It fell from his fingertips

"You, you don't stop me! I need to get to the bottom of this with Luo Qing. I need to go after her... hiss..."

Before Zhou Yanchen could finish speaking, he was punched again by Zhou Jinbai.

This time, Zhou Jinbai used all his strength, knocking Zhou Yanchen to the ground.

Zhou Yanchen braced himself with one hand on the ground and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with the other. He wanted to get angry, but when he met Zhou Jinbai's cold and dangerous gaze, he swallowed back the anger that was on the tip of his tongue.

"Big brother, you hit me again?"

"Did I hit the wrong person?"

Zhou Jinbai squatted down next to Zhou Yanchen, looking down at him: "Zhou Yanchen, this is the last time. If I find you harassing Miss Tang again, it won't be as simple as just a couple of beatings. You know what I mean."

After saying this, Zhou Jinbai straightened up. Before leaving, the thought that had flashed through Zhou Yanchen's mind earlier resurfaced. He tentatively asked, "Brother, why are you so concerned about whether I win Tang Luoqing back? You...you wouldn't be...?"

"Zhou Yanchen!"

Zhou Jinbai's tone suddenly became even colder. Even though he had his back to Zhou Yanchen, the tall man exuded a low pressure that dropped to freezing point, as if a snow avalanche on a snow-capped mountain peak had suddenly frozen him. It was terrifying and full of oppressive force.

Zhou Yanchen dared not utter another word, watching helplessly as Zhou Jinbai lifted his feet and walked further and further away until he completely disappeared from sight.

The direction Tang Luoqing left in had long since vanished without a trace.

At this moment, Zhou Yanchen's suppressed anger finally surged into his chest, causing his chest to heave violently. He slammed his fist into the ground, letting out a sharp hiss in pain.

But if he were to give up like this, it wouldn't be like him, Zhou Yanchen.

Back then, it took him a whole year to pursue Tang Luoqing. So, can pursuing her again now be any more difficult than before?

Zhou Yan scrambled to his feet, staring in the direction Tang Luoqing had left, his eyes burning with an unyielding flame.

Unbeknownst to them, in the distance, Su Leqi was watching the man's back, her eyes already moist.

On the other side, Tang Luoqing pulled Shen Baiyan along and ran quite a distance until they were both too tired to run anymore. Only then did Shen Baiyan, panting heavily, ask...

"What happened? Who did you run into? I think I saw Zhou Yanchen? Did he bother you again? No, who is that other man? Will they fight? Tang Luoqing, why did we run away? Explain yourself."

Tang Luoqing also let out a long breath, calming her emotions and breathing slightly before slowly speaking: "Zhou Yanchen came to find me, but Zhou Jinbai stopped him for me."

Upon hearing this, Shen Baiyan's eyes widened immediately, and her voice suddenly rose: "What? Zhou Jinbai? That man in the white suit just now was Zhou Jinbai? Wow, he's so handsome, he has such a great presence! It's a pity I didn't see what he looks like, I have to go back and check..."

Tang Luoqing quickly grabbed Shen Baiyan, who was about to turn back, and said with a mix of amusement and exasperation, "Can you please stop causing me trouble? I really don't want to go back right now."

"But……"

"No buts, let's go home."

"All right."

The two best friends took a taxi back to Tang Luoqing's rented apartment.

Tang Luoqing's house has two bedrooms, but since the two best friends hadn't seen each other for a long time, they naturally slept in the same room. After washing up, they lay down on the bed together, and Shen Baiyan started gossiping: "Aren't you worried they'll fight?"

Tang Luoqing shook her head: "Probably not. Zhou Yanchen is very afraid of his brother and won't fight with Zhou Jinbai."

"So, do you and Zhou Jinbai... know about this now?"

Tang Luoqing shook her head again: "He doesn't know. Right now... only you do."

Upon hearing this, Shen Baiyan became even more excited: "It's an honor! By the way, didn't you say you were going to make a video call to Zhou Jinbai tonight? Hurry up and make it! I'm so curious why he suddenly came back? Didn't you say he was still on a business trip abroad and wouldn't be back so soon?"

Only after this was mentioned did Tang Luoqing belatedly realize what had happened.

She fell into deep thought, and her response to Shen Baiyan sounded more like a soliloquy: "Indeed, why did he suddenly come back?"

Picking up her phone from the bedside table, Tang Luoqing hesitated, preparing to make a WeChat video call to Zhou Jinbai. Before she could dial, he sent her a WeChat message.

ZJB: [Is it convenient for you to come out?]

Tang Luoqing was taken aback. Was Zhou Jinbai outside her house?

Shen Baiyan naturally saw this WeChat message as well.

She suppressed a laugh and teased, "Alright, alright, hurry up and get out of here. I bet your Zhou Jinbai needs some comforting right now, and I'm afraid you'll choose Zhou Yanchen instead."

Tang Luoqing thought for a moment and replied, "We should indeed have a good talk with him. I'll go out for a bit, you should get some sleep."

"Alright, alright, don't worry about me, you go ahead."

A few minutes later, Tang Luoqing changed into her outer clothes and opened the door to her home.

The first thing you see is Zhou Jinbai standing next to the elevator across the street.

The man was tall and had long legs. He leaned against the wall with his hands in his pockets, and there was a hint of uncontrollable fatigue between his brows.

But the moment he saw Tang Luoqing appear, the weariness in the man's eyes vanished.

"Luo Qing, I..."

Thank you for tonight.

Tang Luoqing walked up to Zhou Jinbai, tilted her head, pretending not to understand the source of his dejection, and asked, "Why... do you seem unhappy?"

Zhou Jinbai: "I'm not upset, but... I'm sorry. I promised to be a proper underground suitor, but I still... exposed myself in front of Zhou Yanchen, almost causing you unnecessary trouble."

Tang Luoqing listened and thought about it seriously for a moment: "What you mean by 'almost' is that Zhou Yanchen doesn't know you're pursuing me yet, right?"

Zhou Jinbai nodded slightly: "Mm."

"What if he finds out in the future? What do you plan to do then? And what if your uncle and aunt find out too? What do you plan to do then?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jinbai straightened up, took a step forward, and embraced Tang Luoqing.

"I won't let them know, and they'll never know unless you want them to."

"What if... I wanted them to know?"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Jinbai froze. After a long pause, he released Tang Luoqing and asked seriously, word by word, "You said... you're willing to let them know? You won't regret it?"

Tang Luoqing did not answer the question immediately.

She pressed her lips together, and after a long silence, she looked up, meeting Zhou Jinbai's burning gaze: "To be honest, I hadn't thought about this before. Subconsciously, I was resistant. I didn't want anyone to know, but I also knew that it wasn't fair to you, very unfair..."

"You don't need to worry about me, you..."

"Why shouldn't I consider you? If I accept your advances, then I can't just keep you as a secret partner. That's wrong. Everyone's love, within the bounds of law and morality, should be respected."

Tang Luoqing took a deep breath and said, "Zhou Jinbai, if Zhou Yanchen comes again next time, I will tell him that I chose you."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Jinbai's lips fell.