Chapter 11: All they do is play the victim
In the hospital office, Shen Yuzhu frowned as she watched the doctor bandage Zhou Congsheng, listening to his occasional gasps, her heart aching as if it were about to burst.
"Doctor, please be gentle, he's in so much pain."
Doctor Wang glanced at Zhou Congsheng, then at Shen Yuzhu, and rolled his eyes speechlessly. The wound looked serious, but compared to this kid's usual training, it was nothing.
"Does this young lady really care about your boyfriend?"
Zhou Congsheng paused, glancing intently at Shen Yuzhu out of the corner of his eye. The latter blushed and remained silent.
"It's nothing serious, just don't get it wet. I've prescribed some medicine, young lady, you can pay the bill now!"
"Okay, thank you, doctor." Shen Yuzhu turned to Zhou Congsheng with the prescription in hand. "You stay here, I'll go pay the bill and be right back, okay!"
"good."
After Shen Yuzhu left, Doctor Wang swayed over to Zhou Congsheng and waved his hand in front of him.
"Hey, they've all gone far away, why are you still looking?"
"Uncle Wang!"
Doctor Wang glanced at him and said with great disdain, "If your mother saw you like this, she would definitely give you a good slap. The injuries you get during training missions are usually much more serious, but you didn't even blink an eye back then. Why are you pretending to be okay with this little injury? It's just that the young girl is worried about you."
Zhou Congsheng wasn't embarrassed at all. As long as Shen Yuzhu felt sorry for him, pretending to be weak was nothing.
Chu Lian, who had just come out of the operating room and was about to go home, saw Shen Yuzhu heading towards Dr. Wang's office with a form in her hand from afar. Startled, she ran over in a few steps.
"Zhuzhu, Zhuzhu, are you alright? Where are you hurt?"
"Auntie, I'm not injured. It was Zhou Congsheng. It's all my fault. I helped him and he got his arm cut." Shen Yuzhu held the sheet, her voice full of self-blame.
"Oh, that's good, that's good. You scared me to death. I'm so glad you're alright. Otherwise, I wouldn't know how to explain this to your grandmother after she's gone."
Shen Yuzhu: "......."
There's no need to make it so serious!
After getting the medicine, the three of them walked to the hospital entrance together. Chu Lian held Shen Yuzhu's hand, feeling extremely distressed.
"Yuzhu, don't be afraid, you still have us. You can stay at our house tonight. I've already listened to what Congsheng said. You agreed to marry him, so from now on you're a member of the Zhou family. Don't mention going to the countryside anymore, I'll have your uncle handle that, okay!"
"Thank you, Auntie, but I won't go. I always carry my documents with me. I'll stay at the guesthouse tonight. As for my marriage to Zhou Congsheng, Auntie, you probably know that the Shen family is going to be purged. At this time, we definitely can't let the Zhou family get involved. I will definitely go to the countryside. If Zhou Congsheng is willing to wait for me, please give me two years, okay?"
Zhou Congsheng stood behind her the whole time. Ever since she refused to stay at the Zhou family's house, he had been tense. Now, hearing that she still insisted on going to the countryside, it felt like a thread in his heart had suddenly snapped.
"I'm not afraid of being implicated, Shen Yuzhu. You said you wanted me to marry you, were you just trying to fool me? Even if you were, it's fine. The countryside isn't a place for you, so don't go. We... we can have a fake marriage. Anyway, my leave is almost over. After we get married, I'll stay in the army and not go home, okay?"
Chu Lian frowned repeatedly at that earnest look in his eyes.
He's such a good-for-nothing, always playing the victim, just like his cunning father!
Zhou Congsheng wasn't afraid at all of his mother seeing him like this. His wife was about to run away, so what did face matter to him? He didn't care at all. Besides, he found that Shen Yuzhu was particularly susceptible to his act.
“Zhou Congsheng, I have things I must do. You are a soldier and have your own ideals. We are engaged to pursue our respective goals. I believe in you. Can you believe in me?”
Zhou Congsheng: "..."
I can trust you, but I don't trust others. You probably have no idea what you look like!
"Alright, alright, let's listen to Zhuzhu. Now that the engagement is set, Zhuzhu, Mom will prepare some things you'll need for your trip to the countryside. I'll also exchange the betrothal gifts for cash. I happen to have friends in Heilongjiang Province, so I can send them a letter and they can take care of you there, okay!"
Shen Yuzhu: "......."
Zhou Congsheng: "......."
Your status changed so quickly!!!
Chu Lian was worried about her going to the guesthouse alone, so she made Zhou Congsheng, an injured man, escort her to her room before stopping. Before he left, Shen Yuzhu handed him a stack of documents.
“Give these things to Uncle Zhou. He will know what to do after he sees them. Zhou Congsheng, can you find a way to help me keep the Shen family’s old house? It was bought for my mother by my maternal grandparents.”
"Okay, I'll figure something out."
Seeing that the worry in Shen Yuzhu's eyes had finally dissipated, he felt a bit conflicted. In just over a week, she seemed to have many secrets that he couldn't help but want to explore, but he was also afraid of upsetting her.
Late at night, in a dilapidated old house in the north of the city, Lü Jiahao sneaked in. The two men inside, who were somewhat drunk, saw him and hurriedly stood up.
"Big brother, what brings you here?"
Lu Jiahao's heart clenched again. The house was in such a mess. Instead of staying home properly at this critical moment, he dared to drink, and so much at that. What an idiot.
He took several long breaths before finally suppressing the pent-up emotions in his chest.
"How have things been these past few days? Is everything alright?"
"Brother Taiping, everything is fine here, so don't worry!"
"Yes, we'll set off for Guangzhou in two days. I've already booked the boat, so you can bring your wives, children, and elderly parents with me to live a good life in the port city."
The two drunk men, upon hearing Lü Jiahao's words, were so excited that their eyes gleamed with excitement, completely unaware of the ruthless glint that flashed in his eyes.
Thinking he still had things to tell them, he called the two men into the bedroom inside.
After going to the police station to inquire about the guesthouse where Lü Jiahao and his group were staying, Shen Yuzhu waited for a long time before seeing Lü Jiahao come out. Finally, she found the place.
She immediately went into her spatial dimension to wait, and after a long while, Lü Jiahao secretly left the old house.
In the dead of night, Shen Yuzhu found a three-legged ladder in her spatial storage, climbed over the wall, and entered the courtyard. The two drunkards were already fast asleep, oblivious to the world around them.
The living room, the bedroom, the kitchen... were all filled with large mahogany boxes. She casually opened one of the boxes with silencers and found it full of gold and silver jewelry. There were seven or eight boxes of large yellow croaker alone.
The glittering box almost blinded Shen Yuzhu. While cursing Lü Jiahao as a heartless bastard, she put everything into her spatial storage.
After thinking it over, she decided to keep some valuable porcelain pieces, which served as evidence of Lü Jiahao's crimes that she had submitted.
After finishing all this, Shen Yuzhu hurriedly returned to the guesthouse, lay down on the bed, and had a comfortable sleep.
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