Chapter 104 You Can't Let Me Lose

When Zhao Zonglan came in, Shen Jingni was sitting on the sofa looking at her phone.

Hearing the noise at the door, she merely lifted her eyelids, glanced sideways, and quickly looked away.

He had a stern face and looked unhappy.

She never hides her emotions; when she throws a tantrum, she really does it, fearing nothing.

Zhao Zonglan loosened his tie, took off his suit jacket and hung it on the coat rack, walked straight over, and half-squatted in front of her.

Are you angry?

Hearing his question, Shen Jingni's little brain raced, and she glared at him: "So you know your mother came to see me?"

Zhao Zonglan did not deny it.

This made Shen Jingni even angrier.

She kicked him, her cheeks puffed out, "Why didn't you tell me beforehand?"

Zhao Zonglan held her slightly cool ankle, gently pinching it with his fingers, and said in a light voice, "I just found out too."

Okay, Shen Jingni isn't an unreasonable person.

I don't plan to dwell on this issue anymore.

She suddenly sat up, cupped his face in her hands, and stared at him intently. "Mr. Zhao, I have a very serious question to ask you."

Zhao Zonglan raised an eyebrow, signaling her to ask.

Do you know that Rong Zaiyi likes you?

Rong Heng had previously stated that Rong Zaiyi had harbored a secret crush on Zhao Zonglan for eight years, but had never crossed the line, so Zhao Zonglan was unaware of it.

But Shen Jingni felt that Zhao Zonglan shouldn't be that slow-witted, right?

Isn't he very smart?

Zhao Zonglan frowned slightly, a fleeting look of doubt in his eyes.

Shen Jingni immediately understood from his reaction.

"You really didn't know?!"

Seeing her surprise, Zhao Zonglan frowned even more. "Why should I know?"

Whether he likes it or not is someone else's business and has nothing to do with him.

He couldn't be bothered with it or pay any attention to it.

Aside from this little drama queen in front of him, he wouldn't, and couldn't, pay attention to other people's feelings or emotions.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, his eyes narrowed dangerously. "You know she likes me, aren't you angry?"

Shen Jingni continued looking at her phone, oblivious to his tone, and mimicked his voice: "Why would I be angry?"

She knew Zhao Zonglan didn't like Rong Zaiyi, and he hadn't done anything inappropriate behind her back, so why was she angry? It was completely inexplicable.

Now it was Zhao Zonglan's turn to be angry.

He pinched her chin, his expression cold and stern. "You're so magnanimous?"

Shen Jingni felt that he suddenly seemed very fierce.

Her eyes were clear. "Can't I be magnanimous? Do you want me to argue with you?"

"I won't make a fuss."

Zhao Zonglan really wanted her to make a fuss with him because of Rong Zaiyi, to act childishly, to cry or argue, but she couldn't be so nonchalant.

But those eyes, so clean and innocent, are not an act; they truly don't care.

How come this little thing is...

How can it be so infuriating?

But there's just nothing he can do about her.

Zhao Zonglan didn't speak, but pinched her chin and leaned down to bite the corner of her lips.

Shen Jingni groaned in pain. Being on her period, her emotions were unstable. When Zhao Zonglan let go, she angrily bared her teeth and bit back.

She bit his chin.

A row of shallow teeth marks were left on that fair jawline.

"You did something wrong and you still bite me, Zhao Zonglan, you're being unreasonable."

He held her in his arms, sat on the sofa, pinched her soft cheeks, and asked slowly, "Tell me, what did I do wrong?"

"You...you left me to face my elders alone, and you came back too late!"

"Don't pinch my cheek, you jerk."

Her voice was soft and sweet, with a lingering, indulgent tone. Even when she was angry and scolding someone, it sounded like she was being coquettish.

Zhao Zonglan liked her unreasonable and temperamental nature.

That's much cuter than someone who doesn't care about anything.

Although it wasn't because of jealousy.

But at least, because of him, her emotions fluctuated.

Zhao Zonglan placed her on his lap, held her waist, his handsome face expressionless, and said in a lazy tone, "Okay, it's my fault."

Meeting her cunning eyes, he willingly played along, asking with ease, "So, darling, how do you want to punish me?"

Shen Jingni was waiting for him to say those words.

She picked up the tablet next to her, opened the stock chart, and handed it to him: "Yong Zaiyi and I each chose a stock to see whose stock performs better within a week. I chose 'Xinghai Technology'."

"You can't let me lose."

Zhao Zonglan glanced at the stock and said with a hint of helplessness, "Are you deliberately making things difficult for me?"

Shen Jingni huffed arrogantly and hugged his neck, "I don't care, you definitely have a way."

"Baby, in the country, it's illegal to manipulate the securities market at will by taking advantage of your financial resources."

If it were manipulatory, the market would have been in chaos long ago.

Shen Jingni frowned in confusion, "That's not right, didn't you cause our Shen family's stock to drop before?"

Zhao Zonglan patiently explained to her, "That time the situation was different. The overall stock market environment was not good at that time, and the market was falling significantly. The Shen family's stock was already falling. I just fueled the decline, and it was a very short time. It cannot be classified as manipulation."

Shen Jingni then realized that she had fallen for a trap!

They fell for the capitalists' schemes and tricks.

It's still a problem caused by a lack of education.

I should have read more books.

But right now, she wasn't in the mood to bring up the past.

She hugged him, her voice drawn out in a pitiful tone, "Oh dear, what should we do?"

Zhao Zonglan frowned as if in difficulty, his voice low and deep, "Give me a kiss, and I'll think of something."

Shen Jingni leaned over and kissed him.

Capitalists are in a good mood when they profit.

Zhao Zonglan stroked her head, a smile in his eyes, "My darling is quite kind; she didn't choose stocks from the four major banks. Otherwise, she would have really given me a hard time."

Upon hearing his words, Shen Jingni immediately realized what he meant, and was both angry and amused. "You lied to me again. You clearly have a way."

He pretended to be embarrassed and tricked her into kissing him.

Zhao Zonglan pressed his forehead against hers, feeling pleased, his voice low and magnetic: "Baby, I will never let you lose."

On January 30th, major financial news outlets reported—

#Jingyao Capital acquires Xinghai Technology, Xinghai's stock price hits daily limit for three consecutive days#

#Xinghai Technology welcomes capital inflow, market value hits record high#

Shen Jingni won easily.

That felt great.

On Sunday evening, Gu Qian called Zhao Zonglan to report on Monday's meeting schedule.

As they were talking, Zhao Zonglan asked, "Who will Dingcheng send to the shareholders' meeting for the new energy project?"

"It's Young Master Rong. His secretary called me this afternoon to confirm the time."

Zhao Zonglan's eyes were calm as he calmly ordered, "Summon Rong Zaiyi."