Chapter 117 Hug
Chen Zhan didn't expect Amy to be so outspoken. It was too late for him to stop her because he saw Secretary Zhang's embarrassed face.
So he quickly explained to his two colleagues that Zhang Qing was his friend and also the secretary of the executive vice mayor of Beijing.
During the break today, Chen Zan received a news push and realized that Zhou Jingyu had now held such a high position. He was the leader of the municipal party committee who attended the high-level economic summit across the street yesterday.
I can only say that everything is just a coincidence.
Amy realized that she had guessed the wrong person and quickly apologized.
Ian was surprised and said, "Mayor's secretary? Wow, brother, you are so cool."
This group of people were about the same age as Chen Zan, and there weren't as many twists and turns as in the officialdom. Zhang Qing felt younger when he was suddenly praised for being so cool.
Ian happily sat in the passenger seat and started chatting with Zhang Qingchang. Amy touched her arm.
Chen Zhan tilted his head to look at her, "What's wrong, Amy?"
Amy raised an eyebrow: "So the one who brought the afternoon tea was his boss, right?"
Chen Zhan: "Amy, you are so gossipy now."
"Cynthia, Sister Anna has given me the task of persuading you to return. If you make friends here and never return to headquarters, Sister Anna will definitely deduct my bonus."
"You think too much. Sister Anna is not as stingy as you think."
Zhang Qing drove them to the mall and showed no sign of leaving in a hurry. Chen Zan got out of the car and took two steps while his two colleagues were in front.
Asked Zhang Qing: "Secretary Zhang, where is Mr. Zhou from your family?"
Zhang Qing: "Mr. has an appointment tonight."
Chen Zan nodded thoughtfully. She thought that Zhou Jingyu's crazy and possessed attitude last night and the words he said in the morning meant that he was going to use threats and inducements again.
Unexpectedly, apart from sending her a few normal messages today, he didn't do anything else.
As for asking Zhang Qing to come, it seemed that they really just wanted her to be their driver, which made Chen Zan wonder what he was up to.
After having a meal in the mall and buying two thick clothes, Zhang Qing sent them back to the hotel.
Chen Zhan: "Secretary Zhang, thank you for your hard work today."
Zhang Qing quickly waved his hands: "It's not hard, it's not hard, it's still easy."
Chen Zhan: "Then I'll go upstairs. You should go back and rest early. I'll call Mr. Zhou later and ask him to stop bothering you tomorrow."
Zhang Qing: "Miss Chen, please go to bed early."
Chen Zan went upstairs with the shopping bags and took a shower before sending a message to Zhou Jingyu, asking him to let Secretary Zhang return to him tomorrow. Given Secretary Zhang's work ability, it would be too unfair to send him to drive for her.
Zhou Jingyu didn't reply to the message, and Chen Zan didn't care. He charged his phone, turned on the computer to check the registration time, and dealt with the remaining emails.
At around eleven o'clock, someone knocked on the door.
Chen Zan stood up from the computer, walked to the door in confusion, and looked through the doorway, and found that the person who came was Zhou Jingyu.
He came in quietly last night, but tonight he knew to knock on the door.
Zhou Jingyu must have seen the shadow from under the door and knew she was standing at the door. He spoke in a lazy voice, "Chen Zhan, I know you are here."
Chen Zhan didn't rush to open the door. He asked, "Mr. Zhou, is there anything wrong so late?"
Zhou Jingyu laughed lazily, "It's nothing, I just called you but you didn't answer, so I wanted to come and talk to you."
Chen Zhan remembered that her phone was charging on the bedside table, and it must have been muted, so she didn't hear it.
"I won't do anything to you." Zhou Jingyu's voice sounded again, "You know my methods, otherwise I wouldn't let you come back."
Chen Zan still believed him on this point, and just when she was hesitating.
Zhou Jingyu continued, "Is the person living next door to you your colleague? She seems to have heard the noise and is about to come out."
Upon hearing this, Chen Zan opened the door.
Zhou Jingyu leaned against the wall in a semi-lazy manner, his coat hanging on his arm, his black cuffs rolled up, a famous watch on his wrist, and the exposed blue veins were full of tension.
He was tall, and when Chen Zhan saw his eyelids half closed, he could see the evil mole at a glance.
As for that face, it looked noble and indifferent, yet a bit unfocused. When she saw him like that, she knew: "Have you been drinking?"
"I had a couple of drinks with Jiang Yu." Zhou Jingyu nodded nonchalantly: "Would you like to invite me in for a seat?"
Chen Zan glanced at Amy's room next door. There was no movement at all. This guy was lying to her.
He said with a straight face, "I don't have any hangover tea here."
The man raised an eyebrow, "As long as you're here, it'll be fine."
Chen Zhan reminded him: "It's late, Mr. Zhou, aren't you working tomorrow?"
Zhou Jingyu: "Leaving in five minutes."
Chen Zan thought that his face was still on the news, and it would have a bad impact if other people in the hotel saw it.
I moved aside to make room for him to go in. It wasn't his first time after all. He had sneaked in on his own last night.
Zhou Jingyu glanced at the room without leaving any trace when he entered. Chen Zhan brought him some purified water and said, "Just make do with it. There's no hot water. If you want to drink tea, you'll have to go home."
He took the water, and just as Chen Zhan was about to withdraw his hand, his wrist was grabbed. The man pulled him into his arms with force, and Chen Zhan fell into his arms.
The woody scent of the man mixed with the smell of alcohol hit me in the face.
She said angrily: "Zhou Jingyu, what do you want to do?"
After struggling for a few times, she found that he held her tighter, bent down and buried his face deep in her neck, "I just missed you, let me hug you."
The hoarse voice, with a long-lost sour emotion, suddenly made Chen Zan stunned, and his struggling hands slowly fell down.
He clasped her waist with one hand, but held her tightly. His nose gently rubbed the sensitive and thin skin on the side of her neck, and he let out a satisfied sound.
He lowered his posture and spoke frankly, "Zhanzhan, have I ever told you that I really missed you in these five years?"
Chen Zhan curled her fingers gently, and the sour emotions began to surge again. She restrained herself and said calmly, "Mr. Zhou's love words are getting more and more beautiful now."
He used to love saying these sweet words and asking her if she missed him, which meant he missed her.
Zhou Jingyu choked and sighed helplessly: "You really are..."
"Did I say something wrong?"
"Everything you say is right."
"Perfunctory."
"It's unfair, Miss Chen. I've been single for so many years, and I'm not like Miss Chen who goes on dates."
When Zhou Jingyu talked about this, his tone was filled with resentment.
Even though I am resentful, I am really angry.
Who made her run so far away? He couldn't do anything to her!
This time it was Chen Zan's turn to choke. Well, she had indeed tried to date other people over the years to erase the man from her memory.
But after she started to learn how to interact with people, she found that she had really remembered the standards that Zhou Jingyu had told her, but when she looked at other people, she found that no one met the standards.
But when she thought of this incident, she felt angry and blurted out subconsciously: "So Zhou Jingyu, you did it on purpose."
Zhou Jingyu didn't understand what she meant. He looked up at her and asked in confusion, "What do you mean by intentional?"
Chen Zhan would never admit that she remembered his past kindness at this moment. She curled her lips and smiled as she saw him off: "Mr. Zhou, five minutes are up."
Zhou Jingyu glanced at his watch. From the time he entered the door to now, the time was exactly right.
Chen Zan thought Zhou Jingyu was going to play some tricks again, but he actually left and asked her to go to bed early before leaving.
This made Chen Zan even more confused. So, did he come here just to hug her and then tell her how much he missed her in the past few years?
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