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

My heart feels like a violent wave is rising at this moment, and I can't clearly express how I feel at the moment.

Shocked, stunned, and panicked.

It was as if a flood had broken through the river embankment, and my defense and resistance were completely defeated.

But I still have to suppress my emotions and force myself to stay calm.

I lowered my head, remaining silent, then turned to look at Zhou Hanzhi's face. In his sleep, his face was calm and peaceful, his dense eyelashes spread flat on his face, and there was a faint smile at the corner of his lips, showing satisfaction and pleasure.

As if he had dreamed of something happy, he let go of my fingers, turned over, hugged the quilt, murmured something softly, and laughed again.

I squatted down and slowly sorted out the scattered photos on the ground. I picked up all the photos and stuffed them back into the booklet. I put the booklet back in its place, then stood up and walked outside with light steps: "Don't disturb him to rest, come out and talk."

Zeng Zhi really stopped, and when he walked out of the bedroom with me, he did not forget to carefully close the bedroom door.

The soundproofing of these rooms is very good. The moment Zeng Zhi closed the door, Wu Ling held my hand and asked anxiously, "Xu Xu, did Zhou Hanzhi do anything to you?"

"I'm fine. I accidentally dropped the booklet just now, which caused the pile of photos to fall out." I shook my head and comforted her.

She then breathed a sigh of relief, but her eyes continued to look at me, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.

I was thinking about other things at the time, and didn't pay much attention to her gaze, nor did I notice the deep meaning in her eyes.

Zeng Zhi wanted to tell me something, but he was worried that he would neglect important things if he was too far away from Zhou Hanzhi's bedroom, so he chose a guest room not far from the bedroom.

As soon as I entered the door, I started to speak: "When did Zhou Hanzhi become ill? How long has he been ill?"

"I don't know exactly when Brother Zhou became ill, because he hid it from everyone at first. When I first discovered that something was wrong with him, he was already taking medicine. The earliest time was probably a year and a half ago, when I found Brother Zhou arguing with the pot at home, and he asked me to help with the argument. That's when I realized that he was ill." Zeng Zhi had a good attitude and answered everything truthfully.

He had been taking medicine for a year and a half, so Zhou Han's illness had lasted much longer than a year and a half.

His condition must be serious.

It is indeed serious. When an attack occurs, I become a completely different person, unrecognizable.

My chest ached, so I clenched my fist and pressed it against my heart. I took a deep breath before I could slowly ask another question: "I've been sick for so long, why is it still so serious?"

"No conditions." Zeng Zhi's answer was straightforward and clear. "For this type of disease, the cost is the least important. The most important thing is a good environment and a good attitude. Brother Zhou doesn't have these two."

I was silent. Zeng Zhi was right.

Because I can be considered as a fellow patient of Zhou Hanzhi, and the reason why I was able to recover slowly was because I had my aunt, uncle, Nannan and other relatives by my side to accompany, comfort and care for me, and also because of You He, who found me at the critical moment, aroused my fighting spirit, and gave me enough encouragement to pull me out of the abyss of self-drowning.

I am unfortunate, but also extremely lucky, because around me, there are many people who give me warmth and strength, I have companions with the same goals, and I have solid support that will never abandon me.

But it is impossible for Zhou Hanzhi to have these.

The Zhou family is so treacherous, and he entered the family as an illegitimate child. He is surrounded by wolves. Not only does he have to withstand the pressure from above, but he also has to guard against competition from his own kind. He has to remain extremely alert and be on guard at all times. Not to mention someone to comfort him, he is afraid that he has to sleep with one eye open like an owl.

Even if he has Shen Hualan as his mother, given Shen Hualan's personality, she will only cause Zhou Hanzhi more worries and probably won't bring him any comfort.

This would only make Zhou Hanzhi's condition worse. How could it possibly get better?

"People outside say that Brother Zhou is a gifted child and a dark horse in investment banking, but sister-in-law, you know that the more gifted a person is, the more pressure he faces. The more glamorous he looks on the outside, the harder it is on the inside. Brother Zhou has achieved so many results in two years. How much pressure has he shouldered?" Zeng Zhi's tone was tinged with heartache. "Brother Zhou is also very anxious and always wants to be quick, so he has to work harder and harder, and as a result, he has become like this."

"Why is he so anxious?" At this moment, Wu Ling, who had been silent since entering the room, suddenly interrupted, "He is much more powerful than Zhou Pinzhi. The heads of all the people in the second branch of the Zhou family combined cannot compare to his. Sooner or later, the old lady of the Zhou family will hand over the power to him, and he will be the successor of the Zhou family sooner or later. Is it necessary to be so anxious and desperate that he even ignores his own health? Even if he gets what he wants by then, he will end up in a mental hospital. Is it worth it?"

"Brother Zhou's goal has never been to get money and the status of successor. He must get that in order to get what he wants, but he is afraid that he will spend too much time and something will change in the middle, so he is anxious." Zeng Zhi answered seriously.

"Then what exactly does he want?" Wu Ling raised his eyebrows and continued to ask.

Zeng Zhi, who had always answered every question and answered them honestly, suddenly stopped at this moment. He looked at me with impulse and hesitation in his eyes, as if he wanted to say something but didn't dare to say it.

My heart skipped a beat, and I quickly changed the subject and asked another question: "You just said that Zhou Hanzhi's illness has been getting more frequent recently. What's the reason? Did something happen in the Zhou family again?"

"Sister-in-law." Zeng Zhi did not answer my question directly. Instead, he looked at me deeply and asked me, "You shouldn't ask me this question, because you know the answer to this question best. You also know Brother Zhou's emotional fluctuations best."

Am I clear?

I am clear.

But I don't want to admit that I know it. Zhou Hanzhi and I have been strangers for a long time. Now we have the simplest relationship of investor and project leader. Seriously speaking, we are not even friends. How can I understand his emotional fluctuations?

His mood swings have nothing to do with me!

I couldn't hold Zeng Zhi's gaze, his gaze was so intense and compelling, I turned my face away and changed the subject again: "I don't know, and now I don't want to know, I suddenly feel very sleepy, I want to rest."

I'm really sleepy and I really want to sleep.

But behind him, Zeng Zhi was still talking: "Sister-in-law, the last time Brother Zhou had an attack was the night you and Director Yuan confirmed your relationship. That night he was walking barefoot in the yard and fell into the fish pond that had just been dug. He almost got into trouble, so he set this mandatory lock time the next day."