However, Luan Yuqing also felt that this was Zhou Ziwei and Wang Xuewei's home after all. Regardless of whether they were a fake couple or not, they were still a couple in name... and it would be too inappropriate for her, an outsider, to "sleep" with the male owner.
Even if Wang Xuewei says she doesn't care, she's probably unhappy inside.
Luan Yuqing was also a woman, so she understood that women generally had a strong possessive desire, even for things they would never use. But once they possessed something, they didn't want it to be taken away by others. So Luan Yuqing knew very well that if she wanted to live in this house for a long time, she absolutely couldn't let Wang Xuewei feel that she was taking away her "things". So she could only choose to live in the cold and dilapidated workers' room.
Although he knew he might face assassination attempts at any time after returning to Dangyang, Zhou Ziwei still slept soundly in his room.
It wasn't that he was complacent or naively thought the assassination attempts against him were completely over.
Now that he has someone to keep watch over him, he really doesn't need to keep an ear open while he sleeps.
During the day, when there's nothing to do, Zhou Ziwei usually lets the ladybug rest in his pocket. At night, he replenishes the ladybug with enough soul power and then lets it fly in the air to patrol and protect himself and everyone around him.
The ladybug's abilities are growing stronger and stronger, and its intelligence is developing to the point where it is no less than that of an adult. This makes Zhou Ziwei feel very at ease with it, so he never deliberately stays on guard when he goes to sleep at night.
Although Zhou Ziwei really wanted to get a good night's sleep, he was suddenly awakened around 2 a.m.
The ladybug awakened him directly through the connection between their souls, so Zhou Ziwei knew without asking that something must have happened.
Sure enough... after Zhou Ziwei shared the ladybug's senses through soul connection, he immediately saw a slender figure outside the villa, completely covered in black clothes and a mask, nimbly vaulting over the iron fence and then crouching down, heading straight for the room where Zhou Ziwei was staying...
Wow, you guys started working as soon as I got back... Didn't you even give me a couple of days off?
Zhou Ziwei was basically certain that the assassins were the same group as before, and not those who had come after receiving a bounty from the black market assassin network. Otherwise... the first person on the black market assassin network to accept the mission to assassinate him had made such a grand show and yet failed completely. If someone dared to take on this mission again, it shouldn't be any less impressive than the first time, right?
While the figure who infiltrated the villa this time appeared quite professional, even with the highest level of skill, it's still just one person. Without the cooperation of other professionals, the capabilities of a single assassin are still quite limited. This doesn't seem like the style of an international assassin organization...
This assassin does seem to be a bit more skilled than the one who wielded the cross-shaped darts, but Zhou Ziwei is now completely different from before. He doesn't even need to show his face; he can easily take care of this guy by commanding the ladybugs.
However, even if they kill this assassin, there will be a third and a fourth... Zhou Ziwei didn't want to fight a protracted war with them for years. So, with a thought, Zhou Ziwei had the ladybug follow behind the assassin and directly trigger the anti-theft alarm line on the iron fence.
“Woo-wah woo-wah woo-wah…”
A piercing alarm suddenly blared through the quiet night, instantly waking almost half the residents of the villa area from their slumber.
The assassin, dressed in ancient-style night clothes, was startled by the alarm. Without hesitation, he immediately retreated the way he came, leaped over the iron fence with a "whoosh," and then darted east and west, disappearing into the shadows of the surrounding buildings at lightning speed.
Although the assassin's stealth skills were indeed superb, even if Zhou Ziwei were to track him personally, he would most likely lose him. However, encountering the ladybug was his misfortune, because the ladybug had already landed on the assassin's clothes, allowing him to take it with him. In this way, even if the assassin could use his stealth skills to their fullest extent, he would have no chance of getting rid of the ladybug.
After the assassin and the ladybug fled two hundred meters away, Zhou Ziwei could no longer share the ladybug's vision and hearing through soul connection. At most, he could only vaguely sense which direction the ladybug was moving in.
However, Zhou Ziwei was not worried about the ladybug's safety. With the ladybug's intelligence and ability, even if it really broke into the killer's lair and encountered some danger, it could escape unscathed.
"Thump thump thump thump..."
Zhou Ziwei was still lying in bed, not moving, while the other two women in the villa had already been startled awake by the shrill alarm. The two women met in the corridor and were somewhat embarrassed to see each other in such disheveled state. However, no one cared about their appearance at this time.
They all ran to Zhou Ziwei's room at the same time and started knocking.
"Hey... why are you guys making such a fuss in the middle of the night instead of getting some sleep?"
Zhou Ziwei, wearing a nightgown, opened the door a crack, frowned, and glanced at the two people outside. His eyes then widened in surprise.
Luan Yuqing was one thing... after all, the first time Zhou Ziwei saw her, she was half-asleep, wearing pajamas, going to the bathroom to pee... so Zhou Ziwei could get used to Luan Yuqing's appearance in pajamas relatively quickly. However, when he saw Wang Xuewei next to him, she was also only wearing a semi-transparent, thin gauze nightgown, her two smooth legs completely exposed, her fair little feet in a pair of soft-soled slippers, her long hair casually piled on top of her head, and what was even more shocking was that the neckline of her dress was also very low, half of her snow-white breasts were faintly exposed. That look of a sleeping begonia was enough to make any man's blood boil.
Although Zhou Ziwei could use his soul power to see through any woman's clothes at any time, he would never use this method to satisfy his voyeuristic desires unless there was a real need for it.
So, although he had lived under the same roof with Wang Xuewei for a while before, he had never seen Wang Xuewei show such a casual and sexy side in front of him. Suddenly, his eyes started to wander.
Wang Xuewei was worried that something might happen to Zhou Ziwei, the largest shareholder of Xinda Daily Chemicals, so she rushed over to check on him as soon as she heard the alarm. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Zhou Ziwei was safe and sound. Then, noticing Zhou Ziwei's lecherous eyes, Wang Xuewei was startled and hurriedly tightened her clothes, while turning around and hiding behind Luan Yuqing.
“Hey… Mrs. Zhou, it seems like you’re the one who’s his wife… How come you’re shy just because your husband glances at you? Hey… why are you hiding behind me…” Luan Yuqing said helplessly, “It seems like you should be standing in front of me, so that your husband won’t take advantage of me.”
Wang Xuewei blushed slightly upon hearing this, but completely ignored Luan Yuqing's words. Instead, she hid behind Luan Yuqing and asked Zhou Ziwei inside the door, "Are you alright? Did... did someone break in?"
Zhou Ziwei pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Who broke in? I only heard the two of you knocking on the door... Did you two try to break into my room together...?"
Wang Xuewei scoffed softly at Zhou Ziwei's feigned madness and said, "It's good that you're alright. Then... I'll go back to sleep..." After saying that, she quickly turned around, hurriedly ran back to her room, and then firmly closed the door.
Luan Yuqing found Wang Xuewei's reaction amusing, then boldly pushed open Zhou Ziwei's door and walked in. She sat down on the messy bedside, looked up at Zhou Ziwei standing to the side, and asked, "There must have been an assassin who broke in just now, right? You've already disposed of the body?"
Zhou Ziwei nearly tripped over his words, glared at her helplessly, and said, "Hey... don't talk nonsense... I'm a law-abiding citizen, what do you mean by destroying evidence... I don't know what you're talking about. Did you see anyone come in here? This is really baffling..."
Volume 1, Rebirth of a Prodigy, Chapter 182: Who Did He Sleep With?
Luan Yuqing rolled her eyes at Zhou Ziwei and said, "You call yourself a law-abiding citizen? Hmm... okay! You're a good citizen, brave enough to fight criminals, that counts as being a good citizen, right? Tell me quickly... did an assassin break in just now?"
"No, there really isn't..."
Zhou Ziwei spread his hands and explained, "It's possible that an assassin or thief broke into the yard, but... that guy was too stupid. He bumped into the alarm wire on the iron fence, so... he just ran away, haha... If I had really destroyed the body, why would the alarm have gone off? Seriously... I don't know when your IQ dropped so much."
Luan Yuqing chuckled and said, "That's quite a clumsy thief... He didn't even get into the villa before triggering the alarm... Hmm, I doubt he was an assassin. If an assassin were that stupid, why would he even bother killing anyone!"
Zhou Ziwei smiled slightly and said, "Maybe! I hope it's just an ordinary petty thief."
Luan Yuqing suddenly broke into a strange smile, leaned close to Zhou Ziwei, and winked, saying, "Tell me... if an assassin really came, which room would the assassin usually go to to carry out the assassination?"
Zhou Ziwei rubbed his nose and said, "How would I know? Oh... but since they wanted to kill me, of course they had to come to my room..."
"But... how would the assassin know which room you're staying in?" Luan Yuqing rested her chin on her hand, adopting a Sherlock Holmes-like expression, and earnestly deduced, "If the assassin is cautious and patient, I guess he might first disguise himself as an ordinary person and observe the area around the villa for a while. Only after confirming which room you're staying in at night would he possibly make a sudden move... However, if the assassin is impatient or very confident, then he would most likely obtain a blueprint of this villa, figure out which direction the master bedroom is in, and then make his move directly."
Zhou Ziwei exclaimed in admiration, "Hmm... your analysis seems to make some sense, but... could you please be more specific about what you're trying to say? I really dislike riddles."
Luan Yuqing rolled her eyes at Zhou Ziwei again and said, "Idiot, I think your IQ has dropped drastically... Didn't you understand what I said? Uh... what I mean is... it's very dangerous for your wife to live alone in the master bedroom of this villa. What if the next assassin isn't as stupid as this one, and he manages to sneak into the villa silently? And if he happens to be an impatient assassin who just wants to finish the mission quickly, then the first room he breaks into will definitely be the one your wife is in. So... I suggest you either move in with your wife immediately, or have your wife move into your room. Anyway... anyway, it's very dangerous for her to live alone under these circumstances."
Zhou Ziwei nodded in deep agreement and said, "What you said makes a lot of sense, but... as you can see, my relationship with my wife is very strained right now. Whether it's asking me to sleep in her room or asking her to come to my room... I don't think she'd agree to it, so..."
Zhou Ziwei stretched lazily before continuing, "So... if there's nothing else, you should go to sleep! We might have things to do tomorrow. Um... as for my wife... I'll try my best to make arrangements."
"Oh... then you should get some rest too..." Luan Yuqing had said everything she needed to say, and if Zhou Ziwei didn't take her words seriously, there was nothing she could do. So she could only nod at Zhou Ziwei, then stand up with a regretful expression and walk out.
Not long after Luan Yuqing left, Zhou Ziwei heard light footsteps outside the door again. The footsteps stopped outside his door, but it took about half a minute before the door was gently knocked.
Zhou Ziwei walked over and opened the door. He saw that Wang Xuewei had changed into a more conservative set of home clothes and her hair had been simply combed. Although she didn't look as sexy and alluring as before, she still gave Zhou Ziwei a sense of "home".
A home is not just a simple house; only when there is someone in the house waiting for you to come home can it be called a home.
After Zhou Ziwei was reborn, he lived in this house for a few days. However, at that time, Wang Xuewei was always just a cold and beautiful woman in his eyes, and she was absolutely not related to the title of "wife". This made the villa completely devoid of the warmth of home, and cold and despairing.
Although Wang Xuewei still maintains her cold demeanor, Zhou Ziwei can completely sense the concern hidden beneath her icy exterior.
"What's wrong? Can't sleep... Would you like to come in and sit down?" Zhou Ziwei found it amusing that Wang Xuewei looked like she wanted to ask something but didn't know how to start, so he stepped aside to let her through the doorway.
Upon hearing Zhou Ziwei extend such an invitation, Wang Xuewei immediately became wary, giving him a suspicious look. However, she found that Zhou Ziwei's gaze was open and confident, completely lacking the lewdness she used to often see in his eyes.
Wang Xuewei paused slightly. She had always thought she was very good at judging people, and she also believed that a person's character and magnanimity would often be unconsciously revealed in their eyes.
In her eyes, Zhou Ziwei used to be nothing more than an unambitious, dissolute, and utterly despicable piece of trash.
And every time I see that lewd look in his eyes, I come to the same conclusion.
Over time, Wang Xuewei even became somewhat afraid that she would be corrupted by that lewd gaze, so she had to deliberately avoid this nominal husband and try her best not to meet him in the villa.
Even if they occasionally bump into each other, she will only walk past with a cold face and will never give the other person a proper look.
Therefore, Wang Xuewei didn't know how long it had been since she had carefully observed the other person's eyes. Now, she accidentally met Zhou Ziwei's gaze, which immediately gave her a completely different understanding of Zhou Ziwei.
He seems to have really changed a lot... Could it be that... this is the real him now, and the way he was before was just a disguise? But no matter how much a person changes, it's hard for their eyes to undergo a fundamental change... Could it be that... this person and the Zhou Ziwei of the past are not the same person at all?
Zhou Ziwei has changed so much. Even though Wang Xuewei always tries to avoid him, they are still living under the same roof. Therefore, Wang Xuewei is very sensitive to the fact that the current Zhou Ziwei is very different from the Zhou Ziwei of the past.
However, her imagination was not rich enough, and she could not have imagined that there could be such a thing as possession and resurrection in this world.
So, when she looked at Zhou Ziwei more closely, she found that apart from his eyes and temperament being slightly different from before, everything else, such as his height, appearance, and figure, was exactly the same as before. So she could only helplessly believe that people's nature might really change!
Why are you looking at me like that?
Zhou Ziwei noticed that Wang Xuewei was standing at the door, just staring at him but refusing to go inside. He guessed that Wang Xuewei was worried that her husband would take advantage of her, so she was...
It seems my character is really not something people can trust...
Zhou Ziwei gave a helpless wry smile and said, "Alright, if you don't want to come in, then forget it. Just say what you have to say here!"
"Oh, no... let's go inside and talk!" Wang Xuewei seemed to have noticed the bitter, slightly mocking smile on Zhou Ziwei's lips. Knowing that her guardedness might have hurt his pride, she quickly walked into Zhou Ziwei's room and even closed the door tightly behind her to show that she had no intention of being wary of him.
It wasn't until Wang Xuewei sat down on the only chair in the room that she was slightly taken aback. She was even a little confused about what she had just been trying to do. When did she start caring about the other person's feelings? This wasn't like Wang Xuewei at all... Could it be... because Zhou Ziwei was now practically the largest shareholder of Xinda Daily Chemicals, so she had to save face for him? Hmm... that must be it!
Wang Xuewei found a good excuse for herself and felt much more at ease. Looking at Zhou Ziwei, who was sitting on the bed opposite her, still maintaining a serious expression, she said, "I don't think the alarm just now was malfunctioning, right? Could it be that an assassin has really appeared?"
"Oh...maybe! But that guy couldn't get into the villa. He clumsily touched the alarm wire, and as soon as the alarm went off, that idiot ran away. So...you don't need to worry about anything."
The same thing had to be explained to two different people, which gave Zhou Ziwei a terrible headache. But no matter how much of a headache he had, he had to keep making up this lie.
Whether Wang Xuewei believed Zhou Ziwei's lies or for some other reason, she didn't dwell on the issue and instead brought up Luan Yuqing... "That Miss Luan... she must be more than just your personal assistant, right?"
"Oh, so you think she's mine... what?" Zhou Ziwei looked at Wang Xuewei with some confusion. Logically, she should be jealous, right? But... why is this woman so cold and aloof when she's jealous...?
"I think... if she's not your hired bodyguard, then she must be... a police officer sent to protect you, right?"
Wang Xuewei's guess made Zhou Ziwei realize that he had really misunderstood. It seemed that he, as her husband, didn't possess any charm that could make her jealous at all...
Wang Xuewei's guess was reasonable and not too far-fetched. After all, Sun Xiaoyu, who was sent by the police, had once closely protected Zhou Ziwei for a period of time. If those things hadn't happened later and Sun Xiaoyu's other identity hadn't been exposed, Zhou Ziwei might have really had to take her with him on his way back to Dangyang this time...
Seeing Zhou Ziwei's astonished expression, Wang Xuewei thought she had guessed correctly and quickly continued, "What I mean is... these are extraordinary times, and your safety is the top priority. Since she is responsible for protecting you, then... you'd better let her stay in the same room as you! Otherwise, if an assassin really sneaks into your room and she doesn't notice, then... wouldn't you be in danger?"
After saying all this in one breath, Wang Xuewei saw another amused look on Zhou Ziwei's face and quickly explained, "Hey... don't get the wrong idea... I'm not approving of you and other women... you know... it's just that... since that Miss Luan has the ability to protect you, it would be very easy for her to deal with you too. If you dare to do anything reckless, the consequences will be dire... Of course, if that Miss Luan is willing to have something happen between you... then I can't control that. Anyway, our marital relationship is just for show. I'm only concerned about your safety because you're now a shareholder of Xinda Daily Chemicals and the inventor of vaporized laundry detergent. Don't overthink it..."
"Oh...I know, I won't overthink it..." Hearing Wang Xuewei's superfluous words, Zhou Ziwei could only nod seriously. However, no matter why Wang Xuewei cared about him, it was still a kind of concern. Zhou Ziwei felt warm inside, as if a warm current was slowly flowing through him.
"Oh... if there's nothing else... I... I'll go back to my room first. You... you should get some rest!" For some reason, the longer Wang Xuewei spent with Zhou Ziwei, the more flustered her heart became. She didn't dare to sit in Zhou Ziwei's room any longer, so she quickly got up to say goodbye and left in a hurry.
After Wang Xuewei left, Zhou Ziwei couldn't fall asleep.
These two women are really interesting. They actually came all this way to him, trying to persuade him to sleep with another woman… Well, even though their intentions were quite pure, Zhou Ziwei couldn't quite shake off that purity when he thought about it… Should he really sleep with them? Which one should he sleep with… or… maybe all three of them together…?
Zhou Ziwei lay alone on the bed, fantasizing in his mind for a long time, but he didn't dare to actually fall asleep. After all, there were ladybugs guarding outside just now, and he could confidently entrust the important task of vigilance to them. But now that the ladybugs were tracking the assassin, he had to do the night watch himself.
Thinking about it now, Luan Yuqing's words actually make a lot of sense. If an assassin doesn't know much about him and only knows that he lives in this villa, then if he wants to break in and kill someone, he will most likely break into the master bedroom where Wang Xuewei lives first.
If Wang Xuewei were to be implicated by him and something were to happen to her... then Zhou Ziwei would probably feel guilty for the rest of his life.
Given this situation, Zhou Ziwei dared not be careless. Before the ladybug returned, Zhou Ziwei simply separated eight strands of soul power. Although he lay motionless on the bed, his consciousness was monitoring any movement around the villa through his soul power.
The ability to split off eight strands of soul power at once is nothing to Zhou Ziwei in his current state, but over time, the consumption will still be considerable.
Fortunately, in less than an hour, Zhou Ziwei sensed that the ladybug was getting closer and closer to him, clearly on its way back.
Did the ladybug manage to take care of everything on its own?
Zhou Ziwei was puzzled. When he sent out the ladybug, he planned to have it follow the clues and find out the location of the assassin organization to which the other party belonged. Otherwise, if one assassin came today and another tomorrow, Zhou Ziwei would be annoyed to death even if they didn't kill him.
But now the ladybug has flown back so quickly... Zhou Ziwei doesn't believe that the assassin's organization would happen to be nearby, so easily found by the ladybug, and their hideout wiped out... It's simply a fantasy!
The ladybug flew closer and closer, finally darting within two hundred meters and reconnecting directly with Zhou Ziwei's soul.