Chapter 343 Extra: About Zhou Zongzheng

It was as if time had stopped and all the sounds around me were still.

The moment Bai Jiashu rushed down the hillside, he pushed through the crowd, squeezed in front of the girl, and suddenly hugged her in his arms.

The girl's slender waist pressed against the man's arms in that instant, and her long black hair floated in the air, forming an incredibly graceful arc.

The snow-capped mountains and plateaus, as well as the blue lakes, all became the backdrop for the two of them.

Beautiful scenery goes with beautiful women.

With a click!

The cameraman just happened to capture this scene.

"Miss!" he said loudly, "Is this your boyfriend? We are a good match. Do you want another one?"

Although this man was very strange, he looked like a couple who had been separated for a long time, or a couple who had reunited after a long separation.

No one would associate Bai Jiashu's face, which was as gentle as jade, with a lecher, even though he hugged Xie Shiyuan so tightly, wishing he could melt her into his body, holding her tightly without moving, with his forehead against hers and their noses touching.

Xie Shiyuan smiled and spoke to him softly.

His eyes were red.

Once again, he hugged her even tighter.

He finally found her....this was not a dream.

This is reality.

Noisy sounds gradually came from all around, and there were bursts of applause.

Tourists gathered around and stopped to admire this perfect couple made in heaven.

"Shi Yuan..." Bai Jiashu breathed rapidly and controlled his voice, "Tell me, this is not a dream..."

"They all said you were dead, so I went to find Zhou Zongzhen, and he advised me to give up... Xie Tingke also told me that you are no longer alive, but your last wish was to hope... that Zhou Zongzhen would get what he wanted." At the end, Bai Jiashu's tone revealed a hint of unconscious grievance.

They all lied to him and advised him to give up.

"They hid you, so...you have been waiting for me to find you." Bai Jiashu and the girl had a tacit understanding. She didn't need to explain anything. She just looked at him with a smile, and he was already satisfied.

She seemed to be living a good life. He had been looking for her for three years and she was hiding in a border town in Country K.

In the country closest to him.

"They didn't hide you in Country A because you didn't want to." Bai Jiashu restrained his voice and said, "If I hadn't found you, you would have been waiting for me here."

Xie Shiyuan nodded.

Bai Jiashu closed his eyes, and the tears that had gathered in his eyes subsided. He opened his eyes again, and those eyes, as gentle as if they contained stars, were as affectionate as ever, and the strong longing seemed to overwhelm Xie Shiyuan.

"Fortunately, I didn't give up..." He finally smiled.

"You are the winner." said Xie Shiyuan.

The photos of the two people at the scenic spot were quickly transmitted to Country A.

Three years is enough to transform the entire political landscape of Country A into a three-way balance of power.

The early launch of genotype drugs has undoubtedly secured Zhou Group’s position as the world’s leading company.

Even the rumors about Zhou Zongzhen killing his father and brother seemed to have improved.

The Zhou Group has changed its previous expensive pricing that only provided protection for the powerful and wealthy, and has actually retained a production line with moderate prices to ensure that ordinary people can afford it if they work hard.

Genotyping drugs have been improved so that they will not tamper with the genes of a baby before it is formed, which is unethical.

Genotyping drugs are only available to adults with serious illnesses.

No one knows what caused the dictator, who had been stubbornly following the path of death, to suddenly become a little less cruel.

Some people think it's politics.

Because Zhou Zongzhen supported the faction that was opposed to the Cabinet Minister and stepped onto the historical stage of Country A.

And, he has succeeded.

The results of next year's election will be clear.

"Master, instead of supporting outsiders, it's better for you to do it yourself."

Zhou Zongzhen often heard suggestions from his subordinates.

"If you stand behind the scenes for too long and the people on stage don't listen to you, all your efforts will be wasted."

"What if those people betray you like An Chao... and Miss Xie!"

A young man held a few photos in his hand and respectfully placed them on Zhou Zongzheng's desk. The moment he stood up, he did not dare to let the man see the strange look in his eyes.

"Master, these are photos sent from Country K. Bai Jiashu found Miss Xie in Northern Xinjiang."

An Wen was transferred back from abroad three years ago. He is familiar with An Chao. They entered the Zhou family at the same time. They do not have their own names. These names were given by Mrs. Zhou.

One is called An Chao and the other is called An Wen.

An Wen couldn't understand... He had only been abroad for a few years, and when he saw Zhou Zongzhen again, the powerful head of the family who seemed to have no weaknesses actually had a little tail behind him.

He has met Xie Shiyuan.

When the master wanted to hide her, he hid her in bed late one night.

They were meeting in the study.

Xie Shiyuan suddenly ran out of the room. She accused the head of the family of being a liar. She said that they had already written off all their grudges, but he still wanted to force her to stay.

How many women want to stay with the master of the house... This is the first girl who is unwilling to do so.

That’s right, in the eyes of their subordinates, Xie Shiyuan is just a delicate and frail little girl.

The body types don't match, and neither do the ages.

What's more, he is someone who has someone he loves.

"Are you going to celebrate the New Year with Miss Xie this year?" An Wen asked cautiously. He really didn't understand. If Xie Shiyuan's smile was because of Bai Jiashu, then what was the role of the head of the family?

Zhou Zongzheng sat on the office chair with his legs crossed and his body slightly leaning back. He had a masculine face with contours that seemed to be carved with a knife, deep and sharp.

He was still as imposing and full of self-satisfaction as ever, with such a strong majesty that even the current president would not dare to act rashly.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and picked up a stack of documents that was pressed down by the photo.

This is about the details of all the members of the House of Representatives, no matter how big or small. To put it bluntly, even the color of underwear each member wears at home is known clearly.

"The cabinet minister persuaded the speaker to increase our tax by eight percentage points every year." An Wen said, "Even if the speaker agrees, those members will not compromise."

Zhou Zongzheng raised his eyebrows, a hint of ridicule flashed in his eyes, "Everyone has weaknesses and secrets."

"Once your weaknesses are known to others, your fate will be in their hands."

That's probably why he finally changed his mind.

Clearly at that moment, he was planning to set Xie Shiyuan free, but when she was about to step out of the basement door, he pulled her back.

He wanted to hide her.

Hide in a place only he knows, a place no one can think of.

...

Zhou Zongzhen selected many places on the map, and finally hid Xie Shiyuan back in a border town in Country K.

It is a place with beautiful scenery, but a very harsh living environment and extremely inconvenient transportation.

He hoped that such an environment would trap Xie Shiyuan for the rest of his life.

She couldn't go out without his permission.

All around her were his spies.

As long as he wanted to know her every move, he would know it at the first time.

Even if he saw Bai Jiashu looking for her, he would only tell Bai Jiashu that she was dead, and even learned that Bai Jiashu was holding a painting in his hand and looking for a cave.

He directly sent his men to find an opportunity and replaced Bai Jiashu's map, so Bai Jiashu took many wrong routes along the way, and because his body had not yet fully recovered, he fell ill several times.

Zhou Zongzheng thought viciously and decided to just kill the man.

But he was too disdainful to do it. What was this like? Was he jealous? Killing his love rival?

He is not Bai Jiashu's love rival.

He just couldn't bear to see lovers getting married.

He just felt that Xie Shiyuan was free, while he was still trapped in the cage of power and felt lonely.

But he was reluctant to leave the cage of power and wealth and would rather be trapped in it for the rest of his life, grasping the supreme power.

"Master, are you going to Northern Xinjiang to celebrate the New Year?" An Wen asked again at this time.

Zhou Zongzheng didn't answer, but suddenly looked at the pile of dazzling photos.

After a while, he said coldly: "No, I have an appointment with the Speaker next week."

An Wen remained silent. The answer was expected, yet unexpected.

In the past three years, the relationship between Xie Shiyuan and the head of the family has actually been in a very delicate state.

Zhou Zongzhen is usually busy with work and will not go to see Xie Shiyuan.

Xie Shiyuan stayed alone in that small border town. Every year when the New Year was about to end, when all the tourists in the town had left and the plateau lakes were closed due to heavy snow, Zhou Zongzhen would go there.

He didn't seem to want outsiders to know about his relationship with Xie Shiyuan.

No one knew what would happen to the two of them during the days Zhou Zongzhen stayed in the town.

But this time, Bai Jiashu showed up.

An Wen felt that Zhou Zongzhen would never go there again, never.

It’s time for his entanglement with Xie Shiyuan to end.

This is good, the head of the family is already old enough to get married and have children. If it were any other successful person, his children would already be around to help with household chores. Ensuring the reproduction of offspring is the only way to ensure the continuation of the family's glory.

A year later, in the general election, a new faction ascended to the presidency of Country A. Country A's political arena became a parasite of the Zhou Group, and Zhou Zongzhen's business empire expanded outward at a faster pace.

This year, Xie Shiyuan still stayed in the border town. Bai Jiashu bought a house in the town and stayed with Xie Shiyuan.

The reason why Xie Shiyuan couldn't leave was simple.

That means Zhou Zongzhen doesn't allow it.

Even if he didn't contact her or meet her, even if he let her stay like an insignificant person, he would not let her and Bai Jiashu run away.

Bai Jiashu gave up his inheritance rights. He was no longer the supreme heir. He abandoned the Bai family, chose love, chose ordinariness, and enjoyed a peaceful and tranquil life.

Then he would not have the right to take Xie Shiyuan and escape from Zhou Zongzhen's control.

Zhou Zongzhen even wanted to see how long Bai Jiashu could endure such a life... His beloved woman was trapped in a remote place by another man, and her every move was under close surveillance.

If she dared to leave, the bodyguards would shoot her.

If he dared to take her away secretly, she might die at any time and meet his enemies.

As a man, no man can tolerate such an insult. If you truly love a woman, who can allow her to be monitored by another man?

And during the years when she disappeared, Bai Jiashu was really not curious...did anything happen to them?

Zhou Zongzhen did not go to the Northern Frontier, but he had been waiting in Country A, waiting for the day when Bai Jiashu could no longer bear it and would find him again to ask about Xie Shiyuan's past.

He thought he would tell Bai Jiashu that during the three years when everyone thought Xie Shiyuan was dead, Xie Shiyuan initially stayed with him, and he hid her under the quilt and on the bed in every room of the entire villa.

He kissed her lips and every inch of her lovely skin.

He really wanted to see Bai Jiashu's reaction.

But he would not tell Bai Jiashu that this was all forced by him.

Zhou Zongzhen was unwilling to admit the fact that Xie Shiyuan longed for his love but rejected his body.

When he said he would give her freedom and then imprisoned her, her attitude changed.

She didn't like close contact with him or him getting close to her, and she said the smell of blood on him was getting stronger.

She also said that he had already got everything, but he was still so twisted.

What kind of person is he?

She couldn't understand him either.

When you encounter something terrible, you will yearn for something beautiful.

No one likes to stay in a room without sunlight, and no one likes to be a person who cannot be seen in the light.

When all his subordinates knew about Xie Shiyuan's existence, even Xie Tingke, who was sent abroad, vaguely learned that Xie Shiyuan was not dead and was coming back to settle accounts with him.

After weighing the pros and cons, he finally sent her back to Country K.

He knew that Xie Tingke loved Xie Shiyuan deeply...If he threatened Xie Tingke with Xie Shiyuan's safety, he could make Xie Tingke devote his whole life to the Zhou Group.

Love, career, family.

He always puts his career first.

For this reason, he was so despicable and shameless that he used Xie Shiyuan's safety to threaten Xie Tingke. If Xie Tingke dared to step into Northern Frontier, he would immediately let his bodyguards shoot Xie Shiyuan.

If Xie Tingke wants to ensure Xie Shiyuan's safety, then let him work overseas. After a few years, when the election is over and the group is stable, he will let them meet.

Only Bai Jiashu is an exception...

That frail but stubborn man actually found Xie Shiyuan and searched most of Country K!

He actually sold off the Bai family's property...and set out alone on a journey to find her.

So on that day, Zhou Zongzhen clearly ordered that during festivals, bodyguards were not allowed to let Xie Shiyuan out, and Xie Shiyuan was not allowed to appear in the public eye, but Xie Shiyuan found an opportunity to escape.

This is fate.

I can't bear to see lovers get married.

Lovers are blessed by God.

He could use all kinds of cruel means to prevent the two from being together and separate them again, but he could never stop their hearts from getting closer to each other.

so.....

Zhou Zongzhen waited for many years, but Bai Jiashu never came to Country A. Bai Jiashu didn't care what happened between them. He was satisfied as long as he was with the one he loved.