Gu Chen and Li Jinzhao lost a lot of money this time, with the two of them losing several hundred thousand yuan.

The amount of money wasn't much.

Li Jinchao only had reservations about Zhou Ji's blatant act of giving money away, but perhaps that was just the young couple's way of having fun, and he certainly didn't understand.

Jiang Yue was in a good mood after winning money.

However, she then realized that it was already late, nearly eleven o'clock.

Gu Chen and his group are also staying overnight at the manor tonight.

It's okay to stay out a little later.

Besides, this time isn't considered late for them.

Jiang Yue used to go to bed on time around 10 p.m. every day, but now that her biological clock had passed, she wasn't sleepy anymore.

Zhou Ji seemed to have figured it out. After a moment of silence, his Adam's apple bobbed, and he said in a low voice, "There's a private cinema downstairs. Want to go see a movie before you go to sleep?"

Jiang Yue felt that his voice was magnetic, and it felt tingly and pleasant to the ear.

It makes one feel the ripples on the water and stirs up one's thoughts.

She nodded and agreed without really understanding what was going on.

If you're not sleepy, you can't fall asleep even if you lie in bed. Instead of staring at the ceiling with your eyes open, you might as well watch a movie.

Li Jinzhao really wanted to be a fool and join in, but he didn't have the guts. Zhou Ji just seemed easy to talk to; he wasn't really a kind-hearted philanthropist.

Li Jinzhao was truly amazed tonight. He felt that every word Zhou Ji said to Jiang Yue, even if his tone was completely normal and indifferent, sounded like he was coaxing her.

Love truly makes people blind and irrational.

Even the most aloof and unattainable person cannot escape it.

"Make yourselves at home, but remember to settle your debts from earlier," Zhou Ji said gently to the two who had lost money before leading his men downstairs.

"Understood, President Zhou." Li Jinzhao nudged Gu Chen, who hadn't said much, and said half-jokingly, "Look, he's still worried we'll renege on our debt."

Gu Chen didn't smile, but simply hummed in agreement.

After a while, Li Jinzhao realized that Gu Chen's mood didn't seem very high.

He couldn't help but ask, "What happened just now? Are you upset because you lost money?"

Gu Chen: "..."

Gu Chen: "I'm not unhappy."

Li Jinzhao scoffed, "Stop pretending, bro. You're not usually a quiet, reserved person."

After saying that, Li Jinzhao patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry too much about this little bit of money. You usually spend more than this a day when you're dating a model girlfriend."

Gu Chen expressionlessly removed his hand: "Alright, you can shut up now."

Li Jinzhao cooperated by making a sealing gesture.

...

The cinema downstairs is very large.

There was also red wine prepared.

Zhou Ji gave Jiang Yue the choice: "What are you looking at?"

Jiang Yue didn't really want to watch romantic comedies; she thought watching too many would mess with her brain. She blinked and said, "I want to watch crime movies."

Zhou Ji remained silent.

He calmly gripped the remote control and asked without changing his expression, "Which crime movie?"

Jiang Yue hadn't watched many of them. She exclaimed, "Ah, do crime films need to be categorized again?"

Are there different categories?

"It's complicated, and I don't know how to explain it to you."

"It's okay, I have time to listen now."

"never mind."

"What do you mean by 'let it go'?"

After pondering for a while, the man said in a pretentious tone, "I don't think you're a good fit for this."

Jiang Yue's personality was somewhat rebellious to begin with, and the more rebellious she was, the more she wanted to know.

Left with no other choice, Zhou Ji had to comply. But as soon as the opening credits rolled, Jiang Yue's face turned bright red. She exclaimed, "I want to watch a crime thriller! Not one where there's actually a crime!!!"

Zhou Ji looked innocent and upright, and he even managed a mock sigh. "That's why I said you're not really suited to listen." After a pause, the man added, "And not really suited to watch either."

Too thin-skinned.

Her face turned bright red before she even did anything.

The way she turned her face away so quickly was really cute and alluring.

Jiang Yue felt that Zhou Ji was arguing unreasonably.

But the expression on his face was just too upright.

She also became less certain.

Jiang Yue stopped judging others by her own petty standards and said, "Then I'll watch an action movie."

Zhou Ji: "..."

This time, he didn't say anything unnecessary and found her a less thrilling martial arts action movie.

Zhou Ji doesn't usually watch movies, and he wasn't interested in them at the moment. He opened a bottle of red wine and poured two glasses.

Two shallow cups.

It won't make you feel unwell after drinking it.

On the contrary, it can help with sleep.

Would you like some red wine?

"good."

Jiang Yue took the cup he handed her, her soft, moist red lips gently touching the rim, her slender neck tilting back in a graceful arc.

She took a couple of small sips, and soon felt slightly tipsy. She didn't know why it was always like this; she felt dizzy after drinking just a little bit. However, this slight dizziness actually helped her relax.

It's possible that this body was born with a low alcohol tolerance.

Jiang Yue felt that she had a good alcohol tolerance. She had drunk wine from the northern frontier before and had never gotten drunk.

Jiang Yue leaned back on the sofa, but she wasn't actually watching the movie attentively.

Without realizing it, her body leaned against him, and gradually she naturally began to use him as a comfortable cushion, lazily resting against him.

She could clearly feel the man's hard chest muscles and the faint, cool fragrance emanating from his body.

Jiang Yue's eyes were still fixed on the large screen on the wall, her mind filled with thoughts of how bloody the scene was and how she didn't want to watch it.

Her lips moved, but what came out were completely different words: "Zhou Ji, I kind of want to kiss you."