CM - 47

Li Gun had been hesitating all day, holding his phone and looking at Zhou Xiyou’s profile picture, unsure if he should contact her. He didn’t know what to say if he did, but if he didn’t, he felt uneasy.

Finally, he made up his mind and sent her a message: “I’ve realized you’re all talk and completely irresponsible.”

Zhou Xiyou was exhausted after finishing her medical check-up. Getting Li Gun’s message made her even more tired. She didn’t reply, just stewed in her frustration.

Tang Jun’en saw she was upset and thought she was worried about her health. “Once you have the bone marrow transplant, you’ll be fine.”

Zhou Xiyou smiled. “Is it that easy to find a matching donor?”

“Don’t worry about that. Just remember you’ll be okay. Telling you anything else is useless.”

Zhou Xiyou didn’t take it seriously. Her mind was in a mess, thinking about Li Gun, Shen Tingwen, and Zhou Shuirong. Logically, Zhou Shuirong was her love rival, so she shouldn’t have any good feelings for her, but she didn’t dislike her. In fact, she kind of liked her.

Zhou Shuirong’s family background was probably no less impressive than hers, but she was different from all the other second-generation kids she knew. Everything about her was so vivid.

After her full body check-up, Zhou Xiyou was scheduled for inpatient chemotherapy. She wouldn’t be able to go out and see these people anymore. She really wanted to clear things up with Li Gun and see Zhou Shuirong cleared of suspicion before that.

Thinking about it, she replied to Li Gun: “I still want to eat that lobster cake.”

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Wen Huo was distracted, her mind wandering many times during just one meal.

Shen Cheng put down his fork. “Stop thinking so much.”

Wen Huo came back to herself and closed her eyes. “I’m not like you, mixing with the mafia in Toronto and seeing all kinds of things. When I heard the girl our son likes is Si Wen’s daughter, I couldn’t stay calm. Who is Si Wen? He’s involved in drug busts and drug trafficking, he’s a killer, and he faked his own death.”

“Are you scared?”

“I’m not scared. I became your mistress, and I have no shame left. What else is there to be scared of? I’m just worried about our son.”

“Let’s not say he went abroad just to find that girl. Let’s say he just went to study. No country is as safe as China. You know our son isn’t an honest kid. Do you know what kind of trouble he can get into for you?”

Wen Huo fell silent.

Shen Cheng took her hand. “Huo Huo, he’s a bird. You can lock him in the house for a while, but you can never open a window, because he’ll always find a way to fly away.”

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Li Gun looked at the piece of cake in front of him without much appetite, because Zhou Xiyou hadn’t said a word to him since they met.

Zhou Xiyou finished her cake and wiped her mouth. “Now you think I’m all talk? Weren’t you all talk when you agreed to be with me? We both have some responsibility, so why are you putting all the blame on me?”

Li Gun had spoken impulsively and was a bit angry. She wanted to get together, and then she wanted to break up. What was that all about?

Zhou Xiyou asked him again, “Don’t you like Zhao Guqing anymore?”

Li Gun also asked her, “Don’t you like Shen Tingwen anymore?”

Zhou Xiyou said, “I like Shen Tingwen. He’s better looking than you and richer than you. He has assets that are constantly appreciating. If I hold on to him, I’ll have a meal ticket for the rest of my life.”

She was deliberately saying things to annoy him, things she didn’t actually believe. “A woman can be bad at anything, but she can’t marry badly.”

Li Gun was furious. “I should have known you could never be serious.”

“Can you be serious? The only thing that was real between us was me wanting to learn drums from you. I bet you don’t really believe anything else I said, do you?”

“I did believe you!”

Zhou Xiyou was stunned.

Li Gun stood up. “Now I know where you stand. Since I promised to teach you drums, I will. But that’s it. I don’t want to try to be with you anymore. You’re not a serious person!”

Zhou Xiyou reached out, but couldn’t stop him. She watched him go to pay the bill.

These few pieces of cake were quite expensive. Li Gun, who didn’t have much allowance, was shocked to hear how much Zhou Xiyou had spent on him last time. He gritted his teeth and paid, then turned to walk out.

Zhou Xiyou chased after him and took his arm. “Getting together is a two-person thing, so breaking up should also be a two-person thing.”

Li Gun stopped and looked at her.

Zhou Xiyou raised her chin. “We agreed to try, so we have to at least try.”

“Didn’t you like Shen Tingwen?” Li Gun said awkwardly.

“And didn’t you like Zhao Guqing?”

Li Gun didn’t bring that up again. “Are you serious this time?”

Zhou Xiyou said, “Regarding Zhou Shuirong, I didn’t think from your perspective. You don’t know her well, and she didn’t save you. It makes sense for you not to take her side, and I shouldn’t have been so willful with you.”

Li Gun also admitted his mistake. “Since I’m your boyfriend, I should put you first. Even if what you say doesn’t make sense, it must have some kind of sense behind it.”

Zhou Xiyou suddenly laughed. “Where did you hear that?”

Li Gun said, “I looked it up online.”

Zhou Xiyou burst out laughing. “And the internet told you that girlfriends are always right? Do you believe that?”

“I kind of do.”

“Why are you so stupid? I’ve changed my mind. We’re not going to be together anymore. Shen Tingwen is really smart!”

Li Gun held her hand tightly. “Then I’ll listen to you from now on. Can you also promise me not to mention Shen Tingwen anymore?”

Zhou Xiyou cleared her throat. “Alright!”

Li Gun continued, “Now I think there’s definitely nothing wrong with Zhou Shuirong. There must be some misunderstanding.”

Zhou Xiyou nodded. “I’ll prove it to you. Zhou Shuirong is absolutely innocent!”