Chapter 55 Chapter 55 Only I am worthy of this...

Twenty minutes later, the doorbell rang, and Shen Zhuo jolted awake. She had changed from sitting sideways to sitting in Shao Chengzhang's arms, and she pushed him away.

The tips of her teeth were still lightly gripping her, and the little tip was being stretched. She hissed in pain, and only then did Shao Chengzhang let go.

No one opened the door. They looked so...

Shao Chengzhang's shirt was already unbuttoned, revealing his entire chest, the pendant from the necklace dangling slightly. Looking at Chen Zhuo again, her skirt, which had originally reached her knees, had been pulled up to her waist, the side zipper zipped all the way down, leaving only her waist and abdomen covered.

The front is full of shimmering water.

The doorbell rang again, but Shao Chengzhang showed no intention of getting up. Shen Zhuo glared at him in feigned anger and complained, "Go quickly!"

Shao Chengzhang didn't respond. Contented, he slowly began to button his shirt. At that moment, Shen Zhuo's phone rang. Her face flushed, her breath still a little breathless. Shao Chengzhang reached out and answered it for her.

He told the apartment manager to just leave the things at the door.

Shao Chengzhang hugged her tightly, leaned over, and reached for the wet wipes and paper towels on the coffee table. He slowly took out a wet wipe and helped her wipe off the water stains.

The cool touch of the wet wipes on her skin made her subconsciously step back, but he held her back. Shao Chengzhang chuckled softly, and Shen Zhuo blushed again, looking away from him.

After wiping with wet wipes, wipe again with paper towels.

He saw that the tip of his penis seemed to be a little swollen after being rubbed back and forth by the rough tongue surface. Shao Chengzhang rubbed it gently without daring to use too much force.

After finally finishing wiping, he weighed it in his hand.

"Are you annoying?" Shen Zhuo was so angry that he punched him in the chest.

Shao Chengzhang fell on the sofa and said with a smile: "It's not annoying, you like it."

"Bullshit!" Shen Zhuo retorted guiltily, not forgetting to curse him, "You have no shame!"

"Well, how can I be so shameless with my wife?" Shao Chengzhang said, reaching out to help her adjust her shoulder straps and zip up her clothes. "What's the poem that says, 'Life is simple, thoughts are dirty, and every day I work besides you.'"

"..." Shen Zhuo was speechless. She deliberately pushed hard on his abdominal muscles with her hands. Shao Chengzhang was caught off guard and groaned. She got off him and snorted at him provocatively.

Shao Chengzhang stood up with a low laugh, walked to the door, opened it and brought in the ingredients.

Chen Zhuo went to the bathroom to clean up, then returned to the bedroom to change into a set of two-piece pajamas. Before buttoning them, his fingertips paused, thought for a moment, then turned around and quietly found a thin pair of underwear in the closet and put it on.

As expected, I’m afraid that gangsters are educated.

While she was changing, Shao Chengzhang had already started steaming the rice. He took out the ingredients one by one, and the recipes for the curry sauce and the tapao sauce were all available. Shao Chengzhang took a look and washed the meat and vegetables needed.

Shen Zhuo changed and came over, smiling comfortably. It was no wonder that Shao Chengzhang was so considerate. She didn't have to say anything, as he had already prepared all the necessary ingredients. He could just chop and cook directly.

She would say he was annoying one second and praise him for being great the next.

Shao Chengzhang cut potatoes, sweet potatoes, broccoli, and other things into pieces according to her request, saying, "This isn't the time to say I'm annoying anymore."

Chen Zhuo blinked his eyes and said, "Analyze the specific situation."

Green curry chicken is actually very easy to make. Stir-fry the curry paste, pour in coconut milk, add water after it boils, add chicken and vegetables, cook for twenty minutes, and simply season with salt and fish sauce when you are about to serve.

While the curry was cooking, Shao Chengzhang cut the beans and blanched them. He then poured oil into a pan, added garlic and chili peppers, and stir-fried them until fragrant. He then added the minced meat and stir-fried the beans until cooked. He then added the tamarind sauce, stirred well, and adjusted the saltiness. Finally, he added the tamarind leaves and stir-fried before serving.

Shen Zhuo thought Shao Chengzhang was a genius in cooking. She was the one giving orders while sitting at the counter, but the real chef was Shao Chengzhang.

He knew that she was on her period and would feel uncomfortable standing for a long time, so he asked to do it himself. As a result, Shen Zhuo didn't say much during the whole process. Shao Chengzhang followed the steps very systematically and did everything correctly. She only tasted the food when it was out of the pot.

Both dishes are delicious and you can tell whether they are good or not as soon as you take them.

Not bothering to put the table on the table, Shen Zhuo directly set the tableware on the island. She hinted, "If there is a bottle of ice soda at this time, I dare not imagine how wonderful it would be."

Shao Chengzhang said: "No matter how delicious it is, you can't drink it iced. I have some at room temperature, do you want it?" He brought the bowl of rice over.

"That drink has no taste." Chen Zhuo curled his lips, "I'll just drink a little?"

"No." Shao Chengzhang said firmly, "Have you forgotten how painful it was on your first day?"

"I have ibuprofen, and it's already the third day..."

"Did you know that there is drug resistance? When the situation becomes serious, one pill won't work and you have to increase the dosage. All medicines are poisonous." The dishes were placed on the table and Shao Chengzhang sat down opposite her.

It is human nature to forget the pain once the wound has healed, and it is also a weakness. Chen Zhuo knew that he was right, but he couldn't resist his own greed.

Chen Zhuo rested his chin on his head and looked at the ceiling, sighing, "Okay, okay, even with such a small request you can't satisfy me."

Shao Chengzhang raised his eyebrows and looked at her with an expression that said, "Let me see how you act."

Chen Zhuo picked up the chopsticks and ate the rice, not one bite at a time, but one grain at a time, with a look of despair on his face.

Seeing how pitiful she looked without Coke, Shao Chengzhang compromised and said, "Okay, drink it."

Shen Zhuo's eyes widened instantly.

"But you have to mix it with something at room temperature."

Shen Zhuo nodded.

Shao Chengzhang brought two cans of Coke, poured half of it into her cold cup, and then poured in the room temperature cup. Shen Zhuo watched from the side, afraid that he would pour too much room temperature cup. Before it was half full, she said "Okay, okay" and quickly asked him to stop.

In summer, it is so refreshing to drink a sip of cool water.

After dinner, Chen Zhuo felt dizzy and went back to the bedroom to take a nap. He was too lazy to get up in the afternoon, so he just stayed in bed to deal with his work. Shao Chengzhang went to the study to work.

Shao Chengzhang was a little annoyed recently because the land approval process in Ya'an District was stuck, the application process for the flash mob in North America was slightly different from that in China, and the time difference made it impossible to communicate in time, resulting in repeated delays in the project progress.

Chen Zhuo brought him a cup of cold brew tea. Seeing that he was rubbing his eyebrows, with some fatigue under his brow bones, she asked with concern: "Are you too tired?"

Shao Chengzhang looked up when he heard that, took the tea from her hand, and said thank you, "It's nothing, it's just that the progress is a little slow."

Chen Zhuo walked up behind him and raised his hand to help rub his temples. "Actually, I thought big bosses were very idle. Every day they would have dinner and tea with people, play golf, listen to their subordinates' work reports, and sign their papers. That's it."

In contrast, Shao Chengzhang did almost everything himself.

Shao Chengzhang smiled and said, "Okay, then this is my future goal, so that I can spend more time with you."

"Tsk, if you want to work hard, then work hard. Don't say it's for my sake, okay?" Shen Zhuo curled his lips.

If Shao Chengzhang really did this, he might blame her if she didn't have time because of work.

After all, from childhood to adulthood, what Chen Zhuo heard most from Ms. Chi was "I did this and that for you." If he failed to meet her standards and requirements, she would fly into a rage, and Chen Zhuo would only be blamed and complained by her.

Just like every time she watched a movie or TV show, where one party followed the other to the city where the other party was developing, she would subconsciously think that it was over. Whenever they quarreled, the other party would always mention the past, "I came here for you..."

In one of her favorite movies, La La Land, Seba didn't go to England with Mia at the end. While it was a pity, it also served as a perfect ending. They didn't sacrifice each other for each other and deviate from their own life paths. Instead, they grew up in this love and realized their dreams.

Love is supposed to make people better, not to compromise and sacrifice oneself, or to use the name of love to carry out moral kidnapping.

After hearing her thoughts, Shao Chengzhang said, "You know that's not what I meant. How can it not be romantic at all?"

"I don't want this kind of flowery romance. It may be sugar on the outside, but it might be arsenic on the inside."

"Okay, let me put it another way. I will work hard so that I can spend more time with you in the future and be available whenever you call."

Shen Zhuo then smiled, his brows relaxed, "Alright, I'll accept it reluctantly."

"However, Dreamora is really important to me. I may never be able to let her go in this life." Shao Chengzhang patted his thigh and motioned for her to sit on it.

Shen Zhuo had already suffered a loss this morning, and now he raised his eyebrows and looked at him warily.

Only after Shao Chengzhang promised not to bother her did she sit on it.

"Didn't you ask me why I wanted to make trendy toys?" Shao Chengzhang lowered his head, put one arm around her, interlocked his fingers with hers with the other, and stroked the back of her hand with his thumb. "Actually, it's because of my mother."

Shen Zhuo was slightly startled.

"Being a single mother in those days was actually quite difficult. Society wasn't as tolerant and open as it is today. Wherever a woman with a child went, people would point fingers and make comments. Because of this, she couldn't find a suitable job near home and had to travel far away to do odd jobs."

This was the first time she heard him talk about his childhood. When he said the first sentence, she couldn't help but feel heartbroken, and her clasped hands quietly tightened a little.

"Boys always like to ask for toys. I remember it very clearly. One time, I saw an anime toy on the street and kept clamoring to buy it. My mom didn't earn much at the time, and the toy probably cost her two days' wages, but I cried so hard that she gritted her teeth and bought it. But to make the money, she had to find another part-time job. Later, I realized that you can't have both toys and your mom. If I asked for the toy, my mom wouldn't be able to come home early. Since then, I never dared to ask for toys again."

"Shao Chengzhang..." Shen Zhuo's nose felt sore as he called his name softly.

Shao Chengzhang smiled and continued, "But my mother is a very clever person. There was a fabric factory near where we lived at that time. She often collected some unwanted scraps of fabric and brought them back to make stuffed toys for me. She would make stuffed toys for me, whatever characters I liked. At that time, I thought that when I grew up, I must open my own toy store so that she wouldn't have to work so hard. Later, when my mother went out to work, those toys kept me company, playing with me and sleeping with me. But I didn't expect that later-"

His tone was calm, not deliberately sentimental, but the more Shen Zhuo listened, the more distressed he became, and his eyes were already red. She hugged him all of a sudden, nestling into his arms: "Shao Chengzhang, you are really great. You have fulfilled your childhood dream. I think your mother must be very proud to see you now."

"Now when I mention her, I don't feel so sad anymore. But sometimes I wonder why she couldn't wait until I grew up. But then I think, if I hadn't returned to the Shao family, would I have founded Dreamora and never met you?"

He smiled and said with emotion, "Fate is really strange. Sometimes it seems cruel and ruthless, pushing you to the edge of a cliff. But looking back, you will find that it has finally brought you to where you wanted to go."

He looked at Chen Zhuo, his eyes warm and firm: "The price of gain is loss, so it is because of those ups and downs that I have the opportunity to meet you. Only the current me is worthy of the current you."

Chen Zhuo lowered his head, tears already falling uncontrollably, dripping onto his shirt, one drop after another, slowly forming a small water stain.

Shao Chengzhang heard her sobbing and patted her on the back, his voice tinged with laughter: "Why are you still crying? At times like this, shouldn't the storyteller be the one shedding tears, and the listener offering comfort? Come, let me see how much you're crying."

Shen Zhuo rested her head on his shoulder, turning away so that he wouldn't look. She sniffed and her voice softened, "What are you doing? You're saying these things on purpose to make me sad and cry, aren't you?"

"Yes." Shao Chengzhang said with a smile, "I want you to feel more sorry for me."

"I don't feel sorry for you enough." Chen Zhuo wiped his tears twice, raised his head, and retorted with red eyes, "Go ask my mother and Jiang Jun, which man have I treated like this before."

"Well, you can only do this to me. If one day you leave me, I——"

"No," Shen Zhuo interrupted him and said firmly, "I won't leave you."

From now until the end of my life, I will never let go of your hand.

If you don't believe it, let the rest of your life prove it.