Chapter 26 Zhou Jinbai is a very bad old man.
Although he was speaking in a questioning tone, his cold voice was inexplicably gentle. Su Li had to look up to see his expression.
She didn't know whether she liked him or not. Maybe she didn't like Zhou Jinbai as much as she liked Zhou Zexi, but when she saw him getting close to other women, she would be jealous and envious.
Perhaps in her subconscious, Zhou Jinbai should be hers, and no one else could covet him. But why? She didn't even want to acknowledge Zhou Jinbai's identity, so how could he be hers?
She also couldn't understand why a man like Zhou Jinbai would suffer injustice by her side. Was it because she was beautiful or because she was young?
Did Zhou Jinbai love her? But why? Before he divorced Zhou Zexi, Zhou Jinbai rarely interacted with her. He would only say ten words to her in a year.
But just after she divorced Zhou Zexi, Zhou Jinbai came to pester her and said that he liked her. Su Li really couldn't believe that Zhou Jinbai really liked her.
Since they are all adults and have certain needs, and Zhou Jinbai is willing to be with her, then she will just wait and see. They will break up sooner or later. As for when, it depends on each other's mood.
Su Li looked at him for a few seconds without saying anything, took the delicious food he brought from his hand, turned back to the house, and let him in.
Zhou Jinbai closed the door of the living room as soon as he entered the house. He felt really cold, so he asked her why there was no heating in the house. Was there something wrong?
Su Li sat in the living room and opened the food he brought. It was egret chicken.
As soon as it is opened, hot steam comes out and the fragrance fills the air.
She put on disposable gloves and answered while eating, "I can't stay here for more than two days. The heating is useless. The air conditioning on the second floor is enough."
Zhou Jinbai put his coat on the sofa and went to get her some water. "Don't you even have hot water?"
Su Li nodded, "I just came back today and didn't have time to burn it."
Zhou Jinbai said nothing after hearing this and went to the kitchen to boil water for Su Li.
The kettle was full of ice. Zhou Jinbai plugged it in to melt the ice, then connected the tap water to boil it. There was no other water source at home.
Su Li sat in the living room and looked at his shadow in the kitchen. She felt inexplicably warm in her heart. Zhou Jinbai had never done such a small thing in the Zhou family. There were more than a dozen nannies in the Zhou family villa alone, and Jiang Wen took care of all the affairs of the Zhou family.
Su Li felt that what he did was fresh and inconsistent with his image.
The egret chicken was wrapped in tin foil and was very hot.
She burned her finger and hissed. Zhou Jinbai came out of the kitchen and asked her what was wrong.
Seeing her rubbing her hands, he walked over and bent down to take a look, meeting her gaze, "Are you burned?"
Su Li lowered her eyes, her eyelashes trembled, and she hummed.
He sat down next to her. He had just washed his hands with cold water. The backs of his thin hands were a little red, but the blue veins were still clearly visible.
He tested the temperature, not knowing whether it was hot or not, and started tearing the whole chicken apart, separating the meat and bones.
Su Li looked so hot, "Wait a while for it to cool down, don't you feel hot too?"
He tore off a piece of chicken thigh and handed it to her mouth, "I have thick skin."
Su Li, "..."
Su Li took a bite of meat from his hand, and her heart softened inexplicably. "Zhou Jinbai, don't be too nice to me."
What if he treats her too well and she becomes dependent on Zhou Jinbai in the future?
Growing up, no one except her parents had ever cared about her so much. Even when she was passionately in love with Zhou Zexi, Zhou Zexi never treated her like this.
I don’t know if Zhou Jinbai is so meticulous himself, or if he is only so meticulous and thorough with her.
Su Li is in a very conflicted mood now. She knows very well what she wants. Since her divorce from Zhou Zexi, men are no longer within her scope of desire.
But Zhou Jinbai's arrival disturbed her heart which only wanted to pursue her career.
She didn't even know whether Zhou Jinbai was attracted to her face or because he thought she was young. Anyway, when she was having an affair with Zhou Jinbai, she was only thinking about revenge on Zhou Zexi.
She didn't hate Zhou Jinbai.
She has now taken revenge on Zhou Zexi as she wished and slept with his father, but what was the result?
She found that she did not feel as accomplished as she had thought. Instead, she fell into another abyss, at the end of which was Zhou Jinbai.
Su Li was in a bad mood, and Zhou Jinbai noticed it. He didn't have any special emotions either, and just said, "If you don't want me to treat you well, then I can treat you badly."
Su Li was silent for a moment. "Then don't be so nice to me in the future, or I'll think you like me as a person, not my appearance."
Zhou Jinbai paused for a moment, "You don't think I like you just because you're pretty, do you?"
Su Li asked back, "Isn't that so? Otherwise, what other reason would make you like me? Love at first sight is all about lust."
Zhou Jinbai heard this and couldn't refute it, "You are right, all men are like this, so you should be wary of men in the future."
Su Li stopped eating the chicken he had ripped apart after hearing that. She took off her disposable gloves and threw them there, then stood up and went upstairs. "See, I knew it. No one really wants to like me, and you're the same."
Zhou Jinbai, "..."
Seeing Su Li go upstairs without looking back, Zhou Jinbai had no choice but to put the shredded chicken together, throw the bones carefully into the trash can, and then follow her upstairs, his hands still covered in oil.
Su Li felt really bad because Zhou Zexi was with her in the beginning because she was pretty, so he agreed to get a marriage certificate with her which was meaningless. But within two years of marriage, Zhou Zexi felt bored with her.
Is she some kind of bad person? What kind of scumbag men does she attract?
The same is true for Zhou Jinbai now. She shouldn't ask for too much, but after being together for a long time, knowing why the other party approaches her, can she still pretend not to know?
No, so many men like her looks, she can't compromise just because they like her, right?
She is a person, not an object.
Su Li returned to the bedroom and lay on the bed, burying her face in the pillow. She wanted to cry but couldn't.
It was painful, but I felt there was nothing to cry about. It wasn't the first time I had seen a man's moral character.
When Zhou Jinbai pushed the door open, he saw her with her head buried in the pillow, her long hair spread out on her back like a water lily.
Zhou Jinbai still had the shredded chicken in his hand. "How about you eat it first and then get angry?"
Su Li, "..."
Zhou Jinbai asked, "Does being angry affect your eating?"
Su Li was speechless. "Go away quickly. I don't want to see you."
Zhou Jinbai was silent for a moment after hearing this. "Then I'll put the food here so you don't let it get cold."
He actually put the food on the bedside table, with the chicken wrapped in tin foil.
He went to the bathroom, washed his hands, and came out, standing by the bed and looking at her for a long time. "Then I'll leave?"
Su Li didn't answer. Zhou Jinbai turned and walked to the door, opened the bedroom door, and then closed it.
Su Li gritted her teeth and was angry for a long time. When she heard him close the door and leave, she clenched her fists.
"You keep saying you like me, but you can't stand my temper. How could anyone like me? No one does."
She stood up feeling sorry for herself, with red eyes. As soon as she turned her head, she saw Zhou Jinbai leaning against the door looking at her.
Su Li was frightened. After looking at him twice, she felt embarrassed and buried her head in the pillow again.
"Why haven't you left yet?"
Zhou Jinbai had no choice but to walk over and sit on the edge of the bed, then hug her while lying on her side. "I see you don't want me to leave at all."
Su Li struggled a few times and refused to let him hold her. "I didn't. I don't want to see you."
Zhou Jinbai uttered an "oh" and ignored her struggles, carrying her over to lie on top of him. "Open the door for me if you don't want to see me?"
Su Li lay on top of him, looking down at his look and expression, "I just want to know how you're going to explain it to me."
Zhou Jinbai put his hand on her back. "What's there to explain? You don't care who I'm with, so what do I have to explain?"
Su Li became even angrier after hearing this. "I interrupted your date with Lin Youqin, didn't I? And you even let her live in Zhou's house. You wanted to live with her so much?"
Zhou Jinbai looked at her angry face for a long time. "Jealous? Envious? Why?"
Su Li was stunned, and blinked her beautiful lychee eyes. She met his gaze and found that there was a hint of teasing in those eyes.
Su Li angrily got up from him and sat on his abdomen, feeling his belt a little bit hard. "You've already slept with me, and you're still flirting with other women. Are all the men in your Zhou family so fickle?"
Zhou Jinbai expressed his injustice, "I didn't do that. You are my only woman. Lin Youqin came to pay New Year's greetings, I can't just turn her away. After all, she is a great writer."
Su Li lay on his chest and looked him in the eye. "Then do you know that Lin Youqin likes you?"
Zhou Jinbai shook his head upon hearing this. "I don't know. She and her late husband were deeply in love, so how could she like me?"
Su Li snorted, "She just likes you. When we were at the film and television base, she asked me about you every day. If she asks again next time, I will say that I slept with you and I won't let her ask again."
Zhou Jinbai's big hand stroked the back of her neck, and he felt that her neck was not big enough for him to hold. "Then I'm counting on you. It's best to make her give up on me."
Su Li lowered her head and rubbed it against his suit. "I don't miss you at all. What is there for you to miss? You can't coax people. You're just an idiot."
Zhou Jinbai's heart softened, and he patted her thin back. "You're holding me so tightly when you don't want me to? How long are you going to keep saying one thing and thinking another?"
Su Li's voice was muffled. "I just don't miss you. When I leave the capital, I will never contact you again."
Zhou Jinbai asked, "Did I offend you?"
Su Li said solemnly, "I've provoked you. You old man are very bad."
Zhou Jinbai, "..."
Although he didn't know how he had offended her, he still had to coax her. Su Li took an early flight the next morning to rush to the previous film and television base to continue filming.
Now that she's gone, she'll probably not be able to see Zhou Jinbai for several months, which makes her feel uncomfortable, and Zhou Jinbai won't visit her.
Su Li didn't say anything, as it would seem like she was being pretentious.
Zhou Jinbai held her in his arms and coaxed her for half the night, and only when he said, "I'm full" did she stop chattering.
The next day, after getting up and tidying up the house, Zhou Jinbai drove her to the airport. Su Li wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't.
Zhou Jinbai stayed with her until she checked her ticket and went in.
The short-lived happiness was gone again, and Zhou Jinbai sat alone in the airport for a long time.
No matter what, life must go on.
After the New Year, everyone looked in good spirits, so Zhang Qingchi treated everyone to a meal.
Everyone was very happy, except Su Li who looked uninterested.
Lin Youqin asked her why she was unhappy. Su Li thought for a moment and asked, "Teacher Lin, have you been at Zhou's house during the New Year?"
Lin Youqin shook her head. "I left on the fourth day of the New Year. Old Zhou was very busy, so I didn't see him."
Zhang Qingchi looked at Su Li with a meaningful look and smiled to smooth things over. "Old Zhou is a very busy man. I don't know what he's busy with. We all invited him out for a get-together, but he left because he had something extremely urgent to do. I don't know what the emergency was, but he left us all alone in the middle of the night."
Lin Youqin nodded. "This is the first time I've seen him leave when everyone is here. I guess the company went bankrupt."
Su Li, "..."
They were probably talking about the night Zhou Jinbai came to coax her. She was thinking, was she so important that Zhou Jinbai would abandon these friends?
She didn't know, but she felt much better.
The filming progress of "The Merchant Daughter of the Qin Family" is actually quite fast. It is probably because they are preparing to catch up with the summer vacation schedule, so Huang Sijing doesn't want anyone to delay the filming process.
It is probably expected to be broadcast on CCTV Channel 8, so the original sound on the scene must be appropriate, because dubbing is not allowed on CCTV. Of course, if there is a TV station that offers a higher price, then it will naturally be sold.
But what Zhou Jinbai meant was that it would be great if he had the opportunity to appear on CCTV.
Su Li needs an opportunity to be known by the audience.
After Su Li left, she really didn't contact Zhou Jinbai. Zhou Jinbai sent her a WeChat message, but she was so busy that she could only reply at night.
She tried to get Zhou Jinbai out of her life because she felt that Zhou Jinbai was affecting her daily life.
Zhou Jinbai, who hadn't received a response for a long time, finally couldn't help but ask her: "Do you want to end it? You don't even reply to a single message."
Su Li saw the message after finishing a day's filming.
It's spring, and the weather in the south is gradually warming up, but it's still freezing cold in the north.
She looked at the message for a long time and replied: [Then let’s end it.]
Zhou Jinbai never replied, and Su Li felt as if something had cut her heart.
It hurts a little, but not fatal.
Then within two days, she saw Zhou Jinbai at the film and television base.
She was acting opposite Chen Yusheng, and Zhou Jinbai was sitting next to Huang Sijing, watching her silently.
Su Li couldn't see his emotions clearly and tried to ignore him, but she couldn't.
A scene that usually ended in one take had to be NGed several times.
Huang Sijing couldn't help but get angry, "Su Li, what are you doing? How can you work when you're in such a bad state? I'll give you half an hour. Get yourself in shape and then come back. Let's shoot the supporting role first."
Su Li didn't say anything. The director asked her to rest and adjust her state. She left without saying anything.
Lin Youqin asked beside Zhou Jinbai, "What is she nervous about?"
Zhou Jinbai curled the corners of his lips slightly, "Who knows, maybe he feels that he has done something wrong."
He stood up and said, "I'm going to the bathroom." Then he whispered to Zhang Qingchi who was not far away, "Bring Su Li to my room."
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