Cui Shaoting recalled the girl's reaction when she saw him. It was obvious that it wasn't an act since it was the first time she had seen him. He twirled two fingers together, curled the corners of his mouth, and whispered, "Fine, since Grandma likes you."
Since she likes you, I'll let you off this time. But if next time…
What about next time?
Cui Shaoting was somewhat lost in thought; he seemed unsure of what to do.
Feng Wan was still smiling as she asked him, "Second Brother Cui, since you said she's fine, why don't you try to develop a relationship with her? What about Grandma—"
Cui Shaoting picked up the light green folder on the table, turned around, chuckled, and left: "Feng Liu, I don't have the habit of snatching people from others."
Feng Wan persisted, "Second Brother Cui, who said you had to take it? As long as you give the order, who would dare disobey you? The few of you who are your brothers and sisters are all happy to share your burdens."
"With the way you snatch things from people, no wonder you're still single," Cui Shaoting sneered.
Feng Wan squeezed out two crocodile tears: "Second Brother Cui, you shouldn't expose someone's shortcomings!"
Cui Shaoting retorted sarcastically, "You're already short all over, do you really need to expose that?"
Feng Wan watched Cui Shaoting's dashing departure, filled with resentment.
After Cui Shaoting left, Feng Wan shook her head and continued typing. After a while, she suddenly realized, "Wait a minute, Brother Cui said he would take back whoever he set his sights on, no matter who they were or what their status was. Why has he suddenly changed his mind?"
As Cui Shaoting walked, he thought to himself, "My grandma is really getting old and can't tell people apart anymore. She even introduced someone like Su Mengmeng to me. Although Su Mengmeng is protective of her own, she's also selfish and short-sighted, to the point that she actually likes someone like Nangong Ao."
What's the point of having feelings for a woman like that? Marrying her would only lead to endless trouble at home.
Xu Miaoting sat in the study, staring blankly at a book she had randomly picked from the bookshelf, unaware that she was holding it upside down.
The cleaning maid came in and was a little surprised to see her still in the study. Usually, the young lady would have already left by this time! Why is she still here?
She didn't know what Xu Miaoting was thinking, or what had happened, so she could only guess wildly and dared not look any further.
Xu Miaoting's mind was in turmoil. She had always known what she wanted. Just like when she was a child, she liked Nangong Ao at first sight, so she tried to arrange a marriage between them. She skipped grades and went abroad to study when she didn't want to continue learning many things. She strived to do everything perfectly and wanted to be someone else's pride.
She did it. Everyone who knew her praised her, and people her age took her as a role model, wanting to surpass her, although no one ever succeeded.
But why?
When they were little, Nangong Ao, who said he liked her, fell for someone else. And that other person actually said... he liked her?! How could that be?!
She had heard of many precedents of this kind of thing, but she never thought it would happen to her or to her.
"Miss, are you cleaning the study today?" the maid asked, as it was inconvenient to clean with the master of the house present.
Xu Miaoting waved her hand: "No need, come again tomorrow." She wanted to have some peace and quiet and relax.
Xu Miaoting lay in bed imagining her past glory and secretly made up her mind.
“I’ve always been someone else’s pride, and now I can’t afford to have even the slightest stain on my reputation. She said she likes me, so is what she’s doing now just to keep Nangong Ao away from me?” Xu Miaoting couldn’t sit still after thinking about this.
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