Qian Mao's smile was much more genuine this time: "Zhang, do you know me?"
He cleared his throat and said sincerely, "My name is Qian Mao, I am thirty years old, and my hometown is Beian Village, Maoershan Town, Shangzhi County, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. I am a genuine son of a farmer."
I know your family is well-off, even better than I imagined. There's a big gap between us, but I'm willing to work hard for us.
So, Zhang Muyao, I want to marry you and become your life partner, to have you as my other half and the mother of my child. Would you be willing?
Zhang Muyao never expected that her confession would turn into Qian Mao's outpouring of feelings. This plot twist made her feel that happiness had come too suddenly.
She covered her mouth, her big eyes flashing with disbelief.
Qian Mao smiled at Zhang Muyao's actions and said, "You still haven't given me an answer."
Zhang Muyao nodded immediately, and that gesture, coupled with her somewhat adorable face, instantly captured Qian Mao's heart. He smiled, raised his hand, and pressed down on Zhang Muyao, who was still nodding, saying, "Alright, my lovely little darling, today is the first day we've officially become a couple. Let's go, I'll treat you to a meal to celebrate!"
Zhang Muyao hadn't expected things to turn out this way. She saw Qian Mao walking forward, and thought, "Wow, this man is so tall!" Suddenly, a handsome face loomed large in her eyes, and that smile made her throat go dry.
Qian Mao took a couple of steps and realized his girlfriend hadn't followed. He thought his steps were too big, but when he turned around, she was just staring blankly into space!
Qian Mao smiled and walked back, reaching out to tug at her sleeve, saying, "Let's go, what do you like to eat?"
Zhang Muyao was pulled away by Qian Mao, looking blank.
Qian Mao thought his little partner was just too cute, but her adorable appearance inexplicably reminded him of a little rabbit.
Qian Mao took Zhang Muyao to a restaurant, a well-established name in Shanghai. Zhang Lei had taken him there once before, and the food was quite good. So Qian Mao felt that he should bring Zhang Muyao here at such an important juncture.
To his surprise, while they were eating, they heard a boy call Zhang Muyao's name: "Yaoyao, what are you doing here?"
Seeing Qian Mao frown, he said, "Kid, I don't care where you're from, Yao Yao is a very innocent girl. I'm warning you to stay away from her."
Zhang Muyao looked at the boy in front of her, stood up and said to him, "Liu Jun, when did it become your business to interfere in my affairs?"
When Liu Jun saw Zhang Muyao facing him, he immediately said with a grin, "Yaoyao, look, my dad and Uncle Zhang have been colleagues for many years. They work together and have a close relationship. Moreover, we grew up together. I've long considered you as my wife."
Zhang Muyao frowned and said, "Liu Jun, don't think too highly of yourself. You treat me like your wife, but I've never considered you my other half."
Upon hearing this, Liu Jun's expression immediately changed. He glanced at Qian Mao sitting in the chair, then stared intently at Zhang Muyao and said, "Yaoyao, don't be fooled by this pretty boy."
Zhang Muyao snorted and said, "Even if he wasn't lying to me, I would still be willing to believe it."
Hearing this, Liu Jun felt ignored. He glanced at Qian Mao and said, "Are you even a man? You always let women take the lead in everything."
Qian Mao leaned back, looking like he was saying, "What can you do about it?" He spread his hands and said, "You can find a woman to stand up for me, I don't mind."
Liu Jun was taken aback and asked, "What do you mean?"
Qian Mao tapped lightly on the table with one hand as he sat there and said, "It doesn't mean anything. Whatever you think it means is fine!"
Liu Jun's father is the vice minister of the Ministry of Finance in Shanghai, and has maintained a relatively good working relationship with Zhang Haotian for many years.
Liu Jun and Zhang Muyao attended the same school in the government compound since elementary school. However, he was playful and his grades were not good. In the end, he did not get into university and only had a high school diploma.
Zhang Muyao, on the other hand, was admitted to Fudan University through her own abilities. This made Liu's father speak highly of Zhang Muyao.
Over time, Liu Jun developed the idea of marrying Zhang Muyao, hoping to finally achieve some success. Although he had had many women around him over the years, they were all just casual flings. After all, even though the national situation wasn't so dire, he didn't want to burden his father and had always kept a clean record.
Zhang Muyao glanced at Qian Mao, whose calm and composed demeanor contrasted sharply with Liu Jun's anxious and fierce expression.
Moreover, Zhang Muyao didn't have any particular feelings for Liu Jun, a spoiled rich kid. On the contrary, his persistent pestering gave Zhang Muyao a lot of headaches.
In the end, it was Zhang Muyao's cousin who found Liu Jun. After a lecture, Liu Jun had no choice but to stay away from her for a while. He knew that as long as he was always around her, people would eventually accept their relationship.
He never expected that in just two months, after not seeing her often, he would run into her again while having dinner with friends. She was even more beautiful and looked more docile than before, giving him an urge to peel off her rabbit skin.
He was initially quite happy, but when he saw Zhang Muyao come in with a man he didn't recognize, and that she even gave that man a smile she had never shown to anyone else before, he was surprised.
Damn it, alarm bells went off in his head, which is why he came over and said what he just said.
After hearing Qian Mao's words, Liu Jun thought the man was crazy. Later, he wanted to see Zhang Muyao's reaction, so he didn't refute her. Unexpectedly, the girl just smiled even more brightly, as if the man had said something profound, but he didn't understand it at all.
Liu Jun felt deceived, and in a moment of impulsiveness, he stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Muyao's arm.
Zhang Muyao didn't expect Liu Jun to attack without warning. His sudden movement made her stumble: "Liu Jun, what are you doing? Let go of me."
Liu Jun grabbed Zhang Mengyao's arm and pulled her towards him. He was a little confused when he saw Qian Mao suddenly stand up. This man was so tall, but he still said firmly, "Yaoyao, what's so good about this kid? He doesn't look like he's from our compound. You and he are not in the same circle at all. Don't be fooled by this kid's face."
Zhang Muyao angrily tried to twist her wrist, but just as she made a move, she saw Qian Mao walk over, his slender fingers grabbing Liu Jun's hand that was holding Zhang Muyao's wrist, and he said calmly, "A real man wouldn't bully a girl."
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