Chapter 317: Open Eyes Until Dawn
Based on the text message consumption records, Qi Huaijing finally found the place where Zhou Shuang and the others had dinner.
Everyone was drunk, and when they saw Qi Huaijing, they thought he had drunk too much and was hallucinating.
After confirming that it was Mr. Qi who had arrived, someone quickly pushed Zhou Shuang, who was already lying on the table drunk.
"Shuangshuang, President Qi is here to pick you up."
Zhou Shuang seemed to hear the word "Qi" and looked up instinctively, but the person she saw was Zhou Yanli.
"Daddy, Shuangshuang was wrong... Daddy, Mommy is so sad, please don't go with Aunt Wenxin, Daddy..."
Zhou Shuang seemed to be still six years old. Her father came to pick her up from home to take her to Aunt Wenxin's winding mountain road.
Mommy was like a puppet behind her. She looked disgusted and just wanted to go to Aunt Wenxin's house with Daddy as soon as possible.
Qi Huaijing hugged the drunk woman, frowning as he watched her blushing face and the incoherent words she spoke.
"Mrs. Qi is drunk, Mr. Qi, please take her home."
When they saw Qi Huaijing, some people were already half sober.
Qi Huaijing doesn't have Zhou Shuang's personality.
They were still quite wary of this young boss.
Qi Huaijing picked up Zhou Shuang and walked out the door.
She definitely drank more than one bottle. How much did she drink?
Qi Huaijing found that she had been talking all the time, and in the end he only heard the word "Daddy".
So when she was drunk, she wasn't thinking about herself at all, right?
Qi Huaijing took Zhou Shuang into the car, and Du Yuqian's call came in.
"Huai Jing, where are you? I'm drunk. Can you come and pick me up?"
The voice on the other end of the phone was a little noisy. Qi Huaijing looked at the woman in his arms and said, "Send the address."
Zhou Shuang twisted her body restlessly in his arms, and the strong aroma of alcohol hit her face. Qi Huaijing asked Wang Yu to buy a bottle of iced black tea and brought it to the car and fed it to her mouth.
“It’s so hot…”
Zhou Shuang frowned, with a painful expression on her face.
"Be good, we'll be home soon."
He looked at Zhou Shuang, and after arriving home, he took her directly to her room and never left her side.
"Go pick up Miss Du at this address."
It was the first time Qi Huaijing saw Zhou Shuang so drunk, and he didn't dare to leave her even for a moment.
Zhou Shuang was changed into new clothes, and Qi Huaijing helped her wipe her whole body with warm water before putting her into bed.
After being tossed around like that, Zhou Shuang sobered up a bit, but she still saw double.
"you?"
She saw Qi Huaijing and thought she was still drunk.
"Why are you drinking so much? Even if you're happy, don't treat yourself like a drunkard. Don't you know that drunkenness is harmful to your health?"
Qi Huaijing used a warm towel to wipe her red face.
Zhou Shuang gently pushed his hand away, her tone very calm.
"Qi Huaijing, do you love me? No, or have you ever really liked me?"
She wanted to know the answer. They had only obtained a marriage certificate, not yet reached the stage of marriage and public disclosure. It was still not too late to regret now. It was just a matter of getting a divorce certificate.
Qi Huaijing frowned and reached out to pat her face gently, but Zhou Shuang dodged it.
"Look me in the eyes and answer me."
Qi Huaijing looked at her without dodging.
"Shuangshuang, I'm not a sentimental person. Once I'm in love with someone, it's for life. I'm sure I love you, otherwise I wouldn't want to marry you."
Zhou Shuang was wondering how a man could talk nonsense in front of his wife without even writing a draft.
"Who was that woman at the exhibition today? She said you two were childhood sweethearts and I was the third person who came between you."
Qi Huaijing's face stiffened slightly, and his originally gentle expression turned visibly cold.
"You are drunk, take a rest first."
Qi Huaijing's excessive talk annoyed Zhou Shuang. She originally wanted to pretend to be sensible, not care about anything, and blindly believe him.
Having experienced her parents' relationship, Zhou Shuang feels that what she sees is not necessarily the truth.
She was already 6 years old at the time and saw everything clearly. Although Wen Xin showed that she loved her father very much, Zhou Yanli never took that step towards Wen Xin.
Lin Shu had indeed misunderstood. Zhou Yanli might have gone a bit too far in his efforts to repay his kindness. If both of them had been more honest and open with each other, perhaps the tragedy would not have happened.
She didn't want to follow in her parents' footsteps, nor did she want to believe what she saw and heard.
She wanted to give Qi Huaijing a chance and hear his explanation. He was her first and only man.
"Qi Huaijing, aren't you going to explain? Or is what that woman said true?"
Zhou Shuang's face showed disappointment. Even when Daddy and Mommy quarreled, she would try her best to defend herself. What exactly did Qi Huaijing mean?
"Shuangshuang, stop being unreasonable. You've drunk so much today and are already very drunk. Don't do this again next time."
This was the first time Qi Huaijing spoke to her in such a stern tone.
Zhou Shuang was stunned. People always said that women change their minds faster than turning the pages of a book, but she didn't expect that men were the same.
Wang Yu called, and Zhou Shuang clearly heard a woman's voice.
"Huai Jing, why haven't you come yet? I feel dizzy. Why did you ask Wang Yu to come? Don't you want me anymore?"
The voice sounded very familiar, and Zhou Shuang would never forget it.
Du Yuqian, the one who kept saying that she was the third party who interfered with Qi Huaijing's relationship.
"I'll be there soon, just stay where you are and don't move."
Qi Huaijing glanced at Zhou Shuang deeply and said, "You are drunk, go to bed early."
Zhou Shuang felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. Familiar words, familiar actions, familiar scenes, they had happened before her countless times.
But at that time she was just a spectator. Now she is a character in the play.
That's how Zhou Yanli treated Lin Shu at that time. His expressions, actions, and lines were exactly the same as Qi Huaijing's.
"Qi Huaijing, if you leave today, there will be no possibility between us anymore."
Qi Huaijing patiently sat beside her and gently stroked her smooth and tender face.
"Shuangshuang, don't be angry. I'm going to go and will be back to accompany you soon."
Zhou Shuang knew that she had no way to stop Qi Huaijing from meeting that woman.
How ridiculous! What she just blurted out was exactly what Lin Shu said back then.
Qi Huaijing left without even looking back, just like his dad back then.
And she is Lin Shu's shadow. She deserves it.
The same story happened to her. Zhou Shuang's pretty face was covered with dust after Qi Huaijing completely left and disappeared.
So, what does Qi Huaijing think of her?
Zhou Shuang dragged her dizzy body to get up and look for a pen and paper.
The divorce agreement, which should have taken her just over ten minutes to write, took her more than half an hour.
She didn't want to be a mom, she didn't want to live that kind of life. She didn't want to wait for her husband to come back in the middle of the night with tears in her eyes, but he was with another woman.
Zhou Shuang: When you have never understood something or felt pain before, it seems as if you understand everything overnight.
It turns out that when a person faces the man he loves most, he will lose all his rationality.
Regardless of whether this man's reasons were for repaying a favor or seeking revenge, the moment he ignored his wife's feelings for the first time, his tragic ending was doomed.
Zhou Shuang wrote a whole page, but when she wanted to get up and get her luggage, she fell on the bed due to being drunk.
The divorce agreement was blown by the wind and slowly slipped under the bed.
Zhou Shuang felt dizzy and lightheaded. She felt weak all over and thought that if she couldn't leave tonight, then it wouldn't be too late to wait until tomorrow.
In the early morning, Qi Huaijing came back from outside dragging his tired body.
Du Yuqian was as high as if she had taken stimulants. She had been drinking all night and dragged Qi Huaijing to go out for a late-night snack.
After he was sent back to the apartment, he pestered Qi Huaijing to stay overnight. Fortunately, he was drunk and fell asleep in the end.
Qi Huaijing waited until he was sure that Du Yuqian would not wake up before leaving.
He went upstairs and found the bedside lamp still on. He thought Zhou Shuang hadn't gone to bed yet and couldn't help frowning.
But I found out that she was already asleep.
Her peaceful sleeping face makes her look like an innocent child.
Qi Huaijing leaned over and kissed her on the forehead. He was afraid that she would have wild thoughts when he was there, so he hurried back after getting rid of Du Yuqian.
There were tears glistening in the corners of Zhou Shuang's eyes. He gently wiped them away for her, feeling a pang of guilt.
“Shuangshuang…”
He murmured her name and looked at her sleeping face with his eyes open until dawn.
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