[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-my-restarted-life-1992":3,"chapter-my-restarted-life-1992-my-restarted-life-1992-chapter-103":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","My Restarted Life: 1992",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2279653,4460,"Chapter 103","my-restarted-life-1992-chapter-103",103,"\u003Cp>Jian Qiu and An Jing stared at each other, wide-eyed; Zhou Andong casually patted Jian Qiu on the shoulder: “Get up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Qiu rose calmly, pulled down her skirt that had ridden up to her waist, then began tidying her disheveled hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah!” An Jing shrieked with excitement, pointing at Jian Qiu and Zhou Andong, “I caught you this time—now how are you going to deny it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Qiu snapped back: “We’re in a normal relationship—it’s not illegal. Why would we deny it? You, on the other hand, why are you back so early?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Jing’s sudden return left Jian Qiu frustrated. Why had she insisted Zhou Andong come over in the afternoon to change the lightbulb? It was premeditated—to completely win him over while An Jing was away. But she hadn’t expected that just as they were deep in their romance, An Jing came home early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t need to supervise the renovation all day, so I came back.” An Jing suddenly beamed. “If I hadn’t come back, wouldn’t I have missed such a wonderful moment?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Jing circled Jian Qiu again: “Tsk tsk tsk—Miss Jian, you look so sexy in that outfit. Not just men—even I, a woman, feel my heart skip a beat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, An Jing reached out with her wicked hand and grabbed Jian Qiu’s breast, then gasped: “Nothing underneath!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Slap!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Qiu slapped An Jing’s hand away and growled: “I’ll settle accounts with you when I get back tonight.” Then she turned and walked into the bedroom, slamming the door shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Jing laughed loudly, ungracefully plopping down beside Zhou Andong, leaning over to stare at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong felt a chill crawl up his spine under her gaze: “What do you want?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Jing asked like an inquisitive child: “What did you two do at home? Did you kiss? Did you roll around on the bed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong pulled out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it: “You want to know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm-mm-mm…” An Jing nodded vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong smiled: “I won’t tell you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Jing blinked her innocent big eyes: “Is Jian Qiu threatening you not to say? Don’t worry—tell me. If she gives you trouble, I’ll back you up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong stared blankly—just then Jian Qiu stepped out, changed into new clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dongzi, let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong stood up, grinned back at her: “Want to know? Ask Jian Qiu when I get back tonight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Jian Qiu and Zhou Andong leave, An Jing grabbed a pillow, collapsed onto the sofa like a boneless worm, and let out a frustrated scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qiuqiu already found a man—when will my prince charming show up, An Jing? If he doesn’t come soon, I’ll be old.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the residential compound, Jian Qiu grabbed Zhou Andong’s hand: “From now on, wherever we go, you hold my hand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong suddenly said: “What if I need to poop?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How disgusting!” Jian Qiu burst out laughing, swatting him. “I want you holding my hand to tell all those foxes you’re taken—don’t even think about it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re overthinking it.” Zhou Andong took a drag of his cigarette. “Besides you, who’d even look at me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph!” Jian Qiu snorted. “There are plenty who are even more blind than me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong wisely fell silent. They didn’t take a taxi—walked back to the distillery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around four in the afternoon, just before quitting time, Gu Bing returned. He didn’t go to his own office but headed straight to Jian Qiu’s. He knew that if Zhou Andong was at the distillery, he’d almost certainly be with Jian Qiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Bing entered Jian Qiu’s office—and sure enough, Zhou Andong was there. But the scene looked... off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong sat behind the desk; Jian Qiu sat on his lap, peeling sunflower seeds one by one and feeding them into his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You... you you... you...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Bing’s reaction was far more intense than An Jing’s; it took him a long moment to calm down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, he supported Jian Qiu and Zhou Andong’s relationship. He, too, had been trapped by an arranged marriage—since the day he married, his marriage had been empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His so-called wife had never once looked at him properly. Only during Lunar New Year, when visiting elders, did they pretend to be a normal couple. Otherwise, they were strangers who knew each other’s names. That’s why he’d come to Jiangzhou, this small town, to serve as secretary of this tiny distillery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he deeply hoped Jian Qiu could break free from the iron chain of arranged marriage—then he, too, could escape his loveless union. More importantly, though he mocked Zhou Andong aloud, inwardly he truly admired him—he knew Zhou Andong would give Jian Qiu a happy future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What caught him off guard was how shamelessly the two of them acted—nuzzling each other in the office during daylight hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t you two show some decorum? This is a distillery. This is an office. A place of work.” Gu Bing walked over and slapped the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Qiu flicked him a glance with her eyelids—as if she hadn’t heard—and fed another sunflower seed to Zhou Andong: “Ah, open your mouth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Bing’s face darkened. He sighed helplessly: “Zuo Peiming has agreed to merge and restructure the Jinli County Distillery. He’ll go down for an inspection tomorrow—results will come soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong nodded, then patted Jian Qiu’s bouncy thigh: “The merger and restructuring must be completed by the end of March. The small-bottle Youth Series must hit the market before graduation season.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Qiu stood up, picked up her teacup, changed the tea leaves, poured fresh water, and placed it before Zhou Andong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Bing couldn’t help but marvel: the power of love was truly immense. Jian Qiu was so proud, never once paying attention to men—let alone serving one like this. Yet now, she was so devoted it was unimaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can tell Zuo Peiming is in a hurry. The Jinli County Distillery’s situation must be worse than we thought.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong said: “The worse, the better. Less resistance below, and our work will be much easier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Bing said: “Zuo Peiming wants you to go down with him for the inspection tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong blinked: “Me? Go with him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!” Gu Bing said. “Be at the city government by eight tomorrow morning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong scratched his head: “Did they ask you to go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Bing shook his head: “No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Weird.” Zhou Andong frowned. “If you, the secretary, were going, I could tag along as errand boy. But you’re not going—and they’re sending me, a lowly worker? That doesn’t make sense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Qiu smiled: “If Zuo Peiming wants you to go, then go. No matter his motive—you’ll find out once you’re there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong nodded: “Then I’ll go with him tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brothers, sisters, comrades—if you like this book, please use your Facaidexiaoshou  to leave a good review and raise the rating. That’s the fuel that keeps me writing. Also, click “ Cuigeng ” so I know how many of you are actually reading.\u003C\u002Fp>",1168,"2026-06-20T01:18:49.036Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","827a51228f56a7ec441ef84fa1295b4860c84478434f2a3cbf9dc5bb451c4651","my-restarted-life-1992-chapter-104","my-restarted-life-1992-chapter-102",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmy-restarted-life-1992-cover.jpg"]