Chapter 41: Someone else is pursuing me; he's mine.
The birthday party turned into such an ugly scene.
Jing's father and Cai Zhi have already left with Jing Ge.
The Li Family Garden is now silent.
The wind rustled past.
"Take Li Zhan to the Jing family to apologize," Old Master Li said sternly. "Show your attitude. You swore and scolded their daughter in front of their parents. Who were you cursing at? Who were you being aggressive towards?"
Li Kaiji, utterly exhausted, said, "My son knows."
Sheng Man added, "I bought a car for the princess, and I'll send it over with it."
"It can't be that bad," the old lady of the Sheng family said with dissatisfaction. "I don't think that girl is that great either. Zhan'er is arrogant, and she didn't give him any face."
Grandma Li sighed, "Sister, let's not interfere in this matter. It's fine for the two children to fight or quarrel in private. Today, Li Zhan even cursed at their parents' faces."
Grandma Sheng: "I don't think much of this girl. Why do you insist on associating my grandson with her?"
Aunt Sheng stated, "If Zhan'er doesn't like it, we'll introduce him to someone better. The Jing family's current background really isn't good enough for him..."
“Sister-in-law,” Sheng Man quickly stopped her from continuing, “you should go home with Mom and Dad first. I’ll take the kids to stay with us for a couple of days another time.”
It's best for the Sheng family not to interfere in the Li family's affairs.
If we keep talking like this, the relationship between the Li family and the Sheng family will be ruined.
After seeing off his relatives and friends, Li Kaiji looked around and asked, "Where's Li Zhan?"
“He smoked outside for a while,” Sheng Man said, “and then he looked for something, which Zhang Ma and Gege threw away. The brat lashed out at Zhang Ma without thinking, and no one could stop him. He left.”
"..." Li Kaiji remained unusually silent, and finally said, "He's going too far."
Sheng Man: "Let's not talk about that now. Let's go to the Jing family first and appease our in-laws."
In addition to the car bought for Jing Ge, there was also some assistance provided to the Jing family's company.
Grandpa Li and Grandma Li added a lot, which can be considered a very sincere apology.
Jingge thought that his father, having witnessed his situation, would seriously consider the marriage.
However, after sending Li Kaiji and Sheng Man away.
Jing's father was straightforward: "Li Zhan is at a karaoke bar. Go find him and spend his birthday with him."
"......"
“The Li family has been very firm in their stance,” said Mr. Jing. “We should take the opportunity to back down. You were also at fault in this matter. I told you to try to appease him, but you didn’t do a good job at all.”
Cai Zhi disagreed: "That child insulted the princess, how can we tolerate that?"
Jing's father snapped, "Shut up!"
Cai Zhi: "The engagement really needs to be reconsidered..."
"Bang--"
Jing's father slapped him hard, causing the teacups on the table to shake and shift.
“She’s not going,” Mr. Jing said coldly, “so you can get out of this house.”
Cai Zhi couldn't believe it, and tears instantly welled up in her eyes.
Jingge suddenly wanted to laugh.
That's hilarious.
She actually still had expectations of Jing's father.
They actually thought he could see their own predicament.
How could he have seen that?
He could only see the power of the Li family and what the Li family could offer the Jing family.
And she is someone he can exchange for these powers and things.
"They're giving us face now," Jing's father said, "Don't let them take advantage of that!"
It's already May.
Jingge, however, felt as if he had been thrown into ice water.
The blood was frozen solid.
Jing's father's eyes were devoid of any emotion: "Go quickly, don't let your mother worry about you."
This is using Cai Zhi to threaten her.
Jingge stood up and calmly asked, "He's not satisfied with the gift I gave him. What do you think he wants?"
Jing's father frowned: "What do you mean?"
“I’ll sleep with him,” Jingge said. “I have nothing to my name. Since you’ve already taken his money, I’ll consider it payment for prostitution. I’ll offer myself up to him, okay?”
Cai Zhi cried out in tears, "Princess!!"
Mr. Jing's face was grim: "We can't take this step before marriage. What if he just plays around and doesn't want to take responsibility..."
Jingge looked at him.
This is my father.
These are the words of her biological father.
In the years before the Jing family went bankrupt, he genuinely cared for her.
But now, it's as if a wild beast is inside him, driven by nothing but lust.
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Jingge went to a karaoke bar.
As if anticipating that Jing's father would compromise and that she would come, Li Zhan lazily leaned back on the sofa, not even sparing her a glance.
The fleeting tension I felt when I heard her saying she was leaving at the Li family's house seemed like an illusion.
Fan Mingjie led a group of people to celebrate his birthday.
Jing's appearance caused an awkward moment for a few seconds.
“Sister-in-law,” Fan Mingjie stammered, “you, you’re here. Come on, sit with me.”
A strange girl next to him winked at him: "What about Yueyue?"
Fan Mingjie shushed her, "Stop talking nonsense. Is she here or not? If not, tell her not to come."
Jing Ge found an empty seat and sat down. Her father had asked her to come, and she did.
It's good that you're here.
Someone outside shouted, "The cake's here!"
Immediately afterwards, the heavy door of the private room was pushed open from the outside, and a waiter pushed a food cart with a large heart-shaped cake on it, with flickering candlelight.
Accompanied by a birthday song as melodious as a lark.
Besides the waiter, there was also a young woman.
Unbeknownst to those outside, the atmosphere inside had undergone a dramatic shift.
The candlelight illuminated the girl's features, but Li Zhan didn't lift his eyelids, continuing to play his game.
"Li Zhan!" the girl called out sweetly, "Happy birthday!"
The private room was completely silent.
Then someone coughed: "Yueyue, over there, over there..."
He gestured in the direction of Jingge.
Someone turned on the light.
The spacious private room was brightly lit, revealing black leather sofas, dark gray marble floors with veined patterns, and words written in jam on a heart-shaped cake...
There are also people inside and outside the door.
Jing Ge's body was trembling.
She pretended very well; no one noticed she was shaking.
No one noticed that she was afraid.
Afraid of the girl pushing the cake in.
“Jing…Ge?” Zhuo Yueyue asked hesitantly.
After he finished speaking, Li Zhan looked up, suspicious: "You know him?"
Zhuo Yueyue paused briefly, then broke into a bright smile: "Old classmates, what's your relationship with me?"
Li Zhan, feeling listless, casually replied, "It's nothing."
Fan Mingjie cleared his throat: "Um, my fiancée."
Zhuo Yueyue's smile froze: "Is that so?"
She knew that Li Zhan had a fiancée.
But I didn't know it was Jing Ge.
Everyone said that the arranged marriage of the young master of the Li family was just a joke. Throughout their university years, they never saw Li Zhan's fiancée visit their school.
In other words, it's questionable whether arranged marriages even existed at all.
“Sister-in-law,” Fan Mingjie scratched his head, “her name is Zhuo Yueyue, she’s our classmate…” Zhui Lizhan was pressing hard.
He didn't dare say the rest.
Li Zhan himself didn't seem to mind.
He doesn't mind if others know he has a fiancée.
He didn't mind that Jingge knew someone else was pursuing him.
Jing Ge sat in the corner, his hands unconsciously scratching the leather sofa, but his voice sounded extremely cold: "Find someone else to pursue him. He's mine, don't even think about it."
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