It fell from his fingertips

Tang Luoqing didn't know what the two brothers were talking about, nor did she know what kind of conflict would occur between them. She stayed on the sofa and wrapped herself in a blanket.

Outside the window, heavy snow began to fall. Snowflakes landed on the windowpane, then melted into water droplets and fell away, disappearing without a trace.

But soon the tree branches outside were covered in silver, and even the grass was gradually covered with snow.

Tang Luoqing thought she would be very scared and nervous. After all, she was with Zhou Yanchen's brother and Zhou Yanchen caught her red-handed. But surprisingly, she wasn't that scared or nervous. She knew that with Zhou Jinbai there, everything could be resolved.

She got off the sofa, walked to the window, looked at the dark sky, and thought that she might see the sun when she woke up tomorrow morning. She couldn't help but think that, without realizing it, Zhou Jinbai had become her sun.

Soon, the sound of a door opening came from the direction of the entrance. Tang Luoqing turned her head and saw Zhou Jinbai push the door open and walk in.

As for Zhou Yanchen, he was no longer at the door.

"Are you worried?"

Zhou Jinbai walked to the French windows and took off his bathrobe to wrap Tang Luoqing in it.

Tang Luoqing shook her head, leaned into the other person's arms, and sighed softly, saying, "There's nothing to worry about, you'll handle it."

"You trust me that much?"

Zhou Jinbai was somewhat surprised. He bent down, leaned close to Tang Luoqing's lips, kissed her, and said, "Baby, don't leave me, okay?"

Tang Luoqing was taken aback, not understanding why Zhou Jinbai suddenly said these things: "What? Do you still think I would leave you and choose Zhou Yanchen?"

Zhou Jinbai shook his head: "I know you don't like Zhou Yanchen anymore, I'm just afraid... afraid you'll back down and leave me."

Tang Luoqing wrapped her arms around Zhou Jinbai's waist, a faint smile playing on her lips. For a long while...

"Fool."

That night, for the first time ever, the two of them did nothing but lie in bed together, watching the snow outside the window.

The sky was overcast, and large snowflakes kept falling. There wasn't a single star, but Tang Luoqing didn't know why she suddenly wanted to see the stars.

She wanted to go back to her hometown and lie on a deck chair with Zhou Jinbai to watch the stars.

But before that, there is something even more important.

"Zhou Jinbai, I'd like to... meet with Zhou Yanchen, is that alright?"

As Tang Luoqing spoke, she turned around and looked face to face with Zhou Jinbai, who had been holding her, and said, "Don't worry, I'm not going with him. It's just that there are some things I need to settle with him."

"About Grandma's medical expenses?"

Tang Luoqing was slightly taken aback: "How did you know?"

Even Shen Baiyan didn't know about this, so how did Zhou Jinbai find out?

Tang Luoqing stared blankly at the man who was so close to her.

Zhou Jinbai leaned closer and kissed her forehead, sighing softly, "I happened to see you doing accounts in the study, and I guessed you were probably depositing money. You were also holding a card, and I thought it contained money you were planning to pay back Yan Chen, right?"

Seeing Tang Luoqing nod, Zhou Jinbai continued, "As for Grandma's medical expenses, Yan Chen's money was tied up in stocks at the time, and he also temporarily invested in a racing club. So he asked me for that money. When I asked him what he needed the money for, he didn't answer. I was afraid he would be scammed, so I had Shen Xiuwen follow him. It turned out... it was to pay Grandma's medical expenses."

Tang Luoqing was beyond shocked when she heard this.

It turns out that Zhou Jinbai had already helped her so much a long time ago.

Fortunately, there was that money for medical expenses; otherwise, she definitely wouldn't have been able to see her grandmother one last time.

Tang Luoqing threw herself into Zhou Jinbai's arms, her tears soaking the man's chest.

Zhou Jinbai gently patted the back of the woman in his arms, and for a long time, neither of them spoke.

·

The snow fell for several days in a row, and Zhou Jinbai had a rare few days off. The two of them stayed at home researching new recipes.

When Tang Luoqing was with Zhou Yanchen, she always felt that he was too busy with work, while her own work was relatively easy and she had more free time, so she took on all the housework, including cooking.

But after being with Zhou Jinbai, unless he was away on a business trip, he was basically in charge of all three meals a day. Even the fruit after meals was peeled, cut into pieces, and served to Tang Luoqing with a small fork.

At this moment, Tang Luoqing rested her chin on her hand, eating the mango on her plate, while looking at Zhou Jinbai, who was intently studying how to make garlic crayfish.

Zhou Jinbai seems to take everything he does exceptionally seriously, like now.

Watching him outwit and outmaneuver the crayfish, Tang Luoqing happily picked up a piece of mango and offered it to his lips.

Zhou Jinbai opened his mouth and ate the crayfish, then moved it away with one hand. He then leaned over the kitchen counter, kissed Tang Luoqing on the corner of her mouth, and withdrew before continuing his battle of wits with the crayfish.

"I'm curious, do your company employees know that you look this handsome when you're cooking?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jinbai smiled and said, "I heard the baby say I'm handsome."

Tang Luoqing chuckled: "What I meant was, do your company's employees know you can cook?"

"You can post it on WeChat Moments."

"Moments? I don't have any of your company's employees' WeChat accounts."

"You have."

Tang Luoqing was taken aback, then belatedly realized that the person Zhou Jinbai was referring to was Assistant Shen.

Tang Luoqing smiled and simply took out her phone to take a picture.

Good-looking people are generally uninhibited; even from particularly tricky angles, the photos taken are exceptionally handsome, possessing a refined elegance that sets them apart from their surroundings.

Tang Luoqing stared at the photo of Zhou Jinbai cooking on her phone, opened WeChat Moments, and posted a status update.

She's the type who doesn't like posting updates, and might only post one every few months on a whim. So when this post came out, it quickly garnered a bunch of likes.

Shen Baiyan called immediately, asking Tang Luoqing with surprise, "What's going on? Are you planning to go public?"

Tang Luoqing hadn't considered this angle; she had just mentioned it to Zhou Jinbai and posted it without thinking. Now she realized that Zhou Jinbai actually wanted her to go public?

Thinking this, Tang Luoqing hurriedly said a few words to Shen Baiyan, hung up the phone, and went into the kitchen.

"Zhou Jinbai".

Tang Luoqing stood behind Zhou Jinbai and called his name.

Zhou Jinbai had just put all the crayfish into the pot when he heard Tang Luoqing call him. He turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"

Tang Luoqing beckoned with her finger: "Come here."

Although Zhou Jinbai didn't understand, he still obediently said, "Wait a moment," then turned around, washed his hands with dish soap, dried them with a tissue, and walked over to Tang Luoqing. He bent down to be at eye level with her and said gently, "I'm here."