Zhou Ji's current wife is infertile. When they were young, the two even considered divorce, but due to issues of interests, they were unable to get a divorce.
Later, Zhou Ji had a mistress, kept her as a lover, and they had a child together; that child was Zhou Zuizui.
Zhou Zuizui didn't know she wasn't her biological child. She rarely saw her parents growing up, mostly only at night or occasionally during the day. Her mother was much stricter with her when she was young than most parents.
Zhou Ji, on the other hand, basically left her to her own devices.
Then Wei Yi was born. Actually, Wei Yi wasn't born to Zhou's mother, but Zhou Zuizui didn't know that. She didn't see her mother much, and she didn't have a belly for the first few months. Later, she said that she was angry with her mother at home, and Zhou's mother went abroad to recuperate.
When I came back, I had already brought back the only one.
At that time, Zhou Zuizui had a younger sister in her world, and she never thought that she was not her parents' biological child.
Because she looks like Zhou's father, and as for Wei Yi, she doesn't really resemble either of them. However, due to preconceived notions, Zhou Zuizui thinks she looks like Zhou's mother.
In fact, not only did Zhou Zuizui not suspect anything, but even Shen Nan hadn't thought of this. It wasn't until he heard the recording and investigated the matter that he discovered that Zhou Zuizui and Wei Yi's mother were not the same person, but rather both were lovers kept by Zhou Ji. As for both of them, they had both passed away one after the other.
This is why Zhou's mother wasn't anxious or sad when the only person she had a grudge against took her away back then.
As for Zhou Ji, he was a man who was tempted by profit from beginning to end. He didn't need family ties at all; he only wanted money.
To be honest, it's outrageous, but people like this are actually quite common.
Shen Nan and Zhou Ran had encountered many similar situations, but when this kind of thing actually happened to someone close to them, they still felt their worldview shattered and couldn't believe it.
So this kind of thing really does exist.
He looked intently at the man opposite him; Zhou Ji's expression had changed ever since that recording came out.
Shen Nan scoffed, flipped open a document in his hand, and looked at Zhou Ji: "Do you remember what happened to that building your company completed more than a year ago?" He tapped the table, exasperated: "You'd cut corners like this just for money! You even disregard safety and lives?"
Do you know how big a mistake you made?
Zhou Ji remained silent.
In the end, Zhou Ji only asked to see his lawyer.
Shen Nan was dragged out by Zhou Ran. He was worried that if Shen Nan was left alone with Zhou Ji again, Zhou Ji might impulsively beat him up.
He wasn't usually impulsive, but when it came to Zhou Zuizui's affairs, he became like a completely different person.
Zhou Ran looked at Shen Nan: "A colleague will be in charge of this case. I've asked him to keep in touch with you." He paused and said, "Go back to the hospital and see your sister-in-law first."
Shen Nan remained silent, his face cold.
Zhou Ran patted him on the shoulder to comfort him: "I know you're feeling down right now, but you have to keep looking forward. Spend more time with your sister-in-law during this time."
After thinking for a moment, he raised his chin and said, "Your captain has called me, you should call him back."
Upon hearing this, Shen Nan stirred and hummed in agreement, "Thanks."
"You're too kind," Zhou Ran said with a smile. "I have cases on my hands, so I can't take this one."
Shen Nan glanced at him and said, "You've done enough."
They both understood each other's predicament. Zhou Ran couldn't interfere too much because of his relationship with Shen Nan; he probably wouldn't handle things from the most impartial perspective. So even if he wanted to apply to be an investigator, he wouldn't be given the opportunity.
Zhou Ran smiled and said, "Of course."
The two exchanged a smile, and Zhou Ran said, "Let's go back to the hospital. I'll let you know as soon as anything happens here."
"Um."
After leaving, Shen Nan smoked a cigarette outside before driving back to the hospital.
When Zhou Zuizui woke up, it was shortly after Shen Nan left.
Her vision blurred for a moment, but she could vaguely hear people talking beside her—some were Wei Yi, some were Xia Wen, and some were Ai Zeyang… etc. She blinked, and when she opened her eyes again, she saw a white ceiling.
Zhou Zuizui was stunned, the only one who noticed something was wrong.
"Ah, my sister is awake."
Xia Wen was taken aback and quickly turned to look at Zhou Zuizui: "Awake?"
"Quickly call the doctor to come and take a look."
After the doctor finished the examination and confirmed that there were no major problems, Zhou Zuizui lowered her eyes to look at her arm in a cast, and then looked at the people in front of her: "Where is Shen Nan?"
Xia Wen pursed her lips and whispered, "They went to the police station."
She looked at Wei Yi: "Wei Yi, are you alright? Your face is all swollen."
Duan Wei shook her head, her eyes red as she looked at her: "I'm fine, sister. You're the one who's seriously injured." She whispered, "I'm sorry, I didn't protect you properly."
Zhou Zuizui smiled and looked up at her: "It's because your older sister didn't protect you well."
Duan Weiyi was fine and woke up earlier than Zhou Zuizui. If Duan Ziyu hadn't been holding her back, she would have come to see Zhou Zuizui long ago.
Fortunately, it's not too late now.
Zhou Zuizui looked up at Duan Ziyu, who had a cold face to the side, and said, "Sorry, I didn't protect Weiyi well."
Although Duan Ziyu had a cold expression, he knew that she couldn't be blamed for this, so he gave a stiff "hmm": "It's nothing."
"Brother." Duan Weiyi called out as soon as he finished speaking.
She looked at Duan Ziyu disapprovingly and complained, "It's not my fault, who are you trying to impress with that long face?"
Duan Ziyu: "..."
He squinted at the little girl not far away, wanting to scold her, but he couldn't utter a single word.
Ignoring Duan Ziyu, Duan Weiyi sat down next to Zhou Zuizui and touched her hand, "Sister, how long will it take for this hand to heal?"
Zhou Zuizui exclaimed "Ah!" and chuckled, saying, "It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone."
Ai Zeyang, observing her expression from the side, pursed his lips and asked, "Are you alright now?"
"It's nothing." Zhou Zuizui looked at the four people in the room, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Why don't you go and rest? I'm awake now, I'll definitely be fine."
Xia Wen glanced at her: "I'm not going. Captain Shen told me to keep a close eye on you."
Zhou Zuizui: "…………"
She said "Oh," and smiled faintly, "Where's my phone? Is there any way to get it back?"
Xia Wen didn't say anything, but glanced at her and said, "It's probably not possible."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zuizui didn't ask any further questions. She closed her eyes and murmured, "I want to rest for a while."
Seeing that her expression was off, Xia Wen and the others didn't dare to say anything more: "Okay, you rest. We'll go out for a walk. Call us if you need anything."
"good."
After settling into the quiet of the ward, Zhou Zuizui opened her eyes again and looked out the window. It was already dark outside; night had fallen.
The lights in the room were still on. She glanced at the time; it was already 10 p.m., but they were still there with her.
Zhou Zuizui smiled softly, and tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.
Friends can do that, but what about parents? Parents can give you life, but they can also take it away. They can even kill themselves.
Zhou Zuizui used to think that even if her parents went too far, they wouldn't do this. But after she actually experienced it, she realized that nothing is impossible. As long as people have no conscience, they can do anything.
She buried her head in the blankets and sobbed. She didn't dare to cry when they were around, nor did she want to show her vulnerable side in front of them.
…………
Shen Nan leaned against the wall, listening to the sobbing coming from the room, his heart aching.
How much pain must one be in to make such a crying sound?
He felt wronged, but dared not cry out, nor dared he let it all out. The thought of this made him feel terrible.
Zhou Zuizui didn't know how long she cried, until she was almost out of breath. Only then did she tell herself to calm down and take deep breaths. She had just woken up and didn't want to die.
Just as he was struggling, there was a knock on the door: "Wife."
Zhou Zuizui was taken aback, and replied in a hoarse voice, "Come in."
Shen Nan pushed open the door and came in; the two looked at each other.
He looked at Zhou Zuizui's red and swollen eyes, paused for a moment, and then walked over: "When did you wake up?"
He reached out and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. Then he leaned down and kissed her: "Why didn't you tell me?"
Zhou Zuizui didn't speak, but paused while holding his clothes before whispering, "Yes, you're back now."
She looked up at Chen Nan: "How long have you been standing outside?"
Shen Nan chuckled and pulled the person into his arms: "You know that too?"
Zhou Zuizui hummed in agreement, pursed her lips, and said, "I guessed it."
Shen Nan smiled gently and patted her head: "It won't be long, just a few minutes. I was afraid you wouldn't want to see me."
"Who said that?" Zhou Zuizui slapped him. "I looked for you as soon as I opened my eyes, but you weren't there."
Both of them tried their best to steer the conversation in a lighter direction, but it was a bit of a pity that no matter how they tried, they kept circling back to this topic.
After a while, Zhou Zuizui asked him, "Did you go to the police station?"
"I've gone."
"What's the situation now?"
Shen Nan hesitated for a moment, but still told Zhou Zuizui everything he knew without reservation, even revealing that the woman was not her biological mother.
I thought Zhou Zuizui wouldn't be able to accept it, but she said something like this.
“It’s good, it’s better if she’s not my biological daughter,” she said. “That way, if she treats me badly, I can find reasons and excuses for her.”
If she were her biological daughter, she couldn't find any excuse for how badly her daughter had treated her since childhood. Zhou Zuizui even felt that the reason she wasn't as heartless as them was because she still had a bit of kindness in her blood.
—I'm quite glad.
—But it's also very sad.
Shen Nan looked at her expression and knew that she was upset.
He squeezed Zhou Zuizui's hand and asked in a low voice, "Are you hungry? Would you like some porridge?"
I didn't eat anything in the afternoon or evening.
Zhou Zuizui blinked, thought for a moment, and said, "Okay, let's have some porridge."
Shen Nan called Ai Zeyang, who was wandering around outside. Soon after, the two returned with porridge and also bought Shen Nan a meal.
Thanks.
Xia Wen thought for a moment, then looked at the two of them: "Do you want me to stay here and keep you company tonight?"
Shen Nan smiled and said, "No need, you should go back and rest. I'll trouble you if anything comes up."
Xia Wen nodded: "Okay, feel free to contact us if you need anything."
"Um."
After the two left, the ward returned to silence.
Shen Nan fed her porridge, taking small sips. The two of them ate together, one feeding the other, without exchanging any words, but the scene looked incredibly heartwarming.
Duan Weiyi pulled Duan Ziyu over to check on her before going to sleep, but after seeing this scene, she was instantly unable to move her feet.
It's better not to bother them.
She stared at it for a couple of seconds, then pulled Duan Ziyu back to her ward. Lying on the bed, she looked at Duan Ziyu, who was looking at his phone, and sighed, "Brother."
"Hmm," Duan Ziyu replied casually.
"I also want to drink porridge."
Duan Ziyu was taken aback, and lifted her eyelids to look at her: "Are you sure?"
Duan Wei hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "I'm sure, I didn't eat much tonight."
That's the truth.
Duan Ziyu nodded, made a phone call, and in less than twenty minutes, someone delivered a bowl of porridge.
Duan Ziyu took it and handed it to her: "Drink it."
Duan Weiyi: "…………"
Her eyes darted around, and she looked at Duan Ziyu, saying, "Brother, how come my hand isn't injured?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Duan Ziyu's eyes changed, and she looked at her and said, "If your hand is injured, that person will also die."
Duan Weiyi: "Oh, brother, you're too cruel."
"Who are you calling cruel?" Duan Ziyu looked at her with a deep gaze.
Duan Weiyi smiled slightly and angrily took the porridge: "I'm cruel! My brother is very gentle!"
She bent down, lifted the blanket, and held the porridge, ready to eat.
Before he could even put the porridge in his mouth, Duan Ziyu snatched it away. With his eyelids slightly lowered, he used a spoon to scoop a spoonful for her, blew on it twice with focused eyes, and then brought it to her lips: "Eat."
Duan Weiyi looked at it and immediately smiled.
She smiled and nodded, then opened her mouth to drink the porridge.
"Brother, you're so kind."
Duan Ziyu didn't even lift her eyelids, and casually hummed in agreement: "Eat in peace."
Duan Weiyi, however, was quite talkative, especially in front of Duan Ziyu, where she was like a little chatterbox. She muttered to herself, "Brother, you're so great, you'll definitely find a very beautiful girlfriend."
Duan Ziyu paused, then raised her eyelids to give her a warning look: "Are you going to eat or not?"
Duan Weiyi choked for a moment, then quickly said, "Eat, eat, eat."
If we can't discuss this topic, let's move on to another one.
In short, she couldn't calm down.
After eating half a bowl of porridge, Duan Weiyi couldn't eat anymore. She looked at Duan Ziyu and said, "Brother, you should eat. It's not good to waste food."
Duan Ziyu didn't say anything, but she still finished the rest of her food without uttering a word.
After eating, Duan Weiyi sighed and said, "Brother, will you stay here and watch over me tonight?"
"Otherwise what?"
Duan Weiyi: "...I want a beautiful older sister to stay by my side."
Duan Ziyu gritted her teeth, telling herself to stay calm and not to argue with the patient too much, before lying down on the sofa.
"Wake me up when it's time to sleep."
“What’s the use of calling you? You can’t sleep with me anyway,” Duan Wei blurted out.
Duan Ziyu paused, her Adam's apple bobbing, then turned her back to her and said, "I want to turn off the lights."
"Oh." Duan Weiyi glanced at his retreating figure, pursed his lips, and muttered, "Boring."
Shen Nan stayed with Zhou Zuizui at the hospital that night. The next morning, as soon as she woke up, she heard Shen Nan talking.
"I'm going back to the team for a bit, you can get some more sleep."
"Um."
Shen Nan patted her head, went to the doctor's office first, and then left.
When Zhou Zuizui woke up again, Chen's mother arrived, and the time was nine o'clock.
She was taken aback and looked at her mother: "Mom, why are you here?"
Mother Shen glanced at her, her eyes full of heartache: "You child, how could you not tell me about such a big thing? If Shen Nan hadn't asked me to take care of you, I probably wouldn't have told me now." As she spoke, she reached out and hugged Zhou Zuizui, and whispered: "We'll talk to you, there are people who care about you."
The tears that Zhou Zuizui hadn't shed all night were about to fall again.
Shen's mother knew what she needed and longed for most.
She hummed in agreement, snuggled against her mother like a child, and said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you, Mom."
Mother Shen: "We're all family, why thank me?"
She looked at Zhou Zuizui, her eyes filled with heartache. Those two were perverts! How could they do such a thing to a child?
Thinking about this, Mother Shen was so angry that she wanted to beat them up in front of everyone.
Zhou Zuizui hummed in agreement and suppressed her tears.
"Come on, Mom made you some chicken soup and bone broth," Mother Chen said with a smile. "Go wash up first, then come and eat."
"good."
The two ate in the ward, mostly Zhou Zuizui eating, with Shen's mother accompanying her.
After a while, once she finished eating, she looked at Chen's mother and asked, "Did Chen Nan call you this morning?"
Mother Shen nodded with a smile: "A little after six."
Thank goodness she woke up, otherwise she would have beaten her son.
The two were chatting in the hospital room, while Shen Nan was being scolded in the office.
He should have been reprimanded yesterday, but the captain was understanding and gave him a night to recover, considering his wife's injury. Right now, he's standing with his hands on his hips, pointing at Shen Nan and yelling.
"Do you know the consequences of what you did yesterday?"
He pointed at Shen Nanxun: "If Zhou Ran hadn't had someone hold you back yesterday, would you have really beaten him to death?"
"Do you know you're in a crucial stage of your evaluation right now?! Every word and action you take is important!" The captain was furious. "Don't you want to get promoted?!"
Shen Nan has been considering a promotion recently. To be honest, everyone in the team feels that he can take a big leap forward instead of staying where he is. People naturally want to move up, and now is a crucial evaluation period. But right at this critical juncture, he's caused such a big incident.
If we follow the normal procedures when dealing with the enemy, there will definitely be no problem.
However, the premise is that the person had already been subdued at that time, and Shen Nan still brutally beat the person, even breaking their hands and feet. In their eyes, this was disobeying orders and being too impulsive.
These are the two things that soldiers should avoid the most.
If someone with ulterior motives takes advantage of the assessment, Shen Nan will definitely not pass.
Shen Nan remained silent, letting the battalion commander and political commissar take turns reprimanding him.
After a while, when both of them had talked themselves hoarse, they looked at him with exasperation: "You brat, say something to me!"
Shen Nan: "Report, I couldn't stand it back then."
"I fucking..." The battalion commander was so angry that he was about to kick someone on the spot, but the political commissar pulled him back.
"I can't fucking take it anymore!"
Shen Nan: "…………"
He didn't dodge and was kicked by the captain.
Although he was angry, he didn't really have much power to express it. He also knew that the battalion commander and political commissar were doing it for his own good.
After a while, the captain calmed down and looked at him: "Do you know what punishment the team gave you?"
Shen Nan saluted: "Reporting, I will accept whatever punishment is imposed."
The captain clicked his tongue and gouged out his eye: "You'd better be tough!"
He waved his hand, so angry he was about to vomit blood: "Three days of solitary confinement! The rest of the punishment is still under discussion." He looked at him sternly and warned, "These three days you should reflect on whether what you did was right or wrong."
Shen Nan pursed his lips, wanting to say something.
"Could you..." Before he could finish speaking, the captain cut him off.
"cannot."
And so, Shen Nan was placed in solitary confinement.
Zhou Zuizui only found out about it when Gao Zhuo and Xiao Tong came to visit her.
"He's in solitary confinement." Zhou Zuizui looked at Gao Zhuo and frowned. "Did he make a big mistake?"
Gao Zhuo thought for a moment and said, "The captain was a bit impulsive that day. For our profession, being too impulsive will be punished."
Xiao Tong added, "Moreover, the team leader is currently in the evaluation stage and is being promoted, but because of this incident, someone has caught him red-handed, and it's estimated that the approval process will not be completed."
He said, "So the captain got angry and punished him a bit too severely."
Zhou Zuizui nodded knowingly and looked at them: "Thank you for coming to see me."
"It's nothing." Gao Zhuo waved his hand and said, "Sister-in-law, are you feeling better now? We need to go back and report to the captain."
He smiled and said, "The captain can't come, but we can, so we'll report the situation to the captain every day."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zuizui laughed: "That's good. Let your captain put you in solitary confinement in peace. See you in three days."
After hearing his wife say that, Shen Nan continued writing his self-criticism, speechless.
His wife isn't his real wife at all; she doesn't even care about him.
Sigh, Captain Shen is really suffering.
Over the next three days, Bai Feiyang and Chen Ruifeng visited, as did several other teammates, coming in three groups, one group each day. Zhou Zuizui was somewhat flattered.
Fortunately, on the morning of the fourth day, Zhou Zuizui woke up and found people walking around in the ward.
She paused for a moment before opening her eyes to look at the person who had entered.
What time is it now?
Shen Nan paused, locked the door, and looked at her: "It's not even six o'clock yet."
Zhou Zuizui choked for a moment, then looked at him with a wry smile: "You were just released?"
Shen Nan moved closer, lowered his head and kissed the corner of her lips, then replied, "Yes."
Zhou Zuizui smiled, her lips curving upwards as she looked at him. She reached out and hooked her arm around his neck, sniffing him. She laughed and said, "You took a shower. Did you go home?"
"No, I washed it at the team's place," Shen Nan said succinctly. "I was afraid you wouldn't like the smell."
After being locked up for several days, I started to smell a bit. Although I was eager to see her, I took a shower first before coming over.
Zhou Zuizui chuckled, hooking his neck with her uninjured hand, kissing his chin, and smiling with her eyebrows curving: "I'm used to the smell."
Shen Nan paused, then leaned down and kissed her, sucking on the corner of her lips, invading her little by little, wanting to possess her and merge her whole being into his blood.
The two kissed for a long time, only letting go when they were both out of breath.
Zhou Zuizui looked up at him: "Besides solitary confinement, are there any other punishments?"
"Yes." Shen Nan looked at her and smiled. "I'm going to the frontier. Do you want to come with me?"
Zhou Zuizui's eyes lit up, and without hesitation, she said, "Yes."
—Wherever she goes, she's willing to go with this person.
Author's Note: Let's go together to the place where Captain Chen was stationed for two years!
This is such a romantic scene; I had it planned from the very beginning of my brainstorming! This is Captain Shen's true romance.
Love you all! See you tomorrow.
By the way, I'd like to recommend a book that might interest you: "Only Allowed to Act Cute To Me" by My Favorite Plum Wine
[A sweet, soft-spoken girl and a cold, arrogant, and possessive young master]
When Chi Rui was five years old, she went to stay at the Ye family and met Ye Minghan, the eldest son of the Ye family.
Upon their first meeting, the cool boy said with a cold face, "Who gave you permission to touch my model?"
His fierce and eccentric appearance made even the nanny and housekeeper tremble with fear.
However, the little dumpling was not scared and cried. Instead, she tugged at his sleeve and said with a smile, "Brother Han, come and play with me."
He coldly refused, forbidding her from taking another step near his model.
Six months later, Chi Rui's parents came to pick her up.
It was the same boy, but now he was holding the little girl's hand, his eyes red: "If you're willing to stay, I'll give you all the models!"
Ye Minghan always felt that he only regarded Chi Rui as a younger sister.
Until one day, he saw her holding the arm of a strange man, smiling with her eyes crinkling, her two dimples beautiful and sweet.
At that moment, jealousy consumed his reason, and he cornered the girl in the stairwell, pinned her against the wall, and kissed her fiercely!
After the kiss ended, Ye Minghan whispered in the girl's ear, his voice low and husky, carrying a hint of danger.
"In this lifetime, you're only allowed to act cute towards me, understand?" Thank you to the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants!
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