Chance
Zhou Jingxing still goes to the exhibition every day after get off work, even more enthusiastically than when he goes to work. Unfortunately, Shen Zhou seems to be very busy and he can't be seen in the exhibition hall very often.
Zhou Jingxing had subtly inquired with the staff in the exhibition hall and learned that Shen Zhou was currently busy with a new exhibition. Zhou Jingxing felt a pang of loss; would he even have a chance to see him again after this exhibition ended?
After the glass exhibition closed that day, Zhou Jingxing drove to a nearby shopping mall, where Zhang Jin invited him to have dinner together.
The mall's parking lot was extremely congested during weekday closing hours. Zhou Jingxing waited in line for over ten minutes before finally finding a parking space. He locked his car and headed towards the elevator. The museum had recently handed him a batch of blue-and-white porcelain fragments, and he'd spent the entire day cleaning them, leaving him with blurred vision and aching arms. As Zhou Jingxing walked, he thought about the porcelain fragments, multitasking to the fullest. Suddenly, he stopped because he saw a very familiar black car.
Zhou Jingxing examined the license plate closely and confirmed it was indeed Shen Zhou's Cayenne. He hesitated for a moment, then reached out and placed his hand on the hood; it was hot.
This means they just arrived.
A surge of surprise and anticipation welled up in Zhou Jingxing's heart. Could he run into Chen Zhou? He took out a tissue to wipe his hands clean and hurriedly strode towards the elevator. Before he even reached the elevator, he saw Chen Zhou's boyfriend with his arm around the shoulder of someone he was with, and they also seemed to be heading towards the elevator.
Just as Zhou Jingxing was about to greet her, he realized something was wrong. Why did the person he was being embraced have long hair? He looked closer and saw that it was a girl.
Zhou Jingxing lowered his raised hand, which he was about to wave, and his face darkened. Had he cheated on his wife?
No, it could also be his sister or cousins; it's normal for family members to be close.
Zhou Jingxing felt he couldn't condemn them outright, and Shen Zhou didn't seem like someone who would be easily deceived. He pretended not to know the two of them and quietly followed them into the elevator.
"What should we eat tonight?" the girl asked sweetly. Her boyfriend, Chen Zhou, put his arm around her shoulder, looking nonchalant. "Anything is fine, whatever you want to eat."
frivolous!
Standing behind the two, Zhou Jingxing's eyes practically blazed with fury.
"How about coconut chicken? I haven't had it in ages." The girl leaned closer to the person next to her, appearing natural and intimate.
Shen Zhou's boyfriend smiled indulgently, "Listen to your darling, let's go eat coconut chicken." After saying that, he kissed the girl on the cheek.
Zhou Jingxing inexplicably recalled the day he first met Shen Zhou, the kiss he saw Shen Zhou give his boyfriend on the face in the parking lot.
What a scumbag! He actually cheated on Chen Zhou with someone else!
Zhou Jingxing clenched his fist, took a step forward, and wanted to give this scumbag a good beating.
Suddenly the elevator doors opened, and a large group of people surged in, squeezing Zhou Jingxing into a corner. Naturally, he couldn't do anything about it. Zhou Jingxing was furious, his blood rushing to his head, but he had nowhere to vent his anger. This ungrateful bastard! How dare he bully someone as good as Chen Zhou! Why wasn't I the one who met Chen Zhou first? I would never let Chen Zhou down! If I were Chen Zhou's boyfriend…
Zhou Jingxing suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and the idea of stealing her away from her boyfriend after the other woman interfered in their relationship resurfaced in his mind. Since her boyfriend has already cheated on her, then my chance has arrived!
No! This is not being a mistress!
This is about saving poor people who have been deceived by scumbags!
When the elevator reached the sixth floor, everyone rushed out. Zhou Jingxing stood alone in the elevator car. He had figured it out and made his decision!
Go after Chen Zhou! Forget about that scumbag boyfriend! He's already cheated on me; he has no right or standing to stop me from pursuing Chen Zhou!
Zhou Jingxing blocked the elevator door from closing and rushed out the instant it reopened.
He needed to gather evidence of the cheating boyfriend, so he jogged to the coconut chicken restaurant and, sure enough, saw him and the girl sitting by the window. Zhou Jingxing secretly took out his phone and snapped a picture of the two of them embracing and laughing.
With the evidence in hand, Zhou Jingxing turned off his phone and walked briskly towards the store where he had arranged to meet Zhang Jin.
Zhang Jin and his girlfriend Sun Qian were sitting in a booth against the wall. When Zhou Jingxing entered, he stood up and waved, "Over here!"
Zhou Jingxing strode over, looking apologetic. "Sorry, I was late because of traffic."
Sun Qian was also their undergraduate classmate and was quite familiar with Zhou Jingxing. She poured him a glass of water and pushed it towards him, saying, "It's okay, we're free tonight too."
Zhang Jin chatted with him about the game for a bit, then the conversation turned to personal matters. "Qianqian's school just got a new colleague, a good-looking guy. Shall I introduce you to him?"
Without even thinking, Zhou Jingxing said, "No need."
Zhang Jin raised an eyebrow, "You haven't forgotten your beauty Shen yet?"
Sun Qian was incredibly gossipy. "Who? Who? What did I miss?"
Before Zhou Jingxing could speak, Zhang Jin revealed his secret: how he fell in love with Shen Zhou at first sight but then discovered she already had a boyfriend and could only harbor a secret crush. Sun Qian burst out laughing, "Seriously? You're having a secret crush with that face?!"
Zhang Jin laughed, "What else can we do? Be a mistress for love." He teased Zhou Jingxing to Sun Qian, "It's not impossible, he's so good-looking, he'd probably be better at being a mistress than the average person."
Sun Qian smiled and said, "I also think that if Zhou Jingxing were to take action, who wouldn't he be able to defeat?"
Zhou Jingxing didn't want to talk to them at all. He picked up his glass, finished his water, and calmly told them, "I'm going to pursue him."
Zhang and Sun's laughter stopped abruptly, and they both stared wide-eyed at Zhou Jingxing, "Are you serious?"
Zhou Jingxing looked at them with some confusion, "Didn't you say that if you like someone, you should go for it?"
"She already has a boyfriend, why are you still going for her?" Zhang Jin couldn't help but ask him.
Zhou Jingxing gave him a disapproving look. "That's a doomed relationship; it will have to end sooner or later."
Sun Qian said weakly, "That's not necessarily true." Zhang Jin chimed in, "Exactly, you're the matchmaker, why do you say that's a bad relationship?"
Zhou Jingxing frowned. "Her boyfriend cheated on her."
"What!" "Holy crap!" Zhang and Sun exclaimed in unison. Sun Qian reacted first, "Oh, that is indeed an opportunity." But Zhang Jin, as a police officer, had a higher moral standard, "That's still not okay! Her boyfriend cheating is a private matter between the young couple. They haven't broken up yet. It's not fair for you to interfere."
Zhou Jingxing's face darkened. Seeing this, Sun Qian kicked Zhang Jin under the table, and Zhang Jin quickly shut his mouth.
Zhou Jingxing absentmindedly toyed with the water glass in his hand, and said in a muffled voice, "I know it's wrong to interfere in other people's relationships, so I've been holding back, only daring to go to the exhibition hall every day to pretend to bump into him. I originally thought that as long as I could see him happy, that would be enough, even if the person who made him happy wasn't me. But today I saw that scumbag cheating! He's already so lucky to be dating Shen Zhou, but he still has an intimate relationship with another girl! How dare he! How could he hurt Shen Zhou like this!"
He looked up at Zhang Jin, his expression pained and conflicted. "Am I supposed to just stand by and watch the person I like be deceived and played with? I can't do that."
Zhang Jin was stunned. "That's not what I meant. I just felt..."
Sun Qian interrupted him, looking a little agitated, "Zhou Jingxing, I support you! To hell with that scumbag! Go! Win back your sweetheart!"
Zhang Jin was dumbfounded. "Holy crap? What's going on? Aren't you the one who hates mistresses the most?"
Sun Qian slammed her hand on the table. "I hate cheating scumbags even more! Remember my poor best friend back then..."
Zhang Jin had a bit of a headache. Every time Sun Qian mentioned her best friend who had been hurt by a scumbag, she would transform into a nagging old woman with explosive fighting power. He quickly hugged Sun Qian and comforted her, "Okay, okay, stop talking about your unfortunate best friend. Instead, think about how to help Zhou Meiren pursue her sweetheart!"
Zhou Jingxing said quietly, "I don't need your help, I can do it myself."
Zhang Jin looked at him and mercilessly exposed him, "Come on, you've known Chen Zhou for almost a month now, haven't you added him on WeChat yet?"
Zhou Jingxing retorted, "I have my own rhythm, don't worry about it."
Zhang Jin scoffed, "Go back to your own rhythm. Your rhythm is to foolishly go to the glass exhibition every day and not even see anyone. Then, a month later, when the exhibition ends, you go back to being strangers."
Zhou Jingxing frowned and remained silent.
Sun Qian laughed uncontrollably, "Oh, don't worry, we'll help you." She winked playfully, "I'm a dating expert!"
Sun Qian was a woman of action, and that very night she put together a complete plan for pursuing love. Zhou Jingxing opened the document she had posted in a small group of three called "Operation to Climb the Ladder" and found that it was nearly 10,000 words long. He couldn't help but have a new appreciation for this girl's abilities and perseverance. He felt as if he had been possessed by Zhang Jin and couldn't help but exclaim, "Holy crap, amazing!"
Zhou Jingxing carefully read the first paragraph of the plan: "'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.' In any situation, you must have an objective and accurate analysis of the people and things you face in order to avoid being in a passive position and thus achieve success. Therefore, the first step of this operation is to obtain all the information on the sunken ship (legally!!!)."
Zhou Jingxing thought for a moment, then called Zhang Jin and asked him directly, "Your wife said the first step is to get information on Shenzhou. Can you get it from the public security system?"
Zhang Jin paused for a moment before launching into a tirade, “My wife said it’s ‘legal’! Legal, you know what I mean! Have you been reading too many domineering CEO novels? The Civil Code stipulates that Chinese citizens have the right to privacy, and no organization or individual may infringe upon the privacy rights of others by means of spying, harassment, disclosure, or publication. Dude, are you telling me to break the law? Let me tell you, the first thing you need to do right now is uninstall Yangshizi Novels!”
The call ended.
Zhou Jingxing glanced at the black screen and wondered what to do if the other man wasn't helping.
The phone screen lit up, showing a three-person group chat called "Battle for Supremacy," and Zhou Jingxing clicked on it.
Zhang Jin: Honey, let me tell you, Zhou Jingxing is really blinded by love. He actually asked me to retrieve Chen Zhou's information from the system!
Zhang Jin: Does this person still have any sense? It's terrifying when an old house catches fire!
Zhou Jingxing: ...
Sun Qian: ...
Zhang Jin: ...
Zhang Jin: Holy crap, I switched to the wrong dialog box!
Zhang Jin retracted a message.
Zhang Jin retracted a message.
Zhou Jingxing: Is 29 years old old?
Zhang Jin: Anyway, he looks older than Chen Zhou. By the way, how old is he?
Zhou Jingxing: ...I don't know
Sun Qian: ??? You fell in love with him without even knowing his age? Aren't you afraid it's a pre-arranged scam?
Zhou Jingxing: Absolutely impossible
Zhou Jingxing: He's very good. [Smiling]
Sun Qian: ...
Zhang Jin: ...
Sun Qian: I'm counting on you collecting information until the end of the year, and we should be able to find out his name by then.
Sun Qian: I've already mobilized my group of girlfriends, let's wait for their message. [Let me see]
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Zhou Jingxing put down his phone and continued washing the pile of porcelain shards. He planned to finish washing them in the morning and start pre-assembling them in the afternoon.
Amid the hum of the drilling rig, his thoughts drifted to the first floor: would Chen Zhou be in the exhibition hall today?
After finally getting off work, Zhou Jingxing took off his work clothes, carefully washed his hands, and then walked out of the workroom towards the first-floor exhibition hall.
The staff at the entrance of the exhibition hall greeted him familiarly and told him with a smile, "Professor Shen is here today."
Zhou Jingxing perked up and strode inside.
As expected, Chen Zhou was there, standing in a corner of the exhibition hall, carefully adjusting the explanatory plaque on the display stand in front of him. The light from the stand reflected on his face, making his skin appear exceptionally fair and smooth, like jade.
Zhou Jingxing recalled the tutorial in the plan, secretly cheered himself up, and then walked towards him with full confidence.
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