Refusal to eat
When Zhou Min returned from work in T City, it was already Friday night. During this time, the eldest lady had never contacted her once.
Chen Shu probably didn't go too far when he helped her stop those bodyguards, right? Zhou Min belatedly realized and began to worry.
Thinking of Chen Shu, Zhou Min felt a wave of unease again. When a little kid who loves to play pranks grows up, the harm he causes is extremely serious.
After Chen Shu's intervention, the accounts between them became a complete mess.
Initially, she owed Chen Shu money, a debt she hadn't paid for a long time. Later, Chen Shu killed the man in the alley, which nearly led to her being tracked down by the Investigation Bureau, resulting in the freezing of the money she had previously earned and left for the welfare home. However, judging by the relative amount, she still owed Chen Shu a considerable amount.
But Zhou Min's current situation as a plaything of the eldest lady was indirectly caused by Chen Shu's mischievous behavior. In this regard, Chen Shu owed her.
After their last meeting, Zhou Min has been unable to contact Chen Shu.
Zhou Min guessed that she was avoiding him because she knew she was in the wrong.
There was another point Zhou Min couldn't figure out: what was Chen Shu's purpose in doing this? As a joke, this was too much, and as revenge, it was full of uncertainty and might not necessarily hurt Zhou Min.
Moreover, Zhou Min didn't know how he had offended Chen Shu. Was it necessary to treat her like this?
It was a mess, and Zhou Min didn't want to think about it anymore. He decided directly that after paying back Chen Shu the money, he would find her, give her a good beating, and teach her a lesson on how to behave in society.
After getting off the taxi, Zhou Min looked down at the shoe surface that was burnt black during the task, feeling annoyed, but there was no time to go home to clean it up. He had to suppress his concern about the dirt and walked to the gate of the community where Zhou Qiting lived.
Her intuition told her that if the eldest lady knew that she did not "surrender" immediately after returning, she would probably be severely punished.
Zhou Min dialed Zhou Yiting's number with a nervous mood.
"Zhou Qiting, I'm back. The property management company doesn't have my information registered, so I can't enter your house."
"Yeah." The person on the other end responded softly and hung up the phone.
Hmm? The fewer words, the more serious the situation. Zhou Min suddenly felt that something was wrong.
After a while, a bodyguard with an expressionless face but full of resentment came out to meet him. Zhou Min hesitated for a moment, but still followed her.
Zhou Min noticed a large bruise on the bodyguard's cheekbone and said with a wry smile, "You fell so badly, you need to pay more attention to your work."
The bodyguard tilted his head, trying to force a polite smile, but failed. He could only say with a forced smile, "I didn't fall."
I knew it! Zhou Min cursed Chen Shu several times in his heart. He said that there should be no blood, but he acted as if blood was about to be seen. He was too cruel.
The two walked downstairs in silence. Zhou Min entered the elevator alone. As she watched the floor numbers gradually increase, she felt that her good days were gradually decreasing.
Zhou Min carefully opened the half-open door and saw Zhou Qiting with her arms folded, leaning against the side waiting for her, her cheeks flushed.
Zhou Min could smell a hint of alcohol in the air, but before he could ask her why she was drinking, Zhou Qiting spoke first.
"Why is it so dusty?" With a gentle tone, Zhou Qiting raised his hand and gently brushed off the dust on Zhou Min's shoulder.
Zhou Min was stunned by the unexpected scene. He then ignored the difficult question, lowered his eyes and apologized softly: "Zhou Qiting, I'm sorry..."
Zhou Qiting's eyes curved, and he placed his other clean hand on Zhou Min's cheek and said softly, "It's okay."
Oh my god, was I just scared to death? How did I almost enter heaven in an instant? Zhou Min took a small breath, not daring to disturb this illusory scene.
No, something must be wrong. Zhou Min came to his senses and decided to follow the pre-prepared process, apologizing sincerely with his words but not necessarily with his heart.
"Zhou Qiting, I shouldn't have run away after you said you'd send someone to pick me up. I shouldn't have hung around outside for so long without telling you, and I shouldn't have... lied to you again."
"It's okay, don't you have your own things to do?" Zhou Qiting put his five fingers into Zhou Min's fingers, gently held her hand, and led her into the bathroom of the master bedroom.
"You've been busy for a few days. You must be exhausted. Take a shower first and then have a good rest." Zhou Qiting touched Zhou Min's head for the last time, then walked out, closed the bathroom door, and left her alone in the bathroom in a daze.
Something was wrong. Zhou Min even began to suspect that Zhou Qiting was providing her with some kind of end-of-life care, and that she would be sent directly for cremation after her body was cleaned.
Zhou Min took a bath in this way, trembling and hesitant, for nearly an hour. When his hands were almost wrinkled, he stood up, wiped his body and hair casually, wrapped himself in his bathrobe, walked out of the bathroom, and prepared to face the final judgment.
Zhou Qiting was not in the bedroom. When Zhou Min walked in, he noticed that on the coffee table in the living room there was a bottle of whiskey with the liquid level dropped by one-third, and a crystal glass with the ice ball inside melted almost half.
It seemed that Zhou Qiting had been drinking alone for a while before Zhou Min came back.
"Drinking too much is bad for your health." Zhou Min came in front of Zhou Qiting, half squatted down, looked at her at eye level, and then took away the glass in her hand that was filled with half a glass of wine.
Zhou Qiting's fingers curled slightly because her hands were empty. After a moment, she looked at Zhou Min with hazy eyes. She didn't say anything, but tilted her head and blinked slowly, as if she was thinking about Zhou Min's words.
Time seemed to have substance, flowing slowly in front of Zhou Min.
It was not until Zhou Yiting reached out and poked Zhou Min's face that she was pulled back from her trance-like state of staring at him.
But the next moment, his suddenly vivid senses led Zhou Min into a deeper cage.
The person in front of me has a drunken pink cheek, a warm scent of alcohol on his breath, a cool feeling on his cheek from being lightly poked by my fingers, a disordered heartbeat in my ears, and... the sweetness that I once tasted on my tongue.
The real and the imaginary are intertwined into the fuse of desire at this moment, waiting to be ignited by the spark of transcendence.
Can't.
The familiar voice in her mind suddenly woke Zhou Min up. The crystal glass slipped from her fingers, and the dull sound it made when it hit the carpet made her lean back reflexively.
After moving a little further away from the source of temptation, Zhou Min woke up as if from a dream, and realized that he was almost controlled by his inner greed again.
She gently moved Zhou Yiting's hand away as he was about to poke her cheek again, and trying not to let her voice tremble with her heartbeat, she said slowly, "Stop it."
Later, Zhou Min noticed that Zhou Qiting seemed a little abnormal tonight, and then asked: "Zhou Qiting, are you...drunk?"
Zhou Qiting shook his head slowly.
Ha! I've finally got my chance! Zhou Min looked at the man in front of her, who was clearly drunk. Her sudden desire turned into intense interest. Just in case, she asked first, "Do you know who I am?"
"You are...a puppy." The words were slow and unclear.
Puppy? Zhou Min didn’t know what nickname Zhou Qiting had for him, so between “being scolded by Zhou Qiting” and “Zhou Qiting recognized the wrong person,” he chose to believe the latter.
Without any worries, Zhou Min suddenly became beastly and stretched out his hands towards Zhou Qiting.
He pinched her face, but it didn't feel enough to relieve his anger, so he rubbed her cheeks with his palms together.
"Hmm..." Zhou Qiting's knuckles rested on Zhou Min's wrist, weakly resisting her teasing.
Zhou Min felt relieved when he saw the eldest lady, who was being bullied and allowed to be bullied by others.
By the time she had vented her anger, Zhou Qiting's cheeks had turned from drunken pink to a light red, and her brows were slightly furrowed, as if she was displeased.
Zhou Min withdrew his hand, stood up and sat on the other end of the sofa. Taking advantage of the other party's drunken state, he asked the question that had been bothering him tonight.
"Zhou Qiting, why do you drink so much?"
"Unhappy..."
"Why are you unhappy?"
Zhou Qiting was sitting casually on the sofa, his eyelids half closed, looking drowsy. Upon hearing this, he raised his eyes, looking at Zhou Min with unfocused eyes, and chuckled softly: "I won't tell you."
Why are you still so defensive even though you're drunk? Zhou Min gritted his teeth in anger, refusing to give up, and continued, "I want to know." Knowing yourself and your enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
"Then I'll tell you..."
Zhou Qiting's lips moved and her voice became smaller and smaller, almost like a stream of air. Zhou Min had no choice but to move closer to hear what she was saying.
The distance was close enough to feel each other's breath.
Zhou Qiting's eyes were completely closed, and he murmured: "Because... I can't control it anymore..."
What? Zhou Min pondered the meaning of this sentence, but couldn't figure it out. He wanted to ask for clarification, but when he turned around, he found that the eldest lady seemed to be... asleep.
Her head leaned back slightly on the back of the sofa, revealing the soft lines of her neck. The slight blush on her cheeks spread from her cheekbones to her ears, blending with her originally fair skin into a gradient of light pink. Her slender eyelashes trembled slightly on her lightly closed eyelids, and her brows were still slightly wrinkled, indicating that she was not sleeping well.
Zhou Min, who had experienced the eldest lady's bad temper when she woke up before, finally didn't dare to experience the eldest lady's bad temper when she woke up after being drunk. While repeating "No" in his mind, he gently picked up Zhou Yiting and walked towards the bedroom.
My heartbeat quickens with each passing second.
Zhou Min gently placed Zhou Qiting on the bed, adjusted the position of her pillow, tucked in the thin quilt covering her body, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
That was a close call.
Before Zhou Min could feel relieved for long, he was about to get up and leave when his hand that was leaning on the edge of the bed was gently pulled by the fingertips that even alcohol could not warm.
"cold……"
The dreamlike whispers echoed in the bedroom, like silk threads, entangling the already wavering person, pulling him to the edge of collapse bit by bit.
A warm embrace will eventually cover those who need warmth.
The gloomy gaze finally fell on the desired lips.
want to--
Can't.
Reason and desire were in a tug of war. Zhou Minya bit his lower lip and raised his gaze with difficulty, landing on the dim night light at the head of the bed.
She suddenly felt so pathetic. She was drawn to Zhou Qiting like a moth drawn to a flame, knowing it would be shattered to pieces, yet unable to resist her instincts.
End this excessive suffering before it is burned to ashes.
Zhou Min thought in a daze, hugging the flame in his arms tightly.
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