Chapter 631 Clearing Up the Misunderstanding
After returning to her room, Zhou Qiao felt inexplicably flustered, as if some of her firm emotions had been shattered, leaving her somewhat at a loss.
She never imagined that one day she would speak up for that great villain.
Oh, no, she won't call him "the big devil" anymore.
As she sat back on the sofa, a smile unconsciously crept onto her lips.
Actually, upon closer examination, what she just said wasn't entirely against her will.
She thought about it all afternoon. Even if she left the Shadow Gate in the future, they might still become friends.
When the word "friend" came out, Zhou Qiao felt a warm feeling, but at the same time, she felt that something was still not quite right, as if something was missing.
But... what's missing?
She couldn't understand it.
Meanwhile, the pavilion on the east side.
When Hou Kai and the other teenagers found Qin Feng, he was pouring himself drinks, and on the stone table was a cluster of preserved flowers with crumpled wrappers, with several empty wine bottles beside them.
The teenagers glanced at them and exclaimed, "Wow, they've drunk so much!"
Although they knew their boss could drink a lot, they probably couldn't resist this level of drinking.
Upon seeing this, Hou Kai was the first to rush over: "Boss, we've all been looking for you to eat dumplings, but what are you doing hiding here drinking by yourself!"
Qin Feng glanced at them, his eyes slightly unfocused: "You've come?"
Before they could reply, he gave a self-deprecating laugh and said in a low voice, "Oh, so it's you guys."
Hou Kai was taken aback: "If it's not us, then who else could it be?"
Is the boss... starting to look down on them?
But the ID card issue is over, and they haven't caused any more trouble, have they?
Just as he was in a daze, Han Xu pulled him aside from behind and looked at Qin Feng: "Boss is acting strange, like he's drinking alone."
Qin Feng downed another gulp of strong liquor and suddenly muttered to himself, "Was it because I didn't do enough? She still wants to leave."
Upon hearing this, the boys immediately understood.
With his eyes glazed over from drunkenness, Qin Feng asked again, "Everyone is afraid of me, aren't you few afraid of me?"
"Boss... you're drunk."
Hou Kai patted Qin Feng's shoulder cautiously to comfort him.
Then, the four boys formed a circle, and Han Xu deduced, "It seems that the eldest brother's confession failed."
"How did you know that the boss went to confess his feelings?" the others asked at the same time.
Han Xu gestured to the group, and they turned to see the bouquet of flowers that hadn't been given away. They all suddenly realized what had happened.
Hou Kai frowned: "That shouldn't be the case. Boss is so handsome, and his identity has been cleared up. How could his sister-in-law bear to reject him?"
"Can being handsome put food on the table? It's obvious that your sister-in-law doesn't like your boss." Ah Yan's words were like a wake-up call: "Hasn't your sister-in-law always wanted to leave the Shadow Gate?"
Old Qi scratched his head: "Isn't there any other way? The eldest is sad, and I'm sad too."
Hou Kai pouted, "Do you think I don't care about our eldest sister-in-law? But what can we do? We can't force her to stay..."
After Lao Qi finished speaking, Han Xu looked at him and asked in return, "Why not?"
Old Qi was stunned: "Huh?"
Han Xu said in a deep voice, "It's always better to try than not to try. Let's try to persuade my sister-in-law again and see if she can give us a chance."
The group turned to look at Qin Feng, who was drinking dejectedly, and a thought arose in their minds at the same time—they had never seen their boss so sad and downcast before.
Hou Kai gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, let's give it a try!"
After the group made their decision, they headed straight for Zhou Qiao's courtyard.
Zhou Qiao had composed herself and was about to go eat dumplings.
Tonight is New Year's Eve. Steward Xu prepared the New Year's Eve dinner early in the morning. Several round tables were set up in the front yard, and everyone who stayed at the Shadow Gate and did not go home gathered together to eat.
Zhou Qiao figured that Qin Feng must be there at this time.
For some reason, she even felt a little bit of anticipation.
Unexpectedly, before she could even leave the house, she was blocked by several teenagers.
"Huh? What brings you all here? Did you come to invite me to New Year's Eve dinner?" Zhou Qiao asked, puzzled.
The teenagers looked at each other, and finally pushed Hou out of the way.
Hou Kai took a deep breath and mustered his courage to speak: "Sister-in-law, you can't just think about food all the time, think about our boss too!"
Zhou Qiao was stunned: "Qin Feng? What happened to him?"
Hou Kai glanced at the three people behind him, seeing their encouraging expressions, and then turned around and said what he had thought of on the way: "Sister-in-law, our boss has never been in a relationship before, and this is the first time he has cared so much for someone. There are bound to be many things he does wrong, but the four of us swear that he is absolutely sincere towards you!"
These words left Zhou Qiao confused: "Wait, you're saying your boss is truly sincere towards me?"
Hou Kai nodded: "Don't tell me you didn't know!"
Zhou Qiao rubbed her head: "Uh, I really didn't know. Although you all keep calling me sister-in-law, I've said before that you've misunderstood. My relationship with your boss isn't like that!"
"That's what you think, but our boss doesn't think that way. He dreams of having that kind of relationship with you," Ayan chimed in from behind.
Zhou Qiao: "?"
She looked horrified: "How could you have such thoughts? Although I now know that your boss is not the big devil, there are still some things that he did do."
"For example?" was a sincere question from a young man.
"For example, he asked me to do a craft project, such a long 'Along the River During the Qingming Festival' scroll. Who was he trying to exhaust to death?"
“Sister-in-law, this is just a misunderstanding. The eldest brother may not have done well, but his heart is good. He personally went to the market to pick out the cross-stitch, just because he was afraid you would be lonely when you first arrived here.”
Is that so?
Zhou Qiao said again, "Then that doesn't count. He made me farm and restricted my freedom. What about that?"
The four boys exchanged glances: "Sister-in-law, this is a complete misunderstanding. Do you know how valuable that house is? For your sake, the eldest brother just gave it up. You often tend to the flowers, plants, fruits and vegetables at the Imperial Academy. He really wanted you to make this place your home."
Zhou Qiao was stunned after hearing this: "You're all just guessing, right? Qin Feng has never said anything like that to me."
Ayan blinked and said, "How could that be, sister-in-law? If the eldest brother didn't like you, why would he send you flowers?!"
Thinking of the bouquet of flowers, Zhou Qiao pursed her lips: "The flowers were just because it was a holiday that day, and he wanted to be a gentleman. There was no other meaning behind it."
Hou Kai stamped his foot: "Fine, sister-in-law, we can forget about all that, but what about the Taobao store?!"
Zhou Qiao was stunned: "A Taobao store?"
"Well, your Taobao store has no sales. To make you happy, the boss is buying traffic and boosting sales for you. The books say that loving someone means being willing to spend money on them. If this doesn't count as love, then what does?"
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