Zhou Li replied to her coldly: "I've always been so cruel. If you don't like it, just leave."
Not only did Jiang Mingzhu not go down, she hugged him tighter: "I won't go down. My brother is so fierce and I love him so much."
Zhou Li: "..."
He has never been Jiang Mingzhu's opponent in terms of being shameless.
Although Zhou Li didn't reply for a long time this time, Jiang Mingzhu could clearly see that his expression was gradually softening.
She must have been coaxed by what she just said.
After realizing this, Jiang Mingzhu wanted to laugh even more——
Zhou Li is an amazing person. You could say he is easy to coax, and he can torment people to death when he gets awkward;
But if you say he is difficult to coax, it doesn't seem to be that difficult.
Jiang Mingzhu leaned in Zhou Li's arms for a long time, burying her face in his shoulder and rubbing against him without stopping for a moment.
Zhou Li stared at her head for a while and then asked, "Did you arrange tonight?"
Jiang Mingzhu raised her head: "Huh?"
Zhou Li: "Jiang Jin."
Jiang Mingzhu: "Of course."
She answered matter-of-factly, without any guilt of doing anything wrong: "Jiang Jin didn't dare to be with Xu Yingfei just because he was afraid that she would lose her status in the Xu family. It's easy to say that Boss Zheng just asked Qingcheng to hand over a contract. "
Zhou Li's expression suddenly became serious after hearing Jiang Mingzhu's answer.
The contrast between before and after was so great that Jiang Mingzhu could see it at a glance.
This change was beyond her expectation. Jiang Mingzhu thought for a long time and still didn't understand: "What's wrong? You don't seem to want me to help them?"
But it shouldn't be. Didn't Zhou Li and Xu Yingfei act in order to use the Zhou family's background to help her seize power?
Zhou Li's brows furrowed tighter and tighter.
Jiang Mingzhu didn't push, waiting for him to explain the reason.
During this period, Zhou Li's cell phone rang.
It was a call from Zhou Ren.
Zhou Li's train of thought was interrupted. After picking up the phone, he heard Zhou Ren ask, "Where are you, Fourth? There are so many guests waiting for you."
Zhou Li: "Yes, I'll be there right away."
He was so immersed in talking to Jiang Mingzhu just now that he forgot what kind of occasion today was.
After answering Zhou Ren's call, Zhou Li said to Jiang Mingzhu, "We'll talk about this later. Let's go down first."
Jiang Mingzhu said "Yeah" and walked out of the room with him.
When Jiang Mingzhu and Zhou Li appeared in the banquet hall downstairs together, everyone present had expressions that were hard to explain.
Except for Fu Xiaozhi, Xu Siyan and Yuanye, no one else knew Jiang Mingzhu's plan tonight.
Everyone else was surprised by the sudden "reconciliation" between Jiang Mingzhu and Zhou Li.
Even Zhou Ren and Ming Yue, who had seen the world, showed shocked expressions, and the couple looked at each other.
However, neither Jiang Mingzhu nor Zhou Li explained anything.
Jiang Mingzhu said something to Zhou Li and then returned to her seat.
As soon as she sat down, Fu Xiaozhi couldn't wait to come over and asked, "How are you doing? Are you done?"
Jiang Mingzhu smiled and took a sip of juice, "Done."
She pursed her lips, and Fu Xiaozhi took a closer look and noticed the bite wound on her lower lip.
Fu Xiaozhi: "You two are too cruel."
Jiang Mingzhu: "..."
——
Zhou Li and Xu Yingfei came to the terrace together.
Although Jiang Jin didn't say anything just now, Xu Yingfei had already speculated on the ins and outs of this matter.
After stopping at the fence with Zhou Li, Xu Yingfei smiled and said "congratulations" to him.
Zhou Li: "I'll ask the public relations department to issue a statement tomorrow."
Xu Yingfei: "OK, just let me know if you need my cooperation."
She promised cheerfully and simply, but she did not forget about the business: "By the way, does Mingzhu have any agreement with Jiang Jin?"
Zhou Li: "
Jiang Jin was worried that you would fail to seize power without the Zhou family, so Jiang Mingzhu promised that he would give you Qingcheng's contract. "
Xu Yingfei: "Qingcheng?"
There was a hint of surprise in her tone: "Mingzhu knows someone from Qingcheng?"
Zhou Li: "...the chairman is her brother-in-law."
Xu Yingfei: "That's it."
"Don't worry, I will explain our plan clearly to Jiang Jin later, and you can also explain it to Mingzhu."
Zhou Li: "Yeah."
In addition to some objective reasons for his cooperation with Xu Yingfei, a big factor is that Xu Yingfei is smart enough.
Zhou Li is not a talkative person, and he doesn't like to explain.
There is no need to waste too much time communicating with Xu Yingfei. Even if the words are brief, Xu Yingfei can understand what he means.
After talking to Xu Yingfei, Zhou Li put his hands on the terrace and fell into deep thought.
His expression looked serious, and his brows gradually knitted together.
Xu Yingfei: "Is there anything else?"
Jiang Mingzhu has already done this to chase him, he should be happy, why is he still looking so sullen?
Zhou Li: "No more."
He rubbed his temples and said, "Go back."
——
When the birthday party was about to end, Jiang Mingzhu sent another WeChat message to Zhou Li.
At half past eleven, Jiang Mingzhu waited for more than ten minutes in a corner of the basement where no one cared, and finally saw Zhou Li's figure.
As soon as he came over, Jiang Mingzhu opened her arms and rushed towards him, jumping on him.
Although Zhou Li was not prepared, he hugged her quickly.
Jiang Mingzhu: "Why are you here? I've been waiting for a long time."
Zhou Li: "I have something to deal with."
He didn't explain in detail what was going on. He patted her butt with his hand and said, "Get down first and get in the car."
Jiang Mingzhu held on and said, "If it doesn't come down, you can carry me up."
Zhou Li: "...extend your every inch."
Although he said this and looked a little impatient, he still carried her into the car.
After Jiang Mingzhu was put in the passenger seat by Zhou Li, she still refused to let him go and grabbed his arm with both hands.
Zhou Li stopped to look at her.
Jiang Mingzhu: "You have to fasten my seat belt."
Zhou Li: "...How old are you?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "No matter, you have to tie it anyway."
Zhou Li pulled out the seat belt and fastened it for her.
When wearing a seat belt, the distance between two people naturally becomes closer.
Zhou Li was tall and had to bend very low to insert the button. It took him almost half a minute to get it right.
Along with the "click" sound, there was also a "chirp".
The soft lips pressed against the side of the cheek, and a kiss without warning made Zhou Li freeze in place as he retreated.
He didn't expect Jiang Mingzhu to kiss him at this time.
She had kissed his chin, kissed his lips, and even done more extreme things countless times.
But in Zhou Li's memory, she had never kissed his face.
"Your ears are red." Jiang Mingzhu poked Zhou Li's ear with her finger, "Brother, are you shy?"
Zhou Li was pulled back by her teasing voice, brushed her hand away, and closed the passenger door expressionlessly.
Jiang Mingzhu laughed happily when she saw Zhou Li running away.
After Zhou Li got in the car, he fastened his seat belt and started the car without saying a word to her.
After driving for a few minutes, Jiang Mingzhu realized that this was the way back to the hotel.
"I'm not going back to the hotel." Jiang Mingzhu took advantage of the red light and held his arm, "Take me to Yushui Bay."
