Fog Returns to the Capital

Chapter 137 I Still Want to Marry You
……

For a few seconds, Zhou Jinghuai remained silent.

At last.

Li Wu then heard Zhou Jinghuai's slightly hoarse voice, "Don't worry. Even if you stab me, it's because I ran into it myself. I won't let anything happen to you."

"Lili, I told you, I would protect you for the rest of my life."

Li Wu felt a pang of sadness in her heart, turned her face away, and didn't look at him.

In the silence, all the senses seemed to become exceptionally clear.

The smell of alcohol emanating from him seeped into her nostrils, a fine wine. It seemed that just a little bit was enough to blur one's consciousness.

"Now that you're awake, have your driver come pick you up."

After a long silence, Li Wu said coldly.

"He has left."

Zhou Jinghuai lowered his eyes, looking at Li Wu who turned her head away and refused to look at him, his voice inexplicably lower.

"Then have your secretary and bodyguard come up to pick you up."

Li Wu knew that no matter where he went, he would always be followed by bodyguards.

Just as Zhou Jinghuai was being helped in, Li Wu's coat fell to the side, and she picked it up but forgot to put it back on.

She was wearing a fluffy pajama set. The light pinkish-purple color made her face appear even whiter and more delicate, and a few strands of hair fell casually to her side, making her look even more ethereal and elegant.

"You really don't want to see me?"

Zhou Jinghuai stared intently at her with his deep eyes and asked a question he already knew the answer to.

really.

Li Wu turned around, her clear black and white eyes looking at him. "What do you think?"

As he spoke, Li Wu struggled again, trying to pull his hand away. But the more Li Wu tried to pull away, the tighter Zhou Jinghuai gripped his hand.

Li Wu couldn't help but frown. "Let me go! Do you even know what you're doing?!"

To the end.

Li Wu's voice rose several octaves, "Wake up!"

Zhou Jinghuai's noble face remained indifferent. He gave a faint sneer, "Do I look like I'm not quite lucid?"

His voice was flat, devoid of any emotion or warmth. Yet, it was so indifferent that it sent chills down one's spine.

"So what exactly do you want to do?"

Li Wu looked up and met Zhou Jinghuai's indifferent face.

His eyes, usually dark and unfathomable, were now like a bottomless sea of ​​ink. But no longer were they calm; beneath them, a turbulent undercurrent seemed to surge.

There was silence for a while.

Zhou Jinghuai then said in a low, deep voice, "Lili, come back."

"Return what?" Li Wu was taken aback for a moment, then spoke sarcastically after realizing what he meant.

"come back to me."

Li Wu smiled. "Do you think this is meaningful? Seven years ago, you said it yourself: let me go. You also said it yourself: we're even."

The wrist that Zhou Jinghuai was gripping was burning hot, and the temperature in the room was just right. But Li Wu still felt cold, and even the slight chill seeped through her clothes and into her limbs.

Li Wu still wore a faint smile, her clear black and white eyes fixed on Zhou Jinghuai. Those eyes, which had always been beautiful and clear, were now as cold and indifferent as snow.

"Besides, I have a boyfriend, and we're getting married soon."

Li Wu looked at Zhou Jinghuai and said, word by word, "Why should I come back to you?"

That moment.

Zhou Jinghuai's deep, calm eyes paused slightly, and his whole body stiffened for a moment.

Knowing is one thing.

Hearing her say it to him in person was a different story altogether.

It was in that instant.

Zhou Jinghuai's hand, which had been tightly gripping Li Wu's wrist, suddenly loosened as if it had lost all its strength.

Done.

Li Wu lowered her head, and her long hair fell down, obscuring the expression on her face.

Seeing that Zhou Jinghuai's grip loosened somewhat out of control, Li Wu took the opportunity to pull her hand away.

The burning sensation in my wrist subsided.

Li Wu's heart also settled down.

She blinked hard, forcing back all the emotions in her eyes.

When she spoke again, Li Wu's voice was calm to the point of being indifferent, "Have your driver come pick you up. I know he's still downstairs."

Even if Zhou Jinghuai himself doesn't care about safety, there are many people who care more about it than he does.

After uttering the last sentence.

Li Wu then returned to her bedroom.

Throughout the entire process, she did not look at Zhou Jinghuai even once.

With a bang, the door slammed shut, and the whole house fell into an instant silence.

A single door separates two worlds.

Under the dim yellow light, Zhou Jinghuai sat alone on the sofa, still in the same position as when Li Wu left.

It hasn't been touched for a long time.

His tall figure was also elongated by the overhead light, making him appear exceptionally quiet and lonely in the otherwise silent living room.

His expression remained as indifferent as ever, but his gentle face was expressionless. In the dim light and shadow, everything was blurred like a tide, making it difficult to guess his emotions at this moment.

……

After closing the bedroom door.

Li Wu felt as if she had lost all her strength, and her body slid down little by little until she finally knelt on the ground.

A sharp, throbbing pain coursed through my heart, making even breathing difficult.

Li Wu lowered her head, and her slightly curly long hair fell down along the side of her face, further obscuring the expression in her eyes.

The entire bedroom was completely silent.

Li Wu seemed to gradually merge with the silence.

I don’t know how long it took.

Li Wu moved slightly – her legs and feet were somewhat numb from maintaining one position for so long.

Since she came in, she hadn't heard a sound from outside. Through the crack in the door, she saw that the living room light was still on.

A while passed.

Only after the numbness in her legs completely subsided did Li Wu stand up, leaning against the door.

It quieted down.

Li Wu opened the bedroom door, just as she was about to ask Zhou Jinghuai what he wanted in order to leave.

She looked up and saw Zhou Jinghuai lying on the sofa, fast asleep.

The words that were already on Li Wu's throat suddenly got stuck.

Li Wu stood there for a few seconds, cursing under her breath. Then she took a blanket from the bedroom and gently covered Zhou Jinghuai with it.

When all of this is done.

Li Wu turned around, glanced at Zhou Jinghuai who was asleep on the sofa, and then gently turned off the living room light.

The entire living room was plunged into darkness once again.

But almost the instant the bedroom door closed.

The man, whom Li Wu thought was asleep, opened his eyes again in the darkness.

……

As night turned to day, it snowed all night in Beijing.

As the morning light shone down, fine snowflakes continued to fall throughout the city.

When Li Wu walked out of the bedroom, she was still tidying her hair.

But when Li Wu looked up, she saw the scene in the living room.

His steps suddenly stopped.

The man she thought would leave after waking up was still sitting in the living room.

He should be sober now.

He sat there, exuding a refined and noble air, his entire being radiating an air of serene elegance. Not a trace of the disheveled state he had displayed the previous night remained.

heard movement.

Zhou Jinghuai put down his tablet, looked at Li Wu, and said casually, "Awake? Come and have breakfast."

This is also the time.

Li Wu then noticed that various kinds of breakfast were neatly arranged on the rectangular dining table.

Take a look at it.

They were all her favorite flavors.

Li Wu was clearly stunned.

Just as Li Wu was about to speak, the doorbell rang. She had no choice but to open the door.

When the door opens.

Li Wu was still wondering who would come so early—

When I saw the person standing at the door.

Li Wu froze on the spot.

Standing in front of the gate is the Banquet Pavilion.

He was still wearing his black windbreaker, which he hadn't had time to change out of, and he was covered in dust and frost from his journey back.

Yan Xuting bought Li Wu's favorite flowers and was also carrying breakfast for two people.

"Lili, I've thought it through. I still want to marry you..."

Whether it's for utilization or for suitability.

I still want to marry you.

however--

When his gaze inadvertently swept over the person sitting on the sofa, Yan Xuting's words came to an abrupt halt.