Depressed wife runs with the ball

Chapter 129 I Didn’t Ask You

"What's wrong?" Zhou Xingzhi took off his glasses, turned off the bedside lamp, and lay down to sleep.

"Teacher Yang sent me a very strange WeChat message. I'll call you tomorrow morning to ask if it was sent to the wrong person." Chu Yue also lay down to sleep.

On New Year's Day, Li Wanyun insisted on going back to the villa with Zhou Xingzhi, saying that it would be pitiful for her to celebrate the New Year alone and that it would be more lively to go back to his house.

Chu Yue was at home on vacation, helping Aunt Tian with cooking. The two of them had just returned from a meeting with the head of a technology company they were considering acquiring.

The two of them walked in chatting and laughing. Chu Yue was a little surprised when he saw Li Wanyun, but he quickly returned to normal.

"Why didn't you tell me in advance that guests were coming?" She washed the cherries, put them on the coffee table, and took out a tissue to wipe her hands.

"What kind of guest is Big Head Li?" Zhou Xingzhi changed his shoes and went to the bathroom to wash his hands.

Chu Yue put a cherry into her mouth, turning the branch over in her hands, feeling a little uncomfortable.

Li Wanyun ran to the kitchen and asked Aunt Tian what to eat tonight, with a look of anticipation on her face.

"Wash your hands!" Zhou Xingzhi sat on the sofa and did not forget to loudly instruct Li Wanyun.

Chu Yue threw the branch in her hand into the trash can, stood up and went upstairs, and said to him, "Call me for dinner."

Zhou Xingzhi had just eaten a cherry when she left. He wanted to catch up with her, but Li Wanyun came out of the kitchen holding a chicken wing and said, "You know what, Auntie Tian's cooking is getting better and better."

"Tsk, have you washed your hands? Just grab it and eat it?" Zhou Xingzhi looked at her with disgust and wanted to go upstairs.

Li Wanyun used her free hand to push him back onto the sofa, and said thoughtfully, "Actually, I wanted to ask you this the last time I came here. You said Special Assistant Chu is an artist, but there's not a single one of her works in this house, and she's still your special assistant. Is she an amateur artist?"

"You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth." Zhou Xingzhi patted his shoulder in disdain and went upstairs to find Chu Yue.

She threw the sketch into the trash can and replaced the canvas. Zhou Xingzhi felt a little uncomfortable when he saw the discarded sketch.

She squatted beside the trash can, sharpening her pencil diligently, without even glancing at him.

"What to draw? How about we find some time to take wedding photos, and then you choose one to draw?" Zhou Xingzhi sat down at the drawing table. They had been in love for so long, but he had never seen her draw herself. Only the male protagonist in the comic on her online account used his bone structure as a reference.

"I'm not very good at drawing people." Chu Yue sharpened his pencil, stood up, and saw him sitting at the drawing table. Suddenly, he didn't want to draw anymore.

Li Wanyun went up to the second floor and exclaimed, "Wow, the decoration style of your second floor is completely different from that of the first floor! The first floor is so cold, but the second floor is so cozy!"

"Oh, was this painting painted by Special Assistant Chu? I was just wondering why there were no paintings of yours at home." She walked to the oil painting of her grandparents painted by Chu Yue and began to observe it carefully.

"Who told you to go upstairs? Go away, the second floor is my family's private territory. Go to the first floor and wait for dinner. Leave quickly after you finish eating." Zhou Xingzhi began to drive people away.

"Director Li knows how to paint?" Chu Yue sat at the drawing table and began to sketch vague lines. "Well, I'm just an ordinary person, I only know whether it looks good or not. Hey, don't touch me, let me take a look at the painting."

Zhou Xingzhi said that this classmate was carefree and didn't care about details, but now he became shy and acted like a little girl.

"Sir, Madam, you can come downstairs for dinner." Auntie Tian called out from the first floor stairs. It was the first time for the people on the second floor to hear this address. Zhou Xingzhi ran downstairs and said to Auntie Tian, ​​"Auntie, I'll have the driver take you home later. Today is a holiday, so you should have had a day off."

Then he whispered proudly, "Call me Yueyue from now on, and I'll give you a raise."

Zhou Xingzhi had brought Li Wanyun to his large apartment before, so Aunt Tian had met her beforehand, though she wasn't particularly fond of her. The last time she saw her, Mr. Zhou hadn't announced any guests, so it must have been a last-minute visit. During dinner, Mr. Zhou had told her to finish her meal and leave on her own. She'd stayed, asking Mr. Zhou to play games with her.

This time, Ms. Zhou hadn't told me she was coming in advance, and even though it was freezing cold, she wore a black lace one-shoulder dress with black stockings. She took off her coat and apron and threw them on the sofa, as if this were her home.

Li Wanyun took Chu Yue's arm and went downstairs, asking, "When are you planning to get married? Can I be a bridesmaid?" What Chu Yue was thinking was: I am coming here to eat like this on New Year's Eve, I don't come here to be a bridesmaid.

"Director Li's stockings are nice. Where did you buy them? I want to buy a pair someday."

"Oh, it's not worth the money. Besides, aren't we meeting a client?" Li Wanyun heard the implication of her words and returned to her usual carefree self, pulling her skirt down uncomfortably.

When the two went downstairs, Aunt Tian had already gone out. Zhou Xingzhi served two bowls of rice to Chu Yue. He sat at the dining table and asked Chu Yue to eat.

"Where's mine?" Li Wanyun asked, frowning as she bit her chopsticks. "Serve yourself, whether you want to eat or not." Zhou Xingzhi picked up some food for Chu Yue.

"Stingy!" Li Wanyun put down her chopsticks, picked up the bowl, and went to get the rice angrily.

"I called Teacher Yang, and I always felt something was wrong when I heard her voice." Chu Yue ate her meal in small bites. The teacher said on the phone that the message had been sent to the wrong person and she wanted to send it to another retired teacher.

"It looked good during the art festival. What could be wrong with it?" Zhou Xingzhi sat next to her in a good mood.

"I don't know. I want to go and see."

"Let's celebrate the New Year. I'll be with you."

Li Wanyun served the food and came out, saying to Chu Yue, "Can I ask for a painting? I saw it online, and they say your talent is rare."

"Okay, I'll frame it and send it to you some other day." Chu Yue agreed without thinking.

Zhou Xingzhi refused on her behalf: "Do you know how to paint? Just ask for a painting from someone else. It would be a waste to give it to you!"

"I didn't ask you for it!"

After dinner, Li Wanyun wanted Zhou Xingzhi to drive her home, just like last time, but he kept winking at her, urging her to hurry up. "Oh, I just moved here, and I don't have any decent friends in Qiancheng. I have to spend New Year's Eve in my empty rental house," she said, shaking her head and sticking out her tongue.

Chu Yue was in the kitchen, with her back to them. "If you don't mind, you can stay here. It's lonely for the two of us anyway."

Li Wanyun felt even more proud after hearing this, and made a "V" sign to him with both hands as if she had won a bet.

"We're celebrating New Year's Eve, why is she here?" Zhou Xingzhi was a little dissatisfied, carrying the dishes to the kitchen to complain to her. "Then why don't you call Xiaokai, Weizhen, and Jiahui over? Hey, we can sing karaoke together. We haven't used the stereo at home for a long time."

Thinking of this, Chu Yue came out of the kitchen and wanted to call them. She also asked Li Wanyun if she could sing. Li Wanyun also thought this was a good idea. She could also meet Zhou Xingzhi's childhood friends.

Zhou Xingzhi originally wanted Chu Yue to change into the dress he bought for the Youth Art Festival, and for the two of them to dance while watching the light show outside the balcony. Now, their romantic night turned into a crowded party.

After receiving the call, several people rushed over. The three of them had never been to this villa before. Xin Jiahui even changed into the high heels that Chu Yue had given her last time. Li Weizhen drove to the hospital to pick her up, and Su Weikai brought a bottle of red wine.

When they arrived, they all looked at Li Wanyun with a meaningful expression. Xin Jiahui leaned over to Su Weikai and whispered, "Sister Yue is truly a generous person! His ex-girlfriend is even allowed into the family. Brother Xingzhi is about to enjoy the blessing of having two wives!"

"I don't think she knows anything." Su Weikai only knew Chu Yue as a painter, but he didn't expect her to sing well. He didn't understand Chu Yue, nor did he understand Zhou Xingzhi. This guy always tries to do something shady, then pretends he never did anything.

Xin Jiahui nodded in agreement. Chu Yue covered her mouth and leaned close to Zhou Xingzhi's ear and said, "Weizhen has liked Jiahui for many years, right?"

"No? I haven't heard him say that, and Jiahui had a boyfriend before. It seems that they broke up because he was busy with work." Zhou Xingzhi looked at Li Weizheng and hugged Chu Yue tighter.