233 Zhou Yichen
Jun’s every step with which he stomped on the ground carried the deadly weight of his boiling anger and possessiveness. The kids in the park gasped and huddled together watching him ooze out a killing aura as his hand flew to grab the man by his neck.
“What do you think you are doing to my girlfriend!?” Jun exclaimed with an urge to strangle him.
The man widened his eyes and whistled. “So hot blooded.”
Ai hastily stepped in between and stopped his fist from punching the man. “Jun, stop! What are you doing?”
“You are asking me that? What is he doing getting so close to you?” The murder and chill in his eyes froze the air around them. “How dare he fucking harass you!? I will kill him!”
“No! He is not harassing me!” Ai looked bewildered.
“That flirtatious smile and that leaning over you is not harassing?” His gaze darkened. “Move out of my way! I will fucking kill him today-“
“He is my Dad!” Ai exclaimed.
“…”
“…What?”
Ai nodded furiously. “So calm down. He is not some pervert. He is my father, Zhou Yichen.”
Zhou Yichen tilted his head and smiled. “Nice to meet you, Mr. Boyfriend.”
“…”
Jun felt lightning strike him that very moment. The rage in his eyes dissipated which looked dead right now as he stared at Zhou Yichen. He then noticed a small twig between his lips.
‘But he wants to look cool like the men smoking cigarettes so instead, he holds a small twig between his lips like a cigarette to look the cool part.’
Jun shut his eyes. “Why…?”
Zhou Yichen burst into laughter. “Ahahaha. Is that Why? as in ‘Why I turned out to be Zhou Yichen?’ or is it ‘Why is my luck so bad that I was about to kill my girlfriend’s father and lose my brownie points?’ Or ‘Why did fate have to play such a cruel joke on me on my first meeting with my girlfriend’s father?’ or like ‘Why did he act like that and make me misunderstand his intentions? Now I am screwed!'”
“…”
Jun’s expression looked unbearable. “How about all of it?”
Ai pursed her lips. “Don’t make fun of him, Dad. Also, Jun wasn’t totally wrong. To someone else, you would totally look like a pervert.”
Jun stared hard at her father, and words were not enough to describe his state.
Zhou Yichen didn’t seem to look like a father figure at all. With his hairstyle and dress up, he looked anything but a father. His hair looked messy with the small pony, nevertheless it didn’t affect his charm. With a goofy smile on his face, he looked more like a brother than a father.
But Jun understood why Ai didn’t resemble her mother because she resembled her father. The face and the light brown eyes were just like him.
Zhou Yichen laughed even more heartily. “Ai-chaaaaaan. As always, your words hit where it hurts the most, but I like it anyway. You are my lovely daughter, after all.”
“Ai-chan?” Jun’s mouth twitched.
Ai answered that. “Dad once went to Japan and got caught onto the ‘chan’ honorific that Japanese people use for their dear ones. He found calling Ai chan cute. So since then, he calls me like that.”
“Ah…like how my Uncle’s call Mom Nee-chan. They are half Japanese.”
Zhou Yichen pointed his finger at him. “I need to find a name to address you too. Hm, what should I use?”
“Just call me Jun…” Jun tried to smile, still trying to recover from his blunder of attacking his future father-in-law.
“That’s boring. Need to spice it up. Ai-chan! What do you like about him?” He casually hung his arm around her shoulder as if they were more of friends rather than father and daughter.
Ai didn’t need to think twice about it. “He is cute.”
That earned her a glare from Jun.
Zhou Yichen clapped once. “Great. Then it’s decided! I will call you Jun-cute from now on.”
“…..”
Ai’s smile widened as if it was a super great idea. “That’s wonderful!”
But that name was nothing but a torture to Jun. “Like I said, Jun is fine-“
“Let’s go to my home Ai-chan and Jun-cute, hahaha!” Zhou Yichen pulled Ai and merrily walked forward while Jun could already feel his HP draining.
On the way to his home, many high school girls passing by waved at Zhou Yichen. “Mr. Zhou! How are you?” They giggled.
Jun could see the girls were totally charmed by Zhou Yichen.
“Hey, you all! I am great. My Ai-chan is back! She has brought her boyfriend,” he winked.
They glanced at Jun and felt an arrow squeeze right through their chests.
That tall and handsome figure, that cold, piercing gaze and the royal aura he emanated…
The high school girls squealed hard at his sight. “Your daughter is lucky! He is hot but you are still the best, Mr. Zhou!”
Jun’s brow twitched.
“Hahaha, thank you beautiful ladies. Be safe on your way. Study well for exams, but be on a lookout for a good boyfriend too~”
“We will~”
Not much time had passed, but Jun observed that Zhou Yichen seemed to be an easygoing man. At least, he was nowhere like Jinhai who was always ready with guns behind Siying’s back at all times.
Stepping into his house, Jun noticed that it was way different than Xie Nuying’s house. Where her place was organized and welcoming, his house seemed far from it.
It wasn’t messy as such, but there were many things jam packed in all nooks and corners of the house, so it looked more filled and occupied. The colors of the walls were bright and more cheerful.
Guess this is the evidence of him hopping between multiple jobs…
“So Jun-cute. What do you think about my house? It’s definitely more interesting than Nuying’s, right?”
Jun got off-guard by that question. He expected him to ask about his relationship.
Ai sighed. “Dad…”
Jun answered. “It’s more interesting indeed, but her home is more welcoming. I guess you both win then.”
Zhou Yichen rapidly blinked. “Hey, Jun-cute is cute and also smart! I like it.”
“…”
Ai complained. “Don’t live in such a mess.”
Zhou Yichen ignored that comment and brought a tab before her and chirped. “Check out my blog channel. I have been working as a career consultant since last week,” he proudly said.
Ai stared at the blog articles and then back at him. “But you need career consultation yourself. What advice could you possibly give others?”