Chapter 20: The Husband's Looks, the Wife's Glory
As soon as the door of the lounge closed, sharp and shrill wails for mercy were heard from inside.
Both of Zhou Jibai's palms were cut by the blade, leaving a large wound, and blood was still dripping from his hands to the ground.
Shi Huai looked at his bloody hand, her nose reddening. Just as she was about to speak, Zhou Jibai spoke before her, "Let's go to the hospital first."
As soon as he pushed the door open, he saw Shi Huai being pushed to the ground by Tang Xiaoling. His heart tightened at that moment.
He originally wanted to hold Shi Huai's hand and leave together, but when he lowered his eyes and saw that his hands were covered in blood, he was afraid that Shi Huai would scare him, so he subconsciously hid his hands behind his back.
"Idiot." Shi Huai stepped forward, grabbed Zhou Jibai's wrist and took him away.
Zhou Jibai was stunned for a moment after being suddenly scolded.
He was 1.88 meters tall and was dragged away by Shi Huai, who was nearly 20 centimeters shorter than him. The scene was indescribably funny.
After arriving at the hospital, Zhou Jibai went to the surgery department to bandage his wound, and Shi Huai went to the obstetrics and gynecology department for examination.
Originally, Zhou Jibai wanted to accompany Shi Huai to the obstetrics and gynecology department.
She had just gotten pregnant when she fell. Furthermore, Shi Huai had a special physique. When the pregnancy was first diagnosed, the doctor specifically warned her to take care of the fetus during this period. A miscarriage would have been extremely harmful to the mother. If Shi Huai had a miscarriage, she would have needed a uterine removal, which could have been life-threatening.
But Shi Huai insisted not to give in. Looking at Zhou Jibai's bloody wound, she told him to bandage the wound before coming to see her.
Zhou Jibai had ten stitches on his hand. As soon as he arrived at the obstetrics and gynecology department where Shi Huai was, he saw his grandmother and sister-in-law surrounding Shi Huai.
Seeing Zhou Jibai appear, the old lady threw the bag she was holding at Zhou Jibai without saying a word, "Zhou Jibai! How can you protect your wife? This is just nonsense!"
The news that Tang Xiaoling and Tang Qiaoguo were planning to take advantage of Shi Huai and drug her to sell her to the red-light district and black market had spread. Fortunately, the second young master of the Zhou family came out of nowhere to save the damsel in distress.
After Mrs. Zhou found out, she suddenly remembered the unusual behavior of the young couple in the past few days.
No wonder Shi Huai chose to compromise after learning the truth and not let the Zhou family take action. It turned out that he wanted to take revenge himself and didn't want to involve the Zhou family.
It seems that the cold war between Shi Huai and Zhou Ji Bai these days was also a show for them to see. I didn't expect that he even hid it from her!
This silly girl!
Zhou Jibai took the bag thrown by his grandmother. It seemed that the wound was touched and he took a breath. "It's my fault. I didn't protect her well."
Seeing this, Shi Huai looked at Zhou Jibai's wound with concern: "Grandma, don't blame him. I planned everything today on my own initiative. Zhou Jibai also injured his hand while trying to protect me. He did a great job."
At first, she even hid the matter of revenge from Zhou Jibai.
But she couldn't resist Zhou Jibai's questioning that night, so she expressed her thoughts.
"He totally deserves it!" Old Madam Zhou glared at Zhou Jibai, who was protected by Shi Huai, and sighed softly. Her gaze softened as she looked at Shi Huai, "Luckily, you're okay, otherwise Zhou Jibai would have died to atone for his sins!"
Ruoyu was also shocked when she heard the news, and her face turned pale. She hurried to the hospital with her grandmother, and Shihuai just finished the examination alone.
I couldn't stop blaming myself. If only I had agreed to go to Tang Xiaoling's birthday party with Shi Huai that day. Otherwise, such a big thing wouldn't have happened today.
"If I had gone with you today, this wouldn't have happened..." Ruoyu frowned slightly, guilt and sorrow flashed in her eyes.
Zhou Jibai frowned. He was not with Shi Huai in person and did not see the result, so he was still worried.
"Are you sure everything is alright? Do you want to check it again?"
The whole family was concerned about him. The warmth he felt was indescribable, and his eyes turned red with soreness.
She handed the newly-photographed medical report to Zhou Jibai, her voice a little hoarse as she said to everyone, "Don't worry, the baby and I are both fine."
She hadn't felt so many people caring about her sincerely for a long time.
Zhou Jibai took the list handed to him by Shi Huai and stared at the embryo the size of a longan on the B-ultrasound with a serious look.
Seeing Zhou Jibai standing there in a daze, he followed his gaze and pointed: "Look, this is our cub."
Zhou Jibai glanced at the B-ultrasound report, then lowered his eyes to glance at Shi Huai's abdomen, "Yes, our baby."
After returning home.
Shi Huai is not good at handling sentimental parts, and doesn't know how to express his gratitude.
In her previous life, she always thought that if she worked hard, she would get a lot of love in return. But now it seems that it was nothing more than her own empty fantasy.
Shi Huai expressed his feelings in the way he thought was loving. Before they went back to their rooms to sleep, he hugged his grandmother and sister-in-law one by one.
"Thank you, grandma. I was indeed reckless this time. I shouldn't have acted without telling you."
Grandma touched Shi Huai's head and said, "Thank God our ancestors have blessed you and the little one in your belly. Thank goodness you're fine. When we get back, have Zhou Jibai kneel down for a few days to thank our ancestors for their protection."
Zhou Jibai had returned to his usual carefree self, raised an eyebrow, and lazily replied, "Okay, I'll go kneel when I get home. Even if I wear out the cushion, I'll still thank our ancestors for blessing my wife and child."
Shi Huai couldn't help laughing out loud.
Then she turned her gaze to Ruoyu.
Ruoyu always subconsciously reflects on and blames herself for her own problems. Seeing Ruoyu's guilty look today, she felt uncomfortable too.
She hugged Ruoyu again and said, "Sister-in-law, you are not allowed to blame yourself. If you put the blame on yourself for the stupid things I did today, I will be really angry and will not be the best in the world with you."
Ruoyu couldn't help blushing when she heard the second half of the sentence, and replied softly: "Yeah."
Seeing a blush on Ruoyu's fair face, Shi Huai couldn't help but tease her. She whispered something in Ruoyu's ear, and Ruoyu was so embarrassed that her attention was diverted. She turned around and ignored Shi Huai.
After comforting his grandmother and teasing his sister-in-law, Shi Huai glanced at Zhou Jibai who was quietly waiting for him on the side.
"Go back to bed."
Zhou Jibai looked at Shi Huai who was about to leave, "Where's my hug?"
Shi Huai glanced at her grandmother and Ruoyu, both of whom were staring at them with a look of surprise on their faces, and quickly pulled Zhou Jibai away.
Zhou Jibai let Shi Huai drag him away, still muttering, "Shi Huai, this isn't fair. Grandma and sister-in-law both got hugs, but you didn't give me one? Are you discriminating against handsome guys?"
Shi Huai: ...
"Don't flatter yourself."
Zhou Jibai: "So you like ugly people?"
“…”
"A husband's looks are his wife's glory. I'm so handsome, I'm just flattering you."
"Will you let me hold you?"
Shi Huai realized what Zhou Jibai was going to do and quickly shook off his hand and tried to run.
As soon as he shook it off, Zhou Jibai took a deep breath and his face was distorted with pain.
Hearing Zhou Jibai's cry of pain, Shi Huai worriedly stopped and closed the distance between them: "What's wrong? Did it hurt you?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Jibai bent down and kissed her on the cheek.
"If you don't want a hug, a kiss will be fine at least."
Shi Huai:!!!
Shi Huai covered her cheek where she had been secretly kissed, feeling both embarrassed and a little annoyed. Although she didn't know why she was so angry, she just felt a sense of displeasure.
Today should have been a happy day for everyone, and she and Zhou Jibai should have been able to completely resolve their past grudges.
But suddenly Zhou Jibai kissed him. The soft and warm touch was like a fuse that ignited all the depression, grievances, and guilt that Shi Huai had been feeling for the past few days.
How could they be so nice! How could they be so nice to me? Do I really deserve this?
Shi Huai felt uncomfortable, so she turned around and left without saying a word to Zhou Jibai.
Zhou Jibai saw Shi Huai's smile suddenly disappear from her face, and she turned and left without saying a word. He was slightly stunned, but did not dare to be negligent and immediately followed her pace.
"What's wrong?"
Shi Huai lowered his head, groaned, and said hoarsely, "Don't follow me."
Zhou Jibai heard the grievance in Shi Huai's words and began to reflect on his own problems.
He wanted to make Shi Huai happier, so he racked his brains to think of some topics that could make Shi Huai happier.
"I've already had Tang Xiaoling and Tang Qiaoguo sent to Southeast Asia."
"oh."
Seeing that Shi Huai was still not in a good mood, Zhou Jibai immediately reflected on himself and said, "I won't kiss you anymore."
Shi Huai paused, curled her lips, and glared at Zhou Jibai in reproach.
Zhou Jibai was intimidated by Shi Huai's delicate and shy eyes. Wasn't he angry because of this?
The autumn moon was bright and white, and the moonlight spread on the green grass in the courtyard. The cool breeze blew up the yellowed willow branches and dead leaves. Shi Huai's figure was slender, intertwined with the dark moonlight night, and he looked a little lonely and desolate, as if he had a lot on his mind.
It was like a thousand-pound weight was pressing down on her.
If I hadn't asked Shi Huai while she was drunk, would she have just planned to handle this matter alone and silently?
Shi Huai looked as if she had let down all her defenses and wanted to accept and let go of the pain these people had brought her, but Zhou Jibai could clearly sense that she was holding on.
The person before me was very stubborn, pretending to be calm and strong to deceive everyone. I didn't shed a single tear, and even managed to calm down and comfort them afterwards.
Is it guilt?
Or are you covering up your vulnerability?
Zhou Jibai paused, staying where he was, his gaze firmly following Shi Huai's gradually slowing steps.
"Shi Huai, you have never done anything wrong."
Shi Huai stopped where she was, stunned, tears like broken diamonds flashing in her eyes.
"You've worked so hard all this time. I should have shown up earlier and stayed by your side."
Shi Huai forced a smile: "I'm tired or something? I'm not tired at all——"
Before she could finish her self-deprecating words, Zhou Jibai interrupted her and stopped her from blurting out such self-pitying emotions.
"Thank you for walking alone in this extreme environment filled with lies and calculations. Thank you for going through so much and still forcing yourself to comfort everyone. Thank you for carrying my child. Thank you for enduring the humiliation after knowing the truth. Thank you for your hard work, courage and perseverance in facing all of this. I should not only have opened that door sooner, but also been by your side sooner."
Shi Huai's heart skipped a beat, and tears as big as beans rolled down her eyes. She took a deep breath and tried to hold on, but she didn't know what to say.
“I, I…”
Like a closed heart, the heavy iron lock has long been rusted. Everyone who sees such a dilapidated and deserted door will choose to take a detour and leave.
Only Zhou Jibai brought the key to unlock the door, opened it, and saw all the emotional secrets she had hidden.
"You don't need to let go and accept the grievances you've suffered. I will join you in hating this terrible world." Zhou Jibai slowly walked towards Shi Huai. He took the initiative to open his arms and embraced Shi Huai: "You don't need to take the initiative to hug me, I can do it myself."
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