This is a crucial stage in his relationship with Qiao Xinruo, and with this incident happening, he truly hates Leng Yinghong.
It wasn't enough that you hurt him once, now you have to come out and cause more trouble!
"Xinruo, I'm so sorry, it's all my fault!"
Feeling guilty, Zhou Jinglan immediately admitted his mistake.
No matter what, he absolutely couldn't let Qiao Xinruo misunderstand. He had to explain things clearly first, then try to get Qiao Xinruo's forgiveness, and continue to perform well in the future so that Qiao Xinruo wouldn't lose faith in him.
"I was blind before and mistook her for someone else. I thought she was my savior, and we did date for a while, but I swear!" Zhou Jinglan raised his hand and swore, "There was nothing between us, nothing happened!"
“We did talk about getting engaged back then, but I was lucky enough to meet you and Dr. Su. When I realized I had mistaken someone for someone else, I cut my losses in time. Later, after the police investigation, I found out that she was just maliciously deceiving me. So I sued her whole family. Later, she went to jail and made up for all the money she had cheated me out of.”
"Xinruo, I didn't expect to run into her today. I have no idea what she's doing right now. Please don't misunderstand!"
"I didn't lie to you. It was my fault for embarrassing you today. I apologize. Can you please stop ignoring me because of this?"
Zhou Jinglan looked at Qiao Xinruo nervously. He babbled on and on, feeling a little dizzy himself, unsure if he had explained himself clearly. He was terrified that he might die here.
Qiao Xinruo was quick-witted; even though Zhou Jinglan's words were incoherent, she understood them.
Actually, meeting Leng Yinghong was purely accidental, and Qiao Xinruo had no reason to be angry.
But she was indeed a little angry now, and the reason for her anger was not because she felt ashamed, but because she thought that Zhou Jinglan had mistaken this woman for her.
That's even more insulting!
“You really should go to the hospital to get your eyes checked!” Qiao Xinruo said.
"Huh?" Zhou Jinglan didn't react for a moment, but the little goddess was right, so he wouldn't argue and would only obey. "Oh, then I'll take a day off tomorrow and go to the hospital to get it checked out. Did you notice something wrong with my eyes? Is it serious? Can I go directly to the medical department to see you?"
Qiao Xinruo: "..."
It seems we should not only check the eyes, but also the brain.
"I mean, are you blind? Even if Leng Yinghong's birthmark on her neck looks similar to mine, my face is so different from hers, how could you mistake her for me?"
Qiao Xinruo grew angrier as she spoke, and couldn't help but tap Zhou Jinglan on the head.
"You actually mistook her for me? Are you trying to drive me crazy?!"
"I didn't!" Zhou Jinglan quickly stated, "I didn't mean to make you angry."
He finally realized what Qiao Xinruo meant by those words.
Indeed, compared to Qiao Xinruo, Leng Yinghong was like heaven and earth; he must be blind to have mistaken her for someone else.
"I'm sorry, I was so excited when I finally found the person that I didn't verify the information carefully."
"Also, the image of you in my mind has always been that of a child. I think... maybe it's because girls change a lot as they grow up. Perhaps it's normal for your appearance to change as you grow up, which leads to this mistake."
"In short, it's all my fault, it's all my fault!"
Zhou Jinglan's attitude in admitting his mistake was quite good, and given the suddenness of the incident, his handling of it was quite satisfactory to Qiao Xinruo.
So she wasn't really angry.
Qiao Xinruo hadn't said anything yet, intending to deliberately scare Zhou Jinglan.
Zhou Jinglan panicked as expected.
"Xinruo, I don't dare to ask you to forgive me, and I'm willing to do anything to make it up to you, but... but, can you please not ignore me because of this? If you're angry, you can hit me or scold me, I'm not a man if I utter a sound, but please don't ignore me." Zhou Jinglan was truly panicked.
During this period, his relationship with Qiao Xinruo has progressed relatively smoothly. Although there has been no substantial progress, everything is moving in a positive direction.
Today's events have wiped him out of his pre-liberation state.
This might even be the end for him and the little goddess. He was unwilling and reluctant to let it end like this.
"Xinruo, can you give me another chance?" Zhou Jinglan pleaded.
Seeing that Zhou Jinglan was genuinely worried, Qiao Xinruo didn't want to tease him too much, so she finally showed some reaction.
"Next time, even if you're going to mistake someone for someone else, choose a pretty one first," Qiao Xinruo said haughtily.
“Okay, I definitely will—” Zhou Jinglan replied quickly, but his mind didn’t quite catch up with his mouth. He realized he had made a mistake after saying half a sentence and quickly corrected himself, “No, I promise there won’t be a next time. I will never admit my mistake again.”
“That’s more like it,” Qiao Xinruo said.
"So, you're not angry anymore?"
Zhou Jinglan stared intently at Qiao Xinruo's face, trying to find the answer from her expression.
"I'm not angry anymore. Now that you've explained everything, I'm not an unreasonable person," Qiao Xinruo said. She wasn't really angry; she was just teasing her.
Seeing Zhou Jinglan's nervous appearance, she found it quite amusing.
"Then, you won't ignore me, will you?" Zhou Jinglan asked again to confirm.
There's no way around it; he's always so insecure and lacks confidence when facing the little goddess.
“I’m not a child, and I don’t have to talk to people,” Qiao Xinruo said.
Zhou Jinglan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“Great, Xinruo, thank you! We rarely get out today, so let’s not waste such a good opportunity. Let’s go for a walk in the park. I heard from some of my brothers that the park is beautiful, newly built, and well-maintained,” Zhou Jinglan said.
"OK."
Once the misunderstanding was cleared up and things were discussed openly, the two continued dating.
But neither of them noticed that a small tail had been secretly following them not far behind.
It was Leng Yinghong who refused to give up.
Leng Yinghong, who was threatened by Zhou Jinglan with "re-entry into the palace", felt wronged and unwilling. So after the crowd dispersed, she did not leave, but secretly followed Zhou Jinglan and Qiao Xinruo.
Leng Yinghong didn't recognize Qiao Xinruo; she only thought she was pretty, so she naturally assumed she was a vixen.
Especially since Zhou Jinglan had just claimed to be the vixen's girlfriend in an attempt to protect her, Leng Yinghong didn't believe him at all. She was determined to expose the vixen's true colors in front of Zhou Jinglan.
Looking like that, she doesn't seem like someone who can live a good life. Leng Yinghong can't accept Zhou Jinglan being with a vixen.
Once the vixen's true colors are exposed, she can properly apologize to Zhou Jinglan and believe he will forgive her, and everything will return to normal.
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