Chapter 15 Where is the true love in the world
In the evening of a certain day of a certain year.
Suzuki Sonoko sat in a small private room in a well-known restaurant, staring blankly with her forehead propped up with a distressed look on her face.
Two feet away, across the table, her handsome, sweet-voiced, and skillful fiancé was calmly removing fish bones.
The white fish meat was firm in texture, and even after removing the fine burrs, it still did not break apart. Feng Jingye took a spoon and poured the soup over the meat. He naturally raised his elbow and exchanged the plate in his hand with the empty plate in front of Yuanzi.
So Miss Suzuki Sonoko frowned even deeper in distress.
"What's wrong?"
A clear male voice with a hint of laughter. While Feng Jingye was rolling up his sleeves, he poked her cheeks, which were puffed up with anger, with the back of the pair of bamboo chopsticks in his hand: "It will be cold soon. Didn't you say you wanted to eat it?"
Miss Suzuki Sonoko stared at the plate in front of her for a while with a bitter look on her face, then sighed deeply: "Then eat it..."
Although it was difficult to guess what she was thinking, her general emotions were almost clear at a glance. Feng Jingye was a little suspicious of her expression at that moment, but three minutes later, when he saw those familiar eyes that were shining unscrupulously because she was hungry, he gently put aside his uneasiness.
As for what Suzuki Sonoko is worried about...
Put the cause into one specific sentence: She wants to break up.
To put the result into one sentence: She couldn't say it.
The villain in Suzuki Sonoko's heart was almost banging his head on the floor in grief - Do you know how handsome Feng Jingye is? Do you know how touching his sad expression is?
Do you know how much courage it takes to say something harsh to him?!
No, you know nothing!
Thinking of her parents' indifferent demeanor last night, Sonoko was so angry that she wanted to slam the table: "You are only thinking about your Suzuki family! You didn't even think about me!"
However, she had already reported the specific details to her family, and the three people in charge had already issued instructions.
It's time to break up, no matter how hard it is.
When the after-meal dessert and evening tea were served, Suzuki Sonoko held the warm teacup, took a long breath, and curled up her fingers very carefully.
Talking about breaking up not only requires enough starch to convert into energy, but also requires enough time to accumulate courage.
After finishing three cups of milk tea and going to the toilet twice, Yuanzi finally spoke carefully under the very standard and gentle gaze of the three men of the Feng family.
"If this is really just an interview, and I'm just an interviewer, I'll definitely let you pass."
Feng Jingye stirred the coffee with a silver spoon, which made an almost imperceptible sound at the bottom of the cup.
"What does it mean when Sonoko suddenly says this?"
Suzuki Sonoko gave him a pair of dead eyes in despair.
"It means I don't want to marry you."
The boy still smiled politely, but his pupils under his glasses shrank uncomfortably.
His appearance has always been pleasing to the eyes, but every time Yuanzi saw him, she felt a strange heartbeat, especially when a few strands of hair on his forehead occasionally rested lightly on the bridge of his nose, and his eyelashes were half-closed, which often made Yuanzi have the urge to build a building for him with a wave of her hand.
Even though this beautiful boy could easily make people feel a chill down the back of their necks, Sonoko still didn't take it seriously.
Feng Jingye still showed no sign of being angry. He called the waiter to change Yuanzi's bowl of hot sweet soup. He sat in his seat with a nonchalant and tolerant look, looking at Yuanzi as if he was ready to appease her temper at any time.
Suzuki Sonoko looked at him once and he was smiling. She looked at him a second time and he was still smiling.
So she hesitantly lowered her head to drink the soup, and whispered to him: "Can you stop laughing? You're really scary..."
When he heard the key word "terrible" again, Feng Jingye felt as if he understood something.
Not to mention IQ, in terms of EQ, he is definitely not in the same league as Miss Suzuki, who grew up being pampered.
It's okay if it's just for a while. After all, a blind date is an "interview" process. As long as you understand the "boss" lady's thoughts thoroughly, it won't be awkward to get along with her.
But marriage is a long-term thing.
When the Suzuki family was looking for a son-in-law, they must have been looking for a safe and trustworthy agent. It seemed that when the Suzuki family was getting along with Ximen before, it was because of emotional reasons that the relationship lasted for nearly a year.
The so-called marrying into the wife's family is nothing more than a marriage with more stringent conditions. The man must be able to get along well with his wife and discuss and cooperate with her for half of his life, but he cannot be too self-centered and have a good relationship with her so that he can manipulate the other party's decision through emotions.
In other words, he can be capable and strong, but he must not be dangerous.
If Suzuki Sonoko's brain would be ruined just by living with him for half a year, what about the rest of her life?
In this case, there is no question of whether Yuanzi will be fooled by Feng Jingye into handing over his family business because she likes him too much.
——This is a problem that Feng Jingye can solve if he wants to. If he endures it for twenty or thirty years, he can simply change the Suzuki family’s surname to Feng!
The elders of the Suzuki family probably don't want to see this...
"Did I scare you?"
At the critical moment, the young man grasped the key point and immediately made the most appropriate choice.
Play straight ball with the naive girl.
He calmly pushed his glasses up, his expression slightly colder, but his tone was naturally anxious, a little faster than usual: "Blind dating is a process of mutual understanding. After understanding each other, you will understand each other, and because of understanding, you will accommodate each other. This means that both parties need to make some small changes for each other."
Under Suzuki Sonoko's blank gaze, he suddenly smiled and said, "I don't want to force you to change anything. After all, it's easy to make people dislike you if you interfere with other people's living habits when you are not familiar with them."
"I don't want you to hate me," the voice paused slightly. "So I choose to influence the details of your life to guide you to make some choices. Although the process is gentle and the results are not drastic..."
At this point, the handsome boy with glasses leaned over and gently placed his palm on her forehead: "But afterward, you looked a little scared."
Suzuki Sonoko pursed her lips with an unclear expression.
Feng Jingye breathed a sigh of relief: Although his fiancée was indeed as slow as he expected, her slowness was obviously not long enough.
The slow-witted fiancée raised the dessert bowl to her lips as if to cover up her mistake, took two sips blankly, and began to think - what were those things he just said?
Suzuki Sonoko was lost in thought, her hands gradually loosening their grip and she held the soup bowl lower and lower. Her bewildered look naturally caught the eye of her fiancé.
Ah la, Feng Jingye moved his eyelashes silently: It seems that I guessed the wrong direction...
Suzuki Sonoko took a long time to react, and seemed to finally understand what he had just said. She put down the bowl of soup that was about to fall over, and waved her hand nonchalantly: "That doesn't matter. I can understand."
"Um?"
Seeing his puzzled expression, Sonoko explained to him cheerfully, "I've never put much effort into anything, so naturally I don't understand a lot of things. Therefore, my consistent code of conduct is to 'not meddle in things I don't understand.'"
"If I can't do it well on my own, then I have to listen to advice first. That's why I've been obedient since I was a kid!"
Feng Jingye avoided those eyes that were inexplicably proud, and realized belatedly that he almost reached out and patted her head to show encouragement.
But being obedient is indeed an advantage.
He never forced anything on her. Suzuki Sonoko was a very persuasive person, and as long as she had solid evidence, she could be easily persuaded.
"Actually, you're not being too harsh," my fiancée bit her spoon. "You were only talking about insignificant bad habits, and you've never forced anything on me..."
[After all, getting along is a process of mutual compromise. If he finds that a certain trait in Sonoko is very stubborn, he will choose to change himself to tolerate that point.]
"And come to think of it, you've also helped me develop a lot of habits, right? Isn't this mutual?"
[Generally speaking, he would try to hint at each trait several times, and based on her stubbornness, he would judge whether he needed to make some changes.]
Suzuki Sonoko snapped her fingers thoughtfully. "Actually, acting like a spoiled child with you, no, or should I say confront you? It's pretty easy anyway, right? You usually persist within three times..."
She thought about it and corrected herself: "The most I've ever done is four times."
Feng Jingye narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly felt his heartbeat slow down.
Then, his fiancée scratched her head and said, "Most of the time, I do whatever you say. But when I encounter something I don't want to be interfered with, as long as you insist two or three times, you will give up trying to influence me."
Feng Jingye suddenly wanted to sneer: Isn't it just that you can change if you want to, and be stubborn if you don't want to?
——Does it mean that whether you want to be with me or not is up to you?
Finally, as if she hadn't noticed his expression at all, Sonoko said with a seemingly understanding look, "I think this is very fair!"
For a moment, Feng Jingye saw a bit of the sharpness that matched the surname Suzuki in the young lady in front of him, whom he regarded as a naive and innocent girl.
"I'm talking to Jing Ye," Suzuki Sonoko cautiously patted her clenched palms, "You suddenly became more terrifying just now, you know?"
Feng Jingye subconsciously retracted his hand, habitually took out a tissue to wipe her hand, and asked in an ambiguous tone: "When did Yuanzi find out?"
"well?"
Yuanzi thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I didn't notice it. Although I always had a feeling, it wasn't a very important thing. But later..."
"What happened next?"
"Later, someone told me that I did all this on purpose and asked me to be more careful."
Is there...someone?
who?
Suzuki Sonoko seemed not to notice his momentary confusion. She tilted her head and continued, "I've thought about it and think it's okay. Although I don't think it's scary, maybe it can help me understand your behavior patterns better."
At this point, she habitually began to seek credit and praise: "That thing that you would give up after four tries at most, I discovered it myself!"
Feng Jingye didn't say anything.
Suzuki Sonoko was stunned for a moment and asked, "Where was I just now?"
"Speaking of which, you can see that I'm influencing you."
"Ah, yes," she nodded, "that's not the point."
"I don't want to marry you because you're a little dangerous."
The third son of the Feng family pushed his glasses up. Was he really acting too [dangerous]?
"It's not dangerous, actually," Suzuki Sonoko considered her words, her eyes sparkling as she looked at the thoughtful young man. "It's just a little unstable."
After she said the first sentence, everything went smoothly. The amylase and amino acids she had accumulated were instantly transformed into abundant energy for complaining.
"We are both high school students, and our abilities are still unknown, but you are very ambitious, you know?"
Hearing this, Feng Jingye almost wanted to laugh.
He is only the third son, and the only contribution he can make to the family is marriage. How can he have any ambition?
"Don't disbelieve me," Sonoko puffed her cheeks and rapped the table. "Just like last time, I said that instead of waiting in line for limited edition products, I might as well open my own dessert shop."
"oh?"
Feng Jingye pushed his glasses, the patient smile on his face did not change at all.
Suzuki Sonoko curled her lips but didn't bring up the topic of the dessert shop. "I can see that you're probably hoping for a marriage, so you've been doing your best to act like I like you and trying to make me really like you."
This is a bit like stripping someone's clothes in broad daylight.
Feng Jingye said calmly, "Ms. Yuanzi is indeed very cute."
The corner of Yuanzi's mouth twitched.
"If you really wanted me to trust you, you should have confessed your feelings without hesitation. Even if your feelings were fake, it would be better than just vaguely praising me for being cute!"
Feng Jingye tilted his head inexplicably without explaining anything.
——Because what he just said was true.
Blind dates do not represent love. If his father's destiny for him is to be with the Suzuki family, then he will definitely do his best to make it happen.
This was just an opportunity, and in order to please Suzuki Sonoko, he definitely tried his best.
After all, he only has a few short months to win this opportunity, and the outcome of the research depends entirely on the decision of a girl.
As for what happens next...
Afterwards, in order to keep his future life peaceful and stable on the channel he wants, although he will definitely do something for the Suzuki Group, he will also try to reasonably insert the role of "Suzuki Sonoko" into his own life.
Perhaps smart people prefer ghosts that are easy to guess. Suzuki Sonoko's personality is far-reaching and easier to accept than the various patterns he guessed.
At least when Miss Suzuki said with her chin propped up and her eyes shining, "You are so beautiful," Mr. Feng Jingye did not feel offended at all, except that he lamented that this girl's vocabulary was a bit limited.
If you look into it carefully, there is actually a subtle sense of happiness.
Since the surname "Suzuki" is inevitable and he still has most of his life to live, Feng Jingye will try to like her even if he doesn't love her.
He remembered what she liked to eat, understood what she liked to do, paid attention to every little change in her expression at every moment, quietly transformed himself into the person she liked most, and then subtly injected the elements he liked into her life.
——Although the last point seemed to be used in reverse by the other party, from childhood to adulthood, Feng Jingye has never spent so much effort on other people or things.
wrong.
He looked at his fiancée who was busy considering the content of the breakup interview, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly with an unclear expression.
Not never again.
But it never happened.
Ms. Suzuki Sonoko, who had been pampered by countless efforts without realizing it, now tapped her chin and began to recall: "A few days after I complained that time, you proudly prepared a lot of materials to show me. Honestly, I was so embarrassed when I saw the plan."
"After all, I never thought of opening a dessert shop."
"But when I suppressed my embarrassment and explained that it was a joke, and you acted like you knew it was coming and told me it was okay, I wasn't embarrassed anymore."
Suzuki Sonoko sighed and said earnestly, "I'm starting to get scared."
Feng Jingye took a sip of tea. Oh, was he too considerate?
Really, you are not afraid of the changes that are like infiltration, but you feel uncomfortable because they are too considerate to you?
——Are you a pigeon? It’s fine if you let it roam free, but when you lock it in a cage and protect it, it wants to fly away.
However, Miss Suzuki Sonoko's focus was not on this, and she started praising him for no apparent reason.
"Your plan is extremely well written. I can't say I'm proficient in it, but I do have some foresight. If I follow the steps you gave me, I might be able to open a dessert shop with a bright future!"
Even though he was not in a very good mood at the moment, Feng Jingye felt a little relieved when he was praised seriously and frankly by someone who he knew would not lie.
This little pigeon girl, at least, knew how much effort he had put into feeding her.
"But you did this because you wanted to please me," she said, her expression changing rapidly. "You knew I was joking, and that this dessert shop would most likely remain a plan forever, but you did it so thoroughly..."
"Isn't it good to be thorough?"
"It's not bad at all."
Yuanzi frowned as she described her feelings at the time: "Besides being flattered, I subtly began to feel that something was wrong. So I sent a text message to someone else, asking him: If I really wanted a dessert shop, what would he do?"
This “he”…
Feng Jingye paused thoughtfully: Is this the same “someone” as before?
"What did 'he' say?"
"He said being my fiancé, waiting to be hired, was a prerequisite for my happiness. If he were to come, he'd probably just build a shop without telling me, or maybe buy one? And then take his fiancée to a private place before the opening, as the ultimate date to warm up their relationship."
She didn't seem to be interested in it, nor did she feel any romantic element in it. Her retelling of the passage was purely a good reading.
Feng Jingye's expression stiffened a little.
Unfortunately, Suzuki Sonoko did not dwell on this issue for too long and quickly brought the conversation back to the dessert shop.
"Although I think his words are ridiculous, that's exactly what a fiancé would do. And judging from your personality, Feng Jingye's thoroughness should extend beyond just this plan."
"If you wanted to cultivate a relationship, you would have given me a rough and tidy plan, and then easily convinced me—I guess it would have been super easy for you—and finally let me open this dessert shop with you."
Suzuki Sonoko thought for a moment, then began counting on her fingers. "This way, we can both prolong our interactions, increase our time together, and create shared memories. Ultimately, it shows respect for my personal aspirations and abilities, and I can also demonstrate my own abilities—for example, by helping a novice like me start a business."
Feng Jingye lowered his eyes and took a sip of tea.
He actually thought what Yuanzi said made a lot of sense!
"Rather than saying you're too thorough, it's better to say you haven't considered this matter thoroughly enough. And the reason for this lack of thoroughness can be clearly seen in that plan."
The boy wearing glasses smiled, supported his forehead, and raised his hand to indicate that he was all ears.
"You take it too seriously."
Ms. Suzuki sipped her tea and sighed, as if she were repeating a commonplace remark: "Actually, from the moment you defined it as 'something to cheer me up', it became just a false career. But when faced with this false 'career', you were so eager to put everything you've learned in your life to use."
"So I was thinking, how depressing is your life normally?"
She chose her words carefully, and under Feng Jingye's clear gaze, she subconsciously became timid, but she knew she was right, so she continued to analyze with confidence.
"Or, to put it another way, to what extent do you normally suppress your talents and ambitions, that when you encounter a small project like this... which isn't even an outlet for your own feelings, you subconsciously ignore maximizing its effectiveness and instead enthusiastically write something like this?"
This small world in the booth suddenly became silent.
The young lady from the Suzuki family put down the cup in her hand, looked at Feng Jingye with a twinkling look in her eyes, and said slowly but seriously, "I felt at the time that you must have been extremely excited when you wrote that thing. The excitement must have interfered with your senses to some extent. If you were given a broad enough stage - like our family."
She pointed at herself, then pointed at Feng Jingye's chest across the table.
"Then how many times more excited are you than when you wrote the proposal? The key is that you don't even realize you're excited, and being held hostage by that excitement, you're going to be in a state of turmoil..."
Feng Jingye was silent for a long time and did not refute the statement that "you are full of ambition" again. Instead, he looked at the young lady, whom he defined as a simple fool, with a very curious eye.
Should I say that fools are indeed more perceptive than ordinary people? Although she didn't worry about most of the things she should worry about, didn't take the things she should be confused about seriously, and even guessed the key intention wrongly.
But I actually discovered the deepest hidden point.
He seemed to have just re-acquainted himself with himself, and asked her in confusion, "Is it bad to be ambitious?"
The atmosphere subtly relaxed, and Yuanzi's courage returned.
She sloshed chocolate over the freshly served ice cream and answered without hesitation, "It's not bad, it's unsafe. You've been suppressing it for too long, and once it rebounds it's bound to be severe. Mentality is a chain reaction. A novice driver suddenly driving on a racetrack is more likely to overturn over the speed limit than to win the championship."
Feng Jingye instantly understood what she wanted to say, lowered his eyes expressionlessly, and began to eat his portion of snacks.
A long time later, as they were about to pay and say goodbye, the third son of the Feng family watched her follow the steps to pack her bag, check her phone, and put on her scarf. He suddenly asked, "It's been quite some time since the dessert shop incident. Don't you think it's a little late for you to explain this now, Yuanzi?"
"Night?"
"Eight months is roughly the limit set by Ximen and the Suzuki family for their engagement."
Seeing that it was almost eight months, he thought it was a sure thing.
Yuanzi sat in her seat, wiping her hands and tilting her head: "It's mainly because I can't bear to leave."
She said this with a clear conscience, speaking 100% sincerely: "Seeing you makes my mind full of joy. I can't think of anything else for a while..."
My fiancé, who had just been basically laid off, suddenly felt a ridiculous sense of relief at this moment.
Then, the fiancée boasted a little proudly: "Besides, this is a mission for you, right?"
"If I strike you out for no apparent reason, will your father and brother think that you and I are not compatible, or will they suspect that you didn't try hard enough to ruin the situation because you didn't want to marry into the family?"
"So it's better to try to prolong the time and let things separate naturally, right?"
I am being considerate of you!
However, Feng Jingye looked at her eyes that were shining as if asking for praise, and chose not to speak again.
Suzuki Sonoko asked for praise three times a day but failed, and she was becoming depressed.
She squinted her dead eyes as she looked at the boy's calm face. She hesitated for a moment: "I have a feeling that you don't like me very much, but the look in your eyes..."
She asked cautiously: "Don't tell me, have you really considered marrying me before?"
Feng Jingye remained calm, and just uttered a light "Oh" as a response.
He can't say that according to the plan, I'm almost starting to like you, right?
Although it was awkward for a moment, Yuanzi didn't mind. She tied her scarf around her neck and asked Feng Jingye generously, "Help people to the end, and help them to the end. Although my previous blind date wasn't liked by my 'mother', at least he had his father's support. Your situation is more complicated than his. If you feel that ending today is a bit abrupt, I can drag it out with you for another month. Then I can say that you tried your best, and I didn't choose you because... because..."
Her eyes darted around the cafe, finally landing on Feng Jingye's glasses: "How about we just say that our family is worried that the next generation will inherit the myopia gene?"
The three men of the Feng family looked at her expressionlessly for a moment, then pushed their glasses up indifferently and said in a particularly cold tone, "Excuse me, but this excuse is too stupid."
Really? Stupid...
etc!
Suzuki Sonoko looked at the expression in disbelief, which could only be described as harsh.
—Did he just say the word stupid?
The girl sitting by the window tentatively spread out her five fingers and carefully waved them in front of the boy opposite her: "Although I have long guessed that your true nature is different from what it is now, please answer me seriously, are you really Feng Jingye?"
She asked indignantly, "Are you still the Feng Jingye I know, the gentle, beautiful, and considerate Feng Jingye who could smile and be good-tempered even if a child wrote something all over her pants?"
"Yes."
The interviewer curled his lips without a smile: "I'm sorry, but the probation period is over now... Hasn't the interviewer already struck me out?"
I don't even expect you to pass, so why should I smile at you gently?
——After spending so much effort but still returning empty-handed, I really don’t want to waste any more effort on someone who “knows nothing”.
The intention he had at the critical point would become a complete joke if he moved a little further.
Miss Suzuki Sonoko, who knew nothing, looked at that polite and standard smile and could only sigh: How fickle the world is. After all, we've been dating for almost eight months. Is there any true love left in this world?
The author has something to say: I locked the article myself and added nearly half of the content, so remember to read it!
According to convention, each chapter must have a word count before V. The more chapters there are, the more comments there are, so the points will also be more...
I tried to split the chapter into two, but found that it was impossible to read them coherently, so I decided to post them together. 7500 is 7500. [Da Yi Lin Ran.jpg]
You can guess who that person is, but it should be easy to tell, right?
This was actually a collision between two trick masters, and Feng Jingye was slightly tricked without understanding the enemy's situation.
Let me give you an example of Feng Jingye’s mentality.
There was a gaming god who met his CP in person, and then he found out that the thing he took out of his cute love pants was bigger than him, but he refused to break up with him - I bought you skins, took you to play ranked games, and broke records with you - I spent so much effort, even if you are a man, you have to be with me!
Every time, Sonoko breaks up with her fiancé before he's ready to fall in love with her as a matter of duty. That affection that could have easily turned into a love of duty will definitely turn in another direction. What's the meaning of this...
Look at my smiling face :-D
Today I was working on a side story on the old article forum, and I just realized that I have no deadline for my saved drafts...
Finally, as per usual, please leave a message. I am seriously asking for a message from the 7500!
Good night everyone
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