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Chapter 372 - 258: Jing Zhe VS Zeng Meili
Chapter 372: Chapter 258: Jing Zhe VS Zeng Meili
Jing Family.
Old Master Jing and Old Madam Jing, dressed in brand-new clothes, seemed to be watching television intently, but in fact, they were straining their ears to catch any noise from Jing Zhe’s room.
Zhu Xinqin sat beside the elderly couple, her face betraying a lack of focus.
Zeng Meili was in Jing Zhe’s room.
They were certainly no strangers to Zeng Meili; after all, she and Jing Zhe were childhood friends who often played together. Later, they became comrades-in-arms, frequently embarking on missions together, and then they were both assigned to Squad 401. Occasionally, she would also visit their home.
But like today, being pulled into Jing Zhe’s room as soon as she entered the door was a first.
They tried not to think in that direction, but they couldn’t help themselves.
Old Master Jing and Old Madam Jing were delighted by this prospect. They did like Chuxia, but now, Chuxia had married into the Zhou family. Although they had said they wouldn’t mind even if Chuxia got divorced, it wasn’t right to actually hope for that, was it? Hence, their greatest wish was to have their grandson marry a bride sooner rather than later.
Zhu Xinqin’s feelings were a bit more complicated.
She, of course, also longed for her son to marry a bride soon. Having compared herself with Lin Yanqiu her entire life, she didn’t want to lose face on this matter.
However, since Zeng Meili was Lin Yanqiu’s niece, if they really married her into the family, she would no longer have the confidence to stand up to Lin Yanqiu!
The Jing family was considered a scholarly family; their security and power mostly stemmed from Old Master Jing’s extensive network of influential students. Therefore, the Jing family had never thought of using marriage to solidify their influence. Thus, the choice of a daughter-in-law naturally depended on their son’s affections.
If her son fell for Zeng Meili, what was she to do? Zhu Xinqin’s brow furrowed deeply, feeling almost worried to death. Glancing at the jubilant expressions on Old Master Jing and Old Madam Jing’s faces, her headache grew worse...
In the room, Zeng Meili and Jing Zhe sat facing each other. "You don’t regret it?" Zeng Meili raised the letter in her hand, seeking confirmation from Jing Zhe once again.
"What’s there to regret?" Jing Zhe’s face sported a faint smile. "If I hadn’t done this, that’s when I would truly have regrets."
"Alright then..." Zeng Meili smiled as well. "Jing Zhe, you are a gentleman. Now that this has passed, marry me, will you?"
The smile on Jing Zhe’s face suddenly froze.
"Look at how scared you are..." Zeng Meili pouted. "Am I not up to your standards? Or is it that you’ve fallen for Wang Jing? Or maybe it’s your little assistant?"
"What are you even talking about..." Jing Zhe rubbed his forehead, his face showing utter speechlessness. "What do they have to do with this? You’re just randomly placing blame."
"I’m not just throwing accusations around. Wang Jing has said in confidence that you’re the man she fancies, and others are not to compete. As for your little apprentice, she’s always following you around. I’m a woman, you should trust my intuition; she likes you, really.
Jing Zhe, think seriously about what I said. If you’re not interested in either of them, but happen to have a little interest in me, then marry me.
You’re not getting any younger, and to keep delaying would be too unfair to Grandpa Jing and Grandma Jing. They’re such sweet people; do you have the heart to let them wait indefinitely for a great-grandson or great-granddaughter to hold?"
"Zeng Meili, I’ve just realized how thick-skinned you can be," Jing Zhe said with an expression of disbelief. "Or perhaps, you’re not really willing to do me this favor?"
Zeng Meili quickly hid the letter behind her back. "What a joke. This is something that benefits my aunt, why wouldn’t I want to help?
I just don’t want you to let two lovelorn girls keep dreaming, which is why I suggested this. Jing Zhe, you’re not the kind to passionately fall for someone. That’s quite rare.
Chuxia, for instance, is attractive, and her... unique personality, along with her talent in medicine, can easily draw your attention.
Maybe it’s a man’s instinct to protect the vulnerable, and when you first met her, her fragility moved you. It could be.
Regardless, whatever the reason, you’re unlikely to encounter such affection again. So, choose someone suitable for you.
We’ve known each other since we were little, and having been comrades-in-arms and colleagues for so many years, I understand your character and temper. And you, you know me quite well too.
Instead of finding a young girl who will endlessly doubt you and get jealous for no reason, why not choose me, someone who can understand and tolerate you, to support each other for the rest of our lives?"
Jing Zhe remained silent, not saying a word. He had thought about this matter before, but the relationship between him and Zeng Meili was more of friendship than romantic affection, hence his hesitation.
He truly wanted to treat Chuxia as a sister and was trying hard to see her as one.
Originally, his feelings for Chuxia weren’t so intense that he felt she was indispensable, otherwise, he wouldn’t have kept making concessions. Of course, this also related to his personality. Zhou Mikang knew he liked Chuxia and never gave way.
He believed that if it were Mei Yitong, she definitely wouldn’t have yielded either.
Since their school days, he had been the neutral one, and he still was. He wasn’t a weathercock, he just thought that it was best if everyone was happy. But as it often turned out, he was usually the one at a loss.
Among the three of them, it was because Zhou Mikang had been hurt that she had only married today.
Mei Yitong had been married once before, but got divorced due to incompatible personalities.
Only he had neither suffered from a heartbreak nor truly fallen in love with anyone. Finally, when he met someone he felt something for, she quickly became someone else’s wife.
Could it be that he was simply unlucky in love for his entire life?
"I am truly the right person for you, trust me, you won’t be wrong," Zeng Meili said, patting Jing Zhe’s shoulder. "You are willing to do so much for the Zhou family, and my aunt would definitely be very grateful if she knew. So, after you and I get together, the tense relationship between my aunt and mother-in-law would no longer be an issue.
As for not loving me right now, that’s not a problem. We have friendship between us, and as long as we live together, with time, it will turn into familial love.
People say, no matter how passionate a love is, it ultimately settles into familial love. So let’s just turn our friendship into familial love. It should feel about the same."
"You, have you let go?" Jing Zhe looked intently at Zeng Meili, "Are you sure you’ve let go?"
"Yes!" Zeng Meili nodded affirmatively, "I’ve let go."
"What proof do you have?"
Zeng Meili chuckled lightly, "Can I interpret your question as jealousy?"
"You can interpret it that way..." Jing Zhe paused then continued, "Zeng Meili, we have been friends since we were wearing split-bottom pants, so I don’t want to beat around the bush with you. I want to ask you, you’ve let go of Guan Jie, but what about Zhou Hanliang?"
Zeng Meili’s eyes suddenly widened.
"You really like Zhou Hanliang, have you truly let him go?"
"I like Zhou Hanliang?" Zeng Meili’s eyes grew even rounder, "Why would you think that? Jing Zhe, is there something wrong with your head? Why would you think I like Zhou Hanliang?"
"If you didn’t like him, why would you care about him being with another woman?"
"Ah?"
"When Zhou Hanying arrived, she and her brother were embracing, and your face at that moment looked very unpleasant."
"How do you know that?" Prompted by Jing Zhe’s reminder, Zeng Meili instantly remembered. Indeed, such an incident had occurred, but it was not for her own sake. What a fool he was!
"I saw it, at that moment, I was just behind you, but you didn’t see me. You went off in a huff to confront Zhou Mikang," he said.
"Can I interpret that as you’ve always liked me? You were disappointed when you saw me like that then, right?"
"No, I just thought it wasn’t a good time to bother you. Hanliang has been in a bad mood since he broke up with his girlfriend, and if you could be with him, that might be nice."
"Do you really think so?" Zeng Meili stared intently at Jing Zhe, "Even if I were with Zhou Hanliang, you wouldn’t feel sad? Or perhaps, you’d be happy for Zhou Hanliang to marry me so that I wouldn’t bother you anymore?"
"No..." Jing Zhe turned his head away, "I am just being objective, hoping you sort out your feelings."
"What if I told you that I was upset that day because soon after Yun Doudou left, Zhou Hanliang was embracing another woman, would you believe me?"
"..."
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