Since marrying into the Zhou family, Jin Xiumei never imagined that she would become so wealthy. Before, she only thought about how good the orange harvest would be and how good the price would be, so that she could build two houses and help her two sons get married. But now, she really can't imagine it.
When she came to the capital before, her son tried to persuade her, but she and Zhou Cangsong refused no matter what. When they had no other choice, they thought of going to the capital with Zhou Xuan for a while and then finding an excuse to go home. Zhou Cangsong thought the same thing.
Volume 1, Chapter 413: A Misleading Name
Chapter 413 Misleading
Unexpectedly, after the whole family went to the capital with Zhou Xuan, Zhou Xuan opened an antique shop, and his son, daughter and wife came to help in the shop. Then his son opened a jewelry company and a stone cutting factory. The couple had previously thought that after playing in the capital for a few days, they would make an excuse that they couldn't get used to living there and go home.
But unexpectedly, after arriving in the capital, he never mentioned that word again. Later, Junjie sold his house and rented land in his hometown, bringing tens of thousands of yuan with him. His hometown had essentially cut off his escape route. However, the couple did not blame their son; instead, they tacitly accepted it.
Zhou Xuan was afraid that Jin Xiumei would stop him, so as soon as he went out, he grabbed his suitcase and ran to the path behind the villa. That's why Jin Xiumei didn't see them when she chased them to the door.
The two took a car directly to the airport. There were quite a few flights to Nanning, and they boarded the plane in less than an hour in the airport terminal. They arrived in Nanning two hours later.
Strangely, Zhou Xuan didn't speak to Fu Ying on the plane. After getting off the plane in Nanning, he took a bus to Fengshan and then booked two rooms at the Fengshan Hotel.
When Zhou Xuan booked the room, he specifically asked the receptionist to book the same two rooms he had booked a year ago, except that Wei Xiaoyu had come with him back then.
The receptionist wasn't the same two people they knew a year ago. Although it was a year ago, for Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying, it felt like just two days ago. This intense and unforgettable feeling was like it was just yesterday.
After spending some time in the hotel room, everything was exactly the same as before, with no changes whatsoever. Zhou Xuan then took a bath in the bathroom, trying hard to recall what had happened before.
In another room, Fu Ying stared blankly for a while, then picked up a glass from the coffee table. In this room, Zhou Xuan had once demonstrated his superpower to her, making several finger holes in a glass. Fu Ying remembered that she hadn't slept a wink that night, and the glass had been secretly hidden in a corner under the bed.
At that moment, remembering something, Fu Ying immediately bent down and reached under the bed. Sure enough, she felt something behind the foot of the bed. When she took it out, it really was the cup.
Half of it was gone. It was Zhou Xuan who first transformed it into gold and then devoured it, so half of it was missing. On the remaining half of the cup, the five finger holes were still there, and it was perfectly smooth, as if it had been poured out of a mold, without the sharpness of the glass rim.
Fu Ying inserted five fingers into the holes, each one larger than her fingers, because those holes were the size and width of Zhou Xuan's fingers. She silently sensed them for a long time.
With a sigh, Fu Ying pondered again, wondering what her and Zhou Xuan's situation was like at the bottom of that sinkhole in America. Was it as Zhou Xuan had described?
That kind of love was what she hoped for and fantasized about, but fantasies are just fantasies. After all, it wasn't something she experienced firsthand. Without firsthand experience, how could she have a personal understanding?
Although Fu Ying didn't have the experience Zhou Xuan described, she completely believed what Zhou Xuan said. She felt melancholy, but couldn't bear to refuse Zhou Xuan's marriage proposal. This was an extremely contradictory feeling. Given Fu Ying's personality, it was absolutely impossible for her to force herself to do something. Just like the boyfriends her grandfather introduced to her before, she would never like them or agree to date them, and even fled to China to avoid her grandfather's arrangements.
But this time was strange; Fu Ying didn't even know why she had said "I will marry you" to Zhou Xuan.
Fu Ying understood that as long as she said she didn't want to get married and wouldn't be with Zhou Xuan, Zhou Xuan would never force her or make things difficult for her. But she just couldn't bear to say those words to Zhou Xuan.
Because Fu Ying could feel Zhou Xuan's deep love for her, the kind of affection that would give anything for her. In today's world, apart from movies, how many people can do that for the one they love?
But Zhou Xuan could definitely do it, Fu Ying believed it without a doubt, which was why she couldn't bear to say anything hurtful to Zhou Xuan. Moreover, she also had some inexplicable thoughts in her mind, such as the discomfort she felt when Wei Xiaoyu showed her feelings to Zhou Xuan. Although she didn't show it on the surface, Fu Ying was secretly alarmed: What's wrong with me?
Ever since she saw Zhou Xuan at the seaside park in the south, his image had lingered in her mind. Now, after experiencing things no one could imagine, although she never felt love for Zhou Xuan, in fact, Fu Ying couldn't even remember ever smiling.
When was the last time you smiled?
After taking a bath, Zhou Xuan wrapped himself in a towel and came out of the room. He sat down and picked up the phone to call the hotel front desk. When the call connected, the receptionist's gentle voice said, "Hello sir, how can I help you?"
Zhou Xuan said, "Hello, could you please help me find the phone number for Fengshan Anbang Hotel?"
Anbang Hotel is an investment of An Guoqing, and it is also where An Guoqing's secretary, An Jie, works. Zhou Xuan wanted to ask if there was any news about An Jie.
"Hello, please wait a moment," the hotel receptionist said, then began searching through the computer database. The phone numbers of Fengshan businesses were familiar to them, as they had business dealings with many of the well-known large companies and enterprises in Fengshan. Anbang Hotel, owned by the An family, was one of the top hotels in Fengshan. Of course, Fengshan had developed rapidly in recent years due to the construction of the national geological park, which had spurred the growth of other industries. Investment from various regions and international sources had propelled Fengshan's economy to new heights.
Zhou Xuan didn't have to wait long before the receptionist gave him a phone number. Zhou Xuan quickly wrote it down and read it twice. After hanging up, Zhou Xuan thought about it for a while, wondering whether he should call the number to find An Jie.
After sitting and thinking for a long time, Zhou Xuan still didn't make the call, but he still took out a ballpoint pen from his bag and wrote down the phone number.
Sitting on the sofa in a daze, Zhou Xuan heard a knocking sound at the door. His supernatural ability naturally traveled out and he immediately detected that it was Fu Ying knocking at the door.
Zhou Xuan panicked and quickly said, "Wait a minute." He jumped up, grabbed his clothes, and put them on. Only after he was dressed did he go to the door and open it.
When Fu Ying saw Zhou Xuan's expression, his wet hair, and his clothes, she couldn't help but burst out laughing, pointing her fair finger at Zhou Xuan's chest and laughing.
Seeing Fu Ying's radiant smile and her stunning beauty, Zhou Xuan was stunned. His deep love for Fu Ying surged up again, and it took him a while to come to his senses. Following Fu Ying's finger, he looked down at his chest and couldn't help but blush. He quickly turned his back to her.
It turned out that Zhou Xuan's shirt buttons were fastened haphazardly, and part of his abdominal skin was exposed at the bottom corner, making him look particularly funny.
As soon as Zhou Xuan turned around, he quickly unbuttoned and rebuttoned his shirt. He felt inexplicably uncomfortable in front of Fu Ying. In the past, Zhou Xuan would tease Fu Ying, as he liked to see her shy expression. Fu Ying was particularly prone to shyness, but she had gotten used to it over time. As long as Zhou Xuan didn't act intimately with Fu Ying in front of others, Fu Ying would tacitly approve. However, if others were present and saw them, Fu Ying couldn't stand it.
Zhou Xuan both loved and found Fu Ying's shy personality amusing, but now the situation was different; in fact, it could be said that Zhou Xuan had lost that feeling.
After Zhou Xuan finished putting on his shirt and turned around to sit down, Fu Ying stopped smiling. But then she suddenly realized that she had actually been smiling happily.
After suppressing her laughter, Fu Ying noticed the blank sheet of paper on the coffee table, but didn't pay it any mind. After a pause, she asked, "I wanted to discuss something with you, perhaps..."
At this point, Fu Ying glanced at Zhou Xuan again and said, "Could we ask An Jie?"
It turns out Fu Ying thought the same thing as him.
Zhou Xuan pointed to the papers on the coffee table and said, "I just asked the lady at the hotel reception to look up the phone number for Anbang Hotel, but I didn't call to find An Jie."
Fu Ying hesitated for a moment, then said, "Zhou Xuan, take the paper. I'll make the call." She picked up the phone and dialed the number on the paper.
Fu Ying felt a warm sense of gratitude. Zhou Xuan clearly didn't want to make that call, and Fu Ying understood why. Although the two of them had come to Fengshan, Zhou Xuan didn't want to go looking for the acquaintances she had met at the skylight a year ago.
They and An Guoqing's group of eight people went down into the underground river through the skylight and definitely didn't come out. It's easy to imagine that they must have died in the underground river. If she and Zhou Xuan suddenly reappear in front of An Jie now, how will An Jie react? And how should she and Zhou Xuan explain themselves?
These are all very difficult questions, and one that Zhou Xuan and the others can't explain is why only he and Fu Ying came out? Where are the others?
Fu Ying wanted to see An Jie and verify the truth of Zhou Xuan's strange ability, but for now, Fu Ying only wanted to, not absolutely had to.
Zhou Xuan did it without hesitation. He did it even though he didn't want to and it was troublesome, just because of her. Fu Ying was moved again.
After Zhou Xuan dialed the number, the call connected with a beeping sound, and Fu Ying immediately tensed up.