After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me-Chapter 1216: The Feeling Doesn’t Last Beyond Three Seconds

Zhao Xinghua was so excited, but also a bit confused. "What made you change your mind all of a sudden?"

Zhouzhou sighed and explained everything that had happened recently. After hearing the story, Zhao Xinghua immediately burst into laughter.

"I knew it! The Fourth Bureau is your true home. It's the best place for you," he said, beaming with joy.

In the beginning, the Fourth Bureau and the Commander's team had similar levels of strength. However, over the years, with Zhouzhou—this "overachiever" who was both talented and hardworking—the others had all become self-motivated, pushing themselves harder.

With Ye Lingfeng and Zhouzhou around, no one could afford to get complacent. Everyone remained grounded, never thinking they were too good to stop training.

If anyone had such thoughts, it was easy to snap them out of it—just have a sparring match with Zhouzhou, and they would quickly remember their place.

Over the course of ten years, everyone's strength had grown, and, almost without realizing it, they had surpassed many others.

Zhouzhou nodded for the first time in a long while. "Uncle Zhao, you're right. I won't go anywhere else. I'll stay here at the Fourth Bureau. But this time, I want to add one condition to the contract."

Zhao Xinghua shook his legs happily. As long as she was willing to stay, he would accept anything—one condition, ten conditions, he would agree to all.

Zhouzhou said, "You can't just get rid of me either. If you want to, there should be a penalty fee."

In the future, if anyone tried to push her out, they'd have to pay her to leave!

Zhao Xinghua, upon hearing this, was so pleased that his mouth nearly stretched all the way to his ears.

"Good, good! I was worried you might leave. But now, this is much better," he said. "If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have tried to stop you. I should have let you go out and see the world. How could you know how great we are if you don't experience it firsthand?"

He was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. "Alright, you can rest assured. The Fourth Bureau will always have a place for you."

Zhouzhou, with a serious expression, asked, "So when do we sign the contract?"

This time, Zhao Xinghua wasn't in a rush. "No need to hurry. Let's wait until you return from the competition."

In the past, he had rushed to sign the contract, worried that she might change her mind. But now that she had said she would stay, there was nothing to worry about.

Zhouzhou, however, was impatient. "How about we sign it now, just to make sure?"

No more waiting! She didn't want any more complications.

Zhao Xinghua chuckled and even felt a little smug. "Alright, alright. You're in such a rush! But don't worry, we'll do it when you get back."

He was so pleased, feeling like he'd finally won. He couldn't believe this was actually happening.

Then, feeling a bit mischievous, he picked up the phone and called the Commander. "Hey, old buddy, I have something to tell you today—stop thinking about Zhouzhou."

He couldn't help but chuckle as he spoke. "She just called me. She wants to sign a lifetime contract with us and won't be leaving. So, don't waste your time trying to recruit her anymore. It's not going to work."

On the other end of the line, Commander was stunned. He couldn't understand what had just happened.

How was it possible? He hadn't even had a chance to offer her terms, and now she was telling him she was staying at the Fourth Bureau for good?

He quickly asked, "Why? What happened?"

Zhao Xinghua didn't hide anything and explained the whole story.

After listening, Commander, with gritted teeth, muttered to himself, "...So that's how it is. They scared her off!"

His anger was almost palpable. He had worked so hard for so long, and yet, he had ended up pushing Zhouzhou away instead of bringing her in.

Furious, he didn't want to listen to Zhao Xinghua gloat anymore. He hung up and stormed off to the training room. "From today onward, everyone's training doubles!"

A bunch of useless trainees!

He had worked so hard for years, and although he hadn't succeeded yet, there were times when Zhouzhou had seemed like she was considering coming to his side. Every time Zhao Xinghua pushed her too hard, she would use the threat of quitting to remind him of her value.

Now, it seemed she had cut off that escape route entirely, offering to sign a lifetime contract. It was like she had burned all her bridges.

He could no longer rely on her using the idea of switching sides to threaten Zhao Xinghua.

Although Zhao Xinghua spoiled her and would agree to whatever she asked, this was different. She had sealed her fate. She couldn't even joke about leaving anymore.

Commander was seething. How could this happen?

The group watched as Commander stormed off, confused by his sudden outburst. "Commander, what's wrong? Who upset you?"

Why was he so angry all of a sudden?

Xi Mo, who had been nearby when Zhouzhou made the call, knew exactly what was going on.

He couldn't help but feel a bit sorry for Commander. After all these years of trying to recruit Zhouzhou, he had only made her drift further away.

Sometimes, he even heard rumors that Commander had been dreaming of Zhouzhou becoming his daughter.

Well, he wouldn't have to worry about that anymore. There would be no more fantasies of her joining his team.

Xi Mo thought it was kind of funny. Zhouzhou had such a remarkable ability to make people so invested in her.

And honestly, it wasn't that surprising. Commander had spent years chasing her, trying to recruit her, but in the end, she had chosen to stay with the Fourth Bureau.

Xi Mo smiled to himself, thinking, Zhouzhou was really impressive.

Walking toward her, he saw Zhouzhou hard at work, completely focused on her task. He watched her for a moment, then couldn't help but chuckle.

"Forget it, her flaws don't outweigh the good qualities. Overall, she's a fine kid," he thought to himself.

But as he got closer, he overheard Zhouzhou saying something.

"Can we add a penalty for anyone who fails the course? Like, making them shave their head? I think my uncle would care about that."

The people working on the obstacle course turned to her, curious. "Didn't your uncle shave his head because he wanted to?"

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"Of course not," Zhouzhou shook her head. "He was struck by lightning, so he had to shave his head. And I was the one who did it. Good craftsmanship, right?"

Xi Mo froze, and his face immediately darkened.

"Good craftsmanship?!" He was fuming. This brat really knows how to get on my nerves!

He was definitely not going to let her get away with this. After all, he was trying to live a little longer!