Zhou Yuanyuan hurried out of the bar, not even considering the direction, and merged into the surging stream of people on the sidewalk. Compared to three years ago, Kyoto was much more prosperous, with a lot more people and cars on the streets.
Amidst the crowd, Zhou Yuanyuan finally regained some sense of reason. She was a little scared. When she didn't hear Wen Ziqing deny his relationship with He Jingjing at the "Qingxin" bar, Zhou Yuanyuan really wanted to set the whole bar on fire.
Fortunately, Zhou Yuanyuan controlled the violence in her heart. Now, she was no longer alone. Behind her were the Zhou and Zhao families. Everything she did, she considered not only herself but also her family.
If it weren't for the Zhou family, and to gain more favor for Zhou Zhixin in front of the top leaders, Zhou Yuanyuan wouldn't have followed the special operations team members around on missions at such a young age.
Zhou Yuanyuan walked aimlessly, feeling a deep sense of distress. She had always believed Wen Ziqing was special to her, and she had always "enjoyed" his kindness. When she was with Wen Ziqing, Zhou Yuanyuan could sense that she was special in his heart. He would often rub her head and call her "little girl." He would always remember to bring her small gifts when he went out. However, that Wen Ziqing no longer existed. From now on, the person who could give him the most attention was He Jingjing.
Although she didn't want to admit it, Zhou Yuanyuan was still hurt by what He Jingjing said. Or rather, Zhou Yuanyuan was hurt by her own imagination.
Wen Ziqing hadn't heard from him in three years, and Zhou Yuanyuan had wondered if, after developing spiritual roots, he felt that an "ordinary person" like her would be a burden to him, leading to the lack of contact. After all, Zhou Yuanyuan had never told Wen Ziqing that she was a cultivator.
The best way to distance yourself from someone is to lose contact with them. Even the best relationships can't withstand the test of time. Wen Ziqing did it, didn't he?
"Oh~! Isn't this the granddaughter of Old Zhao's family? Long time no see. Have you moved back home?" A fat aunt saw Zhou Yuanyuan and came over to say hello.
Zhou Yuanyuan came to her senses and realized that she had unknowingly arrived at the dormitory building of Renhe Hospital. The fat lady in front of her was Qin Ercai, the wife of Dr. Hu.
"Aunt Qin." Zhou Yuanyuan forced a smile. In the few years Zhou Yuanyuan had lived here, Qin Ercai had been considered a "good Chinese neighbor," and whenever there was something to eat, the two families would send each other gifts.
"Oh~! The little girl is getting more and more beautiful. Old Zhao is so lucky." Qin Ercai saw that Zhou Yuanyuan was more delicate than she was three years ago. She couldn't help but praise her and then left with a smile.
What’s the point of being beautiful? If you can’t even keep the one you love. Zhou Yuanyuan reached out and touched her delicate cheeks, feeling a pang of sadness in her heart.
After two years at Renhe Hospital, Zhao Qingshan became the personal physician to several of China's top leaders, yet his position remained at Renhe Hospital. Therefore, even though Zhao Qingshan hadn't been practicing at Renhe Hospital in recent years, he never reclaimed the house. In those days, the house allocated to a family by the work unit belonged to that family, and descendants also had the right to inherit it.
A few years ago, after Zhao Guohui bought a house, Zhao Qingshan moved in to help raise the children. Zhou Yuanyuan and Zhou Jiasheng had been living in Zhao Qingshan's small house, close to school. Wen Ziqing, who had given up living in Wen Yiran's larger house, also squeezed into the smaller one.
Zhou Zhixin's military base was far from the school, and Zhao Yunxiang, who was in the process of starting her own business, didn't have much time to care for her children. The three half-grown children took care of the household chores after school, and their lives were well-organized.
After Zhou Jiasheng went to college, Wen Ziqing was about to go to the front. Zhou Yuanyuan originally lived here alone, but after General Zhou was plotted against by He Shumin, Zhou Yuanyuan moved back to the Zhou family mansion to protect General Zhou.
Zhou Yuanyuan would come back to this place every ten days or half a month to tidy up the house and dry the bedding. Every time Zhou Yuanyuan saw the house decorated the same way it was three years ago, she felt a sense of peace and tranquility.
Zhou Yuanyuan had kept the house in its original condition, firstly because Zhao Qingshan's family had plenty of room, and secondly because Wen Ziqing had nowhere else to stay. Ever since Wen Ziqing began learning martial arts from Zhao Qingshan, he'd become a member of the Zhao family, their food, clothing, housing, and transportation all being taken care of by them. Of course, Wen Yiran, a man who cared about his reputation, wouldn't take advantage of Zhao Qingshan for nothing, and he still gave Wen Ziqing a generous living allowance.
After Zhou Yuanyuan moved out, Zhou Jiasheng never returned to live there, and Wen Ziqing's personal belongings remained there. During the years that Wen Ziqing had been "missing," Feng Xueying and her mother-in-law had never considered cleaning up Wen Ziqing's room at home, let alone coming to the Zhao family's house to take Wen Ziqing's personal belongings home.
Did he come back here after he came back?
Zhou Yuanyuan looked at the dark window, and suddenly, tears fell like rain.
This small house held many memories and laughter from Zhou Yuanyuan and her family. But now, all the sweet memories had turned into a feeling of grievance in Zhou Yuanyuan's heart.
"Master, are you okay?" Zhou Yuanyuan had been crying for more than ten minutes and hadn't stopped yet. Xiaoyu was a little worried.
This was the first time Xiaoyu had seen Zhou Yuanyuan cry like this in all her years. Ever since Xiaoyu and Zhou Yuanyuan had formed a contract, no matter how hard or painful her training had been, she hadn't shed a single tear. Even during the millennia trapped in the Chaos Orb's trial world, Zhou Yuanyuan hadn't shed a single tear, except for gritting her teeth and cultivating to become stronger.
Xiaoyu thought she had found a master who would never cry, but she didn't expect that it was not that Zhou Yuanyuan couldn't cry, but that all the previous things had not made Zhou Yuanyuan sad.
"It's okay, Xiaoyu, I just want to cry. I'll feel better after crying for a while." After being interrupted by Xiaoyu, Zhou Yuanyuan could no longer cry.
Thinking of how she'd cried over a man, Zhou Yuanyuan felt a little sentimental. Hadn't she long ago decided not to get married? In her previous life, Zhou Yuanyuan had suffered so much at the hands of men, so much hurt, yet she rarely cried except when trying to escape. Compared to her previous life, this life felt like heaven.
Even without Wen Ziqing, she still had her grandfather, great-grandfather, father, mother, uncle, aunt, and brother Zhou Jiasheng who loved her! Look! With so many relatives around her in this life, she should be content.
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