Chapter 80 I can’t be separated from my wife.
This month's vacation was very good. Su Li spent a carefree month with Zhou Jin and Bai Lang, and had two prenatal checkups in other places during this period.
The day I returned to Beijing, it was already summer vacation, and I happened to catch the first broadcast of "The Succession War". It was first broadcast at 8 o'clock in the prime time on a popular TV station, and then two hours later, it was exclusively broadcast on a video APP at 10 o'clock in the evening.
#The premiere of "The Succession War"# also stayed in the hot search entertainment section for two hours. There are not many TV series released in this summer vacation because Zhou Zexi alone ruined several big productions.
Although those people are jealous, there is nothing they can do. Su Li's drama is about to lead the summer season and leave the others far behind.
The popularity exceeded 10,000 on the first day of its broadcast, and two episodes were updated every day. Everyone was waiting anxiously.
In addition to Su Li's outstanding character in the play, the second female lead who replaced Jiang Yulian also made it into the top ten hot searches. Everyone praised her acting skills. She was the actress who got the role when Su Li casually pointed at her when the crew was temporarily short of people.
Her name is Yan Zhiling. Before this, her resources have always been poor. Even if she has acting skills, no one can see them. But most of the time, the roles she can get are only inconspicuous female supporting villain roles.
Before Jiang Yulian left the crew, the role she received was just a maidservant next to a minor villain, but even though it was just a maidservant, she tried her best to play it to the end.
She is lucky. She met Su Li, her mentor, at the age when she needed support the most. This changed her status in the entertainment industry. After the show is over, Yan Zhiling can also prepare for a promotion. She can use an opportunity and her own strength to complete the promotion.
This time, her role as the second female lead in "The Succession War" brought her completely into the public eye. She had several rival scenes with the female lead from the very beginning, and she handled each scene well. Her relationship with the female lead went from hostility to mutual admiration, and finally ended in tragedy, which can be regarded as an aesthetic BE.
Su Li hasn't contacted this person since the filming of Succession was completed, but during the filming process, she was very studious and would often think about her acting skills on her own or exchange ideas with Su Li. When she really couldn't figure it out, she would ask the director.
Director Pan Long also had a worry. He was really afraid that if something happened to any of the actors, his drama would not be broadcast and his money would be wasted.
When Su Li was being attacked by the entire Internet, he was really afraid that some negative information would be exposed that would prevent the show from being broadcast, so he always put pressure on Zhang Qingchi, causing Zhang Qingchi to feel irritated.
Su Li now watches TV series at home when she has nothing to do. She rarely goes out. She is already pregnant, so it is better for her to go out less to avoid being photographed again, which will affect the drama.
Although she has officially announced her marriage, no one knows whether it will have an impact on having children in the future.
Miao Lan has started watching TV series again. She has nothing to do all day, so she likes to organize some games for rich people, such as a dance party held by some wealthy ladies.
But when women get together, the thing they talk about the most is men.
Su Li didn't have many friends in the circle of rich people, so she rarely participated in such parties, but this day Miao Lan asked her to go and play.
Before she came back from Hong Kong, she added Miao Lan's WeChat. Her WeChat avatar was a picture of the sea.
She asked Su Li: [Xiao Su, you haven't had any activities recently, right? Come out and play.]
Su Li didn't know if there were any activities. "The Succession War" was currently on the air, and Zhang Qingchi didn't say anything about online and offline promotion.
She replied to Miao Lan: [I'm at home, Sister Lan. I don't really want to go out. I don't have many friends.]
Miao Lan replied: [I'll tell Lao Zhou I'll introduce you to some people. You said you're married to Lao Zhou, so why don't you get to know the people in his circle?]
Su Li replied: [I have met them, but I don’t remember any of them. I wonder if they remember me.]
Miao Lan: [Of course they all remember that. Old Hou and Old Zhou's circles are pretty much the same. Those sisters mentioned you, but they'd rarely seen you. They wanted to get to know you, but had no way. They just said Old Zhou got married to a young, beautiful woman. No one knows what you look like. Sister, take you out and show them the world. You're all rich ladies.]
Su Li still didn't want to go. When she had nothing to do, she just wanted to stay at home and rest.
But Miao Lan was very enthusiastic. Su Li thought about it and realized that Miao Lan had given her such an expensive gift and had invited her. If she didn't go, it would be disrespecting Miao Lan.
Su Li thought about it and agreed: "Okay, Sister Lan, you can arrange it. Once you decide on the address, send it to me and I'll go there myself."
Miao Lan replied: [Tomorrow, I'll have Lao Zhou take you directly to my house. I'm currently staying at the place where Lao Hou usually stays. He said you guys come over often.]
Su Li understood: [Okay, see you tomorrow, Sister Lan.]
In the evening, Zhou Jinbai came back and bought some vegetables. Su Li didn't cook yet, so Zhou Jinbai told her not to work too hard and he would go home early in the afternoon to cook.
If there is nothing important at the company, he usually leaves work around five o'clock.
When I got home, Su Li was watching TV and eating fresh strawberries in the living room.
Zhou Jinbai took the dishes to the kitchen and asked Su Li, "Zhizhi, does the family need a nanny? Wouldn't you be bored alone?"
Su Li replied, "No, I'm fine now. Let's wait for another two months."
Zhou Jinbai washed his hands and began to wash and prepare vegetables. "I'm worried that I might be busy and come back late, and there's no one to cook for you."
Su Li said, "It's okay, I can do it myself."
Zhou Jinbai didn't say anything after hearing that. Su Li casually said, "Sister Lan asked you to send me to her house tomorrow. She wants to introduce me to some friends."
Zhou Jinbai responded, "Sure, you can go with her to meet some people in the circle. Sister Lan is a very nice person."
Su Li had a heart attack when she thought of Hou Jiangyong. After eating a strawberry, she asked Zhou Jinbai, "Does Old Hou often organize some weird dinner parties? And does he always invite you to attend?"
Zhou Jinbai didn't deny it. "Yes, I organized this kind of dinner when I had nothing to do."
Su Li asked, "Are there many women?"
Zhou Jinbai didn't hide it, "A lot, they are all very beautiful ladies."
Upon hearing this, Su Li threw the plate of strawberries onto the coffee table, and a strawberry rolled out of it.
Su Li looked towards the kitchen. "How many times have you been there?"
Zhou Jinbai knew she was angry when he heard her tone. He stood up, washed his hands, and walked over to her. "I told you I went every time, and you must be angry. But it's true that I went every time, but I never touched those women."
Su Li held her breath, "If you continue to participate in this kind of game he organized, then don't come back. Zhou Jinbai, I know you and Hou Jiangyong have a good relationship. You two have come through this together and helped each other. You were able to get through this difficult time thanks to him, but he can do things that destroy the family, but you can't."
Zhou Jinbai sat down beside her and spoke softly, "Don't be angry. If you don't like it, I won't go anymore. I was just giving them face and felt it would be inappropriate not to go. But at that time, I was a bachelor and had no family, so I went. Now I have a wife, and she's pregnant. If I go to that kind of place again, what will I become?"
Su Li looked into his eyes and reiterated, "I don't want to tell you a second time, I hate any woman getting close to you. If you smell like another woman, I will never forgive you easily. I'm not Sister Lan. I can't bear to see my own man messing around outside and coming back smelling like a woman."
Zhou Jinbai assured her, "From now on, I'll just stay at the company and at home. I won't go anywhere my wife won't let me go. Are you relieved?"
Su Li didn't answer his question, but only said, "It depends on you, whether you want a family or friends."
Zhou Jinbai said, "You need both friends and home."
Su Li said nothing more.
Now that she is more than four months pregnant, the curve of Su Li's belly has become a little bigger.
No matter how much she liked Zhou Jinbai, she was still a little annoyed now.
She always felt that Zhou Jinbai was in her bed, and she couldn't sleep well at all.
After dinner, she sent Zhou Jinbai to the bedroom next door.
Zhou Jinbai looked aggrieved, "My wife said she doesn't want me anymore."
Su Li threw his pillow over. "When you're next to me, my child and I can't sleep well. I didn't feel this way before, but lately I always feel that I can't sleep well when you're next to me."
Zhou Jinbai, "..."
There is no way. Since his wife doesn't want him, he will just stay alone.
He had just helped his wife take a shower and returned to his room. He picked up his phone and saw that Hou Jiangyong had sent a message.
Someone is organizing a dinner party tomorrow. You shouldn't be busy, right? If you're not busy, why not come?
Zhou Jinbai typed a few words casually.
【Are there any women?】
Hou Jiangyong responded quickly.
What's the point of not having women? They're all beautiful girls, including the campus belle.
[Then I won't go. I just got scolded by my wife. Although I don't have any philandering habits, she's pregnant now, and I'm worried that her anger will affect the fetus.]
[Don't be so cowardly, are you so cowardly just to get married? ]
[Old Hou, I advise you not to commit suicide. Be careful, Sister Lan will divorce you.]
[Impossible, she can't leave me now.]
[There's no woman who can't live without a man. If she hasn't left you yet, it might be because she still loves you, or maybe she's planning something. She deserves half the credit for your current situation, so take it easy.]
[Mr. Zhou, you've suddenly become so nagging since you got married. You used to come whenever I called you, but why are you like this now? Is your wife controlling you too much?]
[Well, I'm a henpecked husband. I used to hang out with you guys because I didn't have a family. You don't know how hard it was for me to pursue her. I have to cherish this hard-earned happiness. I won't go tomorrow. Sister Lan is taking my wife to meet some friends tomorrow, and I think it's okay for me to go over and keep her company.]
[…That’s a gathering of women. Are you going with them?]
[I'm worried she's not familiar with the place. After all, she only knows Sister Lan. What if she gets bullied?]
[This is really out of the question. I was hoping for a chance to go out and have fun.]
[Old Hou, you may have forgotten that during the first two years that you and Sister Lan were together, you were just like me. You were worried about her wherever she went.]
【……】
"But I'm different from you. I've decided on a woman, and she's the only one I'll be with for the rest of my life. I won't go to any of these kinds of events anymore, and you guys shouldn't wait for me. My priority is my family."
Hou Jiangyong never replied to him again, and Zhou Jinbai put down his phone.
After thinking about it, I decided to knock on Su Li's bedroom door.
Su Li had fallen asleep in a daze, and when she heard the knock on the door, she thought something was wrong.
Zhou Jinbai pushed open her door while holding a pillow, then carefully climbed onto the bed and hugged her.
Su Li asked sleepily, "Why are you here again?"
Zhou Jinbai's voice was low and pleasant, "I miss my wife and can't be separated from you."
Su Li was helpless. "Forget it. Then don't squeeze me. It's such a big bed, you have to sit next to me."
Zhou Jinbai hummed, "I can't sleep without you, wife."
Su Li ignored him and heard him whisper in a daze, "I will never betray you in my life. You can trust me forever."
Su Li turned over and nestled in his arms, falling into a deep sleep.
The next day, Zhou Jinbai sent Su Li to Hou Jiangyong's house, and he was not in a hurry to leave.
Hou Jiangyong stared at him for a long time, but Zhou Jinbai pretended not to see it.
After waiting for a while, Zhou Jinbai didn't leave, so Miao Lan asked him, "Are you worried about me, Old Zhou? Are you afraid that I might kidnap your wife?"
Zhou Jinbai smiled and said, "No."
Although he said no, his eyes and thoughts were already revealed on his face.
Su Li talked to Miao Lan, indicating that Zhou Jinbai could leave. However, Zhou Jinbai did not leave and went to talk to Hou Jiangyong.
Hou Jiangyong looked at him and shook his head, "You're useless, Old Zhou."
Zhou Jinbai didn't refute. "There's nothing wrong with this kind of thing. Maybe you're used to it and take it for granted. You're just playing around with everyone else, and family is the most important thing. But I've loved this person for half my life, and I can't let her suffer."
Hou Jiangyong whispered, "It's just a gathering with everyone and a meal. I didn't ask you to play with women."
Zhou Jinbai still refused, "No, I'm not interested. Zhou Corporation is just starting to pick up, so I'd better stay in the company for a while. You guys just have fun."
Hou Jiangyong tutted softly, "You are a wife slave. How can there be men like you? If everyone were like you, the world would not be able to function."
Zhou Jinbai ignored him and said that everything he said was fine. His only priority now was to protect Su Li and the child, and wait until she gave birth to the baby safely.
There are a lot of men in this world who cheat on their husbands during pregnancy. I wouldn't dare say 100%, but at least 99% of them do.
Su Li trusted Zhou Jinbai, so she thought he would not do that.
Miao Lan told her not to be angry all the time during pregnancy so that the baby would be obedient.
Talking about gossip in the circle, she whispered to Su Li, "It's so important to keep a calm mind during pregnancy. Where I live, there's a wealthy family in the villa next door. Their wife was pregnant, and the husband was having an affair with another woman. When he got home, his wife found out. The two of them had a huge fight, and the wife was seven months pregnant, but she was so angry that the fetus stopped growing."
Su Li was in a complicated mood. "Do all men cheat on their wives when they are pregnant?"
Miao Lan was silent for a moment after hearing this, and asked her, "Do you think Lao Zhou can do it?"
Su Li shook her head. "I don't think he will, but that's just my opinion. I don't know if he will, and I can't keep an eye on him all the time."
Miao Lan sighed, "Xiao Su, maybe you've only been married for a short time. In fact, as time goes by, you become more open-minded. As long as you have money to spend and don't have financial difficulties, men are no longer important."
Su Li's heart skipped a beat. "Sister Lan?"
Tears welled up in Miao Lan's eyes, but she forced a smile. "If you have enough money and the man can't threaten your life, you can divorce him in time if you find this situation."
Su Li didn't know what to say. Miao Lan took her hand and led them to the backyard swimming pool. "When I met Lao Hou and Lao Zhou, they hadn't achieved anything. I even brought them lunch boxes. They had no food to eat at that time. I worried every day whether they had money to eat."
Su Li asked, "So it was Lao Hou you were attracted to at the time? And not Lao Zhou?"
Miao Lan smiled. "Honestly, Old Zhou was really ugly back then. He didn't even shave. He was obviously younger than Old Hou, but he looked ten years older. And Old Hou was very careful about his appearance. He always washed his hair clean and kept his face clean. You know girls judge by appearance first, so I was attracted to Old Hou at first sight."
Su Li couldn't imagine Zhou Jin with a white beard and an unshaven look.
Miao Lan's tone gradually became somewhat sad. "I fell in love with him at first sight. I insisted on being with him despite my family's objections. My parents were about to disown me, but I still didn't repent. Then I got pregnant with his child. To avoid embarrassment, my parents beat him up before agreeing to our marriage."
Su Li patted her hands, "So you know everything that Lao Hou did later."
Miao Lan nodded. "I know. At the beginning, we made a scene, cried, and threatened each other. But later on, we stopped making a scene. It's boring. As long as I have endless money and he doesn't bring those vixens home, it doesn't matter. He can find women outside, and I can find men outside too."
Su Li, “…”
Miao Lan, "It doesn't matter if we each live our own lives. The children are grown up now. He likes young people, and so do I. I like young people too."
Su Li, “…”
Miao Lan, "Those boys who just graduated from college and have no future are all happy to accompany me. I give them money, and they accompany me. What's wrong with that? I won't bring them home anyway."
Su Li, “…”
Miao Lan lowered her voice, "So, I'm telling you from my experience, if Lao Zhou does the same thing in the future, don't divorce him. Just spend his money and use it to support your gigolo. Don't let anyone suffer any loss."
Su Li's expression was hard to describe, but she still gave Miao Lan a thumbs-up. "You've got to be the best, sister. I've learned a lot."
Miao Lan was not stingy in sharing, "Honestly, young men have their advantages. Lao Hou and I haven't had much sex since we had our second child. Besides, he's getting older and can't satisfy me at all. But young men in their twenties and twenties are so strong, I think you're at a disadvantage by following Lao Zhou. After the age of thirty, men are on the decline, and you'll have to endure the future."
Su Li wanted to laugh, "Old Zhou, he, he's okay."
Su Li felt that Zhou Jinbai was not as exaggerated as Miao Lan said. He was in good physical condition. At least every time they were in bed, he could make Su Li enjoy herself.
But I don’t know how many years it will last.
Miao Lan patted her hands and said, "I'm only telling you this. If anything happens, you need to be calm first. Otherwise, it won't be good for the child."
Su Li assured her, "If Lao Zhou really dares to do something to let me down, he will never see me again in his life."
Miao Lan hit her hand and said, "I just told you not to get excited, and you got excited. The child is important, don't get angry."
Su Li responded.
After the time came, Miao Lan wanted to take Su Li away, but Su Li went out without even looking at Zhou Jinbai.
Zhou Jinbai knew something was wrong. He quickly stood up and followed behind, asking, "Sister Lan, what bad things did you say about me to my wife again? I haven't done anything to let her down."
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