AWB Chapter 466 You're Not Right for Him
Chapter 466 You're Not Right for Him
The deserted corridor was filled with the distinctive smell of disinfectant found in hospitals, and even the walls appeared excessively pale.
The man walking in front pushed open the door to the ward and gestured for Jiang Zhouzhou to go in.
Jiang Zhouzhou peeked through the crack in the door, her lips pressed tightly together into a straight line.
An elderly man, emaciated and thin, sat in a wheelchair with a thin blanket covering his legs. Long-term illness had left him skeletal and with sunken eyes.
Even so, this legendary figure from Haishi still exudes an undeniable and powerful aura, with a sharp and imposing presence.
In some ways, Zhou Xian looks a lot like his father.
Grandpa Zhou looked out the gray window. The leaves outside the glass window had withered and fallen, leaving only bare tree trunks. The dry, old bark was uneven and rough, much like him, barely clinging to life and facing death at any moment.
When Jiang Zhouzhou came in, he didn't say anything and continued to stare blankly out the window.
Standing next to him was a very beautiful middle-aged woman.
The woman was dressed in a luxurious manner, adorned with various expensive jewelry, but her eyes were dull and lifeless.
Jiang Zhouzhou glanced at her again and subconsciously felt that this woman was like a book piled up with fancy words, seemingly gorgeous on the surface but empty inside.
Lin Chen had told her privately that Zhou Xian's mother was about thirty years younger than his father, a typical case of an older man marrying a younger woman.
The two people are together, it can't possibly be because of love.
She traded her youth for a life of abundance, but her vitality was gradually eroded. Only by wearing these expensive pieces of jewelry could she seem to prove that her choice was not wrong.
Upon seeing Jiang Zhouzhou, the middle-aged woman's eyes flickered slightly.
At this moment, Old Master Zhou finally spoke up: "You can go out now!"
His voice was hoarse and unpleasant, revealing an undeniable weakness.
The middle-aged woman nodded and walked out of the ward.
Now only Jiang Zhouzhou and Grandpa Zhou are left in the ward. Her fingers curled up unconsciously as she waited for him to speak again.
Are you wondering why I wanted to see you?
Grandpa Zhou stared at Jiang Zhouzhou, his attitude quite amiable.
Jiang Zhouzhou lowered her eyes and hummed softly.
The old man looked out the window again; outside, the wind was biting cold, and the dry branches swayed slightly.
A snowstorm is coming soon...
The temperature in the ward was comfortable. Old Master Zhou said slowly, "I started from scratch. My methods were not exactly honorable. I used everything I could to climb up the ladder, just so that others would look up to me."
In that era of scarce resources, he relied on petty theft to roam the alleyways from a young age.
They weren't caught, and they filled their stomachs with the stolen goods.
If you get caught, you'll get a beating.
He had never been to school, never read books, and was considered a hooligan and scoundrel by intellectuals and a rogue and scoundrel by his neighbors.
However, someone like him has an outstanding face.
His biological mother was a kept woman who hoped to marry a rich man through her son, but the man didn't acknowledge her, and she was eventually kicked out while heavily pregnant.
I want to have an abortion, but I'm too far along in my pregnancy.
So he was born into a life of irregular eating habits, sometimes hungry, sometimes full.
Later, his birth mother, unwilling to give up, took him to find his biological father.
The two couldn't even get through the gate; they were driven away by the security guards at the entrance, who even set dogs on them.
Old Master Zhou still has dog bite marks on his legs.
At that time, he thought that he must make something of himself.
We will stop at nothing.
Jiang Zhouzhou was a good listener, quietly listening to Grandpa Zhou recount his past.
Similar to what I've heard, the handsome man successfully hooked up with a rich woman because of his looks, and even when he was humiliated to his face as a gigolo, he still greeted her with a smile.
But later, fewer and fewer people dared to laugh at him.
“Those people don’t dare say it to my face, but I know… they still look down on me behind my back.”
“I went to great lengths to ensure that the Zhou family had a place in Haishi, so that others would tremble at the mere mention of my name.”
Even so, in those people's eyes, the Zhou family was just a nouveau riche family that made their fortune by deceiving women.
His dishonorable identity and past have always been a thorn in Mr. Zhou's side.
No matter how rich and powerful he is, in those high-society circles, he is still a topic of conversation that is not respectable.
So he married many wives and had many children, hoping that the Zhou family could also become a prominent and prestigious family.
But all his sons were disappointing and let him down...
"Of all my children, Zhou Xian is the one who most resembles me when I was young, so I value him highly and have always groomed him to be my successor."
When Grandpa Zhou finally mentioned Zhou Xian, Jiang Zhouzhou's lowered eyelashes fluttered.
"You're not right for him."
"In the life I've planned for him, he will inherit all my assets, then marry a wife who can help him, making the Zhou family a force to be reckoned with."
"And you will only become an obstacle for him."
"That's why I wanted to see you."
Old Master Zhou's expression changed abruptly, his wrinkled face revealing a gloomy look, with no attempt to conceal the cold glint in his eyes.
Jiang Zhouzhou met his gaze and paused for a moment.
The atmosphere in the ward froze, and suddenly a rustling sound came from the glass window.
It's snowing outside.
The fine snowflakes were swept up by the wind and blown onto the windowsill.
Jiang Zhouzhou opened her lips and slowly said, "Before I came here, I kept thinking about what kind of person you are. After all, I was very curious about Zhou Xian's living environment from childhood to adulthood. What kind of family could make him always show a sad expression when he talks about it?"
"I'm sick, but I don't want to take medicine. I want to rely on my body to get through it."
"When they feel wronged and have no one to talk to, they secretly squat at my doorstep, waiting for me to come back."
When the two first met, the seemingly dangerous and unreasonable boy was actually weaker than her.
Jiang Zhouzhou took a deep breath, looked directly into Grandpa Zhou's eyes, and said without backing down, "Now that I've met you, I finally understand why."