Peninsula Steel Love

Chapter 823 Jessica's Voice
"Okay, Mr. Zhou, please don't see me off. Please stay."

"Counselor Xiu, it's almost noon. Today is the first day of the new year and the canteen is making dumplings. You and your comrades should have a simple meal before leaving."

"You're welcome. We have limited time and we have to go to Suwon and Gunsan later. I will definitely come to visit you when I have the chance, haha."

"That's settled then. We at DPS welcome the embassy leaders to come and inspect our work at any time."

"It's not an inspection. I still say safety first. If you have any questions, you can contact the embassy. We will do our best to protect the project."

"Thank you very much, thank you for your support, leaders. Please be careful on the road."

"Well, you go back quickly."

The business car with a black license plate with white letters slowly drove away. Zhou Jing stood there and waved goodbye. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the business car going farther and farther away.

On the first day of the Spring Festival, the Embassy's Economic and Commercial Office visited and expressed condolences to Chinese-funded enterprises and institutions in South Korea, and the first stop was the DPS construction site in Gunpo.

This kind of activity is nominally a sign of condolences, but in reality it is to supervise and inspect the implementation of the company's holiday safety management system and the on-duty status of the personnel. Once a problem is found, it will inevitably be reported, so Zhou Jing does not dare to be careless.

As he was the commander on duty today, he naturally accompanied Counselor Xiu and his accompanying staff throughout the visit. Fortunately, no problems were found after the long visit, so the atmosphere was relatively harmonious.

After returning to the office, Zhou Jing drank some tea to moisten his throat, then sat down at his desk and closed his eyes to rest, but soon the corners of his mouth turned up.

Late yesterday, he sent a video to his father Zhou Ding to wish him a happy new year. The old man had just driven back to his home in Longcheng from Shanghai. He was drinking a little wine and watching the Spring Festival Gala alone. When he saw his son calling him via video, he immediately became very excited.

Zhou Jing's mother passed away early, and the old lady always regarded her son's personal life as the top priority. He did not expect to suddenly interact with Li Jingshu across the air, which made him happy but also nervous.

He was not in a position to show it when Song Qian and others were present before, but he lost his composure when facing his own son. He kept talking and chattering, leaving Zhou Jing dumbfounded. In his impression, his old man was not so unable to control himself.

"Son, don't you think I was a little rude today?"

"The same thing happened to Xiao Zheng. If I had known that I would have a video call with her mother, I would have prepared in advance. The first impression is very important."

"Also, her mother said she wanted to meet with me, son, does this count as a parent-child meeting?"

It's understandable. After all, meeting future in-laws is a first-time experience for Comrade Zhou, so she cares more about it than Zhou Jing.

When he thought of this, Zhou Jing's smile became even more pronounced. His father's deep love and care made him feel warm in his heart, but he was about to face a difficult problem.

He had not mentioned Crystal nor made any statement regarding marriage before, which made Zhou Jing somewhat unsure of his daughter's true thoughts. However, last night Crystal almost revealed her true feelings nakedly.

"Oppa, I'm ready, now it's up to you, humph"

What exactly is he going to do? Of course, he is going to propose marriage, haha.
Now that the parents of both parties are about to meet, the outcome has been decided. Although it was Crystal who confessed her feelings first when they started dating, it cannot be that she is the one who proposes, as that would be too much.

So when she was video chatting with Zhou Jing at midnight yesterday, she just kept yelling for Zhou Jing to watch her set off fireworks, but didn't mention this matter at all, as if she was just clapping her hands and not caring about it.

What to do? Zhou Jing began to recall the romantic proposal scenes in idol dramas, only to find out to his dismay that he had never watched any idol dramas at all.

"Jingle Bell"

The phone on the table suddenly rang. Zhou Jing's face changed and he quickly sorted out his thoughts while picking up the phone.

"I am Zhou Jing, please speak."

What I fear most when on duty is the phone ringing, as it usually means something bad. Fortunately, it was a false alarm this time.

"Dude, what's wrong with your phone? Why aren't you answering the phone? A lot of people are calling me, what the hell."

Cao Xuefeng's voice on the other end of the phone was obviously irritable after waking up. No wonder, he was woken up by a bunch of calls after only a few hours of sleep after working the night shift. The key point is that they were all looking for Zhou Jing, so how could he not be angry.

"Cellphone?" Zhou Jing subconsciously took out his cell phone and saw that there were indeed dozens of missed calls.
"I'm sorry. Someone from the embassy came over just now. I turned off my phone while I was accompanying them to the scene."

"Oh, ah? Who's leading the team?"

"Counselor Xiu, there are five people in total."

"Damn it, why didn't you let someone notify me?"

Zhou Jing could clearly hear the chaos on the other side through the receiver, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Hey, Lao Cao, what are you doing?"

"What else? What do you say? Of course, I came to the scene."

"Okay, just go to sleep. I just sent them away. By the time you get here from Seoul, they will have already arrived in Suwon. Haha."

"So, everything is alright?"

"It must be possible. Don't worry, I'm here."

"Um"

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Jing looked through the missed calls. Most of them were from business units in South Korea. He knew without any guessing that they were calling to wish everyone a happy new year.

In recent years, it has become popular in China to send New Year greetings via text messages or WeChat. Last night, the message sound on Zhou Jing's Chinese mobile phone was like firecrackers.

South Korea also has the custom of New Year's greetings, but people rarely use mobile phone text messages because they think it is informal. It is best to greet people in person, but at least they should make a phone call.

Well, out of courtesy, Zhou Jing had to call back one by one, otherwise it would easily cause misunderstandings, but the order of the calls was not in order. "Fujin Nuna, Happy New Year, I was busy just now and didn't receive your call, Miyane"

"Xiao Jing, Happy New Year. I have nothing else to say. I just want to wish you a happy new year."

Indeed, Lee Boo-jin only talked about some family matters on the phone, but Zhou Jing could tell that she seemed to be in a very good mood. It seemed like there was some happy event, hehe.
The next dozen or so phone calls were more or less the same, just wishing each other a happy new year and chatting about some small things. At this time, Zhou Jing found a missed call from an unfamiliar person.

Judging from the number, it should be a domestic mobile phone. This makes Zhou Jing puzzled. Speaking of which, few people in China know his Korean mobile phone number except for the business department. Could it be a telecommunications fraud?

Really dedicated, not taking a break even during the New Year. Zhou Jing curled his lips and chose to ignore the call and dial the next missed call.

"Brother Su, Happy New Year. Didn't you send a New Year greeting message last night? Why did you call me to emphasize it? Haha."

"Of course, haha." Su Xia's hearty laughter came from the other side.
"Hey, brother, you are so diligent on New Year's Day. I hope I didn't disturb you and your sister-in-law."

"What are you talking about?" Zhou Jing was speechless, so he replied unhappily,

"Xiujing is in Shanghai. I'm on duty at the company right now. It's not as dirty as you think."

"I only mentioned my sister-in-law, not Xiao Zheng, hehe."

"Nothing else, right? I'm hanging up now."

Su Xia's teasing was so annoying that Zhou Jing wanted to hang up the phone, but the other party suddenly changed his tone.
"No, Brother Zhou, I was just joking. I have something serious to trouble you with."

"Serious business? Don't be ridiculous, is there anything that you Rongjin can't handle?" Zhou Jing did not comment on this, not knowing that Su Xia seemed to be serious.

"It has nothing to do with us Rongjin. A friend from China is in trouble here, and he wants you to act as a peacemaker."

"What's the matter?" Zhou Jing asked back with a tight look in his eyes.

"It's hard to explain in just a few words. How about this, if you don't have any plans tonight, let's just get together."

"No, Brother Su, you should at least tell me the truth." Zhou Jing didn't agree easily, but Su Xia's reply was even more straightforward.

"Let me put it this way. Strictly speaking, he is a competitor of Rong Jin in our industry, but no matter what, we are all Chinese. If you can lend a hand, don't stand idly by. Isn't that what you always aim to do?"

"Good fellow, Brother Su, how can I say no when you put the accusation on me?" Zhou Jing had no choice but to raise his hands in surrender since he had brought up the national justice.

"Haha, he's staying at the Shilla Hotel. Let's meet there tonight. Is that ok?"

"No problem, but I need to bring someone with me."

"woman?"

"My sister-in-law, can I have a meal with you if I don't have any tonight?"

"Okay, how about I ask Miss Pei to come along? Hehe"

"roll"

He really was a person who loved to watch the fun. He didn't even think about the scene of Jessica and Suzy sitting at the same table. Zhou Jing cursed in his heart.

But speaking of Xika cat, Zhou Jing raised his hand to look at the time on his watch, thinking to himself that this Xika is really not to be underestimated.

Jessica didn't go back to Seoul last night. Just kidding. She drank so much alcohol that even if she wanted to see Zhou Jing, she couldn't let him go. She just had to go to the duty dormitory and spend the night.

Zhou Jing opened the drawer, took out a plastic bag, and then strode towards the dormitory. When he arrived at the door, he hesitated for a moment before taking a deep breath and knocking on it.

"Xiu Yan, are you awake?"

There was no response. Zhou Jing thought Jessica was still in a good dream, so he hung the plastic bag on the door handle and was about to turn around and leave, but he didn't expect there was movement inside.

"Oppa, come in."

"Oh"

Zhou Jing picked up the plastic bag again, opened the door and walked into the dormitory. What he saw was Jessica leaning on the bed, looking at him with an inexplicable look. The complexity of her eyes made his heart tremble.

"Xiu Yan, what's wrong with you, Kenchan?" Zhou Jing asked pretending to be unaware and concerned.

"I'm fine. I just got woken by my mom's call. She booked a flight to Shanghai tomorrow and asked me to meet up with her there." Jessica put down her phone with a seemingly calm expression.

But Zhou Jing had a strong feeling that Jessica in front of him seemed very unwilling. She wanted to struggle but was entangled in confusion, so there was a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

"Then get up. It's almost time for dinner. There are new toothpaste, toothbrush and towels here. Go to the bathroom to wash up." Zhou Jing put the plastic bag beside the bed, and suddenly Jessica grabbed his hand tightly.

"Oppa, are we going to be a family?"

"Well, Xiuyan, we are a family from now on."

"But. I don't want to be your family?"

"What do you mean?"

"Hehe, I want to be your woman."

(End of this chapter)