Fog Returns to the Capital

Chapter 95 What will happen to her?

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It was almost ten o'clock when Li Wu finally got out of bed, but Zhou Jinghuai was already gone.

Li Wu got used to it.

It wasn't until Li Wu finished washing up and went out that she noticed Zhou Jinghuai was still sitting there reading the newspaper.

Li Wu hesitated for a few seconds before deciding whether to go over, but after a pause, she finally decided to go to the restaurant to find something to eat first.

But don't want to.

Just as Li Wu turned around, with a "snap" as the newspaper slammed shut, Zhou Jinghuai's calm and collected voice followed.

"I'm a grown man right here, are you just going to pretend you can't see me?"

Li Wu suddenly stopped in his tracks.

After a moment of silence, Li Wu turned around.

Looking at Zhou Jinghuai's expressionless face, Li Wu paused for a few seconds before awkwardly greeting him, "...Hello."

"..."

Zhou Jinghuai almost laughed in anger, "This is our first time meeting?"

Li Wu fell silent, unsure of what to say.

Not too early, not too late.

Moreover, she didn't even know what she was being awkward about.

She stood there, silent as if she had been reprimanded.

Looking at her, Zhou Jinghuai felt a strange softening in his heart.

Then, Zhou Jinghuai put the newspaper aside and got up to walk towards Li Wu.

As you approach.

Zhou Jinghuai naturally reached out and took Li Wu's hand, his voice becoming gentler.

"I deliberately postponed the meeting to have breakfast with you, and you completely ignored me?"

He spoke as if he had suffered a great injustice. Li Wu had never heard him speak in such a tone before, and was so stunned that she forgot to pull her hand away for a moment.

just.

Zhou Jinghuai led her to the restaurant, saying, "I asked Uncle Zhong to prepare your favorite milk taro paste bird's nest soup."

His large, warm hand completely enveloped her small hand, dispelling the chill of the winter morning, and his voice was gentle, deep, and pleasant to the ear.

Li Wu felt completely bewitched and followed Zhou Jinghuai in a daze.

Even when Zhou Jinghuai held her in his arms and fed her milk, taro paste, and bird's nest, she was still somewhat unaware of what was happening.

period.

Zhou Jinghuai asked her, "When are you going to remove me from the blacklist?"

From childhood to adulthood, she was the only one who dared to block him, and she blocked him twice.

Li Wu swallowed the thick, white bird's nest in her mouth, her gaze wandering without looking at Zhou Jinghuai, and asked vaguely, "What blacklist?"

"do not know?"

Zhou Jinghuai looked down at her, his gaze deep and unfathomable, and said slowly, "Lili is denying it again?"

again.

Involuntarily, Li Wu recalled how, that morning, she had tried to cover up the fact that she had touched his face, only to be pinned down on the bed and "interrogated" for quite some time. She even questioned the strength of his touch, whether it was the same as hers, and whether it should be even stronger…

Li Wu's face flushed red when she thought about it.

Before Zhou Jinghuai could even say another word, Li Wu hurriedly took out her phone and unblocked him from the blacklist right in front of Zhou Jinghuai.

They dared not try to cover it up any longer.

Otherwise, she couldn't guarantee what would happen next at this table.

after all.

This has happened before.

……

Li Wu eventually moved back to Yuqing Garden, though she was initially a little hesitant.

As a result, Zhou Jinghuai asked her whether she wanted to move it herself or have someone else move it for her.

The tone was calm and composed, but the meaning behind the words was not entirely so.

He's always like this; he appears dignified, gentle, and composed, but in reality, he habitually tries to control everything.

In the end, Li Wu set a time with him and moved out on the weekend.

But before the weekend even arrived, after class on Thursday afternoon, Zhou Jinghuai sent someone to pick her up.

He said he came to pick her up for dinner, but actually Xu Xiling had returned.

It was Secretary Lin who personally came to pick up Li Wu.

A black Hongqi car was parked under a sycamore tree not far from the school gate, followed by an ordinary-looking black sedan.

More than an hour later, the car stopped at the innermost courtyard house deep in the alley.

With its high walls and dark green hues, the ancient and elegant courtyard house has a hint of the style of an official post station.

only.

The underground parking garage was probably full, and there were dozens of black cars parked in front of the courtyard house.

They look unassuming and ordinary, but at a glance, they all have license plates starting with "京A".

The black-clad bodyguards stationed outside were also a dense, dark mass.

When Secretary Lin opened the car door for Li Wu, he whispered to her, "That's General Zhao's great-grandson having his 100th birthday banquet here, so there are more people here tonight."

Li Wu nodded.

She felt inexplicably flustered and wanted to see Zhou Jinghuai as soon as possible.

Li Wu never expected that she would see Yun Mei again.

Yunmei stood at the door, her face full of anxiety, as if she were discussing with someone whether she could be allowed to enter.

The man's expression was stern, and he asked her to show her pass before she could enter. But when she saw Secretary Lin, her expression instantly changed, and she spoke with respect, "Young Master Lin has arrived."

As he spoke, the man gestured for them to come inside.

No permit is needed at all.

The man merely smiled slightly at Li Wu, who was standing beside Secretary Lin, as a gesture of goodwill.

When Yunmei saw Liwu, she suddenly froze, and her words suddenly stopped midway.

They were about to go inside.

Yun Mei hesitated for a few seconds, but finally couldn't help but speak, "Miss Li..."

Hear the sound.

Li Wu stopped in her tracks and turned to look at her.

Under the bright lights of night, Li Wu's face appeared even more beautiful and radiant.

She was excessively beautiful when I first met her, and she's even more so now.

It's obvious at a glance that she's been well taken care of.

Yunmei's initial disdain and contempt for Li Wu had completely vanished, and she even spoke with a hint of pleading, "...Yanting is inside, I want to see him, can you help me..."

Yunmei's originally unique and pleasant smoky voice has become somewhat hoarse and dry, as if it were mixed with fine sand and gravel.

I don't know if it's because I haven't had enough rest for a long time, or because I've been smoking too much.

The dazzling and radiant appearance she had when we first met is now completely gone.

Secretary Lin glanced at Li Wu, and sensing her unease, spoke up first to defuse the situation, "Mr. Zhou is still waiting for you inside, please go in quickly."

Li Wu nodded slightly.

Subsequently.

Li Wu looked at Yun Mei and nodded slightly, "I'm sorry."

"If it were me, I wouldn't be able to get in either."

In other words.

The person Yunmei should be looking for is not her.

Furthermore, she had no right to control whether He Yanting saw anyone or not.

Done.

Li Wu went inside.

Standing at the doorway, Yunmei watched Li Wu's retreating figure, her last hope extinguished. The blow must have been too great for her; she involuntarily took two steps back.

At the beginning.

When the news of their marriage broke, she thought He Yanting was deliberately trying to provoke her by saying that she had already registered her marriage with someone else.

As the exorbitant dowry was being shipped to the port city, she couldn't resist going to find that woman.

After He Yanting found out, he never saw her again.

That's when she realized he was serious.

……

Compared to its usual tranquility, perhaps because it was a 100-year-old's celebration, children were occasionally running out of the private rooms to play.

Two or three people were following behind them to look after them.

Secretary Lin kept an eye on Li Wu the whole way to prevent the children from accidentally bumping into her while running around.

At last.

They went up to the second floor, turned right, and stopped in front of the largest private room at the end of the corridor.

……

Inside the room.

All three had arrived, but the food hadn't been served yet because Li Wu hadn't arrived. Of course, they hadn't come here just for the meal.

He Yanting sat there alone, silent. But he kept smoking one cigarette after another without stopping.

The private room was equipped with a complete air filtration system, and He Yanting was seated by the window.

Therefore, there was almost no smell of smoke in the private room.

Zhou Jinghuai was chatting with Xu Xiling.

"What happened to him?"

Xu Xiling, dressed in all black, sat down in a chair with a slightly relaxed air and glanced at He Yanting, who was sitting there with an unreadable expression.

"Contemplate the important matters of life."

Zhou Jinghuai said calmly.

"..."

Xu Xiling kicked the leg of his chair with his toe, "Speak properly."

"His wedding is on February 26th next year."

"With whom?"

"Businesses in the port city".

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiling understood.

It quieted down.

Zhou Jinghuai looked up at Xu Xiling, his gaze deep and unreadable, and asked calmly, "Is the reason for transferring you back to suppress the Xiao family or the Qi family?"

"more than."

As if thinking of something, a hint of mockery appeared in Zhou Jinghuai's usually elegant and refined eyes.

"Is Aunt Shu coming back?"

Xu Xiling changed the subject.

"Next week," Zhou Jinghuai replied calmly.

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiling's eyes revealed an unreadable, dark emotion. After a long pause, he finally spoke in a deep voice, "Then what about her?"