It's hard to quit, but it's the perfect marriage!

Zhou Yinghuai had to admit that Zhu Xi's words were harsher than her actions.

She also has the right to use things, and she can say she doesn't want them anymore.

Zhu Xi continued eating and stopped arguing with Zhou Yinghuai.

She was so enthusiastic and dedicated to her role just a moment ago, but now she's completely out of character.

Show no mercy, and never linger in battle.

The anger that was stuck in Zhou Yinghuai's heart couldn't be brought up; he forced it back down.

"Eat quickly," Zhu Xi urged, "I still have to go check on the patients later."

"Oh," Zhou Yinghuai replied, sitting up properly. "I won't stay overnight, so you won't find me in your way, and so I won't interfere with your work."

He did it on purpose.

Furthermore, their tea ceremony skills are superb.

Because of that little incident earlier.

Zhou Yinghuai wanted Zhu Xi to ask him to stay, hoping she would take the initiative to ask him to stay.

Even more surprisingly, this married, lewd man had even more on his mind.

Unfortunately, Zhu Xi didn't respond.

"Fine, you can go now." Zhu Xi said this without even looking at him, not even once.

Zhou Yinghuai was still resentful and unwilling; he saw the food but felt a lump in his throat.

"Sister Xi."

Zhu Xi ate without ever looking away, and simply said, "Mmm."

"Why aren't you even a little bit love-struck?" Zhou Yinghuai clicked his tongue. "Not at all!"

Zhu Xi pursed her lips, put down her chopsticks, and finally turned her gaze to Zhou Yinghuai's face again.

"You want me to be love-struck?" she asked. "Really?"

"You want me to join forces with Lan Qi, just like your sister Lingyi, to spite my brother?"

That wasn't what Zhou Yinghuai meant; it was just something he blurted out without any real significance or value.

All I wanted was for her to look at me a little more.

Gain favor from both eyes and receive focused love.

Zhou Yinghuai's eyes lit up. "I think so, but you won't."

Zhu Xi smiled and said, "Because I'm cold-hearted, ruthless, and unreasonable?"

Zhou Yinghuai: "..."

"Wife, you're not heartless, not cold-hearted, not unreasonable at all!" He paused, then continued to coax, "You're just too charming!"

That sounded a bit awkward.

Zhu Xi couldn't help but feel that Zhou Yinghuai was cursing at her.

She crossed her arms, raised her chin, and said, "You've changed too."

"How have I changed?" Zhou Yinghuai couldn't explain. "Even if I have changed, I've only become more dependent on you."

Zhu Xi spread her hands, gesturing wildly at the food, "Before, you always told me to eat quickly, eat a lot, and eat and drink my fill. Now..."

She stopped eating, three times during one meal.

"Zhou Yinghuai, being love-struck is the best dowry a man can offer! Keep it up, okay?"

Zhou Yinghuai gently coaxed her, first admitting his mistake, then putting food on her plate, saying, "Eat."

Zhu Xi took the chopsticks. "Stop fooling around?"

"Stop making a fuss."

"Is it ready to eat?"

"Eat quickly."

The two smiled at each other and started eating together.

Zhu Xi: "You didn't make this dish."

Zhou Yinghuai: "Is it delicious?"

"It's delicious!" Zhu Xi's eyes crinkled into a smile. "A new restaurant?"

Zhou Yinghuai: "Dazhou Group, staff canteen!"

Zhu Xi suddenly realized.

Dinner concluded successfully.

Before leaving the dormitory, Zhu Xi said to Zhou Yinghuai, who was helping her organize her wardrobe, "Honey, when you have time, take me to see where you work."

"it is good."

The dormitory is warm and cozy, filled with affection.

Zhu Xi went off to fight, while her home front remained as stable as ever.

-

Zhou Yinghuai drove himself to see her today.

The usual spot downstairs in the inpatient building.

Before I even got on the bus, my WeChat vibrated.

He didn't even have time to put his lunchbox in the car before checking his phone.

The WeChat message came from Zhu Xi.

She changed her nickname for him.

Zhou Yinghuai = [My husband is three years older than me.]

Zhu Xi: [Be my man, Zhu Xi, and you won't be allowed to envy others!]

Zhu Xi: [What other men have, you also have.]

Zhou Yinghuai raised an eyebrow; he no longer envied the name Lingyi had given Lan Qi.

Now, he has it too.

Under the lush trees, with his slightly raised eyebrows still untied, Zhou Yinghuai suddenly thought of something else.

He suddenly had a strong urge to smoke a cigarette.

Zhou Yinghuai does not smoke.

It's even less likely that the newly replaced car will have it.

He has always been self-disciplined and has never had much attachment to food, drink, tobacco, or alcohol.

When he came downstairs tonight, he saw a message from Zhu Xi. He should have been happy, but he suddenly felt like having a cigarette.

Want it so so much.

Perhaps it was Zhu Xi's indifference and resistance towards him that made Zhou Yinghuai feel a lingering fear.

Or perhaps, he is no longer able to keep Zhu Xi at a safe distance from him.

And yet again, because Zhu Xi gave him so much, he couldn't help but feel anxious and insecure.

Regardless of the reason, Zhou Yinghuai was almost certain that he could not accept the outcome of losing and no longer having her.

Realizing this, he suddenly smiled.

Laugh out loud.

He looked up at the night sky, which had been completely transformed by the city's artificial lights. Above him, the sky was hazy, with wisps of clouds moving about.

Zhou Yinghuai raised an eyebrow and then turned his smiling eyes to the neurosurgery floor.

The light was always on.

He thought, so what if I don't see the stars? I've seen eyes more beautiful than the stars.

From his wife.

From the one he loves, Zhu Xi.

Even after figuring all this out, Zhou Yinghuai still wanted to smoke.

This time, it's not to relieve worries, but to celebrate.

He got into the car and took out the snack bag he had prepared for Zhu Xi from a hidden compartment in the back seat.

Using the dim light of the streetlamp, he pulled out a strawberry-flavored lollipop.

Tear open the packaging, and a strawberry-shaped candy enters your mouth.

It has a strong strawberry flavor and just the right amount of sweetness.

He leaned against the back of the car seat, the door still open.

He closed his eyes to rest for half a minute, and when he opened them again, he was once again the indifferent Zhou Yinghuai from the president's office of Dazhou Group.

His phone screen lit up, and he called Chen Bei.

"I'll adjust the schedule for the next few days. I'll delegate any attendance that isn't mandatory to me to the vice president."

"He's been too idle lately in the summer, so I asked the group's legal department to find him something to do. If they really can't find anything, they can send a few dozen photos to his mother. There are over ten million permanent residents in Libei, so they should be able to find a few suitable women."

Chen Bei also had a headache about things that happened in the height of summer.

"Boss, what if Mr. Sheng doesn't accept it?"

Zhou Yinghuai sneered, "Easy!"

"Boss, please enlighten me!"

"Replace them with a new batch of suitable-aged puppies, no, replace them with a new batch of young puppies."

Chen Bei: "...Is this okay?"

"It's good if there's nothing wrong with it." Zhou Yinghuai couldn't let the summer heat remain relaxed any longer. "Do as I say!"

In a moment, Chen Bei thought of many possibilities.

"What if puppies don't work either?"

"Then let's get wolfhounds! Basically, if females don't work, we'll go for males; if neither males nor females work, we'll just have to import them from Thailand!"

Chen Bei wrote everything down, determined to complete the mission!

Zhou Yinghuai's tone suddenly softened, "How's the gift for your wife coming along?"