Two were fired, and one, while not exactly fired, was practically the same as someone who was given a probationary period, so he won't be staying at the newspaper anymore.
After they left, everyone at the newspaper office discussed it for a long time, but then gradually quieted down. However, Zhou Zuizui was much more relaxed. Apart from her normal work, she finally didn't have to fight wits with people anymore.
To be honest, she didn't like the backstabbing and scheming in the shopping mall.
She longs for a simpler and freer life.
She despises people who are blinded by greed and become unscrupulous. No matter what one does, there needs to be a bottom line.
After he left, her work and life were quite peaceful. She would occasionally listen to gossip, and make a couple of phone calls to Shen Nan when she got home in the evening. She was living a very comfortable life.
Regarding the search for her sister, news kept coming back, and more and more clues were emerging, which increased Zhou Zuizui's anticipation as well.
That day, Xia Wen drove over to pick her up right after she got off work.
"Blow it, get in the car."
Zhou Zuizui looked at the people in the car, said something to her colleague behind her, and then got in: "You seem to be in a good mood today."
After getting in the car, Zhou Zuizui glanced at Xia Wen with amusement and pinched her cheek: "Why are you here so early today?"
"I met with an author, so I left work early." Xia Wen is still working at the same place as before. After all, she is familiar with the boss and has no intention of going anywhere else.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zuizui raised an eyebrow and glanced at her: "Going to a bar?"
"Let's grab something to eat first," Xia Wen said. "Did Ai Zeyang invite you to the bar to discuss something?"
"Okay." Zhou Zuizui nodded and said in a low voice, "He probably won't be here until very late, so we can just look around for now."
"OK."
After dinner, the two went to their familiar bar. As soon as they arrived, they were dazzled by the bar's bright lights and vibrant atmosphere. To be honest, Zhou Zuizui had been behaving herself for quite some time and hadn't been to a bar in a long time.
For a moment, it still felt a little unfamiliar.
Xia Wen chuckled, watching her little actions: "Why are you acting like a coward?"
Zhou Zuizui glared at her and said speechlessly, "I've become more well-behaved lately following our captain. I haven't been to a bar in a long time."
Xia Wen smiled and took her arm, asking, "So, do you enjoy your current life? Or do you also like excitement?"
"I enjoy it." Zhou Zuizui was silent for a while, then said in a low voice, "But I also like the exciting parts."
She thought for a moment, a smile on her face, and looked at Xia Wen, saying, "Chen Nan will give me an exciting life, and also a free and enjoyable one."
—In her married life with Shen Nan, she received respect and love.
This is what Zhou Zuizui has always needed and longed for since childhood. Shen Nan isn't as rigid as he seems on the surface. In fact, this man can be quite wicked at times, wicked to the core, but she likes him to the extreme. She likes his integrity, and she likes his wickedness. Whether he's a soldier at work or a husband in private, Zhou Zuizui likes him.
Shen Nan, this man, seems to have been born to bring her misfortune.
From the moment he appeared, he captured all her attention.
It was just a simple blind date back then. Although it didn't lead to love at first sight for Shen Nan, she still fell for him and became immersed in his world. Once she stepped out, she didn't want to turn back and wanted to continue exploring, to find out how many secrets and surprises he still had waiting for her.
Xia Wen looked at her expression, lost in her own world, and smiled silently.
"Here, let me offer you a drink."
Zhou Zuizui picked up the glass of wine on the bar, swirled it, and took a sip: "It tastes good."
"You're in a good mood," said the bartender at the bar. "Long time no see."
Zhou Zuizui smiled faintly, raised her glass and gestured to the bartender: "Long time no see, the taste is getting better and better."
The bartender smiled and said, "I'll introduce you to some new drinks later."
"Sure." Zhou Zuizui's eyes lit up, her interest piqued. "A new product?"
"Yes, our boss just developed this, and it seems pretty good."
"Sure, sure," Zhou Zuizui readily agreed.
Aside from Shen Nan, she probably only has such great curiosity and anticipation for wine, wanting to understand and know more about it.
"And you?" She suddenly turned her head to look at Xia Wen, and whispered in her ear, "What's going on between you and President Tang?"
Xia Wen was taken aback, staring at her for several seconds before saying, "I think... nothing's wrong." She paused, not hiding much from Zhou Zuizui, "We have no future, so there will be no beginning."
Zhou Zuizui stared at her intently for a while before patting her shoulder: "You need to think things through first. If you really like someone, nothing else matters."
Upon hearing this, Xia Wen nodded with a wry smile and turned to look at the bustling central area on one side.
"I'm going to take a walk over there. You wait for me here."
"Go ahead." Zhou Zuizui wasn't particularly fond of dancing; she preferred discussing drinks with the bartender at the bar.
As she was chatting and laughing with the bartender, a man suddenly sat down next to her, smiling at Zhou Zuizui: "Hello, beautiful lady."
Zhou Zuizui raised her eyebrows, smiled slightly, and remained silent.
Duan Bowen glanced at the woman beside him, a hint of amazement flashing in his eyes. She was dressed simply, in ordinary jeans and a white T-shirt, but as someone who had seen many women, he knew that the woman before him was a stunner. Leaving aside her looks, her figure alone was enough to make any man swoon.
Not to mention... she's also quite beautiful. Duan Bowen hasn't seen a woman in a bar who could easily score ten out of ten in a long time.
After looking her over, Duan Bowen smiled faintly and calmly sat down next to her to start sipping his wine. He didn't do anything excessive, and the two of them sat side by side drinking together.
A little while later, as Zhou Zuizui was about to leave, Duan Bowen asked with a smile, "Not drinking anymore?"
Zhou Zuizui nodded: "My friend has arrived."
Ai Zeyang arrived, and Zhou Zuizui went straight to the second floor.
Duan Bowen watched her retreating figure and whistled lightly.
—Very good.
Ignoring the people she met at the bar, after meeting Ai Zeyang, she looked at the things Ai Zeyang had given her and asked in a suppressed excited voice, "Did you find it?"
Ai Zeyang chuckled, looking at her excited expression: "It's better than last time. They've managed to find out about the orphanage, but apparently your sister was adopted later." Ai Zeyang handed her a photo and whispered, "Take a look, doesn't she look like you when you were little?"
Zhou Zuizui paused, staring at the photo on the table. The photo was a bit yellowed, and the resolution wasn't very good twenty years ago... so the image wasn't very clear now.
But for some reason, she had a gut feeling that the person was her younger sister.
Her hands trembled slightly, her eyes flickered, and then she stared intently at the little girl in the photo. She had a smile on her face, the kind that was innocent and lovely.
"Who adopted him?"
Ai Zeyang looked at her, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.
"Say something!" Zhou Zuizui looked up at him. "What are you doing?"
Ai Zeyang rubbed his temples and said, "After the adoption, your sister was abandoned again because that family... she got pregnant, and the director doesn't know where she went afterward." He suppressed Zhou Zuizui's emotions and said, "Don't get agitated. At least we have a clue now. Their main task now is to find that family, but they didn't originally live there. They're from another city, and the address they left behind isn't very complete, so it will take some time to find them."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zuizui was stunned for a while before she understood what Ai Zeyang meant.
She closed her eyes, tightened her grip on the photo, and took a deep breath before saying, "It's already very good; at least there's still a clue." She looked up at Ai Zeyang and said, "Thank you, you've worked hard."
At least, there is hope.
Ai Zeyang hummed in agreement and looked at her, "Don't worry, I said I'd find it for you, and I definitely will."
"good."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
That night, Zhou Zuizui stared at the hard-won photograph, sitting on the balcony all night, also feeling the wind all night.
The next day was Friday. As soon as Zhou Zuizui got up, she clearly felt that something was wrong with her and that she had a fever.
She reached up and touched her head; it was burning hot.
Zhou Zuizui squinted, helped herself to her feet, and then went into the bathroom to wash up before insisting on going to work at the newspaper office.
As soon as she entered, Lin glanced at her again and said, "Your blush is applied nicely today, very red."
Zhou Zuizui: "…………"
She handed her cup to Lin You, saying weakly, "Sister Lin You, I have a cold, not because I wore blush." She gestured with her chin, "Could you please pour me a cup of hot water, Sister Lin You?"
Lin was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously reached out and touched her head, exclaiming, "Holy crap, your head is so hot!"
She stared wide-eyed at Zhou Zuizui: "Hurry up and go to the hospital."
Without saying a word, she pulled Zhou Zuizui up, saying, "Why are you going to work today? I'll go to the hospital with you."
Zhou Zuizui: "…………"
In the end, she had no choice but to ask the editor-in-chief for leave and accompany her to the hospital.
Her head was spinning, and she had a high fever of 39 degrees Celsius. As soon as she arrived at the hospital, she was completely dizzy. As soon as the doctor finished giving her an IV drip, Zhou Zuizui fell into a deep sleep.
—She had a dream, a very, very long dream.
She was so confused that she didn't even realize when her phone vibrated. Lin looked at the person lying on the hospital bed, frowned with worry, glanced at the caller ID, took her phone and went out to answer a call, then came back.
Zhou Zuizui slept straight through until the afternoon.
Perhaps she hadn't slept the night before, or perhaps her fever was too high, but no matter how much we called her, we couldn't wake her up when she was eating lunch. In the end, we just let her fall asleep.
Zhou Zuizui was jolted awake from her dream when her hand was held tightly. She opened her eyes with a start and blinked when she saw the man in front of her. She thought she was hallucinating because she was sick.
"Awake?" the person in the hallucination asked in a hoarse voice.
Zhou Zuizui squinted, and when she opened her eyes again, Shen Nan was indeed sitting next to her, wearing his military uniform, looking particularly handsome and manly.
She gasped, looking at him incredulously, "What are you doing here?"
Shen Nan took a sip of water from the side, fed her a drink, and then said calmly, "My wife is sick and hospitalized. Where else would I be if not here?"
Author's Note: Waaaaa, I'm late!! There will be a second update later, and if I have enough time, I'll update 6,000 words! To make up for my lateness today, it will probably be before 11 o'clock. Muah everyone.
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