Chapter 43: Romantic

On the Chinese Valentine's Day, Li Ji, who was so busy that he only slept three hours a day, came back. The moment Sheng Zhao opened the door, he almost didn't recognize him.

The man's hair was disheveled from the long journey, and his handsome face was haggard. His eyes were slightly darkened, and he lowered his gaze slightly before suddenly collapsing on Sheng Zhao.

Fell asleep.

Sheng Zhao blinked slightly, then held him in his arms. He leaned on Sheng Zhao's chest, breathing evenly and rubbing against him reassuringly. Sheng Zhao put him on the bed and covered him with a blanket.

He slept as well as ever, with messy hair slightly covering his eyebrows, thin lips with a dry, pale blush, a high nose tip, slightly pursed lips, and a nearly perfect profile.

Sheng Zhao looked at him for a while and then looked at his watch. He reflexively ignored the Chinese Valentine's Day greetings sent by Duan Jingrui, Sheng Cehan and Shen Moyi, and focused his attention on the dialog box of Chen Shuoxing, who was rarely pulled out by Sheng Zhao.

He was obviously very happy and sent out several initial kitten emoticons in a row, which was exactly the same as Sheng Zhao.

And a photo.

In the photo, he looks as handsome as ever with a faint smile. He is wearing casual clothes, a rare sight. The ordinary hoodie and jeans look different on him. The sunlight shines through his hair, and his eyes seem as bright as if covered by the moon.

A smile played at the corners of his lips.

"Your outfit today is pretty casual, isn't it?"

"Would you like to wear matching matching outfits with me?"

For a man, these words were too proactive, but Sheng Zhao rarely agreed and replied with an "OK".

She was carefully choosing "couple outfits" in the closet, looking down as she thought, slightly serious.

When she came to her senses, Li Ji, who was originally sleeping soundly, had already woken up and was leaning against the head of the bed, watching her movements lazily.

His hair was still a little messy, but he reached out and smoothed it back. The corners of his eyes drooped slightly, and he looked relaxed and calm, as if he had just woken up. His voice was low and hoarse, "What are you doing?"

"Pick out clothes."

Sheng Zhao answered calmly, and even pondered for a moment which of the two hoodies in front of him, with different patterns but the same color, looked more like Chen Shuoxing's couple outfit.

I paused, unable to think of anything.

She still reached out and picked up the two pieces of clothing, held them in front of Li Ji, and asked him, "Which of these two is more suitable for a date?"

Li Ji was suddenly stunned. He stared at the clothes in Sheng Zhao's hand for a while, his ears reddened. He coughed lightly and said in a low, hoarse voice, "...this one."

He pointed to the one on the right. Sheng Zhao smiled, with stars twinkling in his eyes, and looked at Li Ji with praise.

Li Ji glanced away slightly, looking a little embarrassed. He pursed his lips and spoke after a moment, "Why are you asking me?"

"After all, I don't know anything about date clothes, so I'd better pick something nice. You have a good sense of taste after all."

She muttered to herself.

Li Ji's face turned even redder, and he coughed as if to cover up his blush.

He stood up with his shirt hanging loosely on his body, most of the buttons were unbuttoned, revealing his beautifully shaped and plump chest and sexy cleavage.

Li Ji seemed to not care how attractive he was at the moment. He pursed his lips and picked up his clothes without saying a word.

When Sheng Zhao turned around, she saw Li Ji bringing a pile of clothes, showing her one by one, his eyes testing her attitude.

“…How about this one?”

Sheng Zhao:...?

Sheng Zhao was a little confused and tilted his head slightly, but still gave his evaluation frankly.

"nice."

Li Ji raised the corners of his lips slightly, seeming to be pleased, and picked up another piece of clothing to show Sheng Zhao.

"What about this one?"

"nice."

Sheng Zhao gave his answer honestly as always.

“This one.”

"nice."

“…What about this one?”

"nice."

"..." Li Ji pursed his lips and said nothing. He frowned slightly as if he felt that Sheng Zhao was perfunctory. He pursed his lips and said nothing, seeming a little angry.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Sheng Zhao asked him with some confusion, "Why don't you continue?"

“…You only say it looks good.”

His voice was hoarse and had a looseness to it, as if he had just woken up.

In Sheng Zhao's eyes, these clothes really look good on him. Li Ji has a good aesthetic sense and a good figure, with broad shoulders, narrow waist, and a strong waist and abdomen.

After becoming a celebrity and becoming wealthy, his clothes are no longer as cheap as before. Each piece is custom-made in size, bringing out the best in Li Ji.

She really couldn't find any clothes that didn't suit him.

But she could tell that Li Ji was a little unhappy, so she tried to comfort him, "...because you look good in anything you wear."

Hearing this, Li Ji's mood calmed down a little, and the corners of his lips were not as tight as before. He picked out his clothes and went to the room to change. When he came out, he looked dazed.

Her jet-black hair was carefully groomed, emitting a faint fragrance. She also put on makeup to cover the dark circles under her eyes, and she didn't look as haggard as before. Her clothes were also rare casual wear, a black and red sweatshirt with a jacket, which made her look very free and youthful.

He also wore a hat and a mask to cover his face.

Sheng Zhao had also changed his clothes. Seeing Li Ji ready to go out fully armed, he paused and said, "Are you going out too? Do you have an appointment with anyone?"

Li Ji's eyes, which seemed to be slightly curved and happy, suddenly froze. He paused and said in a hoarse voice, "...Isn't it with you?"

Well, he misunderstood.

Sheng Zhao was going to date someone else, not Li Ji who was already dressed up in front of him.

"...I'm going to the movies with Chen Shuoxing." Sheng Zhao seemed a little distressed. "Are you going too? For the premiere...it seems like there are no tickets."

"I'm not going."

Li Ji suddenly stopped, his eyes were dark, his face was pale, his voice was dry and hoarse, he raised his hands to take off his hat and mask, took a deep breath so that his expression could not be seen clearly, and turned and left.

He listened to the door behind him being opened and Sheng Zhao closing it, his eyes drooping and his breathing trembling slightly.

With a sneer, only ridicule remained.

When Sheng Zhao arrived, Chen Shuoxing had been waiting for a long time. He was wearing a mask and a hat, covering himself tightly, but his tall shoulders, broad waist and narrow figure also attracted many people's attention.

Before Sheng Zhao could speak, Chen Shuoxing suddenly pulled her to the side, looked around furtively before breathing a sigh of relief, and a clear voice came out from the mask.

"I was afraid you wouldn't be able to find me, so I stood in the middle. But there were so many people looking at me, I was afraid of being recognized."

As he spoke, he continued to sneak around to see if anyone noticed him.

...Chen Shuoxing has an amazing sense of stealing.

Sheng Zhao sighed slightly and she said, "You could have hidden yourself before I came."

But she only said this, then reached out and took Chen Shuoxing's hand and walked into the theater.

Chen Shuoxing was slightly stunned and puzzled as the two of them held hands.

The warmth on his hands made Chen Shuoxing tremble a little. He exhaled slightly, his voice hoarse, "We haven't had physical contact for a long time... Now I feel so happy."

There was joy in his tone.

His eyes narrowed.

"Yeah?"

Sheng Zhao answered indifferently. The premiere was packed with people, but Chen Shuoxing had chosen an excellent seat with a particularly wide view.

The two of them sat down. The movie was about to start in a few minutes, so the room was still a bit noisy.

Chen Shuoxing had a full set of equipment, including popcorn and cola. He was obviously going to watch a movie, but when he took out these things, he sat upright, quite serious as if he was going to participate in the battlefield.

Sheng Zhao leaned closer, their noses so close that she could only see his beautiful, clear eyes with thick, long eyelashes. She stroked the corners of Chen Shuoxing's eyes with her fingertips and explained, "...there's dust."

Chen Shuoxing's slightly stunned eyes suddenly turned into a smile.

He took out some popcorn and stuffed it into Sheng Zhao's mouth.

It seems like he is trying to please her with pleasure.

Sheng Zhao was forced to stuff a mouthful of popcorn into his mouth, and he swallowed it with a complicated look in his eyes.

...so choked.

Suddenly the lights went out and the movie started with majestic sounds and images of futuristic mechas, sending shock waves through the theater.

As one of the world's top directors and having invested in countless films, the special effects are naturally magnificent and realistic, dazzling to the eyes.

When the camera focused on the protagonist Chris, played by Chen Shuoxing, Sheng Zhao, who was used to seeing Chen Shuoxing, was also a little surprised and dazed.

Facial features that looked like they were carefully carved by a Greek god appeared on the screen. The man's lips were slightly pursed, with a cold arrogance and stunningness, and his eyes seemed to be shining with light, making people indulge in it.

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Chris's double guns were knocked away by the enemy, and he was knocked to the ground by the sticky monster. He was in a mess. He coughed up blood and looked sadly at his comrades who had been killed by the monster.

The doctor, barely breathing, stretched out his hand to him, his voice hoarse, "Chris, go back in time and look for... another possibility."

As soon as he finished speaking, his head was crushed by the monster.

Blood splattered on Chris's handsome features. The usually aloof man's face trembled and turned pale. He took a deep look at the devastated earth and closed his eyes.

When I opened my eyes again, light flickered in my eyes, and the cracks of time seemed to be torn apart, swallowing up the surroundings.

The surrounding scene distorted as it was swallowed.

——Until suddenly back to the beginning.

Warm teammates, familiar plot development, and Chris with a calm and indifferent expression.

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"My aloof cousin."

The interstellar soldiers spoke foul language towards this first-class experimental officer who had made great military achievements.

Chris shifted his gaze and then lowered it indifferently, ignoring the soldiers' sneers and foul language.

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As always, the army is approaching, and the dark spaceships and creatures from another dimension are attacking. Humans are still powerless to fight back. Blood, flesh, broken mechas, and tattered comrades and themselves are all around.

His arm was torn off, but there was no expression of pain on his face, he just opened and closed his eyes numbly and coldly.

Looking up is a new beginning.

——This is the 168,473rd time time has gone back.

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The mechanical primitive in his mind told him that his chances of saving the Earth were still zero percent.

The red numbers were dazzling, but Chris was used to them.

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No one knows how they tear through time and space to come in from another dimension, playing with humans like playing with insects.

Only the first-level experimental officer numbly experienced the separation of life and death again and again.

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This time it was different. The bright red zero percent flickered faintly, then froze at the still dangerous 0.000001%.

Chris's calm and indifferent expression froze, and he looked at the woman he had just saved in disbelief.

The woman was in a dishevel, but she looked at him with gratitude.

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The battle ended when the woman revealed her high-dimensional identity and paused time at the cost of her life.

Chris spent countless years walking in still time, destroying the invading spaceships and monsters one by one.

He lived silently in still time, slowly saving the earth, and then grew old.

When the last monster was killed by him, he fell to the ground, opened and closed his eyes, and then time tore around him and pulled him into the abyss.

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This was the 186,734th time he got lost in the cracks of time.

He won't be crazy.

He would find her no matter what.

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There was an episode in the middle. Chen Shuoxing's cell phone kept ringing. The audience around him looked at him with some dissatisfaction. After it rang again, Chen Shuoxing turned off the phone and continued watching the movie with Sheng Zhao.

The ending was so shocking that it took everyone a long time to recover.

The script, special effects, actors, and music were all top-notch. Sheng Zhao even heard several male audience members burst into tears at the end.

The internet was flooded with reviews and analyses of the movie as the two walked out of the cinema.

——The terms “Chen Shuoxing’s mistress” and “Mr. Sheng’s infidelity” have become popular searches.

When you click on it, you will see photos of the two of them "kissing" on a date in the cinema from different angles.

Chen Shuoxing looked at the dense messages on his mobile phone in a daze, especially the messages from his agent, which were almost crying.

"My dear Star Ancestor! How could you cause such a scene on the premiere day! ! ! ! "

Chen Shuoxing raised his eyes stiffly and looked at Sheng Zhao who was smiling.

Then he raised the corners of his lips into a smile, his voice hoarse, "Did you do it?"

Sheng Zhao chuckled. "Not really. I just anonymously found a few paparazzi and told them we were going on a date. I didn't add fuel to the fire afterwards."

However, on the day the movie was released, the scandal surrounding top star Chen Shuoxing was all over the Internet, so there was no need to add fuel to the fire.

"...But you've also been branded as a cheater. Don't you want to clear your name?"

Chen Shuoxing had a calm expression, and didn't seem too panicked by the uproar online. He just looked at Sheng Zhao.

"Stupid, women are not innocent."

Such scandals can only make women playful and flirtatious, but are a disaster for men.

Even within just a few hours, words whitewashing Sheng Zhao had already appeared on the Internet spontaneously.

"It's normal for a woman to like to play around. After all, she comes from a wealthy family and has become a big boss at such a young age."

"Isn't this just an engagement? It's not considered cheating, right? If I were Mr. Sheng, I'd have ten men."

"It's just a common mistake women make. She's not even married yet. Can you please control that disgusting mistress Chen Shuoxing? I've always disliked him. He's a green tea."

…

Sheng Zhao's expression remained unchanged. He chuckled and said, "You should worry more about how you're going to clarify and handle this matter, big star Chen."

On the day of the premiere, this scandal was devastating to Chen Shuoxing.

Sheng Zhao will not do anything else afterwards. It depends on how he handles it.

She really didn't do anything, she just revealed her itinerary.

After all, Chen Shuoxing is really annoying. He is now mainly developing abroad. Even though he is banned in China, he can still thrive abroad. The Sheng Group is not omnipotent.

You annoying sir, please get out of here as soon as possible.

She looked indifferent.

He was not wronged in this matter. If he could be a mistress, he would have done it long ago.

"The 'mistress' has become me. Even if I expose it later, it will only be seen as a smear campaign in the eyes of everyone, right?" He analyzed calmly, lowering his eyes slightly, as if he felt a little regretful.

"But it's such a pity. I'm not even a mistress yet. I'm just a mistress who hasn't gotten to the top yet."

Sheng Zhao leaned close to him, his breath against his face, his fingertips gently stroking the corners of his eyes, still intimately.

"So, stay away from me."

"...it can make you or break you."

She looked indifferent.