Fog Returns to the Capital

Chapter 142 is over.

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"Don't you want me to come in and sit down?"

Zhou Jinghuai said in a gentle and deep voice.

How could Li Wu possibly fall twice in the same place? She calmed herself down, and after a few seconds, politely declined.

"inconvenient."

"Why is it inconvenient?" As he said this, Zhou Jinghuai's gaze rested calmly on her face.

Li Wu knew from the first time she met him that even if he was just calmly gazing at someone, he would give off a strong sense of pressure.

His question left Li Wu somewhat at a loss. After a pause, Li Wu finally came up with a reason: "The place is simple."

Hear the words.

Zhou Jinghuai laughed instead, "I've been to places far more shabby than this before."

Almost the instant Zhou Jinghuai finished speaking, Li Wu knew what he was referring to.

Because they refused the marriage alliance, the Zhou family stood by and did nothing. Prior to this, the leader had suspended him from all his duties. He was clearly the most popular candidate that year, but ultimately failed to be selected. Not only that, he was also demoted for two years.

Those two years...

The words Lin Nan had said to her before unconsciously surfaced in Li Wu's mind.

that place...

Although Lin Nan didn't elaborate, Li Wu could imagine how remote it was.

Zhou Jinghuai had a smooth life since birth and had never experienced any setbacks... This must have been the first time.

There was silence for a while.

Li Wu still turned slightly to the side.

……

The room was small; after a bed and a desk, there was not much space left.

Even with his tall stature and long legs, he seemed a little cramped standing there.

There was no sofa or extra chair in the room, so Li Wu brought out a chair from in front of the desk for him to sit on.

He looked up and surveyed his surroundings.

"I already told you the place is simple," Li Wu said somewhat embarrassedly, her voice low. "You still insisted on coming in."

"It's alright, I don't mind," Zhou Jinghuai said gently.

After a pause, Zhou Jinghuai added, "It has nothing to do with where you live."

means something.

Li Wu looked at him, feeling a little lost.

Her beautiful, clear eyes, even after all these years, still couldn't hide her emotions. Her delicate, fair face appeared even more porcelain-white and translucent under the light, as if untouched by the dust of the world.

Many times, when Zhou Jinghuai looked at her, he just wanted to look at her.

Zhou Jinghuai's gaze was too dark and intense.

Li Wu's hands, hanging by her sides, gradually curled up and tightened. There was an indescribable panic, like her heart was beating faster, but she couldn't control it.

Finally, she couldn't take it anymore and quickly made an excuse, "I'll go get you some water."

Before Zhou Jinghuai could even respond, Li Wu fled to the entrance as if escaping. The entire room fell silent again, with only the increasingly loud sound of boiling water echoing inside.

Li Wu thought that as the distance grew, her heartbeat would gradually calm down.

But don't want to.

As the water gurgled and boiled, her heart seemed to beat even faster.

After what seemed like an eternity, Li Wu finally calmed down. The next second, she heard Zhou Jinghuai remind her that the water was ready.

Li Wu responded almost unconsciously, then quickly poured the water into the cup. After pouring it, she remembered that Zhou Jinghuai was a germaphobe. So she had to empty the cup, wash it, and pour him water again.

"Here you go." Li Wu handed him the cup.

"Thank you." Zhou Jinghuai took it, but didn't drink it, and casually placed it on the table next to him.

After doing all this.

Li Wu didn't know what else to say, and felt completely lost.

Zhou Jinghuai sat quietly in the chair, his gaze almost never leaving Li Wu from the moment he entered.

Li Wu swallowed hard, just about to say something, when she heard Zhou Jinghuai speak slowly and deeply.

"You really want me to leave?"

"...No." Having her thoughts read, Li Wu met his gaze without much confidence.

Zhou Jinghuai stared at her intently, his gaze unwavering. "Really not?"

Hear the words.

Li Wu dared not agree and tried to change the subject, saying vaguely, "What do you want to know? I'll go find some information for you first..."

As she spoke, Li Wu turned around to take her laptop out of her bag.

But don't want to.

She had just turned around when her wrist was grabbed.

With a slight exertion of force, Zhou Jinghuai turned Li Wu right in front of him.

Behind him was a sturdy desk, and in front of him was his tall and upright figure.

With her small frame, Li Wu had almost no way out, caught in a dilemma, and was forced to be trapped under his tall figure.

"What on earth do you want to do?"

Li Wu took a deep breath, trying to have a proper talk with Zhou Jinghuai.

"What do you think?" Zhou Jinghuai asked instead of answering, his gaze fixed intently on her.

"We're done."

After a long silence, Li Wu said in a low, trembling voice, "We weren't right for each other seven years ago, does that mean we're right for each other now?"

The scabbed wound has now been ripped open again.

Li Wu didn't want to argue with Zhou Jinghuai, nor did she want things to get too ugly, so she tried to keep her tone calm and said to him, "People are always like this; they always think that what they can't have is the best."

“You might think right now that I’m the missing piece in your perfect life. But if you actually got me, would that be what you wanted? Someone with no family background, no connections, someone who would feel out of place in your most ordinary social settings?”

"Is that the wife you want? No."

"It's alright now, but later on, you'll only think I'm nothing, and nothing I do will please you. In daily life, all sorts of class-related conflicts will gradually surface. At that time, you might not say anything, but you'll inevitably feel that I'm a disgrace to you."

As she finished speaking, Li Wu's voice still trembled slightly.