Do you dare to marry me?
"The toilets are all used up, you should go home now."
After accepting Jin Yanzhi's proposal, the woman stepped back a little. She reached out and picked up the puppy on the ground, holding it in her arms. Looking at the pair of white paws, Jin Yanzhi, having no other reason, could only swallow hard and get up to walk towards the door.
The person behind him didn't get up to see him off, only lazily saying:
"I'll tell him I want to break up tomorrow; it's too late today."
The man bending down to put on his shoes hesitated for a long time. He didn't like her consideration for another man. Besides, after such a scandalous incident, that guy wouldn't be able to sleep tonight either.
Besides, he didn't want to delay any longer; he wanted the woman he loved to be his immediately, and even tomorrow was too late.
"Tell him tonight that he should go directly to the new company I've arranged for him to start work tomorrow morning."
I'll take care of everything else; you don't need to worry about it.
The door slammed shut, and he pushed it in again, just to make sure it was closed properly, before reluctantly going downstairs.
From their first encounter at the gym to today, they've only met four times, but these past few days have felt long and tumultuous. The image of that figure, moving gracefully in her bathrobe under the lamplight, and her wet eyes, keeps replaying in his mind, making him incredibly restless.
But those who had been through a series of shocks today seemed much calmer than him. Before they had even driven halfway down the road, Lin Zhen'er sent a screenshot showing that the task had been successfully completed. She simply sent her nephew a message saying, "Let's break up," without mentioning a word about the explosive news.
The other party only replied with an apology, which is the entire conversation shown in the picture.
What else did he say?
Jin Yanzhi was somewhat afraid that her nephew would pester her, and wondered if there were any conversations she couldn't see that went beyond the scope of the screenshot.
"What else would you like to hear?"
The woman replied quickly, adding a goodnight emoji, clearly indicating she wanted to end the conversation as soon as possible.
The person gripping the steering wheel was once again gripped by a painful sense of unease. Just now in the living room, the other person had agreed so quickly, perhaps to get rid of him? Was he already starting to regret it?
Lin Zhen'er had spent more than half a year with her nephew, but had only known him for about ten days. Was she still reluctant to part with Jin Chaosheng? Was that "good" tonight just a way to keep her job and climb the ladder, or... or did she not dislike him at all?
Returning to the garden with a jumbled mess of thoughts, he found the living room light still on, and a middle-aged couple sitting upright on the sofa, eagerly awaiting his return. The visitors were none other than his eldest cousin's parents—Jin Chaosheng's parents. Thinking about how he had just managed to win over their prospective daughter-in-law through underhanded means, he felt a little embarrassed.
Their purpose in coming was clear: to apologize to their son and minimize the impact of the incident.
"The public relations department's handling of the situation today was somewhat inadequate, but the scandal involving Chaosheng is indeed true. I think it's best to let him choose a school abroad, go abroad for two years to reflect, and then come back."
I'll arrange for his return then.
Mr. Jin had already made up his mind. It wouldn't be difficult for him to suppress the scandal involving his nephew and that young woman in a few days.
"Yanzhi, you are the most promising child in the family."
That jerk is no match for you. Although you're only four years older than him, you're much more sensible. Things have come to this point, and we've caused you and the company a lot of trouble. Let's do it your way.”
Knowing that the young business owner was the type of person who wouldn't easily change his mind once he made up his mind, the visitor had no choice but to agree readily. After settling everything and returning to the bedroom, the visitor saw that the same octopus blanket as Lin Zhen'er's was already laid out on the bed and immediately buried his face comfortably in it.
Although the moonlight was beautiful tonight, he looked forward to tomorrow even more.
The next morning, Mr. Jin arrived at the company two hours early. He walked around the office carpet until it was practically smoking, but he couldn't alleviate his anxiety.
The woman who had accepted his advances last night hadn't messaged him since, and he had no idea whether he'd see her reporting for duty with his subordinates today. But when that figure he longed for finally appeared before him, his heart leaped into his throat.
The person who followed the leader in and stayed behind after he finished explaining everything was wearing a brown dress today. Her hair was neatly tied up at the back, and she wore two small pearls on her earlobes, which made her face look clean and radiant.
“Your company is in Building B behind here. After you get off work, you can wait for me to walk together, and I will take you home.”
Seeing his beloved sitting awkwardly on the sofa in the room, he tried to start a conversation about their first day as lovers. The person next to him had a snow-white neck that was as delicate as the finest mutton fat jade, making him unable to resist secretly turning his head and even wanting to reach out and touch it.
Lin Zhen'er hummed in response to this, and then added:
"I understand. I will be careful with my words at the company and won't say anything that might cause you trouble."
Jin Yanzhi straightened his back, got up, and brought over the prepared drink. He had observed her at the gym; she had bought this flavor several times in a row. The woman took the bottle, opened it, took a sip, and stood beside him for a while. Seeing that neither of them could find anything new to say, she finally stood up to leave.
The man, who was reluctantly standing behind her preparing to open the door, hadn't even had a chance to steal another sniff of his girlfriend's hair when he saw a figure rushing around, quickly pushing aside those blocking his way, hurrying towards his office.
The person approaching was none other than Jin Chaosheng, the male protagonist of yesterday's explosive news, and his own nephew. Lin Zhen'er stopped upon seeing this scene, and took a step back with some fear and nervousness, which resulted in her retreating directly into his arms.
The other person moved forward very quickly, but the possessiveness that suddenly took hold of him made him even more swift. He pulled the woman in his arms, who was stiff with panic, up and cupped the back of her head, and kissed her mouth hard on her slightly open lips in surprise.
His timing was perfect; the moment his nephew reached the door, he met his defiant gaze. The person in his arms still exuded a fragrance that drove him mad, and his soft lips were being conquered by him. After a few symbolic pushes, the small hands obediently fell to their sides.
For Jin Yanzhi, this moment was more exhilarating than when he won any project.
The nephew and assistant outside the floor-to-ceiling windows stared wide-eyed. Seeing that it was about time, he released the person in his arms, sent her out, and then personally welcomed in the man whose reputation had been ruined overnight.
Jin Chaosheng's face went from disbelief to anger and shock as he watched his ex-girlfriend walk away quickly. Back inside, witnessing his face turn from red to white and then to pale, President Jin almost hummed a tune with glee.
"Jin Yanzhi! You're having an affair with your nephew's woman! Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?!"
The young man who rushed in, after experiencing a series of bad news such as the scandal being exposed and being besieged by reporters at his home, finally encountered the last straw at the door of his office. With red eyes, he slammed his fist on the desk.
Everyone outside was watching the show, but the usually stern and unsmiling CEO Jin didn't want to close the blinds. He didn't care about his nephew's outburst, nor did he care what the employees thought of this farce. He was the winner; he never needed to consider other people's opinions.
Besides, even at this moment, he felt great. It felt good to have the woman he loved and to be in control of the situation once again.
"Watch your words. You're having an affair with someone else's wife. Zhen'er and I are just mutually attracted."
He sat down leisurely, crossed his legs, and watched the impotent and furious young director yelling and screaming madly in the room.
"So yesterday, you were the one who told the PR department to ignore me, weren't you! You just wanted to see me make a fool of myself!"
The simultaneous ruin of his career and relationship clearly made the boy, who had always been afraid of his father, forget the vast difference in their social standing. He hysterically rushed to the chair, angrily grabbed his uncle's collar, and stopped his fist just half an inch from his eye socket.
Since the other party made the first move, he can't be blamed.
After restraining himself for a moment, the man stood up, looked at his nephew who was half a head shorter, grabbed him, and slammed him against the wall. Before the man on the ground could even get up, he received a warning:
"Jin Chaosheng, get out of here now. This is your last chance. Otherwise, what awaits you is not just being sidelined or forced to leave the country, but being blacklisted!"
Fortunately, his slamming of the door seemed to have shaken back his nephew's rationality and fear. The man squatted on the ground, cursing a few times, then hesitated for a moment, thinking about the future, before getting up and slamming the door shut as he left. After straightening his cuffs, President Jin raised an eyebrow and glanced at his subordinates outside, who were all bowing their heads in unison. Satisfied, he lowered the blinds and returned to his desk.
Before leaving work that day, the man, chin in hand, waiting to pick someone up, received a message from Lin Zhen'er: the film company's boss had booked a top-tier Japanese restaurant. They were going to give the new screenwriter a grand welcome, throwing a welcome party—and they all knew the real reason behind it.
After a quick bite to eat, Jin Yanzhi waited at the restaurant entrance but didn't go in. News of what happened in the office that afternoon should have already spread throughout the entire company. If he were to enter the private room now, it would be giving everyone far too much information.
"I've never seen you act so childish before. You're such a grown man, and you're still fighting."
Xiao Xie, who was accompanying him and the others, seemed unable to suppress his gossipy heart any longer. He turned around from the driver's seat to look at President Jin, who was always unfazed even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him.
"I'm not being childish, I'm going crazy. You go back first, I'll wait for her."
He shook his head with a wry smile, then simply got out of the car, took the keys, and sat in the driver's seat himself.
Jin Yanzhi knew how everyone saw him. Since his youth, he had been labeled as mature beyond his years and composed and calm. He had never acted so crazy before, but no one knew that in the past few days, he had truly felt alive again.
He was determined to fight and snatch for her; he wanted her to see him as someone whose love shone brightly.
It was already ten o'clock when the people having dinner started to leave one after another. They saw Mr. Jin waiting for them at the door. They all bowed and scraped as they carefully helped the slightly drunk woman into his passenger seat.
"They were all secretly talking about you getting into a fight this afternoon, and now you've come to pick me up. Well, I've really become royalty."
The newlywed girlfriend, whether satisfied or not, pouted and looked out the window, muttered something softly, and then fell silent. She must have drunk quite a bit today, as the smell of alcohol wafted from her cheeks to the base of her neck.
That face, which was turned to look at the scenery, was already round, and when it was angry it became even more puffed up, making it look like a little character from an animated film.
After a long silence, the shrewd and calculating CEO Jin, as rumored in the martial arts world, finally extended his hand, which he had been preparing for a long time, wanting to hold her hand. However, after groping around for a while, his outstretched hand finally grasped a round, soft mass of flesh. It took Jin Yanzhi a few seconds to react, and his face immediately burned. He awkwardly withdrew his hand to the center console.
Having been taken advantage of, Lin Zhen'er, who had been holding her arms, turned her head to look at the awkwardly dangling hand. After thinking for a long time, she seemed to have made a great decision and put her own hand in, turning the tables and holding his hand in return.
His lover's small hands were a little cold, but his heart and throat were burning from the mistake he had just made.
"I've had a bit too much to drink today, so I won't take you upstairs."
After a moment of silence, Lin Zhen'er spoke only after the car stopped downstairs. She withdrew her hand, opened the car door and got out as quickly as before, leaving Mr. Jin's words, "Get some rest," stuck in the car with the sound of the door closing.
The person standing there, frozen in place, was reluctant to leave, unsure of what to do next. The little cat, who should have gone upstairs, circled back. She gently knocked on the car window, and when his face appeared, she opened her half-drunk eyes and softly spoke:
Drive carefully, see you tomorrow.
After he finished speaking, a kiss landed on his lips. When he came to his senses again, the shadow had already disappeared into the stairwell.
"Lin Zhen'er, let's get married."
Before the woman, dressed in pajamas and without makeup, could even speak, the man who ran upstairs, panting, proposed.
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