"Thank you," Mu Baicheng declined, "but I have other matters to take care of."
Mu Baicheng refused repeatedly, and Zheng Niannian felt it wouldn’t be right to press further, "Alright then, Brother Baicheng, thank you for your help today."
"It was nothing."
With those words, Mu Baicheng turned and left.
Watching Mu Baicheng’s retreating figure, the expression on Zheng Niannian’s face was somewhat complicated.
She was thinking.
What kind of person was Mu Baicheng, really?
If he had no feelings for her, why did he come to fix the light bulb today?
He clearly could have chosen not to come.
But if he did have feelings for her, why then did he refuse to stay for dinner?
Zheng Niannian sighed softly.
At her age, all she wanted was to find a man to live a good life with, without having to guess and second-guess, which was too exhausting and a waste of time.
But Mu Baicheng’s actions were truly baffling.
Had it been anyone else, Zheng Niannian would have stopped caring about them long ago.
But this person was Mu Baicheng.
In Capital City, whether it was family background, appearance, or character, he was one of the finest.
To give up on him just like that felt somewhat unacceptable to Zheng Niannian.
But to not give up...
Felt somewhat aggrieved.
After all, Mu Baicheng was the most suitable marriage prospect she had encountered over the years.
"Niannian, why are you sighing all of a sudden?" Just then, a familiar voice floated through the air.
Zheng Niannian turned around, a smile spreading across her face, "Sister Hongyu! What brings you here?"
"I came to see you, what, aren’t you happy to see me?" Fang Hongyu raised her eyebrows slightly.
Zheng Niannian linked arms with Fang Hongyu, "Of course not! I’m more than happy to see you! Come in, come in. I just got a new batch of black tea today; I’ll brew some for you."
"Okay," Fang Hongyu nodded, following Zheng Niannian’s steps, and asked seemingly casually, "I just saw a car driving past, did you have a visitor?"
"Yes."
Hearing this, Fang Hongyu turned to look at Zheng Niannian, then said, "Judging by your expression, it must have been a male visitor, right?"
Zheng Niannian replied somewhat embarrassedly, "Sister Hongyu, don’t tease me; the person you’re talking about, you know him too."
"I know him, too?" Curiosity piqued, Fang Hongyu prodded, "Who is it?"
"It was Brother Baicheng."
Mu Baicheng?
At this revelation, Fang Hongyu was taken aback.
Since when was Zheng Niannian this close to Mu Baicheng?
After all, "Brother Baicheng" was a term of endearment that used to be exclusive to her.
Thinking this, Fang Hongyu felt a twinge of sourness in her heart, but she still smiled and said, "Niannian, are you perhaps...?" ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
Before she could finish her sentence, Zheng Niannian interjected, "It’s not what you think; for now, Brother Baicheng and I are just friends."
"Just friends?" Fang Hongyu smiled, "Niannian, there’s no need to beat around the bush with me. Tell me, how far have things progressed between you and Brother Baicheng?"
She hoped that Mu Baicheng could find happiness.
But seeing him with Zheng Niannian, Fang Hongyu found it a bit hard to breathe.
After all, that stemmed from a regret rooted in her youth.
Zheng Niannian looked at Fang Hongyu, "Sister Hongyu, I think Brother Baicheng is a bit strange."
"Strange?" Fang Hongyu asked with curiosity, "In what way?"
Zheng Niannian, who was a longtime friend of Fang Hongyu and had no defenses against her, went on to describe Mu Baicheng’s behavior.
Hearing Zheng Niannian’s words, Fang Hongyu’s breathing suddenly became easier.
She knew that besides herself, Mu Baicheng loved no one else.
His current contact with Zheng Niannian was only to avoid disappointing Old Lady Mu.
Having said her piece, Zheng Niannian sighed again, "Sister Hongyu, Aunt Mu says Brother Baicheng has always been laid back like this, slow to warm up to anything, but I feel like he doesn’t have any feelings for me. I’m really torn about whether to continue getting to know him."
A woman’s intuition is often very accurate.
Fang Hongyu had grown up with Mu Baicheng and definitely knew him better than she did.
Fang Hongyu patted Zheng Niannian’s hand, "Niannian, Aunt Mu is right. Brother Baicheng has been like this since we were children; he never easily expresses his love. That he was willing to come over and fix your light bulb indicates that he must have feelings for you; he’s just not good at expressing them."
In truth...
Mu Baicheng just didn’t like Zheng Niannian.
If he had liked her, he wouldn’t have left immediately after fixing the light bulb.
But these thoughts were naturally not something Fang Hongyu could bluntly share with Zheng Niannian.
Putting aside other facts, Zheng Niannian and Mu Baicheng were indeed quite a good match.
Their family backgrounds, appearances, and abilities were all on par.
Fang Hongyu didn’t wish for Mu Baicheng to spend his later years alone; having Zheng Niannian’s company was quite good. All that mattered to her was knowing that she occupied a place in Mu Baicheng’s heart.
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