Chapter 17

Many people present recognized the woman's identity, and complicated expressions flashed across everyone's eyes.

He Ranjie was the only one whose expression showed no emotion either in her heart or on her face. She even had a kind of calmness as if “it’s finally here”.

Zhou Zhizhong looked at the woman's attire and frowned slightly, "Why are you here?"

Hearing the rejection in his words, the woman's smile turned cold. "Why, you don't welcome me?"

"Could this woman be..." Qin Shiyao lifted her chin, "Hua Ansui?"

Huaan Sui?

Shen Tingzhou has an excellent memory and immediately thought of the gossip he had heard before.

Hua Ansui was Zhou Zhizhong's first love. It was said that if Zhou's old man hadn't intervened, the two would have almost gotten married.

This long-awaited quarrel filled the entire venue with the scent of melon seeds, cola, and soda.

Qin Shiyao composed music in Shen Tingzhou's ears, "For all the pain that love holds, for all the wounds that hate holds..."

Shen Tingzhou: ...

So, does the middle-aged boss have his own "Go Home Temptation"?

Zhou Zhizhong was about to speak when He Ranjie spoke first.

She said to Hua Ansui, "Thank you for coming today."

Hua Ansui looked at the gentle and peaceful He Ranjie with a dazed look in his eyes. "You are very different from the past. It seems that you are living a good life."

The last sentence was spoken in a light tone.

He Ranjie didn't reply to this sentence, but cut a piece of cake and said, "Eat a piece of cake."

Hua Ansui didn't answer it, and said in a cold voice, "No need, my flight is at nine tonight, and I want to meet an old friend and catch up before I leave."

Qin Shiyao said excitedly: "It looks like this time we are going to have a big fight."

Shen Tingzhou: ...

Qin Shiyao: "Unless we die together, I will not do justice to this Black Widow robe."

Shen Tingzhou: Although, I do support Black Widow...

Hua Ansui obviously came for Zhou Zhizhong. Seeing that his brows were furrowed and he looked like he didn't like her staying here, she curled her lips and smiled.

"I've been dreaming about the past a lot lately, especially the kidnapping that happened more than ten years ago. Does Mrs. Zhou still remember it?"

Zhou Zhizhong's face suddenly changed, "Hua Ansui!"

Hua Ansui felt relieved at this moment, "Are you angry? Are you afraid that your wife Zhou would know that the kidnappers asked you to choose between us, and you chose me?"

This sentence was undoubtedly a thunderbolt that exploded in the conference hall.

That kidnapping case caused a huge sensation. The kidnappers had a grudge against Zhou Zhizhong, so they kidnapped He Ranjie and Hua Ansui and demanded a ransom of 100 million yuan.

One hundred million from more than a decade ago, and it was in cash.

The final result, of course, is that both the red rose and the white moonlight are fine.

After this incident, Hua Ansui went to another country, He Ranjie did not show up for a long time, and Zhou Zhizhong also began to calm down.

Everyone thought that this kidnapping would allow the couple to see their true love in times of adversity, and that childhood sweetheart would finally win the battle.

Who knew such a bloody thing would happen in the middle?

But the same goes for this kidnapping. If you want to kidnap someone, just do it properly. Why do you have to play this kind of either-or game of murder and evil?

What, you still want to ship them right there and then?

The bright light poured down on Hua Ansui, like injecting stimulants into his blood.

She stood under the lights, in front of Zhou Zhizhong and He Ranjie, repeating loudly, her throat vibrating so much that her chest ached.

"When the kidnappers said only one could survive, Zhou Zhizhong, you chose me! You chose to let He Ranjie die!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a dark shadow rushed out, grabbed her neck and threw her onto a supporting column.

Zhou Zitan's eyes were filled with anger, and the veins on the back of Hua Ansui's hand bulged as he pinched her. "How dare you curse my mother!"

The intense suffocation made Hua Ansui unable to utter a word. He went to hit Zhou Zitan with a red face.

"Zitan." He Ranjie said urgently, "Let her go."

Zhou Zitan clenched his fists, and when He Ranjie called him for the second time, he punched the wall to the side of Hua Ansui's face with anger that he had nowhere to vent.

He finally obeyed and let go.

Hua Ansui collapsed to the ground, but he did not feel relieved that he had survived the disaster.

Zhou Zhizhong's face turned pale, but He Ranjie still looked calm, and her eyes were like an ancient pond in deep winter, without any ripples because of her.

Hua Ansui was filled with resentment, and her strong hatred finally prompted her to shout out, "Aren't you angry?"

When Zhou Zhizhong heard He Ranjie sigh softly, his throat suddenly felt like a stone was stuck and he was unable to breathe for a long time.

After a while, he heard He Ranjie say, "I heard it. I didn't completely pass out that day. I was still somewhat conscious."

Zhou Zhizhong's face became even more miserable.

Hua Ansui was not in a much better mood either, he just felt ridiculous.

He Ranjie already knew it, and she could still live with Zhou Zhizhong and continue to love him.

Hua Ansui felt like a little idiot, filled with sadness, shame, and a hint of despair.

She really wanted to ask, what is she?

Zhou Zhizhong and He Ranjie are so in love, what exactly is she?

-

Hua Ansui's father is a professor of entomology, and she has loved insects since she was a child.

Hua Ansui met Zhou Zhizhong at the Insect Museum and fell in love with him at first sight.

But their love didn't last long before Zhou Zhizhong's father found her and she was forced to leave.

Soon Zhou Zhizhong got married to his childhood sweetheart.

Hua Ansui had met Yuanyuan once before. She was a pretty and outspoken girl.

She didn't hate anyone, she just felt sad.

When I heard about Zhou Zhizhong's situation from time to time while abroad, the sadness became even deeper.

His life was a mess, and Hua Ansui knew that it was his resistance. She felt sorry for him and also for the girl who married him.

Four years later, Zhou Zhizhong's father finally relented, and Hua Ansui dared to return home. She wanted to meet Zhou Zhizhong and persuade him.

Unexpectedly, not long after she returned to China, she was kidnapped, along with He Ranjie.

The kidnappers asked him to choose one of them to live. Hua Ansui, who was forced to lie in the box, heard Zhou Zhizhong choose him.

She didn't feel happy because no matter which of them died today, Zhou Zhizhong would feel that he was the one who killed them.

Sure enough, after they were rescued, Zhou Zhizhong chose to continue his marriage.

Hua Ansui knew that he was feeling guilty, so he wanted to make up for it with the rest of his life.

Back in her working country, she works even harder because she carries another person's passion for insects.

We met again five years later.

Zhou Zhizhong is more mature than before. He has taken over the family company, and his originally handsome features have become a little more stern.

He is not doing well.

Hua Ansui saw it at a glance, and she couldn't help but persuade him to let her go and let He Ranjie go.

Zhou Zhizhong finally let go of his toughness and showed a hint of fatigue.

After a long time, he said, "I love her, I always have."

Hua Ansui's heart was shaken, "Then... just be nice to her."

They never met again after that.

Hua Ansui still habitually follows Zhou Zhizhong, who sometimes appears on TV.

In an interview, the host mentioned Zhou Zhizhong's past romantic history. He did not get angry, but just said that it was too absurd when he was young.

absurd.

These two words passed through Hua Ansui's mind several times.

Now they are all in their forties. Hua Ansui thought he had let it go long ago and this time he returned home simply to visit relatives and friends.

When she heard her friends tell the story of Zhou Zhizhong, the prodigal son, she just smiled.

Until the evening, she couldn't help but check Zhou Zhizhong's news again. In one of the messages, there were several screenshots of Zhou Zhizhong personally admitting that his current wife was his first love.

At that moment, the emotions that had been suppressed for more than ten years suddenly erupted, and Hua Ansui felt palpitations, shortness of breath, and trembling fingers.

If the person Zhou Zhizhong has always loved is He Ranjie, then what is she?

Is it his absurdity?

Because of him, Hua Ansui and his parents had to move abroad.

Because of him, she didn't sleep well for countless nights.

Now she was suddenly told that she had never played a significant role in the relationship between Zhou Zhizhong and He Ranjie.

Hua Ansui was so hateful and unwilling.

So she dressed like this tonight, wanting to take revenge on this happy couple.

Sadly, He Ranjie doesn't care. Hua Ansui feels like he is exposed naked in front of everyone, which is ugly and ridiculous.

She shivered and covered her face.

A shadow fell from overhead and Hua Ansui raised his head.

He Ranjie stood in front of her. Her face, hidden from the light, was still beautiful, but no longer as arrogant and overbearing as before.

"I'm sorry." He Ranjie's voice was barely audible.

Hua Ansui raised his head and looked at her in a daze.

He Ranjie lowered her eyes, her eyelashes casting chaotic shadows in the light.

She said, "If it makes you feel better if I'm not doing well, I'm not doing well at all. I'm not happy every day."

Zhou Zhizhong's pupils trembled, as if something had stabbed into them, causing severe pain.

He Ranjie and Zhou Zhizhong had a child.

But within three months, the child died in her womb, and there could be no more children there from then on.

Over the years, He Ranjie has been wondering why this happened.

Maybe she was wrong from the beginning. She shouldn't have married Zhou Zhizhong just because of her obsession, even though she knew he didn't want to.

The child paid the price for her willfulness and stubbornness.

He Ranjie hated her past self. Without her, Zhou Zhizhong might have married Hua Ansui.

So it is reasonable for Hua Ansui to hate her.

He Ranjie squatted in front of Hua Ansui, pinned the fallen brooch back on Hua Ansui's clothes, and said again, "I'm sorry."

Hua Ansui looked at He Ranjie.

At this distance, she finally saw clearly what the dark thing in He Ranjie's eyes was, and her heart was ached.

Hua Ansui came here today to make Zhou Zhizhong and He Ranjie unhappy.

But seeing He Ranjie like this, she couldn't help but feel sad.

-

He Ranjie stood up and turned to look at Zhou Zhizhong.

The atmosphere became subtle at this moment, and everyone could feel it, and they breathed more lightly.

The appearance of Hua Ansui completely shattered the whitewashed peace between He Ranjie and Zhou Zhizhong.

At the moment when He Ranjie saw it, Zhou Zhizhong's body was extremely stiff and he looked rarely at a loss.

Qin Shiyao grabbed Shen Tingzhou's hand fiercely, excited and nervous at the same time, "It's coming, it's coming."

Shen Tingzhou's face was a little distorted: It's going to break, it's going to break.