Chapter 69 Uncle Zhou, I like you especially today.
Zhou Zexi was not stupid either. He just wanted to humiliate Su Li and didn't really want to cause trouble in such an occasion. Now that he had met her, how could he let go of this opportunity?
But he didn't expect Su Li to hit someone on the spot. There were many reporters around. After all, he was a top star. How could he be beaten by a second-rate female star?
But he wasn't angry. Instead, he looked at Su Li and smiled, his expression full of provocation. "Who did you ruin with that slap? You should know better than me."
After saying this, Zhou Zexi left. Soon, reporters surrounded him. There was a clear fingerprint on Zhou Zexi's face. Obviously, everyone saw Su Li hit him.
The reporters frantically began interviewing Zhou Zexi. "Mr. Zhou Zexi, do you have any grudge against this woman? Why did she hit you? Do you know each other?"
Zhou Zexi looked dejected. Facing the camera, he simply rubbed his face. "Who knows why she hit me? I don't even know her. I don't usually know such self-righteous people."
Seeing a group of reporters smelling the scent and about to surround Su Li, Su Li lifted her skirt and ran out of the venue. A group of people behind her yelled at her not to run.
It would be strange if Su Li didn't run away. Zhou Zexi had said everything. He would definitely say a lot of bad things about her in front of the media, and then turn the public opinion on her and create a black market for her on the entire Internet.
Isn't this how the circle is? Oftentimes, an artist will be blackened by the entire network. It's usually not the work of fans, but of rival capitalists. Su Li thought about how badly she would be blackened next, but she didn't regret hitting Zhou Zexi. This kind of disgusting thing is just looking for trouble.
The people behind her were chasing her relentlessly. Su Li wanted to find a place to hide. She ran from the first floor to the second floor, and then from the second floor to the third floor. The patrolling security guard pointed at her and shouted, "Don't go up there!"
A group of reporters were chasing her from behind. The security guards originally wanted to chase Su Li, but in a blink of an eye, they saw a group of reporters also followed her up the stairs and were frantically taking pictures of Su Li's back. Su Li disappeared from the third floor. The building of Center International was designed like a maze.
Unable to go up to the fourth floor, Su Li looked for a hiding place on the third floor, but couldn't even find a toilet. After walking forward for an unknown number of meters, she saw many people in suits, both men and women, coming out of a huge glass door.
Su Li met this group of people, turned around and ran away with her skirt lifted up, but saw Zhou Jinbai among them. Su Li's heart skipped a beat, and she thought it would be better not to cause trouble for Zhou Jinbai, so she turned around and left.
But just as she turned around, she heard Zhou Jinbai calling her name, "Litchi? Why are you here?"
A group of people nearby looked at Su Li, and someone asked with a smile, "Does Chairman Zhou know her?"
Zhou Jinbai walked towards Su Li and explained as he walked, "My wife, you guys go first, I'll bring her over later."
When the group heard him say "wife", their eyes became incredulous, but no one asked when they got married. They just said goodbye to him politely, "Then let's go to the venue first. You must come to the dinner later."
Zhou Jinbai responded, "I will come."
Su Li stood there, not knowing whether to leave or not.
Zhou Jinbai walked over to her and looked down at her panicked expression. "What's wrong?"
Just as Su Li was about to explain, the group of reporters broke through the security barrier and chased after her.
Su Li cursed and ran away with Zhou Jinbai, "These crazy people, why are they always chasing me?"
Zhou Jinbai also saw the group of people. He took Su Li and turned a corner and pushed open the office door of a shopping mall executive.
Just as the man was about to lose his temper, he saw Zhou Jinbai come in. He slowly swallowed the quintessence of Chinese culture that was about to reach his mouth and asked quietly, "Didn't you just leave?"
Zhou Jinbai pointed outside and said, "There's a psychopath. Manager Zhang, please take care of it."
The man stood up and straightened his clothes, "I'll go take a look."
Su Li hid behind Zhou Jinbai and watched the man go out. Zhou Jinbai closed the door.
Su Li let out a breath slowly, she was really scared.
Zhou Jinbai then turned around to look at her, "What happened?"
Su Li looked guilty, "I'm sorry, Uncle Zhou, I've caused you trouble again. I just slapped Zhou Zexi in the face in the waiting hall on the first floor, and these reporters saw us and are chasing me."
Zhou Jinbai understood what he said, "You got into trouble not long after entering?"
Su Li lowered her head and said nothing. She didn't want to cause trouble. It was Zhou Zexi's fault for speaking so harshly.
Although it wasn't her fault, her actions had an impact on Zhou Jinbai, so she felt guilty. "I didn't initiate the fight. He just spoke too harshly, so I slapped him."
Zhou Jinbai looked at her for a long time, then patted her head. "It's okay. He got beaten. He deserved it."
Su Li heard him speak and looked up at him. "You don't blame me? I might be targeted by a wave of online hate. What if that gets you involved?"
Zhou Jinbai smiled and replied, "What do you mean by 'involved'? Don't forget, you are my wife and I am your husband. How can you treat me as an outsider after getting married?"
Su Li felt a little relieved. She looked up at Zhou Jinbai's calm expression for a long time, then curled the corners of her lips and smiled.
She hugged his arm like a spoiled child and said, "I just heard you say I'm your wife. Those people don't know me. If you just say it like that, won't it be exaggerated?"
Zhou Jinbai reassured her, "As long as Zhou Zexi doesn't cause trouble, the media will at most say that you're being kept by a wealthy sponsor."
Su Li hit his shoulder and said, "I'm not your surrogate mother. I became your wife based on my own abilities."
Zhou Jinbai helped her adjust her tube-bottomed dress. "Yes, Lizhi is amazing. You're so capable of becoming Zhou Jinbai's wife. Who dares to criticize you?"
Su Li rested her head on his shoulder, feeling tender in her heart, "Uncle Zhou, it's great to have you."
Zhou Jinbai asked in a low voice, "Now you know I'm fine? Then give me a kiss?"
Su Li was wearing high heels and had to stand on tiptoe to touch his face. She was not stingy and kissed him on the face. Her lipstick was imprinted on his face. She took out a tissue from his pocket and wiped it for him.
Zhou Jinbai thought she was so cute that he couldn't help but want to kiss her. Just as he lowered his head, Manager Zhang came back.
He pushed open the door and spoke to Zhou Jinbai with a smile, "Chairman Zhou, those reporters have been driven away by our security guards. The third floor is safe."
Zhou Jinbai thanked him with a cold face and took Su Li out of his office.
The award ceremony was about to begin, but Su Li disappeared after beating someone up, and Zhang Qingchi anxiously called to look for her.
Ten minutes ago, someone was beaten, and ten minutes later, Su Li's beating incident became a hot topic, and the person she beat was Zhou Zexi.
This made Zhou Zexi's fans very sad, and soon Su Li's super topic and Weibo were flooded with Zhou Zexi's fans.
The remarks can be as extreme as they can be.
The studio called Zhang Qingchi and asked how to deal with this matter. Zhang Qingchi didn't know how to deal with it either. Now the most important red carpet and award ceremony were not completed, and he had no way to go back.
As the red carpet event began, the stars began to walk the red carpet, sign autographs, and take their seats, but Su Li was still nowhere to be seen.
Zhou Jinbai got the news from the organizer and the jury that the winning actress this time was not Su Li, but Yang Enru, who became famous with "Forgotten River", so he directly asked Su Li not to go, so as not to become a target again.
He took Su Li directly to attend the dinner party hosted by the organizer. Su Li felt safer with him than when she was at the venue on the first floor.
It seemed that she was safe when she was with Zhou Jinbai.
Su Li was a little disappointed when she heard that she wasn't the winner. She asked Zhou Jinbai, "If it wasn't me, why are you saying it was me? Are you trying to embarrass me?"
Zhou Jinbai didn't know either. He thought someone must want to make trouble for Su Li. Seeing Su Li making a fool of herself in front of so many people, they wanted to make her a clown and a foil.
The organizer and the judging panel shouldn't do such a thing, so it might be done by a rival. Su Li's rival... should be Zhuo Yu. Zhuo Yu made Yang Enru famous and is also Zhou Zexi's agent. That young actress was suppressed by Su Li just as she was gaining momentum. Zhuo Yu probably wanted to take revenge, so she released this news.
Although Su Li felt disappointed, she didn't care. She couldn't be led by these people, so she might as well go out for dinner with Uncle Zhou.
The red carpet began, and the actresses competed with each other for beauty. Each red carpet look was as novel as it could be. Yang Enru kept looking for Su Li, but she didn't see anyone at all.
Everyone originally thought that Su Li would appear on the red carpet, but to everyone's disappointment, she didn't show up at all.
Chen Yusheng looked eagerly but didn't see Su Li.
At this time, Su Li had already followed Zhou Jinbai to the dinner party organized by the organizer. Most people could not afford to attend this kind of dinner party, as the attendees were all well-known figures.
If it weren't for Zhou Jinbai, Su Li would not be qualified to attend such a dinner. The entire dinner party was attended by famous figures in the Beijing circle, and Hou Jiangyong was also invited.
Only in such occasions could Su Li know Zhou Jinbai's status in this circle.
As soon as he arrived, everyone sitting there stood up and greeted him respectfully, "Chairman Zhou is here."
Su Li was like a little white flower beside him.
She took Zhou Jinbai's arm and sat down as he chatted with everyone. He did not forget to straighten her skirt.
No one present brought a companion, except Zhou Jinbai.
Although everyone was curious and confused, no one asked any questions. They all sat down and continued talking about what they needed to talk about.
It was as if Su Li didn't exist.
However, it’s not that no one noticed her, but there were very few women around Zhou Jinbai, and the person who could be brought to such a dinner by him must be of extraordinary status.
Moreover, he personally admitted not long ago that it was his wife. So since Chairman Zhou brought his wife to the banquet, he must have given them enough face.
Su Li was a little nervous and put her little hand in Zhou Jinbai's hand. While he was talking to others, he did not forget to gently pinch her little hand to tell her not to be nervous.
Su Li lowered her head and played with his fingers.
The banquet was very lively. Su Li didn't understand some of the complicated terms, so she was looking forward to the dishes being served.
The film festival award ceremony was in full swing, and the best actress was about to be announced, but Su Li had not arrived yet.
Zhang Qingchi was still searching for hot topics on Weibo, and he was so angry that he kept breathing heavily. Zhou Zexi was sitting in the front row, and Zhang Qingchi wanted to kill him with a knife.
He sent a message to Zhou Jinbai: [Your son has made your wife a trending topic. What do you think about this?]
Zhou Jinbai didn't reply to him.
The Best Actor award must go to Chen Yusheng, who also became a hot topic because it was his last time attending the film festival. His hot search tags were all about fans expressing their regret and crying for blessings.
Su Li and Zhou Zexi’s super topics and threads are all insulting.
They are two extremes.
Zhang Qingchi was still wondering what to do with the award if Su Li didn’t come.
I was still thinking about it the previous second, and the next second it was announced that the winner of the Best Actress award was Yang Enru.
Zhang Qingchi was stunned, watching the actress in the princess dress stand up from the audience, go up to receive the award, and give her acceptance speech.
Zhang Qingchi felt the blood rushing to his face for a moment. Fortunately, Su Li didn't come, otherwise he would have been slapped in the face.
He opened his phone and wanted to send something to Su Li, but after thinking about it, he decided not to send anything.
Su Li was already eating. When the bosses got together, there was nothing else to do except talking endlessly and drinking endlessly. Su Li sat next to Zhou Jinbai and waited for him to come over when she saw something delicious.
There were so many delicious foods on the huge turntable, but it turned slowly and she was getting impatient waiting.
Zhou Jinbai was talking to someone next to him. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that she was a little anxious holding her chopsticks. He took a moment to lean over and ask her, "Which one do you want to eat?"
Su Li pointed at the large shrimp behind the dozen or so dishes and said, "That one, that one."
Zhou Jinbai took a look and quickly turned the shrimp over to her, picked up a few for her, and took the disposable gloves next to her. After putting them on, he peeled the shrimp for her. The man next to him was still talking to him about work.
He listened, responding and showing some concern from time to time, but he put all the shrimps in his hand into her bowl.
Su Li glanced at him. After peeling the shrimp, he took off his disposable gloves and started talking seriously about work with someone. He didn't delay any of the tasks.
The man next to him had been watching Su Li. When he saw Zhou Jinbai finished peeling the shrimp, he smiled and said, "Jay and his wife have a really good relationship."
Zhou Jinbai replied, "They're newlyweds, so they must have a good relationship."
The man was very good at handling things. "Why didn't anyone tell us? If we knew, we would definitely go and congratulate them."
Zhou Jinbai said calmly, "It's okay. The wedding hasn't taken place yet. When it does, I'll definitely send out invitations to everyone. You can't be left out."
Su Li felt sweet in her heart. She lowered her head and finished eating the shrimps he had picked. She secretly glanced at him. Seeing his serious look, her heart started beating wildly.
Serious men are indeed attractive. Su Li has never felt that Zhou Jinbai made her so impulsive.
I really want to sit on his lap, hug him and kiss him in front of so many friends in the business world at this moment, and see his expression become different from what it is now, with desire and tenderness.
When Su Li thought of this, she was shocked by her own thoughts.
His voice could be heard from time to time, as if all the crises today were insignificant because of him.
Su Li thought, those insults were nothing, it didn’t matter even if the whole network was blackening her.
With her man by her side, she has nothing to fear.
With this mentality, she ate a little more.
Later, a group of men were drinking, but Zhou Jinbai didn't drink. He drove here by himself, and without a driver, he certainly couldn't drink.
Zhou Zexi wanted to embarrass Su Li, but Su Li hit him and never showed up again, not even coming to the award ceremony.
By the time the ceremony was over, Su Li had already finished her meal and followed Zhou Jinbai home.
After she returned, she found out that Zhang Qingchi and Chen Yusheng had called her many times, and she had turned on silent mode.
After returning home, I took off my makeup and changed my clothes, then I replied to their messages and called them one by one.
Zhou Jinbai stayed in the study for a while. When he returned to the bedroom, he heard her calling Chen Yusheng. He leaned over and supported his hands on her sides, looking at her expression.
Su Li raised her eyes to meet his gaze and smiled at him with her beautiful eyes.
She was still chatting with people, "I was chased by a group of reporters, so I went up to the third floor, but didn't come down. I found an opportunity and ran away."
After hearing her explanation, Chen Yusheng breathed a sigh of relief. "You scared me. I thought you'd gone somewhere. But why did you hit Zhou Zexi? I'm curious."
Su Li looked into Zhou Jinbai's eyes, blinked, thought for a moment, and answered Chen Yusheng, "I just can't stand him. He's so pretentious."
Chen Yusheng sighed, "All the female stars want to stick close to him, but you just come up and slap them. Today's trending search is worthy of your behavior. Does your hand hurt?"
Su Li was just about to say it was okay when Zhou Jinbai suddenly kissed her, blocking her lips. She blinked without saying a word.
Chen Yusheng didn't hear her reply and asked in confusion, "Did the line get disconnected?"
But he could still hear Su Li's breathing. Chen Yusheng took out his phone and looked at it. He had no idea what was going on. The time on it was still moving.
At this moment, when Zhou Jinbai kissed her, Su Li threw away her cell phone and hugged his neck, lying on the quilt to respond to Zhou Jinbai's kiss. Zhou Jinbai was forced to cover her.
After kissing for a while, he reached out and hung up her phone, then used force on her mouth and kissed her loudly.
Su Li was feeling particularly sensible today. She held him tightly and her hands were already trying to unbuckle his belt. Only then did Zhou Jinbai slowly let her go.
"Excited?"
Su Li looked at his calm expression and took a breath.
"Uncle Zhou, I seem to like you a little more today."
Zhou Jinbai looked at her and smiled gently.
"Why?"
Su Li shook her head.
"I don't know. I just went to dinner with you, and seeing you talking calmly with those people at the table, I really wanted to do something to you, but I couldn't. I could only wait until you came back."
She had just taken a shower and her skin was a little cold.
His palm was warm and he touched her calf.
"Can I touch it for you? I'll find a way to deal with you, little greedy cat, tonight."
Su Li shook her head and hugged him to prevent him from leaving.
"No, not now."
Zhou Jinbai looked at the sky outside and said, "I have to go to the company soon. It's already afternoon."
Su Li didn't say anything, just hugged him and put her cheek against his.
After thinking for a moment, Zhou Jinbai took her hand away, stood on the edge of the bed and unbuckled his belt with a playful look on his face.
"Uncle will rub it for you, not too deep, it's dangerous if it's too deep."
Su Li blushed and turned away.
Zhou Jinbai leaned over and hugged her to the edge of the bed, bringing her long legs together and holding her two slender ankles with one big hand.
Like a flying snake splitting open the petals, two red lotus petals covered with dew wrapped around the long sword.
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