It fell from his fingertips

"Zhou Jinbai, how could you be so foolish?"

Tang Luoqing cupped Zhou Jinbai's face in her hands, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

Zhou Jinbai lowered his head, kissed away her tears, then pressed his forehead against hers, nose to nose, his voice low and husky: "Don't cry, baby. In this life, I only want to see you cry in bed. Other times, other places... I don't want to."

Tang Luoqing's initial feeling of being deeply moved vanished in an instant.

She pushed Zhou Jinbai away forcefully, took a step back, and said with a wronged expression, "Zhou Jinbai, you are completely different from the person you used to be."

Zhou Jinbai knew what Tang Luoqing meant. He was saying that Tang Luoqing used to be too abstinent and obviously not interested in women, but now he seemed to have his head full of lewd thoughts.

but……

Zhou Jinbai leaned closer, put his arm around Tang Luoqing's waist, bent down, and rested his chin on Tang Luoqing's neck. He said in a low voice, "Before, when you had a boyfriend, I didn't dare to have any designs on you. But now, you're mine, so I'll naturally tell you everything I know and do my best to take care of my baby."

"Who's your baby? Don't call me that."

Tang Luoqing's cheeks felt hot, and the place where Zhou Jinbai was holding her was itchy; this guy was starting to get restless again.

"You...you are all I have."

Before the man could finish speaking, he kissed her.

Soon after, Tang Luoqing's voice could be heard pleading for mercy from inside the room.

"That's enough, Zhou Jinbai, I'm so tired, really tired. I haven't had a proper rest yet, can't you let me rest for a bit?"

"Zhou Jinbai, have you been holding back for too long? Why do you keep wanting it? Let go, stop, no, don't use your mouth, shut up, Zhou Jinbai..."

"I can't stop! My hands won't listen to me, and my mouth won't listen to me either. What should I do?"

"..."

The carefree days passed by exceptionally quickly.

A month later, just a few days later, it was Christmas Eve.

It's been snowing heavily for two days now, and all flights have been canceled, including Zhou Jinbai's recent business trip.

The two stayed at home, and apart from going to work, Zhou Jinbai almost never went out to be with Tang Luoqing.

She paints, he works, and they don't disturb each other, but if they look up, they can see each other within their line of sight.

This feeling was something Tang Luoqing had never experienced before; it filled her with an intangible sense of happiness and contentment.

Tang Luoqing felt that even if she were to believe again that the kind of love her father had for her mother could happen to her, it wouldn't be impossible.

This feeling lasted until that evening.

After washing up, the two lay in bed together chatting about their plans for the next few days after the snow stopped. For example, Zhou Jinbai was going on a business trip and wanted Tang Luoqing to go with him, since Tang Luoqing had almost finished her work and was taking a break. They could treat it as a vacation.

Tang Luoqing hesitated about whether to visit Shen Baiyan recently. It seemed that Shen Baiyan had encountered something. During their last contact, she mentioned meeting a rather interesting man. Tang Luoqing was afraid that Shen Baiyan would be deceived again, so she wanted to go and see her.

Just as I was hesitating, there was a knock on the door.

Zhou Jinbai and Tang Luoqing exchanged a glance, both wondering who would be knocking on the door so late.

Zhou Jinbai told Tang Luoqing to stay in the bedroom, then got out of bed, put on his bathrobe, and went outside.

Upon arriving at the door, I looked through the video doorbell and saw that the person standing outside was none other than Zhou Yanchen.

Zhou Jinbai's eyes darkened slightly.

Then, Tang Luoqing also came out. Just as she was about to ask who came over so late at night, she saw Zhou Yanchen at the door. When he saw her, his eyes were cold and filled with angry flames.

"Tang Luoqing? Big brother? The two of you? How could the two of you... Tang Luoqing, you actually seduced my big brother? No wonder you looked down on me. Ha, I thought you were such a wonderful woman, but it turns out you're just like any other woman, only wanting to climb up to my big brother..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Jinbai punched Zhou Yanchen hard in the face. He stopped talking in pain and was knocked back, almost crashing into the wall next to him.

"Big brother, why did you hit me?"

Zhou Yan hissed in pain, covered the half of his face that had been slapped, and glared angrily at Tang Luoqing.

In Zhou Yanchen's view, Zhou Jinbai was like the bright moon in the sky, standing on the top of a snow mountain. How could he possibly like a woman like Tang Luoqing who had been with his younger brother?

Naturally, it could only be that Tang Luoqing took the initiative to seduce Zhou Jinbai.

Although Tang Luoqing doesn't seem like the type to actively pursue someone, who knows?

But the next moment, Zhou Yan's angry gaze fixed on Tang Luoqing's face was completely obscured by a tall figure.

"Zhou Yanchen, watch your mouth. I was the one who pursued her first. I chased her for a very long time before she was willing to like me. If you say another word, I won't hesitate to throw you out of the country immediately."

Zhou Jinbai's tall figure completely blocked Tang Luoqing's view, and the pressure around him dropped to freezing point: "Also, from now on, when you see Miss Tang, call her sister-in-law."

Zhou Yanchen stared wide-eyed in shock.

He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word for a long time; his understanding of the world was completely shattered.

His brother, Zhou Jinbai, the powerful head of the Zhou Group, who has been rejected by countless wealthy heiresses who wanted to marry him, actually took the initiative to pursue a woman who had a boyfriend before.

"Brother, what are you talking about? How could you possibly pursue her? She slept with me..."

"Shut up."

Zhou Jinbai turned around, the coldness in his eyes completely gone, and said to Tang Luoqing in a low and gentle voice, "Go back to your room and wait for me. I'll be back soon."

Seeing Tang Luoqing hesitate for a moment before nodding, the man turned around, walked out of the room, and closed the door.

The space outside the elevator was small, and Zhou Jinbai's aura was too low. As he approached step by step, Zhou Yanchen panicked and his mind went blank.

"Zhou Yanchen, you've ignored my words time and time again. You're quite something."

As Zhou Jinbai approached, his powerful aura exuded a strong sense of danger.

Zhou Yanchen panicked even more and quickly apologized, "No, no, I just... I just heard my buddy say he saw Tang Luoqing with a man, and I wanted to come back and see what kind of cuckolding she did to me, so I..."

"A green hat?"

Zhou Jinbai scoffed coldly, his eyes growing even colder: "You two broke up a long time ago. Tang Luoqing is single; she has the freedom to choose whoever she wants. What right do you have to interfere? What qualifications do you have?"

"I……"

Zhou Yanchen was at a loss for words.

In truth, Zhou Jinbai's aura was too cold, and his sense of oppression was too strong, stronger than at any time in the past twenty years. Zhou Yanchen had never seen Zhou Jinbai like this before. It seemed that if he said or did something wrong again, Zhou Jinbai could kill him in a matter of minutes.

Although he wouldn't actually kill him, if he were to be immediately thrown abroad, he believed Zhou Jinbai could do it in no time.

Zhou Yanchen swallowed hard. "Brother, you... why Tang Luoqing of all women? Actually, she's really boring. All she does every day is paint and feed cats. She's not fun at all. I think..."

"She's wonderful. She's brave, strong, confident, and a fantastic artist. She's a rising star in the world of illustration. If you don't appreciate her, then don't look at her with any other eyes."

Zhou Jinbai interrupted Zhou Yanchen: "Zhou Yanchen, this is the last time. I don't want to hear anything from you again about my girlfriend. Remember, anything."