QTIMP -Chapter 165 Character Persona – Love Brained (Part 36)

After getting out of the car, Zhou Chengyu went around to the other side and opened the door, reaching out to help a girl dressed in a pink-and-white tracksuit down.

A very obedient, slightly sycophantic guy followed closely behind him.

“Brother Zhou, as per your instructions, I worked through the night yesterday. The car’s modifications are nearly complete. You coming over now is perfect—you can give your feedback.”

Zhou Chengyu walked a few steps to the car. Si Qiu shook off his hand, circled the car, and opened the door to take a look inside.

The master mechanic had a solid sense of aesthetics. The car had indeed been made cute and beautiful, but without being tacky. From the outside, it looked gentle; from the inside, lively.

The fuzzy, cushioned seats were just right for the increasingly cold days in the capital.

She sat down directly to try it out. Seeing that she really liked it, Zhou Chengyu immediately instructed his secretary to transfer money to Dong Tianci.

Of course, Dong Tianci couldn’t accept it. Yesterday, his father had already made it clear when he heard about this—and even transferred him a sum of money, just to be safe.

But Zhou Chengyu could not allow anyone to find a handle on him in this area. Revealing even a little about the Dong family business policies, he firmly kept the car payment and drove off in the BMW.

Because of this, the relationship between Si Qiu and Zhou Chengyu became known. Others were only curious about Si Qiu’s identity, but a small group already knew some details.

So when he returned to the office after lunch, Zhou Chengyu received a message from Bai Ye. He tapped his fingers on the desk.

Finally, he said, “You and He Shuo arrange a meeting. Invite everyone who needs to be there. I have something to explain.”

“All right, leave it to the two of us. By the way, are you bringing your wife this time?” Bai Ye was sharp and immediately corrected himself.

“This time, I won’t bring her. Mainly to avoid her overthinking. Next time, I’ll introduce her properly—it’ll happen sooner or later.”

To the secretary who came in with documents, he nodded slightly, picked up his pen, and started signing.

“Well, you’ve really thought this through. You’re completely taken.”

Zhou Chengyu laughed twice. “I’ve really been taken down.”

Bai Ye was shocked. That order of words… isn’t quite right!

Then he heard Zhou Chengyu repeat, “I’ve been taken down by the little girl, completely held in her hand.”

He wasn’t saying this to show off to Si Qiu. From their contact yesterday—the first hand-holding, the first time touching her hair and face, all the way to meeting again today—he could clearly understand his feelings. But he also knew that Si Qiu’s feelings for him weren’t as deep.

So in this relationship, he was actually the one in the lower position. He despised lying because he had confidence.

Even if Si Qiu’s feelings for him would never match his for her, she would inevitably become his wife. He would have a lifetime to make Si Qiu pour all her feelings into him.

“All right, all right!” Bai Ye immediately understood the attitude he should take toward Si Qiu.

“Okay, stop hogging my phone.” Seeing nothing else was needed, Zhou Chengyu hung up.

Sure enough, there were messages from Si Qiu. That girl really had delayed him from replying.

She had sent three messages in a row. The last one said she had to attend class. He hesitated—should he reply or not? Would not replying make her upset? Would replying disturb her class?

Finally, he sighed. Brothers really are a stumbling block.

After thinking it over, he decided to reply. But once he started, the messages didn’t stop. By the time he realized, he had already replied with four or five messages to her original three.

He hurriedly put the phone down, forcing himself back into work mode. Only when the alarm on his phone reminded him did he snap back to reality.

He picked up the phone and saw the messages. Quickly tidying up, he prepared to leave for the day. Secretary Li followed behind.

“Secretary, the meals you asked me to order have been arranged. Also, previously, Prosecutor He asked me to remind you—not to forget tonight’s gathering.”

“Let’s first go to the hotel to pick up the food, then deliver it to Qiu Qiu, and after that head to the clubhouse for the gathering.”

He put on his coat and fastened the buttons. As he walked out, he sent a text to Si Qiu. She had just finished class and was in the dorm, right?

When she saw the message saying he was coming to deliver dinner, she stopped her roommates who were about to go out to eat. “My boyfriend is coming to bring us dinner, so you don’t need to go buy anything.”

The others turned back, and Tian Shuang picked up some fruit. “I’ll cut some fruit.”

Xu Duo went back to her computer, and Chang Li began setting up the small table for them to eat on.

The scene was oddly normal—no one was curious enough to ask about her boyfriend.

Si Qiu felt a little out of place. “Wait, aren’t you going to ask about my current boyfriend?”

“Isn’t it that Shi Xuan guy?”

“No, no, it’s not him.”

As soon as she said that, the others perked up and sat around the small table, their interest piqued.

“Why did you break up?”

“No, no, not break up—he was eliminated. Why was he eliminated?”

“So who’s the new boyfriend? What does he look like?”

The three of them asked question after question, and Si Qiu answered one by one, even going into detail about what happened yesterday.

The three of them thumped the small table in indignation. “What’s wrong with Shi Xuan? He didn’t care about your health when something happened, and he actually dared to blame you!”

“Exactly, not responsible at all.”

Only Tian Shuang looked thoughtful, then squinted slightly and asked, “You said the car you crashed was owned by Zhou Chengyu’s second cousin, Zhou Chengyu, right?”

Si Qiu held a pillow to cover half her face and nodded.

Now the other two realized as well, and in unison exclaimed, “You actually went for someone so close to home?”

Si Qiu covered her entire face with the pillow, but the three of them pulled it away. “No, this is…”

The three of them wanted to say more, but the bond of best friends could overcome all boundaries.

Xu Duo was the first to speak. “It’s just dating, not marriage.”

Chang Li nodded. “Exactly. If anything needs resolving, it should be the one who confessed who handles it.”

Tian Shuang pushed up her glasses, not sure when she had even put them on. “I think that man won’t be easy to get rid of.”

“Get rid of him? How could I ever get rid of him? Our relationship is so good; it will last forever.”

Si Qiu seemed to have been triggered, and her love-brain kicked in instantly.

The three of them didn’t react to her words but started analyzing Zhou Chengyu instead.

“I heard he’s in politics—politicians always have a lot of schemes.”

“He’s also much older than us, with more life experience.”

“In short, he’s not easy to deal with!”

As the women were talking, they suddenly saw Si Qiu jump up and happily run out.

The three guessed her boyfriend had arrived with the food, so they quickly put on their coats and followed her downstairs.

When they reached the bottom, they saw Si Qiu holding hands with someone, chatting happily. About five steps away, a man stood holding several takeout boxes.