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

"Who cares!" Le Zhishi glanced at his phone, feigning helplessness. "I don't even know how much of a favor your brother owes Zhou Yinghuai, that you made me ask him."

Zhu Xi: "My brother?"

"Otherwise what?" Lezhi rolled her eyes at her. "You don't really think I want to get involved in all this nagging stuff, do you?"

Lezhi patted her chest and said, "I consider myself a pioneering woman of the new era. It's just a wedding. If you don't want to have one, can I force you to?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xi shrugged. "That's true. After all, our relationship isn't that good. If I, Zhu Xi, don't want to do something, no one can change my mind."

"You're something else!" Le Zhishi scoffed again. "I know my place. We're just aunt and sister-in-law. You and your brother are both married and have your own families now. At worst, we'll never see each other again. Who needs to care about anyone else's feelings?"

For some reason, Zhu Xi actually felt that what Le Zhishi said made a lot of sense.

In this world, the only thing that could completely separate Zhu He and Zhu Xi is that Zhou Yinghuai and Le Zhishi have a blood feud for killing each other's fathers.

The hatred of killing their father, coupled with the siblings' incompetence, inevitably led to their spouses being entangled in a blood feud.

Zhu Xi smiled, her lips curving upwards.

"Lezhi, sometimes I really envy you."

Lezhi had a feeling that there was something fishy going on behind her smile. "Really?"

Zhu Xi nodded earnestly, "Of course it's true. I admire your courage."

Lezhi Shi: "..."

Zhu Xi continued her sharp tongue, "Do you remember how tightly you tied my brother up when you took him from the airport to the Civil Affairs Bureau? My brother's got some skills; if you loosened the ties, he'd run away."

Lezhishi didn't believe it. "Your brother isn't a ginseng root, what are you running away from! My pomegranate skirt is as big as the Buddha's five fingers."

Zhu Xi pouted and rolled her eyes, then picked up her chopsticks and continued eating. "Well, you have pretty wide hips, you can even compare them to mountains."

The busy hospital and tedious work, due to unexpected changes, made Zhu Xi feel that the road to becoming the hospital director was smoother.

Although she still shuttled between the hospital as usual, running back and forth between the departments, operating room, emergency room, and outpatient department.

Although she still sleeps only a few hours each day, she often can't get a full night's sleep due to unexpected events.

Although I only managed to send her messages and video calls in my spare time during my busy schedule, and check in on her daily life.

Everything is the same, yet it seems like a lot has changed.

For example, Zhu Xi had already told Zhou Yinghuai that the wedding arrangements would be decided by Ms. Guan.

Ms. Guan has full authority to make the decision, and as her daughter-in-law, she will fully cooperate.

The time hasn't changed; it's been until after her final hospitalization.

That is, next summer.

Zhou Yinghuai wanted to set the date for her birthday month, July.

Zhu Xi had no objection.

However, since no auspicious day could be chosen throughout July, and Zhou Yinghuai had never been a big believer in such things, he decided to choose Zhu Xi's birthday.

If Zhu Xi was a donkey, then Zhou Yinghuai was an even more stubborn donkey.

Zhou Lingyi secretly told Zhu Xi about this.

Zhu Xi managed to set the wedding date for August all by herself.

She texted Zhou Yinghuai: "Honey, the wedding is set for August 1st."

There was no discussion, no questioning, just a notification.

Therefore, Huo Xi, who had just returned from his vacation in Hawaii, specifically asked Zhu Xi why he didn't choose Zhou Yinghuai's birthday.

Zhu Xi replied, "We can't spoil the men too much! They'll get arrogant!"

Huo Xi: "? Zhou Yinghuai is arrogant?"

Zhu Xi nodded: "Yes, the groom has drifted away, so am I, the bride, going to have to perform a solo act?"

The real reason was that Zhu Xi happened to run into Ms. Guan at the hospital again.

She smiled and stepped forward, calling out, "Mom."

August 1st is an extremely auspicious date; it signifies an exceptionally lucky marriage!

-

Another day passed with the sun setting in the west. Zhu Xi's neck ached, and her eyes were dry.

She pinched the back of her neck, writing "feces" in the air while sending a voice message to Zhou Yinghuai.

The earphones were a gift from Zhou Yinghuai, intended to save her the trouble of holding the phone all day long.

Zhu Xi accepted this kind offer.

But she wasn't used to it.

Or rather, Zhu Xi is trying to adapt.

"My dear wife, you've worked so hard." Zhou Yinghuai went on another short business trip, leaving early this morning. He'll be back tomorrow afternoon to have dinner with her.

The moment the call connected, Zhu Xi immediately took Zhou Yinghuai's offer of a credit line to heart.

The sound quality is excellent; it can convey Zhou Yinghuai's heartwarming laughter.

Zhu Xi raised her eyebrows, adjusted her headphones with the hand that was rubbing the back of her neck, and felt all her fatigue disappear.

"Don't force yourself if you're not used to the headphones," Zhou Yinghuai said casually. "Do whatever makes you comfortable."

Zhu Xi had already turned the corner; the dormitory door was just a few meters away.

She hummed in agreement, not stopping her steps, "I didn't force myself."

"I can hear your breathing clearly." She added, raising an eyebrow, another mischievous idea forming in her mind. "Zhou Yinghuai, you're giving me these headphones at this crucial moment, you wouldn't be thinking of...?"

The words need not be fully spoken, nor should they be explained too clearly.

Zhou Yinghuai understood, and several documents that needed to be processed were spread out in front of him.

He glanced at her lightly and sighed, "Wife, I'm very busy."

Zhu Xi opened the dormitory door. The light was dim, and the gentle, hypnotic voice she heard was still far away.

She was stunned for two seconds and then saw Zhou Yinghuai helping her change the sheets.

He even smiled at her and started to speak.

She let out a long sigh and lightly slapped herself in the face with a self-deprecating smile.

Having failed to seduce Zhou Yinghuai, she herself became distracted and headed straight for the yellow waste area.

"Have you eaten?" Zhu Xi abruptly changed the subject, splashing cold water on her slightly flushed cheeks. "It's already dark here."

Hearing the sound, Zhou Yinghuai also glanced out his window, only to find it equally pitch black.

The gentle sound of flowing water reached his ears, and he pressed the pen he had been spinning in his hand onto the table.

I got up and went to the window, where I stood.

"Sister Xi, if I remember correctly, we don't have a time difference."

Zhu Xi chuckled, her hands still damp, when she heard another lament from a young woman in her boudoir, "Sister Xi, you don't care about my schedule."

"Brother Ahuai, I'm not uncaring about you." She said in a coquettish voice, without any expression, and even rolled her eyes at Zhou Yinghuai.

Zhou Yinghuai was amused and exclaimed that her calling him "Brother Huai" was absolutely hilarious.

What should we do?

It was getting dark, and he wanted to go home.

Zhu Xi seemed to penetrate the man's silence through a long, electric current.

"Zhou Yinghuai, I'm warning you, don't do that 'rushing back before dawn' thing." She added threateningly, still not entirely at ease, "If you do that again, I'll get angry."

Zhou Yinghuai restrained his impulse, "Sister Xi is very angry, and the consequences will be serious?"

"Yes, it's very serious."

How serious is it?

Zhu Xi took out a box of braised pork buns that Lezhishi had put in at noon from the refrigerator and threw it into the microwave.

A flash of golden light appeared, and facing the fiery brilliance, she deliberately spoke fiercely, "I'll slap you!"

Zhou Yinghuai is shameless! "Wife, don't reward me!"