Chapter 472: Ex-girlfriend (19)

Zhongli Ximo only found out about Zuo Shichu's assassination the day after the incident. Because he was on a business trip and his previous dealings with Zuo Shichu were underground, no one in the company knew about them except Sister Hong. Therefore, no one told him about Zuo Shichu's situation. He returned to the company and accidentally learned from the secretary's discussion that a colleague in his company named Zuo Shichu was nearly killed by his friend's ex-husband because he persuaded her to divorce.

When he heard the news, Zhongli Ximo's mind went blank. Work had long been excluded from his mind. He panicked and found his phone and called Zuo Shichu, but Zuo Shichu had blocked his number long ago because she was annoyed that he always caused trouble for her, so he didn't get through the call.

Nervous and flustered Zhongli Ximo skipped work for the first time. He left the company directly and drove to Zuo Shichu's home by himself. He even forgot to tell his assistant. It was only when the assistant went to the office to look for him and couldn't find him that he called him and found out that he was not in the company.

The car was driving at top speed, and Zhongli Ximo shortened the time it usually took him to reach Zuo Shichu's home from twenty minutes to ten minutes.

He didn't know how he got upstairs and walked to the door of Zuo Shichu's house. He only knew that when he saw Zuo Shichu opening the door, he didn't say a word, but hugged Zuo Shichu tightly in his arms, as if he was afraid that she would suddenly disappear.

"Fortunately, you're okay." Zhongli Ximo said in a low voice, hugging Zuo Shichu so hard that his bones were hurt.

"You're holding me too tight, let go." Zuo Shichu frowned and struggled in his arms. Zhongli Ximo loosened his grip a little, but only a little bit, which made Zuo Shichu feel less uncomfortable. However, he still held her tightly.

Zuo Shichu struggled for a long time but to no avail, so he had no choice but to let him hold her in his arms. After a long while, Zhongli Ximo's emotions finally calmed down, and she broke free from his arms.

"Didn't I tell you that we're over? Why are you looking for me again? If you have nothing else to do, just leave." Zuo Shichu said coldly and ruthlessly, as if the person who had just been hugged in someone's arms was not her.

Zhongli Ximo felt extremely bitter. He loved and hated the ruthless woman. He hated that she could withdraw so easily and let go at will, but he also loved her unrestrained and free nature.

"You just announced the end unilaterally. I didn't agree." Zhongli Ximo is a big boss after all, and he won't give up the woman he likes so easily.

"To be together requires two people to be willing, but to break up, only one person's consent is needed. Zhongli Ximo, I thought you were also a person who was willing to have a good beginning and a good end." Zuo Shichu raised his eyebrows and said.

The scoundrel side of Zhongli Ximo seemed to be aroused by the ruthless Zuo Shichu. He said, "For me, separation and being together require the consent of both parties, otherwise I will not recognize it."

Zuo Shichu was so angry at his shameless words that he laughed: "You are a big CEO and the eldest son of the Zhongli family. How could you be reluctant to part with a woman you don't have much feelings for? If you think you will lose face if I dump you first, then I take back my words, you dump me first!"

Zhongli Ximo looked at her steadily, his beautiful eyes were deep and seemed to be filled with infinite affection. Zuo Shichu was stunned for a moment, and Zhongli Ximo seized the opportunity to hug her again. He sighed and said softly, "Don't be so ruthless to me, Shichu. I'm worried about you. I'm worried that you've really been hurt, so I came out of the company to find you. This is the first time I've been so impulsive since I became an adult. I've realized how important you are in my heart."

Zhongli Ximo's words were so gentle that Zuo Shichu's heart trembled slightly. It was really annoying. When this man started talking about love, no one could resist, right?

Zuo Shichu felt that his determination to end things with him once and for all began to waver.

But when she thought of his troubled life and the group of people still in prison, Zuo Shichu's rationality, which was about to run away, came back a little. She said, "Your identity is too troublesome, Zhongli Ximo. I don't want to be involved in the struggles of wealthy families. You know that, right? If you really think I'm important, shouldn't you take the initiative to stay away from me and let me avoid the dangers of your family?"

“I’m sorry…” Zhongli Ximo’s tone dropped, and he said to Zuo Shichu with a depressed and gloomy tone, “I have been investigating the fugitives for some time, and indeed found out that they were instigated by someone in my family. I will not let them go this time… I thought that as long as I didn’t join the family fight, I could stay out of it, but I didn’t expect that I had no choice. It’s not that I say I don’t want to fight, but they will believe that I really won’t compete with them… Since they all think that I will not really give up fighting with them, then I will do as they wish and really join in.”

When Zuo Shichu heard what he said, she felt conflicted. After all, Zhongli Ximo was a man who had experienced a lot. Apart from his troubled family background, he was very much to her liking in other aspects, so she didn't want him to become a victim of family struggles.

"Take care of yourself, then?" she asked tentatively.

Zhongli Ximo couldn't help but chuckle after hearing this, and said, "If I succeed in this fight, can you take back your words about breaking up?"

"That would only work if you really win!" Zuo Shichu muttered, "I don't want criminals to come to my house and kidnap me every now and then."

Zhongli Ximo's heart ached, and he promised, "It won't happen again in the future."

After Zhongli Ximo came to see Zuo Shichu this time, he disappeared from her life. Zuo Shichu probably knew that he really went back to the Zhongli family to fight for power.

Sometimes she would think about him, but most of the time she didn't think about him at all. After all, her own life was colorful. She would party with colleagues, play games with netizens, chase stars with fans, or stay at home, eat, drink and sleep, and be very comfortable.

She even met Shi Qingsong, but at that time Shi Qingsong already had a girlfriend. Zuo Shichu saw him and his girlfriend shopping together. The two of them were very close to each other and whispered to each other, looking very affectionate.

Sister Hong mentioned him once, saying that his girlfriend was a colleague, a university teacher in the same school as him. She had a gentle and considerate personality, the type that men liked very much.

Zuo Shichu remembered that he was supposed to be a business tycoon, so he asked, "Didn't he quit his job at the university to start his own business?"

"Quitting your job and starting a business? Isn't this job good? It's decent and leisurely. If you want to make money, you can also work as a consultant in a company. Why would you quit your job and start a business? That's so unstable!" Sister Hong said in shock.

Zuo Shichu then realized that without the stimulation of her vain and materialistic ex-girlfriend, Shi Qingsong had lost the motivation to make progress and strive for success, and he just worked as a teacher peacefully.

(End of this chapter)