She was fired after she refused to be the CEO's dog licker.

I am now certain that Zhou Pinzhi is a two-faced person. He appears kind on the surface but is actually vicious. This time he deliberately set a trap to lure me into it.

His hostility towards me did not start with the words I said for Zhou Hanzhi, but much earlier. He had been plotting against me much earlier.

Some things, when you think about them carefully, are really creepy. Enemies in the open are not scary. What is scary are enemies hiding beside you wearing masks and pretending to be friends.

Zhou Pinzhi is such a person, and now, I suspect Jiang Yin is such a person as well.

After all, taking me into the Zhou family's old house, even pulling me upstairs, and everything that happened in the study, in addition to Zhou Pinzhi's guidance, was also Jiang Yin's encouragement.

Also, Zhou Hanzhi had reminded me before that the relationship between Zhou Pinzhi and Jiang Yin is not simple and is not what it seems on the surface. I suspect that these two people have teamed up to lure me into a trap.

But it's just a suspicion, I'm not sure yet, because some of Jiang Yin's actions still touched me, but for the sake of safety at the moment, I still have to stay away from her.

"Xuxu, are you okay? I'm worried that you can't take care of yourself." After hearing what I said, Jiang Yin became even more worried and nervous, and hurriedly shouted, "Why don't you let me accompany you..."

"Ayin." I saw her concern and worry, interrupted her softly, and said earnestly, "I want to be alone."

"Okay, then let Xuxu stay alone." Jiang Yin paused for a moment, then nodded as if she had made a decision, and then said hurriedly, "I will be at home all day today and will not go out. Xuxu, if you need anything, just tell me directly and I will deliver it to your door. If you want to go anywhere to relax, I will accompany you. If you feel bored and want to curse someone to vent, just call me, okay?"

She thinks of herself as an automatic deliveryman and a punching bag.

I understand how she feels. She feels guilty towards me.

My mood improved a little, but I didn't change my decision. I reached out and gently touched her cheek, showing a little smile: "Who would be willing to scold such a beautiful woman? And it's not that exaggerated. I just feel tired and want to have a good sleep. It's okay, don't worry."

"Okay, then I won't disturb Xuxu's sleep." Jiang Yin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As usual, I dropped her off at the gate of her community and drove away.

Before Jiang Yin left, she gave me a lot of instructions before letting me go.

After she left, I felt completely relaxed, as if I was finally free from a pair of eyes watching me. The first thing I did was to take out my cell phone and check the messages.

No.

Since I left Zhou's house, I haven't received any messages on my mobile phone.

No.

It should be said that Zhou Hanzhi did not pass any message to me.

My fingertips kept clicking and refreshing Zhou Hanzhi's WeChat page, but there was still no new message. My fingertips tapped on the on-screen keyboard a few times, typed a few words and then deleted them.

I feel restless and uneasy.

I'm worried.

He acted out a scene where he was drunk and mad and flirted with me, and I acted out a scene where I couldn't bear the humiliation and left crying. My scene was over, but his scene was definitely still going on.

Zhou Pinzhi has been eyeing him covetously. Today, in front of Old Madam Zhou, he has been trying to find ways to find fault with Zhou Hanzhi. How could he miss this good opportunity to discipline Zhou Hanzhi? He will definitely find a way to make a big deal out of this and make Zhou Hanzhi be punished.

I heard Shen Hualan say it once before, that the second branch of the Zhou family deliberately picked out Zhou Hanzhi's mistakes and instigated Old Madam Zhou to punish him, and Zhou Hanzhi became ill because of the trouble.

This time... Zhou Hanzhi was already sick.

He was already sick, very sick, and yet he rushed to drink the wine for me. In such a physical condition, how could he withstand the punishment from Old Madam Zhou?

My heart unconsciously tightened, I felt a little breathless, and I didn't even have the strength to drive. I parked the car on the side of the road, leaned back in the chair with my face covered, and took a deep breath, but when I closed my eyes, my mind was full of Zhou Hanzhi's face.

He held me tightly and kissed me forcefully, smelling of alcohol and feeling anxious and worried.

Some were bitten by me, some bit me, some teased me and called me a puppy, and some sighed and said I was careless.

I became even more confused, with an indescribable and complex emotion surging in my chest. This emotion rushed from my chest to the top of my head, and when it passed my eyes, it flowed out from the corners of my eyes. Hot and wet liquid raged in my palms, and I finally couldn't control my heart.

"Zhou Hanzhi, why..."

Didn’t we agree to let it go? Didn’t we agree that nothing would happen in the future? Didn’t we agree that we’re just collaborators? Why are you still helping me?

Why would you risk being punished to save me?

How can I let it go like this?

But at this sensitive moment, I didn't dare to send a message to Zhou Hanzhi rashly, and could only wait passively for him to contact me.

My heart felt like it was being roasted on a rack, burning with anxiety.

At this moment, my phone suddenly vibrated. I didn't have time to wipe my tears or care that my hands were covered with tears. I hurriedly grabbed the phone, tears welling up in my eyes. I couldn't see the name on it clearly, but I instinctively slid the answer button and answered the call: "Zhou Hanzhi, how are you?"

"Sister?" The voice on the other end of the line was not Zhou Hanzhi's, but Yuan Tianye's. He was a little confused at first, and then asked anxiously, "Are you crying? Why are you crying? What happened? Did Zhou Hanzhi bully you again?"

"No, no, Xiaoye, I'm not, I'm fine." I didn't expect that the person who called was Yuan Tianye. I hurriedly wiped my face, cleared my nose, and tried my best to make my voice sound normal.

But my emotions were so overwhelming that it was hard to calm down in such a short time, and there was still a hint of panic in my tone.

It would be strange for Yuan Tianye to feel relieved in such a situation. He was even more suspicious: "Really? But why do I feel like something bad has happened to my sister? Sister, if you don't tell me, I will go to Zhou Hanzhi and ask."

"Don't! Xiaoye, I'm really fine. I just had a little dispute with Mr. Zhou about work. It's all a small matter. It's nothing." How dare I let Yuan Tianye contact Zhou Hanzhi at this time? I quickly stopped him and changed the subject. "By the way, how was your field trip? Do you have any interesting experiences? Tell me about them, sister?"

"Of course I do. I have a surprise for my sister, but I can't finish it over the phone. I want to go and tell her in person." Yuan Tianye stopped asking about Zhou Hanzhi and spoke to me in a happy tone.

I was stunned: "You're back already?"