Chapter 72 Kiss him over and over again.
Su Li could vaguely hear his voice, but she didn't respond. Zhou Jinbai was not in a hurry. He lit a cigarette and waited downstairs. He thought that when she was in a better mood, she would come down to open the door.
It was completely dark now, and the street lights outside the villa area were all on. Zhou Jinbai clicked on the messages on his phone, and his mood was not much better than Su Li's.
He never imagined that after all the hardships he had endured over the years, he had raised such a beast. Zhou Zexi was not worthy of his hard work over the years. When he thought of the hardships he had suffered for such a thing, he felt like he had eaten a fly and wanted to vomit out his heart and liver.
Besides feeling disgusted, he was also disappointed, completely disappointed... He thought to himself, fortunately he had Su Li, otherwise, if these things Zhou Zexi did were exposed, what would he do when he got old?
Die with regret?
Leaning against the car door, he felt completely exhausted. All the suffering he had endured over the years was in vain, but who could he tell?
No one could know how painful and struggling he was feeling at this moment.
After taking a deep breath, he continued to look up at the second floor of the villa to see when Su Li would come down.
While he was still waiting, his cell phone suddenly rang. He took it out and saw that it was a call from the Public Security Bureau.
Zhou Jinbai picked up the phone, his tone weary, "Hello?"
The staff member asked, "Are you Zhou Zexi's family member? He was arrested today for drug use. We hope you, as a parent, will come to the police station to cooperate with the investigation."
Zhou Jinbai was silent for a moment, then spoke in a cold voice, "I'm not his family, and I don't have a son like that. He's not my son, and I don't want to be in charge anymore. He's almost thirty years old, and he's criminally responsible for any of his actions. How long should I supervise him? Will I still be responsible for people like him after I die? Sorry, I won't go. You can sentence him however you want. Send him to a drug rehabilitation center, and don't ask me anymore."
After saying that, Zhou Jinbai hung up the phone and there was no further call from the other end.
Seeing that Su Li didn't come to open the door for him, Zhou Jinbai waited for a while, smoked a cigarette, and then he directly climbed over the gate of the villa.
The door is not very high, but it is sturdy, and there are surveillance cameras all around, so no one would dare to climb over someone else's door in such a place.
But Zhou Jin turned over in vain. It must be said that his physical fitness was still good. He turned over safely. After clapping his hands twice, he walked towards the door of the villa's hall, pushed it, and found that the door was open.
He walked straight in without turning on the lights and went straight to the second floor.
The light in the stairwell came on. He pushed open the door to the second floor, turned on the light, and called out again, "Litchi?"
Su Li fell asleep again and was startled when she heard his voice in the living room.
After being awakened by the fright, she climbed out of bed. Just as she sat down, Zhou Jinbai pushed open the bedroom door and turned on the bedroom light.
Seeing that she was indeed sitting on the bed, Zhou Jinbai breathed a sigh of relief, walked over and sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her, "I knew you were here. Tell me, are you deliberately making me worry?"
Su Li didn't say anything and lay back on the bed. It was obvious that she was in a bad mood. Zhou Jinbai didn't say anything either.
He got up and turned off the lights in the living room, came in and turned off the lights in the bedroom, took off his coat and put it aside, then went to bed and lay with her.
No one spoke, and the air seemed to become much quieter all of a sudden.
In the end, it was Zhou Jinbai who took the initiative to speak. He turned around, took the pillow, put it under his head, and then carried her over.
Su Li didn't say anything or struggle, just let him hold her.
Zhou Jinbai held her in his arms, not knowing what to say, and stroked her back over and over again with his big hands.
"I know you're feeling bad. Just cry if you want to. You'll be fine after you cry."
Su Li didn't want to cry anymore. She had cried enough when she was alone, but she still didn't want to talk to Zhou Jinbai.
Although it was not Zhou Jinbai's fault, Zhou Zexi dared to be so rampant because Zhou Jinbai did not do anything to him, so he could bully her like this without restraint.
Thinking of this, she didn't want Zhou Jinbai to touch her, so she reached out and pushed him away, preventing him from touching her.
Zhou Jinbai held him tightly, his voice a little tired in the darkness. "Listen to me, I'm half responsible for his condition. I've been so indulgent towards him, thinking he grew up without a mother. I'll do my best to help him get whatever he wants. As long as he grows up healthy and receives a higher education, I'm willing to endure any hardship."
Su Li didn't want to hear him say, "I don't want to know about your past. Don't tell me. I know you can't bear to leave him. I know I'm nothing to you, nothing compared to him. I know what's good for me, I'll leave on my own. Why are you looking for me? I don't want to say anything to you anymore. You two should just live together. I can't go on like this."
Zhou Jinbai sighed, "To me, you two are both my flesh and blood. I just wanted to end his acting career here, and I wanted to find some black material to ruin his career, but I didn't expect to hurt you. I also wanted him to taste the feeling of being chased and scolded by others. That's all, but I never thought that he would ruin his life as well."
Su Li didn't understand what he was saying, so she broke free from him and turned around without answering.
Zhou Jinbai didn't move any more. "I'm already alone. If even you don't want me, then I really won't be of much use in this life."
Su Li said calmly, "You still have Zhou Zexi, and you still have your good son."
Zhou Jinbai was silent for a moment, then sneered, "Good son, indeed a good son. I didn't even know when he started taking drugs. I raised him and treated him like my own child since he was a little kid, and in the end, he gave me such a great gift."
When Su Li heard that Zhou Zexi was taking drugs, she was shocked for a moment, and was obviously a little bit incredulous. "How do you know he's taking drugs? Did he tell you?"
Zhou Jinbai said, "He was arrested this afternoon for □□. He was taken to the Public Security Bureau and then found to be taking drugs. The police called and asked me to come over, but I didn't go."
Su Li was stunned, a little unconvinced. "How could he be caught? No one could catch him cheating. Did anyone report him?"
Zhou Jinbai's voice was calm and cool. "Yes, I asked Qin Yu to fake the scene."
Su Li, “…”
Zhou Jinbai said, "It's time for him to return everything I gave him. Since he doesn't want to be in that circle anymore, I'll help him."
Su Li was shocked for a moment, then simply said, "Serves him right. This is what he deserves."
Zhou Jinbai hummed, "He deserved it. I thought that after he was banned, I would let him experience the hardship of making money and let him fight for it on his own. Now, good, he went straight to jail."
Su Li didn't say anything else, and there was no emotion in her heart. She didn't know why.
Zhou Jinbai didn't notice her change of mood and asked, "He's finally finished. Are you feeling better now?"
Su Li shook her head. "I don't know how to get better. Just leave me alone. I'll be fine in two days."
Zhou Jinbai didn't dare leave her alone. He thought Su Li had a mental problem.
Such a bright and beautiful person has become like this because of some recent messy things.
Zhou Jinbai leaned over and hugged her again, "I'm sorry."
Su Li shook her head. "It has nothing to do with you. It's my problem. You've done enough for me. I will remember your kindness."
Zhou Jinbai didn't say anything else, but he still felt uneasy.
Su Li shed tears silently in the dark. She didn't want to cry, but she didn't know why.
She didn't want to say anything and didn't want to communicate with anyone.
After a while, she suddenly said, "Go ahead, let's talk about it in two days."
Zhou Jinbai asked, "Where are you going?"
Su Li said, "Go back to your home."
Zhou Jinbai didn't say anything, and Su Li was sobbing in the dark.
Zhou Jinbai didn't know how to coax her.
"Lizhi, you're really annoyed with me now, aren't you? I made you suffer this, you hate me, don't you?"
Su Li endured for a long time, but finally couldn't help but yell.
"Is it any use for me to hate you? What happened has already happened. Can time be reversed? I've already caused your family to be destroyed. From the very beginning, I approached you just to get revenge on Zhou Zexi. I have no feelings for you at all. It was you who insisted on getting close to me. Now that my goal has been achieved, can I be left alone for a while?"
After hearing her yell, Zhou Jinbai was silent for a long time and said nothing more.
Su Li got up from the bed, put on her shoes, pulled the unopened suitcase and left.
Zhou Jinbai never chased after her again.
Perhaps he did cause Su Li a lot of uncontrollable harm.
He thought he was funny too.
After sitting for a while, I followed her downstairs. It was so late and I didn’t know where she was going.
He still chased after her and held her hand, "I'll take you home, back to your home, I won't bother you anymore."
Su Li wiped away her tears and said nothing more.
Zhou Jinbai put her suitcase in the trunk, opened the passenger door, and Su Li sat in without saying a word.
Without saying another word, he sent Su Li back to the Su family.
Su's parents were discussing Zhou Zexi's arrest for drug use, and Zhou Jinbai sent Su Li back.
Su Quan wanted to keep him for a few words, but Zhou Jinbai politely declined and said, "I still have a lot to do. I'll come back another day when I have time."
He sent Su Li back and left. Su Li didn't say anything. She pulled her suitcase into the bedroom and never came out again.
The four elders looked at each other, wondering what the conflict between the two was.
After Zhou Jinbai left, Yu Luo knocked on the door and asked Su Li, "Did you have a fight with Zhou Jinbai? Zhizhi?"
Su Li's voice was calm. "No, don't guess. I just came back to stay for two days."
After a moment of silence at the door, Su Quan spoke, "I told you not to rush into marriage. Look at you, you've only been married for a short time and you're already like this? You can't get a divorce this time, can you? If you do, don't talk to me about marriage anymore. I'm tired of it."
Su Li didn't say anything and hugged the quilt without any emotion. Perhaps she didn't love Zhou Jinbai that much.
Zhou Zexi was caught for drug use, and his acting career ended just like that. There was no chance for him to make a comeback, and she didn't need to be disgusted by such a person anymore.
Perhaps leaving the Zhou family at this time is the best choice.
But what should Zhou Jinbai do?
If she leaves too, how will Zhou Jinbai live in the future?
Zhou Jinbai did nothing wrong, so why was she taking her anger out on him?
It's all Zhou Zexi's fault, it's all his fault, it has nothing to do with Zhou Jinbai.
Zhou Jinbai spent more than 20 years cultivating a person, but in the end, this is what happened. He must feel worse than anyone else.
Su Li thought about it, suddenly got up from the bed, put on her slippers and left.
Her family called her but she couldn't stop.
Su Li went downstairs quickly. Zhou Jinbai's car was gone. She ran out of the community, crying as she ran.
Just as I was about to burst into tears, I saw Zhou Jinbai's car parked at the parking lot near the sidewalk outside the community.
Su Li wiped her tears and walked over, only to see his hand holding a cigarette on the car window.
Su Li walked over silently, wanting to ask him to go back, but suddenly saw tears in his eyes.
He might have seen Su Li as well, and he wiped it off, trying to hide it. His expression became unusually calm again, and he took the cigarette back and extinguished it, then asked her through the car window, "Why did you come out?"
Su Li walked over and stood in front of the car window, looking down at his expression without saying a word.
Zhou Jinbai smiled and said, "It's getting cold now, let's go back quickly."
Su Li reached out to wipe the corners of his eyes, which were still slightly wet. Tears also fell. She finally spoke to him, "I'm sorry, Uncle Zhou. I'm in a really bad mood today and I didn't treat you well. Please don't be angry, okay?"
Zhou Jinbai shook his head, his palm covering the back of her hand. "I'm not angry. How could I be angry with you? I'm angry with Zhou Zexi. I raised him and suffered so much for him. This is how he repays me."
Su Li knew that he was upset, but she didn't know who to tell. She rubbed his eyes and said, "Okay, let's not talk about him anymore. He's not worth our sadness. Do you want to go back now?"
Zhou Jinbai squeezed her little hand and raised his eyes to meet hers. "Do you want me to stay with you or go home?"
Su Li pursed her lips and said, "Accompany me."
Zhou Jinbai let out a long sigh, "Okay, then I'll stay with you. I'll stay with you at your parents' house tonight."
Su Li nodded.
Zhou Jinbai opened the car door for her, and she sat in the passenger seat. He turned around and went back from the intersection in front.
The Su Quan family was still wondering what happened between Su Li and Zhou Jinbai. Just when they were scolding Zhou Zexi, Su Li came back with Zhou Jinbai.
Su Li's face was long. She didn't say anything after entering the room and went straight to the kitchen.
Everyone must have finished their meal. Su Li rummaged through the drawers and cabinets for a long time but found nothing to eat. Seeing that there were still some ingredients, she prepared to cook some noodles for herself and Zhou Jinbai.
Grandpa and grandma asked Zhou Jinbai if he had eaten, and Zhou Jinbai said he was not hungry.
Su Quan whispered to Zhou Jinbai, "What's wrong with her? She's acting like this, then like that. Did you two have a fight?"
Zhou Jinbai smiled and shook his head, "There was no quarrel. Maybe she was in a bad mood. It's okay. She will be fine tomorrow."
Zhou Jinbai got up and went to the kitchen to help her. When Yu Luo saw them go in, she didn't go either.
Zhou Jinbai asked Su Li to rest while he cooked, but Su Li insisted that she do it.
Zhou Jinbai helped her by her side and she made a meal of tomato and egg noodles.
He asked the others if they wanted to eat, and grandma said, "They've all eaten. You two can eat, and leave us alone."
Everyone could see that Su Li was in a bad mood, and they knew what had happened in the past few days, so they didn't bother to complain.
After dinner, Zhou Jinbai washed the dishes. Yu Luo sat down and talked to her for a while, asking her to keep a calm mind and not let those people succeed.
My grandparents both advised me that this is how the world is. There aren’t so many good people and they just can’t stand seeing others do better than them.
After telling her a lot of things happening around her, Su Li felt better.
At least she still has her family and Zhou Jinbai.
A woman's mind is always changing. When Su Li is in a bad mood, she wishes everyone in the world would die.
Even Zhou Jinbai couldn't make her feel better, but when she felt better, she found that Zhou Jinbai was the one who suffered the most.
She felt that Zhou Jinbai had a hard time having a wife like her.
After taking a shower, I lay down with him. The lights in the room were turned off, and the light from the street lights outside shone through the curtains.
Su Li felt guilty when she thought about the decision she had made not long ago and her attitude towards Zhou Jinbai.
She hugged Zhou Jinbai's neck, nestled in his arms and apologized, "I'm sorry, Uncle Zhou. I might have been possessed today, so I said those words to you. I didn't mean it."
Zhou Jinbai stroked her hair and said softly, "I don't blame you, right? As long as you're in a good mood, you can hit me."
Su Li shook her head. "No hitting, no domestic violence. I was really mad at Zhou Zexi, so I took it out on you."
Zhou Jinbai sighed slowly, suppressing the discomfort in his heart, "It's my fault for not educating him well. I raised such a beast. I am guilty."
Su Li retorted, "It has nothing to do with you. He's not your son. Don't feel guilty for him. Your biological child is still in my belly."
Zhou Jinbai's big hand touched her belly, "So the child must be born by my own parents."
Su Li hummed, "Giving birth to your own child, were you crying on the side of the road then?"
Zhou Jinbai denied it, "No, why would I cry?"
Su Li felt upset, "But I saw you crying, you must have been crying, were you crying for Zhou Zexi?"
Zhou Jinbai replied, "No."
Su Li held his face in the dark, "So you really cried?"
Zhou Jinbai was a little embarrassed. "I'm just worried that you'll ignore me in the future. What if you want to break up with me because of this? What if I can't coax you? That's why I came up with all these random thoughts, and then..."
Su Li's heart choked. She held his face, her slightly warm lips groping his face randomly, "I won't do that again. Are you afraid that I'll achieve my goal and no longer want you? What you said back then was just angry words. How could I not want you? I definitely want you."
She groped for his thin lips and kissed them, murmuring over and over again, "I know that no one in this world will treat me better than you. You've done so much for me, I can see it all, and I remember it all. I'm not Zhou Zexi, I know how to be grateful. After I calmed down, I realized that I had gone a little too far."
He lay there motionless, and after being kissed by her for a while, he finally asked the question in his heart, "Lizhi, answer me honestly, do you love me or not? Do you really have no feelings for me?"
Su Li was stunned and didn't say anything for a while.
Zhou Jinbai seemed to know the answer. He chuckled, touched her hair, and then fumbled to kiss her lips. "It's okay. If you don't love me, then don't love me. Don't put pressure on me. I will love you, and you just need to like me a little."
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