Rebirth: Starting from a Trainee Teacher

Chapter 698: Poisonous Perfume

Zhou Jing was busy at the company until around five in the afternoon. He and his bestie Bai had lunch in the company cafeteria. He had originally told Chen Jiaqian that he would meet her for lunch in the afternoon, but when Gu Jia found out, Zhou Jing decided not to meet Chen Jiaqian for the time being to ease the atmosphere and see what happens.

When Chen Jiaqian learned that Gu Jia had read the chat records between her and Zhou Jing, she was very worried about Zhou Jing. She couldn't help but wonder where Zhou Jing and Gu Jia would go. While Chen Jiaqian was worried about Zhou Jing, she also hoped that Gu Jia and Zhou Jing could part ways amicably. Anyway, Zhou Jing and Gu Jia were both in good conditions, and divorce was not a big deal.

If Gu Jia and Zhou Jing divorced peacefully, Chen Jiaqian thought she wouldn't mind Zhou Jing looking for Gu Jia occasionally.

For the whole afternoon, Chen Jiaqian was not in the mood to work and thought of many possibilities in her mind.

Zhou Jing also thought a lot and wanted to wait until the issues between Chen Jiaqian and Yang Wenwen were resolved before asking Gu Jia for a second child, but Zhou Jing didn't know what to do if Gu Jia asked for a second child first.

After dinner, Zhou Jing returned to the office. If he didn't go to find Chen Jiaqian, there would be nothing to do at home, so Zhou Jing simply worked overtime in the company. Since Zhou Jing didn't leave work, Bai Xiyao certainly wouldn't leave work either, so the two returned to their respective offices.

After returning to the office, Zhou Jing called Gu Jia on his mobile phone.

"Have you returned home yet?"

Gu Jia answered the phone and tried her best to stay in a good mood, as if nothing had happened so as not to let her family notice anything unusual.

"No, I just had dinner and came back to the office to familiarize myself with the press conference process. What did you eat?"

Zhou Jing also maintained a calm tone.

Gu Jia: "Mian, if you don't have any important work, go home and rest early. How's the weather in Tangdu?"

Zhou Jing: "It's a bit cold, and it's chilly inside."

Gu Jia: "Go home and take the electric heater to the bedroom. Don't put it too close to the bed or the curtains."

"Dad~ Where are you? Zhou Zhou misses you~"

A baby's sweet voice came from the phone.

Zhou Jing's heart melted quickly: "Dad has work outside and will be back the day after tomorrow. You have to listen to Mom, okay?"

"Dad, please come back soon. I'll be sad if you don't come back."

The little girl talked to her phone.

"Will you be sad if mom doesn't come back?"

Gu Jia said to the child.

"Yes~ Dad will come back to comfort me~"

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After chatting with the mother and daughter for more than ten minutes, Zhou Jing hung up the phone and stared out the window in a daze. This time he hurt everyone. Chen Jiaqian, Yang Wenwen, and Gu Jia were injured because of him. Zhou Jing felt that the burden of being a scumbag was very heavy. Hurting others, especially the people he liked, was a very painful thing.

At this point, I can only do my best to make it up to each of them.

As for the injuries they suffered, they can only be healed by time. Time can dilute everything.

There was a knock on the door and Zhou Jing called out, "Come in."

"Is it so hard?"

After lunch, Liu Hanyu saw that the light in Zhou Jing’s office was on, so she came to the office and said.

"That's right. Do you want to work overtime with me?"

Zhou Jing looked up and said.

"If the king asks me to work overtime, I have to work overtime." Liu Hanyu smiled and said, "What are you busy with?"

"Press conference, where are we going to stay tonight?"

Zhou Jing looked at Liu Hanyu for a few times. The girl was wearing a pullover sweatshirt on the upper body, black leggings and a pleated skirt on the lower body, and a pair of black Martin boots. Her well-proportioned legs were wrapped in black stockings and looked quite round.

"The company is my home. Do you think I work hard?"

Liu Hanyu picked up a printed PPT of the press conference and said.

"I'll give you a bonus. How much bonus will you get for the third quarter?"

Zhou Jing pinched the girl's thigh and said.

"The bonus and dividends totaled more than 50,000 yuan. It was so cool. I work for the company while I am alive and I am a ghost of the company after I die."

The quarterly bonus and dividend for the third quarter was more than 60,000 yuan, plus the salary and monthly bonus for the three months in the third quarter. Liu Hanyu received a total of nearly 100,000 yuan in the third quarter, an average of more than 30,000 yuan per month. She felt very wealthy.

"Being my man is more sincere, will you warm my bed at night?"

Zhou Jing said with a smile.

"Isn't Chen Jiaqian here? Gu Jia hasn't come back yet?"

Liu Hanyu curled her lips and said.

"No."

"What's so good about Chen Jiaqian? Is it worth taking such a risk for Chen Jiaqian?"

Liu Hanyu said in confusion.

"I'm too fickle."

Zhou Jing sighed and said.

Liu Hanyu said: "You are quite self-aware. If Gu Jia divorces you, will you be officially together with Chen Jiaqian?"

"Not yet. I'll talk to you after I've had enough fun. I might even eat you."

If it really comes to that, how could Zhou Jing, now that he has regained his freedom, easily step into the marriage again?

Liu Hanyu said with a snort: "I'm not a casual girl."

"I will be responsible for you."

Zhou Jing picked up a pen and wrote on the teleprompter as he spoke.

"How can I be responsible? How much money did you give Chen Jiaqian besides buying a villa and a car?"

Liu Hanyu didn't need to guess to know that Zhou Jing gave Chen Jiaqian "living expenses"

"A bank card."

"How much is in it?"

"One hundred million, do you believe it?"

"You are so generous. Chen Jiaqian is also greedy for money. How can she accept it?"

Liu Hanyu believed that Zhou Jing was willing to give so much to Chen Jiaqian, and she suddenly felt sour and unbalanced in her heart.

"You can't bring your possessions with you when you are born, and you can't take them with you when you die. A beautiful woman's smile is priceless, but I'm willing to give it to you."

Zhou Jing said lightly.

"I'm not the kind of person who's obsessed with money."

Liu Hanyu said disdainfully.

"I like this about you." Zhou Jing looked at the girl and said, "You are suitable to be my auditor. Starting next year, the company will conduct an internal anti-corruption review every year. You should learn more about this aspect."

"Be careful, I might steal from you."

After hearing what Zhou Jing said, Liu Hanyu felt much better and consoled herself that her worries about Zhou Jing were not in vain.

"Actually, I really liked you after I broke up with Chen Jiaqian, but I was distracted by Chen Jiaqian's visit to Yu City."

Zhou Jing really likes Liu Hanyu's personality. Her arrogant but not willful character makes Zhou Jing very attracted to her.

"If I were you, I would never get back together with Chen Jiaqian, so why are you with Gu Jia again?"

Liu Hanyu regretted not getting together with Zhou Jing officially earlier. If she did that, even if Zhou Jing didn't have Gu Jia's help and didn't start a business and achieve his current success, he would still be able to live a comfortable life as a high school teacher and write novels in his spare time.

Zhou Jing said, "He was a playboy. He and Gu Jia had a good relationship. After the first snowfall in 09, he couldn't help but do something out of line. Do you think I can be irresponsible?"

"What's out of the ordinary?"

Liu Hanyu felt very sad when hearing this, but she couldn't help her curiosity.

"I hugged her."

"You can't take responsibility for important matters in life just because of a momentary impulse, but Gu Jia is pretty good, a hundred times better than Chen Jiaqian."

If she lost to Gu Jia, Liu Hanyu would be convinced. If Liu Hanyu was not convinced by Chen Jiaqian, even if she became Zhou Jing's mistress, it would not be Chen Jiaqian's turn.

Feeling Liu Hanyu's hostility towards Chen Jiaqian, Zhou Jing did not feel troubled, but instead found it interesting.

Hearing footsteps outside, Liu Hanyu turned around and saw that it was Bai Xiyao. She said goodbye and left the office.

"How is home?" Bai Xiyao said as she sat opposite Zhou Jing.

"fine."

Zhou Jing shook his head and said.

"I think you should let Chen Jiaqian wait for a few years, and focus on Gu Jia right now. While Gu Jia is still young, have one or two more children as soon as possible, and then we can talk about the future when the time comes."

Bai Xiyao said as she flipped open a technical manual compiled by Ideal Technology’s smartphone R&D department.

"I feel so too."

Zhou Jing had also thought about it, but it was easier said than done. For someone as fickle as Zhou Jing, he could endure it for three to five months, but it would be too difficult to endure it for three to five years.

Bai Xiyao asked: "Is there anything in the PPT that needs to be modified?"

"No, you go back first! I'll write the manuscript."

There are less than two days before the press conference, and if the PPT needs to be revised, Zhou Jing will do it himself.

"I stay at the company at night."

Bai Xiyao went back to her office first.

After writing the manuscript for the press conference, Zhou Jing printed it out and put it in a folder. He said goodbye to his best friend Bai and left the company. It was already past eight o'clock in the evening. After getting in the car, Zhou Jing replied to a message to Gu Jia and drove back to the villa. On the way, he called Chen Jiaqian.

Worried about Zhou Jing's family affairs, Chen Jiaqian was in a bad mood today. The incident was caused by Chen Jiaqian. Chen Jiaqian felt wronged for worrying about Zhou Jing, because it was obviously Gu Jia who stole her boyfriend.

"I'll see you tomorrow."

After two seconds of silence, Zhou Jing said.

Chen Jiaqian said, "Take care of your family affairs first! We can talk about it after the press conference is over."

"I'll go back to BJ after the press conference. I'm going to treat the spokesperson to dinner tomorrow night. Let's have lunch together tomorrow at noon!"

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After returning to the villa, Zhou Jing took a shower and called Gu Jia. Gu Jia had just washed the child and was preparing to coax him to sleep, so Zhou Jing coaxed the child over the phone.

"Dad, come back~ Zhou Zhou misses you so much~"

Child calling on cell phone.

Zhou Jing: "Dad misses you too. Tell him if you had a good lunch today?"

"Very good~"

"Did you have a good meal tonight?"

"Very good~"

"Zhou Zhou is so good, did you make your mother happy?"

"Make mom happy~"

The children have become accustomed to Zhou Jing's reverse education.

"Let your father come back to comfort mom. It's your father who made mom unhappy."

"Mom asked Dad to coax her~"

Gu Jia's voice was heard on the phone, followed by the child's voice.

"It was my fault."

Hearing that Gu Jia was not in a bad mood, Zhou Jing said guiltily.

Although Zhou Jing was indeed wrong, Gu Jia couldn't tell where Zhou Jing was wrong. Gu Jia certainly couldn't blame Zhou Jing for betraying his girlfriend to be with her. She could only blame Zhou Jing for hiding it from her for so long. If Zhou Jing really gave up on Chen Jiaqian, Gu Jia hoped that she wouldn't know. Pursuing the emotional debt of her other half would not bring happiness.

"If Chen Jiaqian doesn't go abroad to study, will it be none of my business?"

Gu Jia said this as calmly as possible.

Zhou Jing: "I decided to be with you in the winter of 09. I wanted to use the long-term long-distance relationship with Chen Jiaqian to dilute our relationship and break up naturally."

"So you underestimated their feelings for you?"

Gu Jia had been waiting for Zhou Jing to explain to her today, and finally she got what she wanted. She chose to believe Zhou Jing's explanation. It was indeed not Zhou Jing's character to break up with a girl actively. It was more reasonable for him to use the long-distance relationship to dilute the feelings or to break up because he couldn't stand the loneliness. From Chen Jiaqian's perspective, Zhou Jing was too irresponsible, but Gu Jia must stand on her own position. Zhou Jing abandoned his girlfriend in order to be with her. What could Gu Jia say?

"maybe!"

Zhou Jing said helplessly.

"It could also be that you're too good and she can't bear to break up with you."

Gu Jia hopes that Chen Jiaqian insisted on having a three-year long-distance relationship from China to abroad because she values ​​Zhou Jing's successful career. No matter which girl, if she has a boyfriend like Zhou Jing, she will not break up because of a long-distance relationship.

"No matter how good he is, he is still a scumbag."

Zhou Jing said self-deprecatingly.

"It's not that serious. I'll make it up to Chen Jiaqian."

Gu Jia doesn't want to think of her man as a scumbag. Although Zhou Jing's behavior was indeed scumbag, he was also a scumbag to Chen Jiaqian. As long as he was responsible to Gu Jia, he was not a scumbag. As a father, Zhou Jing was also very qualified. Gu Jia only hoped that after Zhou Jing compensated Chen Jiaqian, the two of them could part ways amicably and not have any more contact. This would be the best ending.

"Ah."

At this time, Zhou Jing agreed to whatever Gu Jia said.

The atmosphere was a bit cold. Gu Jia opened the music app on another mobile phone and searched for "Love Business". She felt it was inappropriate, so she thought for two seconds and searched for "Perfume is Poisonous" and played it.

"I once loved a man who said I was the most beautiful woman in the world"

Hearing Gu Jia playing this song, Zhou Jing felt relieved by the feeling of being close to his face and listening to it loudly. He suppressed a smile and said, "We really have a tacit understanding. Some time ago, I wondered if you would think of this song after you knew it."

"You didn't expect that I would not only think of it, but also play it for you, right?"

Gu Jia was both angry and wanted to laugh at this moment. No matter what, it was not the worst situation that Zhou Jing put his family first.

"did not expect."

Zhou Jing never thought that Gu Jia could listen to this song with him calmly.

"My demands are not high. Just treat me as well as before. You smell of her perfume, and it is my nose that is offended."

Gu Jia looked at the lyrics and hummed softly.

"I have a little donkey that I never ride. One day, I rode it to the market on a whim. I had a little whip in my hand and was feeling very proud. Then I fell and got covered in mud. Zhou Zhou, who sings better, dad or mom?"

Zhou Jing sang a nursery rhyme and said.

"Dad, that's nice~ I have a little donkey~"

The little girl only knew that she could sing what Zhou Jing sang.

"You don't know how to appreciate it. You should go to bed early. I'll coax Zhou Zhou to sleep. Zhou Zhou said good night to daddy."

Gu Jia turned off the music and said.

"Dad wow~"

"Good night Zhou Zhou, good night Teacher Gu too, by the way."

Zhou Jing said good night to the mother and daughter and hung up the phone. Gu Jia's calmness and the way she handled the matter made Zhou Jing feel even more guilty. Gu Jia did not ask about Yang Wenwen, and Zhou Jing was too embarrassed to explain it on his own initiative.

The next day, Zhou Jing first went to the Tangdu branch of Chuangzhi Technology and greeted the general manager Zhao Jie in advance.

"Mr. Zhou."

Zhao Jie was waiting outside the elevator.

Zhou Jing nodded and said as he walked: "An employee is dissatisfied with the company's project allocation and has complained to the headquarters. Please handle it properly."

“Remember to deal with the problem, not the person who created it.”

Zhou Jing emphasized.

"Okay, Mr. Zhou, I have learned that some projects have long development cycles and low difficulty levels. The responsible teams are dissatisfied with the low bonuses given by the previous evaluation method. I have asked the project department to formulate new evaluation standards."

Zhao Jie explained in detail.

Although Zhou Jing's tone was calm, all the company's executives knew that their boss, Zhou Jing, had high demands for pragmatism. As the general manager of the branch, Zhao Jie reported the specific situation without any delay.

Zhao Jie was not surprised or uncomfortable that the employees reported the problem to the headquarters and the chairman saw it.

The right for branches to report issues directly to the headquarters was set by Chairman Zhou Jing, who also provided a feedback channel for branch employees.

It was almost noon when Zhou Jing finished dealing with the branch's affairs, so he left the company to find Chen Jiaqian.

(End of this chapter)