Show mercy
Zhou Min walked slowly out of the thick darkness of the streets. The slight swelling and pain in her temples made her sure that the soda water she had just had was mixed with strong liquor.
She didn't like drinking, or anything that would make her lose control of her body.
At this moment, she had a strong desire to light a cigarette and use nicotine to sober herself up for a moment.
But no.
The sharp and refreshing fragrance of citron and juniper berries that she smelled at the tip of her nose reminded her all the time that Zhou Qiting was right behind her, making her dare not relax for even a moment.
It's time to quit smoking, Zhou Min thought.
"I've called a designated driver. I'll ask her to take you home later. You seem to have been drinking." An evening breeze blew through Zhou Min's hair, and Zhou Qiting smelled a faint scent of alcohol on her body heated by her body temperature.
Zhou Min was drowsy and couldn't think of any words to refuse, so he turned around and scanned Zhou Qiting's face from top to bottom with an inquiring look.
Eyebrows that look like fine brushwork, with deep contours under the brow arch, pupils like lacquer under long and thick eyelashes, a beautiful and straight nose, and moist red lips.
This was the first time Zhou Min took a serious look at Zhou Qiting.
In their previous interactions, whenever she saw Zhou Qiting's face, her gaze could never focus. She just looked at the original Zhou Qiting in that scattered way, through fifteen years of time.
Zhou Min might have missed him, just like swallowing broken glass to fill her stomach. During that extremely painful time, she had numbly picked out the part about Zhou Qiting from the few good memories in her life and drawn some energy from it.
This is what drinking poison to quench thirst means. Zhou Min later came to his senses.
What about you, Zhou Qiting? You grew up in a happy environment. Will you remember that tiny act of charity? Will you know that that little bit of kindness once briefly illuminated my life?
Do you know that one day in the future, a stray dog that has touched your head once will bite your throat?
Zhou Min's gaze finally fell on Zhou Qiting's fair neck. The usually calm man's throat moved slightly under the stare.
Zhou Min was looking at Zhou Qiting, and Zhou Qiting was also looking at Zhou Min.
The girl's cheeks were stained light pink by the alcohol, her furrowed brows were filled with an inexplicable melancholy, her long and curled eyelashes trembled slightly as she looked, and finally her eyes half-closed, staring fixedly at Zhou Yiting's neck, her expression changing.
"What are you thinking about?" Zhou Qiting asked directly. She was really curious about what the person in front of her thought about her.
"I was thinking..." The girl suddenly came closer and lowered her head slightly. Her warm breath with the smell of alcohol brushed across her neck, causing her to shiver.
"Your perfume smells great."
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It's unbelievable. This is the reason Zhou Min came up with after a drunken brainstorm. It's both embarrassing and impolite.
At this moment, she was sitting in the back seat, staring at the car window stiffly, not daring to think about what had just happened, let alone turn her head to face Zhou Qiting who was sitting at the other end.
As the car was about to drive into the street where Zhou Min lived, her left wrist, which was hanging by her side, was gently pinched. The exposed skin between the glove and the sleeve was stained with the coolness of the liquid, and then she smelled the familiar citron and juniper scent emanating from her wrist.
Zhou Min turned his head in surprise, his eyes meeting Zhou Qiting's peach blossom eyes that seemed to be naturally filled with deep affection. She tilted her head and opened her red lips slightly: "Remember me."
Zhou Min pulled his hand back awkwardly, said "hmm" randomly, then immediately pushed the door and got out of the car, standing on the side of the road for a while with a dizzy head.
Alcohol is harmful.
"Are you okay?" The person in the car window looked concerned.
Zhou Min regained control of his expression, raised the corners of his lips, and revealed a relaxed smile: "I'm fine, thank you for tonight, you can go back first, I want to get some fresh air here."
Watching the car go away, Zhou Min saw the logo on the back of the car and his thoughts suddenly wandered.
The acting is really detailed and nuanced.
Zhou Min recognized this car model. It cost less than 300,000 yuan, which was really plain and simple for the eldest daughter of the Zhou Group.
But it makes sense when you think about it. Maybe it was that experience in her childhood that taught her to be low-key.
Since then, all the news about the only daughter of the chairman of Zhou Group disappeared from the Internet overnight. If Zhou Min had not met her by chance, he would not have been sure that he could find Zhou Qiting's whereabouts.
Thank you for fate's long-delayed mercy.
Zhou Min turned around and disappeared into the thick night again.
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Although Zhou Min had prepared for various possible workplace scenarios, she still felt awkward at the dinner table, which was intended to be a "department welcome" but was actually unnecessary.
Moreover, why were General Zheng and his friend Zhou Qiting also sitting at the table at the department dinner?
After Zheng Siying pushed the door open and walked in, Zhou Min felt unprecedented powerlessness in the box that was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
"I have something else to do, so I just came to take a look tonight." Zheng Siying stood up with her mobile phone, typing text at a very fast speed while walking out without raising her head.
Finally, she turned around and said, "You can go wherever you want to continue the meal later. Miss Zhou will reimburse you for tonight's expenses."
Zheng Siying showed up to bring Zhou Qiting here, right?
Zhou Min listened to the person sitting on his left chatting and laughing with others. Zhou Qiting's phone, which was placed on the dining table, was flooded with messages one after another and vibrated continuously until he guessed that Zheng Siying had got in the car.
During this period, Zhou Qiting didn't even look at the message, nor did she look at Zhou Min beside her, as if she was just there to pay the bill, nothing more.
Then why did you help Zhou Min block the wine?
After Zheng Siying left, the atmosphere at the table gradually became lively, and soon it came to the inevitable toasting session. Zhou Min was about to stand up to respond, but Zhou Qiting next to her held her hand.
Zhou Qiting's hands were a little cold. She leaned over, soothing Zhou Min with her usual gentle gaze, and whispered, "I'll do it."
Then, she blocked several rounds of drinking for Zhou Min. Later, the others noticed something and automatically ignored Zhou Min and stopped bothering her.
What kind of thing was this? Was he blatantly telling everyone that Zhou Min got in through connections? And those connections were so strong, the kind that would block out alcohol.
Zhou Min thought that with his original resume and portfolio, his chances of getting the job were not necessarily low, if not a sure thing.
Although most of her work experience was compiled, she also put in a lot of effort to learn. Even if there are parts of the subsequent work that are beyond her ability, she can pay someone to complete it.
Now that I'm involved with Zhou Qiting, there will be more things in the future that I can't repay with money.
Now she has to owe Zhou Qiting something. How can she feel at ease to die with Zhou Qiting in the future?
Zhou Min was a little annoyed.
She had clearly calculated that the first ten years of her life were thanks to Zhou's financial support, so her later rescue of Zhou Yiting could be considered a repayment.
Zhou Yiting did not fulfill what he promised. It was just a promise between children. Even if the consequences of breaking the promise were serious, it was not a capital crime.
But Zhou Min still decided to die together with Zhou Qiting.
A life for a life, fair enough, right?
So what is this now?
Zhou Min drank the juice in the glass in one gulp, picked up the brandy on the table, filled it up for himself, and drank it in one gulp.
It’s too slow, just blow directly into the bottle.
When Zhou Min was holding the bottleneck, Zhou Qiting beside her noticed her depression and held her hand again.
This time the palm was warm, so hot that Zhou Min pulled his hand back.
Zhou Qiting leaned over to Zhou Min's ear and whispered an apology in her sweet voice: "I'm sorry, I acted on my own. I thought you didn't drink, so I naturally assumed you didn't like it."
As he spoke, the falling hair scraped against Zhou Min's earlobe. That little bit of coolness was undoubtedly a great stimulation to his body that was hot after drinking.
Zhou Min quickly sat up straight and moved to the right, away from the woman next to him.
Tsk, just because you don’t know how to drink doesn’t mean you can’t drink.
Alcohol once again made Zhou Min lose control of her facial expression. She took a deep breath, her cheeks slightly puffed up, and angrily spoke ill of Zhou Qiting in her heart.
A light laugh in her ear ignited Zhou Min's dissatisfaction like a spark. She turned her head angrily and glared at Zhou Qiting fiercely.
In Zhou Qiting's eyes, Zhou Min's rosy face after drinking was so cute, his angry face was so cute, and his frowning face when looking at her was also so cute.
"I want to keep her in captivity."
When this thought came to his mind, Zhou Qiting couldn't help but feel shocked.
She began to reflect on whether the influence of her past life of dingdang jade and stones had always been there, but had been consciously hidden.
The desire for domination is a side effect of power.
Zhou Yiting thought she had a firm grip on the reins of desire. She knew that if she let go, she would turn back into the eldest daughter of the Zhou family who could make things happen with a wave of her hand.
How can we easily abandon the identity we have had since birth?
The desire to abuse power is trapped in a cage, and any excessive thought will be the key to release disaster.
Zhou Qiting did not look away, but took in all of Zhou Min's expressions without saying a word. In the end, it was Zhou Min who got discouraged first and turned his head away, ignoring her.
Just wait a little longer, until the day Zhou Qiting solves the answer to the puzzle, maybe the relationship between her and Zhou Min will become boring, just like her previous relationship with others, until it becomes uninteresting.
This wasn't the first time she'd been moved, nor would it be the last.
Zhou Qiting withdrew his gaze and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, barely suppressing the first thought of "confinement" that had emerged in his mind.
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Zheng Siying had previously said that they could continue the party casually, but after the dinner was over, everyone was very perceptive and made excuses -
Some said they wanted to go home to walk the dog, some said their mothers had made soup and they wanted to go home to drink it while it was hot, and some said the night-blooming cereus they planted at home would bloom tonight and they had to hurry back to see it.
Zhou Min was amazed and, ignoring the stiff look of his plant-loving colleague, scanned the QR code and added her as a friend on the spot.
For no other reason than to take a look at the out-of-season Epiphyllums that bloomed in April in the other person's home.
Soon, Zhou Min received an emoticon package saying "Please spare me" on his mobile phone, and he finally felt relieved.
Everyone had already left, and only Zhou Qiting and Zhou Min were left on the empty street.
Zhou Qiting looked at Zhou Min holding the phone and smiling happily, with a clear expression of "success" on her face, and the image of her in her mind became even more cute.
It looks like a small animal, Zhou Qiting thought, squinting his eyes.
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