Go China! Go Wuhan!
A few minutes later, the assistant returned. He stood there looking somewhat embarrassed.
Zhou Shixiong closed his eyes briefly. "There are no outsiders here, so just say what you need to say."
"Boss, it's Zhou Shao who ran over here and refuses to go back. He bites anyone who tries to pull him away, and his screams are incredibly terrifying?"
How did he get here?
"He injured Li Guoliang with a desk lamp and then ran over when no one was paying attention."
"Go down there. No matter what he shouts, we have to get him back."
"Boss, Zhou Shao is now injured, and he also knocked over Secretary Li's hot tea."
Zhou Shixiong's chest heaved with anger. At this moment, Zhang Shouyi stood up and said, "Sir, let me go out and take a look. This isn't working. I think we should tie up Young Master Zhou and give him a sedative. Otherwise, he'll only hurt himself like this."
Zhou Shixiong nodded. His earlier good mood was gone.
Zhang Hongmei roughly understood that Zhang Shouyi wanted her to see her enemy's miserable state. After thinking for a moment, she stood up anyway.
“Uncle, let me go out with Brother Zhang. Although he is the enemy who killed my father and mother, I don’t want him to die. I’m mainly worried that you can’t bear it.”
Zhou Shixiong stared intently at Zhang Hongmei, watching the young girl's open and honest demeanor as she allowed him to look at her, and finally nodded.
The two went outside and saw Zhou Yuanqing, who was as thin as a rake, sitting in the middle of the living room, next to a broken tea set. He was muttering something to himself.
This suddenly reminded Zhang Hongmei of a saying from her past life: life is like these cutlery pieces. Yes, they're broken.
“Hongmei, you can go in. Just come out and take a look. Otherwise, Zhou Shixiong is not someone you can easily deal with.”
"Yes, seeing him like this, I no longer feel hatred."
"Okay. Let's go in."
Zhang Hongmei walked back, adjusting the expression on her face.
Zhou Shixiong saw the little girl walk in with a look of fear on her face.
"Don't be afraid!"
"Uncle, why is Young Master Zhou like this? I'm scared!"
"Don't be afraid, he won't hurt you. Don't worry."
Zhang Hongmei was still sitting by Zhou Shixiong's bedside, reserved and unable to relax.
“Hongmei, don’t be afraid. You can’t be afraid to come and see me because of this.”
"Uncle, I won't, but next time I come, please make sure someone keeps a close eye on him. He's too scary."
"Yes, this won't happen again next time."
The atmosphere in the room could never be as warm and cozy as it had been before.
"Hongmei, could you move in with us?"
"Move in?"
Zhang Hongmei immediately shook her head, "Uncle, I don't want to. I only got back late last night. I came to see you first today, and then I'll go see some friends. I still have to go back to Liujiatun to see my great-grandmother."
Zhou Shixiong wore a pained expression, but Zhang Hongmei remained unmoved. She wasn't stupid; what was she doing here?
"Old Zhou, why don't you move in with us? But it might not be safe outside."
Zhou Shixiong shook his head. "I won't go over there and cause you any trouble. I'll ask Shouyi later when he's moving back to the compound. That way I'll have more opportunities to see Hongmei."
Zhang Hongmei thought to herself, even if Zhang Shouyi moved here, she wouldn't come. It's too oppressive here. Besides, she doesn't have any masochistic tendencies.
"Old Zhou, why are you doing this to yourself? You love being around people so much, aren't you lonely now?"
"Hehe, how can I not be lonely? But I can't leave Yuanqing behind. No matter what, he's already like this now. Let's just stay here, the two of us."
Zhang Hongmei thought to herself, "So this is what they were waiting for. Heh, that old fox is indeed an old fox; he's saying this to himself."
“Hongmei, let’s ignore them. Shouyi will take care of it. Tell me about the situation outside.”
“Okay, Uncle, let me tell you, some foreigners can be really evil sometimes. When we first got there, three of our female classmates were almost raped by foreigners, and they even tried to sell the male classmates.”
"Such a thing is true?"
"That's right. If it weren't for the person in charge there reminding us, and Zeng Zhongkang going there, something terrible would probably have happened."
There's no embassy for our country there, so even if something happens, no one will support us. That's why I study so hard, hoping to come back even a day earlier than to stay there an extra day.
"Yes, that's how it should be. Nowhere is as good as home. It's also thanks to you that you were able to come back a year early."
"Uncle, you don't know, even though I stayed there for three years, I didn't go anywhere else. First, because I was scared, and second, because I had to study, I simply didn't have time."
“What’s so great about the outside world? When your great-uncle gets better, I’ll take you to visit our country. Your grandfather and I will go to the south, to the beach, and to climb mountains.”
"Great! Great! My son and I have been waiting for you."
"You two, don't pull me away. I'm not going. Hiking? How could you even think of that? My old arms and legs aren't going to suffer like that."
Gu Chuanming immediately retorted. He just didn't want that old man to be too happy. His granddaughter was his, why should she try to take her from him?
"Go if you want, or don't. I don't even want to take you."
The two elderly people were arguing. Zhang Shouyi walked in.
"Sir, Zhou Shao has calmed down. I feel like he has regained some clarity."
"real?"
"I just felt like the way he looked at me was like he wanted to eat me alive. He even had a fierce expression on his face."
"Shouyi, push me out to see what's going on."
"Okay, Grandpa, Hongmei, you two can stay inside?"
“My son and I will go and see him too. If Yuanqing can recover, Old Zhou’s illness will be cured.”
Zhou Shixiong felt a warmth in his heart after hearing Gu Chuanming's words. This was a brother who had gone through thick and thin with him. What could have caused the two of them to become like this?
Zhou Shixiong shook his head, refusing to recall the reason for their estrangement.
Instead of having an assistant push the wheelchair, Zhang Shouyi personally pushed Zhou Shixiong into the hall.
Now that Zhou Yuanqing has been untied, he sits on the floor with his head down, leaning against the sofa.
"Yuanqing? Yuanqing?"
The person on the ground didn't react at all; they just sat there blankly.
"Xiao Liu, go and see if Young Master Zhou is asleep. If he is, help him to bed."
Zhang Shouyi instructed the assistant to take care of Zhou Yuanqing. This was originally Li Guoliang's job, but now that Li Guoliang was injured, the assistant had to take over.
Xiao Liu squatted down and greeted him softly, "Young Master Zhou? Young Master Zhou?"
There was still no response. Xiao Liu mustered up her courage and gently nudged Zhou Yuanqing.
Suddenly, Zhou Yuanqing bit Xiao Liu's arm, and even through the clothes, Zhang Hongmei felt a lot of pain.
Everyone present was startled. Why was he biting again?
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