My Silly, Sweet Wife

Upon hearing the waiter’s words, Su Ze felt despondent and took a seat in the corner, shouting to the waiter, ”Bring me the strongest liquor you have here.”

”Brother, are you okay?” Su Jiu’er, noticing Su Ze’s bad mood, hastily asked.

Su Ze shook his head, ”What could be wrong with me? After we leave the bar, we’ll monitor that Ye guy around the clock. Once he leaves the snack street, we’ll make our move and capture him, and we must quickly report to the boss.”

Su Jiu’er looked at Su Ze, pouting without saying a word.

On the other side, Ye Guichen also arrived at Longhu Villa.

As soon as he entered, Ye Guichen anxiously asked, ”Brother Zhou, what’s going on?”

However, it was not Zhou Weijun who welcomed Ye Guichen, but a stranger.

The man appeared to be in his forties, younger than Zhou Weijun. He scrutinized Ye Guichen and spoke unkindly, ”Who are you?”

”Who are you?” Yu Jieyuan also sized up the stranger, ”This is my brother-in-law’s place, what are you doing here?”

”Your brother-in-law?” The man sneered, ”Are you the lazy, good-for-nothing fatty? Haha, I did hear my brother got married again, could it be your sister he married?”

”Your brother?” Yu Jieyuan, initially unhappy at being called lazy, felt puzzled upon hearing the man refer to Zhou Weijun as his brother.

Over the years, Yu Jieyuan had enjoyed the benefits of Zhou Weijun’s favor, often flaunting his status. Yet, he was unfamiliar with the details of the Zhou family and had never heard of Zhou Weijun having a younger brother.

Yu Jieyuan had always known that Zhou Huairen had only one son, Zhou Weijun.

At this moment, hearing some noise from outside, Zhou Weijun walked out.

Upon seeing Ye Guichen, Zhou Weijun hurriedly approached, ”Brother Ye, you’re finally here. Quick, go see my dad, hurry.”

Just as Zhou Weijun was about to lead Ye Guichen inside, the man objected, ”Brother, what’s the meaning of this? I’ve already called a doctor. Why are you letting this wet-behind-the-ears kid go in?”

As he spoke, the man scrutinized Ye Guichen, clearly distrustful.

”Haijun, this is Brother Ye. Dad was saved by him twice before. Both Dad and Qing’er trust him completely.” Zhou Weijun explained with a smile.

”Brother, he’s so young, can he treat illness?” said Zhou Haijun, evidently unconvinced, ”I’ve been away from home for years but couldn’t imagine you all becoming so muddle-headed, not only you but even Dad. If he can cure Dad’s illness, then what are those old experts for?”

”Haijun, but...” Zhou Weijun seemed to have a dilemma. Seeing Zhou Haijun speak up, he hesitated and looked uneasily at Ye Guichen, ”Brother Ye, I, I...”

”It’s okay.” Ye Guichen smiled, ”Brother Zhou, tell me what’s going on first. Since there’s a doctor here, let’s wait and see.”

”Yes, yes, yes.” Zhou Weijun slapped his forehead at Ye Guichen’s reminder, quickly leading him aside.

Zhou Haijun sneered but didn’t block them. Instead, he stood at the bedroom door, seeming to prevent anyone from entering.

”Brother Ye, I’m really sorry, but my dad’s condition is critical now, so I had to call you.” Zhou Weijun frowned and said, looking worried after seeing Zhou Haijun walk away.

Ye Guichen asked, ”What exactly is going on?”

”I don’t know either.” Zhou Weijun, not daring to hide the truth, hastily explained.

It turned out that Zhou Haijun was Zhou Huairen’s adopted son.

However, he had not returned home for over a decade.

The adoption story traced back to the previous generation.

In the past, Zhou Huairen followed a prominent figure in the antiques world, recognizing the latter as his elder brother. They even engaged in grave robbing, but during a time of war, they joined the army.

During one battle, Zhou Huairen’s elder brother took a bullet for him and, before dying, entrusted his only son to Zhou Huairen, hoping Zhou would treat him as his own.

Without hesitation, Zhou Huairen agreed.

After the war ended, Zhou Huairen found his brother’s family, bringing his brother’s wife to live in the city and adopted the child, renaming him Zhou Haijun to protect him from bullying.

Moreover, Zhou Huairen devoted much more effort to Zhou Haijun than he did to Zhou Weijun over the years.

As life improved, Zhou Huairen ran Wannian Chang and sent Zhou Haijun abroad over a decade ago.

During these years, Zhou Haijun lived abroad, maintaining filiality by frequently calling and sending special products to Zhou Huairen.

Now, Zhou Haijun seemed to have established himself abroad and married a wife.

Upon mentioning this, Zhou Weijun sighed deeply, ”Dad always wanted Haijun to change his surname back, but for some reason, Haijun insisted on keeping the surname Zhou as a mark of gratitude for Dad raising him. Dad was moved and didn’t press further.”

”Just a few days ago, Haijun suddenly returned home with many special products. Dad was overjoyed and stayed with Haijun round the clock.”

”But for unknown reasons, Dad suddenly fainted and became unconscious this morning. We were terrified and immediately called for a doctor, but they couldn’t figure it out and diagnosed it as a sudden heart attack, saying there might be no hope.”

”How is Dad now?” Ye Guichen tightened his eyebrows and hurriedly asked.

Zhou Weijun sighed deeply, ”Still in a coma. Haijun mentioned knowing a doctor who returned to Yun City with him, so he called this doctor, who is currently treating Dad inside.”

Zhou Weijun looked helplessly at the bedroom door.

Over the years, Zhou Weijun was constantly reminded by Zhou Huairen that he owed his life to Zhou Haijun’s father, and without him, Zhou Weijun wouldn’t be where he was today.

Consequently, despite Zhou Weijun being older than Zhou Haijun, he often yielded to him.

Now, facing Zhou Huairen’s life-or-death situation, Zhou Weijun initially wanted Ye Guichen to check on Dad but hesitated to oppose Haijun’s insistence.

”Brother, what do you think we should do?” Zhou Weijun anxiously grabbed Ye Guichen’s hand.

Ye Guichen kept silent, pondering for a moment, then suddenly asked, ”By the way, when I first met Mr. Zhou in the market, he fainted after drinking a rare tea. Does he still drink that tea?”

”Huh?” Zhou Weijun was startled, ”Rare tea?”

Zhou Weijun thought for a while and suddenly slapped his head, ”Are you talking about the tea Haijun sent Dad initially? No, since that incident, he hasn’t drunk it. Haijun’s tea has been stored away.”

While speaking, Zhou Weijun quickly stood up and shortly returned with a box of tea, ”Brother Ye, look, it’s this tea. But why do you ask?”

Ye Guichen took the tea box, still sealed.

After opening it, Ye Guichen gently sniffed it, his eyes flashing twice. He nodded, ”Hmm, I understand. Let’s assess the situation first.”

Seeing Ye Guichen seem to have something unsaid, Zhou Weijun felt curious but refrained from asking.

At this moment, the bedroom door opened, and a middle-aged man in his fifties stepped out.

Zhou Haijun immediately approached, ”Dr. Gu, how is my dad?”

Zhou Weijun quickly stood up and strained his ears to listen.