Chapter 3 A word "Dad" almost came out of my mouth.
Zhou Jinbai's body stiffened for a moment, then he slowly removed the hand that was around his waist and turned on the bedside lamp.
He saw Su Li hiding in his quilt, her eyes closed, her little mouth moving as she whispered something, her pretty face flushed with drunkenness. He then realized that this girl must have come back drunk.
She subconsciously regards this place as her home, otherwise she would not come back.
Zhou Jinbai sat on the edge of the bed and watched for a long time, not knowing what emotion he was feeling. His tall figure blocked the warm light of the bedside lamp.
His cold eyes contained imperceptible emotions.
Su Li sensed the light, frowned, and subconsciously hugged him.
Zhou Jinbai knew that this was inappropriate. After all, Su Li returned to the Zhou family as his daughter-in-law. What was the meaning of hugging him in his bed now?
Judging from her mumbling, she was probably thinking of Zhou Zexi. Zhou Jinbai sighed inaudibly and took her hand away again.
Su Li is very beautiful. Zhou Jinbai couldn't understand why Zhou Zexi, that shameless guy, would abandon such a beautiful wife and cheat on her. So once a woman enters into marriage, no matter how beautiful she is, she can't hold a man's heart.
At least Su Li's appearance is among the best among the women Zhou Jinbai knows. Her beautiful lychee eyes always make people feel pure and charming innocence when looking at people, which makes people can't help but feel a desire to protect her.
After Su Li married into the Zhou family, she never suffered any grievances. Although Zhou Jinbai didn't meet her often, he would transfer money or send her red envelopes from time to time, sometimes millions or even tens of millions. He was afraid that Zhou Zexi was not considerate enough and let his daughter-in-law suffer grievances in the Zhou family.
He thought that as long as he gave her endless money, her relationship with Zhou Zexi would not fall apart. But now, Zhou Zexi had ruined the marriage and there was no reason for it to continue.
Su Li seemed to be really wronged this time. After sleeping for a while with the quilt in her arms, she started crying again. Zhou Jinbai originally planned to go to the study, but he heard her sobbing and whimpering softly.
Her face was buried in the quilt, and her long black hair was scattered beside her.
Zhou Jinbai was in mixed emotions. He looked at her coldly as one corner of her eye turned red and tearful, not knowing what he could do.
There was nothing he could do but sit there and watch her cry until she was done.
Perhaps Su Li was also unwilling to accept the fact of divorce from Zhou Zexi. She liked Zhou Zexi very much, but she couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart. Even though it was painful, she didn't want to be the scapegoat in the marriage anymore.
After crying for a while, she began to climb into Zhou Jinbai's arms again. Zhou Jinbai pursed his thin lips and looked at her. When she was about to rest her head on his legs, he got up and left.
This was inappropriate. Even though he knew Su Li was unconscious, as an elder, he couldn't get too close to her.
After Zhou Jinbai turned off the bedside lamp, he went to the study.
Su Li felt that the people around her had left, and her tears fell more and more. She mistook Zhou Jinbai for Zhou Zexi.
But she was drowsy and had no idea what she was doing.
It was past five in the morning when Su Li woke up. She turned over in the quilt. Her head still had the aftereffects of a hangover, feeling heavy and painful. She knocked her head with her hand, turned on the bedside lamp, and sat up on the edge of the bed, wondering where Chen Xinyi had sent her last night?
Just as she was thinking about it, she was suddenly frightened by the furnishings in the room in front of her. She quickly looked around and found that this was a room in the Zhou family villa, and it was not her and Zhou Zexi's room.
Su Li was stunned for a moment and quickly looked around for her cell phone. Her LV handbag was on the small sofa in the room. She quickly got out of bed and took out her cell phone, only to find that it was turned off.
Su Li rubbed her messy hair, a little confused. How did Shen Xinyi know about her relationship with the Zhou family?
Ever since she married Zhou Zexi, no one knew about their relationship except her parents. She kept it a secret from everyone.
Did Shen Xinyi send her here yesterday?
After being confused for a moment, Su Li quickly put on her shoes, took her bag and left.
How embarrassing! I said I'd get a divorce and never come back, but for some reason I ended up coming here last night.
The more Su Li thought about it, the more embarrassed she felt, especially since the room wasn't hers. She wondered whose room this was.
She opened the door stealthily, thinking that since no one in the Zhou family had gotten up yet, she could sneak away.
As soon as the door opened, Su Li saw Zhou Jinbai who had just come out of the study. Her eyes widened with fear.
Zhou Jinbai just looked at her coldly and asked her in a stern tone, "Are you awake?"
Su Li felt like her face was burning. She looked back at the simply furnished bedroom, then at Zhou Jinbai, her face looking as if she had been slapped several times.
She pretended to be calm, tried to calm herself down, and walked out of the room calmly, "Good morning, Dad."
Zhou Jinbai replied with a cold "hmm". "Once your divorce process is complete, you won't lose a cent of your share. You don't have to worry, and you don't have to keep coming to the Zhou family to urge them."
Hearing this, Su Li immediately found a way out for herself, "That's right, I'm just worried that you guys are taking advantage of what belongs to me. Since Zhou Zexi cheated, wouldn't it be better for him to leave the house with nothing?"
Zhou Jinbai entered the bedroom and looked back at her with a cold and gloomy look in his eyes. "It's a bit difficult."
Su Li, "..."
After hearing what Zhou Jinbai said, it was a bit difficult. Su Li stopped talking and wanted to leave quickly. Just as she was about to walk out of the corridor, she suddenly remembered that her cell phone was turned off and she had no money to take a taxi back.
She didn't have any cash on her, so she paused for a few seconds and then went back to knock on Zhou Jinbai's door.
Zhou Jinbai was changing clothes and asked her what was the matter.
Su Li swallowed and said, "Dad, give me some cash. I don't have money to take a taxi."
Zhou Jinbai didn't answer from inside. After a while, he opened the door and handed Su Li a stack of hundred-yuan bills.
Su Li was frightened and her voice was a little stammering, "I, I just want one."
Zhou Jinbai closed the door and said, "Take the flowers."
Su Li, "..."
It was as if she came to ask for money.
However, it’s better than her going to the wrong house. She can get the money if she wants it. Zhou Zexi owes her anyway.
She didn't come home all night, and her parents were very worried. Fortunately, Shen Xinyi told her parents that she was going to Zhou's villa to spend the night and would not be back.
She went home and bypassed her parents' questioning. Just as she charged her phone, her WeChat was bombarded with messages from Shen Xinyi.
[Jimei, what's going on? Why did you become the young mistress of the Zhou family?]
[The person you're talking about marrying is not Zhou Jinbai's son, right? He's the one who cheated on you, too?]
[It's not Jimei, he has endless money, can't you really be more patient? If it really doesn't work, introduce him to me. I really don't mind how many women he cheats with, as long as I pay him. ]
[Zhou Jinbai is your father-in-law? Is he really your father-in-law?]
Su Li looked at the greetings all over the screen and felt a real headache. This matter couldn't be known by anyone other than Chen Xinyi, otherwise something bad would happen.
Su Li thought about it and replied to Shen Xinyi.
[Please keep it a secret for me. My ex-husband is indeed Zhou Jinbai's son. We recently got divorced. After I divide the property, I will take you out to have fun.]
The message came back around seven o'clock, and Shen Xinyi replied around ten o'clock.
[Oh my god, you're really capable. You hid such a big thing from me for so long?]
It's not that she wanted to hide it, but she and Zhou Zexi had an agreement that they couldn't tell anyone about their secret marriage, otherwise both of their careers would be ruined. Zhou Zexi was still a popular male star who relied on his fans. If his marriage was exposed, his position in the entertainment industry would be unstable.
That's why I kept it a secret from everyone.
Moreover, her father-in-law Zhou Jinbai is also a big shot, and everyone knows him. In order to avoid trouble, this matter can only be handled in a low-key manner.
Su Li explained to Chen Xinyi for a long time and finally calmed down her good friend's impetuous heart. Anyway, it was over and there was no point in worrying about it anymore.
She was just waiting to get a divorce certificate with Zhou Zexi, and then he would compensate her with all the property that her family had counted. She felt that with Zhou Jinbai's temper, he would give her some.
She didn't ask for much, even the common property after marriage, and she didn't let Zhou Zexi leave the house empty-handed. She had done her best.
After a month of cooling-off period, she still had no intention of reconciling, but Zhou Zexi had already brought Yang Enru to his side openly.
On the day of their divorce, Zhou Zexi asked her, "Su Li, after getting this certificate, we're really done with each other. Are you really willing to accept this?"
So what if you are unwilling? Instead of being disgusted by the foul smell that always comes out of a piece of rotten meat, it is better to throw the rotten meat away and out of sight, out of mind.
She said nothing, nor did she make a fuss like before. She was terrifyingly calm. After receiving the divorce certificate, she did not stop for Zhou Zexi for a moment.
Now they are completely unrelated. In the divorce, Zhou Zexi got tens of millions of assets, as well as luxury cars and villas given by the Zhou family father and son when they got married, a total of five houses.
All of these were given to Su Li. Zhou Zexi was unwilling, but since Zhou Jinbai had spoken for it, Zhou Zexi did not fight for it anymore.
It can be regarded as Zhou Jinbai's compensation to Su Li.
It was only after her divorce that Su Li felt that Zhou Jinbai was a good person. He looked a little cold, with a kind of noble and aloof air that no one could please, but he was a sensible person.
Su Li moved to the villa of Jiangshan Film Studio. The villa was worth hundreds of millions. It was a wedding gift from Zhou Jin to her and Zhou Zexi when she got married. After the divorce, the property also belonged to her.
Actually, it’s not that bad. At least she doesn’t have to worry about survival. Even if there are no movies to shoot in the future, she doesn’t have to worry about survival.
Of course, being a bad player is just talk. Su Li likes acting. When she was still an unknown little person, she would often fight with others for a role with only one line.
She is a little famous now. Although she can't make it into the first-tier, at least she still has fans. Her Weibo fans have been accumulated bit by bit, and now they are almost one million, which is the result of her hard work in the past two years.
Of course, compared to big Vs like Zhou Zexi who have over 100 million fans, her fans can be said to be negligible.
Even Yang Enru gained millions of fans because of this hot search event and instantly became a little pink in the entertainment circle.
There aren't many good dramas, but it became popular thanks to Zhou Zexi.
Su Li moved to Jiangshan Film Studio and lived there for a few days. Her emotional pain was slightly relieved. Living in a huge villa and seeing that her bank account suddenly had hundreds of millions more, Su Li felt that she would not starve to death in the future without having to work hard.
It was agreed that she would only be given tens of millions, but within two days, 500 million was transferred from Zhou Jinbai's personal account.
PS: Divorce compensation.
Looking at her suddenly full bank account, Su Li couldn't help but send a WeChat message to Zhou Jinbai.
She blocked Zhou Zexi's WeChat, but not Zhou Jinbai's.
These days she also saw clearly what kind of people this father and son were. She used to think Zhou Jinbai was quite scary, serious and always had a cold face. Even though that face was good-looking, when she saw his serious expression, Su Li still didn't dare to look at his face.
But recently she felt that Zhou Jinbai was a good elder.
She sent a message: [Thank you, Dad. I received the money you transferred. It’s too much.]
Zhou Jinbai only replied with a few words: [Take the flowers.]
There was no further text after that.
After staying at Jiangshan Film Studio for a few days, her agent Zhang Qingchi finally called her and said that there was investment in a new drama and he wanted to introduce her to a big boss.
Su Li hadn't originally planned to go, but Zhang Qingchi said, "So many people want to meet him but don't have the chance. This opportunity is right in front of you, and you don't cherish it. Don't you want to be famous?"
Su Li was not interested. "I want to be famous, but I don't want to rely on selling my looks."
Zhang Qingchi said, "Don't worry. This big boss is well-known in the industry for his cleanliness, abstinence, and aloofness. I arranged the dinner, and he didn't instruct me. But someone invested hundreds of millions in my company and specifically asked you to be the female lead. I thought you should thank him."
Su Li was extremely curious, "Who is it? Which big boss do I have such a relationship with?"
Zhang Qingchi told her not to guess, "You'll know when you come."
Although Su Li didn't want to go, she really wanted to know who that big boss was and why he was so generous.
If it weren't for the big boss's investment, Mr. Zhang probably would never have thought of her until his death.
Although Su Li has some fame, she is still very ordinary in such a big entertainment company. At most, she is pretty. Zhang Qingchi will give her a similar script in his spare time, otherwise other good resources will be allocated to others.
The fact that President Zhang Qingchi personally called her and even hosted a banquet to invite her was extraordinary in every way.
Su Li went anyway. In order to show her respect to the boss, she dressed up specially, blew her long black hair into big waves, and wore a red one-shoulder evening dress and high heels, which she usually didn't like to wear.
She is tall and her figure becomes even more attractive when she wears high heels.
The beauty with strong facial features put on makeup, which made her facial features look more three-dimensional and profound. She attracted everyone's attention as soon as she arrived.
The banquet was held in a high-end private club. Those who attended the banquet were either rich or noble, and they could see various female stars who usually appear on TV.
It was a scene of blooming flowers, yet Su Li actually thought she was the only one there.
Zhang Qingchi was a man in his forties, who looked very young and was wearing a well-fitting suit. When he saw Su Li coming, he greeted her with a smile on his face.
"Susu is here, come and sit here first."
Su Li looked around at the beauties and handsome guys around her, a little puzzled, "Brother Zhang, didn't you say I was the only one here?"
Zhang Qingchi pulled her aside and sat her down, explaining to her, "Everyone wants to meet the boss, so they definitely want to come. Since we've already set up a banquet, we have to make it lively so that everyone can see it. It will make our Su Su look good, right?"
Su Li felt a little uncomfortable. "You really didn't lie to me? Who would notice me?"
Zhang Qingchi said mysteriously, "You'll know in a moment. Of course, I don't know why he noticed you, but he invested in our new drama and specifically named you as the female lead, so I knew you were special."
Su Li gave him a look of disdain. "You didn't treat me like this before. You only picked out a few scripts for me when no one wanted them. Now you know I'm not special?"
Zhang Qingchi could even bring the dead back to life with his mouth. "I was just training you. Do you believe me?"
Su Li, "..."
Forget it, she didn’t bother to argue with him. Her curiosity was all on the big boss who hadn’t appeared yet.
The venue was packed with people, and the atmosphere was lively and noisy.
Various beautiful women compete with each other for beauty.
Su Li sat aside and looked at the scene with a sigh. Everyone was working hard for money.
But she doesn't have to work hard, because she is now a wealthy woman with assets exceeding 100 million.
Just as she was thinking about it, Zhang Qingchi received a call and walked towards her.
Su Li asked him where the boss had gone and why he hadn't come yet.
Zhang Qingchi pulled her up and said, "Boss doesn't want to see anyone else, he only wants to see you."
Su Li, "..."
Zhang Qingchi led her out of the venue and to the elevator, admonishing her as they walked, "If the other party has any strange requests, don't rush to refuse. You know, in our line of work, what we need most is opportunity. Su Li, you're beautiful, but sometimes you have to learn to be flexible."
Su Li shook off his hand, feeling that he was being inexplicable. "Just say what you want to say, don't beat around the bush."
Zhang Qingchi looked her up and down, and said in amazement, "To be honest, I want to support you, but I am not able to do so. Su Li, if you have a chance to become famous, you will definitely soar to the sky."
Su Li said, "So?"
Zhang Qingchi pondered for a moment. "Many actresses choose to be a wealthy man's mistress just for an opportunity, hoping to become a household name someday. I hope you won't be so stubborn when the time comes. Take advantage of the opportunity."
Su Li got angry when she heard that. She wanted to stop the elevator, but it had already reached the floor she was going to.
Zhang Qingchi got out of the elevator and spread his hands towards her. "You can choose to leave now. I'm only talking about the worst-case scenario. He's a well-known person in the industry. I think you won't suffer any loss even if you follow him."
Su Li wanted to slam her high heels on Zhang Qingchi's face. "Boss Zhang, are you planning to use me as a pretext to consolidate the company's interests?"
Zhang Qingchi laughed and retorted, "No way, I'm really thinking about you. If you can grab this cash cow, your life will be secure for the rest of your life."
Su Li didn't believe it, "What if something happens?"
Zhang Qingchi asked, "What could possibly happen? I'll take care of everything for you. Of course, if you don't want to be alone with him, I can accompany you to meet him, just once."
Su Li thought about it and decided, okay, then let Zhang Qingchi accompany her to meet the boss. She just wanted to know who the other person was.
Zhang Qingchi took her to knock on the door of Suite 808, and a cold male voice came from inside.
"Come in."
Su Li felt that the voice was a little familiar. Just when she was wondering who it was, Zhang Qingchi opened the door, pushed her, and then quickly closed the door from the outside.
"Susu, be sensible and don't let me worry about you."
Su Li was frightened and turned to knock on the door, but Zhang Qingchi was outside and didn't open it.
In just a few seconds, she thought about all the terrible scenarios in her mind, and the more she thought about it, the more panicked she became.
Just as I was feeling terrified, a familiar voice came from behind me.
"Are you that scared?"
Su Li's body stiffened. She stopped knocking on the door and turned around to see Zhou Jinbai sitting on the sofa in the huge living room with his legs crossed, looking at her with cold eyes without any emotion.
Su Li was stunned for a moment, and almost blurted out "Dad", but Zhang Qingchi was outside, so she didn't dare to speak.
After seeing that it was Zhou Jinbai, Su Li breathed a sigh of relief. She patted her chest lightly and walked towards Zhou Jinbai.
She lowered her voice and asked, "Why are you here? Didn't Mr. Zhang say..."
Zhou Jinbai's eyes fell on her delicate makeup. "What did you say?"
Su Li didn't dare to say it out loud.
What Zhang Qingchi said was simply outrageous.
Zhou Jinbai is her father-in-law. Even though she has divorced Zhou Zexi, she still has to respect Zhou Jinbai.
Su Li eased the tension in her heart and sat down opposite Zhou Jinbai. "Nothing much to say. I have received your compensation. You don't have to make such plans for me. I know you feel that Zhou Zexi owes me, so you did this. I understand. But it's not your fault. You don't need to take the blame for Zhou Zexi."
Zhou Jinbai's expression was indifferent, neither sad nor happy, "It's not for him."
Su Li was stunned. Her beautiful lychee eyes met his icy gaze. She was a little bewildered. "Ah? If it's not for him, then what is it for?"
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