After Zhao Yunxiang left, Zhou Zhixin was afraid that Zhou Yuanyuan would be angry, so he ran over and knocked on the door.
"Dad, I'm not angry. I know Mom is doing this for my own good." Zhou Yuanyuan stood at the door and couldn't help but smile when she saw Zhou Zhixin looking embarrassed.
Over the years, Zhou Zhixin has changed a lot, from a rural boy to the youngest general in the country. The majesty and imposing manner he carries is genuine. But this is only for outsiders. To his family, Zhou Zhixin remains the same.
In front of Zhou Yuanyuan and her siblings, Zhou Zhixin is a kind father; in front of General Zhou, Zhou Zhixin is a filial grandson; in front of Zhao Yunxiang, Zhou Zhixin is a "wife-doting maniac."
Despite Zhou Zhixin's outwardly domineering demeanor, at home, Zhao Yunxiang had the final say on all matters, big and small. Of course, Zhao Yunxiang wasn't unreasonable, nor did she deliberately seek trouble, or even be particularly concerned with Zhou Zhixin's appearance in public. Zhou Jiasheng had muttered to Zhou Yuanyuan more than once, saying his father was a "henpecked husband." And he was right. If Zhao Yunxiang were still here, Zhou Zhixin would have stood firmly by her side, not even trying to comfort Zhou Yuanyuan.
However, Zhou Yuanyuan and Zhou Jiasheng have always been happy to see their parents' love and affection. Their private complaints are simply to satisfy their "fun" of gossiping about others behind their backs.
"Yuanyuan, Daddy knows you're the most sensible child." Seeing that Zhou Yuanyuan wasn't angry with Zhao Yunxiang, Zhou Zhixin felt relieved. He was genuinely worried that Zhou Yuanyuan would, as General Zhou had said, reach some kind of "rebellious phase" and confront Zhao Yunxiang. After all, this wasn't Zhou Yuanyuan's fault; General Zhou had already explained everything to Zhou Zhixin downstairs. This matter concerned the safety of the Zhao family, and Zhou Yuanyuan couldn't just stand by and watch. Zhao Yunxiang was the only one in the family who didn't know the truth.
"Dad, I'm really fine. You should go and comfort Mom! I think she seems particularly irritable today. Did something happen to her at work?" Zhou Yuanyuan was a little worried about Zhao Yunxiang.
"Ah? Then I'll go see your mom." Sure enough, Zhou Zhixin couldn't stay even a second longer when Zhao Yunxiang was mentioned. Zhou Zhixin also remembered that Zhao Yunxiang had cried when she called him this morning. It wasn't convenient to talk about anything over the phone, so he went home specifically today just to ask Yunxiang if she was unhappy about anything.
Zhou Yuanyuan looked at Zhou Zhixin's anxious back, and couldn't hide the smile on her face.
Before Zhou Yuanyuan closed the door, Zhou Jiasheng appeared on the stairs.
Seeing Zhou Yuanyuan standing at the door, Zhou Jiasheng rushed over in a few steps and called out with a smile on his face: "Sister, hehehe..."
"Hmm~?" Zhou Yuanyuan made a few nasal sounds and glanced at Zhou Jiasheng with disdain. Zhou Yuanyuan knew that when Zhou Jiasheng spoke to her in this tone, he usually had something to ask of her.
Just now, when Zhou Zhixin was still here, Zhou Yuanyuan had seen Zhou Jiasheng peeking on the stairs out of the corner of her eye. When Zhou Jiasheng saw Zhou Zhixin, he shrank back, then jumped out again after seeing Zhou Zhixin leave. Zhou Yuanyuan really didn't believe Zhou Jiasheng's words that he was fine.
Zhou Jiasheng looked into Zhou Yuanyuan's room and didn't see Zhao Yunxiang. He quickly squeezed next to Zhou Yuanyuan and rushed into her room.
"Brother, did you offend Mom?" Zhou Yuanyuan asked curiously, noticing Zhou Jiasheng's furtive demeanor and recalling how he'd hunched his shoulders in the living room earlier, daring not to step forward to help her out. Growing up, Zhou Yuanyuan and Zhou Jiasheng had always been in perfect harmony, always helping each other out whenever one got into trouble. This was the first time Zhou Yuanyuan had seen Zhou Jiasheng act so recklessly, like he did today.
"That's right!" Zhou Jiasheng wiped a nonexistent sweat from his forehead and said with a gloomy face, "Sister, I have a favor to ask of you. Can you please tell Mom that Zhu Xiaojuan and I really don't click and don't drag us together?" Zhou Jiasheng felt sick every time he thought about Zhao Yunxiang calling him today to say she would arrange for him and Zhu Xiaojuan to get engaged. He and Zhu Xiaojuan? They couldn't even talk to each other. If Zhao Yunxiang really forced them together, Zhou Jiasheng would feel completely hopeless!
"Zhu Xiaojuan?" Zhou Yuanyuan opened her eyes wide, and a graceful figure appeared in her mind.
Zhu Xiaojuan is Zhu Xiangyang's granddaughter and Zhu Xiaojun's biological sister. Zhu Xiangyang is currently the second-in-command. I heard that when the first-in-command retires in a few years, Zhu Xiangyang is likely to take over the position.
The Zhu family owned a villa within the compound, less than a hundred meters from General Zhou's residence. Zhu Xiaojuan and Zhou Jiasheng had been elementary school classmates and had loved visiting the Zhou family's home since childhood. For a time, Zhu Xiaojuan and Zhou Yuanyuan were very close, and Zhou Yuanyuan's knowledge of their social gossip came largely from Zhu Xiaojuan. It wasn't until Zhou Yuanyuan joined the special operations team and became frequently busy on missions that their relationship faded.
"Sister, you know, I've never felt that way about Zhu Xiaojuan..." Zhou Jiasheng shuddered at the thought of her. He truly wasn't interested. Ever since elementary school, Zhu Xiaojuan had liked him and even loved visiting his family. But as a young girl, no matter how much she liked him, she couldn't express it, always using the excuse of asking for help with homework.
Zhu Xiaojuan's appearance is impeccable, with an oval face, double eyelids, big eyes, a high nose bridge, and fair and tender skin.
Zhu Xiaojuan might be good-looking, but her brains didn't match her looks. From elementary school to middle school, her grades were abysmal. Zhou Jiasheng didn't like girls like her and avoided them whenever possible. He didn't know if it was because geniuses hated idiots, but in Zhou Jiasheng's eyes, Zhu Xiaojuan was worthless.
"Wow! Our brother has grown up!" Zhou Yuanyuan looked Zhou Jiasheng up and down, and did not forget to tease him.
Zhou Jiasheng is nineteen years old, 1.76 meters tall, and weighs 135 kilograms. He's a handsome man from behind, and he's equally handsome from the front. He inherited Zhou Zhixin's thick eyebrows and big eyes, and Zhao Yunxiang's fair skin. He's intelligent and successful. No wonder Zhu Xiaojuan fell in love with him.
But isn't Zhu Xiaojuan still in her senior year of high school? Is she not going to college? Is she going to get married straight after graduating from high school? Zhou Yuanyuan was completely confused.
The career of Zhu Xiangyang, the old man of the Zhu family, is booming, and he sees that Zhu Xiaoshan, the grandson of the Zhu family, is also beginning to shine.
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