Chapter 44 Engagement Banquet [VIP]
Before the fist even got close, the man easily grabbed her wrist.
A look of surprise flashed across Mingyu's eyes.
Tang Zuo remained as composed as ever, lightly but with a force that Ming Yu could not resist, pressing down on his hand.
Tang Zuo smiled and said, "Mr. Ming, don't be so impulsive."
Mingyu gritted his teeth: "Do you want to be a mistress?!"
After the day he almost caused Ziyu's death, Mingyu automatically gave up the opportunity to stand by Ziyu's side. He made one wrong thing after another, how could he still dare to pursue Ziyu?
Mingyu had already retreated to Ziyu's side, wanting only to silently follow behind him and protect him.
He admitted that he was young and impetuous and too reckless, but he never expected that he would not even be able to withstand a single move from Tang Zuo!
Mingyu looked at Tang Zuo, who was smiling amiably, and felt a burning hatred in his heart.
Such strength is beyond what a real person could possess!
Ziyu had no idea how many twists and turns of thought had passed through their minds in those few short minutes; all he could see was that Tang Zuo had Mingyu completely under his thumb.
This is the first time.
Was Tang Zuo someone with such great strength in his memory?
"Mr. Ming, that's not a very nice way to put it. I was just expressing my feelings reasonably," Tang Zuo said with a smile. "It seems no one says I can't pursue Mr. Ziyu, right?"
Mingyu: "Do you know that Ziyu already has a boyfriend? And they're getting engaged!"
Tang Zuo feigned surprise: "So you haven't arranged a marriage yet?"
He smiled and looked at Ziyu lying on the hospital bed: "I wonder if Mr. Ziyu could include me in his choice of marriage partner?"
Mingyu was stunned by his shameless and impervious demeanor; he never expected a boss to be so shameless.
Mingyu: "Shameless mistress!"
Tang Zuo: "Calling someone a mistress is really vulgar. It's just that the person I liked was taken by someone else first."
Mingyu: ?
Tang Zuo said slowly, "I'm not as generous as Mr. Ming. I've always been selfish. I always want to try my best to get what I want."
This statement was reasonable and even subtly implied a self-deprecating tone while elevating Mingyu. However, Mingyu was speechless and couldn't utter a single word.
He wasn't being generous; his first thought after being reborn was to become a mistress, but he gave up on that idea after encountering some trouble.
They're all potential mistresses, so neither can really say anything about the other.
Ziyu's temples throbbed. He finally understood. These three targets of his affections never met on ordinary days, but as soon as he lay in the hospital bed, they all sprang up like mushrooms after rain, chattering away.
Tang Zuo looked directly at Ziyu and said, "Mr. Ziyu, I have come here sincerely to propose."
"Love my ass." Mingyu turned his head away in annoyance.
“I know that it must be hard for Mr. Ziyu to accept being pressured to get engaged right after waking up.” Tang Zuo placed his business card near the vase of roses again. “President Qin is always headstrong and doesn’t care much about what others think. If Mr. Ziyu doesn’t mind, you can take a look at me. I think I’m just as good as President Qin in terms of love.”
Mingyu frowned: "What are you talking about? Brother Ziyu would never listen to you!"
Tang Zuo didn't care about what Mingyu said: "I'm leaving now, good night."
Mingyu rolled his eyes.
Ziyu's gaze fell on the familiar business card—Tang Zuo had given him the card when they first met, but he had never had any contact with the other party.
Even when he was in a coma, his relationship with Tang Zuo wasn't close. Even if the plot stipulated that he had the buff of being Tang Zuo's first love, and he had been lying in bed for six years, no matter what, this NPC shouldn't be so eager to fawn over him.
Yes, lick him.
He could sense that Tang Zuo was subtly trying to please him.
But how is that possible?
During his previous playthrough, he had quite a few interactions with Tang Zuo. That Tang Zuo was more in line with the game's NPC setting, looking at him with a mixture of love and hate, sometimes infatuated with his face, and sometimes filled with hatred.
In this loop, Tang Zuo sees nothing.
He was adept at navigating social situations, only appearing briefly to say a few words when other NPCs were present before gracefully departing.
"etc."
Tang Zuo, who was about to step out of the room, paused.
Mingyu looked at Ziyu.
Ziyu picked up the business card: "Take it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mingyu's indignant expression was instantly replaced by joy, while Tang Zuo's usually smiling face froze for the first time, and the curve of his lips slowly flattened.
"What does Mr. Ziyu mean by this?"
Ziyu said calmly, "I don't like mistresses."
Mingyu grinned, as if he had won a battle, forgetting that he had previously been a potential mistress: "Did you hear that? President Tang, you should take your business card and leave."
Since he built the Tang Group from scratch, it has been a long time since anyone has humiliated him like this.
Once again.
Tang Zuo said, "If Mr. Ziyu doesn't need it, just throw it away."
Ziyu: "I'm afraid my fiancé will feel uncomfortable if he sees this."
Tang Zuo laughed angrily: "Then you must feel uncomfortable."
He walked straight out.
Mingyu's smile faded when he heard Ziyu say "fiancé".
Although she had prepared herself for the possibility that she could not be with Ziyu, she still felt an uncontrollable pang of pain in her heart when she heard the other party actually address Qinyu Town as such.
After Tang Zuo disappeared, Mingyu was restless. Finally, he stood up and stammered, "It's not late, Brother Ziyu... then I'll head back first."
"Don't go yet," Ziyu suddenly called out to Mingyu, who was about to leave.
Upon hearing Ziyu's plea for him to come back, Mingyu's lifeless heart began to beat again.
He turned his head and saw Ziyu looking at him affectionately—but actually, Ziyu was talking to her little assistant in her mind at that moment.
[This is the system assistant. Regarding the issues in this game's script concerning the romanceable character "Mingyu"—including deviations from the storyline, out-of-character portrayals, and dialogue errors—the main system has verified that these are due to a virus bug and unremoved data. The main system sincerely apologizes for the impact on the host and will soon be removing the virus.]
Ziyu: [Disinfection?]
Before the assistant could explain what disinfection was, Ziyu saw Mingyu, who had just been arguing with Tang Zuo, suddenly turn pale.
Disinfection procedures have been initiated.
A cold, electronic voice sounded, and then Ziyu watched as tiny green code bars appeared on Mingyu's body, while his once lively eyes slowly lost their emotion.
[This is the system assistant reporting to the host. The game bug of the NPC in this game has been fixed. Please continue with the storyline. Have fun!]
The instant the electronic voice disappeared, Ziyu clearly saw that the deep love Mingyu had for him seemed to be covered by a thin layer of mist, replaced by wariness.
"Brother Ziyu, if you call me out this late again next time, I won't cooperate with you."
Mingyu curled his lips, his apology gone, and his current attitude was more like that of a big star in a drama who was slow to realize his love.
"I'm going back now. Remember to call the nurse if anything happens." Mingyu turned around cleanly and decisively, waved his hand, and left the room.
Ziyu sighed. "Can someone change their attitude so quickly?"
He touched his head. He didn't know where his assistants were hiding; he only knew that this brain was where they spoke.
He had been there for so long that he was in a daze.
No matter how realistic the people in this game are, they're just game NPCs. They were all wiped out in less than a minute.
Ziyu lowered his eyes.
They're all just NPCs.
After leaving the hospital, Mingyu looked at the already dark night sky and couldn't help but wonder.
They've really gone mad. They're so busy with work, why are they still coming to see Ziyu?
The moon hung high in the night sky, and the clouds seemed to be fixed around the moon, motionless, with almost no wind.
Mingyu looked away, bored.
Every day of every year is like this, nothing strange about it. I really don't understand why he would say some strange, ironic things when he was little.
*
The engagement party was ultimately scheduled for a Friday shortly afterward.
Unexpectedly, the engagement banquet in Qinyu Town was not as grand as he had imagined; instead, it was quite low-key, and most of the guests were prominent figures.
Ziyu's casual remark, "Let Xia Xiaoqiao design our dresses," has come true.
In just one week, Xia Xiaoqiao actually brought out a beautifully designed, understated engagement dress.
Qinyu Town generously offered a fee three times higher than the market price, managing to get the job done within that timeframe.
Because Ziyu had been lying in bed for too long, he needed to recover slowly before he could get out of bed. He had barely regained some feeling when Qin Yuzhen dragged and carried him to the engagement banquet.
Despite Qin Yuzhen's effortless handling of these people, Ziyu, dressed in a well-fitting and comfortable suit, still appeared quite awkward.
They're really engaged?
Are you kidding me?!
"What a perfect match! Wishing you a long and happy marriage!" the guest said with a smile.
Qin Yuzhen didn't hide his joy at this moment and happily said, "Thank you."
"President Qin is truly affectionate. His affection has moved the heavens, allowing Assistant Ziyu to... ah, how should I address him?"
Ziyu looked at the old man in front of her and replied, "You can just call me Ziyu."
"Good, good! Ziyu's awakening is truly a blessing from heaven, moved by President Qin's deep affection. It's a match made in heaven! You two must take good care of yourselves!"
Qin Yuzhen was delighted to hear this, and the smile in his eyes was impossible to hide.
"Thank you for your blessing. I think Yu Yu and I will be together happily."
After bidding farewell to the guests, Ziyu and Qin Yuzhen walked back to the dressing room. The official start would begin later; this was just the preparation stage.
Ziyu's mind had been preoccupied with Mingyu's earlier talk about rebirth, and before he could even ask about anything else, the assistant abruptly erased Mingyu's bugged memories.
He later asked Mingyu about rebirth on his phone, but Mingyu laughed at him, saying he was too old to still be having such a dream.
Looking at the message from Mingyu in the message bar, Ziyu couldn't help but sigh, marveling at how powerful the game's main system was.
He turned his attention back to Qinyu Town.
Ziyu spoke up: "Why are you suddenly calling me Yuyu?"
Qin Yuzhen, who was checking his attire, replied, "I suddenly really like calling you that."
Ziyu pursed her lips.
He didn't like being called that, as it made him seem like he was still very young.
But seeing how happy Qin Yuzhen was, he suddenly didn't want to talk anymore.
Oh well, once Xia Xiaoqiao appears, the plot should be able to turn around anyway.
At that point, Qin Yuzhen will probably stop paying attention to him altogether, his mind and eyes will be completely focused on Xia Xiaoqiao.
For some reason, Ziyu felt an urge to frown when she thought of this possibility.
Qin Yuzhen stood up and took his hand. "We should go out now; Mom should be introducing us soon."
Back at the engagement banquet, Qin's mother's introduction stopped right at the stage of naming the couple.
The banquet was lively, with congratulations ringing out incessantly. Ziyu looked up with annoyance.
Unwittingly, he met a pair of familiar eyes.
A note from the author:
Tang Zuo: Saying that I stole someone else's wife sounds really hurtful and makes me seem very bad. But if I say that the person I like was taken away by someone else and became his wife, then I would seem very pitiful.
(The main wife, who is happily preparing for the engagement banquet) Qin Yuzhen: ?
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