Sole decision

Zhou Ce didn't seem to care about the fact that he couldn't hear the sound in his left ear.After waking up, he first asked if Pei Zhaoxue had come back. When Lu Ai answered him, he found that the voice he heard was a little out of balance, so Lu Ai told him the truth.He just digested it for a while, briefly showed a regretful and helpless expression, and then said to Lu Ai, "That's it", and there was no follow-up.

To be able to survive in such a situation, without breaking a limb or suffering any irreversible sequelae, just being deaf in one ear, is really nothing to worry about.

The only thing that displeased Zhou Ce was that Pei Zhaoxue never came to visit him.At first, he could still find reasons to tell himself that Pei Zhaoxue was also injured and needed to recuperate.But in the end, he was so sick that he was growing hairy, and he didn't see Pei Zhaoxue, and he didn't even bring a message.

Lu Ai joked that he had been beaten out of his mind. Originally, Pei Zhaoxue treated him as cold as ice and didn't see him complaining. Why can't he stand it now?Pei Zhaoxue has been very busy lately.Zhou Ce shook his head, then looked around the room for a week.Lu Ai knew that this was his habit, and usually when he made such an action, he was preparing to say something that only those present could listen to.

And now, it's just the two of them.

"Did Ah Xue not take the initiative to tell you who the person who attacked us was?" Zhou Ce asked.

Lu Ai said, "He said you knew."

Zhou Ce smiled: "I know what? He didn't want to say it himself. It was the Qi family who attacked us."

"Are they crazy?" Lu Ai said, "We have no grievances in the past, and we have no grievances in the present. Can such a big thing be more important than doing business?"

"The business is small." Zhou Ce turned his head and looked out the window, the smile on his face dissipated, and his eyes were extremely complicated. After a long silence, he seemed to be talking to himself, "Things are very complicated."

Lu Ai asked: "Do you have a clue?"

Zhou Ce looked into Lu Ai's eyes. Lu Ai was asking him, but he didn't know how to answer this question, so he could only sigh.Only then did Lu Ai say: "Forget it, take care of your illness first, and I'll take care of the outside affairs. As for Axue...Axue..." When it came to Pei Zhaoxue, Lu Ai was a little hard to describe.She knew the relationship between Pei Zhaoxue and Zhou Ce, which put Pei Zhaoxue in a rather awkward position.This time, Pei Zhaoxue was the one who brought Zhou Ce out in a catastrophe. However, Pei Zhaoxue's attitude towards this matter was so secretive that she didn't even mention it, which made her a little difficult to handle.

Zhou Ce closed his eyes as if thinking, and then opened his eyes before saying, "It has nothing to do with him."

Zhou Ce was in a daze when he came home from the hospital, especially when he saw Zhou Ran.I don't know when it started, Zhou Ran has been able to babble, but only one or two words can be popped out every time.Maybe it was because of nature, he opened his arms when he saw Zhou Ce, and Zhou Ce hugged him in his arms, Zhou Ran vomited out syllable by syllable, sounding like he was calling "Dad".

Lu Ai didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and told Zhou Ce that children are like this, and the first thing they learn is words like "Mom and Dad".Having said that, she felt something was wrong, so she stopped to see Zhou Ce's reaction.Unexpectedly, Zhou Ce just kept silent for a while, and then told Zhou Ran to call him "Uncle".

Although the child didn't know how to speak, he could naturally feel the change in the atmosphere, and cried with a "wow".The nanny hurriedly took Zhou Ran away, and the room became clean.

Zhou Ce asked Lu Ai why he didn't see Pei Zhaoxue, and Lu Ai told Zhou Ce that Pei Zhaoxue lived in seclusion these days, and either stayed alone in the room or went to the dojo.She was busy with other things recently, so she didn't ask any more questions. She just teased that Pei Zhaoxue was in good health, and she acted as if nothing happened when she came back.

After hearing these words, Zhou Ce didn't agree with Lu Ai's statement in his heart.Pei Zhaoxue grew up in the warm Lucheng since she was a child, and she has almost no idea about the ice and snow.He observed Pei Zhaoxue several times when he was in Yancheng, and found that Pei Zhaoxue had a clear perception of Leng.But no matter how cold it is, he can stand upright without shaking.

He can't change his face when a bullet passes through the hall, but if it's just frostbite, what is it to him?

Even a thousand cuts can bear not to mention it.

Zhou Ce had mixed feelings for a moment, and he didn't really want to see Pei Zhaoxue.He even asked Lu Ai out for dinner, as if he wasn't ready to face the troubles ahead of him.He suddenly told Lu Ai that he wanted to go on vacation, but Lu Ai didn't know what to do, and suddenly felt a little angry.After Zhou Ce's accident, she was already very tired when she came out to deal with it. Now Zhou Ce seemed to be relaxed, and he didn't mention the plans and arrangements in the future, and said in a daze that he was going on vacation. Lu Ai really couldn't accept it.

But she can hold her breath after all, her impatience is only temporary.Based on what she knew about Zhou Ce, Zhou Ce was definitely not such a reckless person, so she calmly asked Zhou Ce what his plans were.

Zhou Ce shook his head, clenched the teacup in his hand, loosened it and clenched it again, back and forth a few times, and then said to Lu Ai: "The Qi family's business is endless, now is not a good time to meet it."

"But Lucheng is our territory, who dares to act wild?" Lu Ai said, "Wouldn't it be more dangerous for you to leave now."

"No." Zhou Ce held Lu Ai's hand and said very solemnly, "Now, I need you to stand in front of me, but I can't tell you the reason yet, and I'm not completely sure about many things. .Lu Ai, do you trust me?"

In an instant, many thoughts popped up in Lu Ai's mind. The information she knew was limited, and she couldn't be sure of Zhou Ce's intentions.It's just that it's rare for her to see Zhou Ce tell her something so seriously, which must be more important than what Zhou Ce said.A wise man should protect himself wisely, but defending himself wisely often does not win.

Lu Ai and Zhou Ce are the same kind of people. It is unrealistic for her to believe in Zhou Ce himself, but she believes in her own judgment.She and Zhou Ce have a deep bond of interests and are on the same boat, so she is willing to believe this statement.

So she spread out her palms and lightly touched Zhou Ce, and the two of them clapped their hands together as an oath.

When Zhou Ce said he was going on vacation, he really looked very casual.He asked A Fei and A Liang to stay by Lu Ai's side, and he took Pei Zhaoxue away.

The destination is Pearl Manor.

This was Zhou Ce's first return to Pearl Manor after several years, and when he touched the fence of the manor, his heart surged for a moment.After he took charge of the Zhou family, he sorted out the assets under his name. He actually didn't feel any excitement after holding the things he was thinking about in his hands, otherwise he wouldn't have come here after so long.

It was only when he arrived that he realized that what he was obsessed with was not as simple as a house.

There are seven days of his vacation, and he will spend the whole seven days here with Pei Zhaoxue.Pei Zhaoxue didn't care, he didn't express any opinion on Zhou Ce's decision.However, the subsequent development was very different from Pei Zhaoxue's idea.

Zhou Ce didn't do anything excessive. Every day after waking up, he looked at the sea view outside and chatted with him.Zhou Ce used to like to say some sharp words to tease him, but now he never does that again.There was no one else in the manor, and Zhou Ce was always cooking, so he asked Pei Zhaoxue to sit on the balcony with him.Pei Zhaoxue had nothing to say, and Zhou Ce didn't think he was boring.

These days have been extremely quiet, as if only the sound of the waves outside can be heard.

Zhou Ce would occasionally look at Pei Zhaoxue on the balcony in a daze. Pei Zhaoxue leaned on the railing and looked outside. Zhou Ce walked slowly behind him. He noticed it all at once, turned his head to look at Zhou Ce, and asked him with his eyes what to do.

"Have you ever thought that we may have known each other a long time ago?" Zhou Ce said suddenly.

"When you were young?"

"Maybe it was when I was a child." Zhou Ce said vaguely, "Maybe it was a previous life, maybe it was hundreds of years ago." He never mentioned that matter to Pei Zhaoxue, nor did he intend to deceive Pei Zhaoxue, but there was no way to mention it.

Pei Zhaoxue said: "A person like you, would you believe that there is a previous life and a next life?"

Zhou Ce said, "I thought you believed it."

"No." Pei Zhaoxue shook his head, "I don't believe it anymore." He looked at the sea level in the distance, and rarely said much, "Maybe I shouldn't believe in those illusory things from the very beginning, whether it is good or bad, people only have this A generation."

Zhou Ce's expression changed slightly after hearing this, it was a very complicated expression.Pei Zhaoxue happened to see it when she turned her head, and subconsciously called him, "Zhou Ce?"

"Sorry." Zhou Ce forced a smile, "I didn't hear clearly just now, are you talking to me?"

It was only then that Pei Zhaoxue realized that she was standing on Zhou Ce's left side, thinking that Zhou Ce's left ear was almost deaf, and it was normal for her to speak softly and not be able to hear clearly.It was such a common sentence, Pei Zhaoxue frowned slightly, as if she didn't know how to face Zhou Ce.

Every time Zhou Ce is in a daze, it seems to remind him that Zhou Ce is not in a daze, but that he can't hear clearly.Pei Zhaoxue seems to be able to understand the feeling of being immersed in her own world. The world is a bit closed, and sometimes it is not what she wants.

"You..." Pei Zhaoxue whispered, "You didn't have to do this."

Zhou Ce still didn't seem to hear, then he patted Pei Zhaoxue on the shoulder and said, "We are leaving tomorrow, and I have a gift I've always wanted to give you."