Anjie's rooms were so well-decorated and soundproofed that she couldn't hear any noise from the stairs.
However, Zhou Xuan could hear it; he could hear it even without his special ability to detect. Fu Ying also heard the noise in the living room and immediately got up to check the stairwell. Then she looked into the alleyway between the living room and the rooms, wondering what Zhou Xuan and An Jie were talking about, since they had been gone for quite some time.
Suddenly, Fu Ying felt a strange flutter in her heart: What were Zhou Xuan and An Jie doing in the room? What could a man and a woman do alone in a room?
Thinking of this, Fu Ying was secretly startled again: What's wrong with me? Do I really have something going on with Zhou Xuan? Am I jealous? Otherwise, why do I feel uncomfortable?
However, something must have gone wrong. Anjie's men wouldn't have rushed up for no reason, and their falling and tumbling down was clearly Zhou Xuan's doing. It seems something happened to Zhou Xuan.
Thinking of this, Fu Ying no longer hesitated and quickly turned around and rushed towards the room in the living room. However, there were room doors on both sides of the alley, just like in a hotel, with numbered signs, but she didn't know which room Zhou Xuan and An Jie were in.
Fu Ying quickly opened the doors one by one in order. She didn't see anyone in the first few rooms, until she opened the last one, the outermost one, and then she saw An Jie staring angrily at Zhou Xuan, while Zhou Xuan had a cold and indifferent expression.
Seeing that the two people were dressed perfectly and the bed was clean and tidy, it was clear that nothing had happened. Otherwise, it would be impossible to tidy up the messy sheets and blankets in such a short time. It requires meticulousness. No matter how well you do the general work, you can't do the details well. It's a delicate job.
Fu Ying observed carefully. The sheets and blankets were so clean that no one had touched them. Seeing An Jie's angry expression towards Zhou Xuan, she figured there couldn't possibly be anything shady going on.
Upon thinking of the word "deal," Fu Ying blushed again. How could she have thought of those two filthy words?
Zhou Xuan snorted and said to An Jie, "Miss An, please move aside, I need to go out."
Anjie couldn't bring herself to say anything to persuade or convince them to stay, because Fu Ying had arrived and was standing at the door, staring at her and Zhou Xuan. Even if Zhou Xuan was stupid, he wouldn't be moved or tempted by her at this moment, would he?
Besides, Zhou Xuan never seemed to be moved or tempted by her from beginning to end.
Fu Ying suddenly shoved aside An Jie's attempt to block her way, then grabbed Zhou Xuan and pulled him outside. An Jie clearly had ill intentions; it was unclear what she and Zhou Xuan had discussed during that time.
Anjie seemed to have completely lost face. She wasn't particularly angry at being trampled on by Zhou Xuan, but when she saw Fu Ying push her away and drag Zhou Xuan out, she wondered why her men downstairs hadn't come to subdue Fu Ying, and then angrily said, "Stop! You two!"
Fu Yingli ignored her and pulled Zhou Xuan forward.
"If you don't stop, I'll shoot!" Anjie suddenly pulled out a pistol from her waist and pointed it at Zhou Xuan, shouting.
Fu Ying was startled and turned around to look. She saw that An Jie was indeed holding a bright silver pistol. Seeing the gritted teeth on An Jie's face, she immediately became nervous.
Zhou Xuan hadn't expected An Jie to have a pistol, and he hadn't noticed it on her at first. However, as long as An Jie didn't fire first, her pistol would be useless once he found out.
Without a second thought, Zhou Xuan used his supernatural ability to transform the ammunition in An Jie's pistol bullets and then devoured it, eliminating the danger first.
Zhou Xuan naturally sensed Fu Ying's tension. No matter how skilled a person is, they can't outrun a bullet. In a dangerous situation, Fu Ying's first thought was to react with tension, rather than to think about Zhou Xuan's special ability. After all, that wasn't her strongest ability, unlike Zhou Xuan, who would immediately think of his special ability when faced with danger.
Zhou Xuan gave a cold snort, then said to An Jie, "Miss An, I hope you can go back to being yourself and not lose yourself too much."
After saying that, he tightly grasped Fu Ying's hand and walked towards the living room.
Anjie's face turned pale, her chest heaved, and after catching her breath a few times, she gritted her teeth and pulled the trigger, aiming the gun at Zhou Xuan's leg. She decided to keep Zhou Xuan alive first.
However, after pulling the trigger, the pistol didn't fire. Anjie paused, and seeing Zhou Xuan and the other person about to leave the alley and enter the living room, she immediately pulled the trigger several more times. The firing pin of the pistol clicked repeatedly, but no bullet was fired.
Angered, Anjie threw down her pistol and chased after them. When she got to the living room, she saw Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying going down the stairs. She immediately chased after them again, thinking to herself, "I've spent so much money to support so many subordinates, can't I even stop these two?"
Anjie hurriedly chased down the stairs and found more than a dozen of her men lying on the floor in the living room, none of them able to stand up. There was no way she could have kept Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying there.
Enraged, Anjie chased Fu Ying into the living room, snatched the pistol from one of her henchmen who was holding a gun, and began repeatedly pulling the trigger at Fu Ying.
The pistols were all equipped with silencers, and the neighboring villas were far away, so there was no need to worry. However, Zhou Xuan had already dealt with the weapons of these subordinates when they arrived, so An Jie's pistol still wouldn't fire.
Anjie's anger was directed at Fu Ying. Feeling embarrassed, she also believed that Fu Ying was the main reason for Zhou Xuan's lack of cooperation. She couldn't believe that Zhou Xuan, despite his unremarkable appearance, was a guy who would risk his life for a woman.
Fu Ying had been keeping a close eye on An Jie, after all, everyone is afraid of a gun. When An Jie pulled the trigger and fired, Fu Ying quickly pulled Zhou Xuan aside, but after seeing that no bullets were fired, she paused, then looked at Zhou Xuan and saw his calm and confident expression. She then realized that everything was under Zhou Xuan's control, and she had worried for nothing.
However, Zhou Xuan felt a warmth in his heart. Fu Ying's current actions clearly showed that she cared about him and was worried about him, which was a good thing. Even if he couldn't bring Fu Ying back to the Fu Ying he originally wanted, as long as Fu Ying could fall in love with him again, that would be just as good.
Otherwise, given the unpredictable nature of the Nine Dragon Cauldron, who knows what the consequences would be if it were activated again? The previous incident was still fresh in his mind. If he failed to return Fu Ying to her original position and instead sent her to an even more unknown place, he would be unable to forgive himself. No matter how he thought about it, Zhou Xuan dared not activate the Nine Dragon Cauldron again. The most urgent matter now was to quickly return to the capital and destroy the Nine Dragon Cauldron.
Fu Ying randomly opened the door of one of the cars parked in front of the villa, got in with the key in the lock, and then said to Zhou Xuan, "Zhou Xuan, get in the car quickly."
Zhou Xuan didn't say anything more and quickly got into the car. He closed the door, and Fu Ying started the car. The Mercedes roared and sped away. Fu Ying's driving style was nothing like her feminine appearance.
Zhou Xuan wasn't surprised at all. Fu Ying and Wei Xiaoyu were both strong-willed girls. Beauty was only on their surface; their inner qualities were in no way inferior to those of men.
Zhou Xuan saw An Jie standing at the villa entrance in the rearview mirror, extremely angry. He thought to himself that this woman had gone mad and was unreasonable. He should leave Fengshan as soon as possible and avoid any further conflict with her.
After driving out of the villa area and onto the highway, Fu Ying asked Zhou Xuan, "Should we go directly from the airport, or take another route?"
Zhou Xuan thought for a moment, then replied, "Let's go somewhere else. Let's leave Fengshan first, and it would be best to go to another city and then take a bus back to the capital. An Jie definitely has a lot of influence here. If she finds out where we are, I'm afraid it will bring danger and trouble to my family. Although I'm not afraid of her, it's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. My family doesn't have my abilities."
Fu Ying nodded, and when she drove onto the highway intersecting with the neighboring city, she turned the car around and headed towards the neighboring city.
Fortunately, the car was in good condition and the road was also in good condition, so the speed was not slow. Four hours later, they arrived at the neighboring city. When they got to the airport, they parked the Mercedes anywhere and abandoned it. Then the two of them went to the airport hall to buy tickets.
There are naturally more flights to Beijing than to other cities, and Zhou Xuan and his companion arrived at just the right time, with a flight departing in half an hour.
I boarded the plane at 6:10, arrived in Beijing at 8:30, and then took a bus back to the city from the airport. I got home at almost 10:00. The time I spent on the bus was almost the same as the time I spent on the plane.
Jin Xiumei and Aunt Liu were still watching TV, while Zhou Ying and Zhou Tao, the two siblings, had already gone to bed. They had been very busy with work lately and were going to bed early and getting up early.
Only Zhou Cangsong hasn't returned. He usually comes back two or three days a week, spending more than half of his time at the antique shop. Now that Zhou Ying and Zhou Tao have both been transferred to the jewelry company by Zhou Xuan, he's practically the only one left at the antique shop. After all, it's a Zhou family business, so he has to take care of it.
Jin Xiumei and Aunt Liu were the most idle people every day. Jin Xiumei was particularly free, and although Aunt Liu had to cook and mop the floor, the Zhou family was too kind. They would help her whenever they had to do something and never complained about her. Apart from Jin Xiumei, everyone else would have a simple breakfast and dinner and would not come home for lunch. Sometimes they would not even eat breakfast or dinner at home.
So Liu Sao wasn't actually very busy. The Zhou family was kind and treated her like family. Moreover, her pay was much higher than that of her colleagues. Naturally, Liu Sao was very responsible towards the Zhou family.
In the evenings, I would usually watch TV with Jin Xiumei until 10:30, or even 11:00, and then I would go to sleep.
When Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying returned, it was nearly ten o'clock. Jin Xiumei was delighted, but also somewhat surprised, and quickly asked, "Son, Yingying, you just left this morning, why are you back so late? Did you not go?"
Zhou Xuan shook his head and said, "I just wandered around. Aunt Liu, Yingying and I haven't eaten yet. You can make me anything you like. I'm going upstairs to take a shower first."