Chapter 68

Outside the bathroom, Xiong Zhiqi stood to the side. Seeing Zhao Zhu walk out, he looked at him with a mix of surprise and suspicion. Then, he saw his young cousin Xia Yuhan come out, holding her stomach, and walk to the other side, presumably to her room.

"Brother Zhao, this isn't your style, is it?"

"Do you mean I should kill her? Or rape her? Or sell her into human trafficking?"

"Uh... this..."

"If I killed her, then Auntie's birthday would turn into her daughter's memorial day. After that, my mother would have to wear black and white and cry with her. Is that interesting?"

"Then just let her go?"

"She won't be able to run away anyway. She's still there. We can delay how to punish her, but there's one thing we can't delay. I found out the source of the ghost ginseng from her. While the hypnotic effect on her hasn't worn off, let's go there first." Zhao Zhu took out his phone and checked the time.

"Is that person also part of the group?"

"From Xia Yuhan's description, it doesn't seem like they are part of the group. However, that person might have obtained something left behind by someone in the group. They might have been close to someone in the group, but that person died in the mission world. They took that person's things, and the ghost ginseng is one of them."

"Since they are just an ordinary person, it's not a big deal. Let's go."

Zhao Zhu didn't return to the living room but went straight down to the second floor. In the hallway, Uncle Ding saw Zhao Zhu come down and reminded him:

"Master, if you're going out, use the back door. There are police cars at the front door. This matter will take some time for the family to resolve."

The police outside must have been called by the man in the suit. Of course, Zhao Zhu wasn't afraid of such things, but he didn't have the time to wait at the police station while his family and the man in the suit's family played their games.

Zhao Zhu nodded and left with Xiong Zhiqi through the back door. At the back door, the Zhao family's driver was already waiting. Seeing Zhao Zhu and the others come out, he started the car.

"Master, are we going home?"

"No, to the Quzhi Space Club. Do you know the way?"

"Yes, Madam often goes there to get her hair done."

"Good, drive a bit faster."

"Yes, Master."

...

The Quzhi Space Club was well-known among the elite in SH City. Many wealthy women would come here to get their hair done, and the barbers here were all handsome and beautiful, with top-notch facilities and skills.

Even at midnight, the club wouldn't close, with on-duty staff and barbers available because some wealthy women might suddenly want to get their hair done and change their mood in the middle of the night.

Zhou Bin was one of the on-duty barbers tonight. There were two other customers in the store, and the other two on-duty barbers were taking care of them. Zhou Bin, however, sat at the bar, looking bored and distracted. His colleagues had noticed that recently, Zhou Bin's work enthusiasm was very low. When customers came, he would try to pass them to others, seemingly not wanting to earn money.

Today was his girlfriend's mother's birthday, and her fiancé had also returned to attend. Zhou Bin knew all this; his girlfriend, that innocent girl, had told him everything.

As a normal man, this made Zhou Bin very painful and uncomfortable. He felt that his dignity as a man was being trampled. He and the woman he liked couldn't be open about their relationship and had to be secretive. The so-called fiancé, who was also a well-known playboy with a bad reputation, could openly be with her because of his family's wealth and power. His girlfriend's family was even happy to promote their relationship.

These parents, these parents, do they only see money and power and not consider their daughter's feelings? Don't they realize that only with me, Yuhan can feel happy and content? Only I can give Yuhan these things, and no one else can, especially not that playboy!

Yes, I am poor. I work alone in SH City, with no house and no car. Ha, even if I had a house and a car, in Yuhan's parents' eyes, it would probably be insignificant. But I am sincere with Yuhan, and she is sincere with me. We can only be happy together. How can they, as parents, push their daughter into the arms of a playboy?

Damn, damn, damn, this society is really too materialistic and lacks human warmth.

Ha, without money and power, am I destined to be looked down upon?

I don't want my parents to be just ordinary farmers. I wish they were government officials or big businesspeople. Unfortunately, they are incompetent, and their incompetence has harmed their son, me. It's all their fault! It's all their fault!

If I were that playboy, then all problems would be solved. I could throw away my job at the barbershop and travel abroad with my Yuhan!

This is fate, this is fate. Who made my fate so bad?

Ha, it's all your fault, fate's fault, society's fault. I'll show you that you can't look down on me.

Thinking about this, a cold smile appeared on Zhou Bin's lips. His rented apartment was nearby, shared with another person. That person rarely went out except to buy necessities but was not short of money, which had always puzzled Zhou Bin.

One day, that person was very emotional and, for the first time, invited Zhou Bin to drink. The person got drunk and cried in front of Zhou Bin, saying he was afraid of death, that he didn't want to die, and that he had many good things he hadn't sold or used to enhance himself. Zhou Bin was confused. That was the first time Zhou Bin entered that person's room. He saw the ginseng and asked, "Do you still eat ginseng to boost your health?"

The person, drunk, told Zhou Bin about the ghost ginseng.

The next day, that person disappeared and didn't show up for half a month. Zhou Bin, emboldened, broke into the person's room and took the ginseng back to his own room, planning to sell it the next day. This ginseng could fetch at least ten thousand yuan, but that ten thousand yuan might just be the cost of a hair treatment for a rich person!

Zhou Bin didn't believe the story about the ghost ginseng at first, but after putting it in his room, his sleep quality got worse and worse, and he had nightmares every night. Finally, he realized that the ghost ginseng was indeed a ghost ginseng, and keeping it in his room would shorten his life!

Since it was so dangerous, it would be even harder to sell. If he sold it to some important person and they discovered the problem, what would he do?

At this time, Xia Yuhan told Zhou Bin about her fiancé. Zhou Bin then told her about the ghost ginseng. Xia Yuhan didn't believe it at first, but after repeated assurances from her boyfriend, she decided to try it. She gave the ghost ginseng to Zhao Zhu's father through her mother. Zhao Zhu's father had a hobby of collecting herbs. If Zhao Zhu's father died, and her fiancé's father died, losing those connections, her father wouldn't force her to marry into the Zhao family, and she wouldn't be forced to marry her cousin.

Fortunately, Zhao Zhu's father had been with a medical team taking care of a central leader and hadn't been home much, so he hadn't been affected much by the ghost ginseng. Fortunately, Zhao Zhu returned with Xiong Zhiqi and found the ghost ginseng among the other ginseng.

"I wonder if that playboy's father is really about to die. The sooner, the better. You deserve it for being such a big official and making your son an official's son. You deserve it."

"Hey, what are you smiling about?" A voice suddenly sounded in front of Zhou Bin.

Zhou Bin was startled and then saw a young man dressed formally standing in front of him.

"Uh, do you need a haircut?"

"Yes, you're free. Help me fix my hair." Zhao Zhu smiled.