Pick up from the station
Zhou Jingxing frowned. Zhang Jin and Sun Qian's relationship had always been stable, almost the most enviable love story among their peers. Why did they suddenly quarrel?
Zhang Jin replied very quickly.
Zhang Jin: When I wasn't home, she went home with that student one night.
Zhang Jin: I acted impulsively and we had a fight. [bitter]
Zhou Jingxing wondered if it was the night that unfortunate child ran away from home.
Zhang Jin: She even lied to me, saying they were just having a turtle soup party! She also said Chen Zhou was there—how could that be! She can't even come up with a decent excuse for lying.
Zhang Jin: She's too lazy to even make up excuses to lie to me anymore, does she not love me anymore?
Zhou Jingxing: ...She didn't lie to you, because I was there that night too.
Zhou Jingxing told Zhang Jin what had happened that day, and it took him a long time to receive a reply.
Zhang Jin: I'm doomed, she's really angry with me, she won't even listen to my apologies.
Zhang Jin: [Tears streaming down her face]
Zhou Jingxing: ...Are you drinking again tonight? I'm bringing someone.
Zhang Jin: Who? Don't bring Chen Zhou here and make me eat dog food!
Zhou Jingxing: Someone who shares your thoughts right now [smiles]
At 10 p.m., Zhou Jingxing sat in a barbecue restaurant, shaking his head as he looked at the two drunkards at the table. He got up to leave, but Zhang Jin grabbed him.
Where to?
Zhou Jingxing was speechless. "I'm going to relieve myself!"
Zhang Jin then let go, slurring his words, "That's more like it. I'm warning you, don't go looking for Chen Zhou. You promised to spend tonight with your brother and experience the pain of being without a wife."
Dai Shu was almost passed out from drinking, but she still managed to squeeze in a hum in agreement, "That's right! We can't betray our buddies!"
Zhou Jingxing was extremely annoyed. "I know, I know, I'll be right back."
Zhou Jingxing went downstairs but didn't go to the restroom. Instead, he went straight out of the store and walked to a relatively quiet corner by the roadside, where he dialed Chen Zhou's number.
A full moon hung in the clear night sky. Zhou Jingxing wondered if it was raining in City C and whether Chen Zhou could see the moon.
"Jing Xing?"
Hearing Chen Zhou's voice, Zhou Jingxing immediately snapped out of his reverie, "I'm here, honey, are you done with your work?"
"Calling me 'baby' is so cloying." Chen Zhou's reproachful voice came through the receiver, tickling Zhou Jingxing's heart. He heard Chen Zhou's voice chuckle, "I'm still working overtime. What about you? What are you doing?"
Zhou Jingxing looked up and told him, "We're admiring the moon. It's really round tonight. Can you see it?"
Footsteps came from Chen Zhou's direction. He seemed to have walked to the window and opened it. Zhou Jingxing heard the sound of the wind blowing in.
"Yes, I can see it, it's really round."
"The bright moon rises over the sea, and we share this moment though we are far apart," Zhou Jingxing murmured. "Looking at the moon like this, it feels like we are together."
Chen Zhou smiled and said, "The moon is beautiful tonight. I'm glad I didn't miss it."
Zhou Jingxing's heart skipped a beat. Did he also feel the same longing and love for him as I did for him?
Perhaps it was because the night was so gentle that Zhou Jingxing, unusually, didn't act foolishly. He spoke softly with Shen Zhou for a while, and only reluctantly hung up the phone when he heard someone urging him on the other end.
Sigh, I miss my wife so much.
When Zhou Jingxing returned to the shop, two drunkards at the table were arm in arm, pouring out their grievances to each other.
One cried, "I still can't forget her!" The other patted her shoulder and comforted her, "What are you afraid of? Go after her!"
One said it was all my fault for making my wife angry, while the other pounded his chest and said, "Me too, I'm such a terrible person!"
It's simply unbearable to look at.
After paying the bill, Zhou Jingxing walked over, grabbed one of them in each hand, and dragged them out of the store. After hailing a taxi, he laboriously shoved them into the back seat and gave them his home address.
Zhang Jin shouted, "Take me home first! My wife is waiting for me at home!"
Zhou Jingxing mocked, "You can't go back. Sun Qian said that no unreasonable drunkards are allowed to come home tonight."
Zhang Jin immediately became as docile as a chicken with its neck being choked.
Dai Shu then became emotional, asking the taxi driver, "Sir, do you believe in love?"
The taxi driver didn't even turn his head. "Spit it in the car and add 200 for the car wash."
So Dai Shu behaved herself.
Zhou Jingxing glanced at the two quiet, chicken-like figures in the back row and felt quite satisfied. He looked down at his phone and replied to Sun Qian's message.
Zhou Jingxing: I'll take him home tonight, don't worry.
Sun Qian: This person talks a lot when he's drunk. Thank you for your help.
Zhou Jingxing: No trouble at all. When do you plan to make up with him?
Sun Qian: At least a week, that bastard is so unreasonable! He's making baseless accusations and being sarcastic, it makes me angry just thinking about it!
Sun Qian: Let him stay at your place for a few days. I don't want to see him for the time being.
Zhou Jingxing: ...Okay, I understand.
Zhou Jingxing dragged the two back home, packed them up and threw them into the guest room, then slumped onto the sofa and sighed.
I'll be a dog if I drink with them again!
This week, both of them, feeling down, stayed at Zhou Jingxing's house. Zhang Jin was alright; he had to go to work, and sometimes even work the night shift, so he was too busy to worry about Sun Qian still being angry.
Dai Shu is really annoying; Zhou Jingxing has to deal with her nagging every day when he comes home from get off work.
"Jingxing, good junior brother! Could you please help me make an appointment with her? I've been here for several days now, and there's been no progress at all. I'm getting anxious!"
Zhou Jingxing rubbed his temples and said helplessly, "Senior brother, I've already made an appointment. Senior sister said she's busy leading students in competitions this week and won't be free until the weekend."
Dai Shu then asked, "What about WeChat? Did you recommend me to her?"
"I already declined. She neither said she would add me nor not, so I guess she hasn't made up her mind yet."
Dai Shu was worried, "Isn't this just a waste of time? I only took two weeks off."
Just then, the two heard the door open. It was Zhang Jin, who had come home from get off work. As he took off his shoes, he asked them, "What are you having for dinner?"
Dai Shu asked him, "Has your partner still not forgiven you?"
Zhang Jin slumped onto the sofa in frustration. "No, she doesn't reply to my messages every day."
Dai Shu muttered, "If you two had made up, I could have asked your boyfriend to help me get back together, but now..."
Sun Qian and Wang Qian happened to work at the same school, but they weren't very close.
Zhang Jin tried to save face, saying, "The school has competitions this week, they're probably all busy with them, they won't have time for us." He suddenly remembered something and asked Zhou Jingxing, "By the way, when is Chen Zhou coming back?"
Zhou Jingxing was delighted at the mention of this. "Tomorrow." He saw the look in Zhang Jin's eyes and his heart pounded. "What? I'm warning you, don't you dare lay a finger on my wife!"
Zhang Jin smiled slyly, "Since Shen Zhou is back, we good friends can't just leave without showing our appreciation. Let's throw him a welcome-back banquet."
Zhou Jingxing repeatedly refused, "No, no need to trouble yourself!"
What are you talking about? Don't ruin our sweet time together! We have important business to attend to.
Dai Shu immediately understood and smiled in agreement, "Yes, yes, a welcome banquet is a must, and we should also invite Shen Zhou's other good friends, such as Sun Qian and the others."
Zhang Jin's execution was amazing. "I'll book the hotel. Senior Brother Dai, please send a message to Chen Zhou. Jing Xing, please inform the other two."
"..." Zhou Jingxing was so annoyed that he wanted to run away from home as long as he could see the two of them having a great time.
Ah! Who cares about his grand plan for a comeback!
On the afternoon of the day Chen Zhou returned to Mingcheng, Zhou Jingxing stood at the station exit, holding a bouquet of flowers, looking expectantly into the station. He was already handsome, and the fiery red roses made him even more dazzling, attracting the attention of passersby.
A girl next to him mustered up the courage to strike up a conversation, "Is your boyfriend's train also delayed?"
Zhou Jingxing adjusted the roses he was holding in his arms and replied, "No, I'm early."
"Oh, you've come a bit early. I've seen you standing here for ages."
Zhou Jingxing had no interest in socializing. When he saw the figure coming out of the station exit, his eyes lit up, and he waved and strode over.
The girl who had struck up the conversation couldn't help but laugh. "This guy must really love his girlfriend!" The next second, she was surprised to see the rose being handed to another young man. The man took the flowers, and his smiling face looked even more beautiful than the red rose.
"Have you been waiting long?" the handsome man asked.
The young girl heard the man who had been standing at the exit for at least an hour reply, "No, I just arrived."
Sigh. The girl shook her head. All the good men have gone to date other men.
Zhou Jingxing took Shen Zhou's suitcase and led him to the underground parking lot. When they got to the car, Zhou Jingxing helped put the suitcase in and opened the car door for him, making Shen Zhou smile and say, "So thoughtful."
Zhou Jingxing obediently replied, "I'm happy to do anything for you."
Chen Zhou laughed, "Alright, alright, stop talking, or it'll get greasy."
Zhou Jingxing started the car and drove out. After passing the exit, the timer clearly showed 2 hours and 13 minutes of parking, requiring a payment of 25 yuan. Watching Zhou Jingxing frantically pull out his phone to scan the QR code and pay the parking fee, Chen Zhou raised an eyebrow, "Just arrived?"
"Don't expose me." Zhou Jingxing glanced at Chen Zhou, then turned to look ahead and drove off. He whispered, "You know how much I miss you."
After a long while, neither of them spoke. As they approached the restaurant where they would have dinner that evening, Zhou Jingxing heard Shen Zhou say, "Me too. I missed you a lot these past few days in City C."
Zhou Jingxing suddenly slammed on the gas pedal, startling Chen Zhou. "Don't speed!"
"I'm sorry, I was a little too hasty."
When they arrived at the hotel parking lot, Chen Zhou realized what Zhou Jingxing was in such a hurry for. As soon as Zhou Jingxing unbuckled his seatbelt, he leaned over and kissed him.
Zhou Jingxing bit Chen Zhou's lips, his bites so fierce it seemed he wanted to devour him. Chen Zhou opened his lips, obediently letting Zhou Jingxing invade him.
The scent of roses wafted through the car from the back, but Zhou Jingxing could only smell the faint perfume on Chen Zhou. The woody fragrance filled his head, making him feel like he was floating on clouds. Chen Zhou's breath tasted wonderful too, like double the aphrodisiac. Zhou Jingxing gently sucked on his tongue, his hand resting on Chen Zhou's waist.
Several days had passed, yet his body clearly remembered the intimate moments they shared in the construction site dormitory. "Ha... um!" Shen Zhou panted, his body already burning with desire despite it being just a kiss. Deeply moved by the kiss, Shen Zhou proactively extended his tongue in response to Zhou Jingxing's.
The temperature inside the car continued to rise, and both of them were getting a little tipsy. Chen Zhou, panting, hinted to Zhou Jingxing, "There are no security cameras in this parking lot."
Zhou Jingxing couldn't wait any longer. His eyes were filled with lust, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Let's go to the back row."
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