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Hearing Zhao Xin's blatant threat, Zhou Jingxing remained seated and motionless.
Seeing this, Zhao Xin's face darkened. "What, do you want Shen Zhou to find out that you did this behind his back?"
Zhou Jingxing glanced at him through the car window. "You're still as annoying as ever after just a few days." Before Zhao Xin could get angry, he asked again, "I heard you were sent to another province by your company. What brings you here today?"
This made Zhao Xin even angrier. Yesterday, he suddenly received a notice from the company's HR department, ordering him to immediately go to a little-known small city in another province to "develop the market." He was doing well in Mingcheng, and suddenly being sent to the frontier was obviously because someone disliked him and instigated the company to get rid of him.
"How did you know about my job transfer! Did you sabotage it? Oh, and I still haven't settled the score with you for sending random things in my company group chat last time..."
Zhou Jingxing interrupted his rambling, "How would I know? Of course, Shen Zhou told me." He gave Zhao Xin a deep look, "Your boss, Mr. Wang, was very unhappy when he found out that you were getting close to those two people who were recently fired from Shen Zhou's company. You helped them pass on information, didn't you?"
Seeing Zhao Xin's expression change, he snorted, "Don't be so quick to deny it. If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place. Since your company has made such a decision, you must have evidence. If you ask me, you should be glad you weren't fired. You should be keeping a low profile instead of spouting nonsense here. You're really courting death."
Zhao Xin's face had turned a deep purplish-red, and he looked like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. "How dare you say that to me! If you hadn't taken Chen Zhou away, would I have bothered contacting those two people just to get some information about Chen Zhou?!"
Zhou Jingxing's eyes turned cold. "Just for your own selfish desires, you're going to sell the company and Shenzhou to two scumbags? You really are despicable. No wonder Shenzhou still didn't like you and wanted to break up with you even though you had already won him over."
Zhao Xin's forehead veins bulged as he slammed his fist on the car door. "Zhou Jingxing, what the hell are you talking about! If you hadn't interfered, would we have broken up? Get out of here! I won't be satisfied until I beat you up today!"
Zhou Jingxing looked at him coldly, "We've fought a few times already, don't you know whether you can beat me or not? I'm not getting out of the car to reduce the trouble for the hospital. The emergency room doctors are quite busy, they don't have time to treat a scumbag with kidney deficiency. Please have some decency and don't go looking for trouble to cause them."
Zhao Xin yelled angrily, "Who the hell are you calling kidney deficiency?!"
Zhou Jingxing glanced at him contemptuously, saying nothing, but Zhao Xin became even angrier. He blurted out, "You think you're so great? You're just picking up my worn-out shoes, Chen Zhou..."
Zhou Jingxing was truly enraged. He unbuckled his seatbelt, got out of the car, and punched Zhao Xin's incessantly scathing face.
Zhao Xin was knocked to the ground by a punch. Zhou Jingxing raised his foot to kick him, but stopped just before touching him. He stared intently at Zhao Xin. "I'm not hitting you because I'm afraid of you, I just don't want to cause trouble for Chen Zhou. But remember this: if I ever hear you insulting Chen Zhou again, it won't be as simple as just one punch."
He looked down coldly at Zhao Xin, who was covering his face and cursing, and said, "You lost your precious treasure because you were careless. I am different from you. I will cherish and protect Chen Zhou. I went to great lengths to win him over. People should cherish their blessings to have good fortune. Scum like you will never understand."
After Zhou Jingxing finished speaking, he got into his car and drove away, leaving behind the insults hurled at him by the man lying on the ground.
After finishing his workday, Zhou Jingxing couldn't wait to clock out and go home. Although they had only been apart for ten hours, he already missed Chenzhou.
As Zhou Jingxing opened the door, the first thing he smelled was the aroma of food. In the kitchen, the sounds of spatulas stirring and the gentle hum of the range hood blended into a harmonious symphony.
Zhou Jingxing hugged Chen Zhou from behind, sniffing her mouth deeply. "It smells so good, honey. What did you make?"
Shen Zhou kept working, then turned slightly to Zhou Jingxing, "You're back. I made pork ribs and shrimp soup. Go wash your hands, we'll be eating soon."
Zhou Jingxing was distracted by the sight of Chen Zhou wearing an apron, washing his hands, and cooking, wondering if he could unlock a new map of the house.
He gave Shen Zhou a big kiss on the cheek before going out to wash his hands. Then he helped set the table, sitting obediently like a dog waiting for its owner to serve it.
Shen Zhou placed the seaweed and shrimp soup on the table and announced, "Let's eat!"
Zhou Jingxing first served Shen Zhou a bowl of soup before picking up his chopsticks. While eating, he complained to Shen Zhou about how difficult it was to fix the plates that day.
Chen Zhou listened to him with a smile, without reminding him of the rule "one shouldn't talk while eating." After a while, he poked at the shrimp balls in his bowl with his chopsticks and asked Zhou Jingxing, "Did anything happen today?"
Zhou Jingxing glanced at Chen Zhou and noticed that he wasn't eating properly at all, so he put down his chopsticks and asked, "Did Zhao Xin say something to you?"
Zhou Jingxing continued, "Are you saying I went on blind dates behind your back, and that I'm a scumbag or something?"
Chen Zhou pursed his lips. "How did you know?"
Zhou Jingxing snorted in dissatisfaction, directed at Zhao Xin, "He's all talk. He always told me you were unfaithful, and now he's trying the same trick on you again?" He was indignant, "I didn't believe him before, and you can't believe him either, wife!"
Chen Zhou was speechless. You clearly believed it before!
He twitched his lips. "Fine, I don't believe him. But what's the deal with blind dates?"
Zhou Jingxing lowered his eyes, looking somewhat aggrieved, which made Shen Zhou feel a little guilty, wondering if what he said sounded like an interrogation.
Zhou Jingxing said pitifully, "It was my dad. He tricked me into going on a blind date with his student at a restaurant. How could he do that? He has no respect for me at all, and he has no respect for you either."
Zhou Jingxing continued his accusation: "I've already told him that he doesn't need to interfere in my affairs, but he's still so autocratic, treating me like a child who can't think for myself!"
Shen Zhou comforted him, "He's just trying to help you in his own way, don't be angry."
Zhou Jingxing suddenly asked him, "Are you angry?"
Chen Zhou laughed and said, "Why would I be angry?"
"You're making me angry that I went on a blind date with someone else."
Shen Zhou replied earnestly, "No way."
Zhou Jingxing was somewhat disappointed. "You heard I didn't get angry when I went on a blind date?"
Chen Zhou bit his lip before telling him, "To be honest, I was a little angry at first, but then I felt that you weren't that kind of person. Either Zhao Xin was lying and framing you, or there's something else going on." He smiled a little embarrassedly, "Sure enough, you were tricked into going."
Zhou Jingxing was delighted and told Shen Zhou in a flattering tone, "I announced on the spot that I have a girlfriend, and I even told that girl about my sexual orientation." He said smugly, "It won't be so easy for my dad to find me a blind date in the future."
Chen Zhou was somewhat surprised, "Then your dad must be very angry?"
Zhou Jingxing picked up a piece of pork rib and put it in Chen Zhou's bowl. "Who cares? He tricked me into going on a blind date without telling me, and I'm still angry. Let's not talk about him anymore; he's ruining our meal."
Shen Zhou didn't bring it up again. After dinner, Zhou Jingxing went to the kitchen to wash the dishes, and Shen Zhou thought for a moment and then went to the balcony to make a call.
After washing the dishes, Zhou Jingxing insisted on taking a shower with Shen Zhou. Shen Zhou couldn't resist his pleas and was pushed into the bathroom in a daze.
The water in the bathtub was hot, but the wall against his chest was cold. Chen Zhou let out a low cry amidst this contrast of hot and cold.
"Jingxing... um..."
Zhou Jingxing reached out and cupped his face, the calluses on his fingers caressing the soft skin behind his ear. Chen Zhou felt a little itchy and a little sore, so he cried out a little louder.
Shen Zhou reached out and touched Zhou Jingxing's arm. The veins beneath the muscles were slightly bulging, and he was firmly and powerfully bracing himself against the wall. Shen Zhou's palms were sweaty, just like his forearms.
As Chen Zhou turned around, Zhou Jingxing's Adam's apple was right in front of him. He suddenly stuck out his tongue and licked the rolling protrusion.
Zhou Jingxing tensed up even more. He moved his free hand from behind Chen Zhou's ear to his lips, and his slender fingers easily parted the lips and probed inside.
The soft tongue ached from the rough calluses between the fingertips, and saliva, unable to be held back, dripped down the corners of the lips. Chen Zhou made a few "mmm..." sounds, which only provoked Zhou Jingxing to tease her even more mischievously.
Zhou Jingxing played with his fingers for a while before finally pulling them out. When his fingertips left his lips, they left a thin, silvery trail. Zhou Jingxing feigned surprise, "Why is baby's chin all wet?"
Shen Zhou couldn't speak, only breathing softly with his mouth open. His eyes were wet, but his gaze towards Zhou Jingxing was tender. Zhou Jingxing finally had a change of heart and took a tissue to wipe him clean.
Perhaps it was because he had teased her so much that she had developed muscle memory for it, because when Zhou Jingxing's fingers held a tissue and pressed it against her, Shen Zhou actually stuck out her tongue and entwined it with those slender fingertips.
Zhou Jingxing was captivated by Shen Zhou's natural reaction. He tossed aside the tissue, hugged Shen Zhou tightly, and leaned in to kiss him, the kisses landing gently on Shen Zhou's cheek and neck. The simultaneous presence of tenderness and roughness created a stark contrast, and for a moment Shen Zhou couldn't tell which was the real Zhou Jingxing. But it didn't matter; he knew his lover would never hurt him.
When the two lay down on the bed from the bathroom, Shen Zhou was unusually still awake. Zhou Jingxing found a good angle to hug Shen Zhou and gently soothed him on his back, "Are you okay? You were shaking so badly just now."
Chen Zhou snuggled into his arms a little embarrassed, "Whose fault is it? It's all because you went in too deep. I told you it wouldn't work..."
Zhou Jingxing kissed the top of his head, his smile indulgent, "Okay, it's all my fault."
They'll do it again next time.
He hugged Chenzhou tightly. "Go to sleep. You have to go to the company tomorrow."
Shen Zhou gave a mumbled "Mmm," then looked up and kissed Zhou Jingxing's chin, whispering, "Goodnight."
Zhou Jingxing closed his eyes contentedly and drifted off to sleep. He didn't see Chen Zhou's flickering gaze, just as he didn't know that his lover had lied to him once again.
Seven hours later, Shen Zhou and Zhou Jingxing got up and left together. He refused his boyfriend's offer to drive him to work and drove off alone, but his destination was not the company his boyfriend thought he was going to.
At 10 a.m., Zhou Jingxing received a call informing him that the ship had sunk.
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