Chapter 51: Does Xue Xiaohai Want a Second Child?
Zhou Siyan entered Meng Wu’s office. Meng Wu was working at his desk. He glanced over and said, “Is tonight okay? The deputy commander is going to the warehouse on Pingnan Road tonight. I plan to take care of it there…”
As he spoke, Meng Wu’s eyes caught something. He looked up at Zhou Siyan and frowned. “Did your Security Division change uniforms?”
“No, these are my personal clothes,” Zhou Siyan handed over a stack of documents.
Meng Wu took them casually and continued to look at him. “Dressed like this, is it a holiday?”
“I’ll be waiting for you on Pingnan Road at eight tonight,” Zhou Siyan said coolly and left the office.
He went to the corridor outside. Xue Yu was still loitering. When she saw him come over, she ran up to him with small, quick steps. “Director Zhou.”
“Is there something?” Zhou Siyan stopped and looked at her.
Xue Yu said with a playful smile, “Well, Xiaohai didn’t cause any trouble today, did she?”
Zhou Siyan: “It was alright.”
Xue Yu: “You’ve worked hard.”
Zhou Siyan: “It was alright.”
Xue Yu: “You smell so good.”
Zhou Siyan: “It’s alright.”
Xue Yu touched her face and then her head in embarrassment. “Then you should get back to work. If you need anything, just contact me. By the way, you look especially handsome today.”
Zhou Siyan: “Mm.”
Xue Yu stole a few more glances at him and left reluctantly.
When she returned to the water-type department’s training pool, Xue Yu jumped into the water to train.
There were also many handsome guys in the water-type department. She looked around, but she always felt that something was missing, a certain husbandly flavor.
In the evening, Zhou Siyan was the first to arrive at Pingnan Road. He followed the deputy commander of the naval combat center into the warehouse.
When the deputy commander was not paying attention, he grabbed his neck.
He couldn’t use his spiritual power. Using spiritual power would leave a mark on the other person. He was killing for Meng Wu, so he couldn’t let the investigation department find out.
The White Tower did not allow for factions. To kill a superior for promotion, you had to do it yourself, not with others.
The deputy commander’s eyeballs bulged from being choked. He grabbed Zhou Siyan’s gloved hand with one hand and quickly summoned his spirit body, a megalodon.
The megalodon’s caudal fin swept at Zhou Siyan, but Zhou Siyan did not move at all. He threw the megalodon aside with one hand, his other hand still firmly gripping the deputy commander’s neck.
Then, with a speed that left afterimages, he struck the deputy commander’s temple.
As the deputy commander was about to fall, he turned and grabbed the megalodon’s upper and lower jaws with both hands, breaking the megalodon’s lower jaw with brute force.
After disabling the deputy commander and his spirit body’s combat ability, Zhou Siyan walked out of the warehouse.
The rest had to be done by Meng Wu himself, so as to deceive the investigation department.
Meng Wu was waiting outside with his hands in his pockets. He heard a few heavy thuds from the warehouse.
In less than a minute, Zhou Siyan came out.
He was dressed in black, with a black felt hat and mask, and very fitting leather gloves on his hands.
He stood in front of Meng Wu, took off his leather gloves, and put them in his pocket. He said, “It’s about time. You can go in.”
“Thanks.”
Meng Wu entered the warehouse. The deputy commander was seriously injured by Zhou Siyan. He could now easily invade the deputy commander’s spiritual landscape and completely kill both the deputy commander and his spirit body.
After everything was over, Zhou Siyan and Meng Wu walked back.
Meng Wu looked at the cloud-covered sky, which did not reveal a single ray of moonlight. “I’ve been promoted again, but why am I still not happy at all?”
Zhou Siyan: “You should go to Feng Qizhou for some medicine to regulate yourself.”
“Did you also go to him for medicine to regulate yourself?”
Meng Wu stopped. “I’ve noticed that you’ve been living with a lot of hope lately. You’re very active in everything you do, very active in earning money, and very active in work and life. I even saw you go to the cafeteria to buy groceries yesterday. Are you going to cook for yourself?”
The leaders of the White Tower were more or less depressed, and their mental state would have problems.
This was largely related to the deformed promotion mechanism. No one could maintain a happy mood every day on the road of getting promoted by killing people every day.
Meng Wu knew that Zhou Siyan had been quite depressed before and had been relying on medication to control his emotions.
But he had recently noticed that the hostility and gloom on Zhou Siyan’s body had lessened a lot. He looked very busy and was also very willing to devote himself to work. He also often carried a large safe, saying that it contained documents, the reason being that he needed to work anytime, anywhere.
He would occasionally have a meal with Zhou Siyan, and Zhou Siyan would shamelessly not pay the bill. He didn’t know what he was saving money for.
This guy exuded a feeling that life had hope, and he needed to live frugally.
Zhou Siyan knew that Meng Wu’s mental state was very bad. He had even attempted suicide several times, but had been saved by the supervisors.
Because Meng Wu was still useful to the White Tower, and there was no more suitable person to replace his position for the time being.
When Meng Wu’s suicide attempt was at its most serious, he was sentenced to three months in prison. During his sentence, he was forced to undergo electroshock therapy.
The mechanism of the White Tower was deformed and perverted.
Subordinates could get promoted by killing their superiors, but as a leader, you could not commit suicide.
Especially if your suicide behavior delayed your work, you would have to face a military court trial and also receive psychological treatment within the White Tower.
Zhou Siyan said, “I’m sorry, Meng Wu. I don’t know how to comfort you.”
Meng Wu looked at him from the side and smiled. “I hope I can die at Xue Yu’s hands one day. She is the most vibrant person I have ever met. Dying at her hands should be very happy.”
“Don’t think like that,” Zhou Siyan really didn’t know how to comfort him.
Meng Wu added, “Your condition has improved a lot recently. Is it related to Xue Yu?”
Zhou Siyan nodded.
Meng Wu: “I plan to have more contact with her. I hope she can give me the courage to live.”
“You should take care of yourself first,” Zhou Siyan’s expression was serious. “Depression is contagious. I don’t want you to affect her.”
Meng Wu shrugged. “Don’t worry. I won’t use her as an emotional trash can.”
When Zhou Siyan returned home, Xue Yu was already in the living room.
She was lying on the foam mat, playing with a rubber ball with Xue Xiaohai, humming a song, “Where has the time gone? I’ve grown old before I could even enjoy my youth. A lifetime of raising children, my mind is full of their cries and laughter…”
Zhou Siyan stood silently in the entrance, watching the mother and daughter.
Xue Yu made several fake eating motions at Xue Xiaohai, making her dazed and drooling.
When the time was right, she put her fist in front of Xue Xiaohai. “Come, come, Mommy has something delicious here. Xue Lanshan, come and break Mommy’s hand. If you can break it open, I’ll give it to you to eat.”
Xue Xiaohai drooled as she tried to break Xue Yu’s fist. After a lot of effort, she finally managed to break open all five of Xue Yu’s fingers, but there was nothing in her palm.
Xue Yu laughed heartily. “Hahaha! There’s nothing! It’s air! You big dummy!”
Xue Xiaohai was so angry she cried. Xue Yu hurriedly picked her up. “Don’t cry, don’t cry. Air is also delicious. Come on, Xiaohai, hurry up and eat the air. The air here is fragrant and sweet. Wow, so fragrant!”
Zhou Siyan watched and couldn’t help but smile.
With Xue Yu around, no one would be depressed.
He took off his black trench coat and hat and walked towards them. Xue Yu turned her head to look. “Huh, why are you wearing black again?”
“I’m going to take a shower first.”
Zhou Siyan entered the bathroom and came out more than ten minutes later.
He had changed into a beige casual suit. The collar was a bit large, and you could see a faint outline of his pectoral muscles. His hair had been styled with a hairdryer, and he seemed to have sprayed on some perfume. He was gentle and lazy, a very homey and handsome young man.
“Have you eaten?” Zhou Siyan asked.
Xue Yu stared at his face. “I have. I ate at the cafeteria.”
Zhou Siyan sat down cross-legged beside her and picked up Xue Xiaohai. “Have you fed her?”
Xue Yu’s eyes were always on Zhou Siyan’s flawless face. “I have. At nine o’clock.”
Xue Xiaohai was about to grab her father’s hair. Xue Yu was quick to stop her. “Naughty girl! Your dad’s hairstyle is so nice. Don’t you mess it up.”
Zhou Siyan held the child for a while, then got up to tidy up the living room, picking up the toys the child had thrown everywhere.
At this hour, Xue Xiaohai was drowsy.
Logically, since the child was about to sleep, Xue Yu should also be leaving, but she didn’t want to go back to that lonely and cold dorm tonight.
She shook Xue Xiaohai again. “Come on, Xiaohai. You have to play with Mommy. Let’s continue playing the rubber ball game, okay?”
Xue Xiaohai fell into Xue Yu’s arms, called for her mother several times, and hummed, unwilling to play. She just wanted to sleep.
Zhou Siyan finished the housework and came over. “The child should be sleeping. I’ll change her into her pajamas.”
“Oh, oh. Then you change her,” Xue Yu gave him the child and went to the bathroom herself.
She washed her face with cold water, simply ran her fingers through her hair a couple of times, and then came out and sat on the sofa.
Zhou Siyan took the child to the bedroom to change into her pajamas. When he came out, he found that Xue Yu was still there. She was covering her mouth and talking on the phone. The other person sounded like Feng Qizhou.
“I’m busy tonight, so I won’t be coming to see you. You take good care of Xiaobei and Xiaonan.”
“Alright, alright. I’ll go and see you and the child tomorrow.”
“No, no. I’m not with Zhou Siyan. I’m training.”
“Oh my, even if I came to Zhou Siyan’s place, isn’t that what I should do? Of course I have to come and see the child. I’m not that kind of irresponsible person.”
Seeing Zhou Siyan come out of the bedroom, Xue Yu hurriedly hung up the phone and put away the screen of the Cloud Sound Box.
Zhou Siyan asked, “Is there something?”
Xue Yu: “No, no. It was a call from our training center, urging me to go to a meeting tomorrow.”
“Here, you sit, you sit. Let’s talk about the child’s education.”
She tugged at the sofa cover next to her, looking worried. “This Xue Xiaohai, I’ve been taking care of her for a few months, spent money, and comforted her every day. But this child has never said a word of thanks to us. It’s really heartbreaking.”
Zhou Siyan sat down beside her. “I’ll thank you on behalf of Xiaohai.”
“You’re welcome,” Xue Yu scratched her head like a monkey, then calmed down and looked at Zhou Siyan with watery eyes. “Xiaohai’s daddy, you said that Xue Xiaohai has been playing with a rubber ball all day. Do you think she wants us to have a second child?”
Zhou Siyan’s expression was unchanged. “What else can she play with besides a rubber ball?”
Xue Yu felt like a clown. She stood up and smiled. “Then I’ll be going. Goodnight. I have to take care of the baby and train every day. This life is so tiring. I’ve grown old before I could even enjoy my youth.”
Just as she took a step, Zhou Siyan grabbed her hand. Xue Yu was not paying attention and fell into his lap.
Zhou Siyan took out a disinfectant wipe from the coffee table, wiped his fingers in front of Xue Yu, and then pressed his index and middle fingers against Xue Yu’s lips, his voice low and seductive. “Lick it wet yourself.”
Xue Yu kissed his two long, strong fingers. “I don’t know what you’re talking about. Really.”
Zhou Siyan put his fingers back to his own mouth, kissed the knuckle that Xue Yu had kissed, opened his mouth, and put the two fingers in to wet them, his gaze like a silk thread, firmly locked on her.