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Shen Zhou was stunned, not expecting Zhao Xin to pull this stunt. Zhou Jingxing's face had darkened. Although he knew about the scumbag's marriage proposal plan beforehand, witnessing it in person still made him furious.
You scumbag, you really dare to dream! Calling you a toad is an understatement; at least a toad doesn't shamelessly ask a swan to willingly jump into the pot.
Seeing that everyone around was staring at him, Chen Zhou was extremely embarrassed. He pulled Zhao Xin's arm and said, "Get up! What kind of behavior is this!"
Zhao Xin excitedly said, "No, I won't get up! Chen Zhou, we've known each other for fifteen years, almost half of my life. You're my first love, and the day you agreed to date me was the happiest moment of my life. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?"
Suddenly, background music started playing, and the romantic and cheerful "Marry Me" filled the banquet hall, drawing more attention to the proposal.
Chen Zhou was now extremely uncomfortable, feeling like he was sitting on pins and needles, as if something was stuck in his throat. He let go of Zhao Xin's hand, realizing that doing so would be like engaging in an unresolved struggle with Zhao Xin.
Zhao Xin looked so excited he was about to cry. He choked up as he said to Shen Zhou, "I've prepared a surprise for you—a video recording our relationship. I know you have a lot of misunderstandings about me right now, and I hope that watching this video will remind you of the beautiful memories we shared. Shen Zhou, please seriously consider my proposal, okay?"
Suddenly the electronic screen on the stage lit up. Zhou Jingxing had been staring intently at the screen, and when he saw the familiar PPT cover appear, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As the PowerPoint presentation began, gasps and whispers arose from the crowd. The moment Chen Zhou saw the presentation, his face turned ashen. He gritted his teeth and asked, "This is the surprise you were talking about?"
Zhao Xin finally realized something was wrong. He quickly turned around and saw that the video playing on the big screen was not the love documentary he had prepared, but a PowerPoint presentation showing evidence of his infidelity!
The PowerPoint presentation scrolled continuously, clearly outlining his romantic history over the past few years and providing ample evidence. It included evidence of him flirting with other women during his relationships; accusations of two-timing, to which he mocked the accused for lacking charm; and even records of him checking into hotels with other men while dating Shen Zhou.
Zhao Xin stood up, muttering, "How could this be? This is impossible! Who switched the video?"
Zhou Jingxing never missed an opportunity to kick someone when they're down. "Oh my, I didn't know you were such a time management master. You're having coffee with a young girl in the morning, having dinner with your boyfriend in the afternoon, and still finding time to go out on dates in the evening. Tsk, you're juggling new and old flames, no wonder you're so weak."
Zhao Xin suddenly turned his head and stared at him, saying hatefully, "It was you, wasn't it! It was you who made this PPT to ruin my plans. You've been harboring ill intentions towards Shen Zhou for a long time, so you hate me to the bone and wish that my marriage proposal would fail!" He shouted and pounced on Zhou Jingxing, but was easily restrained by Zhang Jin.
Looking at Zhao Xin, whose forehead veins were bulging, Zhou Jingxing looked innocent and said, "Zhao Xin, what are you saying? We've only known each other for a few days. How would I know these little secrets of yours? How could I have done all this?"
Yeah, right!
Zhou Jingxing orchestrated everything tonight.
Ever since he found the business card Zhao Xin had left behind, he pretended to need a ceremony to plan his marriage proposal and contacted the account manager who had served Zhao Xin. After several meetings, through his relentless efforts to extract information, he learned the entire process of Zhao Xin's proposal, and even watched the proposal video in advance.
Zhou Jingxing asked Sun Qian to help him obtain the contact information of Zhao Xin's cheating partners. He contacted them one by one, spending a lot of time and money to gather this evidence.
Actually, making the PowerPoint presentation was the easiest part of the entire preparation plan. After finishing the presentation, he handed the USB drive to Sun Qian and Zhang Jin, asking them to distract the people Zhao Xin had arranged during his marriage proposal and then change the presentation format.
The entire plan was perfectly coordinated, and Zhou Jingxing was very satisfied.
This commotion was really unsightly. Shen Zhou, with a sullen face, called over the hotel manager. The PowerPoint presentation and music were stopped, and Zhao Xin was dragged by Zhang Jin to an empty room next to the banquet hall. During this time, he kept cursing.
"Zhou Jingxing! You're shameless, a male homewrecker! You just pretend to be innocent while stabbing people in the back and using underhanded tactics. You're a black-hearted white lotus!"
Zhou Jingxing successfully ruined the marriage proposal and was in an extremely good mood. He didn't even bother to pretend and simply pretended not to hear it.
Shen Zhou walked over and slapped Zhao Xin across the face without hesitation. Zhao Xin was stunned by the blow and stopped cursing, just staring blankly at Shen Zhou. Shen Zhou gestured for Zhang Jin to release Zhao Xin and asked him, "Can we talk properly now?"
Zhao Xin's eyes reddened. "Chen Zhou, you hit me? You don't believe me, do you? You've been deceived by that Zhou Jingxing!"
Chen Zhou chuckled, his face icy cold. "I don't believe you? Others have told me before that you're promiscuous in relationships, but I've never doubted you. Now the evidence is right in my face! Over 50 slides, not a single one is the same. What else do you want me to believe?"
Zhao Xin hurriedly stepped forward and said anxiously, "No, I can explain it to you. It was Zhou Jingxing who framed me! You don't know, he has been coveting you for a long time, so he tried every means to ruin our relationship."
Shen Zhou almost laughed out of anger. He retorted, "Zhou Jingxing framed you? Did he force you to cheat on him, or did he tie you up and force you to sleep with other people? You disgust me!"
Zhao Xin's expression changed; his eyes turned bloodshot, and his face turned pale. "I'm disgusting? Whose fault is it if I go to someone else? Isn't it because you've always kept me at arm's length? Chen Zhou, what's with your high-and-mighty attitude? Is it really meaningful to pretend to be a chaste and virtuous woman when you're in a relationship? You..."
Zhou Jingxing stepped forward with a stern face and punched Zhao Xin in the face. The punch was so solid that Zhao Xin staggered and almost lost his balance. His face swelled up quickly, making him look extremely disheveled.
“What right do you, you cheating scum, have to talk about Chenzhou!” Zhou Jingxing said coldly, staring at him.
Sun Qian chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, don't try to use your own mistakes to manipulate others!"
Zhao Xin licked the inside of his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood. He stared at Zhou Jingxing with a sinister look. "What do you think you are? What right do you have to talk to me? Is it something to be proud of to be a mistress and interfere in other people's relationships? We're both in the same boat, so let's not laugh at each other."
Shen Zhou, unable to bear it any longer, said, "Zhao Xin! You should know very well that the problem between us isn't Zhou Jingxing! You made a mistake and then tried to shift the blame onto someone else. I'm utterly disappointed in you and have nothing more to say to you. I hope you never appear in front of me again. Just leave!"
Tears streamed down Zhao Xin's face. "Chen Zhou, please don't treat me like this. I'm truly sincere towards you. I really love you and want to spend my whole life with you. Please give me another chance, okay? I promise you I won't be fickle this time!"
Exhausted, Chen Zhou said, "Zhao Xin, you're tired of hearing this same thing, but I'm tired of it. I'll say it one last time: I don't love you, and there's no future for us. If you still have feelings for me, please give me some peace and quiet and don't show your face again."
Shen Zhou asked Zhang Jin, "If he continues to harass me, can I call the police?"
Zhang Jin immediately replied, "Of course you can. You can report phone harassment, text message harassment, or physical harassment to the police, and serious harassment can lead to imprisonment!"
Shen Zhou looked at Zhao Xin, his eyes devoid of any emotion. "Did you hear that? If you call me or come looking for me again, I'll call the police. You'd better leave now. I haven't even had time to clean up the mess you caused at the venue yet, so don't cause me any more trouble."
Zhao Xin started to go crazy, shouting, "I...I won't leave! You can't do this to me!"
Zhou Jingxing's fist hardened again, wanting to go forward and beat him up again, but Zhang Jin stopped him, whispering a reminder: "You can't hit him anymore, do you want to be charged with 'picking quarrels and provoking trouble'?"
Zhou Jingxing had no choice but to endure it and watch Zhao Xin throw a tantrum. Chen Zhou couldn't take it anymore, so he called security guards, who promptly dragged the man away.
The world is finally peaceful.
Seeing that their plan had succeeded, Sun and Zhang made their way out. Chen Zhou rubbed his forehead, steeled himself, and returned to the venue, Zhou Jingxing naturally following him.
The people in the venue were all shrewd and ignored the farce, pretending nothing had happened. Those who were close to Shen Zhou simply patted him on the shoulder and joked, "Too much charm brings too many troubles."
Once they were alone, Zhou Jingxing glanced at Chen Zhou's expression and wanted to say a few words of comfort, but before he could open his mouth, he saw a girl walking over.
Why is she here?
The person who arrived was one of Zhao Xin's mistresses, the very same person Zhou Jingxing had witnessed eating coconut chicken with Zhao Xin at the mall.
The girl walked up to Chen Zhou. She looked haggard and dejected, a stark contrast to the radiant beauty Zhou Jingxing had seen her when they first met.
"You must be Chen Zhou. There are some things I'd like to discuss with you, is that alright?"
Shen Zhou was somewhat surprised, but then, as if remembering something, he frowned slightly and said, "Okay."
Shen Zhou took the girl to the office, while Zhou Jingxing was still thinking about what happened tonight. He hoped he hadn't given anything away, right? He didn't want Shen Zhou to know about his little schemes.
About fifteen minutes later, Shen Zhou returned to Zhou Jingxing's side alone.
"What about the girl?" Zhou Jingxing asked him.
"She's gone."
Zhou Jingxing looked at him and asked cautiously, "Who is she? What does she want with you?"
Chen Zhou looked at him, his expression complex. After a long pause, he finally asked Zhou Jingxing, "Don't you know who she is?"
Zhou Jingxing's heart pounded, but he smiled to hide his guilt. "How would I know? You don't mean to think there's something between me and her, do you? Absolutely not! I'm not like Zhao Xin."
Upon hearing Zhao Xin's name, Shen Zhou's expression grew even more unpleasant. "Don't mention that person."
Zhou Jingxing was overjoyed. It seemed that Shen Zhou and Zhao Xin had completely broken up! Could it be that he could finally be promoted to the official position?
He gazed tenderly at Chenzhou and comforted him, "Don't be sad. It's not worth getting angry over rotten people and rotten things. You're so wonderful; you deserve to be loved by someone even better."
Zhou Jingxing blatantly belittled Zhao Xin, saying, "He doesn't know how to cherish things. If it were me, I would never bear to see you so heartbroken."
Shen Zhou did not show any emotion as he expected. Instead, he looked at Zhou Jingxing and asked him coldly, "Zhou Jingxing, did you already know about Zhao Xin's affair? You also made tonight's PPT, didn't you?"
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