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

Zhu Xi nodded, her fingers curling slightly as they rested against his chest.

Zhou Yinghuai then pinched her chin and pressed it against hers.

The kisses were gentle and light, lips pressed together, sometimes nibbling, sometimes sucking, but not going deep.

Zhu Xi's hand was still there, but Zhou Yinghuai no longer held her wrist, but instead cupped her face in his hands.

He bent down and kissed her intently.

Because Zhu Xi's tightly pursed lips were broken by the wildly growing weeds in her heart.

Zhou Yinghuai had never kissed anyone, but it was a man's instinct.

He reverently cupped her face and lifted her chin.

He hooked her up, clung to her, and they both succumbed to depravity.

The kiss ended.

Both of them were breathing unsteadily.

Zhou Yinghuai held her hand. "I'll go wring out the towel."

Zhu Xi shook her head, her voice hoarse and incoherent, "I want to take a shower."

Zhou Yinghuai paused for a moment, then said, "Okay."

He helped her up and watched her walk into the bathroom.

Hearing the rushing water, she pursed her lips, as if she had added honey to the sparkling water.

-

Congratulations on getting back from the summer at 12:30.

Zhu Xi has been asleep for a week.

After taking a shower, Zhou Yinghuai helped her dry her hair.

I watched her lie down and slowly fall asleep.

She lay on her bed, hooking her little finger with Zhou Yinghuai's.

The bright lights that were on during their kiss have been turned off, leaving only the glass lamp that Zhu Xi made by hand by the bedside lit.

The glazed tile lantern is seven or eight stories high, and each layer has a different pattern.

There are butterflies, smiling faces, stars, and the sea.

At the very top, there were faint, almost imperceptible human figures.

The glass lamps turn, casting a continuous play of light and shadow.

Zhou Yinghuai noticed it the first time he came to help her get a change of clothes, and he hurriedly took a picture at the time.

I asked a professional lamp maker and learned that this is a purely handmade product and is not mass-produced.

This time, he photographed every detail of the glass lamp, and he already had a plan in mind.

Hearing the noise at the door, Zhou Yinghuai bent down, withdrew his pinky finger, and gently kissed her sleeping brow.

Then, turn off the only light source in the room.

He left quietly and closed the door to the master bedroom.

The unsightly calfskin sofa has been moved out, and Zhu Xi's original set has been returned to its place.

Zhu He was initially surprised, but then realized he had underestimated Mr. Zhou.

Zhou Yinghuai pointed to the sofa, "The sofa has been found. But the workers were careless when they moved it out, and there are several scratches."

The traces are obvious, all in plain sight.

"I'll get a professional to fix it tomorrow." Zhou Yinghuai looked at Zhu He and Sheng Xiali. "How's it going on your end?"

She remained silent in the sweltering summer heat and shook her head at him.

Congratulations! You took two bottles of ice water from the refrigerator and gave one to me in the sweltering summer.

"I didn't pursue it further," he said calmly. "How's Xixi?"

Zhou Yinghuai was a little unhappy. "He cried for a long time before falling asleep."

He drank most of it in one go in the sweltering summer heat, unusually serious, saying, "In these kinds of family disputes, the police station usually just tries to smooth things over."

He smiled helplessly. "After all, Ms. He Mianxin had no intention of stealing; she meant well. That calfskin sofa..."

It's many times more expensive than the original one.

Congratulations on sitting on the sofa I bought myself. "This sofa cost over 30,000 yuan, and it was the first thing I bought for Xixi when I received my bonus. The exchange rate hit a record high the day I wired the money to her."

Even so, despite not earning much money, Zhu He did his best to give his younger sister a home.

The three men took their seats, with Zhou Yinghuai sitting on the outermost side, where he could see the movements in the master bedroom immediately.

"As the twin brother, congratulations on doing a great job." Zhou Yinghuai's congratulations came from the bottom of his heart. Congratulations are not easy to come by, and so did Zhu Xi's.

The Zhou family is wealthy, and he and Zhou Lingyi have never had to worry about money.

He cared for Zhou Lingyi with utmost devotion and tenderness. This was predicated on a comfortable material life.

It was the first time I had met Zhu He in the middle of summer, and I felt that he had done the right thing.

He raised an eyebrow. "Congratulations! Those words you just said were even harsher than locking Ms. He up for a few days!"

Let's rewind to what happened after Zhou Yinghuai left the police station.

Enraged, He Mianxin slammed her hand on the table. "I'm her mother!"

Zhuhe slightly lifted her eyelids, her voice indifferent, "I wasn't like that when I was six."

"After that heavy snowfall, after you heard that blind beggar babbling incoherently."

He Mianxin's eyes were red from crying. "So many years have passed, and I know I was wrong, so I've been trying to make it up to her. Congratulations, I'm trying my best to be good to her."

Congratulations were met with a cold laugh. "Compensation?"

"Mom," he called her, a word that was the most beautiful in the world, yet it felt like a slap across He Mianxin's face.

"Mom, this isn't about admitting your mistake. You've realized that Xixi has grown up and can marry in place of Yu Qingge, thereby solidifying your status as Mrs. Yu."

Congratulations on finally removing the last veil of shame from this family.

He Mianxin leaned against Yu Qinghua's chest and cried uncontrollably, repeatedly murmuring, "No, it's not like that."

Zhu Xi, too lazy to listen any longer, quickly told the police about Zhu Xi's grievances.

Finally, he thought to He Mian, "I'll make the decision for Xixi. I'll deal with that calfskin sofa, and the money from the sale will be used to pay off Xixi's mortgage."

"Your maternal love should be reserved for Yu Sui and Yu Qinghuan. If you still have the resources, you can consider having another child. If you're still too free, why not try to find out if that blind man from back then is still alive?"

He spoke to the police officers, word by word, in the midst of the sweltering summer.

"I relinquish my right to pursue Ms. He, and I ask everyone to bear witness. Congratulations, and my sister Zhu Xi, we hereby solemnly declare that we are severing all ties with Ms. He Mianxin."

Zhu He looked at Yu Qinghua and said, "Uncle Yu, I will hand over Zhu Xi's guardianship to Zhou Yinghuai. As for the Yu family's business, don't try to take any more of Xi Xi's place."

I've handled many criminal cases during the height of summer, and whether I won or lost, none of them could compare to the complex and unpredictable ugliness of the human heart.

But today, he felt that the ugliness he had experienced before was not as bad as what he had heard and seen tonight.

Before leaving, Zhuhe adjusted his glasses.

She glanced at He Mianxin and said, "A mother's love that comes too late is not compensation, but a burden."

-

The two did not spend a night together in Huanxi Sha. Zhou Yinghuai slept soundly for the first night in the Yilongju Zhuxi pre-marital property.

Zhu Xi still tucked in the corner of the blanket and slept on the edge.

At four in the morning, Zhou Yinghuai, who had fallen asleep fully clothed, was woken up by the cold.

He opened his eyes and saw a huddled shadow beside him in the darkness.

With a slight smile, Zhou Yinghuai moved closer to the two of them, barely managing to drape a corner of the blanket over himself, unable to fall asleep any longer.

Zhu Xi was breathing very lightly and was fast asleep.

Zhou Yinghuai lay on his side, his right hand under his pillow, locking onto her in the darkness.

Before they knew it, the sky was beginning to lighten with the first hint of dawn.

Zhu Xi moved slightly and turned towards the person lying on the outside.

The corner of the blanket that Zhou Yinghuai was covering was completely rolled away.

The two were facing each other, with no more than fifty centimeters between them.

Zhou Yinghuai leaned against a quilt, his eyes filled with surging emotions.

Best wishes, we have a long future ahead of us.

Zhou Yinghuai was immersed in the softness of sharing a bed, fantasizing about a beautiful and tender life together.

The rain outside the window was sparse. He closed his eyes slightly and took another nap.

When she woke up again, Zhu Xi's side was empty.