"Alright, alright, Auntie won't ask anymore." Aunt Feng's biggest regret about this marriage was that the two of them lost the chance to understand each other. They had only known each other since childhood and got together due to some unavoidable reasons. Without an emotional foundation, their relationship was terrible from the start, and they even went so far as to consider divorce. Fortunately, Aunt Feng looked at Zhou Zhou and smiled with relief.
"Auntie will go wash some fruit for you and your friend."
Wang Kunxiang's workplace was his family's factory, which was in a remote location. Zhou Zhou sat in the living room for nearly an hour before receiving a message from him.
"Wow... the Fu family is really rich." Wang Kunxiang drove his convertible supercar into the Fu family compound, wearing sunglasses, and couldn't help but marvel at the Fu family's wealth. "This residence alone is probably worth several hundred million."
The Wang family is wealthy enough to be considered a small, upper-middle-class family in J City. Although Wang Kunxiang has never cared about such things, he was still amazed by the location and the courtyard.
"Perhaps." Zhou Zhou chuckled softly and led him into the villa.
When Aunt Feng first saw Zhou Zhou bring friends to her home, she was incredibly hospitable, piling fruit platters, tea, and snacks all over the living room coffee table. After doing all this, so as not to disturb the two of them, she excused herself to go back to her room to watch TV.
Only when there were no outsiders around did Wang Kunxiang dare to take off his sunglasses, revealing that his eyes behind them were unsurprisingly red and swollen from crying.
"Sigh." Zhou Zhou sighed helplessly. "You should change your sentimental personality. You've built such a strong physique, but you're still as prone to crying as before."
"I didn't want to either, but I couldn't help it." As he said this, Wang Kunxiang's tears began to fall, and Zhou Zhou quickly handed him a tissue.
Wiping away his tears, Wang Kunxiang didn't want to bring up these upsetting things anymore, so he started asking Zhou Zhou about her recent life.
"How are things between you and Fu Hengzhi lately?"
"Um..." Zhou Zhou knew she couldn't avoid the question, so she simply told the truth, "We're together."
After speaking, Zhou Zhou cautiously observed Wang Kunxiang's reaction. The other party's expression was slightly stunned, showing signs of calm before a storm. Zhou Zhou waited cautiously for the other party to launch a series of questions against him.
"You're together! Aren't you straight?!"
'It's only been a little over a month and you've already turned gay! Are you kidding me?!'
However, the above situation did not occur, and Zhou Zhou watched as large tears welled up in Wang Kunxiang's eyes.
Crying again?!
Wang Kunxiang was devastated. "You've made progress with men, but my girlfriend is involved in telecom fraud, sob sob sob."
Zhou Zhou frantically wiped away his tears, then patted his shoulder reassuringly beside him.
At that moment, a sound of a door opening came from the entrance hall.
Fu Hengzhi finished his work early so he could go home for a date, and even prepared a small gift for her.
A bunch of bright red roses were blooming passionately and unrestrainedly. President Fu thought his wife would like them and returned home full of joy, only to find Wang Kunxiang nestled against his wife's shoulder like a little bird.
President Fu's face fell.
"Back so early?" The other party returned an hour earlier than Zhou Zhou had expected.
"Yes, I was afraid you'd be waiting too long." Fu Hengzhi handed the bouquet to Zhou Zhou with both hands, his voice soft and gentle, but his eyes held a hint of wariness. "Do you like it?"
“I like it…” Zhou Zhou murmured, her face flushed.
Wang Kunxiang glanced at Fu Hengzhi in front of him, his eyes smiling, then looked at Zhou Zhou beside him, her cheeks flushed, "..."
She stood up silently, her lips trembling with sadness. He felt so superfluous. "Zhou, I'm leaving. No need to see me off."
"Then I won't see you off. Take care, Mr. Wang." Fu Hengzhi smiled politely.
"I'll see you to the gate." How could Zhou Zhou not see him off? She glanced at Fu Hengzhi with a hint of reproach before leading Wang Kunxiang out the door.
"Land, sea, and air—why don't you call the police? Tens of millions is no small sum." Zhou Zhou leaned against the door of the supercar, sincerely advising the other party.
"Let's not call the police." Wang Kunxiang shook his head. "I don't need that little bit of money. I'm currently negotiating a contract project with the other party. Once the project is completed, I can earn quite a hundred million."
"..." Zhou Zhou was speechless. He had gone to great lengths for the 30 million yuan divorce settlement, but the other party treated 10 million yuan as a drop in the ocean.
I suddenly felt the gap between classes.
Zhou Zhou couldn't understand how the original owner, from a scholarly family, could come into contact with people in this circle.
Zhou Zhou returned to his room, deep in thought. As soon as he entered, he saw Fu Hengzhi with the same expression on his face, sitting on the sofa with his head tilted back at a 45-degree angle, staring at the ceiling.
This side profile has that idol drama vibe.
"What are you thinking about?" Zhou Zhou sat down next to him, picked up a bunch of roses on the table and admired them carefully. In a good mood, she put all the questions she had been thinking about out of her mind.
Fu Hengzhi turned his head to look at him and said in a low voice, "You and Wang Kunxiang have a very good relationship."
Zhou Zhou fiddled with the rose petals, a smile playing on her lips. "We've been childhood friends for twenty years."
Upon hearing this, Fu Hengzhi's eyes flickered slightly, and he said it casually, "That is indeed much deeper than our relationship."
"..." Zhou Zhou paused. He had seen this kind of situation on forums where people answered questions. It usually appeared as chat bubbles in the form of boyfriend and girlfriend conversations.
It seems like a life-or-death question?
[Author's Note: Fu Heng, a wealthy woman (not really): If I and Wang Kunxiang fell into the water at the same time, who would you save first?]
Zhou Zhou: ? ? ?
Chapter Fifty-Eight: Lying Through One's Eyes
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I remember it was a weekend when I was seven years old. Fu Hengzhi went with his parents to visit the elders of the Zhou family.
The sun was shining brightly outside. Fu Hengzhi sat next to his mother, listening to the Zhou family elders praise him and criticize their own son.
“Hengzhi looks very mature, giving people a sense of security.” The elder of the Zhou family changed the subject, frowning, and said, “Unlike my brat.”
"You brat?" Young Fu Hengzhi rarely heard such an adjective. What kind of person was he?
Just then, the rascal returned home from playing, accompanied by a boy with an adorable face. The two of them, arm in arm, had been playing somewhere and were covered in mud.
"Mom and Dad, Hai Lu Kong and I are going to take a bath!"
"You little rascal, didn't I tell you not to call Xiao Xiang by his nickname! Come over here and say hello! This is your Uncle Fu and Aunt Duan, and your brother Hengzhi."
"Hello Uncle Fu~ Hello Aunt Duan~" Even though his face was covered in dust, it couldn't hide the boy's good natural features. He had a pair of big, bright eyes looking in this direction. When he smiled, he revealed his clean, white teeth. His collar was not properly straightened because of the commotion, and it tilted to the right, revealing his fair collarbone. Fu Hengzhi just stared at him like that.
Young Zhou Zhou greeted the boy in front of him with a grin, "Hello~"
Normally, Fu Hengzhi, who was strict with himself, would definitely look down on such a child, who was rude and slovenly. But for some reason, Fu Hengzhi couldn't help but help the other person pull up his collar.
When she realized what she had done, her face flushed, she turned her head away, and said in a muffled voice, "Hello."
The memory abruptly ended, and Fu Hengzhi lowered his eyes and frowned, "Why aren't you answering yet?"
After saying that, President Fu tried his best to appear pitiful and said in a low voice, "I didn't think of that. Your friendship of more than 20 years is definitely deeper than that with me."
"..." But you just asked the question less than ten seconds ago. Zhou Zhou had some complaints in his heart, but when he saw the other party's dejected look, his tone softened unconsciously. He leaned closer and said, "You can't think like that. You and I are husband and wife... husband and wife. We can do the things that he and I do. But the things that we can do, he and I might not be able to do."
That makes sense. Upon hearing this, Fu Hengzhi was overjoyed, but on the surface he still looked like he was saying, "Really? Are you kidding me?" After finishing, he slowly moved closer and gradually leaned towards the other person's tightly pursed lips.
What can we do?
What was about to happen was self-evident. Zhou Zhou swallowed hard, closed his eyes, and waited quietly.
"Oh my!"
A startled exclamation from outside made Zhou Zhou quickly open her eyes, sit up, and move away.
Aunt Feng covered her mouth, feeling extremely angry. She had only wanted to come out to ask Zhou Zhou and his friend if they needed anything, but who knew she would witness this scene. Oh no, she had ruined the child's life.
"Hengzhi's back." Aunt Feng tried her best not to feel awkward. "Where's Xiaozhou?"
"They just left." Fu Hengzhi sighed, looking helplessly at Zhou Zhou who had moved to the other side of the sofa and turned his face away. He sat down next to him, patted his shoulder, and whispered in his ear, "Go out, shall we? I've already bought the tickets."
Zhou Zhou hummed in agreement, her face still flushed. It was mainly because it would be quite embarrassing if someone else saw her doing this.
The two walked side by side. Before leaving, Fu Hengzhi specifically said to Aunt Feng, "We're going out to eat tonight, Aunt Feng, you don't need to cook for us."
"Okay, sure."
Upon hearing Aunt Feng's response, Zhou Zhou secretly turned around and saw from afar that Aunt Feng gave Fu Hengzhi an OK sign.
Zhou Zhou: "..." Pretty trendy.
This was the first time Fu Hengzhi had ever been to such a place in all these years. The Universal Cinema was on the tenth floor of the commercial building, and there was a direct elevator from the parking lot. After parking the car, Fu Hengzhi took out a mask from the storage compartment and handed it to the person next to him.
"Put it on."
Zhou Zhou took the mask. Still feeling the heat of the moment, he was a public figure, and young people often came to places like cinemas, so it was inevitable that they would recognize him.
Black disposable masks covered half of their faces completely. They pushed open the car door together and walked side by side toward the elevator.
Zhou Zhou was wearing a color-blocked thin sweatshirt, which gave her a cool and trendy style. She had found it in the original owner's wardrobe. In contrast, Fu Hengzhi's black trench coat and his shrewd and capable elite temperament were two completely different styles.
Both of them were dating for the first time. Although they had never experienced love before, they had seen it all. Zhou Zhou believed that she was definitely more knowledgeable about relationships than Fu Hengzhi, who had never put any thought into this area before.
Even though she was strong, she never expected to be with a man. There were other couples in the elevator, with the girls holding the boys' arms or their fingers intertwined. Zhou Zhou and Fu Hengzhi were very close, but there was no physical contact between them.
In such circumstances, special situations are bound to arise.
A green QR code was suddenly placed in front of Zhou Zhou. When Zhou Zhou looked up, he was stunned. In front of him was a girl with long, straight black hair wearing a white dress. She looked pure and lovely, and her smile was gentle and sweet.
The girl with long, straight black hair didn't say anything. The elevator was too quiet. Her small movements weren't enough to attract everyone's attention, but if she spoke, things might change. It would be a little embarrassing for a girl to be rejected. That's a girl's little thought.
Zhou Zhou frowned slightly, and just as he was about to speak, his hand was suddenly grabbed and pulled up.
Fu Hengzhi's fingers were long and slender. When their fingers were intertwined, Zhou Zhou's hand was caressed by his fingertips again and again, and the physical movement caused her ears to turn red.
Fu Hengzhi glanced indifferently at the girl in front of him. Upon seeing this, she reluctantly put away her phone, took a few steps back, and turned around.
After the elevator reached the floor, Fu Hengzhi took the lead and pulled Zhou Zhou out of the elevator. The speed was faster than usual walking, and Zhou Zhou was basically being dragged out by him.
After walking a short distance, Fu Hengzhi probably realized this was inappropriate, so he slowed his pace and asked softly, "Do you have any thoughts on this?"
The two had only been together for a few days when Fu Heng began to worry that Zhou Zhou might have agreed to be with him simply because they had spent a lot of time together, and he was afraid of the consequences if Zhou Zhou came into contact with other people outside.
"Thoughts?" Zhou Zhou blinked and asked, "That mute girl from earlier? She was quite pitiful."
"...A mute?" Fu Hengzhi's expression froze on his face, and he was slightly taken aback.
“Yes, she can’t speak.” Zhou Zhou said with particular insight: “I’ve encountered this kind of thing before. At the train station, there are often people who hold up a small bowl and their disability certificate and ask passengers for money.”
After saying that, he sighed and shook his head, saying, "Technology has developed too fast in recent years. Young women are afraid of losing face and don't want to lift the bowl, so they just use the QR code to receive payments. At least print it out. Her phone doesn't look cheap, so who's going to pay for it? It's obvious that she has no experience."
Zhou Zhou looked up and saw Fu Hengzhi looking at her with a complicated expression. She paused for a moment, then belatedly realized, "Could it be that I misunderstood?!"
Fu Hengzhi suddenly remembered the time when the two of them left the company to go out for dinner, and the other person had also opened the payment code as a personal information code for others to scan.
The other party often can't distinguish between these two codes?
Meeting Zhou Zhou's shocked gaze, Fu Hengzhi raised the corners of his mouth, raised his other hand and pulled up the other's mask, and lied through his teeth, saying, "That's exactly what I mean. People with hands and feet should find a job. We can't tolerate this kind of laziness."