compensate?
Until Zhou Yiting threw the hoodie into Zhou Min's arms, she had not yet recovered from the gentle touch on her cheek.
My head was dizzy, and the ground seemed to become soft. Just standing there, I felt a sense of unreality and floating.
Zhou Min tried hard to control the corners of his mouth from rising too much. Relying on his body's inertia, he took the clothes and put them on directly.
Looking at the head with messy hair sticking out from the neckline, without waiting for the hem to fall completely, Zhou Qiting reached into Zhou Min's clothes and helped her take off the bath towel still wrapped around her body.
Before Zhou Min could react to the sudden chill of the air, Zhou Qiting kindly reminded him, "You haven't put on any underwear yet."
Now Zhou Min was completely awake from his dizzy state. His ears were burning and he was so panicked that he didn't know where to look.
Although the two had been naked together and had done many intimate things, Zhou Min still felt a little at a loss in front of the neatly dressed Zhou Qiting.
Fortunately, Zhou Yiting also noticed her embarrassment and did not continue teasing her. He found a pure cotton white long-sleeved base shirt and handed it to her, then turned and walked out of the cloakroom.
After Zhou Min changed into the clothes Zhou Qiting picked for her, she came to the living room and stood in front of Zhou Qiting, with some shyness still on her face.
Zhou Qiting took a quick glance and nodded slightly, not knowing whether she approved of the clothes she had chosen or whether she thought the clothes suited Zhou Min.
The two walked downstairs one after the other, Zhou Min followed behind Zhou Qiting. The uneasiness he had just felt about going out had been dispelled by the heartbeat in his chest, leaving only a trace of sweetness tightly wrapped around his heart.
Zhou Qiting could tell from Zhou Min's brisk footsteps without looking back that the invisible tail behind her must be wagging happily at this moment.
A smile spread to the corners of his eyes, and his eyes were filled with soft light.
Along the way, the two of them were silent and happy.
As soon as the servant pushed open the door, the chill of late autumn rushed up from all directions and penetrated into the collar and cuffs.
Zhou Yiting was already used to the inevitable coldness in the distance from the door to the car, so she walked out without changing her expression. But just as she took a step, her hand hanging by her side was grabbed.
The unexpected warmth in the palm of his hand made Zhou Qiting stunned for a moment. He glanced sideways at Zhou Min's expression, and his demeanor quickly returned to normal.
Was it not out of concern, but out of caring and caring out of guilt? That was a reasonable excuse.
Zhou Yiting did not shake Zhou Min's hand in return, but just let her warm his hand.
Sure enough, when the driver opened the car door for Zhou Qiting, Zhou Min let go of his hand in time, walked to the other side and got into the car, without making any more inappropriate actions.
The car was well heated, but the warm atmosphere just now gradually became cold in the silence.
Zhou Yiting sat in the car, leaning back on the backrest with a tired look on his face, his legs stretched forward with one hand resting naturally on the central armrest. He stared silently at the green shadows passing by outside the car window, and it didn't look like he was waiting for someone to take the initiative again.
Zhou Min stared silently at the blurry reflection in the car window, clasped his hands together, and rubbed the knuckles of his other hand with the tip of his thumb from time to time, obviously hesitating about something.
Zhou Min broke the silence only after the car drove from a sparsely populated area onto a road with heavier traffic.
She skipped the word "we" and asked directly: "...Where are we going?"
Zhou Qiting noticed her deliberate avoidance and said in a calm and emotionless tone, "Let's go to a place we've been together before."
The vague words made Zhou Min's thoughts start to wander.
It seemed that she and Zhou Qiting had been to quite a few places together.
But at least the Investigation Bureau can be ruled out.
Zhou Min suddenly had many options in his mind. After a lot of selection, he kept the one that was relatively reasonable.
Is he taking her back to the Zhenbang headquarters building to identify the crime scene?
Among the many things she did to offend Zhou Qiting, only the motive and details of the crime have not been confirmed.
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Zhou Min recalled the chaos Huang Peiyi had created, and his head began to ache again.
Just as she was silently organizing her words in her mind to justify the lie she had told before, the slightly familiar street scene in her peripheral vision caught her attention.
She turned her head and looked at Zhou Yiting in disbelief. Seeing his indifferent expression, she knew that today's matter should not be that simple.
It is indeed the place where we stayed together, but it is no longer the same place.
But what are you planning to do here? Zhou Min has never been able to guess Zhou Qiting's thoughts, so he looked away gloomily.
The car slowed down slowly. Zhou Min looked at the newly built welfare home through the car window and found that it was a little different from what he had imagined.
When He Yue finalized the construction plan, he also sent it to Zhou Min for review. The building materials listed in the list were already the best that could be used within the budget. It could be said that every penny was spent wisely.
Therefore, Zhou Min knew that after the actual completion, the appearance of the building would most likely not be as good as shown in the renderings provided by the designer, and would be more or less unsatisfactory. Moreover, because the funds were previously seized, the reconstruction project was suspended for a period of time.
But what Zhou Min saw now was the welfare home building with a regular appearance after the protective net was removed, as well as activity facilities that had not been planned in the courtyard before.
It is obvious that someone donated more money, which allowed the welfare home to be completed ahead of schedule.
I wonder if the internal facilities will be better than the previous plan. Zhou Min couldn't help but stare at the entrance of the welfare home in a daze.
The vehicle stopped steadily on the street outside the welfare home. Zhou Qiting turned his head to look at the man who was frowning in deep thought, curled his lips silently, and told Zhou Min the whole cause and effect in frank words.
"I set up a charitable trust fund to support not only the Shuguang Orphanage but also other child adoption centers. I also set up scholarships to help these children complete their studies until they reach 18 years of age."
"Because it was my personal action, I sold most of my real estate and art collections, and did not use the Zhou Group's funds."
At the end, she sincerely assured Zhou Min: "So, you don't have to worry about the funding being stopped."
Hearing this, Zhou Min felt so guilty that he almost felt ashamed.
From the beginning to the end, Zhou Yiting was just a victim, whether she was kidnapped as a child or misunderstood and deceived by herself when she grew up.
But she did not retaliate with resentment. Not only did she continue to donate to the welfare home, she also took herself home to recuperate.
Instead, I was the one who hurt her again and again.
Thinking of this, Zhou Min wrinkled his sore nose and wanted to say something, but the words were choked at his lips.
She was not in a position to express the welfare home's gratitude to Zhou Qiting, but she had already missed the best opportunity to thank Zhou Qiting for saving her.
She could only express her apology: "Zhou Qiting..."
Before Zhou Min could utter the word "I'm sorry", Zhou Qiting held her hand and asked calmly: "Do you want to go in with me?"
Zhou Min was stunned when his words were interrupted, and his eyelids drooped immediately to hide the disappointment in his eyes.
"I don't want to go."
Without explaining the reason, she just said she didn't want to. Zhou Qiting didn't make things difficult for her. He let go of her hand, then got out of the car, leaving her alone in it.
Zhou Min's eyes followed Zhou Qiting's figure until she entered the welfare home, then he stared blankly at his hands.
After the funds Zhou Min used to support the welfare home were frozen, He Yue should have known that the source of the money was not legal. I just don’t know whether she later learned about the crimes Zhou Min committed.
But whether he knew or not, Zhou Min didn't have the face to see her again, let alone explain to her in person what he had promised.
How could I say something I couldn't keep? Zhou Min raised his head and blinked to keep the tears from flowing out.
After finally holding back his tears, Zhou Min sighed deeply, turned his gaze back to the gate of the welfare home, and waited silently for Zhou Qiting to come out.
The door opened again, and two figures appeared behind it.
Zhou Qiting was chatting with He Yue, who had sent her out. While talking, they both looked in the direction of the vehicle.
Zhou Min knew that the car window was one-way glass and that one couldn't see what was going on inside from the outside, but when he noticed He Yue looking at him, he turned his head away in panic, not daring to meet He Yue's gaze.
After a while, the driver opened the car door again. Zhou Qiting got in, looked at Zhou Min, and said softly, "Dean He misses you very much. Are you sure you don't want to go see her?"
Zhou Min lowered his eyes and shook his head.
"Then do you want to know what she said to me?" Zhou Qiting raised his hand and hooked the hair on the side of Zhou Min's face behind her ear, and his fingertips inevitably brushed against her earlobe.
Distracted by Zhou Qiting's actions, Zhou Min found it difficult to think deeply about what Zhou Qiting said. Naturally, he followed the other party's meaning and asked: "What did you say?"
"She said..." Zhou Qiting just started the conversation and didn't continue, just looking at Zhou Min meaningfully.
Being stared at in this way, combined with Zhou Qiting's previous words that He Yue missed her very much, Zhou Min couldn't help but connect the two together.
Could it be that Teacher Xiao He and Zhou Qiting revealed that they were abused after being adopted?
Although Zhou Min later made up a story with a happy ending for He Yue, there is no guarantee that after Zhou Qiting learned about it, he would associate her scars with her past experiences.
Not sure if this was what Zhou Qiting wanted to talk about, Zhou Min could only vaguely say: "It's all in the past."
In fact, Zhou Qiting had just talked with He Yue about the subsequent operation of the welfare home. He Yue recognized her and knew her identity, so her words were polite and distant.
Zhou Qiting had just intentionally asked He Yue about Zhou Min. Although He Yue did not reveal anything, one could hear her protection of Zhou Min in her words.
So Zhou Qiting was not lying, He Yue really missed Zhou Min.
Zhou Min's reaction and He Yue's reticence confirmed some of Zhou Qiting's guesses and confirmed that there were still hidden secrets related to the past kidnapping case that he was unaware of.
Seeing Zhou Min's red eyes, Zhou Qiting guessed that Zhou Min must have been thinking about something sad during the time he was alone in the car.
She put her doubts aside for the moment, leaned closer, looked at Zhou Min with sparkling eyes, and said softly with a hint of grievance: "It's a bit cold outside..."
As he spoke, he placed his hand on the armrest between them.
Zhou Min's pounding heart made him no longer care about his sadness. He took the initiative to hold Zhou Qiting's cold hand, and used his body temperature to warm her from the coldness she had contracted from going out.
Her slender five fingers slipped into Zhou Min's fingers and clasped them tightly, as if they would never separate.
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