Chapter 23 Bathroom Are You So Anxious to Get Me Out?

Chen Lianxiu didn't react at first, but soon her face turned red and she asked angrily, "What are you going to do?"

Zhou Linjin's expression remained unchanged, but a smile played on the corner of his lips: "Don't get me wrong, you got caught in the rain and you had that fight with them, the bathroom is stuffy and damp, I was afraid you would faint."

"Of course there is a maid." Shen Lianxiu said hurriedly.

"Then take a few steps and see if your steps are unsteady." Zhou Linjin continued with a smile.

Chen Lianxiu tried to move his legs, and found that it was just as he said. His legs were very weak. Although he could still walk, they felt like they were filled with lead. It must be because he caught a cold from the rain and was too nervous.

This person is obviously blind, but he can still predict so accurately.

It's a pity that even though he was very good at predicting things, he still didn't expect that she was not Shen Wuyu at all.

It would have been much easier if he could have recognized her on their wedding night.

Chen Lianxiu was thinking this, and before he could fully regain his consciousness, he suddenly felt dizzy, the world turned upside down, and his feet were suddenly in the air.

She thought she was going to faint and was about to grab the table and chair next to her, but she heard Zhou Linjin say in her ear: "Don't move."

It turned out that he was the one who picked himself up.

"Put me down now!" Chen Lianxiu was angry, anxious, and a little embarrassed. "I can walk by myself!"

"Don't move," Zhou Linjin said jokingly, "I'm blind. If you move again, I won't be able to hold you steady and will throw you down."

Hearing this, Shen Lianxiu stopped immediately. She turned her head to look down, then quickly looked away.

"Show me the way." Zhou Linjin ordered.

The bathroom was in the innermost room on the west side, not close to the inner room where they were, separated by several doors. Chen Lianxiu had to use a lot of effort to prevent Zhou Linjin from bumping into the lattice doors or screens.

When it came to the last step, the space in the bathroom was small and the curtains were hanging low. Even with Chen Lianxiu's guidance, Zhou Linjin still had the curtains entangled around her feet.

Chen Lianxiu moved his feet twice, but couldn't get out, so he said helplessly: "Put me down."

She had already reached the bathroom, and even if there were no curtains around her, she would have come down. She had to take off her clothes before taking a bath.

This time Zhou Linjin was obedient.

He put her down and didn't move for a moment.

Chen Lianxiu said, "I'll find a maid to lead you back."

"I can't see it either." Zhou Linjin originally wanted to leave, but when she said that, he wanted to tease her, so he smiled and teased, "Why are you so anxious to get me out?"

Zhou Linjin really couldn't see, so it was no big deal to let him stay here, but Shen Lianxiu felt uncomfortable and would never allow it.

"You can't see it, but I can!" Chen Lianxiu became anxious and pushed him out without saying a word. At the same time, she called the maid to wait outside the bathroom to take him away.

If she let him stay here, what would happen if she saw him as soon as she looked up?

Zhou Linjin was pushed away by her, but he was not angry. He just smiled and said, "I'll wait for you outside."

"You can do whatever you want, no need to..."

"I just told you that I was afraid you would faint in there."

Chen Lianxiu didn't argue with him. After pushing him out of the bathroom, she simply reached out and lowered the curtain. There was a screen behind the curtain. She walked over and finally calmed down a little.

Unexpectedly, just after she immersed her whole body in the hot water, she suddenly saw that she was still wearing the green sandalwood bracelet on her wrist.

This bracelet is very ordinary, even inconspicuous, but it is a relic of Chen Lianxiu's mother. Since her death, Chen Lianxiu has been wearing it on his hand and taking good care of it. Now the light yellow-green wooden strip is emitting a moist and soft light.

The wooden bracelet cannot come into contact with water, so every time she takes a bath, Chen Lianxiu will take it off her wrist and wrap it with a silk handkerchief. She will not put it back on until she is done washing and wiping her body clean.

Not as good as gold and jade, but far more complicated than gold and jade.

She has kept this green sandalwood bracelet for so many years, and she can't bear to let it soak in water. Even when it rained today, she held it tightly around her arm to prevent it from being touched by rain.

Before her hands got wet, Chen Lianxiu quickly took the bracelet off her hand and called for help.

He had just shouted when he vaguely saw the curtain behind him move slightly through the screen, and then a pair of hands touched the screen.

Chen Lianxiu sat up straight at once, but then felt something was wrong. He quickly covered his heart with one hand, held the bracelet with the other, and sank into the water with the rest of his hand.

"Why don't you let them come?" Shen Lianxiu was angry and annoyed.

Zhou Linjin walked over slowly, following her voice to the edge of the bathtub, and then stopped: "Just now I said, I'll be waiting outside, so naturally I'll be faster than them."

Chen Lianxiu was speechless, thinking that since he was already here, it would be the same for him anyway, so the right thing to do was to let him take the bracelet.

"Come closer," she said. "Can you see me? Feel the edge of the tub."

Zhou Linjin followed her instructions and touched the edge of the bathtub.

"Yes, that's it. Don't move."

Chen Lianxiu was embarrassed to let him get any closer, as if she was afraid that his eyes would suddenly be able to see.

She poked her body out of the water a little, then leaned over and pressed Zhou Linjin's hand with her wet hand. She said, "Your hand is wet from mine. I have something for you. Take it with your wet hand."

Zhou Linjin obeyed obediently and opened his palms to her.

Chen Lianxiu placed the bracelet in his palm and reminded him: "Hold it carefully and don't drop it in the water."

Zhou Linjin then held it and felt that it was made of wood and was a ring-like object. He couldn't guess what it was and asked, "What is this?"

"It's my green sandalwood bracelet. I treasure it very much," Chen Lianxiu replied. "Just put it on the small table next to it."

Zhou Linjin rubbed the bracelet carefully in his hand twice, and a faint sandalwood fragrance lingered. It was not very strong, but very light, and it seemed that it could only be smelled when you were very close to it.

He suddenly understood where the sandalwood scent that he sometimes smelled on her came from.

"So this is it," Zhou Linjin reached out and placed the bracelet on the small table. "I smelled this scent on you on our wedding night. It smells so good."

Shen Lianxiu hesitated for a moment, then quickly said, "I've been wearing it since I was a child."

Logically speaking, the Shen family is a family of officials after all, and Chen's family is also very wealthy. This kind of thing should not appear on Shen Wuyu. If she wears it for fun, it's okay, but wearing it for a long time is a bit unreasonable. However, Zhou Linjin has already noticed the scent of sandalwood on her body, and it is really impossible to cover it up with a temporary novelty.

Zhou Linjin heard this and said, "It's not common to see people wearing this."

"Ordinary people have it too," Chen Lianxiu explained. "Green sandalwood is also calming and soothing. I got used to it after wearing it for a while."

Zhou Linjin didn't ask any further questions.

He felt for a stool next to the bathtub and sat on it. The stool was prepared for maids to help their masters take a bath.

"Why don't you go out?" Shen Lianxiu asked.

Zhou Linjin sat there leisurely, figuring that she couldn't push him away this time, and said with a smile, "Sit for a while, so you don't have to put or take anything else."

Now that he had been called in and they had talked for a while, the confusion in Shen Lianxiu's mind had been resolved. As he had said, he couldn't see anyway.

Chen Lianxiu smoothed her long, shiny black hair, wet it with water, and then said, "Help me get the comb, or the small table."

Zhou Linjin was familiar with the process this time. Even though he couldn't see, the bathroom was so small that it was easy to get the comb.

He reached out and handed her the comb, but as soon as she took the comb, a splash of water came towards her.

It was Shen Lianxiu who scooped up water in her palm and splashed it on him on purpose.

She was already laughing. Zhou Linjin listened to her laughter and gently wiped the water off her face with his sleeve. He was not angry at all, just smiling.

"Who told you to stay here?" She muttered, then ignored him and started washing herself.

Zhou Linjin listened to the sound of water and sat there quietly, as if he didn't exist.

After a long time, the sound of water died down and Chen Lianxiu cried out "Ouch".

"What's wrong?" he asked hurriedly.

"My hair is tangled," she said in frustration, trying to comb it down, but it only made the tangles tighter. "I can't get it out."

Zhou Linjin said: "I'll do it."

"You can't see, so don't tangle my hair." Chen Lianxiu was a little impatient for a moment.

Zhou Linjin didn't seem angry at all. He knew that Chen Lianxiu was right next to him, so he reached out and touched her. He first touched her wet hair, and then touched her hand. He brushed her hand away and held the comb.

"It's better for a blind person to do it." He gently stroked her hair with one hand and combed it down little by little with the other hand, following the movements of the other hand. "A blind person can't see, but his heart is at peace."

Chen Lianxiu didn't know whether he was telling the truth or making excuses, so she just let him do what he wanted. If she really couldn't solve it, she could call the maid in.

However, it didn't take long before her hair was untied by Zhou Linjin.

Shen Lianxiu breathed a sigh of relief when she felt the comb sliding down the ends of her hair.

She stretched her hand back: "Give it to me."

Zhou Linjin continued to comb her hair: "I'll do it, so you don't get tangled up again."

He combed her hair in the same way as he had just done, stroking it with one hand and slowly combing it downwards with the other, all the way from the top of her head to the ends, without missing a single strand.

He might never be able to see her again for the rest of his life. He couldn't do many things for his wife like others did, not even draw her eyebrows. Only when she finally allowed him to comb her hair instead of driving him out did he stop feeling so ashamed.

He combed Shen Lianxiu's long hair until it was shiny black again.

After combing the last strand, Shen Lianxiu, who had been silent the whole time, gathered her hair and said softly, "Okay, I'm done."

Zhou Linjin nodded and took the initiative to leave the bathroom. After Chen Lianxiu wiped herself clean and changed into clean clothes and went out, she found that Zhou Linjin was still standing at the bathroom door.

Just like he had always said, waiting for her at the door.

Chen Lianxiu didn't say anything. She blinked and her gaze fell unscrupulously on his face. She couldn't see her own eyes, and he couldn't see them either.

She pulled Zhou Linjin's sleeve.

Zhou Linjin picked her up again as he did before.

Chen Lianxiu grabbed his shoulders and said, "Walk carefully."

"I asked the kitchen to make your favorite chicken porridge. It's still early, so why don't you go to sleep for a while?" Zhou Linjin asked her.

Shen Lianxiu's voice was so soft that only he could hear it: "Okay, I'll show you the way."

Zhou Linjin carried her steadily into the inner room.

The moment her back touched the soft and fragrant bed, Chen Lianxiu felt Zhou Linjin's breath pressing down on her like an overwhelming force.

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While Xu Tang enjoyed the wealth and glory brought to her by Zhou Yucheng, she also took care of the Zhou family for Zhou Yucheng. Although Zhou Yucheng was always indifferent, they were able to live in harmony with each other until old age. Unexpectedly, a minor cold eventually caused Xu Tang to lose her life inexplicably.

After her death, she saw that Zhou Yucheng had not remarried for many years after her death, nor had he taken a concubine or maid. He had only patiently taught and raised their children for many years.

Just when Xu Tang was extremely pleased, she saw a scene she had never imagined in her life.

Zhou Yucheng's old house caught fire.

He welcomed a beautiful wife into his home. After a period of back-and-forth, entanglement and sadness on both sides, Zhou Yucheng, who had always been as cold as a flower on the mountain, finally couldn't stand it anymore.

Xu Tang watched helplessly as his children were sent away. His young wife dug up unfounded stories from more than ten years ago to prove Xu Tang's fault. She successfully moved Xu Tang's tablet from the Zhou family and his grave was relocated elsewhere.

Xu Tang was so angry that he was reborn back to his childhood.

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Anyone who wants to pluck this flower from the high mountain can do so, but she can't afford it.

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Zhou Yucheng panicked for the first time.

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*The text does not represent the entire plot and character settings