Tao Zhi felt that this task was too difficult. He definitely couldn’t do it.
That was three whole days!
For three entire days, he had to interact with Fu Siheng as a girl, both in identity and appearance, and find every possible way to seduce him and win him over. How could he possibly pull that off?!
Tao Zhi immediately shook his head like a rattle drum. For the first time, he had the urge to run away. He retreated several steps in a row, putting distance between himself and Fu Zheng.
Fu Zheng didn’t rush to drag him back.
For some reason, Tao Zhi’s resistant and disobedient look made him quite happy.
He was inexplicably delighted, though he didn’t know why. He just felt very comfortable. His tone softened considerably as he calmly tempted him with money: “Thirty thousand for three days.”
Tao Zhi: “…”
Here it came again.
Tao Zhi felt he had no backbone at all.
But…
His retreating steps stopped, though his expression remained hesitant. He looked at Fu Zheng without speaking.
Fu Zheng was in a good mood today and unusually patient.
The two locked eyes. Moments later, Fu Zheng spoke confidently: “Forty thousand.”
Huh?
Tao Zhi was stunned but still waved his hands, trying to reason: “It’s not about the money, Fu Zheng. I really…”
“Fifty thousand.” Fu Zheng interrupted him.
The hesitant expression on Tao Zhi’s face turned to doubt.
But he still didn’t give in.
Fu Zheng kept throwing money at him.
This long-lost feeling of wantonly splurging was just too exhilarating: “Sixty thousand.”
?!!
Sixty thousand!
It had already gone up to sixty thousand!
Tao Zhi’s eyes widened, his black pupils seemingly turning into the shape of money.
As long as there was enough money, all his hesitation and fear of being exposed vanished. He really wanted to nod and agree, but the words caught at the edge of his lips, and he forcibly held them back.
“But Fu Zheng, three days is really too long. I’m afraid I’ll be found out,” Tao Zhi reverted to his earlier hesitant demeanor.
“…”
His acting was terrible.
Such clumsy performance couldn’t fool Fu Zheng at all.
Fu Zheng really wanted to roll his eyes. He held back and warned Tao Zhi: “That’s enough. Know when to quit.”
“Try playing mind games with me again, and you get nothing.”
Ah.
He’d been exposed.
For the first time trying to “scheme” against someone, he was ruthlessly called out. Tao Zhi felt a bit embarrassed. His eyes filled with shyness, and his cheeks heated up.
He felt so bad and excessive. He didn’t dare refute Fu Zheng’s words.
…
Hmph.
Idiot.
This honest idiot had come to the big city and actually learned to be naughty.
But what good did that do?
An idiot was still an idiot. Even after learning to be naughty, every expression was written on his face. One glance and you knew what he was thinking.
“Come here.” Fu Zheng lifted his eyelids.
He was probably about to get scolded.
Tao Zhi braced himself and walked over obsequiously, apologizing fluently: “Sorry… mmph.”
As soon as he got close to Fu Zheng, his face was grabbed.
Tao Zhi’s fair and soft cheek flesh was pulled into shape by Fu Zheng’s rough fingers.
One hand tugged at his face, the other poked at the slightly bulging flesh of his left cheek.
Not idle at all.
“You still dare to play mind games with me,” Fu Zheng said in a cold, merciless tone.
Though his words were unforgiving, his eyes were fixed on Tao Zhi’s face.
This feel was so soft, the skin so tender. Tsk, why did his teeth suddenly itch?
He wanted to bite.
Fu Zheng pressed his molars together, suppressing the urge, and feigned coldness: “Do you know you’re wrong now?”
“It huwwts, it huwwts.” Tao Zhi begged for mercy, his cheeks pulled so his speech was slurred: “I won’t do it again next time… it hurts.”
“How could it hurt?” Fu Zheng didn’t believe him. “I didn’t even use any force.”
Even so, he let go.
The moment he released him, Tao Zhi clutched his face and retreated, rubbing it for a good while before recovering.
On his fair and pretty face, fingerprints had actually appeared.
Red marks bloomed, a bit disheveled, as if he’d been roughly bullied.
In fact, he really had been roughly bullied.
Thinking of how Tao Zhi had just cried out in pain, Fu Zheng’s expression stiffened.
He subconsciously raised his hand, but Tao Zhi warily retreated, afraid Fu Zheng would tug his face again.
“I was wrong, I was really wrong.” Tao Zhi begged him: “Don’t bully me anymore.”
“Fu Zheng, let me off the hook. I won’t do it next time. I’ve agreed, okay? I’ve agreed, alright?”
Fu Zheng: “?”
Fu Zheng: “…”
Damn.
Did that even count as bullying?
So frustrating.
But at the same time as the frustration, it felt exhilarating.
What the hell.
What was this weird feeling?
Tao Zhi was really… Fu Zheng’s expression changed. Tired of talking nonsense with him, he pointed ahead at the store: “Go in.”
Tao Zhi nodded eagerly and obediently. The storm finally subsided.
Once inside the store, Fu Zheng handed Tao Zhi over to the sales assistant and stepped aside to call Wei Yu.
Things developed exactly as Wei Yu had anticipated.
After hearing Fu Zheng’s purpose, Wei Yu immediately refused, putting on a show of his own difficulties, then left a bit of leeway by saying he’d try to fight for it. Fu Zheng thanked him, and the call ended quickly.
Fu Zheng didn’t care whether Wei Yu agreed or not. He was definitely going on this trip.
Because after New Year’s Day came the approaching Spring Festival, Fu Si Heng was always very busy at this time every year. If he missed this chance, who knew how long it would take to bring Tao Zhi before him next time.
