Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Love
Ye Qiao was very surprised and a little worried about her son's sudden "retirement" from the entertainment industry. She was out of town at the time and only found out after talking to his father on the phone that he was going to work in a company after retiring from the entertainment industry.
And it seemed like he was not just talking, he dressed up properly the next day and went to work at the group company. Chen Jingzhou was considered a big star before, and as soon as he entered the company, everyone in the company went crazy.
His father said that he was in a meeting with him that day, and few people in the meeting room were listening carefully, as their attention was all on their son.
However, Chen Jingzhou has never been just a show-off. This kid was extremely smart and had many ideas when he was young. In the past few years, due to his personality, he didn't like socializing and just liked to be alone. But he didn't just lie down when he was alone. He read all kinds of books and liked to think about everything. Later, he entered the entertainment industry and it only took him two years to complete the journey that others would take a lifetime.
He has never been the type to play around casually. Now he has made a real decision to quit the entertainment industry and take over the family company.
The couple was naturally happy, but also a little worried. His father couldn't figure out why, so Ye Qiao had to mention finishing work and coming back.
She guessed that it might be related to that girl. Some time ago, her son suddenly admitted on the Internet that he had a girlfriend. This "girlfriend" remained a mystery, but Ye Qiao knew it must be that girl.
But before he retired, everything was quiet and there wasn't much news. Could it be that they broke up? Was his son so devastated that he decided to quit?
She was afraid that Chen Jingzhou would have more hurt in his heart, so she went to his villa as soon as she arrived in North City, but the housekeeper said later that he had gone to work.
Ye Qiao hurried to the company again.
The position his father gave him was not low, he was the vice president in charge of the entertainment and film and television sector, and he could be said to be the one who took on the responsibility.
When Ye Qiao arrived at the company, his son was in a meeting. He went straight to Chen Mozhou's office and asked worriedly, "Are you okay?"
After these few days, Chen Mozhou was completely relieved. "It's okay. I don't think the company can be handed over to him in two years."
"That's not what I'm asking." Ye Qiao spoke carefully again, "How's Chengcheng feeling lately?"
"Very good." Chen Mozhou had known for many years whether his son was happy or not. He gestured to the meeting room outside and said, "Go and see for yourself."
Ye Qiao went to the meeting room outside with half belief and half doubt, and looked inside through the gap in the transparent glass.
The man sitting at the end of the long table looked a bit like his father. He tapped the table lightly with his fingertips and pen, listening attentively to his employees' work reports with sharp eyes.
After the report was over, the voice asking the question was low and steady but intimidating, causing everyone in the audience to straighten their backs at the same time.
Ye Qiao watched for seven or eight minutes, and his heart finally settled down.
Chen Jingzhou would not be like this when he was in a bad mood. If he was depressed, no one would be able to talk to him.
She stopped looking and turned back.
The couple waited for an hour before Chen Jingzhou's meeting ended.
"Mom, why are you here?"
"I'll be back after work." Ye Qiao went over to greet him. "How's it going? Are you tired from work?"
"Not tired."
Chen Jingzhou turned his head and talked to his father about work for a few words, then turned back and said, "Mom, I have something else to do. I have to leave first."
"Where are you going in such a hurry?"
"Hongkong."
"Going to Hong Kong?" Ye Qiao guessed he was going there to coordinate some work. Seeing that he seemed to be in a hurry, he quickly pulled him over and asked about something that concerned him. "How's it going with that girl lately? Was it her when you officially announced it last time?"
Chen Jingzhou frowned, not knowing what to say.
If she hadn't run away, this question would be very easy to answer now.
But she ran away and was slow to respond for two days.
Ye Qiao then said, "Do you want to bring the girl back to your father and me?"
"There's a chance next time."
"Okay, mom will make you something delicious."
"Okay." Chen Jingzhou looked down at his watch again, "Mom, I really have to go."
"Hey, go ahead."
The man left in a hurry. Ye Qiao looked back and said angrily: "I just came back and you sent him to Hong Kong."
The man behind him said helplessly, "I didn't send them there. They just can't wait to meet your future daughter-in-law."
Ye Qiao was shocked, "Really?"
"How could it be fake? I think your son came back to take over the company just for that girl."
Ye Qiao slowly figured it out, and thinking about the changes in Chen Jingzhou over the past few years, he smiled sincerely: "Then it seems that I have to worship my daughter-in-law."
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In March and April, Hong Kong enters the season of continuous spring rain, and the whole city is wet.
Today they are going to shoot a costume martial arts scene in a play within a play, so He Chuxi prepared to be suspended on the wire early.
The main reason she took on this drama was because of the role and the plot. The roles she had played before were very literary, so she wanted to change to something more challenging. Now she is very satisfied with almost half of the martial arts scenes.
When the filming officially started, He Chuxi quickly got into the state. She picked up the sword and waved it with smooth movements.
We shot it twice. The next scene was a fight with extras. There were more people this time, so we shot it three times before the director called for a stop.
During the break, Xiaodie came forward to bring water. He Chuxi glanced and saw a familiar figure.
The man in the baseball cap was hidden behind the crowd, looking at him with his arms crossed and a slanted smile on his face.
He Chuxi felt inexplicably panicked.
The day before yesterday she rushed off and only sent him a message after she caught the plane, saying they would talk when they had time.
But I have been busy shooting the scenes that were put on hold two days ago, so I have no time to have a good chat.
Of course she could guess the purpose of this person appearing here, so she took the water cup and blocked her sight by drinking water.
It wasn't intentional...it really happened for a reason.
After a short break, He Chuxi entered the next game and focused on his work.
The shooting lasted until dark, and the staff came to untie the wire. The moment it was released, He Chuxi felt the pain in her thigh, and she hissed twice in pain.
"Teacher He, you were hanging for a long time today, it might be red from the wear. Go back and take a look."
"Yeah, I know, it's hard work."
She looked around but didn't see the man anymore, so she asked Xiaodie who was approaching, "Where's Chen?"
"Mr. Chen?" Xiaodie realized belatedly, "Mr. Chen? Mr. Chen is here? Why didn't I see him?"
"Never mind. It's okay."
It was only after leaving the set that I saw the man smoking and talking with Director Huang in the parking lot. I didn't know what they were talking about, but the atmosphere seemed to be good.
After three or four minutes, Chen Jingzhou glanced over.
Director Huang also followed her gaze and saw her, waving: "Chu Xi, come here."
He Chuxi walked over, but just as she got close, the man put his long arm through her waist and pulled her into his arms. He Chuxi was stunned, and considering that Director Huang was there, she didn't know what to do for a moment.
Director Huang smiled knowingly, "I wanted to treat Mr. Chen to a meal, but he said he had an appointment. How could I possibly interrupt your date?"
Chen Jingjing also smiled and said, "Thank you, Director Huang."
He Chuxi: “…”
Director Huang left, took two steps, and then turned back: "Chu Xi, it's okay to come later tomorrow morning."
The woman's face turned red instantly.
After Director Huang walked away completely, He Chuxi broke free, looked up and glared at him fiercely, then left him and went back to her nanny car.
Chen Jingzhou followed her, and she said in a friendly manner: "I'm staying in an ordinary hotel. Will you come back with me?"
"No, you go to my place."
“…”
He was still staying in the presidential suite on the top floor of the hotel as last time. As soon as the door opened, He Chuxi was trapped behind the door panel with a spun, and was quickly covered with kisses.
She let him kiss her for a while, but he was not satisfied at all. He skillfully touched her everywhere with his hands and tried to take off her clothes. He Chuxi pushed her away, "Why are you so anxious?"
"Chen Jingzhou!"
"Don't!!"
"hiss......"
The man stopped moving instantly and withdrew his hand.
Chen Jingzhou lowered his eyes to take a look and quickly realized that the injury might have been caused by the wire harness. He said in a deep voice, "Let me see."
Aren’t you ashamed?
He Chuxi was able to push the person away and walked inside. "I don't have the energy to serve you today."
Chen Jingzhou's desire dissipated, he took out his cell phone and sent a message to have medicine delivered. When he entered the living room, the woman was already in the bathroom.
He went to knock on the door and reminded: "If the skin is broken, it is best not to touch water."
A muffled voice came from the bathroom, "I know."
"Can you see it?"
He Chuxi carefully took off his pants and bent down to look. When he saw a pool of blood at the base of his legs, he finally let out a low cry. He had been injured before, and red marks and bruises were commonplace, but this was the first time he had been rubbed to the point of bleeding.
She couldn't help but shout: "Chen Jingzhou..."
The man outside the door immediately responded: "How is it?"
"Go buy me some medicine."
"I sent it." Chen Jingzhou pressed the locked door handle, "Let me see."
"......fine."
"He Chuxi!"
"It's really okay."
"What part of you haven't I seen? Don't be so pretentious."
“…”
The medicine was delivered almost immediately. Chen Jingzhou knocked on the door and said, "Open the door. The medicine has arrived."
He Chuxi carefully moved to the door. After the door opened, he squeezed in, looked at her deeply, then lowered his gaze, and then his eyes darkened.
He was still wearing his underwear, but the edge of his underwear had been stained dark red with blood, and there was a large wound at the base of his leg.
The man raised his eyes again, not knowing what he wanted to say, but he held it back and spoke in a gentle tone, "I'll apply it for you."
Although they had done the most intimate things before, desire controlled her brain at that time. Now that she was sober, she felt a little embarrassed to let him apply it there. But while she was hesitating, he had already carried her to the spacious sink.
He Chuxi turned her face away and said softly, "Be gentle."
"Um."
Chen Jingzhou unscrewed the ointment, took out a cotton swab, and half-knelt down.
After a while, the wound felt cool.
He Chuxi turned her head and saw the man blowing gently on the wound.
His brows were still furrowed, and the pain was visible in his eyes.
She was silent for a moment and pursed her lips.
"It's ready to be applied. It won't hurt. Don't be afraid."
It hurts.
He Chuxi gripped the edge of the table, gritted his teeth and said nothing.
Chen Jingzhou looked up and slowed down his movements.
After five or six minutes, both sides will be coated.
He threw away the cotton swab and closed the lid, then stood up and hugged her, gently patting her back like a child, "It's okay, it will be fine in two days."
It was a pain that an adult could endure, but He Chuxi felt mysterious at this moment, as if his heart was being brushed by a feather, tingling and itchy.
After a long time, she gently leaned on the broad shoulder in front of her.
An extremely gentle voice came from my ear, "Don't take a shower tonight, I'll just wipe you."
He Chuxi didn't answer, but a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "Chen Jingzhou."
"Um?"
"You're so weird like this. I'm still used to your rebellious side."
The man also chuckled, pinched her waist hard, half stepped away, and stared into her eyes, "I'm just too good to you, so I let you run away after sleeping with me."
"..." He Chuxi had to argue: "My flight was at 9 o'clock that day, but you insisted on making it so late! Now you blame me?"
"I noticed that you not only ran away after sleeping, but also lost your memory after sleeping. Who was it that pestered me to do it again that day..."
He Chuxi quickly covered his mouth with her hands, her cheeks flushed, "Stop talking!"
The temperature in the closed bathroom gradually rose, and their gazes on each other were warm and lingering.
Chen Jingzhou's eyes became cloudy. He pulled down the little hand covering his lips and kissed it gently.
The woman responded by closing her eyes, slowly losing herself in the other's sucking.
But whether he was thinking about her injury or had learned his lesson, he stopped in time when he was about to lose control, and said in a low and hoarse voice: "Where is my answer?"
He Chuxi leaned in his arms to calm down. After a while, she whispered, "Chen Jingzhou, I want to try it out for half a year. If we're not suitable, or if something unexpected happens, you let me go."
The man frowned, his eyes darkened, and the air around him became a little colder.
"Three months."
"Half a year."
"No, three months."
The man looked at him fiercely, and He Chuxi was helpless, "Then three..."
Before he could finish his words, his lips and tongue were intercepted again.
......
Three months is really too short, and she spent two months filming non-stop.
In the past two months, Chen Jingzhou came almost every week, but he was very cautious. He did not go to the set anymore, but just sent her a message after arriving to ask her to go to the hotel.
After a night of hanging out, He Chuxi wondered what was different about this relationship. Aren't they just friends with benefits who just slept together and then broke up?
But sometimes there are some strange things, such as the messages I receive from time to time on WeChat, asking if I have eaten, if I am tired today, and if I miss him.
If there is no reply, he will talk to himself, saying what he ate and did today, and attach pictures.
He also said that he missed her very much.
These things would never have happened before. Every time He Chuxi saw these messages, her heart would itch.
If you reply to him that you are done working, he will call you immediately.
She really didn't know what to talk to him about. After she hung up the first one or two times, he got angry and called her name calmly the next time she called.
She pretended to be impatient and replied, and then she started to quarrel.
Arguing seems to have become their comfort zone, and both sides feel comfortable only after they have a few words with each other.
He Chuxi gradually found it interesting and began to look forward to it.
The film was finished, and on the last night, after dinner, I was returning to the hotel and he called me while I was still in the car.
He Chuxi felt a little dizzy after drinking a few glasses of wine. He answered the call hurriedly and hung up without saying a few words.
Xiaodie next to her hid her smile and said seriously, "Sister Yueyue, do you know that you've been very different lately? Sometimes you stink."
"Stinky? Really? Then why didn't you remind me earlier?"
"It's the sour smell of love~~~"
“…Jiang Xiaodie!”
"hey-hey."
The next day we returned to Beicheng and arrived around 5pm.
Xiaodie asked where to go.
He Chuxi hesitated for a moment and said, "West City Villa."
Teacher Chen’s home in Xicheng Villa District.
Xiaodie took the initiative to drag her luggage out of the car.
His home is a forty-minute drive from the airport, and when he arrived the sky was already filled with rosy clouds.
After getting permission, the car drove in and finally stopped at the door of the villa.
The roses in the unroofed greenhouse next to the house have all bloomed, looking gorgeous and bright under the sunset.
He Chuxi watched for a while until there was movement at the gate.
She thought it was Chen Jingzhou or Uncle Wang, so she turned back to look. In an instant, the words and smile she was about to say hello froze.
By the door was a woman in her forties or fifties, well-maintained and 60% similar to Chen Jingzhou.
The woman came over with a warm smile and took her hand, "Yueyue, right? Hello, I'm Chengcheng's mother."
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