The world of film and television begins with Zhou Bingkun in the human world.

Zhou Zhigang realized that something was wrong.

The main difference was that Zheng Juan's attitude towards him changed drastically.

Previously, Zheng Juan's attitude towards him was very close, giving the impression that she was trying hard to please him and was doing everything she could to gain his approval.

But now, he finds that Zheng Juan is still the same as before, serving him bowls and rice during meals, but more often than not, it seems like she's just going through the motions.

Zheng Juan treated him like a guest, not like a family member or a father-in-law, which made Zhou Zhigang feel particularly awkward.

Aside from that attitude, Zheng Juan did everything else perfectly, and he couldn't find any fault with her at all, which made Zhou Zhigang feel increasingly awkward and uncomfortable at home.

In the end, Zhou Zhigang simply started taking the child out whenever he had free time, either visiting one house or strolling around another, never staying at home.

When Zhou Bingkun noticed Zheng Juan's attitude towards Zhou Zhigang, which even made Zhou Zhigang almost not want to stay at home, he couldn't help but laugh.

"As expected of my wife! Come here, let me give you a kiss!" Zhou Bingkun chuckled and hugged Zheng Juan, giving her a big kiss, which made Zheng Juan blush.

So, on the third day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Zhigang couldn't wait to pack his luggage and ran away in a sorry state.

After Zhou Zhigang left, Zhou Bingkun and Zheng Juan became increasingly comfortable and at ease at home.

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"Bingkun, Bingkun!"

Just as Zhou Bingkun returned home from get off work, before he even pushed open the door to his house, he heard Qiao Chunyan from across the hall calling out to him in a voice filled with fear and dread.

Zhou Bingkun turned to look at Qiao Chunyan. Qiao Chunyan's originally vibrant face was now somewhat pale, with a hint of fear between her brows, as well as a hint of gossip.

"Chunyan, what's wrong? What happened to you again?" Zhou Bingkun asked Qiao Chunyan curiously.

"Bingkun, have you heard? Tu Zhiqiang, the one who came to your house last time, he was executed." Qiao Chunyan whispered to Zhou Bingkun.

"Tu Zhiqiang was executed?" Zhou Bingkun was taken aback.

To be honest, Zhou Bingkun had almost forgotten this part of the original story.

After all, he remembered hearing someone online say that Tu Zhiqiang was executed because he was implicated by Luo Shibin, or that Luo Shibin had framed him.

So Zhou Bingkun thought that with Luo Shibin gone, Tu Zhiqiang would escape unscathed, but now it seems that Tu Zhiqiang's troubles have nothing to do with Luo Shibin.

Or rather, the things Tu Zhiqiang did meant that if he were caught, he would almost certainly be executed. Regardless of whether Luo Shibin was involved, he was caught, which is why he ended up being executed.

"Yes, a lot of people on our street were dragged to watch Tu Zhiqiang being executed. Tell me, what did Tu Zhiqiang do to deserve being shot?" Qiao Chunyan exclaimed.

"Who knows? But whether Tu Zhiqiang is executed or not is none of our business. If he's executed, he's executed," Zhou Bingkun said casually.

"Your reaction to this news is... I thought you and Tu Zhiqiang had a good relationship." Qiao Chunyan couldn't help but say, seeing Zhou Bingkun's nonchalant attitude.

After all, Tu Zhiqiang had attended Zhou Bingkun's wedding and the birth of his child, and even gave Zhou Bingkun some rather generous gifts. Therefore, Qiao Chunyan thought that Zhou Bingkun and Tu Zhiqiang might have a very good relationship.

"They were just ordinary neighbors. At most, we played together for a while when we were in elementary school. After that, we almost lost contact. We reconnected later because when I got married, I couldn't get anything good, so I asked Tu Zhiqiang for help."

"Oh, I see." Qiao Chunyan said in realization.

After chatting with Qiao Chunyan for a few more minutes, Zhou Bingkun pushed his bicycle into his own yard.

However, once inside the courtyard, a hint of melancholy appeared on Zhou Bingkun's face.

Although the two didn't have much contact on a daily basis, Tu Zhiqiang treated him with considerable respect. When Zhou Bingkun got married and had children, and even during holidays, Tu Zhiqiang would visit him to give him a gift. According to Tu Zhiqiang, Zhou Bingkun was a great writer, and he wanted to absorb some of Zhou Bingkun's literary influence.

Now that Tu Zhiqiang is gone, Zhou Bingkun can't help but feel a little sad.

After taking two deep breaths to compose himself, Zhou Bingkun put on a smile again, parked his car, and walked into the room.

"Bingkun, you're back." Zheng Juan greeted him with a smile, holding the child in her arms.

"Yes, I'm back. Little Zhou Ran, did you miss Daddy? Come here and let Daddy give you a hug." Zhou Bingkun happily reached out to the little guy in Zheng Juan's arms.

Zheng Juan smiled and handed Zhou Ran to Zhou Bingkun's arms.

Zhou Bingkun happily held the little guy and gently lifted him up a couple of times, making the little guy giggle nonstop.

"Bingkun!" Zheng Juan suddenly called out in a low voice.

"Hmm? What's wrong, Juan'er?"

"That Tu Zhiqiang from our factory, he was executed," Zheng Juan said to Zhou Bingkun in a very low voice.

Zhou Bingkun was slightly taken aback, then realized that he had forgotten that if Qiao Chunyan knew about Tu Zhiqiang's execution, then Zheng Juan, who worked at the same timber processing plant as Tu Zhiqiang, would certainly know as well.

"It's normal for Tu Zhiqiang to be executed. After all, what he did meant that once he was caught, execution was only a matter of time. But it has nothing to do with us."

"Hmm." Zheng Juan observed Zhou Bingkun's expression and was relieved to see that there was nothing unusual about his face.

After all, Zheng Juan knew that Zhou Bingkun would occasionally get some good things, such as meat or tiger penis wine, which seemed to be obtained through Tu Zhiqiang's channels. So she was worried that Zhou Bingkun would be saddened by Tu Zhiqiang's death.

Since Zhou Bingkun wasn't upset, she was relieved.

Moreover, speaking of which, Tu Zhiqiang had actually asked a matchmaker to go to her house to propose marriage for her, which really startled her at the time. It was only thanks to Zhou Bingkun personally going to find Tu Zhiqiang that the problem was resolved.

Now that Tu Zhiqiang is dead, Zheng Juan doesn't care much about his death. If it weren't for Zhou Bingkun, she wouldn't care much at all.

The execution of Tu Zhiqiang was like throwing a small stone into water; although it created ripples, the ripples disappeared soon afterward, and everything returned to normal.

Tu Zhiqiang's name was almost never mentioned again after that.

Even Zhou Bingkun gradually began to forget about Tu Zhiqiang.

At most, I would only remember Tu Zhiqiang occasionally when I wanted to buy something through some channels.