She was already married, and acting this way was simply shameless!
He really needed to leave quickly.
It was getting late. Before catching his nine o'clock flight the next morning, he wanted to drive his car to a friend's place to have it sold.
After washing up, he went to find his car keys, but they were nowhere to be found.
Recalling the scene from his dream the previous day, Ah Zhong went down to the parking lot.
To his surprise, the car wasn't there.
Was it a dream or reality? He was thoroughly confused.
Fortunately, there were cameras at his home, so this posed no obstacle.
He went back and found yesterday's surveillance footage to watch.
It turned out it wasn't a dream.
At four in the morning, Zhou Jinbei had left his place carrying two bags of trash.
Damn it.
What was this girl thinking?
To avoid disturbing her father-in-law and mother-in-law by returning in the middle of the night, Zhou Jinbei had been sitting in the car by the entrance, only getting out when the nanny opened the door.
The moment the nanny opened the villa gate, she walked back in from outside.
She rushed forward, "Young Madam, you're back? Why didn't I see the Young Master with you?"
Zhou Jinbei replied softly, "He was delayed by something. Have they woken up?"
As she spoke, her mother-in-law emerged from the living room.
Seeing her return alone, and in such a disheveled state, she was naturally displeased.
"Why didn't Ah Cheng come back with you?"
Zhou Jinbei replied, "We originally planned to return together, but something came up and he was delayed."
"Didn't you go out to have fun? What could have delayed him other than drinking too much and being unable to get up?"
Her mother-in-law revealed her thoughts without mercy, her tone not friendly.
"You've only been married for two days, and you're already indulging him like this. What will happen in the future?"
"It's not that I'm saying this, Beibei, but the reason I chose you from so many girls to marry into our family wasn't just because you're beautiful. I also heard that you're a decisive and clever girl."
"Ah Cheng has always been willful since he was young and isn't particularly disciplined. I wanted you to keep him in check when you married into the family. You can't be so useless!"
"For a woman to indulge a man, it can be called virtuous or giving him face. But to put it bluntly, it's called being spineless."
"Indulging him once or twice might make him happy. But do it too often, and it becomes a habit, making him uncontrollable."
"When his heart wanders later and he sets up another home elsewhere, it'll be too late for you to cry."
Although saying all this early in the morning was rather disheartening, and her son was unlikely to seek other women, it had to be said that she was speaking the truth.
It was for her own good to some extent, so Zhou Jinbei could only nod.
"I know. What I did today was wrong. Mom, your scolding is justified."
"What scolding is this? I haven't scolded you yet." Her mother-in-law continued.
"The real scolding is about to begin."
"You know our family's situation. It's impossible to expect Big Brother to come back and manage the company. All future responsibilities will fall on Ah Cheng alone. If he doesn't have good health, what will happen to the company?"
"Therefore, you must manage him well, make him stay up less, drink less, work diligently, and not mess around outside."
"If he collapses, with elders above and children below in our family, we'll all be left to eat the wind and eat dirt."
If his collapse meant the whole family would be left to eat the wind and eat dirt, and he was so important at home, why didn't you raise him with good temper and good habits?
You had to wait for your daughter-in-law to enter the family and entrust her with such a heavy responsibility.
Zhou Jinbei grumbled in her heart.
You couldn't control your own wayward son, and you expected a woman you just met a few days ago to manage him, and you said it so righteously. How amusing.
Damn Jiang Sicheng, he's really troublesome.
From now on, she also had to watch him for his mother, and he wouldn't listen to her. Wasn't this making things difficult for her?
"I understand, Mom. We know what we're doing. It's just that we have some free time during this newlywed period, and it's a rare break, so he indulged a bit. It'll be fine in a few days."
Her mother-in-law sighed.
"Let's hope so. Today is the third day. According to custom, you're supposed to return home for a visit. Don't you two even know this?"
"If he's not coming back, then you go back by yourself. If your father and mother ask, don't say that we, his parents, are impolite. It's all because you've indulged him."
Return home?
Zhou Jinbei, who was getting married for the first time, had no idea about this custom.
After her mother-in-law went inside, she pulled the nanny aside and asked. She learned that it simply meant returning to her maiden home for lunch.
Hmph. If he's not going, he's not going. It's even better if that sissy doesn't come.
Zhou Jinbei quickly went upstairs, changed her clothes, and drove away.
Her parents had been waiting at home since early morning. When they saw her get out of the car, the nanny ran back to report, and her parents hurried out to meet her.
In just two days of not seeing each other, her status had changed dramatically.
Returning home now, Zhou Jinbei had become the benefactor of the Zhou family. Her parents' attitude towards her was even better than before.
"Mom thought you'd sleep in and come back later, but I didn't expect you to be back so early. That's great."
"Are you not used to being at someone else's house? Have you been doing well these past two days? Eating well? Sleeping well? Did you miss Mommy?"
It was strange, really.
She hadn't left home before.
She had been away from her parents for as long as half a year, and she hadn't missed them much.
But now, while still in Nancheng, after just two days apart, seeing them again, she felt a stomach full of grievances, making her want to cry.
Zhou Jinbei's eyes turned red. "I missed you. I missed Mommy so much."
Her mother's nose immediately turned sour, and she hugged her.
"Silly girl, you're an adult now that you're married. Don't cry so easily in the future."
"If you miss Mommy, you can call Mommy, or come back anytime. We're still family, don't act so wronged."
After saying that, she glanced behind Zhou Jinbei.
"Are you alone? Didn't Ah Cheng come with you?"
Zhou Jinbei wiped her slightly teary eyes.
"There was something urgent at the company, and I was afraid of delaying him, so I told him to go take care of it."
Her mother's face immediately lit up.
"Ah Zhong is about the same age as your brother. Not only is he handsome, but he also has ambition. You two are truly well-matched."
"Alright, alright, if he's busy, let him be busy. Let's go inside quickly."
Zhou Jinbei took the gifts prepared by the Jiang family's nanny and handed them to her own nanny. She was then ushered into the house by her parents.
Although their financial situation was tight at the moment, her parents still saved the best for her.
The three of them sat together, chatting and laughing, eating and drinking. After the meal, Zhou Jinbei felt even less like returning to the Jiang family.
But thinking about how she had stayed out all night yesterday and was lectured by her mother-in-law this morning, if she didn't go back today, she would be lectured again.
Moreover, Ah Zhong had been very wild yesterday, and she hadn't taken any medication. What if...
She needed to go out and buy medicine quickly.
Using the excuse that something had come up at home, she said goodbye to her parents and went to the pharmacy.
With the experience from last time, she wasn't as awkward this time. She quickly got the medicine from the cashier.
However, a question had been bothering her. While paying, Zhou Jinbei asked the cashier.
"Excuse me, I want to ask, if I vomited about half an hour after taking this medicine, does the medicine still work?"
The cashier raised her eyelids and looked at her as if she were an idiot.