So all the wives were waiting for me to break up with them.

To be honest, before she realized her feelings for Zhou You and confessed to him, she had thought about it once.

Next spring, when the flowers are in full bloom, enjoy them together.

Then she will hold his hand, rest her head on his shoulder, very intimately...

Before we knew it, the idea that once seemed like a dream had become a reality.

And she also had a new 'pursuit'.

Humans are indeed never satisfied; their desires are insatiable.

But this doesn't seem to be a bad thing, does it?

313. Palm Water

the next day.

rain.

When I woke up, a light drizzle was falling outside the window. Raindrops slid down the windowpane, leaving irregular, transparent lines. Watching this created a sense of tranquility.

Zhou You squinted, his gaze piercing through the continuous rain. He straightened his back slightly and glanced down at the street below.

The person who walked over was Ning Moxin.

She carried a brightly colored umbrella, which stood out vividly against the gray and humid weather, making one feel more uplifted. Instead of wearing Hanfu as usual, she wore a sky-blue cheongsam, which made her look even taller. She carefully avoided the puddles as she walked, exuding charm. Her long hair fell behind her without dancing, perhaps because the moisture in the air suppressed its graceful movement.

She was carrying a thermal food container when she turned a corner and disappeared from his sight.

After thinking for a moment, Zhou You got out of bed and put on his clothes. Just as he finished washing up, there was a knock on the door from the direction of the living room.

Knock knock knock~~

"Sister Mo." Zhou You opened the door and welcomed the woman who was standing gracefully outside, holding a floral umbrella in one hand and a food box in the other.

"I've brought you breakfast, Xiaoyou." Ning Moxin entered the house, holding the food box, and stated her purpose directly.

"Won't this make things too hard for you, Sister Mo?" Zhou You asked.

"fine."

Ning Moxin walked to the dining table and put down the food box. She opened the food box gently as she spoke.

"Xiao You, you don't need to be so polite with me. It's just that I make a little more when preparing breakfast every day."

Zhou You also walked to the dining table and saw Ning Moxin take out a small celadon teapot from the food box and hold it in her palm.

Seeing his curious expression, she smiled and said, "I bet you didn't drink the box of tea I gave you during the Spring Festival, right, Xiao You?"

“...Yes, I’m a little reluctant to part with it.” Zhou You answered truthfully when he heard Ning Moxin mention the ‘lip tea’.

He also searched on Baidu, but couldn't find any information about the specific complex process, though he figured it must have taken a lot of time.

"so……"

Ning Moxin held the handle of the small celadon teapot, twirling it slightly in her palm, and suddenly brought up a seemingly unrelated topic, "Does Xiaoyou know the best way to brew this kind of tea?"

"How do you brew it?" Zhou You asked.

"In ancient times, emperors would allow their concubines..."

Ning Moxin slightly tightened her grip on the small celadon teapot, "...like this, hold the teapot in your palm, and then use a woman's body heat to gently warm it."

She paused, then added, "Tea brewed this way is called palm water."

"The emperors of the past really knew how to enjoy life!" Zhou You couldn't help but exclaim. Who says that people in ancient times didn't know how to enjoy life? The fancy things that the powerful and wealthy of ancient times could do are probably unimaginable to many modern people.

"Pfft~~"

Ning Moxin chuckled softly upon hearing this. She took the small celadon teapot from her palm, brought it to Zhou You's lips, and lifted it slightly so that the spout touched his lips.

"Have a drink, moisten your throat before eating."

Glug~~Glug~~

Zhou You took a few sips, and the taste was hard to describe, but he felt a wonderful fragrance throughout his body.

"Is it good?" Ning Moxin asked softly.

"It tastes good." Zhou You nodded earnestly.

"Is it sweet?" Ning Moxin asked again.

After carefully tasting it, Zhou You replied, "Sweet."

"Hmm~"

Ning Moxin's lips parted slightly, her delicate eyebrows curved downwards, and the corners of her mouth turned up in a smile, as if the early spring of March had arrived.

…………

After breakfast, the last drizzle fell to the ground, drifting and scattering in the breeze. Before it even touched the ground, it turned into even finer water vapor, disappearing without a trace, lingering like the subtle, alluring charm of the person beside you.

The rain stopped just then.

Ning Moxin, holding the small floral umbrella and the empty food box in one hand, accompanied Zhou You towards the nearby subway station entrance. He needed to get to work at Caiyun Building.

It's very close to the campus, and with the winter break almost over, there are already quite a few energetic young men and women walking around the area.

Hahaha~~

The two brushed past some college students who were looking down at their phones. Ning Moxin heard a strange laugh coming from someone's phone and turned around to look curiously.

"They're probably watching some kind of weird videos on Bilibili," Zhou You guessed, observing Ning Moxin's actions.

“I’ve used Bilibili’s app before, but it doesn’t seem quite like it.” Ning Moxin recalled the fleeting glimpse she had just caught.

She gestured a musical note shape in the air with her hand. "I saw an icon like this, it looks a bit like a musical note."

"Musical notes? Sister Mo, are you sure?" Zhou You stopped in her tracks, a strange look on her face.

"I've always had a great memory since I was a child." Ning Moxin tilted her beautiful neck back, looking very confident. Even she couldn't help but show off a little in front of her sweetheart.

It would be even better if he could praise her. Well, she doesn't want anyone else, she just wants him, her Zhou classmate, to praise her.

"In that case..."

Zhou You thought for a moment, then took out his phone from his pocket, swiped to unlock the screen, and showed an app to Ning Moxin. "Is this the symbol?"

“Douyin?” Ning Moxin murmured, glancing at the logo on the app, and nodded. “That’s right, it should be this one.”

After she finished speaking, she seemed not to care much, "I was just curious, it didn't mean anything special, Xiao You, you don't need to take it to heart."

"Actually, Douyin is my project, and it was just launched recently."

Zhou You paused, his gaze sweeping over the young college students around him. He hadn't looked closely before, but now, upon closer inspection, he noticed that many of them were playing Douyin.

"It seems that Douyin is more popular than I thought."

"Isn't this a good thing?" Ning Moxin took Zhou You's hand. "Xiao You might be about to make a lot of money."

"When I get to the company, I'll ask Sister Hua about the details. I hope there will be good news."

Zhou You was clearly excited, not because he was concerned about how much money he could make, but because Douyin was something he had personally overseen and watched grow from nothing. Unlike other projects of the Yun Group, it held a special place in his heart.

The two quickened their pace and arrived at the subway entrance a few minutes later. Ning Moxin had no intention of continuing to follow.

Zhou You waved goodbye to her, "I still want to thank you for breakfast today, Sister Mo."

"I already said, I just made an extra one."

"Even if it's just a side thing, I should still thank Sister Mo, and... the tea was delicious."

Zhou You paused for a moment, then added a sentence, waved to Ning Moxin again, and turned to walk into the subway station.

Since the process of making palm water is so complicated, it certainly can't be something done 'by the way'.

314. That's terrible.

Zhou You entered the subway station and boarded a certain train.

Since it was rush hour, there were no seats available, so he could only grab onto the metal handrail, which had been worn smooth from being rubbed, to maintain his balance.

There were many people around, and each person made a little noise, which together created a great commotion, to the point that it seemed as if there was no sound at all. This is probably what it means to be truly silent.

Zhou You was facing two female college students. If he hadn't met a few older women before, he might have seemed like an ordinary young man, like the kind described in Yu Dafu's writings...

It only made me blush, and I stood silently beside them, merely inhaling the fragrant aroma emanating from their bodies and breaths. I stole a few glances at them, and sighed inwardly: Ah, beauty, youth, and above all, wealth!

Great writers really do see things clearly.

Zhou You's thoughts were wandering. The girls opposite him huddled together, whispering and glancing at him every now and then, while also pulling and tugging at each other.

He was unaware of how he was perceived by outsiders.

First of all, he was young, handsome, and dressed in a way that made him look rich, since the clothes the older women picked out were all so-called designer brands.

Secondly, having spent a lot of time with the older women, he naturally picked up some of their qualities, making him look quite different from his peers. When he dressed properly, he gave off a very special feeling.

Therefore, it would be very easy for him to have a romantic encounter now.

Of course, he wasn't interested in that at all. Putting aside everything else, he knew that messing around would get him a beating from the older women.

"Ding-dong! The train is about to arrive at Longxiangqiao Station. Passengers heading to Longxiangqiao Station, please prepare to disembark from the left-hand doors in order..."

As the subway station announcement sounded, Zhou You snapped out of his reverie and followed the flow of people out. Behind him, two female college students pushed and shoved each other, but ultimately, perhaps out of modesty or lack of courage, they didn't speak up to him or ask for his contact information.

Zhou You walked out of the subway station near Caiyun Building and, along the sidewalk, entered Caiyun Building with some employees of the Yun Group.

He pondered the events of his day on the road, and after entering the slightly crowded elevator, he naturally pressed the button for the twelfth floor.

Many employees nearby couldn't help but glance at him. Everyone in the group knew that the twelfth floor was the chairman's office, a place that not just anyone could go.

So, this seemingly immature young man is not simple?

As soon as the thought crossed their minds, several group employees standing next to Zhou You subconsciously moved outwards, making room for him in the crowded elevator.

Zhou You didn't pay attention to the other people's little actions. As the elevator continued to arrive at each station, one person after another got off. When he reached the twelfth floor, he was the only one left.

ding~~

He stepped out of the elevator and quickly arrived outside the chairman's office.

Knock knock knock~~