Chapter 276: Chapter 275: You’re just certain that I like you
Liking someone this much is really fucked up. He was frightened by Zhang Xin’s suicidal act, yet touched by her tattooing move. Qu Chaozong felt that he must have owed Zhang Xin in his previous life, otherwise, there’s no way to explain why he’s so pathetic when it comes to her.
Zhang Xin bowed her head, following Qu Chaozong’s gaze, and when she saw the tattoo on her chest, she broke down in tears. She sobbed uncontrollably and said, "Chaozi, I really wish I could dig out my heart to show you that it only holds you."
Qu Chaozong suddenly pressed his lips against it, a warm sensation surged in his heart. He kissed the tattoo repeatedly, tracing its outline with his tongue.
Qu Chaozong’s eyes turned red, his voice hoarse: "Why did you get this tattoo?"
Zhang Xin’s eyes were swollen from crying, and she choked up as she confessed, "I love you so much I don’t know what to do. I tattooed your name over my heart, engraved you in my soul, Chaozi, I love you, truly love you. Please don’t leave me."
Qu Chaozong’s eyes turned red as he hovered on the brink of an outburst: "Isn’t there some Teng Jiye guy? He has a real estate business, doesn’t he love you too? Then why tattoo my name?"
Zhang Xin cried out, "Even if you’re penniless, you have nothing, I still love you, I only want you, no one else. As long as you don’t leave me, Chaozi, I’ll do anything you say. Don’t do this to me, I can’t live without you."
Qu Chaozong’s heart softened at her words, muttering, "Zhang Xin, you... you damn well know I like you!"
Zhang Xin was heartbroken to the extreme, completely losing control over her emotions. She cried hysterically, losing all composure, tears flowing into her mouth: "Chaozi... sob... don’t leave me..."
Before she finished her sentence, Qu Chaozong, with his eyes brimming with moisture, suddenly embraced her and kissed her.
Qu Chaozong’s kisses fell on Zhang Xin’s face like raindrops amidst a storm. Overtaken by rough passion, he sucked on her lips, almost with brutal insistence. With both hands cradling her, he seemed intent on swallowing her whole, never to let her re-emerge.
Zhang Xin sensed that this kiss from Qu Chaozong was unusually different. With red-rimmed eyes, he kissed her possessively and aggressively as if peeling back a layer of her skin to see whether her heart truly harbored only him, whether her every heartbeat held its rhythm for him...
Qu Chaozong’s kisses traveled downward inch by inch, as if wanting to mark every part of Zhang Xin’s body with his presence, thoroughly covering everything from the past, making her entirely and solely his.
Zhang Xin trembled uncontrollably, feeling as if she were suffocating beneath the tide, yet unable to resist. She let out a long "Mm," tipping her head back, feeling her very soul drowned in his mouth...
Qu Chaozong pinned Zhang Xin to the bed, moving so vigorously that even the bed shook madly with their passion.
At the height of passion, Qu Chaozong whispered harshly into Zhang Xin’s ear: "Do you want it? Do you like it? Do you like how I treat you?"
Zhang Xin was beyond any consciousness, merely murmuring repeatedly with a nasal tone, "Chaozi, Chaozi..."
They clung tightly to each other, entwined as one, lips glued together, kissing each other’s tear-streaked eyes, loving each other madly...
Qu Chaozong held Zhang Xin close as they lay resting on the bed, the fierce, wondrous sensations soothing his restless heart.
Zhang Xin lay against him like a fish out of water, breathing heavily as she asked, "Chaozi, can we put this whole thing behind us now?"
Qu Chaozong snorted through his nose, "In your dreams!"
Zhang Xin, tensed, asked, "Then what will it take for you to forgive me?"
Qu Chaozong looked at her careful expression, unable to resist leaning over to nibble on her ear: "It depends on your performance."
Zhang Xin hugged his waist, "I’ll do whatever you want me to, as long as you’re not mad at me."
Qu Chaozong nudged Zhang Xin with his hardened Qu Xiaochao, "Time for you to perform..."
Qu Chaozong lifted Zhang Xin, positioning her to lie on top of him, "Go on, begin..."
Zhang Xin gazed down at Qu Chaozong, their pairs of infatuated eyes locked on each other, as if never enough, staring deeply, at that moment, their hearts swelled with the sweet desire for a genuine forever, a lifetime together.
On the surface, the uproar seemed to have settled. Qu Chaozong handed the bank card back to Shi Yang but secretly searched everywhere for Teng Jiye. He copied Teng Jiye’s phone number while Zhang Xin was in the bathroom, intending to contact him privately.
However, the calls never connected. Qu Chaozong, wanting to resolve this on his own, didn’t alarm anyone else.
Thus, he remained unaware that while he was scheming to uncover Teng Jiye, Teng Jiye’s agency was suddenly exposed for misconduct - processing transactions without proper documentation, defrauding clients and property owners.
The whistleblower held a banner in front of Teng Jiye’s agency, attracting media attention. Teng Jiye hurried to use connections to shut it down, only to find out that everyone had already been forewarned, and the whistleblower refused both coercion and inducement. As the incident escalated, all relevant authorities started an investigation.
Any company under investigation inevitably reveals flaws, depending on how well-connected the boss is. While Teng Jiye was rushing to smooth things over, his competitor openly poached his key employees, clearly aiming to topple and acquire his firm.
When all of Teng Jiye’s efforts led to nothing but obstacles, Zhang Xin suddenly sought him out.
When Zhang Xin knocked and entered Teng Jiye’s home, he was smoking sullenly. Opening the door, he saw Zhang Xin standing outside with two particularly strapping young men.
Zhang Xin stepped inside, her face shaded with darkness, her back straight, her chin raised slightly, and her gaze icy as she stared at Teng Jiye.
Teng Jiye gently said, "Why are you here? Have a seat. Those thin heels must make your feet hurt after standing for long." His tender, concerned tone remained unchanged.
Zhang Xin remained still. Her sharp gaze pierced into Teng Jiye’s eyes, "Was it you who sent that little video to my boyfriend? And even made that disgusting phone call, Teng Jiye, are you insane?"
Teng Jiye showed not a shred of surprise on his face. Instead, he lightly smiled and said, "Is liking you insane? Zhang Xin..."