Chapter 7 It’s okay to recognize him as your biological father.
Zhou Jinbai agreed to the blind date. Su Li was even more excited than Chen Xinyi. She thought that the deceased white moonlight in Zhou Jinbai's heart had consumed all his lifelong passion.
Otherwise, why hasn't Zhou Jinbai had a woman around him for so many years?
She was just trying it out. After all, Zhou Jinbai was very good to her and gave her so much money. Su Li thought that even if she and Zhou Zexi divorced and Zhou Jinbai was no longer her father-in-law, she could treat Zhou Jinbai as her real father for the sake of the money and gifts.
Since she thought so, she still had to think about her father's lifelong affairs. She was such a nosy person.
I just wanted to give it a try, but I didn't expect Zhou Jinbai to agree to the blind date. It seems that he also felt that after so many years, it was time to move on from the past relationship.
Zhou Jinbai has been able to keep the person in his heart for many years. It can be seen that he is very sincere in his feelings. Once he falls in love, he will really be good to only one person in this life.
This was her own analysis. She didn't actually have a thorough understanding of the details. At least based on what she knew so far, Zhou Jinbai was a good person, much better than Zhou Zexi.
If he could really fall in love with Shen Xinyi, it would be the best of both worlds.
Su Li excitedly called Shen Xinyi late at night, "He agreed to the blind date. I thought he always had Bai Yueguang in his heart and would refuse."
After Chen Xinyi yelled for a long time, her voice sounded even more excited than Su Li's, "Ahhh, I'm so nervous, what should I do? What if he doesn't like me? Then I'll cry to death."
Su Li asked her to calm down. "It's just a normal blind date. It's not like you haven't been on a blind date before. He's a very quiet person and hardly talks to anyone. He looks aloof, but he's actually very easy to get along with. I've been with his son for three years, and we've barely had any contact. I thought he was difficult to get along with, but I was wrong. He's very easy to get along with."
After hearing Su Li say this, Chen Xinyi believed it. "Baby, I'm probably too excited to sleep tonight. Do you know what his hobbies are? For example, in terms of dressing?"
Su Li thought for a moment and said, "If I dress simply, don't put on too much makeup, and behave politely, I'll probably be able to impress him."
Shen Xinyi responded, "Okay, what time do we meet tomorrow? Have you decided on the address?"
After a moment of silence, Su Li replied, "Come to my place at noon so he doesn't have to go out. I asked him to come over after get off work at noon."
Shen Xinyi's heart was pounding nervously, "Whether I can marry into a wealthy family depends on this time, Susu, don't worry, if I get together with your father-in-law, I will definitely treat you as my own daughter."
Su Li, "..."
Shen Xinyi, "I will treat you as my precious daughter, woooo, while he is still young, I want to have two children with him."
After hearing this, Su Li's expression was very interesting. "Listen to what you said, are you talking like a human being? I don't have a stepmother like you!"
Shen Xinyi laughed like a psychopath, “I’m going to ask my boss for leave right now. This concerns the fate of my life!”
Su Li, "..."
That night, not only Shen Xinyi couldn't sleep, Su Li herself was also too nervous to sleep. She was worried about Shen Xinyi.
Zhou Jinbai is not someone that anyone can pursue. If it were that easy, anyone could become a wealthy wife.
After she finished her phone call with Shen Xinyi, she sent Zhou Jinbai the address for their meeting tomorrow.
【Just come to my place, it’s more convenient. 】
Zhou Jinbai replied.
【good. 】
The next day, Su Li got up very early. She cleaned the room and set up the venue for the blind date for Chen Xinyi and Zhou Jinbai.
She moved a small table and two single sofas into the yard, ordered a few bouquets of roses online, put them in a vase, and placed them on the table.
She went out and bought ingredients for making Western food, ready to show off her cooking skills to these two people. She actually loves cooking. When her career was not going well and she was particularly anxious, she learned to cook delicious food to relieve stress.
Over time, I became a good cook.
She prepared the ingredients and asked when Shen Xinyi would come.
Not long after the call ended, Shen Xinyi's car arrived. She also went to the barber shop to get a more mature and intellectual hairstyle, with her shoulder-length hair shortly textured.
She was dressed very conservatively, in a brown casual suit with a black shirt underneath, which made her chest look full and round, but not frivolous.
She was wearing a pair of high heels that matched her casual suit.
As soon as she got out of the car, Su Li said, "Where are you going for the interview?"
Shen Xinyi closed the car door, holding her Hermès handbag, and spread her hands, "Isn't my outfit good? Didn't you say it should be simple?"
Su Li folded her arms and looked her over. "She is indeed very simple, and has the air of a strong career woman. Okay, you take a seat first. He will be here around twelve o'clock."
Su Li was wearing home clothes and slippers, with her long hair casually tied into a low ponytail at the back of her head.
Shen Xinyi sat at the round table outside, looking at the roses still covered with dew on the table, and said with emotion, "It has to be you, Su Su, always so thoughtful, even arranging the flowers."
Su Li sat with her for a while, "It's always good to be romantic. When he comes later, you two can chat about yourselves and get to know each other. I'll cook for you two."
Shen Xinyi covered her chest nervously, "I've been nervous since last night. I think the possibility is not great, but I will be very satisfied if I can meet him and shake his hand."
Su Li agreed, "Not everyone can see him. If it weren't for his son, I might never have seen him in my life."
Chen Xinyi then remembered that Su Li had never mentioned Zhou Jinbai's son's name. "You seem to have never mentioned your ex-husband's name. What's going on? Your father-in-law's name is often on your lips."
Su Li was vague, "Why bring him up on a good day? It's so unlucky."
Shen Xinyi, “…”
Hearing that Su Li didn't want to mention it, Chen Xinyi didn't mention it either, and continued to talk about Zhou Jinbai, "If he has even the slightest interest in me, I will face it head-on. Whether my family can change the fate of being poor for more than ten generations depends entirely on me."
Su Li thought Shen Xinyi was a little funny, "Didn't you hate gold diggers the most before?"
Shen Xinyi retorted, "What are you talking about? I was young and ignorant at that time. Now I realize that people who only recognize money live transparently. Look at you, it's a good thing that your ex-husband's family is rich, otherwise what did your love give you?"
Su Li couldn't refute, "Women always have something to hold in their hands, either a man's heart or money."
Chen Xinyi waved her hand, "Forget about a man's heart. As long as he has money, I understand better than anyone else. Don't say he's messing around outside. Even if he has children with mistresses outside, as long as you pay, I can take care of the mistresses during their confinement period."
Su Li, "..."
I used to think these remarks were exaggerated, but after entering society, I realized that this is how a person should survive.
Chen Xinyi is quite clear-headed, but Su Li is more stubborn. Even though Zhou Zexi's family is very rich, she still can't swallow her anger just for money.
A bit disgusting.
After talking for a while, Su Li looked at her phone. It was almost twelve o'clock. She sent a WeChat message to Zhou Jinbai, asking him where he was. He replied that he would be there soon.
Su Li asked Shen Xinyi to wait while she went into the kitchen to continue cooking the dishes she had not finished.
About ten minutes later, Su Li heard a familiar car sound in the kitchen and walked to the door to take a look.
Zhou Jinbai's Porsche entered the yard of the villa. He parked the car in his usual parking spot and got out.
A bunch of roses were taken down from the passenger seat. They were bright and juicy, with dew still on them.
He turned around from behind the car holding a bouquet of flowers, and then he found a girl sitting at a round table in the yard, looking at him.
Su Li stood at the door and waved at him, "You two sit down for a while, lunch will be ready soon."
His expression was still stern as he walked to the table holding the flowers. The girl stood up a little awkwardly, nodded slightly at him and greeted him.
"Hello, I'm Shen Xinyi."
Zhou Jinbai glanced at her and put the flowers on the table.
"Hello."
Chen Xinyi is usually quite eloquent, but now she is like a broken string, not knowing what to say.
The scent of roses and the faint fragrance on his body mixed together, and her mind went blank for a moment and she couldn't say anything.
Su Li often heard Zhou Jinbai talk about him, saying that he was as cold as ice and didn't like talking to people. She thought that there was no such person.
Only after meeting him now did I have a concrete understanding of what "aloof" means.
Zhou Jinbai put the flowers aside and sat down opposite her, looking at her with his cold and beautiful eyes.
All the dialogues that Shen Xinyi had prepared were ineffective at this moment.
She didn't know how to start and suddenly became dumbfounded.
Zhou Jinbai looked at her for a while before asking, "Are you here for a blind date?"
Shen Xinyi nodded quickly, "Yes, Susu asked me to come..."
Zhou Jinbai glanced towards the villa and asked, "Are you her friend?"
Shen Xinyi nodded again, “Yes, we’ve known each other since high school.”
Zhou Jinbai didn't answer again, but lowered his eyes to look at the roses in the vase on the table.
“Who bought the flowers?”
Shen Xinyi answered truthfully.
"Susu bought it."
Zhou Jinbai twitched the corners of his lips slightly, then stood up and went to look for Su Li.
Su Li is frying steak and cooking pasta.
The steak had just been fried, and she added her secret sauce, sprinkled black pepper on it, and placed it on a plate.
Putting it on the plate, she was wearing an apron and looked like a cook.
Zhou Jinbai walked over from one side of the living room.
"Is that girl the blind date you mentioned?"
Su Li came out with a plate.
"Yeah, why don't you talk to her?"
Zhou Jinbai took the plate from her.
"I don't know what to say."
Su Li whispered, "You can talk about anything, such as family, work, hobbies, etc., can't you just pick one?"
Zhou Jinbai didn't answer, but took the plate out, handed one steak to Shen Xinyi, put one for himself, and then gave the plate to Su Li to take back to the kitchen.
Su Li was cooking pasta. Zhou Jinbai turned and walked out of the kitchen. He paused, turned his head and looked at her back for a few seconds before leaving.
He didn't talk to Shen Xinyi and just focused on eating his own food.
Su Li cooked noodles and brought them out so that they could have a good chat.
Shen Xinyi’s eyes, begging for help, were almost broken.
Su Li exchanged glances with her for a long time before finally asking Zhou Jinbai, "Old Zhou, why aren't you talking?"
Zhou Jinbai was cutting steak with his eyes lowered. "Nothing much to say."
Chen Xinyi's heart sank when she heard this. Zhou Jinbai's attitude was already very obvious.
I don't like her.
She knew this would happen and she was no longer in the mood to eat.
Shen Xinyi put down her knife and fork and looked at Zhou Jinbai.
"Uncle Zhou, it's very hurtful for you to reject a girl like this."
Zhou Jinbai chuckled.
Give the bouquet of roses he bought to Shen Xinyi.
"Then I give you these flowers as a comfort to you."
What Shen Xinyi wants is not flowers.
"So can you tell me why you didn't like me? Am I not young and pretty enough?"
Zhou Jinbai put a piece of steak into his mouth and chewed it slowly.
"Young, beautiful, sweet-mouthed, and very cute."
"Then why don't you like it?"
"The age difference is too big. I can be your father."
“…”
Su Li's mouth twitched when she heard that.
"I asked you last night if you'd be interested in someone with a fourteen or fifteen year age difference, and you said it would be fine as long as the other person didn't mind your age. If you want to refuse, think of a good reason. You just don't like me, right?"
Zhou Jinbai raised his cold eyes and looked at Su Li, "Do I really have to say something unpleasant?"
Su Li, "..."
Shen Xinyi's heart was hurt. She sighed and said, "Forget it. I had expected this result a long time ago. I'm done eating. Thank you Su Su for your kindness. I'm leaving now."
Su Li called out to her, "Xinyi, don't be sad. You are still young. It's Old Zhou who is not worthy of you."
Zhou Jinbai, "..."
Chen Xinyi said nothing and drove away. Su Li didn't even call her.
After Shen Xinyi left, Su Li confiscated Zhou Jinbai's lunch.
Zhou Jinbai was confused, "What are you doing?"
Su Li snorted, "If you don't want to, don't come. How can you hurt others like this? Don't you even pretend?"
Zhou Jinbai was helpless, "What's the point of pretending? It's better to give up as soon as possible."
Su Li gritted her teeth, "Then why did you agree to the blind date last night? She's good-looking, young, and beautiful, and most importantly, she's kind-hearted. If I didn't care about you, would I have introduced her to you?"
Zhou Jinbai put down the knife and fork in his hand, leaned on the single sofa and looked at Su Li, "Care about me? Tell me why you care about me."
Su Li said confidently, "You gave me so much money, you will be my real father from now on, so why can't I care about you?"
Zhou Jinbai, "..."
Su Li added, "But you won't have a share of lunch today. You've made my good friend sad."
Zhou Jinbai asked, "Can you finish it all by yourself? I've already eaten the portion you took away. How are you going to eat it?"
Su Li, "..."
Zhou Jinbai raised his chin and said, "Put it back. It's shameful to waste food."
Su Li, "..."
After a moment of stalemate, she returned the lunch to him.
Zhou Jinbai finished his lunch in silence and gave his evaluation.
“The steak was overcooked and the noodles were a bit too long. I’ll improve that next time.”
Su Li frowned her pretty eyebrows, "Do you want to do it again?"
Zhou Jinbai took a napkin and wiped the corner of his lips, "Why can't there be a next time, my dear daughter?"
Su Li, "..."
Zhou Jinbai's eyes showed no emotion, "Since you acknowledge me as your father, I will come to your place for dinner every day from now on."
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