Chapter 279 Can't I Love You?
"I really enjoy this job and I'm not afraid of being criticized by netizens at all."
“I don’t want to terminate the contract, and I don’t need my older brother to support me for the rest of my life! I’m all grown up now, and I can earn money to support myself!”
"Big brother, don't scare me. Hurry up and take me home so I can get ready to record the show."
"...Hurry up?" Zhu Xingye narrowed his eyes, seemingly disliking the word. "Why should I hurry to send you back? Are you in such a rush to record that lousy variety show?"
Zhu Jinzhao didn't know what he was angry about, nor did he have time to care. He just nodded and said urgently, "I'm in a hurry! The production team notified us that we would start work at 2 p.m., but the sun has already set and I'm still here. If I don't get back soon, I'll definitely be fired by the production team."
"What's the panic? Even if you rush back now, you'll still be fired." Zhu Xingye smiled helplessly. "Chaochao, as I said, I've already asked the production team to terminate your contract, and I've even paid all the breach of contract fees."
"Now, you're no longer in the entertainment industry."
"..." Zhu Jinzhao shook his head, not believing that he would really do that.
"Brother, don't scare me with this kind of thing."
Zhu Xingye: "I'm not trying to scare you. If you don't believe me, I'll show you the evidence."
As he spoke, he took out his phone from the inside pocket of his suit jacket, pulled up the two termination documents, and showed them to Zhu Jinzhao.
"Look, these two documents are stamped with the official seal."
Zhu Jinzhao stared intently at every word on the document. But the more she looked, the colder her heart grew.
Zhu Xingye didn't scare her or lie to her. He really did propose to terminate the contract with Qunxing Media, and he really did pay the breach of contract fee to the program team.
She lost her job, and her artist contract was gone.
"Why?" She looked up at Zhu Xingye, her eyes and expression blank. "Big brother, why did you do this?"
"You're asking me?" Zhu Xingye put away his phone, a cold smile playing on his lips. "I'd like to ask you why."
Why were you so determined to enter the entertainment industry in the first place? And why are you in such a hurry to go back to record variety shows now? Do you really love this job, or is there someone you really want to see at your workplace?
Zhu Jinzhao: "...What...what do you mean?"
Zhu Xingye: "Don't you know what I mean?"
"Who encouraged you to enter the entertainment industry? And who tricked you into dating him? Zhu Jinchao, you should know the answer better than I do."
Upon hearing the words "dating," Zhu Jinzhao's heart skipped a beat.
She blinked guiltily and stammered, "Big brother, you know about me and Shi Jing."
"I understand." Zhu Xingye stared at her expressionlessly. "So, Zhu Jinzhao, do you have anything to say?"
Zhu Jinzhao scratched his ear: "I didn't mean to hide this from you. I already have a plan in mind. I plan to go home and tell you about it after the second episode is finished, and also introduce Shi Jing to you."
"Introduce me to him?" Zhu Xingye was shocked. "Chaochao, you're planning to bring Shi Jing to see me?"
“Yes, that’s right,” Zhu Jinzhao replied matter-of-factly. “Shi Jing is my boyfriend. Isn’t it only right that I bring you home to meet him?”
"Ha..." Zhu Xingye was so angry he laughed. "Bringing her home to see me? Zhu Jinzhao, where did you get the guts?"
"...What did I do wrong?" Zhu Jinzhao was completely baffled by the scolding.
Zhu Xingye: "You've been dating him behind my back, and now you actually want to bring him home to meet me! Zhu Jinchao, how dare you?"
"...Why wouldn't I dare?" Zhu Jinchao said righteously, "I just had a relationship, it's not like I committed murder or arson, why wouldn't I dare bring her back to see you?"
"Is dating something so heinous and unforgivable in the Zhu family?"
“It’s not allowed in the Zhu family, but you can work in the Zhu family!” Zhu Xingye was completely unreasonable.
"Why?" Zhu Jinzhao didn't understand. "Why is it against all reason for me to date in the Zhu family? Am I some kind of born sinner?"
"..." Zhu Xingye stared at her with red eyes, without immediately explaining.
She was angered by Zhu Xingye's unreasonable behavior. After giving a fierce "humph," she turned to walk out.
"Fine, fine, I'm a born sinner. I shouldn't be dating in the Zhu family. I'll go outside, okay?"
"Stop!" Zhu Xingye shouted.
Zhu Jinchao didn't listen at all and rushed out without even putting on his shoes.
"..." Zhu Xingye was furious. Before Zhu Jinzhao could open the door and run out, he immediately turned around and strode after him.
"Zhu Jinzhao!" He reached out and grabbed Zhu Jinzhao's arm, pulling him back and holding him domineeringly in his arms.
"Zhu Jinzhao, where do you think you're going?" He pinned Zhu Jinzhao against the wall, forcefully pushing forward with one long leg, rudely spreading Zhu Jinzhao's legs and forcefully squeezing inside.
"...Big Brother!" This overly ambiguous posture sent a shiver down Zhu Jinzhao's spine, making him feel a little uneasy.
"Brother, what are you doing? Let me go right now!"
"Don't call me big brother!" Zhu Xingye leaned down and pressed her down, his burning gaze sweeping across her face as if it were a physical object, finally lingering deliberately on her lips.
"Zhu Jinchao, don't call me 'Big Brother,' call me by my name."
"Why?" Zhu Jinzhao hadn't reacted yet.
Zhu Xingye stared intently at her and said fiercely, "Because I don't want to be your older brother at all!"
"...Huh?" Zhu Jinzhao's mind went blank.
Zhu Xingye: "Zhu Jinzhao, can't you feel at all how I feel about you?"
Zhu Jinchao shook his head.
"..." Zhu Xingye closed his eyes, feeling a headache coming on.
He raised a hand and gently stroked Zhu Jinzhao's cheek, staring at her slightly parted lips with an ambiguous and affectionate tone, and said, "You are the sister I raised with my own hands. Your body and your heart should all belong to me!"
"You can't date other men. If you're going to date, it can only be me! I'm the most suitable person for you in this world, the one who loves you the most!!"
"..."
A simple word, "love," almost scared Zhu Jinzhao to death.
"...What did you say?" Zhu Jinzhao was a little confused.
Zhu Xingye pinched her face and made her lips pout.
"I said, I love you! I love you so much!!"
"..."
Zhu Jinzhao was terrified.
She opened her eyes wide in confusion, her once smiling face now completely devoid of color.
Zhu Xingye stared at her intently, then asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Are you surprised?"
"..." Zhu Jinzhao's mind went blank, and she couldn't answer his question at all.
He then asked, "Is it a strange thing that I love you?"
Shouldn't I love you? Can't I love you?
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