Rong Zhaonan frowned: "What I use has nothing to do with you?"
The message Chen Chen had given him earlier was that Qin Hongxing would arrive in the county this afternoon.
Given her pampered nature and the fact that she always has a car when she goes out, she probably won't be able to go to the countryside until tomorrow at the earliest.
I didn't expect her to come straight into the village in the afternoon, like the Japanese launching a surprise attack!
She blocked the doorway, so he had to temporarily push the two beds together to avoid her noticing anything amiss.
Qin Hongxing's expression changed after being rebuked, and she looked at him with disappointment and sadness: "Brother Nan, have you really forgotten me? I am your fiancée, why can't I ask?"
Rong Zhaonan raised his eyebrows: "Comrade Qin Hongxing, do you have amnesia? I broke off the engagement in my second year of being sent down to the countryside. We are not engaged."
Qin Hongxing frowned and sat down: "It was my mother who forced me to break off the engagement, it wasn't my intention. You can't be so sarcastic to me. It's not that I've wronged you!"
Rong Zhaonan sipped his tea noncommittally: "Is that so?"
Qin Hongxing bit her lip, her face stubborn and aloof: "You clearly knew that the situation was bad back then. I almost got expelled from Tsinghua University because of your being sent to the countryside for reform. Even Uncle Rong felt sorry for my family and took the initiative to allow me to break off the engagement!"
Upon hearing his father's name, Rong Zhaonan gripped his enamel mug tightly and lowered his dark, cold phoenix eyes: "Since I'm the one who wronged Comrade Qin Hongxing, wouldn't it be better to annul the engagement?"
"No! That was forced!" Qin Hongxing couldn't help but stand up and loudly retort.
She looked at Rong Zhaonan earnestly, a gentle light flashing in her slender eyes: "Now that you've returned to work, we can resume our engagement, and I will still be your fiancée."
The way he spoke, seemingly unwittingly bestowing favors, made Ning Yuan, who was squatting in the corner, roll her eyes.
Who is this person? How can they so confidently praise the powerful and belittle the weak?
Rong Zhaonan looked at Qin Hongxing and suddenly smiled slightly: "It seems that you haven't changed much after studying at Tsinghua University for the past few years. You are still very willful. The Qin family has protected you very well."
He laughed, a hint of helplessness on his handsome face, and his sharp eyebrows seemed to soften.
Qin Hongxing's heart pounded like a drum. Brother Nan... after all these years of hardship, he was no longer the dashing young man in his military uniform who was admired by all the girls in the compound.
But he possesses a unique charm that comes from the hardships he has endured, a deep and reserved quality that is characteristic of a mature man.
It makes people even more excited. As long as he returns to the capital, they will still be a couple that everyone envies!
Qin Hongxing couldn't help but say, "Brother Nan, Uncle Rong is looking forward to your return. He misses you a lot and has even saved a job for you. He once said that we are the perfect match."
Rong Zhaonan took a sip of tea and asked casually, "Even if I'm going back to the capital, I'm a married man. What makes me a good match for Comrade Qin?"
Qin Hongxing nodded immediately, as if she knew everything: "In the countryside, who gets a marriage certificate? Without one, you're not a legally recognized couple. As long as..."
“We’ve got the certificate.” Rong Zhaonan interrupted her casually: “I’m on her household registration page, simply put, I’m her person.”
As a person sent down for reform, his file was managed by the village collective.
As a sent-down youth, Ning Yuan actually had a separate household registration page, so he registered her under her household registration.
Qin Hongxing's expression changed. Wasn't this a case of marrying into another family?
Ning Yuan hid under the window wall, her eyes crinkling with a sly smile.
That's right—even if it was very brief, Boss Rong had a glorious history of marrying into her family.
She insisted on getting a marriage certificate and registering her household registration with Rong Zhaonan because she was afraid others would use her alleged indecent behavior against him.
Qin Hongxing gritted her teeth, her fair face showing restraint and grievance: "It's alright. Uncle Rong said that as long as she's willing to divorce you, everything is negotiable. Whether she wants a city residency permit, a job, or even job arrangements for her family members, it's not impossible to resolve."
Ning Yuan seemed to be deep in thought. Wow, so generous!
However, it's clear that Rong Zhaonan's father doesn't like her very much.
Ning Yuan tugged at the corners of her lips, took a sip of tea, and thought, "It's alright, I don't like that 'father-in-law' I've never met anyway."
"The old man is quite thoughtful." Rong Zhaonan curled his thin lips in a mocking and contemptuous manner.
Qin Hongxing didn't notice anything amiss in Rong Zhaonan's tone. She hesitated for a moment before saying earnestly, "Besides... I won't look down on you, Brother Nan. Even if you were married to that woman, my family would still approve."
"Is that so?" Rong Zhaonan said indifferently, "But I despise you."
Qin Hongxing was stunned, almost unable to believe his ears: "What did you say?"
Rong Zhaonan put down his teacup and looked at her: "I said I looked down on you. Since you broke off the engagement when I was dismissed from my post and sent to the countryside for reform, why are you bringing this up now, Comrade Qin Hongxing? How can you have the nerve to say that?"
Ning Yuan sat by the window, contentedly taking a sip of longan and red date tea, but then thought, "How can I possibly accept this?"
It turns out that when Rong gets sarcastic, it's not just towards her; he's like a Gatling gun firing indiscriminately, showing no mercy to the aloof young lady of Beijing!
Qin Hongxing suddenly stood up, her eyes reddening again, her face icy cold: "Brother Nan, how many times do I have to tell you, this was my family's choice. I was only so young back then, how can you blame me!"
Rong Zhaonan looked at her with icy eyes: "Is that so?"
Qin Hongxing felt a moment of guilt under his deep, all-seeing gaze.
But the next moment, she turned her face away, coldly and stubbornly saying, "Anyway...anyway, I haven't wronged you. We were meant to be a couple. It's all because you were demoted and that woman interfered..."
"Even if I hadn't been sent to the countryside, this marriage was originally decided by the elders of both families on their own initiative, not by my own will, and it would have been dissolved sooner or later," Rong Zhaonan said casually.
Qin Hongxing looked at him in disbelief: "You... how could you say that!"
Rong Zhaonan narrowed his eyes, his sharp gaze fixed on her: "Comrade Qin Hongxing, don't tell me you don't know that when your father had his accident and was dying in the hospital, he asked my old man for help to protect you, his only daughter."
A look of unease gradually crept onto Qin Hongxing's usually aloof face: "..."
Rong Zhaonan seemed not to notice her expression and continued, "They were once sworn brothers, so my old man arranged our engagement to avoid any trouble for you and your mother."
Qin Hongxing's face darkened: "So what if I know? We're still engaged, and you agreed!"
Rong Zhaonan sneered: "I agreed to the engagement because I wanted to protect you and your family through the most difficult years after your father's death. It was a temporary measure."
Qin Hongxing's face showed embarrassment and anger: "A stopgap measure?"
Rong Zhaonan nodded slightly: "Yes, so it's fine that you later chose to break off your engagement with me, a person who was sent down for reform, we are even."
Qin Hongxing's face grew increasingly pale. They were even?
Does he mean she shouldn't have come to his house?
She forced back her tears and looked coldly at Rong Zhaonan, saying, "You're not usually a talkative person. Why are you saying so much today? Is it because of that country woman, or because you still harbor resentment towards me for breaking off our engagement?"
He must have resentment towards her, otherwise he wouldn't have emphasized breaking off the engagement! Resentment means there was love involved!
She took a deep breath: "Even if you don't consider me, you should at least consider Uncle Rong and Aunt He."
Upon hearing the words "Aunt He," Rong Zhaonan stood up, a cold glint of malice flashing in his eyes: "Think what you want, but I'm married now. Tell the old man for me that I decide when I'm going back to the capital!"
Qin Hongxing was startled and looked up sharply: "You dare disobey your uncle's words?!"
He suddenly slammed down the enamel mug in his hand—the loud "bang!" startled Qin Hongxing.
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