Cheng Xi turned his back to him and put his hand into his collar.
There is sweat in the gully of the chest, and the bottoming shirt sticks to the skin, creating a round and straight shape.
She wiped her sweat while looking at Zhou Jingchen. He looked directly at her without hesitation, "Use my handkerchief to wipe it randomly. I'm wiping my mouth."
Cheng Xi took out the handkerchief, rubbed it until it was wrinkled and felt damp, "Give it back to you."
Zhou Jingchen's brows were more wrinkled than the veil.
"I'll go back to the hotel and clean it before returning it to you..." She retracted her hand and continued wiping.
"What are you playing with your colleagues?" The man didn't care. He put his arms across the back of her chair and leaned slightly sideways, half a head higher than her. From a top-down angle, his plump and elastic chest was clearly visible, and it was faintly pink. The edges of the petals are bulging.
"A big adventure." She didn't realize it. She opened her collar and wiped it to concentrate. "Taking up a conversation with a stranger will test your communication and adaptability."
Zhou Jingchen didn't drink water all morning and only drank two cups of coffee. He was very thirsty and his voice was hoarse. "Did the conversation succeed?"
Cheng Xi was discouraged and said, "Ignore me."
"Male or female?"
"female."
He came up with an idea seriously, "Next time, I'll talk to a guy."
Cheng Xi turned around and said, "A strange woman is chatting with you, do you mind?"
Zhou Jingchen's eyes were still on her chest, half-truthfully, half-falsely, "She's good-looking, Li."
She turned her head back and moved away from the chair.
"Has any woman ever struck up a conversation with me?" He said in a cold voice, arranging her collar savagely and impatiently, "All gone."
It is true that no woman struck up a conversation with Zhou Jingchen.
His temperament is too yin and too strong.
If you try to strike up a conversation with a "sunny guy" or a "popular lover", you have a high chance of succeeding. Mature, career-oriented men with deep pockets and lots of money won't fall for this trick.
They themselves are hunters, and women are the prey of love. It is difficult to succeed in hunting them down. Which woman would ask for trouble?
Zhou Jingchen made a call and explained a few words, and his secretary drove over in half an hour.
This female secretary is his second secretary, responsible for ordering meals and accompanying him on business trips and socializing; the first secretary is a male secretary, responsible for work projects and meeting negotiations.
The female secretary put the shopping bag on the table, "I bought it from a nearby mall. There is no good style."
Zhou Jingchen rummaged through it twice and found out a set of red underwear. It was a half-cup style, suitable for flat chests. It was a bit too small for Cheng Xi and would not fit in the pocket, leaving it dangling out.
It's more like a fun item.
"Did you buy a smaller one?" The female secretary also noticed, "As you requested."
It turned out that Zhou Jingchen requested to buy this one.
Cheng Xi felt uncomfortable, so don't start.
"Just right." The man raised his chin, and the female secretary left the restaurant.
"Have you worn it before?" He looked serious, as if he was talking about a very serious matter.
"None worn."
Zhou Jingchen closed the seal of the bag and leaned back slightly, "You can try new things."
Cheng Xi remained silent.
"It was you who begged me personally to save you from the old house." He spoke slowly and steadily, his voice was steady and without breaking, and he was reminding every word.
"If I put it on, does it count as even?" She bit her lower lip.
"Who are you even with?" Zhou Jingchen looked at her.
"I can't stand it..."
Cheng Xi had little experience, and Zhou Jingchen didn't know how to control the times. The soreness was too strong, and Mrs. Zhou was already alert, so she was really frightened.
Once the secret is revealed, the Zhou family will definitely force her to get married immediately and break this bad relationship.
"Wear it first and then talk about it." Zhou Jingchen was very considerate of her, "If you can't stand it, you can."
Cheng Xi bit her lip until it turned red.
"I'm going to bleed from my bite." He pinched her face, her teeth relaxed, and there were two tiny teeth marks on her lower lip.
Zhou Jingchen asked the waiter for wet wipes, and ordered three portions of Western food and three cups of hot water. Cheng Xi didn't understand why he ordered three portions, and was about to ask him when a man's hearty laughter sounded from behind, "Jingchen, what's wrong? We have an appointment at a Western restaurant. I have a Chinese appetite, but I can’t get used to it.”
"There are few restaurants around, and this is the only one with a decent environment." Zhou Jingchen bowed politely, "Jingjing's father passed away, and you didn't attend the funeral. We haven't seen each other for a while."
Cheng Xi understood.
This is the eldest brother of the Hua family and Hua Jingjing’s uncle.
He retired from the army five years ago and is now the honorary principal of the Armed Police Academy. If he had not been alive, the Zhou family would not have been prepared to recognize this marriage.
When people leave, the tea is cool.
The circle of powerful people is more realistic and cruel than the circle of rich people.
The rich man is bankrupt, and he may one day make a comeback. We openly leave a thin line so that we can meet each other in the future, but secretly create obstacles. But when a powerful person falls, he cannot stand up. No matter whether it is overt or covert, it is just adding insult to injury.
But as long as Hua Jingjing's uncle remains standing, the daughter-in-law of the Zhou family will always be Hua Jingjing.
"Xi'er." Zhou Jingchen knocked on the table.
Cheng Xi came to his senses and bowed slightly, "Uncle Hua."
The uncle had never seen her before, but Zhou Jingchen called her "Xi'er", but he had an impression.
"Cheng Xi was adopted by the Zhou family, right?"
Zhou Jingchen also had the smile of an elder, gentle yet serious, "She was twelve years old when I raised her, and she is twenty now."
"You are a beautiful young lady." The eldest uncle is an upright gentleman. He has no class concept in the army and is tolerant of Cheng Xi. "Are you engaged?"
"It's almost booked." Zhou Jingchen looked at her from the side, the smile in his eyes getting thicker, "It's the young master of the Geng family."
The eldest uncle frowned. This engagement partner was so unexpected that he said nothing.
After a while, "Jingchen, Jingjing's mother plans to retire here. Have you bought an old-fashioned western-style building?"
Zhou Jingchen smiled and said, "That foreign-style building has a long history. It was built in the 23rd year of the Republic of China. Later, the government expropriated it and handed over the land, but the house was kept."
"House prices are very expensive, right?" The uncle pointed at him, "You, after inheriting your grandfather's inheritance, are becoming more and more lavish."
"The most important thing is that Aunt Hua is happy." Zhou Jingchen took a sip of water, "No matter how expensive it is to pay for the Hua family, I will be more frugal and cannot wrong Jingjing."
Cheng Xi felt like chewing wax and swallowed the steak mechanically.
No wonder he made this trip, it was just a business trip, mainly to decorate the house for his future mother-in-law.
Since the warehouse of the branch exploded, he basically stopped inspecting and only issued orders. It was the decision of the board of directors. After all, if Zhou Huaikang's only son was injured and disabled, Beihang Group could not afford it.
Cheng Xi initially thought that he was here to "ask for reward" or that he was worried about her staying alone out of town for so long.
All guessed wrong.
He is a dutiful future mother-in-law.
It has nothing to do with her.
