Chapter 31 The dream of marrying into a wealthy family
is shattered "A gentleman should be upright in life, how can he have such dark thoughts?" He seemed to be greatly humiliated, and took the opportunity to express his feelings: "If Madam Chang doesn't believe me, I will go back and break off the engagement with her today! Anyway, there is only Madam Chang in my heart from beginning to end. What's the point of spending my life with someone I don't love——"
As he spoke, his voice suddenly paused and his expression became evasive, as if he had said something out of turn: "I have been restraining myself for a long time, why am I saying what's in my heart now?"
"vomit!"
An uncontrollable retching sound was heard, and Zhou Ding looked at Xier with a frozen expression.
Chang Suining said calmly: "She is pregnant."
Xier covered her mouth with one hand, held her lower abdomen with the other, and nodded shyly: "Yes."
Zhou Ding had a complicated expression: "...Congratulations."
But...why is this atmosphere completely different from what he imagined?
Fortunately, the girl in front of him took over his words, so the conversation did not end in silence.
But her tone was too straightforward: "You don't have to have me in your heart. There is a huge difference between you and me. My family will never agree to it."
Xier hesitated to speak, and wanted to add - it's not the difference between heaven and earth, but the difference between immortals and animals.
"...I, I know that I am not worthy of Madam Chang." Zhou Ding's face flushed, and he insisted: "That's why I have never revealed my feelings... But one day, I will definitely make a name for myself!"
Chang Suining: “…”
It's almost like a head falling off.
"I know General Chang will not agree to this easily... But I have made up my mind. It is difficult to find true love in life, so I should not give up easily." Zhou Ding stared at the girl in front of him and swore, "We will live in different rooms, but we will be buried in the same grave. If you say I don't believe you, it will be as bright as the sun..."
Chang Suining looked at that excited face and felt that it was like a vampire that wanted to drag someone to death, but wanted to use true love as bait——
She said sincerely: "If you want to die, then die. I don't want to die."
Zhou Ding's eyes twitched: "?"
"I listen to my father." The girl said as a matter of course, "My family will never harm me."
Zhou Ding was speechless for a moment.
I mean... do you have to be so sober?
Is she allergic to the selfless, passionate and tragic love stories in dialogue scripts, opera excerpts and even the Book of Songs?
The blazing fire was poured with basins of cold water, and now only a few sparks were left struggling.
Just as he tried to say something else, the girl spoke before him: "The reason I mentioned your engagement is because I want to tell you that since you are engaged, it will be inconvenient for us to have any further contact in the future."
Did you come here to sever ties with him?
Zhou Ding was stunned on the spot, feeling that his dream of marrying into a wealthy family was shattered.
"So, you promised before that you would pay me back a hundred times after you pass the high school entrance exam. Now you should pay it back. Only then will we be even." The girl said calmly.
The affectionate look that Zhou Ding tried so hard to maintain was completely shattered.
Not only did they cut off all ties with him, they even asked him to pay back the money?!
He did say this, but didn’t she also say… that she didn’t expect anything in return from him?
But saying this really damages the dignity of scholars...
His expression was extremely complicated: "Madam Chang, what are you doing..."
"You don't have to wait until you get high school to pay me back. Forget about the idea of paying me a hundred times the amount. You just need to pay me back the principal." The girl said considerately.
Her maid was even more considerate and handed over something: "Here is the total account of the money my daughter has lent to Mr. Zhou. Please take a look."
Zhou Ding: “…”
At this moment, his name was not Zhou Ding, but Wu Lei Hong Ding.
The dream of marrying into a wealthy family has been shattered, and now he is suddenly burdened with huge debts.
Having said this, he had no choice but to take the account from Xier. When he saw the numbers clearly, his expression was almost out of control again, but he could only say: "...but I don't have that much cash on me. I'm afraid I can't make up the difference in a short time..."
Chang Suining said generously: "No problem, I'll give you three days."
Seeing that Zhou Ding was still in trouble, she also felt a little embarrassed: "Don't blame me, Mr. Zhou. My father asked me to get the silver back. He just returned to the capital after winning a battle. When he learned about this, he was furious and broke several tables--"
Zhou Ding’s body stiffened.
The voice was pleasant to hear and the words were difficult, but they gave him a chill, as if he would become one of the tables that was broken.
The girl kindly reminded: "It doesn't matter to me if I can't get the money back. I'll just get scolded. What matters is Mr. Zhou himself."
"Girl, it's time for us to go. Our husband seems to be waiting anxiously." Xier said.
Chang Suining raised his head and looked outside the pavilion.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ding subconsciously looked over, and saw that a young master and servant had appeared next to the carriage that Chang Suining was riding in on the side of the road. The young man was tall and handsome, and was sitting by the shaft of the carriage, wiping his sword with a cotton towel.
The sword blade was as white and bright as snow. As the young man wiped the sword, the midday sun shone on it, just piercing Zhou Ding's eyes.
Zhou Ding hurriedly took two steps back.
Chang Suining: "Goodbye."
Zhou Ding pursed his lips and nodded: "Madam Chang, take care..."
Chang Suining no longer looked at him and took Xier out of the pavilion.
Upon seeing this, Chang Sui'an put away his sword, jumped off the carriage, and opened the curtain for his sister.
Chang Suining got on the carriage, Chang Sui'an jumped on the horse, and the brother and sister drove away.
Inside the pavilion, the ceiling looked ashen.
"Ningning, I think we should beat him up first!" Chang Sui'an rode beside the car on horseback, frowning and saying, "A hypocrite like him is useless. If we give him two punches, are you afraid he won't confess?"
"He is willing to admit it." The girl in the car yawned and said in a somewhat casual voice, "I'm afraid he has nothing to admit."
Inside the car, Xier poured a cup of hot tea and brought it to Chang Suining.
"The girl said when we came here that if the mastermind behind this is a big snake, he would not show up in person to hire someone to kill someone, let alone reveal his identity." Xier said, "I'm afraid Zhou Ding doesn't even know who the other party is when he takes the money to do the job."
Under such circumstances, if Zhou Ding was arrested directly, not only would no useful clues be obtained, but it would also alert the people in the dark, which would backfire.
"That's true..." Chang Sui'an's eyebrows were still furrowed. "It's just that Ningning has been wronged, and for this reason I have to pretend to be nice to him. Now even now I have to be nice to him. It's really a bargain for him!"
Nice voice?
Chang Suining took a sip of tea and said, "That probably doesn't apply."
"But he still got it easy..." Chang Sui'an was still upset about not being able to beat Zhou Ding up. Thinking of the look of Zhou Ding from afar, he couldn't help but say, "He was so close to my sister just now. Even if my sister's saliva splashed on his face when she spoke, he got a huge advantage!"
Chang Suining almost choked on his tea: "..."
She really thanked me.
But she really doesn't spit when she speaks.
This kind of cursing has the meaning of hurting the enemy by a thousand while hurting her by eight hundred.
Not wanting to hear the young man's shocking words again, she interrupted the topic of "how much advantage did Zhou Ding take" and asked instead: "Brother, have you arranged everything for the next step?"
Good afternoon, see you tomorrow~
(The first version I released had two extra sentences at the end to remind me of the details, which have now been deleted)
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