It fell from his fingertips

In the following days, Tang Luoqing discovered that Zhou Jinbai would always find various excuses to avoid taking the final step with her.

She couldn't understand it. Zhou Jinbai didn't seem to have lost feelings for her. On the contrary, he was even more clingy than before. Except during work hours, he would stay with her all the time after work when he came home. Even when he was cooking, he would ask Tang Luoqing to move her painting from the study to the living room, saying that this way he could see her as soon as he looked up.

He was teasing her to this extent, but every time the two of them were deeply in love, Zhou Jinbai refused to let Tang Luoqing take off his clothes, preferring to simply serve her each time.

This left Tang Luoqing completely baffled.

A week later, the day before the cultural and creative exhibition began, Zhou Jinbai delivered a beautiful evening gown.

The evening gown is a gentle and elegant cheongsam that perfectly complements Tang Luoqing's waistline and complexion.

She changed her clothes and came out of the room. Zhou Jinbai, who was sitting on the sofa, smiled slightly and praised her earnestly, "Gentle and elegant, very beautiful. Do you like it?"

"like."

Tang Luoqing liked it very much.

However, this also made her even more curious about why Zhou Jinbai was avoiding her.

Not wanting to speculate, she went to the sofa, picked up her cheongsam, lifted her leg, straddled Zhou Jinbai's lap, wrapped her arms around his neck, and asked, "Zhou Jinbai, you... you've been avoiding me lately, is it because... you're not good in that area? If so..."

"no."

When asked such a dignified question, Zhou Jinbai was not angry at all. Instead, he raised his hand and hooked Tang Luoqing's nose: "Have you noticed that you've become much bolder now?"

Tang Luoqing thought to herself, "Isn't she bold? Being treated so shamelessly every day, what else can't she be bold about?"

Even so, my cheeks still felt a little hot.

Tang Luoqing took a deep breath and asked bluntly, "Then why did you...?"

"because……"

Zhou Jinbai recalled the wound on his back, a dark look flashing across his eyes.

A few days ago, his back was in a lot of pain. Even though it was well bandaged, it couldn't withstand the strain of moving around too much and sweating profusely. I wondered if the wound would reopen.

He wasn't afraid of pain, but he didn't want Tang Luoqing to see him injured, and he didn't want her to know why he was injured.

So I just kept making excuses.

Unexpectedly, such a move would cause Tang Luoqing to misunderstand so much, making her think that he was incapable.

"Because I... hope that we can get my parents' support before asking you to take the final step. I'm afraid you... will regret it."

Tang Luoqing was taken aback: "But your parents probably won't support us, right? I actually don't really want them to know. I'm sorry, I'm just scared, afraid they'll stop us, afraid they'll say things about me..."

"You're mistaken. My parents... support us."

Zhou Jinbai lowered his head, his forehead touching Tang Luoqing's, and said, "If you don't believe me... would you be willing to come home with me now? I'll prove it to you. They support us and like you as always."

Upon hearing this, Tang Luoqing looked at Zhou Jinbai in surprise: "Are you serious? They support us? And they still like me as always? How is that possible? I was Zhou Yanchen's ex-girlfriend, what if they...?"

"There are no 'what ifs' in this life. I only love you and want to be with you. My parents know this, so they agree to our relationship and support us."

At this point, Zhou Jinbai leaned close to Tang Luoqing's lips and gave her a light kiss before slowly continuing, "So, are you willing to come back with me?"

Tang Luoqing was shocked.

Do Zhou's parents really agree to support their relationship? Just because Zhou Jinbai likes her? Is it that... simple?

The living room was silent.

Zhou Jinbai didn't urge her, but waited for Tang Luoqing to think it through herself.

She leaned on his shoulder, the familiar scent of Zhou Jinbai lingering around her nose.

After a long silence, he finally spoke slowly, "Let's talk about it after the exhibition, okay?"

"Okay, whatever you say."

Zhou Jinbai didn't say anything more, but cupped Tang Luoqing's face and kissed her.

The following day marked Tang Luoqing's first time attending a cultural and creative exhibition.

The cultural and creative industry exhibition was held at the Beijing International Convention and Exhibition Center.

At 10:00 a.m., Tang Luoqing appeared at the convention center on time.

Watching people come and go inside, many of whom stopped to admire her artwork, she felt incredibly excited.

That day, she also met several senior figures in the illustration industry. When they saw Tang Luoqing's paintings, they gave them full affirmation, which made her feel like she was floating on clouds all day long, happy and incredulous.

Even after returning home that evening, Tang Luoqing was still in a dreamlike state.

The door closed, and she tiptoed to hug Zhou Jinbai's neck, extremely happy: "Do you know what I was thinking today when my painting kept getting compliments?"

Zhou Jinbai put one arm around Tang Luoqing's waist, raised the other hand, and gently hooked the tip of her nose, asking in a low voice, "What are you thinking about?"

"I was thinking, there really are things in this world that bring more happiness and fulfillment than emotions. I'm truly happy today. I know that I was able to participate in this cultural and creative exhibition thanks to you. Without your and Lu Yu's joint recommendation, I probably wouldn't have been qualified to participate, right? Zhou Jinbai, thank you."

"Did Lu Yu tell you that?"

Zhou Jinbai picked Tang Luoqing up from the ground, supporting her bottom, and then tilted his head slightly to look at her intently.

She shook her head: "I overheard Lu Yu telling someone that the president of the Zhou Group also thinks highly of me. I guess it's because of you that I wasn't publicly questioned about getting in through connections?"

Actually, things weren't all smooth sailing at the exhibition today. Occasionally, Tang Luoqing noticed some unusual gazes, but those people left in a hurry after she looked over, not giving her a chance to get closer and listen more.

But it was because of this that Tang Luoqing realized that this exhibition was not solely due to her abilities.

While her abilities are certainly impressive, they alone might not qualify her to participate in the exhibition at such a young age, let alone receive such unanimous praise from so many seniors.

"Now that Luo Qing knows, then... Luo Qing, can you be a little more affectionate with me today?"

Before he finished speaking, Zhou Jinbai carried the person out of Tang Luoqing's house step by step. Under the curious gaze of the other party, they walked to his house across the street, and then he gestured for Tang Luoqing to unlock it with her fingerprint.

Tang Luoqing chuckled and pinched Zhou Jinbai's ear, then used her fingerprints to unlock Zhou Jinbai's door.

"What would I do at your house?"

"I have a surprise for you."

It was supposed to be a surprise, but looking into Zhou Jinbai's clear and handsome eyes, Tang Luoqing had a subtle premonition: "What surprise?"

Carried by Zhou Jinbai, they crossed the spacious living room and arrived at the master bedroom.

Then Tang Luoqing looked up and saw a uniquely designed sofa by the French windows, almost identical to the one in the manor last time.

Tang Luoqing: "..."