The Rise of Dragon Son-in-Law
Chapter 146 - 144: Could I Be a Jerk?

Chapter 146: Chapter 144: Could I Be a Jerk?

"I wanted to tease you a bit, but I didn’t expect you to recognize me so quickly, scary,"

Long Chen could no longer pretend and replied with a bitter smile.

"You jerk, do you know how many times I’ve cried over you?"

Cheng Cheng lifted her eyes and stared at Long Chen.

Long Chen looked at her beautiful eyes, which indeed seemed a bit swollen.

Moreover, Cheng Cheng’s entire demeanor appeared somewhat listless.

Clearly, she hadn’t slept well.

And it hadn’t been just a day or two of poor sleep.

"I’m saying, you care so much about me, could it be that you’ve fallen for me?"

Long Chen teased.

"How did you know?"

Cheng Cheng played along.

Long Chen gave a dry laugh, "I was just kidding."

"I was kidding too," Cheng Cheng said with a grin, lightening the moment that was on the verge of becoming awkward.

She was a smart girl.

"Let’s go inside to talk," Long Chen said.

"Is this house yours?"

Cheng Cheng looked at the luxurious villa behind Long Chen.

"Mhm,"

Long Chen nodded.

Cheng Cheng felt a surge of surprise.

Although she didn’t understand much about houses, such a grand villa surely wasn’t something just anyone could afford.

This meant that Long Chen was very wealthy.

Yet, despite his wealth, he was still willing to risk his life to save those in distress, which made his image in Cheng Cheng’s heart grow even taller and more impressive.

A moment later, Long Chen led Cheng Cheng to the living room.

"Long Chen, that day we all saw the landslide bury you beneath it, and afterwards, the rescue team worked incredibly hard, turning the place upside down, but they didn’t find you. How did you escape?"

Cheng Cheng voiced her inner doubts.

Leaning on the sofa, Long Chen replied without hesitation, "I don’t know why you didn’t find me. When I woke up, I realized I wasn’t dead and then escaped from there.

At the time, I was severely injured, but in order not to cause trouble for the rescue team, I left on my own and went home for treatment."

"Are you stupid?" Cheng Cheng said. "What if you had passed out somewhere uninhabited on your way home, or something else had happened? Wouldn’t that have been a death sentence?"

"Here I am, all fine and well, aren’t I? It’s all in the past," Long Chen smiled.

"Sigh, I don’t even know what to say to you." Although Cheng Cheng didn’t catch that Long Chen had deliberately concealed some truth, after thinking a bit, she asked, "If I hadn’t come looking for you, wouldn’t you have thought of a way to find me?"

Hearing this question, Long Chen was initially puzzled.

Why would Cheng Cheng ask him such a question?

What were her true feelings at this moment?

Suddenly, Long Chen thought of the Heart Observation Technique.

Without hesitation, he silently invoked the Heart Observation Technique, wanting to probe for the truth.

But after casting it, Long Chen found it had no effect.

’Why doesn’t it work?’

Long Chen wondered.

Could it be that he had developed feelings for Cheng Cheng?

Long Chen was startled by his own thought.

’No, it definitely isn’t because I’ve developed feelings.’

Long Chen clenched his fists.

Surely, it was the friendship formed with Cheng Cheng during their life-and-death ordeal that was making the Heart Observation Technique ineffective.

"What are you daydreaming about? Don’t feel like answering my question?"

Cheng Cheng stared at Long Chen.

"I thought we just met by chance, and it was quite a stroke of fate to experience those things together in the disaster area, but I never really thought about finding you. Fate would let us meet again if it’s meant to be, you see, here we are now," Long Chen smiled.

"Bullshit," Cheng Cheng snapped angrily, "I found this fate myself, alright? If I hadn’t come looking for you, I wouldn’t even know that you, this big bastard, were still alive.

Do you know if I hadn’t known you were alive, I would’ve always thought you were dead, I would have been haunted by your memory, not knowing if I could ever move on."

"Is it... Is it that serious?"

"It is," Cheng Cheng said. "There’s a saying, isn’t there? There are some people you can’t explain why you like, but you just do.

For you, I have to adjust that phrase. I know exactly why I like you, and that makes me fall for you even more crazily. Would you be willing to give dating me a try?"

"You..."

Long Chen hesitated, unable to finish his sentence.

He felt his heartbeat, it seemed a bit fast.

Am I a scumbag?

Long Chen took a deep breath!

He decided he couldn’t let Cheng Cheng hold onto any more hope for him.

"Cheng Cheng, I must tell you, I actually already have a girlfriend. She lives here with me," Long Chen said seriously.

"What?"

Cheng Cheng’s face suddenly turned a shade paler.

"I’m not lying to you, so, I’m sorry."

Long Chen said softly.

Cheng Cheng felt terrible, but better to hurt for a little while than a long time.

Some things are better clarified.

"So, I don’t have any chance at all?"

Cheng Cheng’s voice trembled slightly.

Long Chen didn’t say anything; nothing he said now would matter.

"Hehe, actually, it’s alright, I was just joking. Don’t take it seriously.

Knowing you’re safe is enough for me, so... I’ll be going now. Take care and rest well."

Cheng Cheng got up and hurriedly left.

Once outside, Cheng Cheng called Wu Nuan: "Nuannuan, I feel so terrible, I want to drink."

"Did you just get dumped?" Wu Nuan asked.

"I seriously liked someone for the first time, and it ended before it even started, wuwu."

"That’s really tough," Wu Nuan said with a bitter smile.

"Wu Nuan..."

Cheng Cheng clenched her teeth.

"Alright, alright, stop crying. I’ll drink with you. It’s just a breakup, what’s the big deal? Nuannuan, I’ll call that guy who said he wanted me to go to Dragon Doctor to come drink with us. He’s super handsome, and you might fall for him too, perfect for healing a broken heart. I just don’t know if he’ll pick up the phone."

Wu Nuan said.

"Fine, you set it up. I don’t know if it’ll heal my heart, but let’s feast our eyes first," Cheng Cheng said.

"Haha, okay, then let’s meet at our usual place."

...

A moment later, Long Chen, who was zoning out in the living room, received a call from Wu Nuan.

"Who is this?"

Long Chen didn’t immediately recall Wu Nuan.

Wu Nuan was shocked, then almost exploded with anger: "Did you forget me? You actually forgot me? I’m Wu Nuan, the one you helped by paying off several hundred thousand, and you’ve forgotten just like that?"

"Ah, haha, I remember now," Long Chen was a bit embarrassed. "About that, I was in another place recently, so I couldn’t keep the promise I made to you. How about this, you’ll report to Dragon Doctor tomorrow."

"That won’t do," Wu Nuan got angry. "You need to come out and drink with me today, otherwise, I won’t go to Dragon Doctor. Wow, you’ve ignored me to such an extent, my heart’s about to break."

"Fine, fine, fine, I’ll come to drink with you, just give me the address."

"Hey, much better, I’ll send you the location on WeChat. Oh, and besides me, there’s also a super beautiful girl coming, she’s a doctor too. Maybe you can recruit her to join Dragon Doctor as well. Bye."