"Hey? Bingkun, why are you only coming home now? You wouldn't have been—" Zhao Chun looked at Zhou Bingkun with ambiguous eyes, especially since Zhou Bingkun's face was a little pale and he looked a little listless, which made Zhao Chun think that Zhou Bingkun must have been with Zheng Juan last night.

"Uh, well, I've run into a little trouble, Sister Chun. I'm not feeling well. Could you help me ask for leave from the soy sauce factory?" Zhou Bingkun tried his best to make his expression as natural as possible.

"Take leave? Sure, I'll ask for leave for you." Zhao Chun was happy and didn't mind doing Zhou Bingkun this favor.

After taking off her apron, Zhao Chun left the Zhou family and went to the soy sauce factory to ask Zhou Bingkun for leave.

Zhou Bingkun quickly changed his clothes, which were still stained with blood.

In fact, Zhou Bingkun's clothes were not only stained with blood, but also a little wet. Last night, after dealing with the body and the bloodstains, he jumped into the river and washed himself thoroughly. Then he smeared mud on the bloodstains to cover up the color of the blood.

Therefore, Zhou Bingkun only looked a little disheveled, and outsiders could not see any bloodstains unless they looked closely.

Zhou Bingkun didn't bother to wash the clothes he took off; instead, he threw them directly into the stove to burn. It was a simple and convenient way to burn clothes, and at most, it was just a waste of a set of clothes.

After burning the clothes he had changed out of, Zhou Bingkun, exhausted, lay down on the bed.

He was clearly exhausted, both mentally and physically, but lying in bed, he couldn't fall asleep and could only toss and turn in bed.

This state is very uncomfortable. Even though my body and mind are so tired, and I can clearly feel sleepy, I just can't fall asleep.

Zhou Bingkun couldn't fall asleep until Zhao Chun, who had gone to the soy sauce factory to ask for leave for him, returned.

The scenes that happened last night kept replaying in his mind. In fact, many images and details that he had never seen appeared in Zhou Bingkun's mind, which were all automatically filled in by his brain.

Zhou Bingkun even considered going out to kill someone and dispose of the body to check the situation.

However, Zhou Bingkun understood that he had already done what he could, and there was no point in going back to check anything now.

If he wasn't discovered, there was no need to investigate. If he were discovered and went back to check, he might actually expose a flaw.

What he should do most right now is to get a good night's sleep and recharge his energy, but for Zhou Bingkun at this moment, that is quite a challenge.

Finally, Zhou Bingkun drifted off to sleep, not knowing when he fell asleep. When he opened his eyes, he saw a pair of big eyes staring at him without blinking.

"Juan'er? You're here? What time is it?" Zhou Bingkun was still a little confused, but after seeing Zheng Juan, his tense spirit relaxed a lot.

"It's past six now. I came over after get off work. Are you feeling better?" Zheng Juan didn't ask any further questions. She simply touched Zhou Bingkun's forehead gently, then gently lifted his head onto her lap and softly massaged his head.

Zheng Juan knew that Zhou Bingkun must have encountered something to suddenly become like this today.

However, although she was very concerned about what Zhou Bingkun was going through, she would never ask him if he didn't want to tell her.

Zheng Juan understood that if it was something Zhou Bingkun could tell her, he would definitely tell her; and if Zhou Bingkun didn't tell her, then it was something she shouldn't know.

What she can do, and what she needs to do now, is to help Zhou Bingkun relax and be more comfortable as much as possible.

Resting his head on Zheng Juan's soft thighs and feeling her massage, Zhou Bingkun's previously dazed state of mind was soothed, and he felt much better.

Noticing the change in Zhou Bingkun, Zheng Juan massaged him even more attentively.

The two of them remained silent, yet a comfortable and harmonious atmosphere filled the air, and smiles unconsciously appeared on their faces.

Zhou Bingkun did not tell Zheng Juan anything about Luo Shibin, and Zheng Juan did not ask any questions.

And so, it wasn't until Zhao Chun finished cooking and called Zheng Juan and Zhou Bingkun out to eat that the warm atmosphere between the two gradually faded away.

The next day, Zhou Bingkun went to work at the soy sauce factory as usual. Although he was in a slightly bad state, he was not much different from normal. At least he did not make any mistakes at work.

Meanwhile, it seems that no one has discovered that Luo Shibin was murdered.

At least there were no police around, and no one was discussing the dead.

Even Tu Zhiqiang and Shui Ziliu haven't discovered anything unexpected yet.

Although Luo Shibin did not appear in front of Tu Zhiqiang and Shui Ziliu, Tu Zhiqiang and Shui Ziliu thought that Luo Shibin was angry because they asked him to give up Zheng Juan, so he did not want to meet with them for the time being.

Tu Zhiqiang and Shui Ziliu did not go to find Luo Shibin.

Their idea was to give Luo Shibin some time to adjust his condition.

Most importantly, Luo Shibin was their younger brother. How could the two older brothers possibly have the nerve to apologize to their younger brother?

As for Luo Shibin's family, no one cared what he was doing.

After all, it's quite normal for someone like Luo Shibin, who's involved in the underworld, to frequently stay away from home and occasionally go out for ten days or half a month at a time.

Therefore, given that Luo Shibin's body was thrown into the river and not discovered, the fact that Luo Shibin was murdered would never have been discovered.

For about a week, nothing happened, and Zhou Bingkun recovered.

He no longer has wild thoughts while working during the day, and he no longer has nightmares at night. He looks perfectly normal, and even his usual simple and honest smile has returned to his face.

During this period, Zheng Juan, who would rush to Zhou Bingkun's house every day after work and quietly accompany him, noticed that Zhou Bingkun had returned to normal. She felt relieved and her face showed more ease.

The trouble caused by Luo Shibin passed quietly and peacefully.

Everyone's life seemed to have returned to normal, and it no longer affected anyone—

Well, it did affect Tu Zhiqiang and Shui Ziliu. The three of them usually hung out together, and now that their little brother Luo Shibin had suddenly disappeared, Tu Zhiqiang and Shui Ziliu were naturally a little unaccustomed to it and inconvenienced.

Neither of them had considered that Luo Shibin had been murdered. Instead, they thought that Luo Shibin might have chosen not to continue hanging out with them because of Zhou Bingkun and Zheng Juan.

This has led Tu Zhiqiang and Shui Ziliu to curse Luo Shibin a lot these days, accusing him of being disloyal.

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