It fell from his fingertips

Tang Luoqing discovers another side of Zhou Jinbai that no one else knows: he is extremely clingy.

She's not clingy in the traditional sense.

He followed her around for several days in a row, even insisting on sleeping on the living room sofa at night rather than leaving her alone.

At this moment, in the study with the door open, Tang Luoqing glanced at Zhou Jinbai, who was staring at the computer screen and seriously holding a video conference on the living room sofa. She lay on the table, wondering how else she could persuade him to leave her home.

Not long after, she vaguely heard someone say, "Yes, Shen Xiuwen will go in my place. I will stay in Beijing for the time being, and he will handle everything."

Tang Luoqing turned her head and saw Zhou Jinbai had ended the video conference, and she rubbed her temples wearily.

She walked out of the study and came to the sofa in the living room. Looking at Zhou Jinbai, her tone became less patient: "Zhou Jinbai, I've told you, I won't do anything foolish again. Why are you still staying here? If you have something to deal with, go and handle it yourself. Don't stay in my house."

Ever since the last time she took a bath, she was feverish and dizzy and almost had an accident after lying in the bathtub, Zhou Jinbai has been keeping a close eye on Tang Luoqing wherever she goes, afraid that she might do something drastic again.

Tang Luoqing explained that it was an accident, but Zhou Jinbai didn't believe her.

"You can call the police and have me arrested."

Zhou Jinbai continued to stare at the computer screen without changing his expression, typing away as if processing documents. His words were as indifferent as ever, but compared to his previous aloofness, Zhou Jinbai's voice was now lower and more subdued, conveying a sense of fearlessness.

Of course, as the head of the Zhou Group, he was indeed fearless and unafraid of anything.

However, Tang Luoqing was still amused by his shameless behavior, and her tone suddenly rose: "You think I wouldn't dare?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the large living room became subtly tense. Zhou Jinbai finally closed his laptop and focused his attention on Tang Luoqing standing in front of him.

"You dare? You're not even afraid of death, what else wouldn't you dare to do?"

Tang Luoqing: "..."

She already said she didn't do it on purpose that time, why is Zhou Jinbai so stubborn?

After a long silence, Tang Luoqing could only ask, "Then tell me, how can I leave my house?"

The cat that had been jumping around on the cat tree just moments before answered Tang Luoqing by leaping into Zhou Jinbai's arms and bouncing on his expensive computer.

Tang Luoqing immediately tried to take Naitang down from Zhou Jinbai's arms, fearing that he might throw the kitten down again if he got angry.

But to everyone's surprise, Zhou Jinbai picked up the kitten with both hands, looked at it, and asked, "Want to go out? Then ask your sister if she wants to go out?"

Tang Luoqing was taken aback.

Previously, no matter how busy Tang Luoqing was, she would always find time to walk the cat and let her run around outside before coming home. But these past few days, she really hasn't been in the mood to go out, so Naitang has been stuck at home for several days.

But how did Zhou Jinbai know that?

Meeting the gazes of the man and the cat, Tang Luoqing hesitated for a moment.

She didn't want to go out, not at all. She had this constant feeling that some terrible monster was waiting for her outside, but...

"You don't have to go out, I'll have Shen Xiuwen take Milk Candy out with you."

Zhou Jinbai picked up the phone, ready to make a call, as if he intended to stay at home with her forever.

Tang Luoqing had no choice but to stop her in time: "Wait a minute."

"Fine, I'll take Naitang downstairs to play. You... you can go now."

The next moment, as if it could understand what Tang Luoqing was saying, Naitang jumped off Zhou Jinbai, ran to her feet, and kept rubbing against her trouser leg.

Tang Luoqing picked up Naitang and patted Naitang's head. Only then did she realize that she hadn't taken good care of Naitang for the past few days, and that Zhou Jinbai had been helping her the whole time.

Thinking back to the fact that Zhou Jinbai had prepared all the food she had eaten these past few days, and that he had also brought her some hard-to-get illustration-related books, Tang Luoqing tightened her grip on the milk candy.

When she looked up again, she saw Zhou Jinbai stand up from the sofa and take two steps to stand in front of her.

"I told you, I won't leave until I'm sure you're really okay."

Tang Luoqing: "..."

Oh well, whatever.

The two people and the cat left the house and entered the residential area.

The upscale residential area boasts a refined and refreshing environment, with uniquely designed rockeries and flowing water features. The main roads within the community are spotless, though perhaps due to it being a weekday, there wasn't much foot traffic.

As soon as Little Candy arrived at the lake, she excitedly jumped out of Tang Luoqing's arms and paced anxiously around the lake. The little fish on the lake were frightened by Little Candy's arrival and swam away quickly.

It's late October now, the weather is sunny, the warm sunlight shines down, and the air is filled with the fresh scent of grass and trees, which is very pleasant.

Tang Luoqing secretly exhaled.

She hadn't seen the sun for several days.

Sitting in the chair, looking up at the sky through the dappled leaves, Tang Luoqing couldn't help but think, "So this is what it's like when the wind is completely devoid of Zhou Yanchen."

Quitting takes time. Even though she hadn't been in contact with Zhou Yanchen properly for a long time before, they hadn't really broken up. But now, they had.

Zhou Yanchen was no longer her boyfriend, and she had no right to be angry about him anymore. Everything seemed to be moving in a normal direction.

However, she hadn't felt it during the period of her previous dazed state, but now, seeing the sunlight and feeling the familiar breeze, yet Zhou Yanchen was no longer by her side, this realization made Tang Luoqing's heart clench, and she felt short of breath.

A familiar, fresh scent lingered around her nose. Tang Luoqing turned her head and saw Zhou Jinbai sitting in the chair next to her.

And in his hand, a fishing rod had appeared out of nowhere.

Tang Luoqing was taken aback, but Zhou Jinbai ignored her and focused intently on fishing.

Before long, Zhou Jinbai caught a lot of small fish, and Naitang jumped around happily, meowing incessantly.

As Tang Luoqing looked at it, the feeling of tightness in her chest seemed to lessen.

That evening, Tang Luoqing sat at the dining table, watching Zhou Jinbai bring out many dishes one by one. Only then did she realize that everything she had eaten in the past few days had been made by Zhou Jinbai himself.

"Can you cook?"

Tang Luoqing was very surprised.

Zhou Jinbai picked up a piece of beef and placed it in her bowl, nodding slightly: "Yes, when I was studying abroad, I couldn't get used to the food there, so I had to force myself to cook. Gradually, I learned to cook everything."

Tang Luoqing couldn't help but recall that Zhou Yanchen had once said he would cook for her himself, but the difference was that those dishes were later discovered to have been made and delivered by Su Leqi, not by Zhou Yanchen himself.

Thinking of Zhou Yanchen, Tang Luoqing's eyes welled up with tears, and her nose tingled with a soreness.

At the same time, a question came to mind.

"You must have felt terrible when I rejected you, right?"

Several days have passed, and she still feels terrible whenever she thinks of Zhou Yanchen. She had also inflicted such harm on Zhou Jinbai.

"Um."

Zhou Jinbai nodded, raised his eyes, and stared at Tang Luoqing: "So I know you're also feeling bad, don't hold it in."

Tang Luoqing burst into tears.