Chapter 25  

Jia Shao's Quote ~~~ Ten years of cultivation will result in a ride together in the same boat and if the person riding the boat with me is you, then I would rather jump into the river!

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"You......." The lips there were kissed felt numb and the words that spilled out were not smooth. "What do you mean?"

Zhen Lang's tongue licked over her lips and it was moist which made her heart constrict once again.

Her lips were a little swollen. They felt hot and a little painful. She licked her lips a few more times before the sense of feeling came back and she realized the place where she licked had just been bitten by Zhen Lang.

Using the back of her hand to wipe her mouth, she only felt more pain. Her hand holding onto the watermelon skin wanted to wring it fiercely across his face, smashing that smug smile.

"What do you think I mean?" He smiled slyly and he rested his tongue on his lips as if he was relishing something.

What does she think?

Pulling a prank on her? Playing with her? Or is it like in the past, watching as entertainment after he is done with her?

That must be it!!!

All her strength was gathered in the palm of her hand and Jia Shao's eyes rested on his face.

The watermelon skin was in her hand ready to be thrown at him.

"Why? Don't dare to continue the fight with me?" A word from Zhen Lang made her hold back the watermelon skin intended for his face.

She knew that he just wanted to make her lose her cool and then make fun of her.

"Who said so?" Biting her lip, Jia Shao did not hesitate to put drop the watermelon skin instantly to hook her arm around his neck and plastered herself to him.

She bit his lips and regretted that she could not completely bite off his beautiful lips.

He dares to look down on her?!

Clumsily she licked his lips and mimicked the way when he first started to kiss her. She prodded open his lips and slid in her tongue.

A low moan escaped from Zhen Lang's throat, his hand supported the back of her neck as he tightened his embrace.

The two of them hugged even more tightly and the battle between their lips became more intense. Zhen Lang's heavy breathing sprayed on her face making a mess of her.

He did not fight back and just gently closed his eyes to enjoy her clumsy bites on his lips as his Adam's apple moved.

It was until she became breathless that Jia Shao finally stopped. She raked her fingers through her short hair and looked at his face. "Do you still want to challenge me?"

Zhen Lang licked his lips and unsurprisingly found Jia Shao's lips were red and swollen with light traces of blood. He smiled faintly and said. "I lost......I'm not challenging you anymore."

Supporting herself on his chest, Jia Shao got down from his lap and she still felt a little dizzy. She leaped back into her room and did not even notice that someone behind her was stroking his lips and smiling. His eyes were filled with pleasure and gentleness.

Someone lying in bed still felt a little dizzy and her body felt weak. When she closed her eyes, in her mind she could see Zhen Lang's lips, Zhen Lang's smile and also she could still feel Zhen Lang's hand that was placed on her body.

Her hands savagely clutched the quilt on the bed. Dead Zhen Lang!! He actually came up with such an idea to challenge her! Really wicked!! magic

Just now, that seems to be her first kiss........

Incorrect! A first kiss is a kiss given to a man and is Zhen Lang considered a man? In her eyes, he should be of neither gender, right?

Forget it! Forget it! The more she thinks of it, the more chaotic it becomes. Anyway, he had admitted defeat. Should this round be considered as she had won?

In Miss Jia's brain, all thoughts became gooey like a blob of glue and she did not know what she was thinking. She touched her swollen lips and slowly fell into a beautiful dream.

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Early the next morning, when Miss Jia walked into 'Golden Sunflower' with a suitcase, Fang Qing Kui's eyes widened. "Wa! What happened to your mouth?!"

Unconsciously she touched her lips and wrinkled her nose. "It was just a round of fighting."

Fang Qing Kui stiffened and looked at her blankly. "Zhen Lang had finally made a move?"

"No......." Jia Shao did not understand what Fang Qing Kui meant by her words. "Just with our mouth not with our hands."

"Uh......" Fang Qing Kui's eyes flashed with curiosity. "What do you feel?"

Spotting the van used for outdoor photoshoot parked outside the door, Jia Shao picked up her suitcase and said. "He lost to me in our biting challenge and he had admitted defeat."

"Bite........." Almost breaking her five-inch high heels under her feet, Fang Qing Kui looked at Jia Shao's calm manner. "Are you so dumb that you still don't understand?"

"What is there to understand?" Jia Shao's rubbed her face. She had got up very early this morning to go for an outdoor photoshoot appointment and she was still half asleep. "The both of us have been biting each other ever since we were young. It was only in the recent past few years that we had not been doing it."

Fang Qing Kui shook her head. "Didn't Zhen Lang say anything?"

"What is there to say?" Jia Shao's eyes were looking around for her breakfast. "When I left this morning, he still hadn't got up yet. I don't know what he wants to say."

Fang Qing Kui finally understood. "What you meant is that yesterday the both of you bit each other and then this morning you ran away with your suitcase?"

"I'm not running away!" Jia Shao picked up a pack of soy milk, put in a straw and fiercely sucked a big mouthful. "I'm going for an outdoor photoshoot........F-city riverside scenic photoshoot, have you forgotten?"

Of course, Fang Qing Kui knew, but........

Zhen Lang definitely did not know.

She smiled gracefully and picked up a straw to sip the soya milk from Jia Shao's pack.

Biting her breakfast, Jia Shao muttered. "Don't forget that after this photoshoot is completed, I will be going home. I'll be going on leave for a month and all my scheduled appointments are to be postponed."

Fang Qing Kui smiled charmingly. "I know, I know."

After Jia Shao had finally eaten her breakfast and drank enough, all equipment was already loaded into the van and the staff was set to go. Finally, the van left for F-city with the group of people.

Just as Fang Qing Kui waved her hand to send off the van for their scheduled appointment, another car suddenly stopped in front of 'Golden Sunflower' with a screech of brakes.

Fang Qing Kui withdrew her gaze from the van and looked at the person who jumped out energetically from the car. Her eyes were full of mirth.

Uh......the shirt is a bit wrinkled......seems it has not been changed.

The sleeves are pulled up to the elbows......not neat enough.

Not wearing a coat......seems there isn't time.

Hair a bit messy.......maybe uncombed.

After having done a full assessment, she raised her polite smiling face. "Senior Brother, it is only seven o'clock in the morning. It's not time for work yet. Are you here to have morning tea with me?"

In actual fact, addressing him as Senior Brother was not correct as the both of them had graduated the same time but Zhen Lang had always given other people a feeling of being calm and shrewd, so everyone was used to addressing him as such. But at this moment, the greeting that came out from her mouth had clearly sounded more of mockery.

Without any intention of talking nonsense with her, Zhen Lang's gaze swept past her to look through the doorway of 'Golden Sunflower'. Lightly sweeping his eyes over her, he walked towards the studio.

That one glance aroused Fang Qing Kui's excitement.

Tsk, tsk......finally there is a time that Zhen Lang can also lose his self-control. This is a rare sight and really priceless!

"You don't have to look, she is not here." Fang Qing Kui leisurely pushed the door opened without any intention of blocking him. "Senior Brother, what do you want to eat? It's on me."

"Where did she go?" Zhen Lang's voice was calm and his expression taut.

Fang Qing Kui shrugged her shoulders with an innocent look. "I don't know. When I came in, I didn't see her."

Zhen Lang inhaled gently and his eyes showed his annoyance.

Yesterday, she was obviously very normal. Even when she retired to her bedroom she was feeling a little proud. But early this morning, she had disappeared. He was surprised to find that her suitcase was gone and half of the clothes she usually wore were missing. Even her usual toiletries were gone without a trace.

This kind of Jia Shao was completely out of his expectation. For the first time, he felt helpless.

Zhen Lang took a light breath and raised his head to look at the signboard of 'Golden Sunflower'.

"It seems you have not renovated this main entrance for three years. Get someone to renovate it and send me the bill."

Fang Qing Kui beamed a huge smile. "Thank you, Senior Brother. Her mood was not good today, so I let her go on an outdoor photoshoot in F-city for a while. However, she had also requested for a month's leave and I really don't know where she is going."

The corners of Zhen Lang's lips curved into a gentle smile and a light flashed in his eyes. "Which part of the studio do you still need to renovate?"

"That......." Fang Qing Kui stretched out her index finger. "Recently, 'Golden Sunflower' is doing quite well and I was thinking to expand the studio. However, I heard that the shop next door has been acquired by Yunlang Group. Can Senior Brother help me find a solution?"

Zhen Lang gave her a slight nod and held out his hand in front of her. "Give me their address."

Fang Qing Kui quickly wrote down the address and she also did not forget to add a few more words. "Senior Brother can be assured no one will know of this......I promise."

Zhen Lang got into his car and left in a cloud of dust. Fang Qing Kui raised her head to look at the signboard of 'Golden Sunflower' above her head and her smile was more brilliant than the gold-plated signboard.

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Miss Jia was concentrating in her work and she was adjusting the angle of the camera by the riverside while the makeup artist next to her was nervously repairing the makeup for the little lady star of the photoshoot.

Today's filming is a costume setup. In addition to renting the whole area for the photoshoot, they had also rented a boat to capture the essence of ancient charm. When the little lady marveled at the beauty of the scene that was like a painting, she had rushed forward and in that instance, Jia Shao had quietly pressed the camera shutter.

The huge setup was different from the usual preparation of an ordinary studio. It made the group of onlookers speculate that they were models and photographers from some magazine. Watching the lively entertainment from a distance, the onlookers that had surrounded the area had formed human rings two to three people deep.

At first, the little lady felt a bit shy and looked at Jia Shao with hesitation. Jia Shao focused her attention on the camera shutter and continuously encouraged her.

"Not bad!"

"Very good!"

"Yes, that's the expression I want......."

The little lady gradually relaxed and her movements became more and more natural. The fan in her hand covered half of her delicate face and under Jia Shao's approving smile, she revealed her gleaming eyes. "Can I play on the boat?"

Jia Shao looked up at the sky. The midday sun was at the most brilliant and the color captured in the frame is varied. The time was just right for a good shoot.

However, the boat was too small and the little leading lady was wearing a long dress and a veil. If the boat was overcrowded, it would be impossible to shoot.

She nodded. "The both of us will go on the boat. Pay attention to your own safety."

Jia Shao was the first to go on the boat and when she turned around to help the little lady, the boat started to rock.

A tall and handsome figure came into view and she widened her eyes. "You......how come you are here?"

"Coincidence.......I accidentally came upon you." Zhen Lang's voice was low and he was smiling but his eyes were full of threats.

"Coincidence......my fart!" She whispered indignantly. Damn the jinx! She had run hundreds of miles away and could still run into him. Only ghosts would believe in such coincidences!

"Get off!" Her afternoon sunshine........ah, it is quickly passing!

His hand suddenly reached out and encircled her waist to pull her firmly close to his body. "Anyhow, we are cohabiting and last night we had been intimate with each other. Why are you so fierce?"

There was a burst of laughter and also snippets of discussions from the crowd of onlookers.

Jia Shao was resolutely convinced and one hundred percent sure that he was here to give her trouble.

"If you don't go off the boat, I'll hit you." She clenched her fists and felt threatened.

"Ten years of cultivation enables us to ride together in the same boat. We have 20 years of affinity, how is that related to getting off the boat?" He still hugged her without any intention of releasing her. "Let's go home together after the photoshoot."

(The actual saying is ~ 'Ten years of cultivation will result in riding together in the same boat and one hundred years of cultivation will result in two people becoming husband and wife. The meaning is that for two people to be able to meet even for a short period of time or be husband and wife in this life, a lot of hard work and good merits to cultivate this fate is required and therefore these relationships should be cherished.)

From the moment when he saw her holding the camera, he had already guessed he had been fooled by Fang Qing Kui but at the same time, he had made a decision.........

"How about we start a long-term relationship?"

"If I have cultivated for ten years and the person I am fated to meet is you, I would rather jump into the river!!!"

His voice was overridden by Jia Shao's angry loud retort and she did not even hear what he had said. She just wanted him out of the way quickly so as not to delay her work.

She gave him a push and the rocking boat made her stand unsteadily, stumbling to the bottom of the boat.

Zhen Lang deftly held on to her waist and she glared at him, slapping his hand away. She fell back and to steady herself, she took a step backward but there was only emptiness.

When she turned around, she was surprised to find she was already standing at the bow of the boat and her foot had completely stepped off the boat.

No matter how sharp she was, she could not prevent the water surface that was getting closer and closer to her. The water splashed up in a fountain of water droplets and the poor Miss Jia had personally made her vow come true.

Next day, the local newspaper published a sensational headline.

~ A man professed his love for another man but the other party did not accept and the man jumped into the river in grief.