Shen Nan was so choked up that he couldn't say a word.
Those men... usually train hard. When he was younger, he would occasionally watch them. Back then, they were just naive young men in their early twenties, a group of them would get together, and someone would even comment on who had the best physique in the movies. But Shen Nan generally didn't like to participate in these things. He would occasionally glance at them as he passed by, but he wasn't very interested.
However, having spent so much time in the team, and being mostly men, we sometimes speak without restraint and our conversations tend to be quite open.
Shen Nan occasionally makes some crude jokes and teases, but not often. As his brothers say, don't let Shen Nan's calm and serious demeanor fool you; when he says something risqué, he's practically inhuman.
But that's not the point. The point is that Shen Nan has never seen a woman watch this kind of movie in front of him so enthusiastically. Even more importantly, this woman is his wife.
He looked at Zhou Zuizui's appreciative expression and rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on. His little wife seemed to be surprising him all the time.
After a moment of silence in the room, Shen Nan stood behind her with his hands in his pockets, staring at the small screen on her phone. When a man wearing only a bath towel came out of the room, without thinking, Shen Nan reached out and covered Zhou Zuizui's eyes. With his other hand, he took the phone and quickly turned off the screen.
"What are you doing?" Zhou Zuizui wanted to hit someone.
Thinking this, she did just that. She reached out to pry open Shen Nan's hand covering her eyes, but how could her strength compare to that of a man who had trained in the military for many years? Even with all her might, Zhou Zuizui's hand didn't loosen at all; instead, it tightened its grip even more. But cleverly, it didn't press down on her eyes.
Thinking about it, Zhou Zuizui got angry.
She clicked her tongue, then, in a fit of temper, stretched her foot back and stomped on Chen Nan's foot.
Shen Nan grunted and let go, then hoisted the person up and threw them onto the bed.
Then, he pressed down on it.
Zhou Zuizui was so shocked by the impact that she saw stars. Before she could react, Shen Nan leaned down and pressed down on her, restraining her flailing legs and holding her hands.
"Shen Nan!" Zhou Zuizui, unable to contain herself any longer, shouted through gritted teeth, "Are you crazy?"
This man is sick in the head.
"Go to sleep." Shen Nan's voice sounded calm and composed, without the slightest hint of panic.
Zhou Zuizui frowned, pushed him but couldn't budge him, she gritted her teeth: "I'm not sleeping, I want to watch a movie."
Shen Nan choked, looking at her expression in the lamplight. She looked like a lion with its mane bristling, roaring angrily. He paused, his voice lowering slightly: "It's too late, we'll see tomorrow."
His breath was hot and oppressive. When his breath landed on Zhou Zuizui's ear, it brought a slight tickling sensation.
She wasn't used to it.
She was not used to Shen Nan's oppressive approach, nor was she used to being controlled by him.
"No." Zhou Zuizui glanced at him, trying to crawl out from under him.
After struggling for only two seconds, Shen Nan pressed down on him with his entire body, his eyes blazing with anger, his voice hoarse beyond belief.
"Don't move!" he warned.
Zhou Zuizui raised an eyebrow, completely unafraid of him: "So what if I move..." She trailed off, unable to finish her sentence.
Zhou Zuizui isn't an idiot; she can sense what a man's reactions are like.
With a 'boom,' my mind went blank, like it had exploded. I couldn't quite process what had happened. How did things turn out this way?
The two looked at each other and remained silent for a moment.
Shen Nan showed no embarrassment whatsoever. He stared intently at the woman beneath him until Zhou Zuizui stopped struggling, then rolled over to his side and lay down. He then coldly reminded her, "Zhou Zuizui."
This was the first time he had called Zhou Zuizui by her name so formally since they returned. Zhou Zuizui's eyes flickered slightly as she listened.
Shen Nan paused for a moment, then continued, "Don't forget, you are still my wife."
Zhou Zuizui: "..."
She paused for a moment, then regained her composure and scoffed, "Really? I would have forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it."
Shen Nan paused, glanced at her stubborn face, and after a long silence, apologized: "I'm sorry."
It was because I hadn't been back for two years, and also for many other reasons.
Zhou Zuizui listened, then turned her back to Shen Nan and said, "What are you talking about apologizing for? It's not your fault."
Shen Nan chuckled, then suddenly reached out and patted her head, asking in a low voice, "How long has it been since you went back?"
Zhou Zuizui pursed her lips and remained silent.
The room was quiet for a moment. The two lay on the bed, with a tiny distance between them.
Just as Shen Nan was about to get up and take a shower, Zhou Zuizui rolled over again, her eyes sparkling as she looked at him. She poked Shen Nan's arm with her finger, her eyes clearly showing amusement. She suggested with a smile, "Why don't you... go to the bathroom to take care of things?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Nan narrowed his eyes, chuckled softly, and looked at her, suggesting more seriously, "How about my wife takes over?"
Zhou Zuizui choked, pulled the blanket over herself, and a voice came from inside: "You're dreaming."
Looking at her timid appearance, Shen Nan forced a smile and went into the bathroom.
The next day, Shen Nan said something to Zhou Zuizui and then left.
Zhou Zuizui didn't pay any attention and continued with her work as usual.
Qiuqiu, however, asked curiously, "Sister, why does brother-in-law go out every morning again?"
Zhou Zuizui hummed in agreement, looked at the bright sunshine outside and remained silent for a while before whispering, "I'm going to discuss business."
However, she didn't know exactly what type of business this was. She only knew that Shen Nan had his reasons for doing it.
Shen Nan's profession destined him to do extraordinary things.
She was lost in thought when a man suddenly walked in from outside the shop. Was it the man who had been drinking in the tavern that day, or the man who had bumped into her?
Zhou Zuizui raised her eyebrows and smiled as she looked at the newcomer.
"Beautiful boss," Qiangzi said, looking at her with a lewd grin, "Our Brother Leopard invites you to come with us?"
Upon hearing this, Qiuqiu looked at Qiangzi with a nervous expression: "What do you want to do?"
Qiangzi responded with an "eh," and looked her up and down for a moment: "Nothing much, just trying to find out some things from the beautiful boss."
“Okay.” Zhou Zuizui nodded in agreement.
"How long will you be gone?" she asked calmly, looking at Qiangzi with a cold gaze.
Qiangzi was taken aback, not quite understanding what she meant.
Zhou Zuizui chuckled, raised an eyebrow, and sat down in her chair with a lazy expression: "First, I need you to give me an answer on how long it will take to investigate. If I don't return within the specified time, I will have my employees call the police."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qiangzi looked at Zhou Zuizui with a newfound respect.
He gave a mocking laugh and gave a timeframe.
"One hour."
“No, that’s too long.” Zhou Zuizui looked up at Qiangzi: “Half an hour is enough for you to find out what you want.”
Qiangzi did the math and nodded in agreement: "Let's go."
Zhou Zuizui looked at Qiuqiu, gave her a look, and then left with Qiangzi.
...
On the other side, Shen Nan looked at the man opposite her, who was casually leaning back in his chair with his legs crossed. He narrowed his eyes and asked sharply, "What do you mean by this?"
Leopard Brother raised an eyebrow and smiled, looking at Shen Nan: "Boss Shen, don't be in such a hurry. Let's take a look at this video first. If you really have no problem, our boss will come out immediately to talk business with you."
Shen Nan sneered, looking at Zhou Zuizui who remained calm on the monitor, and stood up abruptly to express his anger: "I'm not negotiating this deal anymore!"
Leopard gave a look to the person next to him, calming Shen Nan down.
He patted Shen Nan on the shoulder and kindly advised, "We'll just ask a few questions. After we're done, we'll let your wife go. Don't worry, Mr. Shen, we absolutely won't touch a hair on your wife's head."
Shen Nan was still angry.
Xiao Tong stood to one side, curious about the woman in the camera's view, but also calmly added, "Our boss doesn't need this batch of goods. Since you're not sincere, we'll leave first."
The two walked out, and no one could stop them.
Just as he reached the door, a deep male voice suddenly came from inside: "Boss Shen."
When Leopard and his men saw the man appear, they quickly stood up and called out, "Master Zhen."
The man named Zhenye waved his hand, holding a cane in his hand. He was dressed very simply, with a hat on his head, and looked very refined. He was smiling at Shen Nan.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Shen, I'm late."
Shen Nan raised an eyebrow slightly, looking at the last man to appear. As soon as he appeared, he was followed by more than a dozen bodyguards.
Seeing this, Shen Nan felt more confident.
He scoffed, his face full of arrogance: "Master Zhen, is that right?" Shen Nan curled his lips and smiled sarcastically: "Is this how you do business in your underworld?"
Zhen Ye was taken aback by his words, but he wasn't angry: "Sit down, sit down, let's have a good talk."
Shen Nan narrowed his eyes, looked him up and down for a while, and then reluctantly sat down to begin a serious business conversation.
"You all already know how much I need," Shen Nan said succinctly. "I need it within two days. If Master Zhen can't provide it, then there's no need to say more!"
After thinking about the amounts he had quoted, Master Zhen hesitated for a moment and said, "Mr. Shen, the amount you requested is quite large... It will be difficult for us to produce it in a short period of time."
Upon hearing this, Shen Nan snorted and fiddled with his hair. "If that's the case, then forget it." He boasted, "I believe that if I slightly increase the price by ten percent, many people will be willing to do business with me."
"Wait!" Brother Leopard looked at them. "Boss Shen needs the goods so urgently, shouldn't we have some time to prepare?"
Shen Nan turned his head and looked at Xiao Tong. Xiao Tong puffed out his chest knowingly and glanced at the group of people in front of him: "Three days. If not, then forget it. Cash on delivery."
...
Even after leaving the room where the negotiations took place, Xiao Tong was still a little unsettled.
After confirming that no one was behind them, Xiao Tong asked in a low voice, "Master Chen, do you think they will deliver the goods as promised?"
"Um."
Shen Nan took out his phone and glanced at it, then looked at Xiao Tong: "Go back and tell them the arrangements first, I'll go over later."
The boy paused for a moment, then looked at Shen Nan: "So, Master Shen, what are you going to do now?"
Shen Nan glanced at him: "Look at the person."
Xiao Tong: "..."
He watched his captain's retreating figure, scratched his head, and muttered to himself: "What are you looking at? And who was that woman in the video again?"
When Shen Nan returned to the tavern, Zhou Zuizui was not downstairs.
He asked Qiuqiu and found out that she had gone out with someone.
"Where did you go?"
Qiuqiu stammered and looked at Shen Nan, unsure of what to say. She couldn't very well say that the boss had gone out with his suitor, could she?
Shen Nan narrowed his eyes, tapped the table, and looked at Qiu Qiu with a sharp gaze: "Aren't you afraid something will happen to your sister if you don't tell me?"
Qiuqiu paused, then quickly said, "Sister went out with Brother Ze."
Upon hearing the unfamiliar name, Shen Nan paused and looked at her: "Who is that?"
"Our sister's... suitor." Qiuqiu's legs trembled under Shen Nan's gaze, and she answered timidly.
Upon hearing this, Shen Nan chuckled, thanked him, and prepared to go find Xiao Tong.
She had just reached the door when she saw two people walking side by side not far away. From their appearance... the man was handsome and the woman was beautiful, a perfect couple. Most importantly, Zhou Zuizui had a smile on her face, something she hadn't done before.
Shen Nan crossed his arms and leaned against the door frame, watching the two of them intently with an amused look.
Seeing the two chatting and laughing, he squinted at them and chuckled softly.
It's quite ambiguous.
Author's Note: In the next chapter, please prepare for a massive display of jealousy and resentment from the male lead!!!
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