Wang Qian's words made the situation quite awkward. She seemed oblivious to the atmosphere and continued, "Brother Yin Zheng, are you free tomorrow? I'd like to invite you to a movie."

Compared to the generally reserved and demure nature of young women these days, Wang Qian was bold and enthusiastic. Her behavior, which wasn't particularly endearing, didn't annoy the onlookers, but it greatly displeased Yin Zheng.

She was Wang Tao's sister. Yin Zheng didn't want to argue with a young girl, so he simply said, "I'm busy. Go see a movie with someone else."

This was a veiled rejection. A sensible person would have backed down and at least wouldn't have said anything more at this point. But who is Wang Qian? She's a little princess who was pampered by her family.

"Since you're not free tomorrow, how about the day after? Or whichever day you're free, I'll wait for you."

"I'm never free."

That's already a pretty straightforward rejection.

Wang Qian's face also turned ugly.

She didn't expect Yin Zheng to refuse, because her mother had privately told her that she wanted to match her up with Yin Zheng.

Wang Tao sighed, "Qianqian, stop fooling around."

"I wasn't being silly."

Wang Tao looked at Yin Zheng apologetically: "I'm sorry, brother. I'll talk to her properly when I get back. Qianqian is still a child."

Yin Zheng didn't say anything. He was originally happy, but after this incident, he really couldn't be happy anymore.

Jia Yue was amused by his words. He was still a child; those words sounded familiar! She did indeed laugh.

Only then did the three girls place the girl on Jia Yue, who was behind Yin Zheng.

When Wang Qian saw Jia Yue, her expression turned hostile: "Who are you? And what are you laughing at?"

"I'm Yin Zheng's colleague. As for why I was laughing, it's just that I found your brother's words very interesting. May I ask how old Miss Wang is this year?"

Wang Qian, as proud as a peacock, said, "I'm eighteen, so what?"

Jia Yue smiled and said, "Nothing much, just admiring an eighteen-year-old."

Many people laughed.

Wang Qian's face darkened; what she cared about most was that Jia Yue was Yin Zheng's colleague.

Immediately, she asked Yin Zheng in a questioning tone, "Brother Yin Zheng, what is your relationship with her?"

This tone made many people present frown.

In terms of family background, the Yin family and the Wang family are evenly matched, but the Yin family has more second-generation members, and each of them is successful, excelling in both military and political affairs, and also has good marriage ties.

The Wang family has a good background, but there are few members in the second generation. Wang Tao's career is doing well, but he can't support the family alone.

Currently, the two families are evenly matched, but in terms of potential, the Yin family has more potential than the Wang family. Wang Qian's attitude and her questioning, even interrogative, tone are unsettling.

Yin Zheng's face turned completely cold. He didn't argue with Wang Qian, but instead looked at Wang Tao: "When did your sister start taking charge of population surveys?"

Wang Tao was also angry, angry that Wang Qian didn't know her place. He and Yin Zheng weren't in a superior-subordinate relationship. At the same time, he also knew that if this matter wasn't handled well today, he would probably become estranged from these brothers.

"Wang Qian, how can you talk like that? Apologize to Yin Zheng."

Wang Qian had never been treated like this before. There were relatively few girls of her generation in the compound, and she was considered the prettiest among them. The elders in the compound had watched her grow up, and she assumed that since they were all her elders, Wang Tao's good brother should naturally treat her, his younger sister, the same way he treated Wang Tao.

She only learned how to please the elders, but she didn't understand that her peers in the compound were not people she could arbitrarily instruct or control.

Wang Qian burst into tears immediately after scrolling through her phone.

"Brother, I hate you."

After saying that, she ran away crying, and her two classmates, or rather her little followers, quickly chased after her.

Wang Tao was worried about his sister, so he said to everyone, "I'm sorry, brothers, I'm going to check on Qianqian."

"Go."

After Wang Tao left, someone said, "Wang Tao's sister is probably... ruined."

This personality is fundamentally flawed; she's too self-centered. It's a personality trait she developed from childhood, and it's unlikely to change in the future. A girl like this lacks self-control, and even if she's pretty, marrying her would be a nightmare.

Among this group were people whose families had previously wanted to marry into the Wang family, but now, seeing the current situation, they felt they were not fortunate enough to accept the marriage.

Jia Yue felt like she had just watched a show; the little girl really didn't pose much of a threat.

Yin Zheng was unhappy. He introduced Jia Yue to his friends, but then this troublemaker showed up. Who could be happy about that?

"Let's not talk about them anymore. I bought fireworks, let's go set them off!"

"Okay, I know a good place to set off fireworks."

...

This small gathering did not last long, as they had to go home for their New Year's Eve dinner.

Yin Zheng took Jia Yue home. When they were almost there, Yin Zheng stopped his bicycle and pushed it. The two walked on the moonlit road. He said, "I'm not familiar with Wang Qian. She used to be my friend's sister. From now on, we'll just be unfamiliar neighbors."

"No need to explain, I understand."

"I like you and I want to marry you. What have you thought about it?"

This was the first time he had ever confessed so directly, but it wasn't as difficult as he had imagined. Instead, he felt immense joy after he finished.

This was the first time he had ever felt this way; it was the first time he had ever confessed his feelings to a girl.

Love is reciprocal; receiving love is joyful, something he had experienced as an emperor. He simply needed to choose the one he liked best, or rather, the one that felt most comfortable, from among all the love he received.

He now realizes that giving love can also bring happiness.

Compared to his high threshold for receiving affection and the unsuitable environment for romance he used to live in, he is now more genuine.

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