Wei Haihong escorted Zhou Xuan back to his home in Xicheng District. Ding gave him a few instructions, and then went out again with Wei Xiaoqing and her sister. Zhou Xuan knew they were definitely going to the hospital to see his father.
I originally wanted to go and check it out, but I'm not related to them, so it wouldn't be appropriate to go. Besides, it's already past 2 a.m., and they might all be his family members, so it wouldn't be convenient for me to go. So I simply listened to Wei Haihong's arrangement and stayed at home.
Wei Haihong's home is a three-story villa covering more than 600 square meters. When Zhou Xuan came in, he saw four cars parked in the garage. Not to mention the cars, the garage itself was more expensive than the average house.
The villa is very large, with extremely luxurious interior and exterior decorations, but there is no swimming pool outside. I guess it's because Beijing's weather is mostly cold and dusty, so there's no need to build an outdoor swimming pool. I suppose they spend most of their time at those clubs; they're rich, after all. They only have a few places to spend their money and have fun.
Wei Haihong's family had a nanny named Wang Ji, who was in her thirties and seemed quite efficient. After inviting Zhou Xuan to sit down, she made tea and served water, then asked, "Mr. Zhou, what would you like to eat? I'll make it for you right now!"
Zhou Xuan shook his head and then said, "Sister Wang, please don't use all those formalities. Just call me Xiao Zhou; I feel more comfortable with that. I ate on the plane and I'm not hungry at all. Besides, it's too late. I should go to sleep first. Sister Wang, please arrange a room for me so you can get some rest too." Sister Wang smiled and said, "Alright, then I'll call you Xiao Zhou!"
Wang Sao liked Zhou Xuan because he spoke politely and naturally. She wasn't oblivious; Wei Haihong had told her earlier to take good care of his friend. She had worked in this house for several years, and when had she ever seen Wei Haihong bring a friend home to stay? This Zhou Xuan must be someone special, otherwise Wei Haihong wouldn't be so attentive.
Zhou Xuan was assigned a room on the third floor, while Wang Sao stayed in a room on the first floor. It was more convenient, as there were twelve rooms on the third floor, all of which were empty.
Aunt Wang opened the first room at the corner after the stairs for Zhou Xuan. After entering the room, Zhou Xuan looked around. The room was about 30 square meters, with floor-to-ceiling windows, a large bed in the middle, a mahogany wardrobe against the back wall, and a patterned glass wall on the left, leading to the bathroom.
It's truly magnificent, like a royal palace, and this is just the guest room.
Of course, Zhou Xuan himself had never seen what the palace looked like; it was just an estimate and a metaphor.
Mr. Wang smiled and said, "Zhou, just let me know if you need anything. There are only three people living in this villa right now. I live on the first floor, Mr. and Mrs. Wei live on the second floor, and the third floor is empty. It used to be occupied by Mr. Wei's son, Wei Jie, who is a freshman in college and hasn't been home since. Sometimes Mr. Wei's older brother's daughter would come to stay for a while, that's Xiaoyu and Xiaoqing, who just came back together. It's been so quiet since Xiaoqing left last year!"
Aunt Wang tidied the sheets and blankets for Zhou Xuan, then said, "Mrs. Wei has to go to work at nine in the morning, and it's too late now. Mr. Wei told me not to wake her. Hehe, Xiao Zhou, alright, you can rest now."
"Sister Wang, you should get some rest too, thank you!" Zhou Xuan saw Sister Wang out of the room, closed the door, and lay down on the big bed for a while. It felt so comfortable. Then he opened the glass door of the bathroom, turned on the light, and his eyes were immediately blurry!
The bathroom alone was over 20 square meters, complete with a dressing table, a washbasin, and a large round bathtub—better than any star-rated hotel Zhou Xuan had ever stayed in.
Of course, the rooms in Fu Ying's villa in Queens were also quite nice, but none were as meticulously and exquisitely made as those in Wei Haihong's house.
After taking a nice shower, Zhou Xuan opened her suitcase, changed her underwear, and sat on the bed to examine the black stone for a while. She couldn't help but sigh, realizing that everything she had now was due to this stone, and it truly felt like a dream.
After his expedition to the United States, his abilities had expanded dramatically, becoming vastly different from his initial powers. Having gone through so much, his horizons had broadened, but so had his ambitions. Perhaps before, when he first gained his powers, he thought that three million would be enough. But later, after accidentally winning a piece of emerald-grade jade with Fu Ying, his wealth skyrocketed to over ten million. At that time, he still thought about returning to his hometown to build a house, get married, and provide a good life for his parents and siblings.
But after following Fu Ying to the United States and experiencing life-and-death adventures in the sinkhole and water cave, Zhou Xuan suddenly felt that he could never go back to the way he was before.
Back when he possessed supernatural abilities in China, would he have dared to swindle 30 million US dollars from Fujimoto without batting an eye? Now, he seems completely unfazed—30 million! That's over 200 million RMB. Adding that to the hexagonal gold mesh stone he had before, he already possesses over 400 million RMB in cash!
Can you imagine? Zhou Xuan sat on the bed thinking about this, and suddenly realized that he was already a billionaire!
He stood there stunned for a long time, seemingly unable to grasp the concept, unsure if it was because he lacked sensitivity to imagined wealth or something else. He simply hadn't considered it. Now he understood; though he was ordinary and unremarkable, he was now undeniably a multi-millionaire!
Moreover, it can be said that with the icy energy of the pill in his left hand, money is meaningless to him and comes easily to him, and his inherently shameless mentality of liking to dress up as rich has also improved a lot.
It was mainly because of Fu Ying. Just thinking of Fu Ying made Zhou Xuan feel a pang of pain in his heart. Although he had never expressed anything to Fu Ying, he had indeed fallen in love with this girl. The feeling of loving someone was truly blissful, but the pain of parting was also truly agonizing! He put the stone back in the box, then opened the curtains and turned off the lights. Zhou Xuan lay on the bed. Outside the window, the stars twinkled in the sky, and the moonlight was as pale as gauze.
Zhou Xuan thought that after Hong Ge came back, he would talk to him about wanting to go back to his hometown first. If his family was willing to come, then he could come to Beijing to live. Sigh, he missed home!
He drifted off to sleep and slept soundly. When he woke up in the morning, it was already bright. Zhou Xuan sat on the bed and circulated the icy energy of his pills several times, feeling refreshed. Then he got dressed, washed his face, and went out. He noticed that there were too many rooms and no signs on the doors, unlike hotels where doors are marked with numbers. He wondered what would happen if he remembered the wrong room.
I casually walked over and opened the door to my side. Let's take a look around. I went into the room, turned on the light, and since the curtains were drawn, the room wasn't very bright.
As soon as the light was turned on, Zhou Xuan saw that the blankets on the bed were in disarray and wondered if anyone had lived here before. Didn't Aunt Wang say that no one lived here? Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly saw a head pop out from under the blankets and was startled!
The person who crawled out from under the covers angrily shouted at Ran Xuan, "What do you want to do?"
Zhou Xuan looked closely and realized it was Wei Xiaoqing!
When did she get back? But regardless, barging into a girl's bedroom is extremely impolite! He immediately covered his eyes and turned back, saying as he went, "Sorry, I thought no one was home."
"Stop right there!" Wei Xiaoqing shouted.
Zhou Xuan stopped, but didn't turn around. Wei Xiaoqing finished dressing and then said, "Come here, I have something to say!"
Zhou Xuan turned around with a wry smile. Wei Xiaoqing was sitting on the edge of the bed, dressed neatly, her long black hair falling loosely over her shoulders, a little messy, but very beautiful.
"Alright, I won't hold it against you, but you're not allowed to tell anyone," Wei Xiaoqing instructed.
"Of course I won't tell anyone about this." Zhou Xuan wasn't stupid; why would he casually mention such a thing? He smiled and added, "Besides, you can call me uncle, as your uncle..."
"Stop!" Wei Xiaoqing immediately interrupted him, scoffing, "Disgusting, don't say that in front of me again!"
Zhou Xuan couldn't wait to leave the room, so he smiled, waved, and turned to leave.
Downstairs in the lobby, a middle-aged woman in her thirties, who looked quite wealthy, was sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper.
Zhou Xuan didn't recognize her, but guessed she was the wife of Wei Haihong that Wang Sao had mentioned. However, he couldn't call her anything without knowing the details, so he nodded and said, "Hello."
The woman immediately put down her newspaper, smiled, and said, "Hello, you must be Zhou Xuan? Hai Hong has mentioned you. Please have a seat!"
Zhou Xuan sat down on the sofa to her right and asked, "Are you my sister-in-law?"
"Yes, I am Haihong's wife. My surname is Xue, and my name is Xue Hua!" Xue Hua smiled and said her name, then added, "Xiao Zhou, Haihong told me that you saved his life, so you are my benefactor too. Just call me sister-in-law. Make yourself at home here, don't be shy."
"Hehe, sister-in-law." Zhou Xuan chuckled, "Does sister-in-law still have to go to work?"
Xue Hua nodded: "Yes, your brother Hong is lazy and playful. If I don't take charge of this company, who will? There's nothing we can do. And recently, the old man's health hasn't been good. The whole family is in chaos."
At this moment, Wei Xiaoqing also came downstairs. When she saw Xue Hua, she rushed over and hugged her, crying, "Auntie, I missed you."
Xue Hua hugged her and patted her back gently, scolding, "You missed me and didn't come back? You're such a willful girl, doing whatever you want!" Then he looked at Wei Xiaoqing carefully, wiped the tears from her face, and said, "You're thinner than before, you must have suffered a lot."
Wei Xiaoqing shook her head. "It's not bitter, it's just that I miss you all, I miss Grandpa, Grandpa." As soon as she mentioned Grandpa, Wei Xiaoqing couldn't help but cry again.
Xue Hua sighed, and after a long while said, "Your grandfather, sigh, your father, and your uncles are all in the hospital, right?"
Looking at Wei Xiaoqing's tearful face, Zhou Xuan thought of Fu Ying again, and his heart ached slightly.