Chapter 62 Your hands aren't very nimble, last night I...
Chen Ci didn't know where Zhou Shilin got his confidence from to say such things.
She looked at Zhou Shilin sitting opposite her and smiled at him: "Mr. Zhou, not all adults have a sex life."
She paused deliberately at this point before continuing with an example: "For instance, you were 28 when you had it."
Zhou Shilin: "..."
I'm sorry, he was being presumptuous.
"Or are you saying you've never had a girlfriend before and that you're lying to me?" Chen Ci looked into Zhou Shilin's eyes, her expression becoming playful. "At your age, it's normal to have had girlfriends. There's no need to lie to me. I won't get angry about something like that."
"..." Zhou Shilin's hand, which was originally about to pick up some food, remained on the table without moving. "I'm not lying to you."
"Oh? But judging from your reaction yesterday, it doesn't seem like the first time."
"..." Zhou Shilin seemed to remember something. Under Shen Ci's gaze, he raised his left hand to cover his mouth and coughed lightly. "Let's eat quickly, or the food will get cold."
Chen Ci widened her eyes slightly, focusing her attention on his slightly reddened ears: "Your ears are red! Did you think of something unhealthy?"
Zhou Shilin looked up at her and said, "You."
Chen Ci: "..."
She thought Zhou Shilin was right; they should hurry up and eat, the food was getting cold.
She picked up a piece of fried tofu with her chopsticks, dipped it in the sauce, and took a bite. The tofu was fried to a crispy exterior and tender interior, and with the specially prepared sauce, it was incredibly delicious. "This tofu is so good! Is it a new dish at Tianxiaju?"
Although Tianxiaju's dishes are expensive, they always manage to make ordinary dishes exceptional. Their egg fried rice, for example, has always been their signature dish, and many other restaurants imitate it by claiming to offer "Tianxiaju's egg fried rice".
Chen Ci really enjoyed the fried tofu she ate today. People really need to eat good food; she felt like half of her fatigue had disappeared.
Zhou Shilin also picked up a piece of fried tofu and dipped it in the sauce: "Hmm, it's only been out for a short time. When I saw it, I knew you would like to eat it."
"Mr. Zhou really knows my tastes perfectly."
"Otherwise, how will I feed you?"
Chen Ci: "..."
You'd better say something like "feed properly."
"By the way, do you want to move in with us?" Zhou Shilin picked up a steamed crab, took the tools prepared next to him, and began to peel the crab. "I've thought about it. We are both very busy with work, and it is normal to only see each other once a week. If we can live together, we can make full use of our time outside of work and see each other every day."
"...You've already started thinking about these things?"
"Is there something wrong with that?" Zhou Shilin countered. "If you're going to move, isn't now the perfect time during the National Day holiday?"
"..." That actually makes a lot of sense. "But where I live now is only two stops away from the company. If I lived here, it would be much farther away."
Zhou Shilin thought for a moment and said to her, "If you don't want to move in, I can stay at your place."
Chen Ci: "..."
Do you really want to live with her?
"Pfft." Chen Ci couldn't help but laugh as she watched Zhou Shilin peeling a crab with a serious expression. "I didn't expect that the aloof CEO Zhou would be so clingy?"
Zhou Shilin: "..."
He hadn't expected this before today.
Having just returned from a business trip abroad, he still had some work to finish, even though it was currently the holiday. When he went to the company today, all the staff on duty were there, and everyone was working as efficiently as usual, without slacking off just because it was a holiday.
On the contrary, he would often get distracted, wondering if Chen Ci had woken up or if she was feeling unwell.
This feeling didn't subside until I got home and saw her in person.
It was at that moment that Zhou Shilin began to hope that he could see Chen Ci every day when he came home.
“Since Mr. Zhou is so sincere, I’ll reluctantly agree.” Chen Ci sighed, putting on an expression that said, “I really can’t do anything with you.” “Your house is bigger and more comfortable than mine, so I’ll stay here instead.”
"Then we'll go over this afternoon to pack some things and bring them over first."
“…Okay.” Chen Ci suddenly felt a pang of regret for the extra months of rent she had paid.
"By the way, didn't you say you wanted to get a dog? Have you decided what kind you want?"
"Not yet, I've been too busy lately and haven't considered coming here." The Science and Technology Expo hasn't ended yet, and her self-developed IP project is also underway, requiring several more meetings; the workload is quite heavy. "But do the two of us really have time to raise a dog?"
Zhou Shilin said, "Once I've recovered, I'll naturally have time."
"..." Is it even possible to do this?
However, my teacher once said when I was a child that time is like water in a sponge; you can always squeeze some out.
Zhou Shilin finished dissecting the crab in his hand, then placed the small bowl containing the crab roe and crab meat in front of Chen Ci. Chen Ci looked at the bowl in front of her, slightly taken aback: "Did you peel this especially for me?"
Zhou Shilin, wearing gloves, picked up another crab: "Last time I ate at my house, I saw that you weren't very skillful at peeling crabs, so I'm showing you what it means to peel a crab perfectly."
"..." Chen Ci dipped some ginger and vinegar sauce in her hands, smiled at Zhou Shilin, and said, "Then please demonstrate a few more times, I didn't see it clearly just now."
Zhou Shilin said, "It's not advisable to eat too many crabs at once."
"Two crabs aren't too many, are they?" Chen Ci ate the crab roe that Zhou Shilin had just peeled for her, watching him skillfully peel the crab, and exclaimed in admiration, "Has Mr. Zhou practiced this before?"
Zhou Shilin said, "My fingers have been very nimble since I was a child."
"...Yes, I saw it last night."
Zhou Shilin: "..."
He paused for a moment, then looked up at Chen Ci: "Your hands aren't very nimble; I saw that last night too."
Chen Ci: "..."
She's just not skilled enough, not clumsy!
During their academic discussion, Zhou Shilin peeled another crab and placed it in front of Chen Ci.
Chen Ci ate only two pieces of food in moderation. After lunch, she took a nap and then went to her house with Zhou Shilin to move their things.
Zhou Shilin drove himself today. He had been to Chenci's neighborhood a few times, but this was the first time he had driven his car inside. Chenci's neighborhood wasn't bad, and you could see many luxury cars there, but this was the first time a Rolls-Royce had appeared in this underground parking garage.
After parking the car, Zhou Shilin followed Chen Ci upstairs.
"I haven't tidied up much these past few days because of the holiday, so the house is a little messy. Please don't mind." Sitting in the elevator, Chen Ci first gave a brief introduction to her unkempt room. Zhou Shilin responded without changing his expression, and Chen Ci suddenly became a little curious about how he usually tidied up his house.
"I see that Mr. Zhou owns many properties, and the houses are quite large. It must be very troublesome to clean them, right?"
"Fortunately, the cleaning company comes regularly to clean, and I usually just sleep at home, so it doesn't get too messy." He said, then frowned slightly, as if he was a little troubled. "But it might be different if I get a dog in the future."
"..." Shen Ci kindly reminded him, "If you have a child in the future, the house will be even more chaotic."
Zhou Shilin: "..."
He could tidy up his room by himself when he was very young; he really is an angel baby.
After arriving at Chen Ci's house, Chen Ci poured Zhou Shilin a glass of water and then went to the bedroom to pack her things. On the way there, she had already told Zhou Shilin that she could come over every week to move some things, which would be easier than moving everything at once.
Today she mainly brought some of her own clothes and personal items, as well as work-related things. Zhou Shilin stood in the living room and looked around. Chen Ci's house wasn't as messy as she described. At most, there were some unfinished snacks and empty wrappers on the coffee table.
He took a sip of the water Chen Ci had poured for him, walked to Chen Ci's bedroom door, and knocked: "Do you need my help?"
The door to Chen Ci's room was open. She squatted on the floor, organizing the things in her suitcase, and glanced back at Zhou Shilin: "Could you help me bring the things on the table over here?"
Zhou Shilin nodded, walked to her desk, and glanced down at the books spread out on the table: "Are these the books?"
"right."
Zhou Shilin closed the books, picked them up, and realized they were all books on painting and creative work, with a few sketches of Chen Ci's paintings tucked inside. He put the books in his suitcase and asked Chen Ci beside him, "Are you drawing characters for an original IP?"
Although her sketches were simple, they were similar to the original Cheese Rin, except that Cheese Rin was a chibi-style character, while these sketches depicted small animals.
Chen Ci took out a draft she had drawn and handed it to Zhou Shilin: "We want to create our own original IP. We are designing the main character's image. We have already drawn several versions. These versions are all fairy tale-style animals."
Zhou Shilin looked at the draft in his hand and nodded gently: "It's very cute and dreamy, and it fits the name Pupu Paradise quite well."
"Yes, we also plan to design the story background as an amusement park, telling the story of the protagonists' adventures, and then sell merchandise."
Zhou Shilin chuckled and flipped the draft to the next page: "If the IP really takes off, you can even build a real amusement park."
Chen Ci nodded firmly: "That's exactly what I plan to do!"
“It seems that President Shen has a heavy burden on his shoulders.” Zhou Shilin said, flipping to a picture with a very different style from the previous one. “This one should not be an IP character. It looks a bit like Cheese Lin.”
Chen Ci said, "Because this is Zhou Mingye!"
Zhou Shilin: "..."
He held the manuscript in his hand and turned to look at Chen Ci: "Why are you still helping Zhou Mingye with his drawings?"
Chen Ci said, "Isn't this because he supported me online last time? The child didn't want any gifts, he just wanted me to draw a chibi version of him, like Cheese Rin."
"..." Ha, he thought Zhou Mingye had matured over the years, but he was still the same as when he was a child, wanting the same things from him. "You're so busy with work, why are you still helping him with chores?"
"It's not much trouble. His birthday is next month, right? I can give it to him as a birthday present."
With more than a month to go before Zhou Mingye's birthday, Chen Ci had already seen many fans online preparing birthday support items for him. Thinking of this, she curiously asked Zhou Shilin, "What are you getting Zhou Mingye for his birthday?"
Zhou Shilin said, "An S+ big production."
"..." Okay, as expected of you, "It's not that male-centric drama that trended on social media last time, is it?"
"Yes, it's been decided, and we'll be officially announcing it soon."
Chen Ci excitedly covered her mouth: "I just stumbled upon the biggest juicy gossip in the industry like this?"
Zhou Shilin commented sharply: "You not only gossip, you've also created your own big gossip."
Chen Ci: "..."
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