chance encounter
"And then you got rejected?" Sun Qian was speechless, while Zhang Jin was amused by Zhou Jingxing. "What are you thinking? It's obvious he wasn't confessing his feelings to you!"
Sitting across from the two, Zhou Jingxing looked a little aggrieved. "But he said he liked me..."
Sun Qian couldn't stand it anymore, "That's just friendly affection, haven't you ever thought that you're overthinking it?"
Zhou Jingxing said matter-of-factly, "It's always been like this. They only approach me because they like me."
Sun Qian: ...
Zhang Jin: ...
Zhang Jin rubbed his temples. "Sorry, I forgot you were a heartthrob back in our student days."
Sun Qian was speechless, thinking to herself that it was no wonder he was still single with such low emotional intelligence.
Zhou Jingxing picked up a spoon and took a sip of soup, then felt a little resentful. "He told me he still wanted to be friends with me, so that's not exactly a rejection, is it? But later he told me a lot about Zhao Xin, which was kind of annoying."
Sun Qian sighed, "For an adult, not directly accepting is a form of rejection, and he didn't even make it very clear. First, he told you that his feelings for you were just friendship, then he told you that he already had a boyfriend and that their relationship was going well. The subtext is: Don't even think about me!"
Zhang Jin stared in disbelief. "Is that what you mean? I thought it was just a simple display of affection." Zhou Jingxing frowned, feeling extremely upset. Her words revealed a hint of sadness. "But her boyfriend is a cheating scumbag! Why can he do it but I can't!"
Sun Qian looked at him with a hint of pity, "Who told you to arrive a step too late?"
Zhou Jingxing put down his spoon. He was in a very low mood and couldn't eat anything.
Seeing his dejected expression, Sun Qian and Zhang Jin exchanged a glance, and Zhang Jin comforted him, "It's okay. With your qualities, finding a partner is easy. The young man at Qianqian's workplace is really nice. Why don't you go and meet him?"
Sun Qian chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, he's good-looking too. I'll show you a picture." She took out her phone to find a photo, then said, "Oh? My friend sent me a message..."
Suddenly, Sun Qian stood up. The two men at the table looked at her strangely. Sun Qian's face turned red with anger, and she shouted, "Damn it! That scumbag! Rotten cucumber!" Then she shoved her phone in front of the two men, "Look, my sister just sent this to me. That dog Zhao Xin has cheated on his wife before! He was even exposed online, but he managed to delete the post, so no one knows!"
Zhou Jingxing took the phone and grew angrier the more he looked at it. This scumbag was truly despicable! He was a habitual cheater, and he didn't discriminate between men and women; he would flirt with anyone who caught his eye.
Zhou Jingxing handed the phone to Zhang Jin, his face stern and firm, and said, "No, even if Shen Zhou doesn't like me, I can't like someone like that. Such a good person shouldn't be deceived by someone like that!"
Sun Qian sat back down, her face still indignant. "I support you! Go and take Chen Zhou back. That scumbag Zhao Xin deserves to die alone. Don't let him harm people!"
Zhou Jingxing turned to Sun Qian and said, "Forward all the information that exposes Zhao Xin to me, and I will send it to Chen Zhou."
Sun Qian's expression was displeased. "No way. My friend said that someone had subtly spoken to Shen Zhou about it before, but then Zhao Xin somehow managed to bewitch him, and he didn't believe her! He's still seeing Zhao Xin!"
Zhou Jingxing was somewhat puzzled. In his observation, Shen Zhou shouldn't be that love-obsessed!
Sun Qian looked at him and said, "Jingxing, this won't work. At this rate, we're still a long way from catching up with Chenzhou. We need to adjust our battle plan."
Zhang Jin, who had been keeping quiet and engrossed in watching the drama unfold, couldn't help but ask, "With his emotional intelligence, can he really win over Chen Zhou? Even Zhao Xin, a seasoned player in relationships, took more than half a year to succeed. Jing Xing, you..." He then shook his head, his disapproval evident in his words.
Sun Qian smiled mysteriously, "Of course he can too, I already have a plan." After saying that, she started eating heartily, and no matter how Zhang Jin asked, she only said one sentence: "You'll find out later."
Three days later, Zhou Jingxing once again received a 10,000-word strategy guide. He opened the document that Sun Qian had posted in the group, and the bolded title almost blinded him—"The Green Tea Puppy Raising Notes".
Green tea? A puppy? Who?
Me? ? ?
Zhou Jingxing immediately expressed his doubts and opened the group chat.
Zhou Jingxing: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Sun Qian: Go for it! You can do it!
Zhou Jingxing: ...
Sun Qian: Do you still want to beat up the scumbag and kick your love rival to win back your sweetheart?
Sun Qian: If you want to, just learn it from there, don't ask so many questions. [Smile]
Zhou Jingxing: ...ok fine
After studying for three minutes, Zhou Jingxing couldn't continue, so he opened the group chat again.
Zhou Jingxing: Are you sure you're not mistaken? Something feels off to me.
Zhou Jingxing: He's only two years older than me, it's really strange to call him "brother".
Sun Qian: Don't ask, learn
Sun Qian: The references have been updated, remember to check them.
Sun Qian: Think about Chen Zhou. I heard from my friends that Zhao Xin plans to propose to him. If you don't win him over soon, he'll really become someone else's wife. Are you motivated now?
Zhang Jin: ? It probably won't work domestically.
Shen Zhou is going to marry someone else? No way, absolutely not! Just thinking about it makes Zhou Jingxing so jealous he's practically going crazy.
I want to learn how to make green tea!
So what if I'm a dog? Woof!
Zhou Jingxing's fighting spirit was rekindled, and he threw himself back into studying the tutorial.
Summer was coming to an end, and the glass exhibition had expired and was about to close. Zhou Jingxing still went downstairs to browse the exhibition hall after work as usual, but he still didn't run into the person he wanted to see.
It has been almost a week since Shen Zhou politely rejected him last time. In the past few days, Zhou Jingxing and Shen Zhou have only contacted each other once. It was Zhou Jingxing who took the initiative to ask him when he would start repairing the damaged parts. Shen Zhou replied that it would be next week, and that was all.
Despite his frustration, Zhou Jingxing strictly followed Sun Qian's instructions and dared not disturb Chen Zhou too much. It wasn't until the day the exhibition was taken down that he finally saw Chen Zhou again.
Actually, Zhou Jingxing wasn't supposed to go to work that day. He was bored at home alone, so he decided to come to the office to work overtime. At noon, he turned off the machine and prepared to go out for a quick bite. When he got into the elevator, he habitually pressed the first floor button, only realizing afterward that the parking lot was on the basement level.
The elevator reached the first floor, the doors opened, and two young men stood outside. In Zhou Jingxing's eyes, one was elegant and refined, while the other looked sleazy; they were Chen Zhou and Zhao Xin.
Shen Zhou was carrying a box, while Zhao Xin was turned to face Shen Zhou with a smile on his face, seemingly saying something. Shen Zhou looked embarrassed, but when he saw Zhou Jingxing, he seemed relieved and took the initiative to greet him, "Jingxing, what a coincidence?"
Zhou Jingxing was overjoyed to run into Chen Zhou. He completely ignored the annoying Zhao Xin, smiled as he stepped out of the elevator, and replied, "I had some work to do and came to work overtime. Do you have any work to do at the exhibition hall today?"
As he spoke, he naturally reached out and took the box that Chen Zhou was carrying. "Is it heavy? Let me help you."
Chen Zhou felt a little embarrassed. He thanked him but didn't insist on doing it himself.
Upon seeing that there were outsiders present, Zhao Xin immediately stopped talking and glanced at Zhou Jingxing. His eyes lit up, for no other reason than that Zhou Jingxing's physical appearance was simply too outstanding.
Zhou Jingxing was of typical Northern height, nearly 1.9 meters tall, with an upright posture, broad shoulders, and a narrow waist. The muscles in his forearms, which were holding the box, were clean and well-defined. His face was even more striking, with delicate features and handsome features. Zhao Xin had never seen anyone so good-looking in real life.
Apart from the sunken ship.
Shen Zhou has an otherworldly air about him and looks gentle and approachable. However, Zhao Xin only realized after dating him that he was actually very difficult to get close to. In all the time they had been together, the most intimate thing they had done was a light kiss on Valentine's Day.
Even the most beautiful woman is just an empty shell if she's not allowed to be touched. So Zhao Xin, who was used to a rich and colorful emotional life, quickly had an affair.
Zhao Xin asked Chen Zhou in a flippant tone, "Baby, who is this? Why don't you introduce him to me?" As he spoke, his amorous peach blossom eyes were still fixed on Zhou Jingxing's face. When he saw Zhou Jingxing looking at him, his heart skipped a beat, and he gave him a warm smile.
Zhou Jingxing glanced at him and then looked away, thinking to himself with a sarcastic tone: Ugly and frivolous.
Chen Zhou looked slightly uncomfortable and hesitated for a moment before introducing the two, "Zhao Xin, this is Professor Zhou Jingxing from the Provincial Museum. Jingxing, this is Zhao Xin."
Zhao Xin immediately smiled and extended his hand to shake hands with Zhou Jingxing, "Jingxing, it's a pleasure to meet you."
I'm very unhappy to have met you!
Zhou Jingxing gave a fake smile and gestured to the box in his hand, "Sorry, it's not very convenient."
Chen Zhou pressed the elevator button and asked Zhou Jingxing, "Are you planning to go back?"
"I just finished my work and was about to go eat. What about you guys, are you going back to the company?"
Before Chen Zhou could speak, Zhao Xin interjected, "We haven't eaten either, shall we go get something to eat together?" He then smiled at Chen Zhou, "You always say I'm too busy to spend time with you, but I finally have some free time today, how about I take you to get some coconut chicken?"
Chen Zhou frowned and refused, "No need, I..."
Zhou Jingxing's anger flared up instantly. This scumbag dared to mention coconut chicken! Last time he cheated, he took his mistress to eat coconut chicken! A thought flashed through his mind: he had to go along to see if he could get a chance to make trouble for him! So he quickly said, "Sure, I heard there's a good one in W Plaza, let's go try it."
He was referring to the same shop Zhao Xin had taken his lover to last time. Zhao Xin showed no remorse whatsoever, and even smiled brightly when he agreed to go together. Chen Zhou pursed his lips and had no choice but to agree. So the three of them went down to the parking lot together, preparing to go to W Plaza.
Zhou Jingxing put the box into the trunk of Shenzhou's car. He was hesitating about how to get a ride and spend more time with Shenzhou when Shenzhou took the initiative to say, "Jingxing, ride in my car. I still need to go back to the showroom after dinner. One car is enough for us."
Zhou Jingxing was just looking for an excuse to get in the car, so he agreed without hesitation. Sitting in the back seat, he stared at Zhao Xin in the passenger seat and felt a surge of disgust. If only this guy wasn't there!
While fastening his seatbelt, Zhao Xin secretly glanced at Zhou Jingxing in the rearview mirror. Yes, this fickle man had another idea in mind.
Shen Zhou was preoccupied. He glanced at Zhao Xin in the passenger seat, who gave him a bright smile. He turned away, sighed silently, set the navigation on his phone, and set off.
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