Chapter 58 Chapter 58 Trying Different Ways to Cause Trouble

The waiter brought the food up, and the two of them got up. Jin Zhao found his phone in the living room.

From last night to today, she has received many messages wishing her a Happy New Year: from students, close colleagues, several peers, and Si Tian and Luo Heng.

Although it was a bit late, Jin Zhao still replied to each message carefully. She scrolled down the message list and went back to the top.

Meng Yanxi glanced over and was amused by her action: "You're quite fair."

He glanced at her sideways and said with a hint of resentment, "No wonder you always reply to my messages so late, you're always in line."

Jin Zhao: "..."

She didn't know how the successful CEO Meng could always find so much to dislike about her.

She carefully replied to Jin Wenyi's family's messages, then looked up and met her boyfriend's gaze.

My boyfriend is like a puppy when he's being affectionate, and like a wolf when he's being arrogant. Right now, he's probably somewhere between being affectionate and being arrogant.

Jin Zhao explained, "I only come back late when I have class. I can't look at my phone during class. I usually reply very quickly."

Some people deliberately exploited the bug and asked, "So what are you doing now?"

Jin Zhao: "..."

So which jerk made her come home so late?

Last night, when his phone rang, he angrily kicked it but couldn't bear to let go of her, clinging tightly to her. He carried her all the way there, making her scream. Her arms, which had been wrapped around his neck, went limp and slipped down, and her body almost collapsed too, but he pressed her against the wall…

Such an experience was far too stimulating for her, as it was her first time.

Even just thinking about it is exciting.

She didn't want to talk to him anymore, so she lowered her head and continued replying to messages. After finishing one, she softened again and scrolled up the contact list to show him the top.

Meng Yanxi is at the very top.

Jin Zhao was always exceptionally patient with her boyfriend, explaining softly, "I always reply to you first."

Her boyfriend was finally satisfied and smiled.

Si Tian sent the most messages, wishing her a happy new year and asking if she wanted to go out together on New Year's Day.

She must have had a rare three-day holiday, because she kept forwarding her travel vlogs about horseback riding, skiing, and racing, saying she wanted to go to all of them and asking Jinzhao which one she liked.

Just past midnight, Jin Zhao was in a state of deep distress and repeatedly lost in thought, so naturally he couldn't reply to her.

The bedroom was buzzing with passion, while the phone lay coldly ringing on the living room floor.

Si Tian asked lonely, "Zhao Zhao, are you asleep?"

Si Tian: [Why are you sleeping so early?]

Si Tian: [I thought I was already exhausted from working non-stop at the hospital, how come you're even more tired than me?]

Si Tian: [That can't be right. I feel like your job is alright, at least easier than mine. I'm still full of energy, what are you doing to be so tired?]

Si Tian: [Is it because you're new that your boss is deliberately making things difficult for you?]

Jin Zhao: "..."

For some reason, she couldn't look at Si Tian's message at this moment.

She forcibly pulled Meng Yanxi out of her mind and replied to Si Tian in a serious tone: "Sorry, I was too tired last night and slept until now. Do you still want to go out? I'm fine with that."

After the message was sent, no new bubbles popped up on the screen immediately, so Jin Zhao quickly replied with other messages.

Just as I finished replying, Si Tian's call came in.

It sounded lively on her end, and there was even a familiar voice in the background.

"Kuku, who are you calling?"

Just from this title, you can tell it's Luo Heng.

Si Tian ignored her, answered the phone, and excitedly shouted, "Zhao Zhao, you finally replied! What did you do last night? Why are you so tired after sleeping all day?"

What was said unintentionally was taken to heart by the listener, especially since the man beside her was also looking over at the same time, his gaze fixed on her meaningfully.

Well, he's gotten smug again.

Jin Zhao didn't look at him, and said with a forced smile, "It just spanned the New Year."

The man who spent New Year's Eve with her last night let out a very soft laugh.

Jin Zhao seemed to be feeling guilty about something, so she quickly grabbed her phone, got up, and walked away, keeping a distance from him.

Fortunately, it was noisy on Si Tian's end, so she didn't hear it or dwell on the fact that she had slept all day. She quickly got back to the point: "Have you seen all the vlogs I sent you? Horse riding, skiing, racing, what do you want to do? I have a three-day holiday for New Year's Day, and I still have two days left!"

Jin Zhao was used to accommodating others, so he subconsciously smiled and said, "You choose, I'm fine with either."

I regretted it as soon as I said it.

Although the discomfort between my legs has subsided, I'm sure I'll feel a bit uncomfortable going horseback riding right afterward.

At the same time, she also noticed the meaningful look from the culprit, and her face burned even hotter.

Fortunately, Luo Heng intervened at this moment, shouting from the side, "Where are you guys going? I'm going too! Lu Jingyue has been ignoring me these past two days, and that dog Meng Yanxi hasn't replied to my messages since she came back to the country. I'm so bored by myself."

Si Tian turned around and said with a smile, "Okay, if you go, you'll be responsible for driving and paying the bill!"

Attorney Luo was generous and readily agreed, saying, "I can pay by driving, but I'll have to choose where we go."

Si Tian turned to Jin Zhao and asked, "Zhao Zhao, did you hear that? Should we bring this sucker along?"

Luo Heng protested, "What do you mean, 'sucker'? How can you talk like that? You should be grateful to have a friend like me who works so hard without complaint!"

She leaned closer to the phone's microphone, grinning, and asked, "How about it, Jin Zhao? Can I come along? I'll bring you a surprise!"

Jin Zhao politely declined Luo Heng's surprise, smiling and saying, "No need for surprises, Attorney Luo, you should do it yourself."

Luo Heng: "No, no, no, a surprise is coming too!"

Si Tian: "Stop talking nonsense, just tell me where we're going?"

Luo Heng kept everyone in suspense: "Then I'll have to carefully choose a place. I'll tell you later."

Si Tian took the phone.

She was having dinner with Luo Heng and a few other friends. The environment was a bit noisy. She smiled and said, "Okay, let's chat on WeChat later."

After hanging up the phone, Jin Zhao returned to the dining table to continue eating.

Meng Yanxi's phone rang. He glanced down at it and suddenly asked Jin Zhao, "Do you want to ride a horse?"

Jin Zhao: "..."

He did it on purpose!

Jin Zhao glared at him angrily.

Meng Yanxi smiled innocently and showed her her phone: "Luo Heng is asking."

Jin Zhao glanced over and saw that Luo Heng had sent a voice message, which Meng Yanxi had directly converted to text. At this moment, Chang Zhi tapped the voice message, and Luo Heng's cheerful yet slightly cheeky voice came out loudly.

"Brother Yan, where are you? Si Tian invited Jin Zhao to go out, and I'm going too. The three of us are going horseback riding tomorrow. Do you want to come along?"

Jin Zhao: "..."

Alright, she finally knew what the surprise Luo Heng was talking about was.

She glanced at the upturned corners of someone's mouth.

So smug, he might as well change his name to Meng Deyi (meaning "smug and self-satisfied").

Meng Yanxi smiled at her, pressed the voice button with her long finger, and said, enunciating each word clearly, "Okay."

The message was sent out immediately, and Luo Heng's voice message came in right away.

"Holy crap! Meng Yanxi, you're way too much of a jerk! I called and texted you last night and you didn't even reply, but the moment you heard Jin Zhao's name, you jumped right back! Is this how you are, bro..."

Before Luo Heng could finish his accusations, Meng Yanxi coldly cut off his voice message.

More messages kept coming in, but Meng Yanxi didn't open them because she found them too noisy, and even pulled him to the "Do Not Disturb" button.

Jin Zhao was shocked by his smooth and effortless actions, and couldn't help but complain on Luo Heng's behalf: "Meng Yanxi, you have no patience at all."

Meng Yanxi tossed her phone aside and asked with amusement, "Is it because I'm impatient with others that I've wasted all my patience on someone else?"

Jin Zhao had nothing to say.

Meng Yanxi picked up her chopsticks and served her food: "Eat quickly, the food is getting cold."

Jin Zhao obediently lowered his head and ate his food. After a while, he whispered, "You eat too."

Meng Yanxi was waiting for her when she was replying to messages and making phone calls.

Therefore, she really had no grounds to accuse him of being impatient.

After finishing their meal, the waiter quickly came to clean up, and Meng Yanxi finally took pity on Luo Heng and replied to his message.

Soon, Jin Zhao also received a message from Si Tian.

Si Tian said on WeChat that Meng Yanxi was also going, and he wanted to go skiing, so he asked her if it was okay for him to ski.

Jin Zhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief that he didn't have to ride a horse.

She glanced at the man who was talking on the phone with his back to her in front of the French windows, and felt a secret sweetness in her heart.

Jin Zhao replied that it was acceptable.

Si Tian then asked her the time.

After Jin Zhao finished replying to the message, Meng Yanxi was still on the phone. At first, she thought it was Luo Heng, but later she realized that he was trying to coax Meng Shixu.

"Dad, how old am I? Why do you still nag me about who I go out to play with, just like when I was a kid?"

"Yes, yes, it was wrong of me to stand you up, but think about it, you've stood me up quite a few times too, so how can we be on equal footing?"

"Don't get angry. I'll come home to see you in a few days."

Jin Zhao then realized that Meng Yanxi was supposed to go home tomorrow.

After Meng Yanxi hung up the phone, she discussed with him, "How about we don't go tomorrow?"

Meng Yanxi hugged her waist, initially looking down at her with a gentle gaze, but after a couple of seconds, her mouth became mischievous again: "If we're not going skiing, how about horseback riding at home?"

Jin Zhao didn't react at first, still wondering how to ride it at home and where to ride it.

When I finally realized what was happening, I was so angry that I punched him.

"Meng Yanxi!"

Meng Yanxi brought this on herself, so she obediently took the beating.

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Meng Yanxi skis frequently and has a full set of professional ski equipment. Jin Zhao, on the other hand, is not as rich or has as much free time. He only tried skiing briefly with his classmates at an artificial ski resort when he was in college.

Meng Yanxi called and had a full set of women's ski equipment prepared and delivered directly to the hotel below the ski resort.

That night, although someone was enjoying the taste and felt uncomfortable, he still behaved himself and did not touch her. The two slept together innocently.

The next morning, he met up with Si Tian and Luo Heng.

Go west after the New Year. About 400-500 kilometers away, there is a mountain with an altitude of over 2,000 meters, and there is a natural ski resort on the mountain.

The round trip, especially with the snow making the roads slippery, would take eight or nine hours just to get there. The trip was planned for two days and one night. Upon arrival, the group checked into a hotel at the foot of the mountain.

When it came to room allocation, Si Tian naturally arranged for the girls to have one room and the boys to have one room.

Luo Heng nodded, having no objection, and Jin Zhao followed suit.

Meng Yanxi glanced at her, and seeing that she didn't say anything, she turned around and asked for four rooms.

One person per room.

"Big capitalists are so magnanimous," Luo Heng joked with a smile. "President Meng, my apologies!"

Si Tian's focus was always on mocking Luo Heng: "Haha, is it possible that you're the one being rejected?"

Then he turned to Meng Yanxi and said, "Zhaozhao and I can share a room."

Meng Yanxi remained silent, and Jin Zhao met his gaze.

His peach blossom eyes were pitch black, and in them were four words that shone brightly: "I can't."

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Author's Note: This chapter is now complete. Thank you for waiting, muah!