Fog Returns to the Capital

Chapter 111 Is it because I'm all alone that you're bullying me so brazenly...?

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When Zhou Jinghuai returned to Yuqing Garden, Li Wu should have just woken up.

She was sitting on the bed in her nightgown, her delicate face still looking a little dazed.

"woke up?"

Zhou Jinghuai walked towards Li Wu, raising his hand as if to touch her face. But then, as if suddenly remembering something, his raised hand froze in mid-air—his hand was still cold.

But it was this pause that...

Li Wu, along with the blanket, had retreated to the other side of the bed. She was so close to the edge that she would fall off if she moved even one centimeter further.

Seeing Li Wu's attitude of avoiding him.

Zhou Jinghuai seemed to chuckle, but his voice was cold. "Are you coming here by yourself, or should I come and drag you here?"

Hearing Zhou Jinghuai's words.

Li Wu's slender body involuntarily shrank slightly.

But she kept her eyes down and didn't move.

There was a few seconds of silence.

"Li Li."

Zhou Jinghuai called her name.

The voice was unusually calm, so calm it was unsettling.

Li Wu still couldn't take it, mainly because last night's experience was too painful.

As she moved closer to Zhou Jinghuai, tears streamed down her face; she couldn't hold back her tears.

It seemed she had been wronged to the extreme.

The moment Li Wu shed tears, Zhou Jinghuai's heart tightened.

Especially when he heard her say those words with a choked voice, Zhou Jinghuai felt as if his heart was being squeezed tightly.

"Is it because I'm all alone that you can bully me so brazenly..."

"Not only will they not let me leave, but they also expect me to obey their every command..."

When Li Wu approached, her voice choked with sobs.

As Zhou Jinghuai looked down, what came into view was—

It was Li Wu's eyes, which were already red from crying.

That moment.

Zhou Jinghuai couldn't quite describe his feelings, but he felt a little breathless.

It quieted down.

Zhou Jinghuai looked down at Li Wu, gently wiping away the tears welling up in the corners of her eyes with his fingertips, and seemed to sigh softly, "Why do you cry so easily?"

“Zhou Jinghuai…”

Li Wu cried and called his name, "Let me go, please..."

Zhou Jinghuai remained silent.

Before Li Wu could say anything more, Zhou Jinghuai had already bent down and lifted her off the bed.

He kissed Li Wu's tender little face and said gently, "Go wash up first, then have breakfast."

Li Wu refused, struggling to get down, "I won't eat! I can't leave anyway, I'd rather starve to death—"

There was a "pop" sound.

Before Li Wu could finish speaking, her full, pert buttocks were slapped.

"you……"

Li Wu's face flushed red instantly.

The man carrying her towards the bathroom still maintained a refined and elegant demeanor, exuding a noble and exceptional air.

His voice was gentle, "You are not allowed to say that word."

Li Wu, "..."

He always finds a way to deal with her.

Li Wu was furious, but there was nothing she could do.

However, when she was brushing her teeth at the sink later, she deliberately and accidentally rubbed some foam onto Zhou Jinghuai's chin.

She was angry, but there was nothing she could do about Zhou Jinghuai, so she still wanted to "annoy" him a little.

Zhou Jinghuai naturally didn't care about Li Wu's childish revenge.

but.

After Li Wu finished washing up, Zhou Jinghuai looked at her fair and clean face, raised his hand to hold the back of her head, and lowered his head to give her a long kiss.

Soon.

Li Wu slumped into Zhou Jinghuai's arms, completely limp. Even her clothes were changed by Zhou Jinghuai.

later.

No matter how many times Li Wu asked Zhou Jinghuai how long it would take for him to let her leave, Zhou Jinghuai would not answer.

The more Li Wu asked, the more Zhou Jinghuai would simply hold her in his arms and kiss her deeply.

Gradually.

Li Wu didn't ask any more questions.

However, Li Wu also heard some unpleasant rumors.

Because more and more people came to Yuqing Garden looking for Zhou Jinghuai, some of whom were big shots who only appeared on television. Later on, there were almost daily visits, sometimes even two or three groups of people a day.

But Zhou Jinghuai never uttered a single word about Li Wu.

When Li Wu tentatively inquired, Zhou Jinghuai would only casually ask her if she had considered whether she wanted to stay.

"..."

Li Wu completely gave up trying to find out more about him, but she couldn't help feeling a little worried about him. Li Wu was confined to Yuqing Garden for quite some time.

Later, seeing that she was staying in the courtyard and seemed quite depressed, Zhou Jinghuai loosened his control over her considerably, allowing her to go out, but only with bodyguards present.

In fact, Li Wu already knew at that time that she couldn't leave even without bodyguards.

It would be easy for Zhou Jinghuai to find out her whereabouts.

That day.

While Li Wu was reading a book on a recliner, she suddenly received a message from Su Jingyao.

She said she was alone in Beijing, and he was thinking of meeting her.

the end.

Su Jingyao also said that it was okay if it was inconvenient; she had just been alone in her rented room for a long time and wanted to talk to someone.

Su Jingyao developed depression while hospitalized after suddenly becoming pregnant and being forced to have an abortion.

Li Wu used to visit her frequently.

When exam week came and Li Wu returned to school, she was told that Su Jingyao had taken a leave of absence.

Li Wu thought she had gone back to her hometown.

Unexpectedly, it turned out he was alone in Beijing.

Li Wu stared at the two messages for a while. Then, thinking that she hadn't been out for a long time, she replied with "Okay".

Soon.

Su Jingyao sent Li Wu the location for the meeting, which was a restaurant near H University.

Li Wu had eaten there with her before.

Zhou Jinghuai did not stop her, but instructed the bodyguard to stay behind Li Wu at all times and not let her disappear from his sight.

Li Wu was standing nearby at the time, and upon hearing this, she said unhappily, "Then why don't you just have someone install a tracking device inside my body?"

"would you like?"

Zhou Jinghuai turned to look at Li Wu and asked thoughtfully.

It was as if Li Wu could immediately put his "willingness" into practice as soon as he said it.

"No! No!!"

Fearing he might actually mean it, Li Wu quickly denied it repeatedly. Then she grabbed her bag and ran out.

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We went to a Chinese restaurant.

When Li Wu arrived, Su Jingyao was already in the private room.

Bodyguards stood guard outside the private room.

When Li Wu went in, she closed the door to the private room behind her.

Upon seeing Su Jingyao for the first time, Li Wu was stunned and almost didn't recognize her. "...Yaoyao, how come you've lost so much weight?"

Even after arriving indoors where the temperature was comfortable, Su Jingyao did not take off her coat.

She was so thin she looked like skin and bones. The coat that had fit her perfectly before now looked baggy on her extremely frail body.

Su Jingyao's skin was also unusually white, as if she hadn't been exposed to sunlight for a long time... It had an unnatural whiteness.

His eyes were also empty, as if he couldn't see anything.

Until I saw the mist.

Su Jingyao managed a weak smile. "Lili, you're here."

"...It's probably because I've been staying alone in my rented room lately and haven't been eating much."

Seeing Li Wu approach, Su Jingyao spoke in a slightly hoarse voice, answering her question from earlier.

Li Wu sat down next to Su Jingyao.

Hear the words.

As if afraid of touching on her painful memories, Li Wu carefully chose her words, "...I thought you went back to your hometown after you dropped out of school."

"I don't dare to go back at all."

Su Jingyao gave a bitter laugh, "If my parents found out that I not only had a miscarriage, but also that someone ruined my body, they would probably beat me to death."

He met Li Wu's slightly surprised gaze.

Su Jingyao lowered her voice, "...After that incident, the doctor said it would be very difficult for me to get pregnant again."

"Go to other hospitals for a checkup; they might get a different diagnosis."

Li Wu comforted her gently, "Besides, medical technology is very advanced now, we will always find a way."

"Forget it, maybe the child that comes out of my belly will still be a burden."

Su Jingyao looked at Li Wu, her gaze fixed on her, never wavering for a moment. "Li Li, actually I'm quite envious of you."

Li Wu frowned slightly.

For some reason, she felt inexplicably uncomfortable. "What's there to envy?"

Su Jingyao chuckled, her voice slightly dazed. It was like someone standing atop a tall building, about to drift down from a great height into the sky with the wind—a kind of surreal feeling.

"I envy you for being a dazzling superstar in public, yet being a pampered little girl in private. You can wear millions of dollars worth of jewelry without hesitation, and even highly respected academicians will stop and lower their posture to greet you when they see you."

Talking and talking.

Su Jingyao's smile deepened, and her gaze, which had been fixed on Li Wu, gradually turned cold and menacing, like a snake spitting its tongue.

“Lili, you were born into a family that was less fortunate than mine. At least I have a complete family. But why are our lives so different…”

The words are not finished yet.

A chill ran down Li Wu's spine. By the time she realized something was wrong and tried to get up, it was already too late.

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P.S.: Some sensitive parts in the previous chapter were deleted by the reviewer.