Chapter 81 I Can't Sleep Because I Miss You
The old man's sobs made the ward unusually quiet.
Zhou Chong watched coldly, gradually losing patience, and stood up.
Grandma hurriedly grabbed Zhou Chong's leg, "I'll tell you, I'll tell you... they really didn't kill anyone, they didn't..."
Zhou Chong returned to the sofa.
“Sit down and talk.”
Grandma got up shakily.
Zhou Chong's gaze across from her felt tangible, like a mountain pressing down on her.
The Zhou Chong in front of her was completely unfamiliar, unlike the child she knew.
"Twenty years ago, Susan came to the village looking for my eldest son. At that time, I didn't know that Xiao Li was gone. I only knew that this girl was his girlfriend, and the two of them were discussing getting married. Susan was beautiful, capable, and had a good personality. I liked her very much too. Susan couldn't find Xiao Li, so she waited at home for two days, and then Xiao Huai came back. I only found out later that the bag he carried back contained Xiao Li's ashes."
"He didn't take it out that day because he had his eye on Susan. They spent a few days together before Xiao Huai told her about Xiao Li's death. After the burial, Susan wanted to leave, but Xiao Huai wouldn't let her. At the time, I just felt something was off between them, but later, after the incident, I learned that Xiao Huai's confession had been rejected, and then he..."
“At the time, Xiao Huai told me that Susan had seduced him and was pregnant with his child. Susan didn’t deny it. I was unhappy and thought Susan was a bad person, so I didn’t care much. Later, when the pregnancy progressed, I found out that the child wasn’t Xiao Huai’s at all, but Xiao Li’s.”
Zhou Chong tried his best to suppress his still surging anger, his gaze like a cold arrow.
"You imprisoned her?"
“No, that doesn’t count. You’ve seen the situation in the village. It was even worse twenty years ago. Without anyone’s help, she wouldn’t have been able to leave.”
Zhou Chong's voice was as cold as ice. "Continue."
Grandma: "After Xiao Huai found out the truth, he stopped caring about her. He bought a house, and with the house, it was easy for him to find a girl, get married, and have a child. Susan stayed at home, planning to leave with the child after it was born. But she died in childbirth."
Grandma: "That's all. They really didn't kill anyone. Susan died in childbirth."
Zhou Chong: "Household registration? What's going on?"
“I don’t know. All I know is that when Susan died, Xiao Huai came back and took her ID card.”
The room fell into a deathly silence.
After a moment, Zhou Chong said, "There's a loophole. The village has poor conditions. How did Susan get the address and go there?"
Grandma avoided eye contact.
Zhou Chong was not in a hurry to press for answers.
"Secondly, how did you know the child wasn't conceived by a single mother?"
"That's what the doctor said."
"Third, the village has poor medical conditions, but you gave birth to three children and are still healthy. Why did Susan die?"
"She, she's in poor health."
"Then here's the question: you would have a doctor examine her belly, but not during delivery? And if she didn't have a doctor during delivery, how come she was able to come back in time to get her ID card?"
Grandma's face was deathly pale.
Zhou Chong stood up, his face terrifying.
"This is murder."
"No, no." Grandma rushed to Zhou Chong's side. "I thought Xiao Fang and I could manage on our own."
"Sure enough, Shan Fang is there too."
Deliberately avoid mentioning it.
But without a guide, Susan couldn't possibly find Shan Mingli's hometown accurately.
Grandma stiffened, her cloudy eyes revealing fear and helplessness.
Zhou Chong took out his phone and stared intently at her.
“I recorded this. If you try to commit suicide, it will be considered an act of cowardice.”
Zhou Chong walked out of the ward.
There were two bodyguards and a medical worker guarding the entrance.
Zhou Chongcun is good at recording.
"Keep an eye on the old lady. She's never spent the Lunar New Year in the hospital. Let her try this time."
"yes."
Zhou Chong left the ward, stood in front of the elevator for a moment, then turned and walked into the stairwell next door.
As soon as the door closed, he slammed his fist against the wall, tears streaming down his face.
Zhou Chong leaned against the door and slowly slid to the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.
He was filled with hatred from the moment he received the call from Assistant Qian!
I hate people who hide the truth!
I hate the truth itself!
I hate myself even more!
He can only speculate that the remittance slip from his past life was Qingshan Xiaobao's means of retaliation, but he doesn't know the specifics of how it was carried out.
He knows nothing.
Let Qingshan Xiaobao face the truth and these disgusting people alone!
Zhou Chong wants them dead! All of them, die!
-
It was late at night.
Dan Qingshan vaguely felt someone climbing into his bed. He opened his eyes and saw a dark shadow, which startled him.
The figure in black immediately knelt down.
That familiar kneeling posture...
"Zhou Chong, are you sick in the head?"
Shan Qingshan turned on the bedside lamp and was surprised to see that Zhou Chong looked like he had been crying, his eyes were swollen.
"What happened?"
Zhou Chong didn't know what to say.
I miss you so much I can't sleep.
"..."
That's obviously an excuse.
Can you cry like this because you can't sleep from thinking about it?
How did you get in?
"You Liang's hotel." Getting the universal room key was a breeze.
Helpless, Shan Qingshan threw off the covers.
Zhou Chong immediately crawled inside, lying on his side next to Shan Qingshan, watching him without moving. He asked, "Xiao Bao, are you happy that Grandma is healthy?"
"nonsense."
"She is the person closest to you."
"Um."
"Can't it be me?" Can't I be the thread that binds you to this world?
Dan Qingshan remained silent and turned to look at him.
“My grandmother and I are blood relatives. We have lived together for nineteen years. I have only known you for less than a month.”
Dan Qingshan was wary of him, after all, he had too many tricks up his sleeve.
"I'm going to your house tomorrow, so don't bother me, or I won't be able to get up."
Zhou Chong didn't speak, watching his back, lowering his eyes to hide the worry and sadness in them.
He moved forward a little, wanting to get closer to him.
After a while, the person in front turned around as if in a dream, almost shoving himself into Zhou Chong's arms, with his hand on Zhou Chong's waist.
Zhou Chong looked down and saw Shan Qingshan's red ears. A smile appeared on his lips. He hugged him tightly, pressed his ear against Shan's, and didn't expose his clumsy acting.
I love you so much.
Zhou Chong kissed his ear.
"good evening."
Dan Qingshan seemed uncomfortable; he shifted and buried his head in his chest.
Her ears were just redder.
-
The next day, before going to the Zhou family's house, Shan Qingshan went to see his grandmother.
Zhou Chong didn't go in.
He didn't want Xiaobao to know the truth, unsure if Xiaobao could handle it.
He was worried that if he went in, the old lady would give him away.
After staying for a while, Shan Qingshan went downstairs and got into his car.
Zhou Chong asked, "How is Grandma today?"
"It's alright, they just asked if I had visited my mother's and uncle's graves before I came."
Zhou Chong sneered inwardly.
How dare you ask?
Shan Qingshan: "There's something strange. When I called last time, the doctor said everything was fine, but now the doctor says that Grandma needs to stay in the hospital for observation for a while longer."
Shan Qingshan slowly clenched his fists, feeling uneasy.
"Has the cancer metastasized?"
"How could that be? You're really imaginative. If it were a doctor, wouldn't they tell you that you need to be fully recovered before being discharged? With the conditions in the village, what if something goes wrong if you don't recover completely and are sent back home? Don't worry, honey."
Shan Qingshan nodded.
That is indeed reasonable.
The car drove on the highway, gradually moving away from the city.
Dan Qingshan asked in confusion, "Don't you live in the city?"
"It depends. If you think it's too far, stay in the city. If you don't mind, stay at our base. It's almost Chinese New Year, and this is your first time visiting my home, so I'll definitely meet you at the old house."
Old house...
In Shan Qingshan's mind, he pictured the deep courtyards of Jiangnan, with their white walls and gray tiles, and then he saw a castle-like building that occupied half the mountain.
...
"Aren't these usually government-owned?"
"uncertain."
"Then, which side is your home?"
Zhou Chong processed his words for a moment, then said, "Left, right, top, bottom, and middle."
All of them.
They lived in his family's house.
"..."
Zhou Chong patted himself on the shoulder. "How about it? You're naive and rich. Want to try and seduce me?"
"don't want."
"As expected, I knew my judgment was right. You must treat me with sincerity."
"..."
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