Mr. Mu Proposed Again Today
Chapter 137 - 137 137 Love View_1

Chapter 137: Chapter 137 Love View_1 Chapter 137: Chapter 137 Love View_1 It’s risky to make friends carelessly, really. Look at them all, laughing at her troubles.

Su Wanxia was so upset she almost declared she’d break off the friendship.

“By the way, Yirou, how are things with Ji Hua? He’s been acting pretty full of himself lately,” Kang Xiaolan suddenly asked Gong Yining.

Gong Yining’s expression paused for a moment, then she smiled a bit sheepishly, “He–he said he wants to marry me.”

“No way?” The expressions on Kang Xiaolan and Yan Yirou’s faces were the most exaggerated.

“Did he really say that to you?” Kang Xiaolan’s tone was somewhat incredulous.

She never would have guessed, Ji Hua of all people actually using the words “get married,” it was really surprising to her.

Su Wanxia raised her eyebrows, not expecting Ji Hua to actually say that to Yining. It seemed like he was truly serious this time.

Who would’ve thought that gentle and quiet Yining could tame Ji Hua, a frivolous playboy? It was quite surprising, indeed. This must be the so-called “every Jack has his Jill.”

“Yeah,” Gong Yining nodded timidly.

In fact, she herself hadn’t expected him to say such a thing. When he told her he wanted to marry her, she felt her world instantly warm up.

“Did you agree?” Jian Manhui, the least fond of gossip, was also a bit curious.

Gong Yining said nothing and just shook her head silently.

“Why?” Yan Yirou looked at Gong Yining with puzzlement.

In her view, Yining had always loved Ji Hua. Even though Ji Hua didn’t love her as much and often made her sad, now that he had finally come around to marrying her, why wouldn’t she agree?

“Right, you can’t agree so easily!” Kang Xiaolan slapped her thigh and then added, “Ji Hua needs to be kept on tenterhooks. If he wants to marry you, you just have to refuse.”

“I just–I don’t know whether I should believe what he says,” Gong Yining’s expression twisted with conflict.

She’d trusted him so much before, believing everything he said wholeheartedly, but the end result had been witnessing something so cruel. So this time, she really didn’t know whether his words were sincere, or if it was just a momentary impulse. She was afraid, afraid that it was yet another sweet lie.

Su Wanxia sighed softly. If it were her, she wouldn’t easily trust someone who had deceived her again.

However, she believed that this time, Ji Hua didn’t seem to be joking. She could tell that he was changing himself slowly for Yining, earnestly striving to become a better man.

“Yining, I think you could try to trust him. After all, trust is essential between two people. Besides, haven’t you always loved him? If Ji Hua is sincere this time, then it would be a perfect resolution, reaching a fruitful conclusion,” Su Wanxia suggested.

After listening to Su Wanxia, the conflicted expression on Gong Yining’s face gradually eased.

“But what if he isn’t sincere, and he’s lying to Yining?” Yan Yirou suddenly said.

Gong Yining’s brows furrowed again with worry.

“What if I asked you to reject him now and break off contact with him, could you do it?” Su Wanxia asked, looking intently at Gong Yining.

Gong Yining shook her head weakly after hearing her words.

She felt her current happiness was a blessing from the heavens. He had never been as kind and attentive to her as he was now.

“What if, I mean what if one day there was another woman by his side? What would you do then?”

Gong Yining lowered her head, silent for a long time, then whispered, “Leave him.”

“Since that’s the case, why not take a chance now, Yining? Consider it a bet on your own happiness. If you win the bet, you’ll be together; if you lose, then stop entangling yourself in it and consider it giving yourself closure.”

Who can really speak to the rights and wrongs in love? But the one who loves more is destined to endure more.

Gong Yining seemed to be suddenly awakened by Su Wanxia’s words. She looked up at Su Wanxia with bright, clear eyes, nodding inexpressibly.

She was so entangled in discerning the truth of his words that she lost the courage to fight for her own happiness.

If she always lived in the shadow of the past, always doubting him, not trusting him, then their love couldn’t withstand any friction from the outside world, nor the ruthless ravages of time.

Wanxia’s words finally unraveled the knot in her heart–

“Wanxia, I never expected you to be a love expert,” Yan Yirou said with a surprised look.

Su Wanxia rolled her eyes at her, “I’m not any love expert. This is my ‘researched’ perspective on love, okay?”

“Wow, ‘perspective on love,’ you make it sound like you’ve had a lot of romances,” Yan Yirou sneered.

Su Wanxia’s face couldn’t quite hide her embarrassment; she really hadn’t been in many romances. To be honest, there was only Mu Yingchen, her one boyfriend.

“Alas, I just got hung up on one tree,” she leaned back into the sofa and sighed to the ceiling.

“Oh please, you snagged a diamond-level god of a man and you’re still complaining in front of us single ladies!” Yan Yirou despised.

“Yirou, I really don’t want to talk about that nonsense called romance, don’t drag me into it. I’m single, and I’m proud,” Jian Manhui said with a smile on her face.

“That iron tree of yours, I really don’t know when it will bloom,” Yan Yirou shook her head and sighed as though lamenting unfulfilled potential.

Everyone chuckled. Jian Manhui was always devoted to her studies in school and never envied others in their romances.

After graduation, her heart was entirely thrown into work, even less interested in what was called love or affection.

In her words: Love is like poison that pains immensely upon touch.

Just like now, on her own, she could do whatever she wanted—so free and easy. Why lock yourself up with a lock, torturing oneself unnecessarily?

“Seeing each of you tormented by love, I really don’t want to get into any relationships,” she said to Su Wanxia, Kang Xiaolan, and Gong Yining with resolve on her face.

“Hey, Manhui, don’t speak too soon. When love comes knocking, you won’t be able to stop it,” Kang Xiaolan said with an ‘I-dare-you-to-try’ look.

“I don’t believe that. I’ve blocked it for so many years; what can’t be blocked? When I no longer want to be alone, I’ll just close my eyes and casually find a man to get married,” she retorted.

Su Wanxia and the others were at a loss for words; to them, marriage was an important matter, but to her, it was reduced to such a definition.

“Manhui, are you sure you want to go through with this?” Su Wanxia asked doubtfully.

“What’s wrong with that? It’s so much simpler. Unlike you all, who have to go through such turmoil before getting married, and then keep tormenting yourselves. Just watching you makes me tired,” Jian Manhui shook her head.

“Manhui, you better not fall for any man in the future, or else I’ll certainly tell him what you’ve said today,” Yan Yirou pointed at Jian Manhui and declared.

“Don’t worry, it won’t happen,” Jian Manhui said with utmost confidence.

All these years had passed, and she had seen all sorts of men, but felt no attraction—not even to someone like Mu Yingchen, whom she only appreciated from a female compatriot’s perspective.

Sometimes she questioned whether there was something wrong with her sexual orientation, but she could swear there wasn’t.

Perhaps for a woman with a strong career focus, love just seems less significant.