Chapter 77 Love Brain
The more he talked, the more he felt guilty. Chu Yunqi simply stopped talking about it: "I'll leave after dinner. Take care of yourself."
Zhou Jingzhan ignored him. Before they parted, a very beautiful girl got off the Cullinan.
Chu Yunqi was about to get in the car when Zhou Jingzhan grabbed his arm and asked him, "Who is it?"
"My assistant." Chu Yunqi explained with a smile, then beckoned Huang Shishi over: "My boyfriend, Zhou Jingzhan."
Huang Shishi looked so infatuated that she couldn't even speak clearly: "Hello, Dr. Zhou, I'm Mr. Chu's assistant, Huang Shishi."
After she finished speaking, she wanted to shake hands, but Chu Yunqi stopped her: "That's enough, just get in the car."
When the light bulb disappeared, Chu Yunqi reported: "I will return to Hong Kong in the evening. See you in Beijing next time."
Another prevarication. Zhou Jingzhan felt sad, but he didn't show it on his face. He just nodded slightly: "I know. Take care of yourself."
Chu Yunqi touched his hair, turned around and got into the car.
After leaving Zhou Jingzhan, there were still a lot of things left to deal with. Chu Yunqi began to solve them one by one: "How is Zhang Huaixuan doing?"
"He was discharged from the hospital at 6:30 this morning. I asked the driver to take him to the airport. The plane leaves at 9 o'clock."
"Let me take a look at the minutes of yesterday afternoon's meeting."
Huang Shishi quickly found it and showed it to him.
The two were busy all day. In the evening, Chu Yunqi boarded the plane. Zhou Jingzhan was bored and depressed, so he went to a small pub by himself.
He was alone and good-looking, so it was inevitable that people would come to chat with him. Some of them asked him to play games, and some took risks and asked him to drink a cup of wine with them after losing.
Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind my ear: "Director Zhou?"
It’s Ji Hong.
Zhou Jingzhan looked back at him. After making sure he had recognized the right person, Ji Hong sat down next to him in a familiar manner: "Are you alone too?"
Based on Zhou Jingzhan's understanding of him, Ji Hong didn't seem like the type of person who would get drunk alone, so this place was obviously not the best choice if he wanted to hunt for beauties.
Just in time for him, he needed someone to entertain him, so Zhou Jingzhan followed up on his question and asked, "Why are you alone?"
Ji Hong said frankly: "I'm in a bad mood. My parents keep urging me to get married."
He has a house, a job, looks good, and his family is rich, so he shouldn't have to worry about getting married. Zhou Jingzhan laughed and said, "You're still worried about getting married."
Ji Hong lamented, "I can't find anyone I like. I really envy you. You and Professor Chu are so compatible. You're a perfect match made in heaven."
At this point, Zhou Jingzhan no longer tried to argue, but he was still confused: "How did you know I like him?"
"It feels like the way you look at him is different."
Ji Hong suddenly asked, "Why aren't you together? Did he go back to Country M after leaving the hospital?"
Zhou Jingzhan shook his head: "He is doing business."
"Oh." Ji Hong seemed to be deeply touched: "My parents are also in business. They were very busy. They didn't have time to take care of me when I was a child. I grew up with my grandparents."
After lamenting about himself, he put himself in Zhou Jingzhan's shoes and said, "Professor Chu must be very busy, so you two must be in a long-distance relationship. Is that why you're in a bad mood?"
Perhaps because the alcohol paralyzed his nerves, Zhou Jingzhan actually opened up to Ji Hong today: "Ever since he left the hospital, we haven't even talked much, let alone met."
"Why does he have to do business? He earns a lot, and he doesn't look short of money."
Zhou Jingzhan took a sip of wine: "It's not about money."
Ji Hong was even more puzzled: "Why is that? Because of passion?"
"Maybe." Zhou Jingzhan said faintly, feeling powerless.
"Just talk to him nicely, act a little spoiled, and maybe he'll come back to you."
Zhou Jingzhan had thought about it, but that would be too unfair to Chu Yunqi. He just shook his head and said, "I don't want to force him."
"Oh no," Ji Hong sighed for him, "Aren't you two just asking for trouble?"
"Ji Hong."
"Um?"
"Do you think I should go find him?"
Ji Hong seemed to be struck by this. She didn't expect Zhou Jingzhan to be so love-minded. She was shocked: "What? He didn't come back so you went to find him? Are you crazy? Beijing is your home, why do you always want to run away?"
Yes, his family, friends and careers are all in Beijing. Zhou Jingzhan was entangled, with his head lowered, and said in a low voice: "I am different from him."
Zhou Jingzhan paused for a moment: "If I go to find him, my parents will support me, but if he comes back, I will really be trapped."
Ji Hong was confused: "What do you mean, his family is unhappy? His family members are all very powerful, right?"
"He's just like you, his parents aren't around, but he's not as lucky as you are. He can't do whatever he wants. The people around him are too strict with him, so I can't bully him anymore."
Ji Hong licked his lips, wanting to know more: "You know him so well, you have known him for a long time, right?"
Perhaps because he had been suppressing his emotions for too long, Zhou Jingzhan revealed everything about his past: "Our two families are old friends."
"Oh my god, it's so early." His answer made Ji Hong even more excited: "Then why are you two just getting together?"
"We dated in college, but he later went abroad. We haven't been in touch for years, and then it's been like this until now. We just got back together, and he's gone again."
In the past, Ji Hong had always seen Zhou Jingzhan calm and restrained. In the short few months since Chu Yunqi came back, he had seen Zhou Jingzhan cry and laugh. Now, he saw endless reluctance and sadness in Zhou Jingzhan's eyes.
It seemed like they were deeply in love. Ji Hong guessed that Zhou Jingzhan had loved her earlier and more deeply, but he didn't dare to say it. He just asked tentatively: "Then you haven't thought about anyone else? You and Doctor Tao..."
Zhou Jingzhan didn't shy away from the question: "I really had feelings for Tao Mo. Not only him, but I was around a lot of people during the years when Chu Yunqi was abroad, but none of them were like him. When I was with him, I was only in my teens and early twenties. I didn't have to worry about family, career, or the future. He was the only one in my heart. After he left, my feelings for anyone else were no longer pure."
"Ah, why are you doing this?"
Ji Hong lamented that everything in life was not going as he wished, and posted a message on his Moments.
The two chatted until the early morning. On the way back to the hotel in a taxi, Ji Hong received a call from Chu Yunqi. He looked at Zhou Jingzhan in surprise.
Zhou Jingzhan was puzzled and took out his cell phone to see that there were no missed calls, so he signaled Ji Hong to answer the call and turn on the speakerphone.
"Professor Chu?"
"You seem to be in a bad mood after posting on your Moments?"
Ji Hong was startled by this sudden concern. He was afraid that Zhou Jingzhan would think too much, so he quickly distanced himself from the matter: "No, no, just think of it as me complaining without any reason."
Chu Yunqi didn't care about him, but just took the opportunity to express his intention: "That's good, Zhou Jingzhan hasn't been in a good mood these days. I'm not with him, so you should ask him to go out more often."
Zhou Jingzhan heard it all, and his heart trembled, feeling both sweet and bitter.
Ji Hong hadn't expected Chu Yunqi to be so attentive. He was filled with envy. Then he heard Chu Yunqi add, "Also, keep an eye on him and Xu Ye. Don't let them get too close."
Zhou Jingzhan was so angry that he laughed. He opened the car window and lit a cigarette.
The wind blew away a lot of the alcohol smell, and Ji Hong felt more and more that their love was restrained and forbearing. He answered firmly: "Okay, don't worry."
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