Chapter 245 I'm Like a Mistress
Zhu Jinzhao took his hand and gently massaged his fingers while whispering, "Because it's not the right time to go public yet."
Shi Jing pouted, looking very aggrieved: "Why isn't it the right time...?"
Zhu Jinzhao patiently explained to him, "There are two reasons. First, 'Let's Make Friends' hasn't finished filming yet. When the production team handed me the contract, they clearly stated that I cannot date other guests during the filming period, otherwise it would be a breach of contract. Breach of contract means paying three times the penalty."
"Three times?" Shi Jing laughed dismissively. "I can afford to pay ten times!"
"Hey!" Zhu Jinzhao patted him on the shoulder. "I know you're rich, but you have to let me finish what I have to say first."
“…Okay.” Shi Jing frowned, though she was very unhappy, she still obediently listened to Zhu Jinzhao.
Zhu Jinzhao continued, "The second reason is that my older brother doesn't know about our relationship yet. He has a strange temper, and I dare not make it public without his permission."
Shi Jing frowned more and more: "If he doesn't know, then let him know. You've just fallen in love, you haven't done anything earth-shattering. Just tell him openly and honestly."
Zhu Jinzhao: "Of course I will tell him openly and honestly, but before I do, I need to give him a subtle heads-up so that he can be prepared in advance."
"Why?" Shi Jing didn't understand. "Is it abnormal for you to be in a relationship? Why does it seem like your older brother has a hard time accepting it?"
“Sigh…” Zhu Jinzhao couldn’t help but sigh when the topic came up. “My older brother isn’t hard to accept, he just thinks about it a lot.”
Shi Jing: "Hmm?"
Zhu Jinzhao looked at him with a sad expression: "My parents died early, and my eldest brother was forced to take on the Zhu family alone when he was seventeen. The Zhu family is large and powerful, and it is particularly difficult to manage. At that time, I was just a four-year-old kid, and my second and third brothers had just started junior high school. Not only was there no one in the family who could help him, but he also had to take care of him in every way."
“It is said that the eldest brother is like a father. My eldest brother was forced to become the eldest elder in the family from the age of seventeen. He raised my two older brothers and me single-handedly. He cared a lot about our affairs. Whether it was making friends or dating, his requirements were so strict that they were frightening.”
“Especially after I started dating Lu Yuzhou, he kept a closer eye on my dating life.”
"Ah..." Shi Jing raised an eyebrow, and the confusion on his face instantly dissipated. "So that's how it is."
Zhu Jinzhao nodded: "That's right."
Shi Jing wasn't an unreasonable person. After hearing Zhu Jinzhao's explanation, he completely understood Zhu Jinzhao's feelings. However, there was one thing he was still not entirely satisfied with.
“It’s good that he’s strict; it shows that your older brother cares about you. But why are you so hesitant to tell him about us? Are you afraid he’ll get angry with you in a moment of panic, or are you afraid I won’t meet his strict requirements?”
"This..." Zhu Jinzhao was a little stunned by the question, and it took her a while to slowly react.
"Of course I'm afraid he'll be angry with me! Shi Jing, you're so outstanding and wonderful, how could you possibly not meet his requirements?"
Shi Jing slightly raised his chin, his gaze sweeping over her from top to bottom, without saying a word.
She explained somewhat hastily: "I already said that my older brother has a very strange temper. If I want to be honest with him about this, I have to give him a heads-up beforehand so that he won't react too strongly."
"Besides, you and he are both impatient people. If I don't appease my older brother beforehand and just take you there to meet him, then the two of you will definitely have a battle of the century!"
Zhu Jinchao grew increasingly agitated and simply returned Shi Jing's question to him: "Shi Jing, what do you mean by asking that? Do you think I look down on you?"
Seeing her fierce expression, Shi Jing realized that he had asked the wrong question.
"No, no, I didn't think so." He quickly suppressed his emotions, hugged Zhu Jinchao, and obediently admitted his mistake, "Chaochao, I didn't think so, don't be angry."
"..." Zhu Jinzhao glared at him angrily, not wanting to speak.
He raised his hands and gently cupped Zhu Jinchao's face, stroking her cheeks as he apologized in a flattering tone: "Chaochao, I'm sorry, I made you misunderstand, but don't worry, I really didn't think that way."
"I just like you so much that I desperately want your family's approval. I didn't mean anything by it."
"Hmph..." Zhu Jinzhao glared at him, still not wanting to speak.
Shi Jing cupped her face in his hands, kissed her lips several times, and then continued to apologize: "Chao Chao is the best, don't be angry with me, okay? I really like you so much that I want to get your family's approval as soon as possible."
“I’m not someone who likes to hide things. On the day we started dating, I told my dad and all my good friends. I didn’t hide anything from anyone.”
"Similarly, as your boyfriend, I don't want to be hidden away by you. Because it makes me feel like I'm not in a relationship, but rather a mistress..."
The moment the word "mistress" was uttered, this originally serious argument immediately turned into something inappropriate.
Zhu Jinzhao tried to hold back her laughter, but in the end, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"What mistress... What nonsense are you spouting?"
"I'm not talking nonsense..." Shi Jing lowered her eyes and stared at Zhu Jinzhao's lips, saying pitifully, "I just feel very insecure."
"...Why do you feel insecure?" Zhu Jinzhao gave in to him, her fierce expression turning into helplessness and heartache. "It's not like I'm going to hide you forever. I just want to find an opportunity to bring this up with my older brother first, and once he has a better understanding, I'll bring you home to meet him."
Shi Jing awkwardly nestled into Zhu Jinzhao's arms, asking in a strained voice, "Then when will you find an opportunity?"
Zhu Jinzhao thought for a moment and said, "Soon, after the second episode is recorded, I will go back and talk to him about this."
"After the second episode is finished recording..." Shi Jing carefully calculated the time. "The second episode will be recorded on Sunday afternoon. If we calculate based on four days per episode, then the second episode will be finished next Thursday. That means you have six days left before you can confess to your older brother!"
"Hmm." Zhu Jinzhao raised an eyebrow. "If nothing unexpected happens, that's how it will be."
Shi Jing: "Alright then, I'll just have to wait a little longer."
Zhu Jinzhao patted the back of his head: "Don't worry, I won't hide you away."
"Hmph..." Shi Jing pouted arrogantly, just about to take advantage of Zhu Jinzhao when she suddenly remembered something more important than taking advantage of him.
"Chaochao, I'm taking you to see someone."
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