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The whole person seemed to be immersed in a pool of hot water, turning into a wet fish.
In the midst of the fullness that was overwhelming her, she felt as if she was going to be crushed and melted into water.
From suppressing sobs at first to being unable to hold back and sobbing loudly later, Meng Shuyu tilted his head back and let out physiological tears.
My arms became weak and my legs gradually lost their hold. The pillow behind my head was pushed against the headboard, with nowhere to go.
Zhou Jun protected her head with one hand and used the other hand to pull her down for who knows how many times. Finally, as if he had lost his patience, he picked her up.
Meng Shuyu fell down with gravity as the world spun around him, and sat on him. He was so shocked by this moment that he suffocated and lost his voice. He lay on Zhou Jun's shoulders, holding his back and taking a deep breath.
Zhou Jun hissed softly, and patiently lowered his head to kiss her: "Baby, it's your turn."
When the morning light leaked in through the gaps in the curtains, Meng Shuyu's body woke up before his memory. He felt sore all over as if he had been run over by a train, and his eyelids were heavy as if they were covered with glue.
Then the memories of the previous night slowly flooded into her mind, clearing her dizzy head.
Meng Shuyu suddenly opened her eyes and turned her head to see Zhou Jun hugging her from behind.
Zhou Jun felt his nose scratched by the hair she swept over. With his eyes still closed, he tightened his arms around her waist and hugged her tighter.
Meng Shuyu lowered his head following his movements and saw the men's shirt on his body.
She didn't know that this incident had caused her nightgown to become so wet that she couldn't wear it. She didn't prepare extra clothes last night. Later, Zhou Jun carried her to the bathroom to take another shower, so she could only wear his shirt.
Meng Shuyu pulled open the collar of his shirt and took a look. Seeing the marks left by Zhou Jun, he blushed and shrank his shoulders, but couldn't help curling up his toes and laughing.
Someone suddenly pinched her earlobe, and Zhou Jun's voice came from behind her: "What are you thinking about, laughing so happily?"
Meng Shuyu turned around: "... How could I be laughing?"
"Then why are you shaking?"
"I'm angry, I'm shaking with anger," Meng Shuyu turned around to face him, pointing at the front of his clothes, "Look at what you've done!"
Zhou Jun raised his shoulders: "Then do you want to see my back?"
Meng Shuyu leaned over, pulled open his collar and took a look, then swallowed guiltily: "Okay, then we're even..."
Just as she was about to lie back in Zhou Jun's arms, she glanced at the box on the bedside table and suddenly remembered the question she hadn't had time to ask last night: "That—"
Zhou Jun followed her gaze.
"How did you know I bought it last night?"
"Look at you stuffing things into your bag like a thief."
Meng Shuyu cleared his throat: "Then how do you know the smaller ones? I don't see any size difference between them."
Zhou Jun was amused: "Didn't you see that your box says 'compact'? Who would buy it if it just said 'small'?"
"… "
That makes sense.
After all, even a successful person like Zhou Jun in every sense would care about this.
Thinking back to last night when she returned to bed, she was so tired that she almost fainted as soon as she closed her eyes, but Zhou Junfei asked her to finish answering his questions.
She said in a daze, "Just ask me."
Then she heard Zhou Jun ask her in her ear: "Are you high enough? Do you want another 50cm one?"
He has been silent for more than a month, so it turns out he is waiting for her here.
She screamed for help in her heart, saying enough is enough, no more, and prayed silently before falling asleep - may there be no men who hold grudges in heaven.
"Oh, I'll know later." Meng Shuyu touched his nose.
Zhou Jun opened the drawer of the bedside table, took out a square jewelry box and opened it: "You fell asleep too quickly last night, so I didn't give it to you."
"Hmm?" Meng Shuyu looked up and saw a butterfly bracelet full of diamonds.
"Happy New Year." Zhou Jun lifted the bracelet to her eyes.
"It's so beautiful... I'm done for..." Meng Shuyu stared at the flashing bracelet, "What if I don't prepare a gift for you?"
"Didn't I get it last night?" Zhou Jun said as he put the bracelet on her.
Meng Shuyu blinked: "How can that count? I also... enjoyed it."
Zhou Jun shook his head: "I mean, the box you bought at the supermarket, you don't use it yourself, and you can't pass it on to others, so isn't it just a gift to me?"
"Then you can't use it, right?"
"Just treat it as a decoration. This bracelet is just a decoration."
"… "
Meng Shuyu felt that some people were holding a grudge against him again.
The two of them had to go back to Nanhuai together today, so they didn't stay in bed for too long.
Zhou Jun got up before Meng Shuyu and made breakfast, then went to the building opposite to help her get out the clothes and luggage she needed for going out.
Meng Shuyu felt like a disabled person, being taken care of in all directions.
After washing up, she saw that Zhou Jun had not come back yet. She was so hungry that she sat down at the dining table and ate her own sandwich first.
I had almost finished eating when I heard the doorbell ring.
Meng Shuyu wondered why Zhou Jun hadn't opened the door yet, and hurried to the entrance to open the door: "Do I have a lot of luggage..."
He paused halfway through his words and glared at the middle-aged woman outside the door who was dressed in gorgeous clothes and had a pretty face.
Meng Shuyu was extremely grateful because she felt a little cold just now, so she put on her knee-length woolen coat over Zhou Jun's shirt.
The middle-aged woman quickly regained her composure after the surprise at first glance: "Hello, is this Zhou Jun's residence?"
Meng Shuyu nodded hesitantly: "Excuse me, who are you..."
"I am his mother, my surname is Ming." Ming Yanying said with a smile.
Meng Shuyu's expression changed slightly.
"Is Zhou Jun not at home?"
"He's out for something and will be back soon." Meng Shuyu knew that he should invite someone in at this time, but this Ms. Ming obviously didn't greet Zhou Jun in advance. It looked like she didn't know where Zhou Jun lived here. "Why don't you give him a call?"
Ming Yanying clasped her hands together and smiled, "I'll wait outside the door."
Meng Shuyu didn't know whether to close the door or leave it open. Just as he was about to reach into his pocket for his cell phone, the elevator door in the corridor opened and Zhou Jun walked out.
After a pause, Zhou Jun stepped forward and asked, "Why are you here?"
He looked very calm and not as hostile as Meng Shuyu had imagined.
Ming Yanying smiled and said, "It's the New Year, I came to see you."
Zhou Jun handed Meng Shuyu's clothes to her and asked, "Have you had breakfast?"
"I've eaten," Meng Shuyu took the clothes, "Then I'll go in first?"
Zhou Jun nodded.
Meng Shuyu carried the clothes to the bedroom. Before closing the door, she saw Zhou Jun invite Ming Yanying in.
She changed her clothes absentmindedly, putting them on one by one from underwear to sweater to coat. She sat on the edge of the bed for a while, then felt a little restless, so she stood up, walked to the door, and listened to the noise in the living room.
The two seemed to have passed the opening remarks stage. Zhou Jun was the one speaking now: "You are not telling me about your sufferings because you want to hear my consolation. What is your request? You can just say it directly."
Ming Yanying seemed to be choked, and spoke after a while: "I want to ask you, since you have chosen to return to China, are you willing to come and help your family? Of course, at this stage, you are the one helping your family, and when the situation improves, your family will not..."
"I won't be treated unfairly." Zhou Jun continued her words, "Did you ask Zhou Jun for his opinion before you came to see me?"
Ming Yanying sighed, "I want to apologize on his behalf for the incident in Beicheng before the New Year. I'm sorry for causing you trouble. As long as you are willing to come, I will take care of all this. Yuan Yu has come this far and it is no longer the time for him to throw tantrums. He knows right from wrong."
Meng Shuyu clenched his sleeves nervously.
After the incident in North City a few years ago, she actually understood that the most fundamental reason why President Cai asked her to be the headquarters' spy to investigate Zhou Jun was because of Zhou Jun's family background.
There is cooperation between the real estate industry and the smart home industry, and the Zhou family has a stake in Amway Smart Home with sufficient say. Mr. Cai is worried that Zhou Jun will use Sendai as a springboard for experiments, or even end up taking Sendai's core resources into the Zhou family's pocket.
Of course, Meng Shuyu was sure that Zhou Jun would not do this, but he did not expect that the Zhou family really had this intention.
Zhou Jun's smiling voice rang out from outside the door: "Really? I think he would rather Yuan Yu have no tomorrow than to leave Yuan Yu's tomorrow to me."
Ming Yanying was silent.
After a while, she said again: "I have heard about Sen Dai's achievements this year. You can turn this mess around. I believe in your ability. The conditions I can give you will be higher than those of Sen Dai and Yong Yi. You can name your price."
Meng Shuyu's hands and feet turned cold after hearing this.
How did this mother manage to play the family card one moment and then change her approach the next moment when she realized that it didn't work? Every word she spoke was like a businessman.
"Since you said so," Zhou Jun said with a smile, "then you also know that it is the nature of businessmen to seek profit and avoid harm. I chose Moridao not for charity, nor for accepting any challenges, satisfying any sense of accomplishment, or showing any achievements to anyone. I chose it just because it is profitable. Yuanyu did not let me see such value, so I think - you can't afford my price."
"But Sendai is not your long-term choice. As a subsidiary, it will never surpass the Yongyi brand. Cai Zhenlin and you are on the same path now, but sooner or later, when Sendai grows to its peak, you will also face differences."
"Every collaboration will eventually come to an end, and I know exactly what path to take in the future."
Zhou Jun's reply was impenetrable. Ming Yanying seemed to have run out of ideas and could only say, "Don't rush to answer me. Think about it first."
"I don't think it's necessary, but since you've come all the way here, I still want to give Yuan Yu a piece of advice."
"… you say."
"The only way out for Yuan Yu now is to shrink the industry front and prune branches to protect the roots."
There was no movement outside the door for a long time. When Meng Shuyu suspected that Ming Yanying had left, he heard her say again: "Thank you, I won't disturb you anymore, I'll go back first."
Meng Shuyu waited for a while, confirmed that Ming Yanying had left, gently turned the door handle, and looked out through the crack in the door.
At this glance, Zhou Jun was seen leaning on the sofa and looking out the window. The morning light outside the floor-to-ceiling window gave him a bright golden hue, but he looked a little lonely.
Meng Shuyu walked out of the bedroom, climbed onto the sofa and sat astride his legs.
Zhou Jun turned his head and put his arms around her reflexively.
"It's so tiring to put on clothes," Meng Shuyu sighed, "I need my boyfriend to hug me."
Zhou Jun looked up at her, as if he knew that she was not the one who needed a hug.
"Meng Shuyu, I'm not unhappy."
Meng Shuyu didn't expect him to bring up the topic: "Hmm? Don't lie to me."
"I'm not lying to you. I became financially independent when I was 18. The money I used to go abroad when I was 19 was earned by myself during college. It's been almost 10 years since I went abroad, and I've gradually repaid the large sums of money they spent on me over the years, including the principal and interest. After paying it off, I don't have much contact with them anymore."
"Then you don't hate them?"
Zhou Jun shook his head. "Back then, we exchanged interests. They borrowed me to recover their losses, and I borrowed them to get a good material life. Later, they didn't need to support me, and I didn't need to rely on them. A cooperation ended peacefully. What's there to hate? Zhou Jun is probably the only one who can't get over it. He always thinks that I returned to China to steal his property. I don't know how many good nights I have slept in the past few months."
"So the advice you gave to Yuan Yu was serious."
Zhou Jun nodded: "Of course I hope it's good. If Yuan Yu gets into trouble, it will disrupt our lives."
Meng Shuyu smiled when he heard the word "we": "So what were you thinking about when you were looking outside just now?"
"After doing the math, I was thinking, I originally thought I was even with them, but now it seems that I made a profit."
"Um?"
"If they hadn't sent me back to the orphanage, I wouldn't have met that little white rabbit." Zhou Jun looked at her with a smile, "They say you reap what you sow. The best result I got was not the wealth, career, or status I have now, but you."
The author has something to say: Woo woo woo.