Gu Rongqi's seriousness and determination were on full display, which he revealed to Cheng Qicai.
Cheng Qicai was stung by the emotion in his eyes, and lowered her head to look at the small bubbles that kept rising and bubbling in the soup.
She maintained a calm and unchanging expression, seemingly unmoved by the wind.
But inside, I was already screaming like a groundhog.
Ah! Ahhh!
Ren Baiping lied to her, saying it wouldn't be that bad, and that nothing would happen.
How did he suddenly become a pursuer? If she had known, she would have nodded firmly when he asked if they were friends.
He didn't go so far as to tell her directly that he was pursuing her; now she feels like she's about to break.
She licked her lips, tasting a hint of spiciness on her tongue, which cleared her head. She looked up and couldn't help but say, "Uh... well, I feel like what I said, you know, it just didn't lead to anything..."
She spoke incoherently and incoherently, and she didn't know how to make Gu Rongqi understand her better.
The differences between them are too great; no result is the best outcome.
Gu Rongqi nodded slightly: "Yes, rationally speaking, you are right. But not everyone can speak rationally."
"..." Cheng Qicai was speechless at her somewhat pretentious remark.
Although it's true, she still can't accept it. "But the reality is that we're just not compatible. Your parents alone wouldn't accept you liking a girl like me. And it's impossible for me to have a relationship that isn't with marriage in mind."
"...I want to marry you, will you?"
Cheng Qicai was so shocked her jaw almost dropped. This... their relationship doesn't seem to have reached the point of discussing marriage yet, right?
She had never felt that her mind could work so slowly in her more than twenty years of life.
Well, you also need to add the more than twenty years from the previous life, making it more than forty years, which is the same.
Seeing Cheng Qicai remain silent, Gu Rong asked, "Do you remember when we went to Xia Zhaoshan, what I talked to you about your parents' relationship?"
As Cheng Qicai followed his question, she thought back to their conversation. It seemed that they had talked about parents, but Gu Rongqi said that if his parents disagreed with what he wanted, he would stand firm in his own ideas. So... wouldn't that mean a complete break?
What was her answer back then? It was something like she told him to follow his heart and live for himself?
Thinking about this, she immediately realized the seriousness of what she had said!
Good heavens! She didn't realize at the time that the thing referred to her. If she had known earlier, she would have definitely advised Gu Rongqi to be a good child who listens to his parents!
No wonder Gu Rongqi nodded and said, "That's good."
Thinking about what she said, she now wants to go back and slap herself a few times.
I should have told myself back then to give random advice; now the boomerang has come back to haunt me, hasn't it?
However, thinking about it now, Gu Rongqi's words seem a bit strange, as if he deliberately dug a pit to lure me into saying those words.
Cheng Qicai realized this possibility. She straightened up and looked at him suspiciously, asking, "Did you ask that on purpose?"
"..." Gu Rongqi's silence confirmed that Cheng Qicai's guess was correct.
Her eyes widened, and her tone was a mixture of reproach and anger: "How could you do this?"
Isn't this just completely deceiving her when she was naive and ignorant? And then leaving me in this predicament now?
“I just want to say that I’m serious about pursuing you, and I really do want to be with you.” Gu Rongqi paused. “But as for my parents… I’m sorry, I’m not sure I can convince them.”
Hearing Gu Rongqi's words, she knew that was the truth. She smiled bitterly and said, "So that's how it is, Gu Rongqi. We can't get past our parents. There's really no need for that."
Even someone as outstanding as Gu Rongqi said he might not be able to convince his parents, so what makes her think she can get them to accept her?
Gu Rongqi stared at her with his deep eyes. "Cheng Qicai, you can't see us together like this. I am me, and they are them. I am fully capable of severing ties with them and preventing them from bothering me anymore."
"I'm sorry, Gu Rongqi, I really can't put aside family ties to talk about this relationship." Cheng Qicai sighed and looked back at him seriously. "It's simply unrealistic for us to be together."
She tried to persuade him, and also to persuade herself.
After another long silence, Cheng Qicai's heart began to race.
“…Okay.” Gu Rongqi closed his eyes. Although he had known this outcome for a long time, he was still somewhat unwilling.
He knew that no matter what Cheng Qicai said now, she would only give a refusal. He silently thought to himself that he shouldn't push her too hard...
Hearing Gu Rongqi's reply, Cheng Qicai's heart relaxed, but also slowly sank.
Even though she was the one who said the refusal, a sour feeling still rose in her nose. She picked up a cabbage leaf, chewed it unconsciously, and swallowed it along with the sour feeling.
The chili peppers from the boss are so spicy they almost make you cry.
After the two talked things out about their relationship, it was as if they had returned to where they started.
It's not even as good as its initial starting point.
The two remained silent, taking turns putting food into the pot, one after the other. Now it seemed that even something as small as putting food in the pot was something that needed to be avoided.
When it was time to pay, Cheng Qicai took out her phone to scan the QR code.
But Gu Rongqi directly asked the boss how much it cost and took out cash from his wallet to give it to him.
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