had originally planned to have a child for him in two years, but now it seems—"

It's impossible.

Jinzi has no blood relatives.

Before Sun Lifang arrived, Liu Qing had warned her not to steer the conversation toward sad topics.

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