Chapter 161 Zhu Ziqiang's Terrifying Confidence
Zhu Ziqiang moved with incredible speed, never daring to relax for a moment, quickening his pace so that Zheng Haiyang couldn't catch up.
He finally breathed a sigh of relief after entering the factory gate before Zheng Haiyang.
Zhu Ziqiang patted his chest, looking terrified.
Damn it, I finally got rid of this thing!
That was terrifying!
Good heavens! He knows he's outstanding! So outstanding that these people can't help but like him!
But, but, could you please stop attracting so many men and bring some women instead?
What is it that attracts these perverts who like men?
Can't he just change?!
Zhu Ziqiang wiped his face in distress.
To be fair, although the pursuit of Zheng Haiyang and Xu Dongliang both troubled Zhu Ziqiang, it also made him feel much better about himself.
He felt that his handsome and extraordinary appearance and imposing presence made him incredibly charming, which was why these people were pursuing him so relentlessly.
It's actually quite endearing to have someone love you so wholeheartedly.
But he's really troubled!
They like him, so why can't they understand him?
What kind of world is this? If a man and a woman get even slightly intimate, it's considered having an affair, let alone two men.
Although being with a man does offer a different experience than being with a woman, it's not something that society would accept!
If he gets discovered, it will be a disaster for him!
Zhu Ziqiang doesn't want everything he's worked so hard for to vanish into thin air, returning him to square one.
He dared not step on that high-voltage power line!
So I can only apologize to these two people.
If Cheng Jiajia knew what Zhu Ziqiang was thinking, she would definitely call him a complete idiot!
How big is her face, yet she claims to be endlessly charming?
Unfortunately, Zhu Ziqiang couldn't hear Cheng Jiajia's true feelings, and he genuinely believed himself to be incredibly charming.
Otherwise, why would men and women be so eager to date me?
These two events greatly comforted Zhu Ziqiang's insecure heart, which had been hurt by Sun Ling's infidelity and the unexpected fatherhood.
He's frighteningly confident now!
"Ziqiang, what's wrong? Why are you sweating so much and looking like you've seen a ghost?" Just then, a coworker was on his way to work and passed by. Seeing his appearance, he asked with concern.
It's said that Zhu Ziqiang is no good husband, but he's quite successful in the workshop. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to borrow so much money to swindle him before Fu Jiaojiao ran away.
Although Fu Jiaojiao posted a big-character poster before leaving, exposing Zhu Ziqiang's bad character.
But most men will side with men, especially since they already had a better relationship with Zhu Ziqiang.
Furthermore, Zhu Ziqiang later hinted at this to them, so most of them believed that Fu Jiaojiao had been unfaithful and had run off with another man after taking money from the Zhu family. They even felt quite sympathetic towards Zhu Ziqiang for a time.
In short, after Fu Jiaojiao's incident, Zhu Ziqiang's relationship with his neighbors in the compound cooled, but his relationship with his coworkers in the workshop remained as good as ever.
"Are you sick? Why don't you go to the infirmary and get some medicine?"
The man patted him on the shoulder and was about to touch his forehead to check his temperature.
His coworkers were genuinely concerned about him; having a fever at this point was no small matter.
However, perhaps Zhu Ziqiang has been living in Xu Dongliang's shadow these past few days, and he's been too tense. Perhaps he's too confident in his own charm, or perhaps the shock this morning was too great.
When Zhu Ziqiang saw this person reaching out to him, he felt a chill run down his spine.
Damn it, another one eyeing my good looks?!
His expression suddenly changed. He forcefully shoved the man's hand away, stumbled back several steps, and looked at him warily. "You...you...just talk to me! What are you trying to do, touching me like that?! Let me tell you, even though I'm handsome and charming, I'm not someone you can take advantage of!"
Coworker: "!!!"
Wait, what is this thing?
Do the words "imposing and charismatic" and "charming" really apply to Zhu Ziqiang?
How come he never noticed how narcissistic this person was before?
However, Zhu Ziqiang seemed to think that wasn't enough, and threatened sharply, "I like women, I don't like men at all! If you dare to do anything wrong, I... I'll report you to the leaders!"
Coworker: "!!!"
The coworker's face darkened.
Damn it! Is this guy crazy?
"What the hell are you talking nonsense about? Who the hell likes men?!"
Geng Hongjun meant well and came over to inquire after Zhu Ziqiang because he saw that something was wrong with him. Who knew that he would say such a bunch of nonsensical things like a girl who had been taken advantage of by a lecherous man.
What do you mean by touching me inappropriately? You like men? Pah! You're shameless! Disgusting!
Is he that kind of person?
Geng Hongjun was furious.
However, Zhu Ziqiang felt that this person was trying to save face after being exposed. He must not have given up on him yet and must still want to find another opportunity to take advantage of him later.
To clear his name and sever Geng Hongjun's feelings for him, Zhu Ziqiang held his head high and arrogantly said, "You deny it just because I exposed you? Let me tell you, with your toad-like appearance, you still want to covet me? No way! You'd better give up those ridiculous thoughts!"
Geng Hongjun is a good person, but he has one flaw: he has a terrible temper. Also, he has pockmarked acne scars from puberty on his face, and he can't stand people saying the word "toad" in front of him. He'll explode at the slightest provocation.
Zhu Ziqiang has now truly stepped on his landmine.
Geng Hongjun flew into a rage, grabbing Zhu Ziqiang by the collar with both hands. His eyes were bloodshot. "You bastard! What did you say? Say it again if you dare!"
His tone was extremely dangerous. Zhu Ziqiang had seen Geng Hongjun beat people before, and a hint of fear flashed in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by anger.
Even Xu Dongliang, the director of the supply and marketing cooperative, had to treat him well if he wanted to be on good terms with him.
Who is Geng Hongjun to dare treat me like this? And even try to threaten me?
Pshaw! You think you can pursue yourself? Dream on!
Zhu Ziqiang got angry too, and said with his neck stiff, "Fine, I'll say it! You should take a piss and see what you look like. You dare to covet me? You're just a toad trying to eat swan meat! Bah!"
He was certain that Geng Hongjun wanted him, so he wouldn't dare to make a move against him.
Unfortunately, the result disappointed Zhu Ziqiang.
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, the sound of fists landing echoed through the room.
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"
"Ah! Awooooo!"
I hope Ziqiang is in excruciating pain.
No, he actually dared to hit me?
Aren't you afraid you'll never win her heart?
Zhu Ziqiang didn't understand.
Geng Hongjun was so disgusted that he almost spat in Zhu Ziqiang's face.
"Pah! I'm just being overly kind! I don't care if you, you bastard, live or die!"
"What the hell! You even like me? You disgusting thing!"
"Swan meat? Bah! You're shameless!"
"I think what Fu Jiaojiao said is probably true! What a despicable bastard who cheats women into marriage! Now he's cheating women and then men? Damn bastard! You perverted bastard who gets ridden!"
After cursing, Geng Hongjun spat again before turning and leaving without looking back.
He was verbally abused and even punched twice.
Zhu Ziqiang, sporting two black eyes, finally realized that perhaps he had overreacted and misunderstood the other person.
His confidence vanished, replaced by a moment of embarrassment.
Suddenly remembering something, Zhu Ziqiang looked around and then felt relieved.
Fortunately, the location was relatively secluded, with few people coming and going; otherwise, if someone overheard him, he would have been terribly embarrassed.
As for Geng Hongjun's anger, Zhu Ziqiang didn't take it too seriously.
Anyway, since they have such a good relationship, Geng Hongjun will definitely understand him.
He's in a bad mood right now, so I'd better not go looking for trouble.
After a while, he'll calm down and automatically come back to make up with me.
………
Almost as soon as Zhu Ziqiang left, Zheng Haiyang entered the workshop, cursing and swearing.
Zheng Haiyang, panting heavily, had his elbows on his knees.
Whew! Whew! Whew!
He's exhausted!
Damn it, all he wanted was for Zhu Ziqiang to stop talking about what happened this morning at the factory, right? What the hell is he running off to?!
Damn it! Someone with that kind of looks thinks he could even be interested in her? He's a coward!
That toad can't even see the bumps on its body!
Doesn't he have any self-awareness?!
Zheng Haiyang cursed under his breath, his face was gloomy, and he exuded a cold aura. People passing by dared not get too close to him.
Well, okay, it's also partly due to his own poor interpersonal relationships.
In the past, Zheng Haiyang would have cursed these idiots in his heart for being blind not to try to please him.
However, Zheng Haiyang felt much more at ease today.
Seeing that everyone was looking at her as usual, without any strangeness or that inexplicable attention from the woman in their compound who was causing trouble again.
Zheng Haiyang's mind was even more certain.
Why did he go to such lengths to pursue Zhu Ziqiang? Wasn't it because he was afraid Zhu would say something inappropriate in the workshop?
It seems things are alright now; Zhu Ziqiang probably didn't mention what happened this morning in the workshop.
That's true, he wouldn't dare say it.
The reputation of the compound is not good now, especially among the men. If he were to spread this story, the reputation of the men in the compound would be further damaged.
Zhu Ziqiang himself also lived in the compound, and he was also concerned about his reputation, so he dared not tell anyone about it.
If it's just within the compound, then this isn't too bad.
It's just a small-scale loss of contacts.
Thinking this way, Zheng Haiyang felt a little relieved, tidied himself up, and went to work.
However, what Zheng Haiyang didn't know was that he had put his mind at ease too soon.
...
While Zhu Ziqiang and Zheng Haiyang were arguing in the workshop, Yu Junsheng had already taken his seat at his workstation and wiped down his and his mentor's workstations.
They finished a project at the end of the year, so their technical department wasn't very busy at the beginning of the year.
Right now, everyone is leisurely doing their work while chatting.
Just then, an older woman in the office started talking about some gossip she'd heard yesterday.
It was said that a coworker's neighbor's younger sister-in-law had divorced and married her husband's older brother. This was quite a novelty at the time, and it immediately ignited the enthusiasm of everyone in the office, who all eagerly asked the eldest sister for more details.
Yu Junsheng rolled his eyes, picked up the thermos in the office and was about to leave when he said loudly, "Oh dear! This water is from yesterday, it's not hot anymore, I'll go get a fresh thermos."
"Xiao Yu is so hardworking! He's also very serious about his work. He's a really good young man!"
"Absolutely! If he weren't already married, I would have introduced him to my niece!"
In the boiler room.
I've only been at work for a short time now, and it's peak time for getting hot water. There are quite a few people queuing up in the hot water room, and they're all chatting away.
Yu Junsheng could hear the gossip going on inside even from the doorway.
Yu Junsheng peeked inside and saw that there was no one he recognized!
He pulled his work cap out of his pocket, put it on, pulled the brim down low, and slipped to the back of the line to listen to their gossip.
Oh, it's about that older sister in the office who talked about her brother's wife getting divorced and remarrying her brother-in-law.
With so few forms of entertainment available these days, this kind of juicy gossip is incredibly appealing, and people from both groups started discussing it animatedly.
Many people believe that the two of them were having an affair before their divorce.
Seeing the older woman in front of him talking animatedly, as if he had personally witnessed his younger brother's wife seducing his older brother, Yu Junsheng's eyes flickered.
He deliberately said, "Oh dear, sister, let me tell you, something shameful happened in the compound next door too. Oh dear, I'm too embarrassed to say it!"
Sure enough, the woman's eyes lit up instantly. She grabbed Yu Junsheng's sleeve tightly and said eagerly, "What shameful thing? Tell me quickly! Don't worry, young man, I'm so old, I can handle anything. Please don't worry about me, just tell me!"
She loves shameful things!
Yu Junsheng's lips twitched. He really wanted to say that his older sister had nothing to worry about. He was just embarrassed to say it.
But that's exactly the effect he wanted, so he started babbling away right there on the steps:
"Hey, my wife told me this. She heard that in their compound, there's a guy named Zheng Haiyang who fell for another guy. Not only does he keep staring at him all the time, but he's also hostile towards his wife. In the end, his wife gave him a real dressing down. The young couple, on the other hand, have a great relationship...blah blah blah."
In the end, Yu Junsheng gave Zheng Haiyang all his information, including where he lived, how many people were in his family, and which workshop he worked in. If it weren't for the fact that ID cards didn't exist back then, he would have at least given Zheng Haiyang's ID number.
The other party gave a vague answer.
He naturally wouldn't say that the other party involved was himself, as that would be bad for his reputation.
Zheng Haiyang's reputation is ruined, but his is not!
So, when Yu Junsheng came out of the water room carrying a kettle in his left hand and an enamel mug in his right, drinking the tea he had just brewed, the gossipy older sister was already chatting enthusiastically with her colleagues who came to get hot water later.
Good heavens! Men like men! How strange is that!
They're determined to tell their whole story!
Because the news was so explosive, everyone wanted to share it with the people around them.
One tells ten, ten tell a hundred.
In less than a morning, most of the people in the factory knew about it.
Zheng Haiyang coveted a male comrade in the same courtyard and was scolded by that man's wife.
...
Once Zheng Haiyang was convinced that Zhu Ziqiang wouldn't spread rumors, he felt relieved and stopped worrying about the gossip. He also stopped paying attention to Zhu Ziqiang and focused on his work all morning.
But when Zheng Haiyang went to the canteen for lunch, he found that his coworkers were looking at him strangely and keeping their distance from him.
He chose an empty seat and sat down, and the person next to him immediately picked up his lunchbox and ran away as if he had been frightened.
Zheng Haiyang's heart skipped a beat. Just as he was wondering if Zhu Ziqiang was talking nonsense, he heard faint whispers behind him:
"It's him, it's him! He's Zheng Haiyang, the guy from the same courtyard who got scolded by someone else's wife!"
"Seriously? He looks pretty decent enough, so why would he be so mad as to like men? What's so great about men? Women's skin is so smooth and nice to touch, hehe!"
"Who knows? Maybe he's just mentally ill!"
"Shh! We'd better stay away from him from now on, lest he extend his evil clutches to us."
Zheng Haiyang: "!!!"
Zheng Haiyang's face changed from green to black to purple, a truly fascinating sight.
His fists were clenched so tightly they made a cracking sound.
I wish you self-improvement, you bastard!
I swear I'll never let you get away with this!
Another corner.
Zhu Ziqiang had dinner with several of his coworkers, with whom he usually got along well.
Because Zheng Haiyang and Zhu Ziqiang lived in the same compound, many people asked Zhu Ziqiang:
"Hey? Ziqiang, does Zheng Haiyang really like the men in their compound?"
"It seems like most of the people in your compound are employees from our factory, right? Who does Zheng Haiyang like? Tell us so we can all see!"
Sitting in the back, Geng Hongjun disliked Zhu Ziqiang even more because of what happened that morning. Hearing this, he said sarcastically, "Oh, isn't Zheng Haiyang from the same compound as him? Maybe he's the man he likes?"
Geng Hongjun had a gut feeling that the man was Zhu Ziqiang!
He said, he said, how could this bastard say such disgusting things this morning? Turns out he's the Rabbit God!
My heart sees everything as dirty!
Zhu Ziqiang: "!!!"
Zhu Ziqiang's face turned ashen.
Ptooey! Ptooey! What bad luck!
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