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Chapter 114 He Can Slowly Fall in Love with Me

"No way! Ling Zhen, did I hear correctly? You just broke up with Fang Xi not long ago, and you're getting married already? Who is that person?"

Ling Zhen picked up the spoon and slowly stirred the coffee in front of him. "It's true. He was the older brother of my neighbor when I was a child. I mentioned him to you when I was in high school..."

Hu Nanzhen's jaw slowly dropped, and suddenly she slammed the table, frightening Ling Zhen so much that he shuddered. She scolded him, "Don't get excited, you're frightening me to death."

"You scared me to death! Ling Zhen, you're quite good!" Hu Nanzhen nodded. "I remember that guy, he seemed to be your first love, right? Weren't you secretly in love with him at the time?"

Ling Zhen, who was about to drink her coffee, choked when she heard this. She picked up a tissue and wiped the coffee from her lips, her cheeks flushing red. "That was so long ago. Why are you bringing it up?"

Hu Nanzhen frowned and said seriously, "Ling Zhen, this is a flash marriage, right?"

Ling Zhen suddenly fell silent and just stared at the silky coffee in front of him.

Hu Nanzhen's brows grew increasingly serious. "Ling Zhen, I know you've always longed for marriage and wanted to have your own family. Although you've known each other for a long time, why don't you observe each other for a while longer? After all, Fang Xi's experience is a lesson for you. You need to think carefully about this!"

Ling Zhen's eyes flickered, and he nodded slightly, "I know, I've thought it through."

Hu Nanzhen pursed her lips and stopped talking, but her expression became more serious.

She understood her friend well. They had been inseparable for two years in high school. In her third year, Hu Nanzhen was forced to drop out of school and return to Country M because her father had to go back to Country M to develop his career.

During these two years, she and Ling Zhen talked about everything. She was kind, innocent, and gentle. She was a non-aggressive person and harmless to both humans and animals.

The more such a person is, the easier it is for him to be deceived.

Hu Nanzhen wanted to persuade her, but Ling Zhen successfully changed the subject. "By the way, what happened to your boyfriend?"

"Him? Honestly, I don't even know if he and I are in a relationship."

"How to say?"

"Well... at first he was very gentlemanly and polite, but after we've been together for a while, I always feel like he's been aloof and distant from me, making it hard to get close to him. For example, he rarely contacts me, and I'm usually the one who contacts him first. Of course, he wouldn't refuse me if I asked him out, but it always felt weird. Even the gift he gave me was bought by his assistant."

"This..." Ling Zhen naturally heard something amiss. "I heard he's a very busy man. Maybe he just didn't think it through so carefully. Besides, aren't you getting engaged soon? Don't overthink it."

"It's not that I'm overthinking it, it's just the truth. During this time together, I realized I really do like him, but he's always been indifferent to me. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but it was only after I took the initiative that he was willing to hold my hand, not to mention any other intimate contact. Do you think that's normal? After I came back, I heard that he had been with many women before, which proves that he has desires for women, but he has no desire for me at all."

"I don't mind his past. After all, I...have had many ex-boyfriends. I'm worried that he needs a marriage to consolidate his position. I'm afraid...I'm just a tool for him to consolidate his position. If it were anyone else, it would be the same."

Hu Nanzhen became increasingly silent as she spoke. She had always been confident, but now she felt completely lost.

Ling Zhen could sense Hu Nanzhen's hesitation and loss. As an outsider, she could see things more clearly than someone involved. So she asked, "If that's the case, will you still marry him?"

After Ling Zhen finished speaking, Hu Nanzhen fell silent.

After a while, she nodded heavily, "I think... I'm still willing."

"I know that for a family like ours, arranged marriages are a very common thing. My dad said that he was able to marry my mom without an arranged marriage because God was behind it. It was just a special case. That's why I played around so recklessly before. But now the situation is different. At least I really like him. Even if he doesn't like me now, I still hope that after we get married, he will slowly fall in love with me."

Every word Hu Nanzhen said was true.

As Hu Nanzhen was speaking, Ling Zhen suddenly remembered what Tang Shuya had said to him before.

He said that marriage is a business interest and both parties get what they need.

Whether you like it or not is not important at all.

Who is not a tool for profit?

In this circle, aren’t there many cases where the red flag is flying at home while the colorful flags are flying outside?

It is not uncommon for everyone to play their own games.

It is really difficult for Hu Nanzhen to find true love in such an environment.

No matter how smart a person is, he will become uncontrollably confused when he encounters love.

Ling Zhen still supported Hu Nanzhen's pursuit of love, so she encouraged her, "Since you've made up your mind, why are you still worried? Go for it bravely. If things really don't work out, just use the methods you used to pursue boys. I believe that soon your boyfriend will give in and fall at your feet."

These words touched Hu Nanzhen's heart. She raised her eyebrows and smiled brightly, "Thank you, Ling Zhen. It's great to have you as a friend."

At this moment, her cell phone rang.

"Hello." The person on the other end didn't know what he said. Hu Nanzhen's face was like a blooming white orchid, with a smile written all over her face. "Really? Great! I'm outside now, with a friend of mine..."

As she spoke, Hu Nanzhen glanced at Ling Zhen and said, "Can I bring my friend along? Yes, I mentioned that to you before."

"Okay, then you go first, we'll go over there ourselves later."

After saying that, Hu Nanzhen also hung up the phone and looked at Ling Zhen excitedly, "He just called me!"

Ling Zhen also smiled, "So?"

"Didn't I just say that he rarely asks me out for dinner? And he just got back from a business trip today, and he called me as soon as he got off the plane! Isn't that new?"

"That's a good sign. Maybe he's been away on business for a few days and realized he missed you terribly, so he couldn't wait to find you as soon as he got off the plane?"

Ling Zhen didn't realize that if she was truly trying to coax someone, she was actually no worse than Tang Shuya. Hu Nanzhen swallowed her words, blushed, and lowered her head after hearing what she said. "Don't say that, it's embarrassing."

Ling Zhen actually laughed.

Hu Nanzhen quickly thought of something, "Oh, right, I said I would take you with me."

"Me? No." Ling Zhen waved his hands quickly. "He's back from his business trip, and you two finally have some time together. I don't want to be a third wheel."

"What do you mean by a world for two?" Tian Rui said coquettishly, the blush on her face deepening. "I don't care. This time, regarding my lifelong happiness, you are my family, so you have to help me with my opinion."

"You've already said he's the best in the world, and your family personally picked him for you. Do you still need my approval?"

"I've already told him, and he agreed. If you don't go, where will I put my face?"

As Hu Nanzhen spoke, she grabbed Ling Zhen's arm and shook it gently, begging and acting coquettishly.

Ling Zhen had no idea what to do with her and smiled helplessly, "Okay, okay. I'll just go sit for a while, okay?"

Hu Nanzhen smiled and said, "Okay, when it's almost time, find a chance to slip away."

Ling Zhen understood, "I understand."

Hu Nanzhen became very excited, with light in her eyes.

Maybe this is the case for all women in love, whose joys, sorrows, anger and happiness are all dependent on one person.

Because you care too much about the other person, you worry about gains and losses.