When Zhou Xuan and Wei Haihong met, they simply hugged without saying a word. Wei Haihong was aware that Zhou Xuan had left for Morocco and become husband and wife with Wei Xiaoyu, which was actually arranged by him and the old man. So he was not surprised at this moment and naturally did not say much in greeting.
After escorting Prince Tuluk to the villa and leaving bodyguards and guards there, Wei Haihong even notified the police to secretly dispatch personnel to monitor the villa, so that he would be notified immediately in case of any incident.
When Zhou Xuan and the others returned to Wei Haihong's villa, only he, Wei Xiaoyu, Fu Ying, Li Wei, Wei Haihong, two bodyguards, and a driver remained in the car.
After sitting down in Wei Haihong's living room, the old man's face was somber. He looked at Wei Xiaoyu and couldn't help but sigh. Wei Xiaoyu, with tears in her eyes, softly called out, "Grandpa."
The old man didn't scold her. Instead, he stroked Wei Xiaoyu's head and comforted her kindly, "Don't cry, don't cry. It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."
Wei Xiaoyu initially felt very sorry for her grandfather, uncle, and parents, and wanted to tough it out. However, to her surprise, her grandfather did not blame her at all. Instead, he gently comforted her. Her hardened heart could no longer harden, and she burst into tears in her grandfather's arms.
The old man gently stroked her hair, sighed, and the fierce look in his eyes was gone. At this moment, the general who commanded thousands of troops became an ordinary old man who cared for and loved his granddaughter.
Zhou Xuan remained silent. Fu Ying stood beside him, expressionless. Fu Ying could see through everything; the Wei family wasn't unaware, but rather they had known all along. This meant they had deceived him, and in such a situation, no one would feel inclined to speak to or be close to them.
Zhou Xuan was silent for a moment, then stood up and said, "Grandpa, Brother Hong, I'd better leave now. I've already agreed to Prince Tuluk's request. If anything comes up, Brother Hong, just call me. Also..."
Zhou Xuan glanced at Wei Xiaoyu, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Grandpa, Brother Hong, I'm sorry."
Wei Haihong remained silent, but the old man sighed again, waved his hand, and said, "Go ahead, I'm old, and I can no longer concern myself with the affairs of my children and grandchildren."
Volume 1, Chapter 513: Returning Home
Chapter 513 Going Home
The old man sighed, his eyebrows drooping. Wei Haihong reached out and patted Zhou Xuan's shoulder a few times. Zhou Xuan looked around the hall. There was no one else from the Wei family present, not even Wei Xiaoqing. It seemed that the old man was intentionally keeping it from them.
Wei Xiaoyu walked slowly up the stairs alone, looking forlorn and helpless. Zhou Xuan felt a pang of sadness. It seemed that he was not a ruthless person by nature; he was always soft-hearted and always felt heartache.
Everyone remained silent. The old man and the Wei brothers both felt guilty about this matter. It wouldn't have mattered if it had been directed at someone else, but since it involved Zhou Xuan, they felt embarrassed. Wei Xiaoyu was returned unharmed, so the matter could only be left unresolved for the time being.
However, the old man also understood that Zhou Xuan was not a heartless person. Although he could not make a promise now, he would never abandon Wei Xiaoyu. If anything happened to her, Zhou Xuan would risk his life to protect her.
Although Zhou Xuan didn't say anything, and the old man and Brother Hong both seemed to be letting it go, they were unaware that Wei Xiaoyu was pregnant. If they had known, what would their attitude have been?
Fu Ying had been observing coldly. At this moment, she absolutely could not be soft-hearted. The Wei family had almost all deceived her. Let Zhou Xuan make the decision himself.
After watching Wei Xiaoyu go upstairs, Zhou Xuan said to the old man and Wei Haihong, "Old man, Brother Hong, please keep a close eye on Xiaoyu. I'm going home now."
The old man waved his hand without saying anything. Li Wei asked Wei Haihong for a car, and the three of them, Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying, went back to the villa in Hongcheng Garden.
After several months apart, Hongcheng Garden Plaza appeared even more opulent and luxurious. As Li Wei drove the car from the plaza into the residential area, Zhou Xuan felt a mix of emotions—a mix of emotion and trepidation—and a sense of unease. He felt he had wronged everyone by running away from home this time. He hadn't called home once in all this time, and after losing his memory, it was even less likely. Now, the thought of seeing his family soon filled him with fear, and his heart pounded in his chest.
Li Wei parked the car at the villa's main gate, which was half-open. Zhou Xuan got out of the car and stood in front of the gate in a daze. Li Wei coughed twice and went inside first. Fu Ying knew that Zhou Xuan was a little timid, so she also went ahead.
In the living room, Jin Xiumei and her daughter Zhou Ying sat silently, tears streaming down their faces. During this time, their son had suddenly left, and their daughter-in-law had gone abroad. Their once happy family had been torn apart. To be honest, although they were still financially secure and their son's companies had not reduced their income, Jin Xiumei felt as if she had lost her anchor and things just didn't feel right.
Zhou Xuan is the pillar of this family. Without the pillar, can this family still be considered a family?
Hearing two coughs, Jin Xiumei looked up and saw that it was Li Wei. She waved her hand, gesturing for Li Wei to sit down. She was in a bad mood and didn't even feel like talking.
However, upon seeing Fu Ying behind Li Wei, he paused for a moment, then immediately stood up, rushed forward, grabbed Fu Ying's hand, and said urgently, "Yingying, you're back? It's good to be back, it's good to be back."
Fu Ying's eyes reddened, and she said softly, "Mom."
Zhou Ying quickly stepped forward and pulled Fu Ying aside, saying, "Sister-in-law, sit down and let's talk." Then she turned to Li Wei and said, "Li Wei, where have you been these past two days? I haven't seen you for two days. My brother's situation is already worrying enough, and you still can't give me a break?"
Li Wei chuckled, unusually refraining from arguing with her, and gestured towards Fu Ying with his mouth.
Zhou Ying didn't understand what he meant, but she still looked in the direction Li Wei indicated, behind Fu Ying. What she saw made her stunned.
He paused for a moment before suddenly realizing what was happening, and then shouted at the top of his lungs, "Brother!" He released Fu Ying's hand and pounced on her.
Behind Fu Ying, by the door, Zhou Xuan leaned against it. The moment Zhou Ying saw Zhou Xuan, she was overjoyed and rushed over to hug him, embracing his neck and bursting into tears.
Zhou Xuan hugged his sister and comforted her, "Alright, alright, your brother's back now." Then, looking ahead, he said to Jin Xiumei, "Mom, I'm back."
Jin Xiumei looked over when her daughter started yelling, and was stunned when she saw Zhou Xuan. It took her a while to come to her senses. Hearing Zhou Xuan call out "Mom," she hurriedly came over. Zhou Xuan put his sister Zhou Ying down, and Jin Xiumei looked at her son while tears streamed down her face. Seeing that her son was unharmed, just a little thinner, she felt somewhat relieved. But after a pause, her anger flared up again. She reached out and slapped Zhou Xuan's shoulder repeatedly, angrily saying, "You brat, are you going to drive your parents crazy? If you hadn't come back, you wouldn't have seen your mother again!"
Seeing his mother crying and yelling, Zhou Xuan felt a little better. He wiped her tears and snot, then smiled and said, "Mom, I'm back now. Don't worry, I won't go anywhere else. Even if I do go, I'll take Yingying with me, and I'll take you all with me."
Jin Xiumei stopped crying and smiled, then said with a smile, "That's right. Yingying has suffered so much lately. You must treat her well and not let her cry anymore. When we were at home, I saw her crying in her room every night. Without you here, nothing I say as her mother-in-law can do."
Aunt Liu quickly peeled fruit and served tea, busy as a bee. Zhou Ying then called her second brother Zhou Tao and her father Zhou Cangsong, asking them to come back as soon as possible.
After the initial excitement and tears subsided, Jin Xiumei calmed down and quickly pulled her son and Fu Ying to sit on the sofa, personally serving them fruit with a fork.
My son and daughter-in-law are already a married couple. Let's just consider this a disagreement and make up. What young couple doesn't argue?
Even couples who never argue have lost their affection for each other. Jin Xiumei often bickered with Zhou Xuan's father, Zhou Cangsong. However, Zhou Cangsong was the opposite of her. When Jin Xiumei argued with him, he would remain silent and admit his mistakes. Jin Xiumei naturally knew that her husband always gave in to her. Although they argued, she was not angry inside. She just liked to argue with her husband, like a little girl throwing a tantrum.
Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying exchanged a glance. Fu Ying's eyes were full of sorrow and grief, but she still didn't mention Wei Xiaoyu's matter at all. Obviously, her family didn't know about this matter, and the Wei family had never revealed a word about it.
Fu Ying could easily guess what was going on, and she dared not reveal it. If her mother-in-law, Jin Xiumei, found out, who knew what would happen? But for her, it certainly wouldn't be a good thing. Wei Xiaoyu was an Alpha and definitely wouldn't abort the child, and neither would she. If Jin Xiumei found out, it would be a huge problem. Although Wei Xiaoyu had quietly retreated into the background and seemed to have lost everything, Fu Ying knew that Wei Xiaoyu's biggest trump card was actually the child in her womb.
Everyone in the Zhou family may not acknowledge Wei Xiaoyu, but they will never deny the child. As long as Wei Xiaoyu is born, blood is thicker than water. Even Zhou Xuan himself probably wouldn't be so heartless towards Wei Xiaoyu.
Fu Ying couldn't help but burst into tears again when she thought about it. She was so heartbroken, but there was nothing she could do. There's no going back. In the end, she blamed herself. If she had told Zhou Xuan her feelings sooner, Zhou Xuan wouldn't have run away from home, and none of this would have happened. Maybe she would be the one pregnant, and her mother-in-law would have loved her even more. Things wouldn't be like this now.
Zhou Xuan could see Fu Ying's troubled and painful state of mind. Zhou Xuan was truly saddened. Fu Ying was deeply in love with him, abandoning everything for him and willing to be with him through thick and thin. It would be unforgivable for him to betray her. But this time, he had indeed hurt her deeply again. Fortunately, Fu Ying also understood that it was not her intention, and that it was all because of Wei Xiaoyu's deception.
Although Fu Ying could forgive him for this incident, she could not forget the consequences it would bring, and the future was no longer in their own control.
Jin Xiumei and Zhou Ying were both taken aback. They quickly grabbed tissues and towels to wipe away Fu Ying's tears and comfort her. However, they didn't know what Fu Ying was really sad about and thought that Fu Ying was just sad because Zhou Xuan had run away from home.
That's true. What woman wouldn't be angry? The husband left home on the second day of the wedding. What would outsiders think?
Even if Fu Ying later made up a reason, saying that she was injured in a car accident and suffered amnesia, and did not remember her past experiences with Zhou Xuan, which was why she showed some unnatural expressions, and that Zhou Xuan ran away from home because of this, then all the responsibility would fall on her, so she would definitely wait for Zhou Xuan, even if it was for a lifetime.