Into the Night, Jiao Jiao Gets Kissed by a Business Tycoon
Chapter 174: [Extra] Don’t You Feel Tired?

Chapter 174: Chapter 174: [Extra] Don’t You Feel Tired?

After she entered, Jiang Yurou did not sit quietly as Zhou Ming had told her to do; instead, she helped him tidy up the shop.

At first, Zhou Ming tried to stop her, but seeing how determined Jiang Yurou was, he didn’t say anything more and just watched her bright white dress with a slight sigh.

Do girls really like wearing white dresses so much?

Jiang Yurou had rarely done such chores before, even during the years she lived abroad she mostly stayed in hotels, or Tan Bo would come visit her and clean up, and she never realized how tiring these seemingly simple tasks could be.

Jiang Yurou suddenly thought of Tan Bo, who had cleaned her apartment so many times without ever complaining of fatigue. She decided that when she got back, she must buy him some good food to reward him.

"Do you do these things every day?" Jiang Yurou suddenly asked Zhou Ming as she watched him.

Zhou Ming swept the garbage off the floor, "Pretty much, when I have some free time I do these things."

"Don’t you find it tiring?"

"It’s tiring, but you have to live, right?"

Jiang Yurou nodded in understanding, realizing that Zhou Ming was different from her, without a privileged family background, he had to rely on his own hands to make a living, so no matter how hard or tiring the work, he had to persevere.

Jiang Yurou felt a bit of pity for Zhou Ming in her heart. She was already feeling tired after just a little while, yet Zhou Ming had been doing this day after day, year after year.

As she watched Zhou Ming busily at work, Jiang Yurou couldn’t help but ask, "Do you have time today? I’ll treat you to dinner tonight!"

Hearing her, Zhou Ming looked up, "You’re still thinking about treating me to dinner?"

"Of course, I never lie. If I said I would treat you to dinner, I definitely will," Jiang Yurou said seriously.

"Do you think I have the time to go to dinner with you?" he asked.

Jiang Yurou thought for a moment, "That’s okay, we can go later at night. Many restaurants are open 24 hours."

"I have to do designated driver work tonight."

Jiang Yurou wanted to ask "Is this designated driving really necessary?", but after a moment’s thought, she didn’t want to disturb his work and said, "I can wait."

Zhou Ming knew there was no way he could refuse this time, so he nodded in agreement.

And so, Jiang Yurou spent the entire day in Zhou Ming’s shop, sometimes even helping him pass some mobile phone parts.

Later, when she had nothing to do, she started fiddling with some second-hand phones he had on the shelf and then caught a glimpse of a stack of old photos. Jiang Yurou casually picked one up to see. The woman was dressed very sexily, reminiscent of early Hong Kong beauties.

Jiang Yurou hadn’t expected Zhou Ming to be selling these photos. She flipped through a few more, with each woman dressed more revealingly than the last, and she blushed and put the photos back, choosing not to look further.

But the incidents that happened afterwards made Jiang Yurou deeply regret her decision at that moment—to have looked at a few more photos would have been better...

Late at night, after ten, there were no longer people passing through the alley. Zhou Ming brought out his electric bike for designated driving and then glanced at Jiang Yurou, "Are you going to wait for me in the shop, or in the coffee shop outside?"

Jiang Yurou looked up and asked, "Can’t I come with you?"

"Where could you go with me?"

Jiang Yurou looked at the empty alley outside, afraid to stay there alone, so she reluctantly said, "I’ll wait for you in the coffee shop then."

"Mm."

Zhou Ming then took Jiang Yurou to the nearby 24-hour coffee shop and asked her, "What would you like to drink?"

Jiang Yurou glanced at the price tag and said, "Just an iced Americano for me."

But Zhou Ming turned around and ordered a hot Americano instead.

After paying, Zhou Ming then turned and left.

The coffee shop was spacious, but at this moment, there were very few people, with only two couples sitting inside.

The coffee was quickly prepared, and a server brought it over, saying, "Miss, your coffee is ready."

"Thank you," Jiang Yurou nodded.

Time passed very slowly in the coffee shop. Jiang Yurou played a game for a while and thought that a lot of time had passed, only to realize that it had only been an hour.

She wondered if Zhou Ming had finished meeting with his client and how much longer it would take for him to come back.

As she thought about it, the coffee didn’t keep Jiang Yurou from feeling sleepy. She felt drowsy and finally fell deeply asleep...

Jiang Yurou’s head lightly rested on her right arm, a lock of hair falling across her forehead, making her face appear even more flawlessly pale, delicate like a porcelain doll.

At this moment, she lay there quietly sleeping, like a painting, making one want to touch her but also afraid to break the tranquility of the scene.

When Zhou Ming returned, that was the scene he saw. Looking at Jiang Yurou’s sleeping face, he suddenly felt extremely fortunate that he had decided to come back early.

Zhou Ming slowly walked over, carefully sat on the seat opposite Jiang Yurou, remained silent, and made no extra movements, just quietly watching her, as though he wanted to engrave everything his eyes could see into his mind.

After a long while, Jiang Yurou finally woke up, rubbed her eyes, and the moment she opened them and saw Zhou Ming sitting in front of her, her heart leapt, "You’re back?"

Zhou Ming subtly shifted his gaze, "Mmm."

"Why didn’t you wake me? I didn’t sleep for too long, did I?"

Zhou Ming shook his head, "No, I just got back myself."

Actually, he had been back for about half an hour, but he hadn’t wanted to disturb the peaceful moment, so he hadn’t woken her.

"Oh, that’s good then," Jiang Yurou picked up her bag and then stood up, "Let’s go then, you must be hungry, right?"

"I’m okay," Zhou Ming said truthfully, having long been accustomed to this lifestyle, but it was probably Jiang Yurou who was really hungry by now.

Zhou Ming was quite surprised, not having expected Jiang Yurou to actually wait for him in the coffee shop and not eat anything.

He looked at Jiang Yurou, his eyes suddenly filled with a gentle softness.

Of course, Jiang Yurou didn’t notice the change in Zhou Ming’s expression, her mind only focused on eating.

"Zhou Ming, what do you want to eat?" Since she was treating, Jiang Yurou asked directly.

"I’m good with anything."

Jiang Yurou checked the nearby restaurants on her phone and eventually decided to go to Haidilao.

The restaurant wasn’t very crowded at this time, but there were still some patrons, especially in Jing City where many people have nightlife.

Ordering at Haidilao was done through a tablet, and Jiang Yurou handed the tablet over to Zhou Ming, generously saying, "Order whatever you’d like."

Zhou Ming looked down at the menu, his gaze sweeping over the prices, and he couldn’t help but inwardly gasp; this meal might cost as much as two days of his salary.