Chapter 243 You have a crush on me?

"No...why?" Xie Lang's eyes reddened with anxiety. "Since you like me too, why can't you be with me?"

"What do you think?" Jiang Jingwen asked calmly.

"What should I say?" Xie Lang frowned deeply, looking frustrated. "How am I supposed to say it? I don't know why you won't listen..."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly froze.

"Hmph..." Jiang Jingwen across from her gave a bitter smile.

Xie Lang's voice was hoarse: "Wenwen, you did this for Zhu Jinzhao."

"Yes." Jiang Jingwen clenched her fists, her words firm and resolute. "I did it all for Zhu Jinzhao."

"..." Xie Lang stared at her intently, his gaze complex.

She parted her red lips slightly and said, word by word, "Zhu Jinzhao is my best friend. Whether she's a real heiress or not, she's still my very best friend!"

“I’ve known her since I was wearing open-crotch pants, and it’s been a full eighteen years. In these eighteen years, I’ve never said a harsh word to her, and I’ve never hit her hard when we play around. I consider her as important as my family. But how have you treated her?”

"Song Lingyue, Ning Shi, Xiao Jiming, Duan Qing... how did your friends treat her? She was just in a relationship, she didn't commit murder or arson, why are you all so cruel to her!"

"Wenwen..." Xie Lang carefully took Jiang Jingwen's hand and opened his mouth as if to explain something.

"Listen to me, we..."

"Don't touch me!" Jiang Jingwen forcefully shook him off, taking two steps back with disgust in her eyes. "Xie Lang, how can you and your friends treat my Chaochao like this? What makes you think I can still be with you without any resentment? What kind of person do you take me for?"

"I...I didn't consider you anything special." Xie Lang said urgently, "Wenwen, you are you, and Zhu Jinzhao is Zhu Jinzhao. You don't need to tie yourself to her."

"I'm going to tie myself to her!" Jiang Jingwen's voice suddenly rose sharply, and several veins bulged on her fair forehead.

"Zhu Jinchao is my best friend and my most important family member! I will always be tied to her!"

"Okay, okay..." Xie Lang had no choice but to compromise for the time being and said in accordance with her wishes, "Tie, you and Zhu Jinzhao will be tied together forever."

Jiang Jingwen glared at him with red eyes: "Xie Lang, I hate you all."

"No..." Xie Lang said with a bitter face, "Wenwen, you can hate Song Lingyue and the others, but please don't hate me. Although I don't have a good impression of Zhu Jinzhao, I have never bullied her, and I have never said a bad word to her."

"So what?" Jiang Jingwen's face remained frosty. "You haven't bullied Chaochao, so can you distance yourself from your friends?"

"Can you stop associating with them?"

"This...it doesn't have to be like this, does it?" Xie Lang didn't answer the question directly, but Jiang Jingwen knew his choice.

"Birds of a feather flock together. How good can things be if you're willing to be friends with those kinds of people?"

Xie Lang: "I..."

"Stop talking." Jiang Jingwen interrupted him impatiently. "I like you, but I can never be with you. I don't want your confession, and I don't care about your feelings. Don't come looking for me again. I really don't want to see you."

After saying this, Jiang Jingwen turned and left.

"Jiang Jingwen!" Xie Lang took a few steps forward. "I've never bullied Zhu Jinzhao, do you have to be so cruel to me?"

Jiang Jingwen didn't turn around: "Xie Lang, the best ending for us is to become strangers. If you're not satisfied, I don't mind making our relationship even worse."

“Jiang Jingwen…”

Xie Lang stood there helplessly, watching Jiang Jingwen walk further and further away, until she could no longer see her back.

"Oh--"

Xie Lang gasped sharply and suddenly woke up from his dream.

The light and shadow danced before my eyes, and I heard mournful cries all around me; the movie was only halfway through.

"What?" Jiang Jingwen asked irritably from the side.

"..."

Xie Lang was stunned for several seconds, then slowly turned his head to look at Jiang Jingwen, who was standing close to him.

Jiang Jingwen was still beside him, neither going far nor looking at him with disgust.

"What are you staring at?" Jiang Jingwen felt uncomfortable under his gaze and hurriedly looked away.

“…Jiang Jingwen.” He opened his mouth slightly and called Jiang Jingwen’s name softly, as if in a dream.

"What are you doing?" Jiang Jingwen turned her head to look over, her beautiful face perfectly matching Xie Lang's dream.

Xie Lang shivered, and his face suddenly turned deathly pale.

Jiang Jingwen frowned, not understanding why he was reacting like that: "...What's wrong with you?"

"No, nothing." He shook his head, then forced a smile. "Nothing, I just had a deep dream and haven't fully woken up yet."

“…Oh.” Jiang Jingwen’s reaction was indifferent; she didn’t even ask what he had dreamed about.

He raised his hand to wipe the thin layer of sweat from his forehead, hesitated for a moment, and then couldn't help but ask, "Jiang Jingwen, do you have someone you like?"

"Huh?" Jiang Jingwen was genuinely surprised by the sudden question. "Why are you asking this all of a sudden? Are you going to pursue me?"

"No..." Xie Lang shifted his position, moving closer to her. "I was just curious and asking casually."

Jiang Jingwen squinted, looking at him suspiciously. Although she didn't quite believe him, she still answered frankly.

"I don't have anyone I like right now."

"Oh..." Xie Lang's tone was a mixture of relief and barely perceptible disappointment.

"What are you doing?" Jiang Jingwen curled her lips into a meaningful smile. "You have a crush on me?"

"..." Xie Lang rolled his eyes tactfully. "With my looks and wealth, why would I need to have a crush?"

"..."

Jiang Jingwen glanced at him expressionlessly and said nothing.

"Watch the movie carefully!"

Ning Shi turned around from the front row and punched each of them: "After the movie, I'll ask you all questions one by one. If anyone can't answer them, just wait to be beaten to death by me!"

Jiang Jingwen immediately sat up straight: "Look, I'm going to look at it carefully now!"

But it was useless to look at it, because Ning Shi's question was something that no earthling could answer.

"Question: How many split ends were shown in my hair during the first rescue of the female lead?"

Everyone: "..."

"One more question: how many scenes in the movie feature me without makeup?"

Everyone: "..."

"Third question: I accidentally sprained my toe during the finale. Please tell me immediately which foot and which toe I sprained."

Everyone: "..."

"Let's all go home, everyone go back to your own homes and find your own mothers."