Chapter 44 So Sweet

you want. Just pretend we don't exist"To get from the city to the hot spring resort, you have to pass through two service areas, it's still a bit of a distance. 。After driving for over an hour, they r...As it turned out, Ginger Mingzhu's audacity far exceeded his expectations.

No matter how outrageous things he said, Jiang Mingzhu could always go even further, as if she didn't know what the word "shame" meant.

For example, now that she had finished speaking those words tinged with color, she could still hold onto his hand and act coquettishly, "Good brother, give this mouth a bite to eat."

Zhou Li brought Ginger Mingzhu to the table. Her one-piece swimsuit was a mess. Zhou Li picked up a bathrobe and threw it at her.

Jiang Mingzhu wrapped herself up and couldn't wait to start. She picked up a piece of sushi and shoved it into her mouth, like a refugee.

Her eating was not unsightly, but at this speed, it made Zhou Li frown.

Zhou Li: "Have you not eaten yet"

Ginger Mingzhu swallowed the sushi in her mouth and picked up another one. "It's all my brother's fault for being too strong, he drained me completely."

Zhou Li: …

After eating seven or eight sushi, Ginger Mingzhu felt her stomach was no longer so hungry, and then she began to drink sake.

Zhou Li reminded her, "Don't get drunk and crazy with me."

Jiang Mingzhu ignored him, pouring him a cup of wine and filling her own glass.

She raised her glass, eyebrow cocked at him, "Cheers"

Ignoring Zhou Li's etiquette, Jiang Mingzhu forcefully bumped her cup against his, causing Zhou Li to coldly say, "Naive."

"Ginger Mingzhu wasn't bothered. 'People should be childish when they need to be.'"

Jiang Mingzhu finished the wine and sighed, "This sake is so delicious, with a plum flavor."

She was casually wrapped in a bathrobe, the bright red and purple color didn't look gaudy on her, but instead gave her a few more points of vivacity. The lingering blush on her face, along with the bright smiles in her big eyes, made her look like a sweet girl next door.

Zhou Li's gaze swept past, for a moment he forgot to look away.

Ginger Mingzhu tilted her chin and leaned closer to him, her head cocked to one side. "Am I pretty"

Zhou Li averted his gaze, and asked coldly, "Have you eaten"

"Of course not." Jiang Mingzhu stuffed a big bun into her mouth, her face puffed up like a steamed bun.

Zhou Li said with some disdain, "Will you die if you bite a couple more times"

Jiang Mingzhu swallowed Dafu and licked her lips, "It's a habit I developed when I was little, it's hard to break."

Zhou Li suddenly remembered that she was from the Hong Kong Welfare Institute, that kind of place...

"When I was a child in the orphanage, I would always rush to eat. If you didn't eat fast enough, the good food would be snatched away by others."

This was Jiang Mingzhu's first time taking the initiative to share her personal matters with Zhou Li.

Zhou Li narrowed his eyes, looking at her, without speaking for a long time.

Ginger Mingzhu: "Right, why are you bringing this up You already found out about it."

"Were you in an orphanage before you were sixteen"

Ginger Mingzhu smiled, "Brother is really amazing. You figured everything out so clearly."

Zhouli: "Why is one adopted at the age of sixteen"

Jiang Mingzhu: "Because I'm sick."

Zhouli: …”

Although he didn't speak, Jiang Mingzhu could tell from his expression that he thought she was lying.

Jiang Mingzhu used a fork to pick up a big steamed bun and brought it to Zhou Li's mouth, "Brother, aren't you tired You've been working so hard for so long and haven't eaten anything yet."

From the Book of Zhou Rituals: "I do not eat sweets," said Wei.

"Give it a try,"

Zhouli: "To take—"

This time, Ginger Mingzhu didn't give him a chance to finish his words. She directly took Da Fu and personally fed it to him with her mouth.

Zhou Li was forced to eat the big fortune cookie, and Ginger Mingzhu still couldn't help but kiss his cheek, "Brother is so sweet."

Zhou Li's face darkened a few degrees, the cloyingly sweet taste in his mouth made him feel sick. He drank half a cup of water before it subsided.

Jiang Mingzhu gloated, covering her mouth and laughing. She really didn't know Zhou Li disliked sweets so much; she should have stuffed another one in his mouth.

Zhou Li saw through her evil intentions, "You dare."

Jiang Mingzhu: "You dare to feed me medicine, what is Dafu afraid of."

Zhou Li let out a cold laugh. "You're quite pleased with yourself, aren't you"

Jiang Mingzhu raised an eyebrow. "Of course, how else would you have become addicted to my body if not for that night"

When Jiang Mingzhu smirked with confidence, Zhou Li shoved a big fortune cookie into her mouth, "Who gave you the confidence."

The hot spring hotel stay for two days, apart from eating is doing, causing Ginger Mingzhu to see Zhou Li somewhat afraid.

However, back in the city, Zhou Li resumed his usual icy expression. He didn't spare her an extra glance when he saw her.

These two days, she'd been scared by him, but Ginger Mingzhu surprisingly found it quite nice.

On the return flight, Ginger Zhu sat alone in a row and slept soundly. Later, a flight attendant woke her up to announce that the plane was about to land.

After getting off the plane, Jiang Mingzhu and Liang Cung followed Zhou Li towards the exit.

Ginger Mingzhu was holding her phone and texting Fang Qin Yang, her head bowed the whole time. Suddenly, she heard Zhan Yubai's voice.

"Zhou Li."

Ginger Mingzhu subconsciously looked up and saw Zhan Yu Bai standing smiling opposite Zhou Li.

Zhou Li was a little surprised: "How did you get here"

Jane Yu said: “I asked the secretary for your flight number, I have a surprise for you.”

Zhou Li: "Hmm."

Jan Yu Bai's gaze went past Zhou Li and landed on Jiang Mingzhu behind him. Their eyes met, and she smiled at Jiang Mingzhu.

"Mingzhu, it was hard work on your business trip."

Ginger Mingzhu: “Mr. Zhan, you’re too kind. It’s my job.”

"It seems you're adapting well in Wanhua. Have you been in touch with Yanqing recently"

Jiang Mingzhu smiled faintly, hadn't answered yet, when Zhou Li interrupted her.

"Did you drive here"

"Well, my aunt and uncle said you haven't been back to the old house in a long time, so they assigned me a mission to bring you back for dinner."

"Then why don't you leave"

Liang Cong shrewdly responded, "Zhou Zong, why don't you take Mr. Zhan's car back to the old house I'll handle some work here with Ginger."

Zhou Li: "Well, go ahead."

Without answering Jian Yu Bai's question, Jiang Mingzhu followed Liang Cung.

After getting on the car, Jiang Mingzhu and Liang Cung said to Liang Zhu, "Thank you."

Liang Cong smiled and nodded, not saying a superfluous word.

Ginger Mingzhu had to sigh, Liang Chong was indeed as his name suggested. He lived up to the reputation of being Zhou Li's confidante, with EQ off the charts.

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Back to Zhou's ancestral home was Jian Yu Bai's car.

Zhou Li recalled what happened a few days ago and asked her, "How is Zhan Yanqing doing these two days"

"I'm really dedicated to the company, and my parents are very happy about that."

"Zhou Li: "Did you give him the energy case"

Jane said, "Well, he insisted, and I didn't want to argue with him. After all... he is his parents' biological child."

When she said that, Jane's voice clearly trembled with emotion.

According to Zhou Li's objective assessment, "His capabilities are not yet sufficient for that case."

"He just wouldn't listen to me... I don't know if someone has been talking to him, but he seems very guarded around me now, like he thinks I'm going to try and take over the company."

Zhou Li clasped his hands together, rubbing his thumbs against each other as he fell into deep thought.

From never learning and only playing to suddenly realizing the importance of work and competing for power within a company, Zhan Yanqing's transformation is quite abrupt.

And all of this, it seems, started from his and Jiang Mingzhu's "break-up".he went abroad.It wasn't until last week that he came back.Ginger Mingzhu felt a pang of sympathy for Fu Xiazhi after hearing the whole story.Fu Xiazhi, being such a straightforward person, would fall...