Fog Returns to the Capital

Chapter 23 If you want it, it's yours.

Zhou Jinghuai glanced at her and then looked away, his gaze settling on Li Wu's beautiful, clear eyes. His unhurried voice revealed no emotion.

"Want it back?"

Li Wu was taken aback.

For a fleeting moment, my heart began to beat faster uncontrollably.

She wasn't sure if she was overthinking things.

Sometimes, his gaze could give her many illusions.

"The show is already airing..."

Li Wu murmured softly.

As she said this, Li Wu's mind was in turmoil. The erratic beating of her heart seemed to have made her forget her instinct to think.

"You can take it off the air once it's been broadcast."

The man's deep, gentle voice, calm and unhurried, mingled with the brilliance of the lamplight, touched her heart, magnificent and dazzling.

"If you want it, it's yours."

Behind him, the neon lights stretching for miles, the dazzling river of cars flowing endlessly, and the entire city as prosperous as a dream all seemed to have become nothing more than a backdrop for him.

He stood there, tall and elegant, untouched by worldly concerns. Like a god in the night, radiating light even in darkness.

For a split second, Li Wu's heartbeat seemed to go completely out of control.

There are some things that Li Wu is simply unwilling to accept, not that she doesn't understand them.

Although it's unclear just how high his status is, it's certain that if he says it's hers, then it will ultimately be hers.

His words have that innate ability to convince people.

It's actually hard not to be tempted.

It's hard not to be attracted to Zhou Jinghuai just by him standing there.

Li Wu also understood that aloofness was the least valuable thing in the world.

But what finally came to Li Wu's mind was the fleeting profile of the young girl, no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, sitting in the back seat.

There was silence for quite a while.

Li Wu smiled and shook her head, her voice soft and slow, as if she were struggling to utter the sentence completely.

"Even if it's withdrawn, it won't be mine; everyone else has already seen it."

When Li Wu finished speaking, her eyes suddenly reddened.

She knew what those words meant; it was a height she could never reach in her lifetime.

After listening.

Zhou Jinghuai's gentle and refined features remained calm and composed, showing no signs of emotional change.

He stood in the light and shadow, quietly watching Li Wu, his eyes deep and serene.

After a few minutes.

He then said calmly, "I'll have someone send you back."

His tone was calm and even, just like any other day.

It's like the dust has settled.

soon.

A black sedan drove up from a short distance away and slowly stopped beside Li Wu.

The driver, wearing white gloves, got out of the car, opened the back door for Li Wu, bowed slightly, and gestured for her to enter.

Obviously.

Zhou Jinghuai will no longer personally escort her back as he did before.

This was exactly the outcome Li Wu had anticipated. But when she actually faced it, she realized that she couldn't handle it.

It felt like my heart was being rolled around by tiny needles; it wasn't a deep, bone-chilling pain, but it made it hard to breathe.

Seeing that Li Wu didn't move, Zhou Jinghuai simply had the driver take her home safely. After politely saying goodbye to her, he got into another car that had come to pick him up.

As Zhou Jinghuai turned to leave, Li Wu subconsciously took two steps forward.

She watched as Zhou Jinghuai got into the car, and the driver bowed respectfully to close the door for him.

As the car door slowly closed, she couldn't even see a corner of his clothes anymore.

Perhaps we'll never see it again.

When this thought crossed Li Wu's mind, a sense of panic inexplicably arose in her heart.

Just as Zhou Jinghuai's black sedan was about to drive away in front of him.

That moment.

Li Wu didn't know where she got the courage to actually stop his car. She reached out and lightly tapped on the car window.

Li Wu's heart seemed to rise to its highest point in that instant, completely unable to settle down.

She didn't know if Zhou Jinghuai would still want to see her.

Three or four seconds is actually very short, but at that moment it felt like an endless long time.

But luckily.

One minute later.

The car window slowly rolled down, revealing a gentle and refined face.

"Anything else?"

Zhou Jinghuai looked at her calmly, his deep voice gentle and calm, revealing no emotional fluctuations.

"I……"

When Li Wu spoke, her breath was unsteady, and a mix of indescribable emotions swirled within her. It was a mixture of nervousness, panic, fear, helplessness, and a touch of... subtle embarrassment.

She clenched her fists tightly, the slight pain in her palms keeping her somewhat conscious. It was this pain that gave her the courage to speak again.

"Mr. Zhou, may I ask you one last question?"

When Li Wu asked this question, the redness at the corner of her eyes had not completely faded.

Her once clear and bright eyes now seemed to be veiled by a light gray curtain, with only a faint trace of seriousness visible at the bottom.

The last note fades.

Li Wu couldn't help but breathe very softly.

It's as if they're awaiting some kind of judgment.

Zhou Jinghuai stared at her silently with his dark, deep eyes, lost in thought.

After a few seconds, he said, "Speak."

however.

When Zhou Jinghuai finally asked her to speak, Li Wuru hesitated again. But she didn't dare keep Zhou Jinghuai waiting, afraid he would get impatient.

Li Wu spoke haltingly, almost in a whisper, as she managed to utter a complete sentence: "Not long ago, on the day of Tianze Entertainment's 30th anniversary celebration, I also attended..."

Zhou Jinghuai looked at her calmly, waiting for her next words.

Li Wu lowered her head, not daring to look at him again, and spoke very softly, "That day...that day I saw a young girl sitting in the back seat of yours..."

As she finished speaking, Li Wu's voice grew softer and softer until it was almost inaudible to herself.

But she still wanted to know one answer.

Although I don't know what significance this answer has at this point.

Even though he had participated in countless events, Zhou Jinghuai knew which event she was referring to the moment Li Wu finished speaking.

It's not because he can remember every single event he's participated in.

But because——

So far, only two girls have sat in the back seat of his car.

Mind this.

It's not hard to guess the real reason why Li Wu blocked him before.

With every second Zhou Jinghuai remained silent, Li Wu's heart seemed to sink a little deeper.

After a few seconds of silence.

Zhou Jinghuai said casually, "I'll introduce you two another day."

The words fell.

Li Wu's already pale face became even paler.

"No... no need..."

Li Wu murmured unconsciously, her mind a jumbled mess of thoughts that she couldn't quite grasp.

It's not exactly uncommon in the industry, but Li Wu still found it unbelievable that it happened to Zhou Jinghuai.

Even so, he is the one who can be above everyone else.

He can also make any rules.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhou, I'm sorry to have bothered you..."

Li Wu's slender and frail figure looked somewhat disheveled, and she wanted to leave this place immediately.

"Dawn Mist".

But just as Li Wu turned around, Zhou Jinghuai suddenly spoke and called out to her.

(End of this chapter)