He was tidying up some shirts.
He folded them all, rolled them into shapes like spring rolls, and stuffed them into bags.
Both neat and space-saving.
As expected of someone who had been an assistant for a long time, he was so organized when doing such things.
Watching him work was a pleasure.
Zhou Jinbei didn't help, just leaned against the wall and watched him silently.
After watching for a while, Ah Zhong finally couldn't stand it, turned his head and looked at her.
"Why do you keep staring at me?"
Zhou Jinbei said, half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Didn't you say you wouldn't come back again? I'm afraid I won't have the chance to see you again, so I'm taking a good look now."
"..."
Ah Zhong was speechless for two seconds, turned his head, and couldn't help repeating his previous words.
"It's not that I want to nag you, it's just that you speak too recklessly, which can easily cause misunderstandings."
"Ms. Zhou, you are already a married woman. Men's pettiness can sometimes exceed your imagination. You should be more careful when you speak and act in the future."
Zhou Jinbei knew he meant well.
But she didn't appreciate it.
It seemed that girls shouldn't be too proactive.
Being proactive in front of someone you like, but he would think you are like that in front of all men.
Love that rushes forward is worthless.
Zhou Jinbei didn't explain, just nodded.
"I understand. I won't be like this after you leave."
To be honest, Ah Zhong had many questions he wanted to ask her.
About that night, about her sudden marriage, about her attitude towards that incident, her future plans... many, many things.
In this city, besides Zhan Bei Jue, she was the only one he worried about.
But after thinking about it, even though she was right in front of him now, he ultimately had no standing.
It's okay to be unwilling.
Time would fade everything, and eventually, he would be willing.
The two stood there, each lost in their own thoughts.
After an unknown amount of time, the doorbell rang.
Hearing the doorbell, Zhou Jinbei quickly ran out.
"I'll get the door, it must be the takeout."
When she opened the door, she saw that it was indeed.
She arranged the items on the coffee table and called Ah Zhong out.
"Stop packing for now, let's eat."
Ah Zhong put the last item into the box, zipped it up, and fastened it.
"What did you order?"
"I remember when we were at your house during Chinese New Year, Uncle said you liked to eat..."
Zhou Jinbei swallowed the rest of her sentence.
"Don't you have eyes? Don't you know to come out and see."
Ah Zhong went out to look.
She had actually ordered hot pot.
Old duck soup hot pot.
All the side dishes were also ones Ah Zhong liked.
It was really thoughtful of her.
Dad had only mentioned it casually, and she remembered it.
There were also two bottles of wine placed beside them.
Ah Zhong picked one up and saw it was vodka.
"Why did you buy such strong liquor? Are your family members okay with you drinking this after you go back?"
"My family members are very open-minded. Do you think all men in the world are like you?"
Zhou Jinbei snatched the bottle from his hand, sat down, and opened it directly.
"You have so many bad habits. You mention him so much, are you secretly in love with him?"
"You have opinions even about drinking, you're not manly at all."
Ah Zhong was really speechless.
He was concerned about her and got it wrong?
"If you want to drink, drink. I'm not drinking. I have to catch a flight tomorrow morning, don't drink too much and delay my business."
Zhou Jinbei glared at him.
"The more you're called unmanly, the more effeminate you become. Can drinking this much make you oversleep? Can you even go abroad like this?"
"Those foreigners can all drink better than anyone. If you don't train your alcohol tolerance early, you'll eventually be defeated by them."
"I've lived abroad for a few years. This is my last dinner. Let me train you in drinking."
Ah Zhong reached out to take the bottle. "Forget it. With your drinking capacity, you're going to train me..."
Zhou Jinbei didn't give it to him.
"What's wrong with my drinking capacity? If I tell you to drink, then drink. Stop talking nonsense!"
Gulp, gulp, she poured him a full beer mug, and the remaining half bottle for herself.
"If you're a man, stop talking nonsense and drink it down in one go. Don't let me look down on you!"
This annoying girl.
Ever since she came in, she had been criticizing him, saying this was wrong and that was wrong.
And now she even called him not manly enough.
Although he hadn't eaten a single bite, drinking on an empty stomach could easily make one drunk.
Ah Zhong still picked up the wine, looking her in the eye.
"Now I'll show you what a real man is. Keep your eyes open."
Gulp, he downed the entire mug in one go.
Then he took Zhou Jinbei's cup and, gulp, gulp, drank it down.
This was the strongest liquor in the world, and he chugged it like beer.
He would likely get dizzy soon.
Because he drank too quickly, Ah Zhong let out a burp.
"How's that? Am I man enough?"
"More than enough."
Zhou Jinbei quickly separated the chopsticks and helped him put a piece of meat.
"Your stomach must be burning. Here, eat something to settle it."
Alcohol was magical. As soon as it hit the stomach, it quickly went to the head.
Ah Zhong waved away the food she handed him.
"What's burning? Didn't you say I wasn't manly enough? What's a man afraid of burning?"
"Open this bottle too. If I don't get you drunk today, I won't be happy going abroad!"
In less than five minutes, Ah Zhong had drunk a bottle and a half of vodka by himself.
Now, there was no need to eat. He started to drunkenly settle old scores with Zhou Jinbei.
"That night at my place, did you sleep with me? Why did you run away?"
"Did you think my Zhong family couldn't afford to be responsible, or that I couldn't afford to marry a lady like you from the Zhou family? Or did you think it was insignificant, like eating and drinking, and meant nothing to you?"
He was already drunk, and Zhou Jinbei had achieved her goal.
She didn't need to answer anything, she just had to look at him like this.
Ah Zhong continued talking to himself.
"I never thought you were this kind of person. You went to my house when you already had a boyfriend."
"If I had known you were getting married, I wouldn't have gotten so close to you even if you beat me to death. Zhou Jinbei, you make me feel so ashamed, do you know that?"
"You make me feel that a man's financial power being inferior to a woman's is the most shameful thing in the world! I will never fall in love again."
"At least not until I'm as successful as President Zhan. Falling in love is meaningless, and one-sided love is even more meaningless."
"Women are too complicated, I never want to fall in love with women again."
He rambled on and on, without eating a single bite.
Seeing him getting more and more dejected, Zhou Jinbei felt heartbroken.
Suddenly, she made up her mind, unplugged the electric stove for the hot pot, and moved it in front of him.
Ah Zhong looked up, about to continue his rant, but Zhou Jinbei leaned forward and covered his mouth.
How to describe that touch?
It was as if she had been electrocuted, her hair standing on end.
Looking at Zhou Jinbei's delicate skin so close, feeling her gentle little hands, all the blood in his body rushed to his head.
Ah Zhong enjoyed the feeling, but was instantly awakened by it.
He pushed Zhou Jinbei away and looked at her with confusion.
"What do you mean?"
Zhou Jinbei didn't speak, looked him in the eyes, and then pounced on him again.