Chapter 113 I Won't Be Resigned
Zhou Jingyu probably didn't expect that Jin Hanzhou still had this trick up his sleeve. As expected of a person from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he actually learned to ask for foreign aid.
A fierce light flashed in his eyes, revealing a deep anger. He said disdainfully, "Do you think you can suppress me by bringing up Director Xie?"
Jin Hanzhou frowned and emphasized a fact, "Director Xie is Chen Zan's father after all."
Xie Xu's voice continued to be heard: "Jing Yu, if I can't stop you, then I'll have to call your eldest brother or your father. If neither of those works, how about we ask the old lady to come out?"
Although Chen Zan never wanted to have anything to do with Xie Xu, there were probably few people in the capital who could control Zhou Jingyu.
Xie Xu certainly couldn't intimidate him, but at least there were other people in the Zhou family who could, so the two families couldn't appear to be at odds with each other.
Sure enough, the next second Zhou Jingyu's phone rang, and Zhou Chengnian's name popped up on the screen.
He didn't answer and just hung up, but he didn't make any move to take Chen Zhan away by force. He held the phone tightly, raised his eyelids slightly, and looked at Chen Zhan silently with dark eyes.
The corners of his lips were pursed into a sharp arc.
As if thinking and weighing.
He knew clearly that if he tried to take the person away openly, it would cause quite a commotion and the result would be more harm than good.
Then he changed his approach...
Chen Zhan's scalp tingled from being stared at, but he managed to calm himself down, "Zhou Jingyu, go away."
The man didn't say a word, but his oppressive eyes were still frightening.
Just when people thought he might not give up, Zhou Jingyu suddenly turned around and left.
The huge group of people came quietly and did not cause much sensation when they left.
When the tall figure of the man disappeared in the elevator, Chen Zhan's tense nerves finally got a break.
Jin Hanzhou handed over the phone, "Chen Zan, Director Xie has something to tell you."
Chen Zhan thanked Jin Hanzhou and Xie Xu for their help tonight, otherwise Zhou Jingyu might not have left so easily. However, she didn't answer the phone and said politely, "Please tell Director Xie that I thank him for helping me out tonight."
Xie Xu didn't say anything on the other end of the phone, and Jin Hanzhou didn't want to persuade him anymore. Chen Zan had already calmed down and returned to the box.
The other colleagues in the box had already noticed the commotion outside. Amy stepped forward and asked, "Cynthia, are you okay?"
Amy had only seen through a crack and saw many people in black standing outside. She was so scared that she almost wanted to call the police, but was stopped by Team Leader Jiang, who said that it would be useless to call the police.
Chen Zhan shook his head. "It's okay. You guys continue playing. I'll go back to the hotel first."
Jin Hanzhou, who followed in, said, "I'll take you back."
Chen Zhan wanted to say no, as he had already troubled him enough tonight, but Jin Hanzhou said, "If he comes to bother you again, at least I can still help."
Jiang Yunqin continued, "Ms. Chen, let Han Zhou take you. He's not drunk, so he can drive my car. It's not safe for you to take a taxi back to the hotel alone after drinking."
There was a flattering tone in his words, I wonder if he saw something.
He put the key in Jin Hanzhou's hand and asked him to send Chen Zan off.
Amy and Ian hadn't had enough fun yet and wanted to go back later. Jiang Yunqin said that she would arrange for someone to take them back to the hotel, so Chen Zan could go back with peace of mind.
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The car was parked in the parking lot of the hotel next door, just a few hundred meters away.
When Chen Zan went downstairs, heavy snow had already begun to fall over the capital. It was only ten o'clock, and the streets were bustling with lights and people, but because of the snow, there were not many pedestrians.
In the past, it hardly snowed in Rongchuan in winter, so she had a special longing for snowy days. However, after living abroad for so many years, it snowed every year, and it seemed nothing special anymore.
Jin Hanzhou looked around and only breathed a sigh of relief after making sure that all of Zhou Jingyu's men had withdrawn.
He glanced sideways at the woman beside him and asked tentatively, "Chen Zhan, between you and Zhou Jingyu..."
Chen Zhan's face turned pale, and he pursed his lips and said, "It ended a long time ago, but I probably shouldn't have come to the capital."
She thought that after so many years, there was no contact between them, and he should have let it go. No one would wait for another person for so many years, especially people like them who were in high positions and had restrictions on marriage.
However, she didn't expect that everything was completely different from what she imagined. The Zhou Jingyu she met today seemed like a different person, even more paranoid and unreasonable.
She couldn't figure out why this happened, and could only attribute it to the fact that she was the one who broke up in the first place, and Zhou Jingyu might not be willing to accept it.
Jin Hanzhou: "You came to Beijing for work. Even Zhou Jingyu can't restrict your personal safety. You have to learn to seek help when necessary. In fact, Director Xie has been asking me about you for many years. He cares about you very much."
Too many things happened tonight, and Chen Zhan felt a headache when he mentioned them. "Senior, can we not talk about this? I just want to rest now."
Jin Hanzhou showed an understanding expression, found a car in the parking lot, and sent the person back to the hotel.
There was no parking at the hotel entrance, so Chen Zhan said, "I can go up by myself. You should go back and get some rest."
Jin Hanzhou: "Okay, call me directly if you have anything."
Chen Zhan said without any pretense of politeness, "Okay, I will."
Jin Hanzhou finally smiled. At least tonight he didn't let Zhou Jingyu take her away in front of him again.
Chen Zan went upstairs, took out the room card from her bag, and before swiping the card to enter, she seemed to hear the sound of a lighter in the corridor.
A very subtle sound.
Chen Zan used to follow Zhou Jingyu. He liked to use that old-fashioned retro grinding wheel lighter with a lid. After lighting the cigarette, the metal shell would make a crisp sound when it was buckled.
That sound is very similar to the one just now.
Not only Chen Zhan and her two colleagues live on this floor, but her room is next to the stairwell of the fire escape. This is the 27th floor, so no one would want to climb the stairs.
The dark look in Zhou Jingyu's eyes when he left the club flashed through her mind. Instinctive curiosity drove Chen Zan to go and find out what was going on, but reason and uneasiness told her that it was better not to be so curious.
So after hesitating for a few seconds, she decisively swiped her card and entered.
After entering, the uneasy panic in my heart gradually dissipated.
Chen Zan came out after washing up, wearing the hotel's bathrobe. He had drunk some wine and went downstairs to be blown by the cold wind, so his headache did not get better and was getting worse.
She called room service and asked if they had any medicine delivered.
The person on the other end of the phone said, "Ma'am, please wait a moment. We will send someone to bring it up to you."
After Chen Zan hung up the phone, he waited for about five minutes before a room service staff member knocked on the door to deliver medicine. They said it was snowing outside and thoughtfully offered ginger tea to hotel guests to ward off the cold.
The thoughtful service was so good that Chen Zhan decided to write a good review for them when he checked out.
After taking medicine and drinking hot ginger tea, Chen Zhan went to bed. According to her usual habit of reading before going to bed, she would read two articles to help her sleep. But today she was particularly sleepy. Her eyelids began to feel heavy as soon as they touched the pillow. She closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
In the last few seconds before her consciousness faded, she seemed to notice that the door of the room was pushed open from the outside, and the warm light from the corridor seeped in.
The man stepped into the light with his thin-soled leather shoes on the floor. The hem of his black coat formed a slight arc in the air as he moved.
Someone sat at the head of the bed, blocking the light behind them. Fingers carrying the chill of winter gently stroked her cheek. A sigh drifted through the darkness, and then she fell into a deep sleep...
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