Campus Ace Girl-Chapter 573 - 574 Good, let’s go back to the past 2400 words

Chapter 573: Chapter 574 Good, let’s go back to the past 2400 words

Zhou Yu turned her face away. "Let me go, Min Xin."

"Come back with me." He spoke softly. "You’ve been out for over a week."

Zhou Yu pursed her lips. "I don’t want to go back."

Min Xin stared at her. "Surely you don’t think I’m unaware of Gu Anxi’s little tricks, do you? I’m just playing along, indulging your girlish whims."

He lifted her chin. "Yu Yu, I can’t spend tens of millions and still not get a single glance from you. Since when does a husband have to pay to see his wife?"

She felt a little embarrassed, turning her face away, not wanting to deal with him. "This is outside."

"Then let’s go home, alright?" he said, picking her up against her will. Before she could resist, he threatened softly, "If you want others to witness our marital privacy, you’re more than welcome to call your Little Gu over."

Zhou Yu’s lips quivered, but she forced herself to hold back her words.

Min Xin carried her down through a special exit. Downstairs, several black cars were already waiting in a line.

A subordinate opened a car door. "Sir, everything is ready."

Min Xin spoke in a solemn voice, "Make your move."

Zhou Yu was shocked and struggled relentlessly. "What are you planning to do to Anxi?"

Min Xin placed her in the car and smiled gently. "Just causing her a little trouble, that’s all."

Zhou Yu wanted to get out, but the car had already started moving...

Zhou Yu continued to cause a scene, and Min Xin let her fuss. In any case, he would have to correct her once they got back; she had picked up quite a few bad habits recently.

He closed his eyes, tolerating it. About five minutes later, his phone rang. He answered, "What’s the situation?"

The man on the other end sounded terrified. "Mr. Min, we were useless. The target escaped."

Veins bulged on Min Xin’s forehead. "Useless!"

He tossed the phone aside and chuckled lightly. "Don’t worry, your Little Gu escaped. That little scoundrel is quite slippery."

Zhou Yu felt a wave of relief.

But just as she relaxed, Min Xin leaned over, his voice low. "Don’t worry about her. You should worry about yourself instead."

Zhou Yu’s eyes widened.

Min Xin turned her beautiful face towards him, pinched her chin, and murmured, "If I’m not mistaken, she’ll be arriving very soon. She’s been quite good to you, hasn’t she? But Zhou Yu, we haven’t been truly together in a long time. What do you think we should do?"

Zhou Yu was distressed. "Min Xin, you bastard!"

Coming from a noble background, she couldn’t bear such crude words. At this moment, she was utterly furious.

Min Xin stared at her, but his words were directed at the driver. "Find the nearest hotel and check in."

The driver nodded and chose the closest one.

Min Xin knew Gu Anxi well; she was thick-skinned, black-hearted, and audacious. But he and Zhou Yu were husband and wife. If they checked into a hotel, she couldn’t just break down the door, could she? They were legally married.

Zhou Yu had likely guessed his intentions. She turned her head away. "I want to go home."

Min Xin’s voice was heavy. "My place is your home."

He paused, then couldn’t resist adding, "It seems you’ve learned quite a few ways to provoke men from Gu Anxi, hmm?"

Zhou Yu gently freed her hand from his grasp. She sat quietly in the car, perfectly still. After a long silence, she finally said, "Min Xin, I’m serious. I seriously want to leave you."

She turned her face to the side, looking out the window. "Even if you force me to be your wife again, what does that prove? Nothing. If you want female companionship, you’re not short of options. You can easily find other women without spending so much, and you wouldn’t have to act so heartbroken over it."

Min Xin sneered. "You want me to find them? Didn’t you say you found me disgusting?"

"I’ve gotten used to it." Zhou Yu curled her legs up, resting her chin on her knees. "One more or one less, one more time or one less time, it makes no difference... As long as you don’t bother me, that’s all."

Min Xin listened, his irritation flaring. He knew her issues; she’d always been cold and distant with him. Perhaps those events from years ago had wounded her too deeply, preventing her from ever warming up again...

She stopped talking, and so did he. However, he still didn’t let her go in the end.

「Two hours later」

Min Xin emerged from the bathroom wearing only a white bathrobe that looked exceptionally good on him. He had an excellent figure and a distinguished air. The hardship of his youth was no longer visible; he had transformed into a man coveted by countless women.

Zhou Yu had already showered. She was sitting on the sofa, gazing out the floor-to-ceiling window, a glass of red wine by her hand.

Min Xin walked up behind her and embraced her, inhaling her fragrance. He chuckled. "What’s on my little Yu Yu’s mind?"

He always enjoyed playing some malicious little tricks, which Zhou Yu particularly detested. However, he was so forceful that she sometimes chose to ignore them.

She gently closed her eyes, an indescribable vulnerability about her at that moment. "Min Xin, don’t you find this tiring?"

"Not tiring at all! I was quite happy just now." He murmured, "Do you find dealing with me so unbearable?"

Tolerating his presence, Zhou Yu softly replied after a moment, "I want to start a new life, Min Xin. What will it take for you to let me go?"

Her voice even trembled slightly. "Let’s get a divorce. I won’t say a single bad word about you to the media. You can even say whatever you want..."

He treated her maliciously, watching her struggle, and sneered, "You’d rather be slandered than stay with me, is that it?"

Leaning close to her ear, he whispered, "My little Yu Yu, is the outside world really that wonderful? Isn’t it better to stay home and be pampered by me like a little princess?"

She burst into tears. "I can’t bear it! Min Xin, please, just let me go, alright?"

She had been genuinely happy recently. Only then did she realize how delicious junk food could be, and how fun it was to chat with so many people. She didn’t want to be locked away in that villa anymore; she didn’t want her days to be filled only with herself and the servants.

She hadn’t wanted to be cooped up; it was Min Xin who forbade her from going out often. He said the outside world wasn’t suitable for her.

Listening to her sobs, Min Xin’s heart grew as cold as ice.

He looked up, staring at their reflection in the mirror...

Suddenly, he spoke. "Zhou Yu, do you still love me?"

She shook her head.

Min Xin asked again, "Being with me, is there no joy left for you, only suffering?"

She shook her head again.

Min Xin sat upright. "But I have no intention of letting you go. Give it up, Yu Yu. I won’t let you go that easily."

Zhou Yu lay on the sofa, crying in despair. She sobbed, "Min Xin, do you love me?"

He froze for a moment, then, after a long pause, said softly, "What do you think?"

As he said this, he covered his face, as if unwilling to confront it himself.

Zhou Yu suddenly erupted. "If you love me, why do you torture me like this! Min Xin, your obsession with power is your own business! Why should I be responsible for your life? Why should I have to live in the shadows for the rest of my life because of you? Is this fair?"

"It’s not fair, but... what can I do? It’s because I love you!" he murmured bitterly. Then, he moved forward and pulled her into his arms. "Stop making a fuss, darling. Wouldn’t it be nice to go back to how things were?"

She continued to cry.

His voice hoarse, he said, "If you don’t like those women, I’ll stop seeing them. Actually, it doesn’t really matter whether they’re around or not. I’ll come home every day, alright?"

Zhou Yu seemed not to hear him. He added, "And as for being my ’child,’ isn’t that good enough for you?"

He loved her, always treating her like a little girl. Zhou Yu was forty, but in his heart, she was still his little fairy, different from everyone else.

However, in Zhou Yu’s eyes, he was nothing but a pervert!

The night dragged on like this. The next morning, Min Xin had no desire to get up, but King Jingyao’s office had been calling frantically, announcing an all-hands meeting that no one could miss. Min Xin’s secretary had called, trembling, more than ten times that morning. Infuriated to the point of madness, Min Xin finally forced himself to get dressed and prepare for the meeting. Zhou Yu was still asleep when he left...

But when Min Xin opened the door, he saw the last person he ever wanted to see.

Gu Anxi.

Gu Anxi was leaning against the doorframe, holding two breakfast sets. Seeing Min Xin emerge, she generously offered him one. "Good morning, Brother-in-law! Last night must have been rough. Have some breakfast. Otherwise, with a meeting lasting over ten hours, I’m afraid your old bones might not hold up!"

Min Xin’s face instantly turned incredibly ugly. "You’ve been here all along?"

"Oh, I checked into the room right next to yours, Brother-in-law!" Gu Anxi grinned. "Brother-in-law, you look very handsome in that white bathrobe!"

She stepped forward and patted his arm. "Solid! What an energetic young man!"