Gu Chengze's words struck a nerve with He Lingchuan, who turned his face away, unwilling to answer Gu Chengze.
"Lingchuan, I think Cao Xue is great, definitely better than Shen Yanxi."
"I know."
He Lingchuan leaned against the table and took a deep breath: "But she's still young. She doesn't know what feelings are at all. She just thinks I'm a pretty good person."
He Lingchuan raised his head, his eyes filled with undisguised sorrow: "Cao Xue is a good person, which is why I cannot harm her."
Gu Chengze didn't realize that He Lingchuan had thought so much. He looked at the person in front of him with some helplessness and squeezed his shoulder: "This is your own business, you can decide for yourself. But I think you're overthinking it. No matter how young Cao Xue is, she is already an adult. You don't need to worry so much."
From Gu Chengze's perspective, Cao Xue was a good girl. He wanted to say more, but He Lingchuan interrupted him: "You don't need to persuade me anymore. I've made up my mind, and I will no longer have any contact with Cao Xue."
Gu Chengze sighed helplessly, and didn't say anything more.
He Lingchuan insisted on finding someone to spend the rest of his life with, and Gu Chengze, as a friend, couldn't say anything, so he could only help him find a couple more suitable people.
After lunch, Gu Chengze sent him the reserved location.
He Lingchuan looked puzzled: "What is this?"
"Didn't you want to find a girlfriend? I've already made plans with someone, you can't not go."
"So fast? I just told you this morning."
"That's fast! Don't you know how efficient I am? Do you need me to take you there?"
"No."
He Lingchuan looked at Gu Chengze somewhat awkwardly. His original plan was to go on the blind date in front of Cao Xue, so that she would give up on him completely.
However, he does need to talk to someone during this time, and if he can really meet the right person...
He Lingchuan pondered for a moment, then handed over the remaining work to others and took a taxi to the coffee shop.
As soon as he entered, he saw a woman wearing black high heels and a red dress.
He Lingchuan glanced at the seat number Gu Chengze had given him, then got up and went inside.
He hadn't had time to buy a phone yet, and he was carrying only cash. He Lingchuan nervously smoothed out the wrinkles in his clothes, worried that the girl would dislike him.
He stepped forward, and after saying only a few words, the girl frowned.
She clasped her hands together at her chest, looking down at He Lingchuan: "So, you don't have a car, you don't have a house, and you have two children?"
He Lingchuan looked at her somewhat awkwardly and nodded: "That's true, but I believe I can..."
"Alright, you don't need to tell me anymore. I'm not satisfied with you, I'm very dissatisfied."
The girl grabbed her bag and left. Before leaving, she made sure He Lingchuan told Gu Chengze, "Don't introduce me to any more boyfriends. What kind of people are they?"
He Lingchuan was somewhat embarrassed, but he maintained his gentlemanly demeanor and silently let the girl vent her dissatisfaction.
He Lingchuan looked at the half-finished coffee in front of him and gave a self-deprecating smile: "What a waste."
He got up to pay, but saw Cao Xue standing outside the door, pressed against the glass, her eyes full of disappointment.
He Lingchuan hesitated for a moment, but in the end he invited Cao Xue in for a cup of coffee.
Cao Xue's complexion was much rosier than before, which should mean that the rehabilitation was working.
He Lingchuan ordered a glass of milk: "Are you feeling alright?"
Since their last separation, Cao Xue hasn't contacted him. Perhaps it's awkwardness, or maybe she wants to give herself some space to think.
He Lingchuan looked at her, wanting to take this opportunity to make things clear.
"Actually, the two of us..."
Why do you have to make yourself suffer like this?
Cao Xue's voice was trembling with tears, and He Lingchuan panicked a little: "Don't cry, you're not feeling well, you can't get too excited."
"I know you did it on purpose."
Cao Xue didn't hesitate to expose He Lingchuan: "You don't want to find a girlfriend at all. Are you doing this to make me give up?"
Cao Xue became increasingly agitated as she spoke. He Lingchuan initially tried to calm her down, but by the end, he smiled helplessly: "How do you know I don't want a girlfriend? I'm so old, and..."
"If you really want to find a girlfriend, why don't you get back together with Shen Yanxi? You have a child, and Shen Yanxi likes you too. Wouldn't it be better for you two to be together?"
Does Shen Yanxi like him?
He Lingchuan's attention was entirely focused on those words. He looked at the person in front of him with a puzzled expression: "You're overthinking it. How could Shen Yanxi possibly like me?"
"Why not? If she doesn't like you, why has she repeatedly prevented us from meeting? But that's not important."
Cao Xue braced herself on the table and boldly approached him: "I just like you, nothing you say will change that, I will not give up."
Cao Xue seemed to be pursuing him, and He Lingchuan said helplessly, "We're not a good match."
"What's wrong with it?"
Cao Xue looked surprised: "Do you think I'm too ugly? Or do you think I'm too young? But we're not that much different in age, are we?"
Cao Xue looked at He Lingchuan anxiously: "Why did you hit me?"
Annoyed by Cao Xue's nagging, He Lingchuan said directly, "I have two children, while you only have one. Tell me, what's the difference between us?"
He Lingchuan raised his head and looked at Cao Xue with a hint of indifference: "Even if I don't find a girlfriend now, we are not suitable for each other. Not just now, even if it's ten or twenty years from now, we are still not suitable for each other."
Cao Xue looked at him in disbelief, her eyes filled with tears.
She bit her lower lip; only in this way could she hold back her tears.
Her voice trembled; she couldn't believe what she was hearing.
Cao Xue sniffed, finally managing to calm herself down, and couldn't help but ask him, "Are you telling the truth?"
"It's true, Cao Xue. Don't waste your time on me. We're really not right for each other."
After saying this, He Lingchuan was about to leave: "I'll take you back; I still have work to do at the lab."
He had just stood up when he heard Cao Xue shout behind him, "But I like you."
Cao Xue looked at him stubbornly: "It's okay if you don't accept me now, I will try my best to make you accept me."
Cao Xue's voice drew the attention of those around her. He Lingchuan endured their stares, his face turning somewhat grim: "Don't talk nonsense."
"I'm serious."
Cao Xue looked at the people around her and took the initiative to speak: "Everyone can be a witness. Every word I, Cao Xue, say is from the bottom of my heart."
"That's enough, stop fooling around and come back with me."
He Lingchuan grabbed Cao Xue's hand and was about to leave, but Cao Xue pushed him aside: "You really don't have any feelings for me at all?"
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