Under One Person: I, Jiaqian Jushi, work from nine to five

Listening to Xia He recount her hardships, Zhou Fengliu was not particularly moved. He didn't hear the hardships of a mother in Xia He's words; instead, he sensed a hint of... escapism.

"You're just indulging in self-pity..."

Zhou Fengliu's words hit the nail on the head, directly piercing Xia He's heart.

I'll say it again: what the hell were you doing all this time?

They didn't try to get out of there before, but now they know the pain? All that crying and empathy...

"Is this what you call facing the issue head-on? You're just finding another way to escape."

Zhou Fengliu slowly stood up, looking down at Xia He, and continued speaking in a calm tone:

"You keep saying you're facing it head-on, but you're still running away—running away from responsibility, running away from me..."

He glanced around the small interrogation room as he spoke: "Hiding in this tiny private room, you don't have to bear the responsibility of raising children, you can still feel sorry for yourself, clear your name, and avoid implicating me..."

"You're noble, you're remarkable, you don't want to drag me down, so why did you give birth to this child in the first place? You want to clear your name and go ashore, so why have you made one mistake after another, going so far down the path of Quanxing?"

"You're just as hypocritical as you were before, not a single thing has changed."

"Do you know why I dislike you?" Zhou Fengliu looked at Xia He and questioned her word by word.

Seeing that Xia He did not answer, he continued:

"You're living in your own world, always trying to force yourself to make up for something..."

"Just like our past relationship, we were already together, so what's there to blame or fault? My being a simp is my own fault, it has nothing to do with you..."

"Since you've broken up, just admit it openly. Maybe you can still be friends. Trying to force yourself to feel sorry for yourself and make excuses over and over again will only make me think you're not sincere enough, or even... a bit hypocritical."

Hearing Zhou Fengliu's words, each one piercing to the heart, Xia He felt as if her heart was being torn apart. She looked at Zhou Fengliu and then tried to comfort herself:

"That's not it... I just had no choice..."

"Unable to control one's own destiny?"

Hearing that Xia He was still avoiding the issue, Zhou Fengliu shook his head: "Don't talk about being unable to control your own body. If you can't control your own heart, how can your body be under your own control?"

Before you say you have no choice, ask yourself if your heart is truly upright.

"If your heart is truly upright and you don't want to implicate me, then you wouldn't have given birth to this child. If you truly want to face and even let go of all this, then the first person you would turn to wouldn't be Zhang Lingyu, but me..."

This statement was undoubtedly sharp, like a dagger that tore away the fig leaf covering Xia He's face, exposing her unscrupulous heart nakedly to Zhou Fengliu.

...

Yes.

Zhou Fengliu was right.

Xia He and Zhang Lingyu have the same problem.

In some ways, Xia He's problem is more serious; the excuse of being unable to control her own destiny has been used to absolve her of responsibility too many times... to the point that she now habitually avoids the issue.

A conflict raged within her; caught between gaining and letting go, she truly embraced the idea of ​​wanting it all.

Washing one's hands of the law and getting out of there? Standing in the sunlight...

This wouldn't have been a difficult task for Zhou Fengliu, a director of Nadutong, but she didn't make the right choice...

They didn't look for Jay Chou when they should have, and they looked for him at inappropriate times... and then they had to console themselves by saying: "I just had no choice in the matter."

She is not as good as Zhang Lingyu.

He is even less than Zhou Fengliu.

Despite Zhou Fengliu's unreliability and greed, when faced with the truth and his own flesh and blood, his reaction was always to take responsibility rather than run away from it all.

This is the choice that parents should make when deciding to have a child...

...

P.S.: Just asking for everything, thank you all for your support!

Chapter 617 Strikeout? Rat Tail Juice!

Zhou Fengliu originally came here to try and persuade Xia He, but seeing that Xia He's mindset hadn't changed, he suddenly changed his mind.

Rather than letting Xia He go out now, it's better to let her stay here and examine her own heart.

Looking at Xia He, who had fallen silent after he had spoken to her, Zhou Fengliu left with one last sentence:

"That's all I have to say. You... you rat tail juice, huh?"

"I will raise Tuantuan myself. You stay here and think it over carefully. Once you've made up your mind, call me..."

...

Zhou Fengliu is gone.

They left very decisively.

Xia He was left standing there, seemingly lost in thought, watching Zhou Fengliu leave.

Only now did she learn from Zhou Fengliu why the other party was resistant to her.

She finally realized that what separated her from Xiao Zhou was never her identity or status... but her insincere heart.

Recalling the things she had done before, a bitter smile appeared on her face.

From the very beginning, she went down the wrong path, compounding her mistakes until they became irreversible...

She wasn't just talking about relationships; she was talking about her life.

...

"Mr. Jay, this Xia He..."

Seeing Zhou Fengliu come out, Dou Le hurriedly stepped forward and asked for suggestions on how to deal with Xia He.

"Oh, let's keep him locked up," Zhou Fengliu casually told Liao Zhong.

"Okay, Mr. Jay, are you leaving? Let me see you off..."

Escorted by Liao Zhong, Zhou Fengliu left the bunker where Xia He was being held and returned to an area in the city with a cell phone signal.

He saw the call from Feng Shayan on his far superior mobile phone.

He dialed back, and after a few beeps, the call was answered.

"Hey, swallow."

Upon hearing this familiar address, Feng Shayan on the other end of the phone was momentarily at a loss for words.

Seeing that Feng Shayan remained silent, Zhou Fengliu was somewhat puzzled.

"Sis... say something."

On the other end of the phone, Feng Xingtong whispered a hint for Feng Shayan to ask a question.

Urged on by Feng Xingtong, Feng Shayan had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak:

"Yes, it's me..."

"I need to ask you something."

"?"

Upon hearing that Feng Shayan wanted to ask him something, Zhou Fengliu raised an eyebrow slightly: "What is it?"

"I...I heard you seem to be pregnant?"

"Wow, you're pretty well-informed."

In response to Feng Shayan's question, Zhou Fengliu answered very frankly.

"..."

Hearing such a straightforward answer, Feng Xingtong and Feng Shayan were surprised that Zhou Fengliu agreed so readily.

"Who is the child's mother?"

"Xia He".

"Xia He?"

Upon hearing that the child's biological mother was Xia He, both Feng Xingtong and Feng Shayan on the other end of the phone were stunned.

At this moment, Feng Xingtong felt his brain was not working properly; he couldn't figure out where Xia He had come from.

when?

How can this be Xia He?

There were rumors about Xia He and Zhou Fengliu before, but even if the rumors were true, that's all in the past.

She's already her ex-girlfriend, she's definitely out of the running...

How can someone who strikes out three times still manage to turn things around with their kids?

Damn it...

Is there any justice in this world?

On the other side, Feng Shayan felt her heart was in turmoil.

Xia He...

This was a choice she never expected.

Xia He, the woman known as the "Bone-Scraping Knife"... this woman's reputation has never been good. To be honest, she was quite resentful that such a woman had stolen her peaches...

But what can you do if you're unwilling to accept it?

They already have a child, and judging from Zhou Fengliu's tone, it seemed he tacitly acknowledged this...

It's true that a mother's status rises with her son's... and she was defeated just like that.

regret!

I regret it so much!

At this moment, Feng Shayan felt nothing but endless regret. If only she had been braver back then, she would be the one who won with her child now...

But now... all she can do is cry and sing as a guest performer, just like her younger brother Feng Xingtong said...