Chapter 11: Get Off Me

“Sister-in-law, are you sure about coming here with me?”

Xu Shuli looked at the several men with different styles in the private room.  Night Banquet was famous; she had been curious before returning to China.

Her sister-in-law was really extravagant; probably the most sought-after waiters at Night Banquet were all here.  They were indeed handsome.

Jin Zhao was leaning against the table, mixing drinks. “Why not? I’m wholeheartedly devoted to your cousin, but he’s an ice cube. It’s normal to come out and find someone to comfort my wounded heart.”

“But this is all for you.” Jin Zhao casually pointed to a young man with a youthful face and asked him to pour drinks for Xu Shuli.

“Didn’t you say you went abroad to study because of heartbreak? Now it’s all better; only hearing the laughter of new lovers.”

Xu Shuli took the wine glass. “I’ll call you Zhao Zhao. You’re younger than me; calling you sister-in-law feels strange. Thanks for bringing me out today; Grandpa is putting me under house arrest.”

“Why?”

Xu Shuli slumped. “He wants me to intern at Wei Shi, but I’ve finally become a little famous as a model abroad.  When I come back, I definitely want to enter the entertainment industry; who wants to study finance?”

Jin Zhao quietly said, “Your brother.”

Xu Shuli: “.”

“The entertainment industry is good.” Although Jin Zhao didn’t have this plan, she had been in contact with many celebrities before her death as a designer.

People like Xu Shuli, with a strong family background, who want to enter the entertainment industry for fun, won’t do too badly and will have fun.

“Zhao Zhao, why don’t you ask my brother for me?  As long as he agrees, the rest of the Wei family won’t care.”

Jin Zhao pointed at herself.

O.O

“Me?” She quickly waved her hands. “You overestimate my closeness to him. I’m still living in a dire situation.”

Constantly treated as an undercover agent.

“Just whisper sweet nothings in his ear.” Xu Shuli gently shook her arm. “That’s the most effective. If that doesn’t work, act coquettish.”

Heh.

Jin Zhao thought she hadn’t even seen what Wei Ting’s pillow looked like.

“As long as you persuade my brother, once I’m in the entertainment industry, I’ll do whatever you want.  Any celebrity’s autograph.”

“Do whatever I want?” Jin Zhao’s eyes lit up.

The original female lead, Su Yi, was a popular actress in the entertainment industry. She was worried about how to advance the plot, and her design career also needed female celebrities to help.

“Deal.”

She didn’t have a chance to act coquettish, but she could try crying and begging Wei Ting.

“We just got new wine; it’s specially reserved for you two.” Gu Jue looked at the two people with cold expressions. “Every time I ask you to accompany me to Night Banquet to watch the business, you two have this expression.”

“If you’re not satisfied with the women, I have some newly recruited men.  Let me show you?”

This wasn’t the first time Gu Jue suspected his two friends’ sexual orientation was questionable.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he felt Wei Ting’s expression become even colder.

Wei Ting’s face was cold. “Not interested.”

“Then what are you interested in, Third Brother?” Gu Jue was helpless. He passed by the private room and saw several waiters in different clothes pushing the door open.

“See, I told you the new recruits are very popular. I have excellent taste.”

As soon as Gu Jue finished speaking, he saw the scene inside through the crack in the door and almost dropped his jaw.

Cheng Wang saw him suddenly blocking the door, looking guilty, and chuckled softly. “What’s wrong? Is your Night Banquet not doing legitimate business?”

“Impossible!” Gu Jue refused to move. “I’m protecting the privacy of the guests. The guests inside are too beautiful; I’m afraid you two are plotting something.”

Gu Jue trembled; if those two inside met those two outside, it could blow up the earth.

Wei Ting also sensed something was wrong. Gu Jue was usually fearless; when had he ever been so sneaky?

He took two steps forward and saw the scene inside through the glass door of the private room.

It was lively inside; a group of people surrounded two girls in the middle. The table was full of drinks; they seemed to be playing a game.

Before he could act, Cheng Wang kicked the door open.

Gu Jue was heartbroken over his renovation costs.

Jin Zhao and Xu Shuli were having fun playing the game when they were startled by the loud noise.

Seeing the three tall men standing at the door, they almost thought someone was seeking revenge.

Jin Zhao raised her eyelids and thought she had seen wrong.

Wei Ting was wearing a black coat, making his shoulders look straight. His hands were casually in his coat pockets, his eyebrows deep and cold.

Before she could react, she heard Xu Shuli betray her.

“Sister-in-law asked me to come out.”

Jin Zhao almost facepalmed. “Now you’re calling me sister-in-law? Sister-in-law trusts you, but you’re throwing sister-in-law into the ditch.”

Xu Shuli whispered in her ear, “Couples fight at the bedside and make up at the foot of the bed, but I’ll really be put under house arrest.”

Jin Zhao didn’t dare to speak. Other couples might go from the bedside “doing it” to the foot of the bed and make up.

She might be choked to death at the foot of the bed.

Cheng Wang’s eyes were sinister. “Aren’t you going out yet?”

The frightened waiters immediately fled, having only seen wives catching their husbands; this situation was unprecedented.

Wei Ting walked towards them calmly, looking at the messy drinks on the table. “Is this how you act as a sister-in-law?”

Jin Zhao didn’t expect to be seen by him in such a big city. She whispered an explanation.

“We just came out to relax; we didn’t do anything. We just played Go for a while. What else…”

“You played Go here?” Gu Jue looked incredulous. “This is a bar, not a children’s center.”

Gu Jue: “What kind of level is this? Go to the kids’ table.”

Wei Ting looked down at the scattered black and white Go pieces on the table, picking up a black piece and playing with it in his hand.

His fingers were long, cold, and white, contrasting sharply with the black Go piece.

Jin Zhao felt his every move was on her heart.

The atmosphere in the room was tense. Cheng Wang, who had been gloomy, suddenly spoke, his eyes on Jin Zhao.

The feeling of being stared at by a venomous snake arose.

“Who cares about the Jin family or the Ming family. Since you have amnesia and are still so restless, why don’t we—”

“Just deal with it.”

His voice carried a chilling coldness.

Wei Ting turned slightly and looked at Cheng Wang.

Before he could speak, the person sitting on the sofa suddenly jumped onto his back.

His arms tightly wrapped around his shoulders.

Jin Zhao looked up incredulously at Cheng Wang. “I’ve been putting up with you for a long time. Are you sick? I’m not your wife. Even if I made a mistake coming out to play, it’s not your business. It’s ridiculous.”

Since coming to this world, the person she feared most was Cheng Wang.

Others couldn’t do anything to her. Although Wei Ting had murderous intent towards her, recently he had only treated her as a suspect.

Only Cheng Wang, the real madman in the book, had repeatedly tried to remove her from Wei Ting’s side.

She had heard from Zhang Sao that Cheng Wang and Wei Ting were childhood friends, especially Cheng Wang, who treated Wei Ting like his own brother, wanting to protect him at all times.

A 188cm man didn’t need his protection; that’s crazy.

“You dare talk to me like that?” Cheng Wang’s eyes were cold.  His gaze darkened for a moment as he passed Xu Shuli.

Jin Zhao tightly hugged Wei Ting’s shoulders, hiding behind him, confronting him. “You can’t control me; my husband hasn’t spoken yet.”

Wei Ting looked sideways at her. Her pale face from fright didn’t seem fake. He looked at the two legs tightly wrapped around his waist.

He scolded coldly, “Get off me.”

Jin Zhao shook her head. She had seen this before; this mad dog only listened to Wei Ting.

“No. Even a saint wouldn’t be able to remain virtuous before death.”

Wei Ting was caught between her and Cheng Wang, both of them tense. “What do you want me to say?”

Jin Zhao, who had been aggressive just now, instantly lost her backbone when she heard this.

“Husband, save me TvT.”