Chapter 34 The Apartment Showdown Day Fourteen =V= Wen Hezhou fainted from anger...
【baby? 】
Where did this treasure come from?
Zhou Jingchi has 60 million followers. As soon as she posts on Weibo, all the fans who have set their follower status to "special attention" flock to her.
As a result, Zhou Jingchi's comment section quickly garnered hundreds of thousands of likes and comments.
Joey could barely breathe. "Zhou Jingchi is supposed to be the most worry-free!" she thought. "Zhou Jingchi, what are you posting?"
When did Zhou Jingchi have a baby?
【Huh? Is it a gold treasure, a silver treasure, or a bronze treasure? Or is it my treasure (///)】
[The "treasure" he's talking about must be a living thing, right? It could help with packing, wouldn't it?]
[That's strange, Zhou Jingchi can even call living things "treasures"?]
There are other cases like that, but calling someone "baby" is unheard of.
I can accept it more when Zhou Jingchi calls himself "baby" than when he calls others "baby".
Netizens are discussing it extensively.
Just as Joey was about to reach out and snatch Zhou Jingchi's phone.
Zhou Jingchi then easily bypassed Joey by curling his arm.
Joey naturally couldn't compare to someone like Zhou Jingchi who exercises regularly.
Joey turned his head to the side and saw Zhou Jingchi's perfect torso and the faintly visible, explosive muscle lines in his arms.
Joey even felt that if he kept fighting, Zhou Jingchi would throw him over his shoulder.
Joey's vision went black, and he decisively gave up, vowing in his heart—
He would never sign a player with Zhou Jingchi's physique again, no matter what.
We can't even beat them in a fight.
When his stubborn temper flares up, he can't even snatch the phone away.
He even took it upon himself to post on Weibo.
That's his ancestor.
Zhou Jingchi was scrolling through his phone, seemingly not interacting with him at all, which made Qiao Yi stand there with his hands on his hips and sigh.
Joey opened his mouth instinctively.
Seeing Zhou Jingchi's focused expression as he stared at the screen, she finally shut up on her own.
never mind.
How could he possibly argue with this ancestor?
Joey took a deep breath and tried several times before calming down and lying down on the recliner.
As Zhou Jingchi's agent, you have to be willing to play it cool when necessary.
Joey opened her phone and looked at Zhou Jingchi's comment section, which had garnered over a million likes and comments in just two minutes, and sighed.
It's too late.
It's completely too late.
Even if Joey convinces Zhou Jingchi to delete it immediately.
Deleting the message would only make things worse.
Joey opened the trending topics.
As expected.
The five characters #Zhou Jingchi Baby# surged to eleventh place on the trending topics list and continued to climb rapidly.
Joey: Wouldn't it be better to hire online trolls to stir up trouble right now?
Trying to stir up trouble? Getting online trolls to spread rumors that this person isn't human?
Is he Zhou Jingchi's dog? Would that be better?
Joey was still considering it. He felt that it wasn't a good idea for Zhou Jingchi to tell others about his relationship with Xie Ruan right now.
After all, Xie Ruan is an ordinary person, and getting involved in too many entertainment industry matters would actually be unsafe for her.
Joey thought of Xie Ruan's slender figure and the way she looked at him timidly.
I subconsciously softened a little.
As for Zhou Jingchi?
It doesn't matter anymore.
*
Joey typed on the keyboard, deciding to hire some online trolls to help Zhou Jingchi clean up his mess.
To my surprise, as soon as I opened the interface, I heard the clattering of keyboards.
?
What keyboard sound is that?
He hasn't typed anything yet??
Did I accidentally tap it?
Joey's mind went blank.
Turning my head in surprise, sure enough, I saw the culprit behind the clattering keyboard in my ears—
Zhou Jingchi.
no!
Ancestors!?
How come his ancestors are still prosperous?
Normally, his ancestors would post some Weibo posts, but they were mostly about him and the general.
Apart from that, Zhou Jingchi ignored everyone. He didn't even reply to the top comments or trending topics on Weibo.
But today, he saw Zhou Jingchi replying to someone else?
And he's replying to everyone like crazy??
Joey couldn't breathe.
Joey immediately pressed on the philtrum.
He even felt that he might need a respirator...
Even in this situation, Joey didn't have time to rest for a moment. Instead, she opened her phone's comments section, quickly refreshed it, and just then saw...
Zhou Jingchi replied to the top-rated comment.
[Want a dog like a general]: Bro, this lunch must be delicious, right? The bow you tied is so pretty.
[Zhou Jingchi V] replied to [Want a Dog Like a General]: Thank you, this bow is the most beautiful bow in the world, I don't want to untie it.
[Want a dog like a general]: When packing food, you absolutely have to untie it, otherwise the rotting inside might affect the preservation of the bow. Or, bro, should I cut it off?
That makes sense.
Zhou Jingchi seemed to have accepted the suggestion.
Joey breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, "Thank goodness this is a normal reply."
It won't affect his hiring of online trolls.
Then Zhou Jingchi turned off his phone.
With a snap, she cut off the lunchbox, removed the bow intact, took a picture, and sent it to her online friends to express her gratitude.
[Zhou Jingchi V] replied to [Want a dog like a general]: (Photo.JPG) Thank you, I've taken it down.
Netizens and Joey: ...No matter who it is, upon seeing this message, they would all think that it was the bottom of the bow that was cut open.
Joey: "..." Preferring to eat food that's been messed up to keep the bow intact, it makes you think there's more to it than meets the eye.
Joey's hand trembled slightly.
Despite being the culprit, Zhou Jingchi remained remarkably calm, neatly placing the bow in a hard box before putting it in his bag.
Joey: "..." Hopeless.
No matter how brilliant he is.
It won't save our ancestors.
never mind.
never mind.
Don't be angry, don't be angry.
He wasn't angry.
Joey lay on the chair.
I looked at the sky to comfort myself.
These are our ancestors, after all.
Who can stop our ancestors?
Even if some people suspect that Zhou Jingchi is having an affair with a dog.
There are many people who would cover for Zhou Jingchi.
He has no reason to go against his ancestors.
Joey took a deep breath.
He took another deep breath.
But Joey couldn't shake the thought that Zhou Jingchi was doomed and Xie Ruan would soon be exposed.
Joey was very worried about Xie Ruan.
I don't really care what Zhou Jingchi does.
After all, Joey couldn't handle it well.
The Zhou Group will also get involved then, helping this living ancestor handle affairs.
Joey was still thinking.
He had barely comforted himself when he realized that the scene he had imagined—guessing who the treasure was and Xie Ruan opening the box—did not happen at all.
Instead of expressing his concerns, he saw a large number of replies from netizens—
[Who knew a general would wear a bow tie?]
No wonder Zhou Jingchi treasures it so much.
If my kitten could tie a bow, I would do the same.
[Quickly enroll the general in university!]
Joey fell silent.
He hadn't expected that, even in this situation, netizens, upon seeing Zhou Jingchi's Weibo post, would still only suspect that Zhou Jingchi was referring to a dog: "..."
And Joey opened the group chat.
It was discovered that the artists who replied to Zhou Jingchi in the group chat also—
[Congratulations! If the general ever does a backflip again, please invite me to watch!]
[Hurry up and enroll your child in college! This dog is amazing at tying bows; remember to record it next time, I want to see it too!]
[Brother, I want to see it too, but please, please don't bring the general to the company. I'm scared. Cyber can still suck me up, though.]
...
have to.
It turned out that he had overestimated Zhou Jingchi.
You worried for nothing.
Joey: "..."
really.
Even if this world believes that Zhou Jingchi might one day fall in love with a dog.
They wouldn't believe that there could be anyone in this world who could become the treasure Zhou Jingchi flaunts to the world.
*
but.
Only Joey remembers.
The first time the general shook hands.
Zhou Jingchi did not post on WeChat Moments or Weibo.
The first time the general pressed the button.
Zhou Jingchi did not post on WeChat Moments or Weibo.
...
Zhou Jingchi has never flaunted his dog.
The only thing he would do every day was to publicly discuss the general's affairs on Weibo.
It's a vlog filmed while walking the general's dog.
And separation anxiety, taking the general with him wherever he goes.
That's all.
But this, ironically, made Joey completely relieved.
Joey thought that as long as Zhou Jingchi continued to remain silent and didn't reply, thus breaking everyone's assumptions, he could get away with it...
But unexpectedly.
Just as Joey had calmed herself down and was about to turn off the messages...
Joey refreshed the page.
I just saw Zhou Jingchi's latest comment—
[He is a human.]
Joey: He might as well be dead.
*
The dutiful Joey has completely given up.
Joey turned his head away.
Looking at Zhou Jingchi, who had already quit Weibo, completely ignoring the uproar on Weibo, and even excitedly opening private messages to frantically send red envelopes to Xie Ruan—
[Zhou Jingchi]: [Red Envelope: 88888]
[Zhou Jingchi]: [Red Envelope: 88888]
[Zhou Jingchi]: [Red Envelope: 88888]
And Zhou Jingchi even excitedly made a phone call.
He sighed.
Joey's resentment almost filled the entire lounge.
Unbeknownst to him, Zhou Jingchi accidentally dialed Xie Ruan's number with a single click.
Joey: "..."
"Clatter".
The phone was suddenly answered, but instead of the first "hello," I heard a thud as the phone hit the ground.
QAQ!
No phone calls allowed.
Why are you always making phone calls?
Xie Ruan complained in the villa.
This time it happened to be a video call.
As a nanny, Xie Ruan naturally dared not refuse her employer's request.
Zhou Jingchi looked at Xie Ruan across from him, who only had a tuft of hair sticking out and didn't dare to look at the screen, and subconsciously curled the corner of his mouth: "Have you eaten?"
Xie Ruan nodded silently: "Mm..."
Zhou Jingchi: "Do you like the dishes I chose? You don't have to cook. Those pots and pans are too heavy and troublesome to cook with. I'll have someone deliver them to you from now on."
Xie Ruan paused for a moment, her fair fingers instinctively curling up slightly.
Xie Ruan didn't know why Zhou Jingchi was so nice to him.
Xie Ruan's slender fingertips slid across the tabletop, and she nodded silently.
Xie Ruan didn't see Zhou Jingchi's smile deepen after Xie Ruan noticed Xie Ruan's curly ahoge (a single strand of hair sticking up) twitch.
Zhou Jingchi seems to be very receptive to this approach.
Even though Xie Ruan didn't respond to him, he didn't show any signs of being a spoiled brat.
On the contrary, I think...
So cute.
Zhou Jingchi didn't even realize his ears had turned slightly red, and his voice became teasing: "Are you bored by yourself? Should I go back and keep you company?"
...
Zhou Jingchi actually had no concept of how to get along with people.
The general enjoyed being with him and would rush over to him every time he saw him, wagging his tail happily.
The general also felt separation anxiety towards him.
But this separation anxiety seemed to have disappeared after he entrusted the general to Xie Ruan's care.
Zhou Jingchi should have been feeling unwell.
However, he wouldn't mind if the other party was Xie Ruan.
After Zhou Jingchi finished thinking, he saw Xie Ruan's panicked head peeking out, and his heart inexplicably raced a little faster.
Xie Ruan, completely oblivious, blushed and looked at Zhou Jingchi, saying, "No, no need..."
Xie Ruan was clearly making excuses.
Zhou Jingchi saw through his hidden eyes.
Xie Ruan: "You, you, work is the most important thing... Okay, okay, work is the foundation of life..."
Xie Ruan was so afraid that Zhou Jingchi would come back that she started stammering.
They're even cuter now.
Zhou Jingchi raised an eyebrow, his expression unreadable, but his tone was joking: "You don't mean you don't want me to go back, do you?"
Xie Ruan frantically lowered her head, leaving only a tuft of hair sticking out from the screen, and then shook her head frantically, "No, that's not it..."
Xie Ruan dared not tell the truth.
Xie Ruan's voice grew softer and softer, so soft that the receiver was almost touching her, tinged with a slightly wet, panting breath, "Yes...yes."
Xie Ruan clearly couldn't find an excuse, and her fingers clenched tightly.
Xie Ruan: "Yes... I think work is very important to you, I... I don't care."
Xie Ruan was too nervous. Zhou Jingchi refused to speak, and he couldn't tell if his employer was angry. He could only tentatively support himself on the table with his hands, then quietly rose a little, revealing a pair of wet eyes.
Xie Ruanming was so frightened by Zhou Jingchi's demand for her back that she was on the verge of tears.
Unexpectedly, this self-pitying demeanor led to misunderstandings. It made me seem like I was begging for forgiveness, extremely weak, and softly convincing myself, as if saying, "I can't interfere with my employer's work..."
Zhou Jingchi was just teasing Xie Ruan.
He never believed that Xie Ruan didn't intend to let him go back.
But seeing Xie Ruan like this, I inexplicably felt my heart melt.
His tone, which he himself didn't even realize was one of weakness, was one of deference: "Thank you, Ruan."
Xie Ruan's eyes became even more moist, and she looked up: ?
Zhou Jingchi: "You..."
Just as Zhou Jingchi was about to speak, Xie Ruan turned to look at him. He seemed to see something terrifying, and his eyes widened suddenly.
Before Zhou Jingchi could even speak, there was a loud thud.
Xie Ruan hung up the phone for the first time.
?
Zhou Jingchi was stunned for a moment.
Normally, Xie Ruan wouldn't do this.
What happened?
Zhou Jingchi was a little worried, but when he turned around, he saw Wen Hezhou, who was radiating coldness.
*
Zhou Jingchi suddenly realized.
Xie Ruan and Wen Hezhou had quite a grudge against each other.
Before Zhou Jingchi met Xie Ruan, he thought Xie Ruan was scheming and liked Wen Hezhou, so she deliberately approached Wen Hezhou under the pretext of applying for a nanny job.
Big stars often have this problem.
Wen Hezhou, and even Ji Ye, will all experience this situation.
Therefore, people naturally tend to reject young nannies.
Naturally, they also rejected Xie Ruan, who had done such things in the past and raised suspicions.
However, through communication and interaction with Xie Ruan, Zhou Jingchi gradually realized that Xie Ruan was not the kind of person he had imagined.
Xie Ruan...
So cute.
She is a little impulsive, likes not to bother others, and maintains a sense of boundaries with people.
Xie Ruan could maintain his distance even from a charming guy like him.
Let alone Wen Hezhou?
Zhou Jingchi looked at the tablet.
He was born with bright features, and had the unmistakable face of a dark-skinned puppy.
Zhou Jingchi felt that he was much younger and there was no generation gap between him and Xie Ruan.
Xie Ruan naturally preferred him to someone like Wen Hezhou.
What about Xie Ruanjia and Wen Hezhou back then?
Perhaps because he was new to the job, Assistant Li hadn't explained it clearly to him that a nanny can't be listed as an employer?
Zhou Jingchi comforted himself with his prejudice against Wen Hezhou.
And so the focus shifted to Wen Hezhou.
...
Wen Hezhou was cold and aloof.
Zhou Jingchi always felt that Wen Hezhou's smile was gentle when he was usually smiling at people, but his sudden coldness in private was like a snake, clinging to people, damp and cold, making people uncomfortable.
However, Zhou Jingchi did not have much prejudice against Wen Hezhou in the past.
but.
Things are different now.
Zhou Jingchi looked at Wen Hezhou with a resentful expression.
It's all Wen Hezhou's fault; he scared Xie Ruan away.
He could have continued teasing Xie Ruan.
Zhou Jingchi looked at Wen Hezhou. He was fine at first glance, but upon closer inspection, he realized that Wen Hezhou seemed to look even more haggard than he had imagined...?
Zhou Jingchi turned his head to the side, looking somewhat confused.
But out of humanitarian concern, he asked, "Are you alright?"
Zhou Jingchi was indeed Wen Hezhou's junior, but because of the close relationship between their families, he never called Wen Hezhou "teacher".
Zhou Jingchi: "Your face looks pale."
Zhou Jingchi was clearly collaborating with Wen Hezhou this time.
Strangely enough, Zhou Jingchi did not notice anything unusual about Wen Hezhou when they first started working together.
On the contrary, the current time of rest is in stark contrast to the past.
Zhou Jingchi even felt that Wen Hezhou, who was already on the thin side, seemed even thinner now.
There's even a sense that if they were any thinner, they'd be blown away by the wind.
Zhou Jingchi even thought that if Wen Hezhou weren't a man, he could even play Lin Daiyu right now.
Zhou Jingchi opened the mangled lunchbox.
As expected, the food inside was a terrible sight.
Zhou Jingchi took out his cutlery and, adhering to the principle of not wasting any food, intended to eat it.
Then I saw...
Wen Hezhou started gagging.
Zhou Jingchi: Isn't this too insulting?
He just tore his food to shreds, he didn't eat anything indecent! Why is he throwing up???
What's so special about that?
provocative?
Zhou Jingchi stared at Wen Hezhou.
Only then did Wen Hezhou's assistant notice his hesitation and quickly explained, "It's because my brother can't stand the smell of food."
Zhou Jingchi: "..."
Zhou Jingchi really didn't know how to roast Wen Hezhou: "You're holding food in your hand too."
Judging from that box of food, it was probably Wen Hezhou's lunch.
Wen Hezhou wasn't eating rabbit food, was he?
Why did you vomit?
Zhou Jingchi gave Wen Hezhou a seat.
Unexpectedly, Wen Hezhou did not take the lunchbox. Instead, he waved his hand and told his assistant to take the lunchbox away.
Zhou Jingchi looked at Wen Hezhou suspiciously, then suddenly realized something: "Your anorexia, is it still not cured...?"
Zhou Jingchi has always felt that there are two extraordinary people in the entertainment industry—
Ji Ye, who can't sleep.
And Wen Hezhou, who always feels like he doesn't eat.
How do these two people usually make a living?
Zhou Jingchi is a normal person; he can eat, run, play, and even slack off. Zhou Jingchi really doesn't understand how someone who doesn't even have a basic standard of living can pretend to be perfectly fine every day and still work like crazy in a cutthroat environment.
Zhou Jingchi is actually not someone who likes to meddle in other people's business.
But he was in a good mood after just talking to Xie Ruan on the phone.
Zhou Jingchi subconsciously looked at Wen Hezhou, and after thinking for a moment, said, "This isn't a solution. How about I find you a doctor?"
Zhou Jingchi scooped up a mouthful of rice.
I don't know if it's just my imagination.
He always felt that the food Xie Ruan had prepared seemed to have a magical quality.
This boxed lunch was clearly not made by Xie Ruan.
It was also completely destroyed by Zhou Jingchi.
But Zhou Jingchi thought it tasted better than any meal he had ever eaten before.
Zhou Jingchi picked up a spoon and ate one bite after another, completely carefree in front of the anorexic person, becoming happier and happier as he ate: "If all else fails, I'll find you a Taoist priest?"
Wen Hezhou: "Prosperity, democracy, civility, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, rule of law, patriotism, dedication, integrity, and friendliness—I am a materialist. Please do not promote idealism to materialists."
Zhou Jingchi chuckled: "I meant well."
Zhou Jingchi looked at Wen Hezhou, who was clearly getting weaker and weaker, yet still had a stern face and insisted on sitting upright: "Why don't you eat something too?"
Zhou Jingchi thought his food was delicious.
If it were anyone else, Zhou Jingchi definitely wouldn't be willing to share.
But seeing how weak Wen Hezhou looked, Zhou Jingchi suddenly felt...
It's not impossible to take care of the poor.
Zhou Jingchi took a clean spoon.
He shared half of his mushy rice with Wen Hezhou.
As expected, Wen Hezhou frowned and looked disgusted.
Wen Hezhou didn't even take the spoon.
He has no interest in mushy food.
They even felt that Zhou Jingchi made a mess of everything, even his meals, and was a very unprofessional person.
Wen Hezhou and Zhou Jingchi are not the same kind of people.
He didn't even notice.
When I saw this bowl of rice, I didn't feel like vomiting.
Wen Hezhou sat up straight.
Even though her body was already very fragile, she still straightened her posture and pretended that nothing had happened and that everything in her body was normal as she flipped through the work materials for the next day.
It's only at times like this that we can admire Wen Hezhou's dedication, even for someone like Zhou Jingchi who's just giving up.
But he will not become that kind of person.
Zhou Jingchi: "I think you should eat a little more."
Zhou Jingchi said helplessly, "If you faint one day, you'll cause trouble for the crew too."
Zhou Jingchi: "Even if you vomit, you should still eat something to maintain your energy."
Zhou Jingchi patiently persuaded him, scooping up spoonfuls of rice from the table in front of him, finding it increasingly delicious with each bite.
For some reason, when Wen Hezhou turned his head and saw Zhou Jingchi's meal, he seemed less anxious than usual.
Watching Zhou Jingchi eat, Wen Hezhou even had a fleeting thought that he might want to take a bite himself: "..."
Despite having suffered from anorexia for so long, Wen Hezhou had never tried any extreme, strange, or inedible foods.
But he thought he probably wasn't like Zhou Jingchi, who had pica.
I doubt anyone would have the appetite to eat something that looks like it's all mushy and rotten.
...
Wen Hezhou watched as Zhou Jingchi ate with increasing relish.
Frowning.
He turned his head away and silently lowered his head to read again, seeking peace.
Unexpectedly, once Wen Hezhou accepted the premise that Zhou Jingchi ate with great relish, he found it difficult to settle down in the present moment.
Wen Hezhou stood up and decided to stay away from Zhou Jingchi.
Unexpectedly, just as he stood up, Zhou Jingchi seemed to have thought of something and said, "Why don't you hire a cook? Is your cook not good enough? Or should I recommend my family's chef to you?"
Zhou Jingchi is not a picky eater.
However, his chef was the best he had ever chosen after replacing many others.
Zhou Jingchi looked at Wen Hezhou with good intentions.
Having always had everything he wanted since childhood, Wen Hezhou naturally had no intention of owing this person a favor. He also didn't think that the poor quality of his food was due to a problem with the chef he had hired.
He has been searching for renowned chefs both domestically and internationally for so long.
But no one could walk.
...
Apart from……
Suddenly, a timid figure, smaller than himself, appeared in Wen Hezhou's mind.
Wen Hezhou: ...
Apart from.
he.
Wen Hezhou felt inexplicably anxious.
He didn't want to continue this topic.
Wen Hezhou felt his steps becoming increasingly unsteady, and he wanted to find a place to rest and conserve his energy.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Jingchi still didn't let him off the hook. After Zhou Jingchi's suggestion of a chef failed, Wen Hezhou heard Zhou Jingchi say next: "Otherwise, do you have indigestion problems?"
"Why don't you take some digestive tablets?"
"..."
No one would suggest taking digestive aids to someone who has been refusing to eat for a long time.
This suggestion is absolutely horrific.
Even Wen Hezhou, who had been calm just moments before, couldn't catch his breath.
Snap.
He collapsed to the ground in anger.
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Author's note: Zhou Jingchi: The first person to make Wen Hezhou faint from anger.
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