Chapter 45: Satisfied? That scumbag deserved to be thoroughly humiliated by her. ...

On Wednesday noon, Jiang Chuyu arrived at the blind date location five minutes early.

She chose a seat by the window and ordered an iced Americano.

The sun was shining brightly outside the window, and pedestrians were hurrying by, but she couldn't muster any interest.

Just before midnight, the coffee shop door was pushed open.

Jiang Chuyu subconsciously looked up.

A tall, familiar figure entered against the light, and Jiang Chuyu's breath caught in her throat for a moment, her heart skipping a beat.

How could it be him?

After many days, Jiang Chuyu was filled with hatred when she saw Gu Zeming again.

Perhaps her gaze was too intense. Gu Zeming's eyes swept around the store before landing on her, a faint smile curving his lips as he walked straight toward her.

As the distance closed, his outline gradually became clearer.

Jiang Chuyu's mind went into overdrive, and she immediately looked down at her phone, silently chanting, "Get out, get out of here."

The footsteps finally stopped in front of her desk.

As the shadows fell, Jiang Chuyu's eyelids twitched slightly, and she looked up.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Gu Zeming naturally sat down opposite her, a smile on his face that she knew all too well—a smile that seemed aloof but actually sent chills down her spine.

Jiang Chuyu glared at him, grabbed her bag, and was about to leave. Just then, Jiang Shan's video call came in.

Jiang Chuyu paused, glanced at the avatar flashing on the screen, and then glared at Gu Zeming.

He gestured for him to leave and leaned back in his chair with a relaxed air.

Answer or not?

After hesitating for three seconds, Jiang Chuyu resignedly pressed the answer button.

"Little Taro, have you seen anyone?" Jiang Shan's voice came from outside.

Jiang Chuyu glanced at Gu Zeming, who was calm and composed across from her, and answered with a forced smile, "I saw him."

"How about I let Mom say hello to Young Master Qin?" Jiang Shan asked gently.

"Oh." Jiang Chuyu had no choice but to turn the camera to the other side.

When Gu Zeming's face appeared on the screen, Jiang Shan's smile froze instantly.

"Hello, Auntie." He said succinctly, his expression calm.

Jiang Shan remained silent for a good ten seconds before managing a stiff smile: "Why is it you here? Where's your brother?"

"Qin Yao has something come up and can't make it," Gu Zeming said calmly. "As his older brother, it's only right that I keep the appointment in his place. What do you say?"

They all knew perfectly well that the Qin family would ultimately choose an heir between Gu Zeming and Qin Yao. Jiang Shan's final decision on who to marry her daughter to was essentially choosing their side and investing in their company.

Jiang Shan initially had her eye on Qin Yao. To her, Gu Zeming was too clever. If he were to become even more difficult to deal with than Boss Qin in the future, it would be absolutely terrifying.

Moreover, Qin Yao's mother is still alive, and with her family's support, he has a better chance of winning. If Qin Yao does become her son-in-law in the future, he will be easier to control.

But the current situation is truly out of her control.

Jiang Shan's lips moved, as if she wanted to say something but then swallowed it back.

A businesswoman like her always leaves herself a way out. In front of Gu Zeming, she couldn't go too far.

Speaking of which, it's all Qin Yao's fault for being such a hopeless case. He even managed to get beaten to a blind date by someone else. What bad luck!

After thinking it over, Jiang Shan finally just sighed and said, "You two talk." After a pause, she looked at Gu Zeming and said, "I'm entrusting my daughter to you."

These words nearly made Jiang Chuyu drop her phone: "Mom! What are you saying!"

"I have something to do here, I'll hang up now."

The video call abruptly ended.

Jiang Chuyu stuffed her phone back into her bag, feeling extremely frustrated. She simply ignored the person opposite her and buried herself in her coffee.

Gu Zeming wasn't in a hurry, leisurely observing her.

I hadn't seen her for many days, and she didn't seem to have changed much. When she got angry, she would purse her lips and ignore people.

After a while, he finally couldn't help but laugh and say, "Don't you have anything you want to ask me?"

“No,” Jiang Chuyu said without even lifting her eyelids, “It makes no difference to me whether you’re a human or a ghost.”

Gu Zeming chuckled softly and said nothing more.

After finishing her coffee, Jiang Chuyu waved to pay the bill.

Gu Zeming pressed down on her wrist: "I've already paid."

His fingers were icy cold, and Jiang Chuyu abruptly withdrew her hand.

"Oh, then I'll be going."

"I'll give you a ride." Gu Zeming stood up and grabbed his car keys.

Jiang Chuyu wanted to refuse, but thinking of the 36-degree heat outside and the high heels she was wearing for the blind date, she silently swallowed her words.

You can't let yourself suffer if others suffer!

Since he likes being a driver so much, let him be one.

The blue Bentley was parked on the side of the road. Jiang Chuyu reached out to open the back door, but Gu Zeming opened the front door first.

"Sit in the front."

Jiang Chuyu glared at him.

"Don't worry," he said with a slight smile, "I won't eat you."

It's as if anyone's afraid of him.

Jiang Chuyu reluctantly sat in the passenger seat.

The car was filled with a faint scent of ebony, the familiar scent of Gu Zeming. Many memories flooded her mind, and Jiang Chuyu lowered her eyes, feeling a sudden pang of sadness.

The Bentley smoothly merged into the traffic. Gu Zeming focused on driving, occasionally exchanging a few words with her. But no matter what he said, Jiang Chuyu did not respond.

While waiting at a red light, he glanced at her in the mirror.

Jiang Chuyu tilted her head and looked out the window, leaving only a round, puffed-up back of her head in front of her.

Gu Zeming withdrew his gaze, suddenly turned the car around, and parked it in a quiet open space by the roadside.

Jiang Chuyu turned around and glared at him warily.

Gu Zeming gripped the steering wheel, staring straight ahead. He parted his thin lips slightly, his tone deliberately serious: "If you don't say anything, I'm going to kiss you."

Jiang Chuyu's eyes flickered, and she got so angry that she swung her bag and hit him twice.

"Bastard, scumbag, scumbag, trash, filthy bastard, short-lived, childless..."

She cursed under her breath as her handbag slammed into Gu Zeming's shoulder. He groaned in pain but didn't flinch.

Jiang Chuyu was still not satisfied and punched him several more times, cursing as she hit him: "You bastard, you bastard, you bastard!"

Gu Zeming leaned back in the driver's seat and let her vent until she stopped, panting. Then he grabbed her wrist and asked, "Are you satisfied now?"

What a load of rubbish!

Jiang Chuyu lowered her head and bit his forearm hard, showing no mercy, until it drew blood.

She wanted to drink his blood, pull out his tendons, and then slap his handsome face a couple of times to see if he would still dare to seduce people and deceive her again!

Gu Zeming gasped in pain, his muscles tensing instantly, but his arm remained firmly in front of her, not pulling back. Instead, he chuckled and ruffled her hair with his other hand, saying, "Are you a dog? You love biting people so much."

These words were like adding fuel to the fire, completely igniting Jiang Chuyu's anger. She reached out and grabbed his neck: "So what if I bite you?! I'll not only bite you, I'll strangle you to death, you pretentious bastard! You lowly thing!"

All the demons and monsters bullied her because of Gu Zeming, so she would bully Gu Zeming in return. Jiang Chuyu thought this was perfectly reasonable. Even if she went crazy, it was because they drove her mad.

The more they cared about Gu Zeming, the more she hated him and the more she wanted to trample him underfoot and humiliate him.

"What else can you do besides seducing women? Do they know you like to kneel in front of Jiang Chuyu and lick her feet?"

"You're so disgusting, do you want to be her dog?"

"What's the use of being smart and good-looking if you're shameless? In the end, you still have to kneel on the ground and be a dog for women."

"Can't you live without me? You even steal your brother's blind date, are you a psychopath?!"

Gu Zeming was being choked and had difficulty breathing, but he didn't resist. He just stared at her with his dark eyes.

"Yes, Gu Zeming is a shameless slut who likes to kneel in front of Jiang Chuyu. He can't live without Jiang Chuyu."

With a smile on his lips, he tilted his head back with difficulty and unexpectedly kissed her lips.

"Huh!" Jiang Chuyu's eyes widened in shock, and she froze.

His wet, soft tongue parted her lips and plunged deep inside, wandering around her mouth before hooking her tongue and playing with it wantonly.

Hold.

This person is absolutely insane.

Even though she's almost killing me, I'll use my last bit of strength to kiss her!

Jiang Chuyu felt weak all over from the kiss, her oxygen was running low, she was both angry and furious, and tears welled up uncontrollably. All she could do was futilely pat his shoulder.

"You bastard, let me go!"

Gu Zeming seemed not to hear her words, and pulled her to sit on his lap, deepening the kiss.

Jiang Chuyu slumped into his arms and subconsciously reached out to pull his hair.

The cramped interior of the car amplified the sounds of lips entwined, making one blush and their heart race.

Gu Zeming half-closed his eyes, kissed her swollen lips, and then turned his head to bite her ear.

They called him a dog, but what he did was even worse than a dog's actions.

Even a dog knows to obey its owner, but this dog is always trying to rebel. If I don't teach him a lesson, he'll really think he's beyond my control.

Jiang Chuyu took a light breath and stomped her high heel hard.

Gu Zeming groaned, spat out her earlobe, and stared at her silently with his eyes downcast.

Jiang Chuyu felt that he hadn't stepped on her lightly, so she kicked him again.

Gu Zeming sighed and pulled her into his arms. He gently patted her back with his palm, his voice deep and hoarse: "Don't be afraid, it's alright now."

Jiang Chuyu calmed down, clutched his shirt tightly, and said aggrievedly, "Do you think I broke up with you because you're poor, so you deliberately treated me like a Japanese person? I didn't know you were so petty. It's one thing for others to lie to me, but you actually retaliated against me over such a small thing. You're absolutely awful..."

She was making little noises.

Gu Zeming laughed and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? I have no intention of retaliating against you at all."

Jiang Chuyu scoffed, "Then why did you deliberately pretend to be poor in front of me, just to make me a laughingstock!"

Gu Zeming: "I never thought about going back to the Qin family before. I just wanted to be with you as Gu Zeming."

Jiang Chuyu sniffed and said, "You're lying. You just want to see if you're more important to me than money!"

Gu Zeming: "Did I compete?"

Jiang Chuyu pushed him away, wiped away her tears, and said clearly, "No."

Gu Zeming smiled, nodded, and praised, "Looking at it this way, you're actually quite affectionate and devoted, you just aren't affectionate and devoted to men."

"Don't think you can get away with praising me." Jiang Chuyu met his gaze and asked in a cool voice, "Since you dislike being a rich young master so much, what do you want to do when you go back to the Qin family this time?"

Gu Zeming looked at her with pure and direct eyes, his dark pupils seemingly burning with a silent flame.

"Don't you really understand?" he asked.

Jiang Chuyu didn't utter a sound.

A moment later, Gu Zeming was defeated.

He said with a hint of self-deprecation, "You once said that the best love is to let go. But that's not how it works for me. My love is about possession and getting. You can fall in love with other people again and again, but I can't. I only want you."