Chapter 5 A 40-year-old virgin who still hasn’t had sex?
The three words "old virgin" almost came out of her mouth, and Su Li braked at the critical moment.
Even if Zhou Jinbai was really a 40-year-old virgin, it was not something she could make fun of.
To her, Zhou Jinbai is a very serious elder, even though Zhou Zexi is not his biological son.
This is another big melon. Zhou Zexi is currently involved in two things, secret marriage and cheating. No matter which one is exposed, it can ruin his career in the entertainment industry. Even if his father is Zhou Jinbai, there is no way to whitewash his personality.
Fortunately, Zhuo Yu, a veteran who has been in the entertainment industry for many years, is well versed in the unspoken rules of the entertainment industry and can definitely help Zhou Zexi clear his name.
His public persona is one of restraint, self-discipline, and the image of someone who never has affairs. Even though he was involved in a few scandals, his fans always scolded the women, never considering that the so-called scandals were not groundless.
Just like the Yang Enru incident this time, there was overwhelming abuse online, and it happened that Zhou Zexi had an affair during his marriage and then divorced. Zhuo Yu originally wanted Zhou Zexi to admit his relationship with Yang Enru and use this incident to cover up Zhou Zexi's affair to prevent it from being exposed.
But Zhou Zexi was unwilling to do so. In the end, Zhuo Yu had no choice but to find a way to cover up the lie. He and the public relations team racked their brains for several days and explained the incident as a "new drama promotion" effect.
A statement from Zhou Zexi's studio read: "It was all a misunderstanding. We had intended to use this method to promote our new drama, but it backfired unexpectedly. Yes, the new drama 'Forget River' has wrapped filming and will be released on National Day. The male and female leads' early sweet moments surprised everyone and took up public resources. We, the parties involved, are deeply sorry for this."
The ancient idol drama "Wangchuan" was filmed specifically for Zhou Zexi to take Yang Enru with him. Zhou Zexi and Yang Enru also fell in love because of the drama.
As a newcomer, Yang Enru acted with the top star Zhou Zexi at the age of 19, which is something other actresses can't even dream of. Yang Enru is only in college, a sophomore this year, the school belle of the Art College, and she is less than 20 years old.
As soon as this drama starts airing, it is estimated that the character of "genius girl" will be marketed.
People are really incomparable. When Su Li was 19 years old, she was still running around various crews trying to play the role of "corpse" or "passerby" without any lines.
The entertainment industry is a circle with a very low threshold. Anyone can be an actor, but if you want to achieve something and become famous, you still need opportunities and strength.
Some people have only ability but no opportunity. No matter how strong they are, they will be buried. In today's world where capital is dominant, it is not easy to have a chance to stand out.
Su Li has worked hard for five or six years, and now she has barely managed to stay in the role of the heroine in online dramas. When her resources were the best, she played supporting roles in family ethics dramas, but her character was still likable, and there was no abuse or slander against her on the Internet.
When I was the heroine, I was scolded.
Yang Enru made her debut by acting in a costume drama with Zhou Zexi. Not everyone is as lucky as her.
Su Li could also see that Zhou Zexi was only interested in her temporarily. Even if they got the marriage certificate, it didn't matter to Zhou Zexi who got it.
But she ridiculously believed that she and Zhou Zexi were a legal couple.
After the divorce, she actually didn't want to see Zhou Zexi and his son, but for some reason, she met Zhou Jinbai frequently.
She sat opposite Zhou Jinbai and didn't dare to ask anything, as asking would seem presumptuous and abrupt.
Zhou Jinbai naturally knew what she wanted to ask. After a long moment of silence with a cold expression, he confirmed what she was thinking.
His voice was deep and cold, "I've never been in love, never been married, and never had a woman by my side."
This made Su Li not know how to respond. She was an actress and could imagine many scenes based on just one line.
Just like now, Zhou Jinbai said these words to her without any emotion. Although she didn't know why he said it, she had already imagined in her mind a drama of unrequited love in her youth.
Zhou Jinbai must like Zhou Zexi's mother very much, so he has been taking care of Zhou Zexi for so many years and has not married. In his heart, Zhou Zexi's mother must be eternal.
He is also a passionate man, much better than Zhou Zexi.
It’s a pity that the affectionate second male lead can never win the favor of the female lead.
Zhou Jinbai probably played the role of the affectionate second male lead in his emotional affairs during that period.
It's quite a pity when you think about it. Her father-in-law actually looks quite good. He is forty years old, tall and straight, with black hair that he often combs back. Although his face is a bit cold, he is very attractive.
He is the single old baby that little girls admire and yearn for.
Although he is old, he is not really that old. Nowadays, there are many men in their forties who look as good as young men in their twenties.
If Zhou Jinbai changed his mature slicked-back hairstyle to one that only allowed people to consider Zhou Zexi as their elder, people would probably believe him if he called him a brother.
It seems that Zhou Zexi is not Zhou Jinbai's biological son. How could such an affectionate man give birth to such a scumbag?
From then on, when she hated Zhou Zexi, she no longer hated Zhou Jinbai. She felt that Zhou Jinbai was a good person except that he seemed a little cold on the surface.
Even people like Zhang Qingchi, who mingled in various social circles, had a very high opinion of him. It seemed that Zhou Jinbai was indeed a rare commodity.
Such a rare item once belonged to her father-in-law.
As for their current relationship... Su Li didn't know what it was, but after meeting Zhou Jinbai, she started calling him "Dad". For a while, she was a little uncomfortable with the change of address.
She vaguely remembered that on the day she and Zhou Zexi got their marriage certificate three years ago, Zhou Jinbai said nothing and gave her five million yuan as a compensation for changing her mind.
Since she didn't return the money for changing her name, she might as well just call him "Dad".
The two sat in silence for a while. The repairman finally arrived. Zhou Jinbai took the plumber to the top floor, and Su Li breathed a sigh of relief.
It turns out that the house comes with after-sales service, and her father-in-law is even required to come and take a look at it in person. Su Li thinks Zhou Jinbai is a very responsible person.
Yes, if he had been irresponsible, Zhou Zexi would not be alive today.
Zhou Jinbai and the plumber went upstairs. Su Li looked at the time. It was past six in the afternoon and it was getting dark. She put down the script and went to the kitchen to cook.
Not knowing when it would be repaired, she cooked for two people, boiled some rice, and fried two home-cooked dishes. She didn't know whether Zhou Jinbai would be used to eating them. If not, she would let him go back to Zhou's house to eat.
About forty minutes later, the repairman and Zhou Jinbai went downstairs together. The young repairman packed up his tools and said goodbye to Zhou Jinbai. "I'll come back tomorrow afternoon when you're home. I didn't bring enough tools today. I'm sorry for wasting your time."
Zhou Jinbai saw him out and said, "No, thank you for troubling me, Master."
The master waved his hand and said, "It's no trouble. You gave me so much, so I will take it to heart."
Zhou Jinbai didn't say anything else. Su Li stood at the kitchen door with a shovel and looked at them until Zhou Jinbai turned around and came in.
He glanced at Su Li and said, "I'll come over tomorrow afternoon. If you live alone, lock the doors and windows when you go to bed at night. This place is a bit remote. If it doesn't work out, call your parents over to live with you."
Su Li leaned against the kitchen door and blinked, "This place is too far from my parents' workplace, they definitely won't come."
Zhou Jinbai said nothing more and turned to leave, but Su Li stopped him, "Dad, let's eat. I've prepared everything."
Zhou Jinbai paused, looked at her again, and replied, "Okay, I'll go to the guest bathroom to wash my hands and come back."
Su Li agreed, brought two home-cooked dishes into the restaurant, and served him the meal.
Zhou Jinbai washed his hands and came to the restaurant. Without saying anything, he sat down, picked up his chopsticks and started eating.
Su Li secretly looked at his expression. When he raised his eyes, he saw Su Li avoiding his sight like a thief.
He picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it in the bowl, then asked her, "What are you looking at?"
Su Li stammered, "I've recently discovered that you're a pretty good person."
Zhou Jinbai, "..."
Su Li nodded thoughtfully, "I now believe that Zhou Zexi is not your biological son. How could someone as chaste as you have a son like that?"
Zhou Jinbai lowered his head to eat, and after a few bites, he replied, "Since we're divorced, forget about him. I thought as long as I educate him well, everything will be fine. I didn't expect that scumbag genes are stronger than I thought."
Su Li was confused. "Scumbag genes?"
Zhou Jinbai hummed, "His biological father is also like this."
Su Li, "..."
He ate very quickly. Su Li seldom paid attention to his eating pace. As a result, half of her bowl of rice was still in the bowl, while Zhou Jinbai had finished his bowl.
He put down his bowl and chopsticks and asked her, "Anything else?"
Su Li quickly got up to serve him some rice, "Yes, I cooked a lot."
She reached out to take his bowl. Her beautiful nails painted with cardamom were particularly beautiful. Her fingers were well-proportioned and slender, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were slender jade fingers.
The idea of not having to touch water became more concrete at this moment, and she didn't look like someone who could cook.
Zhou Jinbai lowered his eyes to look at her beautiful hands for a few seconds, then looked away.
Su Li poured him another bowl of rice and placed it in front of him. "Eat more. It's boring to eat alone usually."
Zhou Jinbai picked up his chopsticks again, his tone neutral, "If you like, I'll come over often to eat with you in the future."
Hearing this, Su Li's heart suddenly jumped. She didn't know why her heart was beating so fast, and a strange feeling spread.
She lowered her head and said nothing. Zhou Jinbai showed no emotion, as if the words were just said casually.
Su Li thought that she must be overthinking it, why did she feel her heart was beating wildly?
Just because of Zhou Jinbai's words, she became like this?
Not really. Even when I was most passionately in love with Zhou Zexi, I was never this panicked.
Zhou Jinbai left after dinner without staying for long. Su Li listened to the sound of his luxury car fading away, breathed a sigh of relief and sat on the sofa. The pots and pans had not been washed yet, but her heart was beating fast.
She reached out and pressed her chest, not understanding her own reaction. "No, just because my father-in-law said something about accompanying me, I panicked like this? Fortunately, he is my father-in-law, otherwise I would have thought I liked him."
Su Li spitted for a long time, "This is outrageous. I'm having feelings for my father-in-law right after the divorce. Am I still a human being?"
Su Li felt that there was something wrong with her, and it would be better for her not to think too much in the future.
But that night, she dreamed of Zhou Jinbai.
She rarely dreamed about Zhou Jinbai, but after dreaming about Zhou Jinbai that night, she felt distracted and confused.
The helpless sense of taboo pulled her back from the abyss.
When I woke up, it was midnight.
The surroundings were very quiet. She was actually quite brave to live in such a big villa alone.
Fortunately, there are other people’s villas a few hundred meters away, and the street lights are on.
She lay in bed and couldn't fall asleep. She dreamed of Zhou Jinbai.
It’s not Zhou Zexi, it’s Zhou Jinbai.
She didn't understand her own mentality and stayed awake until dawn.
It was another plain day of memorizing lines. Around six in the evening, Zhou Jinbai's Porsche arrived as scheduled and parked in the yard of the villa.
Su Li stood at the door of the villa holding the script and watched him get out of the car.
Suddenly she remembered that Zhou Jinbai brought her a gift yesterday and left it on the sofa in the living room. He brought her another gift today.
Su Li asked him, "Did you come here directly after get off work?"
Zhou Jin walked towards her with a serious look and handed her the bag. "I was free anyway, so I just came over."
Su Li took the gift he gave her, not knowing what it was, and put it on the coffee table in the living room.
Zhou Jinbai told her to mind her own business and not to bother him. "I'll just look around to see if there are any other safety hazards. You continue reading your script."
Su Li watched his back disappear into the door leading from the front hall to the backyard, and her mood became unsettling again.
After taking several deep breaths, she no longer had the heart to read the script and simply went to cook.
Since he came here right after get off work, he must not have eaten.
While she was cutting vegetables, she suddenly heard the sound of a car and thought someone was coming.
She put down the work in her hands and went out to see what was going on, and found that Shen Xinyi had brought a few friends to see her.
They are some of her good friends who she can get along with well.
In addition to Shen Xinyi, there is another one named Li Manman and another one named Zhang Xianwei.
The family is also very ordinary, and they all have different occupations.
But whenever they have time, they will still get together, especially now that Su Li has become a little famous, these friends are more willing to play with her.
The three friends were also surprised when they saw the Porsche in her yard and the license plate number with the number 8.
"Oh my god, a big shot's luxury car has appeared! Whose car is this? It's so impressive!"
The corners of Shen Xinyi's mouth twitched twice, and she looked at Su Li who came out.
Su Li was so scared that she quickly waved to them.
"You guys came here without saying hello?"
A few friends came in with the fruits and snacks they bought.
Shen Xinyi and Li Manman walked around the car, marveling at it.
"I said there's a rich guy chasing Susu, right?"
Su Li told her to stop talking nonsense.
"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll kick you out."
Chen Xinyi quickly went up the stairs and asked mysteriously, "So, who is it?"
She had seen this string of 8s in the Zhou family villa, but she hoped that Zhou Jinbai or his son was not here.
Zhou Jinbai's son cheated on his wife and he just divorced Su Li. Could it be that he came to ask for a reconciliation?
As soon as Chen Xinyi entered the room, she started looking for the man everywhere, but Su Li told her to stop looking.
"You guys really know how to pick the time."
Li Manman sat on the sofa and opened the gift that Zhou Jin gave to Su Li for free.
"Do you have a suitor? Let me see what you gave me. Is it presentable?"
But when she opened it, Li Manman was dumbfounded.
"Oh my god, this is LV's latest limited edition handbag, and it's custom-made in pink. It goes so well with this beauty. Who would be so gift-worthy, Susu? This is too good!"
Su Li was stunned.
"ah?"
Shen Xinyi walked over, took the bag from Li Manman and took a look at it.
"The accessories are all pure gold, and the logo is also pure gold. It's true that people can't compare. I just saw this bag go on sale a few days ago, priced at $1.08 million. I was wondering what kind of fool would buy such an expensive bag? I could buy a house within the Third Ring Road with that much money."
Su Li, "..."
Zhang Xianwei opened another one and found a pure gold rose inside.
The workmanship is so fine that even the patterns on the leaves and petals are clearly visible.
It weighs at least two or three pounds.
Zhang Xianwei cursed out loud, "Who the hell is chasing you, Susu? Damn, so rich and inhumane!"
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