Chapter 106 Boxing

Wu Zhou's voice was ambiguous and languid.

He sat on the edge of the bed, propped himself up with his hands, leaned back, and looked up at the river gorge behind him.

The two looked into each other's eyes, gazing at each other's faces.

Wu Zhou's lips curled up.

He deliberately lowered his voice when he spoke.

The deep, hoarse voice seemed to echo in Jiang Xia's ears.

He said... Thank you, darling.

Wu Zhou deliberately flirted with Jiang Xia, as if the two were truly lovers who had confirmed their relationship. At this moment, on a cold winter day, the two were snuggled in their warm home, pouring out their hearts to each other.

Wu Zhou grasped Jiang Xia's hand and gently pressed his fingertips against it.

He added, "You don't like me calling you that... so what should I call you...?"

He chuckled, but Jiang Xia naturally ignored him.

Wu Zhou said, "You're not used to it yet, but you will be in the future."

After saying that, Wu Zhou didn't say anything more, but gently tightened his grip on his fingertips.

He knew he shouldn't push too hard.

Jiang Xia was unaware of Zhan Lintian and Wu Ming's affair tonight, so he naturally went to sleep.

Meanwhile, on Zhan Lintian's side...

The entrance to the island villa.

The taxi driver had already left the island, but Wu Ming stubbornly refused to leave. He was mentally unstable and believed that Zhan Lintian had hidden Jiangxia.

Zhan Lintian denied it, but he didn't believe him. He stood by the door and shouted, "Zhan Lintian, do you think you can do whatever you want and control everything? Do you think I can't do anything about hiding Jiang Xia?"

Zhan Lintian coldly stared at this reckless and stubborn brat.

“I told you, Jiangxia is not here,” Zhan Lintian said.

Wu Ming said, "Even if he's not here with you, it must be related to you. You hid him."

Zhan Lintian's expression grew even uglier, but Wu Ming was right about one thing.

That means I can indeed find Jiangxia.

The problem is... Zhan Lintian doesn't intend to use this reason to trick Jiang Xia into coming over.

Tonight, Jiang Xia is comfortably staying at home, wearing soft pajamas, snuggled in her warm bed, undisturbed by anything else.

He is fast asleep.

Zhan Lintian couldn't bear to disturb him when he thought of that scene.

The Wu Ming in front of him was also unwilling to leave, looking as if he would smash his head against the front door of the house if the other party tried to kick him out.

Zhan Lintian scoffed, "At worst, I'll just keep at it with you."

"It's just a bit cold."

The reason the two couldn't fight at this moment wasn't because Zhan Lintian was so rational, nor because Wu Ming controlled his emotions.

The only difference was that there was an ornate, openwork iron gate separating the two people.

Wu Ming thought to himself, "If he's so capable, he might as well not come out tomorrow morning."

Zhan Lintian waved his hand and instructed the security guards: "When you're patrolling tonight, keep an eye on Young Master Wu's condition from time to time. He can't freeze to death at my front door."

The security captain replied in a strong voice, "Yes, sir!"

President Zhan didn't care whether he lived or died; as long as he was alive, he could explain himself.

He returned to his bedroom, checked his phone, and proactively sent a message to Jiang Xia.

The two said goodnight to each other.

Jiang Xia is a respectable person, and when he saw the message he sent, he took the initiative to reply to him.

Zhan Lintian fell into a deep sleep.

He didn't even remember that Wu Ming was standing in front of his big villa.

The next morning, Jiang Xia learned of this news.

He went to the company to take care of his things; he had already submitted his resignation letter, and he was also handing over the projects he was currently working on to others.

The apprentice has already taken on an intern, and the two of them are on the right track, no longer the two newbies who followed him around every day.

His apprentice helped tidy up some things, but he dared not touch some documents at all.

The things on Jiang Xia's computer were also waiting for him to process.

However, he prepared a cardboard box for Jiang Xia and also bought gifts in advance.

As soon as Jiang Xia stepped into the office in the morning, he went to see Editor-in-Chief Sun and talked to him about the plans for next year, so that the editor-in-chief would be aware of them.

If you ever need my help in the future, just let me know, don't worry.

Editor-in-Chief Sun looked at Jiang Xia with satisfaction: "Haisheng is a leading company in the real economy. Chief Translator, that's really good."

Jiang Xia smiled and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Editor-in-Chief Sun. I am very grateful for your care over the years."

Editor-in-Chief Sun waved his hand, saying those things were not worth mentioning.

Now that we've finished discussing business, it's time to talk about personal matters.

"Jiang Xia, you're almost thirty, why aren't you talking about dating yet? Marriage is the most important thing in life."

Editor-in-Chief Sun helped Jiang Xia plan her life from various perspectives.

"You've achieved considerable success in your career now," Editor-in-Chief Sun said, nodding in agreement.

Jiang Xia smiled, but the corners of his mouth twitched.

According to the editor-in-chief, I'm already 27, 28 (presumably 28), 29 (presumably 29), and now I'm 30 (presumably 30) in the blink of an eye?

Jiang Xia said, "I don't care about that yet."

Editor-in-Chief Sun changed the subject: "By the way, what happened between you and Wu Ming, the second young master of the Wu family? Did you break up? I heard he came here to see you yesterday, crying and making a scene, and didn't leave until very late."

Jiang Xia's eyelids twitched, but he simply summarized their fourteen-year relationship in a lighthearted manner: "Just friends, with some minor conflicts."

Editor-in-Chief Sun said, "By the way, didn't you see him this morning? He said yesterday that he wouldn't leave until he saw you."

Editor-in-Chief Sun clenched his fist, slammed it against his palm, and said, "Your relationship has improved?"

Jiang Xia smiled without saying a word, which was taken as tacit agreement, but her mind was filled with the fact that she did not see Wu Ming at the entrance when she entered the company building this morning.

That guy wouldn't let it go; he must have gone somewhere else. Jiang Xia had a bad feeling.

Jiang Xia thanked him and got up to leave.

He leaned back at his workstation, tidying up his documents. His apprentice helped him pack them up, asking, "Master, do you still need these documents?"

Jiang Xia said, "Put it in the box with the discarded drafts."

He had already moved the important documents away or made copies of them; what remains here now are only some less important documents.

This is a record of his work over the years, and also his memories.

He seemed a little oblivious, but his apprentice Zhao Hui noticed and eventually stopped asking, simply burying himself in tidying up.

Jiang Xia gripped her phone tightly and said finally, "Please pack it up for me first, I'll make a call."

He didn't contact Wu Zhou or Zhan Lintian, but eventually contacted Assistant Xie.

Jiangxia sends his greetings.

Assistant Xie also greeted him with a yawn.

Jiang Xia cut to the chase this time: "Please tell me, where is Wu Ming?"

Assistant Xie was extremely sleepy: "He's at President Zhan's door, but I don't know what's going on."

Assistant Xie yawned, his words slurred; he was already sleepy. "Anyway, I heard they're going to beat up President Zhan."

After saying that, he even sent Jiang Xia a video.

Jiang Xia hesitated, not daring to click.

He was afraid to see Wu Ming, and even more afraid to see Wu Ming hurt Zhan Lintian.

The thought of Wu Ming doing some shameless things, even though he had already severed ties with Wu Ming, still made Jiang Xia feel his blood rush to his head. He felt that after fourteen years, all that remained was a miserable mess.

How could someone I once liked have become like this?

They seem to be exactly the same.

Vague memories, beautiful past, cruel reality.

It might take him decades to process this.

Finally, Jiang Xia took a deep breath and clicked on the video.

The video was taken last night by Xie's assistant after he rushed to Zhan Lintian's island upon hearing the news.

Wu Ming, shameless as ever, squatted at the front door of someone else's house, looking fierce, and he was cursing Zhan Lintian.

When Jiang Xia saw the video, all his blood rushed to his head, his body felt burning hot and uncomfortable, and he was filled with extreme anger.

What did James do wrong?

Just because she likes him, just because he helped her, Wu Ming is blocking her at the door.

He sent a message to Zhan Lintian: "Are you alright?"

Zhan Lintian first replied with a little emoji of him exercising, saying, "It's fine, don't worry about me."

"If you don't want to see Wu Ming, don't come over."

Zhan Lintian was genuinely thinking of him.

Jiang Xia hummed in agreement, but after hanging up the phone... emotions lingered in his heart, like countless threads binding him.

He was out of breath from all directions.

How could someone like that be my former friend?

Aside from the embarrassment, Jiangxia was also extremely angry.

Jiang Xia sent a message: "I'm coming now."

Zhan Lintian wanted to persuade him further, but Jiang Xia did not reply, clearly on his way.

On the drive to Zhan Lintian's house, Jiang Xia's mind went blank.

All emotions seemed to be submerged by immense sorrow, hidden beneath the surface, unseen and unnoticed.

He just stared blankly ahead.

He tried to think hard, but his brain wouldn't work; even when driving, he just followed his instincts.

Until he saw a trace of the dwelling.

It's almost here.

Jiang Xia stopped the car some distance away. He needed to carefully organize his thoughts so that he could swiftly and decisively sever this ill-fated relationship.

With each step, Jiang Xia felt as if his legs weighed a million pounds.

I can't think of any extra words to describe it.

He also recalled that when he was in college, his professor said that everyone jokingly called composing a poem in seven steps an epic level of leniency, but when people are extremely sad, making them think is a form of torture.

Knowing full well that it is bitter, yet still expecting people to savor and appreciate it carefully, and then describe it in words they are proud of.

Jiang Xia wanted to curse Wu Ming for being shameless, for being crazy, and for having a mental problem.

But when he actually walked in, he found that Wu Ming was standing in front of Zhan Lintian with his back to him.

President Zhan raised his eyes without changing his expression. When he saw Jiang Xia approaching, he lowered his voice and said to the furious Wu Ming, "Do you think if I tell Jiang Xia your medical report, will he completely distance himself from you?"

Wu Ming's head exploded instantly.

He shouted, "You dare!"

Zhan Lintian retorted, "What do I have to be afraid of? I not only have your physical examination report from this year, but also your reports from previous years."

Zhan Lintian gritted his teeth: "You started messing around outside when you were a sophomore. The school would arrange for you to have a physical examination every year. You just took advantage of the fact that Jiang Xia couldn't understand the physical examination report, so you acted recklessly."

When people are confronted with something, they often resort to hysteria to cover up their embarrassment.

Wu Ming is a living example of this; he eagerly interrupted President Zhan.

"Try telling Jiang Xia if you dare!"

"I love you, I will be good to him, Zhan Lintian, what right do you have to take him from me!"

"Just because I've been with him for over ten years, he should be mine! Zhan Lintian, if you try to take him from me, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Who do you think you are, Zhan Lintian!"

He spoke quickly and urgently; he was very angry.

Wu Ming was so angry that he didn't notice that Zhan Lintian didn't refute him or take the initiative to "force him to shut up".

Just like the previous punches, physical persuasion.

He didn't notice this illogical behavior.

He reached out to grab Zhan Lintian's clothes, but the next moment, a loud shout rang out: "Wu Ming!"

The familiar young voice was followed by Jiang Xia's fist.

A punch landed squarely on Wu Ming's face, causing him to stumble. Before he could even regain his balance, Wu Ming yelled in pain, "Damn it, who hit me? I'll kill you!"

Before he could finish speaking, a second punch came flying at him. Wu Ming caught a glimpse of the person coming out of the corner of his eye, and froze on the spot, taking the second punch directly.

He was knocked to the ground and stared blankly at the young man in front of him.

Wu Ming murmured, "Jiang...Jiangxia."

Blood began to drip from the tip of his nose, and the blood splattered onto the snow, staining the plum blossoms in spots.

Jiang Xia clenched his right fist, blood dripping from his fingertips, stained with Wu Ming's blood.

His eyes were bloodshot as he stared at Wu Ming, his anger overwhelming him.

Jiang Xia gritted his teeth: "You insulted him?!"

After a moment of stunned silence, Wu Ming was overcome with absolute ecstasy.

The young man in front of him was still the same as he remembered. Wu Ming missed him terribly.

All the fear and grievances of the past few days were released at this moment.

Wu Ming staggered to his feet, trying to take Jiang Xia's hand and lead him away.

The next moment, another loud slap landed.

The slap was so hard that Wu Ming's face was turned to the side. He looked to the side in disbelief and raised his hand to touch the slap mark on his face.

Not only Wu Ming, but everyone present stared in stunned silence at this scene.

Jiang Xia, who was usually gentle and refined, was now filled with rage and beat Wu Ming for the sake of General Manager Zhan.

Jiang Xia said, word by word, "Disgusting!"

"Wu Ming, you're disgusting."

"What right do you have to hit him? What gives you the right to do so?"

Wu Ming murmured, then fell to the ground, looking up at the young man in front of him.

Jiang Xia lowered her eyes and looked at him: "How did you end up in such a sorry state?"

At that moment, Zhan Lintian gently put his arm around Jiang Xia's shoulder, then gave the security guards a look, signaling them to take Wu Ming away.

This was the first time Jiangxia had gotten into a fight.

But the first person he hit was Wu Ming, though he didn't regret it.

He had just seen it clearly: Wu Ming and Zhan Lintian had reached a point of irreconcilable conflict.

He saw it; Wu Ming grabbed Zhan Lintian by the collar… Considering Wu Ming's previous record of assaulting President Zhan, he was about to assault Zhan Lintian again.

The body reacts faster than the brain.

At that moment, Zhan Lintian hugged the slightly trembling Jiang Xia tightly and said nothing.

Jiang Xia hesitated, then turned around, hugged him tightly, and barely managed to stand up before whispering, "Are you alright?"

Zhan Lintian said in a low voice, "Jiang Xia, you shouldn't have come. I don't want you to completely fall out with Wu Ming because of me."

Zhan Lintian stopped speaking abruptly and hugged him tightly at the end.

He whispered, "Jiang Xia, admit it, you like me too, don't you?"

Jiang Xia looked up at him, but before she could see clearly, a passionate kiss landed on her lips.

Hmm...

He looked at the man who was standing close to him.

The kiss ended quickly, and before Jiang Xia could react, Zhan Lintian lifted her up in one swift motion.

He strode forward, while Jiang Xia struggled in vain.

Zhan Lintian's house is very large, mainly because the manor is very large; in fact, the entire island is his manor.

The architecture of the house is relatively understated.

Jiang Xia's perspective spun around as he was laid down on the bed.

Zhan Lintian stood by the bed and slowly loosened his tie.

He looked down at Jiang Xia with burning eyes, then leaned down and kissed her lips.

Zhan Lintian's voice was deep and filled with intense desire: "Jiang Xia, I want to be your husband."

When he thought about Jiang Xia coming over, he had considered several scenarios, but he never expected Jiang Xia to hit someone.

Those two punches were very powerful.

Zhan Lintian's heart is still pounding wildly for him.

Zhan Lintian said, "Jiang Xia, help me take off my pants..."