Zhang Lei angrily slammed the door shut, then leaned over Zhou Xuan and pinched him hard, but Zhou Xuan didn't react at all, letting her torment him.
After resting for about ten minutes, Zhang Lei calmed down and then forcefully dragged Zhou Xuan to the bed. Fortunately, although Zhou Xuan was drunk, she did not vomit. If she had vomited a lot on the bed or in the room, it would have been terrible. Even so, Zhang Lei did not say anything, as it was all her own doing.
She really hadn't expected that, instead of uncovering Zhou Xuan's secrets, she ended up getting him completely drunk after just a little alcohol, leaving her helpless.
Zhou Xuan was so drunk she was completely unconscious. After Zhang Lei dragged her to bed, she fell fast asleep, leaving Zhang Lei both amused and exasperated. She had really tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice instead. She was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do. After thinking for a while, she remembered that she was still at work. Although Zhou Xuan didn't care, she still didn't want to skip work without permission. After thinking of an excuse, she picked up her phone and called her department head, saying that she wasn't feeling well and asked for half a day off. The department head agreed without hesitation and told her to get some rest.
The section chief was straightforward, firstly because of her own position, and secondly because she seemed to be getting very close to Zhou Xuan, a special subordinate of Director Fu. She dared not speak of major matters, but such a small matter was naturally no problem for her.
Zhang Lei finally got her leave, which put her mind at ease. After that, she looked at Zhou Xuan, who was fast asleep on the bed, and couldn't help but pinch his waist hard again. This time, Zhou Xuan reacted a little and couldn't help but twist his body, but then he stopped moving.
Zhang Lei shook her head and sighed, then sat down on the single sofa opposite her, curled up her legs, held her face in her hands, and stared blankly out the window. It wasn't even one o'clock yet, and there was still a long afternoon until dark. She wondered when Zhou Xuan would come over. She thought of the extremely embarrassing thing that happened last night. She didn't expect to make the same mistake again today. Fortunately, she was completely sober. But looking at Zhou Xuan alone, with nothing she could do, she was really annoyed.
After thinking for a while, Zhang Lei looked at Zhou Xuan lying on the bed again. One side of his clothes was rolled up, revealing his skin. She couldn't help but think of how she and Zhou Xuan had hugged tightly after waking up that morning, and the unusual parts of his body. All of this made Zhang Lei blush.
Even though she was alone—of course, Zhou Xuan was no longer a sober person—Zhang Lei was still blushing with embarrassment. She shook her head violently, cursed "vulgar," and then slowly calmed down.
It was all Zhou Xuan's fault. Looking at the man with whom she had been intimate, Zhang Lei sighed. This was the first time in her life that she had been so close to a man. It was just a pity that this man was already someone else's husband!
She sat in a daze for several hours, lost in thought, until it got dark. She realized that she had been sitting on the sofa for nearly six or seven hours. Zhou Xuan on the bed seemed to have woken up. He sat up, took a couple of deep breaths, and then touched his head, as if he was thinking about something.
Zhang Lei reached out and turned on the room light. The bright light was a bit dazzling. After Zhou Xuan blinked, he couldn't help but stare blankly at Zhang Lei!
He tilted his head and thought for a long time, but he still couldn't figure it out. How did he end up in Zhang Lei's bed again? Did he wake up after causing trouble last night? It seemed like he went home and then to the Municipal Bureau. Was all of this just a dream?
But that didn't seem like it at all. Zhang Lei snorted and said, "You, if you can't drink, just say so. But you insisted on getting completely drunk, like a dead person. I don't know how much effort it took to get you back!"
Zhou Xuan was still in a daze when he finally asked, "Are we in a bar or a coffee shop?"
Zhang Lei was so angry she gritted her teeth. Zhou Xuan still thought she was drunk from last night. She snorted and said coldly, "I'm speechless. You said you'd treat me to an apology, but when we got to the coffee shop, you got completely drunk and made me pay. Not only that, but I, a girl, brought you back to my house twice. What will people think of me? What will the neighbors think of me?"
Zhou Xuan immediately looked flustered, scrambled to his feet, quickly put on his shoes, glanced towards the door as if he was about to flee, and Zhang Lei, both amused and annoyed, pointed towards the door and said, "The door's over there. Are you going to run away again? Remember to close the door for me after you go out!"
Seeing that Zhang Lei didn't say anything to embarrass him, Zhou Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, tiptoed out the door, and then quietly closed his coat. Only after reaching the bottom of the building did he calm down and check the time. It was a quarter past seven. Fortunately, it wasn't too late. He didn't dare to linger on the street at this hour, but when he checked his pockets, he didn't have a single penny of cash. After thinking for a moment, he took out his phone and called Fu Ying to tell her that he would be delayed and might not be home for another half hour.
Since he had already called to tell her, Fu Ying didn't blame him at all. Instead, she told him not to rush and to come back slowly after he finished his work.
Zhou Xuan slowly walked back along the road. The night view of Beijing was beautiful, with red lights and green colors. People slowed down at this time. They were either families or couples. The hurried commuting scene during the day was no longer visible.
Zhou Xuan had been on edge all this time, so it was rare for him to be so relaxed today. He walked home as if taking a stroll. In the living room, Jin Xiumei and Fu Ying were choosing a name for their future child, while Zhou Tao, Zhou Ying, and Li Wei were all looking up words in the dictionary. They were overjoyed about the little life that was about to arrive.
As soon as Zhou Xuan entered the room, Fu Ying put down the dictionary, stood up with a smile, pulled Zhou Xuan to sit beside her, and said, "Zhou Xuan, Mom and your sister-in-law are choosing names for the baby. Come and take a look and see what names you think are good!"
Zhou Xuan couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Naming a child so early? How do you know it's a boy or a girl?"
Because it was only two months old, the ultrasound couldn't reveal the gender, but the whole family was busy with the baby. Zhou Xuan found it amusing, but couldn't help feeling a sense of warmth. This is family, this is the warmth of family!
Fu Ying didn't notice the abnormality and fatigue on Zhou Xuan's face. Because Zhou Xuan had superpowers, even extreme fatigue couldn't make him feel tired, let alone his usual troubles. She showed Zhou Xuan some names she had chosen, which were all rather Westernized names, such as Jenny, John, Johnny, etc. Jin Xiumei's names were "Qiang, Yong, Gang, Chunhua, Meili," etc. Zhou Ying and Zhou Tao thought their mother's names were too rural, but they also didn't like their sister-in-law's names, thinking they were too Westernized and they couldn't stand them.
Fu Ying was still flipping through the dictionary, saying as she did so, "We've chosen two types of names, half for boys and half for girls. If it's a boy, he'll have a boy's name, and if it's a girl, she'll have a girl's name. You choose, you're the father, you have the most right!"
Upon hearing Fu Ying say that he was the child's "father," Zhou Xuan was suddenly shocked!
The word "father" truly shocked Zhou Xuan. At this moment, he felt that he had a real word and understood the meaning of home. Home is family affection. He was about to become an adult and have his own children!
Zhou Xuan spent some time playing with his family. They spent several hours trying to choose a name for the baby, but they still couldn't decide. However, there was still a long time before the baby was born, so they weren't in a hurry. If they couldn't decide, they couldn't decide.
Back in her room on the third floor, Fu Ying sat on the bed before asking thoughtfully, "Zhou Xuan, is something wrong? Have you been feeling troubled lately?"
Zhou Xuan was taken aback and asked, "What? Why would you ask that?"
Although he asked this question, Zhou Xuan could still sense Fu Ying's sensitivity. She hadn't asked him in the living room earlier, probably because she was afraid her family would worry.
Fu Ying sighed, then said softly, "Zhou Xuan, have you forgotten that we are husband and wife, the closest people to each other? Have you forgotten that I am the one who loves you the most? I can sense even the slightest thing that's wrong with you, let alone tonight, which was quite obvious!"
Zhou Xuan reached out and gently took Fu Ying's hand, comforting her, "Don't worry, Yingying, it's nothing. I was just feeling annoyed. When I'm with you, I don't think about anything else!"
Fu Ying sighed, nestled her head against Zhou Xuan's chest, and said nothing more.
Zhou Xuan thought for a moment, then said, "Yingying, how about we go to Yunnan together tomorrow? The rough stones I gambled on last time are almost used up. The jewelry company is developing too fast, and the competition among several international companies is fierce. I have to help Zhou Tao and his team. With raw materials that cost very little, our competitiveness is naturally much stronger than other companies. What do you think?"
Fu Ying's eyebrows twitched slightly, and she gently stroked her slightly protruding belly with both hands, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. Zhou Xuan suddenly remembered that Fu Ying was more than two months pregnant, so it was not suitable for her to travel far.
He immediately added, "Forget it, Yingying, you should stay home. Even if I take you out, Mom won't agree. I'll just stick to working at the Municipal Bureau. We can back out when Brother Fu is completely settled!"
Originally, there was nothing much going on at the Municipal Bureau, but Fu Yuanshan, as the newly appointed director and acting secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, was in charge of the affairs of several departments of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, not just the public security department. His meteoric rise naturally attracted a lot of envious and resentful people. Although there was no movement at the moment, it was because of Wei Haihe's overwhelming momentum. With such rapid momentum, once they found even the slightest excuse, they would seize it and never let it go.
Zhou Xuan was actually worried about this, so he wanted to stay in the Municipal Bureau to accumulate more achievements for Fu Yuanshan.
Because he was worried about Fu Ying's health, he naturally didn't bring up the suggestion of going to Yunnan again. After breakfast the next day, Zhou Xuan still went out to kill time at the Municipal Bureau.
Just as Zhou Xuan arrived at Hongcheng Square, he heard someone calling him from the direction of the intersection: "Zhou Xuan, over here!"
Zhou Xuan recognized the voice; it sounded familiar, somewhat like Wei Haihong's. He quickly looked in the direction of the voice and saw a black Mercedes parked in the corner of the square. The rear window was rolled down, and Wei Haihong's face was visible through the window.
It really is Wei Haihong!
Zhou Xuan quickly strode over, and before he could even speak, Wei Haihong had already opened the car door and said, "Get in!"
Although Wei Haihong called him to get in the car without explaining why, Zhou Xuan naturally didn't suspect anything. Wei Haihong was one of the few friends he could trust!
Without a second thought, Zhou Xuan got into the car. As soon as he closed the door, Wei Haihong said to Ade, who was driving, "Ade, drive!"
Seeing Wei Haihong's serious expression, Zhou Xuan inexplicably sensed that something had happened, but he didn't want to ask. If Wei Haihong told him, he would naturally tell him, but if he didn't, it meant it was inconvenient to talk about, and there was no need to ask anything more!
Ade drove out of the city and onto the highway. Seeing the signs for airport roads on both sides of the road, Zhou Xuan asked in surprise, "Why are we going to the airport? Where are we going?"
Wei Haihong frowned, opened his mouth but then closed it again, looking quite troubled. After a pause, he said, "Brother, don't ask, you'll know when we get there!"