Chapter 25 Straight Ball
With a cigarette between his fingers, Zhan Lintian tried his best to suppress the erotic images in his mind, but the more he tried to suppress them, the more he couldn't help but think about them.
Just now, before Wenwen went to sleep, she asked if she could sleep at Uncle Jiang's house.
The little girl doesn't understand that much.
After he explained, the child asked again, "Then how can we live together?"
"We can live together after we get married."
"Then let Uncle and Uncle Jiang get married."
She's still young and doesn't understand the meaning of marriage.
If you can sleep in Jiangxia's house after eating your fill, then eating your fill is enough.
She only fell asleep feeling dejected after learning that the two men couldn't get married.
Now… Zhan Lintian thought, if Wu Zhou and Jiang Xia were together… they would probably live together.
Living together is about cultivating intimacy and doing intimate things.
Jiangxia has very fair skin, and it must be even fairer under her clothes.
Zhan Lintian coughed quickly.
He changed the subject: "Yinghua, you're going to be Wu Ming's best man."
"Tch, you're really well-informed. But it's nothing, I only mentioned it briefly. I don't think those two will necessarily work out."
Zhan Lintian stubbed out his cigarette: "Hmm?"
Ying Hua came out of the private room and walked to the end of the corridor, saying loudly, "You haven't been back in China for long, and you still have that kind of out-of-touch information, Mr. Zhan."
"They hadn't been talking for very long to begin with, and now they're being forced into this situation. What can they do?"
"Canceling the engagement?"
Ying Hua shrugged: "Who knows? It's strange, but their situation should have caused a huge uproar, but surprisingly, the two of them accepted it silently."
This time, Mr. Zhan actually laughed out loud: "I understand. Let's get together another day. You don't mind if I bring people, do you?"
"Female companion?"
"No, just a friend, someone you know too. I'll hang up now."
After hanging up the phone, he pondered the matter, wondering if it was a case of premarital pregnancy, leaving him with no choice but to get pregnant first and then take care of the pregnancy later.
He studied in the UK and spent his free time looking at PDFs to pass the time, so he was quite experienced with these kinds of events.
When two people are dating, they are not in a hurry to get married, so they try to keep things under control and there is no need for an engagement.
Otherwise, it will become fodder for gossip later on.
Generally, the pressure from family members is for someone to get pregnant before marriage.
Zhan Lintian looked out the window at the sky; the sky over the island was perfect for stargazing.
At this moment, Jiang Xia must be looking at the same sky too...
I don't know if he's aware of this matter.
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Meanwhile, at the Guanjingshan Observatory, a meteor shower streaked across the Jiangxia Gorge, brilliant and fleeting, fulfilling his long-held wish ten years later.
The mountain wind howled through the night.
Jiang Xia looked at the man in front of her and met his gaze.
Although he still maintained that calm and composed expression, he was no longer afraid. Jiang Xia pursed her lips and gave him a smile: "Thank you, Mr. Wu."
Upon closer inspection, Wu Zhou and Wu Ming are most similar in their noses and lips.
Wu Zhou's thin lips were tightly pursed, his brows were higher, he frowned slightly when looking at people, his eyes became increasingly deep, and he didn't like to talk.
Unlike Wu Ming, who was carefree and easygoing.
Wu Ming once said that Wu Zhou's personality was more like his maternal uncle. As for Wu Ming... Jiang Xia was relieved. Wu Ming's enthusiasm and cheerfulness in helping him back then showed that he was outgoing and lively. He would meet more people after entering society.
If I can be his friend, others can too. Actually, making friends is quite enjoyable.
Looking into his smiling eyes, Wu Zhou asked softly, "How many wishes did you make?"
Jiang Xia was slightly taken aback: "Can I make a few more wishes?"
"If you want, a hundred are fine."
Jiang Xia nodded shyly, "I'm not that greedy. I'm afraid the Meteor God will think I'm too greedy and won't even grant my wish."
"No, I'm not greedy at all."
Wu Zhou said softly.
Jiang Xia, with his hands behind his back, turned to look at him and asked, "Mr. Wu, how do you know I'm not greedy?"
Wu Zhou chuckled softly: "I know you."
Jiang Xia opened his mouth, hesitated, and finally gave an embarrassed, soft "hmm".
It was getting late, so Jiang Xia followed him down the spiral staircase.
He got back into the car and returned to his residence. Jiang Xia got off the car, but this time he didn't quickly say goodbye and go upstairs. He felt a little reluctant to leave.
Like the end of a lively party, people leave the dreamlike collective and return to their lonely homes, and everything settles into tranquility.
Jiang Xia looked at Wu Zhou in the passenger seat: "Mr. Wu, drive carefully, good night."
"good evening."
Jiang Xia stood at the top of the stairs and watched his car lights disappear completely around the corner.
He walked briskly, pushed open the door and turned on the light. The dining table was clean, and there was no lingering smell of cooking oil in the air.
He rushed downstairs and didn't notice that Zhan Lintian and Wu Zhou had already cleaned the house spotless.
Jiang Xia took a shower, changed into comfortable pajamas, and while drying her hair, she edited a short thank-you note to send to Wu Zhou.
During this period, Wu Ming sent him several text messages and made two video calls, both of which Jiang Xia deliberately missed.
"Jiang Xia, did you see the live broadcast of the meteor shower?"
"Next time I'll take you abroad to see even bigger meteors."
"Honey, I'm sorry, something really came up."
Then came a few pictures of them kissing.
Jiang Xia suddenly remembered that there were still some of Wu Ming's things at home, and he would take some time to organize them tomorrow.
Jiang Xia didn't return, and Wu Ming couldn't sleep while staring at his phone.
He only ate a few bites of the handmade noodles on the table before losing interest, and the noodles clumped together.
He looked through his phone; his contacts contained many friends, and people kept sending him messages, inviting him to go out.
They're about to get engaged, if they don't have some fun now, they'll be henpecked after marriage.
To outsiders, he and Xie Xingzhang seemed to have a happy and fulfilling life together.
Actually, it's pretty much the same, except there was a small problem between the two of them.
After the last argument, he contacted Xie Xingzhang directly. His older brother was right; things were developing in an uncontrollable direction without his knowledge.
As he was deep in thought, he heard footsteps beside him. Wu Ming turned around and saw that it was already past midnight and his older brother was only now returning.
He stood up, his lips trembling, and said guiltily, "Hello, elder brother."
Wu Zhou simply walked over his shoulder.
"Big brother, what should I do? I don't want to get married..."
Wu Zhou finally stopped and turned to look at his younger brother, whose hair was disheveled and messy. He said calmly, "Get engaged first. I've already taken care of a lot of things for you."
After she finished speaking, she didn't give him another glance.
Wu Ming called out to him, "Brother, I might not have time to visit Jiang Xia for a while. Could you do me a favor?"
Upon hearing the familiar name, Wu Zhou finally stopped in his tracks.
“Jiang Xia is working on a project recently, and it seems he has taken on several simultaneous interpreting jobs. If we have any jobs like that, could you give him priority consideration? Or could you introduce him to some jobs?”
This can be considered compensation.
Wu Ming said, "If possible, I'll send a message to Jiang Xia."
Wu Zhou narrowed his eyes, did not agree, and asked instead, "I thought you would talk about your girlfriend."
Wu Ming gave an awkward laugh: "I've already spoken to Xing Zhang and explained the misunderstanding. It was her family who pressured her, and she's a soft-hearted person..."
Wu Ming instinctively denied it, touching his nose: "As for Jiang Xia, he's a bit rigid, and I don't want to leave a bad impression on him."
Wu Zhou watched his performance with a cold eye and said in a low voice, "Aren't you and Xie Xingzhang very much in love? As your friend, aren't you a positive example?"
The sarcastic remark made Wu Ming freeze.
Wu Zhou said coldly, "You didn't settle down in the past few years, so you should live a good life from now on."
After saying that, he went upstairs to his room to rest.
Wu Ming scratched his hair and slumped onto the sofa.
Jiang Xia only had one friend in Mengcheng, and without me, Jiang Xia definitely wouldn't have stayed in Mengcheng any longer...
He tossed and turned, unable to sleep all night.
The next day.
Jiang Xia, unusually, slept well and woke up early; it was the weekend.
It started to drizzle outside, and the air was humid. He was tidying up his things at home in his pajamas, his hair a little messy but he didn't have time to fix it. He found his glasses and put them on.
He was going to pack Wu Ming's things into a large box and see which ones needed to be thrown away and which ones needed to be returned.
Early in the morning, Zhan Lintian sent a message: "How about it? I told you Wu Zhou likes you?"
Jiang Xia rubbed his forehead in embarrassment, offering no direct answer, and simply sent a "Good morning."
Zhan Lintian's screen kept showing "typing..."
Jiang Xia sat on the bay window, her feet resting on the soft cushions, tapping them back and forth gently. She tilted her head and stared at her phone. What news could be so troubling President Zhan?
Several minutes later, the other party sent only a short message.
"What about you? Would you like him?"
The doorbell rang the next moment. Jiang Xia slipped on her slippers and went to open the door. Zhan Lintian stood outside, his body slightly damp.
Jiang Xia was shocked and quickly welcomed them in.
Zhan Lintian's gaze fell on his lips, which were not red and swollen from being kissed or sucked...
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Zhan Lintian: Something seems off.
Zhan Lintian: [bursting into tears] I'm almost out of wives.
Wu Zhou: Who cares about you? Anyway, I'm about to get pregnant.
Mr. Wu's initially pleasant mood was completely ruined when he got home and saw Wu Ming. Let me explain why Mr. Wu refused Wu Ming's request to help someone.
If he agreed, Wu Ming would immediately send a message to claim credit, doing the work himself while accepting the favor.
Wu Zhou: It's like I need you to remind me.
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