Chapter 58
"He Qingzhao! You're so wicked!"
He Qingzhao noticed that Cheng Jiamo had changed, from being passively defensive to actively attacking, and this change occurred after they reconciled.
Since getting back together, this girl has truly started to treat him as her boyfriend, and now she has the desires and expectations a woman should have for a man, no longer as respectful and cautious as before.
She not only often acts coquettishly in front of him now, but she's even started to flirt with him on her own initiative.
The girl was still young and inexperienced, unable to hide her emotions; her love and desire were all written on her face.
Seeing the undisguised intense desire in her eyes, He Qingzhao smiled, his narrow phoenix eyes slightly narrowed, his chest heaving, and his smile was deep.
"What are you laughing at?" Cheng Jiamo's hard-won composure was instantly shattered by his laughter.
She turned her back angrily, saying, "I'm ignoring you!"
He Qingzhao's smile remained unchanged. He bent down, scooped her up by her legs, and swept her up in his arms, carrying her quickly to the car.
Once inside the car, He Qingzhao pulled her close, turned his head to kiss her lips, and gently pressed her soft lips against his.
Cheng Jiamo's body went limp from the kiss, and she moaned softly as she gripped his waist with both hands.
He Qingzhao swallowed hard and kissed her even deeper.
Cheng Jiamo didn't want to be seen, so she quickly pushed him away and said breathlessly, "Don't kiss at school."
He Qingzhao cupped her face in one hand, gently rubbing her red lips with his thumb, his voice hoarse and deep: "You should be glad we were at school, otherwise it wouldn't just be a kiss."
Cheng Jiamo understood what he meant and gave him a reproachful look: "Shameless."
He Qingzhao smiled and started the car, driving away.
Cheng Jiamo looked down at the seatbelt that was tightly wedged in the middle of her chest, making her uncomfortable. She pulled the strap to the side with her hand.
He Qingzhao: "Don't seduce me."
Cheng Jiamo looked up at him: "Who seduced you?"
He Qingzhao didn't speak, but stretched out his right hand in front of her, hooked his index finger around her seatbelt and tugged at it: "Who did you say it was?"
Cheng Jiamo slapped his hand away: "I didn't do it on purpose, the seatbelt was just uncomfortable."
He Qingzhao glanced at it, his Adam's apple bobbing rapidly, and then covered it with his large hand.
Cheng Jiamo shouted, "He Qingzhao!"
He Qingzhao's voice was hoarse: "It seems to have grown quite a bit."
With a slap, Cheng Jiamo struck his hand hard: "Drive your car properly!"
The school was crowded with students coming and going, so He Qingzhao stopped teasing her and quickly drove out of the school.
After leaving the school gate, the car turned a corner and headed towards the apartment.
Remembering Xia Mei's reminder, Cheng Jiamo tilted her head and asked him, "Do you come here every day? Or do you only come when you have time?"
He Qingzhao retorted, "Do you want me to come here every day?"
Cheng Jiamo turned her head away, her back to him: "Come or don't come, it's best if you don't come!"
He Qingzhao grabbed one of her hands and pressed it under his belt: "Do you want me to come over?"
Cheng Jiamo struggled but couldn't break free, and shouted at him, "He Qingzhao, drive properly!"
He Qingzhao held her small hand and rubbed it hard: "Say something, do you want me to come over?"
Cheng Jiamo didn't want to argue with him in the car, so she could only compromise: "I miss you so much, I want you to come every day. If you don't come, I can't sleep."
He Qingzhao didn't immediately let go of her hand, but continued to ask, "Do you miss me or it?"
Cheng Jiamo pinched him shyly: "He Qingzhao, you're getting more and more indecent!"
He Qingzhao grunted and laughed with pleasure, "That's just how men are."
Cheng Jiamo took the opportunity to withdraw her hand and snorted, "He Qingzhao, you're so bad."
He Qingzhao glanced at her with a smile and said something frivolous: "I can be even worse, want to try?"
"You!" Cheng Jiamo glared at him, embarrassed and annoyed.
If he hadn't been driving, she would have bitten him hard twice, tearing his mouth, Adam's apple, and neck until they bled.
As the car passed Yanyunfang but didn't stop, continuing to drive forward, Cheng Jiamo asked, "Aren't you going home?"
He Qingzhao: "Let's go eat first."
The red light came on, and the car stopped.
He Qingzhao reached out and patted her head: "After dinner, I'll go shopping with you for a while."
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Zijin Square is the most bustling commercial district in the north of the city.
Jinfu Shopping Center is the tallest and most luxurious commercial building in Zijin Plaza, with all kinds of brands, and everything you need for eating, drinking and entertainment.
He Qingzhao parked his car in the underground parking garage of Jinfu Building. He is the actual controlling shareholder of the building, so he has his own exclusive parking space in the garage.
Even if it weren't his property, in the North City area, no matter which building he wanted to enter, there would be a parking space for him. With just one phone call, the manager of any building would respectfully make room for him.
After getting out of the car, He Qingzhao took Cheng Jiamo's hand and walked into the elevator.
There was no one else in the elevator except the two of them.
When Cheng Jiamo stood next to He Qingzhao, the height difference was immediately apparent. Her head barely reached He Qingzhao's shoulder, making her appear very short.
Not only is there a large height difference, but there is also a significant difference in their body sizes; He Qingzhao is twice the size of her.
She took He Qingzhao's arm, tilted her head and leaned against his muscular arm, looking at the reflection of her figure in the elevator wall. Suddenly, her heart burned, and a surge of heat rose within her.
"You're so tall!" Her heart was racing, and she made conversation.
He Qingzhao glanced at the figure in the elevator wall. The little girl nestled beside him, looking even more petite and delicate. He smiled and lowered his head to kiss her brow.
"Baby." He kissed her cheek again. "Baby is so good, I love her so much."
Cheng Jiamo felt her whole body go numb as she listened to his flirtatious words.
With a ding, the elevator doors opened.
Cheng Jiamo quickly stood up straight, walked out, and took a long breath.
He Qingzhao followed leisurely behind her, one hand in his pocket.
Cheng Jiamo walked up to a gold counter and saw a gold bracelet with the headband worn by Sun Wukong displayed in the glass case. Intrigued, she went over to take a look.
She smiled and said, "This is quite unique."
After she finished speaking, she was about to leave, but He Qingzhao grabbed her hand and said to the saleswoman, "Take this bracelet out so we can try it on."
The saleswoman smiled and took out the tight-fitting bracelet, handing it to He Qingzhao with both hands.
He Qingzhao took the tight-fitting bracelet and put it on Cheng Jiamo's fair and slender wrist; the size was just right.
He took out his phone: "How much?"
Cheng Jiamo took off the bracelet: "I didn't say I wanted it."
He Qingzhao didn't give her a chance to refuse, bought it directly, and forcefully put it on her wrist.
Having already bought it, Cheng Jiamo didn't refuse. She happily put on the tight-fitting bracelet and said with a smile, "It looks quite nice."
He Qingzhao smiled and said, "This bracelet suits you very well."
Cheng Jiamo waved her hand: "How can you tell it suits you? Does it mean other things don't suit me?"
He Qingzhao leaned close to her face and said in a serious tone, "You were born in the Year of the Monkey, so both your zodiac sign and birth time are monkey. You already have the Golden Cudgel, and now you've added the Tightening Headband. The Great Sage is fully equipped."
Cheng Jiamo: "Where would I get a golden cudgel?"
He Qingzhao raised an eyebrow at her: "Of course you have some, you just used it last night."
Cheng Jiaming realized what he meant and raised her hand to hit him: "He Qingzhao! You're so mean!"
Enraged, she took off the gold bracelet from her wrist and threw it at him: "Here's your bracelet back, I don't want it anymore!"
He Qingzhao grabbed her hand and coaxed her in a low voice, "Okay, don't be angry, I won't tease you anymore."
Cheng Jiamo wasn't angry. It's normal for couples to exchange flirtatious words. She was just shy and didn't know how to deal with He Qingzhao like this.
He Qingzhao put the tight bracelet back on her: "But there is one thing I am not wrong about, you are indeed born in the Year of the Monkey, both your zodiac sign and birth time are monkey, this bracelet is just right for you."
"What do you mean by 'fit'?" Cheng Jiamo retorted. "Monkeys don't need headbands. Headbands are for restraining them! Besides, I'm a monkey, and what are you? Are you Buddha or something?"
He Qingzhao lowered his head and whispered something suggestive in her ear: "I'm not Buddha, but I'm a Bodhisattva, a male Bodhisattva who serves you, this little monkey."
Cheng Jiamo hurriedly covered one ear and reached her other hand to his waist, pinching it hard.
He Qingzhao shrank back as she pinched his waist, and took a deep breath.
Seeing that Cheng Jiamo was still going to resist, He Qingzhao grabbed her hand and squeezed her soft, boneless little hand with his large palm. It was soft and gentle, and it felt very comfortable and relaxing to squeeze.
Cheng Jiamo shook off his hand: "Stop squeezing me, it's hurting my hand."
He Qingzhao lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "Who was it last night who was crying and begging her husband to pinch her?"
Cheng Jiamo blushed deeply with embarrassment and started hitting and pinching him.
He Qingzhao didn't dodge, letting her hit and pinch him.
Two elegantly dressed girls were looking down from a window seat in the second-floor café, watching them flirt.
Wen Mengran stirred her coffee, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "You're not even angry?"
Zhao Qingman laughed self-deprecatingly: "What's the use of getting angry? Besides, what right do I have to be angry?"
Wen Mengran looked puzzled: "You two are getting married in just over a month, and he's still walking around with another woman, yet you're not angry at all, you're so calm, you really are..."
Wen Mengran gave a thumbs up: "Truly virtuous and generous!"
Zhao Qingman smiled and silently accepted the title of "virtuous and generous".
Her marriage to He Qingzhao was a sham, a marriage of convenience. It was He Qingzhao who proposed it, but her feelings for him were genuine.
From the age when she first fell in love and understood what it meant to like someone, she fell in love with He Qingzhao and has liked him ever since, for more than ten years.
She knew that many girls liked He Qingzhao, and she also knew that He Qingzhao didn't like anyone, not her, and not anyone else.
Among He Qingzhao's many admirers, her family background was the best, and she herself was the most suitable match for He Qingzhao.
She firmly believed that she had the best chance of being with He Qingzhao, so over the years, she had never agreed to be with anyone who pursued her.
She had been waiting, waiting for He Qingzhao to take the initiative to extend an olive branch to her. Even if He Qingzhao showed the slightest interest in dating, she would immediately agree to it.
But she underestimated He Qingzhao's arrogance. This man truly lived up to his reputation as the coldest and most aloof beauty in Beijing's social circle. He appeared refined, gentle, and polite, but in reality, he was cold-hearted and ruthless, never bowing down to any woman.
Just as she was about to swallow her pride and take the initiative to pursue him, she learned that He Qingzhao already had a girlfriend. His so-called girlfriend was just an ordinary female college student who, apart from being pretty, had no advantages over her.
Zhao Qingman felt depressed for a while because of this, so she went abroad for a few months. When she returned to China at the end of the year, she had given up hope, but she did not expect that the old lady of the He family would come to her house to discuss her and He Qingzhao's relationship with her grandmother.
Zhao Qingman was both surprised and delighted. Suppressing her joy, she took the initiative to contact He Qingzhao.
He Qingzhao asked her out and coldly and cruelly told her that he had no romantic feelings for her and would not really marry her. If she was willing to cooperate, they could have a fake marriage. As compensation, he would satisfy any of her material demands: a house, a car, shares—he would give her whatever she asked for.
Zhao Qingman smiled and agreed, "Sure, I'd be happy to help Brother Zhao." After agreeing, she asked, "If I may ask, does Brother Zhao not want to get married, or has he found someone he likes?"
He Qingzhao pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and smiled politely: "This is my personal privacy, and I cannot disclose it."
Zhao Qingman smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry."
He Qingzhao stood up: "I hope Miss San can keep today's events a secret."
Zhao Qingman: "Brother Zhao, you're too kind. You can just call me Qingman or Manman."
"Hey, hey, hey." Wen Mengran waved her hand in front of Zhao Qingman's face. "What are you thinking about?"
Zhao Qingman snapped out of her daze and turned her head to look downstairs; He Qingzhao was no longer there.
Wen Mengran tugged at her arm and pointed to her: "There, on the escalator."
He Qingzhao stood on the escalator, and Cheng Jiamo stood in front of him. He Qingzhao held the conveyor belt with one hand and wrapped his other arm around her to hug her.
Zhao Qingman stared blankly, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
Wen Mengran patted her arm: "What are you sitting there like an idiot for? He's almost up here, why don't you hurry up and go see him?"
Zhao Qingman turned slightly to the side: "I don't want to see you."
The main reason was that she couldn't see him. She knew very well that if she appeared in front of He Qingzhao at this time, they wouldn't even be able to have a fake marriage. So she had to endure until the day they held their wedding.
Regardless of whether it's true or not, she wants to have a wedding with He Qingzhao.
Just the thought of her holding He Qingzhao's arm and receiving everyone's blessings as husband and wife in front of thousands of people filled her with contentment.
Besides, what if things turn out to be real?
Seeing He Qingzhao step out of the escalator, Wen Mengran anxiously pushed Zhao Qingman, saying, "What's wrong with you? Go over there quickly and ask him what he means in front of him!"
Zhao Qingman calmly said, "You know our marriage is just a marriage of convenience, there's no need to tear it apart in public. But you, when you went to Haicheng to find Tang Jingyao, he wouldn't even see you, aren't you angry?"
Wen Mengran said, "Precisely because Tang Jingyao doesn't even want to see me, there's no possibility of us developing a relationship, so there's no need for me to be angry. But you're different. You and He Qingzhao are about to get married, and he's still keeping another woman outside, openly taking her out. And..." She pointed at Cheng Jiamo, "That girl looks so young, she looks like a college student still in school."
Zhao Qingman nodded: "Yes, that's true."
Wen Mengran shook her head: "I really don't understand you. Forget it, I can't be bothered with you."
After saying that, Wen Mengran deliberately shouted loudly, "Zhao Qingman."
The clear "Zhao Qingman" attracted the attention of many people, including He Qingzhao and Cheng Jiamo.
He Qingzhao turned his head and saw Zhao Qingman and Wen Mengran sitting in the coffee shop.
Cheng Jiamo also saw Zhao Qingman and Wen Mengran, but she didn't recognize them. All she saw were two bright-looking and elegant girls.
Zhao Qingman met Cheng Jiamo's gaze and smiled at her.
Cheng Jiamo gave a sweet, soft smile, then looked up at He Qingzhao beside her and said, "Those two young ladies are so pretty."
He Qingzhao's face was gloomy, his sharp jawline tightening and relaxing.
"Baby." He stepped aside to block Cheng Jiamo, and lowered his head to say to her, "Go buy me a pack of cigarettes."
Cheng Jiamo: "...Huh?"
He Qingzhao stroked her head: "Good girl, go ahead and buy a pack of Yellow Crane Tower cigarettes."
Cheng Jiamo looked at him with a resentful expression: "Why don't you go buy it yourself?"
He Qingzhao said without changing his expression, "I ran into a business friend and need to go over and say hello."
Cheng Jiamo turned her head and looked around: "Where are you? Where is your friend?"
He Qingzhao grabbed her by the back of the neck and pushed her up the escalator downstairs: "Hurry up, I'm craving a cigarette. You can have an ice cream after I buy the cigarettes."
Cheng Jiamo was forced to step onto the escalator to go downstairs. She turned around and scolded him: "He Qingzhao, you are so annoying. What kind of boyfriend is you, making his girlfriend buy cigarettes?"
He Qingzhao smiled at her: "Baby is the best, remember to buy Yellow Crane Tower."
Cheng Jiamo went down to the first floor, walked out of the mall, and went to find a cigarette shop.
As soon as Cheng Jiamo left, He Qingzhao skillfully performed a smile-disappearing act, and walked towards Zhao Qingman with a gloomy face.
As Zhao Qingman watched He Qingzhao walk towards her, her heart pounded faster and faster. Forcing herself to remain calm, she said to Wen Mengran, "Mengran, why don't you go look around somewhere else first? I'll come find you in a bit."
Wen Mengran smiled knowingly, making an OK sign with her thumb and forefinger: "Got it, sister won't go far, always ready to be summoned."
Zhao Qingman hurriedly reminded her, "Don't make things difficult for that girl; she doesn't know anything about it."
Wen Mengran: "Don't worry, we're not that kind of vulgar or despicable people. If anyone's going to make things difficult, it'll be a man. How can we make things difficult for a young girl?"
After saying that, Wen Mengran picked up her handbag and walked out of another door of the cafe.
He Qingzhao walked to the chair where Wen Mengran had been sitting, pulled it out and replaced it with another one, then sat down with a cold face.
Zhao Qingman smiled at him: "Did Brother Zhao want to discuss taking wedding photos with me?"
He Qingzhao's hands, resting on her knees, clenched and unclenched: "I wanted to tell you to cancel the engagement..."
Before he could finish speaking, the phone rang. It was He Rong'an calling him.
Zhao Qingman stood up: "You take this, I'll go get you a drink. What would you like to drink?"
He Qingzhao didn't reply to her; she answered the phone with her eyes downcast.
Zhao Qingman picked up her bag and walked away silently.
He Qingzhao asked in a cold voice, "What is it?"
He Rong'an: "Have you two gotten your marriage certificate yet?"
He Qingzhao: Not yet.
He Rong'an: "Take some time to get your marriage certificate. After you get the certificate, I'll go to the hospital for a tubal ligation."
He Qingzhao: "What if I take it and you don't do it?"
He Rong'an roared at him angrily: "He Qingzhao, you bastard, are you trying to piss me off!"
He Qingzhao originally planned to tell Zhao Qingman to cancel the wedding, not even a fake marriage, but as soon as he received He Rong'an's call, he lost his temper again.
"Let's compromise. I'll have the wedding, you can have the surgery, and then we'll get our marriage certificate after you're done."
He Rong'an: "Okay. But let me tell you this beforehand: if you don't get a marriage certificate with Zhao Qingman, even if I don't beat you, her brother Zhao Jinfan will definitely not let you off the hook. He'll beat you to death, or at least make you suffer."
[Author's Note]
Everyone can look forward to Boss He getting beaten up; he'll definitely be beaten black and blue by Young Master Zhao. [Veteran dog emoji]
Zhao Jinfan – also appears in Long Night, a perennial minor male supporting character in several books.
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