Transmigrated into a wealthy family's stepmother, I raised the villain into a sweet child.

Jinxi leaned her upper body slightly to the side and asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"

Zhou Linxu, without blushing or his heart pounding, said, "Didn't you say I should lean on you?"

Jinxi opened her mouth, but couldn't refute a single point, since it really was what she said.

But Zhou Linxu just agreed so naturally?

Zhou Linxu reached out and put his arm around her shoulder, pulling her back. He had only intended to tease her back, but now he really just wanted to lean on her.

Perhaps I drank a bit too much at noon.

Jin Xi adjusted her posture and said, "You're not acting like President Zhou today. When you speak, whoever you are, just stay with President Zhou."

After Zhou Linxu understood, he couldn't help but laugh: "What you're saying is ridiculous. I'm not President Zhou today, I'm Junior Zhou."

Xiao Zhou is meeting the parents.

Zhou Linxu then recalled the expressions on Jin Dahai and Yang Hongyan's faces after Jin Xi changed her clothes that morning.

He asked, "When you were changing your clothes this morning, Mom and Dad didn't seem very happy with me."

Jinxi asked doubtfully, "Really? They seem quite satisfied with you."

Zhou Linxu said, "No, they are not satisfied."

He recounted the events of that morning in detail.

Jinxi understood and said, "It's okay, they just think our families are too different."

"So that's why." Zhou Linxu murmured.

"Yes," Jinxi said, "You don't need to take it to heart, anyway we're not... a real couple."

Zhou Linxu pursed his lips, his mind clearing a bit. He sat up, leaned back on the sofa, and remained silent.

Jinxi noticed his strange behavior and turned to look at him: "What's wrong?"

For no reason, I suddenly became unhappy.

"Nothing much," Zhou Linxu replied curtly.

He knew that Jin Xi was right; he was just acting crazy because he was drunk.

But he found it extremely jarring to listen to.

Jinxi looked at him and pursed her lips: "Okay."

All right?

Why didn't you even ask him why?

Zhou Linxu felt even more choked up at this moment. He put the pillow aside and stood up.

Jinxi watched him stand up: "Where are you going?"

Zhou Linxu picked up the two bowls of mung bean soup. Without looking at Jin Xi, he simply turned around and said, "Serve mung bean soup to cool down."

This isn't about cooling off; it's about getting angry.

Jinxi watched him go to the kitchen, and after a while he returned with two bowls of mung bean soup.

Jinxi asked him, "Is the heat gone?"

Zhou Linxu hummed in agreement.

He looked at Jinxi and asked, "What kind of life do you envision after your contract expires?"

Jinxi thought for a moment: "Let's continue running the martial arts school, and then travel around."

Zhou Linxu thought about it. Now that the Zhou Group has gradually stabilized and its personnel structure is basically complete, he will be able to lighten his burden by next year at the latest.

You'll have more personal time, and you can travel around.

Zhou Linxu then asked, "And then?"

"And then?" Jinxi thought hard for a moment, and then glanced at Zhou Linxu, as if she had thought of something.

However, this glance was so fleeting that even Zhou Linxu himself didn't catch it.

Jin Xi said, "Find a handsome guy and have a passionate, unforgettable romance."

Zhou Lin's Preface: ...

Jinxi took a slow, deep breath, turned her head, and asked innocently, "Why aren't you saying anything?"

Zhou Linxu took a deep breath and said in a muffled tone, "Zanzan might miss you."

"What's the big deal?" Jinxi said. "Zanzan is my son. If he wants to stay with me, he can. Don't worry, Mr. Zhou, I'll take good care of him."

Zhou Linxu said expressionlessly, "But I don't have a habit of making him call other people 'Dad'."

Jinxi couldn't help but laugh, her head bowed.

Zhou Linxu tilted his head: "What are you laughing at?"

Jinxi's smile faded, and she shook her head: "It's nothing."

Zhou Linxu didn't believe it.

Jinxi, however, threw the question back at him: "And you? What do you want to do then?"

Zhou Linxu said in a serious tone: "Be a handsome guy."

Jin Xi tilted her head to look at him, and Zhou Linxu coughed lightly: "I wasn't bad-looking to begin with."

Zhou Linxu's face is not just good, it's like that of a celestial being. If he weren't the president of the Zhou Group, he could probably achieve the dream of becoming a "million-dollar girl" if he went into the entertainment industry.

Zhou Linxu added, "I'm also very self-disciplined."

Jinxi nodded: "That's true."

It's truly remarkable that someone could maintain such a busy schedule at the Zhou Group, managing to develop chest muscles to 109 cm while also keeping their abs in shape.

Zhou Linxu said, "I don't have any bad habits, and my family relationships aren't complicated."

He and Zhou Jiansheng are already estranged, not to mention his mother; they probably won't see each other again.

Thinking about it this way, his family situation is actually quite simple.

Jinxi looked at him and said, "It's barely acceptable."

Zhou Linxu added, "I'm also quite good at making money."

Jinxi gave a thumbs up: "Not just good, it's absolutely top-notch."

Thanks to Zhou Linxu, she herself was promoted to the A8 level.

Zhou Linxu looked at her face, unable to quite figure out what she was thinking.

Is she genuinely stupid or just pretending?

Zhou Linxu asked, "Do you like muscular men?"

Jinxi couldn't help but cough a few times, stammering, "You, you're talking nonsense, when did I say I like muscular men?"

"You've saved a lot of videos in your short videos," Zhou Linxu said. "I saw them before."

Jinxi's face flushed red instantly. So what if you saw it? Why did you have to say it?

It's so embarrassing!

She blinked and said seriously, "It's only human nature. I only need to praise a chubby boy once."

Zhou Linxu hummed in agreement, then reached out and grasped her wrist. Before Jin Xi could react to what he was about to do, he had already pulled her hand under his clothes.

Jinxi pressed her hand onto her abs.

When Jinxi realized where she was supporting herself, her eyes widened. She forgot to pull her hand back and just stared straight at Zhou Linxu's face.

Feeling a little embarrassed by the stare, Zhou Linxu subconsciously lowered his head, his ears turning red: "My training isn't bad either."

Jinxi was about to faint. This person was so bold in his behavior, yet he spoke in such a shy and hesitant manner.

You'd think she was some kind of female hooligan!

Jinxi tried to pull her hand back, but Zhou Linxu grabbed it and moved it up a little: "It's really not bad."

"Okay, okay..." Jinxi stammered, realizing where she had touched, "I, I know...you, sigh, you..."

Heavenly Bodhisattva, Zhou Linxu, have you gone mad from drinking so much?

Is this...so generous?!

Jinxi's current feeling can be summed up in two words: regret.

I should have known better than to tease him in the first place.

Her palms and forearms were practically glued to Zhou Linxu!

If it weren't for the extraordinary willpower of martial arts practitioners, she would have pinched him a couple of times.

The living room was dimly lit, but Zhou Linxu looked up with bright eyes. As if he could read Jin Xi's mind, he said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "You can pinch it."

He had been holding Jinxi's hand loosely, but slowly moved it upwards, placing it on the back of her hand. With just a slight pressure, his fingers pulled her into her soft skin.

Jinxi felt that Zhou Linxu was on fire.

She has evidence.

She swallowed hard, stiffly pulling her hand out of his clothes. After a long pause, she stammered, "You, you, you should quit drinking from now on. Don't, don't drink anymore. It's weird, weird, scary."

Zhou Linxu responded with an "okay".

Before Jinxi could catch her breath, she heard Zhou Linxu say, "I'll give you a massage when I'm sober."

Jinxi suddenly jumped up from the sofa: "Um, I, uh, I'll go check if Zanzan is awake yet. You, you should drink more mung bean soup to cool down!"

More importantly, it cools you down!

Jinxi started walking with her hands and feet moving in unison again. She subconsciously raised her hand to touch her burning face, but the next second she realized what her hand had touched a minute ago, and her body froze like a machine.

That damned Zhou Linxu, give her back her calm mind!