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Dinner was once again hosted by Zhou Cong, who chose a Cantonese restaurant with lighter flavors.
While waiting for the dishes, Zhou Cong casually scrolled through his phone and then lifted his gaze. “Why haven’t I seen your Moments?”
Xu Zhiqiao answered honestly, “I blocked you.”
“…” Zhou Cong’s temple twitched slightly. “You want to get beaten, don’t you?”
Xu Zhiqiao, with a rebellious attitude, replied, “Go ahead, beat me.”
Her rebellious look left Zhou Cong momentarily unsure of how to handle her. “Unblock me.”
“No.”
“Then I’ll ask your brother to send it to me.”
“…”
The two of them were caught in an inexplicable battle of wills.
After a while, Xu Zhiqiao was suddenly added to a group chat.
With her included, there were only five members in the group.
Zhou Cong calmly changed the group name to “A Loving Family.”
Soon, Ji Huailuo exploded in the group: [I want to leave the group! Who added me? Who thought of this ridiculous name?]
Hua Qingyang: [Welcome, little sister, to the group.]
Zhen Chuang: [Welcome, little sister, to the group.]
Ji Huailuo: [.]
Hua Qingyang: [Anyone who messes up the formation, get out.]
Ji Huailuo: [Who added my sister to the group? We’re talking dirty here, and we have to censor it.]
Xu Zhiqiao: “…”
A moment later, Xu Zhiqiao realized she had become the administrator of the “Loving Family” group.
She raised her lashes and looked at the man beside her. “What are you doing?”
Zhou Cong replied indifferently, “I made you the boss. You can kick your brother out if you want.”
Xu Zhiqiao fell silent for a moment, then lowered her head and tapped her screen a few times.
The group name changed to “Shenzhen’s Non-Infighting Rich Young Masters (excluding Xu Zhiqiao).”
The entire group: “…”
Zhen Chuang: [Sis… so your name is Zhiqiao? I thought it was Zhijiao.]
Ji Huailuo: [Damn you, your name is Zhijiao! You’re Ji Huailuo’s stinky foot!]
The two immediately began arguing in the group.
Zhou Cong tapped his fingers on the table: “Change the group name.”
Xu Zhiqiao, with her usual stubbornness, replied, “No.”
Zhou Cong gritted his teeth: “I can revoke your admin status.”
Xu Zhiqiao: “I can leave the group.”
“…”
Young minds are clever.
Zhou Cong gritted his teeth and opened Zhen Chuang’s chat: [Add your girlfriend to the group.]
Zhen Chuang: [?]
Zhou Cong: [What, did you break up?]
Zhen Chuang: [Your mom, I can go on blind dates a hundred times, but I’m never breaking up.]
A few seconds later, a new member joined the group.
The girl named “Zheng Yingying” sent a voice message, her voice sweet: “Hello everyone, I’m Chuangchuang’s girlfriend.”
Zhou Cong clicked his tongue and looked at Xu Zhiqiao. “Who’s Chuangchuang?”
Xu Zhiqiao responded, “Isn’t he the one who recycles second-hand phones?”
“…”
“Ah, no, wait,” Xu Zhiqiao corrected herself. “That’s called Zhuanzhuan.”
“…”
Ji Huailuo and Hua Qingyang were privately laughing hysterically, pushing Zhen Chuang’s private messages to 99+.
After more chaos, Zheng Yingying noticed the group name and sent a message: [Hey, who came up with this group name? Can you take me out?]
Xu Zhiqiao: “…”
Zhou Cong smiled slightly, his demeanor calm and composed: “Change it.”
Xu Zhiqiao lowered her head, once again realizing that she couldn’t outsmart this man.
The group name was changed to “Flourishing and Wealthy.”
The entire group: “…”
Ji Huailuo: [Please forgive us, our kid’s young and just at that stage. He’s pretentious and dumb, but since it’s my face on the line, just let it go.]
The next second, Ji Huailuo was kicked out of the group.
Xu Zhiqiao turned off her phone and picked up her chopsticks to start eating.
Halfway through, Ji Huailuo called. Without even needing to think, she knew he’d be yelling.
Seeing she didn’t pick up, Ji Huailuo called Zhou Cong.
Zhou Cong answered, his voice calm: “Mm.”
“You can’t control her, you handle it yourself.”
“Are you afraid she’ll hit me?”
It seemed Ji Huailuo couldn’t believe it.
Zhou Cong chuckled and focused on the girl who was eating with her head down. “You handle it.”
He couldn’t control her.
He didn’t dare to control her.
One glare from her, and his legs would go soft.
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When they got back to the Ji family’s house, it was still early. Zhou Cong parked the car outside the courtyard, quickly grabbing the girl who was about to get out of the car.
“Why didn’t you invite me to sing?”
Xu Zhiqiao gave him a look that said, “You figure it out.”
Zhou Cong helplessly looked at her under the car’s overhead light: “Where exactly am I not good enough?”
He had asked this question many times.
“You’re like my brother,” Xu Zhiqiao responded seriously once again, “You’re fine as a brother, but not as a boyfriend.”
“…” Zhou Cong frowned. “What’s wrong with me?”
Xu Zhiqiao, tired of it all, thought for a moment before asking, “That day at the mall, were you on a blind date with that woman?”
At the mention of this, Zhou Cong’s gaze faltered, and for a moment, there was an inexplicable hint of guilt, almost as if he had been caught cheating behind his girlfriend’s back.
“Wasn’t that woman okay?” Xu Zhiqiao asked.
“…”
“Big Brother Zhou Cong,” Xu Zhiqiao asked again, “Can you understand how I feel now?”
“…”
At this moment, Zhou Cong, who had lived such a long life, was actually being lectured by a young girl.
He licked his canine tooth and, when he raised his gaze, the previous guilt and hesitation disappeared. Dominance and arrogance took their place.
“You’re not in love, huh?”
“Actually, if you just try, love will come.”
Xu Zhiqiao felt like she had been struck by lightning, her body trembling as if she might explode.
In the small, cramped space, she almost lifted the car’s roof: “You’re sick! Old pervert!”
“Mm, I admit it,” Zhou Cong said slowly, “The moment I saw you, I just wanted to be a pervert.”
“…” Xu Zhiqiao froze, gripping the door handle but unable to open it. “Open the door! Go find someone else… I’m not with you…”
She couldn’t even finish her sentence!!
Zhou Cong: “But I don’t want to be with anyone else.”
Xu Zhiqiao: “I’m not with you! Give it up, old pervert!!”
The man suddenly leaned in, and Xu Zhiqiao’s space was instantly squeezed. Her body pressed tightly against the car door, and she looked at him in panic. “What are you doing?”
Their body sizes were significantly different. With one simple move, Zhou Cong’s upper body completely covered hers.
The light was dim, and their breaths became erratic.
The girl was clearly frightened. Zhou Cong pinched her soft earlobe, almost teasing her, “How about I do it like Andy Lau?”
“…” Xu Zhiqiao’s breath mixed with the cool fragrance of his body. “It’s not about the face…”
Zhou Cong tilted his head, his dark eyes looking innocent in the dim light. “Then what should we do?”
His finger traced from her forehead to her cheek, then tapped her nose: “Your Zhou Cong is still a blank slate. What do you like? Don’t you want to nurture it yourself?”
Xu Zhiqiao was on the verge of tears. The skin he had touched was burning, the heat layering upon itself.
“Brother,” she trembled, “Actually, you and my brother are a better match. How about I help set you two up? Would that be okay?”