Chapter 70

After taking a quick shower, Zheng Juyong came out shirtless, glanced at Guan Ying who was sitting on the sofa in a daze, silently carried his backpack to the corner of the sofa near the window, grabbed a white T-shirt from it, and put it on his head facing the window.

"He's waiting for you downstairs." The beam of Lincoln's headlights illuminated the parking lot below, making him unable to ignore it. "I wanted to say hello to him just now, but he didn't seem to recognize me."

Zheng Juyong touched his chin, and a face that even he himself found unfamiliar was reflected on the window glass.

Guan Ying confirmed again and again before reacquainting herself with the person in front of her: "You, how did you become like this?"

Zheng Juyong didn't answer her, but suddenly said to the window, "Wow, those two puppies must have just been born. They're growing up so fast!"

Guan Ying, who was behind him, followed his gaze and looked up at the distant streetlight, wondering how he could see clearly: "Where? Two?"

Zheng Juyong: "Didn't you notice? Isn't it right under the sand slope next to it?"

Guan Ying looked again. The two puppies were about the same color as Shapo. No wonder she hadn't noticed before... When she looked away, she accidentally caught a glimpse of Daniel downstairs. She quickly lowered her head and said to Zheng Juyong, "Have you seen enough? Stop standing in front of the window!"

Zheng Juyong didn't listen to her. He leaned his hands on the window and continued to look out. Suddenly, he didn't know what he saw, laughed, turned around and asked Guan Ying: "Is he waiting for something to happen? That extended Lincoln is his, right? He lives in the car? You can't hold on and want to go down to trick him?" He was much smarter when he came back this time.

[Lie? I'll lie, as long as he doesn't take it seriously...]

Guan Ying felt so ashamed after hearing what he said that she stood up and tried to go out.

He teased behind her: "It's useless to say that. You can't even fool me!"

Guan Ying was annoyed by his inconsistent words: "Zheng Juyong, why are you so crazy about me as soon as you come back? You are a love saint, you are awesome, you..."

Before she had finished insulting him, he pulled her back with a smile, dragged her to the window, and pressed her against the window glass.

"...What are you laughing at?" Guan Ying turned around and looked downstairs guiltily.

Zheng Juyong turned her face back and said, "You should look at me now."

He smiled inexplicably frivolously, and with his beard, he looked like a wanderer.

"Hmm!" Before Guan Ying could react, he had already lowered his head and kissed her! She turned her head, and he pressed against her tightly; she raised her hand, and he clamped his wrist down with a fierce force. How could he be so strong? Her wet hair and beard seemed to envelop her entire face.

"Are you sick?" She slid down and managed to dodge the curse.

He grabbed her arms from under her ribs, lifted her up onto a narrow window sill, and panted, "It's not the first time..."

"Hmm?" Before she could say anything else, he blocked her mouth again. Guan Ying's mind was buzzing. What do you mean it's not the first time?

She suspected that he was going to push her out of the window, as a series of rapid car horns were heard downstairs.

Zheng Juyong was facing the window and saw the flickering lights, so he became more aggressive. His hot breath flowed from her lips, along the bend of her neck, and up behind her ears. When his furry beard brushed against her neck skin, she couldn't help but shiver.

This shudder almost made her feel ashamed.

He paused for a moment, then withdrew his gaze, tilted his head, and gently squeezed her cheek. He must have been chuckling, because she felt a slight heat wave behind her ear and hummed.

"Your kissing skills are terrible!" She was anxious to seize the upper hand and regain her face, and she didn't hesitate to "Pooh" twice in the air, as if she was disgusted with eating his beard.

"Then why are you trembling?"

He leaned behind her ear and stimulated her with a faint smile.

Guan Ying twisted her shoulders proudly. "No, I don't. It's almost done, right? Is he gone yet?"

"Not yet. A short separation makes the heart grow fonder, but you're not enthusiastic enough..." Why is Zheng Juyong so shameless now?

Guan Ying just raised her knee to strike him, but he, as if anticipating this, took the opportunity to lift her legs from behind, using the force to twist them around and twist them behind him. With his other hand, he spun around, holding her against his stomach and bringing her to him, while he leaned against the window. This way, she could see Daniel directly.

"Wow! Put me down!" Guan Ying felt a surge of shame and guilt, and she almost collapsed, kicking and trying to get away from him. However, little did she know that from the perspective of those below, this was seen as an impatient "passion."

He slid his hands down and held her legs, saying in a deep voice: "Huh, I don't have any advantages, except that I'm young..."

He heard it all!

"Zheng Juyong, do you have any shame?"

"I'm helping you."

"Pah!" She blew fiercely at his beard.

"Is this your superb kissing skill?" He carried her to the corner by the window and pulled the curtains to let them flutter slightly.

From this angle, he couldn't see anything downstairs. Guan Ying was pressed into the corner by him, looking up with dissatisfaction: "Let me go."

"In Guangzhou, that night, it was you, right?" He stared down at her, his eyes filled with an arrogance that was unfamiliar to her.

"What!" God knows what he said, "Let me go!"

He smiled, took a step back, and let Guan Ying slip out from under his arm.

Guan Ying's face flushed red, and she was furious. She paced around the living room like a headless fly twice, finally finding a way to vent her anger. She kicked the beer crate at the door and yelled, "Why did you change my door lock?! Did you discuss this with me? Did you tell me the password? You are a selfish bastard, a savage!"

Zheng Juyong glanced sideways downstairs, smiled, sat down on the sofa, and fiddled with his messy hair.

In the past, when Guan Ying lost his temper, he didn't dare to breathe. How could he be so calm and composed like now, even a little contented? What was he proud of!

"He's gone. You don't have to thank me, and I won't thank you either."

Guan Ying put her hands on her hips. Ha, she was the one who suffered the loss, why should she thank him?

"Didn't you hear me? I need you to explain what's going on with this door. This is the dorm, not your home. It's first-come, first-served. You should have asked for my opinion, too! Also, why is the password your birthday? Do you know how I almost couldn't get in?"

Zheng Juyong scooped up his hands, rubbing them together before placing them on his knees. He slowly raised his head to look at her provocatively, "Who knows how many men you've given your keys to? It's safer to use my birthday. We only use a few passwords frequently, so I set a limit of five. You're not that stupid."

Ha, now Zheng Juyong is not only fearless, but also dares to speak meanly and stab people!

"Ha! Haha!" Guan Ying laughed angrily. "Zheng Juyong, what happened to you in Yunnan? Did I ask you to go to Yunnan? Why are you being so sarcastic to me? I want to ask Lao Zhao what's going on with you."

Zheng Juyong did not stop her. He touched the bowl of plain noodles on the coffee table with his fingers and found that it was cold. He frowned, opened the pickle jar and smelled it. It was not bad... He picked up a few pieces of pickles and threw them on the noodles, stirred them randomly, and started eating.

Guan Ying was about to remind him to go to the kitchen to heat it up, but then she felt that she was sick and didn’t care whether it was hot or cold!

"Hey, Lao Zhao, why didn't you tell me in advance?!" As soon as Manager Zhao's call was connected, Guan Ying asked a barrage of questions.

She thought that if Lao Zhao took action, there would definitely be a way to get Zheng Juyong out of Yunnan, but she didn't expect it to happen so soon, and she didn't expect Lao Zhao not to notify her.

"Hmm? Oh, is Juyong here?" Manager Zhao is always so unhurried.

Guan Ying glared at Zheng Juyong, who was looking down and sulking, and said angrily, "He's not Zheng Juyong at all, he's just a savage!"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, and then Old Zhao burst into laughter. "Really? I was also shocked when I first saw Ju Yong, but you know what, if he goes to the Middle East now, he must be very popular with the locals! Don't look at his tanned skin, as long as you change him into a white Arab robe, he will be a real handsome man with a beautiful beard! Guan Yu knows..."

Having been with Manager Zhao for so many years, she knew his way of speaking too well. Guan Ying held her forehead and said, "...Mr. Zhao, you're rambling all the time. Have you been drinking?"

Manager Zhao swore, "No? I just returned to Jingxi. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about this, not even if I'm drunk!"

"Then what were you talking about? Are you hiding something from me?" Guan Ying glanced at Zheng Juyong, who was unusually calm. "Old Zhao, didn't the Qiao family give you any trouble? How did you get so much done so quickly? He was in Yunnan, so nothing happened, right?"

"Ah? Oh, watch out, I can't hide it from anyone but you!" Manager Zhao was obviously still joking on the phone. "Tsk, look at you, didn't you tell me to hurry up? Why are you complaining that I'm too fast? The Qiao family can't stop me, Old Zhao. If I don't have this little ability, am I still Old Zhao? Well, I just had a few drinks with Old Qiao and fell asleep, so I forgot to tell you. I just arrived in Jingxi and was thinking about calling you, and hey, you called me. Don't you think we are in sync?"

"Old Zhao, there's something wrong with you! You are my man, how could you possibly want to hide this from me?" Guan Ying believed that Old Zhao's lies were truly bizarre!

"Look at you...what's there to hide from you? You guessed it a long time ago, didn't you? You don't believe me, Old Zhao, and you don't believe yourself? Ju Yong is just stupid. He's still guarding Qiao Qi. He's afraid that Qiao Qi will become depressed and commit suicide. I said it according to what you taught me. I said, Ju Yong, you have been guarding the Qiao family for so long, it's almost time, you can't just take care of the head and not the butt. Guan Guan has gone to Saudi Arabia for you, and that foreigner named Danniu wants to eat her, don't you take care of her? As soon as he heard it, he agreed to go with me. So if Ju Yong wants to leave, can the Qiao family still hold him back?" Manager Zhao described it vividly on the phone.

When Zheng Juyong came back, he actually helped her to keep Daniel away, but his actions were too barbaric and frivolous!

"...I'm a butt? I didn't teach you to say that." Guan Ying muttered and kicked the beer box again.

"Hey! You are the boss, you are the boss! I am the butt, I am the butt!" Manager Zhao's nonsense made it sound as if he was being wronged for telling the truth.

"You really didn't lie to me?"

"I lied to you, you can call me Xiao Zhao from now on!"

"If you lie to me, I'll never bring you wine again!"

"make a deal!"

After hanging up, Guan Ying still felt something was amiss, like someone had poached her. Old Zhao must be hiding something, but asking over the phone wouldn't reveal it.

She could only ask Zheng Juyong face to face.

"This is my noodles. If you eat it, what should I eat?!"

Zheng Juyong wiped his mouth calmly, as if he hadn't heard the call. "It's been hanging out for a long time, and you still have food? I'll take care of it for you so you don't have to go downstairs to take out the trash. What if you run into Daniel again? Are you going to keep telling me you love me? Don't you have any other tricks besides using my name?"

Haha, he is very powerful now.

Guan Ying crossed her legs and wanted to settle the score with him: "What happened to you just now, what did you do to me? Don't you think it was too much?"

Zheng Juyong tilted his head. "Excessive? Why are you so serious? Aren't you always casual about this? It's not the first time we've kissed."

Was he referring to that bathtub scene? That wasn't a kiss, it was a bite. He's so brazen!

Thinking back to when Qiao Qi was hospitalized and she met him again in Guangzhou, she felt that he had changed a lot; now that they met again, she felt that he had been completely reborn!

Arrogant, frivolous, dissolute, rebellious... These words are a world away from his past, but now they can be used to describe him just right!

"Zheng Juyong, how did you become like this? You used to..."

Before she could finish, he suddenly stood up and turned to pick up his backpack: "I was so stupid before, I will learn from you in the future."

"Ah?" Guan Ying wasn't sure what he meant by "learning from you".

He casually took out a pack of instant noodles from his backpack and threw it on her legs: "It's back to you! Don't bother me, I need to adjust to the jet lag and go to bed first." After saying that, he took the bag and walked into the bedroom with dignity.

Oh, can he sleep?

"I'm yelling at you? Haha, the time difference is only four hours, what the hell are you doing?" Guan Ying threw the packet of instant noodles towards his calf.