The two had no results after a night of fruitless communication, and Su Jin didn't see Zheng Lin the next day, which left her feeling somewhat disappointed.
She returned to her room and saw Zheng Qi standing at the door.
"Sister-in-law," Zheng Qi said with a simple smile.
His attire this time was quite normal, typical of a young man in his early twenties: a white t-shirt, trousers, and sneakers. It was much more normal than the all-black outfit he wore when he was a bodyguard.
He wasn't wearing sunglasses, and his eyes revealed a hint of naivety.
Su Jin: "Why are you standing here?"
She swiped her card to open the door and went inside to get her clothes. She hadn't been home all night and needed to change.
Before entering, Zheng Qi's eyes darted around, constantly checking the surroundings. After confirming there was no danger, he stepped inside: "My brother asked me to come and continue being your bodyguard."
Su Jin draped the clothes she was going to change into over her hands. "No bodyguards needed, you can go back now."
"I was hired by the Zheng Group this time, sister-in-law, please let me stay. If you don't let me stay, my brother will think I'm useless. And then negative rumors about me will spread throughout the family." Zheng Qi bowed to Su Jin, then looked up, his small eyes revealing great grievance.
Su Jin recalled that his previous role as a bodyguard was practically meaningless, and that Zheng Lin had probably only hired him to monitor her.
“You can stay, but you must stay far away from me. Don’t even think about spying on me for your brother.” Su Jin went into the bathroom and closed the door.
“I swear, I’m not here to spy on you for my brother.”
Zheng Qi held up two fingers, then realized she couldn't see them through the door, so she immediately put them down and said, "He mainly asked me to come and protect you and take good care of you. Don't think of my brother as such a bad person; he's a very good person."
Su Jin came out, opened the door, and gestured to him: "You go stand outside now and book a room at the hotel across the street. If I'm in danger, I'll call you immediately. Don't hang around in front of me unless it's absolutely necessary."
Zheng Qi obediently stood outside the door, "Okay, sister-in-law."
Xu Residence.
Mr. Xu had just returned from fishing. His fishing gear was still on the ground. As soon as he entered the door, he put the bucket aside, turned around, turned on the coffee machine, added coffee beans, and brewed coffee.
Xu Jingzhi took Song Leilei home. As soon as they opened the door, they walked through the cobblestone path and saw her father's leisurely figure through the large glass wall.
"Don't slap yourself in the face later." Song Leilei felt embarrassed for him just thinking about his boasting.
Xu Jingzhi: "Don't worry, there won't be that opportunity."
Song Leilei's hand was naturally taken by him, and Xu Jingzhi exclaimed, "Oh, is this some kind of divination? Knowing we were coming back, you even made coffee. Put extra sugar in my coffee, but no sugar in Leilei's."
When Mr. Xu heard his good-for-nothing son's voice, he was unhappy. But when he mentioned Leilei, he turned around instantly and his face lit up with joy. "Leilei is here too. Wait, what would you like to eat? Uncle will take you to buy it."
"Dad." Xu Jingzhi looked at her father's worthless appearance and doubted once again whether she was his biological daughter. "Leilei is not a three-year-old child. She still needs you to take her to buy food. Why don't you take her to ride a rocking horse and let her understand her father, mother, grandfather and grandmother?"
"Did I speak to you? I'm asking Leilei, so don't get involved."
Mr. Xu opened the refrigerator, took out a plate of grapes for Song Leilei, and said lovingly, "These are sweet, I just bought them this morning, eat more."
Unable to bear seeing their seemingly loving father and daughter, Xu Jingzhi reached out and snatched the plate of grapes, placing it on the coffee table, and said, "I came here today to ask you for some money."
Xu Jingzhi's tone carried a hint of arrogance, which made Xu's father feel a bit uneasy.
I thought that having a job would make me more mature and stable, but I didn't expect my behavior to still be so eccentric.
However, Mr. Xu was used to it, and considering that he had brought Leilei along today, he didn't want to argue with him and said, "How much more do you want this time?"
Xu Jingzhi said directly, "Fifty million."
Upon hearing that it was fifty million, Mr. Xu glanced at his son and asked, "What are you going to do with it, start a company?"
Xu Jingzhi replied without hesitation, "I'll use it to get married."
Both of them opened their eyes wide and looked at Xu Jingzhi.
Mr. Xu was both surprised and delighted. While he was overjoyed, he was also a little disappointed. He had always thought that Song Leilei could become their daughter-in-law, but it turned out that this kid already had someone he liked and wanted to marry someone else.
Well, it's a good thing that this kid can get married early.
Mr. Xu's face was serious: "Where is the woman from? Bring her to meet me another day. I'll transfer the money to you later."
Fifty million, for the woman.
Putting these two keywords together, Song Leilei immediately realized that Xu Jingzhi was planning to set her up.
Wait a minute, Uncle Xu said he'll transfer the money later.
"That's it...?"
Xu Jingzhi had only uttered three words when Song Leilei interrupted him, "Uncle Xu, he said five thousand, ten thousand!"
She deliberately emphasized the word "ten thousand" so that Uncle Xu would reconsider this enormous sum of money.
"Oh...you don't want me to give him money for his wedding? Have you met that girl and thought she was a bad person?" Xu's father figured out another meaning.
Song Leilei quickly waved her hand: "No, no, that's not what I meant."
She felt like she was talking to a brick wall; it was impossible to explain, and it was inconvenient to explain.
Xu Jingzhi grabbed Song Leilei's hand and held it tightly. "Dad, fifty million. I'll marry Song Leilei."
Marriage? Song Leilei froze. Had he lost his mind?
"No, no, no, no. Us."
Song Leilei tried her best to explain, but Xu Jingzhi wouldn't give her a chance. He grabbed her shoulders and pulled her into his arms.
She then realized that things were taking a strange turn.
Being held like that, her ears turned red, and her thoughts became extremely chaotic.
Xu Jingzhi whispered in her ear, "Do you want to pay back the penalty for breach of contract? If you do, then cooperate with me."
Song Leilei: "......"
Mr. Xu was used to this scene; the two children fought every day.
"You're going to marry Leilei? Are you kidding me?" Mr. Xu leaned closer, judging from their posture, they didn't seem to be in love. "Are you serious?"
Xu Jingzhi: "Of course I'm serious, I want to marry her. When are you going to transfer the money?"
"Let's do it now." Mr. Xu grinned from ear to ear. "I knew you two would fall in love with each other. Before you were even born, our two families had already considered arranging a marriage between you as children."
"Is this another story?" Xu Jingzhi's gaze darkened, and he pressed, "Then why wasn't it booked?"
"Because after our two families discussed it, we believe that this kind of thing still depends on whether you really like each other."
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