Beijing Colors Lingering

After a long silence of several seconds, Shen Jinsui raised her eyes to look at Zhou Yancong, her red lips parted slightly, and she earnestly began to reason with him—

“Zhou Yancong, I can agree not to meet with Ji Yan alone in the future, but I can’t agree to your request. He occasionally visits my grandparents at the old house, and I will inevitably run into him. He has been a friend of mine for many years, and his mother became a vegetable after saving me and has not yet woken up.”

"If I break off all contact with him just because I have a boyfriend, what will others think of me? And what will they think of the Cheng family?"

After listening, Zhou Yancong remained silent for a while, then said, "But you two had dinner together last night, and you didn't tell me."

His tone carried a hint of grievance.

Shen Jinsui was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. She had no intention of hiding the fact that she had dinner with Ji Yan yesterday from Zhou Yancong, but she hadn't even said it yet.

Shen Jinsui blinked and asked in confusion, "How did you know I had dinner with Ji Yan last night? I haven't even told you yet."

“Um…yes…” Zhou Yanzong hesitated before speaking, not wanting to tell her about Qin Lei, afraid that she would recall her experience of being kidnapped.

Seeing Zhou Yancong's uncharacteristically hesitant demeanor, Shen Jinsui suddenly had a bad feeling. Her delicate brows furrowed slightly, and she blurted out, "Did you send someone to spy on me?"

Zhou Yancong's expression instantly turned slightly flustered, and he hurriedly retorted, "No..."

Shen Jinsui stared intently into Zhou Yancong's eyes and calmly asked him again, "Then how did you know that I had dinner with Ji Yan last night?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the hall fell silent again.

After pondering for a while, Zhou Yanzong said, "I arranged for several female bodyguards to take turns protecting you. I had them tell me your whereabouts yesterday."

Shen Jinsui frowned and asked him, puzzled, "Why did you suddenly arrange for bodyguards to protect me?"

After hesitating for a long time, Zhou Yancong said, "I'm worried about your safety, that's why I did this."

Shen Jinsui pursed her lips, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Zhou Yancong, you don't need to arrange bodyguards to protect me."

Ever since Cheng Yu learned about what happened at the bar, he instructed Uncle Zhang to follow her in his car whenever she went out.

Zhou Yancong carefully considered his words and said gently, "They won't affect your daily life."

Shen Jinsui frowned again, her tone turning cold: "But they told you where I was, which has already disrupted my life."

Zhou Yancong reached out and took her hand, speaking sincerely: "I'm sorry, this situation will not happen again. They will only be responsible for protecting your safety."

Seeing that Zhou Yancong insisted on having bodyguards follow her, Shen Jinsui gradually became irritated and pushed away the large hand.

She sighed helplessly and said, word by word, "Zhou Yancong, although we are in a relationship, we also need to have our own private lives. I know you are unhappy because of what happened yesterday, so I came to see you today to explain the reasons to you. But you asked me to completely cut off contact with my friend. Don't you think that's going too far? Also, I have already said that I don't need bodyguards to protect me, but you are unwilling to respect my wishes and insist on doing things your own way, even making her report my whereabouts to you."

"Baby... I'm sorry." After hearing her words, Zhou Yancong felt increasingly guilty and remorseful, and wanted to reach out and hug her.

Shen Jinsui quickly dodged Zhou Yancong's hand, then stood up and said calmly, "I'm going home first. Let's meet again after we've calmed down for a few days."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Yancong's body trembled violently, and his whole body tensed up, as if an invisible hand was firmly gripping his heart.

The usually calm and composed man hurriedly stood up, stood in front of Shen Jinsui, and immediately bent down to hug her, holding her tightly in front of him.

Zhou Yancong felt panicked and spoke nervously, "Baby, I'm sorry, I know I was wrong."

Shen Jinsui tried to break free from Zhou Yancong's embrace, but he held her tightly. She sighed deeply, "Zhou Yancong, let me go first."

Zhou Yancong refused to let go. He paused for about half a minute, and when he spoke again, his voice was choked with bitterness and pain: "You won't want me anymore after I let go."

Shen Jinsui explained helplessly, "I don't want to break up with you, I just want to separate for a while so that we can both calm down."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yancong lowered his head, his warm lips brushing against hers, and murmured indistinctly, "I really know I was wrong, please don't be angry."

The man's usually calm and deep voice was now tinged with bitterness and tension.

Shen Jinsui turned her head away from his kiss and said coldly, "Zhou Yancong, if you don't let go of me, we'll break up right now."

Zhou Yancong's expression suddenly froze, a hint of loneliness and regret flashing in his eyes, but he still chose to let her go.

Shen Jinsui quickly straightened her clothes, then looked up at Zhou Yancong and said calmly, "Don't come looking for me these next few days. I won't see you."

After saying that, she picked up her coat from the hanger and walked out of the hall.

As her boyfriend, it's acceptable for Zhou Yancong to be a little jealous or make some requests that she can accept. However, today Zhou Yancong clearly displayed an almost pathological possessiveness and controlling nature, as well as a very childish side.

This must be addressed!

Zhou Yancong stared at Shen Jinsui's departing figure, his deep, dark eyes revealing boundless loneliness and regret.

He felt as if something was blocking his throat, causing discomfort and a stinging pain, which made him extremely panicked and uneasy.

Zhou Yancong restrained himself from stepping forward to forcefully persuade Shen Jinsui to stay. He knew Shen Jinsui well; she was almost always the one who meant what she said.

If he were to force Shen Jinsui to stay now, the rift between them would only deepen.

Zhou Yancong closed his eyes tightly, curled his fingers, and his knuckles became prominent and white from excessive force.

It was sunset, and the sky was ablaze with a magnificent orange-red glow.

On the wide road, a pink Lamborghini Aventador, studded with several diamonds, came to a smooth stop in front of the zebra crossing.

While waiting at the traffic light, Shen Jinsui suddenly recalled Zhou Yancong's expression from just now.

Soon, she felt as if a large mass of oxygen-deprived air had been poured into her chest, followed by a feeling of fullness, stuffiness, and soreness.

"Beep beep!"

A short, piercing horn blared, snapping Shen Jinsui back to her senses. She quickly composed herself, started the car, and drove off.